Regarding Hawks in Chap. 283...
The fan-made summary of chapter 283 stated how Mineta was questioning the morality of heroes choices, and how the focus on Hawks during these lines was āmeant toĀ prompt the reader to consider if Hawksā prior actions (murdering Twice) was morally correctā.Ā
However, more recent fan translations have shown that, rather than focusing on the morality of the heroesā choices, Mineta was wondering if they made the right ones - more specifically, whether or not everyoneāsĀ actions in this arc were in vain.
The close-up on Hawks during this speech is important though, because if it werenāt for him, this arc wouldnāt be happening in the first place.Ā
Hawks spent months with the PLF, risking his life under immense pressure to leak information to the heroes all for this day. The destruction we see in this chapter? This is what Hawks was trying his best to avoid. Not to mention that, the whole morality debate of his killing of Twice aside, the removal of Twiceās quirk was probably the greatest win the heroes have had this arc, as Twice would have destroyed everyone. Even though he was knocked out early, Hawks, out of every hero there, has put in the most work for this operation by far.
So, that raises a new question: were Hawksā efforts in vain? Is Mineta RIGHT?
Come on guys - itās Mineta. Of course he isnāt right, as we quickly find out later this chapter:
Because of Hawksā diligence, the heroes managed to intercept the PLF a month early. A full month before Shigaraki was compete. Because of him, Mirko, and Present Mic, Shigarakiās new body has been stopped is at 75%.
Each sacrifice the heroes have made has shown to have some impact in this arc. For Mirko, she managed to stop the doctor from leaving, and crack Shigarakiās tank. For Crust, he made sure Aizawaās erasure made it out of there. For Aizawa, he managed to delay Shigarakiās quirk long enough for the 75% to finally catch up with him. For Hawks, he made sure this entire operation was possible, and that the heroes actually had a chance to win.
If it werenāt for Hawks, everyone would be dead. Heās the greatest asset the heroes have had this arc. His former actions are going to be the reason why our protagonists are going to live to see another day. So no, it wonāt be completely in vain.
NOTE: these are still fan translations, and while they seem more accurate than that summary, we also canāt be exactly sure of Minetaās words until the official Viz scans come out on Sunday.Ā Also - why are we starting stupid debates over stuff that happened months ago? No. Stop. Bad Fandom. I wish I had a spray bottleā¦
