okay so since midoriya and aoyama are close friends, you can’t tell me aoyama isn’t absolutely willing to throw down for midoriya. like bakugou could just look at midoriya wrong and suddenly aoyama would be there like “oui? do you have something to say? something to you’d like to share with the class? something to get off your chest, ami? say it i dare you.”
I love Midoriya and Kirishima’s friendship. I know their relationship isn’t prominent, but they have a healthy and solid friendship that’s often overlooked. I don’t have a specific theory on it, but I’ll talk about it.
Midoriya and Kirishima have had a decent relationship from the start.
While Midoriya is against Bakugou during the Heroes vs.Villains exercise, Kirishima is concerned for Midoriya’s well-being.
Even though running away isn’t manly to Kirishima, Kirishima understands why Midoriya has to run away while fighting against Bakugou.
Kirishima really starts to respect Midoriya after he beats Bakugou during the Heroes vs. Villains exercise. Kirishima is one of the first classmates besides Iida and Uraraka to befriend Midoriya.
Kirishima thinks so highly of Midoriya that he’s fine with Midoriya being student council class president even after it’s proven Iida should be class president.
Midoriya and Kirishima both like each other’s Quirks and find each other’s Quirks to be very useful.
Kirishima keeps a watchful eye on Midoriya after All Might’s Fight with noumu.
And even runs over to make sure Midoriya is okay even though Kirishima should be heading out of the USJ right now.
Kirishima tries to protect Midoriya when it looks like Todoroki is being hostile towards Kirishima before the Sports Festival.
Not only does Kirishima think highly of Midoriya, but Midoriya thinks highly of Kirishima as well. Midoriya thinks Kirishima is very cool.
Kirishima understands the pain Midoriya feels for not being able to reach out and rescue Bakugou. The two of them relate to not being able to do anything to help Bakugou.
Kirishima uses this understanding to successfully convince Midoriya to help him rescue Bakugou.
Midoriya and Kirishima are such good pals, that Kirishima gives Midoriya advice on how to act like a thug. XD
Kirishima notices that Midoriya’s mumbling habit has toned down lately and makes an observation when the habit suddenly comes back
Midoriya understands Kirishima, particularly his relationship with Bakugou, well enough that he uses that understanding to rescue Bakugou. He knows Kirishima would be the only one who can reach out and rescue Bakugou. He understands how important Kirishima is.
Midoriya’s understanding of Bakugou and Kirishima is correct. Kirishima can reach out to rescue Bakugou.
They’re both pretty good friends throughout the series even though the relationship isn’t a huge deal. It’s very mutual, nice, simple, and drama-free.
They get a lot of meaningful interactions during the Internship Arc. I’d argue their relationship gets a lot of development and importance. Kirishima is Midoriya’s number one supporter during that arc and loves how pumped up Midoriya has been.
As I said before, Kirishima is such a Midoriya supporter and raises Midoriya’s spirits.
They work really well together.
Also, Midoriya singles out Kirishima as someone he could share his problems with specifically. He specifically says he can’t talk to “Kirishima and the others” about his problems, implying Kirishima would be one of the first people Midoriya would turn to in order to talk about his issues.
Midoriya and Kirishima both have heroic spirits. They both want to help people and both can relate to not being able to help others. They can certainly bond over that.
Their friendship makes sense since they both have similar values and are nice people. They both look up to each other and both work well together. They did well together while rescuing Bakugou and breaking down walls.
I hope Midoriya and Kirishima talk more and team up more. They’ll probably both face hardships, fight tough bad guys, and get injured during the Internship Arc, and that will help them grow and bond together. That’s the closest thing I have to a theory on their relationship.
(I have such a love/hate relationship with this Ask. I loved making it, but when I was done making a long answer to this ask, I accidentally deleted my answer and had to redo the whole LONG answer again. I was tempted to just give up answering this Ask. Thank god I finished it.)
just moving along like everyone else 