Woo doggy! What a chapter! Originally, I was going to start by talking about Re-Destro but screw it. I’m diving into my Shigaraki talk.
There’s no doubt now, All For One gave Shigaraki his families’ hands as a constant reminder of his pain, all to corrupt his feelings and turn him into a tool of destruction. What a dick! It also explains why Shigaraki regained his memories as he lost his hands. Make me wonder if he’ll gather the hands up or leave them moving forward. Maybe he’ll only keep his father’s hand for his face. That should be enough.
We’re introduced to Shigaraki AKA Young Tenko’s mother and maternal grandparents. Shigaraki mentions them not telling him something he needed to hear as a child. Something to comfort him after his father told him (if my theory is correct) he couldn’t be a hero. Remind you of a certain One For All user?
Tenko and Hana wanting to be heroes is all but confirmed in my book.
But, what about dear old Papa Shimura? We haven’t seen him yet. Well, that’s because Shigaraki’s daddy issues is the meat and potatoes of the flashback. Horikoshi’s saving that magnum opus for last. Shiggy’s hate for his dad is also why I think he’ll only need his father’s hand to fuel his hate moving forward.
Now, let’s talk about Re-Destro. He underestimated Shigaraki big time. All that training Shiggy and the League did fighting Gigantomachia is paying off. With only 2 fingers, he managed to activate his Decay quirk! Let’s be clear, Shigaraki can now use his quirk over long distances, destroy entire buildings, and is able to activate his quirk using less than five fingers. Wow! And, people said Overhaul was overpowered. All I can say about that is…good. The supposed final villain should be overpowered. I can’t wait for his inevitable fight against Deku.
Hm. Am I forgetting something? Oh, right! Re-Destro! Sorry. We see him using 80% of his power and it’s glorious. He’s a monster all right. But, the question is: Can he defeat Gigantomachia. Hell no! But, it’ll be fun watching him try.
That part Re-Destro said about Geten learning he could affect temperature with his ice because Re-Destro got burned got me thinking. Just how close are the two. He was there in the room with the other Meta Liberation Army inner circle members. I thought he was simply a bodyguard but is he more? Yeah, Geten is probably one of Re-Destro’s most powerful followers, but could there be a personal connection. Like maybe, they’re related or at the very least, Geten was raised by Re-Destro? Hm.
Gigantomachia emerging while Skeptic, Geten, and Hanabata were engaging the League of Villains leads me to believe they may not be dying this arc. Geten was my big pick to survive along with Re-Destro for awhile, but Skeptic and Hanabata could turn tail and run too. It’s fun not knowing what the hell is going to happen next. I love this arc so much.
Great chapter! We get more of Shigaraki, Gigantomachia is tearing it up, and we may see Re-Destro go 100% against the biggest of big bruisers. Oh, I can’t wait until the official release comes out later this week. Yeah, it’s getting an early release because of a holiday in Japan. I swear if Viz gives out free pizza with the new chapter I may achieve perfect euphoria.
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