Deku’s new powers have a very obvious flaw, and My Hero Academia Finale doesn’t address it

Despite initial disappointment at the beginning of the chapter, fans were given a glimpse of Deku’s fate in the finale of My Hero Academia. However, the ending offered some hope as Deku’s return to heroism was made possible by the support of his classmates from Class A.

Despite Izuku Midoriya’s happiness with the gift, he wasted no time in joining his friends to pursue his dream of becoming a hero. However, the manga’s finale fails to address a significant flaw in Deku’s new powers that could potentially pose a serious issue as he progresses in his career, namely, the emergence of anti-technology tendencies.

Please be aware that this article contains spoilers from the My Hero Academia manga.

Critique of My Hero Academia’s Finale and Deku’s New Powers

Deku as seen in My Hero Academia (Image via Shueisha)

After losing his One For All quirk in the finale of My Hero Academia, Deku decides to become a teacher. While he missed being a hero, he wanted to use his experience to guide and assist the next generation of aspiring heroes. Despite this change, his classmates from Class A continued to support him.

Therefore, they collaborated with All Might to develop a support item for Deku. Just as quirks continue to evolve and advance, so does technology. As a result, after studying the data from the final battle between All Might and All For One, All Might enlisted the help of a friend abroad and Mei Hatsume to create a project that would enable Deku to resume his role as a hero.

Deku as seen in My Hero Academia manga (Image via Shueisha)

Despite this, Deku continued to fight alongside his former Class A comrades with renewed determination. However, one noticeable issue with his newfound abilities was never addressed in the manga. As fans may recall, Kai Chisaki utilized Eri’s Rewind quirk to develop a Quirk-Destroying Drug in order to combat heroes with quirks. The rarity of quirks that functioned similarly to Eri’s Rewind quirk prevented many villains from creating such a drug.

Despite quirks being based on inherent abilities, Deku’s newfound powers are rooted in technology. Therefore, the villains are not limited to finding an individual with a quirk that can defeat him. Instead, they simply need to enlist the help of a skilled engineer to create anti-technology devices. As All Might himself emphasized in the finale of My Hero Academia, technology has advanced just as much as quirks have. Therefore, there is no reason why villains cannot utilize technology to counter Deku.

Mei Hatsume as seen in My Hero Academia (Image via Shueisha)

In addition, Deku’s new powers may have further restrictions due to their reliance on technology. For instance, it is possible that the technology may require charging or cooling down after a certain amount of usage.

Despite the potential for Hatsume and other innovators to eventually find solutions to these limitations, it is possible that Deku, being one of the first heroes to heavily rely on support items, may encounter unforeseen challenges along the way.

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