My Hero Academia: The League of Villains' Backstories Explained
The League of Villains members' backstories in My Hero Academia highlight an important theme in the anime. Although most of the series focuses on the heroes, past and present, who strive to eradicate crime in any form, the villains' motivations are often just as, if not more, interesting. The League of Villains in particular have repeatedly claimed that their quirk society is far from the perfect utopia some claim it to be.
My Hero Academia's quirk society emphasized strict differences between the heroes and villains, with no gray area in between. Of course, the League of Villains are called villains for a reason — many of them have committed terrible crimes in pursuit of their goals. Inspired by the Hero Killer Stain, who proclaimed that all heroes except for one were inherently corrupt, the villains have used violence to draw attention to their beliefs.
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Nevertheless, the backstories of My Hero Academia's villains prove that there is at least some validity to their words. Some of their origins have not yet been properly explored in the anime, but each of the characters' backstories originates from a place of pain and corruption. Here are the origins of My Hero Academia's League of Villains, and why their stories matter.
Twice, also known as Jin Bubaigawara, only ever wanted friends. His parents died while he was in middle school, leaving him on his own. There was no one to look after him or explain right from wrong, which led to him making a series of bad decisions with only clones of himself for company. Eventually, the clones grew tired of the original Twice being in charge of the rest, and they fought and killed each other. Having to watch versions
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