Ao3 Bakugou - Blog Posts

erlanddeity

3 years ago

bakugo's development

*bnha spoilers*

proceed at your own risk

imma go on a rant here

those bnha 'fans' who are disappointed and angry that bakugo apologized to deku is so fucking disgusting. and going as far as to say that they're completely dropping the manga and calling it a 'waste of their time and money'. i dont know if yall have eyes or if we watched or read the same thing, but id say that almost anyone could've predicted that an apology was coming from the last few chapters. horikoshi himself said bakugo needs to apologize. hell, we even see bakugo slowly coming to terms with the fact that the things he did in the past are wrong in the anime. in the manga, it is so much more evident reading the last few chapters. for example, when bakugo follows deku as hes charging toward shigaraki and when he takes a blow for him. i mean, did we really read the same book? even in the battle between class 1-a and b, we see him improving. how much more do yall need?

here is a character, a boy, who has been praised since the second he was born, been celebrated and showered with good words and compliments all his life for his quirk. let me remind you that he was a child. A CHILD. and who wouldn't believe the things we're told as a child? i would even go as far as to say he had the right to believe them, he did indeed have a powerful quirk and though not as refined as now, he certainly knew how to use it. as a bullying tactic or otherwise. bakugo was so confident that he was better than his peers, that he was going to become the number one hero. only for that dream of his to shatter when he reaches u.a and is confronted with, not only people like todoroki, whose quirk rivals his, but the kid who now has a quirk of his own and whom he told to take his life.

and let me remind you again, telling someone to take their own life is fucking disgusting and i dont condone these types of behaviors. and to hear the fact that a lot of you saw yourselves in bakugo and related to him when he was a bully, an asshole who constantly puts down others, has anger issues amongst other things just breaks my heart.

and another thing, horikoshi isn't 'changing his personality'. what he's doing is giving bakugo a character development which he desperately needs and which has been hinted at for as long as i can remember. horikoshi is plainly doing what every good author should be doing. i feel like screaming. bakugo wasn't a very likable character at first, in fact, im pretty sure everyone despised him. i hated him. and if the bullying wasn't enough, him telling deku to take a swan dive off the roof of the building was the last straw. idk how anyone can watch that scene and think, 'ah, someone just like me'. he was arrogant, and made me want to rip his hair off, and the fact that deku kept defending him just angered me more.

now though? bakugo has become my absolute favorite in bnha. yes, he bullied deku, and i dont view that as anything great. but thats a reason for his actions. not an excuse. piled on his shoulders is the pressure to be the best, to be the real deal, to be the hero to his sidekicks, who wouldn't be cracking with expectations like that? for a while now, i have been waiting for him to be the person he can be. watching him accept that deku is not as powerless as he used to be, that he cant just rely on people to congratulate him for waking up that day, keeping deku's secret, breaking down when he thought all might lost his powers because of him, realizing that if he keeps looking down on everyone else, he'll never be able to see his own weakness and passing on that message to other people. unlocking that potential inside of him and being a decent person. it is sooo satisfying, hes come a long way and im proud of him. and thats not even counting the things hes done in the manga. he deserves the development he's getting. HE DESERVES EVERY LAST BIT OF IT. he is a brilliant character who shows that redemption is possible. that human beings are capable of change if they themselves want to, if they desire to truly change themselves for the better. and that SOME people deserve second chances.

its going to sound cheesy but i dont care at this point: he gives hope. he may be loud and brash and uses harsh language, but he's maturing. he's looking at his mistakes, and bettering himself. something most people cant even fathom to do. and i applaud him for that. he deserves it.

and saying that horikoshi is invalidating you, the people who related to bakugo when he was selfish, arrogant and an overall bad person. and to that i say, as he should. people who tell someone to suicide is someone i can't consider as a human being.

and last but not least, i want to say that deku deserves the apology. that boy has been through so much of bakugo's shit.

i am honestly so done with this fandom. i hope this is the first and last time i rant about smt like this.