if he wanted to be a hero so bad, why did he only start physical training AFTER he was promised the strongest power?
>B-BECAUSE HIS HERO NOTEBOOKS WERE HIS TRAINING!!! then why didn't we ever see him use any of his notes? I guess you think him buying all might funko pops was training too? >B-BECAUSE HE WAS JUST A KID!!! IT WOULDN'T BE REALISTIC FOR HIM TO WORK OUT AT HIS AGE!!! it's a shounen story about super heroes. also, he was plenty old enough to work out. >B-BECAUSE HE'D ALREADY COMPLETELY GIVEN UP ON HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A HERO!!! then why did he sign up for the entry exam? >B-BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN HIS HEART HE STILL BELIEVES HE MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE!!! then why didn't he train to increase his chances, if even by a little? >B-BECAUSE THE TEST IS DESIGNED SO ONLY PEOPLE WITH QUIRKS CAN PASS!!! then how did characters with non-aggressive quirks like invisible girl pass? >B-BECAUSE YOU LITERALLY CAN'T BECOME A HERO WITHOUT A QUIRK!!! then why did they allow him to apply, even going so far as to allow him to take the test?
but user, we can literally see fucking Ninja man (Pic related) fight against three students with battle quirks and he doesn't instantly die against them.
>>B-BECAUSE HE'D ALREADY COMPLETELY GIVEN UP ON HIS DREAM OF BECOMING A HERO!!! >then why did he sign up for the entry exam? >>B-BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN HIS HEART HE STILL BELIEVES HE MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE!!! see at the time, he didn't believe he might have a chance, he just didn't want to give up on his dream. he'd been convinced by not just childhood bullying, but society in general, even his mom's attitude about his quirklessness that he was useless. he signed up for the exam because he didn't want to give up, but it was an empty gesture, he'd set himself up for failure because he knew that's all he could achieve. it's the same reason he never worked out, even at peak physical condition he'd never measure up to All Might or any kind of physical enhancement quirk, so in his mind there was no point, he'd only come up short, even if he excelled because he was quirkless. Deku's story isn't one of an underdog succeeding despite his shortcomings, it's the story of someone who never had a chance being given a real chance. and maybe that's not as compelling a story but it makes sense. All Might telling him "You can be a hero" wasn't just his idol acknowledging him, it's the first time anyone ever had anything positive to say about his dream aside from maybe some platitudes because he's a kid.
Kevin Torres
I think that attitude has changed a bit , while it obviously isn't the majority I know a few japs who are into weight lifting
