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Like, I still can't believe he made him give up and not doing anything for 8 years to be a hero and wait for OTHERS to decide that for him... and just hand him a billion dollar suit with their own money and hardwork. Like Izuku himself had zero contribution to sth that has always been his dream. And the worst part is that characters who lost limbs or had severe injuries still worked hard to be a hero but not Izuku...if disabled ppl could use support gears to be a hero, then quirkless Izuku should too. He didn't have to be at ofa level, the guy just wanted to save lives. Unless if the story is pretending being quirkless is worse than being chronically disabled, which would be very insensitive.

I personally would respect it more if he rejected the suit because that would show his agency: "I would have been a hero myself if I wanted to, I just chose not to because I find being a teacher more valuable. This is my decision."

Then there's his teaching career. He quickly became a teacher after graduation with a high school diploma, without getting any specific education or training. (being a teacher to teenagers with high ego and strong quirks is a delicate matter, it does need more education. Ua only prepare them to be pro heros, so yeah extra measures were necessary). Another career that is just handed to him. And aizawa who isn't really a strict teacher himself (and that caused some problems) says Izuku isn't strict with his students... Which says it all at how unprepared he is for being a teacher in such a special school.

And ofc after he gets the suit it's like an UNDO button. He suddenly is at peak ofa level and the story doesn't consider that he doesn't have 8 years of experience his peers gained all these years, suddenly he's on their level by a handed suit, once again not putting any effort. And then the ranking that shouldn't even exist anymore, becomes important to the narrative to the point hori drops a whole chapter to just say he's #4 (thanks to the suit others have created for him).

Even his relationships too, him not putting much effort anymore but he has all ppl being devoted to him and constantly being worried about him.

If it was just this dialogue about trampling on Shimura’s memory, it would be hard to blame Gran Torino too much. At least Gran Torino is criticizing Shigaraki for his actions here. (Even though on some level, Gran Torino had to be aware that Shigaraki was manipulated by All for One to some degree.) Given that Shigaraki recently regained his memories, in another world this could have been the start of a good conversation. Shigaraki obviously recognized that family name and knew his grandmother was a hero.

But this is where Gran Torino was out of line. Blaming Shigaraki for his own existence was absurd. Shigaraki (or anyone else) is not responsible for his own existence. To say Shigaraki’s actions brought suffering to others would simply be a statement of fact. To claim Shigaraki’s existence brought suffering is to say Shigaraki was inherently an irredeemable villain.

All trappings of a potential mutual conversation disappeared, and this turned into a one-sided rant from Gran Torino. Unlike Shimura Nana, Shigaraki had no idea who Toshinori was. They could talk about the morality of his actions, but there was nothing to say if his existence itself was the problem.

There were no standards for heroes in this story.