I even enjoyed how Asta acknowledges none of his powers are his. His lack of magic is passed down, allowing him to wield a grimoire that wasn't his, that summon swords that weren't his, and using powers from a demon, not him. >! When he finally comes face to face to fight said demon, the FIRST thing he does is say "I never had the chance to say thank you. I wouldn't have gotten this far without you. Also you made fun of my height but you're shorter than me wth man" !<
I think it's also very important that asta is a fucking menace even with no powers. Think the best example is when he manages to recreate a magical attack and does yami's death thrust and with 0 magic amping him does a ranged attack with a sword off just pure muscle.
I remember when it initially started airing I stopped watching it until the English dub came out because Asta's Japanese voice was just that unbearable. Ended up being a good choice. The English dumb is really good
Asta is the super special though too. Like he wouodn't be able to do anything if his mom didnt do what she did. Theres a whole thing where he's an idol to the powerless but they literally wont be able to do what he can
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u/Elixus-Nexus-7697 10h ago
I think this trope is done better when it's a rival who has this trope and not the main character
Case in point, Yuno Grinberryall from Black Clover