One-Punch Man’s Most Threatening Foe Just Became a Powerful Hero

The strongest One-Punch Man villain simply turned one of many sequence’ strongest heroes. The conclusion of the Monster Association Arc additionally introduced decision to the story of Garou, the previous Hero Hunter who became probably the most harmful monster to ever threaten Earth. In the top, Garou got here again to his senses and started a means of rehabilitation that may lead him to develop into one of many Hero Association’s strongest members.

Garou’s path started as a younger boy, pissed off together with his powerlessness and trying to develop into stronger to implement his thought of justice. He joins the dojo of grasp Bang, the S-Class Rank 3 hero often called Silver Fang. After changing into his greatest pupil, Garou betrays Bang by beating up all his fellow disciples and stealing the key methods of the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist. He then makes use of his martial arts to hunt for members of the Hero Association, changing into stronger with every combat the place he dangers his life. Garou’s actions entice the eye of the Monster Association, and he’s virtually killed by its chief, Orochi. Unfortunately, this results in Garou’s awakening as a monster, gaining energy that surpasses even that of S-Class heroes. During his battle in opposition to Saitama, Garou obtained an extra power-up from the mysterious villain known as God, which turned him into Cosmic Fear Mode Garou, the primary “God-level threat” monster to ever seem. However, Saitama mounted all the pieces with a time-traveling punch, turning Garou again to his previous self and exhibiting him the error of his methods.

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In One-Punch Man chapter #170, Garou’s destiny after being defeated by Saitama is revealed. After efficiently working away from the opposite heroes (because of King’s intervention), Garou is discovered by Silver Fang, who persuades him to rehabilitate and apologize to everybody he has ever harm. Master and disciple reforge their relationship with an excellent stronger bond, and Silver Fang fingers in his resignation to the Hero Association. From now on, he will probably be Garou’s guardian and prepare him to develop into his successor, not simply as a martial arts grasp, however as a hero of the Hero Association.

Bang’s resolution makes good sense. After his lengthy battle, Garou realized that what he really needed all this time was to be a hero, not a monster. However, that is additionally assured to trigger an enormous backlash. Garou harm many heroes, and even when he by no means really killed anybody, many have been despatched to the hospital or obtained grievous accidents. Despite that, the Hero Association wants highly effective members greater than ever, after the conflict with the Monster Association confirmed all the present limits of the heroes. Even if Garou misplaced all of the powers he gained since turning right into a monster (because of Saitama’s time-traveling one-punch hit), he’s nonetheless one of many strongest individuals on the earth, with the flexibility to endlessly develop by means of expertise, and underneath Bang’s tutelage he’ll simply attain S-Class standing very quickly.

In the unique One-Punch Man webcomic, there isn’t any point out of Garou becoming a member of the Hero Association, so it is a new, thrilling plot thread that the digital manga launched. In the long run, readers might even get to see Saitama and Garou staff up as heroes, because the latter is among the few individuals on the earth who’s conscious of “Caped Baldy”‘s true, superb energy. With new threats corresponding to God lurking within the shadows and able to make their transfer in One-Punch Man‘s subsequent story arcs, Garou’s energy is precisely what the heroes want.

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