My Hero Academia's Ochaco Declares No Forgiveness for Toga
Warning: contains spoilers for Chapter 342 of My Hero Academia
The My Hero Academia manga has done a fantastic job establishing sympathy for its villains, but in chapter 342, Ochaco Uraraka makes it clear in no uncertain terms: Himiko Toga's actions can't be forgotten or forgiven.
Developing the characters in the League of Villains to have sympathetic motives and backgrounds has been a big part of the series' success. The most prominent example is, of course, Tomura Shigaraki, who wears the hands of the family he accidentally slaughtered and was singled out by All for One mostly because of his grandmother's identity as Nana Shimura, All Might's mentor and previous holder of One for All. Every character in the League has received this treatment to some extent, and in Himiko Toga's case, it's revealed that the very nature of her blood-based quirk had people, including her parents, treating her as a monster from an early age simply for wanting to use it. Toga's obsessive feelings towards both Midoriya and Uraraka are the ultimate result of that, but it's clear that there is some genuine emotion there, as she would not have been able to use Uraraka's quirk while transformed otherwise.
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Toga had previously gushed about Uraraka to her face, causing the student hero to recoil in disgust at the idea of being friends--and clearly hurting Toga's feelings in the process. In chapter 342, Uraraka admits to Midoriya that she did feel guilty about hurting her in the moment, perhaps surprising some readers. In spite of all the horrible things that Toga's actions have caused, the death and destruction that resulted from the Paranormal Liberation War which she helped
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