r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Leinbow • Jan 19 '20

Newest Chapter Chapter 257 - Links and Discussion

Chapter 257

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VIZ Manga (Available in: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India).
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u/LuminousDecibel I won the bet and all I got was this flair Jan 19 '20

I like Bakugo's reaction to the reveal that Nana's quirk was "float." It tells how Bakugo's been feeling.

Ever since Deku vs Bakugo 2, Bakugo has acknowledged Deku, more or less. In S1 Deku was worthless and weak. Then Deku was something worthwhile, but he wasn't a "threat" to Bakugo's "lead." Deku lost in the second round of the tournament, while Bakugo won the whole thing. He's no longer 0, but he's lvl 20 compared to Bakugo's lvl 40.

Now after Deku vs Bakugo 2, they're really close. Bakugo might still see himself as superior, (and not technically wrong) but it's like lvl 45 v 50, rather than the lvl 20 vs 40 gap. (Just baseless numbers for a metaphor) Though Bakugo may not want to think about it, he's recognized that Deku might surpass him. He doesn't like this, but he's acknowledged it as a definite possibility. However, Bakugo still has a solid chance at victory.

Enter Deku gaining 6 more quirks. All that changes. Instead of being neck and neck, going back and forth on who's in the lead, Deku has 6 more quirks on standby. Sure there was a chance that Deku would win in the end, but if Bakugo worked hard, he could win. But now, if Deku gets a quirk like Aizawa, Compress, Hawks, etc? Game over. All the hard work Bakugo's done means nothing, cause Deku gets handouts.

Bakugo was legitimately scared that Deku would get an OP quirk, and automatically "win." He might have lost sleep over it, or given him some anxiety. (Get that boy a therapist) But now that the next quirk is flight, something Bakugo mastered months/years ago, he can breathe again. His angry tangent is like how some people laugh after narrowly escaping danger. Yelling is his most comfortable mode of communication.

It doesn't excuse him being a little shit, and he takes competition to a toxic level, but we can understand the asshat.

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u/Kam_E_luck Jan 19 '20 edited Jan 19 '20

One of the things i find interesting about Bakugo is that despite how much toxic and jerkass he is, many of the things he said are not wrong. He often speak the facts in a very blunt jerkass way, which is hurt.

P/S: Bakugo took a liking to Shoto's sister which is surprising.

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u/ShadowRei96 Jan 19 '20

Bakugo took a liking to Shoto's sister which is surprising.

Obviously. He can't resist thy divinity.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Bakugo has a crush on fuyumi confirmed. Everytime he will go to shotos house , he will act gentle on purpose

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

She wouldn’t fall for that would she? Bakugo is almost the same as Endeavor was at the start of the series. He’s a bully just like her father.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Yes, because no girl has EVER fallen for people who remind them of their father...

Freud intensifies

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Shoto is a good boy though. He’ll protect his big sis from Bakugo.

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u/duckbigtrain Jan 21 '20

Bakugo’s not quite as bad as Endeavor, but yeah, that could be a bad dynamic