Line #167 Foil/MyHeroAcademia


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2	!!General
3	* One For All to the Quirk [[PowerParasite All For One]].
4	** All For One gives the user the ability to steal multiple quirks from others against their will. One For All gains powers one at a time from its current users, not other people, and is used according to their will.
5	** All For One can give multiple powers to other people though this can cause them to go into SuperPowerMeltdown and leave them zombies or worse. One For All is itself passed on to others but only to one person who also wields multiple Quirks but only if they have the strength to do so.
6	** All For One makes the user more powerful by stacking the powers stolen or combining multiple powers but itself doesn't grow or become different with the quirks it accumulates being separate pieces within it. The Quirks One For All absorbs become a part of it and are amplified by its own energy reserves while One For All itself grows ever more powerful over time while changing and evolving. All For One (the user) is implied to be obsessed with One For All in part because of this precise trait, as utilising it with his multitude of quirks would make him an all-powerful being.
7	** The quirks within All For One are usually extremely powerful and fairly straightfoward to use, not requiring much creativity to use effectively. One For All contains generally weak quirks that offer little in offensive power, but can still be effective in combat if used with tactics and strategy.
8	** All For One can give its user any number of powers but does nothing to help them cope with so many abilities in one body and there is a limit to how many powers can be taken safely. One For All takes time for its user to get used to and unrestrained power can take a toll on them but once they master it and acclimate to One For All, there is no danger of SuperPowerMeltdown regardless of how strong One For All becomes. At least if you're Quirkless. If somebody already had a Quirk upon receiving One For All, they'd be subject to RapidAging, as the body cannot handle both the original Quirk and One For All's stockpile that grows with each new user.
9	** In the vestige world where the remnants of people who have had quirks taken/absorbed by All For One or One For All, the phantoms act differently towards the users. In All For One, the vestiges of the previous quirk holders are hostile to the user of All For One, with All For One commenting that they haunt him and condemn him in his dreams until he gives away the Quirk they are associated with. In One For All, the vestiges are warm and friendly to the user and help them in times of need. This is most likely because All For One steals the Quirks against the user's will so the users shadows are hostile to users of All For One but since the users of One For All willingly pass on their power to another and all of them carry the same ideals and heroic nature, then all of the spirits in One For All work together and support the current user.
10	** While both One For All and All For One are basically symbiotic in nature, with the previous holders of the quirks maintaining their personality and influence over the current holder, the previous holders of One For All choose not to interfere or influence Midoriya's actions beyond giving him some downplayed aid in his fight agaisnt Shinso, trusting him to develop One For All on his own and do the right thing; All For One, however, fully intends to completely possess Shigaraki and make him his new vessel as his old body is wearing thin.
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12	!!Characters
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15	[[folder:Izuku Midoriya]]
16	* To Bakugo in almost every way.
17	** [[NiceGuy Midoriya is easily one of the kindest and most selfless characters in the series]] while Bakugo, despite his CharacterDevelopment, is often a {{Jerkass}} at his worst and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at his best.
18	** Growing up, Bakugo was venerated, praised and admired due to him possessing a very flashy Quirk, [[SpoiledBrat filling him with immense arrogance, egotism and pride.]] Midoriya was ostracized and bullied due to his Quirklessness, turning him into a [[CowardlyLion timid and shy, yet kind and brave person.]]
19	** Upon entering U.A., Midoriya is immediately well-liked by his classmates due to his empathy and care for others while [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Bakugo is alienated and disdained due to his arrogance and violent tendencies.]] This is a complete contrast to before U.A., where Bakugo was popular while Midoriya was ostracized.
20	** When they both enter U.A., Bakugo has already gained a great sense over his Quirk due to him having had ten years to hone its potential. Midoriya recently received One For All from All Might and struggles with using it properly.
21	** Both of them admire All Might and view him as the embodiment of their heroic ideals. [[AllLovingHero However, Midoriya admires All Might's kindness and empathy, believing that true heroes reach out to others in need.]] [[MightMakesRight Bakugo respects All Might's strength and fighting prowess, believing that true heroes are powerful fighters who seek victory no matter the odds.]] Sadly, they initially took their admiration of him to the extreme: Midoriya viewed All Might as being similar to a god to the point of never questioning his teaching methods while Bakugo had an obsessive desire to surpass All Might and beat him in a fight. This is heavily reflected in the Final Exams: whereas Midoriya wants to avoid fighting All Might due to believing he's like a god, Bakugo wants to defeat All Might, despite not having a chance against the Symbol of Peace.
22	** Both of them are associated with different [[ColorMotifs colors]], [[ElementalMotifs elements]] and [[AnimalMotif animals]] that contrast each other. Midoriya is associated with the cool color of green, the elements of lightning and wind and the animals rabbits and rams, symbolizing his methodical and strategical yet docile demeanor that can quickly become dangerous when provoked. Bakugo is associated with the warm color of orange, the element of fire and the animals dogs and tigers, reflecting his fiery and passionate personality as well as his ferocity in battle.
23	** [[ItsAllAboutMe While Bakugo can be selfish to a fault due to his egotism and arrogance,]] [[ExtremeDoormat Midoriya can be selfless to a fault because of his empathy and kindness.]]
24	** Both of them are [[GeniusBruiser intelligent]], [[LightningBruiser fast-moving and hard-hitting fighters.]] Midoriya initially fights with his fists to emulate All Might, but after learning to adapt his own fighting style, Midoriya uses kick-based combat with his moves revolving around wind and lightning. In a fight, Midoriya often relies on being analytical and coming up with a plan of attack when he can. Bakugo fights with his fists since his explosions are created by the sweat in his palms, his fighting style revolving around fire. When he fights, Bakugo relies on instinct and improvisation rather than planning ahead.
25	** [[UnskilledButStrong Initially, Midoriya is amazing in the public service of heroism, displaying compassion, empathy and kindness while he struggles with fighting due to him learning how to use One For All in a way that doesn't destroy his body and having to adopt his own fighting style.]] [[HeroWithAnFInGood Bakugo is a natural in combat with such fighting prowess that he's considered one of Class 1-A's strongest students, but he struggles with the rescuing part of heroism due to his egotism, pride and volatile temper.]]
26	** Their CharacterDevelopment also differ. [[GrewASpine Midoriya starts off as a kind, yet timid and scared boy who learns to become more confident and accept that he is worthy of holding One For All while also fighting to seek victory.]] [[ReformedButNotTamed Bakugo starts off as an arrogant, sadistic bully whose ego is destroyed countless times, forcing him to face the reality that he's not a legend and allowing him to grow more humble and respectful towards others, even if he maintains much of his old personality.]]
27	** [[EmbodimentOfVirtue Both of them embody a virtue]] [[FatalFlaw that can become their downfall when taken to the extreme.]] [[AllLovingHero For Midoriya, it's his empathy. On the positive side, this makes him kind and friendly, popular among his classmates for his personality, helps reach out to others and is quick to want to rescue others in need.]] [[DestructiveSavior When taken to the extreme, this makes Midoriya disregard his well-being for the sake of others, considering himself expendable if it means to protecting those he cares for, miss out on opportunities for himself and drive him to get involved when people are in danger, regardless if he's improving the situation or not.]] [[TheDeterminator For Bakugo, it's his single-minded determination. Bakugo's determination drives him to aim for the top, to seek victory no matter how hard things get and refuse to give up on what he wants.]] [[ItsAllAboutMe Unfortunately, this also makes him extremely arrogant, unwilling to accept help even when its necessary to do so, to promote himself as the best at the expense of others and not show concern for anything unless he's at the center of it.]]
28	** As Aizawa states, both of them inspire Class 1-A. Midoriya inspires his classmates through his compassion and desire to save others while Bakugo inspires his classmates through his determination and desire to seek victory.
29	** Their first close friends at U.A. also contrast each other. [[RedOniBlueOni Midoriya became best friends with Tenya Iida, whose signature color is blue, is straight-laced and strict yet earnest, his Quirk gives him super speed, is one of Class 1-A's smartest students and takes the leadership role due to being Class Representative. Bakugo became best friends with Eijiro Kirishima, whose signature color is red, is laid-back and friendly yet passionate, his Quirk gives him rock-like skin, has some of the lowest grades in Class 1-A and is often a peacekeeper in the class.]]
30	** Despite their prowess and skills as heroes-in-training, for a long time, both of them struggle in social situations. [[ShrinkingViolet Midoriya struggles due to him being easily intimidated and prone to being a nervous wreck]] while [[NoListeningSkills Bakugo struggles due to his extreme temper and tendency to yell at others rather than simply talk to them.]]
31	** Their relationships with [[{{Tritagonist}} Shoto Todoroki]] also differ. When they both first meet Shoto, they acknowledge his strength and skills, despite him not using his flames. Midoriya admired Todoroki and openly acknowledged his prowess while [[DrivenByEnvy Bakugo was jealous of Todoroki from the start, wanting to prove himself superior.]] During the Sports Festival, despite losing, Midoriya manages to get Shoto to use his flames and win the match while Bakugo couldn't properly motivate Shoto to use his fire and won, though was left with a hollow victory. Shoto considers both of them his friends, though Midoriya openly reciprocates the feelings of friendship while Bakugo outright denies it due to him hating affection and hating Shoto for leaving him with his shallow victory in the Sports Festival.
32	** Ironically, Midoriya is one of the kindest people in Class 1-A, yet has had several run-ins with the law (the incident with Stain, going after Bakugo when he was kidnapped, [[spoiler: becoming a vigilante to be bait for All For One and Shigaraki]]) while Bakugo is one of the meanest people in U.A., yet he's had no problems with the law.
33	** [[{{Hypocrite}} Both Bakugo and Midoriya often have bad habits of being prone to hypocrisy.]] Midoriya often insists on others being willing to seek and accept help while he himself tends to push it away and being willing to give up One For All despite his insistence on proving himself a worthy inheritor of All Might's power. Bakugo often accuses others of doing things he's guilty of (accusing people of looking down on him while he is notorious for looking down on others) or gives advice that he himself doesn't follow (advising the leader of the delinquent children not to look down on others yet calls his own classmates derogatory names even after they earn his respect).
34	** [[HeroWithBadPublicity Both of them initially received a bad reputation due to their actions in the Sports Festival from Pros.]] Midoriya's initial inability to properly use One For All showed Pros that he couldn't use his power without self-inflicting severe pain and injuring himself to the point of needing surgery. Bakugo's arrogance and unchecked ferocity left Pros with the impression that despite his battle prowess, he was simply too wild and violent to be around, thus why he received less internships than Todoroki despite being 1st Place.
35	** [[CannotTellAJoke Both Bakugo and Midoriya are terrible at making others laugh due to having trouble composing themselves]] [[ShrinkingViolet (Midoriya because of his general timidness]] and [[HairTriggerTemper Bakugo because of his extremely short temper.)]]
36	** From the start, Midoriya behaved as a hero due his empathy and compassion while Bakugo was prone to acting like a villain due to his recklessness, arrogance and temper to the point that the League of Villains kidnapped him as they believe he'd join them.
37	** Midoriya has traditional TaremeEyes to signify his innocence, compassion and endearing nature while Bakugo has TsurimeEyes to show off his arrogance, ferocity and volatile temper.
38	** They both often refer to each other by childhood nicknames rather than their surnames, though with different meanings. [[AffectionateNickname Midoriya calls Bakugo 'Kacchan' as an endearing term and is meant as a means of friendly affection; though Bakugo doesn't stop Midoriya from calling him Kacchan, it's implied that he dislikes it.]] [[MaliciousMisnaming Bakugo calls Midoriya 'Deku' as an insult, which he started calling Midoriya after he was revealed to be Quirkless as a means to demean him as it means 'Defenseless Izuku'.]] [[InsultBackfire Midoriya initially hated the nickname, though thanks to Uraraka's influence, he changed its meaning to a positive one that means 'You can do it!'.]]
39	** Both of them are shown to be a CelibateHero, though Midoriya doesn't pursue romance due to his social awkwardness, lack of self-esteem and tendency to get nervous around attractive women while Bakugo is too focused on becoming the best to even consider romance. [[CluelessChickMagnet Several girls have shown interest in Midoriya (Ochaco Uraraka, Mei Hatsume, Melissa Shield and Himiko Toga)]] while no one has shown any interest in Bakugo. In the School Briefs, the girls in the slumber party find Midoriya (with the exclusion of Uraraka and Asui) and Bakugo as unsatisfactory partners (Midoriya because of his fanboying tendencies, Bakugo because of his volatile and rude personality).
40	** Their lifestyles and relationships with their parents are opposites. Midoriya lives in a humble yet comfortable apartment with his mom who works at home while his father works abroad. Midoriya's relationship with his mother is somewhat strained, but they still greatly support each other. Bakugo lives in a big house with both of his parents, though he has a rather dysfunctional relationship with them due to Bakugo's rudeness and loud personality clashing with his mom's while his father is too meek to step in.
41	* Contrasts with Todoroki in several ways, all of which come to the forefront during their emotionally charged match during the U.A. Sports Festival. Both are strong hero course candidates striving for the #1 hero spot and aiming to surpass All Might, but besides that they couldn't be more different. Midoriya comes from a modest, loving family (albeit with a mostly absent father), Todoroki came from a rich and famous one that either abused him via TrainingFromHell for their own purposes or physically hurt him via a SanitySlippage. Midoriya was born Quirkless and with below average athletic ability and needed All Might's Quirk and guidance to even barely make it into U.A., while Todoroki basically won the SuperpowerLottery and was born with nearly everything, getting into U.A. by recommendations alone. Even their powers directly contrast each other, where Midoriya has to get up close to make use of One For All, Todoroki can blast away from a safe distance with ice or fire. Furthermore, Todoroki had at that point figured out that Midoriya had some connection to All Might, seeing him as someone to defeat with his ice powers solely to prove a point to his father.
42	* To Shinso. Both want to be heroes and have their limitations. While Midoriya was naturally Quirkless, Shinso has a Quirk, but it can't be used for battle and is considered by people as an "evil" Quirk. Also, while Midoriya is TheParagon and tries to inspire people to follow him, Shinso is closer to a PragmaticHero, seeing use in simply manipulating others with his Quirk to achieve success in his plans.
43	* To the U.A. Traitor, [[spoiler:Aoyama. Both were born Quirkless and were shunned by their peers as a result and were given Quirks later in life to achieve their dreams, with said Quirks giving causing harm to their bodies if used wrong. But while Midoriya received his Quirk from [[BigGood All Might]], Aoyama received his from [[BigBad All For One]]. Midoriya's mother was initially unaware of One For All's nature and how he received it, while Aoyama's parents took him to All For One hoping he would give their son a Quirk. Additionally, All Might and those in the know about One For All did their best to nurture Midoriya's newfound power, with the negative repercussions being due to details outside of their knowledge or control, or due to Midoriya's own self-destructive tendencies. Aoyama's Quirk came with the caveat of All For One having leverage over him, forcing him to commit evil acts that would weigh heavily on his conscience.]]
44	* To Shigaraki, his EvilCounterpart. [[spoiler:Midoriya is a former nobody [[FantasticRacism bullied]] for being Quirkless who gradually becomes the world's greatest hero while Shigaraki was the grandson of [[HeroicLineage Nana Shimura]], the mentor of All Might, whose Quirk manifesting destroyed his life and let All For One slowly warp him into becoming his destructive avatar for stealing One For All. This turns him into the MisanthropeSupreme while Midoriya is nurtured into fulfilling his true potential as the AllLovingHero. Being direct mirrors, they also have moments in the story where their growth contrast one another exactly. They are the mentees of the previous BigGood and BigBad, slowly develop leadership qualities after coinciding setbacks, are seen as incompetent at first but gradually grow to be the mightiest of their respective sides, and have contrasting designs down to the same red shoes. The Internship Arc and the Meta Liberation Army Arc even has their disparate groups of heroes and villains facing off against shadowy organisations seeking to gain greater prominence in the wake of All For One's imprisonment and All Might's retirement, lead by {{Arc Villain}}s whose powers and fighting styles echo their destined foe's, with each one coming away from the encounter with a greater understanding of the responsibility of the role they've inherited and start branching out afterwards into gaining abilities and powers [[SuperiorSucessor outwith what their mentors were capable of]]]].
45	* To All For One, his second EvilCounterpart after Tomura. [[spoiler:Both Midoriya and All For One are obsessive fanboys who adhere radically to their chosen alignment, have a keen understanding of Quirks and how to mix and match them, and possess a madness that few people can understand. For Midoriya, his pure heart and empathy drive him to save anybody and everybody he can, no matter the cost to himself, and he is utterly obsessed with emulating All Might to dangerous degrees before slowly growing out of it. All For One, meanwhile, is driven by immeasurable greed and seeks to emulate the evil Demon Lord from his favorite comic. He cares for nobody and nothing except himself and his younger brother, seeking to impose his vision of being an almighty conqueror on the entire world no matter the cost, and proves himself ''incapable'' of change or growth.]]
46	** [[spoiler:Furthermore, where they start is completely opposite each other. All For One steals powers he never earned and lords it over everybody, while Midoriya is an {{Unsorcerer}} who inherits a special power in One For All he ''did'' earn through heroism and hard work, and is incredibly humble and thankful for it. While both are lucky, Midoriya is the one who actually does something of value with his gifts while All For One remains a spiteful, ignorant, and sociopathic man who thinks he has a right to rule the world simply because he has the opportunity. Simply put, All For One is the beginning of the story's conflict and Midoriya is tasked with bringing about its end as the last in the long line of One For All successors.]]
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49	[[folder:Katsuki Bakugo]]
50	* While both Bakugo and Midoriya idolize All Might and aspire to become a hero as great as him, they hold very different ideas of just what a hero ''is''. Whereas Midoriya embodies the idea of [[AllLovingHero a hero as someone who saves people in need]], Bakugo embodies the idea of [[InvincibleHero a hero as someone who never loses]]. This is most obvious in the entrance exam, where Midoriya gets in scoring only Rescue Points, while Bakugo gets in scoring only Villain Points. Their general struggles are also mirrored. Midoriya gets the social, moral side of being a hero naturally, but struggles with the technical side, particularly with mastering his new Quirk. Bakugo's easily mastered his powerful Quirk and is a natural at almost all the technical skills, but his attitude and social skills are what he struggles with and needs to develop.
51	* He is one to Hitoshi Shinso and Seiji Shishikura. Shinso hates a society that rewards people based on preferential treatment when they have Quirks better suited for the jobs they want to take and slants them toward heroism while throwing the less desirable Quirk holders to the wayside, and Seiji wants to conduct himself in a dignified manner and set a good example for the school he comes from and herds the incoming generation of hero hopefuls to only include the best role models. Bakugo wants to be praised and couldn't care less about discipline and how he's always making his classmates and school look bad.
52	* He has one in Class 1-B in the student Jurota Shishida. Both are aces who can easily outperform, or match, students who got in on recommendation and are much more intelligent than they might first appear: Bakugo looks like a punk while Shishida looks like an animal. However, Shishida is polite and friendly, while Bakugo is rude and confrontational.
53	* A minor example is Mineta, the other [[TheFriendNobodyLikes classmate that isn't liked]]; While Mineta is disliked for his [[DirtyKid perversion]] and [[CowardlyLion cowardice]], Bakugo is disliked for his [[HairTriggerTemper temper]] and [[LeeroyJenkins recklessness]].
54	* To the Flame Hero, Endeavor. [[PlayingWithFire Both have fire-related Quirks (Endeavor's Hellflame allows him to create fire of intense heat, Bakugo's Explosion allows him to create fiery explosions from his palms).]]Both struggle with the flaws of {{Pride}}, [[DrivenByEnvy Envy]], [[HairTriggerTemper Wrath]] and an obsessive desire to prove themselves better than All Might. These flaws drove them to behave very abusively towards a main character [[TheBully (Bakugo ruthlessly bullied Midoriya growing up, doing everything he could to emotionally tear him down,]] [[AbusiveParents Endeavor subjected Shoto to brutal training at the age of five to fulfill his desire to prove his superiority to All Might.)]] Both of their CharacterDevelopment arcs revolve around redemption and seeking to atone for their past cruelties, slowly coming to understand the damage they did while also eating a fat slice of HumblePie.
55	* He's also eventually revealed to be one to All For One; specifically the version of him at the start of the series, before his CharacterDevelopment. [[spoiler:Both were blessed with quirks that were much more powerful than everyone around them, leading to inflated egos as no one around them was able to reign them in (though All For One resorted to mass murder while Bakugo kept it at simply bullying), and both looked down on a weak/Quirkless person who stuck around them: Yoichi for All For One, and Izuku for Bakugo. The difference is that while Izuku eventually got the ability to stand up to Bakugo thanks to All Might's confidence in him, which forced the start of his CharacterDevelopment. Yoichi could do nothing more than temporarily escape All For One before being killed by him, resorting to [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture passing on his Quirk to accomplish anything]]. As All For One is undergoing his VillanousBreakdown leading up to his death, he refuses to acknowledge Bakugo as important or anything more an annoyance standing between him and his plans, using the same language that Bakugo used to describe Midoriya with. He even calls him an "extra" after he stops his final attack, the same insult that Bakugo used to throw around at everybody back when he was in middle school.]]
56	* To Fumikage Tokoyami/ Tsukuyomi. Both of them possess highly powerful Quirks (Dark Shadow for Tokoyami, Explosion for Bakugo) and are considered some of Class 1-A's strongest fighters in terms of sheer power. Bakugo is a loud, arrogant and vulgar person who is initially a terrible team player while Tokoyami is a calm, collected and humble person who is surprisingly great at working with others. Bakugo possesses a bright and fire-based Quirk, is a LightningBruiser who relies on both speed and power and has a great grip on his Quirk, Tokoyami wields a darkness-based Quirk who is both strong and fast, but struggles with controlling Dark Shadow in darkness. Bakugo is one of Class 1-A's smartest students while Tokoyami's academics aren't as great as his skills in combat. Both of them are very serious and tend to be the ComicallySerious, Tokoyami through his use of archaic words and Bakugo through his volatile temper. Bakugo is powerful in close quarters combat who develops long range attacks while Tokoyami is powerful at long range before developing close combat abilities. Bakugo struggles with using his Quirk in cold environments due to needing to sweat to use Explosion, Tokoyami is weakened against bright light.
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59	[[folder:Ochaco Uraraka]]
60	* Uraraka and Toga have few interactions throughout the story, but whenever one grows, so does the other in reverse fashion much like the dynamic between Midoriya and Shigaraki. They both develop a crush on the same boy (although Toga is implied to be crushing on Uraraka as well), and both have opposite approaches to coping with society's problems. While for Toga her emotional difficulties lead her to murder and forming parasocial relationships with people she doesn't really know, Uraraka is instead spurred on further to be a hero while growing mindful of the special relationship she has with Midoriya and wishing to maintain it. Along with keeping him and her other loved ones safe.
61	* She is also a foil to Izuku, being more extroverted and optimistic compared to his introverted and pessimistic attitude, though she does try to emulate him in some regards.
62	* She is also a foil to Bakugo. Both are the closest that Izuku has to best friends alongside Iida, but while Katsuki is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who shows hostility towards Izuku, Ochaco is an open NiceGirl who offers encouragement to him. This is best demonstrated by how they view his nickname “Deku” and how Izuku responds to their views of it. Their interactions also show them to be a non-romantic example of BroodingBoyGentleGirl.
63	* She is also a foil to Iida. He is stern, while she is more laid back and optimistic. He also comes from a rich background, while Ochaco grew up in poverty.
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66	[[folder:Dabi]]
67	* While he is set up as a foil to many characters, such as Shigaraki and his little brother Shoto, he seems to be set up as Hawks' foil in almost every way:
68	** Hawks was scouted to become a hero despite coming from a villainous background, his father being a thief and serial killer, while Dabi was born to a hero but became a villain.
69	** Their fighting style are inverted, Hawks' power comes from his skills while Dabi has to rely on the strength of his flames.
70	** Both met Endeavor in their childhood, however, one grew to resent him and the other grew to admire him.
71	* He's also a foil to [[TheHero Midoriya]], from their personalities, powers and backgrounds.
72	** Toya was born in part due to Enji Todoroki's desires for a SuperiorSuccessor who could overcome [[TheAce All Might]] and his self-identity is deeply wrapped up in his inability to achieve that role for his father thanks to his genetic incompatibility with his inherited quirk, eventually becoming 'replaced' in his perception by his little brother, leading to his insanity from his existential crises and getting 'rejected' by his father. Midoriya, meanwhile, has no direct connection to All Might besides being a hardcore fanboy of him and heroics, became accepted as his successor after proving his heroic will to him by accident after a lifetime of getting his dream as a hero rejected to his face, and turned out to be generically prepared to become [[ComboPlatterPowers a better user]] of One For All by complete accident.
73	** Midoriya and Toya both utilise a self-destructive fighting style at first, that leaves them both with heavy scarring, with Izuku's using his body to physically attack despite breaking his bones every time, powering through the pain and the damage, and Toya's using his intense flames to attack from a distance, as he's physically frail and can get knocked unconscious easily with a single blow. Izuku is eventually convinced to set aside this damaging fighting style as a means of figuring out his own identity separate from All Might, adopting a kick-based fighting style to avoid damaging his body beyond the point of no return, whereas Toya sticks with the same fighting style throughout the series, disregarding his personal disfigurements because he's [[DeathSeeker planning on dying]] in the end anyway, thus he has no reason to preserve his body.
74	** Toya [[IWorkAlone constantly works alone]] and has his own plans separate from the league out of mistrust for them, being [[ChessmasterSidekick incredibly successful at his plans]] despite telling nobody his goals and is very perceptive of the motivation of people around him to manipulate them for his own ends as he needs, seeing those around him as tools for his own purpose. He even gleefully convinces Toga to embrace her more destructive impulses despite them alienating her from the wold around her, convincing her to reject the world around her if it won't accept her as she wants to be, like himself. When Izuku tries to work alone he is eventually overwhelmed by the constant stress of trying to do everything by himself and convinced by his classmates to let them shoulder some of his burdens-- in fact, he is at his most sucessful whenever he works together alongside his untied allies, and constantly proves to have a gut instinct towards people's best nature, believing that they can be better than their current circumstances.
75	** Their biggest difference is the effect each has on the Todoroki family. Toya is deeply involved with the family's past trauma, and his reveal of his true identity serves to demoralise them all, to his maniac glee, delighting in their dismay as he mocks their hopes that their lives could move on from their DarkAndTroubledPast, and pointedly airing his family's dirty laundry to the world to sate his own wish to harm them, especially Endeavor and Shoto. Izuku meanwhile, has no direct connection to the Todorokis, but is instrumental in convincing Shoto to take the first steps to move past his trauma and start bringing his family closer together. When they briefly speak during the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku, who has shown [[SympathyForTheDevil empathy and understanding]] towards villains before, utterly rejects Dabi's attempts to invoke the same towards his own circumstances, shouting back that Dabi embraces his past to hurt others, and because of that he's not like Endeavor at all, which motivates the latter to snap out of his HeroicBSOD and strike down Gigantomachia with the last of his strength. Dabi seeks to drag that Todorokis down with him to wallow in their miserable past, whilst Izuku is the one that directly and indirectly motivates the family to start moving forward to embrace a happier future.
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78	[[folder:Himiko Toga]]
79	* She and Dabi joined the League at the same time and are complete opposites in almost everything. They're both serial killers, but in most other areas they're polar opposites:
80	** Dabi's Quirk is insanely powerful, but without it, his body is a wet paper bag. Toga's Quirk is still unbelievably useful but does absolutely nothing in combat. Instead, she is extremely smart and fast for having no augmentations and is surprisingly durable for her stature.
81	** Dabi speaks when he needs to and gets to the point, while Toga is a MotorMouth.
82	** Toga is a pretty young girl that would fit in a crowd vs. Dabi who is an absolutely horrific looking burn victim, so much so that he gave away their hideout because of his skin grafts.
83	** Dabi is extremely hostile and rude, while Toga is overly familiar with everyone, including people she's trying to murder.
84	** Dabi's personal reason for evil stems from hatred, while Toga's come from a twisted idea of love.
85	** Toga is very good at being covert even without her powers and is the go-to for the League's infiltration operations, where Dabi completely lacks subtlety and can't help but make a scene even if he didn't need to ([[PersonOfMassDestruction and making a disaster area in the process]]).
86	** After separating from her family, Toga does not seem to care about or remember them, only focusing on her ideals and making the world into the kind of place she wants to live in. [[spoiler:Dabi's goals as a villain are, and have been from the start, entirely about destroying his family, and especially his father, who he hates more than anyone.]]
87	** Finally, Dabi is a DragonWithAnAgenda who doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone in the League aside from himself, while Toga is loyal and on good terms with the entire rest of the League, especially [[VillainousFriendship Twice]].
88	* She's a Foil to Uraraka as well in a few ways:
89	** It's most notable when it comes to their feelings for Midoriya. They both admire him and want to emulate him, but in ''completely'' opposite fashions and for different reasons. While Uraraka has noted that Midoriya is a little "plain-looking", her feelings for him are healthy and she loves his desire to save people, unwillingness to ever give up, and resourcefulness in every situation- and she wants to be ''like'' him. Toga, on the other hand, [[HasAType thinks Midoriya is cute]] and her feelings are mostly twisted, as she loves that he's always getting himself bloodied up and she wants to literally kill him and ''be'' him.
90	** They contrast each other physically a bit too; Uraraka is brunette, Toga is blonde; Uraraka has round eyes, Toga's are sharp; Uraraka's hair is neat and straight, Toga's hair is messy and spiky; Uraraka's perpetual BlushStickers are cute and innocent while Toga's perpetual LuminescentBlush alludes to her depraved bloodlust.
91	** Finally, in fighting styles. Uraraka is relatively slow, but she's strong and durable for her size and she's a BareFistedMonk who can tank a few strong hits and relies on restraining opponents. She also can easily end most fights by touching her opponents only once to make them float helplessly. Toga meanwhile is ''very'' fast and agile, but she's physically weak and would rather dodge her opponents than take a hit, and she aims to kill when she fights. She has little OneHitKO potential outside of stealth and usually has to cut her opponents up a lot before she wins. Finally, Uraraka's new grappling hooks nicely mirror Toga's needle hooks, and they even [[https://imgur.com/QwzyTHM trade blows with them in their second fight]].
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94	[[folder:Meta Liberation Army]]
95	* Like previous {{Arc Villain}}s [[KnightTemplar Stain]] and [[TheStrategist Overhaul]] before him, Re-Destro serves as a counterpoint to [[BigBad Shigaraki]] to show the next roadblock to his story of becoming the ultimate villain. Re-Destro is a VisionaryVillain to the latter's {{omnicidal\|Maniac}} [[StrawNihilist nihlism]] -- which has allowed him to build an enormous following in comparison to the modest membership of the League. Adding to this, both Re-Destro and Shigaraki were raised to carry on the legacy of past villains who have fallen out of public view, but while Re-Destro is well aware of his heritage and considers it a point of pride, Shigaraki suffers from TraumaInducedAmnesia and can barely remember his life before meeting All For One. Adding further to this, both use destruction to get what they want, but while Re-Destro considers his destruction meaningful and necessary to further the MLA's goals, Shigaraki destroys for his own pleasure and has no goals to destroy for.
96	* Curious to [[SerialKiller Toga]]. Both work for evil organizations and have an intense interest in understanding certain individuals that border on obsession. However, she and Toga are also polar opposites in other areas: where Toga does so [[StalkerWithACrush out of a warped]] [[{{Yandere}} concept of love]] and has the common sense to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm not let it get in the way of basic self-preservation]], Curious is [[IntrepidReporter more interested in using that information]] [[PropagandaMachine for her own purposes]] and is so focused on GoingForTheBigScoop that she deliberately puts herself in an extremely dangerous [[spoiler:and ultimately fatal]] situation.
97	* Trumpet to Spinner. Both are villains, but Trumpet is a charismatic politician with a transmitter Quirk, placing him at the top of the social latter, while Spinner is a Hikikomori with a heteromorphic Quirk, placing him at the bottom. Both are {{Support Party Member}}s, but while Trumpet uses his Quirk to [[StatusBuff buff]] his subordinates from a distance, Spinner uses his [[FightsLikeANormal combat abilities]] and [[{{Determinator}} sheer willpower]] to act as physical support. Finally, both are followers who have clung to another person's dream. But while Spinner fully accepts this part of himself and is okay with it, Trumpet thoroughly denies that the two of them share this quality.
98	* Skeptic to [[TheHeart Twice]]: Both are [[LaughablyEvil humourous]] individuals who are [[BewareTheSillyOnes more dangerous than they appear]] and both possess Quirks which allow them to [[DopplegangerAttack create]] [[PerversePuppet minions]]. However, they are also polar opposites in other areas:
99	** Where Twice is AffablyEvil, Skeptic is an InsufferableGenius.
100	** Twice's clones are fully independent, while Skeptic's puppets are completely subservient to him.
101	** Twice is something of a psychological wreck, while Skeptic is an IT genius. This aspect gets flipped on its head as well: [[spoiler:Twice ends up undergoing SanityStrengthening when he learns he's the real Twice and not just a clone, while the same event causes Skeptic's VillainousBreakdown.]]
102	* Geten to Dabi. Both are EliteMooks for their respective teams, both are {{Deadpan Snarker}}s, and both have powerful {{Elemental\|Powers}} Quirks. But Dabi acts as TheDragon in League of Villains, while Geten acts as TheBrute in the MLA and while Dabi is an AloofAlly to the League of Villains who [[DragonWithAnAgenda has little loyalty]] to them, Geten has an UndyingLoyalty to Re-Destro and the rest of the Meta Liberation Army. His [[FireIceDuo elemental powers are direct opposites]]; Dabi [[PlayingWithFire can produce fire from his body]], while Geten can [[AnIcePerson only control already existing ice, but can also control it at a much greater degree.]]
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105	[[folder:Class 1-A]]
106	* Aoyama to [[spoiler: Midoriya. Both were born Quirkless and were shunned by their peers as a result and were given Quirks later in life to achieve their dreams, with said Quirks causing harm to their bodies if used wrong. But while Midoriya received his Quirk from [[BigGood All Might]], Aoyama received his from [[BigBad All For One]]. Midoriya's mother was initially unaware of One For All's nature and how he received it, while Aoyama's parents took him to All For One in the hope he would give their son a Quirk. Additionally, All Might and those in the know about One For All did their best to nurture Midoriya's newfound power, with the negative repercussions being due to details outside of their knowledge or control, or due to Midoriya's own self-destructive tendencies. Aoyama's Quirk came with the caveat of All For One having leverage over him, forcing him to commit evil acts that would weigh heavily on his conscience.]]
107	* Ashido:
108	** To Kirishima, though she herself isn't exactly aware of it. Ashido naturally stands out, while he has to work at it, a fact that he envies. She has a perky and outward personality, makes friends with ease, and can be the center of attention without having to work for it. Meanwhile, Kirishima thought of himself as dull and boring in middle school, reinventing himself at U.A. by becoming more fiery and confident.
109	** She acts as one to Tokoyami. Both are among the more visually striking members of their class, both have Quirks that are related with things not typically identified with heroism (darkness for Tokoyami, acid for Ashido), but Tokoyami is dark and serious while Ashido is vastly more energetic and easygoing.
110	* Kirishima to Ashido, though she herself isn't exactly aware of it. Ashido naturally stands out, while he has to work at it, a fact that he envies. She has a perky and outward personality, makes friends with ease, and can be the center of attention without having to work for it. Meanwhile, Kirishima thought of himself as dull and boring in middle school, reinventing himself at U.A. by becoming more fiery and confident.
111	* Shoji to Spinner and his heteromorph army. [[spoiler: Both are Animal Themed Superbeings and have suffered some form of prejudice because of their animal features. The key difference being that Shoji is able to move past the hurt and use it in a positive way to inspire others, Spinner became a bitter shut in who was only able to return to society after absorbing Stain's ideology, and thus inspires others through shared rough experiences and inciting rage. The way they inspire others differs, as Shoji wants to be an inspiring hero and makes and impassioned speech that they will solve nothing through blind rage, whereas Spinner continues to actively encourage his new followers to use their rage to push through; believing that only violence will help them and due to [[DealWithTheDevil accepting new Quirks from All For One, lost his sanity in the process]].]]
112	* Jiro to Midoriya. Both Jiro and Midoriya are teens that have wanted to be heroes since they were little kids, have hobbies that they are passionate enough about to compile entire notebooks on, and quickly get embarrassed when others take note of their passion for said hobbies. For Midoriya, the hobby is hero analysis, while for Jiro, it's music. Interestingly enough, their parents have vastly different reactions. The Jiros support Kyoka, and even agree to her continuing to go to U.A. after she's unconscious for days due to Mustard's gas attack, whereas Inko insists that Izuku leave U.A. for another hero school after he gets badly injured due to his fight with Muscular.
113	* Tokoyami:
114	** He acts as one to Ashido. Both are among the more visually striking members of their class, both have Quirks that are related with things not typically identified with heroism (darkness for Tokoyami, acid for Ashido), but Tokoyami is dark and serious while Ashido is vastly more energetic and easygoing.
115	** To Dark Shadow itself. Tokoyami is cool-headed, cooperative, and noble. Dark Shadow is either childish and sheepish, or bloodthirsty and unstable.
116	* Todoroki:
117	** Contrasts with Midoriya in several ways, all of which come to the forefront during their emotionally charged match during the U.A. Sports Festival. Both are strong hero course candidates striving for the #1 hero spot and aiming to surpass All Might, but besides that they couldn't be more different. Midoriya comes from a modest, loving family (albeit with a mostly absent father), Todoroki came from a rich and famous one that either abused him via TrainingFromHell for their own purposes or physically hurt him via a SanitySlippage. Midoriya was born Quirkless and with below average athletic ability and needed All Might's Quirk and guidance to even barely make it into U.A., while Todoroki basically won the SuperpowerLottery and was born with nearly everything, getting into U.A. by recommendations alone. Even their powers directly contrast each other, where Midoriya has to get up close to make use of One For All, Todoroki can blast away from a safe distance with ice or fire. Furthermore, Todoroki had at that point figured out that Midoriya had some connection to All Might, seeing him as someone to defeat with his ice powers solely to prove a point to his father.
118	** Also to Yoarashi, a BoisterousBruiser whose overly eccentric and enthusiastic contrast starkly with Shoto's quiet and solitary demeanour. Despite this, both work out their differences as the series progresses.
119	* Mineta to Bakugo. While Bakugo is disliked by his classmates due to his [[HairTriggerTemper nasty temper]], Mineta is disliked due to [[DirtyKid his incurable perversion]].
120	* Surprisingly, Yaoyorozu is one to Bakugo in many ways:
121	** They are both extremely talented kids who have their own insecurities, which come into display after losing to one of their classmates. But the way it affects them and how they get over it is completely different: Bakugo's inferiority complex got worse after he lost to Midoriya in the training exercise and he lashes out at everyone and swears that this’ll be the last time he would lose. Yaoyorozu's confidence takes a nosedive after losing to Tokoyami, fairly easily at that, in the sports festival. She becomes extremely meek and underconfident as a result and keeps praising Todoroki's abilities and talents, seeing him as a superior student, as he too, like her, got into UA by recommendation.
122	** After this, they both had an encounter with Todoroki, but it had wildly different outcomes. Bakugo wanted to beat Todoroki at his best to prove his worth, but due to his emotional and mental issues, Todoroki held back in their match in the sports festival, while Bakugo gave his 100%, resulting in an accidental victory, which Bakugo wears as a MedalOfDishonor. On the other hand, Todoroki's encouragement towards Yaoyorozu's leadership abilities and the revelation that he was the one student who voted for her in the ClassRepresentative election helped her realise that she is selling herself short and her confidence was restored after her plan to defeat Aizawa sensei and passing their final exam worked.
123	** Prior to that, they were both spoiled by others due to their talents. Bakugo was a brash SpoiledBrat {{jerkass}} who gleefully pointed out how others are inferior to him, Yaoyorozu is SpoiledSweet who is InnocentlyInsensitive to others (funnily enough, this is exactly how Horikoshi intended to write Bakugo originally, before changing his mind).
124	** Their attitudes towards Todoroki is also similar but ultimately different. They both see him as TheAce, but Yaoyorozu looks up to him, while Bakugo sees him as a rival whom he has to defeat.
125	** They both agreed to help their fellow underachieving clasmates during their exams. While Momo agreed to hold group study sessions out of kindness and she treated them all to great food and tea in her mansion, Bakugo agreed to help Kirishima after he manipulated him into doing so and tutored him in public places while angrily yelling at him and hitting him when he gets anything wrong.
126	** They are both not fond of one of their classmates in particular: in Momo’s case, it is Mineta, who is a pervert and an AbhorrentAdmirer who keeps on trying to sexually harass her. In Bakugo's case, it is Midoriya, whom he hates due to his own inferiority complex and he believes the boy looks down at him. Even when he realises that it was the [[HeroWorshipper other way around]], he still doesn't like him much due to his constant fanboying nature, especially because he has a HairTriggerTemper, but Midoriya keeps praising him, he also gets creeped out by his fanboying of himself during their internship with Endeavor and threatened to get a restraining order against him.
127	* Iida to Bakugo. Both of them come from wealthy families, are some of Class 1-A's smartest students, are [[LightningBruiser hard-hitting and fast-moving fighters thanks to their Quirks (Engine for Iida, Explosion for Bakugo)]], initially dislike Midoriya and passionately follow their ideals of what a hero should be. However, they easily contrast one another: starting from their Hero Costumes, [[RedOniBlueOni Iida's is white and navy armor, indicating his straight-laced and rule following personality while Bakugo's is black and orange cloth, which matches his fiery personality as well as his status as an AntiHero.]] Iida's Quirk, Engine, comes from his legs while Bakugo's, Explosion, is connected to his palms that can malfunction due to overuse (Iida's Engines lose fuel if he doesn't drink enough orange juice, Bakugo's forearms start to ache if he uses more powerful explosions). Both of them tend to struggle in social situations due to being too loud and intense, though Iida is a NiceGuy who is very passionate about following rules while Bakugo is a {{Jerkass}} who has a volatile temper and very foul mouth. Both of them have [[ColorMotifs colors they associate with (Blue for Iida, Orange for Bakugo)]] and an AnimalMotif (horses for Iida, dogs and tigers for Bakugo) to symbolize their contrasting personalities (earnest, polite, and a rule follower for Iida, rude, selfish and violent for Bakugo). Both Iida and Bakugo initially dislike Midoriya (Bakugo because he believes Midoriya looks down on him, Iida because he disliked his interruption of Present Mic's speech), though Iida quickly warmed up to Midoriya and became his best friend while Bakugo hated Midoriya for nearly three seasons until they finally started to work towards reconciliation. [[{{Hypocrite}} Despite Iida's reverence for rules and order, he has broken the law twice (first when he went up against Stain, second when he helped in rescuing Bakugo)]] while in spite of Bakugo's hatred of rules and status as a delinquent, he has never broken the law.
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130	[[folder:Students]]
131	* Many of the pupils in Class 1-B are designed this way, some of them even being {{Retool}}s of other characters. The Joint Training Arc in particular helps underline this.
132	** Kaibara to Ojiro. Both are their classes' [[TheGenericGuy generic guys]], both have rather simple Quirks and both are melee fighters. But where Ojiro is humble and puts HonorBeforeReason, Kaibara is brazen and proud, to the point of considering that his time to shine was "stolen" from him by Ida and he struggles furiously to the very end when he's being taken to jail in the Joint Training Arc.
133	** Kuroiro to Tokoyami. Both are chuunibyous with Quirks related to darkness. But while Tokoyami's Quirk lets him control a specific body of darkness, being Dark Shadow, Kuroiro's Quirk allows him to control and inhabit ''any'' body of darkness.
134	** Kendo to Yaoyorozu. Both are the smartest girls in their classes, who also specialize in hand-to-hand combat and are also quite busty for their age, as well as being considered quite attractive who were both picked by Uwabami specifically for their looks (Kendo entered the beauty pageant, Yaoyorozu choose not to due to her role in the Music Festival).
135	** Shoda to Mineta. Both are unathletic-looking short guys who lack the HeroicBuild. But where Mineta's Quirk is mostly used for traps, capturing and fast movement, Shoda's Quirk is much more offensive. Also, where Mineta is just as weak as he looks in close-quarters combat, Shoda is actually a PintSizedPowerhouse.
136	* Shinso to Midoriya. Both want to be heroes and have their limitations. While Midoriya was naturally Quirkless, Shinso has a Quirk, but it can't be used for battle and is considered by people as an "evil" Quirk. Also, while Midoriya is TheParagon and tries to inspire people to follow him, Shinso is closer to a PragmaticHero, seeing use in simply manipulating others with his Quirk to achieve success in his plans.
137	* Mirio:
138	** To Midoriya. They're both self-sacrificing heroes inspired by All Might who are in it for the greater good rather than any sort of personal gain. Both of them are considered exemplary young heroes and were singled out as potential successors to All Might. They also both have or have had serious difficulties controlling their Quirks. That said, Midoriya is a NervousWreck who CannotTellAJoke and is constantly injuring himself as he struggles to control what is possibly the most powerful Quirk in the entire series. Mirio is an outgoing PerpetualSmiler who spent his entire life mastering his extremely unwieldy Quirk to the point that he's nearly untouchable because of it. Midoriya's greatest strength is his analytical ability and encyclopedic knowledge of the world of heroes but is somewhat lacking in practical experience, even with his unusually action-packed school life. Mirio is BookDumb but has a wealth of experience due to his internship under Sir Nighteye, to the point that he was scouted as a potential #1 hero.
139	** He is one to Bakugo in some ways too. They are both blonde [[HeroicBuild athletic]] characters from UA who are considered to be some of the best students. Bakugo is a JerkJock GeniusBruiser BigJerkOnCampus whereas Mirio is a BookDumb LovableJock BigManOnCampus. Bakugo has been a [[TheBully bully]] and [[StockShonenRival rival]] to Midoriya whereas Mirio takes an [[BigBrotherMentor immediate liking]] towards him and takes him under his wings right away. Bakugo deems Midoriya unworthy of being a hero [[spoiler:(at least until he goes through a lot of CharacterDevelopment)]] and thinks he shouldn’t even be at U.A. Mirio, on the other hand respects Midoriya a lot and when he loses his Quirk, he rejects Midoriya’s offer to take One For All. Mirio loves humour whereas Bakugo has NoSenseOfHumour. Both Mirio and Bakugo like Bakugo’s hero name [[AtrociousAlias "Explosive Murder God Dynamight"]], but for different reasons: Bakugo likes it because he thinks it is cool (and also because it pays tribute to his hero All Might), Mirio likes it because he thinks it is funny. They both also make Midoriya feel insecure in different ways: Bakugo because he has [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter always been the best]] in both studies and combat and they mutually consider each other their rival, Mirio because he was initially one of the prospective successors of All Might, handpicked by his former sidekick himself, but [[UnknownRival does nothing to make Midoriya feel unworthy in any way]].
140	* Yoarashi to Todoroki. They are both TheAce of their respective schools, but whereas Todoroki is a stoic BrokenAce who is only now learning how to socialize, Yoarashi is an upbeat HotBlooded guy who has seemingly no issue with communicating.
141	* Shishikura's basically a version of Ida that wants to force his will on everyone so badly that it gets in the way of what he really should be doing, being a pillar for others to lean on when they need help.
142	* Shindo:
143	** Interestingly enough, to Yoarashi. Both of them are tall, dark-haired youths with elemental based Quirks (Yoarashi's BlowYouAway compared to his DishingOutDirt), both are considered to be TheAce in their respective schools and both at first glance are openly friendly and charming, but turns out there is a lot more behind their character (Yoarashi's JerkassToOne attitude towards Todoroki due to SinsOfOurFathers compared to Shindo's true BitchInSheepsClothing personality). Their main differences mainly being how they react towards their rivals. Shindo's reaction to seeing the U.A. students being considerably better and more skilled than they were in the Sports Festival is genuine BloodKnight delight, while Yoarashi is incapable of letting go of his preconceived notions of Todoroki. Shindo's interaction with Midoriya is also a stark contrast to the Yoarashi/Todoroki rivalry. When Midoriya saves him from being blasted by the collateral damage created by the Yoarashi and Todoroki fight, he's not only truly appreciative of the act but later has absolutely no trouble in cooperating with Midoriya in their assault against Gang Orca, showing that Shindo is fully capable of prioritizing and compromising. Yoarashi and Todoroki are only capable of fighting Gang Orca after their mutual JerkassRealization due to Midoriya calling them out for their pettiness and even then it's too late for either of them to pass the exam.
144	** While Bakugo is unimpressed by the latter's false smiles and manipulative behavior, Shindo's HairTriggerTemper and {{Determinator}} characteristics mean the two come across as far more similar than initially implied. The main difference being that Bakugo doesn't care about hiding his dickishness at all.
145	* Saiko to Yaoyorozu, sharing with her being the most intelligent members of their teams and their high-class nature, but she is much more ruthless and mean than Yaoyorozu. She also prioritizes passing the test over her friends and is defeated by Yaoyorozu's team doing the opposite and valuing both equally.
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148	[[folder:Pro Heroes]]
149	* Endeavor:
150	** To All Might. While they are both very powerful heroes, Endeavor is only in it for the sake of winning and feels like becoming the best is the most important thing, while All Might is legitimately trying to do good. They also contrast in visual style. All Might has a more traditionally superheroic style with bright colors and a more silver-age style costume, while Endeavor wears a simple dark bodysuit whose details come from his flames, which include ShouldersOfDoom in more typical dark-age fashion.
151	** To Hawks. Currently, they are the top two heroes but while Endeavor has tried all his life for that #1 spot, Hawks could not care less about it. Endeavor is stoic and aloof and generally disliked by civilians whereas Hawks is popular, quippy, and playful. They make a great StraightManAndWiseGuy duo. Though with Hawks, it is later revealed that [[spoiler:most of his chippiness, friendliness, and high-spiritedness in front of Endeavor was an act to keep other heroes and the public's trust in him while he played double agent for the League of Villains behind their backs. Granted he is still quippy and mischievous to Endeavor's solemn straight guy.]]
152	** To Bakugo: both are obsessed with strength at the cost of actual heroism and both are determined to usurp the top spot from someone else.[[note]]Todoroki and All Might, respectively.[[/note]] When they ''do'' manage to win the top spot, however, it's due to their rivals being weakened at the time, and both throw tantrums when they feel cheated of a legitimate victory.
153	* Aizawa to All Might. All Might is the highest ranking hero in the world and uses his fame to inspire others, while Aizawa has a slovenly appearance and shuns the spotlight. All Might in his prime has incredible strength and stamina, whereas Aizawa has great skill, but prefers to strike quickly and with the element of surprise, as he lacks the endurance for long, protracted battles. Lastly, All Might's power empowers him with the strength of many men, and his personality is to build up those who have the desire to do good. Aizawa's Quirk robs others of their powers, and his personality is to tear down those who he feels show no potential. Their relationship in several ways mirrors the one between American superheroes Superman (All Might) and Batman (Aizawa) with All Might as the mighty superhero who fights his enemies with overwhelming power and Aizawa as the brooding anti-hero who relies more on skill than brute force.
154	* Hawks to two characters:
155	** Introduced as one of the new crops of top heroes, and specifically contrasted against the new #1, Endeavor. Unlike the middle-aged and broadly unpopular Endeavor, who is known for his aloofness and unpleasantness and relies on his strong Quirk in combat, Hawks is a casual and surface-friendly young man who is beloved by the general populace and doesn't have a powerful Quirk; rather, he relies on cleverness and ingenuity to use it effectively.
156	** He's a foil to Dabi as well. Dabi grew up with a big family, while Hawks struggled with a criminal father and an emotionally distant mother. Dabi was indirectly killed by Endeavor, Hawks was indirectly saved by him. Dabi is the son of a hero who later became a villain, while Hawks is the son of a villain who later became a hero. Hawks had his name taken away by the HPSC in order to become a hero, while Dabi took away his own name in order to become a villain. Growing up (and even in the present), Hawks greatly admires Endeavor and his character as a hero, while Dabi holds a great disdain for him and has the ultimate goal of killing him. As for their Quirks, Dabi's is incompatible with his body, though he uses it to further his selfish goals anyway, while Hawks was given the responsibility of a useful quirk as a child, and will selflessly do whatever it takes to put people at ease. That's not even mentioning their color palettes being direct opposites from each other: Dabi's being cool colors, while Hawks' is primarily warm.
157	* Ms. Joke to Aizawa, being a GenkiGirl whose Quirk is based on laughter, while he is dark and gloomy and prefers quietude.
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160	[[folder:Villains]]
161	* Tomura Shigaraki:
162	** To his ArchNemesis Midoriya:
163	*** Both of them are the pupils of the previous BigGood and BigBad, and at the start of the story both of them are pretty terrible at what they do and have to learn from their mentors.
164	*** Shigaraki is descended from a user of One For All but doesn't know it, while Midoriya has no biological relationship to any of the Quirk's users but has a strong father-son dynamic with All Might. Both Midoriya and Shigaraki also belong to Nana Shimura's legacy in similarly indirect but connected ways to All For One, who is interested in them both to juxtapose the Symbol of Peace with a Symbol of Fear.
165	*** And while both have powerful Quirks they need to control for fear of what could happen otherwise, Midoriya works to control his power in increasing increments and fears the damage his Quirk does to his own body, while Shigaraki's can only be all-or-nothing and affects things around him when uncontrolled.
166	*** Even their BodyMotifs are opposing, with Shigaraki requiring his hands for his Quirk and Midoriya focusing his own through his legs after developing Shoot Style (though still occasionally using his fingers and arms in a pinch).
167	*** [[spoiler:Both inherit their mentors' Quirks through different ways: Shigaraki obtained All For One after undergoing a painful, extensive Quirk surgery and his body is artificially enhanced to imitate All Might's immense strength (although not completely on par with All Might), and he makes a point of regularly comparing his base physical feats to All Might in his prime as his 'evolution' continues. On the other hand, Midoriya obtained One For All after undergoing ten months of rigorous, but ordinary, physical training. He also obtained the ability to wield multiple Quirks, which imitates All For One's ability.]]
168	** Both Overhaul and Shigaraki have TouchOfDeath powers, lead groups of villains, and want to take the spot of All For One as king of the underworld. However, Shigaraki is a PsychopathicManchild who often relies on sheer strength to solve a problem, ignoring the idea of making complex plans or seeking any gain that is not simply to take All For One's spot, while Overhaul is levelheaded, keeps a calm tone all the time and has a bigger plan to take over, which includes large sums of money or getting Shigaraki's "overhyped villains". Both hide their faces, but while Overhaul still seems to have a relatively normal face that shows seriousness and calm, has dark hair and clear eyes, Shigaraki's hand covers all of his face beside his eyes and is way creepier, has gray hair and red eyes. Overhaul's costume includes gloves and a plague doctor's mask because he hates being touched by people, while Shigaraki's entire motif is being covered by hands. Shigaraki, while skeptical at first, eventually learned to accept his teammates as TrueCompanions, while Overhaul sees his as expendable pawns and would even [[BadBoss kill them]] for minor infractions. Both of them are also obsessed with living up to their adoptive father figures, but Shigaraki obeys All For One even when he disagrees with him, while Overhaul is willing to cripple his yakuza father figure out of a misguided desire to show him that his way is the best way to look out for his interests. [[spoiler: They switch places during the final act, with the broken Overhaul desperately trying to find his boss to apologize for his crimes, while Shgiaraki has actively rejected All For One due to the revelation that he was nothing more than [[GrandTheftMe a vessel for him all along]].]]
169	* All For One:
170	** Yoichi, his younger brother and the [[PrecursorHeroes predecessor hero]] to his PredecessorVillain:
171	*** While his younger brother Yoichi wears plain white clothes, All For One prefers fancy black suits. Yoichi is never shown without unruly white hair, while All For One has been rendered bald by his injuries against All Might. Both usually have their eyes hidden until late in the story, but while Yoichi has normal eyes that convey his empathy and compassion, All For One had cold, inexpressive eyes before he gained his EyelessFace in his fight with All Might.
172	*** While all for one has the [[PowerParasite ability to steal abilities]], Yoichi can grant his own to others. Yoichi's quirk requires great personal sacrifice since it can only be used once before rendering the bearer Quirkless by its nature, while All For One incurs no cost when stealing Quirks and does so with abandon. All For One uses this to try and become [[MaouTheDemonKing an immortal demon lord]] while Yoichi uses his Quirk to FlingALightIntoTheFuture.
173	*** Yoichi is kind and empathetic to everyone he meets, but eventually closes that off for his brother as he accepts that he must be stopped, while All For One views everyone except [[MoralityPet Yoichi]] as only existing to be exploited and discarded, and even a century after his brothers death he still desperately tries to regain One For All to obtain his brothers vestige [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and breaks mentally when it is destroyed]].
174	*** Yoichi ultimately only wants to do the right thing and actively rejects his brothers offer of WeCanRuleTogether. He ultimately cares nothing for fame or being remembered, only that his brother is stopped. Contrasting this, All For One's deepest desire is to [[ItsAllAboutMe have everyone's eyes on him, forever]].
175	* Spinner:
176	** It's implied that Spinner realizes that he and Shigaraki are very similar people when the latter villain tells Dr. Garaki that, before he met All For One, he felt like he was an empty shell devoid of any meaning. This comes only a couple of chapters after Spinner said something similar; that he feels completely empty inside and needs someone to inspire him to be something more.
177	** Spinner calls Trumpet, and by extension the rest of the MLA, out as being just like him; people who jumped on their respective bandwagons and can't change anything without latching on to someone else's ideals first. Trumpet doesn't appreciate the comparison.
178	* Gentle's one to Midoriya. Both of them want to be heroes and start off without the skills needed to become one, academic aptitude in the case of Gentle and a Quirk in the case of Midoriya. Both were also impacted by a crisis in their rock bottom that changed their life forever. Whereas Midoriya's encounter with a villain started him on the path to becoming a hero, Gentle's failed attempt to rescue a falling civilian severely set him back and forced him to live on the fringes of society. Additionally, whereas Midoriya is driven by a desire to save people and take up All Might's torch to surpass his own weaknesses, Gentle is unable to overcome his failures and badly craves acknowledgement. Midoriya finds the battle with Gentle hard on a personal level, seeing so much of Gentle in himself, and this realization finally gives Gentle the feeling of worthiness he long desired.
179	* Lady Nagant:
180	** To Midoriya. Both characters started with idealistic dreams about being a hero and got the chance to make their dreams reality, but soon had their idealism challenged by the grim reality of heroism. However, whereas Midoriya still holds to his ideals while acknowledging the GreyAndGreyMorality around him, Lady Nagant has completely succumbed to the cynicism she developed as an assassin.
181	** To her former kohai, Hawks. Both are mobile long-range fighters that combine strong sensory abilities with an AnatomyArsenal, were child prodigies groomed and trained by the Hero Commission, and have an irreverent personality despite also being {{Consummate Professional}}s and holding high standards for heroes:
182	*** Each was essentially railroaded into their position by the Commission. However, Hawks has faith in his allies, if not his superiors, providing support to heroes like Tokoyami and Endeavor when he thinks they're falling short of their potential. Conversely, Lady Nagant seeks to destroy hero society for its shortcomings and hates hero supporters as much as she hates the system itself.
183	*** While Hawks was willing to feign loyalty to the League as a double agent, he drew the line at killing heroes. On the other hand, Lady Nagant emphatically refuses to be one of AFO's lackeys, but, once hired, is even willing to attack and attempt to dismember a teenager.
184	*** The two also have opposing SympathyForTheDevil moments. While Hawks feels sympathy for Twice and considered him a friend, he doesn't believe that negates Twice being an unrepentant criminal, and is willing to kill him if it prevents harm to others, even if he feels terrible about it. In contrast, despite her dislike and irritation towards Overhaul, Lady Nagant is willing to become his ally, automatically assuming that his presence in Tartarus means he was another person screwed over by the hero system, and never even considering that he might have been in super-max for [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter a good reason]].
185	* Shie Hassaikai
186	** Overhaul to Mirio. Are both introduced at around the same time and demonstrate their potential to become the next BigGood and BigBad, respectively, over their chosen successors. However, their circumstances couldn't be more different. While Midoriya looks up to Mirio, to the point where he questions his right to have One For All, Shigaraki absolutely despises Overhaul and has his own motives for working together. [[spoiler:By the end, all Overhaul can do is cry out in despair as Shigaraki cuts his arms off, rendering him effectually Quirkless and takes his life's work for his own gain. Midoriya offers One For All to the now Quirkless Mirio, but the latter declines.]]
187	** Setsuno to Tamaki. Both share a belief that they are worthless, but while Tamaki has people who attempt to counter these beliefs and actually believe in him, Setsuno's relationship with Overhaul only furthered his own self-worth issues and making Setsuno completely willing to die for him.
188	** Rapppa to Kirishima. Both are brute force melee fighters with fairly simple Quirks, boisterous personalities, and strong personal codes. But where Kirishima's Quirk is defensive, Rappa's is offensive. Where Kirishima's code is about protecting others, Rappa's code is about fighting people to the death. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And while Rappa's a natural redhead, Kirishima dyes his hair]].

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