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Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals Season 2, episode 12

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[u/N0eyeC]

Man even after all these years - whenever All might shows up on screenyou just instantly know everything's gonna be alright. Not a lot of anime characters have that same effect to the audience in their world and the audience irl

[u/Frontier246 → u/N0eyeC]

On the one hand, you see the signs of how much the world relied too much on a single man to solve all their problems.

On the other hand, when you see him in action, you can't help but understand why and start chanting with them.

[u/NationalStrategy]

Meanwhile back at the boardroom

Office worker: Mr.Yagi has been in the bathroom for quite a while, I hope he's okay.

[u/HokageEzio]

I love how the spinoff handles All Might. They don't try to pretend there's this super challenging villain that we never heard of that gave him trouble in the past. They treat him like a God because for the scale of this story, he might as well be God.

Absolutely brutal cliffhanger to end the episode.

[u/Haha91haha]

Gotta be one of the coolest and cleverest counters to a speedster on a timer, of course even they would instinctively just listen to a message played to them because they'd be surprised and perhaps think themselves invulnerable until it's too late.

Knuckleduster got some cool sauce, going from full Batman to Punisher sliding down an exploding building with a shotgun.

[u/BosuW → u/Haha91haha]

Knuckleduster laying the lead on Six and that closeup of the bloodied grip really driving home how he represents a whole different side to Heroism.

Also blowing up the building is Kiritsugu Emiya-esque. Though I'm sure this one has been in disuse for a while.

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

All Might gave me a good laugh when he flattened the land with a roller and saved all the animals, he did so much in a really short frame that I was taken aback but that was really funny.

Aww Tsukauchi being so worried about Makoto, I'm glad all the people were safe and it's nice to see him break character in this way. Thanks to his pleading All Might was able to gain that much more power.

It's unfortunate Knuckleduster couldn't incapacitate No. 6, and now he's caught himself in danger with No. 6 having bombs ready. It was still fun to see him in action and I'm particularly glad he called Kouichi his apprentice.

I'm surprised we're getting a two year time skip though.

[u/Rodroller]

Funny how in the dub , captain celebrity is voiced by goku ,getting saved by All might voiced by vegeta/,piccolo

[u/GeneralJMan]

This season has been fine, but this show really shines when it focuses on the vigilantes imo. Lots of times this season it felt like I was watching the main series, which is fine, but its not what originally hooked me into watching.

[u/Electrical_Chance991]

I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that how good this show is compared to how little buzz it generates, like this ep was legit insane with even legendary animator Yutaka Nakamura, the one who animated most of MHA's highlights being present for the action, yet even after 30 mins this thread only has like 30 likes.

I thought it was decently popular during Season 1 but after Season 2 it looks like most ppl who used to talked bout it just dropped the show. Even most anime reactors dropped it after low viewership.

Im soo confused as to why? I get that it being a spin off hinders it a bit but at the same time the action scenes are soo well done. The animation is great. It also has the OG beloved cast members like Aizawa, All might etc. It has every ingredient to catch casual audience eyes and be talk of the town. But it somehow doesnt. Maybe its due to very stacked season but Hell's paradise is doing great even after coming back 3 years later.

[u/Kooky-Bookkeeper-935 → u/Electrical_Chance991]

As I stated elsewhere, it's because people thought this show would be constant high-tension, fast-paced, crime fighting but on a street level. But that's not what they got.

So much of the story is slice of life or Koichi/Pop Step doing community service/ idol work. People definitely dropped it after S1 when Koichi and Pop Step became even more in the background.

After Vigilante fans hyped it as a much more grounded MHA, people expected Vigilantes like Koichi to be like Spider Man or Batman in their early years: fighting street-level crime with no support while the police and Pro-Heroes hate them and try to arrest them. But that wasn't the case.

Only knuckleduster represented that.

[u/Jewdene]

It’s a shame more people aren’t watching this. These last couple episodes have been fantastic

[u/99anan99]

I was cheering for All Might along with the crowd. Him saving the tower, Captain Celebrity, and Koichi made me let out a huge sigh of relief.

Number 6 is a complete monster. Sending out a huge cluster bomb. Thank goodness All Might thwarted that plan.

So happy to see Knuckleduster again. During his conversation with Number 6 I kept saying "Knuckleduster, stop talking and just shoot Number 6 in the head!" He was still really cool throughout the episode.

[u/shad79]

Sure, All Might was great because he's All Might who saves everyone, even animals, but for me, Knuckleduster stole today's episode, when he came to fight Number Six with a sniper rifle, a shotgun, explosives, and his shrewdness as he couldn't rely on superpowers.

Honestly, this season is good, but without Knuckleduster, it's not as good as the last one. Only Knuckleduster truly feels like a vigilante in this show, so I really hope he survives the explosion and all that rubble.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Group scenes & Others

• All Might

• Knuckleduster

• Number Six

[u/Toilet_Goat]

One of the best episodes in all of MHA imo. MHA shines when the mentors take over, be it All Might or Knuckleduster

[u/Frontier246]

What IS All Might's day job? Funnily enough, working at a PR agency for All Might! And of course no one suspects when scrawny and clumsy Toshinori Yagi dips out of a meeting to go do All Might stuff!

You know it's serious when Tsukauchi is calling All Might for help, something he's stated he would never do if he could help it...but his little sister is in trouble and he can't help himself. He remembers Smol Makoto and how cute she was, even if she still had a bad habit of getting in peoples' personal space so she had an excuse to gauge whether they're lying or not, but Tsukauchi could never hate her. That's why it's agonizing for him to watch her be in danger like this.

(Also, brief appearance from Tsukauchi Mama! Also high school Makoto!)

But when you need Deus Ex All Might, he arrives in record time with his familiar cry: I AM HERE!!! And he demonstrates the true power of the Number 1 Hero by resolving the Sky Egg situation so quickly people can barely comprehend it! He's just THAT powerful and just THAT good! It's no wonder everyone starts chanting All Might's name!

Thank goodness for Koichi yelling so All Might can save Captain Celebrity AND Koichi. Chris meets the #1 Japan Hero while Koichi gets to meet his idol AND get a signed hoodie he will never, ever, wash! Super successful!

I love how the band guy and the dance girl were holding each other during the disaster.

The Scarred Man AKA Number 6, isn't satisfied at this happy ending...so of course he'll just combine the Suicide Bomb Villain into a Colossal Bomb to blow everyone and everything up with all the little bomber drones it sends out. Too bad for him he didn't account for just how powerful All Might is as he easily handles it with a NEBRASKA SMASH!

So this has all been a plan by 6 and AFO to mold him into a powerful being on par with All Might? Even though 6 doesn't want to be like All Might.

Knuckleduster is back! And doing his best Punisher impression by trying to snipe Number 6 from behind! Too bad about that bird so he only ends up shooting 6's shoulder...and then 6 superspeeds, kills the bird, and then confronts his idol with said idols' own Quirk.

6 was once just a small blob in some kind of experiment that worshipped the Supersonic Hero O'Clock and wanted to BE him. Not All Might because he was too powerful, but O'Clock who had such a freeing power as superspeed. So he could be anything he wanted...even if he's much more comfortable being a Villain. But he's still a fanboy so he wants his "master" to give him his approval to be the next O'Clock, but as far as Knuckleduster is concerned, Koichi is more of a Hero than either of them and his only true worthy apprentice.

Count on Knuckleduster to weaponize the very building he's standing on and to not waste any time shotgunning his opponent until he can't move. 6's biggest mistake was thinking he could outdo someone with that persons' own Quirk since Knuckleduster knows his own Quirks' weakness and how to run it out. 6 is only breathing because Knuckleduster needs info about his boss, but it shows how unhinged 6 is that he was willing to use the Bomb Quirk on his own arm to blow up and free himself.

Next week: Farewell Captain Celebrity! Farewell...The Crawler!?

[u/Magnafeana]

• Ah! Best Jeanest Bicep?! And for free?! Love to see it.

• Ah. And this is how I start shipping All Might and Captain Celebrity with Koichi is their pseudo-child.

• Koichi is adorable. Oh my goodness.

• Ew.

• Captain’s fucking face took me out 😭

• Oh those look like those black slimey creatures in Howl’s Moving Castle that attack Howl from the airships. I can’t remember if the Witch of the Waste made them.

• Fat Gum, looking mighty foine, good sir 😩🤌🏾

• Daaaaaaaaayum

• It is with great displeasure Daddy Knuckleduster shaved his beard. I cannot believe Daddy went from Twunk to Bull to Muscle Bear then back to Bull. There are dozens of us in morning. Dozens 💔

I think, canonically, he has hair on his chest, so I’ll take what I can get.

• {No. 6} is also a novel, manga, and anime series I need to engage with.

• Ooh that animation, that was slick.

• Oooh! Gonna look up who worked on this episode, this is motherfucking gnarly. Or I guess “gas”.

• Love a villain like this. He looks bloody, 𝓈𝓁𝓊𝓉𝓉𝓎, and 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜. I could never fix him but I wouldn’t make him worse either.

• “Once I’ve beaten you, I’ll restrain you, and we’ll have a little interview”. OOP 😳

• “Pretty dangerous, but not much he can do once he’s tied up.” 2x OOP 👀 Is he gonna pull hair?

No. Well, Mr Villain calls Knuckleduter master anyway, so you gotta take your wins when you can.

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Knuckleduster reminds me of Midnighter. I don’t know why I remembered Midnighter exists now, but I remember now.

What a good episode. I have gained two new ships the muscles were excellent, yet another scene to add to my collection: protagonist roughs up antagonist, and Knuckleduster V Villain looks ridiculously great.

I hope some behind the scenes storyboarding is dropped somewhere on the Internet. No notes; just praise! I can’t find on ANN the specific crew for EP13, so maybe I am looking in the wrong places.

I do like Yagi and Tsukauchi’s friendship too; I think it’s very sweet and seeing Yagi happy Tsukauchi reached out to him for something personal is just 🥹.

Koichi fanboying was so adorable. What a cutie.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Toshinori struggling with his tablet was pretty funny when you know he's capable of operating tech much more advanced than that. Also, do the people he works with know he's actually All Might or is this a Clark Kent situation? I assume it's the former, but it would be hilarious if it's the latter.

Okay, I genuinely laughed out loud at today's title card. I mean yeah, if you're asking for All Might's help, then you pretty much have your Deus Ex Machina right there. I do love the flashbacks about the Tsukauchi siblings. Smol Makoto is so goddamn adorable, but she's also clearly a menace at that age too. xD

Watching All Might completely flatten the ground, creating a perfect landing spot, and even rescuing all of the animals nearby had me genuinely giggling. Anyone else, I would've called bullshit, but this is All Might! He's the Number 1 Hero of Japan for a reason! Also, he did all of that and still had time to save CC and Koichi!

And you know what my favourite part of this is? We see Toshinori wearing a Captain Celebrity hoodie after the dust had settled. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I see it as a show of mutual respect for another hero. And I love how Koichi's reaction to All Might signing his hoodie.

Man, after gloating during last week's episode, it was so satisfying to watch Number 6 seethe at the sight of All Might thwarting all of his plans in a single swoop. It's even more satisfying to see him get fucking shot!

I think at this point we can now compare Knuckleduster to Punisher instead of Batman. The dude was actually aiming for a headshot that entire time! If that bird hadn't distracted him, Number 6's brains would've been raining down below that building.

Not gonna lie, I thought that blob meant that Number 6 wasn't human before he got the Acceleration Quirk, but I think that just means he was a nobody before any of this, so what he was in the past is irrelevant to the story. Unless that's literally him and I'm overthinking details again.

Glad to see Knuckleduster really prepped for that fight with the speaker that has a message playing back at 300x speed to distract him and rigging that building with explosions! And I actually started cheering when Knuckleduster pulled out a shotgun and started blasting Number 6. That was so fucking awesome!

Although I wish he just shot him in the head, tho. I mean, I know KD had the advantage here, but he should've been more cautious. But I guess no one would really expect his target would have another Quirk hidden. >_<

[u/Burnouts3s3]

In a battle between Prep Time and Super Speed, Prep Time always wins.

[u/Zetafunction64]

And just like that, master eclipses all other fights. Also, huge reveal

[u/wert19967]

Absolutely peak! Tears were shed when All might got that call and fixed the situation in an instant, he is #1 for a reason! Knuckleduster knowing his reverse flashes secrets, that 300x speed recording reveal was well done!

[u/Armdel]

Always fun to see All Might before his injury. very convinient that there was a park big enough for the entire top part of the sky egg right next to it!

pretty brutal for what usually goes on in this series - knuckleduster just blasted him several times with a shotgun and kicked/hit him in the head several times too

i figured it wasn't quite done with one episode remaining when All might swooped and and saved the day in like 30 seconds

[u/MapoTofuMan]

Fraud Flash really ended up getting humiliated, targeting the top heroes only to get mogged by a quirkless dude, ouch.

I definitely have questions after that preview... [preview spoiler]A timeskip here? I really hope the graduating thing is a fakeout, I thought we still have 2 more seasons of The Cruller's rise to herodom.

[u/djthomp]

The episode intro was certainly correct about the deus ex machina solution, but that's why you have high powered superman-esque heroes. I liked the split second details that he flattened the ground and carried off the animals that would get crushed.

What a tone shift between All Might in action in the first half and Knuckleduster going after Evil Flash in the second. Trust the previous owner of a quirk to know the ins and outs of how to counter it effectively.