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The ANN Aftershow - Why Deku Deserves a New Quirk!




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Dextres



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:56 pm Reply with quote
Why Deku deserves a new qurik is just like why deserves a new quirk in the current arc. He is the magnus opus of My Hero.
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Generations



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:10 pm Reply with quote
It's not that Deku deserves a new quirk. It's that the writer wrote themselves into a corner by giving him The Most Generic Superhero Power and realized it's not nearly interesting enough for as varied the quirks are in MHA.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:47 pm Reply with quote
Generations wrote:
It's not that Deku deserves a new quirk. It's that the writer wrote themselves into a corner by giving him The Most Generic Superhero Power and realized it's not nearly interesting enough for as varied the quirks are in MHA.


Did he really wrote himself in a corner if the vestiges and the singularity have already been teased multiple time?

Looks more like this was well planned. Like pretty much everything Horikoshi wrote so far. Blackwhip is a clear reference to Spiderman. Hori even teased him as such when he drew volume 9's cover way back then.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:47 pm Reply with quote
Generations wrote:
It's not that Deku deserves a new quirk. It's that the writer wrote themselves into a corner by giving him The Most Generic Superhero Power and realized it's not nearly interesting enough for as varied the quirks are in MHA.
The writer isn't in a corner. This seems like it was planned for a long time.

Deku's quirk is generic, but MHA has a whole cast of characters to keep things interesting. I think the writer just wants Deku to dominate the plot from now on, which is much less interesting of a story even if intentional.

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Generations



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 12:59 am Reply with quote
Even if it wasn't teased, it's not like anyone doubted Deku was going to get more quirks. He's the main character in a shounen, it's basically a legal requirement at this point.

Planned or not sadly doesn't make 'Deku getting more powers' more exciting than it sounds.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:58 am Reply with quote
Because Horikoshi loves Spiderman and always had wanted Deku to become Spidey-ish.
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Scion Drake



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:05 am Reply with quote
Gasero wrote:
Generations wrote:
It's not that Deku deserves a new quirk. It's that the writer wrote themselves into a corner by giving him The Most Generic Superhero Power and realized it's not nearly interesting enough for as varied the quirks are in MHA.
The writer isn't in a corner. This seems like it was planned for a long time.

Deku's quirk is generic, but MHA has a whole cast of characters to keep things interesting. I think the writer just wants Deku to dominate the plot from now on, which is much less interesting of a story even if intentional.


That last bit isn’t really much of a problem since despite being the main character Deku can feel out of focus in the current arcs.

So him reclaiming status and gaining more focus isn’t a bad thing since he is still the main character and is the guy whose gonna resolve the final conflict with the main villain.
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