Chainsaw Man Explores Power's Tragic Origin Story

By Nick Valdez

Chainsaw Man's anime has introduced fans to Power and revealed why she's such a hit for fans of the manga, and the newest episode of the series has explored her even further by diving into her surprisingly sad origin story. The anime for Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga series has been one of the most highly anticipated premieres of the year, and it's not hard to see why after the first couple of episodes. Introducing fans to not only its main hero Denji, but the core cast we'll be seeing in the episode that followed, it's now time to explore these characters further.

The newest episode of the series spends much more time with Power as she and Denji end up on a surprising new quest to save her cat Meowwy from a devil, and although she was introduced to fans as a devil who had become a Fiend (and thus potentially dangerous to humanity), the newest episode of the series revealed that she had a pretty sad rise to her current "powerful" self as seen in the anime already. And it's all cause of Meowwy. 

What is Power's Origin Story in Chainsaw Man? 

Episode 3 of Chainsaw Man dives back into Power's past likely when she as the Blood Devil took over a human corpse to become the Fiend that she is today. The reveal into her past showcased that she was willing to kill humans or any other creatures necessary due to her innate Devil nature, but meeting a stray cat changed all of that. Becoming connected with it in a way that she didn't quite expect, she ends up naming it "Meowwy" and becoming friends with it. 

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This started opening up Power to even more possibilities as her current Fiend self, and it's soon revealed that she was tricked by the Bat Devil to bring a human to it in order to save her cat. It's a tragic look at a character who seemed like she was fully content with herself, and further goes to show that while some devils have properly earned their names through their inherent evil, it might not be the same case for all of them.

How did you feel about this look into Power's past? How are you liking Chainsaw Man's anime run so far? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

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