Yup, got that right. I’m not here for quantity, I’m here for quality. My loyalties lie with the ship I personally deem to have the most potential.
While Kacchako’s scenes are limited, the few scenes we have received in canon are scenes with great substance. Uraraka, with the exception of Eraser Head, is the only character outside of Bakugou’s family who seems to possess an in depth understanding of the character.
Here, we have a brief moment where Uraraka provides us (and Deku) with an accurate assessment in regards to Bakugou’s emotional state. You can tell that her revelation comes as a surprise to Deku. Despite knowing Bakugou for years, their relationship is founded on miscommunication and misinterpretations. However, Uraraka, despite not sharing many scenes with Bakugou, already has a strong grasp as to who he is. So while this scene is super fleeting, it’s one that holds great meaning. It shows great understanding on Uraraka’s part and it is moment of clarity for Deku. Clarity which was provided to him by Uraraka’s careful observation.
And then we have the sports festival arc; which is where everything began.
While Uraraka’s closest relationships on the show are Iida and Deku, when faced with the prospect of fighting one of the strongest heroes on the show, both characters, without batting an eye, assumed that defeat for Uraraka would be the inevitable outcome and that she would be in need of some serious assistance.
Of course, they’re not the only two who think Uraraka is unable to hold her own in a battle. Her fellow classmates also deem her to be incapable of holding her own in a fight.
While this is extremely frustrating for both me and Uraraka, it’s a great juxtaposition to the way Bakugou and Eraser Head see Uraraka.
And here we have Deku, the ever observant character, who is baffled by Eraser Head’s analysis. Because Deku didn’t think Uraraka had a chance against Bakugou. Uraraka, who constantly cheers Deku on. Who voted for him, instead of voting for herself, so that he could become class rep. Who went to talk to the teachers in hopes of convincing them to allow Deku to pass his exam. Who has complete, unwavering faith in him. Doesn’t get the same kind of faith in return.
But you know who does see her strength and determination? Bakugou.
Bakugou never let his guard down. Not for a moment. Because he didn’t underestimate Uraraka. He didn’t treat her like she was beneath him. Because Bakugou saw her strength, her determination and her potential.
Uraraka has been watching Bakugou. She knows him well and because of this, she is able to come up with a strong course of action on her own. And this impressed Bakugou, who verbally acknowledges that it was a close call, as well as providing is with visual confirmation when his hand twitches from having to rely on such a heavy dose of power in order to counter her attack. We also see him breathe heavily after creating such a huge explosion. All things that suggest that he was right to treat her as a viable opponent. And when Uraraka gets back up, Bakugou smirks, because he’s excited to be facing her. Because she is a worthy opponent.
Not to mention the fact that he is visibly shocked when she collapses, because he had already acknowledged her strength. It may not be much in terms of quantity, but that’s not my main priority. I like the ship, not for its abundance of scenes, but for the fact that Uraraka has a deep understanding of Bakugou and Bakugou, despite his flaws and ease in seeing others as being beneath him (like calling others extras and not bothering to learn their names) saw the fire that burned in Uraraka when no one else did and treated her, not as someone beneath him, but as an equal. So yeah, I’ll take my limited interactions over the abundance of Uraraka x Deku scenes. Because most of their scenes prop Deku up, but don’t really do much for Uraraka in terms of her development.
Her biggest moment thus far, has been her fight with Bakugou. Her other scenes - which yes, come in abundance - involve either propping up Deku or the narrative acknowledging that Uraraka has a thing for him in the worst way possible: i.e Uraraka breathes and the writer is like, ah yes, this is a good place to insert her feelings for Deku.
When you can relate to Toga…. Like, if that isn’t a problem, idk what is.
warning, manga spoilers:
I don’t like how much of Uraraka’s plot revolves around Deku or that when Uraraka does something bad-ass, like hold her own against Toga, it’s because there’s some dude in her life she wants to be like. Or when they’re talking about training, out of nowhere, for literally no logical reason, Uraraka’s plot turns to romance. Why diminish her scenes like that? There was 0 need to make that scene romantic, but alas, here we are. And yeah, that’s aggravating to me. I want more for her.
So there you go.
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