I Love Flying Kaminari Slideshow.

Just realised that Kaminari is one of the very few people that could effectively use a Silver Sword, like get that in range and he's got his lightning sword.

Like to imagen that he's got quite a bit of silver equipment to best conduct his energy, knuckledusters but it's just a bunch of silver rings on his fingers.

He really is a bit of a nucleus for some many things, like if you remove him for the equation so much changes, hell I think the whole dynamic of the class changes if he isn't present.

He really became the guy they looked towards, you have so many points where the other will go 'Right what would Midoriya do here' he had their backs so often that when he goes MIA they all show up without question, honestly Kaminari was the realest in that spat, told him to take a bath.

They all had something to say to him, they all had an impact, and he really go from a bunch of individuals to a group that had each others back, and they are to a degree by the end of the story ride or die.

Blue Lantern Activity.

Today's MHA ramble is either gonna be great or ineligible and there will be no in-between. I'm on my computer instead of my phone today so I can type so much faster, but, I am slightly dehydrated and out of it because I just spent like eight hours outside in the sun for a renaissance fair so maybe I'll just pass out half way through, who knows.

Lizzy's MHA thought/ramble of the night: MHA and why I think it does the "power of friendship" trope the correct way (IE: Not cringy/weird).

Now, I honestly think trying to wrap up the intricacies of the end of MHA in just "the power of friendship!!" is doing the series a huge disservice, but in its simplest form, that kind of is what happens. To be honest, I'm such a sucker for this trope. I love it when we get to see all the people the MC (Izuku in this case) has made an impact on over the course of the series and they all come together to back the main character, that is thee shit and I will eat it up.

However, the thing I love about MHA's approach to this is something we see explored a lot through the series: the idea that you don't have to go at it alone. Like, I feel like the ending has so much more of an impact because instead of them all the other characters standing behind him and going "Yay!! You can do it!! Good job!!" No, instead they run beside him and say "rest, we'll clear you a path. We know we can't do this for you, but at least let us do this".

Because that's what a friend is. That's what friendship is. It's realizing that not only is a friend someone you want to protect, but it's someone who protects you.

It gives me chills Every. Damn. Time.

It's through that we get to see the impact Izuku has made on everyone in the series. I joke with people that even when Izuku has nothing to do with something that's happening, he has something to do with it, and that really comes to a head in the final chapters. In a sort of ironic way, it's what ends up defeating All for One, because it's literally the only thing he never managed to get. Deku says as much while they're fighting, that deep down All for One really is just a lonely man. He had power, people to do his bidding and hang on his every word, but the top of the world is a very isolating place to be because there's no one who can look you in the eye. Followers and friends are two different things, a friend is an equal, a follower is a pawn.

I think it's why All for One was so attached to his younger brother Yoichi, because deep down, he knew All for One in ways that no one ever could. It was the closest to a genuine loving relationship he ever got.

Honestly, it's part of why All Might failed the first time around too. He had a few friends, sure, but in the end he was surrounded by mostly fans. People who adored and appreciated him, but did so from behind a barricade. All Might pretty much worked alone - and Deku definitely couldn't have made the progress he made without the trail All Might blazed - but Deku had the one thing All Might never did: People who fought alongside him even when he didn't want them to.

And, honestly? I can't blame All Might for avoiding it. After all, Deku almost does this same thing. They both wanted to protect people so badly they don't want to accept help. They see themselves as the only person who's allowed to make sacrifices because they're so scared they'll loose someone. It's part of the reason I find such comfort in Izuku as a character, because he never wants to see anyone else hurt because of him.

However, because Deku reached out first in the beginning, because he made friends and took care of them whenever he could, because treated them as equals, they said "too bad so sad, you get our help whether you like it or not, because that's what you'd do for us". It's the beauty of those final episodes of season six and why I love them so much, because 1-A had no reason to go after Deku other than they were worried about him. They didn't take no for an answer, because sometimes it's a friend's job to take you by the hand and scream in your face to "TAKE A NAP!!! EAT SOME FOOD!! YOU'RE WEARING YOURSELF DOWN AND YOU NEED A BREAK!!! SIT DOWN AND LET US CARRY YOU FOR A WHILE!!!"

It's exactly like Ochaco says, they don't want to be protected. They're not fragile victims to be looked after. They didn't get blindly wrapped up in this mess, they dove in head first because they cared about Izuku and wanted to stand at his side.

And therein lies the difference.

All for One had followers.

All Might had fans.

Deku had friends.

Followers will only do as they're told. Fans will only cheer on. But friends? You can't tell them to do shit, they do what they want, and if they want to help you then they will. Friends go the extra mile. Friends run beside you when no one else can. Friends clear the path for you so you can deliver that final big ass punch.

That's the magic of this trope, and you can see it so clearly here because it's realistic. And by that I mean Izuku doesn't get a magical burst of energy because everyone was cheering his name from the sidelines. It came from them actually doing shit to give him a chance. It came from Aizawa bandaging his wounds, it came from Iida grabbing his hand and half-dragging him across the battle field, it came from Eri giving a little bit of her quirk, it came from Bakugo showing up at the last second to blast the crap out of someone, it came from the countless attacks launched by the rest of the heroes to give him a chance to get back on his feet.

You know what they say, actions speak louder than words, and that's the magic of this kind of storytelling. We don't need to be told they care through chants or claps, they just show us.

That's the true "power of friendship". People who don't just stand beside you, but sometimes run in front of you so you don't trip over that stump in the path.

That's friendship. That's love. And I think that's incredibly beautiful.

...these posts get longer every time. Maybe I need to stick to my phone so my thumbs get tired faster. 😂 This is what happens when I'm allowed to cook late at night. If you made it to the end, thank you and I salute you.

He has a flock of Robin's on him, he's screwed.

I love everyone in the comments also agreeing that Clarkson, Hammond and May would do the same, and in the words of James May, it would be a 'Meeting of Minds!' if they could collaborate on this.

rip mythbusters you would've loved destroying cybertrucks

This, she is the only one that looks past his 'I'm an asshole' persona from the first moment, she takes no shit from anyone especially him, note that Bakugou tends to respect those who take no shit from him, and Jirou doesn't, that put's her in the top rankings alongside Momo.

Also I'm always so confused why she isn't like always considered BakuSquad, she is probably the one person of that friend group he can straight up stand normally, what's the bet it was a subconscious choice, "I need someone snide as shit in this group of idiots, she's just about the only person I can stand for that reason, she's in."

I think of the gang the only person who she hasn't really interacted with on screen is Kirishima, but plenty of showings with the others.

Jirou isn't insular in who her friends are or who she interacts with because everyone in class likes her, there's another post about this but like everyone likes Kyouka, I can't think of anyone who doesn't have a good relationship with her, hell if we take the Radio show being canon into consideration, even Monoma who rags on Class 1-A likes her to some degree.

Why Jiro and Bakugo are canonically lowkey besties

bc I'm tired of seeing their friendship being slept on outside of fanfic

Exhibit A: The Bus

Class 1A don't know each other very well yet, but some of their most introverted members have already figured out who they're okay sitting next to (notice how todoroki's sitting alone bc we're too early in his arc btw). and look at her only mildly annoyed with his antics while everyone else freaks out at this gremlin

Exhibit B: Music

first of all dude was never gonna say no, and the band shenanigans are iconic enough that I don't need to go into it very much but LOOK AT THEM NERDS

Exhibit C: The Joint Training Arc

Jiro is Bakugo's first save that isn't Izuku. They make a killer of a team, AND they judge people together. BFF shit.

Exhibit D: He lets her get away with this

untamed Kacchan would never

Exhibit E: she's part of the so-called Bakusquad and I'm tired of pretending otherwise

She's often with them in shots/panels, she has her obvious thing with Kaminari but she's also very good friends with Sero, she hangs out with Mina a lot like COME ON

I love them.

Stanley!

Ryan!

What do they have in common?

Aside from being hated by a certain #1 idol?

They have the luxury of being one of Shining Time Production's top idol units!

thinking about mha ending without being able to see all of the characters grow and reach their own individual happy endings. ship or not idc. i just want them to be happy

i still want to see Class 1-A, now 2-A, graduate. i want to see the big three become official heroes

i want to see happy moments after all of the battles they've went through

nearly all of the characters in mha have supplied immense happiness to the fandom for so long. I want them to have that much happiness (if more than that isn't possible) for themselves

WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU GET THESE TIDBITS!?

WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ON EARTH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE STONES?!

WHO SITED THE LORE TO YOU?!

experts

Denki: "I'm not saying I understand Damien Wayne, but I get him"

Hanta: "And you get him how?"

Denki: "He has fantastic taste in women"

Hanta: "... Purple, athletic, slightly goth, leather jackets, fishnets, and for the most part short hair, yeah you do get him"

Denki: "Okay you did not need to list all of exact things we both look for"

Would you look at that, dork mister supreme.

hello world it seems like tumblr is the only cool place for artists nowadays LMFAO im going to migrate here (how does this site work) anyway love the mha stageplay i found some cute kmjr scenes i wanted to redraw so heres two of em

also teehee doomed yuri