To Be Hero X Ep 8 Review: Lucky Star
After E-Soul’s arc concluded, we move on to another – Lucky Cyan. We were teased about her in the previous arc, with the series linking each hero together with a cameo. And this time, we come to the first major female hero of the series, with a backstory that is both tragic, sweet and, of course, really fucked up.
Cyan was the sole survivor of a terrible plane crash – which may be attributed to her innate good luck. She was taken in by a journalist and sent to an orphanage. There, she grew up with a bit of awkwardness around her peers, but also gaining the attention of everyone around thanks to her “good luck”. People saw her good fortune and while the kids just want to have fun with it, the adults have a greedier schemes behind it. The maid that pretended to help her went straight ot using her for personal gain. Luckily, the principal of the orphanage discovered it and scolded her.
However, this is “To be Hero X” we’re talking about. The level of fucked-up society here is more than your average anti-hero series. So I absolutely DO NOT trust this guy (not after the gentle uncle Rock shenanigans in E-Soul’s arc). At first, he seems to be genuinely care about Cyan as a normal person and not a tool to make money, but it soon revealed that while he doesn’t think of her as a goldmine, he think of her as a mascot. He quickly used her to start a cult basically. Having others worship her as a goddess of fortune – which he isn’t entirely wrong. The scene where Cyan wearing a white robe while covering her face with a veil is both angelic and off-putting – and arguably worse than using her for monetary gains.
However, this is “To be Hero X” we’re talking about. The level of fucked-up society here is more than your average anti-hero series. So I absolutely DO NOT trust this guy (not after the gentle uncle Rock shenanigans in E-Soul’s arc). At first, he seems to be genuinely care about Cyan as a normal person and not a tool to make money, but it soon revealed that while he doesn’t think of her as a goldmine, he think of her as a mascot. He quickly used her to start a cult basically. Having others worship her as a goddess of fortune – which he isn’t entirely wrong. The scene where Cyan wearing a white robe while covering her face with a veil is both angelic and off-putting – and arguably worse than using her for monetary gains.
So what about Cyan herself? Of course, she is just a normal girl, and she didn’t really wanted this gift of luck – and would rather people don’t view her as a tool and just a normal girl really. I think Cyan’s character is quite typical for this kind of template. Where someone young who was bestowed with a really beneficial gift and do not want it since it gives others an incentive to use her. It is entirely understandable that after being passed around to perform “good luck” charms, she would grow tired of it. While she can help others a whole lot, it doesn’t help her in particular.
Her only salvation is another boy around her age – which others nicknamed “Calamity”. I guess opposites do attract since he is seen as a bad omen to everyone around him. I think the principal brought him here specifically to “test” Cyan’s good luck power, as well as having another pawn in his hands. Controlling both “disaster” and “fortune” is a leverage any man would want to have. Anyway, Calamity boy seems to not care about Cyan’s ability and would treat her like any other girl. I think it’s because he can kinda understand her feelings of not being in control. Although it’s really heartwarming that he didn’t show any envy towards her since everyone loves her and wants her close – even though it’s mostly for ulterior motives. “Being wanted” is a pipedream for him so when Cyan actually wanted to spend time with him, he must really want to make her happy, and in a way, he did.
Her only salvation is another boy around her age – which others nicknamed “Calamity”. I guess opposites do attract since he is seen as a bad omen to everyone around him. I think the principal brought him here specifically to “test” Cyan’s good luck power, as well as having another pawn in his hands. Controlling both “disaster” and “fortune” is a leverage any man would want to have. Anyway, Calamity boy seems to not care about Cyan’s ability and would treat her like any other girl. I think it’s because he can kinda understand her feelings of not being in control. Although it’s really heartwarming that he didn’t show any envy towards her since everyone loves her and wants her close – even though it’s mostly for ulterior motives. “Being wanted” is a pipedream for him so when Cyan actually wanted to spend time with him, he must really want to make her happy, and in a way, he did.
Cyan and Calamity boy bonded quickly. And he helped Cyan to realize that she can also do what she wanted – which is to become a pop idol(maybe?). I find it very funny since her actual singing voice is super deep for a young girl, and her voice for the choir is very child-like, which is kinda opposite in real life. But yeah, her voice is beautiful, but her voice being so deep when she was young is a little bit weird. But anyway, she has found her true calling, and plan to leave the orphanage with Calamity, but of course, this is where the obvious plot twist show its face: the principal stood in their way with an ominous power. We can kinda see this happen when the principal turned her into an icon for his cult. In E-Soul’s arc, we didn’t see anyone that look like Calamity boy near Cyan, so we must assume the worst that he might not make it through this arc.
On another note, this episode also hinted at the next hero: Queen. The reporter from the episode’s beginning has adopted a heroine to turn the hero world upside down. Currently, it’s basically like the Boys where megacorps run the entire industry – creating heroes and planting villains to suit their corporate greed. And Queen wanted to overturn that and create a fair playing field. We’ll see how well that goes later.
=Aaron=
On another note, this episode also hinted at the next hero: Queen. The reporter from the episode’s beginning has adopted a heroine to turn the hero world upside down. Currently, it’s basically like the Boys where megacorps run the entire industry – creating heroes and planting villains to suit their corporate greed. And Queen wanted to overturn that and create a fair playing field. We’ll see how well that goes later.
=Aaron=
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