MHA Theory All for One Isnt Actually After Dekus Power

MHA Theory: All for One Isn’t Actually After Deku’s Power

While My Hero Academia’s All for One is clearly after Deku, the power that One for All provides may not be what he’s truly so desperate to acquire.

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MHA Theory All for One Isnt Actually After Dekus Power

Warning: contains spoilers for the most recent chapter of My Hero Academia

The battle between My Hero Academia’s villainous All for One and the users of the quirk One for All (like All Might and Deku) has been going on for decades, at least. It’s more than just a struggle between good and evil, however: the conflict began with brother against brother, and there’s a very real chance that this family strife has been All for One’s true goal in pursuing Deku after all.

The history of the conflict goes back to the era when quirks first emerged in the world, and All for One was fortunate enough to hit the quirk jackpot early with his ability to take quirks and give them to others. His brother, a man we now know as Yoichi Shigaraki, seemingly had no quirk at all, but he didn’t appreciate how his brother used his abilities to gain power and influence, so he stood against him. All for One offered his brother a power-stockpiling quirk, and when he refused, forced it upon him anyway, seeing this as a gift. But Yoichi had a quirk after all, with no other ability than the fact that it could be passed on, and the two became mixed to form One for All.

Yoichi passed One for All down to the men who wound up rescuing him, even though they originally came to kill him, and the struggle between the two quirks began. Users of One for All came into conflict with All for One again and again, and on several occasions, most notably with the fifth user, Daigoro Banjo, and the sixth, En, All for One tried to take the quirk back for himself. More recently, while using Tomura Shigaraki’s body, All for One tried again to take it from Midoriya, and that was only narrowly averted. But why is it that All for One is constantly trying to take One for All back, rather than simply killing its wielder and ending the line of inheritance for good?

MHA Theory All for One Isnt Actually After Dekus Power

While one could point to the tremendous power that’s been accumulated in it over time, it’s clear that All for One already has access to powers that meet or even exceed it, especially once his assistant and the creator of the quirk singularity theory, Doctor Garaki, managed to duplicate quirks. Rather than the power itself, the answer may lie in one understated and still barely understood aspect of the quirk: the vestiges of previous users. Midoriya has increasingly become able to converse with “remnants” of those who wielded One for All before him, as some part of their mind or soul has become embedded in the quirk. Even All Might, the only previous user who still lives, has some representation of himself locked away forever within One for All. Whether any other sort of afterlife may exist in My Hero Academia’s world may forever remain a mystery, but for those in possession of One for All, some part of them can and will live on after their death, so long as the power continues to exist.

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This is why, despite putting out a hit on Deku, the assassins like Lady Nagant have been exceptionally careful not to actually kill Midoriya. She was specifically instructed to retrieve him and bring him back to All for One, not kill him, which would have been far easier to do with her quirk. Strategically, it may be better to take the enemy’s weapons to use against them, but if that’s not possible, the next best thing is always to destroy the weapon, as no one having it is better than the enemy possessing it. If All for One were simply playing the cold calculus of war, then killing Midoriya and ending the threat that One for All poses would still be an acceptable outcome. Yet, All for One seemed to imply that his death, even by accident, would be punished severely. It’s clear, then, that ensuring the quirk’s survival is more important to him than simply removing a piece from the board.

All for One’s true goal in trying to retrieve the power he gave to his brother all those years ago may turn out to be the one relatable thing about this villain. Despite his twisted perspective on family, it’s clear from Yoichi’s flashbacks that All for One really did have some real affection for his brother. He pitied him for not having a quirk, and saw that as a gift, so he kept Yoichi locked up as part of an effort to force his brother into joining his side. While readers haven’t seen his reaction to Yoichi’s eventual death, it’s likely it would have been devastating–a final failure, proving once and for all that he actually can’t have anything and everything he wants. Or at least, that was the case until he discovered the existence of vestiges, quite possibly from the powers he’d taken from others over the years. By retaking the One for All quirk and integrating it into himself once again, All for One’s brother would no longer have a choice and would be forced to remain with him for the rest of his now-immortal life.

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While this remains unconfirmed as of yet, the evidence in recent chapters, particularly those dealing with the Second and Third users, do lend some credence to the theory. It also provides the chilling villain with a motive other than “Do evil and conquer the world,” which My Hero Academia has otherwise been very good about, in villains ranging from Toga and Twice to Tomura Shigaraki and even the pathetic Overhaul. As Midoriya continues to contact the vestiges, it’s become clear that it’s not just echoes or spirits, as it appeared early on, but a full version of their consciousness at the time of transference. There’s even been some indication that the living All Might still has some awareness of his vestige’s experiences, meaning it’s more than a mere copy–some piece of his soul is included, which continues to interact with the majority that remains in his body.

All for One can (and does) still want power, wealth, influence, and immortality, for all the selfish reasons one can imagine, but that one remaining shred of humanity within him demands that he bring his brother back to his side at last. And, as an ironic echo of the mistake he made all those years ago, this reluctance to kill One for All’s user may just be the cause of his eventual downfall: the demon king, brought low by a weakness for his brother once again. Time can only tell what repercussions this will have on the world of My Hero Academia.

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