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Since the last battle involving the League of Villains back when raiding the Shie Hassaikai, the heroes have managed to take the League of Villains’ core member, Kurogiri, into custody. However, they are unable to question him about the League of Villains because he rebuffs any questions on that topic with complete nonsense. Then they found out: Kurogiri is not a League of Villains operative with free will—he is in fact a Nomu, a fighting warrior borne from the engineering (and overall desecration) of a corpse. Nomu are effectively brainless, and at their least sophisticated, know nothing but instinct and violence. However, at their most sophisticated, a Nomu will appear to be an intelligent being, much like Kurogiri did.
That being said, Kurogiri was programmed specifically to avoid sharing any details about his own creation, or the League of Villains. Through this revelation, we are given a chance to zoom in on a backstory we didn’t even know we needed. We see Aizawa (Hero Name: Eraser Head; Quirk: Erasure) in his student days at U.A. High alongside Present Mic (Quirk: Voice) and their friend, Shirakumo Oboro (Quirk: Cloud), who died tragically during an internship. The shocker is that Kurogiri’s base—that is, the corpse that was modified to create the Nomu that is Kurogiri—is none other than Shirokumo Oboro. Chances are, the vast majority of the Nomu come from the dead bodies of highly skilled individuals whose Quirks have been modified and changed, probably through the use of All For One.
While seeing some of Aizawa’s past was great, a huge issue with this season, as we’ve said before, is the pacing. With this particular situation, we saw a largely rushed backstory that felt like it would have hit more if it were given more time to be fleshed out and explored with more intention. As it stands, this season of My Hero Academia is suffering from a case of giving too much attention to certain aspects, and not enough to others and a feeling of rushedness that cheapens certain parts, especially because we’ve been waiting forever for things to finally get to the business end.
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