Chainsaw Man Chapter 179, Vamvagh Review: Gaslight, Gatekeep, Devilboss.

Going into Chapter 179 of Chainsaw Man, “Vamvagh”, I am sure that many of us were concerned about Pochita possibly eating the Aging Devil.
If he did so, it would cause the deaths of thousands of children.
I had my doubts that Pochita would eat the Aging Devil, and I was right but for the wrong reason.
Instead of refusing to eat the Aging Devil to save the children, Pochita instead refuses to eat the Aging Devil because… he’d rather focus on continuing the blood drive?
Yeah, still not sure if this is Fujimoto referencing Power or not.
It does make for some funny panels, though, as the Aging Devil watches Pochita slowly crawl away from him, grab the sign and continue to shout, “Vamvagh!”
Whatever that means.
As the Aging Devil tries to get Pochita to eat him, Yoru is preparing to attack again.
Asa, however, is attempting to convince her to stop, horrified by Yoru’s Devil nature.
She is also obviously concerned about Denji, and so Yoru tells her turning Chainsaw Man into a weapon would free Denji.
Is Yoru outright lying here?
Perhaps.
At best, she thinks there is a chance of it but, either way, she is willing to risk it.
Though, we as the readers know that Pochita is Denji’s heart, so separating the two would probably kill him.
Thankfully, Yoru does not get the chance to test it, at least not at first, because Asa’s newfound fear of Yoru forces the Devil out of her body.
And then we get the ultimate moment of gaslighting from Yoru.
She acts all sad about Asa being scared of her, and yet the moment Asa feels guilty enough to let her back in she continues the attack.
The Makima parallels are evident, as she joyfully uses her finger gun attack to take another shot at the Aging Devil.
Being a Primal Fear, it takes more than that to wound the Aging Devil, as he stops the bullet mid-air, transforming it into a giant thumb, which he then disintegrates.
Declaring both Chainsaw Man and the War Devil too immature to talk with him, the Aging Devil ominously states, “Time to have them grow up,” ending the chapter.
Looks like we are going to see a team-up to defeat a Primal Fear again.
Only this time, it will not be Asa and Denji vs the Falling Devil, but Pochita and Yoru vs the Aging Devil.
As for the “grow up” comment, it would be creepy if the Aging Devil caused Denji or Asa to rapidly age with his attacks.
Not sure how that could be reversed, if Fujimoto takes that route.
There is also the matter of Yoru gaslighting Asa to oblivion this chapter.
She really is moving towards being a full-on villain this arc, and she may have just ruined any trust she and Asa have built with her actions.
I am extremely interested to see both the fight with the Aging Devil, and how complicated Asa and Yoru’s relationship will be going forward.
“Vamvagh” is another short, yet great chapter, which continues to widen the divide between Asa and Yoru.