Yeah I mean it must be for intimidation and as Deku put being a Hero is about showmanship too looks badass and probably scares the fuck out of Villains, part his attire and facial hair is friggin fire fire.
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Yeah I mean it must be for intimidation and as Deku put being a Hero is about showmanship too looks badass and probably scares the fuck out of Villains, part his attire and facial hair is friggin fire fire.
Maybe he has a lex Luther silver age origin but with facial hair instead of hair on his head. That's why he hates All might and is just overcompensating
I can't wait for the episode where he steals cakes from his son's birthday to build character
Man... I bet Endeavor's hero agency don't even have to pay for the road construction either!
I'm such a loser I would make SS style hair
I'm black and usually have short hair anyway so I can pull it off
Perfect. Seeing that I can't help but imagine that Endeavor had a Bakugo-like epiphany as a child, only even more extreme as according to All Might quirks still weren't too commonplace in their generation.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
imagine how much of a liability he would be in any historical town like Kyoto
Todoroki's voice is a bit too deep, but Deku's straight up got perfect casting
I think the dub's VA for Deku understand the character more than the japanese one. The japanese voice isn't bad, but when he goes from shy Deku to mad Deku is really strange.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
Well, Endeavor is a shithead, so it matches his personality.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
I really liked the Endeavor expansion in the anime, but for a reason most of y'all didn't? It really showed what a hero who uses his Quirk as part of his body is like. The way he adapts it to suit every situation instead of using it as a super move, it is clearly as easy for him as breathing. This is what Deku is currently trying to learn how to do, so I thought it may be a neat parallel or foreshadowing.
Did we read the same thread? Seems like everyone liked it they just said he's still an abusive asshole
Teriyaki Blues
Member
I mean, same. I did see the overwhelming amount of "great Endeavor, anime! (But he's still a dick.)" posts. Just seemed to me like nobody mentioned this specific reason for liking it at all.
RedHoodedOwl
Member
It's difficult to like a character, who raped a woman, so he could've his ideal son.
SoulUnison
Banned
Is it a stretch on my part, or does Endeavor's facial flame roughly make/suggest the kanji for "fire?"
Teriyaki Blues
Member
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Ditto. I feel the same way. Just pointing out another way of looking at the anime's expansion of that character. Why they may have done it, to serve the story of Deku. Because if it is just Endeavor being "cool" because the animation team loves that character, it turns my stomach to be frank.
He doesn't have to be likeable to showcase what someone using their power as easily as breathing looks like. It was a tantalizing preview for me of what a genuinely good person (Deku) might physically be capable of in the future, that's all.
Again, I'm not defending Endeavor at all. He's an ass and he deserves to rot in an escape proof capsule on the bottom of the ocean in my opinion. I'm just giving a different opinion on why that showcase of his Quirk was interesting for me.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
Why not say so instead of quoting me and saying "but Endeavor is a dick" (paraphrasing)? That reads like disagreeing to me, and it isn't even addressing the different angle on that scene (which nobody else brought up) which is what I wanted to talk about.
Why not just say "that's an interesting way of seeing it" or "yeah" or whatever? I'm not always the best at explaining myself clearly to other people so I do tend to "tilt at windmills" if there seems to be a communication disconnection. *shrug* Internet.
Anyway. Dropped. If anyone thinks that viewpoint is cool or rewatched that scene with that in mind, PM me I guess.
Poodlestrike
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I mean, a lot of people do like the scene, for the reasons you're describing. They're hedging it with "but he's a total dick tho" because Endeavor is a TOTAL DICK and they want to make it clear that while they enjoyed the display of prowess, they do not support the man himself.
JonnyDBrit
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Really if anything, the scene with Endeavor I would suspect is kind of to highlight just how he gets away with being a dick in a world where superheroes are normalised. Because if Endeavor being a dick was something that somehow hadn't been revealed at this point in the story, then the audience would be left with the impression that most of the world of My Hero Academia has of him from instances like this - a powerful, analytical, and incredibly capable hero who gets the job done, only letting loose when necessary. Indeed, unlike Iida, Endeavor even gets that the first priority of the job is to save people - as shown by his move to catch the other hero rather than pursue the Nomu - but that merely leaves him able to better obscure his far less savoury side.
The scene is meant to be an effective showcase sans context, because that context is something most of the characters in universe do not have.
The scene is meant to be an effective showcase sans context, because that context is something most of the characters in universe do not have.
Omega Kirby
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So why was everyone terrified by the Hero Killer there at the end when his mask fell? Even Endeavor got chills
Cuz his bloodlust scary af
I guess I'm the only one that looks at endeavor and tries to figure out how the fuck his clothes work. Like is it just the sole of his shoe that are rubber and everything else is fire, so he has some weird naruto ninja sandals on? If you douse the fire on him does that mean all the glowy bits are skin underneath? He already has facial hair, but then he lights it on fire when he's in hero mode, if somebody wet it does it mean he shaved?
So many questions!
So many questions!
RedHoodedOwl
Member
No, it's because he doesn't has a nose.
Dedication Through Light
Member
KENN spoke again this week, whyd he have to get stuck as a minor character, he deserved to be one of the lead characters or even just in class. Ill miss him.
Both Todoroki's were amazing, Id love more of both, confirmed strongest and most versatile. How anyone could still dislike either one is baffling.
I love shoto todoroki.
Both Todoroki's were amazing, Id love more of both, confirmed strongest and most versatile. How anyone could still dislike either one is baffling.
I love shoto todoroki.
Novel Mike
Member
Great episode, really was surprised how well they animated the various battles and giving Endeavor a chance to show off which you don't get to see in the manga really.
God I really wish this anime wasn't going to stop after the next arc. Whenever we get season 3 its going to be so freaking amazing I just hope we don't have to wait a year for it
God I really wish this anime wasn't going to stop after the next arc. Whenever we get season 3 its going to be so freaking amazing I just hope we don't have to wait a year for it
Bounceounce
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We get action from him, just not like this.Great episode, really was surprised how well they animated the various battles and giving Endeavor a chance to show off which you don't get to see in the manga really.
God I really wish this anime wasn't going to stop after the next arc. Whenever we get season 3 its going to be so freaking amazing I just hope we don't have to wait a year for it
RoaringMdog
Member
I mean, one of them is a wife beater. But i guess his heroics make up for that, huh? He's a cool hero, but a shit person under the mask.
Ricky Ricardo
Member
Yo I had to stand up and pace when Deku and Lida did their combo ... then Lida and Shoto's combo ... then Endeavor living up to No.2 status ... the continued strangeness of the Nomu biological makeup ... Hero Killer's final stand (I finally understand the thread title) ...
There was too much. This show is simply incredible
One that I can (so far) safely and enthusiastically recommend to anyone who asks about anime.
There was too much. This show is simply incredible
One that I can (so far) safely and enthusiastically recommend to anyone who asks about anime.
DTL is a bears fan
Master Milk
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he isn't the best, but he seems pretty good
he's objectively amazing when you compare him to other shounen dads
Ooooooooh
Trojita
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That's a really low bar lol.
Poodlestrike
Banned
One thing it has going for it in terms of recommendability is that there's a TON of western comics influence in its DNA. Makes it an easy pick for people who grew up watching stuff like BTAS, though I don't know if directly comparing the two is the best play.
I mean... he hasn't actually tried to kill his wife and kids (yet, that we know of), but he's distant at best and abusive at worst. He's pretty terrible.
Master Milk
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You know who did try to kill their kid? His wife. And he had her committed to protect his kids.
He's probably a shitty husband. But I don't see anything that would make me say he's a shitty dad. I don't see him as distant. He wants to be actively involved in his favorite kid's life. His flaws to me are being overbearing with his parenting and obsessive about his work.
I don't know, I feel we don't get the full picture about how he treated her wife, honestly the show makes it really ambiguous.
Took me a second to get it
I don't know, I feel we don't get the full picture about how he treated her wife, honestly the show makes it really ambiguous.