The depth of Bakugoās apology
I saw the clip from the animeās rendition of Bakugoās apology and was filled with the same emotions as when I first read it in the manga. It was powerful, it was beautiful, it was gentle, and it meant something to people. But while it was great to see Bakugo apologetic for his past actions to Izuku during his time of need, the fandom often neglects the layers to that apology.
I think one thing about Bakugoās apology that makes it so powerful is that when he says āIām sorry [Izuku] for everythingā, heās referencing more than simply his bullying. Sure, heās haunted by his constant guilt for what he did and the long term affects of it, but heās also sorry that things ended up the way they did.
Heās sorry that Izuku hold self loathing towards himself and his quirkless past. Heās sorry that Izuku was given One For All without being given the full truth about the quirk and its legacy. Heās sorry that Izuku was given so much responsibly and sorry that Izuku was put under so much pressure as he wielder of One For Allā that he had to be the next symbol of piece alone. Heās sorry that Izuku was made to feel as though everything & everyone relied on him. Heās sorry that Izuku feels as though his only value came from saving people, and that if he couldnāt save everyone then heās a failure. Heās sorry that Izuku feels the need to break himself beyond repair in order to be respected as the deku who always does his best.
Bakugo is sorry that Izuku has been through so much emotional torment over the past year, going through a downward spiral since the minute he was given OFA, and he [Bakugo] couldnāt stop him from leaving the hospital and their friends behind in time. Heās sorry that things had to get to this point.
So much can be taken from just a few words. Bakugo knows deku very well, and he knows that Dekuās suffering extends far beyond his being bullied. I think that is another reason Deku has such a strong visible reaction to Bakugoās words. He feels seen, and he feel like everyone in his class, not just limited to but especially Bakugo, are finally understanding him on a level that he refused to understand himself on. The light comes back to his eyes because Izuku Midoriya has suffered, and everyone knows, and they still love him. Luckily, things will be ok because he is not alone. Bakugoās there for him. 1-Aās there for him. Theyāll heal together.
In conclusion, I believe that during fandom discussions about Bakugoās apology that we should really take the time to realize just how charged his words are and how he is using his apology to build a level of understandingā not just simply to right a past wrong. He wants to right ALL the wrongs of Izukuās life, and that can simply be done through empathy and understanding. You canāt undo the past, but you can help one-another heal, because in the words of Bakugo Katsuki, āI/we know.āā I/we get it, and weāre sorry youāve gone through all that.
This isnāt really necessarily meant to be shippy I just love character connections and quotes with multiple meanings. Also when I mention Dekuās pressure from OFA please donāt think that Iām bashing All Might. I love him I just think that some mistakes were made and Izuku just generally feels pressure from his role as the yielded of the quirk.
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