Mario: Izuku Midoriya wanted only one thing from life: to be a beacon of hope just like his idol, the Number One ranked superhero in Japan, All Might.
Sonic: Too bad he was born a freak with no powers. You heard right, this is like a reverse X-Men thing, where 80% of the population gets rad superpowers, or Quirks as they're called, while the remaining 20% are stuck as basic bitches, or as his spiky-haired bully Bakugo called him, "Deku".
Mario: That's a pun on the Japanese word "Dekunobou", meaning "good for nothing".
Sonic: Persevering despite his basic bitchedness, Midoriya got the chance to prove his Quirkless heroic mettle against this giant sludge monster. Much to the surprise of one particular almighty onlooker.
Mario: His body secretly decaying from a horrific injury, All Might needed to find the one who would inherit his all-powerful Quirk.
Sonic: And All Might didn't want just anybody. The hero world was filled with glory-seekers in it for fame and money. All Might wanted someone whose body moved on its own to save someone.
Mario: He saw exactly that in young Midoriya, and gave him one of the most powerful Quirks in the world: One For All.
Sonic: That was the problem. Even after bulkin' up from lad to chad, the recoil from even one punch would shatter all the bones in his arm. So he trained to be able to handle his gift at the superhero school of his dreams, U.A. High.
Mario: And that's when he decided to own the name used as a cudgel against him for so many years. Turns out "Deku" can also be an abbreviation for "Dekiru", someone who can do anything.
Sonic: Exactly the opposite of "Dekunobou". One For All allows Deku to release absolutely absurd amounts of strength from different parts of his body, with super moves named after U.S. cities and states.
Mario: Deku still can't access all of his power safely, though. Using 100% will quickly destroy his body, which is why he learned to distribute his strength evenly across his body, a technique known as Full Cowling. This lets him increase his speed and durability as well, making him more all-rounded and shifting focus to his own interpretation of One For All inspired by his pal Iida: Shoot Style.
Sonic: Where he pulls out a Glock and blows your brains out! ...Okay, not really, but in keeping with One For All's rabbit theme, he trades All Might's signature punches for kicks.
Mario: Considering the much higher muscle mass of a human's legs, Shoot Style allowed Deku to output even more power while giving his arms a break. A break from... a break.
Sonic: And despite being a classic melee build, Deku can fight at range by punching powerful gusts of air, and even precisely aim them with specially designed gloves.
Mario: Deku has an encyclopedic knowledge of Quirks and is always analyzing their strengths and weaknesses mid-battle, even if he does sound a little weird.
Sonic: Despite only barely getting accepted in the first place, Deku quickly became one of Class 1-A's most dependable fighters. Because, yeah, somehow these students are constantly getting drafted into literal wars against murderous supervillains.
Mario: Kinda like America's school shootings for real.
Sonic: Yeah I would not wanna take my kids to obviously dangerous schools that get shot at everyday let alone when supervillains attack.
Mario: You and me both pal. Anyways be sure to come back next time for Deku's opponent, Akko.
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