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It would also really work with Spinner’s general ark. He went from someone who was simply inspired by Stain to do something (and saving Deku by blindly following what he knew about Stain) to someone who really wanted to know what Tomura’s goal was and after Deika he chose to support Tomura because he belived in him, not Stain and definitely not AFO really just and only Tomura is the one he chose to follow.
And it’s not just a leader/follower dynamic, through his interaction with AFO we know that they spend their free time together specifically talking about free time interests. AFO sees Spinner only as Tomuras loyal follower, but Spinner and Shigaraki are friends, something AFO neither knows nor values.
And something Deku very much knows and values instead. (I could also see Bakugo being part of this, considering his character ark of making friends and valuing others.)
Aside from Dabi the mayor League of Villain members are very much a found family, they protect and avenge their friends and are willing to die for each other.
When Overhaul killed Magne, Compress went right at him and so did Tomura and they immediately took care of Compress. Pretty much everything Twice does (especially for Toga) is incredibly heroic towards his friends and teammates, of course it ending with his death after in the end saving Compress and Toga. And Compress literally tore pieces out of himself to get them to safety and buy them time.
And those are typically heroic traits that the League of Villains have, which ties in with the real point of the series as you put it so nicely, they aren’t AFO evil, they are humans too. And while they did some terrible things, they also genuinely care for each other, just like Deku and his friends do.
When Bakugo got kidnapped they straight up went to save him, no matter the consequences for them if it meant saving him.
Deku values qualities like that in humans and since he said that he would want to be able to stop people from becoming villains in the first place he clearly doesn’t see them like society where they are some form or irredeemable monster. I mean at the very beginning a pickpocket gets called the bane of society by Kamui Woods, like it’s on the same level as people like Moonfish a literal cannibal or Muscual who said himself that he wants to use his quirk to kill.
I wouldn’t even be surprised if an ark like this occurred and Compress or even Re-Destro would be part of the defeat AFO group for that reason, because the people who follow Tomura for anything he did post Kamino are not there for AFO and only for Tomura himself.
They do that because they believe in him and genuinely want to help him achieve his goals.
And while Deku certainly does not want to achieve Tomura’s goals he definitely doesn’t want AFO to achieve his. He wants to save Tomura and he has greater chances at going so by getting help from those who want to help Tomura aswell, his friends/followers/companions that are there for him and not AFO.
And Spinner as the only who’s the most loyal to Tomura, he spend free time with him and grew to actually like him. Spinner doesn’t use Tomura for his goals, Tomura is in a way his goal, unlike AFO, who is referring to people as chess pieces (it doesn’t matter if Tomura is the king, the king is still a chess piece and well, if you lose your king you lose the game).
Also Spinner clearly values and knows that Tomura values the League, as he points out that Compress and Toga aren’t with them and AFO shuts him down, since AFO just sees them as chess pieces he can move, whereas Tomura valued his companions (they can have what they want, save Giran, get Compress some sushi, no matter what Tomura thinks about his companions and wants them to have something good for themselves).
And the combination of Deku seeing the human side in villains combined with a villain who from his background as a Stain follower does believe that a true hero exists, Spinner might be willing to work with him as long as it meant saving Tomura.
A rant? BNHA SPOILERS - 306
We’re talking about Toga and Deku meeting, but may I introduce Spinner and Deku meeting up too?
We see Spinner acknowledging that Shigaraki isn’t ‘home’ by saying that “you’re not the one I chose to follow”. He looked so disturbed by AFO speaking through Shiggy and I just. He wants his bro back. I can totally see Spinner leaving the League to find Toga maybe, and then meeting up with Deku to save Shigaraki all together?
I can see that it would really upset Deku’s classmates, maybe make the police/heroes/public wonder if he’s really become a vigilante or even a villain. The public is so distrusting towards heroes atm, and I can’t imagine it getting any better through the time skip.
BUT! All I want now is having a bunch of people coming together to beat AFO, regardless of being a civilian/hero/vigilante/villain. I think it’d be cliche, but like, a real point of the series? That no matter who you are and what your quirk (or lack of a quirk) you can be a good person and a hero who fights for a better world.
And if Deku revealed everything about OFA and that he was quirkless, that could mean so much to other quirkless or quirks that aren’t glorified or considered ‘good’ by society. despite the big flashy quirks, he also got the brunt of societies dislike for those who don’t fit the ‘right’ mold. A hero that understands that society needs to change to help others. And while Deku will be the one fighting the big fight, cause yknow. How it is. I can just totally see a bunch of people helping him from the background or stopping AFO’s forces from stopping Deku before he can get to AFO and Shigaraki. Yep.
