Legacy

The “Uselessness” of Midoriya Izuku

Today, Hori shares an interesting fact through his author’s note:

The poem is called Ame ni mo Makezu in Japan, written by Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, and it is a very famous poem. The verse Horikoshi is referring to is [ミンナニデクノボートヨバレ] (originally written in katakana) or “minna ni deku-no-bō to yobare”. Translated straight, means “Called useless by all.”

I’ve always wondered why Izuku never really gets credit or widespread acknowledgement whenever he wins villain fights, of how he doesn’t seem to be known more than being ‘the boy who broke his bones during the U.A. Sports Festival.’ The shared victory against Stain was credited to Endeavor, his personal fight against Overhaul was never televised, and his defeat of Gentle Criminal was never relayed to his classmates.

Even now, he’s known as ‘the cryptid who saves people.’ In the span of the entire manga, Deku never really sought popularity nor money. The closest he did this was when he was told by All Might to announce his presence to the world via the Sports Festival, but even then, he prioritized saving his classmate over winning and wasn’t recognized for his previous victories. He didn’t even receive a single internship offer aside from Gran Torino. Plus, Deku doesn’t exude a natural charm when it comes to scripted interviews.

The poem:

The poem illustrates a person who lives simply, who helps those who are in need of help, and doesn’t get praise for it (nor desires to be praised.) So aside from it’s other meaning ‘dekiru’ or ‘I can do it!’, Deku as a hero name means that he doesn’t seek credit for doing what should come naturally.

But since Izuku choosing it for a hero name is yet another statement: he still hopes to become someone that everyone aspires to. That is, by asking people to call him Deku, he becomes a ‘No One who can save everyone.’

And that is the theme of BnHA. Izuku is supposed to symbolize the turning point, the revolution against the broken Hero Society, the society which is built upon the self-interests of “Heroes” barring a few. Izuku choosing Deku as a name means to impart that anyone who ‘helps/reaches out a hand to those who needed saving without expecting anything in return’ is already a hero.

So I have this headcanon about Larry...

wilbur’s theory of happiness

from an animatic i’ll prolly never get to finish so i’ll just posts some frames jic :”””) 

lyrics based on will stetson’s english cover 

His face is so relatable because you can be a very intelligent person all you want, HOW can you predict your ennemis made it a priority to build a perfectly functional tunnel all the way to your ass ??

They fought Stanley because they wanted to keep a plane ??? They were under the pressure of "i can come back and kill any of you any second" and their reaction was "well, gotta make sure i can use my plane on my boat" like ????

They saw the most obvious spy ever, let her come in, and found a way to make her change teams (they were trained personally by Gen).

They saw their ennemis were the very elite of the american army, and thought "yeah we gonna fight against them in a plane duel, and use our spears against their AK47" and it kinda worked (Stanley being undefeated is another story).

They dug a TUNNEL all the way under the castle to kidnap Xeno. HOW can you even think it's something that could happen. Xeno didn't loose (not really a loss, but not a win either) because the others are smarter, he lost because the others are batshit crazy and chaotic 24h/24. He literally can't predict their next move, no matter how smart his 4d chess plan is.

America lost the moment they let Gen walk freely in the castle anyway.

But to me, he’s the magician

a list of 100+ buildings to put in your fantasy town

academy

adventurer's guild

alchemist

apiary

apothecary

aquarium

armory

art gallery

bakery

bank

barber

barracks

bathhouse

blacksmith

boathouse

book store

bookbinder

botanical garden

brothel

butcher

carpenter

cartographer

casino

castle

cobbler

coffee shop

council chamber

court house

crypt for the noble family

dentist

distillery

docks

dovecot

dyer

embassy

farmer's market

fighting pit

fishmonger

fortune teller

gallows

gatehouse

general store

graveyard

greenhouses

guard post

guildhall

gymnasium

haberdashery

haunted house

hedge maze

herbalist

hospice

hospital

house for sale

inn

jail

jeweller

kindergarten

leatherworker

library

locksmith

mail courier

manor house

market

mayor's house

monastery

morgue

museum

music shop

observatory

orchard

orphanage

outhouse

paper maker

pawnshop

pet shop

potion shop

potter

printmaker

quest board

residence

restricted zone

sawmill

school

scribe

sewer entrance

sheriff's office

shrine

silversmith

spa

speakeasy

spice merchant

sports stadium

stables

street market

tailor

tannery

tavern

tax collector

tea house

temple

textile shop

theatre

thieves guild

thrift store

tinker's workshop

town crier post

town square

townhall

toy store

trinket shop

warehouse

watchtower

water mill

weaver

well

windmill

wishing well

wizard tower

ok, i know I'm not the only one obsessed with the idea of Izuku having a tough childhood with an abusive father. (Or am I 🥴)

So I thought I'd share one of my fic ideas.

I've written around 800 words so far, and I'm hoping to write a lot more 🤣

So, class 1-A are just chilling in the common room, and even Bakugo is there (this is bkdk ofc but they're not together yet >:) ) and Izuku gets a phone call from an unknown number. He gets up to take the call, and surprise surprise, it's his father, who just got out of jail for his crimes (child abuse). I searched up the amount of time you're put away for child abuse, and it's up to 5 years depending on the severity. We'll say 8-10 years? I'll look into it.

But yeah, his father got out and called him, asking to see him for lunch and apologise for being a shitty dad (but C'mon, we all know he's a lying bastard).

Izuku gets mad, like, "who the fuck do you think you are? Don't call me, don't call mum," y'know all that jazz .

And class 1-A had ofc been listening, and the fact that Izuku MIDORIYA cursed is a thing in itself, so they obviously curious. But Izuku just looks right at Kacchan, and is like "he's back." Or something along those lines XD

And then cue protective bakugo, bkdk pining, sappy love story with some hopeful protective dadzawa and dad mic too because Izuku deserved better than Hisashi.

I'm hoping to make it a longish story, but you never know.

Well, I just wrote more than I meant to, I've probably lost everyone already :)

All For One: Incoming transmission from the big man.

All For One:

All For One:

All For One: God says he made everything except me and wants to know who I am.

Todoroki: Midoriya, what age would you go to if you could?

Midoriya: 22

Bakugou: the fuck? Why?

Midoriya: then i can buy myself a beer so when i have to deal with your bullshit, it’ll be easier when im drunk.

Class 1 A:

Aizawa: this kid gets it