My Hero Academia is approaching the end, and fans have picked out a moment in the first season where things could’ve wound up very different in the overall story.
Since we’re close to theMy Hero Academia ending, everyone’s reminiscing about the path. It’s been a long road for thesuperhero anime, even if the timeline is actually only the length of a school year.
Readers and viewers have been looking at points where the franchise could’ve finished much sooner; the forks in the road that contributed to where we currently stand. One such event occurs very early on, where Shigaraki could’ve killed All Might were it not for a single choice.
On Reddit, a fanpoints outthat in the first season, Shigaraki had an opportunity to ask All Might for a handshake among a group of fans. With his Decay Quirk, that would’ve killed All Might in no time, ridding the universe of its Superman stand-in.
Alas, he decides against it, and fans are discussing reasons why this might have been. “All Might would notice the decay and immediately back away right? It didn’t kill Aizawa immediately when he got his arm, it needs prolonged exposure before it got buffed,” says one comment.
“S1 Shigaraki is stupid that’s why Horikoshi gave him some character development to reduce his stupidity,” adds another.
Or, the simplest explanation could be found in the top comment: “Y’know how shy people are.”
Sometimes it’s a confidence thing.
Of course, this now makes the genocidal maniac slightly relatable, but Shigaraki is a person too, behind all the murder. Check out ourMy Hero Academia Season 7guide so you never miss an episode, and our look atChapter 428if you want to keep up with the manga.
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Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
