Black Clover repeated a Golden Dawn massacre moment and we didn't even realize

Black Clover creator Yuki Tabata has often faced criticism for saving his characters from the brink of death. Just when it seems like other characters are about to experience a soul-crushing moment, the creator would fix the situation, taking away the consequences of a life-threatening battle. However, that is no longer the case.

As fans must remember, during the Heart Kingdom Joint Struggle Arc, Yuno underwent the kind of character development that fans hoped for following the Golden Dawn massacre incident. While this incident may seem like a one-off moment to fans, the manga's latest update has recreated it with the deaths of three known characters.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the Black Clover manga.

Black Clover's latest update recreates the Golden Dawn massacre moment

Zenon Zogratis as seen in the anime (Image via Studio Pierrot)

As fans must remember, during the Heart Kingdom Join Struggle Arc, the Spade Kingdom's Dark Triad invaded the Clover Kingdom and the Heart Kingdom in search of Yami Sukehiro, Lolopechika, and William Vangeance. Among them, Zenon Zogratis was tasked with abducting the Golden Dawn Captain. He infiltrated the Magic Knights squad's base with his two Dark Disciples, Foyal Migusteau and Gaderois Godroc.

During the attack, Yuno Grinberryall was back at Hage Village. Therefore, William Vangeance was left alone to protect himself and his Magic Knights. Although Yuno did return to the base, it was too late, as half the Golden Dawn members had already perished.

Siren as seen in the anime (Image via Studio Pierrot)

Among the deceased members were well-known characters like Hamon and Siren, both of whom had significant roles during the Elf Reincarnation Arc. While the characters canonically meant a lot to others, fans did not care for them as much as one might have hoped. Instead, it seemed that fans were glad their deaths could serve as catalysts for character development.

Similarly, the manga's final story arc has echoed the Golden Dawn massacre moment. After Asta and Yuno appeared to have defeated Lucius Zogratis, the Paladin returned with his new form. Soon after, he wished to showcase his new ultra-gargantuan spell involving the Grimoire Towers.

Revchi, Gueldre, and Marx as seen in the manga (Image via Shueisha)

As part of this, Lucius Zogratis fetched Marx Francois, Revchi Salik, and Gueldre Poizot from different parts of the kingdom and killed them in front of Asta and Yuno to return their Grimoires to the towers. With that, Lucius could use the magic once wielded by all three of them, namely Memory Magic, Chain Magic, and Permeation Magic.

Asta was angry at this development. However, the manga did not give him much time to cope with the loss. While some might remain indifferent to Gueldre and Revchi's deaths, Marx Francois had been a significant character in the series. Nevertheless, most fans did not blink an eye at this event and were likely pleased to see Tabata portray some adverse consequences of a full-fledged battle.

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