Tsu's Wonderland

Because it’s a legitimate issue, that Izuku takes on too much responsibility and needs to trust others more. But like, why would he?

Just by the sheer number of ways that adults have failed him, both in the past and at UA, he has no reason to trust them

Literally, one of his formative moments was when he was four and a doctor told him to give up on his life’s dream

He then spent over ten years being mercilessly bullied while adults either did nothing or actively enabled this behavior 

He was full witness to Bakugou nearly suffocating to death while surrounded by adult heroes who barely even tried to help him 

then he was scolded for ‘taking unnecessary risks’ despite the fact that their inaction literally made it necessary for him to do something if Bakugou was going to have a chance to survive

Afterward, he started training with All Might, and like. I love the man, but his first instinct for Izuku faceplanting in the dirt was to demand to know if he was slacking off

This one is a bit of an outlier since it’s not Izuku actively being let down by an adult’s carelessness or inaction, but he also had front row seats to Aizawa getting his face bashed in on like, the first week of school. Aizawa might not have done anything wrong, but that doesn’t change the fact that Izuku’s seeing, first hand and painfully, that adults can’t always take care of things

You also have the sports festival, where Izuku manages to break himself again and Recovery Girl says that she’s not going to keep healing him. Which is it’s own medical fiasco, but like. The intent may have been to tell Izuku that he can’t keep breaking himself, but I’m pretty sure that Izuku, with his trust in adults and his own self-esteem basically shattered under years of abuse, would have heard something closer to ‘If you keep on bothering me with your shortcomings, I’m going to stop helping you’

There’s the whole thing with Stain - you know, where all the adults were (understandably) busy, so he went off to find Iida on his own. And found him and Native about to be murdered. And sent out a mass text for help, which netted him exactly one teenaged classmate who was any help for the fight. 

Also after he and two of his teenaged classmates managed to take down the serial killer, Izuku promptly got snatched out of an entire crowd of heroes.

I’m going to repeat that: Izuku was bodily snatched out of an entire crowd of heroes, and the one who ended up saving him was the tied up, formerly unconscious serial killer. And yes, I know that Gran Torino at least was making a solid effort to do something, but you know what? Izuku doesn’t. Regardless of what he believes the heroes might or might not have done, what he knows is that he would have been at the mercy of the Noumu if it weren’t for the serial killer who tried to murder one of his best friends.

The thing with the police is a little anomalous because aside from the inherent stupidity of a law that doesn’t make exceptions for self-defense or the defense of others, the adults didn’t actually do anything wrong. Unfortunately, part of that included punishing three heroes for losing track of their interns, which then implies to Izuku that he can very easily get adults in trouble for his actions if they’re even remotely involved with him

Just… the entire final exam fiasco, starting with the fact that the adults in his life made the damned call to pair him with Bakugou, continuing with the fact that none of them did anything with the recorded proof that Bakugou punched him in the literal face without justifiable reason, and ending with the fact that they and the narrative itself seem to think that Izuku is (partially) at fault for Bakugou’s atrocious behavior. 

spoiler alert he isn’t, but telling Izuku otherwise is a great way to make him feel responsible for other things that also aren’t his fault

it’s also a great way to make him feel like he needs to address these issues independently, because that’s literally what the teachers made him do

The summer training fiasco is another one where like, the adults didn’t do anything wrong, but just by the nature of the situation Izuku had to take care of a lot of things without adult help. Also, considering the flak Aizawa got for authorizing them for quirk use in self-defense, Izuku gets yet more proof of how involving adults in his life can get them unfairly punished for his actions

Kamino is another weird one, because on one hand, you have the adult heroes making a serious and concerted effort to save Bakugou to the best of their abilities, but you also have the fact that five kids recklessly went out to help how they could without adult supervision, and they were ultimately the ones who saved him and helped to protect the fragile state of society

Also there’s Aizawa telling them that, if it weren’t for societal upheaval, they all would have been expelled for saving their classmate

this one is kind of messy, because Aizawa’s not entirely wrong, but I don’t think he’s really right either. Like, yes they were reckless and kind of flirting dangerously with the law, but they also went in with very clear intentions to put themselves in as little danger as possible, and they made a big enough impact that you can’t really disregard the role they played in stopping All for One - literally, the only reason All Might could finish that fight was because they made the opportunity for him to do so

also its another incident that tells Izuku that involving other people, no matter how tangentially, in his plans puts them at serious risk of being punished because of his actions

Okay, like… as much as I love Izuku’s and Bakugou’s fight after the provisional license exam, I kind of hate it too - specifically because Izuku gets punished again for the fact that Bakugou would have punched his face in if he didn’t try to fight back.

this one is more on the narrative, though, because of the specific way that the fight was framed - namely that hori specifically chose to have patrol robots keeping track of things, but apparently didn’t decide to give them microphones to pick up on sensitive conversations. Such as, you know, the fact that Izuku literally tried to de-escalate the fight before and after Bakugou literally launched himself towards Izuku’s face

it’s still frustrating regardless, just because the adults should know better. There hasn’t been a single time in the entirety of the series where Izuku has fought Bakugou without being actively threatened, but for some reason, they still think that Izuku is equally responsible for this BS.

Nighteye. Like, he’s a good guy, but he did absolutely atrociously by Izuku. He didn’t even know Izuku, but just assumed that he was unworthy of OfA because he wasn’t Mirio and didn’t have perfect control of this quirk after an entire six months - I’m just saying, that’s really not the kind of adult that would inspire me to trust others

RockLock, in a similar vein, kind of just automatically assumes the worst of Izuku and the other interns by virtue of them being not-adults. And like, we know that it was because of his concern for these children, but like… Izuku doesn’t know that. He mostly knows that RockLock was criticizing him for ‘letting Eri go’ despite the fact that he specifically went against his sempai’s orders to try and keep her safe immediately. 

Okay, part of the entire reason for this monster post is the thing with the school festival, where Izuku once again decides to tackle the problem on his own and gets scolded by the teachers. It’s one of those things where I get where it’s coming from, but at the same time, no?? Like, what did you expect him to do? He already knew about the ultimatum, that any disturbance considered to be a threat would cause the entire festival to be shut down, and he wanted to keep it open for the sake of a tiny, abused little girl. He’s not being reckless for no reason here, and he has a very limited window to work with. This is literally the only thing Eri has shown any sort of desire for, outside of seeing Izuku and Mirio, but none of the adults even acknowledge that Izuku was fighting for this. It’s just yet another scolding for not trusting adults when, even outside of the circumstances that made it difficult to ask, Izuku has very little reason to trust adults.

Look, the narrative isn’t wrong about the fact that Izuku needs to trust others more, and to share responsibility with others - it’s just that it focuses so much on this one particular issue that it ignores all the extenuating circumstances that have directly contributed to Izuku’s problems. Instead of acknowledging the fact that basically all of society has beaten this mistrust into Izuku from a young age, the narrative frames the entire thing as a problem with Izuku’s character.

It’s not. It’s a survival instinct, born from repeated trauma, that tells Izuku that it’s a waste of time and energy to depend on others for help with his problems. 

And sure, part of it is probably influenced by Izuku’s innate character, but if the adults want to see any change in this behavior, then they need stop telling him to trust adults and think more about why he wouldn’t

Okay really it’s one thing but Deku has this habit of just rolling over submissive to people who intimidate him, until they say one negative word about someone Deku cares about

Then Deku goes right for the jugular and it’s great

Bakugou: Move, loser Deku: O-o-o-h-h-h Kacchan I didn’t see you!!! Ah whoops s-s-sorry I’m heading on out of here sorry to be in your way I-I-I I’m going now!!!! Bakugou: You piece of shit, you told Gravity Girl to mess with me, didn’t you Deku: Hey Baku-bitch listen the fuck up for one second k? Uraraka came up with that strategy all on her own, because she’s smart, and if I catch you insulting her ever again you can catch these fucking hands, 

“Ah heck oh no I annoyed Kacchan! I’ll just keep walking dont want any beef with Kacchan!”

*insults Ururaka*

“Fuck you I take that back now I’m angry.”

“Oh geez oh man it’s Endeavor I gotta just keep walking he’s a scary dude.”

Implies Todoroki owes him anything

This single character trait is basically the crux of My Hero Acadamia. Deku doesn’t possess the “abuility” to put others before himself, it’s in his very NATURE to do so; it is both his greatest strength and most powerful weakness. It is the trait that All Might saw in him and decided he was worthy to possess One for All; and yet the trait that he repremands his deciple for every time Deku hurts himself saving someone else.

Deku is litterally so humble that he would never fight for himself. Someone could slap him across his face and he would probably appologize to them. The minute that someone is in danger, even someone he doesn’t know, or doesn’t like them, he would risk his own life and well being to protect them.

Izuku: Fuck that. No. I am kind because I cannot allow anyone to go through what I did. I am soft because I chose to be. Trauma made me scared, angry, and vulnerable. I made myself kind.

Oh god yes. I love this and I can so see it happening.

Bakugou has a habit of trying to make himself look good and make things ALL about himself. It's easy to see him claiming to have only good intentions about treating Izuku badly, that he knew Izuku would need it to not be bitter.

I watch/read the manga from the MC's perspective because he seems to have a lot of appreciation for the world around him and so I enjoy what every character has to offer. I understand there is discourse in fandoms, that's normal, healthy even and I'm just expressing my own opinions. People are allowed to think whatever they want, I'm not here to change minds.

whether you believe that izuku's overly self-sacrificial nature is a result of him constantly being told that he was worthless/the bullying he endured up until high school, or if you believe it's just from the pressure of being the final holder of one for all, he's still literally just a kid.

look at everything going through his mind rn:

so many things to worry about, all of which were placed on his shoulders by others. even if banjo dismisses her words, nana herself says "my own feelings place a heavy burden on him" . and like, yeah! you placed a moral dilemma on a high schooler! honestly, every single adult in izuku's life has failed him, aside from maybe??? his own mother.

and who gets the blame for it? izuku. izuku is the one who's screwed up in the head, who never takes himself into account. izuku the one who was literally told by his greatest idol, that if he didn't keep the secret of one for all, that he'd put literally everyone he loves' life in danger. izuku who, at the ripe age of what? 15? 16? has to contemplate the morality of killing vs saving the life of someone who he knows was once just an innocent kid like him. izuku who tried to save someone, and they literally blew up in his face a couple chapters ago.

so no, i don't think izuku is "acting crazy" or is out of character at all. on the outside his actions seem extreme, but who izuku currently is in the manga is just the accumulation of everything he's gone through finally erupting to the surface. this is his outside reflecting his traumatized inside, from his physical appearance to the way he speaks to his closest friends. i think it's the most honest and raw izuku has ever been as a character.

anyways, a deku vs 1-a fight is going to happen regardless, but i just want one 1, literally one, character to acknowledge to his face that izuku isn't to blame for anything that's happening, that they care about him beyond his status as a fellow hero in training, that he's important not just because he needs to defeat all for one, but because he's him.

As last time I talked about my opinion with chapter 319 this time I will talk about chapter 320. This is my opinion. I do not claim it to be the absolute undeniable truth. This piece might be seen as Anti Bakugou so again it is under the cut and the tags are added so they can be filtered out.

ame ni mo makezu

(be not defeated by the rain)

Warnings to 320 spoilers

I just realized but Class 1A isn't just trying to appeal to Izukus strength and their concerns for him to have him come home and rest. They're trying to show him they acknowledge him as a leader of their class.

Izuku has many experiences with each of his class mates that he's helped them grow. But he views his mere presence with his classmates almost as an undeserving privilege. He will constantly pause and go say quietly, 'I'm so blessed'

Izuku's whole life has been dedicated to appreciating quirks. He knows their value cause hes lived so long appreciating from the sidelines without one. He's been able to look at them and go 'what can that do?" And his classmates have benefitted from it for no other reason but Izuku wants to help them. He sees them in a greater light one with more value than his own.

Izuku doing the lone wolf hero has pulled him out of his element, his nature is not just to help people but lead them as a friend but all he's doing is fighting alone.

Izuku currently struggles with the fear that those he's come to love and cherish will die. He's attempting to keep them out of the equation because he follows his feelings. If he's sad he cries, if he's happy he smiles. If he feels dangerous to his loved ones he leaves. He'll cut himself from every relationship if possible.

He's been unable to consider himself as a tactical leader because he's always considered himself as struggling to keep up. Struggling to follow Katsuki, t be strong enough to inherit ofa, to maintain his quirk, to measure up to All Might, to save everyone. It's been a focus on what he has to become for so long he's ended up isolated and alone. He doesn't see that these others that look up to him are his equals. He still doesn't realize power isn't what makes someone a hero.

He is not just the next All Might working till his stomach gets blown out of his body, he is a student, a classmate, a son, a friend, a rival.

I am here. Pretty lonely and burdensome for only one person to say. Izuku shouldn't have to live as some lone untouchable symbol of peace. He probably the last holder of OFA and the loss of All Might has visibly torn apart the worlds confidence in heroes in a matter of months. It is not safe to only rely on one person or to be the one person everyone relies on. It will tear everything apart.

also them when he’s nonstop looking for AFO:

Seeing the chapter spoilers comes out, I think it's high time that I give a few hot takes before everything goes forward.

1: All Might is a flawed person but he's not a bad person, he's someone who struggles with his inner turmoil. All Might also understand that he's placed an extremely heavy burden on Izuku shoulder; and has been trying to help Izuku ever since he realised AFO was alive. To All Might defence, he thought AFO was dead when he gave Izuku One for All and never wanted Izuku to have to face AFO or Shigaraki ever. Could he have done things better, YES, but he's also only human and every well-written character has flaws. Also, All Might was trying to help Izuku out every way he could, getting him to take a rest and eat before Izuku blew him off.

2: Class 1-A have every right to be mad at Izuku, he pulled an extremely dick move, just up and leaving them with a letter explaining this huge secret; and then practically ghosting them. Any reasonable person would be mad. That being said though it's not like Izuku doesn't have a good reason for leaving them, and they need to handle this with care. Because even though Izuku needs help, the answer might not be dragging Izuku back to UA and keeping him there.

3: All for One is still a huge threat, and you be a fool to think he has not planned for Izuku classmates and friends to come for him. I think people are missing this huge elephant in the room; All for One has been shown trying to isolate Izuku away from people and make him desperate and panicky. There a reason Izuku doing this, it's not because he wants to, but because he has to because AFO has shown he willing to hurt the people Izuku cares about. I should also mention that AFO likely has all of class 1-A on ragdoll quirk: Search; because she likely had them on Search before her quirk got stolen. (and we known this because Tomura mentioned that during the war arc). Even if Class 1-A were to convince Izuku to come with them, don't think AFO won't let Izuku go that easily.

And finally, the one that going to piss off the stans the most:

4: I think people are putting more faith in bakugou than he deserves. Look bakugou has come a long way since coming to UA, but he still has some major flaws, especially when it comes to Izuku. The thing is Bakugou knows what Izuku is like, he knows that Izuku is someone that puts others before himself, has no self-preservation skills, and doesn't take himself into account. (Which I should also add is something bakugou likely worsened with his years of bullying, sorry stans but a big part of that is bakugou faults). But then, the thing is Bakugou doesn't know how to really deal with that, to put it bluntly:

Bakugou knows the problem, but not the solution!

And as much as people say that it happened in the first chapter, Bakugou still has yet to apologise for his actions against Izuku. What Bakugou is doing at the moment isn't going to reach Izuku, if he wants Izuku to listen to him, he's got to change his way of doing things. I hope Class 1-A has more of an impact than bakugou, but once again they also need to be careful with what they do next if they are going to get Izuku the help he needs.

Like imagine if people started saying that shit about Shouto?! Ridiculous! Just goes to show you nobody cares about his own neglected trauma and only about him propping up shitty favs.

PLEASE SPEAK ON IT NONNIE!!!!

Deku: has literally abandoned his dream of being a hero and left all his friends behind after becoming disillusioned with the current systems inability to deal with villains and strikes out on his own to deal with the problems none of his mentors who he used to admire so much could deal with