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allebooklover · 6 months ago

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Thoughts about future Class 1-A:

In chapter 357, Endeavor was thinking about Shouto’s future, and this image popped up. It’s his vision of what he hopes future!Todoroki’s path would be like (that he’s surrounded by friends who support him), I guess, but I think it’s Horikoshi’s way of giving us a sneak preview of what the kids future selves might be like - one possible iteration of them, anyway.

Stuff I found really interesting about this:

Shoto:

• Shoto’s hair is more ruffled and cut shorter and spikier.

• his hero costume has mostly stayed the same as his high school one, but the collar has three lines through it resembling the one he wore during the raid in the world heroes mission movie. There’s some kind of latch thing at the left side of his collar - the lines function as both aesthetic and buttons to keep the collar shut?

• his wrist gear is more compact, like exercise wrist bands instead of taking up most of his forearms. The metal bits are more sleek. The cloth provides soft protection to his wrists to prevent chafing from the metal bits? Either way it looks good on him.

• he’s got more stuff attached to his belt. Looks a little like canisters. Nice to know he’s added more rescue material to his outfit.

Deku:

• Deku’s cape is longer, and there’s a line drawn at the halfway point of the cape that sits near his waist. Implies color change or a mantle? Either way I find it pretty neat that he maintains his homage to Gran Torino while also making it his own.

• also look at the bunny ears on top of the cape, behind his neck. Looks like he’s still got his homage to All Might in his costume.

Kirishima:

• Kirishima! Silhouettes a lot better - his pant skirt has grown longer and fuller, reaching down to his ankles instead of his knees, and I think there’s some kinda fur overlay, if that white stuff is fur and not like, ragged white additional trimming attached to the overlay.

• The gear shoulder pauldrons he’s got on has changed, extending two rods behind his back like Iida’s thrusters.

• can’t tell if his hair has grown into a mullet, or if it’s still the same hairstyle he has currently. Either way it’s interesting that the shape of it is less spiky than what he’s currently sporting. The spikes I can see are shaped towards his back, much like the pauldrons. That said there’s still a little spike up top, so I guess he’s still keeping his homage to Mina. Also his hair is still dyed.

• mask thing has changed from the dinosaur skeletal structure he’s got on his face into a visor that hides the upper part of his face from view. Makes him look more intimidating, I guess?

Momo:

• Momo my love. Her outfit has changed from full back to backless, sort of like a halter top, and closes up near the waist. A good adjustment to her costume considering big stuff seems to spawn from her back. Too bad she loses the cape, it suits her.

• we don’t see her front so we can imagine anything, but I like to think she’s got an easily bared midrif so that she can produce things easier. By easily bared I mean a piece of cloth that can be opened and pinned back like a window for easier access, that functions as a pocket/hidden from villain’s view area for produced items.

• From what we see of one leg - she might’ve gotten knee length boots? Either that or it’s shading.

• either her encyclopedia has gotten smaller, or she’s got everything memorised so she doesn’t need it anymore, leaving the belt as a pocket holder of sorts.

Bakugo:

• He’s got lit dynamite fuses for his mask now. That’s surprisingly cute. Symbolizes he’s got more control over his temper?

• It’s probably just shading for shadows, but it looks like he has a buzz cut underneath the mask.

• arm blasters no longer look like grenades - they’re more cannon-like now. They look more like modern grenades.

• dude has more stuff attached to his thighs. I dunno what it is, maybe item holders like bandages? More grenade capsules? Either way it adds to the military look he’s got going on. They’re crossed too - additional representation of the X symbol on his chest.

• wait, is the mask lit fuses his own somewhat subtle homage to all Might’s spiky hair?

Iida:

• biggest change is his legs - the white bits look like cowboy chaps, and his leg engines are huger. The boots on the other hand are tighter, giving the silhouette of ‘baggy pants tucked into boots’.

• the decorations he’s got on the back of his upper body looks like the number 8. Probably not intentional since it looks like back decoration mufflers facing each other, but if it is, does that mean he’s the 8th generation of Iida’s to bear the name Ingenium?

Ochako

• boots are big. Super big. They’re the most noticeable part of her outfit in this shot.

• she keeps her gauntlets and adds a circle pouch thingie at the back of her belt - do they help her Quirk, adds onto the gauntlet, or function as a bag?

Tsuyu:

• we don’t see much of her, but she keeps her hairstyle and the back of her outfit is white.

• she’s slightly ahead of the rest - implying she’s closest to an ideal hero amongst her peers? But this is from Endeavor’s pov, so - more competent than the rest?

Misc:

• Look at Shoto. He’s closest to the camera, and his back is facing the viewer, and his position implied he’s taking a step towards his friends, who are a little ways in front of him. A glowing bright light that’s facing the camera illuminates them.

• Also not shown in the pic but there’s a line attached to that image: “so that when those kids walk that path… my past won’t stand in the way.” And before that line there’s a whole lot of stuff about the future being a path for the young. This is from endeavor’s viewpoint, so he’s the one who’s thinking those lines.

• main interpretation is that he’s determined to not let his mistakes hurt his kids, and the other kids futures. Endeavor doesn’t want his mistakes to block their way towards a brighter, better future.

• more interesting interpretation: Shoto is facing away from the viewer, towards a blinding light. If we assume that the viewer is the narrator, aka Endeavor, then one way to interpret this is Shoto stepping away from Endeavor (and his traumatic past), towards a better future in which he has people that will support him instead of tear him down. And that Endeavor views this as a good thing - the best thing Shoto can do. Considering his douchebag behavior at the beginning of the series, it’s good to see that growth.

• look at the positions of future!class 1A. Bakugo is the one closest in position to Shoto, followed by Deku. Ochako, Iida, Momo and Kirishima make up the next line. Tsuyu is slightly ahead of the rest, and I can’t tell who the next person is since we only see their legs, but I’m assuming it’s also a member of class 1A and the rest of them are out of the picture and waiting.

• Bakugo and Deku are facing forward, but have twisted their upper bodies to look back towards Shoto. They’ve got both feet planted on the ground. Are they waiting for Shoto to catch up?

• Also despite being physically closer to Shoto, Bakugo is 3/4 turned to the side and his face is in a side profile, while Deku is turned fully to the side and has a full face profile. Origin trio feels.

• Kirishima is also looking back at them - from his position and line of sight it looks like he’s either looking at Bakugo, or Shoto. Probably both. Also considering his posture—hands on hips, half turned, foot rising off the ground but not entirely as if he’s in the middle of stepping forward—he’s in the middle of taking a step towards the future like the rest of his classmates, but just like Deku and Bakugo, is looking back to make sure they (Bakugo and Shoto) are catching up. (The Kiribaku shipper part of me is screeching with joy)

• closeness indicates level of emotional connection? Same for looking back. Even in that hypothesized future, Deku shows concern for Shoto, with Bakugo (and maybe Kirishima), showing their concern as well.

• sort of hard to notice but we can see a bit of Momo’s face. She looks like she’s talking to Iida.

• Something I find really interesting is that Ochako, Tsuyu, Iida and Momo are looking and walking forward towards the light, while Kirishima is walking forward but looking back at Shoto and Bakugo, and Bakugo and Deku have paused their walk and are looking back towards Shoto. Not only does it imply that they’re way ahead in reaching the golden future they desire unimpeded, but it’s also… the ones who aren’t looking back, they trust that Shoto will catch up to them. The ones who do look back hold that same trust, and look back to confirm that he’s catching up to them. And with the way they stopped walking, they’ll wait for him to catch up to them if needed so that they can continue walking towards that desired future together. Gives me the feels.

• also look at the way they’re grouped. Ochako, Tsuyu Iida and Midoriya are close together, bc they’re friends. If read left to right, the next person we see from Ochako is Tsuyu. Even in the future they’re paired up, dawww. Momo is also talking to Iida, implying that they’ve grown closer thanks to their class representative positions. Ochako is walking alongside Iida, with Deku standing a bit behind but inbetween them, symbolizing how he brought them together. And then there’s Bakugo, who’s near the center but standing alone, only the one closest to him and on the right is Kirishima, whose posture is relaxed and waiting, symbolizing that Kirishima is Bakugo’s closest friend. And all of them are loosely grouped together, symbolizing their bonds, and since Shoto is walking up towards them, also shows that he’s a part of those bonds. It’s super cute.

#bnha meta #bnha #my ramblings #idk it’s just really fun to think about it #bnha chapter 357 #probably a look into what they could’ve been like if the war hadn’t happened I guess

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