Dr. Stone Finally Explains Who the Mystery Villain Really is
Dr. Stone has finally revealed the true identity of the Why-Man, the major villain of the series that started it all! As Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi's series continued to explore the world and reveal new technologies in the Stone World, the major mystery of who petrified them in the first place started to become far more clear. It was figured out that the source of the petrification came from someone who Senku Ishigami and the others labeled as the "Why-Man," and who had been hiding out on the moon. Now the series has revealed who this villain really is with the newest chapter of the manga.
The final arc of the series saw the Earth's people ban together to test several rockets until one was successful enough to make the trip out to space. With Senku, Kohaku, Stanley, and Ryusui boarding the rocket to the moon, the previous chapter had dropped the major tease that they were finally able to confront the Why-Man directly. While fans had their theories about who this villain could really be, the newest chapter of the series revealed their identity in such a way that fans probably didn't guess who it is.
Big #DrStone spoilers #DrSTONE228
— Nick Valdez (@Valdezology) February 7, 2022
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Why-Man's identity has been revealed...and it's the Medusas themselves that have formed a hive mind! Def not expected! pic.twitter.com/FYuhF9a0PJ
Chapter 228 of the series picks up from the manga's previous cliffhanger as Senku and the others spotted a patch of Medusa devices on the moon, and after being contacted by Why-Man's voice over their comms device, Senku reveals that the true identity of the Why-Man is actually the Medusa devices themselves. These mysterious machines have bonded together to form the villain itself. Now it's a matter of seeing just how they can communicate with this technology.
Senku realizes that the Medusas are valuing their own survival, and are a sort of technological parasite that is able to develop themselves even further by pushing intelligent life to develop. Just like they did with Senku in the Stone World, their use of petrification seems to be in order to spur the Medusas technological development as well. It's why Senku offers more diamond batteries to help their survival and keep the Earth safe, but soon the Medusas will reveal their own thoughts as to why they did all of this in the first place.
But what do you think? How do you feel about this being the Why-Man's true identity? Were you able to guess this one correctly? How are you liking Dr. Stone's final arc overall 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!
