#Bakugo saved Deku

[katsuizu-stuff]

Bakugo saved Deku by making Endeavor realize that Deku being alone is a horrible choice

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✦ Not wanting to expose Deku’s location ✦

Best Jeanist, Endeavor, Hawks, All Might and Deku were all working together tracking down AFO and this meant that Deku had to go solo. Deku, himself, decided that this was the best option to keep everyone safe

In the process no one besides Endeavor, Best Jeanist, Hawks and All Might knew Deku’s location. And in the process only those people/heroes knew about Deku’s whereabouts

This reason was what made Endeavor not want to give Deku’s classmates/friends his location much less the tracking device

Endeavor was still thinking about keeping every citizen safe along with class 1A

✦ Endeavor’s feelings towards Bakugo ✦

Endeavor never liked Bakugo he couldn’t understand why Todoroki would consider/view Bakugo as a friend and not just as a simple classmate

However, this changed once Endeavor took Todoroki, Bakugo and Deku under his wing for the work study. Endeavor pays attention to the little things hence he saw the potential and improvement that Bakugo was showing while Bakugo was working there. Endeavor’s feelings and perspective of Bakugo changed

✦ Bakugo’s outfit wear ✦

We know Bakugo never wears his tie much less button up his shirt

And yet when the whole class goes to talk to Endeavor he buttoned up his shirt and put on his tie

Meaning he actually was serious about something, he fixed his look so that Endeavor could acknowledge that he wasn’t playing games

✦ Bakugo stepped up and his speech ✦

Todoroki went in heated ready to tell his father to tell him to expose Deku’s whereabouts, “Why haven’t you brought Midoriya back? Let me guess, you’ve got Deku and All Might looking after each other, right?”

But Bakugo placed a hand on Todoroki’s shoulder and stopped him it was a quite sign of ‘I got this’

Once Endeavor saw Bakugo step up he didn’t speak and listened to what Bakugo had to say

“I knew it. I’m sure that sounded like a smart move. And maybe with someone else, it’d be a good idea. But you missed something. You don’t know Deku. If you did, you’d realize he can’t be trusted out there. He never considers his own wellbeing. He just says he’s fine. That type of thinking is what made All Might the symbol of peace, so he can’t be trusted to stop Deku. Listen to me! Something terrible is gonna happen if you let them do this alone.”

Endeavor took Bakugo seriously especially the ending words that Bakugo said, “…Listen to me! Something terrible is gonna happen if you let them do this alone.”

✦ Endeavor’s realization and giving in ✦

Bakugo said it clearly and Endeavor figured out that Bakugo was right. Endeavor doesn’t know Deku, but he does know All Might and he knows that what Bakugo said is true. Endeavor knew/knows that All Might became the symbol of peace through that mindset and thinking and Endeavor, himself, has seen/saw the outcome of what happened to All Might when All Might played it solo

Endeavor remember something Hawks said about Deku, “Jeez, looks like he’s shaken off All Might, as well. Kid’s on his own. If we were faster, maybe we would’ve talked some sense into him. We could be backing him up.”

Endeavor came to realize that no one, other than his classmates/friends, will be able to knock some sense into Deku

Endeavor gave in knowing that Deku does need help and so he ‘accidentally’ pulled out the tracking device that had Deku’s location. It was a quite ‘go help your friend, he needs you’

[chandralia]

“I feel relief when someone holds my hand”

[loverln]

izuku leaving during katsuki’s birthday and katsuki dying during izuku’s birthday is going to be a new part of the bkdk roman empire forever i fear.

[beybuniki]

25yo fem!bkdk can be in love but also oblivious because that is funny and sweet to ME (Bakugo is suffering more because ofc she is)

[nottspocket]

More of Mapo bcs my cat was being a brat and I like projecting

[that1notetaker]

I just think it would be so interesting for these two to share headspace for a limited and illuminating amount of time. (They're so gay/in sync with each other that even if one was feeling gay feelings for the other neither of them would be able to tell the difference. Huzzah) Katsuki: LET ME OUT OF HERE Izuku: *OFA embers elevator music playing in the background* Class A: I'm not sure if this will fix it or make it worse

[lilybecca1]

An analysis about "Their feelings becoming one"

So far, this panel still has been a mystery, we still don't know what it's really supposed to mean. Their feelings become one? What feelings? Their love for each other?

Well, as good as that may sound, I don't think that's the case here particularly. In some way, yes, it does symbolize their love for each other, and that doesn't necessarily mean romantic. It's the true, unconditional love for the person that means the whole world to you, who is more important to you than anyone else. At this moment, you can see that realization settle in their eyes as they look at each other. As they realize that the person right in front of them is the one who they'd do anything for.

But let's talk about what "their feelings becoming one" means.

The whole manga basically revolves around their story and how they've grown to accept the sides of the other that they themselves have lacked in the beginning. It began with them, Bakugo's Win to Save, and Midoriya's Save to Win. The story has always revolved around this concept, what it means to be a true hero. Like All Might said, in order to reach their full potential, they have to accept and embrace the other side of the coin too, not just their own ideals on what they believe being a hero is.

“After being a hero for so many years you learn a few things. Striving to be the best, like you, young Bakugou, and caring deeply about people, about rescuing those in trouble, like you, young Midoriya; both of those feelings are necessary in a hero, otherwise they’ll never truly be able to represent justice. That’s why you admire his strength so much, young Midoriya…and I know that’s why you’ve always feared his heart and spirit, young Bakugou. Now that you’ve laid your feelings out on the table, maybe you can understand each other. If you have mutual respect and focus on making one another stronger, I’ve no doubt you’ll become the ultimate heroes, winning and saving people at the same time.” 

That's the real story here, that was the main purpose of the whole manga. It's about their journey on accepting the other's point of view and becoming a true hero. A hero that doesn't only win or save, but both.

In the beginning, Bakugo believed that being a hero is winning at any cost, meanwhile for Izuku, it was about saving at any cost, no matter the outcome. This side of Deku always triggered something inside Bakugo because he never understood why someone would have such a strong desire to help others and save them, even at the cost of his own wellbeing. He thought of it as a weakness, it was something that pissed him off to no end. That was until Deku vs Kacchan 2, when he finally started to see the bigger picture. After having this realization about Deku, and after All Might told him that in order to be the ultimate hero he'd have to accept Izuku's point of view, Bakugo started to focus on saving too, not just winning.

Izuku on the other hand, started off the opposite. He wanted to save and help others more than anything, and to him, it didn't matter coming out as a winner in the end, because to him, saving meant winning. It didn't matter to him what happens to his own body because he always put others over himself. But he always looked up to Kacchan and admired him for his determination to win no matter what, and to him, Kacchan is the image of victory, Kacchan is the embodiment, the symbol of winning. In Izuku's mind, Kacchan always had what he didn't.

His whole view of what winning is supposed to be comes from Kacchan, not All Might. Deku started to view Kacchan as his image of victory at the moment when he saw him stand up to his bullies. And the image of saving is what comes from All Might, as we know from that debut video that Izuku loved.

For Kacchan, his image of winning comes from All Might, but the image of saving has always come from Izuku. Right from that first moment when Deku reached his hand out to him. At first he thought it was pity, but deep down he always knew that it was more than that.

He knew that Izuku's desire to save was stronger than anyone else's, and that's what made him concerned. Because Deku's desire to save was so strong that Katsuki knew he'd go to any lengths to do it. Even if it meant hurting himself in the process.

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“I’d never admit something like this to your face, but the truth is…when I get riled up and my desire to win surpasses my desire to save someone…without meaning to, I start talking like you. You’re so mean sometimes, and I hate it, but my idea of victory is so tied to the image of you in my head, that in those moments I can’t help but imitate you."

Bakugo wasn't the only one who rejected this side of the other at first. Deku hated it, he used to suppress this desire to win inside of him because he saw that as a weakness too. He knew that saving came first, but upon being riled up, he'd throw that out the window, and he didn't want that. He thought of it as a side of himself that he should reject.

But over time, he has also grown to accept that side of himself, and he started to realize that winning is just as important as saving. His idea of victory is so tied to the image of Kacchan in his head, that he can't help but imitate him whenever he desires to win. Kacchan is the one who gave the Win to Save to Izuku, because the idea of what winning is supposed to look like comes from Kacchan too. Without Kacchan, it wouldn't exist. And without Izuku, Bakugo's Save to Win wouldn't exist either. For Katsuki, the Symbol of Saving is Izuku, and that's why he starts mumbling and analyzing in the last battle. That's why he jumps in knowing that he'll die, because he knew Izuku would do the same.

It has always been them. The story has always been about them, because they complete eachother. They are the two sides of the same coin. Without the other, they wouldnt exist.

Because remember, Izuku's body only moved on its own once he realized it was Kacchan.

And Katsuki's body only moved on its own once he realized that Izuku was in danger.

They are the person that awakens the hero inside of the other. Without the other, they wouldn't be true heroes. They were always meant to be true heroes together, because they push each other to be their best self, and they couldn't reach their full potential without the other.

So I say it again: the story is about the two of them and how they become the ultimate heroes together. The story wouldn't exist without the relationship that they have. THEY give each other the meaning of what it means to be a hero. All Might was always just an ideal, something that planted the dream of being a hero inside their head. But not in their heart. They never needed him, because All Might was their hero, but they were the ones in each others life.

They are two halves, and by embracing the other, they embrace being a true hero as well.

And do they ever become true heroes?

They do, and let me explain it.

This panel right here is very important in more ways than one. I think this panel is meant to symbolize the peak of the entire story, it's meant to symbolize them achieving what they have been working for in the entire manga.

This is the beginning of them being true heroes. Quoting All Might, "both of those feelings are necessary in a hero, otherwise they’ll never truly be able to represent justice". And right at this moment, their feelings become one. This is the moment where they finally embrace both sides of the coin. "Their feelings become one"="Their desire to Save to Win and Win to Save become the desire to Win AND to Save"

It's not Save to Win OR Win to Save anymore. Neither desire is stronger than the other anymore.

Look at Bakugo's panel. Right at that moment when his and Izuku's eyes meet, he realizes that winning isn't as important as it was anymore. He realizes that he desires to save Izuku just as strong as he desires to win. He realizes that winning doesn't mean anything if Izuku isn't there by his side.

And when Izuku sees Kacchan, he realizes that he has to win in order to be able to save him. He has to win this fight, because if he didn't, his world wouldn't have Kacchan in it anymore. He realizes that he has to keep fighting on, for Kacchan. That he has to win so Kacchan can live on in a world where he is safe.

At that moment when their eyes meet, both of their hearts feel that Saving to Win and Winning to Save are equally important.

By embracing the connection that they have, by embracing their other half, the person that completes them, they have finally given eachother the heart of a true hero.

[equinoxette]

my epilogue

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[aacidiccare]

you were wonderful

[ilylola]

If they don’t AT LEAST become a hero duo in the future..

[detectivekirigirislays]

one thing i kinda find ridiculous about the bokurano opening animation scenes is that bakugo is heavily put in the sidelines and ochako is highlighted more than usual, like yes shes important to the season, but the song is literally said by eve himself to be in bakugo's perspective....

the song talks about how bakugo wants to save izuku, its supposed to be inspires by the apology scene of katsuki to izuku and katsukis true feelings towards him... not only that, katsuki is literally seen as the person izuku comfortably falls onto and is one of, if not, the biggest reason why izuku comes back in the first place

for bones to just downplay that just to get some sort of izuocha scene in the opening is kinda sad tbh😭 but hey atleast we got tsubomi s7 ending 🥹

[chandralia]

Katsuki dropping the equivalent of a “I’ll treat you right Izuku” shkfhdkdhdj

[loverln]

i just know izuku would be so excited about the new use of his quirk.

izuku “i know everything about kacchan” midoriya better get his ass back here he’s L A T E.

[beybuniki]

Your characters just feel so lived in like they have life to them, it's such a charming part of your art I wish I could emulate.

😭💗 means a lot to me when you guys say that,,,,,,, I think fan art starts to feel more authentic and tangible when you let go of pure visuals (redrawing models) and try to express the interpersonal implications, I hope this makes sense lol

[nottspocket]

Mermaid AUs are so lovely to see. Are they childhood friends in yours, too?

Maybe, i imagine Katsuki has kept gifts Izuku might have brought to him. Seashells, or nice looking rocks, probably with a few fossils inside them?

Ohoho I’m so glad you see my vision (prev here)

Ramblings in the tags

[allebooklover]

Seeing people hate on bnha’s ending for not being a utopia and claiming that nothing about their society has changed, and I just don’t agree with that.

Even if it’s not perfect, their society did change for the better. Crime still exists, but has gone down to the point that less heroes are needed. There’s less idolization on the pro-heroes career - in Deku’s teenage years the ideal job was pro-hero and only pro-hero, but in the epilogue other career tracks such as healthcare and technology are given equal recognition and value to the pro-hero career track. Therapy used to be viewed as a threat and something to be kept hidden because it is shameful to admit that you needed it, and in Toga’s case used outdated practices that did more harm than help - in the epilogue it’s instead seen as something regular and helpful, and that needing help is nothing to be ashamed about, and more up to date and effective at actually helping others, as seen by the therapy programs Uraraka and co created being talked about on tv. Society is shown (I’m mainly thinking about the old granny and the kid) to be less apathetic to those in need. Things have changed for the better.

It’s not a utopia. Crime still exists. Heroes are still needed. But they’re no longer the sole bandage for the gaping wound that used to be their society. Other people from other careers help serves as bandages too, and all of that ultimately helps society function in a way that benefits everyone better. If utopia is the top of the stairs and the society shown in the story’s beginning is at the bottom of the stairs, the society shown in the epilogue is on the step that is halfway up to the top. Not perfect, but improving, and one that is working on continuing their improvement so that they don’t fall stagnant and backslide back to the bottom of the stairs where they used to be.

(Ngl if I want to be more specific it’s that the beginning of the manga has them in the lower parts of the steps solely because All Might and his Symbol of Peace carried them there, but it’ll muddy the metaphor too much lol)

But anyways. BNHA’s ending does something I find much more interesting than ‘they’ve created a crime-free utopia where everyone is happy’. The ending goes ‘things aren’t perfect but they’re improving, and will continue to improve so long as everyone puts in the effort’. It acknowledges imperfections, and the beauty and importance of small steps that lead up to big changes. It promotes gradual growth as important and crucial, and that’s a message I find much more relatable than a crime-free utopia.