Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia Chapter #402My Hero Academy shows that a Class 1-A student, Momo Yaoyorozu, can create devices that look a lot like atrocities War machine armor designed by Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. While its initial appearance is quite shocking, this deadly weapon actually makes a little more sense when one considers the situation they are in.
Momo Yaoyorozu is also known as Creati, a name taken from her Quirk’s ability to create almost anything she can imagine from the excess fat in her body. Momo has used this for various things throughout the series, such as disguises, tarps, and even cannons. However, what fans may never have expected was her ability to be used to create a shoulder-mounted shotgun and cannon, with the full intention of destroying the opposition in numbers. large amounts. After all, My Hero Academia’s heroes aren’t supposed to kill people, and students certainly aren’t allowed to either. However, the desperation of the situation and the nature of the enemy made the shoulder-mounted pistol the best possible choice.
Momo’s new look in My Hero Academia is an homage to the war machine
In addition to the shotgun, Momo also crafted some (admittedly crude) armor to help protect herself as well as Mei Hatsume, who is working hard trying to keep UA’s floating campus in the air. The overall effect makes Momo look like an unfinished version of Iron Man’s War Machine, with the shotgun even mounted on her left shoulder, the way War Machine is often depicted in the comics. Knowing series creator Kohei Horikoshi is a big fan of Western comics and Marvel in particular, the homage is almost certainly intentional. Momo apparently used this killer weapon to destroy Twice’s clones, which she could do because the clones weren’t actually people, and thus the “no killing” rule didn’t apply.
Tony Stark originally created the War Machine armor for his best friend Jim Rhodes, so he could take his place while Tony was paralyzed and faked his death. It was the early 1990s, and big guns were all the rage in superhero comics, as the genre tried to become “edgier” to attract new audiences. War Machine’s design takes that to heart, sporting an array of deadly weapons that Iron Man would typically shy away from. Despite the changing times, War Machine is still an important character in the Marvel Universe so the reference in this chapter of My Hero Academia is extremely interesting and has fans lamenting that they can’t see more of the defense. Momo’s majestic Hatsume defense. Characters like Todoroki, Ida, and even Aoyama had their shining moments throughout the Final War arc, but Momo (and many other female students) were left out.
Momo deserves her time to shine in My Hero Academia
In some ways, this decision makes sense; The pacing of The Last War is already quite slow, with the story divided into many different battlefields. It’s frustrating for Momo fans and other distracted students to know that while they had fun moments, they just happened off-screen. Momo’s War Machine-style look is certainly surprising, but it’s actually an excellent answer to the situation they find themselves in. Momo’s powers make her potentially one of Class 1-A’s most dangerous and dangerous students, but she rarely gets the chance to truly show off her abilities. Fans can only hope that Momo War machine Rage comes alive when this chapter of My Hero Academy was adapted into an anime.