Summary
In the world ofMy Hero Academia, Heteromorphs are known to be prejudiced against because of their appearance. Heteromorphs are individuals who have animal-traits, extra arms, legs, or non-human-like features because of their quirks.
Unlike other individuals who are capable of shape-shifting their appearance between human and other forms, Heteromorphs (also called mutants) are usually stuck the way they are, making them easy targets for discrimination, although they may be powerful. While their appearance is not something they can control, most of the time, Heteromorphs are pushed towards becoming villains because of all the discrimination they face growing up.
The Common Misconceptions About Heteromorphs
Mezo Shoji Is A Prime Example Of How Heteromorphs Persevered
While most Heteromorphs turn into villains, there are also heroes who choose to ignore the hatred towards their kind and focus on using their Heteromorphisis to help humans. One of the perfect examples of this personality trait in the My Hero Academia series is Mezo Shoji.Even though Shoji has a frightening appearance, he is known to be one of the most friendly and gentle characters in ther series. Unfortunately, Shoji had the misfortune of growing up in a town where his kind was shunned and discriminated against. Shoji is also someone who is willing to risk his life to save someone, this is seen during one of his flashbacks where he saves a little girl from drowning, the feeling he felt after saving her is what made him choose to become a hero.
That’s why, I want to do my part, just as my predecessors have done! - Mezo Shoji
The common misconception that humans have about Heteromorphs who choose to become heroes is that they became heroes so that they could enact revenge on those who wronged them. Shoji also wears a mask to hide the scars on his face because he feels that people would think he became a hero to take revenge on those who hurt him,but Shoji states that this is far from the truth, as he believes in tearing down those misconceptions, but is aware that it would take a long time to fix those broken walls and that a single generation would be unable to change these perceptions humans have towards Heteromorphs. He is also against the use of force and violence to push the change, as many Heteromorphs only believed in violence as a means of revenge and the solution to finding their place in the world.
The Reason Heteromorphs Become Villains
Spinner Chose To Go Down A Winding Path, Because Of His Past
From the villain’s perspective, Spinner was the most noticeable character who was discriminated against from a young age because of his reptilian-like features and this led to him feeling like he did not belong in society. It was not until later that he believed he found his calling when he joined the League of Villains. Stain also plays ahuge role in influencing Spinnerto become the villain he is. Although Stain’s ideology was to expose the corruption of the hero system, Spinner interpreted it in a personal manner and used it to rebel against a society that did not accept him.
Eventually, Spinner becomes an even more important figure in the series as he takes on a role that involves fighting for the rights of Heteromorphs while leading and assembling thousands of them to fight alongside the Paranoral Liberation Front. This also goes to show that the villains in the series are not all evil but were rather driven towards chaos because of the discrimination they faced from society. Spinner is the perfect example of thenegative consequences that could happenbecause of the prejudice against Heteromorphs, and this drove him to great lengths to make sure his voice was heard not just among his kind, but the world. If Heteromorphs were not treated this way, society in theMy Hero Academiauniverse would have had more harmony than hatred, leading to a better life for Heteromorphs and humans alike.
My Hero Academia
Cast
In My Hero Academia, some humans have superpowers called quirks. Izuku Midoriya, nicknamed Deku, is not one of them. Deku has always idolized heroes like the number one hero, All Might, and since he was a child, he has always wanted to be a hero. However, his lack of a quirk has always held him back, but a chance encounter with All Might after discovering a classmate in danger sets Deku on the path to becoming a true hero. My Hero Academia centers around Deku and a class of heroes-in-training at UA. This school shapes young quirk users into future heroes through fake rescue missions, combat training, and other hero-tempering tasks. With young Deku inheriting the “One-For-All” quirk, he will learn what it means to be a true hero while facing off with dastardly supervillains.
