Thank you for explaining it! Definitely helped, but as I caught up in the anime i did have another question:
How is the way Deku absorbs lifeforce painless for the things he gets it from when that one villain towards the end of the overhaul arc who also absorbs lifeforce drains his victims? Like Ochaco and Tsu were hospitalized, but Izuku is just like yay hugs.
wow i am one million years late to answering this, sorry ;-; !! but yeah, izuku’s lifeforce draining is harmless to those he draws from, unlike rikiya (the villain guy)’s quirk. this is because rikiya is a living being, while izuku is dead. izuku doesn’t produce any lifeforce of his own, and consequently, a little lifeforce goes a Long way. so he doesn’t rly make a dent on overall level of lifeforce! so yay hugs!
rikiya‘s vitality stealing draws a huge amount of lifeforce, comparatively (partially due to the nature of his quirk, and partially bc he’s alive). obviously not a fun time for his foes :T
