Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Episode 4 Discussion

@KingBaller06 She’s already shady as it is, given that she works as a villain and creates more of them. So I wouldn’t be surprised if she does weird stuff. But even if the show gives off dark vibes, it’s unlikely she’d let some stranger sleep with her just like that. I’m guessing she just turns them into villains using the drug.

@XArceusX

Fairly certain he will be made into a villian.

@StallionXD Deku showed heroism without having a quirk in the first place plus he immediately got the attention of All Might, so Koichi is beat in terms of hero qualities.

@KingBaller06 She’s already shady as it is, given that she works as a villain and creates more of them. So I wouldn’t be surprised if she does weird stuff. But even if the show gives off dark vibes, it’s unlikely she’d let some stranger sleep with her just like that. I’m guessing she just turns them into villains using the drug.

@KingBaller06 Except Koichi has always showed heroism, bro literally was going out at night to help random civilians in the streets just because is was what he wanted to do. He has a mid quirk that until recently he really didn't even like that much, and he hasn't gotten All Might attention because he has never met him, in that we could say that Deku was just lucky that the one moment he decided to do something All Might was there to see it. Also, Tensei saw real potential in Koichi, All Might just picked Deku because "omg u just like me fr".

@StallionXD No. All Might picked Deku because he heard his story and saw that despite the fact he doesn't have a quirk, he ran in when the other heroes were cowering and everybody else was crying out for All Might. Deku is the reason that All Might pushed past his limits and took care of the sludge villain. Without Deku, Kacchan dies in that episode because All Might would just be standing in the crowd.

At the end of the day, what defines a hero according to All Might, the Number 1 Hero, is when one's body moves before they can think.

Koichi is a 19 year old who has a quirk and has found a way to use it to help others without fighting. Deku was a quirkless 15 YEAR OLD BOY and hoping that one day he would be a late bloomer.

So no, Koichi isn't a greater hero than Deku in terms of pure heroism.

@KingBaller06 Koichi has a quirk, Deku is extremely lucky.
Are you mad because Koichi in 4 episodes is already a better, more likable and charming protagonist than Deku ever was?
Koichi is also a big fan of All Migh since his childhood, but had to leave behind his dreams of becoming a hero (not gonna spoil). Now a "normal" hero sees him, acknowledged him, and even becomes his "jogging buddy" (friend), but since he is not All Might, the #1 hero, you say Koichi is worst than Deku, lmao.
Deku showed heroism that 1 time (shame, Bakugo should have died honestly), Koichi does it every day, every night.
"Oh, but Koichi has a quirk" yeah, one that is only really good for escaping lol
"Oh, but Koichi has a team" yeah, a mind-broken dude and a high schooler that is also only good for escaping lol
Not gonna change my mind, Koichi is better than Deku, dude is literally an "illegal vigilante", Deku is just All Might's sugar baby.

@AnimeNerd99 I mean it makes sense that AFO is in here. At this point he's in the shadows trying to become the Symbol of Evil, and what better way than to allow villains to run amuck.

@KingBaller06
Its more like there's no reason for it other than just making him responsible for every every bad thing that's ever happened in this series, which the main series already went completely overboard with.

@Sheol01 it is marginally better considering she's a teenager lmao

@AnimeNerd99 So you're saying this would be better if this were a separate matter from AFO?

Tenya's brother got more screen time here than in the main anime!

Koichi has a point about how he’s not built to be a boxer, but in general he does need to find a way to fight. Otherwise he’s gonna just be Knuckleduster’s backup for the rest of their days (which isn’t bad, but if Knuckleduster is ever out of commission, what will Koichi do)?

So it seems that Kuin Hachisuka is working with All For One to shake up hero society from the shadows, and it seems she is also going on a date with an older gentleman and her codename is “Honey”. BRO IS SHE A PROSTITUTE?! PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS RELATED TO IDEO TRIGGER.

Knuckleduster has combat smarts to make up for not having a quirk, given how he was able to capitalize on the superpowered individual by hitting his weak point, his jaw after he tried to finish him off. For a quirkless dude, he puts in that work (which explains why Aizawa had trouble with him).
I can’t believe the Turbo Hero: Ingenium really allowed himself to get outrunned by some rando who turns into a bat, which is why it’s a good thing that Knuckleduster, Pop Step, and The Crawler were there to save the day, which is quite the contrast from Episode 2 where Aizawa had to save the group by erasing the businessman’s quirk.

I’m glad that Koichi met Tensei, because he gave Koichi the idea of reversing his acceleration rather than trying to slow down given how he’s able to change directions so easily. We also got to see a younger Iida, who looks to be about 8 if I had to guess. Hopefully we can get an official number so we know for sure when this series takes place in relation to the main series.

It would have been cool if Koichi ended up working for Team Idaten, but I think Tensei has a point. Koichi has already found where he belongs, so he should stick to it.

I really hope the Vigilante characters will show up in some way in the final season, but we’ll have to wait and see!

@KingBaller06 It's not really prostitution in her case, since I don't think there's sex involved, much like with club hostesses when they do extra service for customers. In her case, it's enjo kosai, a very creepy practice that generally stops at just having the guy be a sugar daddy of sorts, though inappropriate conduct with minors in Japan is mixed as to how serious it's taken from what I hear

@holdingnothing If I'm understanding it's basically a nonphysical date in which Kuin in this case would give him a good time without anything sexual going on?

If so, I guess that's how she funds her Trigger operations.

@KingBaller06 Yeah and the possibility she drugs the guys works too, though she could just knock them out and leave with their money like the prostitute stereotype

@StallionXD Deku is a far better hero just in terms of his personality.

Things like fear don't hold him back nor has he ever hesitated despite the circumstances.

There's no BS you can spew to convince me otherwise. Koichi is nowhere close to being on Deku's level in terms of heroism. In fact, Shoto is better.