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I think we as a fandom haven't talked enough about the Tomura-Shouto parallels.

Violent, abusive father who physically abuses them and ignores their will / agency

Said violent father saddled with dead parent issues

Well meaning mother who tries but fails to protect them (and who makes a deal with the devil for the hope of a family filled with joy)

The theme of heroes who hurt their families to save strangers

Having been groomed as heir to toxic legacy of someone trying to destroy All Might

Still wants to be a hero

Inspired by All Might

Dreams, memories buried due to trauma

Outfit built to project that trauma

Seeking out their hero to talk trauma-dump

The Chapter after Tomura's Origin chapter is called "Liberation", when in hindsight we know he wasn't liberated. Just like the chapter after Shouto's Origin chapter is called Emancipation. And we know that was misleading, as Shouto had still a long road ahead of him to process his past with his father.

You get the gist.

Before Eri was a Shigaraki parallel, Shouto was the original Tomura parallel. The first test for Izuku to save someone from themselves, from the trauma that buried them. To help bring the hero inside to the surface and like Shouto became one of Izuku's strongest allies, I think saving Tomura will be the key to destroying the original AFO quirk.