Hello everyone! I did a insight of Present Mic’s anger a while back but now I keep thinking about other scenes within the anime/manga that I just am dying to talk about. Well the one I’m doing today is from the episode Yaoyorozu: Rising. More so the test of Todoroki and Yaoyorozu v. Aizawa.
Well anyway, this fight is about Yaoyorozu’s lack of confidence within herself and Aizawa wanting to help her gain that confidence back. But the more I watch this episode, I realize something. Yes, Aizawa definitely had a hand in bringing her confidence back by willingly throwing the match by letting Yaoyorozu catch her. Despite him saying, “I didn’t know what Todoroki was going to do” or “Where he was.” Like, Aizawa, we get it. Dadzawa moment. You knew very well Todoroki wasn’t that far away. He could of gotten the upper hand, easily. Yet, he threw the match.
But what I want to talk about is another key role in Yaoyorozu gaining her confidence again. Todoroki. So the more I watch it, the more I see that Todoroki really did a lot to help her without realizing it. (Also once again, thanks to Aizawa telling him he should of asked Yaoyorozu’s opinion). In the moment where Todoroki is suspended into the air by Aizawa’s capture weapon and Yaoyorozu comes back. You can see just how scared and confused she is. Until Todoroki starts talking to her, asking if she has a plan. Before saying that one of the votes she received for Class Rep was from him and he believed in her. Instantly, you can see the change in her. We start to see Momo Yaoyorozu again.
While, I believe this was all orchestrated by Aizawa (I also think he purposely had himself in the match with her to be able to try and help her without her knowing), Todoroki did play a key role in helping restore Yaoyorozu’s confidence. I don’t think he would of thought to say anything to her had it not been for Aizawa but what he said, really did help her.
So, that was my PhoenixTalks.