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The story in the latest Chainsaw Man chapter 174 becomes darker as the Public Safety Department reveals a plan to sacrifice many children in a desperate bid to have the Primordial Aging Devil erased by Chainsaw Man.
The following, in turn, leads to a discussion with senior Japanese government officials in this chapter, which culminates in a surprise turn of events in which their Hero of Hell surpasses his power by erasing the concept of "mouths."
This drastic action has fan speculation on overdrive, and they believe that this could end up overpowering one of the series' most dangerous devils—the Famine Devil.
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for the Chainsaw Man manga.
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Chainsaw Man erases the concept of Mouth in chapter 174
Chainsaw Man chapter 174 contains another shocking twist as the Hero of Hell eats the Mouth Devil, erasing all concepts of mouths. This comes immediately after what happened in the previous chapter when the Ear Devil got erased but returned.
It backfired when the Public Safety Department had planned to test Pochita's powers by feeding him the Ear Devil; now it is gone with the mouths. Even though one could still hear without ears, mouths are about speaking, eating, and the ideas related to those things.
This complicates the department's goal: to have the Hero of Hell eat up the Aging Devil. As the story deals with the erasure of body parts, it invites broader implications and character capability to communicate and function.
One of the jolting images left in this chapter is that of a mouthless Hero of Hell holding the remains of the Mouth Devil.
How Chainsaw Man erasing the concept of Mouth could make Famine Devil more powerful than ever, explained
If Chainsaw Man erases the concept of "mouths," it would be disastrous. The logic is simple: with no mouth, there is no eating. And without eating, the whole world will be in the thrall of hunger, for there will be no way to relieve and, therefore quench the hunger, reducing everybody in the world to a perpetual state of hunger.
The more widespread and intense the hunger, the more powerful Fami, the embodiment of famine, will be. By erasing mouths, Chainsaw Man would create an atmosphere where famine would not only be feared but would also be a guaranteed reality.
This would be a game-changer in all of Fami's abilities, essentially turning her into one of the strongest possible Devils. An entire world being erased would be nothing short of frantic survival, and in this case, Fami would have an insane power gain by feeding off the despair and chaos that would come with such erasure.
Final thoughts
Chainsaw Man removing the concept of "mouths" in chapter 174 would, in turn, make the Famine Devil incredibly powerful. What would then be purposefully unleashed would be worldwide hunger and the accompanying perpetual state of famine, making Fami stronger as she is fueled by lack and despair.
The flaw in this reasoning, however, is that famine is about the lack of food, not about being unable to eat, and if there were a Hunger Devil, it would benefit more from such a scenario.
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