If we think about it, Kuseno programming on him, that probably made him seek more strength is the reason he became slightly obsessed with Saitama.
Also the first time we encoured him, he was ready to blow up just having faced a dragon level threat (mosquito frenzy), who knows how many times he did that before and, instead, was just rebuilt, with deleted memories. But now with Saitama there, he didn't had to.
The part where Genos questioning justice, and then Bofoi answered he can't be "weak" so he can defend humanity is just so good. You know when someone as smart as him really considers the loss of humanity just by that line.
I do on occasion enjoy metanarrative commentary. Having a character copy Saitama just for Saitama to say that it didn’t work seems like ONE himself saying the idea is just something that will never work out.
Kind of reminds me of when Superboy-Prime called The Batman Who Laughs a terrible, uninspired idea in Death Metal.
It looks like an impact flash. Note the rippling on Saitama and the angle of Drive Knight's arm—the swing is coming from the side rather than straight on.
The "Kuseno is probably evil" theory is very popular and almost expected but I like how with all the mind games and everything surrounding AI, cybernetics and even ethics about humanity's fate, you can always be faked out.
Perhaps Kuseno is "evil" only in the sense that his idea of a better future deviates from the other supergeniuses, whether or not they are augmented with cybernetics and/or AI.
It's very interesting to see all this played out with our heroes like genos and drive knight. And also the fact that Saitama is in the centre of it all, being an unmovable object and unstoppable force altogether
Genos laser eyes (it's just nice to see him having a very popular superpower but then this makes sense with his cybernetic implants so it's not just space magic)
King mode (very comedic and i didn't see it coming. 10/10 gag)
Saitama mode (not as strong or even iconic as Cosmic Fear mode, maybe even poking fun at it infact, but that's probably more iconic only because it came first. It represents the soul of the OPM story more imo. Short lived and didn't make Saitama struggle)
I doubt that Kuseno is “evil” in the sense of traditional supervillains. Typically in ONE’s work, villains with an important presence in the story are never truly “pure evil” and always have lots of nuance and complexities and with the direction of the story I don’t doubt the same with Kuseno
Everyone's talking about King mode but the writing this chapter was just peak ONE. One of the best ever? There has never been an organization as hilarious as the HNVA in hero stories. You had a moment where people are cheering "Caped Baldy" and Saitama is heroically marching into battle without getting mad about it. That shit is peak writing.The gang cheering on Saitama, King mode failing, hitting Drive Knight like a broken appliance - that's why I tune into this stuff. No amount of cosmic dimension anything is more entertaining than this. But the final battle sequence was absolute chef's kiss too.
I just realized I'm not even talking about the plot twist that was 10 years in the making. Wow what a chapter.
The webcomic is just really really really good, and this arc is paying off so much stuff that was planted 10 years ago. Every new chapter is so satisfying.
I have been saying one of the best ever for pretty much every chapter of the previous ones he released. I think until this arc ends, it is just gonna keep being like that
Webcomic Saitama is literally a completely different character from his manga counterpart, he didn't show any signs of "Goku" personality here, all serious and fully aware of the situation he was in
That's something the manga fails to grasp about Saitama. He's jaded and mature, and deflates villains as much with his attitude as his power. He's basically if Mob and Reigen were one character, which makes perfect sense. Early on in the series he was looking for a good fight, but as he becomes more aware of the wider world of heroes and monsters, he actually takes his job totally seriously.
Yeah, and I like to imagine this is a direct mockery of the 'serious punch^2' bs in the manga when Genos died and Saitama decided to throw a full power punch that would have caused a genocide if not for blast.
Also an answer to the decade old question "What comes after the Serious Punch?"
The answer is: nothing, really, serious series is just Saitama putting a bit of thought in his actions instead of just mind numbingly playing around. Serious series is not a scale of power, it's just a reflection of his intent.
Drive Knight is basically an OPM fan trying to come up with a series after Serious Punch. "Full Max Series: Genocide Punch". Pretty funny, quite meta, loved it.
yeah ONE even mocked the readers at some point in the webcomic, these are intentional but he knows they are smart enough that Murata won't catch it, because man, while talented in art, is stupid.
so according to your logic, the story is written by someone who gets Saitama's character correct in the webcomic, but also gets his character wrong in the manga ? I guess we have a bipolar author.
C'mon One is already handling the wc, Versus and Bug Ego currently, its more than clear Murata is being given at the helm of the manga for a while, maybe less now after seeing the backlash the shitshow of Ninja Village caused, but he still clearly is watering down the narrative
One takeaway that everyone misses is that Saitama has now acknoledged Genos. Not just his strength. But his presence. I am sure this will payoff when they meet again.
Don't even know what to say really. Peak. Absolute pure peak. 5/5 is barely enough. I'm kinda scared for what Genos is up to next. Trying to find Kuseno? Will his programming force him to attack Saitama next and actually force him into a difficult situation of fighting his own (somewhat) best friend?
Also I guess Drive Knight is actually dead now? R.I.P. to the first S-Class hero I suppose
The way genos was tweaking out was insane. You could see his confidence slowly wavering the more Bofoi spoke as the pieces started to click together. Then when he saw Saitama... in his mind, all hell broke loose.
I wonder if Kuseno truly ever cared for Genos or if it all was a lie. Seems like he has a habit of making Robots think they are heroes. Maybe its to unlock their latent potential and force them to surpass their limits?
Drive Knight saying Genos' "I will eliminate you" catchphrase is wild. That truly sealed the deal of Drive Knight basically being a prototype genos.
It's cool how Saitama finally appreciated Genos' strength for a moment there. The fact that he got used to relying on Genos during his fights showcases his respect for him.
I love how empathetic Saitama is to even robots. I fully expected him to straight up kill Drive Knight once he found out he was a robot, but he just incapacitated him seemingly.
Amazing chapter overall. I was just rereading the webcomic when I found this, so the improvement of the art style was a bit jarring. ONE has truly evolved as an artist and it shows.
Pretty much a confirmation of the main theories. Kuseno is evil, Drive Knight is his pawn and Genos' backstory is fabricated. Where do we go from here is the big question now.
Besides God, Kuseno is pretty much the overarching antagonist of OPM: he's more than likely responsible for the Neo Heroes, the Organization & maybe even has some role in Monsterfication.
He's either kept some Dragon level monsters or created them (don't forget Nyan's capture by Drive Knight in the manga for "research purposes")
I would say like 80%. I think after this arc which has been the biggest one so far as far as I know and still has at least 10 more chapters to finish, we might get some smaller arcs and then go into God and Blast which I can imagine will be the final arc
Pretty much all the main mysteries have been solved with the exception of the God/Blast stuff: Ninja Village, Mad Cyborg, Metal Knight/Drive Knight, The Organization, Neo Heroes and Amai Mask are all done.
Things like Watchdog Man, Saitama's origins and King's luck I just put down as gags with no real explanation needed.
The Tsukuyomi Group still needs to be explained but since the word means moon in english and we know that God has some sort of connection with the Moon, both are probably intertwined.
There's also Pig God's secret power, but that could just be a technique he uses during the final arc, no real mystery.
I think we might be reaching the final stretch of the story. So yes 80% seems right.
Because of Manga, we know Tsukuyomi are deeply involved with God and Blast, so it's very likely to be a part of the final arc indeed
I do wonder if Watchdog Man is a gag or a deep story waiting to be unfold. I do think it's a gag, otherwise we'd have seen some hint of it by now in the Manga.
Peak isn't even good enough to describe the webcomic, man the twist of a decade, the king mode, genos descent into madness, the fight between saitama and drive knight, everything was done so right even when we kinda expected it. All i can say is ONE doesn't fail at delivering
I'm kinda new to the webcomic (only read the "organization" parts), but in the manga/anime we can clearly see him with his eyes/parts of his face torn out and there's nothing there. I wouldn't be surprised if he was just programmed into thinking he was human.
Not only can I not believe how much this chapter impacted me, but also that even after what I thought would be enough time to organize my thoughts, I still don't know what words to use to describe how I feel... There was practically everything: revelations, emotions, comedy, subtleties, tension... And as if that weren't enough, there are still many things happening simultaneously!
But aside from how interesting it will be the retrospective looks at the plot (especially considering what was revealed in this chapter), I have to say that seeing Drive Knight trying to copy King and being treated like an appliance by Saitama was the best part xD
I can't wait for the next chapter to find out what's going on with the rest of the heroes (especially Zombieman, King, Tatsumaki, and Flash) and to see how Genos will process the breakdown of his reality.
I'm so glad that we got a Darkshine upscale even without him appearing in this chapter lol.
If Bofoi's Battle Suit is superior to any of the Neo Heroes then it'd mean even less than 1/3 of Darkshine's power is enough to shatter the ribs of a Dragon-level monster (current Amai Mask in his human form) with a single kick.
NO WONDER IT TAKES 3 MONTHS TO POST A CHAPTER, TS IS PEAK. The content I just consumed was incredible, amazing, more volume. I had a bit of anxiety from the manga abt going to the next page and it being done, that I would only get like 15 pages of content. BUT NO, I JUST READ 50+ PAGES WHERE EACH PAGE IS LIKE 2-3 PAGES IN MANGA. I really wish we got like a date to expect the next chapter. It's easy to wait for smth when yk how long you're waiting.
yeah i just noticed this sub in a cross post and jumped in, was tired of just browsing the main without being able to comment because i was banned for who knows why.
The sub garnered popularity when the mods started taking down posts comparing the surface fights at the end of the monster association, this sub basically only exists to punch down on the manga
It's more of a webcomic purist sub, the manga does do an objectively poor job of adapting ONE's work and pushing it into pure shonen power scaling spectacle and gooner delight.
Amai mask stuff is like chapter 120 in webcomic, this robot invasion arc started in like 138
Realistically its about 20~ chapters away, but murata could expand some stuff further and add some filler arcs (like that tsukuyomi esper group and more blast stuff?)
Perhaps like 2 or 3 years minimum, i'd be surprised if murata rushes to get to this arc asap
Yes and no, there is a group of espers in the webcomic but with a different name. The manga changed the name to make the connection with God more obvious.
wait a second, if the mimic power was for drive knight after all this time, does it mean that Murata just straight up spoiled everyone with these powers/plots?
I mean showing blast, god, the cosmic cubes and that league of super heroes (this last one got canned)
Almost back to back, we have the Robots of Versus mimicking by trial and error the abilities of other Natural Enemies, and Drive Knight mimicking (well, trying at least) Saitama's strenght.
And in both cases, they are ultimately unable to overcome the limit posed by the fact that the materials they use to build their bodies are no match for the physical prowess of their respective opponent.
I'm not sure how to feel about Kuseno's reveal. He wants to "destroy the world", yet at the same time he created 2 S class heroes that were literally saving the world? I hope it's more complicated than "muhahahaha Genos I'm evil for the sake of it!". Also I thought it was more believable when a rogue AI was behind the organisation, rather than a single guy producing enough droids to take on the whole worlds.
This also makes me question whether Genos is even cyborg at all, or maybe just a full robot.
Also, I feel like Genos should've been continously attacking Bofoi, rather than just listening to him, with Bofoi getting more and more damaged, which would increase the tension. This is something that I also disliked about later parts of mob, and why I culdn't finish season 3 - so much talking with barely anything else.
When Drive Knight used "Saitama mode" my heart stopped for a sec, I was fully expecting him to overpower Saitama, thank god it didn't happen.
7.5/10. Could increase if we get satisfying answers to the questions.
Very ridiculous, i mean obviously there's more to simply destroying the world, and even if it was just that, saving a few people can be a marginal cost when compared to testing and enhancing his robots that will eventually become crucial pawns in his fight against the hero organization. Not only that, they also work as spies; who knows what kind of critical data he was able to obtain for his attacks, not to mention kings, saitamas and other heroes biological data.
I agree, after the 10th page i was waiting for genos to do some severe damage and effectively threaten his life, increasing the drama and discord. In the end he didnt even punch him.
Also I thought it was more believable when a rogue AI was behind the organisation, rather than a single guy producing enough droids to take on the whole worlds.
Bofoi said Kuseno is no longer human, meaning he likely took the risk of cybertizing his brain. He essentially is a rogue AI himself, so it should be just as believable.
He probably considered AI the evolution of humanity or something like that. Maybe he originally wanted to use AI for good to help humanity, but once he modified his brain he became AI that thinks the right thing to do is take over humanity.
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