| There's nothing more infuriating to me than when a Battle Shounen MC just lets the villain retreat or leave them badly wounded to just have him come back later on and fuck shit up again. I get that the villain might come back with their redemption arc, but most of the time it is just there to pad the series's length. |
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| it's a trope the creators love to use for some reason, don't think too much about it |
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| I feel like It's just to drag the show on. Idk |
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| They just value life I guess, all that moral stuff that makes people hate battle shounen irrationally. |
deg said: "big things comes from small beginnings" like a slippery slope or butterfly effect great evil comes from a small start thats why the classic trope of this Batman has a never kill policy but ye there is a necessary evil philosophy to counter that for the greater good then Batman should kill the Joker already to finally stop his terror but what will happen to the length of the show if that happens quickly That's why your grandparents read Batman during their youth and so will you and so will your descendants because it will never have an ending |
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| Because they suck. This is why I like HXH, Dragon Ball z, Yu Yu Hakusho etc. They kill. |
| maybe so that they can use them again later? as in MC befriends the villian |
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| To give more in depth for both the good and the bad guy and to build up hype once you know their strength. I take it as a presentation and I like it, its something that in any other medium would look ridiculous so let it be |
deg said: "big things comes from small beginnings" like a slippery slope or butterfly effect great evil comes from a small start thats why the classic trope of this Batman has a never kill policy but ye there is a necessary evil philosophy to counter that for the greater good then Batman should kill the Joker already to finally stop his terror but what will happen to the length of the show if that happens quickly and when it happens, i mean that Joker is dead, they just push the reboot button. |
| There is no reason for it other than the usual "if I do it then I'll be the same as them (villain)." It's just another overused shounen trope. |
| Because people like to see the hero from the golden heart that can never do wrong and is always kind and emphatetic towards everyone |
| Yeah I hated the fact that Aang never killed the Firelord, or that Shrek never killed the dragon. We need more violence |
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| Because killing 1 murderer = the number of murderers stays the same #deepaf |
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Judevin said: Because killing 1 murderer = the number of murderers stays the same #deepaf Our main protagonist decides to kill 2 murders 1 ≠ 2 |
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| Simple, the creators want the show to run longer, so they make these "don't kill protagonists". MHA could've ended years ago if Deku just fucking killed Shigaraki, and it's not just in Battle Shonens. In TPN, Emma makes herself this "just" "do no wrong" protagonist, and it fucking annoys me, just let the demons die. However, I think a great example of a Protagonist who doesn't kill the villain is Thorfinn. He has a reason not to kill Askeladd, which is a warrior's honor and his father's honor. Ye but it's mainly to make the show run longer. |
| I mean there are two ways you can think about it, marketing standpoint and character writing. Marketing: Violence bad + long running show = profit Character writing: sense of moral + stooping to the villain does not make you any better |
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| "Why does a Battle Shounen MC 99.99% of the time never kill?" Because teaching kids to automatically hate and try to kill their adversaries or even someone who is unsympathetic to them is kind of a dumb idea which inevitably will bite you back? |
| Well then someone will plot revenge on them and more enemies might be acquired instead of possible allies. Many times killing ain't the solution, even a random person can kill the opponent, it's pretty simple outcome which most of the time solves nothing. That being said, there are some trash who NEEDS to be killed, but then again, dying is just escaping suffering, so ultimately it's not cool as some edgy teenagers think it is. |
| "All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo |
| lol people seriously want MC to kill off characters. Shounen aren't already edgy enough to you guys? |
| I dont have any problem with killing or not only thing i hate about mc is One villain destroy mc village and kill his teacher and this brat lecturing villain i know you are good we have been through same past bla bla (mc like naruto asta) Even goku is better he is idiot but he dont do this type of shit |
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| Yeah, that sometimes kills my interest, every sane person would definitely kill a villain if possible except Batman. |
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Conceptualhero said: Yeah that's exactly why the movie was the masterpiece.It is actually why I like the Demon Slayer main character. He kills. |
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| Eren killed |
Alioune said: because general shounen target to 15 years old kids or lower, so there is a risk of emulation. 15 year old watch DBZ, Goku kills, Gohan kills, etc |
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Antipheonix said: Idk why people aren't stating the obvious. Shounen is targeted at boys and many parents wouldn't be happy with their 12 year old seeing another child kill everyone. It would like questioning film rating system albeit shounen is more vague not regulated and there are shounen where people die(some with a lot). So they're not happy with their kids watching Gohan killing Cell nor Goku killing King Piccolo |
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| Coz if they did, they wouldn't be "Battle Shounen MC". |
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| Why are people so desperate to have their main characters kill everyone? |
| I mean there are battle shonen MCs that kill JoJo, Chainsaw Man, Dragon Ball, Devilman, Demon Slayer, HxH etc. Those aren't niche titles that's a lot of notable titles if anything. At the end of the day though battle shonen titles are aimed at teens and some in the younger half of that age group. The goal can be to instill morals against violence/hate or keep the tone somewhat more light hearted by not having tons of grisly violence. You just have creators that want to keep characters around too. The idea that action shonen MCs though never kill is pretty exaggerated when you go through the list though. |
| it not true actually, they do kill sometimes (naruto killed yura, ichigo killed Ginjō Kūga, tanjiro killed many demons). some series they even kill too much like aot it just that most of them don't want to send the message of killing bakuman had arc of stealing which exactly explains the reason. |
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| it's some weird trope a lot of mangaka like to use for some weird reason, a lot of shonen anime probably don't go super dark due to the demographic, and the show would most likely get canceled if there was a bunch of bloody violence. |
| Killing is a thing "evil guys" do. So if the MC cross the line, this will make him as bad as them. |
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| characters questioning their decisions for more than a second (like a normal human being would) wouldn't make sense...how can a shounen protagonist have a thought other than "if i want to be the best i need to work harder" in their head? |
| What for to include killing?.. For realism, something like that?.. There are stories that focus on realistic journeys.. But it's also only one of the way to enjoy and write adventure.. |
| I don't know what kind of battle shounen have you been watching, because plenty of battle shounen mcs have actually killed. |
| Maybe because most shounen is for a younger audience they don't want to ruin the character for them. |
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