Highlights
- My Hero Academia chapter 422 showcases Deku’s journey from a Quirkless boy to the world’s greatest hero.
- Deku’s allies from Class 1-A play a crucial role in aiding him against All For One in MHA 422.
- All Might’s emotional confession labels Deku as his greatest hero, capturing the essence of Deku’s character.
My Hero Academia continues its phenomenal run and, once again, the author of the story, Kohei Horikoshi, went on to deliver an incredible chapter with MHA 422. This chapter went pretty much the way fans predicted it would, however, once again, Horikoshi was able to weave his magic, and move the fans to tears by highlighting the journey that Deku has undertaken over the years, and all the progress that he has made alongside his many friends, who were here to aid him in his final quest to take down All For One.
My Hero Academia chapter 422 was the story of Izuku Midoriya, right from the very beginning, when he was a Quirkless boy, all the way to where he is right now, the greatest hero in the entire world.
Deku Aided By Allies
The Heroes Of Class 1-A Aided Deku Greatly In My Hero Academia 422
My Hero Academia chapter 422 was always going to see Deku jump right back into action. This is something that most fans predicted would happen because there is no time to spare, and Deku does not know how long his sparks will last. As such, he ran to confront All For One immediately. However, alone, this would not have been possible for him to do. All For One is at the peak of his powers and it is incredibly difficult for anyone to stop him in his path. This was proven once again by the fact that both Endeavor and Shoto’s attacks on him did absolutely no damage because he was way too tough for them. The only one who can actually go on to hurt him right now is the one wielding the embers of the One For All, and that is Deku, but the others still have a part to play, and this is where Horikoshi brilliantly tied in the students into the chapter.
Deku, on his own, would never have even made it to All For One. That said, he wasn’t alone in this battle. Every single friend that he had made along the way and every single hero aspirant who wants to see All For One fall aided Deku in this quest. All of them did what they could to protect Deku from All For One’s attacks and make sure that the future number one gets to him so he can end this battle for good.
From Tooru Hagakure refracting his light in a way it avoided Deku, to Kirishima and Ashid holding back his powerful appendages, every single hero did incredibly well to hold him back. Fans even got to see the likes of Momo creating a powerful railgun to strike down any effort from All For One to take down Deku, and, all in all, every single hero aspirant was doing the best they could to aid Deku in his quest to vanquish the greatest evil of all, All For One.
All Might’s Confession
All Might Labels Deku As His Greatest Hero
My Hero Academia chapter 422 was Deku at his very best, not in terms of his strength, since he has clearly been stronger, but as a character. This chapter was a perfect culmination of Deku, his ideals, and everything that he believes in. Deku was able to keep going despite everything that happened and was nothing but grateful to his comrades. Above all, Deku was still thankful to All Might, who put his faith in him that day, and blessed him with the power of One For All. All Might made a massive sacrifice for him. However, in this chapter, fans found out that the reverse was also true. All Might was focused on quite a bit in this chapter and he went on to say that ever since the day where Deku made him move his body on his own, he has been the greatest hero to him. This was an emotionally packed message from All Might himself and just went to show how great a Hero Deku truly is.
In the face of adversity, he never wavers and his biggest concern at all times is to simply run to the aid of those in need and that is the core ideal that he will always go on to maintain. It is because he is like this that all the students gather around him and help him in this final task, and that is the beauty of this character that fans have come to love so much over the years. My Hero Academia chapter 422 saw every single student and teacher alike put their faith in Deku and tell him to do his best.
This is also directly tied to his Hero name, Deku. Of course, Deku, technically, should mean something along the lines of ‘one who cannot achieve anything,’ however, just as Uraraka put it long ago, it almost sounds like ‘do your best.’ That is precisely what the message echoed throughout this chapter was and it was beautiful for the fans to see. Carrying the hopes of so many people on his back, Deku was able to rush through the appendages and avoid all the attacks, and eventually make his way to All For One, delivering a powerful punch to him.
Izuku Midoriya Rising
Izuku’s Story Reaches Its Peak Here
My Hero Academia chapter 422 was essentially Deku’s story of how he got to the very top. Deku mentions at the beginning of the series that this is his story of how he became the world’s greatest hero and fans are now getting to see that with their own eyes. Deku is unlike any other Hero that fans have seen in the story.
He might not be the strongest anymore since he is going to lose his Quirk, but that’s fine. He is still going to be the Number One Hero and that is simply down to the fact that he is the hope of everyone. Being number one to him was never about strength, to begin with. As All Might put it, it was always because he made people around him move, just like he moved his body to rescue others in dire situations. All Might called Deku his greatest hero, and similarly, hundreds of people around the world still believe that he is the greatest of all time as well. Deku is going to save Japan, and millions of people are praying for his success right here and now.
In a way, one can even call My Hero Academia chapter 422 a love letter from all the people of Japan to Deku. This was an absolutely brilliant chapter packed with raw emotion that must have reduced all the fans to tears. It is Deku’s story culminating in a single chapter and it sees him rise to the next level. The next step from here onwards is to vanquish All For One and that is likely going to happen in the next chapter. As that happens, Deku is going to establish a new era of peace, and while this is going to be very difficult, it is something that Deku will accomplish, no matter what, because that is what he set out to do and he will do it at any cost.
My Hero Academia is available to read via Viz Media. The series can be read by the fans officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and the Manga Plus app. The release date for the next chapter of My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia chapter 423, is set to be May 19, 2024.
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