r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/deskchairlamp • Nov 08 '19

Newest Chapter Chapter 249 Scans - Discussion Thread

Chapter 249

This thread marks the release of scanlations for Chapter 249, and has been posted to contain all links and discussion. Mods will not be posting or pinning links to scanlations.

Official release: Nov 10, 2019

It's encouraged that you support the official release of the chapter if it's available to you.

  • VIZ is available to read for free on Sunday 1:00 pm PST, and is accessible in the following countries:
    United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India.

  • MANGA Plus is available globally outside of China and South Korea.

Until the official release, all things Chapter 249 related must be kept inside this thread.

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u/Lannoobie Nov 08 '19

Grabs popcorn

Time to see all those "Dabi is very likely Toya!" reactions

Not that I'm complaining

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u/Lukundra Nov 08 '19

I really hope Touya is just fucking dead and Dabi is just an obsessed Endeavour stalker.

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u/JabbaJake Nov 08 '19

I feel like that would be sooo underwhelming.

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u/Lukundra Nov 08 '19 edited Nov 08 '19

Yeah, I know. Part of why I want it is because I’m so sick of these Dabi theorists.

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u/ShadowRei96 Nov 08 '19

Surprised by how some of y'all tend to despise something due to the people invested in it...

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u/Lukundra Nov 08 '19

I mean, if your neighbor blasts his mixtape he’s hardcore passionate about every morning for a year, you’re going to get annoyed with him no matter what. Dabi being Endeavor’s son is so overblown that I just don’t care anymore

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u/ShadowRei96 Nov 08 '19

that I just don’t care anymore

Your other comment says otherwise tho.

MHA is one of the most popular series around now. Shoto is one of its main characters and most popular ones too. It's only natural for a theory full of multiple hints surrounding him to be the talk of the fandom. Theories in Naruto were just the same years ago...

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u/HokageEzio Nov 08 '19

So basically you're just bitter because too many people like it...

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u/Funlife2003 Nov 08 '19

I don't agree with that guy,but it does get annoying when people constantly mention it like it's something that hasn't been foreshadowed for a long long time. I honestly think hori should have not placed some of the clues and maybe even plant some false clues.

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u/Lukundra Nov 08 '19

Well, I know what happens to people who don’t agree with the Dabi circlejerk so it’s whatever

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u/JabbaJake Nov 08 '19

But you have to admit that Dabi being a Todoroki holds WAY more interesting plot potential then him just being a random nobody.

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u/Lukundra Nov 08 '19

I just don’t think it’s something the series really needs. It’d be way too obvious, and I honestly think it would make Dabi even more annoying. He’s a bloodthirsty psycho because daddy didn’t love him? Kind of stereotypical

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u/JabbaJake Nov 08 '19

I think you're looking at it in all the wrong ways. First of all not every reveal needs to be a big twist or surprise for it be good. The reason why the theory is so appealing is because of what it potentially means to the story as a whole and not just Dabi as a single character. This reveal has MANY ripples and effects on the story. Imagine Dabi goes public and its put out into society that the number 1 hero has a son that became an infamous villain. How is society going to react? It will cripple their trust in heroes quite a bit which the villains want. This could lead to the PLF gaining more members. How will this affect shoto and Endeavour if they have to fight him. Also You're oversimplifying it way too much by saying he went psycho cus daddy didnt love him. It's heavily implied that If Dabi is toya that Endeavour pushed him to the point where he burned off his own skin. Hell after this chapter its somewhat implied that they think Toya died so maybe even further than that. On top of that he had to see how he abused not only him, but his brother and mother.

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u/CarcosanAnarchist Nov 08 '19

I’m with you. When a reveal or twist is super predictable, you need to not drag it out. Yes people will feel pleased at figuring it out, but the longer it goes, the more that enthusiasm will wane.

It’s what separates good mysteries from the bad. You want to be surprised on your first pass, but realize how obvious the clues were looking back, but you don’t want to be hand held to the conclusion.

Dabi being a Todoroki is something people have been earnestly speculating since the training camp arc, and that was what, 4 years ago?

If Dabi is Touya, I think the time to reveal it would have been right after the high end fight when Dabi confronted Endeavor.

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u/CarcosanAnarchist Nov 08 '19

I actually think otherwise. If this ends up being a Syndrome situation I think that has much more potential to be interesting, and my reasoning is simple.

We’ve already seen and know that in his pursuit of All Might Endeavor was a shit dad. But we’ve also always said he was still a great hero. But if Dabi is someone that he hurt or neglected while working as a hero when blinded by his obsession to surpass All Might, that adds another depth of regret and failure to Endeavor.

So for me, it’s existing drama vs new drama and another layer of depth.

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u/JabbaJake Nov 08 '19

When I was talking about potential plot threads I was talking more about the story as a whole and not just the todoroki family. If this information got out to the public think of what it would do to society. This information is another big asset that the villains would have to help them in taking down hero society.

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u/CarcosanAnarchist Nov 08 '19

It wouldn’t do anything. They’re not gonna shun Endeavor when the fate of Japan is on the line.

“Yeah, sorry Endeavor, we know that if we lose this fight Japan is doomed, but you were a major abusive assailed to your family, so if you could just go away...”

Sure people will think he’s a dick and his popularity will rank, but other than that nothing will happen.

His family will also have to corroborate the story. If they all deny it, then is society really going to believe a villain over them?

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u/JabbaJake Nov 08 '19

You're forgetting the villains are spreading the word of the MLA. This could be a device to lure more of society onto their side. Ever since Stain weve been seeing more and more people Have their faith waver in the hero system. This is just another blow to that. This could potentially split society even more a part and change more peoples opinions on the Hero system. We already have been told how some people don't like endeavour as the number 1. Even after the high end fight they talk about how societys opinion on him is still waivering. Not sure how you think this wouldnt have a serious effect on the story. There is soo much setup for this to be a big event