#iida is already viewing izuku as someone to look up to who has the mindset of a hero

[delawaredetroit]

While Izuku didn’t “save” Iida here, this is the manga’s first example of Izuku inspiring a peer to be the best version of themselves. Izuku clearly didn’t want to be class president. He voted for himself because he believed that was expected of him (and he certainly didn’t look happy that he won). But Izuku’s selflessness during the entrance exam is what inspired the selflessness in Iida that he needed to properly become their class president.