History WebVideo / MyHeroAcademiaAbridged

** The general portrayal of superheroes is much more realistic: People, like Kachan, have no real interest in doing good or being an overall hero. They just want publicity and to collect their respective residuals on all of their media coverages and merchandises. Some quirk owners also show traits of psychopathy, like Bakugou who casually threatens to murder Midoriya and his family for petty reasons. Older heroes, like All-Might, are also jaded and paranoid, as shown when All-Might throws a whale into space after mistaking it for a Gang Orca. This shows how superheroes can't really exist in the real world without being a psychotic monster; their logic doesn't apply in the real world, especially when they evade the consequences of their actions and when the media lionizes them under the belief that "The ends justify the means".

** The general portrayal of superheroes is much more realistic: People, like Kachan, have no real interest in doing good or being an overall hero. They just want publicity and to collect their respective residuals on all of their media coverages and merchandises. Some quirk owners also show traits of psychopathy, like Bakugou who casually threatens to murder Midoriya and his family for petty reasons. Older heroes, like All-Might, are also jaded and paranoid, as shown when All-Might throws a whale into space after mistaking it for a supervillain. This shows how superheroes can't really exist in the real world without being a psychotic monster; their logic doesn't apply in the real world, especially when they evade the consequences of their actions and when the media lionizes them under the belief that "The ends justify the means".

** The general portrayal of superheroes is much more realistic: People, like Kachan, have no real interest in doing good or being an overall hero. They just want publicity and to collect their respective residuals on all of their media coverages and merchandises. Some quirk owners also show traits of psychopathy, like Kachan who casually threatens to murder Deku and his family for petty reasons. Older heroes, like All-Might, are also jaded and paranoid, as shown when All-Might throws a whale into space after mistaking it for a supervillain. This shows how superheroes can't really exist in the real world without being a psychotic monster; their logic doesn't apply in the real world, especially when they evade the consequences of their actions and when the media lionizes them under the belief that "The ends justify the means".

The series stars an even more emotionally fragile Izuku Midoriya, trying to become a hero, like his idol, All Might. The world is a much more snarkier, cynical place than in canon, with All-Might being a washed-up, all-but forgotten celebrity, the public long moved on to newer, younger, and more popular heroes; characters like Bakugou having their worst traits dialed up to eleven for comedic reasons; and the hero business in general being a grim, brutal, hyper-competitive business of popularity and product placements.

** For Deku, his father is a deadbeat musician and his mother is a depressed alcoholic and he's more a messed up kid than in canon, if you can believe that.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Downplayed with All-Might, who is TheCape in public but is in reality a jaded KnightInSourArmor.
* BlackComedy: To the ''extreme.'' For example, Bakugou threatens Deku's family, and after Deku mentions his DisappearedDad, Bakugou says he will track him down, and reunite him with Deku, before tearing his throat out, and forcing Deku to watch him bleed out.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Deku's doctor, after trying to convince his mother that he could a successful drug dealer when he grows up, calls her a "Helicopter Parent" when she objects to his lackluster advice.
* CircusOfFear: Deku and Bakugou's junior high teacher tries to recruit students into becoming carnies, because they have threatened to cut off his thumbs if he doesn't recruit at least ten kids.

* KnightInSourArmor: All-Might is this when he's not buffed out and being honest with Izuku. Being bitter that despite his numerous altruistic attitude and efficiency as a superhero the public hates him and that the Superhero industry in general is far greedier than he is.

* RepressedMemories: Deku has these of his childhood, shortly after discovering he was doomed to forever be quirkless. He has a flashback of them in the first episode, and quickly pushes them back into the vault afterward.

** The general portrayal of superheroes is much more realistic: People, like Kachan, have no real interest in doing good or being an overall hero. They just want publicity and to collect their respective residuals on all of their media coverages and merchandises. Some quirk owners also show traits of psychopathy, like Kachan who casually threatens to murder Deku and his family for petty reasons. Older heroes, like All-Might, are also jaded and paranoid, as shown when All-Might throws a whale into space after mistaking it for a supervillain. This shows how superheroes can't really exist in the real world without being paranoid or outright psychopathic; their logic doesn't apply in the real world, especially when the public lionizes them under the belief that "The ends justify the means".

* BlackComedjy: To the ''extreme.'' For example, Bakugou threatens Deku's family, and after Deku mentions his DisappearedDad, Bakugou says he will track him down, and reunite him with Deku, before tearing his throat out, and forcing Deku to watch him bleed out.

* BlackComedy: To the ''extreme.'' For example, Bakugou threatens Deku's family, and after Deku mentions his DisappearedDad, Bakugou says he will track him down, and reunite him with Deku, before tearing his throat out, and forcing Deku to watch him bleed out.

** Due to being one the few people born without a quirk, Deku has a sheepish personality and is easily frightened by everyone. Justified since his peers are in possession of really dangerous powers, which makes them completely callous and psychotic. This is best shown with Kachan, who frequently tells Deku to kill himself and outright threatens to murder him and his family for very petty reasons.

** The general portrayal of superheroes is more realistic: People, like Kachan, have no real interest in doing good or being an overall hero. They just want publicity and to collect residuals on all of their media coverage and respective merchandises. The public also has a very low opinion of the older heroes (like All-Might) because he doesn't produce profitable drama or display any unique quirks, unlike the more popular heroes like Backdraft and Mt. Lady.

* RealityEnsues:
** Due to being one the few people born without a quirk, Deku has a sheepish personality and is easily frightened by everyone. Justified since they are in possession of really dangerous powers, which makes them completely callous and psychotic. This is best shown with Kachan, who frequently tells Deku to kill himself and outright threatens to murder him and his family.
** All Might gives a realistic portrayal of heroes. All Might's true form is emaciated and damaged from his past fights. He's also nihilistic and jaded due to witnessing the decline of true heroism; which was caused when altruistic virtues were replaced with greed and vanity.
** The general portrayal of superheroes is more realistic. People, like Kachan, have no real interest in doing good or being an overall hero. They just want publicity and to collect residuals on all of their media coverage and respective merchandises. The public also has a very low opinion of the older heroes (like All-Might) because he doesn't produce profitable drama or display any unique quirks, unlike the more popular heroes like Backdraft and Mt. Lady.
** A black comedy example comes from All-Might capturing Sludge Villain. All-Might has trouble scooping him into a plastic bottle, meanwhile, Sludge Villain is in intense pain from being imprisoned in two places at once.

* BoringButPractical: Deconstructed. The most common way All Might uses his Quirk (One for All) is simple SuperStrength, which is more than powerful enough to defeat most villains. Unlike the original canon, this makes him unpopular with the public; in a world where flashy heroes get the most praise, All Might comes off as an InvincibleHero.

* BoringButPractical: Deconstructed. The most common way All Might uses his Quirk (One for All) is simple SuperStrength, which is more than powerful enough to defeat most villains. Unlike the original canon, this makes him unpopular with the public; in a world where flashy heroes get the most praise, All Might comes off as a BoringInvincibleHero.

* BoringButPractical: All Might's Quirk is simple SuperStrength which leads to him simply defeating most supervillains in a few hits due to how powerful he is. While he's still the most effective superhero, he's also incredibly boring to watch.

* KnightInSourArmor: All-Might is this when he's not buffed out and being honest with Izuku.

** The general portrayal of superheroes is more realistic. People, like Kachan, have no real interest in doing good or being an overall hero. They just want publicity and to collect residuals on all of their media coverages and respective merchandises. The public also has a very low opinion of the older heroes (like All-Might) because he doesn't produce profitable drama or display any unique quirks, unlike the more popular heroes like Backdraft and Mt. Lady.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Bakugou is even ''worse'' than his canon self in the first episode. One such example in saying he's always got Deku's back before a sudden cut into him yelling "Kick (Deku) in the back!"

* DisappearedDad: Hisashi father is a deadbeat musician, who had a short-lived fling with Inko before abandoning her after she got pregnant. She refers to him as the "leather-clad incubus."

-->'''Midoriya''': (thinking) Oh, wow! I forgot how sad I was back then! (chuckles nervously) How did that one sleep out? Back in the box with you! And ''repreeeess''... this is ''healthyyyy!'' (sighs) Good... now: LAUGH! (forced, broken laughter) Yes! This is the sound that ''Joy'' makes!

* TakeThat: To ''Manga/OnePunchMan''. "He ends all his fights in like, One Punch! Who could possibly be entertained by that!"

* DisappearedDad: Hisashi father is a deadbeat musician, who had a short-lived fling with Inko before abandoning him after she got pregnant. She refers to him as the "leather-clad incubus."

* BlackComedy: To the ''extreme.'' For example, Bakugou threatens Deku's family, and after Deku mentions his DisappearedDad, Bakugou says he will track him down, and reunite him with Deku, before tearing his throat out in front of him.

* MoodWhiplash: Deku's being diagnosed as quirkless. The entire scene is loaded with intense BlackComedy, from the ''extraordinarily'' unprofessional doctor trying to encourage him to sell illegal drugs for a living (and who we ultimately find out doesn't have a license, or is a doctor ''at all''), before transitioning to Young Deku having an emotional breakdown while Inko is helpless to do anything but hug him.

-->'''Midoriya''': (thinking) Oh, wow! I forgot how sad I was back then! (chuckles nervously) How did that one sleep out? Back in the box with you! And ''repreeeess''... this is ''healthyyyy!'' (sighs) Good... now: LAUGH! (forced, broken laughter) Yes! This is the sound that ''Joy'' makes!

* DisappearedDad: Hisashi father is a deadbeat musician, who had a short-lived fling with Inko before abandoning him after she got pregnant. She refers to him as the "leather-clad incubus."

The series stars an even more emotionally fragile Izuku Midoriya, trying to become a hero, like his idol, All Might. The world is a much more snarkier place than in canon, with All-Might being more like Spider-Man popularity wise than Superman.

* TheAlcoholic: Inko Midoriya has taken to the bottle after Hisashi left his family behind.

* AdaptaionalAngstUpgrade: Both Deku and All-Might are hit with this in the first episode;

** For All-Might, [[spoiler:even with all the work he's done, the public doesn't remotely care for All-Might anymore. He still has all of the canonical health problems, which adds even more trauma to him. His big speech to Midoriya before the climax is about how the hero industry cares little about actual heroism and is more focused on making a profit]].

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My Hero Academia Abridged is an AbridgedSeries version of Manga/MyHeroAcademia made by [[WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged Something Witty Entertainment]]. It currently has only one episode out, which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJHVYLKUrTw here;]]