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EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP I AM SLIVING

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ermmmmmm can someone tell nico stans that it's okay for him to not be the strongest demigod in the series and that they don't need to slander percy or minimize his abilities to praise nico <3

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ermmmmmm can someone tell nico stans that it's okay for him to not be the strongest demigod in the series and that they don't need to slander percy or minimize his abilities to praise nico <3

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dolls. do not separate.

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had to draw him, even as a quick sketch. It's been too long.

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https://x.com/bblack101?s=21&t=55HyzerWcN_RxNpgV2Jocw

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Kacchan and Deku - Surprising opposites (spoilers for anime-only watchers)

Something that I really like about Bakugou and Midoriya’s rival dynamic is how their fighting styles are both the opposite of each other and the opposite of what you would expect.

Midoriya is always muttering some strategy or other and he’s got his notebook full of ideas and different counters to fighting styles so you’d expect him to be really good at targeting weaknesses and having multi-layered plans and back-up plans to have a sure victory. 

But it’s actually the opposite. His low self-esteem leads him to not care about his own well-being and the majority of the time he ends up relying on the brute strength of his Quirk alone and badly injures himself by being too reckless with his power. Like he does strategize, but he always seems to fail at accounting just how much damage One for All does to his body, and with his battle with Chisaki he completely disregarded the limits altogether by having Eri on his back. Which seems like a practical plan but not really a good plan if you think about the fact that he has a small, emotionally distressed child with a difficult-to-handle Quick on his back during the entire thing. A lot of the time he usually goes into the fight with some kind of sound, logical plan but then when it goes awry, he almost always finishes with a huge SMASH to end things quickly and usually ends up broken in the end. Yes, he wins, but yes, he’s done. Most of his plans come with too much risk to himself.

You’d also think that as someone who has spent a long time observing people, he’d be good at discerning emotions and the intentions of other people, but due to his big heart and naivety he lets his guard down a lot and is surprisingly reckless when it comes to defending others and acts before thinking. Like how he charged in when Bakugou was captured by the sludge villain. Or like how even though he knew what Shinsou’s Quirk was he just rushed in out of anger because Shinsou had insulted Ojiro.

I would have thought that Midoriya would have been smart enough to understand that Shinsou was just trying to rile him up, but nope. Just… just charged right in there screaming like an idiot. This scene was even more frustrating because a lot of us viewers expected him to know better.

On the other hand, Bakugou is loud and brash and always emotionally straightforward with what he approves and disapproves of. You’d think that he charges into battle recklessly without any regard to his personal safety as long as he can win, but he’s the one who strategizes for maximum efficiency. 

His fighting style is incredibly self-preserving, with his costume designed to minimize the risks his body takes and his actual fighting style in the Databook is listed as “Hit and Away”, meaning that he gets one good hit in, then backs away and waits for or creates another opening to get another good hit in. Plus, he’s a quick thinker in battle and both discovers and targets weaknesses within a single fight, like with Tokoyami and Kirishima. And it’s not that he doesn’t take risks at all, but he usually thinks of the consequences of his actions before actually performing them. In other words acting after thinking. Like how he realized during his kidnapping that even if he blasted them all away with a huge blast, Kurogiri would have been able to counter him. So he didn’t do it and tried to think of another strategy.

He always seems really closed off towards other people and rarely gives a damn about what they think, but he was the only one who could tell that Shindou (from the Hero Exams) had bad intentions towards their class.

He’s also an occasional Mr. Exposition, explaining things like Quirk limitations or knowing about the rival Hero schools. And he’s surprisingly observant towards other people’s feelings. Like how he could tell that Kirishima was depressed and tried to cheer him up (twice) and more recently he seems to be keeping a close eye on Todoroki and his family problems.

And the best part is that even though their fighting styles and certain personality aspects are the opposite of what you would expect, they make sense.

Midoriya is a total newbie at using his Quirk and he’s always been on the sidelines when he was Quirkless so of course he wouldn’t be able to account for the damage he could take to himself, nor would he always be able to have a logical Plan B if his first plan went awry. And of course, if he’s never been in a fight before, he’d have a hard time both thinking and moving at the same time like Bakugou does. Which is part of why he froze up during the U.A. entrance exam. In a way, his weakness is similar to Yaoyorozu’s. Both great thinkers, but actions can be difficult to do at the same time.

Bakugou on the other hand is a veteran with his Quirk and possibly has the best practical Quirk control in the class. He’s also been in a lot of fights when he was younger, so he’d be better at finding strategies to win and he’d know how to minimize damage because he knows how much damage he can take. His thinking is almost completely instinctual, like an animal surviving in the wild. Like how he immediately knew that running away from All Might was impossible, so the best thing to do would be to fight (well, not the best thing, but the more practical thing. He probably would have been more clear-headed if anyone but Deku had been his partner).

So Midoriya’s body acts before he can think (as pointed out by All Might) and Bakugou usually acts after he thinks. Midoriya is actually the really reckless fighter who often injures himself and Bakugou is actually the really cautious, quick-thinking fighter (though he does make some questionable decisions when he’s lost his temper). And you’d never know it by looking at their daily behavior alone. 

It’s such an interesting contrast, and I appreciate Horikoshi for writing it as such.

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I drew the four Officially Recommended students of U.A.! To me, they’re the coolest kids.

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this was in the comments of my last todoroki / zuko comic. so i drew it because i thought it was kinda fun, thanks for the ideas guys! artists block has been creeping on me lately. @bottombakugou @young-il-long-kiyoshi

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Chalice of the Gods Spoilers

one of my favorite aspects of percy's character development is his casual mention of his crying. before, percy hardly allowed himself to feel his emotions, let alone cry. i think in the pjo series alone, he only does it a handful of times and has belittled himself for not being heroic because of it. now, he cries at camp stories, at sally and paul's pregnancy announcement, and tears up when his mom praises him for maturing into a young man. it's such an overlooked detail, but it is so important to me.

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bakugo and kudou parallels and kudoichii and bakudeku parallels this chapter oh wow

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bakutodomomo looking cutesy

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sketchin bakugou

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i have a theory (and hear me out on this one)

if there’s anyone from class 1a who will replace aizawa when he retires from teaching, it’s gonna be retired/working pro!bakugo. yes, really.

furthermore, i wouldn’t be surprised if aizawa sought bakugo out upon his impending retirement at ua so he could mentor him into the role.

bakugo’s got the same vibes, just… louder. he doesn’t really like social interaction that much, but he’s older and sociable enough. he’s hard as hell on the next generation of top heroes because if there’s anyone who knows that’s exactly what they need, it’s him, and it’s clear throughout canon that aizawa carries that same value. and just like aizawa, bakugo does it out of love for his students. he’s a lot softer and more compassionate than he lets on, and thanks to his time as a hero (and frankly, deku and a lot of therapy), he’s learned how and when to express it more effectively so his students know he cares no matter how hard he is on them.

he’s not perfect, especially in the beginning. and there are many days he questions if he’s really cut out for a job like this - if he’s a good enough hero to be one of the few to usher in the next generation time and again - but he sticks to it because he’s dedicated and will finish what he starts. as the years roll on, he eventually realizes that aizawa was one hell of a lot smarter in asking bakugo to take his place than he ever would have thought. and he thanks him for it.

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#THIS #this encapsulates my thoughts on the “which student is going to be a teacher” debate #katsuki is more than qualified #he's not only all talk and action #he's smart and analytical #dare i say rational #it just gets covered up by his loud personality but he thinks his actions through #(except some momemts when deku is involved perhaps) #BUT when it matters he actually does put so much thought into what he does #kinda like deku but minus the rambling and willingness to share their observations lol #im rambling but TLDR he'd be a great teacher!! #bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #boku no hero #aizawa shouta #aizawa shota #aizawa sensei #aizawa #bakugou katsuki #bakugou #bakugo #bakugo katsuki

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so insane that percy canonically gets chased by something wants to kill him and he passes by others who look at him like "you need help?" and he just shouts "I'M FINE! I'M GOOD!" while running for his life like this is actual canon event not just some comedic headcanon i love him so much

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Kacchan <3

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pro-hero kaccha... ehm dynamight 💥

all credits to the original artist @nik0ru_art on ig