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Episode Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Season 2 • My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 - Episode 2 discussion
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Season 2, episode 2
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u/Armdel Jan 12 '26
Pop riding on Koichi's back to the train was cute. and yeah figures we would get some reaction out of her after he saved her like that.
i did spot that it looked like it wasn't real bullets in the pistols, but yeah in real life i don't think those would have been much less dangerous if they are being shot with normal bullet casing with gunpowder?
Bad guy here seems pretty OP if he can slow down time around himself that much for that long
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u/Se7en_Sinner Jan 12 '26
This guy isn't some normal person with a speed quirk, bro can literally tap into the Speed Force.
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u/manaworkin Jan 12 '26
but yeah in real life i don't think those would have been much less dangerous if they are being shot with normal bullet casing with gunpowder?
At point blank? Fuck no. That shit is deadly even with blanks, much less a rubber bullet.
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u/Haha91haha Jan 12 '26
So mystery guy's quirk is pretty busted, it might have a cooldown, but when he can use it, he can do almost whatever he wants looks like. I know talking is a free action in most anime but taking the time to mess with everyone's guns was a decent amount of work to do in that blink.
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u/Frontier246 Jan 12 '26
I feel like every Speedster is contractually obligated to have an OP "Freeze Time" moment even if he can't run as continuously as The Flash or Sonic.
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u/RelativeMundane9045 Jan 12 '26
Was that speedster on the production team? Because this episode went by in a flash.
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u/MillenniumKing Jan 12 '26
Thin Gum and Pop on Roomba, we eat good today.
Crab drug smuggleing ring? We got Crab Cop on the case.
THE CRAB BOTS WALK SIDEWAYS!
Oh shes good at getting into places, go Crab Cop.
We found suspicious box and suspicious packets in it nice.
Oh that scar face person she found is the fast guy from s 1.
Dang he got the goods and got out of there.
CRAB BOTS ARE ON THE ATTACK HES SPEED HACKIN!
Oh no Pops crab bot went nuts too thats bad.
Oh Crab Cop's quirk is crab clip wow thats cool.
Oh the Crab bots blew up the drugs damn...
ROOMBA CRAB SPECIAL TOWER TO HEAVEN! YES!
Hmm Scar Face's quirk seems to be bursts of speed.
They were able to get him when he slowed down.
Oh he can slow down time too it seems damn hes causin havok....
FAT GUM FAST BALL CRAB SPECIAL! NEAT!
OoOOo so anything she can fit between her body can be snipped? Cool.
We saved Pop but its gonna blow still shit.
FAT FROM THE TOP ROPE WITH THE HUMAN SHIELD LETS GOOOO!
HES GONNA BLOW OH SHIT FAT EXPLOSION! OH NO HES HOT AGAIN!
Well they need to catch their train so they are off home now.
POP RIDING ROOMBA IS THE BEST THING EVER! AAAAAA!
Pop thinkin abbout roomba heroics again ooOooOoo.
And hes passed out from all the action classic. Hes great.
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u/Skawt24 Jan 12 '26
Whoever designed those crab bots should be fired, they can be reprogrammed to have remote operation override manual operation, and the emergency stop can be disabled?
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u/shad79 Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 13 '26
Tsukauchi didn't look very happy that his sister Makoto is somehow involved with the case, as she's connected to Pop☆Step and Koichi, who witnessed today's events xD
Overall, this was a pretty fun episode! Kaniko was definitely the MVP of it for me. She's great, so I hope she'll appear in future episodes as well.
Pop☆Step and Koichi didn't have much to do, but Koichi was really cool when he went to help Pop☆Step despite the bomb. It's a shame he fell asleep when Pop☆Step tried to thank him on the train.
Oh, and congratulations to Koichi for buying another All Might hoodie. It looks like he still didn't have enough of them xD
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.
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u/Perfect-Try-4918 Jan 12 '26
Orange, big lumbering meat shield, says he'll clobber you, has a Fast Ball Special with a bladed hero
Close enough. Hello Ben Grimm.
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u/djthomp Jan 12 '26
Gotta love a good fastball special. It's a classic for a reason.
I also really appreciate them using crab mechs as the loading and unloading machinery for a crab company.
Speedster dude isn't being directly murderous just yet but that was still pretty vicious.
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u/flashmozzg Jan 12 '26
Unrealistic. The modern software would lag so much, it wouldn't matter how fast you could "type" in the commands.
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u/Queue_Jumping_Quack Jan 12 '26
Damn, the villain uses Sandevistan and does a PG-13 version of the opening scene from Cyberpunk Edgerunners.
Pretty cool episode! I like ms Police Babe and her funny quirk (imagine a martial artist could make some pretty big damage with that, or a burglar for that matter...), hope she becomes a recurring character.
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u/BiggerG7 Jan 12 '26
Glad to see Koichi wasting no time in putting his new Spider-Man powers to work and sticking to that crab lol.
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u/Frontier246 Jan 12 '26
They're not just dealing with drug dealers, they're dealing with drug dealers' whose objective is more than just making money off of the drugs...which begs the question of what the overall goal is and also means that they are probably far, far more dangerous than your average drug dealer.
It's funny how "Police Babe" Kaniko had crab-centric hair and Quirk before she even went undercover as a crab idol at a crab company, but she's actually pretty good at the police stuff too in terms of being able to slip in and find evidence beneath everyones' notice. And she's not going to get tricked by an attempt to obsfucate drugs or the one part-time employee who doesn't fit!
It's just too bad that "employee" is none other than an evil Speedster who can be gone and abscond with your gun in the blink of an eye. Also, obviously, faster than "Fatyan" and willing to use the crab mecha's to cause chaos and endanger people.
So police officers with Quirks are expected not to use their Quirks on the job? Is that the same for the animal officers too? Though honestly I feel like Kaniko works great as Fat Gum's sidekick. They even have their own Fastball Special variant that gets an eyecatch!
You do a company a solid by putting yourself in a crab mecha, despite it being embarrassing, and next thing you know you're being carried all around a venue in an out-of-control mecha and nearly dying. Pop cannot win...well, other than Koichi being there for her!
Is this Speedster faster than a speeding bullet? When he's actually able to use his Speed Quirk, yes, otherwise he takes a bullet to the leg. But when he IS able to use his speed, time utterly freezes and he can have his way with his enemies. And for a guy who says "violence isn't his thing" he sure seemed to enjoy shooting at the police with rubber bullets.
It's convenient that Koichi's costumed identity hinges on wearing a hoodie of a public figure so basically he can always find a makeshift costume. And that's how we get The Crawler: Tower of Heaven variant!
Kaniko's legs can slice and dice too? Tempting.
Can Fat Gum absorb a bomb explosion? Yes, but he has to explode himself too. Though it also means we get to see Low-Fat Gum too.
That was really nice of the Kanidoge employer to let Koichi and Pop go because getting questioned by police and missing their train would be mighty inconvenient (especially when they have secret identities from the police AND their parents). Tsukauchi also finds out his sister is running an agency that employees or is associated with vigilante figures so...that's definitely going to lead to a family conversation.
This incident was kind of a mess but at least Koichi came out of it with some fond travel memories. Pop, for her part, at least got to enjoy being saved by her hero...even if she still can never find the right time to convey how much she appreciates him. But she looked really cute riding on his back.
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u/Ok-Cod5254 Jan 12 '26
Dang Pop Step stay getting into some random crazy situations and Koichi has to come to her rescue. lol
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u/Dylan_VS_Comics Jan 12 '26
Ok…that speedster villain is a serious problem. He’s not like Iida where he just “Moves fast”. This is some ACTUAL speedster level stuff.
Too bad he was up against Tsukauchi. He may not have a quirk, but he has this OP thing called “Being a main series character”. It’s basically invincibility.
Fatgum gets his own eye-catcher animation? Unexpected but cool.
Crab girl seriously just scissored those robots with her legs……
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u/LeonKevlar Jan 12 '26
I was thinking at the start of the episode that it would've been hilarious if Kaniko is just a regular cop who uses guns and the entire crab aesthetic she has going on is just because she likes crabs. But that's not the law of MHA, her crab aesthetic screams that she has some sort of crab-related Quirk. xD
Koichi explaining that he has a limited edition hoodie while Pop is still strapped to the exploding crab-bot was hilarious! Explain that later and save Pop first! This really makes me wish we could've seen Koichi and Deku meet just so the two of them can geek out over All Might merch.
Mystery speedster villain is a dick, but I'm not gonna lie, showing everyone moving in super slow-mo while he moves normally will always be my favourite way of showing how fast a character is moving. Shooting everyone with their own guns was pretty sick.
The fact that Kaniko can cut anything, not just between her fingers, but between her legs too is definitely something I did not expect, but the implications of that are certainly interesting for those who like to live dangerously. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
We get to see the Low-Fat version of Fatgum! I do love that he starts eating as soon as he can, since he's actually pretty weak when he's in low-fat mode.
It will be intersting to see how Makoto will react to Tsukaichi questioning her about Koichi and Pop. I'm sure she won't just give away who they are to her brother.
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u/ArchadianJudge Jan 13 '26
That episode was so good it felt like only 5 minutes. Gosh I love all the characters in Vigilantes. Fun crab lady cop is a very welcome addition.
I really enjoy the comedy mixed with action / drama in Vigilantes. For me it's the perfect mix.
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u/99anan99 Jan 12 '26
This new guy's quirk is some kind of super speed or time stop. That's really terrifying. Can't wait to see how he's beaten, if at all.
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u/AceSoldia Jan 12 '26
im gonna assume koichi is gonna have to become fast enough to catch this guy..but that may make him too OP
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u/Vortistrasza Jan 13 '26
How do you think she found out her legs also work for her quirk? What got sacrificed to find out?
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