Kirishima: I hate my quirk. Just thinking of it made me cry as a kid.
Also Kirishima: Yeah, my lifelong dream is to join the "license to use a quirk in public" profession.
It's interesting that despite hating his quirk, Kirishima did a deep dive into the history of heroes to find someone with a quirk like his to have as a role model. Generally, most of the characters in BNHA didn't choose their childhood heroes based on quirk similarity. Bakugou chose All Might because he always wins. Izuku chose All Might because he always saves people with a smile. Shouto chose All Might because he made people feel secure and his interview where he downplayed the role of inheritance with quirks.
Hawks chose Endeavor because he arrested his abusive father. Even for young Touya, he didn't admire Endeavor because they had similar quirks. Endeavor was his hero because early on Endeavor had believed in Touya and because of his determination. It's odd that the one prominent character who chose his childhood hero based on quirk similarity was the guy who hates his quirk.
For someone like Kirishima, there was a self consciousness around his ability. Finding someone who is celebrated for their quirk that was similar to his, probably made him feel better about his own quirk. If Crimson Riot could be a hero, why couldn’t he? There’s a sense of comfort in that. It’s about self acceptance. Not odd, human.
