You know, after putting out the next chapter, I was kinda worried from what you guys have to say, I know I really shouldn't but I was still curious, then Fanfiction decided to not put out reviews once again, so for a time, I didn't see what you guys said.
Now that I saw them, I feel a bit more eased and happier to have decent reviews, I guess I was worried for nothing.
Anyway, here are a couple of responses.
1 – Why are you depicting Bakugo as a consistent bully to Izuku?
Because he is.
On the first episode, on the first scene of the entire anime, is Bakugo and his gang beating up Izuku. then later in the same episode, he insults and threatens Izuku, even telling him to commit suicide.
Those things in mind, it gives me an idea that Bakugo had been doing this while growing up with Izuku.
Stronger evidence is in episode 6 Izuku managed to counter Bakugo's first strike because he sees Bakugo using the same first strike for years, not only it implies that Bakugo beat up Izuku before and not only once, but enough for him to remember how he fights, which means a lot of times.
I know Izuku was friends with Bakugo before he found out that he was quirkless. And in Bakugo's time in U.A, he seemed a bit tamer, mostly because he doesn't want to get into trouble and I can see him changing, but it's only small changes.
2 – Can you please have [insert MHA character here] in this story?
I will not, there is 45 students, 13 teachers, 7 villains and Eri, 66 MHA characters in total, who are watching the MCU.
we don't need more.
Okay, question done, let's continue.
00:43:03 - 00:43:28
"Seems that the Germans has a falling out with Schmidt" Kurogiri pointed out, listening towards the conversation between Schmidt and the Germans.
00:43:28 - 00:44:01
"Interesting" Kurogiri said, in which grabbed attention towards the other members of the League of Villains, "it seems Schmidt made a deal with the Germans to provide weapons for their war, and with the power of the tesseract, he can deliver what he promised."
"I'm curious about what he made from such a power," Dabi added.
00:44:01- 00:44:50
From what Schmidt said, it brought a high concern towards the students, the teachers, even the villains.
"If what he says is true, that would be horrible," Asui said, the rest of the students nodding their heads in fear.
"Agreed" All Might commented with the teachers agreeing with him, "but I notice one strange thing, he said 'his enemies' not the Axis' enemies."
00:44:37 - 00:45:01
And thus, the number one hero's suspicions are clear.
"Schmidt is betraying the Germans," he said, as the rest of the audience are surprised, showing that Schmidt isn't just the enemies for the Allied forces, but the Axis also.
00:45:01 - 00:45:21
"That's… the capabilities of the Tesseract?" Izuku said, as everyone watched in horror when Schmidt used a weapon powered by the harvested energy of the cube, upon hit against a person, it completely vaporises them.
"A single shot… and they're gone," one of the teachers said, as they would be scared if they had to face a foe with such capable abilities, it wouldn't be the same as gun or quirks that allows the user to shoot bullets or projectiles, one hit from that gun and it's all over.
It also scared Shigiraki.
"He vaporised them," he said, looking at his hand, all he needed to do is physical touch with five fingers to turn them into dust, being useful to get rid of any evidence or remains of a person.
Schmidt did the same thing with a simple ranged blast of a powered gun.
How can he compete against someone with such power?
00:45:21 - 00:45:44
"looks like Hydra is the films main villain, not the Germans." One of the teachers said and seeing the villains of this film be a great threat, even more than the previous villains of the film.
Once Izuku got over with the aftermath of the three now dead Germans, he made a new page for Hydra, as it seemed to be a villainous organisation aimed for world domination.
With Schmidt as their leader.
00:45:44 - 00:45:56
From the second she saw the tubes of blood, Toga smiled, happy to see blood once again.
"Since all the remaining serums are destroyed and the creator dead, it would make sense to try and figure out the serum through the successful subject's blood," Nezu explained and giving a good explanation to why Rogers is giving his blood.
00:45:56 - 00:46:13
"and I guess in his death, he was proud," All Might added.
00:46:13 - 00:46:36
"From what we saw in the previous scene, Hydra is certainly advanced in their teach, especially in pre-quirk times," Mei said.
00:46:36 - 00:47:16
"Man, even with the serum, he's still rejected to fight in a war," Kirishima said, feeling bad for Rogers.
"It sort of make sense," Nezu said, "the experiment is made to create a wave of super-soldiers, but they only have 1 super-soldier, he would be too valuable for the US to put him in a battlefield where he could die or captured by the enemy."
"But Rogers managed to catch up and stop a spy from escaping." Izuku pointed out.
"It's still not enough for him to be a worthy asset." Nezu counter-argue. "It's unfortunate that it has to be this way."
00:47:16 - 00:47:56
"Or maybe he has his chance," Izuku said, as he was pleased that someone knows Steve's talents and knows how to put them into good use.
Unknown to him that the next scene wouldn't be the same as he was thinking.
00:47:56 - 00:48:41
After Steve gotten promoted and the scene changes to Steve wasn't sure of what he's doing, it somewhat confused the audience, unsure of what's going on.
Until he wore the mask and came out onto a stage along with singing and dancing ladies in 40s style American costumes.
"You got to be kidding me," Shigiraki said in disgust, as there were several and separate reactions of Steve Rogers becoming a poster boy and mascot of the US army.
Some of the students snickered for the fact that when Rogers is making a performance rather than fighting in a war.
Other students and most teachers sigh in disappointment, though understand why the senator put Steve in such a position.
Mineta, meanwhile, smiled because there are hot ladies with skirts dancing.
All Might also smiled, "Well, at least doing a good service for his country" All Might commented.
00:48:41 - 00:50:49
the next sequence showed the build-up of the Steve, started as a frail man, too weak to fight in a war, into a buffed and enhanced human.
Only to become a poster boy.
"That entire scene…" Iida started, "the performance, the red, white and blue, the stars, it's really…."
"American?" Momo answered.
"well, yeah," Iida answered.
"That's America for you," Pony said, "they're very patriotic and always say that their country is the best in the world."
The students didn't mind the whole American patriot themes within this sequence, they have nothing against it they have a slight interest since All Might, the number one hero, themed himself around America. Wearing red, white and blue himself and naming all his punches after states. Which is where they learn the name of different American states.
"Though, as a half-American myself, this is a little bit too much." Pony commented.
However, the teachers and villains had some disagreement within the sequences, for the villain side, they didn't like the sequence since it showed a clear definition of a fake hero, only there for fame and fortune, some of the villains, like Toga, Dabi and Spinner, understood this since they were inspired by the Hero Killer Stain.
While on the teachers' side, they see the sequence as to how the public in their reality, mistakes pro heroes with performance actors dressed in tights, people that Aizawa would expel from U.A because being a poster boy isn't what a pro hero is supposed to be.
But both sides notice that Steve Rogers himself didn't like what he's doing.
"The facials in most of those scenes, he might be smiling, but he knows that it's not what he wants" Kurogiri pointed out, in which calmed down the anger from the villains that follows Stain's example.
"And while it's important to save lives and fight villains more than becoming popular, he is boosting the public's morale, keeping them happy, especially during a time of war." One of the teachers said. "giving yourself an image is important, as long as you don't focus only on your image."
"Plus, he is helping out with the war, he wouldn't do much in a lab," All Might added.
At least the audience knows why Steve Rogers called himself 'Captain America'. At first, when they heard of the name, some were worried that the hero of this film would be a full-blown patriotic American, but this sequence showed that Steve didn't choose his hero name, costume or his message, it's all part of a performance and propaganda to support morale for the Americans during a great world war.
Izuku goes back on Steve's page and added in his hero name, 'Captain America.'
Mineta didn't focus on the conversation, as he was happy to see ladies.
The girls of 1-A looked at the purple pervert who had his mouth open, stunned towards the following scenes, they can think that he was happy to see ladies during the performance, and they rolled their eyes, trying their best to ignore Mineta.
00:50:49 - 00:51:13
The girls felt a bit insulted when the soldiers care more about the dancing skirt-wearing girls rather than the hero on stage, although some of them thought that it was okay behaviour around the time since woman weren't equal as men back in 1943.
00:51:13 - 00:51:41
All Might sighed Captain America, "he is aiming for the wrong audience," he whispered.
He understands that Captain America was made to boost morale for the American people during the war, but it only worked for citizens who only see the war through media such as newspaper or posters.
But to the soldiers, who had been through war and knows the stakes, would see Captain America as nothing than a fraud since he hasn't done anything, sure he did stop a Hydra spy, but he never been in an actual war or battle.
"That's why it's always good to have a little bit of both" All Might thought.
00:51:41 - 00:52:41
"Defiantly more than this," Izuku said, as he felt sad for Rogers. "He still hasn't achieved in becoming a soldier."
He hoped that later as the film goes on, that Steve can become not just a soldier, but also a hero.
00:52:41 - 00:53:07
"Not all dreams are what it seems to be," Izuku thought, thinking about how he aimed to become a hero but didn't expect one or two things to happen that made achieving his dream harder.
00:53:07 - 00:53:41
"107th?" one of the students said, confused to why it was concerning for Rogers.
Though the other people in the audience know what he means.
"His friend," Izuku said, as he realised that Steve's one and only friend might be dead or captured by Hydra.
00:53:41 - 00:53:53
The rest of the audience who were still confused got it now, remembering the name of James Barnes.
00:53:53 - 00:54:34
"As much as I don't like the idea of not saving people from captivity, he has a point," Thirteen said, in which shocked most of the students, but the teachers understood.
Aizawa explained, "as heroes, it's important to save people in many scenarios, one of them being captivity from a villain."
"But this is isn't a hero operation, it's war."
"Oh I see now," Iida said, who once thought that not saving soldiers from capture was wrong, but hearing the teacher's standpoint of why it's the best choice made him realise that it's the best option.
"Phillips said that they're prisoned in a heavily fortified area, going in there alone would be suicide, and sending a troop there to save the soldiers would lose even more men."
"So the best strategy for those who are captive is to wait out until the allied forces managed to push back the Germans."
The students who thought it was wrong, now understand the situation, though doing nothing felt it wasn't the right thing to do, they have to remind themselves that this film is set in a time of a world war, and in a world war, you can't save everybody.
00:54:34 - 00:55:07
"He's seriously going to try and save the captive men?" one of the villains said, as they heard the explanation of the teachers to why going head forwards to save the captive soldiers would be a bad idea.
Meanwhile, the teachers are surprised that Rogers is going to try and save them by himself.
This created mixed ideas about his decision.
Some thought that he was brave.
Others thought that was being suicidal.
A few see him becoming a hero, but doing a very irrational choice.
00:55:07 - 00:55:50
"And they're flying into enemy territory," one of the teachers said, as they thought what Carter means 'more than that,' in which meant going in by plane.
"At least Steve doesn't have to worry about ground forces," Asui said.
00:55:50 - 00:56:26
"Willing to fly head forward into danger," Power Loader said, "that's a trait Tony picked up from his father."
00:56:26 - 00:57:02
"Going by your stage name," All Might said, happy that Steve is using 'Captain America' as his hero name.
00:57:02 - 00:57:45
"Using captured soldiers to do your work like slaves," one of the teachers said, hating Schmidt, seeing mainly as a villain.
It made them and the audience hoped that Rogers can save the prisoners.
00:57:45 - 00:58:51
As Rogers breaking into the facility begin, the audience watched to see if he can rescue the prisoners, it started with Rogers going into one of the trucks that's entering the facility, knocking out two Hydra soldiers along the way.
"A smart move for stealth," Aizawa said, being an expert to these sorts of thing, "though, I would keep the soldiers inside the truck, in case anyone outside would find them knocked unconscious."
00:58:51 - 00:59:55
The following scene is Steve sneaking in the facility, making sure he doesn't get caught, it caught interest to Aizawa, the villains that like being stealthy and the students who want to know a work of underground heroes, who mostly known for their stealth.
So far, Steve managed to go behind dark places, keeping out of sight, and running when he needs to, going to higher grounds and knocking out any guards that stand in his way.
So far, he has a good showing to keep low from the enemy.
00:59:55 – 01:00:23
"And taking vital evidence and strange items for additional objectives," Aizawa said, "if he managed to get out of this alive, he can show his allies what the enemy is working on.
01:00:23 - 01:01:19
Most of the audience chucked from Steve reference from his staged performance.
While the rest are pleased that Rogers managed to go into the facility unnoticed and free all the prisoners in the cells, "now the next step would be more difficult, and will cause casualties," Nezu said.
"Escaping the facility."
01:01:19 - 01:01:51
The scene showed the prisons making a prison break, some were gunned down, but those who managed to survive, strike down at the Hydra forces, even showing that they're using their powerful weapon.
"The tables have been turned," Tokoyami said, as the escape begins.
01:01:51 - 01:02:43
"And Schmidt knows who caused the breakout," one of the students pointed out.
01:02:43 - 01:04:06
The following scene isn't much to say, the prisoners using Hydra's weapons against them, Schmidt getting the source for the machines and Zola getting all his research for his escape before the timer goes to zero, in which they believe to be a self-destruct sequence.
But then up to this point, when Captain America enters a room that Zola got out of, he managed to find the person he was looking for.
"he's alive," Izuku said, as the rest of the audience is happy and in relief that Steve's friend is alive, now he has to get him away from the facility.
01:04:06 - 01:04:26
"Didn't Barnes know about the Star Spangled Man with a plan?" Kirishima asked, with one of the teachers explain. "Captain America's performance was performed in the states, the soldiers fighting in Europe would probably don't know about Captain America until he arrived in Europe for soldier morale."
01:04:26 - 01:04:31
The scene shows a map of Europe, which had triangles in certain parts, the audience were curious what they suppose to mean, though they had an idea that it might be key areas for other facilities that are working on Schmidt's plan that mentioned before Steve entered the facility.
01:04:31 - 01:05:15
"Yep, self-destruct," one of the teachers said, as they watch the facility blowing itself up.
Bakugo smiled, happy to see big explosions, especially towards a facility from villains that tried to take over the world.
01:05:15 - 01:05:20
"The hero meets the villain," Tokoyami said. As Captain America meets Schmidt for the first time.
01:05:20 - 01:05:57
From the punch from Schmidt, caught some of the audience by surprise, showing that he had strength, hard to dent metal.
"I guess the serum worked on him as well," Izuku said, writing down abilities that were shown from Schmidt.
01:05:57 - 01:06:24
When Schmidt ripped off the skin of his face, the students started to get grossed out, thinking that he's ripping his face apart to show the bloody layer.
Though they realised that it wasn't skin, it was a mask.
"I TOLD YOU!" Twice shouted jumping from his seat.
After his shout, Present Mic announced the villain, "Johann Schmidt," he started, "leader of Hydra, going by the name the Red Skull, after taking an unprepared serum from Dr Erskine, it granted him similar abilities to Rogers, only it mutates him to have red skin."
"How could this be, that's impossible, a face under a face, it's possible, I was right all along!"
"Can all of your personalities shut up," Shigiraki said, causing Twice to quickly sit down.
"So Schmidt was wearing a mask to cover his true face," All Might comment towards Red Skull's appearance.
"I guess it makes sense," Izuku said while writing new information and the villain name for Schmidt. "people would find someone with red skin and no nose to be unappealing, I also guess people would find people with unhuman appearance as freaks, especially pre-quirk times, no offence by the way…" Izuku apologised to the mutant-type quirk users in the audience.
"Don't worry about it" Asui said, "at least they teased about his face earlier, and I wouldn't guess that he was wearing a mask all this time."
01:06:24 - 01:06:37
"Completely delusional," one of the students said, as they were angered by the Red Skull.
"Unlike you, Steve knows not what it's like to be human, but what it's like to be weak, he has more humanity in him than you have." Another student said.
01:06:37 - 01:06:47
"because he's a villain," Bakugo said, "villains always run, the cowards they are."
"No, we don't," Toga said, willing to explain, "we run to get away from you, or to give a bigger advantage, like luring you into a trap,"
"But for this case, he is getting away from the facility, since it's destroyed, so I have to agree with explosion boy here, he is a coward" Dabi pointed out,
"but any case, I think the proper question is, why was he wearing a mask to cover who he is?"
"That's a good point Dabi," Toga said, "if he proudly embraces his power, without fear, to an extent, why was he wearing a mask all this time to hide is Red Skull of his?"
"probably to show the public that he a regular human" Momo thought of a possible answer, "or maybe because he likes what he looked like before he injected the serum into him, but then again, he did threw the mask away" "or maybe to reveal it to the audience." Sero suggested, "the mask reveal might be only for the audience's attention to show the effects of the serum."
"That can be possibility…" Momo thought.
01:06:47 - 01:07:49
"And the villains got away," one of the students said, "one in a car, the other in a…. plane helicopter thingy?"
"I don't see that design working," Mei said, questioning Red Skull's aircraft.
01:07:49 - 01:08:18
The scene consists of Barnes going across a metal line, a very intensive scene that worried the audience, hoping that Barnes wouldn't fall, when the metal support beam started to break loose, it scares the audience, but in relief when Barnes managed to get across, just when the beam fall.
"But how can Steve cross to the other side?" Izuku asked, now concern about Captain America.
01:08:18 - 01:08:48
Just when Steve jump, the audience looked closely to see if he made it, the scene made a sudden change.
"Oh come on!" Bakugo shouted, "you can't leave us like that!"
"Do you think he made it out?" Uraraka asked the other students.
"I hope so" Izuku answered.
01:08:48 - 01:09:06
Some of the students were in shock, most of the some thought that what Philips said proved that Rogers died, but the teachers had to give a clear explanation.
"I guess when someone goes missing after going into enemy territory, you would declare them killed in action," Nezu said.
"Oh," one of the confused students said, "so they didn't know about the rescue?"
"Not yet…"
01:09:06 - 01:09:44
"Yeah, jump the boat too early Phillips," Mina said.
Then she thought of something, "though Rogers and Carter seem to be a good match… maybe..."
01:09:44 - 01:10:37
"He made it!" one of the students said, as many students of U.A are happy to see that Rogers made it out alive.
"He brought back nearly all the prisoners who were captured, sure there were casualties during the breakout, but it's still a lot," All Might said, being proud of Captain America.
"A lone man with a good heart freed and saved many" Tokoyami said
Izuku felt happy as well, happy that Steve managed to achieve a mission that he took, one that the Phillips would reject, one that would be suicide, but he managed to beat all odds and save not just his friend, but an army of captive soldiers.
"Started weak and frail," he started, remembering how the film began, "then gain enhanced strength, became a poster boy and by his own decision, go through enemy lines to rescue imprisoned soldiers"
To him, Steve has not just achieved his dream of becoming a soldier.
He became a hero.
he now has a second favourite hero; Captain America.
01:10:37 - 01:10:53
"You're surprised now? regret hitting Steve?" one of the girl students said towards Hodge coming out of a tent.
01:10:53 - 01:11:12
"I give him credit, at least he's willing to surrender, knowing that he disobeyed an order that would get him into trouble and willing to face the consequences." Aizawa said, "but since he proved that he managed to save many soldiers by himself-"
01:11:12 - 01:11:14
"-I don't' think it would be necessary," the teacher said, just when Phillips said nearly the same thing, thinking the same as the teacher.
01:11:14 - 01:11:58
Most of the audience gave applause just as the soldiers did towards Captain America and how he saved those soldiers and become what he meant to be, a hero.
The villains who follow Stain's example thought that Steve is worthy as a hero and also joined in with the applauding, Spinner gave the reason, "he didn't fight villains, only when he needs to, he first saved the prisoners and find his friend, just like All Might and Midoriya, if Stain was here, he sees him as a true hero."
01:11:58 - 01:12:20 (STAN LEE CAMEO 5)
"Waste no time on celebrations and focus on the mission," Aizawa smiled at Steve's absence from getting a metal. Knowing that it would be a waste of time.
After the guy showed up to tell the presenter that he isn't showing up, another person appeared. One that the audience would think that he would appear…
"Is that… the Old Man?!"
The audience was in complete shock to see the Old Man once again, this time wearing a military uniform, mistaking the guy who tells the other guy that Steve isn't showing up as Steve.
"Okay, at this point, you have to admit that the Old Man is everywhere" Mineta stated, one of the few people in the audience to notice, "he's been in every film, and now he's here… in 1943, and still old!"
"I'm… a bit surprised that he's there" Izuku said, writing down another part of the times the Old Man in sunglasses appears. 'attended the celebration of Captain America getting the medal of valour, who doesn't show up in the celebration.'
"Do you know what I think?" Mineta continued.
"I think he has a time-travelling quirk that allows him to appear in every major event that happens in these films! Maybe he becomes a true villain in the series, showing that he was there the entire time!"
"A possible theory," Izuku said, "but I don't think he's important, maybe he's a reference that we don't understand."
"Either way, we know that the Old Man is going to show up in every film, and I'm willing to spot him and calling him out!"
(If only you knew, Mineta, if only you knew…)
To be concluded (of this film)…
