Boku no Hero Academia

[Buffalobiian]

If a hero sacrifices himself stopping that villain, the hero has saved ten thousand people and lost one (himself).

Not quite, he's also losing everybody else in the future he could have saved, but won't (because he's now dead).

The point also, was that when you do such heroic acts you force others into danger into saving you. It might be your intention to die honorably, but they'll come to your rescue anyway because you ran out like that. That was his point here.

The exam didn't quite make sense. Did Deku have to come last in every test to fail? Or does he just have to come last overall (even though there's no % grading)? He beat Nice Person in the sprint already, so he certainly wasn't going to come last in everything.

[Ryllharu]

Deku and Iida should both assume this is also part of the test.

Iida believes he failed the entrance exam because he didn't realize the point was about saving others instead of selfishly getting points. Deku thought he failed because he didn't get any points. They shouldn't take this at face value either.

Eraserhead might fail whoever is on the bottom. Or he might just be trying to get them to break under pressure.

[Munsu]

Didn't care much for this episode, looking forward to more action-oriented tests and/or villain encounters.

[Kraco]

Episode 6 - HS




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Skintight (female) hero suit banzai!

I really hope Deku learns to control his power soon. It's kind of meaningless this way. At least he's not totally helpless even now due to his recent spartan training. If the opponent doesn't have a quirk with high melee potential and martial skills, he might potentially have decent chances. In that sense this could be a valuable experience for Deku, but it doesn't change the fact he's not supposed to be attending that school if he can't use a quirk. But then again, maybe this will actually help him learn the control.

[shinta|hikari]

He has 10 fingers. He should've used his pinky on his enemy's foot or arm after knocking him to the ground, NOT watch him stand up while shivering like an idiot. A mangled limb vs pinky is a good exchange, and it won't kill the person. Serious injuries are no big deal because of that nurse lady, and even All Might, their teacher, gave them permission to go all out.

[Ryllharu]

Deku is a good person though. He knows that if he uses One for All at his current level of control, he will kill someone, regardless of whether it is a full punch or a mere pinky. It's all on or all off, nothing else.

The difference is that Deku focuses on the limitations of a person's quirks. He doesn't need to use One for All when he can predict how they will play out a standard encounter.

I love that the reason Bakogou is so upset is at least in part due to the former worship that Deku provided him. Now that Deku is a peer, Bakugou can't handle it, and gets upset. It's quite the interesting dynamic.

At the end of this episode, Deku basically declares that he will beat him because he idolized him enough to study his powers and usual tactics. He's complimenting him while declaring that he is superior. That difference only makes Bakugou angrier.

Also, how can one not love Uraraka? Her permanently cheerful expression, her absentmindedness resulting in a skintight costume, and her equal manner of determination.

[shinta|hikari]

How can you kill someone (in a shounen anime) if you destroy one limb? Izuku destroyed three of his, but he was fine a few minutes later.

I can understand him being a nice person and that he doesn't want to hurt fellow students, but that doesn't have anything to do with actually killing anyone. The killing comment he made was just an excuse to move the plot in the mental battle direction and to limit his OP powers.

There are ways to use his power to win without wasting that first strike initiative. Heck, even if he didn't use his power, he should've mounted and pummeled the hell out of the enemy. But that's not the geek hero boy Izuku.

I'm just venting because I hate his type of character. That said, the show is overall too good to skip just because of that.

[Munsu]

Much better episode this time around than the last one.

I like Deku's costume, Frank Anderson:



Too bad it lasted all of 3 seconds in the battle. Hope it gets fixed since I think it's a good look for the future. I bet the show will want to show Deku's face as much as possible, but I'd like to see a return of the mask in the future as well.

Another point of interest, more Yaoyorozu please:



Kinda wish she'd became the leading lady, but we'll have to wait to learn more of her to see if she's worth the time. But on looks alone, I'd love to see more of her and more interaction from her and Deku. Doubt it'll get there with Uraraka already getting the focus, not that I mind her so far.

As for Deku controlling his powers, well I kinda dig Deku destroying his body throughout the battles, so I'm of a mind that I don't care for him controlling his powers at the moment. I'm sure that at some point I'll get tired of that gimmick, but for the time being I rather he keep progressing steadily while still keeping the angle of him destroying his body doing it.

As for him being cautious about killing people, well I think it's a very solid rationalization and the rationalization also works when it's only about injuring people. From what we learned from the doctor in this episode, it does seem that her healing is not a cure-all and it carries it's own set risks. Of course, we don't know why Deku is actually holding out (protecting himself or protecting the opponent), but both angles work to explain it away.

Further more, in a battle simulation such as this one, we don't know to what extent Deku can actually control his powers. Will he be able to focus All for One in just one finger in the middle of the fight? Will focusing on his powers slow down his reaction time to the point that he becomes too slow to actually fight effectively?

Too many variables until we learn a bit more. But health worries are a good explanation as any; his and his opponent's.

[Kraco]

Is Deku mentally capable of destroying a classmate's leg or arm, fully knowing it would be destroyed if he used his power? It wouldn't be just bruises, not even a simple broken bone. The result would look like something that went through a meat grinder. That probably isn't his image of a hero's behavior.

[Buffalobiian]

Using All For One also cripples Deku. He mentioned this episode that despite crippling only one finger, he couldn't actually use All For One again due to the pain. It was just his ingenious moment that satisfied Aizawa enough to not expel him. He still ultimately came last.

I see the rationale for not hurting someone with his quirk, but I actually think it'll do less damage to use it intentionally. That's because the consequence of consciously not using your power is to corner yourself so much that you unconsciously bash them in the face with full force because you thought you'd lose.

Ochaco <3. Mondays are now so much more bearable.

Ryll mentioned how Bakogou's dislike for Deku comes from losing Deku's admiration towards him. There's also the other part where he thinks Deku should "know his place" by not challenging people he has no hope of winning against. There's possibly two lines of thought as to why that's the case:

1) Being weak yet trying motivates others into trying. Even that weak guy over there is protecting someone. You with the awesome Quirk, what are you doing?. That's more of that "Deku is showing me up" mentality there.

2) It also brings back what Aizawa said about Deku's actions forcing other people to help him. What if Bakogou didn't feel like volunteering, but Deku jumps in the fray to do so? Bakogou ultimately needs to help him out anyway (if they're friends).

Deku makes Bakogou feel like he needs to be charitable when he isn't. That's.. actually gets you pretty pissed off if you're locked into thinking Deku should be beneath you.

[Kraco]

Kacchan has now one more reason to hate Deku: He believes Deku had the considerable power all along, the power that could one hit destroy the huge robot that sent most people fleeing during the entrance exam. Yet Deku hid such a power from Kacchan, instead all the time acting as if he was a quirkless person yet still all the time talking about becoming a hero. Kacchan is obviously highly proud of his own quirk, to the point of absolute arrogance, so it makes sense he's annoyed by someone who seemingly has no power whatsoever but still talks about going to the most famous hero academy, a place only suitable for those with a high level quirk. And now, finally, as far as Kacchan knows, Deku was just majorly trolling and making fun of him by revealing he does in fact have an asskick power (once he learns to control it fully).

This is a 100% valid gripe in my opinion, Kacchan's douche general attitude aside.

[shinta|hikari]

I'm surprised people are trying to understand the bully's reasoning for being, well, a bully. Kacchan can die right now for all I care. A superhuman with no understanding of noblesse oblige is nothing but a tyrant when allowed to wield that power freely.

[Kraco]

There are even people out there who make a career out of trying to understand what goes on inside psychopath serial killers' minds. Trying to understand a bully's motives is small business compared to that.

[shinta|hikari]

I meant that a bully's mind is so simple it isn't worth the typed characters. They are a dime a dozen everywhere in the worlds, be it real or 2D, and they all do it for the dumbest, self-esteem deprived reasons.

A killer's mind is far more fascinating in comparison.

[Ryllharu]

Kacchan is more than a simple bully though. He is one now, sure, but he wants to be a hero as much as Deku does. Kacchan wants to be as good as or better than All Might. They both talked about it in a flashback earlier.

The problem is Kacchan was so strong from the start. He was powerful when he was four. The other kids saw him as the strongest. The adults saw him as incredibly strong. Worse, the adults told him that. He got puffed up, arrogant. They showed happier times with him and Deku, where he was playing the noble hero and Deku was following, cheering him on.

They both always dreamed of being heroes.

They both just go about it in opposite ways. Deku matched All Might's heroism. It's why he inherited One for All. The self-sacrifice. The whole mark of a hero: "My body moved on its own."

Kacchan took the constant praise to heart and it turned him the other way around. Kacchan dreams of being as powerful as All Might. Or stronger. He knows he has it too. So he goes for pure destruction: "Crushing Evil."

[shinta|hikari]

A bully is never just a bully. That person also has a job/school, family, friends, dreams, whatever.

Doesn't change the fact that he's a bully.

If he wants to crush evil, he better start with himself. Hurting the weak is way up there on my list of despicable acts.

[Kraco]

If he wants to crush evil, he better start with himself. Hurting the weak is way up there on my list of despicable acts.

Nah. A world where super powers are common is not one for such pure idealism. It might work for some but not for all. There are tons of villains misusing powers, so there must be plenty of people defending the weaker individuals and masses from those villains. Kacchan should be able to do that just fine, even if he acts like a douche. In the first place if you are all about fighting, it's more likely to have an edgy personality than that of a buddha. Lots of testosterone doesn't make a jesus.

[shinta|hikari]

He should just become a villain then. His personality fits that way more.

Just imagine a bully like him, who keeps saying he wants to destroy things, wanting to become a police officer in RL. Does it sound like a good idea? I don't think so. Abuse of power and neglect of duty (like saving victims) are lurking in the next corner.

Slightly out of topic, what does edgy personality mean? Just curious because I've read the term a lot recently.

[Kraco]

He should just become a villain then. His personality fits that way more.

Just imagine a bully like him, who keeps saying he wants to destroy things, wanting to become a police officer in RL. Does it sound like a good idea? I don't think so. Abuse of power and neglect of duty (like saving victims) are lurking in the next corner.

I don't think the society wished for anybody to become a villain. Kacchan has a really dangerous power, so he would make an annoying villain. He would wish for him to become one? He won't probably ever be the kind of hero teacher will refer to as exemplary nor be called to situations requiring rescuing of civilians, but he'd be perfectly fine if there's a villain of considerable strength on the loose.

Slightly out of topic, what does edgy personality mean? Just curious because I've read the term a lot recently.

Lots of sharp edges, not all mellow? Always on the edge, that is, with high-strung temper?

[shinta|hikari]

Internet says it's 'avant-garde' or something. You used it. Why are you so unsure lol?

You're saying Kacchan is like some kinda mercenary or something. Then he should become that instead. Heroes, ideally, should be heroic.