Kohei Horikoshi is certainly not new to My Hero Academia. There is no shortage of references to Chainsaw Man and other manga. However, the mangaka has often taken over the covers of some famous Western books from DC Comics and Marvel to recreate its characters in these poses. Now he has decided a Tribute to Star Wars.
The universe of George Lucas ended up in the hands of the colossus Disney Horikoshi has always been fascinated by and for this reason there is a clear reference in Chapter 311 of My Hero Academia to a very famous character who was featured in the original trilogy.
The fight with Shigaraki took more energy than expected and so on Stars and Stripes also asks its commander, Agbar. for help. Here you can already see a certain assonance with Ackbar, which has now become a meme with “It’s a trap”. However, Horikoshi decides to increase the dose on the last few pages of the chapter by showing the commanding officer. Although not from the front, the commander can be seen and his head is that of an octopus.
In short, between the name and shape of this character with an animal quirk, My Hero Academia paid homage to Commander Ackbar from Star Wars. Now it remains to be seen whether his intervention will be sufficient to calm the clash that is taking place in the sky of the world.
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