#bnha mastermind

[mantisheadofd00m]

Unsettling mastermind

Villain Deku

#my hero acedamia #villain deku #villain midoriya #bnha #bnha fanart #bnha mastermind #for the want of a nail #mastermind:strategist for hire #bnha fanfiction

[kissykalachuchi]

bakugou katsuki was born on weed day 420 and he's in love with a boy the color of weed (green midoriya izuku)

oh my bkd i figured it out

#IS THAT A WEED? #I'M CALLING HORIKOSHI #@horikoshiko whats the emergency #yes im here to report a weed #not just any weed #it's a gay weed crime #jokes on you #says horikoshi kohei creator and writer and mangaka of hit series boku no hero academia #i am the criminal mastermind of this whole bkdk weed operation #YOU!!!! i scream #the man laughed #yes kissykalachuchi thats right... bkdk is canon... i planned this from the start! #i scream from ecstacy. i have gone mad. bakudeku.... i'm addicted to it #damn that man horikoshi #he made a substance too strong for my constitution #damn you bakudeku... damn you #bkdk #bnha #happy birthday bakugou katsuki #sorry for the late greeting man lmao

[i-write-shakespeare-not-disney]

To make them love me and make it seem effortless....

Please also look at these two versions bc I love them:

#rodydeku #rody x deku #rody soul #midoriya izuku #deku #izuku mydoria #rody #bnha #mha #whm #world heroes mission #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #art #mastermind #this bridge makes me think of rody a lot

[marimeeko]

As they rebuild Japan after the war imagine if they put a statue of Kacchan where he fell into his victory pose after defeating AFO.

Now imagine it's a statue of his gremlin pose.

#bakudeku #bnha spoilers #/not serious #i dont think itd happen but wouldnt it be hilarious #you know the one hes in as AFO goes pop #like ah yes our hero #the feral teenager who harassed a multicentury mastermind villain into nonexistence #and called himself by his cutesy nickname that only his childhood bff rival bf uses regularly #surely the immortal pose of our daring hero should reflect AUDACITY of that magnitude #GREMLIN STANCE BAKUGOU GLEAMS DOWN ON PASSERSBY FOR DECADES TO COME #honestly tho there might be something to it if its the pose of him catching himself #refusing to fall until he has won #HES THE IMAGE OF VICTORY

[hotwings-incorrect-quotes]

*dabi is freaking pissed because hawks is fanboying over his father so much

so dabi, wanting hawks to stop, chooses violence and puts on fiery mustache like endeavor does*

dabi: DO YOU WANT ME TO LOOK LIKE MY FATHER KEIGO?!

dabi: KEEIIIIGOOOOO!!1!!1!!!!!1!1!!

hawks: what the...

hawks: NOO!!! UNDO THEM!!!

hawks: UNDO THEM!1!1!!

#hawks is traumatized now #dabi the evil mastermind xD #hotwings pure energy #hotwings #hotwings incorrect quotes #dabi #toya todoroki #bnha dabi #my hero academia #incorrect bnha quotes #dabi todoroki #incorrect hotwings quotes #hawks #toukei #bnha hawks #keigo takami #takami keigo #touya todoroki #todoroki touya #boku no hero memes #boku no hero academia #still f00k endeavor lol

[diableasura]

And if i say shigaraki is an inherently weaker character than touya and toga cause he got his agency completely removed from the story and was turned into a victim of circumstance whose actions were never truly his own, meanwhile touya and toga despite being victims too are also allowed to make their own choices and mistakes and therefore their impact as individual characters is felt way more and their stories end up being more compelling than shigaraki "every one of my farts was orchestrated by afo" tomura's, what then?

#i feel like horikoshi wrote himself into a corner with shigaraki after the villain arc #and was forced to backtrack and make afo the mastermind behind his entire life #with the downside of crippling shigarakis influence as an individual character in the story #i also feel this was done to make dekus task of saving him easier #whereas shoto and ochako had to go through the effort of trying to convince their villains deku only has to defeat afo to save tomura #he doesn't have to challenge shigarakis view of the world cause shigarakis view of the world was completely built by afo #and therefore never truly shigarakis own view #TLDR shigaraki is very boring as a character #bnha #shigaraki tomura

[haleigh-sloth]

Salt incoming.

Shigaraki: consistently portrayed as this sad, pitiful, barely-adult person who has hardly formed a personality outside of the influence his abuser has smothered over him for 16 years

Everyone: OMG he's so badass and independent and has his own goals and his own mindset and makes all of his decisions based on his ideals and came up with these ideas all on his own and--

Shigaraki: uncovers traumatic memories and decides that he is a human weapon and wasn't born for any other purpose than to kill and destroy, fully believing every word his abuser instilled into him since he was 5 years old

Everyone: OMG he finally overcame his trauma and stepped into his role as the leader of a revolution 😍 😍 😍

Shigaraki: remembers the pain he still very much feels from losing his family and remembers how much losing his family affected him right before he wakes up and goes on a tirade. Remembers and quotes his father's words in the middle of a literal war.

Everyone: Shigaraki rejected and moved on from his family and is just mad at society! That's what motivates him!

Shigaraki: currently so helpless in the manga that his physical characteristics are literally disappearing slowly as the story progresses

Everyone: OMG when is he going to take a stand and break out of AFO's control I'm so tired of him not being himself WHEN is he going to kick AFO's ass 🙄🙄🙄

Y'all

Maybe he's not as much of an independent thinker as y'all are wanting or expecting. Maybe, just maybe, he's never been independent a day of his life.

#this is in response to more of the #shig is the real mastermind takes #because #he's not #this isn't to erase the guilt of his crimes or anything #not that i care what he did he is still getting saved and redeemed #but it's to counter the arguments that he's this mature adult who came up with all of his current ideals on his own #i'm not saying AFO said 'hey think this and do that' #i'm saying that he is shown to be heavily influenced and warped by afo and that his destructive tendencies are literally SO present because #of the gaslighting and mnanipulating #and i hate the take that he's gonna just break out of AFO's control on his own because honey he's not #he can't #anyway #bnha #boku no hero academia #shigaraki tomura #shimura tenko

[creebaku]

I know Pride Month is over, but I thought this one a fitting first post for this new Tumblr o‘ mine, so! Happy Pride demons! 🌈🤘

#bakugou katsuki #kirishima eijirou #kiribaku #BNHA #mha #pride art #non binary Bakugou my beloved #hello I’m here to escape the evil masterminds of rich white men!

[wrensorcery]

Fanart for Mastermind!Deku, an amazing au by headinthecloudsnotcomingdown!

#art #artwork #fanart #digital art #my art #my artwork #bnha #bnha fanart #for the want of a nail #mastermind #mastermind:strategist for hire #clouds #head in the clouds #ao3 fanfic

[mantisheadofd00m]

The mastermind

@myheadinthecloudsnotcomingdown

#bnha deku #bnha fanart #deku midoriya #my hero academia #mastermind #bnha fanfiction #bnha fanfic art #villain #villain midoriya #villain deku #photoshop #for the want of a nail

[kacchanbiased]

“Bakugous villain was actually himself😞” Bakugous villain is Shigaraki. It’s ok to admit that horikoshi didn’t execute this very well you won’t die if you’re slightly critical of the media you consume

#bnha #bnha critical #bakugou katsuki #he’s really not the genius mastermind writer fans make him out to be #and that’s ok!! #but please don’t act like fans who point this out are #evil antis #we are just fans

[iingeniums]

In today’s episode of Leg Fucks Up: apparently in the anime it says that Garaki (the doctor/AfO’s right hand man) funded orphanages and medical centers “across the country” and not just around Jaku like I’d assumed

Which, suffice to say, does not bode well for Ketsu’s entire backstory at all

#gonna have to beat the ‘afo is responsible for all/most of his trauma’ allegations back with a stick with this one #i don’t want that raisin-looking mfer near any of my ocs just let them be their own fucking persons bro i’m sick of this shit #‘oh but he’s a mastermind he plans for all outcomes’ well did he plan for this *reaches into the manga and strangles him with my bare hands* #bnha #bnha season 6 #bnha oc #mha oc #oc: ketsu #legacy dot text

[connisk]

למידת מילים לפסיכומטרי דרך כתיבה

(חלק...4?)

It was a very weird reason indeed for assembling a bunch of very different people in one place. A great bulk from them wanted to kill each other.

It was a hazardous plan, and if they still had their quirks someone would have probably died.

...

Nighteye wanted to boast himself like his onscreen self did. He knew he had the prone for the dramatics but when it came to all might, nothing seemed too much.

He felt more lucid then he felt in years.

...

Hawks knew mastermind had some great pain tolerance but the fact the he could move even after braking 3/4 of his limbs was incredible and showd his remarkable endurance. this was on a new whole level. "How can you even move with so much broken bones?"

...

Nighteye couldn't stand how mastermind kept tarnishing allmight's name. He came to a halt when the very next moment he saw on screen how midoriya praised all might's name. And to think this was ones how mastermind used to behave.

...

Mastermind used to have his soul Abundant in pureness and good intentions. Gran couldn't take this.

"it was society's fault."

...

Yes, the villainy path is very lucrative, money wise. But being a hero was paying no small amounts either. Even d listers or sidekics, being on the bottom of the list ,got nice amount of cash for their work.

...

The screen tuned on and light emitted from it. The audience were shocked that this was actually happening. Izuku didn't like it. He had this terrible feeling that what they were about to watch was going to be something terrible.

The screen showd young izuku crying.

"I knew it!" He thought

...

"Wait until I gave the omen." Said the mysterious voice.

...

Mastermind killing all might was something that was embedded in the memory or the class forever. They could never forget the look of pain on allmight's face when he died.

...

"We'll give you the rest of your fare one hour after the robbery."

"deal."

He knew his reputation was too powerful for them not to follow their promise. After all everyone who tried to avoid paying him was killed by his hand Marley a month later.

....

Heros were living a very ostentatiously lives. The villains could see it well from the way UA looked and their expensive costumes.

...

The problem is not monetary. If anything he has too much money.

...

"the garments of the hero outfits are so expensive, where they're even getting the money to afford all of this." Dabi asked no one.

...

Mastermind had reached to the very summit of villainy hierarchy in less then three years.

...

Mastermind has a very distinctive way of thinking. Instead of valuing the quirk and it's possibilities, he analyze how the quirk effects it's person and surrounding and take advantage of it.

...

"I don't get what it's trying to do with this watching thing." Dabi commented. "What would it yield for him?"

"Maybe he's trying to make us all befriend each other." Shoto had this look on his face. it was most likely the beginning of a new conspiracy theory.

"Well even if they would yield to us I wouldn't consider it. They're too much of a hero hopefuls."

...

Izuku had worn an expression he seldom did. It was beautiful. It didn't matter that for shoto every face izuku did was beautiful. The point still stands.

...

Quirkless discrimination was a phenomenon that grew more and more in the past few years. It took the once normal, and turned them to the new abnormal. And people were scared of the abnormal.

Aizawa hid his face in his hands. It was all their fault.

...

There was an uproar in the theater when students realized THE mastermind was among them.

...

Hero worship was the staple of modern society in Japan.

...

Mastermind's career as a criminal was spanned on barely two years. Where the criminal activity always fluctuated before and was on the low side constantly, allmight's death had led to a sharp rise in the amount of villains roaming the streets.

It delineated the new face of society.

...

#me? writing? to learn? YeS #יש לי תחושה שחלק מהמשפטים שבורים #אבל לא נורא #העיקר הכוונה של המילה #bnha #mha #mastermind #mastermind:roa #mastermind:sfh #watching the show #fanfic #practice #it was society's fault #זה חצי נשמע כמו קראק #crack #izuku midoriya #shoto todoroiki #sir nighteye #that just practice

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Watching a series about how cult leaders are made and again I'm in awe of how Tomura had everything laid down for him to become one.

He kinda was during the Paranormal Liberation Front bit, but he really didn't care about them 😭

It's impressive how many times he chose to be honest with the members of the League. He was not trying to manipulate them, he was not trying to mastermind anything ill intended with them??? He never tried to use AFO's name to give himself more importance, which is wild. You're the heir of the king of the underworld, but you use it as an excuse for others to bow down to him. Sure, you call yourself the king, but that's because you will do it by "your own merits"???

There's even a moment in MVA when Compress is soooooo worried over Tomura's wellbeing that he uses Tomura's identities as leverage to force Doc Garaki to help them!!! Crazy crazy, Mr. Compress goes "HE CAN'T DIE HE'S AFO'S SPECIAL BOY RIGHT? YOU MUST HELP HIM". It's so clear that Mr. Compress didn't care about the AFO bit, but he knew Garaki cared and Compress would do anything to keep Tomura protected.

I'm just saying!!

He could have taken advantage of them, but the most Tomura did was break them free and told them to cause havoc. He never encouraged them to not be friends, to distrust each other or to only pay attention to him. He never encouraged them to compete to be closer to him. There weren't any ranks beside him as the boss and even then he'd go beside them to war, he'd fight next to them, he would listen to their complaints and change what he could to accommodate their demands.

Right from the start, Tomura never saw them as his slaves (like AFO) or soldiers (like Redestro). He did call them pawns in a game once at the start. The difference with Overhaul is that Tomura saw himself also as a pawn and he saw the League as important characters. That's his team. He won't plan for them to die or sacrifice themselves. He plans for them to succeed! He plans on making their dreams come true, not just his. He won't put his own goals over theirs, he won't destroy what they like, he won't cut down their freedom.

Tomura explicitly opposed the cult-like systems of bnha. He called Redestro a coward for letting his people fight for him while he watched from afar. Tomura challenged Overhaul over the importance of their "subordinates", making clear that he didn't consider the League of Villains disposable or even replaceable. While AFO took over his body he would only talk about himself over and over, but whenever Tomura broke through and as soon as he was back in control, he talked about his friends and the League. Even through the possession and the fighting and the pain, they were in his mind.

He was thinking of them.

Tomura was a brat. He would throw tantrums and call himself the king and give orders and arrange plans without them. The difference is that Tomura never tried to step over the League of Villains. He didn't care if Spinner had a weak quirk, he was a valuable member as the rest. He didn't punish Twice for bringing Overhaul to them, instead gave him a chance to make it up because he knew that Twice was feeling bad about it. Tomura allowed Dabi to come and go as he pleased, trusting him even if Dabi never had a good recruited lol. He'd call Toga a brat, but he'd defend her too and he'd answer to her whenever she questioned him. He spared an entire cult system for Compress and his sushi. He terrorized Overhaul to avenge Magne.

Tomura never snapped at any of them beyond their introductions. Even when they'd sometimes threaten him physically. Even then.

He had everything to be a crazy cult leader who promised the ending of times, a free world and whatever. He talked a lot of bullshit, said a lot of true things, but he was human about it, sincere.

He never lied to the heroes either, did he? Never said something he didn't believe in. Never hide his hatred or resentment. Tomura never pretended to be someone he was not, unlike AFO.

I think about all of this when people ask if Tomura can be saved. I think about how his circumstances were the worst imaginable, about the weight of the grooming, abuse and the brainwashing he had to survive. I think of 21 consecutive years of hell on Earth, but somehow he isn't as cruel as others. He can be, he showed us as much. He has done terrible things just because he wanted, not 'cause he was told to or manipulated into doing it. If he wanted, he could be as cruel as AFO.

And yet.

And yet.

#bnha #mha #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #league of villains #lov #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #shigaraki tomura

[fandomssaremysoul]

I have decided to make a MHA, Izuku Midoriya centric, fanfiction 101 recommendations, list.

I am but a basic bitch of nerds, but I have opinions and I WILL share them bc I'm incapable of shutting the fuck up.

Anyway this is a list of fic I think any person who reads fanfiction, is a BNHA fan and likes Izuku Midoriya, should read.

(is it actually an excuse to find ppl who like the same shit i do? Maybe.)

So, this list will contain fics that are completed ONLY.

There are a lot of MHA staples that aren't finished yet, and they will get a post of their own.

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Alright disclaimers, PSA, whatever, ALWAYS and I fuckin mean ALWAYS, read the tags and trigger warnings bc I won't lie, some might get a bit dark.

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1. Complicated Creation - Elemental

Easily one of the best fics I've ever read. Great world building based on the Ghibli movie Spirited away. We love to see it. The writing and plot are both breath-taking.

It has quirkless Izuku, spirits, dragons, healing and a sprinkle of a classic trope in the MHA fandom, Dadzawa.

2. Hero Class Civil Warfare - RogueDruid

If you have been in the fandom space for at least a couple of months and have been reading fics, you have, 100% heard of RogueDruid. He has, hands down, some of the most captivating work in the whole of the internet. One of the classics, is HCCW. It has inspired a lot of other fics, which had gone the class War route (hmu if u want reccs). Incredibly well done, the EFFORT that went into this had to be astounding. There isn't a single miss.

Without spoiling too much, the class 1 A and 1 B, have a final exam. The exam in this world, is a war between villain and heros. Izuku is put into the position of the leader of the villains, the Kingpin while his rival, the Paragon, is none other than Katsuki Bakugou. We get a mastermind Izuku, characters from 1 B, that I personally never cared much for, before reading this fic and more.

3. Mastermind: Strategist for Hire by Clouds

Staying in the villain Izuku waters, I present Mastermind. A part of a series called For the want of a nail, that follows different universes in which Izuku stays quirkless. Mastermind is a personal favourite. It's the second installment of the series and has an ongoing sequel. (The series includes Viridian: the green guide, Deku? I think he's some pro, Chet Code: support strategist and two more, which aren't completed yet).

Here, Izuku stays quirkless as he loses any hope left for the hero society. He, unfortunately for the world, is stupidly smart and easily gained a fearsome reputation, for being the best strategist for hire for villains. After realizing the world sucks and he, in fact, doesn't, Izuku becomes a villain the likes héroes have never seen before.

4. The Mystery of Student No.18 by cloud_nine_and_three_quarters

Another author, that has me by the scruff of my goddamm neck. Went for my throat every fuckin time. I will name the other fics later but lemme tell you about this one.

It's the second fic in the list, that has Izuku with OFA. This time though, Izuku stayed true to his self-sacrificing roots and got himself into a coma. While in his lovely sleeping beauty-esk state, OFA keeps giving him energy and thus an once of a lifetime opportunity to become a ghost. Yes you heard that right. He becomes a ghost and lightly haunts his class. The fic is golden, funny and just a little bit sad.

The other three fics, just as good as this one are Canary, Why are we here again? and Displacement.

5. Yesterday upon the stair by PitvViperOfDoom

Keeping with the ghost theme, we have the one and only YUTS. Again, world building is of the charts great. A great quirk and awesome themes with unexpected turns and plots. The gist is, Izuku can see ghosts. This story is one of the rare ones where Nana Shimura (my beloved) plays a bigger role than usual. Definitely chdck out the additional parts of the series though at that point it goes slightly into more crack waters but it's still incredible.

6. [Content] by Teobot

Taking a sharp turn into morally grey vigilante route, we get this great first part of an incredible ongoing series. There are two parts done and the wait is always worth it.

7. Assignment: Personality Swap by BelleAmant

First I wanted to recc their vigilante Izuku fic (Vigil, Ante and their vigilante antics) but I must admit, while a classic, it hasn't been as impactful to the fandom as Personality Swap has been. Both with its incredible humor, bit of angst and quirk fuckery the whole series has been nothing but hits.

8. Another form of power by Jade_Tatsu

Veering directly back into villain Izuku, this one was a breath of fresh air. I once got tired of villain Izuku that was either forced to be a villain or was just a vigilante but darker, so I went on a search and found this. The series All for power, is a 4 part ENTIRELY COMPLETED series, about politician villain Izuku. The first part is told mostly through the eyes of Kurogiri and I swear, it's my favorite of the all.

9. How Seven (7) Dead Heroes Stopped Being Bored by ScottishSunshine

Crack inspired, but more All for one focused that Izuku, but still most things happen because of the Midoriya family so it counts. It's good and fun and an interesting read especially of you're fond of Dad for one.

10. Prodigal by writerllofllworlds

And for the end, let's get our hearts crushed just a little.

An angst filled suspected traitor AU. In my humble opinion, very few have ever truly succeeded in writing a traitor AU, nearly as good as this one. I like it in most part because Izuku goes through hell and back, and I just am like that. It's epic.

Was this list an exuse to talk about fics I like? Yes. But do i feel like everyone who like BNHA should read these?

Abso - fuckin-lutley

I consider it a crime if you don't. Also pls do add your own opinions and if you want more reccs, ask in the comments or dm me or whatever floats your boat Besties.

Kiki the nerd, signing off

#bnha #mha #fanfiction #archive of our own #I've been hyperfocused on this stupid fandom since 2019. #izuku midoriya #midoriya izuku #boku no hero #boku no hero academia #YUTS #yesterday upon the stair #Prodigal #Complicated creation #Reccs #fic reccomendations #List #Canary #Personality Swap #villain deku #vigilante deku #Hero deku #Support engineer deku #For the want of a nail #hero class civil warfare #Dadzawa #aizawa shouta #all for one #one for all #all might #I have no life I know

[yellowbluemoonshine]

Hi,

I see you finished Monster and are quite versed in Johan. Can you help me understand the depth of his character better? I feel like many people miss the point of it. Also I'd like to know why you like him so much.

Oh, there is so much to say about him but i will try to make it short as possible.

Lets Talk About Johan;

First of all, i heard his character as some 'evil' mastermind so i wasnt really interested in his character until i experience the story by myself. I wondered why this series is popular so i decided to give a chance. I tought Johan was like Afo (from Bnha) but he turn out to be a lot like Shigaraki lol.

What makes a character depth is if they are not one-dimensional, that there is a more than how they seem from surface. And Johan fits well since he is mysterious character who is seen as angel, monster, devil, basically anything but human but they end up failing to understand him because if he was so simple, police would've catch him a long time ago.

At the start of series, he seems like your usual dangerous serial killer which fits the psychological thriller theme of story. And one of the best thing in series is his connection with Tenma. A doctor saves his life and this dangerous killer starts to view him as parent figure. A killer who see no worth in life and the doctor who thinks every life is equal, especially saving Johan is the reason he starts to to be able to live his life as a real doctor. Only to learn the child whom he saved turn out to be serial killer.

Tenma feels responsible for this and goes to journey to kill Johan. During this journey, we aldo discover some hints of what made Johan the way he is. The irony is we get the hints and a lot of characters perspective of him, everyone except Johan.

Is his messages about 'the monster inside of him' serious or not? Tenma assumes Johan is enjoying this at first, then he assumes Johan has multiple personality disorder. And later when he talked with other doctor, he assumes Johan is just playing with him because thats what most serial killers do with police. This is interesting because all of those end up being wrong. Johan doesnt enjoy from killing people. Johan doesnt have DID. Johan didnt write those messages to play with them. We know this because we later learn that he is unconciously imitate the fairytale stories he read as child.

Meanwhile, he has fanclub. A lot of murderers admire Johan because they view him as destruction Buddha. Just like others, he is seen as monster but why though? Its not like he is the only killer in the world. And personally, a lot of characters are more 'evil' than him so the thing about Johan is; he treats human life as nothing. Not just other people but also himself. Thats what makes him so scary to everyone. He doesnt even do it out of joy, money, statue. He looks like the devil in human form. He spreads misery to world. (Thats why he burns library when they said "its humanity's treasure" LoL.)

To people, that is scary. When they look at Johan, his eyes, the see someone who has no identity (nameless world). They see someone who treats life like as a game. Which explains why many people are afraid of him.

Some also want to use him, such as they want him to make second Hitler and he is like 'Nope'.

I think the main reason i love Johan is that he is like a magician. He can create a beautifull illusion. He is someone who can touch people's hearths because how well he understands them. Which is why he is seen as angel when people dont know he kills people.

This is also why he can use other killers for himself. He can see their vulnerabilities. Because even a killer is still human and they might need acceptance, to be understood by someone. Johan can give it to them. And they wish they were like Johan because they think everything would be a lot easier for them to kill others, like some kind of edgy teens. They fail to understand the person they want to be is extremely miserable.

On other hand, Johan can use his skills with curing people. Such as him waking Suk's mother, he made her remember her son again. Though he does things with ulterior motives, same skills can be used for good things. He can make people happy or miserable by little things. With a little magic or just skill.

And even though he is villain, he has very relaxing voice. He is very elegant. He listens other people. This fits perfectly well with his manipulative character.

We also never know when he is sincere or not because when you think he doesnt he actually seem to care, such as when he cried for Karl. Apperantly, tears were real. He is always in his world, its so funny when you think about he is some kind of mastermind.

Also his interaction with kids is so interesting. I think he geniuely enjoys being around them. Otherwise, why would he bother to spend time with them, why would he know so much about child's rights, why would he look for picture book for a friend? This is the same guy who encourage kids to rooftop game (and the scene where he was projecting on Milos) which is messed up. It gives me chills. His nihisilism, him viewing life as game end up resulting him expressing love as twisted.

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Later, everything changes when Johan finds certain book in library. Basically, Johan's character doesnt necessarely stay same during the series. He changes his motives from unconciously imitating nameless monster stories to find actual monster who ruined his life. Even though he does messed up things, everything about his character makes sense with that scene. Johan geniuely believed that he is nameless monster. Johan geniuely believed that he doesnt exist.

Everything about him makes sense because it explains why he doesnt think death as much of it. Because if someone doesnt exist, they cant be killed. If someone doesnt exist, they cant be responsible for killings. He is detached from reality. Its not that he didnt feel. Its that he doesnt view it as real the way other people does. Because Johan isnt there. This is the tragedy of Johan's story. He doesnt have name. He doesnt have identity. He feels as he doesnt exist.

The famous 'monster' tape everyone after is about a child unable to see the difference between fairytale story and reality. 'My name is Johan. My name is Thomas. My name is Hans. My name is Otto.' He is them but he is neither of them. Johan views Anna as his half, as Anna is the real one and he is fake copy. He killed people as child, not because he is evil but because he geniuely thought that monster is coming after them. He cant even separate his own memories from Anna's. He takes all bad memories both to protect Anna and other reason is to become someone. He wanted to have identity, he wanted to live so bad but he didnt have on his own so he took it from others, just like the nameless monster.

This is also why Johan is also affected by Tenma's saving him. He probably wondered Tenma wouldnt save him, if he knew he was monster. He was kinda right because Tenma regretted his decision but he was wrong because Tenma couldnt shoot him and he saved him the second time. He showed him that he has right to live, he has right to exist, and that he has a name so he is not monster. This is why Johan can open up his worst insecurities. And they really give father-son energy and i think thats cute. I am glad that even after years Tenma visists him at hospital.

And we can guess what happened at the end thanks to Grimmer (one of the characters who deserves better), 'The monster become human at the end'. and Lunge said that if he were not a human being, he would not leave a trace, only humans leave a trace. For the first time we see Johan leave his mark. So Johan is no longer a monster, just a human. Also, his real name doesnt matter, he is Johan to us/all.

I love the messages of story. There is a monster inside all of us, but we can contain/heal it and after all, we are all human, our lives are equally valuable and stealing a person's name is the biggest crime, so having a name is very important. Story still has certain writing issues but generally, it is good story. Johan is well written character because his story is such a journey. We cant even really appreaciate the story without fully understand Johan. Every scene he is in meaningfull. And personally, i think his story is very empathic because of how tragic he is. Also sometimes he looks so funny and weird which makes him entertaining. He is such a good character.

Though you are right, anon. Many people still misinterpret the story, especially his character but anyway, there are still people who makes great analysis about him. Such as this analysis made by @cyanogoth.

Its ironic that most/some main villains have the most interesting and sempathic backstories, even though they are supposed to be 'big evil' or something but in reality, they are not really.

Anyway, he is fun to think about, i love him, lol.

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