#All Might: OFA is WHAT?

[gentrychild]

anyone. I know you said we’ll see Izuku call Afo “dad” once later in the story, but i have this image in my head of Izuku being distracted by something like making coffee and absentmindedly adressing Afo as dad by accident and then immediately trying to jump out a window to escape the consequences of his action. Afo would be glowing the rest of the day probably.

You know what? It's the one thing that would make AFO forget the entire murder attempt and go back to making breakfast again.

Though Izuku would definitely keep running from the consequences of his actions.

[shih-coulda-had-it]

credit to @wolfcrunch for the idea!

1-3: Charmander, Cyndaquil, Torchic 4-6: Turtwig, Tepig, Froakie 7-9: Popplio, Scorbunny, Sprigatito

[bicheetopuff]

So, saying as how this was shown before AM attacked AFO at the end of the chapter, it’s probably safe to say that this vestige disappearing is part of OFA going to Katsuki and/or Katsuki waking up, referencing the panel of when he died.

AMs vestige disappearing to signify death doesn’t make any sense because all of the other vestiges of OFA are dead. So, if AM died, wouldn’t he become a full vestige instead of a ghostly one like the rest of them? And by that logic, the disappearing vestige may not even be AM at all cuz if anything, his ghostly vestige disappearing would mean he’s a user of OFA which… he’s not. So you know what that means?

This blurry little guy is actually Katsuki waking up as a user of OFA.

Just a hunch but it’s 4am so take what I say with a grain of salt.

This is kinda funny because when the leaks started I was literally about to post something along the lines of how I hate being right but realized that AMs old ass probably isn’t dying yet

[class1akids]

Bakugou's endgame:

VS

Deku's endgame:

LOL - No comment.

[ofa-on-crack]

I'm back from the dead.

[pocketramblr]

AFO as Izuku's cranky old neighbor who keeps screaming at kids to get off his lawn! (Izuku has been stealing the good apples from his apple tree since he is old enough to run.) (Izuku has been egging his house every year at Halloween.) (During an entire year, Izuku woke up at 5 AM just to steal AFO's newspaper.)

so to explain the 'how' or 'why' of this- AfO got hit with a quirk that basically won't let him attack people than they do to him. so he can't kill anyone who wasn't going for him, for example. but, this means he can't be kept in tartarus- solitary confinement in a straightjacket with guns pointed at you 24/7 indefinitely until a maybe trial in a pit of other human rights violations means he'd be able to use force to get out and would do so immediately. (the commission might know this the hard way.) So instead, he's under house arrest- a very nice house provided, meal deliveries from a menu he has large control over, even a phone- after all, he can't order any of his minions to kill anyone unless said anyone was actively making the first move.

But izuku.... look, he's smart. he knows quirks. he figures out whats going on, and how even with the effect of the quirks, afo is still making people miserable. so he decides to... intervene a little. make him stop yelling at the little kids tempted by the apple trees... by stealing all the apples off the trees first, and giving them to the kids around the block so none have to go near the house. egging the house on halloween. stealing his newspaper. constantly seedbombing the yard so afo's garden is going wild (afo has to be in control of something, and he's very upset he can't just order his yard to look how he wants. he'd get a quirk for that but he can't leave the property unless attacked or summoned, and he can't tell a minion to attack him as a loophole because that doesn't count. (he also knows this the hard way.)) So AfO is miserable, but the rest of the neighborhood honestly find it more bearable, and izuku's glad to be doing good.

[bingewatchintilldawn]

MAJOR MHA MANGA SPOILERS

》Long Post《

NANAAAAA!!!!

+weird 'toshi 💀

HIS MOVE WAS INSPIRED BY MINAAAAAA

thx horikoshi for this addition, and all the other student-inspired moves!!

BRO? SHE CAN FLY??

Let's take a moment to appreciate this panel, I'm sure it took a long time to draw 😊

Click for better quality!!

NO WAY HORIKOSHI, PLEASE DONT LET HIM DIE IN THE PLACE WHERE MIDORIYA'S FUTURE STARED

Insane All Might?

DEKUUUUU, it's been wayyyyy too long

*that one Fnaf song plays💀*

[oshiawaseni]

The unbreakable bond between two disconnected ends

While I do think that Deku is incredibly heroic, I also subscribe to the idea he loses himself the most and goes hardest specifically when it comes to Kacchan, I can’t see him motivated to this extent and acting what appears to be without limit for any other character and between us and Horikoshi knowing this little fact, it makes Bkdk so endearing and easy to rally behind.

A part of me feels that Kacchan sees all of Deku’s actions for him only as his reckless heroism, and that Deku would be like this for anyone… and this might be why they haven’t come to truly understand one another yet. Like is it really such a big coincidence that with the exception of Katsuki Bakugou Rising, Kacchan and Deku have never shown each other their heart and how strongly they feel for one another? Whether it’s simply batting in their corner to others or this deep emotional connection they have causing them stress and worry about the other, tirelessly wanting to get Deku back to the point of sleeplessness, even breakdowns and Deku’s quirk awakenings over Kacchan.

Hence Izuku’s shock with the apology and not accepting being called Izuku by him right away. That was surely because he doesn’t understand the scope of which Kacchan has fiercely worried over him and how that worry is now coming from a love for Izuku that’s probably always been resting inside him. 

But we all know that rather than plain and platonic heroism, that likewise, when it involves Kacchan, Deku’s own loud actions have been coming from a place in his heart occupied by this unchangeable pure love for him and also Deku’s complete inability to accept his own existence in the world without Kacchan somewhere within his reach. Think of “Give him back!” That was the stubborn side of Izuku that wouldn’t let Kacchan go to a place where he couldn’t see him, watch over him and confirm his existence that’s right in front of him. What incredible attachment he has always felt towards him, despite everything.

Izuku kept tabs on Kacchan to the point he knows when he last spoke to him. To Deku, it didn’t matter what Kacchan was doing, as long as he could ascertain his presence nearby and that he’s okay, even if they weren’t necessarily on friendly terms. And Kacchan very much felt the same thing about Deku. “Watch me, Deku.” Watch how strong and cool of a hero I am, watch my back with those big eyes of yours and praise me like you always do. But when he realised Izuku was no longer in his reach, Kacchan fought in earnest for a chance to get him back again, to not just trailing behind him but by his side. Which is why their distance being removed and them communicating like best friends again is such a big deal and would absolutely mean the world to both of them.

I’ve always had a vague sense that Kacchan had been running away from Deku. Which side of Deku had Kacchan been running away from all this time? Heroism? Love? Both? Because Deku’s heart scared him. He didn’t just envy it or feel inferior to it - he also feared it. To me, Kacchan rejecting Deku’s kindness feels like someone saying no to a warm hug from somebody they care about on a freezing winter’s day.  It made no sense. He pushes affection away so much to the point that he’s virtually touch starved now. So why did he really do it? It’s one of Decchan’s mysteries that I wish was explained fully.

And on the other side of things, Deku’s actions towards Kacchan felt more and more nonsensical as the story unfolded. There’s this confounding enigma that despite Kacchan treating Deku awfully for years, Deku has consistently always jumped very strongly to Kacchan’s defense - which makes you wonder what it is about them that allowed Deku to carry his four year old self’s pure and positive feelings towards Kacchan for so long. (This is why middle schooler bkdk is top tier dj for me, they often come up with their own answer to fill the gaping hole of missing context in this complicated bkdk puzzle.) And while I can’t consolidate in my head the truth to the mystery of their past that became such a complicated relationship in its current state (at least not a truth that belongs in a shounen… unless..? haha), I do know that Kacchan is now acutely aware of the fact this entire time he has been loved, not looked down on, by Deku and realised when Deku almost died that he also possesses feelings of love and attachment towards Deku too.

This revelation honestly affected him in a big way. It broke Kacchan’s hardened walls down piece by piece over time, until there was quite literally nothing left but his own exposed heart that he plainly laid out for Izuku.

The shot of the wound from his sacrifice that reopened - bleeding, vulnerable. A beautiful metaphor for his exposed heart and truth that he openly gives to Izuku for the first time in front of everybody. Because he realised Izuku is more important to him than his guilt and his shame and his pride. 

And because they are such an iconic and invincible duo who above anything else, want to take care of each other, this does have me hoping Izuku will take his vulnerable heart and treat it gently at the end of everything, shounen or not.

But as of now, we’re at an emotional stand-still from Izuku’s side.

Kacchan’s words aged very well, past hundreds of chapters because despite being the protag of the story, we are always left wondering how Deku really feels. Kacchan’s frustration at Deku and characterisation of him here is so accurate lately 😅

I get the sense that all of this ambiguity they feel from the other has been written there for a reason and will have a meaningful climax where they will come to understand each other in the coming fight. Horikoshi places purpose behind all of the dialogue he writes - so with the dialogue between Deku and Toga in mind, when it comes to Izuku and Kacchan’s history and both not being fully aware of how much they care for one another, I think in the near future, they will acknowledge the inspiration and strength they’ve found in each other. “Don’t you also want to share the same heart?” Kacchan has been doing this with Izuku ever since DvK2 and we all know Izuku draws his own powers from Kacchan since the very beginning because he sees Kacchan not only as his personal hero, but as the embodiment of strength and confidence and overcoming one’s hardships. He watched him for years win against his biggest one of all: himself.

Because it’s not only All Might he’s been wanting to become more like, but someone else even closer to him. Someone who, without fail, has always motivated him to go beyond, above himself and even all logic and reason. And that someone has always been Kacchan. Ever since they were little. So now I am hoping they come to understand what’s inside each other’s hearts (especially Deku’s which is always shrouded in mystery.)

They understand each other’s strategies perfectly, and yet Izuku and Kacchan have always had this big gap whenever it came to knowing their true feelings. So as an answer to their disconnect over the years, an answer to their relationship which contains a mysterious and profoundly deep bond that leaves us wishing their gap to close even more, it makes sense that a moment will come to pass where they’ll really see and understand each other for the first time, without all of this evasiveness we’ve gotten used to.

[z-mizcellaneous-z]

me at the leaks

[randomhuman45]

MHA got a lot of fics and idk if this exists out there already or not, but I think the concept is hilarious and if anyone writes it or finds it lmk.

Say All Might saves Izuku from the sludge villain. But this time some of the sludge villain actually stayed in Izuku all the way up to where All Might tells Izuku to finally take One For All and "Eat this!" Because part of the sludge villain is in Izuku, he takes it upon himself to take/eat the hair instead. Now the plot is trying to stop this OFA powered part of the sludge villain from connecting to the rest of his body in prison and becoming a very OP thug.

So just All Might (#1 hero) and a quirkless middle schooler chasing around a powerful booger. Idk, the concept is just really funny to me.

I just feel like the MHA fandom can do so much more with this sludge villain. Have that part of him control Izuku sometimes or something. You can get a lot of angst, mystery, crack and more outta this villain I feel.

[gentrychild]

Hi! In Anyone, I'm curious about this: how would it be if AFO and AM never had their final battle? Because I refuse to believe Izuku wouldn't get into a bigger mess now that he has money. Money can solve any problem; if it doesn't it only means you probably don't have enough money. AFO is probably richer than God. Which means Izuku much be unstoppable.

That and I think it would be Funny to see a Stephanie Brown&Clue Master dynamic

You will be disappointed but honestly, you would have the BNHA canon.

Anyone was first defined as a story showing what would happen if Izuku was never chosen by All Might. That's the base on which the story stands.

But the truth is that under this base stands four wooden legs, three of which are broken, which are AFO being sent sooner to Tartarus. Izuku couldn't become Anyone if he didn't have the time and the freedom to invest a fuck ton of time and energy into Anyone. For that to happen, you need Inko to be gone. And AFO's leaving and the money problems it created is the reason why Inko is abroad.

[soulless-bex]

i’m angry that izuku’s past is completely overlooked. so many writers do that to their characters and it’s infuriating. if you gave them trauma then fucking take responsibility. tragic backstory are only cool if they continue to impact the character’s day to day life (to a realistic extent only of course)

[undonerhapsodize]

would yall make fun of me if i wrote a blurb for the 2nd OFA user when cannonically, mans doesn’t even have a name yet

[boss-the-goofball]

So I spent a good chunk of the week doing calculations and I can say with full confidence that All Might is roughly 54/55 - this is only if he got OfA at 14/15 which is highly likely for reasons that I will explain once I finish compiling everything

and yes, I will get a fucking cork-board and string for the purpose of this

[ofa-on-crack]

The council of One For All announced that AfO's vibes are rancid.

Couldn't agree more.

[pocketramblr]

I want to know how all might reacts to reincarnated afo!aizawa

Like I think All Might would understand that Aizawa doesn't remember his villainous past, and has essentially been reborn, but the fact that afo somehow managed to get away with it (in a matter of speaking at least) must be like one of those forbidden itches from another dimension: forever vexing him

So All Might doesnt find out about this until Aizawa goes to him himself a few months after the worst of it, which is important because the reaction is defintely something that would vary based on when and how he learned it.

As it is, Aizawa goes to Might Tower and is like "Hey, I'm a UA student, Nedzu emailed All Might and said why he needed to see me, if he hasn't checked it tell him its about All For One." and is quickly sent up to talk. All Might is confused about the why- this kid is like, sixteen, AfO could have been dead before he was born.

But then Aizawa sighs, and says "I was born on the day you killed All For One," which means he knows way more information than he should, and All Might listens even when the kid immediately seems to go off topic by explaining that he's always wanted to be a hero, even though erasure is a weak quirk, and he knew he wouldn't be able to be a hero like All Might. Then he gets to the Garvey fight, and very quietly says that when he tried to erase the villain, he stole one of his quirks instead. All Might looks at the boy's palms, and sees.

But he doesn't quite see the truth yet.

"You're All For One's son." He breathes.

Shouta shakes his head. "No. Worse. I was born the day you killed him, right? Well, the hospital I was born at, there was a doctor that worked for AfO. Tried to save his life. Couldn't. So AfO ordered him to grab a baby, and transfered his quirk... to me." All Might relaxes, because that is tragic, but easier to deal with- "And then, I guess, they lost me? Not sure, but um, after Gravey, i went to the hospital and the Doctor kept messing with me. He was giving me more of All For One's quirks... and his memories. And i- it was so stupid, I went in there alone, and now... it's all there. in me."

All Might is no longer relaxed. He stares at the kid. Miserable, Aizawa holds out a hand, and a spike shoots out from it. One All Might remembers going into his chest, and he flinches.

Aizawa puts his hand down.

"I can't figure it out."

"Can't figure what out?" All Might asks.

"I can't figure out if I'm more me or more him now. I mean, I feel like I'm in charge. But he's been alive a lot longer, even if so much of those memories a blur. And, logically, even if he isn't in my head, his memories have to affect me. I mean, i knew going alone was stupid, but all those memories of his power, his pride, i ignored it and went anyway. I can't figure out what it means to know all of this now, who I am or what I should do."

All Might nods. He feels such pity for the boy, such grief he didn't prevent this. caused it, even, really. "And you came to me?"

"Yeah. You're the person alive who's known All For One the longest, except Gran Torino and I didn't know how to find him." The teen shrugs. "You'd be the one to know if he's... you know, if i'm him. You'd be the one to stop him."

All Might stares at him, not moving, not speaking. Aizawa beings to twitch despite himself.

"You trusted me to fix this." He finally says. "Yeah, there's no way in hell All For One's in charge of your brain then. You're safe, kid. You might have the memories, but i take it you hate the guy in them?"

"More than anything. You're sure? It makes sense that i could be influenced-"

"Young Aizawa. You're safe. I am sure. And if that changes, i'll make sure to help you. I am here."

Aizawa goes nearly boneless on the couch. "Thanks."

"No problem. I'm guessing you'd feel better if you were doing something about it, though?"

"Huh?"

"You're a hero. You feel better when you're doing something."

"Yeah. What do you have in mind?"

"Let's see if any of your new old memories can help us weed out anyone else who could be planning something like the Doctor was, and then come up with some plans to use all those quirks in you now for good."

Aizawa smiles for the first time in weeks. It is a terrifying smile, but it is absolutely nothing like All For One's too-calculated smirk. All Might smiles back.