hi

[animemangastuffidk]

uh oh (possible spoiler warning)

just realized all these scenes take place in the same place…

they’re all screenshots from the trailer so its not really spoilers to point it out but I thought I would put a warning just in case

[animemangastuffidk]

Snake and Dog symbolism?

I noticed that Koko and Inui are probably snake and dog themed... let me explain: Koko loves to stick his tongue out, betrayed Taiju like a snake, uses the phrase “smelling a rat” at least twice, which is what snakes usually eat. Meanwhile, Inui has a “spot” over one of his eyes and has fluffy floppy hair. We see him in very drastic hair lengths which remind me of when dogs get their fur cut.  Also, “Inu” in Japanese literally means “dog”... And dogs are associated with loyalty, which matches Inui pretty well since he said he’d die for Koko, and then when Koko left, he stayed with Draken for...12 years... 

and so I researched the meaning of snake and dogs but got nothing expect zodiac horoscope compatibility stuff and then I saw this

ouch. pain.

[animemangastuffidk]

Remember that time it was revealed that the main dude in an ecchi anime had a female body, and chaos among the dudebros ensued, they suddenly switched to calling him a girl and attacking anyone who suggested he might be trans... and then it turned out he had just gotten into a body-swapping accident with a girl as a kid? They really played themselves huh.

[reymiart]

red and blue

[animemangastuffidk]

my art account got shadowbanned for some reason so I’m reblogging here

[thyandrawrites]

One thing that’s easy to miss regarding all the Todoroki family drama is that the abuse was never actually covered up.

I know the fandom popularized this concept, because it just makes sense that it would be, right, with Endeavor’s position and what we know about the HPSC corruption. Except… Canon actually hints in the opposite direction.

- There is a plaque right outside of Rei’s hospital room that reads “Mrs. Todoroki”. She’s been there for so long that the room is marked as hers for all the hospital personnel to see. Yet no one questions it.

- Her doctor knows about Endeavor’s abuse because they suggested that Rei isn’t ready to see him yet. And they did nothing with this information. Yes, I know that confidentiality is a thing, but. They also allowed Enji to leave apology flowers even when they know that Rei is still terrified of him 10 years later. The doctor knows Rei’s condition and her improvement, but they don’t know jack shit about Enji’s “atonement” or how trustworthy his change of heart actually is. As far as the doctor knows, those flowers might’ve been an abusive tactic to get Rei to forgive her abuser and continue abusing her. Bc that’s what happens in real life. Yet the doctor didn’t oppose this. Supposedly because Endeavor is a hero.

- Shouto wasn’t homeschooled like the fandom seems to perceive as canon. He went to school regularly. We have pictures of kindergarten and middle school. Which means that no teacher ever noticed the bruises. No teacher questioned the burn scar on his eye, despite knowing that Shouto is a fire user. No teacher ever questioned his open hatred for his dad.

- just because none of the Todoroki talks about it, it doesn’t mean that they’re trying to hide it, either. Fuyumi talked openly about her brother’s death and his father’s involvement in it with minimal prodding, like she just assumed that Shouto had talked to them about it.

- Last but not least, Endeavor still doesn’t really recognize what he did as abuse, as shown by how clueless he still is about Natsuo’s feelings. He thinks it was just a “mistake” that he can fix by being slightly less controlling. But his ignorance on the matter tells us that he wouldn’t have covered up after himself, because he never perceived any of those things as crimes. After all, their society is firmly based on the violent takedown of those arbitrarily labeled villains. Endeavor is a hero, so it’s his status alone that prevents him from actually seeing the reality of what he’s done. Heroes don’t do “crimes”. They make “mistakes”.

- society itself is very apologetic and forgiving of the abuse of power carried out by heroes. No one actually thinks that heroes can do wrong, or not help others. There’s multiple examples of how this mindset leads to crimes hidden in plain sight. Like Tenko’s abuse. Like Shigaraki threatening Izuku in a packed mall without anyone noticing that anything was wrong. Even with the evidence of Hawks’ own murder, Tokoyami forgave Hawks and told him that what he did was right. Society turns a blind eye to everything that doesn’t quite fit with what they perceive as an utopia. This is a theme in bnha.

So basically.

We really should stop saying that Endeavor (or the commission) covered up the abuse, because that takes away from the actual narrative at play here: there is no cover up. There was never a need for it, because in hero society things like what he did get routinely brushed off without any external input. And that’s exactly the problem.

[transhawks]

endeavor is a piece of shit get the fuck away from Pop you monster

im so fucking mad!!! HE JUST LIKE IGNORES NAOMASA WHEN HE WARNS HIM KAZUHO IS NOT IN CONTROL OF HER MIND AND SAYS SHE DESERVES TO BE OBLITERATED???

[animemangastuffidk]

Endeavor redemption red herring please?? I want this man to suffer more.

[cutiesableye]

Since we’re all going off the rails with new and wild Hawks theories, try this one on for size -

Little Baby Keigo ratted his father out and got Thief Takami arrested. Little baby Keigo was left neglected in the wake of it, and then followed the HC taking him in.

Then Thief Takami got out. His son’s been taken by the HC. He won’t be getting Keigo back and it’s Endeavor’s fault, clearly. Endeavor, who arrested him. 

Only one reasonable thing left to do for a thief, right?

So Thief Takami pulls one last heist, fueled by his desire for revenge. An eye for an eye.

Thief Takami takes Touya. A hostage. A son for a son. Except it doesn’t go well because Endeavor isn’t a man who negotiates.

And that’s how Touya died.

And why Dabi knows Hawks’ name.

[transhawks]

Just to write a bit about this since in DN we were hashing this out, here’s some details: Endeavor at some point arrested Thief Takami due to some information from Hawks/something involving Hawks’s personal involvement. Additionally, this can also work into how Hawks was ‘saved’ by Endeavor. Unfortunately, none of the guaranteed he was taken care of so he was neglected until the accident where he saved five people from a collision.  HPSC take Hawks in, erase his past and identity due to his link to a villain. Thief Takami is presumably arrested and in jail. Years later, definitely more than seven years (Ending was arrested seven years ago, so whatever happened with the Thief was over that amount) ago, Thief Takami leaves jail to find out their son is gone and that he’s been taken by the HPSC. Potentially he tries to get him back only to realize Hawks has been completely warped/doesn’t recognize them as his parent.  The weight of realizing Keigo was stolen from them, that years of raising their child was taken from them by Endeavor, and that there might not be any way to getting Keigo back breaks Thief Takami. There’s also something to be said about how successful villains are about reintegrating into society when they don’t have support networks (and given the stolen kid thing, that’s likely).   So, Thief Takami has nothing to lose. All they see is how Endeavor started the chain of incidents in causing them to lose their child, lose their life to incarceration. And Endeavor is inescapable - the number two hero, even in an All Might word, having to constantly see his ads, his deeds on screen, the 24-hour hero news cycle and the man responsible is on it all the time? So they go after Endeavor’s son. It’s personal now. Plus, surely the number 2 hero has sway with the HPSC; in return for his eldest son back, he’d direct the HPSC to give back Keigo. And Keigo would come home, and they’d run away, and suddenly Thief Takami has a family once more. They have their son back. Except it doesn’t go as planned.  Touya’s kidnapped and has to listen to Thief Takami talk about how much they love their son, Keigo, how they’re doing this for him. And maybe little Todoroki Touya is sitting there, wondering if his father will come, or care beyond the fact that he’s being threatened by a villain. Wonders what makes Takami Keigo so lovable that his parent would risk death and jail, when he doesn’t think his parents would do the same for him. Maybe there’s another hostage, or maybe Enji takes the risk, but he doesn’t end up saving Touya. Something goes wrong and when Takami the Thief goes up in flames, Touya does too. Heck, maybe he just can’t control his own flames, either. Endeavor can’t save him…or maybe just miscalculates and prioritizes putting down the thief over first saving his son. That costs his son his life. Years later, Dabi meets a man who looks exactly like the Their. Their spitting image. He knows who it is instantly. And so, even if knows Hawks is bullshit, that he’s lying about wanting to be a villain, he doesn’t burn him, not yet. Because deep down Dabi is curious to see what it was that made Takami Keigo so wanted by his parent that they’d die and kill for him. What did he have that Touya never did? (the answer wasn’t good enough for him, clearly, because Takami Keigo is empty as the rest of the heroes’ who let Todoroki Touya die)

[khattikeri]

There’s another thing here that piques my interest. Touya “died” around middle school age, long after Endeavor would’ve first started training him, and around the same time Endeavor had abandoned him in favor of Shouto. Considering that…

As we know him now, something like ten years later, Dabi is a criminal who is particularly proficient at burning bodies to the point of that they can’t be recognized. 

But would Touya Todoroki, with the weak constitution of his mother, have been able to withstand the heat of flames that can murder and char corpses?

My bet is no, and also that Touya attempted to burn– maybe to save himself, maybe to protect the thief father who cared about their son more than his own father cared about him, maybe just to prove to his father that he is worth saving, even if he isn’t Shouto.

Touya’s flames go out of control. He is burned beyond repair, as is the thief Takami, who dies from the heat. Touya’s tear ducts, as Dabi has said before, are sealed shut.

Endeavor assumes that the charred corpse is his own son, and that the thief ran away. Considering his level of guilt in the present, it’s hard to say if he knowingly abandoned Touya or not, but it’s a tossup.

Touya, having confirmed to himself that Endeavor would never prioritize his son over his career, would never prioritize ethics and family over ambition and drive, never returns.

[animemangastuffidk]

I just discovered the Uraraka traitor theory and I’m hooked... I didn’t even believe that there was a traitor but if it justifies Uraraka getting no development or spotlight for the past 100+ chapters then I’m all in. Here are some interesting points:

- Toga uses Uraraka’s quirk to kill a bunch of people (foreshadowing?)

-  She has yet to have an “orgin” chapter

- Her being a traitor would shake deku the most (besides bakugou)

- She has a motive, being in poverty and needing money

- She didn’t go on the bakugou rescue mission and was agaisnt it, which seems strange for her character

- The kanji for “ura” in her name means “shine” but the word “ura” is also used in “uragiri” (betray) “uragirimono” (traitor) and “ura” (hidden side)

I might make a full on crack theory post about this,,, and how her character might play out if she really is the traitor.

[animemangastuffidk]

I’m so hyped for the next couple of chapters, I saw a comparison of this upcoming Endeavor vs Shigaraki fight and the AFO vs All Might fight and if the parallels are true.... We might get the dabi reveal in this fight. 

I think it’s clear that Endeavor will “lose” but I’m not sure if Shigaraki will necessarily “win”,,,, it feels weird to think that Shigaraki and the league will suddenly rule over Japan after this fight..... So far in the story, Shigaraki hasn’t actually struggled much, which sounds weird but hear me out.

Ever since MVA, Shigaraki started being treated less than a villain, and more like a hero or protagonist of his own story. Him and the League were at a standstill, with no money and no kurogiri... until there was a call to action, Gigantomachia and Ujiko. The LOV went through a training arc of sorts, fighting Machia for a month, and then Shigaraki was told to prove himself in order to gain more power. Everything after that kind of goes Shigaraki’s way, he makes a plan to save Giran and defeat the MLA and it works, and he emerges as a victor. Overcoming an internal struggle and unlocking his true power are very shonen tropes, and apply very much to Shigaraki here. You might say, “hey! What about the 4 months of painful operations he had to go through after that?” And yes, I agree that he suffered a lot there, and it shows how messed up the doctor and AFO is. However the narrative doesn’t protray those 4 months as anything significant to Shigaraki’s mental growth, it instead shows him excited and not caring about the pain he’ll go through, and there’s only 1 panel of him actually in pain, and the rest is glossed over in a time skip. Those 4 months aren’t meant to have a huge significance in Shigaraki’s personal character arc. They’re just meant to give him a power up for the next arc. 

So if we’re still thinking along the lines of Shigaraki is indeed still being treated as the protagonist of his own shonen style narrative, this victory feels too easy. It doesn’t feel like he earned it. You might think that Shigaraki has grown a lot from his mindset before MVA, but in the end, he’s still doing everything AFO wants, and is still just as manipulated by him now as he was before. And if the parallels to the AFO are anything to go by, Shigaraki might end up captured and sent to Tartarus, just like AFO was.

I don’t know how to feel about Shigaraki being captured though, this arc is set up for the heros to lose and if Shigaraki is captured is it really a loss? Maybe if Endeavor dies? Also, the PLF will split without Shigaraki and it seems like too much of a loss for the villains, especially the League... The stakes are just too high here.

I see Shigaraki winning if he actually struggles or develops during this fight, maybe they’ll be some AFO and OFA shenanigans going on in his head, since he did hear a voice in the last chapter. It’s possible he’ll have trouble learning how to control his new quirks, or since he was broken out of the tank prematurely, his body will have trouble keeping up. If this happens, I can see the league members, especially Dabi, fighting Endeavor and that’s how we get the Touya reveal

anyway this was just me rambling and theorizing, thanks if you got this far lol

[animemangastuffidk]

So I haven’t seen anyone on this site talk about this yet but

I think it’s pretty clear Hori is inspired a lot by X-men when writing for bnha, even the term “meta-human” is what they call people with superpowers in the DC universe, and there are similar plot lines throughout both stories. I’m bringing this up because there is an X-men character who is similar to Hawks, he’s called Angel and his power is having these huge wings. He also loses his wings in a fight, like Hawks did.

The interesting part is, after he loses his wings, a villain gets him new ones made of metal (that he can control the blades with his mind) and he develops a second more sinister personality called Archangel. Now obviously the same thing isn’t going to happen to Hawks but there might be hope for Hawks’ wings? I’m not saying Hawks is going to turn evil or anything, just that it’s likely that Hawks isn’t going to die or stay crippled forever, but come back with a slightly different version of his wings and stay relevant to the story. This is if Horikoshi is indeed taking inspiration from Angel of course. He said he never watched Avatar despite Shoto being so similar to Zuko so maybe he’s just on the same wavelength as other creators. But with him being a huge fan of American comics, I would be more surprised if he didn’t know about it.

[transhawks]

I saw a post where you said you hate hawks but love him in the same time, I was thinking what part did you hate hawks, was it him killing twice? Or something more?

Let’s talk about Hawks and his flaws since I think I’ve said all I can say on Hawks’s moral failings and his decision in 267.  I’ve been saying this since 2018, but Hawks has many qualities that I think are uhh, objectively dislikable. I like them because those flaws drew me in, but I’ve always been surprised by the, uh, popularity since I don’t think he’s someone easy to like.

One of the qualities I’m talking is his manipulation. I’ve really been pointing this out the longest but he’s manipulative. That billboard scene was an exercise in him working a room to both put down the rest of heroes, make him self seem arrogant, but also and most importantly, provide an avenue for Endeavor to look strong and decided amidst the ‘usual’ and waffling coming from the rest of the Top 10. It also helped because Hawks knows Endeavor is highly uncharismatic and not used to talking in such spaces.

And what a good avenue to get Endeavor alone and willing to listen to him, huh? He riled him up and then threw him off with that All Might remark - why? Because Keigo’s smart enough to see that Endeavor had a rivalry with him AND is currently doubting himself in his new capacity as #1. That’s why he mentioned that - someone who not rooting for Toshinori would have more luck getting Enji to do what he wants.

In this case Hawks wanted to make sure he could handle anything Dabi throws at him, and even bolster the strength of the new number one. Of course, he wasn’t expecting a High End. It got too close for comfort and Hawks felt guilty after, but I think this sets a precedent to Hawks’s fatal flaw.

Essentially, our first introduction to him is as manipulator. It’s always been far more interesting to me than the ‘wings’ essentially, the mental acuity aspect of his quirk. He has telekinesis and fine control over it, and that reflects in the need to control situations.  And ultimately, he uses people and knows it. He’s also disparaging of others; calling Endeavor ‘not too bright’, or mocking Jin for letting him be manipulated - and he genuinely liked both of these men. And that’s the thing that’s the worst of Hawks; people are to be used to him. 

His need to sacrifice himself also extends to everyone else. No one is too sacred to not be a tool to what he feels ‘needs to be done’. It’s an extreme utilitarian mindset beset because Hawks is ultimately a tool himself. If he can be used, why not others? The ends justify the means.

It also kind of reflects on his relationships with others. He’s a hardass with no patience when it comes to his sidekicks. He neglected and used Tokoyami for most of their mentorship until Tokoyami proved himself likable in qualities Hawks admires. He’s prone to seeing people in a very cold analytical of how useful they are which means he misses human feeling very often. His understanding of human behavior is extremely shrewd, but it sometimes feels like someone who read 300 books on behavior and body language rather than someone who has lived experience. 

He has a lot of flaws and it deserves a lot more than this answer to dissect them, but I think, as much as that aspect both repulses me (and interests me), it’s very easy to hate him for things like this. 

[animemangastuffidk]

Imagine if the recap first episode of season 5 is like the one for season 4, except instead of Class A being interviewed it’s Class B, and instead of that random irrelevant dude, it’s Chitoge Kizuki aka Curious doing the interviewing....

It’s never going to happen but let me dream okay, she needed more screen time, and it would be killing two birds with one stone. They can hype her and set the mva arc up, as well as set Class B up for the training arc... it’s such a good opportunity... 

[animemangastuffidk]

I would love for the dabi and hawks childhood friends thing to be true, not only because I ship but also because at this point everyone already knows dabi is touya lol. The only way the dabi reveal would come as any suprise would be if it included hawks as well.

[speechless-illusions]

It may be just my imagination but don't you think this arc is adding too much pain to Aizawa for a reason?

We have seen him suffer since USJ for different reasons (trying to save the kids) but now I feel like this arc is getting a lot of emphasis on pain towards him. First the Shirakumo/Kurogiri reveal, then the reveal that he was supposed to die instead of Shirakumo, now he's seeing crust die right after saving him...

It's like a lot of things that hurt him a lot happening in a suspiciously short amount of time. I start to wonder if this is going to hint some major character development in the near future?? I mean, mixing all those things, it would turn into a really big trauma for him (added to the wounds he carried about seeing Shirakumo die) and it would be normal for him to change his behaviour because of it. But... Into what?

I mean, what could Aizawa decide to do? Or into what kind of path would he decide to walk after this?

I don't know, it's just a crazy thought but I feel like all of these things are going to have a huge impact on him and he's going to change in some way...

[animemangastuffidk]

I def agree, ppl have said this already but I’ll say it anyway, I think Aizawa is set up to go against the Hero Commission. He was suspicious of them in the beginning of this arc, and now with him witnessing how awful things are turning out and possibly loosing a few friends, it might push him do to something.

Also, he’s the caregiver of Eri, who’s the only person we know that could bring back Hawks’ wings. I’m all for the theory that the Commission would retire Hawks, but considering they’ve been training him his whole life and he’s only worked as a hero for 5-7 years, I would think they would at least try to find a solution. Maybe they’ll try and weasel Eri from Aizawa so they could start training her right away? And that would give Aizawa even more incentive to act against them?

[thyandrawrites]

Fandom psa

Sometimes I wish people understood that meta is not that different from any other type of creative content. The amount of time people pour into it is the same. We share our work with the fandom for free, instead of keeping it in our heads, because we enjoy interaction, but that doesn't mean that we're up for any kind of interactions. Especially dismissive or rude ones. Or people who nitpick and argue just for the point of arguing. It is not our place to convince you of stuff, and it is not yours to change ours.

I often encounter people who don't know how to interact with meta writers or to comment on their stuff, so here's a guideline: think of them as fanfic writers or artists.

Why do I get upset when people reblog my meta and add opinions that go in the complete opposite direction of what I'm saying? Well, think of it this way: how would you perceive a person who comments your childhood friends fic by telling you "this isn't bad but I think it would've been much better if you wrote a enemies to lovers fic instead". Or. How would you, an artist, perceive a person who tells you "your cartoonish style is cute, but you don't have realistic anatomy so you're not a real artist"?

It's rude, right? Fic writers don't have to write what you want to read. Artists don't have to make progress at the pace you see fit. This is what the "make your own posts" plea boils down to. Don't be a dick. If you don't like a person's take, stop reading it. Don't challenge the author. Find content that appeals to you instead.

It's equally as rude to comment by saying "hey I think you make an interesting point with x but completely got y wrong". Would you like to receive a comment on a fic you poured a lot of time and effort into writing, only to receive a comment that says "cool plot, but the characters are ooc"? It's rude as fuck, right? Or. Imagine drawing a piece where Bakugou and Todoroki are friends and receiving a commenter who tells you "I like todoroki and how you draw him but imho he should be friends with Deku instead of Bakugou". Like, I didn't ask, right?

Does this mean that meta writers don't wanna engage in meta conversations with other fans at all? Do they just wanna stick to their childhood friends AU and never consider the validity of other AUs? No. Meta relies on interaction as much as writing and art does. Sometimes seeing a different take helps us see something from a perspective we've never considered before. But keep in mind: it's okay to ask, but it's not cool demand. Or to condescend. Discussions should be constructive, and polite, otherwise it's just a way of T posing on the author to point out how much smarter you think you are. Don't lecture. No one wants to see you "reminding them" of things. Don't nitpick. Don't reblog something and then tag it with opinions like "I don't like X character BUT this is interesting". Authors don't care about all your reserves for disliking a a character or a narrative. If that's your point, make your own post. Don't be a dick. Meta writers are content creators too

[animemangastuffidk]

Just had someone bombard me with links to other meta-theories saying I was wrong even though they were the one that misinterpreted my post so yeah. Thought this was important to reblog.

[animemangastuffidk]

What exactly is Dabi’s ideology/philosophy? What does he value?

He stated that he plans to make stain’s will a reality, which is to get rid of “false heroes”. He also then says that there are no “real heroes in this world” (which I like the meta aspect of) which is different from what stain thought. Unlike stain, he doesn’t believe that true heroes even exist, and thinks that all these fake ones shouldn’t either. It’s similar to what Shigaraki and the rest of the league feels, but I think Dabi has the most straightforward and “purest” form of this goal. Shigaraki has his childhood trauma and afo, and the rest of the league just wants a place to belong and fit in. Dabi is the only one who has this one clear goal he’s constantly working towards. Even though his ideals are different from stain, he holds the same fundamental idea. I think he wants to be a symbol like stain was, and his character currently is very much a “pure” representation of this idea. (Maybe that’s why hori hasn’t given him any characterization beyond that lol)

With this, I would like to look at some of Dabi’s dialogue in the most recent chapter and try to interpret it keeping his values in mind.

Looking at this line, it seems illogical and hypocritical. How are Pro Heroes “dirtier” than Villains when the Villains literally kill tons of people for far less valid reasons? I believe this is because what Dabi calls “dirty” isn’t referring to the act of killing, but the act of deception. Heroes claim themselves to be always heroic, and that their job is to save people, yet here is Hawks killing a person instead of saving them. He stabbed a man running to save his friends in the back, yet still calls himself a Hero.

This line is another one that is hypocritical. The LOV has a 17 year old and used to have a middle schooler on their side, so why is UA the only one that’s pathetic? The answer lies in deception again. Toga and Mustard came to the LOV knowing the consequences and fully prepared as to what they were about to do. They sought out the league on their own terms and got exactly what they wanted/expected. Contrast that to the beginning of this arc, when Kaminari was terrified and had no idea what was going on. The students were not told why they were there or who/what exactly they were up against, and what kind of war they were fighting. In Dabi’s eyes, the students just wanted to be heroes, and the authorities are using them for their own political agenda. That could be why Dabi says to Shoto “it’s sad” because the students are being tricked into becoming “false heroes” by using their dreams of becoming a real one. Does this make Dabi right and the LOV better than the Heroes? Hell no. Dabi doesn’t care about the ethics of children being involved in villainy if that’s what they want, but he cares about the children being lied to, and manipulated into fighting a war that’s not their own.

This definitely fits into the Dabi is Touya theory, because as a kid he would’ve had to grow up with society admiring his father and calling him a “Hero” when he saw that he was the exact opposite at home. He would have seen Endeavor as a complete lie, tricking everyone into thinking he was someone worthy to be called a Hero. Endeavor is the epitome of deception for Dabi, and is the basis of his goal to get rid of the heroes.

I think Dabi plans to make Hero Society stop pretending to be something it isn’t, and make a society similar to ours where “Heroes” are allowed to be questioned and criticized instead of blindly worshiped like celebrities. He probably plans to do this by targeting the system, and changing it, instead of destroying it like Shigaraki wants to do. The two have never been on the same page but there’s obviously trust between them so it’ll interesting to see how far they’ll take their goals before they start to conflict with one another.

I also think it’s interesting that Dabi shows more regret in killing a single hero than a bunch of street thugs, whom he calls trash. I think a part of him recognizes that heroes do save a lot of people and are just doing their job. I don’t think he wants to kill every hero like stain or Shigaraki, because he knows not everyone is like his dad. What he wants is to get rid of the system that allowed his dad to get away with what he did while under the guise of “a real hero”. A system that makes kids believe that they can be heroes. Dabi is unhinged for sure, but he has a certain saneness that is different from Toga or Shigaraki, and he himself likes to make that distinction by constantly calling Toga “crazy” and completely ignoring and disregarding Shigaraki’s rants. He doesn’t enjoy killing like Toga or vents his trauma through destruction like Shigaraki, nor does he want to fit in like Spinner or Twice. From what we can gather so far, he purely wants to change society.

About Hawks, he’s been covered in lies and deception since he’s been introduced, which makes an interesting counter to Dabi. I don’t think they’re done interacting just yet, we need to know why Dabi knew hawks’ name and why he chose to yell it at that moment. We also need to know why Dabi let hawks into the LOV knowing he was a double agent. The easy answer would be childhood friends (which would be amazing) but at this point it could go either way.

In conclusion Dabi values honesty, and his lines make more sense with that in mind.

[bosbeanies-deactivated20220717]

Do you realize what this means?

I’m not saying it’s going to happen but, Hawks literally has no use to the commission anymore.

Yay! He made it out alive this time.

But y’all really think the commission is just going to let him go? They’ll KILL him. You realize how much information Hawks has on the commission? On Villians and Heroes? He could take the commission down with ONE NEWS ARTICLE. He’s the most popular hero! The most crowd loved!

I could go into detail about how Jeanist disappeared and how this could be the commissions doing... but I digress.

They’re going to kill him, and they’re going to make it look like a f*cking accident.

Open your eyes Hawks.

Before it’s too late.

[animemangastuffidk]

I don’t think the commission would just kill him, they did invest a lot of time and money on him since he was a kid. Even without a quirk, he’s very intelligent. He’s also the number 2 hero and their goal is to keep society’s faith in heroes (i still don’t believe best jeanist is actually dead). If anything, I see the commission giving Hawks a higher-up corporate position in which they can keep an eye on him. The commission is shown to trust Hawks a lot, and probably doesn’t mind Hawks possibly seeing corruption in the inner circle because in their eyes, they created him. Being truly on the inside of hero society could give the push and insight Hawks needs to finally question everything...