The Fundamental Misunderstanding of Izuku Midoriya | My Hero Academia - Character Analysis

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

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[@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011]

Naruto was handed the majority of his power.. He ain't no rock lee, he's a chosen one.

[@XelginArpex]

What’s the name of the Deku video that says “Trash Main Character on the one of the thumbnails you you showed.

[@XelginArpex]

I’m asking because I can’t find the video anywhere.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

@@XelginArpex It's this one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXSuo39meJWtick

[@tiquezgraham7963]

They tend to forget my hero is a love letter to American comics it's not about being an underdog it's about being a good person Edit: Holy shit thanks for the likes guys

[@kingstrojek9937]

I mean he is an underdog he starts off with no quirk and despite the fact he does get a quirk he doesn’t immediately have full control of it and has to work twice as hard and make the quirk his own And even if he never got a quirk Deku with his unique mind could have became an amazing support class like that one girl with the zoom eyes

[@annien.1727]

@@kingstrojek9937 Mei Hatzume. I think she's the girl you're talking about.

[@Denjideji]

Not really, that only seems like the premise but Horikoshi himself admitted that he didn't even know that much about American Comics and if MHA really was a love letter to comics like many people suppose it is then Horikoshi should've invested more time and attention on the lackluster aspect of tragedy and loss (after Season 4)

[@pirizhock]

People: Deka was handed everything bruh Deku: *breaks his hands for 15938573497450 time and suffers an excruciating pain just so he can fight*

[@kingstrojek9937]

Yea he didn’t really have any control till like 2-3 seasons before the war arc kicked off

[@robcarlton2341]

That was Soo dumb and unnecessary tho his character was not shown to be that limited

[@Silvercomet251]

​@@robcarlton2341unlike his peers having a quirk was still foreign to him. Not to mention Aizawa and All Might who are his teachers did not help him regulate his power at all. They both left him to figure it out which is crazy instead of helping him find a better solution.

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

@@robcarlton2341What do you mean? He was a noodle at the start. Are you an imbecile?

[@alexvaughan1013]

@@Silvercomet251 You'd think All Might would be the perfect teacher for mastering One for All. Then again, given how Shimura abandoned Shigaraki, she was probably a more hands-off teacher to a young All Might. Left him to figure it out.

[@oettamsues6311]

He is literally the incarnation of THE hero. His sacrifice and stubborness, knidness and altruism, he is great! He broke himself to save people, what other things someone should ask to be convenced? Boh

[@annien.1727]

GOT THAT RIGHT!!!👍Couldn't agree more!

[@GabrielRojasAhumada]

He is based off spider-man kind off. And yet when deku does things that spider-man does, it is a bad thing

[@ghostteam4208]

I bet its because he's not making jokes while fighting.

[@beyonce812]

ts is so real

[@beyonce812]

@@ghostteam4208 LOL i wouldn't be surprised

[@blueflameboi]

Deku is an amazing protagonist and I’m tired of people thinking he is not!

[@PhantomGrb]

Agree

[@ChaoticTechnician]

The real worst Shonen goes to Chargeman Ken.

[@Dicktator13]

without a doubt a well written character just sucks the author made him hela annoying

[@troymanansala7739]

Same here. In fact, it's because of Deku's flaws that I can connect to him more rather than if he's too good. So I wish people would stop bashing him.

[@angax100]

People can have opinions ya know

[@NewNotNewbMargieA]

Not only did Deku run to save someone without thinking even though he didn't have a quirk, that person was the one who bullied him mercilessly. Bakugou even told him to jump out the window and kill himself. Though I like Bakugou's growth, he doesn't deserve to be the MC.

[@jimbo7551]

Some days it feels like I was the inspiration

[@No_Conference]

Neither of them do.

[@blithe101]

None of them do, Mirio Togata is a better hero who thinks it through like the time with meeting Eri and he’s a far better person who deserved one for all more

[@No_Conference]

@@blithe101 I still don’t like him either, tho.

[@timzyt63]

I especially liked that part. Deku in that moment didn't think of Kacchan as someone who hurt him. He saw the situation for what it was, a person, a friend, needing help

[@panjamysy]

I am so tired of the Deku hate. He is a wonderful MC. Not my favorite character in the series, but very loveable and a very GOOD person. His ability to see the humanity in the villains is a very amazing thing.

[@blithe101]

He’s a wimp who never thought anything through like bro forgot he had four limbs and only used two and when he did use his legs it was played as this awesome discovery. Dude is far from lovable calling his bully “Kaa-Chan” like some bitch

[@lenabach3047]

Just wanted to add my two cents on the 'Bakugou is a prodigy' take. It's true that a lot of things come easily to him on the first try, like doing tricks with balls and skipping stones. And he was born with a quirk that inherently has a lot of potential. But here comes the 'but': He honed that quirk since childhood. When he manifested it, all it could make was tiny firework sparks. To get the fire power he has during the UA entrance exam, he must have used and trained his quirk for years, otherwise it would be much, much weaker. And the mid-air mobility is also a skill he must've first come up with and then seriously worked towards. Not to mention that he probably didn't get abs and super strong shoulders out of nowhere. I can't prove that he put in as much work as Todoroki or Midoriya during the 10-month long training, but he certainly hasn't been sitting on his ass either (considering that he always knew he wanted to be a hero and his prideful, obsessive personality wouldn't have allowed him to slack off). Other than that I really like the video.

[@taqresu5865]

There are other indicators too, like his battle sense. In many respects he is as observant as Deku. He doesn't let his pride or confidence get in the way of reading the situation. If anything, his confidence is what makes him so formidable because he doesn't hesitate to act accordingly, that winner's mentality, so to speak.

[@relic5752]

​@@taqresu5865Caveat to that, he doesn't let his pride get in way *after* his first fight with Deku. He had to be humbled by both Izuku and a decent portion of Class 1A to get there.

[@taqresu5865]

@@relic5752 True, but that was the beginning of class. He learned quickly

[@thespiritus4440]

Deku taught me an important lesson. That trying despite your flaws can be more inspiring than hiding them.

[@blithe101]

Deku also taught me I can be a super hero to if I cry enough times and get pitted by all might

[@dire213]

​​​@@blithe101Or wait for your former classmates to give you a power suit. He didn't actively pursue his dreams when he didn't have a quirk. He only did shit when others already did 90% of the work for him.

[@cahrles2687]

I think a lot of people skipped the critical thinking part of English literature classes, the type of people to think everything that is said by the characters is right and can't have bias, the shoes are red and just red. Midoriyia is a great protagonist and is fun to read and watch, what more do you need of a shounen

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

It’s funny you mention that. I remember disregarding a lot of things I learned in English classes, only to get older and realize they were right about just about everything. But I definitely have noticed a weird trend of people taking everything at face value. Now a days a villain can’t even be too evil without risking the general audience believing the writer actually thinks and feels that way

[@cahrles2687]

@@animatedstorytelling1996 Ikr it gets so frustrating, the way, why would someone go through the great lengths of writing a story for over ten years for details not to matter, look beneath the surface of what were are given and draw your own conclusions, but contemporary reading has reduced to a level of tell don't show it's hard for people to comprehend taking initiative.

[@madbuck2741]

At the end of the day, a lot of the complaints against Izuku are ones that these same ppl accept in other MCs or Bakugo himself. It’s so funny to hear ppl talk about EARNING power, but then express love for characters were BORN with their power instead or got it by accident in Luffy’s case 🤣 it’s completely contradictory. Izuku earned by it showing All Might he had the mentality of a great hero and by spending months training his body to be able to take the quirk. Not to mention, he’s the only MC that I can think of that actually BROKE his body over and over to that extent while training with it. So I don’t get the “didn’t earn it” part. Ironically, I’d argue that Izuku is the one of few shounen MCs that did actually EARN his power.

[@blackglurakx2409]

Yes and (spoiler) He is also the only MC to lose his power after only roughly a year BECAUSE that was the only way he could save the greatest enemy he has faced. That is a true testament to it all and to add to it he wasn’t upset about it… instead he was happy to have done it. I for one find it a perfect way to end his story, but in my bias I wouldn’t have let him lose it, I‘d only have him lose all the vestiges, the extra quirks and the ability to pass it on. Just Full Cowling should have remained and him being the true last Wielder of it.

[@samuelsoliday4381]

@@blackglurakx2409 To be fair, with Iron All Might, they already included a way for him to continue without a quirk. One for All fulfilled its purpose and now the one wielding it doesn't need it anymore.

[@doomcool7960]

"A hero isn't a hero because they have powers a hero makes themselves worthy of the power" Deku constantly sacrificed his body and mind for others and is even willing to give up his powers just to save others showing you it's not the powers that makes him special it's his character

[@thrawn1stgaming]

honestly Deku is probably my favorite anime protagonist mostly because he is not a complete moron.

[@blithe101]

He forgot he had legs, almost fucked everything up when meeting Eri when Mirio had to stop him, and never learned any martial arts before getting a quirk to help him dream

[@blithe101]

He’s so smart 🙄

[@elfang0r]

​@@blithe101 He makes mistakes because he isn't a Gary Stu and a character who is perfect and never makes mistakes is boring. He's also a 15 year old kid who grew up in a world where he's one of few people with no power at all. Also, I somehow doubt All Might and most of the other top heroes know any formal martial art.

[@tmakster7748]

@@blithe101"Almost messed up everything when meeting eri" yeah because he KNEW something was wrong showing how smart he is emotionally. Mirio himself regretted to not do anything. Deku was the one who made the correct choice as he has more awareness than Mirio. And Deku KNEW he had legs, he was just trying to imitate all might's fighting style instead of using it in his own way. What is training in martial arts gonna do to people who can destroy cities, warp reality and cause explosions. Deku is self-taught as he basically knows how to fight as nobody taunt him how to. Bro did a judo throw in his fight against Bakugo and shoot style is based on kick boxing. rarely any person in MHA uses martial arts and don't even say Ojiro because he fights with his tail. I NEVER seen that man through a punch. Deku is like the only one in class 1-A who showed some martial arts tactics

[@Koopa.2000]

​@@blithe101 the first thing was literally explained to be a mental block because he idolized all might too much, after that he literally developed a whole martial art style based on his power. He fucked up with eri because it was literally his first mission, its like asking a new artist to perfectly replicate the monalisa. He trained his brain to fight others, martial arts can get you so far aniways

[@panjamysy]

Also, as much as I love Bakugou the best thing about him is his change BECAUSE of Deku. Seeing him go from a nasty bully to a reliable ally to our MC is what makes him a great character.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Bakugou has a really interesting change. Honestly, the only thing that makes me wish we got a bit more time before the final war, was I liked seeing how his interactions with Deku evolved. He was a slow burn, but a lot of it really paid off in these last few arcs

[@Ghostofmydignity]

Bakugo's change was interesting because nothing changed personality wise, it was all him learning to be honest with himself.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

It’s what I personally liked best. Bakugo doesn’t feel like a new character. A lot of redemptions arcs make the character almost unrecognizable. Bakugo is still Bakugo. He’s just more mature about it. And he’s accepted his own weaknesses rather than blaming others. I’m really glad he’s still fighting to be number one, and didn’t just decide that now that him and Deku are cool, he’s ok being 2

[@Ghostofmydignity]

@@animatedstorytelling1996 yeah, why do so many animes make characters from the spawn of Satan to ✨just a cutie pottie✨, it's less realistic than the sun just fucking exploding one day.

[@jimbo7551]

He got better with time. There were things that one could appreciate about his writing as a character, but his character as a person in the world was terrible. Watching him earn redemption and grow up is what makes Bakugo such a great character and not just another antagonistic rival.

[@alexvaughan1013]

If Deku is a 'bad protagonist' because he was granted power and not born with it, then the same applies to Captain America, Spiderman, Luffy, Ichigo, Yagami Light, Lelouch, Eren Jaeger, Hibino Kafka and many others. It's not how they gain the power, it's what they do with it.

[@motionfist7431]

Float and Zero gravity have a massive difference. Deku can't change his gravity or the gravity of other people. All he could do is float and fly in one direction. So the complaint that float makes zero gravity irrelevant never made sense.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

A lot of the complaints suggesting he was stealing people’s roles never really did. Some people really just hated Deku and looked for any little way to belittle his journey

[@munkhgalamarmend8809]

@@animatedstorytelling1996 also that makes no sense having the power similar to a lot of his classmates makes takes those classmates' roles becasue it doenst deku is still a single person he cant do too many things at once he need support from those people

[@ajayxerx1511]

how the hell was one for all unearned, he had to train to get that power almost everyone else in series was born with a quirk at an early age if anything he is one of the people to actually EARN a quirk.

[@kingstrojek9937]

He even states that he has to work twice has hard to be a hero because his class mates (aside from belly beam I don’t know when he got his quirk) because they got near their whole lives to train and practice

[@dire213]

He only started training after he got the guarantee of being given the quirk of the most powerful hero.

[@ajayxerx1511]

@@dire213 to be fair...he was getting down for 10 years since age 4 it is hard to believe in yourself when you are surrounded by people who love to downplay you and won't leave you alone and essentially treated being quirkless as a debilitating

[@dire213]

@@ajayxerx1511 I would agree with you but deku did it twice. Just stayed a regular guy before being given an ironman suit. It was worse the second time because he didn't learn. Didn't actively pursue hero stuff before being given a significantly huge advantage. "Anyone can be a hero if 90% of the work is already done for them."

[@ajayxerx1511]

@@dire213 hmm...I can see your point there although I will say a part kinda likes the fact he is a UA teacher and after all in Japan teaching at a prestige school is seen as much more respectable job as opposed to how it is viewed in the west

[@thett3167]

most people that have issues with deku just ignore the fact that he’s a 15 year old with literally all of japan on his shoulders to that i have to ask, what were you doing at 15?

[@torch_warden8177]

i remember watching anime, reading books i didnt get at the time and making friends i didnt keep

[@Devorador_de_sonhos]

yes, comparing a character from a fantasy work with reality, nice argument

[@thett3167]

@@Devorador_de_sonhos king baldwin was king at 13, what were you doing at 13

[@Devorador_de_sonhos]

@@thett3167 the guy from decades ago? niiiice argument. I should know how to hunt with a spear, wear animal skin and live in a cave too?

[@MichaelisBLee]

​@@Devorador_de_sonhos What else are you meant to compare it to? What metrics do you go by? The series clearly wants us to sympathize with Deku as a teenager undergoing a coming of age story. It's clearly the comparison that should be used, unless you want to suggest another metric.

[@LeonMooky]

It’s reasons like this is why I like people like Izuku sure, I grew up on many shonen heroes who fight for a goal to reach number one to become the strongest to be acknowledged by all, but that’s why I like Izuku. He’s a breath of fresh air he’s a hero because he just wants to help people, he just wants to protect others. It’s similar to that of Ichigo from bleach and yet people always badmouth him more than they do Ichigo. The only difference is their personalities. But even all the hate and all the and all the slander you’ll always be one of my favorite Shone heroes

[@SimpMaster69_UwU]

“He’s touched his fellow heroes and students”

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

No!

[@shallax-op8ev]

For the past few hours I have had a debate with someone while at work for summer. This is ridiculous. ​@@animatedstorytelling1996

[@annien.1727]

By that, it means he's touched their hearts and moved their souls.

[@shallax-op8ev]

@@annien.1727 my comments gone 😔

[@SimpMaster69_UwU]

@@annien.1727 that’s the funny part, I know 😈

[@momo_G]

Believe it or not, there are many altruists who risk or lay their lives down just because they want to help people. Horikoshi sensei decided to depict the purest form of heriosm in Deku. Also crying is a normal reaction to most of the things in teenage years. Deku is more emotional and that actually is a vitsl point of the plot, that's why his body moved in ep 2. Also, deku doesn't really cry that much after season 2, so thats just the haters saying without watching properly.

[@toneloak]

I think part of the problem people are having with understanding Deku character is that he's motivated by the feelings he gets from altruistic acts. Acts he'd do with or without any financial backing from the hero society. I don't think many people can easily imagine that's possible and just assume it's bad writing. They keep on reading because they can easily understand the more typical motivation of other characters.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

It's a weird thing too. A large part of me agrees with that idea. But at the same time, it's odd how with Deku, the idea of doing good for the sake of good makes him a bad character. Yet, many of these people adore heroes like Spider-Man, who outside the Uncle Ben background is pretty much in the same boat. That idea that if he has power he should use it to protect without ever using it to fix his own issues.

[@Itsamezee371]

I hate the fact that people say that bakugo should have inherited ofa because bakugo already had explosion an already super powerful quirk and bakugous personality didint seem like the type of person worthy of ofa because he literally told deku to kill himself.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

He also wouldn’t accept it. A large part of his character is he wants to reach the top with his own power. So all the talk of Bakugo inheriting One for All kills who he is as a character

[@wanna-be-thinker2377]

@@animatedstorytelling1996 It's the same as people saying that Mirio should have got it. Mirio said so before even knowing about OFA. As shown with Bakugo in the 2nd film, the only way either of would accept it would if there was no other choice (for opposite reasons sans one). Really, I would say the same would be for the rest of Class A and the other two members of Mirio's "Big 3." The biggest reason for all (that one reason that would the same for both Bakugo and Mirio) is feeling like they were 'stealing it' for Deku, and hurting him in the worst way possible, after he worked to earn being gifted it by All Might (and thus also 'stealing' AM's gift).

[@22thedon90]

Without Deku a lot of the story just doesn’t happen. Deku is vital to a lot of people growths and he inspired them, like All might inspired everyone.

[@annien.1727]

Got that right!!!👍

[@yoo-murph]

Believe it or not Deku is not exactly a selfless character, but instead he is selfishly heroic

[@confusedbakugo1373]

I found myself smiling so earnestly and even tearing up a bit. What a fantastic video!

[@Verebazs]

10:45 While it's been a while since I watched the Stain fight, I specifically remember Stain praising Todoroki, too, by telling Ida "You have good friends, Ingenium!" He said "friends" in plural. In fact, Todoroki's inner narration even pointed out, that the only reason he and Midoriya were able to hold their ground, was because Stain didn't want to kill either of the two, only Native and Ida. Stain only criticised Todoroki for his overreliance on his powerful Quirk, and for using it in a very inefficient way. The thing about Stain, is that he didn't just demand that heroes be as selfless as All Might. He also demanded them to be as competent as All Might. He wanted heroes to be exceptional in all areas. Midoriya showed enough of both selflessness and competence to meet the standard Stain set. Todoroki showed selflessness, but his competence wielding his enormous power, was lacking, so he fell short of those standards.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Yeah, I had somebody point that out about a week ago and had me go back and watch it. You remember correctly, he was only originally trying to kill Ida and Native. My memory messed it up too because of Stain getting desperate at the end and being willing to kill all four of them because of how much Deku and Todoroki were stopping his attempts. All in all, almost proves that point better though, as it shows that Stain acknowledged more than one person and didn’t just acknowledge Deku for the sake of acknowledging Deku

[@mindduxx]

Deku is the perfect representation of heroism and is an amazing protagonist he's relatively the same as spider man and superman

[@blithe101]

Bro don’t compare his wimpy ass to Spider-Man and Superman

[@mindduxx]

@@blithe101 i can tell youve only watched up to season 2 at best

[@Squishyk9]

@@blithe101 wimpy? now that is not one of the words that describes him

[@midnightexpress3604]

Lifting the sky alone is a struggle, all that weight on your shoulders, no matter how strong you are, you are going to buckle and eventually break under its ever pressing force. But when many hands, many legs, many people standing shouldering the sky, when you buckle. Someone will always be there to give you time and security to stand back up. That is the world of Heroes that Midoria has inspired, a world that whilst it may be without Atlas, still has so many willing to keep the sky aloft.

[@sybasty6507]

This is so well said that I got chills. Thank you for this

[@timzyt63]

Deku is my absolute favourite character in anime, and maybe in all of fiction. Also great video, analysed this conflict quite well

[@manuelchacon3437]

What most people didn’t recall about Deku is how all his actions and intentions where directly linked to him wanting to Prove he was worth of his power. Even at some points being willing to transfer One for All for the greater good, like in MY HERO ACADEMIA: TWO HEROES movie in the final battle willing to give it to bakugo or When he find out Mirio was quirkless in the hospital, and was seriously considering transferring his quirk to him. HE IS SERIOUSLY COMPROMISE WITH THE CONCEPT OF (TO SAVE THEM ALL…)

[@janimationsxy2562]

I really love this Video so much I find all your points valid keep up the good work

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!

[@eb3yr]

I think one of the bigger tragedies is how misunderstood the Dark Deku arc is. The fact that most of the fandom still calls it the vigilante arc says it all, really.

[@thedarknessinthelight9824]

I NEED youtubers like Nux Taku to watch this

[@blithe101]

If he said deku was a shitty mc then he’s right and you can cry over it ya wimp 😂

[@tsurbwobniar20]

Deku was given power but what he really needed was good teacher.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

That's really true. I love All Might, but outside being a great friend to him, he may have been the worst possible mentor Midoriya could have had.

[@joshuafrazier3904]

@@animatedstorytelling1996to be fair all the teachers in mha not named Gran Torino suck so that’s more of a world/writing thing more than an All Might thing. Though I do believe All Light was purposefully written as a bad teacher for the start of the series.(even if that makes no sense because he should have been taking teaching classes before being hired at UA but who cares?)

[@alexvaughan1013]

Deku went to an elite hero school, but never found a decent teacher!

[@jimbo7551]

@@joshuafrazier3904yeah you’re not wrong. Also doesn’t make as much sense that All Might was also quirkless, but didn’t train Izuku more hands-on.

[@codybethel4142]

10:29 I don’t think he despises todoroki really. He only ever really condemns Ida and Todoroki even points out after the fight that he wasn’t really trying to kill Deku or himself but was impressed with Ida because he was actually trying to kill him but he still stood tall. He never told Todoroki the same thing he did deku, but he never condemned him either.

[@see.you.space.cowboy03]

Izuku had to train his body before he even got One For All. Even after that, he was literally breaking his bones because his body wasn't completely ready yet. There was so much time that was actually shown of him training and improving his abilities. He worked for every part of his power, to say that he didn't just because it was passed down to him is like saying literally any other character didn't earn theirs because it was also passed down. Katsuki was born with an already amazing quirk, he didn't earn that. But at the same time, just as Izuku, he trained his body to better use his quirk and to improve his abilities. Same applies to Shoto, Momo, Tenya, and literally anyone else in the series. Izuku's abilities and arcs were completely earned, that's just a fact. He worked immensely hard for what he achieved.

[@violettracey]

Thank you so much! I liked when you talked about how Deku inspires others around him to become better. A lot of series focus on just the power of the main character, and have the whole final battle ride on them. That is not wrong, but MHA is just not that kind of story.

[@madbuck2741]

The multiple quirks didn’t really bother me. I just took it as an evolution in his power, the same way other MCs get their power ups. Plus, the quirks themselves aren’t that powerful, they’re useful due to Izuku’s creativity sure, but that’s about it. And 2 of the quirks that are strong, have very detrimental drawbacks so he rarely uses them. The only ones he uses regularly are Black Whip, Float, Danger Sense, and Smokescreen. Which again are useful and the fights more interesting but not exactly powerful. And an extra plus is the fact that outside of that short fight with Muscular using only 4 of the quirks, Izuku has only ever used these quirks in a fight against Shigaraki (and AFO). Which only proves what you mentioned in the video that it was done to balance out the fight against Shigaraki who is WAY more powerful by the end of MVA. So at the start, I can see why ppl were upset, but looking at it now, I don’t see how ppl can still be mad about it 😅

[@HiranoMagu]

I find it ironic that this ending reminds me of how Gurren Lagann ended with Simon. Both protagonists end up as nobodies but it was never about the fame or glory, but the lasting change they had with humanity.

[@AveryLuvsFrogs]

Both Gurren Lagann and My Hero Academia are my favoirte animes of all time and loved how their endings was sort of similar. I only wished Deku wasnt so misunderstood and gotten as much love as Simon did but unfortunately some people dont actually read MHA with their eyes open and will find anything to hate on Deku.

[@EskChan19]

Have the people who say that Deku has just started out OP started watching the show at season 6? Because anytime before that he WAS the underdog. He got a quirk that for the majority of the story he couldn't even use. And even when he could pretty much everyone was still stronger than him. It was really only once he started awakening the quirks of the former users that he started to get OP. But at that point he had been through so many battles and situations where he stood up despite NOT being strong enough that he EARNED that. Yes, One For All, used fully, makes him pretty much the strongest person in the verse. But the thing is that he EARNED that through pain and self sacrifice. And to be honest that's the reason I kinda hope that it turns out that he still has One For All too, maybe Shiggy gave it back to him or something, there WAS this foggy mist going from him to Deku before he smiled and said he was curious to see what Deku will do from now on. But it would feel kind of dumb to have the end of the story just reset him back to the beginning. Because like I said he earned his power, so it would be shit to take it from him once he has earned his power. That would be like Naruto ending with him becoming hokage for a day, then suddenly everyone decides to hate him again so he has to go back to sitting on his swing while everyone hates him. Or Ruffy becopming king of the pirates just for the series to end with "And by the way two days after that the age of the pirates ended and Ruffy became a fisher".

[@jamesrosengrant8675]

I HATE the deku was handed everything argument because those same people always use someone like goku or naruto as examples of chara ter who earned power, but both of them were literally born with the advantage they later use. Goku is a sayian so his natural limits are WAY beyond the rest of the human cast. And naruto was born with both the 9 tails beast and hashirama cells. The actual difference between deku and those guys is deku actually had to do something to be given his ultimate power. He LITERALLY earned his quirk. Beyond that it's just normal Shonen training for him to use the power he already has better. Exactly like goku and naruto trained to better utilize their natural power

[@samuelsoliday4381]

Anyone find it absolutely hilarious that people call one for all 'unearned' after Izuku trained himself to death clearing out an illegal dump site for ten months just to be able to handle it? Why is that considered any more unearned than being born with a strong quirk?

[@monke1419]

Yeah, it’s true, but like…stain did respect todoroki. Deku showed up and showed with words and actions that what he believes to be the meaning of a hero, and stain spared with him because of what he saw. Then todoroki showed up, did the same thing, and stain actually decided to spare him. He went to stab him, but said that he was a real hero unlike Native, so he changed his mind and went for him, but then Deku woke up and blocked him to save native. Both Deku and todoroki were accepted by stain as real heroes worth sparing or at the very least worth killing iida and native instead. It wasn’t until later tho that todoroki states that stain is now going for the kill for all of them due to being desperate. He even nearly cut off todoroki’s arm. They beat his ass and then he later saved deku from a nomu. He even technically noticed iida’s changed philosophy being that of a hero, but he just didn’t buy that a person could change that quickly, so he was still tryna kill him.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Was just re-watching that fight, and yeah. I’d been so busy trying to dispute complaints I’d seen about Stain and Deku, I didn’t even pay attention to the fact that Todoroki wasn’t a target either. Probably a much better dispute.

[@bluenightrblx]

im just sad he lost his quirk. I get its poetic and all but let him be happy :( 171th subscriber.

[@ahmedaliyu1495]

Never hated Deku he is a very good protagonist the problem is how the western audience looks at him in the lousiest way like this: he is shy towards girls makes him gay😠,he cries a lot and not working out makes him a loser🤦🏾‍♂️,he should have trained to become the greatest hero like batman😞or Ironman😞 before he gets a powerful quirk("which he doesn't know how to use it like a pro")😮‍💨

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Yeah. A lot of Shonen fans are so used to characters like Luffy and Goku, I don’t think they expected a more timid protagonist. And it’s clear some of his hate comes from that

[@Ilikeanime972]

I don’t like how Deku never said how he felt towards bakugo he should’ve shown a little anger or resentment it’s not normal that kid was bullied by him for years

[@keikeichan1287]

I don't think he needs to say how he felt about Bakugo picking on him obviously he hated that part of him (I remember he said that his attitude is annoying) But he still admires him anyway because you know he is not a vengeful guy who would think about someone's past mistakes. He's forgiving and a sweetheart you know

[@Ilikeanime972]

@@keikeichan1287 yeah but if bakugo is gonna ask for forgiveness we should hear how deku felt about it and he needs to tell bakugo how that messed him up then forgive bakugo

[@ManakiGTaiyo]

IMO, the series isn’t bad at all, it’s just majority of the fandom is pretty weird…

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Yeah…there’s certainly a real weird group in there. I’m still disgusted by the thought there are people that think Eri and Deku are an acceptable ship.

[@Moonlight298ergh]

​@@animatedstorytelling1996 exactly, omo i'm so sad people immediately judge the show is worse bcuz of fandom, like don't engaged with them, just try enjoy the show first and make your own judgement 😢. I don't despise the shipping at all bcuz I'm also ship the characters. but i truly despise any disgusting shipping like Endeavor x dabi or dabixshoto, or endeavor x shoto( the heck 😭, i'm so madd i found many fan art and doujinshi of them??) , eri and deku ??? ( But i'm glad i didn't yet stumble upon any dj of them, just shock bout the fan asking the english voice actor bout them 😢😭), all might x deku ( stop Shipping the minor with adult omg 🤬) and etc... so many disgusting ships there in MHA 😢

[@blithe101]

The ending was bad and the whole show wasn’t good either 😂

[@pela10]

Great video, great quality, new subscriber

[@yaboiroastbeefsub]

With the whole "quirk thief" thing, when you think about it, it doesn't make the other characters useless, like Sero or Ururaka, they both have their strengths that make them stronger or better than what Deku "stole" from them, like how Sero's tape doesn't disappear eventually it stays there unless someone takes it off, so if he restrains somebody, they stay restrained until they can break the tape. With Ururaka, she can make other things float as well as herself, not needing something like black whip to make others float. Speaking of which, Ururaka would also be a thief in her own right, having copied Deku, and now Sero with the wires she can shoot to mimic Deku's use of black whip. So when you take a second to look past the general description of the quirk, but rather how it works on a deeper level as well as how their users make use of it, the entire argument falls apart

[@milliondoller06]

Another thing I hear from people that urks me knowing they have no idea what the story is about or trying to say is when they use the argument that Deku should've been quirkless and should of fight for the quirkless. one thing that's not a hero that's a freedom fighter fighting for a cause instead fighting for an overall selfless goal for all rendering Deku and the story hypocritical. Second. It really doesn't make any sense knowing what the rules are set up in the story with quirkless knowing they are look down so much because it is a hero based society that are goals of protecting the weak not really a power based system. Also knowing people with lesser power can help in their own ways.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

I don’t think the quirkless hero route is such a bad idea. I just think it’s something that greatly alters the story being told. Could have been interesting, but I know back then, a lot of roles were flipped. In that draft, Hori actually wrote Bakugo to be an extremely supportive best friend. And yeah, fighting for the quirkless would have detracted from what My Hero was actually doing. Not bad story ideas, just a different story

[@joshuafrazier3904]

I don’t know why people say OFA was unearned and why people are surprised by his self deprecating attitude. It’s all but confirmed by canon that he’s been bullied since he was four and learned he was quirkless. People have never believed in his dream ever and You could also make an argument that at the beginning of the series he is on the verge of becoming suicidal(I mean it might not be a good argument but there are definitely some signs to argue for it with a decent amount of conviction). People IRL have been made suicidal from much less than what Deku’s gone through so I don’t know why people are surprised by Deku not believing in himself.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Living in a society of superhumans too, he doesn’t really have the benefit of a huge confidence booster off cool new powers. Everyone has them

[@MegaHope99.]

I guess people never heard the phrase 'never judge a book by it's cover'. Which judging something based off of a first look can work, you would be better off having a deeper meaning in understanding once you get to know something or someone.

[@diversemike611]

Bro cooked with this video 🙏🏾

[@claytoncrabb8485]

deku is truly a reflection of how we all should be

[@jasonblack2477]

Dekus power isn't even unearned😂. Goku had Talent Luffy ate a devil fruit and Naruto had Kurama from the start lmao

[@shallax-op8ev]

Naruto earned that respect. He earned the power. Luffy trained to become a pirate. He earned that strength. Goku may have been talented ,but he still earned it like all the others. He trained he focused. He become a saipan. I'm a multi anime fan. I love every character you said I'm this comment. So don't be like that.

[@madbuck2741]

@@shallax-op8ev I don’t think that’s what they’re saying 😅 they’re saying that characters didn’t EARN their power, not that they didn’t work for it. Luffy for example got his power by ACCIDENT 😂 yes, he trained hard to hone it for years after getting it but he still didn’t EARN that power at the start. On the opposite end, Izuku did EARN the power, worked hard to get it, and worked hard afterwards (like Luffy did). It’s because we see the after effects of Luffy, that some ppl are more accepting of it for some reason.

[@shallax-op8ev]

@@madbuck2741 oh okay

[@shallax-op8ev]

@@madbuck2741 also go to the comments on thai video there you would see there are over like 100 replies on someone's comment check that out fr

[@shallax-op8ev]

@@madbuck2741 but thanks thanks clearing things up

[@alchemike6346]

thank you,i was tired seeing so many video essays trying to "fix" mha by pointing out stuff that completely goes off rails on what Deku character is and in general the last part of MHA wants to tell. OFA was always an insane power to use and generally you see what it is capable of in the first episode/chapter with All Might,people took it like it was some kind of complicated power system that had rules and such like other shonen series when it was just a power too strong to be handled by a teenager and so we got what most of the first part of MHA was,sure it made the concequences gruesome for Deku but you always saw them fixed from the start by recovery girl so him learning OFA was barely the center of the story because that's what also every other student did in 1-A with their quirks at the training camps and such. Deku's development is focused on the difference of having a more childish dream like "being the greatest hero" and facing the reality of that dream,beyond the fact that he had to face one of the most horrible villain you could think of (AFO) that scarred him just like the other's OFA users it also made him learn that a hero is one for everyone not only for the citizens that needs to be saved but also for the villains which was the main flaw that All Might's concept of hero had,it was a comic hero a plain and simple one which beating the villain is the only purpose. i heard from other videos stuff like "Deku's hard work in learing OFA is gone because of the multiple quirks made him too overpowered" and such statement is crazy for me because most of those power are possible to use BECAUSE Deku got a good grasp of OFA,he could not be able to use Fa jin if he didn't learn how to move with Full cowling,every power he got were built around Deku's OFA so it really makes no sense that the new power made him lost any type of progress

[@jaydean9899]

People who say that didn’t get season 1😂 deku is an awesome protagonist

[@bagussajiwo1036]

He's fine MC, but outside of being a literal Saints which makes him Boring (hence the whole Todoroki and Bakugo should be MC part, that statement suck Izuku is perfectly fine MC) nothing else noteworthy from him (then again, that also how everyone is in the series). He has potential to be great but his character never been challenged the way he should be or any introspecting that didn't involve someone else, like what exactly he think about Heroes that in it for money and fame?, and what he think should be done, how does he deal with a villain that actualy has a point? and how he deal with that, what he think about hero society exactly? and how farther he could be pushed. Honestly, i want him to have somekind of development similiar to Emiya Shirou from fates, maybe without whole clinically insane aspect of Shirou. In short, he has every aspect of being a great character but never been forced to actually think all flaws the society and how he should deal with it.

[@TitaniumCranium77]

🫡thank you for setting the record straight.

[@tehcookievanilla1323]

Something I really want to add is the depth of Midoriya Izuku is really downplayed because they overlook his traits and how the story uses him, you really could write so much about him. For me Deku feels so human, even though there is that Shonen trope/gag stuff and Western super hero implementation but it feels intentional for a homage to an extent like how his character always respects and grasps other people's individuality that everyone saw that Deku apparently lacked which he projects himself to which leads him to be so selfless. It's so interesting to me to see the story shows his sometimes expressionless nature that he's traumatised from his younger self to be lesser than and you see that when the story shows him to look like more of a Villain than a Hero, and Shigaraki with his white hair more looks like an Angel similar to the Demon Lord and All Might being seen as these far off beings on the screen. Deku is shown so many times shown to go against the Farther of the of a family regardless of tradition which has it's own set of meanings for Deku growing up without much of a father figure and in Japan the parental hierarchical structure is different, so it always feels like Deku has this naive or ignorant world view the story takes advantage of because he projects a lot of his experience with Bakugo and how he's changed/ the theme of forgiveness/atonement/saving with other people, it very much shows even though he's trying his best to understand there is always that underlying sense of selfishness to impose his worldview but there is also very valid/well meaning behind his words and the story never shows him to be "right" or "wrong" but that he's trying his best to understand, as well as the villains Deku also has a slightly warped view that feels like a Shonen protagonist but isn't holistically seen as a good thing (which leads to some of the things in the current manga I'm guessing). For example when Deku says his well meaning talk to Todoroki about he's a caring /nice person/ about his farther, while well meaning it can come off ignorant not knowing the whole situation he projects his forgiving Bakugo without an apology on to him, the story shows how Deku's voice came off the opposite to Natsu that he isn't a caring person (while in reality he shouldn't have anything to do with Endeavor) another example is Deku talking to Aoyama and how realistic it is for Aoyama, while justified Deku wanted a fair fight against Todoroki (a double layer of ego and saving), while also to save him but that can also come as imposing his world view similar to Kota later and how Todoroki even says that it can feel overwhelming seen as a small gag moment. The well meaning side of him makes me love his character, because it is hard to understand the world from different perspectives, it's also that allegory of ADHD or autism that quirks have some surrealistic semblance to (especially when he's trying to fit in with people with quirks that sometimes he feels out of place when he was trying to make his ultimate move and also the start of the series, he feels so overwhelmed at how different they are in terms of their individuality where as Deku as used his own self destruction as something to improve for a lot of the series to even create scars) it also relates to his name Deku (The one who can't do anything/ Or Wooden puppet) in his Dutiful and pragmatic nature which is sometimes dulled by his altruism and his hopeless devotion to a cause similar to All Might, the individuals he carries Melissa's Gauntlets, Smile or society of all might to show a fake smile, Iida's kick to not destroy his leg to deviate from All Might, his mother's costume, the Sole Shoes by Mei all cover his individuality in that arc before he breaks from that sense of duty and ego. I also wanted to talk about how the series is always critiqued for never having punishment (aside karmically) but that's also the cool thing with MHA aside from conflicts that have to happen (Hawk's stuff), but the series also loves to show punishment isn't the only way to flourish as a human being and it's also such a cool thing does, you can relate that to Deku and how much he loses despite how some of his wins are seen as just wins but Deku as a character always doesn't see it as that, whether it's his altruism dulling his sense of intelligence from emotionality or sole commitment to a lost cause that's tunnel visioned, you see some of the flaws build up and I hope the series finally gets a chance for him to show his self fish side because I think as a human it's probably untenable to be so selfless, it's one part of his dichotomy from his selfless and selfish side, MHA shows everyone's human and so is Deku to have that selfish side of him as it is Human to do so. I feel like I can ramble on and on about him but I love his empathy being the main thing and how it's rooted and just his character is amazing I personally think, I really want more people to talk about other sides of him whether it's his intelligence, mindset, design evolution, Japanese context how Deku can feel different in another lenses, him crying changing over the series and isn't always necessarily the same because he doesn't want to go back to his "worthless" self showing that he thinks he was only gifted to be a human when he had a quirk (because he sees quirks as humanity for himself to be fulfilled for himself to be an actual person/ego the % usually correlate to his ego as a complete successor until status quo changes with multiple quirks which you can go further in detail, which is showed in the manga and how "hearts" is sometimes interchangeable with quirk and humanity to him, he can also be ambivalent) I just want people to recognise the story has given a lot of depth and people just ignore it while not giving a lot of fair thought to it.

[@RedX03]

FINALLY, dude you have no idea how long I searched for someone to use there brain cells when discussing this show. I understand the finale was flawed but people blew it way out of proportion. I’m getting used to the McDonald’s worker deku because it is kinda funny especially because there was an actual advertisement of deku working at some pizza place but Holy cow.

[@bluenight2682]

This was a fantastic video finally putting into words about why I absolutely love this series and its protagonists! I would also just like to add to the conversation that the idea that Deku was 'given the ultimate power' is somewhat true BUT not only did he genuinely work for it, he also went against other Shonen norms in order to control his power. While (like mentioned) Goku trained for years to hone his (birth given) skills to become the powerhouse he's seen as today, Deku learned that there are consequences to be granted power (ie. his arms breaking repeatedly) and scaled himself down in order to work towards his goal (original 5% full cowling). If you think about it, he technically put himself in a position of other protagonists; starting with a small amount of power and training to cultivate it and grow stronger. The only thing that makes him different is he knows the heights he could reach versus what he's currently capable of. Deku is and always has been a motivated, hard working, and powerful protagonist. He's just written in way that tells us his path is not in a straight line, and that others, not just him, are instrumental in helping grow one's own powers (anime powers or real life ones lol. Can you tell I find the show inspiring?). ANYWAY sorry for the rant! Fantastic video! Happy to be a new subscriber and can't wait to see your future videos!

[@victorcippitelli2242]

Good analysis video, liked it :) !

[@RobM-og7lb]

I think the names of the two strongest quirks says it all, All for One and One for All. A phrase that implies that we are stronger together and that we make each other stronger. Almost certainly the intended theme that the writer was going for. Both powers are essentially drawing on the powers of others. All for One can take or give powers, and All for shares power from previous users. The series is tends to imply the greatest accomplishments are done with the help of many and that individual strength can only go so far. In many shonen, we tend to see and focus on each individuals strengths as the overcome obstacle, but this a little different. These two quirks AfO and OfA represent powers obtained from others. So the main hero and main villian are both in a sense over powered because they are "standing on the shoulders of giants" not because they are individually strong. Because a main theme is about being stronger together, it makes a lot of sense for the main character to have no quirk. If the protagonist already had a quirk, All Might give him his powers would not be as meaningful. All Might both literally and metaphorically shared his strength allowing him to become a hero. Deku also understands the idea of powerlessness and is more empathetic because of it. It creates a motivation that a character who was strong from the start might not have. His willingness to help and be helped tries in to that dynamic as well. Bakugo and Todoroki for example would likely have relied too much on individual strength, and would not as likely to try to form bonds with others. They would not fit the over theme because unlike Deku they didn't need to seek help to be come strong, and wouldn't be a driven to help others. And thus others are more willing to do the same. So without those qualities the entire drawing strength from each other theme doesn't work as well. So despite whether you like him as a character or not, the manga is less meaningful and impactful.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Absolutely agree! A lot of the reasons characters like Todoroki are so loved, is because of how Deku interacted with and helped them early on too. It's exactly as you said, you don't have to like him, but the story wouldn't have the same impact without him.

[@TacticalHatchet]

MHA haters are exactly that and nothing more: haters.

[@dodonut99987]

This video deserves more likes. Take my like!

[@shocky9185]

it's a bit funny how argument "it would be better if deku was quirkless" turned into "HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A QUIRK AND BE TOP1 HERO"

[@AnimeEmpire2023]

Deku can't be the worst shonen protagonist when Tanjiro exists

[@jimbo7551]

Mha has called Stain out. Basically wrote him into admitting he is partially for responsible for the state of hero society toward the end.

[@crystalsuzuhara]

Windbreaker is an anime that explain Bakugo as the protagonist xD

[@Gmod105020]

I've always had a bit of confliction with the series's main character, but I feel it is intentionally designed that way. I still like to watch My Hero Academia because it has really good modern day world building that I've missed since Naruto, Bleach, and Dragonball/Z/GT. There's something always to look forward in the next episode with this level of fidelity!

[@Marvelousmarvel-gd2ry]

I think honestly deku is a good protagonist people saying he's the worst is just there own opinion but there is some facts proving he is a great main charecter.

[@Darkzro317]

People are out here forgetting that Tsuna from Hitman Reborn existed.

[@greyworld6242]

16:51 I have literally never heard this until now. Also can please do more videos on the other bnha characters. If you’re going to analyze Deku can do it with the others that also deserve it. Also also should wanted to be a hero because of your own reasons be treated as a bad thing? Is that wrong? 20:11 and is that universal fact? The dark Deku arc should’ve been longer. Do you believe their are still flaws with the story in the manga that need to be addressed? Ps. Hori has just announced that the story has 5 chapters left now. Don’t believe me look it up!

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

I’ve been so chronically online I’ve come across about a billion threads for all sorts of things. Which helps with videos like this. A lot of the Black Hole and Spotlight Stealer complaints actually were found via a podcast made by the people that made that abridged series mentioned in the video. But there’s definitely flaws in the story. I personally wasn’t a huge fan of the final war altogether. And thought most of the year between the two wars happened really fast. It doesn’t really bother me that it ends in five chapters. There’s a good deal I’d like to see them cover, but I imagine that the last chapter will probably be 40-60 pages, as a number of manga has done that in the past. Realistically, unless we get a flash forward, we’re not seeing them fix hero society. More likely the series ends with them taking the steps to try and do so.

[@greyworld6242]

@@animatedstorytelling1996 yeah I agree.

[@janimationsxy2562]

your 100% right Deku has earn his states as the greatest hero!

[@zzreed6403]

Midoriya isn't a perfect Mc, and he's not the worst. He's a great Mc who does embody heroism very well. Yes, he has flaws, but every Mc does. You can have the best back story but very crappy development. Same as how my hero is an amazing anime. It's not perfect, nor is it the greatest of all time, but it's good, it has its flaws and it's ok somethings are forgivable and some aren't but that's all fine.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Yeah. Just about everything adheres to that. I don’t think I know a single thing that’s been perfect. At least I’ve yet to watch it. There’s no denying My Hero has flaws. I mean, there’s certainly issues with Deku himself, I won’t deny that. I just think people like to over-exaggerate his flaws

[@zzreed6403]

@animatedstorytelling1996 they overexagerate all of his flaws to find some way to downgrade him. He has his flaws ofc but using it to try and downgrade his character to make him sound unbearable is just petty

[@striker07927]

Hey! That’s my Deku Render in the the Thumbnail.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Hey! Sorry, I thought I found official art from the anime. Didn’t mean to grab something you made

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Did a re-edit with an screenshot from the trailer. Sorry again. I should have paid more attention to where I was grabbing from.

[@striker07927]

@@animatedstorytelling1996no no, it’s fine, in fact I was actually kinda surprised in a good way when I saw it and pointed it out, I should’ve been more clear on that part, my bad.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

@striker07927 oh, no worries! It was a great render

[@drockwell1583]

Every time I see someone complaining about Deku, you can tell they didn’t pay attention at all.

[@HiranoMagu]

Most people do pay attention. It's just they project themselves on these characters too hard that they aren't satisfied with what they got in the end. People forget it's a story about a character, not them.

[@thedragonknight5194]

People see Captain America without superpowers throwing himself to a grenade and give him praise. They see deku doing the same against a villain and say "he didn't earn OFA".

[@thrawn1stgaming]

oh dang, how do you only have 166 subs, this video is great.

[@B_R_U_H14]

Pretty sure he's one of the best protagonists

[@benjiago6800]

my main annoyance is that this whole series happens in what 2 years. there is no actual growing and moving to hero staus. they are stuck in school for8 seasons. like dude let them grow up.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

It’s a weird staple to most Shonen Anime. I’ve gotten used to it over the years, but I’ve certainly found it odd. Deku and his friends never going past their first year. Luffy only aging in One Piece via a time skip. I’m sure there’s probably a reason for it, but it’s strange

[@topfranluis1]

The fundamental misunderstanding of Izuku Midoriya… from his fans

[@DD-vu1jy]

Can’t wait to see @asarathahs react to this and dissect every single issue with this video ngl

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

I really don’t think this video has enough traction to go that far… But, if they did. Or anyone did a reaction/dissection, I’d love to know and check it out.

[@saikyue4462]

I mean Deku is a good protagonist depending on what hes trying to be, its just that this style of protagonist most people dont like in a shonen. Giving up Power to reach an inner child of someone instead of just fucking killing the mf is something no one who watches a shonen is looking for.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

I kinda wish they’d have gone more into the One for All and All for One relationship. A lot of theories kind of revolved around the idea that both would destroy the other. I remember there being a bunch of quirk singularity theories after the end of the first war. But there’s not really anything in the story that points to this being necessary. It could have been an interesting twist if he had to destroy his quirk to destroy All for One, but I agree. There’s a lot at the end that didn’t make a good deal of sense. I think My Hero got a little to wrapped in its endgame. Like nothing mattered by All for One’s defeat so it was ok, without thinking that even when the story ended, the lives of its characters technically go on…

[@saikyue4462]

@@animatedstorytelling1996 I mean that kinda did come to life since Deku gave all his quirks including one for all to shigaraki which then conflicted within him and basically killed both shigaraki and all for one. But looking at Dekus 120% fake OFA smash where he hits 5 times at once cuz he used gearshift, it was clear that he could have easily defeated shigaraki like this and just kill him normally, so It was never necessary to make deku quirkless again at the end from what was already established

[@teacupkoala175]

I think people feel like the rest of 1-A was becoming irrelevant already, so when Deku gets powers that are similar to them, it feels like Deku doesn't need to rely on his classmates anymore. 1-A already felt like a huge team, where everyone had a unique role to fill. Once he can do their jobs too, it doesn't feel like he needs to rely on them to cover for his weaknesses. But this isn't a problem with Deku's writing, it's a problem with how the author moved the focus off of 1-A as a class, leaving once important characters feeling unimportant for large chunks of the narrative

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

Class 1A as a whole is a really weird entity. Because their a way too developed group for what the story ultimately needed, but it still gives each of them at least one hero moment. I think a lot of it comes from expectations and confusion with their role in the story. My Hero Academia is focused on Izuku, not 1A. But they play an important role to his story. I always sort of equated them to how the Guild works in Fairy Tail. You have the main characters: In MHA; that's Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki, Ida, and Uraraka And Fairy Tail; it's Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Gray, and Wendy Then there's the important members: Like Kirishima, Yayorozu, Mineta, and Mina in MHA And Laxus, Gajeel, Mira, and Makarov in FT And finally, you have the background characters: For MHA, it's characters like Sero, Ojiro, and Koda Where Fairy Tail has Jet, Joy, and Reedus Ultimately, my take on it is that the members of Class 1A aren't really all that important themselves. It's how the entity fits into Midoriya's story. And giving the class moments helps bring life to what Deku is trying to protect. It's the same with Fairy Tail. What the guild represents to Natsu and Lucy is far more important than each individual member. But we see various members of that entity at varying levels of importance based on how the main characters interact with them.

[@aurorialgaming1935]

Bakugo as the main character wouldnt work without Deku. Without Deku constantly pushing his limits, there wouldnt be many people to teach Bakugo.

[@GamingJC-x1f]

Deku earned his power cause all might could've given it to anyone else but he only gave it to deku cause he had the heart of the hero even tho he was quirkless he ran to save his friend

[@ricardator1023]

Holy sheep, so much truth in a single video

[@ImchautzuCHAUTZU]

Not a huge MHA fan He's not the BEST protagonist ever but far from the worst.

[@pathfinderlight]

I stopped liking Deku because of his repeated deliberate injuring of himself to activate his quirk.

[@Froggy-Dreams]

That’s stopped and now only happens in crucial moments within the series nowadays like the fight with shigaraki if he used any less he would have probably died on multiple occasions such as with muscle guy he’s living the true heart of a hero he is ready to sacrifice everything just to save one person like the son of the water hose hero’s or eri he is the definition of a hero

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

A large part of this early series falls on All Might too. He should have been working with Deku to control the power before doing what he was in classes and the Sports Festival. But I understand what you mean. I was super relieved when Full Cowling got introduced, because when he was still breaking limbs in Season 2 I was starting to get a little tired of it too.

[@panjamysy]

It's not his fault he was just handed a power that he wasn't taught to harness and then thrown into the Hero Course where he had to use it. The only time I agree he didn't need to was the Sports Festival.

[@motionfist7431]

​​​@@animatedstorytelling1996 the blame also falls on Nezu and Aiezwa. Nezu knew that Deku was Allmight OFA successor and did nothing to help. Aiezwa had access to Deku's quirk registration which reads that Deku was Quirkless until he recently manifested his quirk. He gave Deku the most unhelpful advice which was to try harder. Seriously what terrible advice to give to someone whose quirk breaks their bones every time they use it.

[@FoundRace]

fire video

[@truexchaosx6099]

For me, its just weird that he's not gonna keep any of his (things) at the end. we're not gonna see him be an adult hero, the whole time he could've just used a tech thing cause apparently sick all might can almost kill all for one in a goddamn iron man armor and on top of that bro went from having a unique kit with shoot style and the way he fought to just using a weird altered version of spider-man's kit along with an avatar style moveset. I'm not hating, he's just a little weird and the storytelling kind of confuses me rn

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

I don’t blame you from that end. My Hero was my favorite story to follow up to the end of the first war. Ultimately, I got reinvested towards the very end, but somewhere in the villain hunt arc, something lost me and I had a hard time with it. I wasn’t able to fully jump on the “MHA bad” train, but I understood why a lot of people started jumping ship leading into the final arcs

[@truexchaosx6099]

@animatedstorytelling1996 I'm not saying it's bad, it's overall a good story, just the decision to not show us like adult deku being a badass and the way it's going and just the changes like I'm just not with the spider-man stuff but I'm not everyone so ye

[@DemonbotX]

Deku is basically the same as Goku, he works hard to be stronger and master his abilities, if you want to say deku steals techniques from his classmates, don't say Goku doesn't, Goku doesn't have a single technique to himself, but no one mentions anything about that, kamahama, solar flare, kioken, spirit bomb, goku steals, and what about Naruto, he literally stole his first technique, shadow clone jitsu, deku is just the best, he's smart and strong, he cries a lot so, he's emotional

[@Devorador_de_sonhos]

@@DemonbotX People don't complain about Deku stealing powers from his classmates, I've never seen anyone use that argument. they complain about him suddenly gaining several quirks and being a master of them, it was lazy writing and the worst of all is that some techniques could be replaced by equipment

[@normallid]

Deku is one of the bst protagonist some people are just dumb.

[@blithe101]

He isn’t the best protagonist he’s bland and a cry baby the series would be better with out him 😂

[@blithe101]

And that purple ball boy should also be trashed

[@normallid]

@@blithe101 agreed.

[@normallid]

@blithe101 hell nah!! He isn't bland and, crybaby? Are you dumb or have you only watched season 1. I agree he might not be the best but he's up there.

[@Verebazs]

Yeah, this is the exact same kind bs as the "Neji was right" crowd from the Naruto fandom. Shallow engagement, and projecting one's own biases into the story, instead of reading the story.

[@animatedstorytelling1996]

It’s too bad too. I agree that Deku, like many other characters, has flaws. But the idea that he didn’t deserve one for all. And is an overall bad protagonist is a very weird conclusion for people to come to

[@PalestineLivesMatter_]

Ppl who think Deku is the "worst" protagonist of all shonen should really try dictionary sometimes.

[@dinolover]

And what would I find? Telling someone to use a dictionary as a clap back honestly just shows how dumb YOU are. Take your own advice and use a dictionary for the words 'worst' and 'protagonist' for extra credit look up the word 'shounen'

[@UniGya]

The argument that Deku was just given power and didn't earn it is kinda dumb because the power system of the show is genetic. Nobody else had to earn a quirk, they're born with it. If anything he earned his quirk more than anyone else by virtue of having to be chosen to get One for All. If you want to argue the series would have been better if Deku had to become a hero without a quirk and defying the odds then that's a different story, but arguing that him being given One for All is unfair is dumb when Bakugo and Todoroki were just born with super powerful ones

[@GamingJC-x1f]

Some people just dont understand the character and assume

[@blithe101]

Deku is a bland and cry baby who lets that bully with anger issues bitch him while calling him “Kaa-Chan” like a child