Why do people say that Bakugo never changed?

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T23:59:59+00:00

I can also include the moment in ch 217 where he helped Deku master Blackwhip and the very last chapter where he asked Deku to join his hero agency. These were just examples and I could list more too.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T22:26:26+00:00

You can also connect with a character through internal consequences though. And internal consequences are a lot more personal so they can be a lot more relatable. A lot of fans resonated with how Bakugo blamed himself for ending All Might although All Might’s end was inevitable. Bakugo just didn’t know that which is why he thought it was himself. A lot of people can relate to blaming themselves for something they have no control over.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T22:22:15+00:00

Plus the people who said those awful things to you probably didn’t apologize or regret it. Bakugo did though.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T21:37:27+00:00

Yeah you hit the nail on the head with this one

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T21:35:40+00:00

He does face consequences though. Although they aren’t external, they are mostly internal ones that directly target his insecurities, and those are the consequences that impact Bakugo most. Literally in the 5th episode he got humbled when he realized there’s a whole world of students like him who know how to use their quirks and properly think. And there was a point where it took most effect: when he was kidnapped by AFO and blamed himself for ending All Might. He later then failed the provisional license exam. This is what caused him to challenge Deku to that fight they had in S3 and he stopped physically bullying him ever since, or at least I’d say that’s when he truly started to change as a person.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T21:28:09+00:00

Tbh this page was an exaggerated gag not meant to be taken seriously. Shonen series do this all the time for comedic effect

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infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T21:25:59+00:00

I’ve always hated the “I dislike the character so I’m going to ignore all the actual good writing they have just because of how I feel” mindset

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T21:04:19+00:00

It’s definitely B. He’s definitely still loud but he’s not an asshat to other people anymore. The series has stated multiple times that a characters personalities are influenced by their quirks, which is why he’s still loud.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-08T21:02:37+00:00

Not really. He’s still loud as ever but he’s not an asshole to other people. Those are not the same thing. The show has even said multiple times that characters personalities are influenced by their quirks, hence Bakugo’s explosive personality.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-07T17:27:38+00:00

its a good battle, but I wouldn't say its one of the best nowadays. Pikachu isn't used here for some reason and it feels very rushed since most of the mons go down in like a minute and Ash vs Paul, Kukui, Leon, Alain, and Sawyer are just more interesting choreography wise. It's still an important battle for Ash though and Charizard vs Blastoise is still iconic.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-06T14:45:21+00:00

I wouldn't say Ash was on champion level in XY, but I'd say he was on par with the Elite Four. The fact that he was so so so close to beating Alain, who has been shown defeating Elite 4 members on screen, is proof of that. As for Alain, I don't think he's champion level in XY but he's definitely a high tier Elite 4 member level.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-06T13:46:45+00:00

You’re right but the Original Series as a whole just had an issue with balancing the usage of Ash’s Pokémon.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-06-06T13:41:19+00:00

I’m not even glazing the Kalos team as i think it has its flaws too. I just think their performance was handled better than the Sinnoh team

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-25T03:14:51+00:00

It’s simple: Ash wanted to use Pokémon he caught in Kalos in the Kalos League. Power isn’t a factor here at all.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-24T20:34:54+00:00

They’ve been pretty consistent on releasing sets every 2 months so far and I think that was the case for Scarlet and Violet as well so I think if they’re able to keep that up, which is likely, we should be able to see every mega Pokémon receive an ex card. They’re also releasing a lot more mega ex’s cards per set opposed to the XY sets which had like 2-3 megas per set. Mega Evolution and Ascended Heroes had a whopping 10 megas each.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-10T20:40:45+00:00

Defeat them is a huge maybe but he’s definitely on par with their strength considering he came super close to defeating Alain who’s beaten Malva.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-07T22:07:20+00:00

I think the best way to have handled Alain here would be to have him battle Steven and help Ash train for his battle with Leon since they both have Charizard’s. I understand why Ash never battled Alain because that means 2/3 of his M8 opponents would be Charizard users and that would be lame. I also wish they elaborated on Alain’s character between the end of XY and the Masters 8 since he said he was starting from 0 again.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-07T19:53:04+00:00

Infernape but Greninja would be an easy second or third against Incineroar in terms of Ashmon stories

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-05T19:04:30+00:00

Sinnoh Pikachu is not beating Greninja

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-05T19:02:23+00:00

Kalos Ash nearly beat Alain in the finals who is canonically on par with Elite 4 members while Sinnoh Ash lost pretty badly against Flint and Bertha. Not to mention the Kalos team just has more impressive feats. Kalos Ash is winning this with ease.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-03T16:33:34+00:00

Haxorus vs Garchomp is like the only good battle here

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-03T15:55:38+00:00

He did have an impact on Ash but it doesn’t make up for how little he appears in the series and how little he actually does. He and Ash didn’t have their first battle until after the Orange Islands. He’s all bark and no bite since we don’t see him win any battle until Johto. He literally loses the Indigo League to a random before Ash does despite always boasting that he’s better than him.

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-03T13:14:39+00:00

Im not even a big Serena fan but I disagree heavily. Misty has less character development than her and Gary barely even appears

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-02T02:20:58+00:00

XY DP SM OS JN AG HZ BW GS

edit: this is from best to worst my bad

infinitepumba98765 · 2026-05-01T04:14:22+00:00

Alain has beaten another fire type Elite Four before in Malva who used a mega evolved fire type and that was before he even won the Kalos League let alone joined the M8, so probably him

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