History Main / HeroAcademy

* Beacon in ''Fanfic/ForgedDestiny'', as opposed to the one in ''Franchise/{{RWBY}}'' which is just an ExtranormalInstitute, acts as this. It and its counterparts in the other kingoms train members of the [[FantasticCasteSystem Hero Caste]] to become Heroes capable of defending mankind against the forces of Grimm. Dropouts are regulated to the Soldier Caste, a group that is loyal to the kingdoms themselves rather than to mankind itself.

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* Garderobe in some incarnations of ''Anime/MaiOtome'' functions as this. Healthy, normal young girls are brought in to be educated in both ettiquette and combat skills so that they may serve their patrons or nations as [[OneManArmy one woman armies]]. The latter part is due to technology rather than any inborn superpowers.

* ''Literature/PJMasks'': The book "L'école des Pyjamasques" focusses on a school for superpowered kis, run by the hero Energuman. Besides the Pyjamasques, the school is attended by the Mascrapules, Lilifée and Tatouro (the book counterpart of Armadylan).

Not to be confused with the similarly-named ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary''.

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* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', being a show about ''corporate'' superheroes, has one of this. Not all students have gifts that are suitable for hero-ing, however.
* Palaestra in ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega'', which makes the training of Saints more formalized than in the original series where training is done on master-disciple basis.
* Death Weapon Meister Academy (or DWMA for short) in ''Manga/SoulEater'' could be considered this, as they teach and train relatively normal children to become effective 'meisters' and 'weapons'. (The weapon children are naturally born with the ability to transform, but it's a trait common enough in the world to not be considered a 'super power'.) In the spinoff ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'' it is stated that DWMA is recognized as a school that produces heroes of the world and its graduates are respected by the society.

* No points for guessing what ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is about. The series focuses on U.A., one of many such academies in the setting. While it acts as a SuperheroSchool for those aspiring to be pro heroes, it also has General Education, Hero Support (the people who design heroes' gadgets), and Management courses taught so that non-pros can effectively navigate the setting post-graduation.

* The Stone Prince in Literature/EnchantedForestChronicles went to one of these.
* ''Literature/GameWorld'': The Hero School used to train adventurers and knights, now it trains politicians and accountants (aka, the people who actually run the world nowadays).
* The Collegium in the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, at least for Herald-trainees. Students in other disciplines train there too, but for Heralds this is where they learn to master their Gifts (magical or psychic powers) and is the one place they can really call home.

* The Eponimous ''World Express'' is such a school located on a Train that constantly moves around the world. While it does teach some MagiTech, it's primary goal is to teach its pupils how to change the world for the better. Disciplines include self-confidence, rhetoric [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and unarmed combat]]

* The Eponimous ''World Express'' is such a school located on a Train that constantly moves around the world. While it does teach some MagiTech, it's primary goal is to teach its pupils how to change the world for the better.

Not to be confused with the Creator/PBSKids show [[NamesTheSame of the same name]]. The page for that [[WesternAnimation/HeroAcademy can be found here]].

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* Roleplay/MSFHighForum: School actually kidnaps potential heroes when they are almost dead. There they are taught to be heroes... in very strange ways. It seems that DarkAndTroubledPast is a key to getting into there.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', when kids want to become Kids Next Door Operatives, they have to sign up for the KND Cadet Academy for training and studying on being a KND Operative. What separates it from a MilitaryAcademy is that, though KND is modeled as a military organization, as explained on the description above, it's as much of a society as it is a military group, which cause it to fit more into the Hero Academy trope. Their goal is also "combat evil adults".

[[quoteright:350:[[Manga/MyHeroAcademia https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_yuuei_building.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[AlphabetArchitecture The "H" stands for "Hero".]]]]

* DWMA in ''Manga/SoulEater'' could be considered this, as they teach and train relatively normal children to become effective 'meisters' and 'weapons'. (The weapon children are naturally born with the ability to transform, but it's a trait common enough in the world to not be considered a 'super power'.) In the spinoff ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'' it is stated that DWMA is recognized as a school that produces heroes of the world and its graduates are respected by the society.

* Beacon in ''Fanfic/ForgedDestiny'', as opposed to the one in ''Franchise{{RWBY}}'' which is just an ExtranormalInstitute, acts as this. It and its counterparts in the other kingoms train members of the [[FantasticCasteSystem Hero Caste]] to become Heroes capable of defending mankind against the forces of Grimm. Dropouts are regulated to the Soldier Caste, a group that is loyal to the kingdoms themselves rather than to mankind itself.

* Beacon in ''Fanfic/ForgedDestiny'', as opposed to the one in RWBY which is just an ExtranormalInstitute, acts as this. It and its counterparts in the other kingoms train members of the [[FantasticCasteSystem Hero Caste]] to become Heroes capable of defending mankind against the forces of Grimm. Dropouts are regulated to the Soldier Caste, a group that is loyal to the kingdoms themselves rather than to mankind itself.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[AlphabetArchiteture The "H" stands for "Hero".]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The "H" stands for Hero]]

* No points for guessing what ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is about. The series focuses on U.A., one of many such academies in the setting. While it acts as a SuperheroSchool for those aspiring to be pro heroes, it also has General Education, Hero Support, and Management courses taught so that non-pros can effectively navigate the setting post-graduation.

Many fictional worlds show a hero working his way to fight and stop some great evil. Sometimes they're princes or knights fighting to save a damsel in distress, maybe they're mercenaries fighting evil for a paycheck or a regular person relying strictly on his wits and luck? Either way, they were defined as heroes on their respective stories.

Hero Academy refers to a organization, or part of an organization, that trains people to develop the skills and knowledge, usually both (or either) combat-related or otherwise, needed to be able to do heroic deeds, unlike SuperheroSchool, it usually trains regular people with little to no superpowers and teaches their students the skills they need rather than picking out students that already have extraordinary abilities, though they may pick out individuals that they believe show potential. A subtrope of ExtranormalInstitute: one thing a Hero Academy has in common with SuperheroSchool and WizardingSchool that may separate it from MilitarySchool or MilitaryAcademy is that they function as a society as much as a training program. Compare AdventureGuild, which can be a faction that focuses more on having individuals go on quests than on tutoring students how to successfully go through them. The EvilCounterpart is the AcademyOfEvil.

* The Hero Association in ''Manga/OnePunchMan'' serves to scout and rank heroes, coordinate their efforts by sending them to where they're most needed, as well as paying them for their efforts. Unfortunately, it leads to a lot of WeAreStrugglingTogether when heroes form their own cliques and actively jockey for position, not to mention being entirely incapable of recognizing [[spoiler:King]] as a powerless figurehead.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', when kids want to become Kids Next Door Operatives, they have to sign up for the KND Cadet Academy for training and studying on being a KND Operative. What separates it from a MilitaryAcademy is that, though KND is modeled as a military organization, as explained on the description above, it's as much of a society as it is a military group, which cause it to fit more into the Hero Academy trope.

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_yuuei_building.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The "H" stands for Hero]]

* No points for guessing what ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is about. The series focuses on U.A., one of many such academies in the setting that teaches students how to be superheroes.