The Dabi Experience - Journey to the Twist

[@Oceaniz]

Timestamps for mobile users! 00:01 - Intro 02:10 - August 8, 2015 03:23 - November 23, 2015 04:50 - December 2015 - March 2016 08:29 - April 18, 2016 10:01 - November 20, 2017 11:40 - April 21, 2018 13:35 - June 2018 18:55 - October 15, 2018 19:45 - June 3, 2019 20:55 - September 2019 22:40 - March 2020 26:43 - November 9, 2020

[@Maid_Sate]

Awn, thank you! But that implies as if we all aren't gonna the full video Pff, lol

[@sesereddead465]

Big fan of your videos, keep up the good work 👍

[@cristhianmlr]

If he dances twist in the anime I'm gonna lost my shit.

[@colincrawford5055]

Quick question, what’s the orchestral track that plays at the end of the video? I know it from somewhere (specifically the bit around 31:18 clued me in because I remember that bit), but cannot place where from.

[@kuazys9031]

3500 22nd 63 3rd 21st 19th 4.30am 4 4.30am for 444436433

[@gilesbreathesfire]

The great thing is that almost everyone just accepted Dabi is Touya as fact, but when it was made canon everyone STILL lost their collective shit.

[@MaxMax-zc4or]

yeah, that's the MHA fandom for ya...

[@cryocorn]

Honestly I was never a huge fan of the theory and was expecting to hate the reveal if/when it happened... but then it happened and I love the way it happened, and still love the way it’s unfolding now

[@GP_1834]

@@MaxMax-zc4or the fandom is glad at least one of their theory was correct.

[@PlusquamPerfekt256]

@@GP_1834 what are you talking about? Its basically canon that everyone in the show is gay!

[@soccer1975]

@@PlusquamPerfekt256 I hope you’re joking

[@smugumin3448]

Dabi took megaminds advice when he revealed his identity l "PRESENTATION!"

[@jennyenen]

hell yeah

[@phoenixwolf6779]

Megamiiiind

[@hectorrodriguezgonzalez8938]

Tecnicaly it was Minion inpersonateing Megamind so Toya took advice from a minion

[@BitchChill]

Weeb

[@smugumin3448]

@@BitchChill correct

[@paperboy1116]

If Horikoshi had done the Dabi twist more traditionally, it wouldn't have worked. This is a prime example of real drama, character writing and presentation. Since Horikoshi likely knew everyone already knew the twist, he put us in Dabi's POV (or at least, someone who was in the know) and showed us all the pent up emotions he had built up for well over a decade. That mad dance was, imo, one of the best scenes he's written in the series so far.

[@zemox2534]

It was unexpected but in a good way.

[@yunantheobserver6841]

Yeah, Dabi doing the joker dance of letting lose cause you lose it all is the most badass thing i've ever seen.

[@YungKuroKami]

Wholeheartedly agree, it was such a nice touch and an unforgettable panel! Can’t wait to see the anime get to this point!

[@MsAnimefan95]

​@@zemox2534 Horikoshi kept us on our toes. There was evidence for it, but each piece on its own didn't mean much and had a number of other logical explanations, since I think he knew that people would jump on that theory, but didn't want to reveal it until the right time. So he kept the hints surface-level, then gradually started piling them up until it got to the point where the only way it would have been more obvious where it was going would be if he started smacking people with a sign that said "DABI IS SHOTO'S BROTHER". And even now, there's still things we don't know, like how he managed to get that information about Hawks.

[@chosoistryinghisbest]

this. i think what really made the twist was the fucking dancing. for the past 10 years, this man has lost his shit because of his entire childhood and early home life. Him dancing like he was out of his mind worked so well and it was so theatrical. He managed to show just how unhinged he was. I don't know how it will be animated, but his dance sequence in the manga is something I won't ever forget.

[@Caspianm2]

Plot twist: Horikoshi just made Dabi without anything in mind, and just went with the fan theories.

[@rickandmorty2918]

Damn then shouto would have stayed undeveloped lol!

[@lonelysith66]

Yep, I believe it. LOL XD

[@himikotoga4270]

He unintentionally made girls simp for a crispy villain

[@an8strengthkobold360]

@@himikotoga4270 Criwspy

[@tenma2267]

@@rickandmorty2918shoto development don’t even involve dabi bruh, his development only involve: deku and his father

[@smcrevival1467]

I will forever remember the day dabi's dance chapter leaked...boy that was just crazy

[@raec5426]

Out trending the US election made it more memorable. lol

[@MiyuFull]

Either the clapping and dancing is a homage to the latest Jokers behavior or someone was very inspired by it.

[@foxlover6770]

@@raec5426 With it and Destial becoming canon in the worst possible way it almost made you forget that the election was happening

[@TBT707]

I felt something i have never felt before

[@hungry_khid1007]

Indeed

[@jetstar157]

I think we actually got another big clue/hint to Dabi being a Todoroki during Chapter 160 when he had his little skirmish with Snatch and the hero asks him "Have you never stopped to think about how their [the victims Dabi killed] families feel?!" and Dabi's reaction to it (the anime lingering on Dabi's expression before he kills Snatch instantly). This question was also revisited at the very end of the Pro Hero arc where we see Dabi wiping away blood from beneath his eye (almost like he was wiping away tears) as he says, "I thought so hard about it I went crazy."

[@acecelia3262]

Argghh it was such a big hint!

[@marshmallowryy]

@NoStrawberryJams I think it's something deeper. We still aren't privy to how his mind works, we've only got his manic glee at the idea of him getting his revenge

[@jetstar157]

@NoStrawberryJams No you have a point. I like to think that this was the moment where Dabi really started losing himself and began spiraling a little off the deep end. After just witnessing that his own father didn't/couldn't recognize him but remembered the name of some nobody hero, I think it got to Dabi more than he let on. That's why he nearly drove himself insane trying to remember just who the hell "Snatch" was and when he finally remembered him, it was specifically the line about "the victims' families" that popped into his mind. Which I think is emphasized more when he finally reveals himself and says something along the lines of "Sure, my looks may have changed, but I at least thought my own family would still be able to recognize me"

[@thejojoscompany3449]

Fr I just recently noticed that because of the anime adaptation and I believe this was when Touya finally went off the deep end because yeah he was always unhinged but not like this

[@-_-NannO_-]

@@jetstar157 This shit runs deeper than the atlantic omg

[@johnpaulcross424]

Maybe the real twist was the friends we made along the way

[@yoursteak5215]

LMAO 😂

[@an8strengthkobold360]

What freinds?

[@itzelramirez4801]

@@an8strengthkobold360 I’m not sure so let’s pretend it says memorized lmaooo

[@TBT707]

Lmaoooo

[@lemonpie_vanilla]

Ahw. I didnt make friends since I just started reading the manga but still

[@gh0stzer024]

“Bad news: Touya is DEAD!” I shouldn’t have found that as funny as I did

[@an8strengthkobold360]

The confetie though.

[@Vee_Sheep]

"and then there's Touya! he's dead..." " _HUH_ DK! Touya's dead!"

[@esanderyb4638]

But he is alive, albeit insane

[@beautifly92]

i had to pause the video, i laughed for about 2 minutes straight

[@NovaLeeTV]

I laughed my a** off lol

[@sesereddead465]

It’s going to be surreal seeing anime-onlys going through the same ‘wait what they actually confirmed it’ moment we are currently having once the anime adapts the war arc.

[@ivetgeorgieva8888]

Honestly, with how the Dabi reveal trended even with the USA elections going on I seriously doubt the anime onlies won´t get spoiled until then.

[@lucasrxrxx1859]

everyone a little engaged got spoiled for sure

[@magacofi]

I want to press x to doubt is there's any anime only fan with social media who didn't get "spoiled" XD I think only those who really don't follow anything anime related saved themselves

[@no-ku6jp]

yeah i got spoiled.

[@NightWink129]

I think most people will find out long before that arc is aired. The anime is taking so long to catch up; it's only just now getting to the class 1-A vs. class 1-B arc.

[@Midorikonokami]

When the CC puts Dobby instead of Dabi, and suddenly everything is both several degrees better and worse.

[@weathermangohanssj4]

So Shooootooooo just needs to give him some socks.

[@skrilllfury2120]

@@weathermangohanssj4 i mean, he’s already got some.

[@Ray-op7xc]

@@weathermangohanssj4 HAHAHAHAH I LOST IT

[@lazyliongames6660]

“Master has given Dobby a quirk, dobby a free man now!”

[@centenario6677]

ik

[@Nagram_]

Both us the readers and *DABI* were waiting for it to happen and then, finally, happening. The guy has clearly been practicing his every word, move and gesture in preparation for this moment since we first saw him next to a beatysalon, hell, you can see a sheet of paper on the night table next to him while recording the video, read again the three chapters previous to this one and all you can clearly see Dabi unable to hold his exciment. On top of that the execution was top notch, at the moment when every citizen of Japan is crawling in fear at the monsters that this villains have become, the pros are being defeated one by one and the number one is giving what his has not to fight Shigaraki, just when everyone places their hopes on Endeavor (because he is the public figure of heroism since All Might's retirement) Dabi drops the bomb on National TV and on the Internet at the same time for **EVERYONE** to wittnes. Ironically the same day as the spoilers dropped Dabi/Touya went N°1Trending Globally (for a while) on Twitter and various social media, topping the presidential elections of a world leader country. That's just INSANE.

[@Ch50304]

Omg true, it was all so carefully planned. He wanted to make a statement, and this was so good.

[@gavo7911]

Dabi essentially positioning himself as the second main antagonist to Shigaraki is honestly one of my favorite plot elements of the entire series. It’s goddamn cool and rewarding after being invested for so many years.

[@ziongamer6905]

I loved the idea that Dabi would just end up some random dude similar to Endeavour even though I knew that would be ridiculous. I thought the “twist” would be lame but of course, I was wrong. By treating it not as a twist but rather as a way to compliment Dabis twisted urge to destroy his fathers legacy and watching just how crazy he is- god is he a delight.

[@henrydikes6704]

I just really didn't like how everyone started theorizing like a crackhead when he first appeared and there was no evidence. I really hate how MHA fans go so crazy with their assumptions sometimes, I remember some super idiotic theory that came out when the chapter where Deku saw the previous OFA holders and people were saying BAKUGOU AND KIRISHIMA were OFA holders IN THE PAST. And this is because? Because their shadows look similar, that's it. Istg some people in this fandom are legitimately crazy.

[@ZephSpiral]

@@henrydikes6704 nobody said theories had to be "sane" They are theories, assumptions, Guesses, Not belief or fact.

[@ThiagoSilva-gb2iv]

@@recordofragnarokisapurehyp6660 it had way too much evidence to not be canon tho?

[@NightWink129]

@@henrydikes6704 Yeah, I recently watched an edit of Deku and the previous One For All holders, and one of the comments was that dumbass theory. Didn't Horikoshi even draw all the users in a panel or two at some point?

[@cryocorn]

@@NightWink129 I think he’s only drawn the silhouettes of most of them so far (but yeah I really don’t get the time travel theory)

[@Hermiju98]

oh man i remember being there for all of it BUT. you forgot that the dabi theorists also went crazy at the kirishima flashback chapters during the overhaul arc! because it set the precedent of characters canonically dying their hair a different color. meaning that there was canon basis for dabi dying his hair black beyond just standing in front of a hair saloon! i also remember the popular fan names people had for touya at the time, ryouta being the most popular one because of the japanese expression ryuutou dabi aka head of a dragon, tail of a snake aka disappointing finish to a promising start ..........jesus christ i remember Way too much about this in the early stages. i deserve a veteran's discount somewhere

[@DanIsJustDan]

Does Dabi go the salon every couple of weeks to touch-up his roots or ask his LOV members to help him?

[@novasvendsen4226]

@@DanIsJustDan now your asking the REAL questions.

[@srinidhirao]

@@DanIsJustDan it’s the one thing he tolerates twice and toga for- to do his roots for him

[@GippyHappy]

Hair saloon lol

[@tophatgeo]

Pretty much the entire time people discussed the Dabi theory, I felt that the important thing shouldn’t be the reveal itself, but how it would impact the story and characters. Horikoshi managed to slide it in so well and make it feel so natural.

[@stephenmarco2927]

I think what also helps is that Dabi is clearly enjoying revealing it as we were reading it.

[@gwenatabong6284]

The heroes thought Shigaraki would destroy Hero Society, BUT IT WAS ME, TOYA!

[@PunyGoddess]

Kono Toya Da!

[@hissingumbreon]

I know it’s cringed but I read a Dabi reveal FanFiction dabi’s final line sums up his message to society. “How can you trust your heroes to protect you when they create the villains that kill you”

[@Mayflower-xo8ew]

Ok wait- That’s a genius line though

[@ezra4924]

drop the fanfiction title

[@Koraxus]

it's edgy but not cringe it carries some truth after all, even in some aspects of real life

[@jajagaming3602]

Ayo what's that fanfiction title name? Pls man.

[@hissingumbreon]

@@jajagaming3602 Ten Years Past the Event Horizon by UniverseInk on ao3

[@MonkeyDLuis-jh1sg]

I feel like Horikoshi's writting style it's underrated af

[@ziongamer6905]

The fact that he has even side characters progress is a testament to that. People can cry all they want about the fact X favorite character didn’t get to have their glory moment BUT the fact that they’re never totally left behind proves Hori is doing something right.

[@panpan1287]

I personally disagree MHA is a simple story carried by great characters If anything we should be praising his character writing skills

[@argisus1279]

@@panpan1287 TBH I agree with that, I love the story but his characters are great, he even fixed a error that the anime did and it was cool.

[@BlueBlazeKing]

Not just that but he has a keen eye for details. This is specifically seen whenever he has a scene where Uraraka or Shigaraki holding something,they never use all five of their fingers due to the nature of their quirks

[@blank2736]

@@panpan1287 Simple story isn't a flaw.The very nature of most anime/manga aimed at a shounen demographic is to be simple and to the point.

[@kittykatjagirl]

I am thoroughly invested in the Todoroki drama. The fact I, an individual who does not use Twitter, heard chapter 290 trending over elections blew my effing mind. I really REALLY want to know what happens next bc the mystery is what is holding us captive right now and I love it.

[@Anu32148]

Same...I love when mha chapters r centered around the todorokis it's just peak mha for me...also that's also a reason why I've been a little dissatisfied ever since chp 294..since I wanted more of shoto and dabi...but let's see where the story goes from here on?!

[@Koraxus]

@@Anu32148 there will be plenty of it. I don't think we'll see that much of Dabi but Natsuo, Rei are visiting Shoto at the hospital. Sure we'll know a bit of the perspective of them (which we didn't really get during the reveal chapter)

[@alpaca-ccino]

The execution of Dabi's reveal gives me hope that the traitor reveal (if that's still a thing) will be as satisfying as this one.

[@vishaalmalolan4428]

I cant imagine any one being that at this point no one in ua looks like a traitor and if an underdeveloped character is the traitor that's gonna be like who cares so I hope if horikoshi does it he has it planned out

[@Dollydollydoll]

They had twice (rip) and toga so not really necessary to have a traitor. We all saw toga infiltrate in the hero exam so it’s not like she wouldn’t

[@zzeroara9511]

@@vishaalmalolan4428 kaminari has just enough character development and a good enough relationship with jiro that it would hit incredibly hard if he was revealed to be the traitor

[@youngjellyfish8694]

I definitely agree, although I hope Horikoshi puts a bit more focus onto it before the reveal actually happens, because there needs to be lots of build-up. I personally believe it’s Kaminari, since he is important enough for the audience to like him while still being a believable traitor (unlike Uraraka...i would go crazy if it was revealed to be her). His quirk is perfect for communicating with the league at a distance, and he also gets the benefit of being able to act dumb if he ever needs to hide his true intentions. He focuses a lot on being well-liked by others and following trendy things, which could be a sign that he is trying to gain trust under the guise of being an average trend-loving goofball. He also has had quite a few uncharacteristically odd lines at the beginning of the series, mentioning how stain was cool, having a very wordy speech about how everyone hates Bakugo’s personality, along with mentioning Hemingway, who wrote the book *A Farewell to Arms*, which seems like a very odd thing for the token “dumb and trendy” character to bring up, since old-fashioned books seem like the exact OPPOSITE of something he would normally like. Fun fact about the book Kaminari mentioned: the book A Farewell to Arms was published in 1929 and was written in the perspective of Lieutenant Fredric who fell in love with a woman named Catherine and served in the Italian army. Catherine originally disliked Fredric, but quickly fell in love with him as well (which is quite similar to Jirou). Fredric had to go off to war despite his efforts to avoid it, and among his many efforts, he attempted to purposefully keep himself sick in order to avoid the war (similar to how Kaminari might possibly be faking his dumb “yey” mode)While fighting, Fredric’s troops slowly dwindle down, and after he gets to safety, many officers, along with him, get interrogated accused of “treachery” that lead to the Italian defeat. Fredric escapes execution for treachery by swimming away, and he goes off to search and find Catherine. After finding Catherine and living with her for a while, she dies in his arms after she starts hemorrhaging, and the book ends with him walking back to his hotel in the rain. This whole book is a very, VERY, interesting comparison if we consider the possibility of him being a traitor...

[@zachariefleurimond1034]

Horikoshi said he forgot😂

[@MandatoryFruit]

Man, Dabi is just so fucking cool. His powers, his backstory, his entire demeanor, it all just makes him so interesting. "The Past Never Dies!" Just pure chills on that panel, every time. I can't wait for the "Zuko vs Azula" type battle that we'll probably get between him and Shouto.

[@greyworld6242]

The past never dies! Hero society is now at it’s lowest point.... or will the prison break arc be the final nail in the coffin or the hammer for the coffin?

[@pyrosianheir]

the prison break, which seems like it's a mini-arc, more than a full arc, will absolutely kill society's trust in heroes, and I'm so in for it.

[@Koraxus]

@@pyrosianheir they're fucked now. not only tartarus got broken down. a few other lower tier prisons got broken down. meaning there won't be a way to house the 16,000 arrested people from previous battle. even then they would've been fucked because when you scatter large numbers of people with the same ideology in confined places you basically have a terrorist/extremist hotbed in that prison, which for most purposes becomes a criminal base.

[@maxbarker8625]

It doesn't but his mother really didn't need to know that she of all people didn't but I suppose that was also part of dabis plan the bastard

[@michaelgillespie9112]

@Dorel abramov I have to, but for different reasons. It's inevitable in my mind that hero society is going to be destroyed, it's to corrupt to last. I just want to get it over with, so something better can takes its place. The current system, is broken. Something new needs to take its place. I just have that the new world born out of the ashes of the old one, won't give rise to another Shirgaraki, cause it it doesn't, then there doing things roughy.

[@seanbruce8294]

10:12-10:16 That has got to be one of THE funniest ways to describe Dabi.

[@raec5426]

*The real twist is that Dabi knows how to dance!*

[@pooofycrochet]

Here I am all stressed after doing a research project task, and this came up. A good way to reward myself by indulging to the content.

[@thomashare6733]

This was honestly a great watch.....but fuck did you make me realize how long the War arc was, I forgot it started before March. Though I think we can all agree, Dabi Dance better become as infamous as the Toby Dance or Joker Dance when Animated I want 30 seconds dedicated it to being animated as smoothly as possibly and to become a GIF and meme.

[@commonviewer2488]

Jojo's Torture Dance was extended in the anime, Dabi's Dance should be as well

[@Teddy_Bear8181]

+1

[@blueboltbomber8786]

21:33 "Good news, we got our first look at Toya!" *Cheers* Bad news: *"Toya is ded"* *...* *Cheers*

[@Teddy_Bear8181]

Wanted to comment the same thing xDDDDDDD

[@Teddy_Bear8181]

This was smh so funny xD

[@Kirrori_]

Lol

[@sesereddead465]

Edit: [SPOILERS below in read more] I liked how despite this ‘’mystery’ being solved, we have a bigger one with what dabi said to hawks that freaked him out so much. Even when Horikoshi answers our questions, he only creates more, and I love that about him... Well it’s been confirmed that Dabi got hawks’ name through hawks’ mother...

[@commonviewer2488]

Hawks being trained as a young boy is a pretty big indication that there's some group that grooms children into becoming heroes. There's a strong chance that Dabi was at one point part of the same program, and knows secrets that would further damage hero society if he were to go public.

[@zemox2534]

I thought Dabi revealed his real name to Hawks. That would be enough to shock Hawks. Unless there is another twist Hiro has up his sleeve.

[@l-knight7294]

pretty sure Dabi just said his name which would obviously shock Hawks cause he is such a big endeavor fan since he was a kid

[@sesereddead465]

@@l-knight7294 but he’s somehow aware of hawks real name, which only the government knows. Was there a part in the manga where endeavour mentions that touya was part of a government-sanctioned organisation?

[@Midorikonokami]

Mark of a good writer right there.

[@raymondyongho5757]

The anticipation to Dabi’s reveal wasn’t the reveal itself, but the Todoroki family’s reaction from it. As well as the fallout Endeavor would most certainly receive from it.

[@Bubba_Bass]

I just can’t wait for Dabis Dance to get animated. I already know the episode will make shockwaves

[@trevinodude]

Imagine if they went full on crazy and put in a song that founds similar to the Bathroom Dance song from the Joker movie when they animate the Dabi reveal… that would be insane.

[@vollied4865]

Dabi's reveal was the epitome of well executed And Dabi's Dance is my favorite moment in my hero academia I was getting tired of the manga and anime I was bored with it but that chapter renewed a fire in me to see it through to the end

[@funloop]

Honestly, the reveal that Dabi was Touya was long overdue and not a surprise to the point of "oh shit really?" But more of "oh shit finally". However, it was Endeavor's flashback of when Touya was young that actually surprised me the most as it showed that multiple claims about Touya and Endeavor were finally proclaimed false.

[@froggy_6716]

YES PEOPLE PORTRAYED ENDEAVOR AS THIS INSANE LUNATIC

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

I love the twist because it makes Shoto a million times more interesting. For a while, I didn't know where his character was going but the moment we learn the truth about Toya it all makes sense. Toya is the perfect antagonist for Shoto since they went through the same experience but took opposite paths. Shoto learned to (gradually) let go of his anger while Toya became a murderous villain because of his hatred. It give Shoto a huge role in the story that includes heavy emotional stakes and makes the whole story so exciting.

[@lumafernandes22]

let's be honest, anyone who saw Avatar - the last airbender and MHA season 3 thought: if todoroki is zuko endeavor is the fire lord Sooo... this blue flamed guy must be Azula

[@lumafernandes22]

I didn't read/saw Hokuto no Ken, but this series is a Classic Shonen, so it's absolutely the kind of history Kohei will take inspiration from, nice call

[@michaelgillespie9112]

Except things are inverted. Dabi, aka Azula, was the rejected older sibling, while Shoto, who would be Zuko, is the prodigy child his father always wanted.

[@Gloomdrake]

The best twists are the ones with build up

[@ch4rlott389]

Dabi's reveal beats Obito's when it comes to execution, even though Tobi started a war for his reveal LMAO

[@cristhianmlr]

If he dances twist in the anime I'm gonna lost my shit.

[@RedShadowAMV]

You're right this is a *FAT* dabi video. Much thanks for blessing the sub box too

[@bronte8093]

i think also something to add is the fact that in the LOV vs MLA arc i noticed that basically all the of the LOV members were getting/already had back stories, which was huge to me because it then was obvious that his past was being kept secret for a reason and was being treated differently (and the same with mr compress to a point as well as his identity wasn't revealed until just a bit after dabi revealed his)

[@jordan1543]

Dude ur editing is so good

[@herothinker4846]

On another level with this video.

[@jonathanleon4966]

Speaking of dabi theories let me drop one that I really like. The theory goes that dabi works under or is perhaps being controlled in some way by the hero association since dabi has access to high level info he should not have other wise. The reason why the hero association want to do this is because they essentially want to pump out really strong villains for the heroes to fight as some form of population control. The hero association would be interested in something like this because of the quirk convergence theory that overhaul first mentions where one day due to breeding a generation of insanely strong quirk users powerful enough to threaten the world will be born. It's easier for the hero association to control strong quirk users if they are influencing both villains and heroes. I really love this theory not because of its connection to dabi but it could imply that the hero association could be a threat from within possibly mha's version of hydra.

[@itzelramirez4801]

Ooh this one is now a favorite of mine as well! >:D

[@dandytv1510]

Oooooof I love that shit. That would be some good writing.b

[@michaelgillespie9112]

So, Lady Nagant any one?

[@jonathanleon4966]

@@michaelgillespie9112 she could be the one that end up revealing some kind if connection between the association and dabi or maybe she could have leaked info to dabi in someway while she was in tarturas with the help of afo.

[@CBFan5000]

I fucking flipped when the reveal happened. Years of theorizing paid off.

[@yoursteak5215]

We all saw it coming... But it still shook us to the CORE!

[@memeking7273]

It was a twists everyone saw. But not the execution

[@ndrdko]

Dabi is definitely one of my all time favorite villains.

[@Curseco]

Lol

[@Anu32148]

Same here!!!

[@bunizu]

i had goosebumps through the whole video. what a journey! what a moment! i'm so glad i've lived through this with everyone in the community. so iconic !!

[@BlueBlazeKing]

18:43 I mean at that point of the story characters dying their hair color was alredy established with Kirishima

[@Jebbtube]

Alt title; How to Make an Obvious Reveal EPIC

[@cashouttbready6529]

Dabi carried that last arc I swear he did

[@Anu32148]

Especially the last few chapters

[@May-hj9gc]

As someone who started the manga only a couple months after you did, my satisfaction is immense and I'm so ready to see what happens next. This has been a real trip and I know there's still plenty more to come.

[@graysenm1320]

Dude your video quality has improved so much it’s insane. Love your channel man, keep it up!

[@AHylianWarrior]

The Dabi dance was as if it was Horikoshi being all like 'woo yay you guessed right' and made it kind of fun

[@skullknight1465]

Finally a long dabi video 😭😭😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥💙💙

[@serienrausch]

This is it. This is the video that makes me sub. So much passion and dedication. Fun and admiration. All coming together in this really interesting retrospective is pure joy to watch. Thank you

[@nerdypenguin9164]

As someone who very, VERY lightly theorizes, and generally just enjoys the ride a story gives, it was such a fun reveal of Dabi's identity. After that, as quite a late comer to BNHA in general, the chapter that confirmed it was the next out by the time I finished catching up, all the breadcrumbs leading to the reveal were fresh in my mind and it was so fun to see them come together.

[@rarai7812]

I was so hyped when Dabi suddenly called Hawks by his real name, it gave the implication that the two have some vague connection. I legit started theorizing 1. They were in the same gov. programm and are aqquainted ( Dabi is there to learn how to control his quirk // childhood friends?? Theory ) 2. Maybe relating to Hawks' father's arrest. Like he was there and just happened to talk to Hawks. BUT THEN, THEN we find out "Nah man Dabi just searched for my Mom, tresspassed, and threatened her to asked for my name and shit."

[@itsjustvin7630]

Yea this dude was off his rockers

[@phoenyxhydra8020]

The fact I thought the same thing at the time

[@thefluffyaj4119]

it was such a unique experience. it was such a popular theory that the fans knew and horikoshi knew everyone knew. it kind of felt like waiting in a theatre for the show to start, for the curtains to finally unveil. and boy did horikoshi give us one hell of a show

[@an683ok9]

I don't know why but the one thing that 100% convinced me back in the day about Dabi being Touya (I was an anime and only when it came out), was that they used the same animation movement of Dabi using his flames in the forest training arc as the one they used for shoto on the third mha op.

[@dad5draco]

Man got a Joker arc, filled with dance & everything.

[@diadiaa892]

can we just deep that his quirk name: 'cremation' was ALSO a piece of evidence that alluded to his past?? He was essentially *cremated* by his own quirk -- they found nothing but his jaw bone at the location he was burned. That was how he died, only to revive again as Dabi.....

[@Kidkinsey]

I was spoiled on dabi years ago but I recently watched season 6 in November and IT STILL HIT. Like I knew they were related but how it was presented was flawless

[@sophiastenkamp7208]

I too, would scream “HIM!!!!!!!!!!” 🤣 I mean, how could you not, he’s literally perfect

[@GaryJojo]

I'm just happy people are giving Horikoshi the praise he deserves.

[@herothinker4846]

Lets gooo.Another MHA video from the legend Oceaniz. Really loving the edits in this video.

[@hyunsung32]

November 9th, 2020 will forever be a historic moment for me ALL DO THE DABI DANCE

[@MsFlyWhale]

I can tell how much you love the arc I’m rewatching the story after it’s over and I found so many details hidden in the scenes in the early chapters as you introduced in the video

[@lowle]

your most unhinged video so far. 10/10, sir

[@chosoistryinghisbest]

God I keep going back to that chapter because it was done so incredibly well. The reason the twist managed to surprise all of us because Touya didn't just reveal himself by yelling it at all of the characters and rambles on, instead he has this short to the point speech while he *_dances._* You can tell that he's so fucking unhinged because this man is dancing in the middle of a battle field. And just like us, Touya has been waiting for this moment. The moment he can finally get his revenge on Enji and humiliates him. His approach to the main battle field, the washing of his hair dye, the dancing, the premeditated speech on TV, the speech he gave to everyone on the frontlines. It was ALL prepared and Touya exposed the main details upfront for the entire world to see, both in universe and out to our universe. And like the characters in the universe, we watched in awe while this broken man was getting his revenge that was a decade overdue.

[@yugoxgc]

A Good Twist is like a Good stand up joke. What matters isn't just the conclusion/punchline but also... THE DELIVERY cause dear lord that chapter 🤯🤯🤯

[@marocat4749]

Good twists are always forshadowed in some way or another, and make sense retroactive to paint it in new light. Thats a good twist, that theories exist and the author played red herring with his death is a good example of using fantheories to play with expectations, while still not ruining it. Twists arent good if they are out of the blue, they are when they make sense and have some clues.

[@kaiserphoenix2038]

I haven't watched a single second yet, but great video as usual 🦍👍

[@levitator45]

Bruuh I remember one time I was talking to my classmate about Dabi and he was like "Man, this guy is really mysterious. I think he might be Bakugo's brother or something" i was like "WHAT??!! He is obviously Todoroki's brother!!" "but he's got firey, destructive quirk like Bakugo."

[@LordGoise06]

I swear dabi’s dance is one of the best chapters in the whole series

[@octabodemes]

this was one of those twists that you could see a mile away but still the HYPE on twitter when it was finally confirmed, one of the coolest days of my life ngl

[@jayztar25]

29:52 his hair *didn't turn to white* because of stress it was from Rei's genes taking over as his body becomes weak to fire... plus he wasn't stress at all with endeavor because he was excited and happy to train with him

[@ceci_sph]

as someone who loves dabi's character i hate how i just found out about this video, this was so good and it brings me back to when i was hella scared that the theory wouldn’t come true lmao, but yeah thanks for making this video, new sub here^^

[@Anu32148]

I have a theory, that after the prison break arc the villains group will be split into two groups.. lead by dabi and shiggy...now that the dabi reveal has happened...horikoshi can focus on giving him some character growth and development...I honestly want this to happen...it will be interesting to see which villains would go with whom??!!

[@arealhumanbean3058]

If a villain split happens, it will be most likely be divided into Re-Destro's side and Shiggy's side, or Shiggy's side and AFO's side

[@ezra4924]

its also highly possible that stain will split off from them because his beliefs are different from the lov and all for one

[@apricotautumn8384]

When I read the revel chapter I litterly stopped and was like "YES This is happening!"

[@namehere4922]

I say this as someone who isn't really a MHA fan but knew about the Dabi Totoroki theory, this was ,and still is, one of the best reveals of a twist in a while

[@theresechan2338]

Yoooo I wad talking with a friend about that scene where Torino missed out on Dabi's name a little before the reveal and I feel so validated by your bringing it up here

[@matchablossom3720]

Great placement of Pagliacci, there at the end! Overall great video. The Dabi reveal for me shows once again that a "reveal" or a twist doesn't have to be that one big shock moment. It's how it is the execution and what the reactions are, that make a twist a twist. So. It was fun. Now we can latch on to the next theory 👀

[@messyanimations2776]

Even watching this video gave me the same goosebumps from the day the chapter came out. It felt so amazing to know that my hours of rambling about the theories and how it all just makes sense paid off. If i ever were to write something, i want the twist to be just as rewarding as this one.

[@Kidkinsey]

Naaaa son dabi’s first appearance being him getting hair dye is a masterclass of set up 😭😭 I’m 3 mins into the video and amazed

[@JudgmenTaichi]

Imagine if Hori took from Naruto and named him Oyat instead of Dabi.

[@bruceasiandude8979]

Instead of Oyat, it should be Ayot

[@henriquegalindo9659]

I knew that he was Toya, I was even spoiled about this and when I saw the black speech box I knew the reveal was coming soon. I wasn't that big on the theory, but I liked Dabi's design and general personality enough that I wanted him to get more developed, so I wanted to see where the reveal would take him plot wise. Then chapter 290 started and the first scene showed Rei's doctors saying that they had to kill her TV. My first thought was that they didn't want her to see Endeavor or Shoto hurt and having to risk their lives fighting villains, but then I saw what was on the TV and I realized what was about to happen. The heroes were already at their lowest point and they were about to get even lower. After all that Endeavor did to try to atone for his mistakes it was about to get 100 times worse. And then the dance scene started. And then I got to what is probably my favorite panel from the MHA manga: "The past never dies!" I knew the reveal was coming, I even got spoiled before hand, but the way it was executed and the consequences it would have still caught me completely off guard.

[@shonenbois]

Besides Build Up, Execution is the most important tool if you want your mystery to be presented well and the Dabi Reveal and Execution was Amazing in my opinion

[@mikayelalikhanyan1587]

He needs more likes guys

[@user-qk8pz1bq1l]

I will never forget the day where dabi's dance chapter leaked... this was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Everyone went crazy about it and Dabi even out-trended the presidental elections on twitter.

[@celestinebuendia]

Hey, I’m finally able to watch this video now!

[@siobhanherbstritt6063]

16:40 I had never picked up on that visual detail, that’s so cool!

[@neveyya]

i love how everyone accepted that dabi is touya, but still lost their shit when it was revealed

[@clownsingularity]

Wow random fire guy #3 was related to random fire guy #2, AND random fire guy #1. How shocking.

[@InAnimated]

the fact that we knew but it was still hype as hell when it happened just shows how great the story is

[@clearskyblue5381]

as someone who has had a dabi brainrot since I started reading the manga late last year, i have always wanted to see a video of the timeline and the fan's journey and theories throughout. This video was great! Thank you so much!!

[@jitpackjoyride]

This was exactly the ride I needed to be taken on

[@TenebraeXVII]

Was it even confirmed that the hair color changing was from stress? It very well could have been a side effect of his quirk developing further and possibly tanking his fire resistance further. He seemed to be genuinely happy and enthusiastic about the prospect of training to succeed his father, and Endeavor seemed to be concerned about the change as soon as he noticed it was just a patch. Hair color seems to be far more connected to quirks than any other factors, especially in the Todoroki family.

[@lyx2769]

That is true, in that we don’t know if Toya’s hair color is exactly a result from him getting stressed out, since we clearly see his hair developing white patches from when Endeavor is training. We haven’t been given the knowledge of the cause. It could very well be the case that, after Endeavor gave up on him. and young Toya realized he was a failure, he underwent emotional distress from being unable to answer existential questions, thus the process of his hair turning white advancing. In his own words, he couldn’t figure out why he existed, and went crying to Natsuo (Chapter 290). He basically would’ve had Marie Antionette Syndrome, which is when hair loses its pigmentation and suddenly becomes white as a result of having an extremely high stress level.

[@psychgeekgirl3037]

Honestly, the more likely solution is that Dabi started with red hair but as he grew, his mother’s dormant ice quirk (within the DNA) affected Touya’s constitution. As it’s been established, Todoroki’s hair color shows their power set, but if a mutation occurred during growth, Touya would have been born with a fire power but a weaker constitution due to the Ice DNA. But that’s just a possibility

[@lyx2769]

@NoStrawberryJams Yeah, I'm just saying that his hair mainly turning white was due to DNA from the start, but as time went on and he started getting stressed out, his stress could've advanced the process. But the source of his hair turning, from what we're shown, is not stress.

[@djantouahmed7319]

His hair became white as a side effect.

[@velvetvices]

How much you admit, "yeah we were fucking crazy idk man" is so funny and real to the fandom experience

[@josefagomezschmeisser8356]

Oh my! It really was a journey, i remember when I saw my first couple of is "DABI Shoto TODOROKI'S BROTHER?!?!??" drying the dishes after School so far ago, and now with my friends and I are in college we did an hour+ call after the chapter 290, even the days after I couldn't stop talking about it because it felt so good, so rewarding and the way that Horikoshi did it! I freaking LOVE the fact than Endevor and Shoto weren't shocked 😲 open mouth like cheap drama reaction, no, both took a while to process it you can see it in their faces , the confusion, then shock, and when they realize it you see their pain and horror comprehending what that means, even a bit of hope, like he's not dead, that's a miracle...but he's a monster, and they have fault on it, and he wants to kill shoto, I mean is si much going on on their thought process after the reveal, and Horikoshi's art on the expressions of enji and shoto were the highlight of this historical chapter

[@abbynew4188]

a couple weeks ago we got dab's dance for an episode and it was perfect the dance was perfect the voice acting was perfect the shock that all villains and heroes had on their face during the scene perfect and him revealing it on a news broadcast perfect I don't read the manga so I'm extremely frilled to see were the story goes after this

[@sonicbattleplayer5762]

*"I'm extremely frilled to see were the story goes after this"* Oh you poor soul.

[@Evanz111]

9:48 - interesting read on that situation. Personally I reckon they didn’t find Dabi because his identity was still completely unknown. A lot of the villains raided were linked to their identities and aliases, but Dabi eluded them.