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BnHA Chapter 189: The Worst at Giving Up

Previously on BnHA: Endeavor fucking died you guys. Obviously he’s not really dead (...I think), but like. He lost an eye and is all laid out on a slab of building looking in pretty bad shape. This is bad for a number of reasons. One, he is the current number one hero (and holds that position solely because of his strength, I might add), so the fact that he up and died fighting against this High Heels Noumu doesn’t exactly bode well for the rest of the world. Two, he was just starting to be redeemed, dammit. Although this might still work out for him in the long run in that regard. And three, his kids were all watching, and as conflicted as their feelings toward their father might be, this still isn’t the kind of thing any of them ever wanted to witness. With that said, it feels a bit sudden for the world to just suddenly descend into chaos, so maybe the dude will somehow make a comeback. And Hawks is still there, of course, so I guess we’ll just see what happens, huh.

Today on BnHA: The world watches as Kamino 2.0 plays out before their eyes. High Top Noumu is all “IS THIS YOUR KING?” but then Endeavor fucking leaps at him and shuts him up. Natsuo is all “what the fuck he should be dead” but Fuyu says that Endeavor has always been ridiculously stubborn about giving up. Aizawa comes running into the Heights Alliance dorms to find Shouto already watching the battle along with the other 1-A students. Hawks and the other pros evacuate the terrified crowd as the newscasters all but revel in the panic. That is, until Endeavor’s young fan from earlier calls them out and points out that Endeavor is still alive and still fighting for them. Which is true, despite the fact that he can barely move. But as All for One once said, wounded heroes are the most dangerous, and as Endeavor powers up his flames once again, Hawks steps in to lend an assist, boosting Endeavor’s speed with the help of some of his feathers as the Number One gets ready to turn the High Wire Noumu to ash.

(As always, all comments not marked with an ETA are my unspoiled reactions from my first readthrough of this chapter. I’ve read up through chapter 209 now, so any ETAs will reflect that.)

for fuck’s sake Hawks

CAN YOU READ THE ROOM HERE, KID. A MAN IS DEAD FOR GOD’S SAKE

another pro is reporting to Hawks that High Horse Noumu spewed out nine of these other Noumus in total, so they should split up and take care of the others, and also evacuate the rest of the civilians

and now the rest of the building is coming down and Hawks is glancing back in that direction, again way too casually tbh

please react more appropriately, Hawks. sincerely, the person who couldn’t stop laughing in the previous chapter

and now we’re cutting back to High Blood Pressure Noumu who’s still all “IS THERE A STRONGER HERO?” while Endeavor lies there still very much dead

and he’s looking around and something seems to have caught his attention but we’re not shown what, or at least not yet

did Endeavor get back up somehow? or Hawks showed up? or what. COME ON I wanna know dammit

and because there’s always a fucking news helicopter reporting from way too close to the scene whenever the current number one hero is fighting someone super strong and nearly dying because of it, we’re cutting to said news helicopter

motherfucker so now he’s rampaging, huh? great. that’s just great

has been.....................

SO ANYWAYS

the reporter is saying that this scene makes you remember -- “even if you don’t want to” -- the nightmare from three months ago

and yeah. it really does. and ngl I love that everyone in this universe had that exact same thought. they’re all still traumatized by it. and people were only just starting to get to the point where they could at least pretend like everything was fine, and they were moving on. but then something like this happens and it’s like, fuck, no we’re not fine. we are not fine at all

anyway, but Endeavor’s fingers are twitching! so that’s a good sign there

lol what

bruh you’re going to cauterize that wound just FYI. I assume you’re doing that intentionally to stop the bleeding, though. which is probably a smart move. but basically this is guaranteeing that the father-son resemblance is going to be closer than ever following this

anyways, I was waiting for him to pull a move like this (which is why I got so excited that I went into a crazed laughing fit). because like it or not, he is our current number one, and he wasn’t just gonna go out in some punkass way just like that. look at what All Might pushed through in order to beat All for One. Endeavor would hardly be able to call himself a shounen hero if he couldn’t do the same himself

he’s launching another fire lance at Heigh-Ho Noumu’s head, but it looks like he dodged and he said Endeavor was too slow

and he’s grabbing onto him again

oh fuck

not this shit again

fucking look at this!

HOW MANY BUILDINGS IS ENDEAVOR GONNA BE PLOWED THROUGH TODAY

also, yeah. at this rate the casualties are going to be really bad. Endeavor really needs to finish this guy off like yesterday

ahhhh we’re cutting back to Natsu and Fuyu

NATSUO IS WORRIED OMG

nothing like watching your estranged father possibly get himself killed on live television to make you realize that you want to sit down and try to work things out, huh. this family needs healing

ffff

but he can’t. that’s not what it means to be the Symbol of Peace

“a hero is somebody who brings reassurance.” I keep thinking back to this quote from Horikoshi now. so this battle is Endeavor’s turn to prove that he can inherit All Might’s mantle, at least for a little while. the people need someone they can believe in. if he beats this Noumu, their faith will be restored in a way that it hasn’t been since Kamino. but if he loses, or if he runs... it’s not just him that loses. the whole fucking world will lose whatever hope they still have left. if their heroes can’t protect them everyone will just be going around living in fear. it’ll be exactly like how it was before All Might

so yeah, Natsuo. he can’t. he’s gotta man up

Fuyu says everyone has things they just can’t accept even if they understand them

“the worst at giving up” is quite possibly the most positive spin anyone could ever put on Endeavor and his whole deal. wow. it’s both accurate and extremely forgiving, given the lengths we know this man has gone to in order to not give up in the past

but here, it just so happens to be the exact virtue that we need!

so now we’re cutting to the people screaming and running with absolutely no chill whatsoever, which is understandable. but like people are pushing and shoving in their panic to get away

this one hero guy is trying to provide some leadership and telling everyone to stay calm but he’s practically being trampled himself

eh what’s this

who the hell asked you, sentient camera

but yes. I mean, they’re not wrong

yay we’re cutting back to U.A.

there are a whole lot more people watching than there were just a few minutes ago. even Bakugou is there. and interestingly, one of the ones watching Todoroki rather than the TV

SENSEI DAD IS HERE

were you going to tell him to watch it if he wasn’t?? lol what was your game plan here exactly. just wanted to check in on him before anything else, I guess

(ETA: yeah I don’t think he really had a plan. just “shit I gotta go make sure Todoroki is okay.” and then upon finding him and seeing that he isn’t, “well shit. I don’t know what I was expecting”)

anyway Todoroki is not doing too hot

poor kid. he has SO MANY ISSUES with his dad, but one thing he never, ever anticipated was the possibility that he could ever lose like this. he wasn’t prepared for this at all

oh shit someone on TV is screaming at the camera person to stop running their mouth

yo, I really like this dude

-- oh shit, isn’t this that fan from earlier??

holy shit, I love this kid though?

like, now I’m sad that Endeavor doesn’t have his own OFA that he could pass on to this deserving young fanboy

and now the news is cutting back to the helicopter feed, and fuck if I know why they didn’t do that earlier

High Seas Noumu is flying toward the evacuation area oh shit!

but!

High Strung Noumu is looking back at Endeavor in surprise and asking if he has regeneration abilities too

lol he wishes

he is just a tired old man who’s been smashed through 13 buildings today and is in a shitton of pain right now most likely

but! he’s firing another blast at High Road Noumu nonetheless

holy fucking shit Endeavor

“worst at giving up” indeed

jesus

okay can we pause this for just a second, because I just got to thinking that Endeavor is so fucking strong. and then I thought, we already know it’s basically a given that Shouto is going to surpass him one day. and just. holy shit though. the next generation is going to be terrifying, aren’t they

anyways. go get that bread Endeavor

Endeav is frantically thinking about how to kill it now. “it’s unthinkable that I could capture it alive!”

yeah, um. please don’t tell me that had still been your game plan this entire time up till now

anyway so he keeps thinking he needs to surpass its speed and incinerate it again just like before

OH LOOK WHO IT IS

you sure took your fucking time didn’t you

so you’re gonna work together, yeah? Hawks gets him into position and Endeavor takes him out?

Hawks is thinking that no one else out there was truly even trying to surpass All Might except for Endeavor

him and two little boys who were too young and idealistic and stupid to know any better lol. and they’ll actually end up doing it, too. what a great story. someone should write a manga about that

-- oh shit

ouch

I feel like Hawks actually really admires Endeavor? but in like this lofty, devil-may-care way which is quickly becoming his trademark

(ETA: he definitely admires him. which is particularly interesting coming from someone who wasn’t even a big fan of All Might. more than anything else, it seems to be Endeavor’s tenacity that he admires. his unwillingness to give up even in a hopeless situation. which makes a lot of sense in hindsight, given what we now know about Hawks’s own situation. there’s probably a lot he can relate to there)

oh my god!

this is one of the best visual metaphors I’ve ever seen holy shit. I’m in love with this panel

just. the chasm between All Might and the rest. and the sad, hopeless Endeavor nevertheless trying his best to build a bridge across with whatever he has. even though it’s hopeless. and Hawks watching quietly in the background

fuck but I love it

oh snap you guys!!

HAWKS I CHANGED MY MIND, YOU’RE COOL

...except, damn it. you’re still suspicious. idk. I don’t know what to make of any of this to be honest. we know absolutely nothing about what’s going on still, except that High Maintenance Noumu is about to get Endeavor’s flaming fist in his face!! fuck yeah!!! I feel like all of Hawks’s wings would be incinerated and that’s probably really bad! but who cares because it’s really fucking cool lmao

(ETA: well apparently they can grow back quickly enough, so we good. thank you Hawks)

#bnha #boku no hero academia #endeavor #hawks #todoroki natsuo #todoroki fuyumi #todoroki shouto #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #makeste reads bnha #apparently horikoshi took a one week break after this chapter when it was originally published #that must have been rough #not only having to wait the extra week #but also dealing with the fandom which I expect was probably exploding at the time #with people being all 'how dare he' with regards to horikoshi giving endeavor a heroic moment #but I mean in real life heroes are far from perfect too #bad people can do good things #and people who did many bad things can choose to stop doing more of them #and it's important to show that #if people consider someone to be past the point of no return then there's no incentive for them to ever change #might as well just keep being the worst #that's why redemption arcs are important #and this one (which is still ongoing) continues to be excellent imo

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