Fair, but: a) he'd be risking them getting crushed b) with that many participants it's hard to imagine that those with more combat-oriented quirks wouldn't outpace him in gathering points c) it's arguable how many animals he had access to in that sanctioned-off arena

I see your point.

Naaah you know he didn't 🤣

MANGA SPOILERS BELOW IN POINT 4. Hah, I did frame it as needless over-analyzation, did I not? Since most of these are headcannon (well thought out as it nonetheless is) I'll focus on the points I can potentially falsify: 2. C) In hero work accidents can definitely occur, that is true, but it looked like absolutely no extra measures were taken to ensure the safety of the kids, who btw, at this point are not even close to be called 'pro heroes'. I'd understand this argument after they've received at least some training and been assessed, but precautions should be made for candidates like Deku or any other unforeseeable events. He was literally inches from potential death and enormous blowback for the school. They got into deep trouble when the students were 'simply' put in a dangerous situation later on. Imagine if Deku had actually died during an evaluation exam to get into the school. 3. I agree w/your point regarding Bakugou. He'd still need to waste calories to initiate the reaction, however, that could be at a rather miniscule cost for him. I should've used someone like Momo, along with Deku and Shoto. 4. I don't fully follow this point. I'd understand it if the original premise, where Deku was quirkless had been kept, but now he's pretty much 'quirks incarnate' and this IS the story of him becoming the greatest hero. Seems kind of counter-narrative.

@@theoverthinker348 I suppose you did frame it that way, yeah. 2. C. Well I'm sure there were safety measures in place, even if they weren't visible to the audience. That's just how UA does things. Like when the press trespassed on school grounds and the fortified walls came up. They went from unseen to clearly visible in a matter of seconds. So in Ururaka's case, she was pinned under some debris and it seemed like she was going to get run over by the giant droid. Well, she wouldn't have been. UA's technicians would have stopped the droid short of her location by remote control. Thus she would have been fine. Izuku leaping ten stories into the air without a way to land is not something UA can easily account for, and had he died, his death would have been on his own head for making such a reckless move. Also, I'm sure the participants did receive some form of training before being thrown headfirst into these tests. Izuku himself received training from All Might before this. Though I have always thought All Might signed Izuku up for the course too soon. I think he should have trained Izuku more and waited for him to strengthen his body to withstand the quirk. I guess All Might was just desperate to have Izuku take over as soon as possible. And didn't Izuku only narrowly make it in based on the various instructors voting? It's been a while since I saw that episode. Well, that's the thing about unforeseeable events... If a potential student uses their quirk in a reckless way that endangers their own life, what can UA really do about it within a matter of seconds? I mean, what, have a Star Trek type of transporter that beams them out at the first sign of possible death? That's the only way to account for a kid being reckless. Even then, what's to stop Bakugo from potentially blowing himself up on accident? Not sure if that would have blown back on the school. Even if a kid were to outright be killed due to UA property, such as by a droid or falling debris, each kid agreed to undergo the exam where they all knew they could get seriously injured or worse. In Izuku's case it wouldn't have even been a question. He leapt over 100 feet into the air and then fell to his death because he used his quirk improperly. Open and shut. It's similar to how that Gentleman guy misused his quirk to try and save someone but ended up obstructing a hero and causing more injury. He got blamed for it and was ruled to have been at fault, despite a hero being on the scene. I will write though that it seemed like the public was shown to be more critical of the school in later episodes. Early episodes were like, "Yeah, you might die kid. Ha ha ha." While later episodes were like, "We're terribly sorry that these students were put in danger by villains who chose to attack them." If I had to explain it though, I would say people were mad at the fact UA didn't take enough precautions to secure the location against the League of Villains, knowing they were still operational. Also, I think Horikoshi took a turn in the storyline regarding the news media. Under All Might, the news media was fawning over him and supportive. Not that he didn't earn it, but still. Then the media turned into the kind we see in our world today. If it bleeds it leads. Controversy! Scandal! Discontent! If All Might were still on the scene, the current news media would be saying, "Sure he saved everyone, but what about all the property damage? Couldn't he have gotten there before any villains put people at risk in the first place?" 3. Thanks. 4. Izuku was only chosen because of his heroic actions, not because of any quirk he already had. And spoilers, it was revealed he was one of the best candidates All Might could have chosen exactly because he was quirkless, though All Might didn't know this at the time. Also, Deku's major strength is his outlook and perspective on life, not his quirk. Deku is continuously used as an example of someone who holds virtuous beliefs, and throughout the series it is made clear that his quirk is destructive to his own body. Yet he keeps using it to save others. Why? Because of his inner strength of character (not that I consider Izuku to be a strong character thematically, but he's portrayed as having strength of character). You might look at it and say, "Oh, he has a quirk, that contradicts the message", but the message remains if you see One For All as a factor that often works against Deku. In many ways it's another obstacle for him to overcome in order to fulfill his dream of being a hero. His quirk doesn't automatically make things go his way. He still has to endure the strain of the quirk and persevere in spite of the pain and stress, and he still has to think of various strategies to defeat the villains and protect people. Ultimately, being a hero comes from within that individual's soul, not from their quirk. Plenty of people have quirks, but aren't heroic. Villains have powerful quirks, but are villains nonetheless. Gentleman tried to be a hero but couldn't even though his heart was in the right place. Also, plenty of cops out there who don't have quirks (or have useless ones) that still serve and protect, and can in a literal sense be called heroes. Finally, to solidify this point, I have to give credit to best girl Kyoka Jiro. The rock concert she put on undid the trauma that Overhaul inflicted on best girl Eri. Her singing and base-playing, and overall performance in general, came from her soul and lifted the darkness off of Eri's soul. No quirk did that. It was something personal. Something from within. She was Eri's hero in that moment. This is illustrated in Kyoka's flashbacks to her parents telling her that musicians are like heroes too.

Mineta still has abilities and even beat midnight and came up with that technique in the 1-a vs 1b fight. We should really be asking why invisible girl is in the class, she doesn’t even really have much of a power, apparently she can make light reflect off of her body somehow for some reason, but i think we’ve only seen it once anyway