Bakugou and the Burdens of Self Sacrifice (Part 2 of 2)
Remember though - this goes against Bakugou’s perfect victory. Hell, his own death did! And this possible death for his revival will be another burden and consequence for him due to him imitating the flaws of self sacrifice — the same ones he criticized in Deku and grew from already.
While heroic and noble, self sacrifice is a flaw implemented in the old generation (shown by Allmight and Deku’s imitation of him as well as Bakugou’s old mindset to win on his own like Allmight) that the new generation has to fix, that Bakugou told Deku they will fix together. And Deku may just be the key to helping Bakugou overcome the turmoil he’s sure to be in over this, just like Bakugou was there for him during VH to remind him that they’re doing this together. I mean, he was the one to save him from himself in the Allmight exam. (there’s a lot more to say here but that’s another meta lol).
So what does this mean for Bakugou? Well, in the end he can’t get his perfect victory (atleast, not in the way that he hoped) since his actions (that went against the growth he did to prevent this btw) contributed to the sacrifice being made now. He bears some responsibility, and this is his consequence.
But this doesn’t mean that he can’t ensure that this is not the reality for everyone else. Other characters like Deku and Iida have shown understanding of the burden Bakugou carried from Allmight’s fall, and this is another one added.
It reminds me of what Ochako said during her speech - heroes bear the burdens so others won’t have too. He’ll be the hope for the new generation for a different kind of victory — one where everyone is saved and wins and reaches their dreams together. Through Monoma we already get a glimpse of this, imagine the other reactions from his class, teachers and friends when he eventually rises.
With his hero name as homage to Allmight and costume as homage to Jeanist and Edgeshot, it’s symbolizing the burdens Bakugou carries of the lessons he’s learned so that perfect victory for the new gen is possible. It’s like he achieves his dream and doesn’t at the same time - it’s bittersweet.
Cause he knows more than anyone what it feels like to be on the receiving end of these sacrifices - he understands these flaws.
And as for society (which again, brings me back to Ochako’s speech) they’ll probably now understand the weight of the burdens he carries for them too, after being dismissive of his experiences before (calling him sludge kid and “kid who ended Allmight” and “villainous/no future”)
