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Darius Drake · 2017-04-30, 06:27

^ Well, that depends on how you look at it. Being able to "take them away permanently" from an individual doesn't necessarily mean that the quirk can no longer be inherited. Quirks are, basically, an "additional" bodily function in BNHA. This means that if the quirk "removal" drug just doesn't affect their DNA, the quirks would still be inherited. And, while the drug's "damaging" to a quirk, if it's more like a broken limb than a lost limb it's possible that a medical solution could/would eventually be found.

And, honestly, while there could be story problems if the drug becomes permanent, it honestly sounds at the moment that being affected by the drug would cause the permanent loss of one's ability to use their Quirk (in other words, they, essentially, lose their Quirk, but it may still be able to be inherited). As for All For One, I honestly see him returning to become a major villain as a potentially more problematic issue than this drug gaining the ability to become permanent, story wise, at least. All For One isn't Deku's Villain, he's All Mights. Deku's Villain is, primarily, the Head of the Villain Alliance.

As for the potential of "take them away, but get to get them back again", I don't see this author "returning" a damaged quirk for free. Let's say that a quirk is damaged to the point of permanent loss. But a medical solution to this problem is found! Yay, the person who lost their quirk can recover it, right? Not certainly, and definitely not quickly. See the character who loses their quirk would likely be one of the earliest, if not the earliest, people to lose their quirk in this fashion. This means that, if the damaged part of their quirk healed itself in any way, it probably didn't happen correctly or well (think bones healing wrong, or a scab that, due to the shape of the wound, never fully heals properly. That's what's happening with their quirk). Additionally, even if their quirk's "healed", that doesn't mean that it's back to 100%. No, they have to go through rehab to recover their quirk.

Basically, I can see this drug becoming permanent ending up as a BIG deal that, to a certain (probably major) extent changes the rules of "heroing". One that raises the stakes and raises the value of defensive quirks, while simultaneously bringing the importance of bravery of heros back into heroism. Because, as we have seen, many heros, even, or particularly, professional heros, don't like running into fights they may not win if they can stand back and let someone else do it. In essence, what bringing this Quirk-Damaging Drug into play can do is make Stain's desired result (the active heros having to actually be HERO'S, instead of members of Police SWAT who are more concerned about their image or safety than helping people) closer to a reality.

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Darius Drake Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Australia	^ Well, that depends on how you look at it. Being able to "take them away permanently" from an individual doesn't necessarily mean that the quirk can no longer be inherited. Quirks are, basically, an "additional" bodily function in BNHA. This means that if the quirk "removal" drug just doesn't affect their DNA, the quirks would still be inherited. And, while the drug's "damaging" to a quirk, if it's more like a broken limb than a lost limb it's possible that a medical solution could/would eventually be found. And, honestly, while there could be story problems if the drug becomes permanent, it honestly sounds at the moment that being affected by the drug would cause the permanent loss of one's ability to use their Quirk (in other words, they, essentially, lose their Quirk, but it may still be able to be inherited). As for All For One, I honestly see him returning to become a major villain as a potentially more problematic issue than this drug gaining the ability to become permanent, story wise, at least. All For One isn't Deku's Villain, he's All Mights. Deku's Villain is, primarily, the Head of the Villain Alliance. As for the potential of "take them away, but get to get them back again", I don't see this author "returning" a damaged quirk for free. Let's say that a quirk is damaged to the point of permanent loss. But a medical solution to this problem is found! Yay, the person who lost their quirk can recover it, right? Not certainly, and definitely not quickly. See the character who loses their quirk would likely be one of the earliest, if not the earliest, people to lose their quirk in this fashion. This means that, if the damaged part of their quirk healed itself in any way, it probably didn't happen correctly or well (think bones healing wrong, or a scab that, due to the shape of the wound, never fully heals properly. That's what's happening with their quirk). Additionally, even if their quirk's "healed", that doesn't mean that it's back to 100%. No, they have to go through rehab to recover their quirk. Basically, I can see this drug becoming permanent ending up as a BIG deal that, to a certain (probably major) extent changes the rules of "heroing". One that raises the stakes and raises the value of defensive quirks, while simultaneously bringing the importance of bravery of heros back into heroism. Because, as we have seen, many heros, even, or particularly, professional heros, don't like running into fights they may not win if they can stand back and let someone else do it. In essence, what bringing this Quirk-Damaging Drug into play can do is make Stain's desired result (the active heros having to actually be HERO'S, instead of members of Police SWAT who are more concerned about their image or safety than helping people) closer to a reality.