The Glory of Himiko Toga

[@Jebbtube]

I feel like Toga is one of the few villains who could've had a healthy, 'normal' life if her nature/quirk had been fostered in a positive direction, rather than suppressed until it could no longer be contained.

[@cassie6146]

Especially since, in the hundreds of years that quirks have been around, Toga cannot be the only person to have developed a quirk that requires the consumption of blood. Hospitals and clinics could easily set aside some extra blood bags for people with those quirks, which they could ingest like it's morning coffee.

[@uf9749]

@@cassie6146 Stain's quirk also requires consumption of blood

[@cassie6146]

@@uf9749 True, but blood drinking doesn't seem to be a compulsion for Stain like it is for Toga. But I'm certain that there's a good chunk of people like her who have a strong instinctual desire to use their quirks and may get the help for it. Toga unfortunately wasn't one of them.

[@tekaname4188]

If Toga was raised right she could a valuable member of a police force. If a criminal or victim drops so much as a speck of blood, Toga can give police and heroes a detailed look of the person in question. But her repression due to the repulsion her quirk gave people, she was forced into being considered a freak for developing her quirk.

[@miguelperez9906]

Toga dabi twice shigaraki spinner “sis” most of the original league of villains literally just needed a bit of compassion and they likely would have been near pillars of society (a corrupt messed up apathetic society but still) also on the stain he has an almost irresistible desire(for him) to stop people now that it’s guided twords a literal stopping of a concept (false heroism).

[@pleasecallmedoku7215]

Interesting how she wants to be herself by being other people, like a fucked up character duality

[@mfrebel7831]

Holy shet, when you described it like that is even better!

[@marcusdaloia2974]

Ironically she seems to either be a pure expression or a pure absence of Philautia. The love of self, from the Greek seven loves, from which all other loves were thought to be derived from. This is almost as ironic as her escape from masking her personality by literally masking herself and throwing up false personalities.

[@zippy3354]

Your mean

[@paca-wd8wu]

“Cool motive, still murder.” basically sums her up.

[@bearholdensharkslux4791]

"Interesting backstory, still a psychopath"

[@marcusdaloia2974]

As much as it does Hawks.

[@MsAnimefan95]

Twice, too.

[@niyaburke2692]

@@marcusdaloia2974 True but Hawks was protecting others and Toga was not, so there still is a difference in some capacity.

[@goodbye6676]

@@marcusdaloia2974 Hawks wasn't raised as a normal hero he's a special hero that is spy and does infiltration and also sort of a assassin he tells villians to change their ways and surrender and if they don't they have to die also he doesn't want to kill people and be that kind of hero but if he doesn't the hero commission won't support his family and will reveal his father is a criminal he's like toga he's caged bird with little options

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

*Me:* She is crazy. *Me, after seeing Villian Academia Arc:* I have misunderstood you, but you are still crazy.

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

My Hero Academia is just a microcosm of personality disorders and Naruto tropes.

[@sesereddead465]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 what does microcosm mean?

[@imdez6510]

@@sesereddead465 a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger.

[@imdez6510]

@@sesereddead465 In a way they’re saying there’s more to MHA.

[@kyrohowe3156]

@@greggaygayakutami1402 the anime/manga is inspired by Naruto after all.

[@hufflepufflez3293]

I've always liked Toga, she's always felt complex to me even when we didn't know her backstory. I can't wait to see where her story goes

[@jay-yf8cg]

Same

[@atotallyrealhuman8780]

liar you just think she’s cute

[@jay-yf8cg]

@@atotallyrealhuman8780 i mean i think she's cute

[@jigglyjigglywussybussypuss516]

Togas that one rare character that will grow through out the series and become something bigger then what she was first introduced. She has A LOT of potential going forward.

[@zmenaczzz3165]

The first female character to get a "Glory of". Love it. Horikoshi is an absolute chad, dude. The amount of details he puts on each character is massive. Love it.

[@brandonb4742]

Didn’t midnight get a glory of

[@haldir255]

What about Momo, Midnight, Mirko, that Dragon woman, Mushroom girl, ... There already are a bunch of "Glory of" videos on female characters...

[@zmenaczzz3165]

No mates, midnight, mirko and others got a "beauty of" check it out

[@haldir255]

@@zmenaczzz3165 I noticed. Is there a difference though?

[@hellothere10yearsago97]

Female characters in MHA are so underrated

[@jacopoarmini7889]

Himiko, despite being a product of being misunderstood and suppressed by society, is still a "monster". Her Quirk, both superpower and personality wise is dangerous if left unchecked, as it forces her to murder others in order to feel true attachment, perhaps she can still be "cured" from this sickly influence, but if not there can't be anything but a tragic end to her life.

[@supreme_king_obama1158]

This is a comment from someone else that I am going to repeat here because it make sense and also because I agree with it. Me before seeing toga’s backstory: you’re crazy Me after seeing toga’s backstory: I now see you’re misunderstood, but you’re still crazy.

[@haldir255]

What always worries me about characters like Toga is how the fanbase treats them after finding out about their sad backstory. "That character isn't evil, they are misunderstood, so all their crimes are okay and actually societies fault, they aren't to blame". It's the same thing when people admire the Joker or Walter White. Yes, they are not completely evil. There are reasons for how they are, and I understand why they became that way. That being said: their backstory is an explanation for how they are. Not an excuse.

[@dragonslayerornstein387]

I think she hasn't felt true love or someone who truly cares and understands her. More like bwing pushed, pulled and used, misguided loyalty or having expectations. She's not crazy persay, she just doesn't know how to cope with problems others have imposed on her. It's not like there's no solutions to her problems, more like she can see she bared from them and seeking them out is considered wrong or dangerous. Incredible writing ✍👏

[@_.-._.-Y0K0-._.-._]

Her quirk doesn't force her to kill ppl. She needs far less than a lethal dose and could easily get it if she was instructed about consent instead of told to repress her urges; much like lack of sex ed leads to unsafe or dubiously consensual sex

[@dragonslayerornstein387]

@@_.-._.-Y0K0-._.-._ spot on

[@MonkeyDLuis-jh1sg]

I want to see Toga's reaction at Shigaraki/All for One leaving her and Mr. Compress and Giganto behind, with her seeing her fellow villains like family

[@sesereddead465]

Probably wants to stab him...

[@MonkeyDLuis-jh1sg]

@@sesereddead465 i think Toga will come to question this new Shigaraki/All for One shared bodies dynamic and she'll refuse to follow him

[@Tyler_Frenzy]

@@sesereddead465 Why ? It was AFO who abandoned them, not Shigaraki. And even then, AFO's reasoning is that he left them to punish Tomura.

[@Tyler_Frenzy]

@@MonkeyDLuis-jh1sg Personally I just hope that Spinner, Toga and Dabi (I mean he doesn't care but he has admitted respect and admiration for Tomura as he admitted that in MVA) help him to overcome AFO's vestige somehow.That'd cement them as a family even more lol

[@sesereddead465]

@@Tyler_Frenzy sorry I wasn’t clear, stab AFO’s actual body, or at least try to.

[@marl3ymarl3y86]

Meti looking at a list of words starting with the letter g: yes, i can use this

[@DonniedrakoE]

Toga in a sense is the saddest of the league. Her quirk is terrifying yes but it also by far on the easiest to manage but no one wanted to try and accept her condition. No wonder she has such a warped view of the world because of that.

[@DonniedrakoE]

@@joshuataylor7443 he for sure has the worst one. I’m just saying toga could have had a normal life the easiest out of the main members league

[@zmenaczzz3165]

Man I'm sad

[@PeanutWithWiFiAccess]

Random fun fact: placing a red spider lily on a living persons desk (for example) is a subtle way of telling a person to die

[@SuperMaster000X]

In a Horrible fandom that only highlights negative things, your videos are gold man

[@solidskullz5736]

Now I can watch meti’s my hero videos without fear of spoilers since I just binged the manga for the last few days. Toga is creepy but strangely charming, and I love the relationship she has with twice, such a wholesome relationship

[@sesereddead465]

Spoilers *had a wholesome relationship with twice.

[@ーテイル]

@@sesereddead465 This memory physically hurts me. Not quite literally.

[@greggaygayakutami1402]

Even then she's still a bland character.

[@mariocruno3772]

Dude! Same hahah

[@octavian6648]

Had*

[@claytonrios1]

Toga is definitely one of my favorite female characters in the series and undoubtedly one of my favorite antagonists

[@xmaswolf8733]

Toga was always my best girl, as i read the manga I just enjoyed her even more, I really hope she doesn’t die or “has to die” because of the hero society

[@whatever5401]

same

[@GippyHappy]

She didn’t know she could use other people quirks before. It says the fear of death caused her to level up. Also she says she can copy the quirks of people she loves, not just anyone.

[@hiruyabebaw807]

it's not often he makes multiple videos for 1 character so i know he must like her

[@kurols6453]

Toga can only copy the quirk of someone "she loves" as she stated multiple times since she used ochako quirk.

[@sweetnsour3693]

Not confirmed.

[@kurols6453]

@@sweetnsour3693 yes it was

[@sweetnsour3693]

@@kurols6453 Where, then?

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

@@kurols6453 Her "love" is more of an obsession with injury and other wild desires she has developed because of her quirk. That and she likely sees Ochako as competition because she became fixated on Deku, and Deku likes Ochako.

[@GippyHappy]

@@sweetnsour3693 chapter 226

[@honeyispure]

OMG IM BOUTA TO CRY I LOVED WATCHING THE ORIGINAL YOU MADE BUT I CAN'T WATCH RN BUT I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING VIDEO GOOD JOB. i was right !! this was amazing 💗💗

[@echo1736]

Meti: This Quirk being Transform or Henshin *Shows Kamen Rider W* Nice touch.

[@CometX-ing]

I’m honestly hoping that out of all the villains she gets a redemption arc thanks to Uraraka or Deku.

[@geo9249]

I got a feeling it’s going to be uraraka since we only seen them closer .

[@gabetalks9275]

That's what I'm expecting. Toga just wants to be loved and accepted, not to destroy society. She's just tagging along for her friendships.

[@kameronmiller2226]

Ah yes, the sister of Nui Harime

[@OneColdRepublican]

I wanna give Toga a hug. Her life has been pretty shitty.

[@theredrighthandproductions]

Toga has always reminded me of Carmilla. Both are yandere vampire girls who are lgbt in some form and a fixation on their blood drinking being perfectly normal , and have cat aesthetics, what with Carmilla being able to transform into a cat like creature. This would also tie into the Frankenstein's monster inspiration for Touya considering they were introduced in the same scene.

[@Enderflame_303]

I love the fact that Ochako and twice are the only people who truly understand her 🥹💖💛🥹

[@tyson263]

Toga has gone from a character i appreciated design wise to easily my absolute favourite of the entire series. She's the perfect example of the villains used to show that the system of hero aca is far from perfect, the coding used for her and the quirk counselling was absolutely spot on. I'm a gay man, the experiences shown in Toga's backstory is all too familiar for my and many of the times of my friends at the same age unfortunately, it makes her philosophy of wanting to be free and live completely and totally as her all too resonant. Absolutely glorious character.

[@sesereddead465]

Manga spoilers I liked the part where toga confronts ochako again in the war arc, and mentions the fact that she used ochako’s quirk to brutally kill that liberation soldier lady in MVA.

[@tomo8940]

Oof. So many people are dead now.

[@sibellu]

What chapter is that?

[@KeizerSosebee]

Great video. But i do miss the good ol' days when glorious domination would play in the backround whenever you said a character was glorious.

[@Notfallkaramell]

If Toga wouldn't have turned villain, she'll be an incredible stunt woman. She could emulate any actor.

[@sesereddead465]

She’s like a mix between Harley Quinn and sabretooth...

[@mfrebel7831]

That... Makes an awfully lot of sense

[@diooverheaven6561]

Ah yes sabretooth

[@Abdega]

With a splash of Mystique

[@cavalierliberty6838]

@Evan McGough why hate sabertooth though?

[@cavalierliberty6838]

@Evan McGough the thing is, they are tecnhically superior. The whole mass.murder thing tends to be more towards his animalistic tendencies, as a dominant species will generally seek to eradicate any and all things that would pose a threat to its existence.

[@inkheart01]

DONT REMIND ME ABOUT TWICE'S DEATH IM CRYING AGAIN AND THIS WAS LIKE A YEAR AGO I CAN'T MOVE ON 😭

[@aprrmellow1156]

the fact that if her parents had raised her properly she could've become an amazing hero.

[@tylerspeegle108]

She's honestly my favorite character in the series and I'm afraid that she isn't going to get a happy ending

[@allenrobinson4192]

I love these videos, but then I get spoiled. I'm conflicted about weather I should watch or look away. Sadly I always watch them.

[@emopeterparker7]

your old video about toga is one of my favourites!! i'm glad you revamped and recovered her and i cant wait to hear what you have to say in this one

[@TheTlay101]

The league after every arc keeps become more likable. And then there's Dabi

[@shinysamurott613]

Oh he gets development, damn good development too. Though he is definitely a prick I'll give you that.

[@TheTlay101]

@@shinysamurott613 Toga: Society sucks and refuses to help me because my quirk so fuck it Dabi: I WANNA BE A HERO BUT I KILL MYSELF USING MY POWERS WAAAAH

[@shinysamurott613]

@@TheTlay101 I mean it's a bit more nuanced than that but sorta yeah.

[@TheTlay101]

@badgirlririfan1 not really. Shiggy is collateral damage between AFO and OFA. Toga was horribly wronged by hero society. Twice is the spider man clone dilemma. And before the reveal we all saw coming Dabi was a mysterious kid who might be Todoroki's dad's dead son who was assumed pushed too hard by Todoroki's dad. Turns out he was just really stupid.

[@blackskullknight9062]

Ah yes, An Update on Toga and boy do they added information and ability

[@user-zq5oy5bs8s]

actually, toga is able to copy the quirks of the people she loves the most, since her love language is through blood, we all remember how obsessed and in love she was with uraraka right? well her actually having a crush on her is canon

[@Rkader11]

The amount of research put into these videos is commendable

[@vianabdullah2837]

Still waiting for "The Beauty of Minoru Mineta"

[@Sunflwr]

Ew

[@dekaritheprofessor2631]

Twice's death hurt me so much bc I could understand and sympathize with him a bit 😭 Even though he was a villain,Twice deserved better!!

[@marvelousmeh2077]

"Transform, is a transformation quirk." Me: I would have never guessed.

[@mauricioalieno7643]

I have been waiting for this. For so long.

[@mikailthomas1466]

Toga: I have a burning question feel free to say no but would you go out with me I will not take no for an answer.

[@lukabellerose3385]

The menhera (basically translating to 'mental health') style is actually what caused yami kawaii and guro. Menhera heavily featuring medical things like pills, syringes, and similar. Yami kawaii focuses more on fake, pastel injuries, and guro is more horror-esque with white clothes and more realistic feeling injuries and blood. More than mental health being 'taboo' these styles (less so guro than the other two) were meant to force the general populace that mental health exists and that disorders and similar need to be accepted and taken of, rather than be shunned for even existing.

[@ーテイル]

Another beautiful video of a beautiful character. Thank you :D

[@JoshyJPow]

This video is fire Toga is by far one of the best villains to be in an anime

[@hybridhd7436]

It's quite funny how basically all the villians besides Dabi have quirks that could very easily fit into hero society. Like Shigiraki would be a god in rescue missions and destroying equipment/weaponry. .

[@EJ-vb5it]

Twice basically has a near infinite supply of hims he can make

[@misao7746]

Her quirks are dope

[@disky1784]

Ngl toga is one of my favorite characters ever

[@chosoistryinghisbest]

when i firsy saw her, i was okay. i honestly wasnt in the fandom that much, so it wasnt until later than people really liked her bc of the yandere vibes. i didnt care for her in the past, but when i saw her back story, i really liked her. She is the perfect embodiment of how quirks work. the thing about quirks is that you dont control it, it controls you. In their universe, quirks work in a way that it will affect the way you think. it draws you to things that are similar so that you can know your quirk and awaken it. It is not her fault that she is born with a quirk that literally depends on her drinking blood. Quirks have been around for about 5-6 generations by this point in the story, Toga is not the first nor the last person to have a blood quirk. The hospitals and quirk counselling centers should've accommodated for her by either donating extra blood or making faux blood that tastes like real blood. Her lust for blood is something that she has an almost instinctual desire for.

[@jacobcasely8045]

I'm a simple man, I see Kamen Rider, I love this video.

[@emilyjones9787]

Toga is probably my favorite villain in all of BNHA, I can't wait to see this!!

[@jar-man80]

Form beauty to glory

[@emma_nutella58]

Her quirk could’ve easily been used in a good way if only society didn’t for e her to suppress it and told her it was disgusting she might’ve been a really good asset to the police force or something along those lines

[@taz9041]

this was one of your best ones so far. would love to see one of Giorno

[@MOONDEAN]

beauty of Fuyumi PLEASE!!!

[@funloop]

I suspect that Ururaka will somehow find a way to help Toga in a way that both benefits herself as well as her friends (maybe not society but that might come later). If I think about it, how she used her quirk during Gigan's rampage (shifting into the granny to lure Ochako to a ransacked house) might actually help with identifying or brining into light hurt/injured people. If anything, I wonder if there is an update to that Deku-look-a-like in Toga's school (though he might've died).

[@GigasGalvantula]

This def needs a update

[@TemariRel]

Thanks for this amazing video!

[@mechajay3358]

There's something about Toga's violent personality that is surprisingly endearing.

[@blackshoed3550]

Love the Persona 2 reference

[@XIxR3DEEM3RxIX]

I don't know exactly why, but I was attacked so hardly by cuteness when I saw the scene with child Himiko where she presented the bloody bird to her parents and said "Little Birdie, so cute. Mama, Papa". ♥³ But the parents... oh man... telling the own child to stop with the deviant smile... Sure she has an insane smile. But telling that to the own child... damn. It's such a sad story about her what I experienced so far... After all that I really wish we will get an *"My Hero Academia - Origins: Himiko Toga"* in the Anime. Would be enough when it's just a special episode or so. =3 By the way: Can anybody tell me what Manga part it is where I can find Himiko's Origins stuff? I mean the stuff with her childhood from the video, if you know what I mean.

[@michaelchhuon6851]

Ch 225 is where it starts.

[@XIxR3DEEM3RxIX]

Thank you very much, Michael! ; )

[@timtam3730]

The Glory of Juzo Honenuki please.

[@jawanjohnson5860]

Yes

[@InvestedGman]

I could Like Himiko~Chan and feel some sympathy with Her Skills and her Transformation Quirk including her past because she could've been a Great Hero or vigilante with it But Honestly I can't since She's a Serial killer Bully who trying to kill Izuku and Ochako especially she kills People and Heroes even Children as a Hobby and Sport when she also falls in love with them. As a Wise Old man once Said "She's Crazy and She needs to Go Down" - Iroh from Avatar. So that's how I feel about Miss Stabby Pants

[@Owl-yc2yu]

Lol thats the exact quote I thought of when I saw the video title.

[@Mkyb0ne21]

Flipqy

[@xlro8f853]

The villains in MHA were always the most interesting.

[@urlocalsewerslideobsessed]

well, Toga's personality is the same as me. I even look like her. I have blonde hair (usually in two messy buns arund my head), vampire teeth, dark circles under my eyes, obsession to knife's and blood, criminal history....

[@matcharoll942]

Damn man I've been watching you so much that now that I'm starting my series with my friends that I just think the glory of (insert ocs name) Keep up the good work man 👍

[@dekaritheprofessor2631]

Your Fat Gum video and your Toga video are fire🔥🔥 Keep it up!

[@Kaijugan]

Funny thing is I've seen plenty of AU fanfics where Himiko is a hero instead of a villain. Showing just how different her life could have been if she was treated well. As well as being shipped with Izuku and Ochako

[@zemox2534]

I cannot wait for Toga to return. I think she will visit Compress and try to break him out but he will die from his wounds. Watching another one of her friends die will push her completely over the edge and she will start to hunt down and kill as many heroes as she can find. Starting with the man who killed Jin; Hawks.

[@dragonslayerornstein387]

Never kill someone's love ones unless you're willing to kill them all. Superhero lessons 101.

[@thefrenchiestfry8715]

I haven't gotten that far and mainly focus on reading the fanfiction rather than the show and manga itself. When I heard "Twice was murdered by a pro hero" I looked it up holy hell I was not expecting that. Now I understand why the tag "Twice isnt dead" exists

[@thatonepastan0odle312]

I cant wait to see more scences of toga animated in the coming seasons :D

[@happyitboi8984]

Good video Can't wait for the glory/beauty of minoru mineta video

[@happyitboi8984]

But for real i want to see it

[@WEXgamers11]

can't wait for a character breakdown of Sakahagi from smt 3.

[@PixelsDrones]

Toga aint a villain Just a broken hero

[@thatredhead3613]

You should do Tokoyami for the next video. I think he would be a shoe in for this series

[@theuxecrew]

League of villains gonna be the GOAT in season 5

[@watchforever1724]

I remember your video 2 years ago but I didn’t expect you to make another video on toga though

[@erikjimenez8671]

Her story will most likely end just like, The Killing Joke .

[@justicejune3702]

You should consider a Glory of Obania Iguro next! That would be epic!

[@Manlikegibbon]

13:56 Me in my head: My name is Yoshikage Kira-

[@AnonEcho98]

I'm..... I'm gonna be honest, the latest arc made me burnt out on the story, and specifically, the League of Villains, with all the ass-pulls that saved their bacon. Still, nice video Meti.

[@haldir255]

I agree, the last arc really dragged on.

[@bananaorangel123]

Btw, Toga isnt just a "yAndEre"

[@LithiaSinclair]

Ngl I never liked her and I still don't, but I'll admit she's a more complex character than I initially gave her credit for

[@haldir255]

TBH it kind of irks me how Meti explains why Twice was killed in this video. He wasn't killed just because he regained the bravery to use his quirk. He also wasn't killed as if he wasn't human. Hawks gave him a chance to re-enter society, to atone for his crimes and live. Because he absolutely was a criminal. He wasn't evil per se, but he certainly wasn't out for the good of the people. Just by the virtue of the group he belonged to. Twice reminds me a bit of Serizawa from Mob Psycho 100: an incredibly powerful individual, who unfortunately ended up on the side of the bad guys. And those bad guys would absolutely use and abuse his powers and naivety to plunge the world as we know it into chaos. The difference being, Mob managed to convince Serizawa to change sides through compassion, and Serizawa has since tried to use his powers for good to atone for his crimes. Twice unfortunately didn't get quite the same chance as Serizawa. Man, I really went off on a tangent there...

[@jazmin5440]

I personally felt like Hawks was mocking Twice in that scene because with all of Twice’s actions , he could never live a normal life and will probably spend the rest of his life in jail. Hawks is either naive or was mocking him, and with the Hero Commission, it’s likely it’s the former option

[@hizurumegumi5727]

this is well done

[@voodooozo3755]

Love the darkest dungeon reference at the beginning..

[@julcan1987]

I have a headcanon about Toga. Because her attitude reminds me a bit of Hansel and Gretel from Black Lagoon, maybe she went through something similar to what they went through. Maybe her parents didn't really send her to counseling, and they took advantage of her quirk. Maybe they were involved with snuff films and red rooms, and they made her kill people, and if she didn't do what they told her they would punish her. And maybe everything she told Curious was a lie, and the flashbacks we saw were fake. Maybe she suppressed her real memories and replaced them with fake ones. And maybe most of the people she murdered were bad people who were also involved with snuff films and red rooms. And to be honest, I don't think Toga really is crazy. I think it's just a facade. I think she's trying very hard to pretend to be something she's not.

[@dinolover]

I could of swore you covered Toga already

[@Lucky-Nick123]

Toga is a misunderstood girl , she didn't have the right support from her family , her family is the one to blame cause they pushed her to put a fake face rather than help her

[@SatchPatch25]

Toga is on another level in the manga right now.. she has officially snapped. I seriously hope that her and Uraraka at LEAST get to talk out their feelings with each other.

[@reikolupus136]

The fights of My Hero Academia may be decent at best, but the characterization and world-building... Whoa. Characters like Toga are the most clear example of where this man's strengths really are.

[@flashking9183]

Meti has bars

[@AutobotOrso91296]

Me being a Puzzle and Dragons player seeing the splash art for her in game jpeg: 👀 👀 👀

[@notesmaker204]

Now I am even more scared of her now.

[@ceresthestarspinner4609]

I get it’s a thing in game but seeing Tatsuya and Jun caught me off guard.

[@ceresthestarspinner4609]

In game as in Persona 2.

[@xena2357]

Looks like Meti finally read the Meta Liberation Arc