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It’s satisfying to see a villain cower in fear after being aggressively aggressive for so long. The plan seems to be working, as Deku can isolate all the different lingering souls found in “The Great War” for both offensive and defensive purposes. He showed incredible creativity and worked around the strengths of Shigaraki, who has now regressed literally and figuratively. The show emphasizes that Deku is able to exploit these quirks so creatively because he has a deep respect for them. Deku didn’t have a quirk for most of his life, but he was always fascinated by them and always trying to find new ways to exploit them. Now, he is putting this method into practice to the point where he believes in his quirk even more than previous quirk holders, much like the successor who gave Deku the Smokescreen Quirk.
We all know that handing over all previous One For All successors to Shigaraki was not an easy task. I’m surprised it happened so quickly because part of me expected them to actually need to throw in one at a time, but I can also understand why this would affect the pacing. Plus, it makes no sense, as Shigaraki will soon learn, and the longer the fight drags on, the harder it will be for them to continue. They tested the theory and tried their best, but Nana was the only one who couldn’t get through. This makes sense since she still needs closure. I don’t think it’s a narrative coincidence that she was the only person left by Deku’s side as he was so deep into Shigaraki’s subconscious that his childhood began with his family trauma manifesting as his villain origin story.
We already know what led Shigaraki down this path, as we’ve seen in previous stories. However, I’m curious what Nana will add as someone who sees it all. For some time she has expressed feeling guilty and responsible for everything, but she has never been able to do anything directly because she is basically a lingering ghost at this point. Now Deku inadvertently brings her face to face with the sins of her past. Even if you think Nana’s actions were justified in that she was trying to protect her son from All For One, that doesn’t change the fact that the hatred her actions generated was delivered to one of the most dangerous villains of all time. This setup is also important because this will ultimately be the emotional climax of Tokuhisa and Shigaraki’s relationship. Even in this episode, Deku keeps getting asked what he’s going to do when he gets to Shigaraki, and he doesn’t know; he just wants to know, and I think he’ll answer once he gets the full picture.
This episode also does a great job of showing the desperation everyone feels. Everyone is more or less safe, all the other villains are taken care of, but no one is happy. Everyone watched as Deku tore his body apart and threw it everywhere for them, the situation must have looked horrific to them. My favorite part was actually when Denki was talking to Momo about how worried he was about whether Deku would make it out of the situation safely, talking about whether that worry meant he had no faith in Deku at all. I think that sums up how everyone is feeling right now: they want to be hopeful, but it’s easy to feel scared about what’s going to happen next. You can be hopeful about a situation, or have faith in someone, but you can still be cautious about whether everything is going to be okay, and considering Deku is just barely hanging on during this fight, it’s time to see if he can get out of this and put those worries to rest.
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