He's A Terrible Character And A Terrible Person

harukamitsuki

2 years ago

when the reason you hate his apology is because there was no natural progression towards this apology. when the reason you hate his apology is because nobody else knows what he did and thus hasn't faced any consequences. when the reason you hate his apology is because it sounds like he's apologising to help him sleep at night and not for his victim.

i hate bakugou. i love midoriya. thats why i want him to get the apology he deserves, not this piece of trash apology bakugou gave him.

you do not understand the other side of the argument at all. i hate bakugou because he's abusive and the best thing an abuser can do for their victim, especially one they've been abusing for over ten years, is to fucking leave.

just as someone who clearly does not understand should.

antis hated when Bakugo didn’t apologize, but now that he has, they claim that the apology is apparently “half assed” / not good enough / out of character.

do you know what that ooc Bakugo represents?

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

but Bakugo / bkdk antis want Bakugo to remain the same. they want Bakugo to treat Midoriya like shit. they want Midoriya to be Bakugo’s victim, because they want to, more than anything, validate their ‘evil Katsuki / toxic bakudeku’ narrative. because they want a reason to keep hating Bakugo.

unfortunately for antis, ch322 doesn’t advance their narrative of Bakugo being a complete arsehole, that’s why antis try their utmost to invalidate Bakugo’s sincere apology.

antis will bitch about Bakugo’s lack of character development but then invalidate his current development.

clearly, for anyone who doesn’t read the manga with their eyes closed or head in their arse, it’s obvious that Deku and Bakugo both felt that apology.

or do you not understand basic body language?

given the dire circumstances, i can understand Midoriya’s lack of reponse rn, but when he actually has the time and space to process Katsuki’s apology, and Midoriya decides that it was good enough, sincere, heartfelt, and forgives Bakugo,

what will you do then, antis?

i expect that antis will try spinning yet another bullshit narrative along the lines of “Deku doesn’t actually forgive Bakugo, he’s pretending to / Deku hates Bakugo / Katsuki and Izuku still and will always hate each other / bakudeku is still and will always be toxic.”

but antis, you know who’s been handing you several L’s lately?

the author/creator. yes, you read correctly - Horikoshi himself.

you’ll hate the taste of it, but here’s a dose of reality for you :

you don’t understand Horikoshi’s characters better than he does.

antis, stop tryin so hard to turn a blind eye to what’s right in front of you. honestly, you look stupid. and frankly, i’d be embarrassed if i were you.

the bakudeku nation is winning. and we'll keep winning regardless.

accept what you can't change or defeat.

if bakudeku's current development ruffles your feathers so much already, then do yourself a favor and gather your tissues, comfort food, stuffed animals, or whatever else you need to prevent yourself from having a mental breakdown, 'cuz you're in for a hell of a bakudeku ride in future chapters.

but i’ve come to understand something.

bkdk antis / Bakugo antis don’t give a fuck about Midoriya either. they’ll sacrifice Deku as long as it gives them a W. antis don’t give a shit about the narrative Horikoshi is trying to accomplish, they only want the story to progress the way they want it to.

nothing Bakugo does will ever change an anti’s mind/dislike/hate towards him, because antis are too narrow-minded to consider any perspective other than their own.

yes, i understand my enemies.

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i hate bakugou anti bakugou he's a terrible character and a terrible person horikoshi just wants everyone to forget what bakugou did and has been doing his bakuboner is the strongest of them all

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harukamitsuki

7 months ago

I need Bakugou stans to realise that it's not that I hate him as a person. It's that I hate him as a character.

A lot of my favourite characters are unrepentant assholes, or assholes who are set to or have already been redeemed. Vegeta from DBZ, Ouma Kokichi from DGR: V3, Dio from JoJo, Laxus from Fairy Tail, Greed from FMA: B, Bill from Gravity Falls, and the list that goes on.

If a character is a terrible person, that's fine by me. But if the author tries and fails to redeem them, yet still acts as though they are suddenly this amazing person, that's when I have an issue with it.

Bakugou was originally written to be a minor antagonist, and that would have been fine, if Horikoshi didn't suddenly go "I drew him crying so imma fix him".

Redemption is such a complex yet simple thing to do. So when you try to do it and fail spectacularly, um, yeah, I do not enjoy that character or your writing.

That is my main issue with Bakugou. I do not think he deserved any redemption, not because he's a bad person, but because there is nothing to convince me that he could change.

He gets one scene where he goes, "boohoo I lost and everyone is stronger than me" then cries, and that's supposed to be enough for him to become a better person? That is nowhere near enough.

There was no moment that made me believe he genuinely regretted and took accountability for the abuse he put Izuku through in middle school.

"He changed!" That's not my issue. I don't care that he's changed. I care that I don't believe in it. If there was a plausible reason as to why he changed, then I would be fine with it. Maybe I'd even enjoy him!

The fact that he's changed doesn't mean shit if it's not believable.

"That was in middle school!" Okay. This one pisses me off the most. That was a year pre-canon? Oh, wow, I guess that's completely fine! It's not as if characters are the way they are based on their past. Oh, Itachi killed the Uchiha clan before canon! Okay, maybe comparing a massacre to bullying is a bit unfair. Still, just because it happened a year ago, it doesn't mean it never happened. It doesn't mean that he's changed considerably.

"Izuku doesn't have any lasting damage and forgave him!" And? Just because your friend forgives their bully, it doesn't mean you have to forgive them. And, again, I do not believe Bakugou's apology was good in anyway. He was trash-talking Izuku, blaming All Might for Izuku's behaviour, and didn't accept any culpability for what he did to him. He didn't tell anyone else what he did to Izuku. Also, if Izuku really didn't have any lasting damage from the bullying, then why did Bakugou's apology make him calm down? If he didn't care about the bullying, then why is he so relieved by the apology? BECAUSE HE WAS AFFECTED.

"Bakugou was being abused!" ... NO HE WASN'T!! Mitsuki is not abusive. Yes, she hit him round the back of his head. After he threatened her. Anyone with Asian parents can tell you that her hit does not hurt. Not only is it somewhat normal in Asian families, but it also doesn't hurt. We have no evidence that she is abusive. Horikoshi knows how to set up abusive families, as seen with the Todorokis. This not that. Either way, even if she was, being abused doesn't mean it's okay to abuse others. You can hurt without hurting others.

"It's the school and teacher's fault!" No, it's not. Part of the fault lies with them enabling him, but Bakugou is already fifteen when the series starts. His mother clearly doesn't agree with his attitude. The school is only partially to blame. Bakugou should have learned by himself what is right and what is not. In fact, he clearly does know considering he doesn't want any of that stuff on his records in case U.A. rejects him.

Again. I don't care if he's a terrible person. I care that he's a terrible character.

So the next time someone says that I'm stuck in Season One, take a moment and think about what you're saying. Bad people in fiction are entertaining. Bad characters are not.

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