#heavy kong

[rainbowfoxfox]

Heavy Kong HC

He may look scary but deep down he is a big softie

He did the tattoo himself

Drinks raw eggs first thing in the morning and late at night

He lifts cars as a workout

He shaved his eyebrows off to make him look scary

He never wears shoes

He knows where the pressure points are

Not a fan of heights

"Stay in school kids" he tells them if he catches them bunking

He sleeps with his chain around him

[gofancyninjaworld]

Blue Fire, BunBun Man & Heavy Kong databook pages translated

With the kind permission of Vibhavm.

[onepunchmiss]

I love them

[signutai]

Class-A heroes from Episode 5

[gofancyninjaworld]

The Chain of Salvation

It takes a while to think of what chapter 131′s biggest implication was.  In the webcomic, when Garou is out of gas but is still defiant, he berates the heroes present as madmen who put on the mantle of hero but can’t even save a child.

It’s powerful stuff, particularly as the only child present is the unnamed ugly brat.  We can see Garou’s point of view, even as we can also see it’s unfair: the heroes went in in the webcomic with care as they had picked up on the presence of a human child.

The Denunciation

Well, ONE has decided that he has something else to say.  In the manga, not only is the ‘can’t even save one child’ unfair, it’s objectively wrong.  The child they originally went in for, Waganma, has been saved at great risk and expense (please, I hope the convoy got safely clear of City Z before it all went up).  And Tareo? Poor, forgotten Tareo, whom no one knew or cared about?  As soon as Atomic found him, he went after him.  Child Emperor went back in to get him. Tatsumaki put herself in danger to ensure he could be saved.

no one’s coming to save you?  I think not!  The persistent efforts the heroes make for Tareo, about whom none of them knew about, says so much about who they are

The hero you see coming out of the distance, bearing to safety the stricken,  the hero you see standing over the monster they’ve slain, it’s easy to think of them as the hero.  It’s true that they’re the hero who put an end to that particular crisis, but often, they’re the hero at the end of a long chain of heroic efforts,

which may stretch far beyond what one can see.

fairly or unfairly, it’s the last hero on scene who gets the lion’s share of the kudos

Without that chain, without every single effort however brief, the conclusion would be nothing you could cheer or say thank you for. 

There’s a real tension between being ‘a’ hero, someone willing to do the right thing, however it turns out and being ‘the’ hero, the person who saves the day.   No one sets out to do anything heroic unless they hope it will make some difference, and every hero hopes to be ‘the’ hero, at least sometimes.  From the very first time we met pro-heroes, the point was made that heroes really hate being over-shadowed.

and sometimes this tension spills over into violence

The trouble is, being ‘the’ hero is guaranteed to no one, no matter how strong.  The situation might be resolved before you get there. You might arrive to find the monster has already eaten everyone. It might not be the sort of situation best suited to your abilities.  There might be just too much to do.  The only thing you’re in control of is what you choose to do, not what comes out of your efforts.

If you can’t save everyone, but you can help one person, would you?  It’s a tough question that heroes have to ask and answer for themselves. We know how inspired we are when they answer in the affirmative. Conversely we also know how sour even an emphatic victory becomes when an individual chooses not to step forward until they’re sure they can make a difference. 

being the hero of the day doesn’t mean as much when it’s bought by throwing others under the bus

Being the one guaranteed to save the day works that way in the Justice Man cartoons Garou used to watch. It sure would be nice if there was a way for one person to be enough in their world, which is what Garou tries to do by becoming the Human Monster.  If only everyone could be made to be good, then he never needs to wrestle with the problem of simply doing the right thing while not being quite enough. He can be THE HERO forever.

In the manga finale, even as he rants at them, the story will be thoroughly putting the lie to Garou’s assertions.  Not only has a child been saved.  All around them, in the dark, dozens of heroes -- many of whom have forced themselves to stand -- will be saving hundreds of people.

The Refutation

People look to heroes because all of “them” will reach a helping hand out.  Not because they wear a cape and call themselves hero.   Even from our privileged vantage point as readers, we don’t know most of these guys’ names.  Their efforts aren’t going to be more than a footnote in the annals of the catastrophe that befell City Z.  And yet, for so many individuals, each of these guys will be their hero.

It takes a lot to save a person, and every link in the chain matters, no matter how small.

[gofancyninjaworld]

Heavy Kong (@imokennpi66)

Love me some carnival-style strongman. :)  Link

[gofancyninjaworld]

Looks like someone got a promotion

First (and last) we saw him in the manga,  Bone was B Class Rank 77: 

First we meet him in the webcomic, he’s been renamed as Iron Bone and is now B Class Rank 57. 

It’s also the first time we meet Heavy Kong (37? I think) and Peach Terry (one place promotion from Rank 30).   

Sadly, they’re doing no better than they were in the manga, painfully over-faced, even as they try to ensure civilians have time to flee.