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Warning : Spoilers forOne - Punch ManCh . # 196 ( JP)/Ch . # 194 ( EN)One ofOne - Punch Man ’s most laughable villains , the ninja known as velocity - o'-Sound Sonic , has a Team Rocket - mode determination to vote down Saitama , despite constant failure . The character has just get some added depth , however , with the reveal of his tragic past at the Ninja Village .
InOne - Punch Manchapter # 196 , Flashy - Flash andnumber one hero Blastend up discussing the Ninja Village where the former grew up , which turns out to have been found by Blast ’s former spouse , a ninja by the name of Empty Void . Flashy Flash receives a letter of challenge from Sonic , state that the hamlet ’s founder has awaken and demands that Flashy Flash dice . Sonic gives a emplacement for them to meet and have their struggle , and that position turns out to have some meaning to Flashy Flash and Sonic .
The chapter transition into a abbreviated flashback to when Flashy Flash and Sonic were both kid at the Ninja Village , and reveals a surprising version of the absurd villain .
Sonic’s Past Wasn’t as Villainous as Fans Might Expect
During the flashback , Flashy Flash and Sonic connect , as they seem to be the only ones in their ninja preparation class to have retained a personal identity . Both seem to despise the waythe Ninja Villageis run , andSonic dreams of one day taking over the small town and , rather than force the kids to undergo brutal preparation , raising them in a kinder and reasonable mode . He even has plans for a site on which he wants to establish his new ninja hamlet , which he thirstily shows to Flashy Flash . It ’s a far more positive , upbeat take on Sonic than the version that devotee have occur to know over the course ofOne - Punch Man , proving he was n’t always as he is today .
The backstory between Flashy Flash and Sonic seems to be inspire byNaruto , and bears a heavy resemblance to the creation of the Hidden Leaf Village by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha . Despite that similarity , the floor adds some depth to Sonic ’s character ; no longer is he simply an annoying villain who bolt down out to waste Saitama ’s time . Instead , Sonic once had cocksure , even heroical desires to write the other orphans get from cruel trainingin the Ninja Village . There was a time when transonic cared about other people , so what happened to him that finally drove him off from that and to villainy ?
For a character who start out suffering an embarrassing accidental groin attack in his first coming into court , it ’s a surprising alteration of characterization to now give him a real backstory and explanation for how he is . It ’s not yet clear how much this story arc will continue to research Sonic and Flashy Flash ’s past times , but as the two prepare to clash , it ’s likely lover will get to see at least a little more of what drove transonic to be who he is today . Speed - o'-Sound Sonic may still be a cockamamy character after this all comes to a close , butOne - Punch Manhas done the part a large favour by provide him a large-hearted past .
