| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eat_this_6.jpeg]] |
| 2 | Because ''My Hero Academia'' is one of the most popular manga and anime series in recent history, expect the series to spawn a ''massive'' amount of memes. |
| 3 | !!Please add entries in the following format: |
| 4 | * The meme. [=[[=]labelnote:Explanation[=]]=]The explanation behind the meme, if necessary.[=[[=]/labelnote[=]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]] |
| 5 | ** Further mutations and successor memes, if any. |
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| 7 | * Eat this![[note]]When Midoriya is about be given One For All, he expects some kind of incredible SuperEmpowering ceremony. Instead, All Might plucks a hair off his head and tells Midoriya to eat it (as seen in the page image), much to Midoriya's horror and disgust. He later brings it up again with All Might after fighting Stain, complete with contorting his face into a perfect replica of All Might's and dropping his voice to match his.[[/note]] |
| 8 | * "Clench your asshole super tight and scream [[smash]] from the bottom of your heart!!!"[[note]]All Might's instruction to Midoriya on how to use the power of One For All.[[/note]] |
| 9 | * Deku's rival harem.[[note]]Spawned from the fact that many characters seem to want to be a rival to Midoriya. First, we have Bakugo. Then Todoroki declared his rivalry right before the Sports Festival. During the Sports Festival, Iida also declared his rivalry. In the Sports Festival Tournament, even ''[[ImpliedLoveInterest Uraraka]]'' did it. Noteworthy to point that those are four of the most popular pairings of the fandom.[[/note]] |
| 10 | * Quirks aren't magic! [[labelnote:Explanation]]During his fight against Shoto, Izuku states the aforementioned line while thinking how quirks are fully biological in nature. While he means that quirks have limits and drawbacks, such as Shoto overusing his ice giving him hypothermia, fans have had fun poking fun at the idea due to how quirks blatantly violate physics. Besides characters creating energy or mass from nothing, there's ones like Manga's Comic or Cathleen's New Order which are outright {{reality warper}}s and might as well be magic.[[/labelnote]] |
| 11 | * ''SHOOOOTOOOO!!!!''[[note]]Endeavor shouting Shoto's name on occasion. This even includes [[spoiler:''in the middle of a HeroicBSOD as a moment of levity.'']][[/note]] |
| 12 | * [[https://imgur.com/gallery/Brvd9 The Deku Headbang.]] ''(EpilepticFlashingLights warning)''[[note]]In the first episode of the anime, there's a flashback to Midoriya rocking his head in anticipation while his mother starts up a video of All Might. It's been edited in a number of ways and used as a reaction GIF.[[/note]] |
| 13 | * Even [[BigBad All For One]] is a better father than Endeavor.[[note]]This spawned from a moment in Chapter 89 where All For One assured Shigaraki that he would do better next time instead of scolding him for his failure. Though, considering how they both attempted (and in one case, succeeded) in grooming their kids, he isn't actually that great a dad.[[/note]] |
| 14 | * Hugaraka [[note]] A scene of Uraraka [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/missile_hug.png grabbing onto]] the (fake) missile in Episode 7 has prompted people to edit that pose into various pictures.[[/note]] |
| 15 | * "Those aren't just random [''Insert Character/Object/Action Here''] Each of those [''Insert Character/Object/Action Here'']... is more than 100% of his power!" [[note]]In reference to All Might's fight with the Nomu. Frequently found in You Say Run videos to describe something the character is doing. For example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ENWKsA7j4 You Say Run - The Tigger Movie.]]'Those aren't just random bounces. Each of those bounces... is more than 100% of his power!'[[/note]] |
| 16 | * Deep Dope[[note]]A particular shirt that Jiro wore in an official picture that some forum users found hilarious, due to the wording and the fact that the shirt also points down to the wearer's crotch.[[/note]] |
| 17 | * Shoto eating[[labelnote:Explanation]]Shoto Todoroki is often memed as being a BigEater because of an anime shot where he ate a very big bundle of soba in one bite, instead of pouring it into his dish during the Final Exams arc.[[/labelnote]] |
| 18 | * Barbarian King Bakugo[[note]]When Bakugo won the second popularity poll, [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/bokunoheroacademia/images/e/e6/Chapter_120.png/revision/latest?cb=20161226200141 he was drawn in a fantasy aesthetic wearing fur robes that gave him the appearance of a barbarian warrior.]] The image only grew in popularity when the second ED of the anime's second season used the same theme, and showed Bakugo [[DragonRider riding a dragon]].[[/note]] |
| 19 | * Little Red Riot Hood[[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://unbreakable-red-riot.tumblr.com/post/164302994126/great-question-anons-so-the-source-is-from-an A Halloween chapter]] of the spin-off ''Manga/MyHeroAcademiaSmash'' showed Kirishima dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and Bakugo as the Big Bad Wolf chasing him, which has inspired ''a lot'' fanart and fanfics.[[/labelnote]] |
| 20 | * Rat bitch[[labelnote:Explanation]] Some [[WikiVandal vandalism]] on Mineta's wiki page [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/fb9ad77eb7b27f758da2f96d73a22f37/tumblr_inline_otisxrAauk1v14d4p_540.png replaced some of his description with this phrase.]] [[TheScrappy Due to his hatedom]], it's managed to become the go-to moniker for him.[[/labelnote]] |
| 21 | * Midoriya's Quirk[[labelnote:Explanation]]A lot of people, both jokingly and seriously, think Midoriya wasn't actually quirkless and did have a Quirk, just that he didn't notice it because it was so innocuous and common of him. The proposed ideas range from the reasonable to the absurd. However, [[spoiler: they are all officially debunked when Midoriya's Quirkless state is revealed to be an important plotpoint and factor regarding One For All.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 22 | ** Midoriya's Muttering[[labelnote:Explanation]]Midoriya has a habit of [[ThinkingOutLoud constantly muttering his thoughts out loud without realizing]], typically while either deep into his analysis or when in a panicked state. Others have commented both on it being creepy but also being typical of him. This has lead many to think his mumbling is a Quirk itself.[[/labelnote]] |
| 23 | ** Midoriya's Notetaking[[labelnote:Explanation]] Midoriya's analytical thinking and ability to discern the strengths and weaknesses of any Quirk he sees have caused many to think his Quirk is an analysis one. InUniverse, his analytical skills have been considered both impressive and frightening, such as when he showed his notes on Uraraka to her, so many think his Quirk lets him make such in-depth analyses.[[/labelnote]] |
| 24 | ** Quirk: OcularGushers[[labelnote:Explanation]]Midoriya's habit of [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/b54539096d49339e49ff3109b41f070f/tumblr_njvgj2B6A61u6s7veo1_1280.png using]] the OcularGushers [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/249/043/980.gif trope]] and turning it up a notch, has [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1278309-my-hero-academia made]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1249043-my-hero-academia fans]] [[https://twitter.com/notyamtastic/status/876853836559769600 think]] it's his [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/278/309/6a5.png actual Quirk.]] It's likewise been thought to have been unknown secondary Quirk of Inko's, since she too has a tendency to use this, so much so she claims to have passed out from ''dehydration''. A later chapter has Midoriya mention that the neighbors have complained about the water damage their crying causes... right before they sob together so hard that they destroy a window as it pours downstairs.[[/labelnote]] |
| 25 | ** Fire + Attracting Objects = [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1403203-my-hero-academia Attracting Hot Things.]][[note]]Midoriya's father has the Quirk of breathing fire, and his mother has the Quirk of attracting small objects. Since children often get some sort of merged version of their parents' Quirks (like Shoto did), fans joke that Midoriya ''does'' have a Quirk of his own without realizing it: [[ChickMagnet attracting pretty girls]].[[/note]] |
| 26 | * You Say Run Goes With Everything[[note]]Much like [[Franchise/StreetFighter Guile's theme]] and [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance "Rules of Nature"]], fans have spliced "You Say Run" into various scenes to make them better.[[/note]] |
| 27 | * The Traitor is (blank)[[note]]After hearing the discovery that someone at U.A. is a traitor and before the traitor was actually revealed,it's become a common theme amongst fans to theorize who said traitor could be. A common choice ends up being Kaminari, who some believe has actually been hiding a true, much darker, persona behind a comedic ButtMonkey facade. There were also a surprising number of "traitor Present Mic" scenarios brought up as well..[[/note]] |
| 28 | * PLUS ULTRA[[note]]Particularly useful when someone knows they're about to go too far but will do so anyways for the hell of it. Helps that it's one in-universe as well, as it's the school motto.[[/note]] |
| 29 | * "Never ever go for this. [[HitlerAteSugar Only villains do that]]."[[note]][[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1283153-always-go-for-this-only-villains-do-that All Might explains how toilet paper should always be used with the roll in front instead of the back.]] Fans have taken to editing the image to show All Might's opinions on other incredibly mundane things, such as normal soda vs. diet, squeezing the toothpaste tube from the end vs. near the neck, etc. The meme cranked up as Legendary's announcement of adapting the manga as a live-action movie has become a common mundane source instead.[[/note]] |
| 30 | ** '''I KEEP MY IDEALS'''[[note]]Occasionally, [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/369/455/211.jpg a screencap of All Might yelling during the fourth opening]] is added to an aforementioned meme to show All Might expressing his approval of a [[TakeAThirdOption third option]] beyond the initial two.[[/note]] |
| 31 | * Posting [[InvisibleStreaker nude pictures]] of [[{{Invisibility}} Hagakure]] along with comments about how lewd and inappropriate it is. In general, she's a bit of a magnet for fanservice jokes in the fandom. It's helped by her actual hero costume being literally just a pair of gloves and shoes, and that said memes are remarkably easy to do (similar to the old "There are fifty ninjas in this picture" meme). |
| 32 | * '''(Noun) FUCKING (Verb)S'''[[note]]Used on the ''MHA'' subreddit, usually used in the form of "DEKU FUCKING DIES" (which was actually the banner of the subreddit on AprilFools). Other examples include [[spoiler:MIRIO FUCKING DIES]] or [[spoiler:ERI FUCKING SMILES.]][[/note]] |
| 33 | * [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuP9kw6VsAAYKoC.jpg I HAVE LEGS!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]After nearly paralyzing his arms permanently during his battle with Muscular, Midoriya comes to the realization that he's been trying too hard to emulate All Might by only using his fists, opting to get more equipment and train to use more kicks. While it makes sense in this context, the fact that this relatively simple conclusion is presented as a world-shattering revelation for Midoriya has made it easy to turn it into a joke.[[/labelnote]] |
| 34 | * Time to break my bones! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Midoriya's willingness to break his bones repeatedly in order to use One For All early in the series has been exaggerated into him being ''enthusiastic'' about it. The meme [[https://twitter.com/fenkko/status/1072949636560752640 only grew stronger]] after Midoriya began using his legs more in tandem with the "I HAVE LEGS" meme.[[/labelnote]] |
| 35 | * [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/88880f00892a9d7e233705db00e03168/tumblr_p8n1glKZ0g1wm7jsco1_540.gif Confused Bakugo]][[note]][=S3E6=] of the anime features some of the students of Class 1-A finally regrouping during the League of Villains' raid of their training camp. The group discusses the best method of keeping Bakugo safe, as he is their target, and several moments are dedicated to Bakugo's absolute bewilderment hearing the conversation. It didn't take long for the fandom to start homing in on it.[[/note]] |
| 36 | * "Your finest X, please."[[note]]At the end of Chapter 183, the now arrested Gentle asks the police officer for "your finest black tea", to which the officer angrily yells out he'll be getting the "instant crap". It quickly became a meme, with many replacing tea with other things.[[/note]] |
| 37 | * Season 3 of ''Anime/{{Free}}'' looks great.[[note]]The first episode of the anime's third season was a {{Filler}} BeachEpisode. The boys of Class 1-A having a swimming competition (and getting way more {{Fanservice}} attention than the girls) led to comparisons with ''Free!'', whose own third season had recently been announced and would air three months later.[[/note]] |
| 38 | * Several funny moments like Midoriya imitating All Might's face and Mitsuki slapping Katsuki is jokingly noted as their secret/extra "Quirk". |
| 39 | * "I am here!"[[note]]The scene in Season 3 of a kid Midoriya using an All Might onesie and playing with his mom has become this, in which the image of him opening the door has been edited to either put baby Midoriya entering in rooms or using him coming to help his mom in another context. [[/note]] |
| 40 | * SLURP![[note]]In Chapter 192, Shoto and Natsuo meet with Endeavor, with Shoto making a particularly snippy and passive-aggressive remark about his father's new scar, which looks like Shoto's own scar (something Endeavor was indirectly responsible for). The fandom has since made passive-aggressive loud slurping a staple of the Todoroki family.[[/note]] |
| 41 | * '''''[[JiveTurkey IT'S LIT FAM]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A member of the Shiketsu High representatives, Camie Utsushimi, speaks with lots of slang in her dialogue, which due to the fact that Japanese slang would end up LostInTranslation for obvious reasons, some English translations take some liberties and splice in English slang in their place. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRpdK-lVQAA_k0d.jpg Some translations]] provided by certain groups are...more egregious than others with these liberties to say the least. This has lead such phrases as the aforementioned to be jokingly parroted, or exaggerated when Camie is discussed.[[/labelnote]] |
| 42 | * Almost immediately, the last scene of Chapter 193 has become this because it looks highly suggestive of [[NocturnalEmission a certain biological teenage event]] in Quirk form, and has given rise to jokes about "sleepquirking" as well. |
| 43 | * Frogs can't do math.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Anime sub specific, but in the North American sub of Season 3 Episode 15, Tsuyu's math near the end of the episode, after it's announced that only 100 of the 1,540 examinees will advance to the second round, is mistranslated, creating an arithmetic error [[BlindIdiotTranslation that wasn't actually there]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Sky High|2005}} 2''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The announcement of a live-action movie automatically had fans joking about the fact that said adaptation will be essentially the CultClassic Disney movie ''Sky High'', of which the manga is considered a SpiritualSuccessor, but with a new outlook.[[/labelnote]] |
| 45 | * '''REVELRY IN THE DARK'''[[labelnote:Explanation]][[Main/{{Chuunibyou}} Tokoyami's]] repeatedly uttering this line before the Test of Courage at the training camp quickly caused it to catch on, often being said whenever he comes up amidst fans.[[/labelnote]] |
| 46 | * [''Insert Character Here'']'''bowl'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Initially simply called ''Dekubowl'' to refer to Midoriya's status as a LauncherOfAThousandShips, the "bowl" became a concept of its own as more characters started getting this status. Bakugo and Jiro in particular got hit with this after Chapter 207, in which people began making a [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight ship out of them]], only to realize just how many people they're both shipped with.[[/labelnote]] |
| 47 | * Secret Love Child [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ever since he uttered the now memetic line, fanon has it that Shoto suspects this of any ''other'' characters who might possibly be related.[[/labelnote]] |
| 48 | ** Todoroki the Conspiracy Theorist[[labelnote:Explanation]]As a result of the above meme, if anyone needs a conspiracy theorist, especially for comedic purposes, it's probably going to be Shoto.[[/labelnote]] |
| 49 | * "TRY HARDER, DUDE" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The reveal of one of One For All's wielders at the end of Chapter 212 is not only memorable for the super funky look of Daigoro Banjo, but also because of this [[CaptainObvious incredible piece of advice.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 50 | * Aizawa's son and daughter [[labelnote:Explanation]]Because of his interactions with said characters, the former as his teacher with an identical fighting style and the latter as a caretaker, people like to joke that Shinso and Eri are his son and daughter.[[/labelnote]] |
| 51 | ** Dadzawa [[labelnote:Explanation]] The nickname for Aizawa that includes his lookig out for Shinso and Eri and his protectiveness of his students.[[/labelnote]] |
| 52 | * SEVEN QUIRKS [[labelnote:Explanation (MAJOR Spoilers)]]Thanks to Quirk singularity and One For All's innate ability to grow stronger each time it's passed on, Midoriya is able to access the Quirks of six of One For All's past users (excluding All Might who was Quirkless). The fact that he has access to a total of seven Quirks sent the fandom into a frenzy with jokes and memes popping up all over.[[/labelnote]] |
| 53 | * Keeping Up With the Todorokis [[labelnote:Explanation]]A ShoutOut to ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians''. Surfaced during the Pro Hero Arc, when the Todoroki family drama got the spotlight again and used whenever a discussion refers to the family drama of the Todorokis.[[/labelnote]] |
| 54 | * Endeavor's butt. [[labelnote:Explanation]]In March 2019, a new Endeavor figurine was announced, showing several angles of the sculpture. One of the angles shows how the figure gives him a ''very'' well-sculpted butt, and many fans also noticed that [[UnfortunateCharacterDesign it looked like he was wearing a thong under his hero costume]]. Cue [[https://twitter.com/ventiskull/status/1104385845497229313 several]] (link mild NSFW) [[https://twitter.com/Liz_sighs_a_lot/status/1104586728759848960 people]] on Twitter making fun of the design.[[/labelnote]] |
| 55 | * "Hawks is a black man" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When it was announced Creator/ZenoRobinson would be voicing Hawks for the ''[[Anime/MyHeroAcademiaHeroesRising Heroes Rising]]'' movie, Black MHA Fans on Twitter who were already excited because of Rock Lock, a canonically black hero also voiced by a black voice actor, [[https://twitter.com/mothgutzz/status/1231358635147702272?s=20 were quick to deem Hawks an honorary "Black man".]] It even went as far as fan-art and manga page edits making Hawks look like a black person.[[/labelnote]] |
| 56 | * I can't believe I got spoiled about Bakugo's death. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A troll edit created via reused stock images representing the characters reacting to Bakugo's death. Cue a horde of fans jokingly giving "serious" reactions the event as if the image was legitimate, or showing it to anime-only fans as a means of making them think the manga had actually killed him off.[[/labelnote]] |
| 57 | * Glamoroki [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the Remedial Course Arc, Camie creates an illusion of Todoroki that acts like a typical flirty [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo-esque]] love interest towards one of the little girls the hero students are supposed to win over, only to be revealed as fake a moment later. Bakugo, who thinks it's hilarious, imitates the illusion's flirty lines and calls Todoroki "Glamoroki" ("Maboroki" in Japanese). Both Glamoroki and Bakugo imitating Glamoroki became memetic after the anime adaptation of these scenes aired.[[/labelnote]] |
| 58 | * One Whole Bird/An Entire Bird[[note]]Starting with [[https://suntails.tumblr.com/post/176387431304/horikoshi-i-know-theres-important-drama-going this comic]], fans theorized that Hawks would take Tokoyami as his intern because, with Tokoyami's bird head and his wings, they'd make One Whole Bird. This is later confirmed, as the reason Hawks took an intern in the first place was because [[spoiler: the Hero Commission wanted an intern from 1-A in order to obtain intel]], and that the thing that drew Hawks to Tokoyami more than the rest of the class was that they were "birds of a feather."[[/note]] |
| 59 | * All girls are best girl. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to how well written (and generally attractive) basically every female character is in the series, a number of fans have remarked that you could open the manga to any random page and find a "best girl".[[/labelnote]] |
| 60 | * It's commonly joked and memed on in the fandom that Mirio is either pretty much or just outright called Vault Boy, the mascot of Creator/{{Bethesda}}'s ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' series. As both share the same blond haircut and BlackBeadEyes. The fact that he's able to clip through the floor as a part of his Quirk's uses (and that it's been [[http://i.imgur.com/tnEh86A.png described as a video game glitch]] in-universe) helps further the comparisons. |
| 61 | * My Hero Acadamia: The show where everyone's the main character [[labelnote:Explanation]]Between the many instances of TwoLinesNoWaiting and excellent writing, many fans are quick to note how all sorts of characters, both major and minor, could themselves be the main character of their own show with the amount of depth and development they possess.[[/labelnote]] |
| 62 | * [[https://i.imgur.com/0MRYkFU.jpg Hiroshima Nagasaki]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Following a controversy regarding an unintentional reference in early February of 2020 to wartime atrocities committed by UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII which led to [[BannedInChina the series getting taken down online in the Chinese mainland indefinitely,]] Chinese users begin to [[https://i.imgur.com/SksaemX.jpg photoshop]] Izuku Midoriya's character card into an explosive character and named him after [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities nuked by the Allied forces]] at the end of the war. It was not only widespread in the Chinese internet for a short while, but some Chinese Twitter accounts even went to Creator/KoheiHorikoshi's [[https://twitter.com/horikoshiko/status/1224295830389055488 "apology" tweet]] about the incident (which they didn't accept as they thought that the creator only gave an explanation and his "apology" was not sincere) to use this image to harass him. This is also seems to be an ForcedMeme itself in the non-Chinese fandom.[[/labelnote]] |
| 63 | ** One even [[https://i.imgur.com/HJOTYDf.jpg renamed]] Izuku Midoriya and Taishiro Toyomitsu (aka. Fat Gum) to "Hiroshima" and "Nagasaki". |
| 64 | ** Another one even [[https://i.imgur.com/m2Nd3Ho.jpg posted a Japanese translation of the photoshopped Deku]] to the Japanese art website Website/{{Pixiv}}. [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes It is now deleted.]] |
| 65 | ** Chinese internet users also made similar nuclear and explosion themed original characters in response to the controversy. [[https://i.imgur.com/649b8Gb.png Hiraya Nagasaki,]] for example. |
| 66 | * "[[https://i.imgur.com/QZZ7tiV.png 2020.2.4 Ending.]] It's okay now, just ask why, it's because All Might have punched [[Creator/KoheiHorikoshi Kohei Horikoshi's]] head into a pulp." [[note]]A translation of the "final" chapter of a Chinese MHA fanfic. For the reason shown in "Hiroshima Nagasaki" example above, Chinese fanfics writers were forced to cancel any of their MHA fanfics to [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents distance themselves from the controversy surrounding the series.]] [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes One now-deleted Chinese MHA fanfic]] concluded on a small note with the modified version of "because I'm here" quotes, which said that All Might had punched Kohei Horikoshi's head into a pulp. This became a meme on the Chinese internet for a while, but a [[{{Bowdlerize}} Chinese slang was censored out on a few other videos wherever the meme appears.]] Note: February 3, 2020 is when the controversial MHA manga Chapter 259 came out, and the fanfic image appears entirely in Chinese.[[/note]] |
| 67 | * "Beat his ass, young Midoriya." "Oh okay, if you insist."[[labelnote:Explanation]]An oft-referenced [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbevJqtbKk8 exchange recorded by All Might and Midoriya's English voice actors]]. Common in discussions of chapters/episodes where Deku is fighting someone.[[/labelnote]] |
| 68 | * Mr. Compress the DILF[[labelnote:Explanation]]After Mr. Compress revealed his face, there were a lot of reactions about how attractive he looked under his "clown suit." The fact that he was also shirtless at the time probably contributed to this.[[/labelnote]] |
| 69 | * Deku in the Spider-Verse[[labelnote:Explanation (Spoiler Alert)]]Chapter 295 featured Izuku unlocking the Fourth Holder's Quirk, Danger Sense, which allows its user to detect when someone's life is in danger around them. This coupled with the Fifth's Quirk Blackwhip has lead to numerous jokes of Izuku being the Spider-Man of his series.[[/labelnote]] |
| 70 | * Aoyama BreakingTheFourthWall. [[labelnote:Explanation]] It is surprisingly easy to find screenshots from the anime in which [[AsideGlance Yuga Aoyama appears to be looking directly at the audience]]. This has led to jokes about him being a FourthWallObserver, which in turn led to jokes about him either trying to communicate with the audience somehow or knowing he's in an anime and being appropriately GenreSavvy. Got mixed with some FridgeLogic and HarsherInHindsight upon [[spoiler:the reveal that he was the traitor and why he may have felt like he was Being watched]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 71 | ** "[[Music/MichaelJackson I always feel like somebody's watching me..]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]] It's pretty much obligatory at this point for the chorus to "Somebody's Watching Me" to play during any [=YouTube=] clip or compilation of Aoyama looking at the camera -- carrying the implication that the viewer is BeingWatched by him the whole time.[[/labelnote]] |
| 72 | * "Ojiro's there too." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to a speed focused exercise of racing through an industrial area, the rest of Class 1A started talking about who would finish first. While they gave reasons for why Izuku, Iida, or Sero might win, all Ojiro got was "Ojiro's there too." As Ojiro is considered TheGenericGuy for Class-1A and often OutOfFocus, this has been used to summarize him as a character.[[/labelnote]] |
| 73 | ** "Who's Ojiro?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Taking the above even further, some fans pretend they've never heard of Ojiro at all.[[/labelnote]] |
| 74 | * Yui Kodai. Quirk: Size [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the last battle between Class 1-A and Class 1-B during the Joint Training Arc, her quirk was presented as "changing the size of anything", but then showing "but can only change the size of non-living things", showing reactions to how people initially assumed it meant changing the size of anything, even certain parts.[[/labelnote]] |
| 75 | * Mass Murderer Deku. [[labelnote:Explanation]] The promo for the third movie shows a news report saying Deku is wanted for mass murder. Many fans found the idea of AllLovingHero DorkKnight Deku being a mass murderer hilarious, with even the scene itself showing the dissonance between the accused crime and Deku's innocent-looking character design, [[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/my-hero-academia-anime-meme-izuku-mass-murderer/ quickly turning it into a meme.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 76 | * FORWARD MARCH AND HERE WE GO, MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY BAKUGO! SAI- ''EUGH''! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Bakugo's log-walking cheer from the English dub caught popularity with fans, spawning several [=YouTube=] clips and parodies, in part due to the unintentionally funny moment of him falling from the log with static animation, cutting himself off mid-cheer. [[/labelnote]] |
| 77 | * Endeavor vs Truck-kun [[labelnote:Explanation]] When Deku, Bakugo, and Shoto are interning with Endeavor, he casually prevents a truck from hitting a woman in the street while explaining that they're not fast enough and that in the real world people die if a hero is too slow. While this was largely overlooked when manga chapter 248 was released, the anime adaptation of the scene in episode 103 got a lot more attention. Since "Truck-kun" is a famous meme from the {{Isekai}} genre (due to characters in many stories getting [[ReincarnateInAnotherWorld reincarnated in another world]] after being hit by a truck), fans now joke that Endeavor is the hero who ''prevents'' Isekai by stopping Truck-kun.[[/labelnote]] |
| 78 | * The Seinen Mask [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoiler Alert)]]Following Chapter 306 and onwards, jokes were made that Izuku was going through a similar progression to the one [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Eren Jaeger]] went in his ProtagonistJourneyToVillain. The fact that his mask made him look more intimidating now instead of goofy was used as proof that Izuku was now an "edgier" character than before. This has been decried by some as MisaimedFandom, arguing that Izuku looking more and more scary is a reflection of his worsening mental state and not something fans should be cheering on.[[/labelnote]] |
| 79 | * Iideku [[labelnote:Explanation]] Chapter 321, once leaked, revealed that the outcome of the fight between Deku and Class 1-A was solved by Iida being the one to reach out to Midoriya and hold his hand, standing in contrast to what many fans expected, hoping that either Ochako (with whom Midoriya is teased to be the OfficialCouple) or Bakugou (with whom Midoriya makes the FanPreferredCouple) to be the one to reach out to him in the end, prompting fans to joke that Hori has changed his OTP. [[/labelnote]] |
| 80 | * Re-Doofenshmirtz [[labelnote:Explanation]] After Re-Destro's debut in the anime, plenty of jokes popped up or resurfaced about his resemblance to Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''. That show's co-creator, Dan Povenmire, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCy49hkHJIc has even discussed the resemblance]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 81 | * [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar You should've gone for the head.]] [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoiler Alert)]]At the end of the USJ arc, Snipe manages to shoot Shigaraki several times before Kurogiri warps him away. Following this, fans joked that much like the consequences of Thor's fatal mistake, if Snipe did end up killing Shigaraki then, he could've potentially prevented most of the plot and several deaths from happening, particularly the destruction of Deika City and the [[DarkestHour disastrous]] [[WhamEpisode Paranormal Liberation]] {{War|Arc}}.[[/labelnote]] |
| 82 | * I fell for you! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mistranslation of Chapter 321 made by a fan led the entire fanbase to believe that Mineta was confessing to having a crush on Deku. Cue numerous jokes about Mineta of all people being chosen as the first instance of LGBT representation among the main cast, with reactions ranging to [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor outright horror]] to laughing at the {{irony}} of it all.[[/labelnote]] |
| 83 | * Dabi can't beat people weak to fire. [[labelnote:Explanation]]If Dabi is in a fight against a character that is negatively impacted by heat or flame, such as Geten or Hawks, he often fails to defeat them by himself. This reaches an apex during his [[spoiler:final fight with Todoroki, wherein, despite his [[TakingYouWithMe near-suicidal plan of attack]], he survives, because he himself is weak to his fire]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 84 | * [[UnderdogsNeverLose Underboner.]] '''Serious spoilers''' [[labelnote:Explanation]] One of the more common criticisms of the series is how the heroes in general, and Izuku in particular, are kept as underdogs against the villains even when it doesn't make much sense. The League of Villains were on the run with basically nothing to their names after All For One was captured, then end up fighting the Meta Liberation Army. Despite being vastly outnumbered and outgunned, two of the LOV (Shigaraki and Himiko) suddenly have their Quirks massively evolve out of nowhere, allowing them to easily overpower their enemies. Said evolutions haven't happened for any hero in the story, or anyone at all except the League of Villains. Re-Destro, who had previously mocked Shigaraki, not only gifts him the entirety of the MLA to do with as he pleases, but acts as his ProfessionalButtKisser as well. Shigaraki is given a far more powerful body along with copies of every Quirk All For One had stolen. Even the death of Star and Stripe, the top hero in the United States who is an outright RealityWarper, only buys the heroes a single week to prepare. Then during the start of the final battle, Shigaraki reveals a brand new ability (which explicitly isn't a Quirk) that grants him CombatTentacles of incredible power made out of millions of hands. Even with only just that one ability, Shigaraki proves enough to handle multiple powerhouses, such as Mirko, Bakugo, and Edgeshot all at once. Meanwhile, Izuku, who's supposed to fight him, has to have two separate crutch quirks to make up for the fact that he ''still'' can't even use more then 30% of One for All for anything more than brief bursts.[[/labelnote]] |
| 85 | * Crutch Quirks. [[labelnote: Explanation (MAJOR Spoilers)]]Two of the six additional quirks within One For All, specifically Fa Jin and Gearshift, are seen by some as mere crutches to make up for how little of One For All Izuku can use. Fa Jin allows Izuku to store kinetic energy in his limbs and release all of it at once for a single powerful attack while Gearshift lets him alter the speed of things he touches, including himself. Both quirks, though especially Fa Jin, are primarily used to allow Izuku to make "Faux 100%" attacks on an enemy, which many noted wouldn't be needed if Izuku was simply able to use 100% of One For All's power rather than less than half.[[/labelnote]] |
| 86 | * Shigaraki playing ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A brief flashback in Chapter 371 showing Shigaraki telling Spinner that he played LOL. The out-of-nowhere ShoutOut caught many people off-guard, with many joking that the game's notoriously toxic playerbase was the real reason for Shigaraki's hatred of society. [[/labelnote]] |
| 87 | * Blue sky [[labelnote:Explanation]] During the anime's adaptation of the Paranormal War Arc, a vocal portion of fans took issue with the dramatic scenes taking place in front of a bright blue sky, feeling it clashed with the dark tone the scenes were aiming for. This lead to jokes about imagining how serious scenes from other anime series would look if they took place in front of a sunny blue sky or wondering which of the yet-to-be adapted dark scenes from the manga will also be animated in front of a blue sky. It also prompted debates as to whether this was a legitimate criticism or an overblown nitpick.[[/labelnote]] |
| 88 | * [[WholesomeCrossdresser Bunny Deku]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit, for New Year's Day Horikoshi posted an [[https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1610028839450857473 illustration]] on Twitter featuring Mirko in a kimono patterned after her hero outfit, accompanied by several members of Class 1-A wearing her LeotardOfPower, including [[GirlyBruiser Uraraka]], [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak Jiro]]...and ''[[WholesomeCrossdresser Izuku]]''(Also Kirishima and Todoroki in the background). And not only did he [[AttractiveBentGender look really good in it]], but he [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide appeared to be really enjoying wearing her leotard.]](also Kirishima, who apparently had to have his private parts "photoshopped" out) The fandom, unsurprisingly, [[{{Fanservice}} had an absolute field day with this.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 89 | * Tokoyami's face [[labelnote:Explanation]]During Chapter 380, a seemingly horrific moment happens as it appears Hawks was brutally slaughtered by All For One, as a horrified, heartbroken Tokoyami is seen bearing witness... Until it's revealed that the "Hawks" that was killed was one of Camie's illusions, as it cuts to a mortified and confused Tokoyami making [[https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f6e2c18bd773af5fea5c6062d410033d8beeded19aaea9c845ceb6730de04e77.png?w=800&h=333 this face]] in reaction, which went borderline viral among the MHA community just for how sudden the comedic ArtShift and MoodWhiplash was.[[/labelnote]] |
| 90 | ** Therapy for Tokoyami [[labelnote:Explanation]]People have taken notice that Tokoyami has been [[TraumaCongaLine witness for several moments to watch his mentor Hawks nearly die]] (Dabi almost burning him to death, seemingly witnessing him take a lethal attack from All For One for him only for Endeavor to protect both of them, seeing Camie's illusion of him get brutally murdered as mentioned above, and as of this writing the two nearly being killed by All For One with Hawks once again shielding the young boy from a powerful blast (And this time actually taking the brunt of it) all before he went unconscious), half-jokingly noting the young boy and Dark Shadow probably need therapy after everything with the stress of the potential death of their mentor constantly slapping them in the face.[[/labelnote]] |
| 91 | * "Half My Respiratory Organs Were Destroyed" [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Izuku accidentally finds out about All Might's emaciated true form, All Might shows the scars on his body from his battle with All for One. Often gets used in a MinorInjuryOverreaction.[[/labelnote]] |
| 92 | * The Big Three [[labelnote:Explanation]]At the start of the Internship arc, the top three students of year 3 at UA (Mirio Togata, Nejire Hado, and Tamaki Amajiki) are introduced. The manga panel where they first appear with the words then got edited to be about the top 3 elements or characters of just about anything.[[/labelnote]] |
| 93 | * [[Manga/JujutsuKaisen Domain Expansion.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]When Chapter 394 released and Uraraka had finally managed to get through to Toga, there was a number of fans who were bothered by how Uraraka was treating Toga with sympathy despite her crimes, making the accusation that the series "[[SeasonalRot fell off]]". In response to mock those just expecting Uraraka to blast Toga in the face, [[https://twitter.com/RukasuMHA/status/1679734178768736257 a meme tweet was made]] where instead of responding positively to Toga asking if Uraraka actually thought the former was cute, Uraraka responds with the corresponding ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' line. Fans have then began to edit the panel into Uraraka responding with something foul for MoodWhiplash, or even editing moments from other manga to have characters just randomly say the line for jarring MoodWhiplash.[[/labelnote]] |
| 94 | ** "Think I'm cute?" "The cutest in the whole world."[[labelnote:Explanation]]In relation to the memes related to Toga VS Uraraka, people have taken this climactic exchange and placed it into various other climactic exchanges in other media. Crossing back over to ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'', people have placed the dialogue into a couple of scenes, in major particular being [[spoiler:Gojo when he was [[AmbiguousSituation seemingly]] killed by Sukuna]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 95 | * All Might's Twitch Stream[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the battle having extreme importance to the world, All Might has La Brava livestream his final battle with All For One for the whole world to see. Fans then began to make jokes about it basically being a Twitch Stream, ranging from All Might or La Brava (or even All For One himself) asking for viewers to subscribe, promoting sponsorships of various qualities, or the battle violating Twitch's terms of service due to basically filming a fight to the death, not helping is the fact that out of context, due to All For One's constant Rewind reversing his age rapidly, it would look like All Might is beating up a kid live on stream.[[/labelnote]] |
| 96 | * Presentation Michael [[labelnote:Explanation]]A misunderstanding of Yamada Hizashi’s “Present Mic” hero name as being short for something. It continues to pop up on occasion[[/labelnote]] |
| 97 | * Bakugo killed a baby[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]] Bakugo's infamous HairTriggerTemper has caused him to become a MemeticPsychopath for a large portion of the fanbase. As a result, him killing a baby All For One—who had used Eri's quirk to rewind himself to his prime, eventually causing him to revert to a baby—left fans in hysterics and practically solidified his MemeticPsychopath status since, [[ItMakesSenseInContext out of context]], it just looks like [[CrossesTheLineTwice he's killing an actual baby]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 98 | * All For One [[spoiler: became cum]][[labelnote:Explanation(spoilers!)]]All For One has an utterly ignoble end by reverting in age until he's left as nothing but an embryo. Or at least, that's the last form we see him in. Many fans began joking that All For One kept rewinding, and that eventually he just turned back into a sperm cell.[[/labelnote]] |
| 99 | * Go read ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'' then[[labelnote:Explanation]] The amount of BrokenBase concerning the final arc of the series, up to the point where every plot point seems to be controversial within the fandom, has started to leave more than a few fans seriously annoyed, prompting this response whenever a fan complains about something related to the final arc. Humorously, Jujutsu Kaisen's final arc itself has received an incredibly polarizing reception, [[FandomRivalry causing a bit of a feud]] over which ongoing final arc is "superior".[[/labelnote]] |
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