Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Episode 6 Discussion

Why the hell did Soga go to Hachisuka alone? Was it because Pop Step and Crawler declined? Or did he not expect to be actually ambushed there? Anyway, Soga's backstory is sad which is to be expected. But after the guy nearly raped Pop Step with his buddies it's a bit hard to feel any more sympathy for him. It feels bad that Koichi seemingly forgot about it.

Stendhal is fucking crazy. He just massacres people just for some crazy ideal. And after hearing some random monologue from a random vigilante who doesn't even have a quirk he decided to completely change his identity. Stain's origin was absolutely crazy.

This episode was great. Looks like one of the characters from the OP will be finally introduced in the next episode.

Him and his buds apologizing to Pop Step in any way would be a good start. But that could potentially create a different problem if she forgives them too easily. It'd undermine the seriousness of their crime.

Huh, I guess Stendhal was Stain lol, I actually saw people spoiling that last week but chose not to say it in my post, instead I just said “Stain vibes” to not spoil anyone with my own post. Cool reveal tho, I love how we got to see Stendhal become the Stain we know in the main series, wasn’t expecting Knuckleduster to be the one to trigger the change but he sure was badass there, definitely one of his best moments so far. And lol poor Hachisuka fucked around and found out there when she made fun of Stain of all people, too bad it didn’t actually hurt her because that eye is but a socket where her bees come from.

And dammit man, why’d they have to go and make me kinda like Soga lol, I didn’t care much for his backstory but the way he resisted using the drug there before taking on Stendhal was a cool moment, such a shame he started out as such an asshole, otherwise I wouldn’t have any issues with growing to like him. But who knows, he may get fully redeemed eventually and his actions in episode 1 won’t be as big an issue, although I know someone out there that made a whole thread about Soga won’t let that get brushed under the rug lol, it’s understandable but it is a TV show, I don’t take it that seriously.

@0451 Pretty sure Soga went there because of his buds. He suspected trouble and went to make sure they'd be safe. As much of an asshole as he initially appeared to be, this episode made me like him much more, sure he tried to do a terrible thing (rather hard to forgive said thing), but that certainly didn't mean he deserved to die. I just hope we get a better redemption to his character instead of riding off of the sympathy of his backstory.

it was very good but is it a copy of Stain???


E6:8/10

I'm so glad they gave this transformation a really sinister and makabre atmosphere. Gives it so much gravitas.

But that bee-chick surviving the knife to her face? I don't know about that. Would have loved if he killed her for real with no real build-up. It kinda surprised me and would've fitted the scene.
I really don't really like her attitude, she seems so comically evil, I can't take her serious. But I guess it makes sense because she's still a teenager with no developed sense of good/evil and just rebelling against the system. I'm wondering when the big bad man pulling the strings finally shows up.

Stendhal crossing the line into something more. This is the culmination of his transformation into the person we meet later chronologically in the main series. Bee is really becoming a problem. She's sticking herself into everything going on. These experiments with different formulas for trigger are running rampant. Just as someone she drugged before is recovering she swoops in again to administer it once more. Soga with his spikes seems to have some sense of morality at least turning her down. While I still don't like him necessarily, I can see where his rotten attitude comes from. Feeling resentment to the world for people judging him harshly. He did turn down Bee when she offered more power so that's something in his favor, he's not power hungry. Stendhal meanwhile is just a psycho, dishing out his personal judgement. First with those yakuza then on the villains nearby. Slashing his way down the list Bee provided. Coming to a head against Soga himself after Bee spiked him with her, well bees. Koichi coming to Soga rescue was surprising, but he does have a strong sense of justice like a true hero. He really saved his life since their brief escape gave Knuckleduster time to arrive! An awesome exchange between him and Stendhal! Really showing that they might not be heroes but these vigilantes aren't crazed slashers like this guy. There's similarities but massive differences that set them apart. The line metaphor and crossing it was done perfectly to get that point across. Knuckleduster pulling the surprise of crossing the wire to knock Stendhal face in! I loved their fight even if it was short. They got roughed up but everyone made it out of that interaction ok.

When I first read MHA and met Stain I thought he had a reasonable perspective on things. And still I think he had some interesting criticisms that of heroes even if killing them for it is insane. Getting this backstory now it feels much more clear that he was always deluded to some degree and just as much of a sensationalist as many of the other villains from MHA. Still a great villain.

It's funny how they gave this intro on the yakuza gang at the start of the episode, only for them to get murdered in under a minute.

Stendhal really thinks that having a bigger villain bring out a smaller villain justifies his actions of leaving the bigger, his so-called "vermin," for later. Bro talks about Kouichi being evil for helping Soga live, and yet he thinks he has any right to speak when he's working with evil to slay other evil—what a hypocrite

Knuckleduster talks about masks and how a person's personality changes after wearing one and then removing it—and then we see Kouichi looking into the mirror, and All Might is there, lmao.

So Stendhal turns out to be a psycho murderer in the end, and it turns out that he's the Hero Killer Stain. We learn the reason he started killing heroes—it’s because he got his ass handed to him by none other than Knuckleduster. The dude's so messed up in the head that he did a 180° and started going after heroes instead of villains, claiming they lacked resolve.

This narcissistic piece of shit should have died in this series, but well, what can we do. And if he was going for the kill, then seriously—the eyes aren't the right place, that's where Bee Girl stores her bees, dumbass. Should've gone for the heart or something. If I read the reactions correctly, then I'm guessing Soga figured out how Kazuho feels about Kouichi.

@TheColonel76 It wasn't a spoiler because people knew simply from his behavior that it was Chizome Akaguro.

@KingBaller06 I agree that Stendhal would have gone for Kuin's head later, but if you remember what he was doing, you see the bigger picture. He was helping her with something much bigger and more dangerous involving the blood samples while she fed his ego by forcibly creating villains for him to slay. Many small-time criminals wouldn't have normally committed major crimes or wreaked havoc like they did after being given those drugs, and he knew all this.

When Soga rejected the drug, Stendhal had no right to kill him, as it was possible that Soga wouldn't stay on the evil path. Yet, Stendhal was ready to kill him—mind you, he didn't attack until Kuin forcibly gave Soga the drug. Then Stendhal said to Soga, "You have shown your true colors." Seriously, someone should tell Stendhal that Soga was just minding his own business.

As for the hero thing, I also agree that there are some questionable heroes, just like we have corrupt governments, politicians, and police in real life. But that doesn't mean we should kill them for it—instead, we should hold them accountable for their actions. If someone becomes a hero for selfish reasons like money and fame, that's still justifiable because they can only achieve those things by producing results in the field, which comes from helping people. It's not like heroes are harming anyone—in fact, they do the opposite, unlike villains.

His method wasn't wrong, but he went the wrong way about it.