I Think Mentor!Miruko Is A Fun Concept Especially For Midoriya And Yes, I'm Saying This Out Of The Two

I think Mentor!Miruko is a fun concept especially for Midoriya and yes, I'm saying this out of the two being my favorite characters and I have no shame.

It's just... their interactions would have been intriguing to see and I know some people will out the Team-Up Mission's first chapter and we'll come back to that.

I would have loved them to have more interactions.

And I know, I know.

"Miruko couldn't stand Midoriya."

"Miruko is too impatient to be a mentor."

Neither is really true.

Bringing up the Team-Up Mission, Miruko never said anything that indicated her annoyance to Midoriya.

The most she said to him was that he didn't do anything for the first half and that was true. Other than that, she didn't say anything else that was like "Oh, you're annoying I can't stand you".

In fact, she even said "good job" on his intro about her to Urakaka and Bakugou before then and later she does hear Midoriya out instead of telling him to move so she could kick a guy.

Which is also why I say calling her "impatient" is a misconception.

Miruko hasn't really done or said anything to show impatience or impatience that is so bad that it negatively affects others.

She is a quick mover, but she is also the type to listen. She is the one to jump into battle first, but that is because she likes a good fight and wants to get the job done. She does take being a hero seriously.

And Midoriya, the thing is he is one of the last people who would get on his nerves. Have we forgotten this is the kid who actually wants to learn?

Even if Miruko just had him tag along (as she does in TUM) she would still keep her eye on him (as she did, again, in TUM) and wouldn't have a hard time because as much as a wild card he is, Midoriya does behave himself and will listen.

In fact, he's like Miruko when she was in high school (MHA Vigilantes).

Their personalities definitely give quite a show. Especially, since Midoriya has developed over the story.

Honestly, they both give off "I'll interact with people and I can play nice, but I also like to keep to myself". If they had had more interactions Miruko would have someone who could keep up with her, pay attention, and wouldn't take a dig at her quirk or gender. Midoriya would still learn a few things like kick moves and new spots he hadn't been to in Japan.

Also, you can not tell me these two wouldn't have funny conversations.

"You know I used to break into underground fight clubs."

"Really?! How'd you do it?"

"Kick down the door with a mask on! Ever done anything you shouldn't have before?"

"Well... one time I ran off from where I was supposed to be and fought the Hero Killer Stain to save my friend, I also went to Kamino to save my other friend who was kidnapped from the League of Villains even though I just got out the hospital... what else... oh! And then I fought that same friend on campus after curfew. It's all really embarrassing!"

"I knew you were a wild child! I can see it in your eyes! Ha! So who's your favorite Pro Hero?"

"... is alright for me to say?"

"Is it All Might? Almost everyone favors him."

"... it's All Might."

"Knew it! You know your quirk, how strong it is reminds me of him."

"..."

"I met him once when I was a kid!"

"You did? What was it like?"

"Actually really funny. He came late to the party. Me and some other two guys already dealt with the villains."

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.

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