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Chapter 220

Manga ChapterCh. 220

The story hands the spotlight to the League of Villains, broke, squatting and drifting without a plan. Spinner finally says out loud what everyone is thinking, and the answer that arrives is Gigantomachia, who flattens them all.

Arc: Meta Liberation Army
Volume: 23
Release Date: March 18, 2019
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Issue: 16, 2019
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Summary

Some time ahead of the Hero Billboard Chart JP, the League of Villains barges into a mansion held by the Creature Rejection Clan, a group with a documented hatred of Heteromorphic Quirks. One member calls Spinner's appearance disgusting and earns a grimace. Another catches Himiko Toga and Mr. Compress lifting jewelry, which Mr. Compress puts down to a cash-poor League having to steal. Tomura Shigaraki blocks a swing when the clan tries to throw them out, and says they leave once everything worth taking is taken. The scuffle goes badly for the hosts, and the looting resumes.

Back at their run-down hideout, Spinner asks how long the squatting continues, and Mr. Compress points out that the Yakuza at least ate well. The jewelry turns out to be fake. Dabi turns up asking why he is the only one recruiting, Twice fires back that Dabi only burns candidates, and Dabi dismisses them as trash anyway.

Tomura notes gloomily that roughly a month has passed since the Pro Heroes captured Kurogiri, who had mentioned a reserve of power their master set aside. Claiming it may be the way forward, but hunting the doctor has gone nowhere. Asked what the man is like, Tomura describes All For One's personal physician: extremely cautious, reachable only by radio or computer, and the mind behind the Nomu.

Spinner runs out of patience and starts shouting, demanding to know where Tomura is headed. He lays out his own past, branded a freak among people who made resistance feel pointless. Stain's ideology and the wish to change society are the only reasons he signed on.

The hideout starts shaking. The League evacuates the collapsing building and finds Gigantomachia rising out of nowhere. Tomura lights up, certain this is the power Kurogiri meant, while Dabi and Mr. Compress can only stare. Gigantomachia sets down his radio, confirms who Tomura is, and announces a test of whether they deserve his loyalty. He crushes them effortlessly and weeps at the result, wailing that Tomura is too weak to inherit anything. From the radio, a voice remarks on his uncertainty and the help the League clearly needs.

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Key Events

Ahead of the Billboard Chart ratings, the League is picking off minor criminal outfits it deems unworthy of committing evil.

Spinner reveals part of his backstory and his reasons for joining.

All For One's doctor reaches the League by radio through Gigantomachia.

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Notes

Fifteen pages, published March 18, 2019 in issue 16 and collected in volume 23. Meta Liberation Army arc, reaching the anime out of order: pages 8 and 12 to 15 in Episode 108, pages 1 to 11 in Episode 126. The CRC debuts here and joins Spinner, Tomura and Twice on the cover.

The title plays on the series name from the villains' side of the fence. Kohei Horikoshi's comment describes drawing each week to movies that might feed the work, this time Frankenstein's Army.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens in My Hero Academia Chapter 220?

My Hero Academia Chapter 220, titled My Villain Academia, shows the League of Villains raiding the wealthy Creature Rejection Clan for money and Spinner explaining why he joined the League. It ends with the sudden appearance of Gigantomachia, who effortlessly crushes the entire League.

Why does Spinner join the League of Villains?

In Chapter 220, Spinner explains that he joined the League of Villains because he was branded a freak among people who made resistance feel pointless, and that Stain's ideology and his own wish to change society are what kept him there.

Who is Gigantomachia in My Hero Academia?

Gigantomachia is a massive, powerful villain who suddenly emerges in Chapter 220 and crushes the League of Villains with ease. He weeps afterward, declaring that Tomura Shigaraki is too weak to inherit anything from All For One.

What is the Creature Rejection Clan in My Hero Academia?

The Creature Rejection Clan is a group introduced in Chapter 220 that openly hates Heteromorphic Quirks and is raided by the League of Villains for money, since the League is short on funds.

What reserve of power does Tomura Shigaraki mention in Chapter 220?

In Chapter 220, Tomura Shigaraki recalls that Kurogiri, before being captured by pro heroes, had mentioned a reserve of power set aside by All For One, which Tomura hopes to track down through All For One's doctor.

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