Warning: Contains spoilers for chapter #419 of My Hero Academia.
Summary
All For One returns with a menacing new design, controlling Shigaraki's body in chapter #419. All For One silences Shigaraki's soul with one hand, reflecting Shigaraki's original design. All For One's new appearance gives him a sense of presence, projecting a real threat.
My Hero Academybiggest villain of, All for onehad an unexpected return and New character designs are scarier than ever. Although fans assumed All For One was dead when he disappeared from existence in chapter #410, the latest chapter reveals that All For One has managed to return and his new appearance It's a callback to one of Shigaraki's first designs.
In chapter #419 of My Hero Academia, All For One reveals the truth about Shigaraki's abilities, and that he orchestrated Shigaraki's tragic story. The devastating revelation causes Shigaraki's spirit to waver, eventually allowing All For One to take control of his body. All For One claims that Shigaraki's mental trauma also affected his body, leading to All For One's new haggard appearance.
That said, this chapter reveals that there is still a part of Shigaraki that is still rebelling against All For One in the form of a scream that keeps ringing in the background as All For One speaks. So, All For One formed a hand and placed it over Shigaraki's mouth to silence his screams, perfecting his brand new terrifying personality.
All For One looks scarier than ever in Shigaraki's body
My Hero Academia created by Kohei Horikoshi, chapter #419 “Design”
While All For One has always had a menacing presence in the series, he The character design even as a child leaned towards the more disturbing and macabre. Even after being reduced to a pile of scar tissue after his encounter with All Might, All For One's character design still seems to lack something but this is more than made up for by his overall charisma and intrigue. surrounding his character.
In that regard, All For One's latest design might be his best ever. His new emaciated body with His intense gaze finally matches his boundless charisma and gives him a sense of presence on the battlefield worthy of the threat he poses. All For One may have gone down miserably when readers last saw him, but his new look immediately conveys that he means business and that he's a real deal. real threat.
My Hero Academia brings back a core part of Shigaraki's original appearance
Perhaps the most interesting part of All For One's new character design is the hand-to-mouth, mirroring the many hands that Shigaraki similarly demonstrated when he was first introduced. This was a core aspect of Shigaraki's original character design, with profound implications for the character's origin and backstory.
Of course, it was later revealed that it was All For One, who gave Shigaraki the embalmed hands of his dead family members and others he killed. This was part of All For One's plan to make Shigaraki the perfect vessel for him to use and help feed his hatred. All For One's obsession with severed hands is explored in chapters #407 and #408, revealing how All For One retained Yoichi's severed hand in a similar manner.
So it's interesting that All For One chooses now Silenced Shigaraki with a hand similar to the one he gave him at first. The placement of Shigaraki's hand over his mouth is also quite special because it replaces his father's hand, which originally covered Shigaraki's entire face. This could represent All For One's grand plan, which began with manipulating Kotaro, eventually reaching its ultimate goal of allowing All For One to take full control of Shigaraki as his vessel. ta.
Overall, the return of All For One has caused mixed reactions from fans with many people thinking that this change could ruin the ending of the film. My Hero Academy. The biggest concern is that All For One's survival will negate the impact of the fight against Bakugo while also diverting attention from Shigaraki. Notwithstanding, All for one is officially back and his exciting new character design shows he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
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