History TearJerker / MyHeroAcademia

** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept her picture despite loathing the very ''thought'' of her - it served as a constant reminder of [[ParentalAbandonment what she'd]] [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies done]], and how his belief that she was so MarriedToTheJob that she'd [[ParentalAbandonment completely cut ties with him]] just so she wouldn't have anything keeping her from "sav[ing]complete strangers" hurt him so deeply that he couldn't move on.

** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept her picture despite loathing the very ''thought'' of her - it served as a constant reminder of [[ParentalAbandonment what she'd]] [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies done]], and how his belief that she [[MarriedToTheJob cared more about "sav[ing] complete strangers" to the point she'd selfishly ''abandon'' just so she wouldn't be tied down]] hurt him so deeply that he couldn't move on.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing the adult Kotaro beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly claiming she's ''not'' his grandmother, but "a monster who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned her child"]] before spiraling into a rant against heroes, claiming they're people [[MarriedToTheJob so focused on "sav[ing] complete strangers" that they ignore everything else, "hurt[ing] their own families" in the process]]. All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit it's her fault that he fell so low and indirectly pushed Tenko into villainy.
** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept her picture despite loathing the very ''thought'' of her - it served as a constant reminder of [[ParentalAbandonment what she'd]] [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies done]], and how her perceived "abandonment" of him in [[MarriedToTheJob favor of hero work]] hurt him so deeply that he couldn't move on.

** The fact that Toga can use her Quirk for blood transfusions adds another layer of tragedy to her character. If her parents had bothered to actually raise her and teach her to manage her bloodlust in a healthy way, she could've grown up to be a great Rescue Hero or at the least a great nurse. [[ForWantOfANail In another life, Toga could've been saving lives rather than taking them.]]

** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept her picture despite loathing the very ''thought'' of her - it was a constant reminder of [[ParentalAbandonment what she'd]] [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies done]], and how her perceived "abandonment" of him in [[MarriedToTheJob favor of hero work]] hurt him so deeply that he couldn't move on.

* Chapter 407

** Toga's sacrifice was AllForNothing, as a medic confirms that Ochaco is still dying and there's nothing they can do to save her.

** TheReveal that All For One had been manipulating Shigaraki ever since he was an infant. Ingratiating himself with Shigaraki's family, he stole the infant Shigaraki's original Quirk Factor before it could fully develop and years later replaced it with the Decay Quirk, which was actually a modified copy of Chisaki's Overhaul Quirk. In other words, nearly every tragedy and hardship Shigaraki went through was all thanks to All For One's manipulations.

** Midoriya losing both of his arms thanks to the overuse of One For All, leaving him at the mercy of a revived All For One. While Aizawa, Ojiro, Sato, and Sero come to his rescue, it doesn't change the fact that unless his arms are restored somehow, his career as a hero may effectively be over.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing her adult son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly claiming she's not his grandmother, but "a monster who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned her child"]], ranting that heroes are people so [[MarriedToTheJob focused on "sav[ing] complete strangers" that they "hurt their own families" with their constant absense]]. All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit it's her fault that he fell so low and indirectly pushed Tenko into villainy.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing her adult son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly claiming she's not his grandmother, but "a monster who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned her child"]], ranting that heroes are people so [[MarriedToTheJob focused on "sav[ing] complete strangers" that they "hurt their own families" with their constant abcense]]. All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit it's her fault that he fell so low and indirectly pushed Tenko into villainy.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing her adult son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly claiming she's not his grandmother, but "a monster who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned her child"]], ranting that heroes are people who [[MarriedToTheJob care more about "sav[ing] complete strangers" than their own families.]] All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit it's her fault that he fell so low and indirectly pushed Tenko into villainy.
** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept the picture of her despite hating her - it was a constant reminder of what she'd done, and how it hurt him so deeply that he couldn't bring himself to move past that part of his life.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing her adult son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly claiming she's not his grandmother, but "a monster who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned her child"]], ranting that heroes are "people who hurt their own families" by putting "sav[ing] complete strangers" above them. All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit it's her fault that he fell so low and indirectly pushed Tenko into villainy.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing her adult son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly claiming she's not his grandmother, but "a monster who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned her child"]], ranting that heroes are people who [[MarriedToTheJob ignore their own families to savecomplete strangers]]. All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit it's her fault that he fell so low and indirectly pushed Tenko into villainy.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing her adult son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly claiming she's not his grandmother, but "a monster who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned her child"]], ranting that heroes are nothing more than people who [[ParentalNeglect ignore their families]] because they [[MarriedToTheJob put hero work first]]. All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit it's her fault that he fell so low and indirectly pushed Tenko into villainy.

* Chapter 417: Nana covering her mouth in horror and tearing up after seeing her adult son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly calling her a "monster" who [[ParentalAbandonment selfishly abandoned him]] and claiming heroes are people who [[ParentalNeglect hurt their families without a second thought]] because they're so MarriedToTheJob. All she can do after mustering up the will to restrain him is admit her fault in him falling so low and indirectly pushing Tenko into villainy.

* Chapter 417: Nana breaking down in tears after seeing her son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly calling her a "monster" who [[ParentalAbandonment selfishly abandoned him]] and claiming heroes are people who [[ParentalNeglect hurt their families without a second thought]] because they're so MarriedToTheJob.
** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept the picture of her despite hating her - it was a constant reminder of what she'd done, how much it had hurt him, and how he could't let go of it.

** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept the picture of her despite hating her - it was a constant reminder of what she'd done, and how he could't let go of it.

* Chapter 417: Nana breaking down in tears after seeing her son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly calling her a "monster" who [[ParentalAbandonment selfishly abandoned him]] and claiming heroes are so MarriedToTheJob that they [[ParentalNeglect ignore their families without a second thought.]]
** Nana, after witnessing this, realizes the real reason why Kotaro kept the picture of her despite hating her. It served as a constant reminder of what she had done, and he could never let go of it.

* Chapter 417: Nana breaking down in tears after seeing her son beat Tenko after he found him with her picture, bitterly calling her a "monster" who [[ParentalAbandonment selfishly abandoned him]] because she cared more about [[MarriedToTheJob saving complete strangers]].

* Chapter 417: Nana breaking down in tears after she hears the echo of her son resentfully call her "a monster who abandoned her child" and bitterly deride heroes as "people who [[ParentalAbandonment hurt their own families]] only to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome save complete strangers"]]

** One old couple sheds tears when they see their house and land destroyed, with the husband crying over how his family had maintained the land for generations. It shows that even when this war is over many people will have lost irreplaceable treasures as a biproduct of the fighting.
* Chapter 412: The ending of the chapter, in which the Second User tells Izuku that to stop Shigaraki, he must sacrifice One For All, with the implications that unless there's an unforeseen development, Deku's career as a hero will be over when all is said and done.

** Eri makes a break for the exit in the fruitless attempt to rush to the fight and likely to help Dekes like in the battle against Overhaul. Ectoplasm stops her and reasonably tells her there's no way to reach him in any short amount of time neither has saved up energy for her "Rewind" power. Kota, in tears, takes her hand and tells Eri he understand how she feels, as seeing how hard Deku fights wants the young boy to try to help even when there's nothing he can do.
** One of the Anti-Hero protestors, the one who had asked if Deku really thought he could fix things and bring back their world back, has a look of horror as he remembers how Deku promised he would, knowing how he was amongst those who wanted to turn the hero away out of cowardice for his safety.
** Yaomomo and Kaminari are making their way to medics as they and other heroes are being evacuated off the battlefield as they watch Deku's fight on a smartphone, with the former having a look of worry over her classmate "going dark again" due to Deku's new form using Black Whip. Kaminari meanwhile talks about how when All Might appears he inspires this sense of reassurance that everything will be alright, yet the young man can't muster up the safe feeling when seeing Deku fight. With tears in his eyes, Kaminari asks Yaomomo if this means he doesn't trust his classmate and friend to win and save them.
** Meanwhile Tsyu watches as Urakuka is helicoptered out of the field, barely clinging to life while Hawks and Tukyami lay still in sheer exhaustion from their own battle.

Once Deku finally overcomes Shigaraki's defenses and moves in for the next blow, Shigaraki ''panics'' and ''screams'' for him not to come any closer. For just a moment, the hateful Shigaraki was replaced with the terrified Tenko.

* Chapter 416: Once Deku finally overcomes Shigaraki's defenses and moves in for the next blow, Shigaraki ''panics'' and ''screams'' for him not to come any closer. For just a moment, the hateful Shigaraki was replaced with the terrified Tenko.

* Chapter 416:
** Toga's sacrifice appears to have been AllForNothing as Ochako seemingly bleeds out anyway just as help arrives.
** Once Deku finally overcomes Shigaraki's defenses and moves in for the next blow, Shigaraki ''panics'' and ''screams'' for him not to come any closer. For just a moment, the hateful Shigaraki was replaced with the terrified Tenko.