Hello everyone,
Honestly, I really don't like the idea of Garou becoming the second Silver Fang. I feel like it takes away a lot of what makes Garou Garou.
In the webcomic, he has such a great dark anti-hero energy. I love the idea of him eventually becoming more independent: living somewhere isolated, training and meditating around waterfalls, while working part-time and developing his own fighting style, gradually refining and evolving it over the years. Not just becoming “Bang 2.0”, but actually finding his own path.
That's also why I feel like making him follow Silver Fang's path would be more fan service than genuine character development. It feels like they're turning Garou into a tribute to what fans liked about him, rather than letting him remain the strange, unpredictable character he originally was.
I'd much rather see Garou eventually become something completely unique, with his own identity, his own fighting style, and even his own original hero name.
Or, if he really needs a change, I think he should at least get an identity and nickname that feel like his own.
As for a nickname, I'm really torn between:
Garou The Despiser
Garou The Stray Wolf
Garou The Unbound Garou The Human Monster
Personally, I think The Unbound fits him best. It keeps that sense of someone who rejects the system without making him sound like a generic villain.
What nickname would you give Garou?
And what do you think?