Highlights
- Even villains in My Hero Academia have moments of unexpected heroism and morality, showcasing complex character development.
- The series explores deep connections between characters, like Gentle Criminal’s protection of La Brava and Twice’s selfless actions for Himiko.
- Acts of kindness from the League of Villains show a different side to the villains and provide hope for outcasts failed by society.
Kohei Horikoshi did a great job with the My Hero Academia series, featuring fleshed-out characters that add much-needed depth to the tussle between the heroes and villains, who have contrasting ideals of justice, chaos, and how society should be run. While heroes are celebrated for their bravery and achievements, there are moments when villains exhibit unexpected acts of heroism.
Sometimes, these acts may be directed towards their own or to help the heroes get past a hurdle, and it implies that even some of the evil characters who want to see the downfall of societal order have a moral compass of some sort.
7 Black Mist Gave The Heroes Valuable Information
The Power Of Friendship Even In Death
One of the biggest revelations in My Hero Academia is the fact that Kurogiri is a Nomu made from the corpse of Oboro Shirakumo, Present Mic and Aizawa’s old friend. When he was captured by the heroes, they tried to interrogate him to get valuable information about Shigaraki and the League of Villains, but he would not give it up.
Aizawa and Present Mic were eventually summoned to see if they could resonate with what remains of their dear friend, and after a couple of emotional exchanges, they were able to connect with him and get the information, even though it was for a short period of time.
6 Lady Nagant Helps Deku
He Inspired Her To Become A Hero Again
Lady Nagant started out as a hero, but after years of undercover work, she became conflicted and eventually joined the League after All For One’s assault on Tartarus prison. Deku tried to appeal to the hero deep down inside her and was able to do so successfully, but this resulted in One For All remotely triggering an explosive that he secretly hid inside her.
Despite being gravely injured during the Final War, she still put her life on the line to help Midoriya, saying they remind her of the society she hoped to create when she dreamed of being a hero as a kid.
5 Twice, Himiko Helped Take Down The Shie Hassaikai
They Were Crucial In That Decisive Battle
The dynamic duo of Twice and Himiko were assigned to Overhaul and the Shie Hassaikai by Shigaraki because of their alliance. However, they proved to be useful to the heroes during their attack on the Shie Hassaikai, not because they suddenly developed a moral compass but as a way to kill two birds with one stone.
They helped take down Mimic and gave up Overhaul’s location, hoping that the Shie Hassaikai and the Heroes would annihilate each other, killing two birds with one stone. Eventually, this enabled the League to get their hands on the quirk-destroying drug that birthed their alliance with the Shie Hassaikai in the first place.
4 Gentle Criminal Protects La Brava
Even A Criminal Cares About His Beloved Subordinate
La Brava looked up to Gentle Criminal because he inspired her to stand out in a world that did not care about people like her. Gentle took her in when she came to him because she had no one else to turn to, even though he was a criminal. They committed crimes together, but he also gave her a life to look forward to.
Following their attack on U.A. High School and their subsequent defeat at the hands of Deku, Gentle Criminal decided to take the blame upon himself to stop La Brava from being persecuted, too, as she is just a little girl.
3 Twice Goes Beyond Plus Ultra For Himiko
A Genuine Moment Of Selflessness
Twice’s quirk caused him to have a dissociative disorder, and shortly after, mental instability followed suit. He lost his identity and could not tell if he was the original or a clone, and it made him seclude himself. Joining the League of Villains gave him many friends whom he would go to battle for and a special person in Himiko whom he developed feelings for.
When she was put in a life-or-death situation at the hands of the Skeptic Puppets, Twice overcame his trauma and broke his mental limit, creating an army of clones to help him save her. He was not going to lose one of his loved ones, not without giving it his all to stop it.
2 Hero Killer Stain Saves Midoriya
The Hero Killer Turned Hero Savior
Everyone knows Stain is not innately evil, but he is guided by twisted ideals that see him kill and harm a lot of Pro Heroes during the duration of the story. He only acknowledges All Might and Midoriya as true heroes, as they embody the selflessness he believes is necessary for all heroes to possess.
Heroes who are mainly motivated by selfish reasons are put to the sword, but he does not rule out helping the genuine ones in their moment of need, as evidenced by when he took off to save Deku from imminent danger despite being in police custody. As the story progressed, Stain eventually leaned towards the side of the heroes in their constant battle against the League of Villains.
1 The League’s Kindness Towards Those Failed by Society
They Gave Outcasts A Place To Stay And A Reason To Keep Living
Shigaraki and The League of Villains may be some of the biggest threats in My Hero Academia, but they are also beacons of hope for those who have been considered freaks and cast out of society because they are not classified as normal.
People who are not privileged enough to be saved by society and its heroes need a guiding light of some sort, and even though the League eventually influences them towards a life of crime, they get to experience bonds that they never would have felt. Although not all of them share those feelings, minds like Himiko and Twice care for each other and will put themselves at risk to help one another.
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