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Y’know, after seeing Kirishima’s backstory and thinking about what (little) Mina has done since she joined UA…

I’m beginning to wonder if she even liked all the pressure and high expectations people had of her growing up.

While it’s true her bubbly personality could be interpreted as a good persona for a hero, like Kirishima’s friend says, I find it interesting how all of Mina’s great feats we saw were decidedly non-violent.

Being likable may be a valued trait for heroes, but being able to solve problems non-violently isn’t.

People with non-violent quirks or choose to solve a problem without a quirk are considered “boring” as evidenced by Mic’s commentary for the sports festival (he called the fight between Midoriya and Shinsou “boring”). The public wants flashy fights and arrests, not quiet reforming and random break-dancing.

Yeah she might not have been strong enough to fight Giga, and she could have also gotten in trouble if she fought Giga or the bullies… but by that logic Kirishima and that bully would not have fought each other either. For that matter by that logic the entire Midoriya origin story would not have even happened.

Keep in mind though, none of that would be good grounding for my specific theory until you compare her actions in middle school to high school.

Let’s take a close look a the USJ arc.

Mina is one of the few students, even among the female students, who not only do almost nothing, but she’s the only female student among those who don’t act who’s inaction and indecisiveness is actually shown (Hagakure literally goes poof, for all we know she’s just the traitor).

I’ve always interpreted this panel below as important for Uraraka’s character because it emphasizes her early boldness in combat despite being primarily interested in rescue work… but I’ve begun to think about what it means for Mina as well.

In high school Mina and Kirishima swap places: now Kirishima is the proactive one while Mina is the one who stands back unable to do anything.

Yet, she doesn’t seem particularly bothered by this, at least as far as the audience has been shown. Is it bad writing, or something more?

For perhaps the first time in her life, Mina is surrounded by people who don’t see her as the one and only person they can look to in times of a crisis. She is surrounded by people who are equally if not more proactive than her. Maybe she likes this.

She’s often seen training with a group, even during times when very few other students choose to do so such as before the sorts festival. This suggests that she values teamwork a lot. She likes being around to help and lift people’s spirits yet usually isn’t particularly interested in hogging spotlight for an extended period of time.

I don’t think she became a hero against her will per say, I think she does ultimately want to help and save people.

However, I do wonder if some of her exasperation towards Kirishima comes from her thinking like, “why do you want to be cool? I’ve been cool for most of my life and it’s a little tiring. Whatever, let me know once you get over it kiddo.”

So that’s my headcanon/prediction about Mina’s backstory atm.