fun fact: this is just the festival for the first year's events. There's two more years for UA that don't even show up on the show!
it's him or deku
it's him or deku
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Calm waterfall
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Mineta, Deku, Momo and Bakugo are the smartest in the class. I would say it´s a tie between Bakugo, Deku and Mineta.
That's general grades not combat smarts
plus Momo is the smartest
in terms of combat it's likely Todoroki and Bakugo, also Deku
Calm waterfall
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Mineta is pretty clever when it comes to combat. He came with a strategy that uses Shoji´s abilities pretty good.
Yeah which failed and then they lost their head bands
So i wouldn't call him the smartest
Calm waterfall
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Really? That´s your argument? There´s a thing called a quirk advantage. Mineta´s team was very outmatched quirk wise. Mineta showed that he can plan and strategies with what they have, while everybody else hand picked their team. He is one of the smartest.
He used what they had the best way possible. They were outmatched by a lot. Intelligence alone does not cut it to win tournaments if one does not have the quirk to back it up.
combat smarts is making your quirk work for you. you can definitely have bad matchups, but figuring out how to bounce back from a fight you've already lost on paper is part of being a good combat stratagist.
Mineta picked his team in cavalry in any event; tsuyu mentions she only teamed up with him because his plan was good. It was a decent generalised plan, but mineta's use of his own quirk pretty much boils down to 'throw sticky grapes at everything and hope something works out' - he's got to work on that.
also he managed to lose his headband while inside armdude's fleshshield cave thing
Mineta picked his team in cavalry in any event; tsuyu mentions she only teamed up with him because his plan was good. It was a decent generalised plan, but mineta's use of his own quirk pretty much boils down to 'throw sticky grapes at everything and hope something works out' - he's got to work on that.
also he managed to lose his headband while inside armdude's fleshshield cave thing
DrROBschiz
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Man awesome conclusion to the tournament
Its crazy how no one ever gives Bakugo what he truly desires for the entirety of his life up to this point
He is probably the only one with such a concise goal but he cant deal with the fact that everyone else has their own shit to deal with
He cant stand not being the focus of everyones attention its nuts. I wonder if we will get his story at some point
Its crazy how no one ever gives Bakugo what he truly desires for the entirety of his life up to this point
He is probably the only one with such a concise goal but he cant deal with the fact that everyone else has their own shit to deal with
He cant stand not being the focus of everyones attention its nuts. I wonder if we will get his story at some point
But we did!
During the race he used it pretty good. From speeding up to piggybacking off Momo.
Nemesis121
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hahahahah Bakugou....he refuse to accept it..
DrROBschiz
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But we did!
He's not adjusting well to the adult world is he lol
I would like to see him crack a bit since everyone else appears to be developing mentally but hes stuck in his childlike state of constant tantrums
All it showed him there were people on his level people he need to beat to be number also taught him not to brute force even then IIRC todoroki pointed he had good combat sense.
As of right now he is still incredibly single minded
Someone worthless and below him made him feel weak and resented him for that.
Also he has no friends the only ones that actually like him is Kirishima and he just likes manly things
I wonder how his parents felt, watching their son chained and gagged.
Some birds have teeth, even on their tongue!
Knowing Bakugou that's is probably how they punish an angry kid with explosins
funnier when his mom is just a gender bent version of him, like exactly him same except with boobs and hotter
What's with Gundham Tanaka's pet bird face here
Code:
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/0GjGIo8.jpg[/IMG]He is still human
Also Blackleg's was right of course what a surprise
i already knew who was going to win
Some birds have teeth, even on their tongue!
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Master Milk
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easily. no one else is even close.
todoroki relies on the strength of his power too much.
momo should be in the running, but for whatever reason she has zero combat experience
deku is supposed to always be watching and analyzing others but doesn't always apply the knowledge when it counts (i could just be mad he talked to the mindcontrol guy when he knew the only way his power would work is if he talked to him, bakugo wouldn't have been that dumb)
also, deku doesn't have a good understanding of his own power
explosion boy dabes
ChubbyHuggs
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I have a crop of the manga page of this to post when ever people compliment me. Now I can use the gif!
That a great episode. Sad that the sports festival has to end, but there were some great moments we got. Did anyone else get emotional during those last few minutes? Starting from Iida riding the train to the hospital? Man, those scenes hit me hard.
Code names next week! Can't wait.
Also, opinions from last week as E3 hype is starting to die down & I got a chance to watch: Stain, baby. So ready for the next arc to start.
Code names next week! Can't wait.
Also, opinions from last week as E3 hype is starting to die down & I got a chance to watch: Stain, baby. So ready for the next arc to start.
I think one thing that makes Bakugou really likable to me is that he doesn't just want to be the best because of the perks that come with being at the top, he genuinely really wants to earn the title with effort. And this episode really highlights that. If he gets handed something he feels he didn't deserve, he gets fucking upset instead of celebrating and pretending it makes him superior.
I love this arc because it features a bunch of really neat things about it.
No one got what they wanted in the end, including the winner. And Todoroki needed more than a speech to heal through trauma, it just put him on the right path. It's all really well done in that regard.
I love this arc because it features a bunch of really neat things about it.
No one got what they wanted in the end, including the winner. And Todoroki needed more than a speech to heal through trauma, it just put him on the right path. It's all really well done in that regard.
I wonder how his parents felt, watching their son chained and gagged.
Some birds have teeth, even on their tongue!
this picture always makes my skin crawl.
DriftingSpirit
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Good episode.
Bakugo's finisher looked good and my boy Todoroki doing what he has to do.
Bakugo's finisher looked good and my boy Todoroki doing what he has to do.
Crimson_Echidna
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Crimson_Echidna
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Bakugou's character arc is a slowburn. Based on how the rest of this season is paced, we should start see more into what makes him tic, but it all comes piecemeal.
I think it's when we will get the Sasuke talk
Just a warning to avoid spoilers and heavily hinting at future stuff. If you feel like discussing spoilers remember you can always go to the manga thread, we love to talk about the anime too.
I also teared up at the Ingenium scene, and I totally blame the spin-off for making me care for Tenya. Bones is just killing it with the adaptation so far. So happy we are getting right into the next arc.
I also teared up at the Ingenium scene, and I totally blame the spin-off for making me care for Tenya. Bones is just killing it with the adaptation so far. So happy we are getting right into the next arc.
I wonder if them or another studio is willing to adapt the spin-off when it ends. Probably another studio.
FF Seraphim
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Well he may be a hot head but he has the skills and better adaptability than anyone we have seen so far in the class. With more experience I am damn sure he would be top of the class if Deku was never given All for One.
I really like how this guy expands on that tired trope here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tArxPMuk8E&t=0s
DriftingSpirit
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I think Bakugo has a ton of potential in combat. That maneuverability, the thinking on his feet, and the pure power of his quirk (along with his natural temperament) will make him one of the future greats with Deku and Todoroki.
So encouraging!Those All Might hugs
It's interesting that Horikoshi went with an anticlimax for the grand finals like that. Appropriate, too, considering this is really supposed to be a sports festival and not something that any one character's fate really hinges on. Also, All Might's hugging was adorable and very appreciated.
That doesn't stop me from wishing we got a little bit more, though.
Expanding on my thoughts a bit, these last few episodes have really driven home for me just how lopsided the power distribution really is in MHA. None of the female characters really have a heavy-hitting quirk like the top four do. (Amusingly, given Horikoshi's love of Western comics, this is in stark contrast to series like the X-Men, where the female characters have some of the strongest powers in that universe.)
Yaoyorozu comes closest with the sheer versatility of her power, but she has some pretty severe limitations, not the least of which is being limited to whatever technology is available in the MHA universe at the time. That's not to mention the fact that anything she can do, someone else could do with proper prep work (plus money and access to decent tech).
Jiro (whose name I forgot because she's been sidelined so hard with this arc), with different writing, could actually have been a contender for the grand finals - but Horikoshi really wanted to focus on three characters in particular, so here we are. (Also, the fact that her "power" stat is listed at E is really a disservice to her quirk's potential - and possibly misleading on top of that.)
Speaking of "power" - not one of the female characters in Class A has a high "power" stat. That alone is a huge red flag and something Horikoshi should've noticed before putting ink down on paper. If it were up to me, I would've replaced Invisible Girl (who is so irrelevant she's practically a wasted slot) with someone who would have a decently high level of power, and who could have taken a spot in the top 4 of the sports festival. Also of note: none of the female characters would rank high on the "looks like a villain" stat. I, personally, think that's a waste.
Give her a quirk that lets her look like she can't amount to much, but has incredible hidden potential - a sleeper, if you will. Give her an appearance evocative of oni so she can rank high on the "looks like a villain" stat (while still remaining somewhat acceptable for Japanese viewing audiences). Then have her quietly work her way into the tournament and force everyone to confront their preconceptions as she shakes up the status quo and feeds the (current) top four a good helping of humble pie.
Even with that seemingly major change, every single character could have ended up with a similar outcome, and we would've had a female character besides Ochako that doesn't seem irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. Seeing a female character that everyone thought at the beginning would be as irrelevant as Invisible Girl is now make it all the way to the semifinals (if not the grand finals) would've been hype as fuck. Even moreso if her quirk requires creative application to get around its inherent lethality (remember, she's supposed to have a really high "power" rating).
Hell, it would've been great to have another foil to offset the current top three, who are all burning to get into that number one spot. I know that at least part of the point of this arc has been to hammer home the difference between those who are aiming for the top and those who aren't, but there's still room in there for someone who just aims for personal self-improvement, and for whom getting close to that top spot is just a consequence of that aim, rather than a primary goal.
Anyway, I'm not going to put any more thought into this than that. It's just a neat "what-if". Hopefully the female cast gets a bit more screen time going forward to offset what a sausage fest the top 4 became. To be honest, my expectations are pretty low at this point, so I'll just be pleasantly surprised to see any one character (besides Ochako) boosted to relevancy. I look forward to seeing what Horikoshi has in store.
That doesn't stop me from wishing we got a little bit more, though.
Really late response, but d'awww! Thanks, you guys. I didn't expect that kind of response to my musings, heh.
Expanding on my thoughts a bit, these last few episodes have really driven home for me just how lopsided the power distribution really is in MHA. None of the female characters really have a heavy-hitting quirk like the top four do. (Amusingly, given Horikoshi's love of Western comics, this is in stark contrast to series like the X-Men, where the female characters have some of the strongest powers in that universe.)
Yaoyorozu comes closest with the sheer versatility of her power, but she has some pretty severe limitations, not the least of which is being limited to whatever technology is available in the MHA universe at the time. That's not to mention the fact that anything she can do, someone else could do with proper prep work (plus money and access to decent tech).
Jiro (whose name I forgot because she's been sidelined so hard with this arc), with different writing, could actually have been a contender for the grand finals - but Horikoshi really wanted to focus on three characters in particular, so here we are. (Also, the fact that her "power" stat is listed at E is really a disservice to her quirk's potential - and possibly misleading on top of that.)
Speaking of "power" - not one of the female characters in Class A has a high "power" stat. That alone is a huge red flag and something Horikoshi should've noticed before putting ink down on paper. If it were up to me, I would've replaced Invisible Girl (who is so irrelevant she's practically a wasted slot) with someone who would have a decently high level of power, and who could have taken a spot in the top 4 of the sports festival. Also of note: none of the female characters would rank high on the "looks like a villain" stat. I, personally, think that's a waste.
Give her a quirk that lets her look like she can't amount to much, but has incredible hidden potential - a sleeper, if you will. Give her an appearance evocative of oni so she can rank high on the "looks like a villain" stat (while still remaining somewhat acceptable for Japanese viewing audiences). Then have her quietly work her way into the tournament and force everyone to confront their preconceptions as she shakes up the status quo and feeds the (current) top four a good helping of humble pie.
Even with that seemingly major change, every single character could have ended up with a similar outcome, and we would've had a female character besides Ochako that doesn't seem irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. Seeing a female character that everyone thought at the beginning would be as irrelevant as Invisible Girl is now make it all the way to the semifinals (if not the grand finals) would've been hype as fuck. Even moreso if her quirk requires creative application to get around its inherent lethality (remember, she's supposed to have a really high "power" rating).
Hell, it would've been great to have another foil to offset the current top three, who are all burning to get into that number one spot. I know that at least part of the point of this arc has been to hammer home the difference between those who are aiming for the top and those who aren't, but there's still room in there for someone who just aims for personal self-improvement, and for whom getting close to that top spot is just a consequence of that aim, rather than a primary goal.
Anyway, I'm not going to put any more thought into this than that. It's just a neat "what-if". Hopefully the female cast gets a bit more screen time going forward to offset what a sausage fest the top 4 became. To be honest, my expectations are pretty low at this point, so I'll just be pleasantly surprised to see any one character (besides Ochako) boosted to relevancy. I look forward to seeing what Horikoshi has in store.
Yup, smartest fighter probably in all of UA.
Well said.
All the time.
Meh, he's getting better, I enjoy the slow burn.
Those All Might hugs
The best hugs!
Tbh, I'd be just as interested in one of the female characters pulling a "Luffy". Where one has a power that seems kinda lame/boring/dumb on the surface and people underestimate it, but turns out it's just as versatile as say Bakugo. Tsuyu would be a great example for instance, hopefully she gets to do more.
But yea, it'd be nice to have both that and a character with a power that's blatantly overpowered.
Well, at this point it's the only thing we can hope for since the overpowered route is out of the running.
Tsuyu is definitely up there in that regards, yeah. Frogs can do some pretty amazing things. I hope Jiro gets a lot more screen time too, as she's my favorite of the current cast. But of course I'd say that - she's the closest thing in this series I have to a self-insert, heh.