Warning: Contains spoilers for chapter #413 of My Hero Academia.

Summary

• The latest chapter of My Hero Academia confirms that Deku will lose One For All to defeat Shigaraki and return to being quirkless.
• Kudo's plan to transfer One For All to Shigaraki will result in its destruction, preventing Shigaraki from using its quirks.
• Deku can exploit One For All's flaw to defeat Shigaraki, using its overwhelming power against him.

the return of quirkless Deku a solid reality.

Chapter #413 of My Hero Academia reveals that while Shigaraki has surrounded his core with his hatred and anger, All Might's vestige was able to notice a rift or scar in its exterior, likely from Shigaraki's fight against Star and Stripe. The second Kudo also notices this crack in Shigaraki's defenses and reveals that he plans to use the force of transferring One For All to attack Shigaraki's weak point, destroying One For All in the process.

This confirms that Deku will indeed end up quirkless by the end of the series with Kudo's plan confirming a popular fan theory that One For All would be used to overwhelm Shigaraki from within. While using the force from the transference of One For All is an unexpected approach, it aligns with the established rules of the quirk and its overwhelming power that Deku has struggled to regulate throughout the series.

One For All Will Be Destroyed Forever

My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi, chapter #413

As revealed in chapter #412, Shigaraki has seemingly wrapped his old vulnerable self under layers of anger, frustration, and hatred which has the form of a solid sphere which chapter #413 describes as his "unshakable resolve." However, the latest chapter also reveals a crack in this resolve, one that Star and Stripe points out to All Might and Kudo too notices. This leads to Kudo's plan to transfer One For All to Shigaraki, hoping that doing so with enough force will expand this crack in Shigaraki's core, and also fracture One For All, making it unusable.

In turn, this could ensure that Shigaraki will not be able to use its individual quirks, as Shigaraki getting a hold of Gearshift or even Fa-Jin would surely be catastrophic and spell doom for all of hero society. If so, destroying One For All does seem like the better option in comparison. However, this also means that Deku's fate has been sealed. Fans may be in for a heartbreaking farewell as the destruction of One For All could also imply the destruction of the vestiges of the previous s who have guided Deku all this time.

Deku Exploits One For All's Classic Flaw to Defeat Shigaraki

Powerful as it may be, Deku has only been using a fraction of One For All's power for a major part of the series and has constantly suffered the backlash of its power. Even Deku's strongest quirk, Gearshift, came with massive recoil. One For All has not only shortened the lifespans of its previous s but has constantly pushed Deku's body to the limit despite him being the perfect vessel. In fact, many may still how Deku was forced to train his body even before he could receive One For All at all, which only goes to prove the overwhelming power of the quirk.

However, in an odd twist of fate, Deku can now finally use One For All's biggest drawback to his advantage to take down Shigaraki and prevent him from stealing any more of One For All's vestiges. Nonetheless, it appears that the series finale may end up being more bittersweet than fans could have ever anticipated. Deku's journey in My Hero Academia has been a long but fulfilling one and sad as it may be to see him quirkless again, giving up One For All certainly makes him an even greater hero.

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