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It probably isn’t surprising, but I am of the mindset that, from a storytelling perspective, Todoroki would be the best at serving the deuteragonist for BNHA because he and Midoriya could be a better example of “Save to Win, Win to Save” or something similar.

For that to happen, I think we need to have him lower his walls around people a lot more gradually and for his relationship with Midoriya to build up slower over time. Go from hardly considering Midoriya at all, to, near the end of the story, view him as one of his best friends. I believe what hurt him to grow as a character in canon is that he suddenly became more empathetic and more of a team player IMMEDIATELY after the Sports Festival, and when he went to help save Iida from Stain. He seemed to be static after that, imo.

I think if it was more drawn out, where he gradually tried to be less practical and aloof with people and more conscious of others, he could learn how it works out for him, sometimes it backfires on him, which could lead him to sometimes having disagreements and arguments with Midoriya and others as he is trying to figure out what is morally right and what is logical. Then he can slowly learn to become his own kind of hero.

As for Iida and Uraraka (because like HELL am I not gonna make sure these babies get the attention they are due), these two are more involved with Midoriya and are his guardian angels in a sense and help Midoriya question and grow from his ideals sometimes. They don’t need to be glued to him on every corner to be their own characters (unlike some explosive loser I will not name). But they will certainly make an impact in each other’s lives as there will be times they will be in certain situations where they would think, “What would Izuku/Tenya/Ochako do?”

Anyway, that’s my idea on how I would have approached this.

Feel free to give your reasoning in the replies or reblogs if you want🙂