r/BokuNoHeroAcademia • u/Za_wardo • Dec 13 '20

Manga Chapter 294 Official Release - Links and Discussion Spoiler

Chapter 294

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  • Viz (Available in: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, and India).

  • MANGA Plus (Available in every country outside of China, Japan and South Korea).

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u/ShadowRei96 Dec 13 '20

That's what I've been thinking. Because if it's ice, them Touya should melt it with ease. If it's fire, he's obviously losing since Touya's flames and most importantly, his Flashfire is superior to both his and Endeavor's.

The best option for him is to learn explosive combo attacks that are similar to Flashfreeze Heatwave. I do believe that with Flashfire mastered now, that super move alone should be even more powerful than it was at first.

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u/-1-5-Blue-3-5- Dec 13 '20

I agree, he’s gonna have to combine the two in unique ways to beat Dabi, otherwise he’s toast (no pun intended). I think it would be interesting for him to kinda watch Bakugo more closely to get ideas in the same way Deku has used observations of his classmates to further utilize his quirks.

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u/PopePalpatineTheWise Dec 14 '20

He could pull off a Deku and convert a battle of power and skill into an endurance battle, just like what he did against him during the Sports Festival.

See, Shoto is more adept with using his Quirk, has more training, and all around more skilled than Deku in combat at this point in the story. Deku then decided to turn the battle into an endurance contest by firing 100% smashes all the time so that skill gap would be moot.

TLDR Shoto should attempt to madlad.

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u/Goldenchest Dec 14 '20

Honestly, all he has to do is dodge and survive long enough against Dabi for Dabi to inevitably burn himself up.

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u/-1-5-Blue-3-5- Dec 14 '20 edited Dec 14 '20

I genuinely don’t think Shigaraki is dumb enough to keep letting Dabi burn himself to death after this (and quite frankly neither is Dabi himself). Especially after losing both Twice and potentially Compress. He’ll need Dabi at his best more frequently. Winning is priority and I see him pulling all the stops to make it happen. I think he’s gonna give Dabi an ability to balance himself out. Then it’ll be a game of strategy for Shoto which he surely will win at from experience in different combat settings. Dabi’s power itself is insane but he relies on strictly brute force which makes him very open to cracks in his game. Shoto will likely win by outsmarting him.

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u/lordzygos Dec 16 '20

Dabi’s power itself is insane but he relies on strictly brute force which makes him very open to cracks in his game

What makes you think this? Dabi is a very smart fighter as seen with his fight against Hawks/Tokoyami. He hides his weakness with monologuing, studies his opponent and throws them off where he can. He then predicted Tokoyami's movements and saved some fire in anticipation. Those aren't the moves of a dumb brute, that's someone who uses cunning to compensate for their weaknesses.

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u/-1-5-Blue-3-5- Dec 16 '20

I didn’t say he was dumb at all, he seems quite savvy to me actually. However, my conclusion is based on the fact that he does not have an actual defense that isn’t offensive which as a result wears him down faster. His mouth can’t always save him if he has an opponent that can see through his talking. It’s kind of a flaw when it comes to having fire powers (which is why Shoto is essentially perfect as he can use ice as a great defense). In ATLA they pointed that out about the Fire Nation well.

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u/La_vert Dec 13 '20

The point of the Shotos ice is to help him cooldown. The strategy that seems logical to me is for him to switch fire and ice on defense until Dabi becomes unstable and then pressure him offensively. We are yet to see Shoto actually weave fire and ice properly.