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actuallyidontgiveadamn · 1 year

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i've never been vocal about bnha before but chapter 382 leaks depiction of AFO and Hawks as equal opposites got me so good I will explode if I don't rant about it and Hawks character development in general

If you want to read about the chapter 382 only, skip to the part with the manga pages

But I think it's necessary to start from the beginning so here are my quick thoughts

Given his late introduction, sparse appearances and mostly support role in any given situation Hawks can be narratively classified as a side character even to side characters (pro-heroes, with students being the main heroes). Within the narrative he himself insists on being a support to other heroes, from cheering them up (mostly through manipulating emotions and lying, but that's a topic for another rant) to gathering information on the enemy, and assisting in fights.

What I think we the readers and he himself has been failing to see is that he's not just supporting, he's actually leading. He was initially shown as an arrogant hero who works alone and ignores his sidekicks and interns because he couldn't bother with them being slow, but the moment a given situation gets more serious we can see that he's actually good at working with others. He's good at reading people and circumstances, bending any given situation even as it actively unfolds, manipulating people and coordinating fights.

When we first see him, he successfully pulls an 'ignorant brat' stunt on both public and heroes, which manipulates public opinion on Endeavor and Endeavor's opinion on him, both to his desired outcomes.

The High-End fight was basically staged by him, and when it happens in the middle of a city very much not according to plan he still manages to ensure that it ends with no casualties.

Operation against the PLF is once again his doing and I personally would've very much loved to see him coordinating it instead of being incapacitated at the very start.

Then again, the moment he gets up from the hospital bed, he's taking everything in his hands. He encourages Endeavor to keep fighting by walking in on his family meeting just at the right time (absolutely not a coincidence) and saying just the right words. He's the one to come up with heroes' public speech. He appears to support Deku and other heroes politely suggesting what they should do and how they should behave when basically he's giving orders right and left to three most experienced and proper adult heroes. All while being a crippled 23yo who never had a normal life. He's two days out of Comissions control, he's injured beyond recognition, and he opts to leading others, which he still views as just supporting them.

And now the final fight against the final Big Bad of the entire series. Hawks enters it yet again considering himself an Endeavor's sidekick. After all, the final battle should be between the Worst Villain and the Top Hero, right? And then this rapidly changes to show us who is actually carrying that fight. Even while Endeavor is still fighting, we see how Hawks is the one coordinating the fight and keeping Endeavor focused.

When Endeavor falls, Hawk's role as the leader shines to its fullest. He is still crippled and so he understands he's no match to AFO and yet he's succesfull in fighting, stalling, manipulating, and annoying the main villain.

He denies AFO leaving, denies him proceeding with his plans, gets support from other heroes and supports them in return, he's now successfully leading a team effort. And even though Hawks doesn't know who may or may not come to his aid, he's fast to adapt to the changes. He's relentless and AFO is noticing it.

Enters chapter 382 and its composition.

Hawks is now actually mirrored to AFO. Through art and panels and phrases.

First of all notice how they are being simultaneously addressed to as "2人の男" - "Two men". Their panels are obviously mirrored despite them not actually facing each other since Hawks is standing behind Tokoyami's back at the moment and AFO is in the air. This mirror is getting even better in the page below. They now have a same sentence for both of them with a one word difference.

For AFO it's "The situation still isn't the best" and for Hawks "The situation still isn't the worst", with 'best' and 'worst' written on their respective sides.

Then we get main focus of this chapter on Toga, but in the end we're brought full circle to AFO and Hawks, with the same mirror panels and almost the exact same sentence again.

Once again 'two men' and once again 'the situation' sentence starts being written for both characters but then it changes.

First of all 'still' (まだ) changes to 'already' (もう), and continues for AFO as 'The situation is already becoming the best'. But then suddenly it starts over and has 'still' in it as in the beginning. As if Hawks is refusing to recognise the change of circumstances in AFO's favor. For Hawks it's 'The situation is still' - and then even continued by Hawks himself speaking it out loud - "not the worst"'. Hawks insists on saying 'still' though he too clearly sees that things just got worse for the heroes. (And I have a feeling that this sentence and Hawks' response is a big nod to his "I'm an optimist" line).

So in this chapter Hawks is obviously shown as an equal opposite to AFO. He's finally acknowledged having the same role as the mastermind and the leader but on the heroes' side. Throughout the battle (and the whole previous manga) he's been shown as smart, quick-thinking, both parts supportive and leading, and most of all unyielding despite all the circumstances. Getting him finally recognised for these qualities is a huge development and an acknowledgement for a 'side character'.

Insane part is that he himself still doesn't seem to get it. At that moment he's supporting Tokoyami and feeling unworthy of it.

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pikahlua · 1 year

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MHA Chapter 381 spoilers translations

This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.

1 士傑高校ヒーロー科現見ケミィしけつこうこうヒーローかうつしみケミィ shiketsu koukou HIIROO-ka Utsushimi KEMII Shiketsu High School hero course [student] Camie Utsushimi

2 つーかアレAFO⁉︎顔あるくない？つーかアレオール・フォー・ワン⁉︎かおあるくない？ tsuu ka ARE OORU FOO WAN!? kao arukunai? “S’that AFO!? Doesn’t he not have a face?”

3 士傑高校ヒーロー科肉倉精児しけつこうこうヒーローかししくらせいじ shiketsu koukou HIIROO-ka Shishikura Seiji Shiketsu High School hero course [student] Seiji Shishikura

4 父の　仇敵ちちの　あだかたき chichi no adakataki “My father’s bitter foe.”

5 殺してやりたいがころしてやりたいが koroshite yaritai ga “I would like to kill you, but...”

6 士傑高校ヒーロー科夜嵐イナサしけつこうこうヒーローかよあらしイナサ shiketsu koukou HIIROO-ka Yoarashi INASA Shiketsu High School hero course [student] Inasa Yoarashi

7 ………憎悪と厭悪に溺れはしない…！ ………ぞうおとえんおにおぼれはしない…！ .........zouo to en’o ni obore wa shinai...! “.........I will not drown in hatred and loathing...!”

8 それこそ奴の思う壺だからだ…！それこそやつのおもうつぼだからだ…！ sore koso yatsu no omou tsubo dakara da...! “Because that’s exactly what he’d want...!”

9 父が看守として守ってきたものをちちがかんしゅとしてまもってきたものを chichi ga kanshu to shite mamotte kita mono wo “That which my father protected as a jailer”

10 私はただ繋ぐ‼︎ わたしはただつなぐ‼︎ watashi wa tada tsunagu!! “I will just connect!!” (Note: This is a continuation of the theme of all these people connecting to one another for the sake of a larger goal: defeating AFO.)

tagline 加勢、来る‼︎ かせい、くる‼︎ kasei, kuru!! Help arrives!!

1 死柄木・デクが雄英から離れた模様‼︎ しがらき・デクがオリからはなれたもよう‼︎ Shigaraki ・ DEKU ga ORI (kanji: yuuei) kara hanareta moyou!! “It seems that Shigaraki and Deku have left the cage (read as: UA)!!”

2 シシクロス※‼︎OB・OGもいるぞシシクロス※‼︎オービー・オージーもいるぞ SHISHIKUROSU※!! OOBII・OOJII mo iru zo “Shishicross※!! OBs and OGs are here too.”

※肉倉のヒーロー名 ※ししくらのヒーローめい ※Shishikura no HIIROO mei ※Shishikura’s hero name

3 状況は混沌だ！なんとしても止めるぞ!!! じょうきょうはカオスだ！なんとしてもとめるぞ!!! joukyou wa KAOSU da! nanto shitemo tomeru zo!!! “The situation is chaos! I will stop you no matter what!!!”

tagline No.381 闇　　堀越耕平ナンバー381 やみ　　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 381 yami Horikoshi Kouhei No. 381 Darkness Kouhei Horikoshi

4 手遅れになる前に「トガ」を封じつつておくれになるまえに「トガ」をふふじつつ teokure ni naru mae ni 「TOGA」 wo fuujitsutsu “Before it’s too late, contain Toga“

5 遠距離攻撃を総てAFOへ‼︎ えんきょりこうげきをすべてオール・フォー・ワンへ‼︎ enkyori kougeki wo subete OORU FOO WAN e!! “and [direct] all long-range attacks to AFO!!”

1 無事か⁉︎ホークス‼︎ ぶじか⁉︎ホークス‼︎ buji ka!? HOOKUSU!! “You okay!? Hawks!!”

2 塚内さんつかうちさん Tsukauchi-san “Tsukauchi-san“

3 増援タイミングナイスっすぞうえんタイミングナイスっす zouen TAIMINGU NAISU ssu “Nice timing with the reinforcements.”

small text 命助けられましたいのちたすけられました inochi tasukeraremashita “[That] saved my life.”

4 いや！我々が要請する前にいや！われわれがようせいするまえに iya! wareware ga yousei suru mae ni “No! Before we made that request”

5 彼らが動いてくれていた！かれらがうごいてくれていた！ karera ga ugoite kurete ita! “they were already moving in!”

6 AFOの肉体が"戻って"いる事は聞いた…だがーーっオール・フォー・ワンのにくたいが"もどって"いることはきいた…だがーーっ OORU FOO WAN no nikutai ga “modotte” iru koto wa kiita...da ga--- “I heard how All For One’s body is ‘returning’...however---”

7 群訝の抑えが勝敗に直結するそこのおさえがしょうはいにちょっけつする soko no osae ga shouhai ni chokketsu suru “crowd suppression is directly linked to victory or defeat.”

8 なんとしてもAFOを止めてくれ‼︎ なんとしてもオール・フォー・ワンをとめてくれ‼︎ nan to shitemo OORU FOO WAN wo tomete kure!! “Stop AFO no matter what!!”

9 "個性"は「本体」に触れる事で奪う "こせい"は「ほんたい」にふれることでうばう “kosei” wa 「hontai」 ni fureru koto de ubau I steal quirks by touching bodies.

10 僕に数で挑むリスクは考慮していた筈だがぼくにかずでいどむリスクはこうりょしていたはずだが boku ni hazu de idomu RISUKU wa kouryo shite ita hazu da ga I should have been considering the risk of their challenging me with numbers.

1 これまでのリスクヘッジを放り出してでも止めたいとこれまでのリスクヘッジをほうりだしてでもとめたいと kore made no RISUKU HEJJI wo houri dashite demo tometai to “Even if I throw away the risk hedging I’ve done for far, if I want to stop...”

2 そうかそうか… sou ka sou ka... “I see, I see...”

3 フフ… FUFU... “Heheh...”

1 ぐああ!!! guaa!!! “Gwaah!!!”

2 更に多くの"個性"を併用し始めた…‼︎ さらにおおくの"こせい"をへいようしはじめた…‼︎ sara ni ooku no “kosei” wo heiyou shi hajimeta...!! He started using even more quirks together...!!

3 免れた者は手を緩めるな‼︎防御持ちは押されるな‼︎ まねがれたものはてをゆるめるな‼︎ぼうぎょもちはおされるな‼︎ manegareta mono wa te wo yurumeruna!! bougyo mochi wa osareruna!! “Don’t lose your hands to those who escaped!! Those who have defense, don’t be pushed!!”

4 見ろ！奴は"止まって"る‼︎攻撃し続けろ‼︎ みろ！やつは"とまって"る‼︎こうげきしつづけろ‼︎ miro! yatsu wa “tomatte”ru!! kougeki shi tsudzukero!! “Look! He’s stopping!! Continue attacking!!”

5 この期に及んでまだこのごにおよんでまだ kono go ni oyonde mada “Up until this point, you’re still”

6 どうにかなると思っているどうにかなるとおもっている dou ni ka naru to omotte iru “thinking you’ll be able to do something.”

7 僕に唯一届いた男を欠いて尚！ぼくにゆいいつとどいたおとこをかいてなお！ boku ni yuiitsu todoita otoko wo kaite nao! “[Yet] you’re still missing the one man who could reach me!”

1 勇敢なんじゃない… ゆうかんなんじゃない… yuukan nanja nai... “You’re not brave...”

2 僕の黄金時代を知らぬからだぼくのゴールデンエイジをしらぬからだ boku no GOORUDEN EIJI wo shiranu kara da “It’s because you don’t know of my golden age.”

3 物心が付く頃にオールマイトが台頭し始めた世代…！ものごころがつくころにオールマイトがたいとうしはじめたせだい…！ monogokoro ga tsuku koro ni OORU MAITO ga taitou shi hajimeta sedai...! “The generation when, just as you were coming to your senses, All Might began to rise...!”

4 産まれた時からオールマイトが台頭していた世代！うまれたときからオールマイトがたいとうしていたせだい！ umareta toki kara OORU MAITO ga taitou shite ita sedai...! “The generation that, since when you were born, All Might [already] had risen...!”

5-6 何も見えぬ闇の中しかし誰もが「そこにいる何か」に怯えた時代なにもみえぬやみのなかしかしだれもが「そこにいるなにか」におびえたじだい nani mo mienu yami no naka shikashi daremo ga 「soko ni iru nani ka」 ni obieta jidai “The era when you couldn’t see anything in the darkness but everyone was still frightened by ‘something in there’...”

7 猜疑と怨嗟さいぎとえんさ saigi to ensa “Suspicion and resentment.”

8 搾取と差別に塗れたさくしゅとさべつにまみれた sakushu to sabetsu ni mamireta “Painted with exploitation and discrimination.”

9 黄金の闇を！おうごんのやみを！ ougon no yami wo! “The golden darkness!”

1 ？　いや知ってるっす？　いやしってるっす ? iya shitteru ssu “? No wait, I know that!”

2 あんたは知らんかったけど!!! あんたはしらんかったけど!!! anta wa shirankatta kedo!!! “I didn’t know about you though!!!”

3 その辺は近現代史でちゃんとやってるんで‼︎ そのへんはきんげんだいしでちゃんとやってるんで‼︎ sono hen wa kingendaishi de chanto yatterunde!! “We properly [covered] around then in Modern History!!”

4 俺は親友の轟とその父親を"見て"応援すると決めた！おれはしんゆうのとどろきとエンデヴァーやを"みて"おうえんするときめた！ ore wa shin’yuu no Todoroki to ENDEVAA (read as: sono chichioya) wo “mite” ouen suru to kimeta! “I decided to ‘watch’ and support my close friend Todoroki and Endeavor (read as: his father)!”

5 その血潮が恐怖に勝ってるだけっス!!! そのちしおがきょうふにまさってるだけっス!!! sono chishio ga kyoufu ni masatteru dake SSU!!! “That hot-headedness will win against fear!!!”

6 風の牢に"個性"を乗せてーーー…… かぜのろうに"こうげき"をのせてーーー…… kaze no rou ni “kougeki (read as: kosei)” wo nosete---...... He’s riding on the attack (read as: quirk) that’s a prison of wind---......

7 …"奪って"…行くか…… …"うばって"…いくか…… ...”ubatte”...iku ka...... “...shall I...steal it......”

1 ぐはっ!!! guha!!! “Ghagh!!!”

2 イナサ‼︎ INASA!! “Inasa!!”

3 手を緩めるなトガを巻き上げながら吹かせ続けろ‼︎ てをゆるめるなトガをまきあげながらふかせつづけろ‼︎ te wo yurumeruna TOGA wo makiage nagara fukase tsudzukero!! “Don’t back off, keep blowing while rolling up all the Togas!!” (Note: [immature giggle])

4 ええ‼︎…俺の"個性"は強風の時程強くなるっス…!!! ええ‼︎…おれの"こせい"はきょうふうのときほどつよくなるっス…!!! ee!! ...ore no “kosei” wa kyoufuu no toki hodo tsuyoku naru SSU...!!! “Yes!! ...My quirk gets stronger when the wind is strong...!!!”

5 あんたの旧い栄光よりあんたのふるいえいこうより anta no furui eikou yori “Instead of by your old glory,”

6 応援してる方のつくる未来が見たいんスよ俺はァ‼︎ おうえんしてるほうのつくるみらいがみたいんスよおれはァ‼︎ ouen shiteru hou no tsukuru mirai ga mitainSU yo ore waA!! “I’d rather see a future made by supporting [each other]!!”

7 エンデヴァーさん…‼︎ ENDEVAA-san...!! Endeavor-san...!!

1 進展ならありますよしんてんならありますよ shinten nara arimasu yo No progress? I disagree. (Note: This is a flashback from chapter 325.)

2 ここにあったんだ koko ni attanda We’re seeing it here.

3 OFAは人々の心が紡いできたーーー… ワン・フォー・オールはひとびとのこころがつむいできたーーー… WAN FOO OORU wa hitobito no kokoro ga tsumuide kita---... One For All spins together people’s hearts---...

4 OFAだけじゃないワン・フォー・オールだけじゃない WAN FOO OORU dake ja nai It’s not just One For All.

5 あなたも確り繋いでる！あなたもしっかりつないでる！ anata mo shikkari tsunaideru! You are surely also connected!

6 …嫌な目だ …いやなめだ ...iya na me da ...I don’t like those eyes.

7 僕を見ていない光を失わない… ぼくをみていないひかりをうしなわない… boku wo mite inai hikari wo ushinawanai... They won’t lose that light as if he’s not looking at me...

8 いや　失ってはいるのだいや　うしなってはいるのだ iya ushinatte wa iru no da No, he’s losing something.

9 薪を焚べるが如くまきをくべるがごとく maki wo kuberu ga gotoku [They’re] like burning firewood

10 継ぎ足されていくつぎたされていく tsugitasarete iku turning into coals.

11 だが…"個性"が奪われる事を恐れ近付けないだが…"こせい"がうばわれることをおそれちかづけない da ga...”kosei” ga ubawareru koto wo osore chikadzukenai “However...you’re afraid of having your quirks stolen, and so you can’t get close.”

12 もういい君たちの行き着く先はーーーーもういいきみたちのいきつくさきはーーーー mou ii kimi-tachi no ikitsuku saki wa---- “That’s enough, don’t you all [realize] where you’ll end up----”

1 この感覚ーー… このかんかくーー… kono kankaku--... This feeling--...

2 避けなければならない攻撃だよけなければならないこうげきだ yokenakereba naranai kougeki da It’s an attack that must be avoided.

3 そういう事かそういうことか sou iu koto ka Is that how it is?

4 闇ニモやみニモ yami NI MO “When it comes to the darkness,”

5 色ンナ味ガアルいろンナあじガアル iroNNA aji GA ARU “there are many flavors.”

6-7 おまえが闇を語るなおまえがやみをかたるな omae ga yami wo kataruna “Don’t you speak of the darkness.”

8 おまえが生んだドブのような味の闇ならーーーおまえがうんだドブのようなあじのやみならーーー omae ga unda DOBU no you na aji no yami nara--- “If it’s a flavor of darkness like the sewage that birthed you---”

1 皆デ　モウ食ッチマッタみんなデ　モウくッチマッタ minna DE MOU kuCCHIMATTA “I’ve already devoured it with everyone.”

1 急激に立ち込めた暗雲が光を遮った事できゅうげきにたちこめたあんうんがひかりをさえぎったことで kyuugeki ni tachikometa an’un ga hikari wo saegitta koto de With the light blocked by the dark clouds that rapidly rushed in,

2 "力"の持続時間が延びる "ちから"のじぞくじかんがのびる “chikara” no jizoku jikan ga nobiru the duration of my power is extended.

3 炎はほのおは honoo wa The flames

4 木々ごと吹き荒れる交戦の中で小さくなっているきぎごとふきあれるこうせんのなかでちいさくなっている kigi-goto fukiareru kousen no naka de chiisaku natteiru are growing smaller with the battle raging through the trees.

5 俺を土で覆ってくれおれをつちでおおってくれ ore wo tsuchi de ootte kure Cover me with dirt,

6 闇を溜める‼︎ やみをためる‼︎ yami wo tameru!! and I will accumulate darkness!!

7 オールマイトが言っていた……「エンデヴァーの炎を掴んでもオールマイトがいっていた……「エンデヴァーのほのおをつかんでも OORU MAITO ga iite ita......「ENDEVAA no honoo wo tsukandemo “All Might said...... ‘Even if you grab Endeavor’s flame,’”

8 彼の"個性"が奪えるワケではない」… かれの"こせい"がうばえるワケではない」… kare no “kosei” ga ubaeru WAKE de wa nai」... “‘there’s no way you can steal his quirk’...

9 俺がホークス達のサポートに選ばれた理由だおれがホークスたちのサポートにえらばれたりゆうだ ore ga HOOKUSU-tachi no SAPOOTO ni erabareta riyuu da “That’s the reason I was chosen to support Hawks and the others.”

10 黒影全開放ダークシャドウぜんかいほう DAAKU SHADOU zenkaihou Dark Shadow Fully Unleashed

11 士傑の増援からすぐ　この状況に備えたのか！しけつのぞうえんからすぐ　このじょうきょうにそなえたのか！ shiketsu no zouen kara sugu kono joukyou ni sonaeta no ka! Just after Shiketsu’s reinforcements... Are you prepared for this situation?!

12 押せええおせええ oseee “Subdue [hiiim!]”

13 常闇くん‼︎ とこやみくん‼︎ Tokoyami-kun!! Tokoyami-kun!!

14 追い風っス!!! おいかぜっス!!! oikaze SSU!!! “A tailwind!!!”

1 俺も君に少しでも繋げられてるならおれもきみにすこしでもつなげられてるなら ore mo kimi ni sukoshi demo tsunagerareteru nara If even I can connect with you just a little,

2 この汚い羽があって良かったこのきたないはねがあってよかった kono kitanai hane ga atte yokatta I’ll be glad to have these dirty feathers.

3 深淵闇躯ブラックアンク BURAKKU ANKU Black Ankh

4 光明!!! バルドル!!! BARUDORU!!! Balder!!! (Note: This is a reference from Norse mythology.)

tagline 叩きつぶせ‼︎ たたきつぶせ‼︎ tataki tsubuse!! Crush him!!

#my hero academia leak translations #mha 381 #bnha 381 #my hero academia manga spoiler #final showdown spoilers #TOKOYAMI SUPREMACY #lol AFO vs Hawks becomes an angel battle #so dark shadow can just omnom AngelFO #good times #yo the art in this chapter if amazing tho

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