The following contains spoilers for Episode 2 of My Hero Academia Season 6, “Mirko, the No. 5 Hero,” now streaming onCrunchyroll.
The Paranormal Liberation War is finally underway inMy Hero Academia, but thankfully Shigaraki is still out of commission and in the process of leveling up his Quirk with Dr. Ujiko’s procedure. The Heroes have just begun their assault on the villainous conglomeration, but things at Jaku Hospital aren’t exactly going according to plan.
While Team Edge Shot waits for the signal to initiate contact with the Paranormal Liberation Front’s forces, Team Endeavor manages to locate Dr. Kyudai Garaki (aka Daruma Ujiko), or so they think. The Pro-Heroes get separated when a hoard of small fry Nemus burst from the hospital’s seams, and Mirko is left to battle alone after being separated from the group.
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Team Endeavor
Endeavor and Eraser Head’s team-up runs so smoothly at the hospital that the No.1 Hero suggests that Aizawa becomes his permanent side-kick, however, he is immediately rejected.Eraser Head’s paternal instinctswon’t allow him to abandon his students any time soon, particularly during these volatile days. Maybe when Class A has all achieved their Pro-Hero statuses, this intriguing idea can be revisited. Meanwhile, Team Endeavor’s main focus is to rid the hospital’s halls of the onslaught of Nemus and attempt to capture the real Dr. Ujiko this time, whom the No 5 Hero, Mirko, has luckily already located.
While the war rages on in the hospital, Hero sub-groups are responsible for keeping the nearby civilians safe and assisting with the evacuation procedures. One of these teams consists of Midoriya, Ochaco, Iida, Todoroki and Bakugo (who is infuriated at the fact that he is not front-and-center among all the epic action.) Deku and Ida race off to warn the local residents while poor Ochaco and Todoroki are left to deal with a highly-aggravated Bakugo. Will they remain on the sidelines of this war? Unlikely, but only time will tell.
The Nemus
As many fans are well aware, these creepy creatures are bioengineered corpses that have beenembued with several Quirks, giving them an unnatural upper hand over most superhumans. Calling them sentient might be a bit of an exaggeration as they have little to no free will (and most with a substantially limited vocabulary.) These beasts are classified as Lower, Middle, or Upper tiers, with the High-End elite at the top of the pack. While the Upper tiers have ten times more muscle power than any regular person, the High Ends have even more advanced specs with the additional ability to think independently. They have enough intelligence to identify Crust and his Quirk within the first few moments of meeting him, suggesting that these Nemus also have an internal database of information to refer to.
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These overpowered zombies each have a personality of sorts that resembles their original host body, and so Dr. Ujiko ensured to only utilize hardened criminals for his High End experimentation, to guarantee the most violent results. Thankfully,the evil doctor only hasfive High Ends in his possession due to how complicated their construction is, however, Mirko has begun to methodically disassemble them during combat.
The Rabbit Hero
Mirko is arguably the strongest bunny in history, and singlehandedly takes on four High Ends with relative ease. It is difficult to tell if her amazing Quirk or her fearless attitude is more formidable, but Mirko seems to have the situation under control nevertheless. Even when her arm is twisted beyond the point of recognition, rendered useless thanks to a Nemu’s Quirk, Mirko does not lose stride and continues attacking the High Ends, who appear to be in complete awe of her relentlessness.
The injured Hero manages to decapitate a Nemu, named Robot, using the pure grip power of her curvaceous thighs and deflects their attacks with those potent kicks. Mirko seems to bechanneling the great All Mightbecause even though her face is strewn with blood and her arm is well past the breaking point, the Rabbit Hero maintains her sinister smile without a trace of fear in her blood-splattered features.
Kaminari’s Conquest
On the other side of the war, Team Edge Shot has been given the go-ahead to begin their assault on Gunga Mountain Villa. These Heroes have also been separated into two groups whereby the front-liners possess powerful ranged Quirks, with Kaminari and Tokoyami as the only students involved here. The rest of Class A and a few other Pro-Hero make up the rear, ready and waiting to eliminate any suspicious stragglers who manage to escape the battlefield.
Cementoss quickly turns most ofthe Paranormal Liberation Front’sheadquarters to rubble with his destructive Quirk while Skeptic runs around like a headless chicken, in complete disbelief that the Heroes managed to gain the upper hand. He has been wary of Hawks but had little proof to back up his unease, and evidently had no idea that the Paranormal Front was in any immediate danger.
While Tokoyami appears quite unphased by his sudden responsibility, Kaminari is having issues with accepting his role, confessing that he only agreed to participate for fear of appearing cowardly. Ms. Midnight gives the youngster a quick pep talk, reminding him to focus on those he is trying to save, and urges him to keep his beloved close to his heart. With the beautiful Kyoka Jiro at the forefront of his mind, Kaminarigains a surge of confidenceand sprints forward, just in time to absorb the electrified enemy’s high-voltage attack and saves many from an untimely death.
Expect the Unexpected
Fans will finally get to see Team Edge Shot battle the Prarnormal Liberation Front’s lieutenants (and their subordinates) in the nextepisode ofMy Hero Academiaas the brave warriors swarm the Villa. Although they may currently outnumber their foes, Twice could easily rectify the situation with his duplicates and so Hawks will ensure to make a bee-line for his “buddy.”
Poor Jin Bubaigawara values his friendships and shows more loyalty than most villains do, and the pained look on his face is full of betrayal and sorrow. Unfortunately for Hawks, even though he has captured Twice in a feathered fortress, it appears that one of his crimson blades accidentally slices Twice’s mask open; and fans are well aware of how out of hand things can get when Bubaigawara starts splitting!
