Why Kirishima Isn’t a Stupid Character
I’ve seen a lot of art and fanfics portray Kirishima as a complete dumbass. Many flanderized versions of Kirishima’s character portray him as so dumb that it’s cringe worthy.
While these interpretations of his character are common, according to the manga, Kirishima is not stupid. He’s more intelligence than people may think.
According to the databook, Kirishima has the same intelligence as Uraraka and Tokoyami.
There are moments in the manga where Kirishima displays his smarts. Here are some examples.
He correctly predicts Sero would win the training exercise.
He understands his own weakness when it comes to maneuverability since hardening makes it difficult for him to move.
Kirishima understands directions.
He easily figures out Momo wanting to go shopping at the Don Quijote is the reason she didn’t want to create disguises using her Quirk.
He buys night vision goggles because he correctly predicts they’ll need them.
Kirishima recognizes the Quirk enhancing drugs right away and understands what a problem they’ll be if they’re out on the streets. Furthermore, he knows he needs to keep civilians away from the thug’s blades.
In order to protect everyone on the streets from the blades, Kirishima makes sure the blades are focused on him.
Kirishima recognizes Gran Torino and notices Midoriya has a lot of connections.
He knows what to say to Bakugou in order to convince Bakugou to let him join his cavalry battle team during the Sport’s Festival.
Kirishima recognizes Midoriya feels the worst about Bakugou’s kidnapping uses that knowledge to convince Midoriya to rescue Bakugou.
There are other instances of Kirishima either being logical or reading people well, but you get the idea.
He’s not nearly as stupid as people make him out to be. More specifically, Kirishima has very good interpersonal intelligence and most likely very good bodily-kinestethic intelligence too.
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