Wow! That was fairly a chapter, wasn’t it? Chainsaw Man chapter 176 took a pointy flip from the standard weird and plunged us into some severe, high-stakes territory.
As many followers predicted, we lastly received a flashback specializing in Yoru.
Whereas most of us had been anticipating a flashback to Pochita vs. Weapons, I speculated in my final assessment that we would as an alternative get a touch of Yoru’s final plan to defeat Chainsaw Man.
And guess what? That is precisely what we received!
It seems that Yoru had an ace up his sleeve all alongside: a method to create two weapons extra highly effective than something Asa might ever produce.
However the draw back was that if Yoru determined to take this path, it will contradict her unique mission.
Yoru and her youngsters:
Keep in mind when the Warfare Satan was first launched in Half 2? Yoru’s major purpose was to drive Chainsaw Man to spit out the Nuclear Weapons Satan.
And on this chapter’s flashback, we even see one other aspect of Yoru: a aspect that appeared to care about her comrades, which is a shocking trait for a satan.
However in terms of defeating Chainsaw Man, she’s prepared to go to any lengths, even sacrificing her personal “youngsters” for the trigger.
This evolution in Yoru’s motives is made clear within the ultimate chapter when, in a second of desperation, she summons the Gun and Tank Devils to make use of as weapons in opposition to Chainsaw Man.
So, has Yoru’s purpose modified? Plainly defeating Chainsaw Man has grow to be her prime precedence, with proving herself to be the strongest satan taking priority over the whole lot else.
And the Nuclear Weapons Satan? I feel that is only a aspect situation.
When Yoru calls Tank and Gun her “youngsters”, it isn’t actually. It is extra concerning the idea of warfare itself, which is the precursor to those weapons.
Warfare is among the oldest and most terrifying features of human historical past and has given rise to weapons reminiscent of weapons and tanks. They’re weapons of destruction which are straight associated to the concern and destruction that warfare brings.
And since within the Chainsaw Man universe the existence of the satan is tied to an idea and the concern that idea instills in humanity, it makes excellent sense that Yoru would name these weapons her youngsters.
Talking of Yoru’s powers, it is important to recollect how they work: Yoru, and by extension Asa, can flip something they contemplate “theirs” right into a weapon. The ability of those weapons is straight proportional to the guilt they really feel over sacrificing no matter it’s.
It’s no surprise that Yoru’s new weapons are so highly effective. They had been born from a deep sense of guilt over sacrificing her personal youngsters.
It’s this immense guilt that causes Yoru’s ‘scared’ to just about incapacitate Pochita, inflicting him to spit out the Mouth Satan. This can be a small however essential element that adjustments the Chainsaw Man universe as soon as once more.
The Return of the Weapon Satan:
We are actually within the ultimate a part of half 2 and occasions are beginning to resemble these of half 1. Not solely has Pochita taken management of Denji, however we additionally see the return of the Gun Satan.
In the event you had been shocked by the Gun Satan’s resurgence, you in all probability should not have been. I all the time anticipated him to come back again sooner or later.
Nonetheless, I did not anticipate Yoru to summon it together with the Tank Satan to create new weapons – the left and proper gloves. That half was undoubtedly sudden.
Why was I so certain that the Gun Satan would return? Nicely, when you paid consideration to Half 1, you’ll have identified that the Gun Satan wasn’t utterly defeated. Makima did kill him, however that was solely the half that was managed by the USA.
A good portion of the Gun Satan was nonetheless within the USSR, and it’s this portion that Yoru has summoned on this chapter.
One other element that’s notably fascinating is how Yoru’s “bang” assault mirrors Makima’s signature transfer. It’s probably that Makima’s assault was tied to a contract with the Gun Satan.
I imply, we have seen her subdue the Gun Satan within the first place, at the least a part of it. So she might have perhaps made a cope with it prior to now.
This connection may additionally be the rationale we did not see Nayuta use the “bang” in Half 2 – as a result of she by no means had the possibility to defeat the Gun Satan!
As we look forward to the ultimate installment of Half 2, which sees Pochita again in management and the Gun Satan returning, it is unattainable to not discover the eerie similarities to Half 1.
However now that it has been become a weapon by Yoru, is the Gun Satan gone for good? It is onerous to say for certain, but it surely appears probably. Nonetheless, we’ll have to attend and see how issues play out.
The stakes are greater than ever and Fujimoto is clearly pulling out all of the stops. We’re undoubtedly headed for a climax that may rival that of Half 1!!!
