Captain Celebrity’s Going Away Party Planning!
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes S2 Ep 9 Review
Don’t you just love parties? I may not be the most social of people in real life, but I’ve grown to appreciate the value of parties. People coming together to eat, drink, and celebrate while forgetting about their problems and stress! And it looks like Captain Celebrity is planning to end his time in Japan with a great big party, courtesy of Makoto and the Narufest folks! But there might be trouble in paradise.
Captain Celebrity is Going Home Soon
It’s already Christmas in Japan, and Koichi, Pop, Makoto, CC and the other Narufest folks all get together for a nice party. I just love seeing people enjoying themselves like this! But it’s also a sign of the beginning of the end for Captain Celebrity. In Japan, that is.
If you recall, the whole reason Captain Celebrity left America is because he was dealing with a ton of lawsuits. The good news is that Makoto and his legal team discovered that most of them were just people taking advantage of him and his good-nature. What a bunch of scumbags. More importantly, though, Makoto was able to smooth things over with his wife. Even better, the Captain had found out that he’s about to become a father! Life is good!
But then a monster controlled by the Scarred Man shows up and tries to abduct the three little girls that are part of the Narufest group. He saves them, but he takes the brunt of the attack to save the girls. As a result, his popularity skyrockets! He starts trending online like crazy, all his merch sells out, everything! That inspires Makoto to turn his farewell party into a big event at the Tokyo Sky Egg, a venue capable of holding 50,000 people at once! There will be a massive stage for Pop and the others to perform, and as we see in a montage, a bunch of Pro Heroes that we know get invites!
But there’s a problem that no one realizes: the Scarred Man figured out Captain Celebrity’s weakness.
CC Has a Weakness, After All!
As CC revealed in private, the main thing about his Quirk is that it creates a barrier around him to protect himself while he’s flying. That’s why he’s not affected by bad weather. In addition, he can extend this barrier to other people to protect them, but he has a limit. Keeping those girls safe meant he had to get himself injured in the process. And the Scarred Man figured all of that out.
The one upside to all of this is that Tsukauchi and Eraser Head’s investigation into the Villain Factory gets a major break. Thanks to Knuckleduster’s intel and records that Koichi and Pop provide anonymously, they learn more about the organization. It’s also nice to know that Midnight and Eraser are willing to cover for the two using legal loopholes like citizens’ arrest. They know they mean well and do good. Hopefully, that will stick for the time being!
I Give “Farewell Party!” a 3/5
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Team-ups are a Common Thing Among Heroes
My Hero Academia S2 Ep 4 Review
When you’re a hero in a place full of heroes, team-ups happen pretty often. It’s what they do. When you’re a vigilante, and you have to team up with a licensed hero, though, things can get complicated. By this point, several pro heroes know about Koichi and Kazuho’s vigilante activities. However, since they’re relatively responsible with their Quirks and help cover places they can’t, the pros have let them do what they want. Until, that is, Koichi almost crosses a line to becoming a threat to public safety with his Quirk. And in front of Eraser Head, no less. He’s lucky that the newest experiment of the Villain Factory shows up, or he would be in huge trouble!
Koichi, Why?
In the last episode, Koichi discovered something cool about his Quirk: he can use it to fire repulsion blasts. Since that led him to break his own window, he and Pop agreed he shouldn’t do that again…is what Pop thought! In reality, Koichi keeps practicing this new move in secret until Kazuho busts him and gives him another scolding. And I’m with Pop on this one; he shouldn’t use his Quirk like that!
In the world of MHA, you need an actual license to fire Quirk-based projectiles. Heroes like Eraser Head, Midnight, and Ingenium have been willing to look the other way with the duo because of how helpful they’ve been, but this is a step too far. Koichi could end up in jail for this. Unfortunately for him, he’s forced into a solo situation where he has no choice but to use this new talent: another next-level villain shows up. And then Eraser Head.
Ever since Narufest, Eraser Head has been regularly patrolling Naruhata to find the source of Trigger, much to the dismay of the small-time crooks turned pharmacists known as the Hotta Brothers. I couldn’t resist letting out a giggle seeing him show up just to drink coffee. Either he’s really that inconsiderate, or he’s doing it just to annoy them, and I’m pretty sure it’s the latter. Fortunately, that means when this new villain, Octoid, shows up and sends Koichi running, Eraser Head is there to help.
The bad news? Not only does Aizawa see Koichi use that “shooty go blam” power, as Koichi puts it, but his own powers don’t stop Octoid. It’s all physical. Thus, their only option is to team up to take down this threat.
Another Team-up of Heroes
Having read a lot of comics growing up, I know for a fact that a team-up between street-level heroes is pretty common. In most cases, it helps them take down much larger and more powerful enemies. And seeing the four, plus that other mantis guy, Kirihito, team up to fight Octoid feels a lot like one of those comics. Unfortunately, their efforts almost end up being in vain when Octoid manages to escape from their trap. And as it turns out, Koichi’s new move isn’t that effective. All it did was make the villain angry and make Eraser Head want to bring him in. This should be an important lesson, Koichi: either get good and responsible with that move, or don’t use it.
In the end, it’s not even the group that stops Octoid. It’s the Scarred Man (or Scarred Speedster, as I call him.) We could already tell that this mystery man was dangerous and bloodthirsty, but he takes it up a notch in this episode. When Octoid cuts his face, he crashes out and almost beats the villain to death in response! That is the kind of behavior you see from an unhinged serial killer! Octoid is lucky that he’s alive to be taken to jail!
In the end, Koichi manages to walk away from his team-up with Eraser Head, with the hero deciding not to take him in. He even covers for him by saying he doesn’t know Koichi when they run into each other alongside Tsukauchi. Such is the life of a hero, though. I’m looking forward to seeing Koichi develop further as he continues to go beyond, PLUS ULTRA!!!
I Give “A Rational Man” a 3/5
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