Now, the temptation to give Izuku a quirk is understandable, but he at least learns to appreciate and come to terms with his average nature before he becomes all supered up. In fact, that’s why All Might chooses him as the worthy individual to inherit his quirk in the first place! So while this latest development may discourage some viewers, stick with this and you won’t be disappointed.

Even though Izuku is now part of the 80% of the population that have abilities, it’s not like he’s going to be a pro right out of the gate. Midoriya is at the bottom of the barrel, but not only that, his quirk, “One For All,” is highly temperamental and problematic.

“One For All,” the quirk that Izuku inherits from All Might isn’t necessarily the blessing that he interprets it to be. All Might explains that this is quite the unusual quirk in the sense that it actually gets passed on from owner to owner, which means that All Might was once quirkless, too. It’s a huge honor that Midoriya gets chosen as “One For All’s” new host, but he first needs to get his body into fighting shape. It’s going to be a lot of work, but luckily for Midoriya he’s got All Might (and a junk yard full of tires) in his corner. It’s implied that the “One For All” quirk is so strenuous that it actually might kill Midoriya if he’s not careful here (think Dragon Ball Z’s Kaio-Ken Attack). It takes a lot to handle this metamorphosis.

In fact, the series continues to go down an unconventional route as Midoriya is suddenly primed to take the U.A. High entrance exam and he hasn’t even used his quirk once! Midoriya has plenty of passion and moxie, but he couldn’t be more ill-prepared for the challenge that he’s about to take on. And who knows how far passion and moxie will take Midoriya as there could even be someone whose quirk produces super-moxie and ultra-passion, or something!

Another interesting aspect about “Roaring Muscles” is that this episode actually spans ten months. In this time, Izuku steadily trains on All Might’s rigid “American Dream Plan” so he’ll be worthy to accept All Might’s quirk and then use said quirk to ensure his admission into U.A. High through the entrance exam.