Dekus Heroism Exposes Major Faults with My Hero Academias Traitor Arc

Deku’s Heroism Exposes Major Faults with My Hero Academia’s Traitor Arc

In chapter 337 of My Hero Academia, Deku forgives Yuga Aoyama in what should have been a remarkable moment but isn’t because it happens too late.

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Dekus Heroism Exposes Major Faults with My Hero Academias Traitor Arc

Warning! Spoilers ahead for My Hero Academia chapter 337!

The lengths at which Deku just went to forgive Yuga Aoyama for betraying U.A. High doesn’t nearly come close to a similar act of heroism he performed towards Lady Nagant, exposing the true problem with the current traitor arc in My Hero Academia.

In chapter 337, Deku learns the traitorous acts Yuga perpetrated against his friends and teachers to ensure All For One wouldn’t kill both him and his parents. But in a stunning demonstration of forgiveness, Deku believes Yuga still has a chance to be a hero, partly because he only views Yuga’s sins as one transgression and can’t comprehend how someone who commits one crime can be labeled as a villain. Deku also takes other factors into consideration to reach his decision such as moments when Yuga was obviously asking for help but Deku didn’t realize it the time or when Yuga saved them, not to mention the fact that Yuga is obviously upset about how much he hurt the people he cares about.

While a defining moment for Deku, it pales in comparison to how he not only managed to convert the assassin Lady Nagant back into an ally of hero society but even attempted such an endeavor in the first place. She was much farther gone than Yuga ever could have been just in terms of duration alone. The fact that this is only Deku and his classmate’s first year at U.A. High means Yuga has only been acting covertly for less than a year time. Meanwhile, Lady Nagant went rogue against hero society years ago, initiating her defection in stunning fashion by murdering her own boss. The longer she dedicated her life towards dismantling the hero society she felt betrayed her, the more entrenched she undoubtedly became in her beliefs. Her mindset was even further made by how much hero society used her to cover up their sins. She was not only haunted by the lies she helped cement for them but the horrific acts she had to perform to ensure their secrecy. Yet, despite the many obstacles that Deku faced, he somehow successfully got to her on such a deep emotional level that she was able to throw away years of hatred and feelings of betrayal.

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Such a monumental success easily shrouds Deku’s ability to forgive Yuga, no matter how honorable. The entire traitor arc should have therefore taken place before Deku’s confrontation with Lady Nagant. In this revised order, the progression of each of Deku’s heroic deeds rises in terms of greatness so the later act of forgiveness is greater than the first as it should be as opposed to the lackluster effect readers are experiencing now. Some might make the argument that Deku forgiving Yuga is more impressive than Lady Nagant since Yuga actually betrayed Deku who was supposed to be his classmates and friend. But Yuga is obviously distraught over his actions when Lady Nagant was cold as stone until the last moment.

This current dilemma is just one of the many faults with what is My Hero Academia’s final saga before the series’ conclusion. The traitor arc already feels out of place, especially when so many other loose ends still need to be made, creating the impression that mangaka Kohei Horikoshi will rush all of the things that he needs to finish. This could have been easily avoided if Yuga’s betrayal weren’t left until, almost quite literally, one of the final chapters. This way, My Hero Academia readers would also be more impressed by Deku’s heroism, but that’s obviously not the case.

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