I’ll open this one up by saying, yes,
I heard Spider-Man was out, and have heard recent rumors that he may be back in
the MCU. At the time of writing this, nothing is official, but I’m holding out
hope. But I’m not going to talk about it because I’m trying to stay optimistic,
so let’s focus on a series that still makes me happy without stressing me out.
Last time on My Hero Academia,
three teenage heroes in training took down superhero serial killer Stain in an
epic brawl. While they received more than their fair share of cuts and bruises,
Stain is the one that ended up on the ground. The shocking thing to see was him
escaping his bonds, not to kill but to save protagonist Izuku Midoriya from
being carried off by a flying Nomu. He was recaptured, but not after scaring
the crap out of everyone as he proclaimed Izuku worthy of the title of hero.
Let’s see the fall out, shall we?
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| Say what you like about Kurogiri's life choices, but he's a very snazzy dresser. |
We open on a news crew in a helicopter
recording the destruction that the Nomu had wrought across Hosu city. They’re
attention is briefly drawn to two individuals standing on a water tower, Tomura
Shigaraki and Kurogiri. The two bail, with Kurogiri asking his boss if he was
happy with the night’s event. Shigaraki rather smugly states that he might be,
depending on tomorrow’s headlines. Creepy hand wearing SOB.
The boys are taken to the hospital
to recover. Izuku and Todoroki are, by and large, okay. Mostly cuts, scraps and
bruises. Iida, on the other hand, is pretty messed up. Both his arms are pretty
mangled, but his left arm is the worst. The slice he took blocking Stain’s
attack on Todoroki was particularly severe. The three young men are interrupted
in their discussion of the night’s events by the arrival of their mentors.
Grand Torino is somewhat annoyed by Izuku ignoring his orders and Manuel is
disappointed in Iida running off, but otherwise the mentors aren’t too irate.
What a shock, Endeavor isn’t there for his son. Eye roll. The issue comes in
the form of Chief Kenji Tsuragamae of the Hosu police. Yes, yes, he does have a
dog’s head. He explains that the boy’s actions have put him in something of a
pickle. On the one hand, they stopped a dangerous serial killer and brought him
to justice. Which is good. But they used their powers to do so, something that
is illegal for anyone (including the police) to do without a hero license.
Which is bad. He offers them an out, saying that they’ll give credit to taking
down Stain to Endeavor and will just ignore their rule breaking. The boys agree,
and Tsuragamae gives them a bow of thanks. The mentors will still be punished,
but not anything too severe.
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| Question, who was it that gave a dog headed man a Dalmatian spotted tie? |
The next day, the Nomu did make the
news, but they were completely eclipsed by Stain’s capture. We see several
shadowy individuals that include a dirty looking school girl, a guy with severe
burns and piercings on his face and arms, a lizard man, and a creature lurking
in a misty forest listening to the news on Stain. How creepy. Shigaraki is
clearly infuriated by being overshadowed by Stain, but somehow doesn’t throw a hissy
fit and disintegrate stuff. So… Progress?
We get a quick peak at how some of
the major minor characters react to the news. Bakugo is literally quivering
with Rage while Best Jeanist gives him and the other sidekicks a pep talk.
Kirishima is relieved that no one was killed. And Uraraka is happy that Izuku
gave her a call and filled her in on what happened. Izuku is just hyped that he
got to talk to a girl on the phone. Little victories.
Back in the hospital room, Iida
gets his results back. While he escaped being crippled, there is some permanent
damage. He’s got mild nerve damage in his left arm, which will lead to trouble
moving the fingers in his left arm and numbness. The problem can potentially be
repaired, but he’s sworn to not have it fixed until he feels he’s earned the
title of hero. Todoroki is legit concerned that he’s cursed or something, as every
time he gets involved a friend’s hand is permanently damaged.
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| Really starting to question if the spontaneous bleeding is from fear or just something that happens when he's tense. |
Back with All Might, he gets a call
from Grand Torino. Turns out, his punishment for Izuku’s extracurricular brawl
is to get his teaching license suspended and his pay docked for six months. He’s
not too upset about it, honestly, but is concerned by Stain. He’s worried that a
charismatic and convicted sociopath might give the criminals of the world a
rallying point. An anti-symbol of peace, if you will. Grand Torino and All
Might are both worried that this is a sign that All for One is back. Dun dun
dun!!!!
Two days later, criminals are converging.
An arms dealer points out that Stain is super buzz worthy right now, and it appears
that the hinted at criminals from earlier are gathering.
This episode was an excellent epilogue
to the Stain story arc. The villain is taken care of, the heroes get rewards
(in a manner of speaking), scars have been earned, and yet it hints at that
Stain’s defeat is just the tip of the iceberg. I like that Iida has a permanent
damage for his reckless actions. I believe I’ve stated before that one of my
least favorite aspects of comics is a lack of consequences. Break Batman’s
back, but he’s back again in three months with no lingering pain or damage. Big
whoop. But a young man rushes in to a battle with someone significantly more
dangerous than he is, gets the living crap beaten out of him by said dangerous
fella, and receives a nearly crippling injury protecting his friends that came
to save him is a much better story. The fact that none the kids aren’t getting credit
for it is a good plot point. A nice “no good deed goes unpunished” sort of end
to the story. I also like the foreshadowing with the new league of villain’s
recruits. Yeah, the evil looking school girl and the burned guy will be back
for more. Creepy. Next time, some filler!
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