Black Clover Upgrades Dark Aspect of Deku and All Might's Relationship
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Black Clover!
Yūki Tabata's Black Clover takes an intriguing dynamic inMy Hero Academia where Deku repeats All Might's worst mistake to the next level.
In one of My Hero Academia's darker moments, Deku feels the same pressure as All Might once did from wielding One For All and even reacts similarly. All Might had a tendency of burdening himself with his status as the number-one hero alone, which inevitably culminated in his retirement. All Might famously chose to fight All For One by himself on two separate occasions, and although he won each time in stunning fashion, the altercations eventually led to him losing his power. For Deku, the young hero takes his role as All Might's successor to heart in chapter 319 and makes the same choice as his predecessor by leaving the safety of U.A. High to face All For One alone. He did, after all, inherit All Might's One For All, so Deku believed that only he could defeat the villain.
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Meanwhile, Black Clover has been utilizing this dynamic since chapter 204. But the strongest moment occurs in chapter 296 during the rematch against the fan-favorite character Noelle Silva and the Megicula-possessed Vanica. This battle is essentially a continuation of the fight between Noelle's mother Acier and Vanica all those years ago. Vanica, a glutton for powerful adversaries, realizes this when contending with Noelle and realizes she's only felt this excited once before — during her confrontation with Acier. Vanica remembers that Acier had fatally stabbed her and that the devil Megiculaconvinced her to run, so the possessed Dark Triad member tries to recreate the confrontation as much as possible — and,
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