u/Hairy_Watercress_354

I only recently noticed this while watching a video about how American comic book heroes heavily inspired Kohei Horikoshi.

It made me think about Invincible and how Mark wanted an iconic costume. Like Art said: “One that has kids drawing your symbol in their notebooks.”

And then I realized… why don’t most heroes in My Hero Academia have recognizable logos or symbols tied to them?

Not just the students, but even most Pro Heroes. The only example I can really think of is Kirishima’s “R” belt buckle for Red Riot.

Meanwhile, a lot of iconic Western superheroes have symbols that instantly identify them even without the costume. Superman has the “S,” Spider-Man has the spider emblem, Captain America has the star, Batman has the bat symbol, etc.

Those logos do more than just help readers recognize them too. In-universe, they make heroes feel larger than life, almost mythic. They become symbols people can wear, draw, rally behind, or instantly recognize from a distance. It also helps with branding, which feels especially important in a world like MHA where hero culture is heavily commercialized.

It’s weird because MHA clearly takes a lot of inspiration from comic books, but it never really embraces that part of superhero identity. Most designs rely entirely on the full costume instead of having a symbol strong enough to stand on its own.

I guess if AllMight does have a logo, it would be his signature smile.

Everyone in the gang an in town just laughed at me. Or asked if I lost a bet to be wearing this.
And that is Captain Morgan to you

I witnessed a scene straight out of a telenovela. At first, I thought it was the work of that serial killer again, the one who strung up that upper bofy under the railroad near Valentine. But no, this was something different.

In a quiet house in Leymoyne, I was planning on robbing the place but I found the aftermath of this bloody mess instead:
A couple’s lifeless bodies inside the house, and a young woman who had taken her own life outside.
On her was a letter, a proof of a broken affair. The he husband she was having an affair with had ended things with her.
I guess she did love him and thought if she can't have em, no one can.

This wasn’t just a crime scene. It was a massacre born from obsession, heartbreak, and shattered lives.
Goes to show. Love triangles never end well.

But then again.... The foot prints look way too big and way too many to be just one woman's. It looked more like a gang ransacked the place. I'm not so sure the more I look at the evidence.

Maybe the two are unrelated. Maybe the heart broken girl decided to end it outside a house of people she doesn't know. And it so happened that the people inside the house were robbed and killed by a gang.

IDK, I'm just rambling at this point

It's my first playthrough and I've already been spoiled by how this all ends (it is a 7 year old game.) But, moments like these are nice to have while its here.