My Hero Academia: Why the Villains Aren’t Bad Guys
The villains of My Hero Academia, specifically the League of Villains, seem to be relatable. They aren’t black and white. Many of them have morals in the gray area — they might kill people but their reasons for being villains aren’t bad — that is to say, it’s hard to argue with them.
When taking a closer look at the League of Villains, they look more like a ragtag band of unfortunate people who were wronged by hero society. My Hero Academiaportrays many villains this way and gives them relatable backstories. This begs an important question: are these people really «villains» or are they simply people with unfortunate circumstances? Viewers might find themselves surprised at how they’re rooting for the villains to have a happy ending, too.
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Tomura Shigaraki didn’t start as a villain. In fact, in season 5, episode 24, it’s revealed he secretly wanted to be a hero when he grew up. Child Shigaraki is a skittish kid who aspires to be like all the cool heroes out there, but can’t reach that dream because his father hates heroes. He hates them to the point that he forbids anyone in the house from talking about them. It’s revealed that this is because his mother was All Might’s mentor, Nana, and she gave him up for adoption because she didn’t want him hurt. To a child, this probably felt more like abandonment — even if Nana didn’t mean it that way. Due to his father’s hatred for heroes, Shigaraki is frequently punished as a child, getting to the point where he has a murderous resentment toward his father.
When his quirk finally develops, it’s absolutely devastating. He doesn’t understand that his quirk disintegrates anything he touches and accidentally kills his entire family.
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