I'm contemplating whether Izuku counts as The Heart for his team. It's notable that the Hero Team lacks the emotional support, cohesion, and morale that the Villain Team has, even from the beginning, so there's something to be said about this key role being missing on the Hero Team but I don’t know if it qualifies Izuku, who unifies and supports morale for his team, as The Heart of thr Villain Team in comparison. He does some things that The Heart does, like keeps them from losing focus due to intra-team conflicts, but...
Thoughts?
I'm contemplating whether Izuku counts as The Heart for his team. It's notable that the Hero Team lacks the emotional support, cohesion, and morale that the Villain Team has, even from the beginning, so there's something to be said about this key role being missing on the Hero Team but I don’t know if it qualifies Izuku, who unifies and supports morale for his team, as The Heart of thr Villain Team in comparison. He does some things that The Heart does, like keeps them from losing focus due to intra-team conflicts, but... Thoughts?