10 Darkest Character Arcs in My Hero Academia, Ranked
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As a whole, My Hero Academia is a hopeful and inspiring shonen anime adventure where courage, kindness, and friendship always win over hatred, despair, and evil. That fact is reflected in this anime’s many inspiring character arcs, depicting lovable characters who push themselves to become stronger and nobler as heroes in training. Ochaco Uraraka, Eijiro Kirishima, and Hitoshi Shinso are all fine examples of what a personal Plus Ultra looks like, but not all character arcs go in that direction.
My Hero Academia also involves some grim and dark personal arcs, some for heroes and others for villains. A dark character arc may involve tough subjects like abuse, abandonment, exploitation, and other trauma. In some cases, these characters make their arcs even darker by paying that misery forward to become monsters, and in other cases, the characters are victims who strive to move on from their dismal past — but they might make a few more mistakes along the way.
For the most part, Izuku Midoriya’s character arc is a positive and inspiring one. He felt terrible growing up Quirkless, but he did have an otherwise normal childhood with a loving mother to look after him. Then he gained One For All, a serious burden for a student hero like him, and then he awakened even more Quirks to use.
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