I saw someone's hot take that if it was Ochako, Shoto, or Iida that dies in the final war arc, Izuku would've reacted the same.
I agree a thousand percent but the comments were all;
"Oh, no he wouldn't because he has a different bond with Bakugo."
"No. Because Bakugo is his soulmate. His other half."
"Only Bakugo can bring that reaction out of him."
(Rant and foul language below)
Excuse me???
Did you all forget Izuku's sympathy??? How he hates anyone getting hurt because of him???
He literally started crashing out when Aizawa and Gran Torino got fucked in the paranormal liberation war arc.
In the liberation war arc and the final war segment, he thought of everyone that got hurt. It wasn't just bakugo. There was more emphasis on Bakugo because Horikoshi wanted to shove it in our face that he was so important to Izuku's life now.
He would react the same fucking way because Ochako, Shoto, and Iida are his fucking friends. He cares about them a lot. He doesn't want them hurt because of him. He doesn't want anyone hurt because of him.
I feel it would've hit harder if it was Shoto because there's the additional part of him actually being free from Endeavors nightmare parenting and actually experiencing a good life for once. Because someone like Izuku would think of something like that in addition to his death.
Same with Ochako. She still had her parents to help. She still wants to see people smile, she still had Himiko to help. Iida still had to live up to his brother's name, to help lost children. These people he knew who also had dreams like him. He would hate it because that's the type of person that he is.
izuku crashed out because someone died, not only because of who. Mirko, Best Jeanist, Nejire, and Tamaki were also fucked up in that moment and he was also panicking over them.
Izuku crashed out because he wasn't there to prevent it. Shut up about Blondie! It could be anyone and he'd still be crashing out. It just ended up that Bakugo got hurt in the Paranormal Liberation War Arc in which Izuku reacted to the most because, again, Horikoshi is shoving it to our face that Bakugo is that important to Izuku and made Shigaraki targeted him for that. Note that he was also going to kill everyone else in that coffin.
That half ass apology and brushing off his bullying isn't nearly enough for this Blondie to even be considered a decent person in Izuku's life.











