UA’s Students Confront the Dark Side in MHA Episode 44: Roaring Upheaval

Series: My Hero Academia / Episode: 44 / Available On: Hulu My Hero Academia has shown viewers the dark side of the superhero society, with villains running amok and vigilantes like Stain separating the heroes from the fakes with violence. But with few exceptions, the heroes in training are bright and optimistic despite the challenges they face. Yet in “Roaring Upheaval,” the students of UA face the darkness both around them and within themselves. The episode opens with Shoji and Midoriya facing the full power of Tokoyami’s Dark Shadow. His Quirk is more powerful in the dark, and combined with Tokoyama’s anger over Shoji’s injuries, Dark Shadow transforms into a monstrous familiar that overwhelms his partner and lashing out indiscriminately.

Some quick thinking from Midoriya leads Tokoyami and Dark Shadow to Bakugo and Todoroki, still in the midst of their battle against Moonfish. Dark Shadow makes short work of the villain before succumbing to the light Bakugo and Todoroki generate with their Quirks. With the immediate danger out of the way, the students of Class 1-A turn to their next objective: protecting Bakugo from the League of Villains. Meanwhile, Tsu and Ochako face off against Toga, the only woman member of the League of Villains Vanguard Action Squad. Toga proves to be a match for the two heroines in training, incapacitating Tsu before Ochako slams her with her patented Gunhead Martial Arts. Tsu’s just so popular. Toga shows Ochako the dark side of attraction and d…