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So we see the two areas circled on his body where he's been hit, which are his shoulder and abdomen/stomach. Those are both livable wounds, and those tendrils are not very thick, which is good.

Then we see his gauntlet on his right hand, which is IN BETWEEN THE TENDRILS, the one on his right arm WAS NOT DAMAGED and it is in a perfect place for him to lift his arm and BLAST THE SHIT OUT OF ALL FOR ONE.

That's where I drew the arrow, he has a perfect amount of space to lift his arm and attack.

This chapter has Rising in the title for a reason, and it ended like this for a reason. Horikoshi knows what he's doing, he likes to keep us on the edge of our seats.

Bakugo isn't done with this, believe me. That arm is coming up and he's sending a blast straight at fuckface, just you watch. There might be a moment of panic, but it won't last long. He's not gonna let All for One have this, and he isn't going to let him control him, either.

My main reason for that is, Deku is done. Deku has literally no more chance of fighting with his arms the way they are, so either Bakugo is taking over the fight, or Todoroki is stepping in, but I don't think that's plausible. I want Todoroki to have more time in this fight, but it wouldn't make sense. These moments have been purposely set up for Bakugo and Deku, so I'm sure it's staying on them.

So I think AfO controlling Bakugo is a no go because there is no one that could fight him right now, but there is still the possibility of the 4th OfA user's quirk making an appearance, for that we gotta hang tight and see. I still think it could be a healing quirk, but with my theory Bakugo would have to die, and he's not dying, so that's out.

I already wrote about that part in my post on his and Amajiki’s mental health issues some weeks ago. I knew it was gonna happen when the episode would come out, but really, don’t treat this scene as a funny one. It’s not something to make fun of. Bakugou is emotionally unstable, and has mental health issues that need to be taken care of. But it doesn’t make him an animal or a dangerous evil being that should be restrained and publicly humiliated like that. He’s a 15 years old boy dealing with complexes and anxiety, therefore making his behavior violent. What he needs, especially as a teen, is mental care, not being mocked and humiliated as a punishment. This moment will have consequences later, and I thank Hori for that. 

It’s not a funny moment. He’s dehumanized, treated as less than human in front of the whole society, and nobody say a thing. Even All Might just stay here and thinks Bakugou’s face is quite something, forcing the medal on him. And that’s a problem, both in the manga and in our reality. The trope of people being too emotional and angry to be rational, talked to and treated with care unfortunately participates in domestic abuse, and a lot of systemic oppression, mostly against mentally ill people and women (especially black women). Look at how Best Jeanist treats him later. 

Is that how you treat a kid you’re responsible of? Bakugou respects Best Jeanist; he doesn’t flare up and shout at him even if the man is being very rude and harsh against him. But because he saw how Bakugou behaved and was treated at UA sports festival, Best Jeanist made assumptions on him and didn’t even wait to meet and talk to him. He nominated him just because he wanted to ‘reform’ him. As adults, people of UA and Best Jeanist failed to take care of Bakugou.  Aizawa recognized it, and apologized later.

And this is no laughing matter. It will have consequences later, as Hori makes sure to show it, both metaphorically and literally with this notion of ‘being shackled by people and society’.

It’s not just competitiveness

It’s not just imitation.

It’s not just respect

This is the face of devotion.

This is not just some plain-old rivalry.

Izuku has rivalries, he has friends.

But Bakugou Katsuki is not just a rival, not just a friend, and not just a bully. Certainly, not just some childhood friend.

He is Izuku’s inspiration, the person closest to him who was put on a pedestal next to fucking All Might, Who was basically considered a god in the MHA universe before his retirement.

It’s not funny to say that Izuku’s admiration for Katsuki is just ‘Hero Worship’.

Because if Izuku 'worships’ All Might, you should damn well Fear what he will do for someone closer than All Might, for Katsuki.

All Might asked Izuku to step into his shoes in the next Symbol- hewas ready to break his bones in the tournament to win

All Might said he always saves the people within his reach - Izuku nearly killed himself to secure Kouta and save Kacchan

All Might knows Izuku’s spirit and desperation is a fearsome thing. And Katsuki is threatened by it.

Izuku trying to save Kacchan…repeatedly, at the cost of his own damn life…

How he cried like his damn soul was ripped out of his body after Kacchan was taken away.

Tell me one more time that Izuku hates Katsuki, and I’ll show you a devotion beyond words.

Now…Imagine what Izuku would do if Katsuki asked something from him.

But you know what? Katsuki is never going to do that because he is the one person who is intimately aware of everything Izuku can sacrifice in the name of devotion.

And I for one, am really thankful that Katsuki will never dare ask anything of him.

You can call it his Pride. I’ll call it his Fear.

Because the one thing Katsuki fears above everything else is 'Izuku’s Spirit’

honestly it’s really easy to label Shigaraki as a shitty villain because he’s so childish and seemingly inept (at first anyway) but i think one of the things that people overlook a lot is the fact that he’s fucking terrifying

i mean

you have Bakugo, Stain, and Overhaul, three of the most hard-ass characters in the series, and Shigaraki had them SHOOK

So anyway in conclusion

Love how these two just go straight to opening drawers and closets while there’s a stand off right next to them. They’re like cartoon thieves. I love you, Toga, Mr. Compress

Toga and Twice!! Best duo, hands down. I really headcanon the League as all keeping an eye out for Toga, even if she can protect herself just fine

From Shigaraki’s flashback. Another hideout? What’s up with all these run down buildings? This one looks like a traditional Japanese style home, with the sliding doors and walls and beams.

Absolutely no one here cares about Stain, it seems. Spinner’s on his outburst… but Twice is picking his nose? And Toga is just yawning. Harder to read Dabi’s and Compress’ expressions, but they seem to be less concern about whether the League is following Stain’s will so much as how Shigaraki will react to this blatant questioning of his authority? There’s no evidence here for that, but that’s what I’m guessing.

And here we have a great visual cue about Shigaraki’s followers! Shigaraki runs ahead, as a leader should. Compress is close behind, Toga (immediately gearing up for battle) and Twice up next. They hear trouble, they jump into action to support Shigaraki, or at least decide to battle alongside him.

Dabi, tellingly, has barely turned around, standing, just watching everyone run off. Spinner is last, but he still looks like he’s moving.

So of course the ones that get beat up the most is Toga, Twice, Mr. Compress. At this point, they’re the ones Shigaraki can depend on most.