if i was soul id be crying too imagine sending language specifically to prevent the union from getting stronger and she fucks it up so bad she triples the threat level in no time flat
@Hbomberguy
james somerton still has no idea what heโs doing wrong does he? like he realizes he canโt just paraphrase other peoples work but itโs ok because itโs all cited. thatโs still the issue
With
#UndeadUnluck
releasing 191 n expanding a tiny bit more on the Master Rules, I want to talk about a theory thatโs been sitting in my head.
Specifically I want to talk about my belief that Feng Kowloonโs character arc isnโt over yet.
(UU Manga Spoilers up to Ch 191)
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it is insanely funny that feng has not even attempted to be a better person itโs just everyone else around him dragging him to his redemption arc by force while heโs kicking and screaming the entire time
[UU manga spoilers] one of the most fucked up things in UU i donโt think most people realize is that rip didnโt get unrepair mid surgery. he got it *AFTER* HE FINISHED. they specified it was THE STITCHES TO CLOSE HER UP that wouldnโt heal. they were straight up in the clear!
loop 100: getting a seat in the round table is an extremely high risk where you can only get one if a negator dies
loop 101: โi got a date this week dude just take my seat this weekend.โ
tzk: the world was lit nothing but souls & earth
me: wh-
tzk: heres 4 rule names
me: WAIT-
tzk: unbreakable cant be copied-
me: WHY NOT-
tsk: beast is doing soul chain
me: BRO GIVE ME A SECOND-
tzk: the first soul is soul btw
me: RIGHT SO-
tzk: oh hereโs past unluck users lol
Not only is UMA 5 Justice, not only are they definitely a woman, but she 100% looks just like Juiz under this helmet and thatโs why we havenโt seen her face.
ngl i think uu is very refreshing in the jump lineup bc every other story tries to be like โlook at how COOL and REALISTIC we are thereโs CONSEQUENCESโ and then UU spits the idea of being inherently fatalistic in the face
imagine finding out
- all origins of all physics & evolution are a lie
- god is real and theyโre trying to end the world
- all the rules of reality are actually just insane whims of god
- the embodiment of the rule of beasts is out to kill your ass
thatโs Topโs experience lately
iโm so glad that in an era where ppl cannot be normal about teenage girls. the undead unluck saw this martial artist with the intelligence of a sea cucumber and all thought.
โwe gotta sexualize that old man.โ
#undeadunluck
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Ok but Beastโs monologue on how God decides rules, aka to make sure that Humanity suffers, reinforces my theory that Master Rule 7 is Fade.
The truth is, average man fears nothing more than Fading Away.
Both in a literal AND metaphorical sense.
Undead Unluck 'Negator Popularity Poll' Results will be revealed next week in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue
#20
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Series commemorated its 4th Anniversary and participants could vote until February 22nd. Below are the preliminary results.
man all this meta discussion about the new undead unluck chapter (understandable) but not enough about how this has definitely been the craziest last hour for Top
if you think about it with โluckโ being a synonym of โfateโ wouldnโt it be interesting if it turns out everyoneโs been miscategorizing fuuko as unluck when in reality her negation ability is the fact she negates fate itself. and in this essay i will-
the thing with jjk is that gege isnโt even super sexist. dude straight up fridges every character the second theyโre not needed. not just the girls but the guys too. its just the most noticeable with the girls
like itโs Not NOT an issue itโs just funny as hell
no but actually nico and ichico somehow befriending feng to the point theyโre the only union members he can honestly tolerate would be incredible. jock pack with two nerds heโd shove in a lockers in other timelines
canโt wait for andy to communicate with past users of undead. aka victor basically tells andy to stop being a little bitch and thatโs the extent of the advice given
rip in loop 100: he kills people without leaving a trace and heโs one of the best fighters among the negators, no question about it, needs to be taken out due to his threat level.
rip in loop 101: shove him in the nearest locker and you win.
i donโt talk abt my thoughts of juiz bc theyโre a Lot but iโm not normal abt her. idk whenever you see the strong leader type who carries all the burdens itโs usually a guy, but juiz is a woman and a very feminine one at that. it means a lot to me in ways i canโt explain
@artivadar
canโt wait for billy to get even more fucking broken than he already is thanks to uma war and it cuts to soul down the shinji ikari pose in his chair
Godโs mindset in undead unluck makes like way more sense of you think about them like theyre some random twitter artist who makes ocs with like super fucked up backstories because they think itโs funny
isnโt it insane how fuuko in a very surface level the first few arcs is like the stereotypical shonen heroine love interest with how she needs to be protected but then she grabs that idea by the throat and goes โno itโs MY story iโm not the love interest iโm the PROTAGONISTโ
you can literally see they were closing her up! THEY HAD SUCCESSFULLY CURED LEILA AT THIS POINT!!! THEY WERE AT THE HOMERUN AND THIS IS WHEN RIP GOT UNREPAIR.
imagine telling people that feng places 4th in a future UU popularity contest while summer was still publishing.
people would look at you like you were insane.
*i* would look at you like you were insane
meanwhile, on the sun, in andyโs head
andy going through victors memories:
honestly? these erotica novels you wrote with a pen name during the victorian era while waiting for juiz? fascinating stuff man.
victor: dont you have some umas to flash like a public offender right now?
now that beasts over iโm super interested on how uma language will be. my guess is that sheโs either be a fight thatโs more like a puzzle than a physical fight, and/or her powers r gunna work like that comic kid form class b from heroaca
so like how much do you guys wanna bet language is gunna look super cute and stuff but then she starts to talk in like. demonic latin or some shit
like sean hears it and heโs like โalright. good luck with this everyone. iโm definitely not fucking with that.โ
@Br0meliaceae
if anything itโs a monkeys paw for andy because he went into it โthisโll be hilarious, itโs so funny to mess with herโ and eventually fell so hard he doesnโt hesitate to literally burn on the sun for fuuko
@KuromiAkumura
@chitinoir
Literally the current market for remains in India is actively exploiting people who cannot bury their family members this isnโt about legality this is about morals.
i would argue this is more fucked up than if rip had gotten unrepair midsurgery, honestly. rip and latla mustโve been so happy at the realization that they had done it. they actually succeeded. and it all went to shit at the last possible second christ.
This also would mark the point that Feng becomes a true member of the union. Because now, he doesn't want to fight just for the sake of fighting.
Now, Feng fights because he would want to protect my family.
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This theory spawned when 177 dropped with the panel spread showing all the current union members (minus Chikara Yusai & Sean who were at the operation room with Rip and Latla) confirming that Feng didnt join them post-1999.
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The thing w/ Undead Unluck is that Tozuka has a habit of setting up minor plot details & then giving them major payoffs later
Its one of UUs biggest strengths imo
And I think Feng not joining the union at this point of time was a very deliberate writing choice by the author
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Right now, Unfade is one of the two negation (Unsleeps the other) thats shown to have no use in combat
Feng being the powerhouse he is bc of his years of mastering his skills of martial artist
Sure having an ageless body helps but Unfade is unrelated to Feng's dedication
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i love how tozuka using the visual trope of younger kids having a snot bubble and having betty look like tatiana for the emotional connection for billy unintentionally led to a ton of people thinking that sheโs unhealthy ala lucy
Rn thereโs 4 active quests. Beast and Language are important for their rewards (aka the 4 roundtable seats) and Summer is important. Because the loop 100โs Summer quest is where we were formally introduced to Feng as a character.
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Which made me thinkโฆ why didnโt he join the Union? It wouldโve been easy for the author to have a dialogue Fuuko couldโve said โok sorry I lied to you, I promise this time weโll fight monsters this time thoughโ and Feng couldโve begrudgingly agreed to join at that pointโฆ
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with how strong feng has gotten i will not be surprised if the biggest hurtle is that he is just inherently an uncooperative person ans the union will have to get around it. hes 100% gunna try to fuck off after this
In UU, the power system makes it so you donโt get stronger by just getting physically stronger. In order to level up, negators have to expand their interpretation of their powers. This means that powerups tend to directly tie to character development.
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Letโs talk about Fengโs negation ability for a bit
In his bio in volume 8 extras, Unfade is described as a self-targeting
compulsory activation type, โAn ability that Negates aging after activation.โ
โฆ and thatโs all Unfade does
Ironically this makes Unfade standout
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@manglegrove
tbh if someone told me yeah i cannibalized my abuser (especially considering the type of abuse makima is) id be like. yeah man. power to ya.
On a character basis, this ties into the idea that Feng only unlocks his full potential as a negator when he acknowledges the impact others had had on him (& vice-versa)
And how Feng comes to the same realization Shen did, that strength is best used to protect others
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Feng, by unleashing his soul in his strikes, means impacts of his attacks are unfading which stacks damage
Tying with negations are attached to the soul
This would go w/ UU's video game analogies with Feng's upgrade being a damage multiplier youd see in a fighting game
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The idea that Unfade hasnโt ever evolved ties p well w how stagnant Feng's been as a person throughout his life
while the circumstances of manifestation are different,
100 getting UF as an old man & 101 getting UF around his twenties, Unfade itself hasnโt changed at all
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Extremely important to note that at this point Feng wouldnt part of the roundtable because he cares about protecting people or saving the world
Feng's changed a lot since 100, most notably acknowledging Shen as his kid
But he still has that fixation on being the strongest
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if you really think about it rip 101 is like one of the funniest characters. heโs definitely fresh outta some preppy private college and hasnโt fought a day in his life
The best piece of evidence that proves Feng has the emotional intelligence that could rival a sea anemone is that he didnt realize he HAD a negation tragedy until 150 yrs later
Even then it wasn't until Shen, who learned what negators were 20 minutes ago, spelled it out
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After the fight Feng would finally drop his tsundere bit and admits out loud (and to himself) that he cares for Mei and Shen
Or if he doesn't drop it entirely, he makes an exception for those two
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This evolution leads Feng to save Shen, and he manages to turn the tide against VII and complete the quest in a way that thankfully has no casualties.
Also ideally Feng stops trying to fight Fuuko at the drop of a hat but that might be asking for too much honestly.
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During this fight, Shen is going to be in danger, and possibly get hit with a fatal injury before he can even react
Feng, witnessing this, is going to have one thought in his head, โShen is going to die.โ
โMy son is about to die.โ
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Feng suddenly recalls what Fuuko's belief in strength:
โThose who care for others with an unwavering heart have always been the strongest people around.โ
After decades of not knowing what she meant finally realizes what Fuuko's trying to tell him
And Unfade evolves
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When we get to 101s Summer quest my guess is that weโll be reintroduced to Feng & hear what heโs been up to for the last 15 yrs
Heโs gunna be told what he missed out on (Sick fight) & find out abt the other master rules and goes "Fine, you win, Iโll join your Union.โ
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But the second that negation powers are added into the equation, Feng would lose his title as the strongest very quickly
For example, Billy wipes the floor with Feng with Unfair
Feng not knowing how negations worked is how Fuuko was able to keep him in check in loop 101
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