[KATSUKI] Did you see that?
Aw, man, All Might's the coolest hero in the world!
Even when things get real bad, he keeps on smiling.
Y'see?
[KATSUKI] That's why he's the greatest.
No matter how much trouble he's in, he's always the winner.
[IZUKU] He's so cool.
And he never gives up!
Do you think I can be a hero, too?
[KATSUKI] You got your Quirk from All Might, didn't you?
He gave you his power.
You and I both wanted to be just like All Might
when we were growing up.
But I was the one who had the potential.
Then somehow, a little nobody like you was singled out
by the person I admired most, and I didn't even realize it.
I wanna know what made All Might
give his power to a loser like you.
Let me see for myself.
Is it because you looked up to him more than I did?
And if that's the case, does it mean everything I've done
to be like him is wrong?
[IZUKU] You were right to look up to All Might like you did!
I know just how much he meant to you
- when we were growing-- - [KATSUKI grunts]
Hey.
Are you all right?
[IZUKU] Are you all right?
[KATSUKI] Don't you dare worry about me!
Attack me! Why won't you fight back?
Why did I end up having to chase after someone
who was always so far behind me?
Why did a damn small fry like you get strong,
and become the number-one hero's sidekick?
His favorite?
You got so much better, and I destroyed All Might!
I admired him so much.
But it's because of me that he ended up losing his power!
I can never tell what you're thinking.
No matter how much I beat you up, you keep coming back!
It's obvious you've always looked down on me.
Even when we were kids!
[IZUKU] But I'm still here.
I noticed things you couldn't all these years
because I had nothing at first.
There were things I hated about you, sure.
But I could clearly see how amazing you were.
You had so much going for you that I didn't have!
All Might was my hero,
but you were the one actually in my life!
I thought you were incredible, Kacchan.
I wanted to see what you'd become!
[IZUKU] That's the reason...
...I kept chasing after you!
[ALL MIGHT] After being a hero for so many years,
you learn a few things.
Striving to be the best.
Like you, Young Bakugo.
And caring deeply about people--
about rescuing those in trouble, like you, Young Midoriya.
Both of those feelings are necessary in a hero.
Otherwise, they'll never truly be able to represent justice.
Now that you've laid your feelings out on the table,
maybe you can understand each other.
If you have mutual respect and focus on making
one another stronger, I've no doubt you'll become
the ultimate heroes, winning and saving people at the same time.
[TOGA] When I'm happy, I smile big.
You may kiss someone you like,
but my way is different.
I suck the blood of those I love.
[TOGA] I'm fond of people who've been slashed up
and reek of fresh blood.
That's why I always end up cutting them.
[TOGA] So cute. So pretty.
[TOGA'S DAD] Quit smiling like that!
It's so creepy. You look like a deviant!
[TOGA'S MOM] Why can't you just be a regular girl?
Why can't you be normal?
[OCHACO] She has such a sad past.
I had no idea.
[OCHACO] I never expected to understand her.
I mean, she's a villain.
[TOGA] Ochaco. You're delightful, too.
You've got the same smell as me.
You've got a crush on someone, right?
So do I.
And I bet you also want to be
exactly like that special person, huh?
[OCHACO] What is with her?
At first, you try to model yourself
after the person you want.
You start dressing like them.
Thing is, that's not enough.
You have to go further.
Then, you realize you actually want to become that person.
And once you get to that point, there's no going back.
That's how love works, right?
Hey, Ochaco, isn't this fun?
Just two girls hanging out, talking about our crushes!
[OCHACO] But then, the last time I saw her...
[laughing]
Hero. What do you want to do to me?
Do you wanna kill me like Jin was killed?
Will you murder me, too?
Start talking.
Exactly what are your intentions?
[OCHACO] You pulled this whole stunt just to ask me that?
Well, it's important.
[OCHACO] You think so?
Why don't you tell that to the old lady whose blood you took?
You killed her to ask a stupid question?
[TOGA] Did you say "stupid"?
[OCHACO] Okay, fine.
What I wanna do is save as many people as I possibly can!
And you're in my way,
Himiko Toga!
So I'm gonna have to stop you right now!
[TOGA] Ochaco. When I think about someone I love,
it makes me want to become that person.
To live inside of their skin.
I wanna drain their blood so badly,
it makes my chest hurt.
That's just who I am. I can't help it.
But not everyone is like that.
It's so hard to be me!
[TOGA] The other day, there was this meanie reporter
who called me a poor, lost child and tried to kill me
because she said my cravings weren't "normal."
That's why I used your blood, and your Quirk
to drop her and her friends from way, way up high.
[gasps]
It turns out, if I love a person,
I can become them and use their power!
You have no idea how happy that makes me.
Stop it!
[OCHACO] You're happy?
I would never feel good about hurting another person.
What are you even trying to get at?
What's this?
You must've dropped it, friend.
That's mine!
[TOGA] Something precious?
Give it back!
[TOGA] Jin was precious to me, too.
Like a brother.
Y'know, we're the same, you and me.
Because I'm pretty sure you've got a massive crush
on Izuku, too.
Huh?
[TOGA] I put it together a long time ago.
Hold on. Does this thingie belong to him?
Aw, see, we really are twinsies!
[OCHACO] I can't spend any more time on her!
If I attack head-on, she'll dodge, so--
[OCHACO] Zero Satellites!
[gasps]
[TOGA] Earlier, when she fell...
[OCHACO] Focus.
I have to shut out every other feeling.
Great. Neither of us has to hold back anymore!
When I was little, everyone said I had to change.
But that didn't help at all.
Ignoring your urges makes them worse!
Enough!
Threaten people so you can do what you want,
and you deserve whatever's coming to you!
There's my answer.
[OCHACO] No matter how hard I try, I can't forget her tears.
How hurt she seemed.
Why was she crying?
And why does she spend her life
stealing other peoples' happiness?
I don't get it. But I want to.
I want to know more. And understand her.
[TODOROKI] It's obvious now.
Ever since I met him at the training camp,
when he was just Dabi from the League of Villains.
[TODOROKI] My brother was...
Well, isn't that a tragedy?
Poor little Shoto Todoroki.
[TODOROKI] ...hinting at the truth.
[TODOROKI] When our old man fought in Kysushu,
and defeated a powerful, High End Nomu.
[ENDEAVOR] Prominence Burn!
[TODOROKI] Toya was there, right in front of him.
[DABI] Isn't this precious?
[DABI] I wasn't sure what to expect from that fight.
[DABI] Let me introduce myself.
This is our first meeting.
Right, Endeavor?
The League of Villains.
Dabi!
Aw, no need for heroics.
The only reason I'm here is to retrieve my fallen Nomu.
I mean, no way I could win this fight, right?
Unless the top two heroes
were bloodied and beaten already!
[yells]
[MIRKO] Saw the news and hopped over!
Patchwork. You're part of the League, huh?
I'll kick your butt!
Man. And things were just gettin' good.
Do it, Ujiko.
[DABI] See you later, Number One.
I'm sure we'll have time to have a heart-to-heart someday.
I look forward to it.
Until then. Try not to disappoint.
And don't you dare get killed, Enji Todoroki!
[TODOROKI] Toya's Blueflame.
It burns stronger and hotter than our father's fire.
They're flames of resentment.
More hellish than any I've felt.
Now stand up.
If you get hurt that easily, you can forget about
beating All Might, or even a small-time villain.
[TODOROKI'S MOM] Please, stop pushing him.
He's only five years old.
[ENDEAVOR] He can take it. Get out of my way.
- [slap] - [TODOROKI'S MOM gasps]
Mama?
[NATSUO, DABI, FUYUMI laughing]
[ENDEAVOR] Ignore them, Shoto.
They live in a different world than the one
I'm training you for.
[TODOROKI'S MOM] And Shoto.
That child's left side sometimes looks unbearable to me.
All I can see is his father.
I can't raise him anymore.
I want to run away from this life.
Mom? What're you saying?
[TODOROKI'S MOM gasps]
Where did Mama go?
[ENDEAVOR] Huh? Oh. She hurt my masterpiece,
so I put her in a hospital to keep you safe.
[TODOROKI] That was your fault.
You're the one who made her hurt me!
The reason I picked a fight with you was to show
my old man what I was capable of doing.
Without having to rely on his damned fire Quirk.
You see, I'm going to show him
that I reject his power, and I can take first place
without using it.
I'll win this match and advance using only Mom's Quirk.
I won't give you the pleasure of seeing me use yours.
[TODOROKI] I will reject you.
[TODOROKI] I refuse to use my left side.
It's yours! Your Quirk, not his!
[TODOROKI'S MOM] But, honey, you do still wanna
be a hero, don't you? Just remember.
Stay true to yourself.
You are not a prisoner of your lineage.
It's okay to use your power to become who you want to be.
I want it, too.
I'll be a hero!
[TODOROKI] The only reason I've gotten to the place I am now
is because of Midoriya and Class A.
But, Toya...
Who in his life can help him cool his anguished flames?
[ENDEAVOR] Toya. I thought you would exceed All Might
with flames more powerful than mine.
[ENDEAVOR gasps]
[ENDEAVOR] You should've been the best.
Dammit, when will you get this through your head?
Have you learned nothing
from getting burned over and over again?
They don't get what it's like for me.
But you do.
You showed me being the best is what matters.
Toya, no, you have to--
[DABI] You pushed me to want this, Dad!
It's too late now.
I can't unlearn what you taught me.
Keep watching. You'll see.
[ENDEAVOR gasps]
Look at me, Endeavor!
[DABI] Suck it up. Do not cry.
[DABI] Dad.
[DABI screams]
It's too hot! Please go out!
It hurts!
[DABI] I'll scorch the earth.
Not even a memory of them will remain.
They'll know pain.
[DABI] Hey, there you are!
From all the way up here,
everyone looks like tiny little ants.
Ah! Shoto's with you? Perfect.
[gasps]
Dabi!
[DABI] Hey now, don't be rude.
You're acting like we've never met.
Call me Toya.
After all, it's the name you and Mom gave me.
[DABI] Yeah, I know, my face is pretty disgusting now.
But it's still surprising my own family didn't recognize me.
Oh, man. I didn't expect this.
I'm starting to have fun!
I wondered how I could make you suffer.
How I could ruin your life.
Ever since I burned up, it's all I've thought about!
As a kid, I didn't know why existed.
I'd cling to Natsu, bawling my eyes out.
But you didn't know that, did you?
At first, when I realized your little puppet
Shoto was complete, I figured I'd kill him.
But then, you unexpectedly became the number-one hero!
Who woulda guessed, huh?
I was suddenly so invested in your happiness.
Can you believe, in Kyushu, I was actually afraid
you were going to die?
I led Starservant and Ending to your doorstep.
Did they make you feel like a big shot?
Must've been a heavy burden
to achieve your dream after so long.
But you were soothed by public admiration, weren't you?
Is that why you finally decided
to try to bond with your children?
Just keep looking towards the future,
and you could be a better man?
What? Nothing to say?
Well, allow me!
The past never dies.
You will reap everything you've sown.
Enji Todoroki. Let's fall together!
Come dance with me in hell, won't you?
My son is dead. These are disgusting lies.
Oh, I'm very much alive.
You're just a broken man who refuses to accept the truth.
Thank you for living long enough to see this day.
Endeavor!
[ENDEAVOR] I looked for you. Everywhere.
Dammit. He's fast.
You ready, Dad?
[ENDEAVOR] I believed you were alive!
Protect Midoriya and Bakugo!
Hado and I will hold him off!
Snap out of it! Protect them!
Please! We'll deal with this later!
Flashfire Fist.
Ha! Prominence...
[ENDEAVOR] But after I killed Toya, I couldn't go back.
The only thing I knew how to focus on
was molding Shoto into the hero I could never be myself.
The more domineering you were,
the harder it was to look at you.
And whenever I looked at my children,
it was your eyes I saw staring back at me.
Even though I knew we were falling apart,
I was too scared to get to the bottom of our pain.
So I tried to keep up appearances, ignoring the truth.
You're the one who put us on this path.
And I know you're to blame.
But if I'd been able to knock some sense into Toya
before he ran off to the mountain,
he wouldn't have turned into Dabi.
And things might've been different between me 'n Shoto.
[REI] The responsibility is not yours to bear alone.
Your heart may be broken,
but we're going to help you put it back together.
Because you have no choice but to fight Dabi one day.
Rei, are--are you sure?
How can I...?
Shoto must've suffered so much more than we did.
But he still started calling me "Mom" again,
even though he has every right to hate me.
He's made friends at UA High.
And he's protected each of us, likely more than we know.
He is the true hero in this family.
[coughs] Before coming in here,
I had a long talk with Mom.
I thought you wouldn't be able to fight
after how things went down.
That I would have to face Dabi myself.
That's not the case, though.
So whenever you're done crying,
you and I will work to stop Toya together.
[ENDEAVOR] Sho-Shoto.
[ENDEAVOR] You don't have to forgive me.
That's not what I'm after. I want to atone.
[TODOROKI] Dad.
[ALL MIGHT] Young Todoroki.
All Might.
This plan. You're sure?
I've been training for this moment.
If I were to run from this fight,
I'd be straying from the path I devoted myself to.
If that's the case, we'll move forward.
There's one thing.
What is it?
I'm leaving it up to you to convince my old man.
[ALL MIGHT] So I get the hard job.
[SHIGARAKI] Here's the preview.
I'll destroy everything.
Anger burns within me.
Hate that cannot be contained.
It all started in that little house.
A series of resentments piling one on top of the other.
My Hero Academia: Memories.
Next time:
"Tomura Shigaraki: Destruction."
The hell with "Plus Ultra."