Katsuki Bakugo

Defeat the League of Villains Save, help and protect Izuku from All For One, Shigaraki and the League of Villains (all ongoing)
Make amends with Izuku for the way he treated him (succeeded)

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

His bullying towards Izuku in the past, especially his suicide dare in the first chapter.
He is seen as a karma houdini for being able to get away with most of his jerkish and violent behavior.
His development can sometimes feel inconsistent.

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

He is regarded as one of the most well-developed rivals in shounen manga as a whole.
His angry outbursts provide comedy throughout the show.
His development into a better person throughout the series.
Has several amazing fights, specifically against Ochaco, Midoryia and the Serpenters.

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Developed Bully

**Katsuki Bakugo** is one of the deuteragonists of the *My Hero Academia* franchise.

He is enrolled in U.A. High School's Hero Department and is a member of Class 1-A. Once a bully and all-around jerk, especially to the protagonist, Midoriya, he redeems himself as the series goes on, becoming a true hero and friend to his classmates.

He is voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Clifford Chapin in the English version of the anime.

## What Makes Him a Base Breaking Character?

### What Do People Like About Him?

* Bakugo starts off as a complete bully in the beginning of the series. However, he is a very well developed character and becomes a much better person later. Many fans think that he's one of the best written rival characters throughout Shounen.
* Bakugo has a very funny side to him with his angry outbursts, making the series more entertaining.
* He is a character that never gives up on his dreams and always fights to be a hero.
* He apologizes to Deku for the way he treated him since they were younger and is shown to actually care and be protective over him.
* He is also shown to care about his other classmates as well despite of his rudeness, an example being Kirishima.
* He has many awesome feats of heroism throughout the series, such as defeating Nine thanks to Izuku sharing One for All with him, defeating the Serpenter twins, sacrificing himself to save Izuku from being impaled by All For One. defeating Dictator without harming any of the civilians he was controlling and saving All Might from All For One beige finally defeating the latter and preventing him from reaching Midoryia.

### What Do People Dislike About Him?

* His bullying towards Izuku in the earlier chapters is very mean-spirited, and him telling Izuku to "take a swan dive off the roof" in order to be reborn with a Quirk is considered to be one of the infamous moments of the series. The scene is often cited as Japan's leniency towards bullying compared to the West, and even Kohei Horikoshi expressed his regret towards the scene.
* Many hate him due to often getting away with his jerkish behavior, being seen as a karma houdini despite his bullying as mentioned earlier. In spite of his development, many of his haters believe that he got away with everything too easily and was never actually called out for his actions. A few examples include trying to attack Midoryia on the first day of school and getting off without detention or even a warning, hitting Midoryia during the Final Exams arc for trying to work together against All Might (which is never acknowledged again) and (the most infamous example) launching outright deadly attacks against him during the Battle Trails while justifying it as being okay "as long as he dodges".
* Some find Midoryia's admiration and desire to be his friend annoying, feeling as though Midoryia ignores his years of bullying and it's unrealistic how he'd want to be friendly with a person who frequently strikes him out of rage.
* A few simply find his constant yelling and screaming to be obnoxious.
* Even after his character development, he has a few moments where it seems he regresses back to his old self. While mostly in the *Team Up Missions* and *School Briefs,* he has a few moments like this in the manga/anime as well, such as throwing his head gear into Midoryia's head (causing him to bleed) for no reason.
* Having 2 fake-out death's made people feel as though he had too much plot armor or that he was author's pet.

## External Links

* Katsuki Bakugo on the Heroes Wiki
* Katsuki Bakugo on the Inconsistently Admirable Wiki
* Katsuki Bakugo on the My Hero Academia Wiki

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