My Hero Academia features a huge cast of characters, and the protagonist Izuku Midoriya is just one of twenty students in class 1-A at the story's start. One of those classmates is Izuku's childhood friend Katsuki Bakugo, and despite his explosive temper and equally fiery Quirk, Bakugo is much smarter than he looks.
Bakugo has always been a gung-ho sort of person, and now that he's in U.A., he'll do anything to prove that he can surpass All Might and become the new #1 hero. Often, Bakugo knows exactly what he's doing, but other times, he's made the wrong call or simply didn't understand what was going on. Not even Bakugo can be right every time.
10 Was Right: Taking Ochaco Seriously In The Sports Festival
When Bakugo unleashed his full fury against Ochaco Uraraka during their duel in the sports festival, Present Mic was outraged, and he was concerned for Ochaco who certainly was the underdog. But if Bakugo held back, that would ruin the whole point.
Ochaco isn't here for fun; like Bakugo and her new friend Izuku, she needs to harden herself as a hero in the heat of intense battle, and Bakugo provided that challenge and then some. Besides, it would be simply insulting if Bakugo held back, and Ochaco would be more upset about that than about losing.
9 Was Wrong: Writing Off Shoto Too Soon
After Shoto Todoroki lost to Bakugo in the U.A. sports festival, Bakugo became convinced that Shoto had lost his nerve, since Shoto was unwilling to use his Quirk's fire half. Bakugo began to look down on Shoto with contempt, such as during the forest training camp arc.
Bakugo was jumping to conclusions here. Shoto is trying to untangle some serious personal baggage and make a decision regarding his Quirk and his father Endeavor, and he simply needs time to sort it out. Bakugo will get a proper rival out of Shoto in good time.
8 Was Right: Being Upset That Shoto Held Back
Bakugo's bad attitude could really use some work, but for once, he was right to feel ultra-competitive when he faced Shoto in the final match of the U.A. sports festival. Bakugo just saw Shoto use his true strength against Izuku, and Bakugo wanted to taste that power for himself.
After all, Bakugo is a real powerhouse, and he can't prove his full strength unless his opponent is similarly powerful. Shoto held back, and Bakugo knew it, thus souring Bakugo's first place victory in the tournament. What a letdown— and for the festival's audience, too.
7 Was Wrong: Expecting Serious Growth Without Dedicated Quirk Training
As Shota Aizawa/Eraser Head explained during the forest training arc, Quirks can be strengthened and enhanced after sufficient use, just like muscles. So far, class 1-A's students had practiced in battle against each other, but they hadn't put their noses to the grindstone just yet.
Bakugo was asked to throw a ball with his Quirk, and once he did, the results were only a slight improvement over his ball toss a few months earlier. Bakugo was shocked, but in all fairness, he hadn't worked out his Quirk enough yet. No one had.
6 Was Right: Playing The Drums For The Class 1-A Band
Bakugo doesn't often volunteer or do favors for others, but he did join the rock band for class 1-A's performance at the school festival, which really helped Kyoka Jiro move the project forward (she was more or less the band leader).
Bakugo had taken music classes before, and once he was goaded a bit, he eagerly showed off his drumming skills, and he earned himself a spot in the class band. It was nice of Bakugo to help out, and he didn't even set the drums on fire.
5 Was Wrong: Not Cooperating With Izuku Against All Might
At one point, Bakugo and Izuku had to fight together against All Might himself to earn a spot in the forest training camp, but Bakugo's bad attitude made things a thousand times worse. He was recklessly determined to prove himself against All Might, and he merely saw Izuku as an obstacle.
Being a hero means cooperating with teammates and forming combos with everyone's Quirks, but Bakugo attacked Izuku almost as much as he attacked All Might, and that would get him nowhere.
4 Was Right: Learning To Trust Izuku Against All Might
Bakugo was a very poor partner for Izuku against All Might when the battle started, and it soon became clear that the two students would fail if they kept this up. Halfway through the mock battle, Bakugo finally had a change of heart, though he was reluctant.
With the odds stacked against him (and only getting steeper), Bakugo agreed that Izuku was his best and last hope against All Might, and Bakugo lent Izuku the power of his Quirk to help Izuku made some headway. In the end, Izuku dragged Bakugo through the exit gate for victory.
3 Was Wrong: Trying To Escape The League Of Villains
Tragedy struck during the forest training arc, when the villain Mr. Compress captured Bakugo and escaped through Kurogiri's Warp Gate ability. Now Bakugo was in villain hands, and he was tied to a chair in that dimly-lit bar in the villains' hideout.
Bakugo was pressured to turn against U.A. and join the League of Villains, and while no one could blame Bakugo for being distressed and desperate, it was a bad move for Bakugo to attempt to escape all on his own. He should have put more faith in the pro heroes, and sure enough, All Might and the others soon arrived to help.
2 Was Right: Keeping One For All's Secrets Safe
Bakugo was quite bitter that All Might seemed to favor Izuku over everyone else, especially since Bakugo idolized All Might nearly as much as Izuku did. After All Might broke up their midnight fight, Bakugo made these bitter feelings clear.
All Might explained the situation with One For All, Izuku and so on, and Bakugo promised to not explain this to anyone else. Bakugo didn't savor the idea of this hidden truth complicating things any more, so he made sure to keep the truth secure. That was a good call.
1 Was Wrong: Yelling At Disaster Victims
During the provisional hero license test, the students had to fight one another with sensors and bouncy balls to "kill" each other— and after that, the remaining students had to help the (actor) victims of a major disaster, such as finding and treating the wounded.
This job also involves providing moral support for the victims to reassure them, and Bakugo did the exact opposite by fussing at the victims to take care of themselves and not burden Bakugo. In all fairness, the "disaster victims" involved weren't very badly hurt, but it was still a bad move for a pro hero to act like that, no matter what. This was one reason why Bakugo failed to get enough points to earn his provisional license (Shoto didn't get one, either).
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