07x01 - (Dub) In the Nick of Time! A Big-Time Maverick from the West!

[bunniefuu]

[IZUKU] I can't remember the
last time I did laundry.

[OCHACO] Izuku Midoriya is
carrying the burden of his power

and trying to keep us safe.

But he still has a lot to learn.

He's just a kid.

I beg you!

Let UA

continue to be his hero academy!

[IZUKU]
I'm back at UA. But...

[GRAN TORINO]
Don't be too stubborn.

Sometimes you have to k*ll a
person in order to save them.

Be sure to remember that.

[IZUKU] I don't know what
I should do next, that's true.

And I get that the only way to
stop him might be to k*ll him.

But...

I wanna save that little kid.

[IZUKU]
The final battle draws near.

But oddly enough,
I'm not afraid.

[IZUKU] Together,
we'll set things right.

[IZUKU]
People will smile again.

We'll go beyond and
forge a bright future.

[NEWSCASTER A] Tokyo, Japan's
largest city, has gone dark.

The streets are empty.

Everyday life has
ground to a halt.

Fear now controls this
metropolitan area

and others like it.

The cause? A group called
the Paranormal Liberation Front

that has spread havoc
throughout this country.

Their leaders are the
infamous criminal All For One,

sometimes known
as the Symbol of Evil,

and Tomura Shigaraki,
the madman's assumed protégé.

Recently, the group released
dangerous inmates

from maximum-security
prisons across Japan.

These fugitive villains,
commonly referred to

as "jailbreakers," have
taken over the streets.

Japan's heroes are said
to be working diligently

alongside the police to put
these escaped criminals

back behind bars.

But the jailbreakers
are overwhelming them.

As such, the Japanese
government has requested

a temporary dispatch
of heroes from f--

What the hell do you
think you're doin'?

I, uh-- Nothing.

I'm just reporting on the
current situation in Tokyo.

Your viewers must be dyin'
to see some bloodshed.

[VILLAIN B]
If you were smart,

you'd worry about your
own country's problems!

b*stards!

[BIGGS]
Ethan. Are we being deployed?

No, not yet.

The mess in Japan
is making waves.

Villains across the globe
are getting bolder.

I doubt the White House wants
to send us abroad and risk

getting caught with their pants
down if there's an attack.

Morons! Even if there
was trouble at home,

we could have the heroes
back in the States

in two hours, no sweat.

[STAR AND STRIPE]
Ya got that right.

So you'll gimme a ride.

Right, bros?

Star.

[WEDGE] Don't blame us
if you get in trouble, Star!

[STAR AND STRIPE]
It wasn't a question

of whether or not I would help.

So why not start sooner
rather than later?

And besides, we're talking about
a direct request from All Might.

If my master is in trouble,
I don't have to think twice

before heeding his call!

[ALL FOR ONE]
We're at a critical juncture.

The police and heroes have
their hands full with swarms

of escaped inmates
rampaging across Japan.

Which leaves us free to plot and
prepare however we see fit.

Though this island
nation may be small,

we'll still win
at hide-and-seek.

Wouldn't it be easier
if we left the country?

[ALL FOR ONE]
Perhaps. But it's not ideal.

Especially since hiding
is only a short-term issue.

And then, of course, I must
take control of One For All.

A midgame objective.

[SPINNER]
That's not your end goal?

[ALL FOR ONE] No. I have a long,
intricate design for my future.

In somewhat of a twist, the
biggest hurdle I might face,

and my biggest opportunity,
is about to show up at our door.

As you've no doubt realized,

I have many loyal friends
around the globe.

Fortunately, while All Might may
have eradicated organized crime

in Japan, it positively
flourishes overseas.

If I tell my friends
to run riot,

countries will be forced
to consider domestic safety

before offering aid to others.

So what's the big
chance coming our way?

Her name is Star and Stripe.

The strongest woman alive.

The hero who reigns supreme
in the land of the free,

the very birthplace of heroes!

Few could hope
to stand against her.

It's a gamble, certainly!

Her interference
will be devastating

if she gets the upper hand.

But if I can steal her Quirk,

there'll be no
fight we can't win.

Now, Iguchi.

Unlike Toya and the others,

you've been devoted to acting
as my personal bodyguard.

However, I'm afraid
you're needed elsewhere.

From now on,
your focus will be

on Tomura Shigaraki's crusade.

Understand, Spinner?

Live up to your name
and spin a story for us.

As a heteromorph, you were
born into a difficult life.

Hated. A nobody.

But you can hear the change
in the wind, can't you?

There are many
lurking in the shadows

who sympathize with your plight.



[LEADER A] We had no place
in the old regime.

And now, the great
Re-Destro is captured.

But behold!

Our hopes and dreams
have not been quashed!

The embers of liberation
still burn around us!

We were assigned to Spinner's
Vanguard Action Support Regiment

because we are all of us alike.

We recognize each other's pain.

We must remember
Skeptic's stirring words,

since he is still free to speak.



[SKEPTIC]
Liberate yourselves.

Wipe out the vestiges
of the establishment.

See that Re-Destro's
revolution becomes a reality.

Recruit new warriors
to the cause.

You'll find it easy
to open the minds

of those who live as you do.



[SKEPTIC]
I don't care for the League,

but in these circumstances,
I have to rely on them.

Re-Destro found hope
in those deviants.

So it doesn't matter
if the League of Villains

are true comrades who actually
believe in our mission or not.



We will mold them
into the real thing!

Champion their names and deeds!

And when Shigaraki
destroys the future,

we will sow the seeds
of new growth!

[HAWKS]
They're approaching fast.

She'll be here any second.

We can't afford to waste time.

Let's talk strategy
as soon as she lands.

Honestly? Just
knowing she's coming

is a huge reassurance.

Hope she doesn't get
in too much trouble

with her boss, though.

[BEST JEANIST] Her rash nature
may end up being our salvation.

I share your relief.

Plus, I've always wanted to chat
with her about the prized denim

popularized during
America's Gold Rush.

--[alarm blares]
--[TSUKAUCHI] This is Tsukauchi!

Endeavor! Hawks! Emergency!

You're on the way, right?

We just got a report.

There's someone
in her flight path.

It's him! He's
come out of hiding!

Such a warm
welcome already?

You move pretty fast.

Does that mean you're the
criminal known as All For One?

[SHIGARAKI]
Good question.

Possibly. Who knows what I am?

[STAR AND STRIPE]
So. This is All For One.

[ETHAN]
Negative, Star.

That's Tomura Shigaraki.

According to our intel,
he can destroy

whatever he gets his hands on.

He's also displayed
super strength,

regenerative abilities,
and EMP attacks.

Get ready.

Disengage autopilot!

Anti-pulse fields up!

[WEDGE]
Roger that, Bravo leader.

[BIGGS]
Anti-pulse fields activated!

[ETHAN] Stupid question,
but engage or retreat?

You know which.

Time to smash!

[ETHAN]
Roger that, Star.

I hope one of us gets
to the landing point safely.

[STAR AND STRIPE]
Battle formation!

[ETHAN]
Look alive. Formation Delta!

[WEDGE]
Roger that, Bravo leader.

Now, then. Let's take
this villain down.

I don't want anyone
holding back.

Fight with honor, and I'll
make sure your remains

get to your loved ones.

No mercy!

What a strange feeling.

It seems correct to say
that I'm Tomura Shigaraki.

[SHIGARAKI, ALL FOR ONE]
And yet.

There's no doubt
that I'm me, as well.

[SHIGARAKI] It's been like this
ever since I woke up.

Heavy Payload, plus
Radio Waves and Air Cannon.

[STAR AND STRIPE]
Evade!

[SHIGARAKI]
I know what your Quirk is.

Whoever touches the other
first wins, America!

You may know what
I'm packing,

but I'm the best there is,

'cause I'm still gonna
beat your a*s, boy!

"The Air!"

From this point forward,
there is absolutely no air

for a stretch of
meters in front of me.

[STAR AND STRIPE grunts]

[sputters]



And now, you've taken
your last breath!

[PRESENT MIC] Star and Stripe.
Her Quirk: New Order.

After touching a target
and calling out its name,

she can impose a new rule
on that person or thing.

In this case, she touched
the air and declared

that it no longer existed

for the distance area
in front of her,

essentially creating a vacuum
impossible to breathe in!

[SHIGARAKI]
That's a brutal power.

[ALL FOR ONE]
I want it!

[STAR AND STRIPE]
Yeah, I figured someone who came

all the way out here to meet me
wouldn't die that easily.

Laser Cannons!

[ETHAN, WEDGE, BIGGS]
Right!

[ETHAN]
Target locked.

Fire!


[WEDGE]
Aw, yeah! I brought him down!



[BIGGS]
Not a chance, Wedge!

My blast got him first.

We're not done!



[SHIGARAKI]
Reflect plus Scatter!

"Laser!"

"These lasers can be held!"



[ETHAN]
His body is healing. Fast!

[WEDGE] No wonder Japan
had trouble with him.



[SHIGARAKI]
I can breathe again.

Which means her
Quirk has limits.

Now's my chance.

I was hoping you'd use
your super strength

to take a shot at me.

"Tomura Shigaraki!"



[STAR AND STRIPE] I can
only have two rules active

at one time. The first,
I always use

to strengthen and
reinforce my body.

And while it's impossible
for me to power up

to All Might's level, I try.

When I was a kid,

an exchange student
from Japan saved me.



[SHIGARAKI grunts]

[STAR AND STRIPE]
My family was on our way



to the Santa Monica Pier when
a gigantic burglar on the run

came out of nowhere
and attacked our car.

I wanted to save
my little sister,

but I was sure we
were going to die.

And then...



[STAR AND STRIPE]
...he was there.


Those two blond tufts of hair?

I immediately knew
I'd never forget him.

That's how he became my master!

In order to show my own
personal devotion to peace,

I copied his hairstyle
down to the color!

No matter where I go,
it's always him.

That's why we call him
the Symbol of Peace, little man.

Oh, by the way.

I touched you and said your name
during that little dust-up.

[gasps]

"From this moment on, if Tomura
Shigaraki makes a single move,

his heart will stop beating."

[SHIGARAKI gasps]

[SHIGARAKI, ALL FOR ONE]
She got me!

Ever since I awakened, I've felt
that something's different.

[ALL FOR ONE]
The boundary between us

grows ever more undefined.

It should have taken a full
two months of recuperation

for "you" and "me" to
become "us," yet here we are.

You never cease
to surprise, Tomura!

Your destructive urges.
That roiling hatred!

They continue to grow
beyond any expectation

the Doctor and I had!

In terms of numbers,
I'd say we're at ,

perhaps percent of
the way to completion.

Soon, we will merge
into utter perfection!

Then, we'll be neither All For
One nor Tomura Shigaraki.

Can you feel it?

Our new form will be an
entirely different person!

Like hell.

I won't let you!



[STAR AND STRIPE]
It's not working?


What's the issue?

This is Tomura
Shigaraki, isn't it?



[ALL FOR ONE] Fine, fine.
Struggle if you like!

Do you abhor me?
That's excellent!

May your anger and hatred be
heralds of our luminous future!

[STAR AND STRIPE]
What the--


[SHIGARAKI] It all started
in that little house.

A series of resentments that
piled on top of one another.



[STAR AND STRIPE]
His hair got longer?

What's this guy's deal?



[SHIGARAKI] I'm beginning to
understand New Order better.

Your godlike Quirk
has rules of its own.



[SHIGARAKI] The number-one hero
in the USA, Star and Stripe.

The government has treated
the details of her Quirk

as a closely guarded
State secret.

But basically, by touching
her target and naming it,

she can force it to obey.

This reality-shaping ability

makes the rest of
us her playthings.

Except I noticed something
interesting during our fight.

There's a limit to how much she
can increase her physical power.

Otherwise, she would
have knocked my head

clean off my body
with her first punch.

"From this moment on, if Tomura
Shigaraki makes a single move,

his heart will stop beating."



[SHIGARAKI] But given the
rule she tried to give me,

she can damage her targets
as much as she wants.

It's like a life meter
with a cap

on how much she
can improve herself,

but no limit to how much
she hurts others.

On the other hand, since
she didn't say something like,

"Whoever enters this specified
airspace immediately dies,"

it seems she can't impose
a rule that also has an effect

on something she hasn't
physically touched.

Or maybe she can,
but the effect is weaker?

Even so, she's definitely
able to create a vacuum

and hold lasers if that's
what she wants to do.

Which means she has
a lot of freedom

when commanding
non-living things.

That's the real strength
and advantage of New Order!



[SHIGARAKI] The difference
between living and non-living

things must be in the naming.



The reason the rule
didn't work on me

was because of a
difference in perception.

I get that now.

Ms. Star thought of me
as Tomura Shigaraki

when she touched me
and said my name.



But right now, I'm not sure
if I am Tomura Shigaraki.

Or All For One.

Or even Tenko Shimura.

When she calls someone
with a sense of self

by their name, they have
to identify as that person.

And since objects
have no sense of self,

her perception is the only
one that matters to New Order.

Is there a two-target limit?

What's the scope of the power?

Would it work on an animal?

How would Mon have
reacted in this scenario?

Gah. What's gotten into me?

I have this irresistible
urge to test out

the scope of her abilities!



[STAR AND STRIPE] He must've
been prepared for an attack

on his respiratory system.



[ETHAN]
What your next move, Star?

New Order and laser
attacks don't work

on that regenerating b*stard.

Get Commander Agpar
on the line.



[ETHAN]
Don't tell me.

Coming here on your own
was bad enough, but that?

You're mad!

It could be our one chance.

What good's special authority
if I don't use it?

This villain is not
just an enemy to Japan.

He's an enemy to the world.

We'll stop him before
he can hurt anyone else.

As only we can!

It'll take a minute,
so make sure you fly steady

so I have a place to stand.

Thanks, bros.

[ETHAN]
Jeez.

Taking care of her
sure is a lot of work.

[STAR AND STRIPE]
Starting today,

you guys are my
ride-or-die brothers!

Let's fight together
until death do us part!



[ETHAN]
Wedge?

Shake that crusty
freak off your jet!

He's in Star's spot!

[WEDGE]
Roger that!

Just 'cause you understand
how my Quirk works

doesn't mean you can counter it!

"Air. The air
hardens into my form,

but , times bigger!"
Fist Bump to the Earth!

[SHIGARAKI] I can't see it,
but something's there.

[SHIGARAKI grunts]



[STAR AND STRIPE] No point in
trying to wear him down.

And I doubt he's gonna talk

if I try to beat his true
name out of him.

This is the only
way I'll defeat him!

[SHIGARAKI grunts]

[STAR AND STRIPE] By crushing
him until nothing remains!

But he's a tough one.

Bros! Lemme get
some more lasers!



[STAR AND STRIPE]
"The lasers...

...will form a single beam."
United Hyper-Max Output Laser.

[STAR AND STRIPE]
Keraunos!

[ETHAN] The continuous blast
of our combined firepower!

That's got to destroy his body!

[STAR AND STRIPE] No. It'll just
keep him from regenerating!

If this could take him out,
Endeavor would've burned him

to a crisp already.

[AGPAR]
Star.

Commander Agpar!

[AGPAR] I got too used
to your willfulness

and let my guard down.

I'm afraid this stunt's
going to cost you

more than your
license this time.

[STAR AND STRIPE]
Worth it.

Just please,
tell me they're ready.

[AGPAR]
This is your last favor, Star.

I've already informed Japan
what's happening.

They'll reach you soon.

Now we're talking.

[AGPAR] We wouldn't be if your
stubborn disregard for rules

hadn't made our country shine
brighter over the years.

All Might himself wasn't
able to take care

of this deranged villain.

So you must surpass him, Cassie.

State-of-the-Art Hypersonic

Intercontinental
Cruise Missiles.

Tiamat.

Ensure each and every one
of them hits their mark.

[IZUKU]
Here's the preview!

The fight between
Tomura Shigaraki

and Star and Stripe
only intensifies.

Can evil be stopped by the joint
as*ault of Star's Quirk,

New Order, and Tiamat,

the Intercontinental
Cruise Missiles?

Whatever happens,
the world is watching.

Our future depends on
the outcome of this fight.

Next time, "Specter."

Those who embrace the light
always have the will

to keep going no
matter the cost.