#UA Traitor arc

[sweetbeanmacchiato]

WE ARE SO NOT READY

[go-to-the-mirror]

In this scene, Aizawa Shōta is talking to Aoyoma Yūga, his student who was revealed to be a traitor for the villain One For All. He is also speaking about his friend, Shirakumo Oboro, who died and was genetically engineered to become a villain called Kurogiri. In addition to that, he is touching on the major points of Boku no Hero Academia (BNHA) surrounding forgiveness and redemption.

I can certainly write up a whole thing on BNHA and redemption, however that would take a while, so I'll just focus on this little moment.

What Aizawa is saying to Aoyoma, he is also saying to Kurogiri. Between him and Yamada Hizashi, he is shown as the friend who consistently reaches out to Shirakumo. He believes that Shirakumo is in there, whereas Yamada has his doubts.

"You will still walk alongside the friends who still reach out to you." He will never stop trying to find what remains of Shirakumo inside of Kurogiri, despite the fact that Kurogiri is a villain and was a major player at the USJ, where Aizawa was pretty much almost straight up murdered. He's still reaching out to Kurogiri and he is never going to stop.

And he's saying to Aoyoma, you fucked up, but that doesn't have to be the end. Pretty much everyone in 1-A is willing to reach out a hand, even going against the police and the faculty to do it.

You are still worthy of redemption. You are still worth saving. You are not done yet. The main plot of the Final War arc is about that. Uraraka, Aizawa and Yamada, Shōji and Kōda, the Todorokis, and Midoriya and the previous One for All users plots are all about that.

Bakugō's personal character arc is all about that. Growing as a person into someone who is better. He is not done when he tells Midoriya to kill himself. It's fucked up, but he is not done yet. He grows. They all grow. Aizawa is offering Aoyoma a chance to take this outstretched hand and make things right. And I just think it's really great.

[mhablog]

‼️‼️⚠️‼️‼️Slight spoiler warning (kind of?) for manga, but only if you are waiting for the dubbed version of the anime and haven’t watched the subbed/Japanese version of the anime ‼️‼️⚠️‼️‼️

Just my opinion but the manga did the lead up to and actual reveal of the UA traitor better then the anime.

[thena0315]

My Hero Academia: Season 7 coming Spring Season April 2024

[delawaredetroit]

Controversial take, but the crush plotline being introduced at this time in this way makes sense and helps move the plot forward. (The problems with this plotline are more that it overstays its welcome and takes up too much of Ochako's screen time)

It's logical that Aoyama would pick up on Ochako's crush because he was keeping an eye on Izuku. He doesn't know how Izuku is involved in the All for One/One for All conflict, but because one wrong move could get himself and his family killed, he has to pay attention to Izuku.

And it makes sense Aoyama would bring up the crush here; he is trying to sabotage Ochako's exam and he needs a distraction. Pointing out her high school crush out of the blue is an effective way to accomplish that.

Beyond that, this crush plotline needed to be in play before Toga - Ochako's narrative foil - was introduced.

Anyway, regardless of your thoughts of Izuocha, for a Shounen Jump romantic subplot, it's pretty intertwined with the main storyline.

[portraitoftheoddity]

After Aoyama is revealed as the traitor and removed from the hero course, pending legal judgement and a lengthy review, Shinsou is given his seat in the hero course.

In 1-A.

The tightest, most trauma-bonded group of students in the school.

Shinsou knows to temper his expectations as he arrives on his first day. His classmates are likely to either be angry at the betrayal, grieving the loss of one of their own, or bitter with Hitoshi for replacing their friend. He expects to be about as welcome as a thumb in an open wound.

It's fine, he tells himself. He's taken worse. He's not here to make friends anyway, and Shinsou is good at putting his head down, disappearing, and getting through.

When things are better than he let himself hope for, he's suspicious and waiting for the other shoe to drop. Everyone is... friendly enough. There's a few glances toward him through the day, and a lot of curiosity during heroics training. But no one seems to hold his presence against him.

It's... nice.

Except. Shinsou wonders.

No one seems to really miss Aoyama. He couldn't tell you, from looking around the groups settled at lunch, the social currents of the class, where he'd fit in. There is no particularly hushed clique, no deep sense of absence.

(Was Aoyama also good at disappearing and getting through? How lonely had he been?)

Shinsou stares at the glitter that lingers in his dorm room carpet, unable to be removed despite multiple deep cleanings, and wonders about the boy who left it, whose quirk was both a blessing and a curse, and who seemed to be much like smoke and mirrors -- glamour and flash, but ghostly and illusory beneath it. Alone in a crowd.

(Maybe they could have been friends.)

[nutzgunray-lvt]

@sapphic-agent brought up this amazing point in an ask I submitted to them yesterday, and I wanted to expand on it: Nedzu turning UA into a boarding school was incredibly stupid in hindsight, considering the fact that the UA traitor was amidst them.

So it's not enough that Present Mic gets shut down every time he tries bringing up this point. It's not enough that UA's utter failure at addressing this has put their FIRST YEAR STUDENTS in direct danger. Nope, they just decide to "centralize" the investigation by... placing the entirety of the students and teachers in close proximity with the traitor they're refusing to accept exists.

Now, the point @sapphic-agent specifically brought up was how Aoyama essentially had unlimited access to both Izuku and All Might with this arrangement. What if - God forbid - Aoyama had managed to kidnap Izuku, poison All Might, hell just do SOMETHING to them? I know none of that happened in the series, but what if it had? They're lucky it didn't happen. I think if it did, it would cause a media storm that UA wouldn't recover from.

For as supposedly prestigious UA is as a school, for how supposedly smart Nedzu is, for how much the school supposedly cares for its students, they sure do drop the ball a LOT.

[aspenforest732]

Bello Licentiae Chapter 12: It Begins

Summary:

tw: abuse, gunfire, trauma mention, gang mentions Shie Hassaiki arc begins with a bang:) 'text' JSL Text thoughts

Akira slipped into their apartment on Sunday, stepping more heavily to alert Dabi. As they slipped into the living room, Akira waved to get his attention. He gestured them over then continued reapplying cream to the edges of his grafts. The skin around the edges on his arms especially looked darker than before, and the cream glistened on the pink skin left of burns. ' Are you okay? How's Marbles holding up? '

Dabi snorted and sat up a bit on the couch. Akira leveled him with a flat look at the grimace he tried to hide. "I'm fine, Pipsqueak. Marbles got his prosthetic, so he's adjusting to that. How's your book?"

After a moment, Akira let a small grin slip on their face as they leaned against the side. ' I haven't gotten the chance to sit down with it yet. I can't believe you remembered! '

"Of course I remembered," Dabi waved a hand dismissively, flashing more pink skin on the underside. "It's the one nonessential you've been pining for since you got those epics."

Akira settled next to him and leveled a soft glare at him when he tried to wave them off again. He begrudgingly let them continue applying the cream, gently massaging as they went. Even if they were too late to really— Dabi lightly flicked the back of their hand. They startled out of their thoughts, blinking up in surprise at his cocked brow. Right.

"We're warping in half an hour," Dabi broke the silence, however brief. "Figured you'd want to see Marbles." While they occupied their hands with helping where they could, Dabi gave them updates on the League. They were lying low for the most part, recovering at a safe house from the small but heavy fight. Twice wouldn't be there, something about littles.

Maybe he collects miniatures? Not the weirdest thing he could collect for sure. Akira shook their head as they closed the cream. After a moment, they signed, ' I figured out who Kurogiri was. ' Dabi looked over curiously, readily accepting the nomu notebook they handed over. ' Eraser and Present Mic's school friend. '

"Well shit," Dabi muttered. "That would explain a lot." Akira tilted their head as his fingers ghosted over the pages. Glancing back to them, he continued, "Mic's deaf, right? I bet he learned sign language for him. He always paid a bit more attention when I talked about Eraser and U.A. Not that I gave out their secrets," Dabi put his hands up when Akira's gaze hardened. "Do whatever you need to get ready, I'll finish up here."

As they stepped through the warp gate, Akira took stock of the dim, dingy safehouse. It seemed stable enough to support the League, but there were definitely areas for drafts to whistle through and critters to live. Kurogiri led them to the basement where Magne was arguing with Spinner.

"-she's still a minor! What don't you get about her not only having a villain quirk but being a villain ? The system will tear her apart and spit her back out to die," Spinner widely gestured as he got in Magne's face.

Kurogiri cleared his throat as Shigaraki and Dabi watched the pair in annoyance. Magne quickly turned to the newcomers and huffed in exasperation. "Mori, would you be able to check on Toga? I know you have some connections, and we want to make sure she's doing okay."

Akira nodded, ' Eraser would've been the arresting hero, so she should be getting help. Can I take a look at Marbles' stump? I want to double-check my memory of the scar pattern. '

"Of course, my dear," Mr. Compress loosened the straps for his prosthetic, carefully lowering it enough to detach the sensors before removing it completely.

The stump was cleanly severed, and there was quite a bit of discoloration around the wound. Giran's primary doctor's trademark thin black ring sealed the wound, but the geometric patterns within the scar tissue drew their eye. Since it was a deconstruction in the heat of battle, the broken oval patterns indicated a cellular level instead of molecular or the more methodic structural method. No construction left the ovals broken instead of complete. After sketching the pattern and jotting down the confirmation, Akira snapped their notebook closed and backed off. ' Thanks, how far back are you with Broker? I remember even basic medical procedures have a hefty price tag. '

"Not recruiting kids," Spinner spat.

Akira's eyebrows shot up as they looked to Magne. She inclined her head with a sigh. "Not that you lot should've done that in the first place, but that was part of the payment. It's nothing for you to worry about, though. With the payment from Overhaul, we should be set."

' So you are going through with a deal, ' Akira signed slowly, taking in Shigaraki's murderous expression with the others' uncertainty. ' With who's involved in the investigations, I won't be able to provide you much from them. While unlikely that Foresight will be used on me, it's still a possibility that I can't afford right now. '

"What about Aoyama?" Shigaraki rasped, looking up from his blank controller. "He's been afk for too long."

' Sparkles left and won't sell your secrets, ' Akira signed while carefully watching their reactions. Magne and Mr. Compress looked somewhat relieved while Shigaraki and Spinner grew more agitated. The former started to scratch at his neck, but Kurogiri intercepted with a tube of moisturizing cream for dehydration quirks.

"Are you certain?" Kurogiri asked, glancing back to them.

' Yes, he would have been more of a risk to force to stay than to let go.'

The next morning, Mad Banquet reviewed their schedules for the week, their work study days mostly matching up. Akira and Kirishima would do evening patrols with Fat Gum Monday, Tuesday, Friday. Hitoshi and Midoriya would do night patrols with Eraser Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Koji would do afternoon patrols with Sir Nighteye Tuesday, Friday, Saturday. Fumikage would do evening patrols with Hawks Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Aoyama would do morning patrols with Yoroi Musha Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Hitoshi would consistently take notes for the group, and they'd have study sessions most lunches to help with areas members were struggling.

After a quick lunch, Akira walked Kirishima through the route they normally took to Fat Gum's agency and went over a couple alternate routes in case of delays or power outages. Kirishima remained quiet and grew increasingly on edge, which had Akira subtly looking around and keeping an ear out for anything unusual. They would have dismissed it as nervousness for the work study, but that didn't quite feel right with Kirishima's sunshine personality. Akira finished their explanations a few minutes into the train ride and looked expectantly towards the redhead.

' Is something wrong? ' Kirishima signed.

Akira scanned the train car again, but aside from the occasional looks for being U.A. students, there was still nothing that seemed amiss. ' Not that I can tell. What's got you on edge? '

Kirishima looked at them with confusion for a moment before clarifying, "You." Akira tensed, gut coiling as they checked the exits. Kirishima went on, seemingly unaware of their reaction, "You've been in what we call 'stealth mode' since we left U.A., and you keep looking like a villain's going to jump out of every shadow or crowd."

Realizing what happened, Akira forced themself to relax a bit and focus mostly on the redhead. ' I guess you haven't seen me much outside school. This is how I operate outside safe zones. It's not something I'd expect from another student, so while I'm with one, I watch for both of us. '

"Oh," Kirishima relaxed into his seat. "I can keep an eye out, too. That's totally manly of you to be protective, though."

Akira lightly shook their head, going back to people-watching for the rest of the trip. Kirishima talked about his love of meat and fanboyed over a documentary of Crimson Riot that came out recently. Akira knew a little of the limelight hero's quirk, and he was one of the few limelight heroes they hadn't found much dirt on. Some of his older taglines and comments were sexist or off-color, but he was one of the few they'd found who seemed to genuinely change after backlash.

"Oh! Did you listen to Present Mic's last broadcast?" Kirishima asked after a while.

Akira shook their head. ' I was on patrol. Why? '

"He had this really interesting segment on Quirkless." Akira froze as Kirishima went into some of the statistics mentioned. They carefully watched his body language as he talked about the tragedy of less than ten percent making it past sixteen. "It's just so manly how they go through so much and survive. I don't think I could do that."

Akira slowly nodded, softening their expression as Kirishima zoned back in. ' I'm surprised the Commission let that air. They usually try to downplay Quirkless statistics and representation. A number of businesses have the "no Quirkless" signs in their windows. It's legal to discriminate against Quirkless people since the law only protects people with quirks. '

"That's horrible!" Kirishima gaped. "I've never noticed them before, but I refuse to give anyone business who excludes people like that."

Fat Gum greeted them at the train station, eagerly taking them on the same tour he'd given Akira the first day of their internship. They glanced at the hero a few minutes into the tour as they picked up a tail, but a slight smirk confirmed Mouse's presence. Akira let their focus shift to Kirishima as he animatedly talked about his studies and his excitement to work with such a manly hero. Akira pointedly didn't look towards Mouse as faer movements became increasingly noticeable and Kirishima still didn't seem to catch on. A few times, the diminutive hero shifted in their periphery, but the redhead never showed a sign of noticing anything off.

As the agency came into view, Kirishima startled badly as Mouse shifted a block ahead of them as fae walked out of an alley. Akira snorted as the redhead instinctually hardened. He took stook of their amusement and Fat Gum's appraising, mildly amused look, ultimately releasing his quirk.

' I wondered if you were going to notice Mouse, ' Akira grinned. ' Fae's been following us since almost the start of the tour. '

"What? How could I have missed that," Kirishima deflated.

"Don't sweat it, kiddo, it usually takes people a while to notice faer," Fat Gum gave Kirishima an enthusiastic thump on the back. Akira blinked up at him curiously at the motion but quickly looked away as they realized why he didn't try that with them. "Mori here is one of the few exceptions, but always being hyper-vigilant comes at a cost."

Mouse gave a mock salute before heading into the agency, and soon the group was introducing Kirishima to everyone. When Akira finally let their guard drop, the redhead seemed to relax more into the introductions, letting his sunny personality shine through. They spent the afternoon reviewing paperwork with him, introducing more twilight-related paperwork, and going over call signs. Amajiki would be joining them the next day since he worked Tuesday Wednesday Friday.

As Akira watched Kirishima, they picked up on more of the redhead's insecurities and, while outwardly very positive, he at times reminded them of Amajiki, albeit more outgoing. He moved quickly to appease a few times over perceived mistakes, which left Akira confused. Taishiro was quick to reassure Kirishima and move on with gentle correction, but the redhead consistently seemed to expect a different reaction, even hardening the first time Taishiro was a little slow to respond. Maybe something happened with Fourth Kind? Akira wondered. He definitely didn't act like this in class.

After going over security clearance levels for cases, Taishiro briefed Kirishima on the trigger case, including Akira's observations. "That reminds me," Taishiro added with a glance to Akira. "There is a case that goes above top secret, which is considered compartmented. We rarely use that classification so unless it's an emergency, you won't be seeing that for the work study. Mori is involved due to bringing the case to my attention. Again, if anyone says they can't discuss a case with you, it's a matter of clearance or whether the content is suitable for your age, not personal."

"Does it have to do with their family?" Kirishima asked, expression growing tight. "Kat was angrier than I've seen him in a while when I brought up their name after the licensing exam."

"Like I said, we can't discuss the case, especially who it is or isn't pertaining to," Taishiro said sternly but not unkindly. "I would recommend staying away from the Inoue and Wrens, though."

"Oh yeah, the whole class is staying clear of them," Kirishima said derisively. "From what we know of Mori, it's pretty clear they're horrible people."

That night's patrol was pretty uneventful, mostly checking with informants and showing Kirishima the ropes. His internship kept him mostly in the office, and his fawning diminished somewhat once they were out of the office. Kirishima also didn't seem to mind working with the gangs, eagerly meeting the members as he would any other work associate.

By the time the pair got back to the dorms, it was almost four. Kirishima headed straight to his room, but Akira checked the living room for any of their resident insomniacs. Finding none, they were about to head up when they heard the front door open again. Only Fumikage or Aizawa would be coming in this late. Curiosity piqued, Akira slunk towards the sound of quiet, excited chittering. Fumikage left the genkan as they neared the hallway, and Akira let him pass before stepping out of the shadows.

Akira grinned at his startled squawk and Dark Shadow's warbling cackle. ' I take it your patrol went well? '

Fumikage chirped excitedly, drawing a cocked eyebrow from Akira. He had been unlearning to repress his birdlike traits, but they were still pretty limited. It was nice to see him more openly expressing himself. "Hawks is teaching us how to fly!"

"He's teaching you ," Dark Shadow preened. "I have been flying since you first summoned me."

' That's great! ' Akira smiled tiredly. ' You'll have to tell us how it went once everyone's up. '

Kirishima eagerly filled the train ride trying to learn anything about Amajiki. The older boy mostly responded with silence or one to two words, and Akira nudged Kirishima whenever he got too pushy. At one point, Amajiki looked to Akira in confusion as Kirishima admitted he was uncertain about proving himself to Fat Gum, but they just shrugged.

Fat Gum picked them up from the station like usual and started pointing out how to watch for tails, using a far more visible Mouse as an example. The rule of three was a good place to start, as seeing the same person three separate times in a short time span was enough cause to go on alert. Fat Gum also covered trusting your gut and disguising your body language, although the latter's emphasis was on public appearances over reconnaissance work since Kirishima was aiming for Limelight.

At the agency, Fat Gum led the trio to his office. "Before we go over night and morning shifts' reports, I need to talk with Kirishima for a moment about your previous internship. Would you rather Tamaki or Mori stay or leave?" he asked kindly.

"With Fourth Kind?" Kirishima looked confused but still bright. "I don't mind if they stay."

"Okay, kiddo, but you can change your mind at any time," Taishiro smiled gently, although Akira picked up on the underlying tension as Tamaki probably did. "Did Fourth Kind ever make you uncomfortable or put his hands on you?"

"No, he was just teaching me and Tetsutetsu about client-facing work," Kirishima grinned. "When we made mistakes or were late, he hit us with our quirks active, but that was just him helping us with endurance. We didn't do much physical work other than cleaning up a park."

Taishiro frowned, brow knitting as he looked over the redhead. "Kirishima, that's not training. That's abuse. Did you tell anyone what was going on?"

Kirishima chuckled awkwardly, "That can't be abuse, right? Everyone has a different teaching style, and Bakugo spent most of his internship fighting with Mirko." Akira shook their head when Kirishima looked to them for confirmation.

' Pretty sure it qualifies, Red Hot, ' Akira gently but firmly pressed. Suddenly unsure of themself, they looked to Taishiro for confirmation, who nodded firmly. ' The goal of sparring is to improve fighting skills. Just taking hits is a really inefficient way of increasing endurance even if we ignore that it was meant as a punishment. '

"Either you can tell Aizawa or I can, but Fourth Kind needs to be taken off the list of internship options," Taishiro explained. He put up a hand as Kirishima tried to protest, "Since that's given you skewed expectations for working at an agency, we'll strive to give you a more normal experience. This is not a difference of teaching styles but morals. If anyone here, including myself, makes you uncomfortable or hurts you, come to me or someone else you're comfortable with."

As they prepared for patrol about an hour later, Taishiro frowned at his phone before returning his attention to the group. "Sir Nighteye sent an interagency meeting request for tomorrow morning. Kirishima, if you're unfamiliar with him, he is a reconnaissance hero whose work is well-known among heroes. I would like all three of you to be there so you can see how teamups work, but I'll only require Tamaki's presence since you're supposed to be off that day. If you do decide to come, it would be more efficient to stay here the night."

' I'll go, ' Akira signed firmly, and Kirishima echoed the sentiment enthusiastically. Akira shot off a text to Aizawa informing him of their plan to stay the night, keeping the reason vague as a valuable opportunity the next morning. While unlikely, there was a chance the meeting was unrelated to the Shie Hassaiki investigation.

A couple hours in, Fat Gum was lightly teasing Suneater to encourage Red Riot to loosen up. The older boy still occasionally misinterpreted the hero's words, but Red Riot and Mortis were quick to reassure him. Fat Gum knew his limits, always staying within them and visually checking in as Suneater reacted.

Fat Gum surged forward at the sound of a distressed crowd. Red Riot took a moment to react as the other students were already darting behind the hero. Bursting onto another street, Fat Gum enveloped a small group as one of their Jet contacts slowed to a stop. Mortis spotted their target slip out of the group just as Red Riot rounded the corner and Suneater shot out tentacles to wrap around the villain, who reverted in surprise.

"What's with this octopus?!" the villain shouted.

"That's mean..." Suneater slumped as he incapacitated the man and kept him on the ground with a clawed foot.

"No, wait, that's not an insult! He's talking about how it looks!" Red Riot encouraged as Mortis approached, pushing up the villain's jacket sleeve to check the scar.

"Hey! What's this kid doing?" the villain squirmed against the restraining tentacles.

Mortis ran a finger over the scar tissue, noting the tiny, complete ovals and perfect circle around his arm. Turning back, they signed, ' That confirms my theory. '

"I wonder if I did okay," Suneater murmured. Mortis softly smiled and gave a thumbs up in support.

"It was amazing! You were so fast and so good at using your Quirk!" Red Riot encouraged even as he seemed a little disheartened at not doing anything.

"Our Suneater's skills have long been as good as a pro's!" Fat Gum called out with a grin as he tied up the other villains. "He still needs to work on his mental weakness, though. Right?"

The crowd erupted in cheers and encouragement as Suneater froze, deactivating his quirk now that the threat was gone. Mortis gave him an encouraging smile as they put quirk-suppressing restraints on the one he took down. They looked up just in time for Fat Gum to shout, "Oh no! Get down!"

A muzzle flashed, and they threw their weight into Suneater, taking them both to the ground as a red bullet lodged in his arm. Mortis went to teleport a shield of bodies but was a hair too slow as Red Riot was already in the way of the second bullet, Hardening causing it to reflect off his forehead.

As the crowd scattered, Red Riot called out, "I'll capture him!"

"It hurts less than I thought it would," Suneater muttered, ears slightly downturned in confusion. Red Riot took off after the villain after seeing the older was alright, and Suneater lifted his arm. "I'll catch him with my octopus!"

Mortis startled as only a little slime came out of Suneater's fingers. The teen's eyes grew wide, and Fat Gum started after Red Riot, concerned at the boy's recklessness. Knowing their quirk was still active, Mortis plucked the reflected bullet off the ground from a little ways away, carefully holding it so the broken needle wouldn't leak out any more of whatever was inside.

"I'm not hurt, but my quirk won't activate!" Suneater called after Fat Gum in a panic. The hero stopped, turning in confusion.

' It's not Eraser. I think it was the bullet, ' Mortis quickly explained. ' You go, I'll stay with Sun Eater. ' After a moment's hesitation, Fat Gum sped off. Mortis placed a grounding hand on Suneater's arm, exaggerating their breathing as his ears quivered and eyes kept going in and out of focus. After a few minutes, police cruisers rolled up with a couple other local heroes, and Suneater had calmed enough to take control of the situation again.

While Suneater gave them a rundown, Mortis gathered the villains and showed their provisional license to the officers. They bagged the bullet as evidence, and Mortis approached the detective talking with Suneater. ' The one in quirk suppressant cuffs has been in contact with a deconstruction construction quirk in the past three months based on the circular arm scar. They're pretty rare, so that might be a place to look for connections. '

"You could tell that from a scar?" the detective asked skeptically. "You're just a teenager, don't sound so confident about things like this."

Suneater frowned, ready to defend them when Mortis signed to him, ' Don't bother. I'll bring it up to Fat Gum. '

Notes:

soo I might've originally forgotten to put Twice in that scene. I didn't feel like figuring out how his presence changed dynamics and writing more dialogue, so I found an easy out with a reference :) the scar patterns? Bullshit. I just wanted something to show their knowledge instead of telling. I realized when looking to compare Kiri's internship with his work study that Fourth Kind was abusive, so figured it would be good to give him some reactions based on that. It also seemed to be about optics mostly

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[sapphic-agent]

Bro, Aizawa can go kick rocks. That last ask you posted got me so mad about him all over again.

I have no clue how Hori meant to write Aizawa. On one hand, he admits he really has no idea what the fuck he's doing as a teacher, doesn't actually teach his students anything, lets Bakugou do whatever the hell he wants with no consequences, and was wrong to treat Izuku the way he has been since day one. He even admits that he has no clue about his students DESPITE THE UA TRAITOR BEING ONE OF HIS STUDENTS.

On the other hand, he's arrogant enough in his teaching abilities to get offended when Mic calls him out for being a terrible teacher, doesn't say shit about Ida's internship choice despite knowing how suspicious it is, only gives ONE "I'm sorry, Izuku" with ZERO reflection or introspection as to why he hated Izuku so much, and hypocritically accused All Might of favoring Izuku despite not just blatantly favoring Bakugou and Shinsou, but shutting down Mic when he brought up said favoritism.

Worst thing is, everything in the second paragraph is to be taken at face value. We're supposed to see him as Kakashi 2.0 and this amazing teacher, but really he's just an arrogant asshole who if he were a real teacher, would have gotten MANY students killed due to his negligence and love of dishonesty.

Exactly, he's so inconsistent. I suspect this is due to his role as Horikoshi's mouthpiece. Isn't it a little suspicious that both times that Bakugou faced criticism from the public, Aizawa was conveniently placed to shut them down? Because the heroes at the Sports Festival and the reporters at the press conference are supposed to be us. Horikoshi, through Aizawa, is telling us how we're supposed to be regarding Bakugou, despite the fact that Bakugou's actions completely refute what Aizawa's saying.

(The worst thing about this is that it works. I suspect a big reason why people are so convinced that Bakugou's character arc was good is because of what Aizawa says. It's easy to buy into something if it's being told to you directly)

It's actually a shame because Aizawa didn't have to be a bad character. He's actually a pretty good hero, and his attitude towards Izuku's ideals wasn't exactly wrong. His execution absolutely was and he's really shitty about it, but I can understand the fear that someone who's self-sacrificing with a quirk he can't control will get himself killed.

The issue is Aizawa didn't care enough to a) actually understand what was going on and b) make the effort to teach Izuku better. So everything about him- his background, intention, trauma, beliefs- means nothing because he's not actually taking the steps to address and amend them.

Someone- not naming names- tried to make the argument that Eri ruined Aizawa's character. But honestly? She's the only reason I like him even a little bit. If we discount the light novels (and we should because from what I can tell they're awful), their relationship can be cute, even if we only ever see him escorting her around. Those little moments make him more human. It's not great (because again, they're barely together), but it does endear me towards Aizawa, if only a tiny amount

[iicaru2]

ok so, i know im late, but i only refixated on mha recently and i wasnt really caught up on the manga beyond the ua traitor arc/a few spoilers here and there past that. so i just decided fuck it season 7 time right now.

but was anyone gonna fucking tell me that touyas first thoughts (upon waking up after being in a coma for THREE YEARS) werent along the lines of anger and rage and resentment. instead he rationalized his dad mustve just been busy with work and thats why he couldnt come to sekoto peak. and that the last time he saw his family he said/did some really awful things, so he wants to see them again to apologize. they must be so worried about him. and he was scared and alone and three years older, his body horrifically burned beyond recognition, but the only thing he wanted was to see his family again.

or was i just supposed to figure that out for the first time ten minutes ago and then cry my eyes out. what the actual hell.

[autumn0689]

Characters who SPECIFICALLY should be the ones to kill AFO

TW: Language

Listen there are so many characters (basically almost all of the characters) deserve to kill him but these are the ones who definitely deserve to do it.

1- Yoichi Shigaraki

Poor dude ended up with an obsessive brother who gave him his name because he was his first property!!!! Genuinely I feel so bad for him it’s not his fault AFO became obsessed with him to the point of wanting to wanting One For All just so he could have Yoichi back like seriously Yoichi should absolutely demolish AFO

2- Tenko Shimura (aka Tomura Shigaraki)

I’m using Tenko’s photo because truly he should be the one to kill him. Sure Tomura should also destroy him but Tenko deserves it more (I know they are the same person but they are at different points in their life) like Tenko deserves so much better

3- Yuga Aoyama

Honestly the Quirk that AFO gave him is enough reason for him to demolish him. He has been manipulated for his entire life and was forced to be a traitor by him. I can’t wait for the anime when he attacks AFO

4- Toshinori Yagi

Honestly AFO should’ve stayed out of the story after the Kamino Arc. He killed All Might’s mentor and caused his injury which led him to using the rest of One For All to take down AFO. So having that fucker return and be essentially the final boss is so upsetting like if I was All Might I would be so angry

5- Oboro Shirakumo and Shota Aizawa

A two for one. Oboro lost his life because AFO (okay it was Garaki technically but he was doing it because of AFO) wanted to have Aizawa’s Quirk and he ended up dying so he absolutely deserves to kill him and Aizawa also deserves to destroy him because he was the target (I swear if I had a nickel for every time an evil organization wanted Aizawa’s Quirk I would have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but weird that it happened twice, right?)

6- Izuku Midoriya

I mean he already did it but still it was deserved. Honestly Midoriya should’ve also demolished him with words as well as killing him. So glad he took him down.

There are honestly so many characters I could’ve included (Grand Torino, Nana Shimura, Basically all One For All users, Present Mic, all of UA, etc) but these six (technically seven) are definitely the ones who should have been (and were) the ones to destroy that fucker.

[nanaosaki3940]

I just watched MHA S7 Ep1 and can't stop thinking about the opening and ending songs. I mean the whole episode was awesome and Shiggy's fight with Star and Stripe was fucking cool, but the visuals in the opening and the ending songs though...

The students are ready to help Deku and take down the villains...

Monoma and Shinso are gonna play a very important role in this final war arc and we all know it...

Hawks fight with AFO and Twice clones are something I'm looking forward to...

Aoyama is in jail after the UA traitor revelation and Hagakure is the one who caught him snitching...

Looking forward to their story and moments...

Shoto's in Kamino ward about to face Touya and Endeavor's also gonna play a big role in the 2nd half of that fight that we all know about...

Adult Touya standing beside a 16-year-old Touya who woke up from a 3-year comatose and found himself in a weird orphanage which was managed by AFO apparently...

I think this season may end with Bakugo's big fight with Shiggy which will lead him to his "death"...

Touya-kun is back, y'all!!! 🥰😘💖

Ah, my heart!!! *ugly sobbing* 😭😭😭💔💔💔

There were so many other things in both OP and ED, like Shoto, Bakugo, Deku, Uraraka, Shoji, Toga, Spinner, and Shiggy's kid-versions in the ED... Then different shots of the pro-heroes, other UA students & Star, and her team in the OP... and then Deku swinging through the burning city with his friends which seems like it's that whole portal chaos shit...

Overall, I really liked this episode, and I'm still waiting for the moment when the Todoroki family stuff is gonna get animated like the Shoto vs. Touya fight, and the whole family confronting Touya...

[sugawara--san]

thinking about when ua traitor arc first came out and i talked so much shit on hagakure for a week my bad queen 😭

[bibibbon]

Hori gave Mina a half assed "revenge" plot with Midnight's killer that amounted to her giving him a talk no jutsu that failed and then Hori let her defeat the slime villain and melt some of Machia's claws.

Mina's character was treated like a joke because that's exactly what she was.

Yeah mina ashido was robbed of a good character arc and honestly horikoshi fumbled with her.

Look I don't mind her having a revenge plot that can evolve to something more. Heck I don't even mind if her arc starts out incredibly late in the story after she experiences something incredibly challenging but what I do mind is the execution of whatever arc she had.

Cool she is supposed to have a revenge plot because she wants to avenge midnight but the problem is that we barely see midnight having an established mentor and mentee relationship with either momo or mina so all of that falls apart. For it to work you need to give mina meaningful screentime with midnight!!

After that we need to see some of mina's thoughts. After the war arc we can tell that mina has become quite overprotective over her classmates repeatedly saying that she doesn't want to lose anyone else and that everyone is precious to her. This is why we see her being most emotional during the vigilante arc and the UA traitor arc.

Now Iam gonna spin her arc a bit but cool midnight dies, mina is effected by it, she slowly starts to lose sleep over it and slowly starts to plan her revenge. Iida (class president and someone who went through the same thing) actually notices mina and confronts her about it. She after this confrontation doesn't back down and iida obviously expresses worry over what she is planning to do which she says she will try and handle it own because she doesn't wanna lose anyone.

After that conversation it's revealed that yuuga is the UA traitor and this puts some more emotions onto mina heck maybe she even starts to somewhat resent him and blame him for midnight's death. However, as the situation unfolds she slowly starts to realise that revenge wouldn't help her in anyway and that clinging to the people she has left and protecting them is what's best for her.

However, she acknowledges this later onto the battle while trying to get her revenge but instead of choosing to kill the people who killed midnight she notices that kirishima is struggling and helps to protect him instead

That's kind of the thing I think hori was trying to go for (maybe 🤷‍♀️ or maybe not) and this post is Hella rushed so Iam gonna make a wasted potential post on her.

[susagnon]

and have not: Jammingwhey's darkness

Kaminari has been portrayed as a light-hearted character, but I think there were a lot of interesting - and unfortunately lost - opportunities to explore the darker corners of his mind, similarly to what we got with Kirishima. We know that they exist, because we were shown a bit of his feelings of inadequacy, before he got his pointer shooter, and a bit of his fears, when we got the short ship scene between him and Jirou during the PLW. I appreciated those moments, but I would have liked to see much more of that.

Apparently, Kaminari seems to take a lot of comfort in Ojiro’s tail. According to BNHA’s wiki, he also confides in Ojiro himself. It isn’t known, what exactly he confides to Ojiro about. But apparently, Kaminari has some stuff to confide about...

For example, I was fine with Aoyama being the UA traitor. To me, that plotline did feel coherent. However, I’m also intrigued by fanon’s musings about Kaminari as the traitor. Especially the idea of Kaminari injuring Kirishima while fleeing, after he's accidently discovered by the latter. Juat imagine the potential of that drama! The KiriBakuKami trio being broken up! Bakugou feeling enraged and hurt! Jirou feeling hurt and enraged! The fallout of demoralization and emotional pain for all of 1-A!

Imagine a similar expression when !traitor Kaminari gets caught red-handed. And electrocutes one of his closest friends in order to escape.

I expected, then hoped for Kaminari' promotion to temporary main cast, similar to what Kirishima got during the Shie Hassaikai arc. Unfortunately, that hope remains unfulfilled.

...

I won’t get into the potential of his quirk because I’m not very well-versed in quirk-technicalities.

I do find this hypothesis from other fans convincing: At some point, Horikoshi noticed that the power potential of Kaminari’s quirk was too OP - which at some parts, could have broken the story. In order to prevent that, Kaminari never received any extended major screentime. In turn, we got deprived of Kaminari-focused character development.

Everyone, say "thank you, animators!" - A rare instance of Kaminari looking badass.

At the very least, I would have liked to know Kaminari’s motivations for going through rigorous training in order to become a professional hero. As far as I remember, we never learned about them.

[epickiya722]

Let me get this right for a second, hold on, hold on.

Okay, so AFO!Shigaraki deduced that Bakugou is the closest person to Midoriya. How he done this?

I would say because the traitor informed him of such, but I have doubts because I feel like the information AFO cared more about was UA's plans and schedules than the relationships between the kids.

So I thought about it and realize... the PLF War Arc.

AFO witnessed Bakugou pushing Midoriya out the way to take the hit and Midoriya go batshit bonkers, feral angry to the point I'm sure he was going for the kill, like he was threw all sense out the window.

AFO really saw all of that and went "Yep, he's very important to him and I shall exploit that"?

ONE ENCOUNTER WITH THESE TWO! JUST THAT ONE AND IT POSSIBLY GAVE HIM THAT IDEA!

Like, I'm sure someone is gonna bring up the Kamino thing since AFO was there, too, but come on. All this guy saw was a bunch of kids saving their classmates.