Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia is one of the most popular manga series currently ongoing. The shonen manga and its anime adaptation tell Izuku Midoriya's story as he strives to establish himself as the Number One Hero, following in the footsteps of All Might, the man known as the strongest Hero of all time.

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My Hero Academia has enjoyed quite a successful run over the years, however, the story is much closer to ending than some fans might realize. Before then, there are certainly quite a lot of things that people want to see come to fruition before it ends.

Updated May 30, 2022, by Rei Penber: With each passing chapter, Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia is edging closer to its end. As mentioned by the author, My Hero Academia is quite close to wrapping up already, though there is still quite a lot of stuff left to resolve. This list already covers some of the more obvious things that could happen before the series ends, but, with more plot points being introduced with each passing arc, there are a few additional things that need to be resolved before Deku becomes the Number One Hero and villains cease to exist. With that in mind, this list has been updated to include a few more inruiguing ideas for things that should happen before My Hero Academia ends.

11 All Might Watches Deku Become Number One

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Quite a lot of fan theories suggest that All Might will die before My Hero Academia wraps up. However, a better conclusion for his character arc would be to finally see his successor, Izuku Midoriya, who has inherited the power of One For All from him, become the Number One Hero for good.

Izuku promised All Might that he'd announce himself to the world as the greatest Hero at some point and when that happened, he would want his mentor to be there. As such, before My Hero Academia ends, it would be incredible to see All Might witness the growth of his student and see him rise all the way to the top to establish himself as the greatest Hero there ever was. In doing so, Deku would also become the next Symbol of Peace.

10 One For All And All For One Cease To Exist

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All For One is one of the most powerful Quirks to exist in the world of My Hero Academia. With its powers to steal, stockpile, and distribute Quirks freely, it is a danger to society and will always continue to be a threat, regardless of who wields it. It is through All For One that One For All came to be and the two powers are intrinsically tied together.

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Since Izuku Midoriya is the last user of One For All and the threat of All For One should be ended at some point during the last arc of the series, it seems a given that the two Quirks should disappear. Both could either die with their last users in Deku and Shigaraki, or simply cease to exist. Therefore, both Quirks would likely live out their time with their last users and then eventually fade into nothingness.

9 Deku Unlocks the Last Quirk

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One For All first belonged to the brother of All For One and, since then, has been passed down from generation to generation. Izuku Midoriya received his Quirk from All Might, and became the 9th and last user of the power. Although All Might was Quirkless just like Deku, the other users of One For All weren't and their quirk factor was stored within One For All.

With each passing generation, One For All, along with all the Quirks in it, got stronger and under Deku's control, it finally bloomed. So far, he's mastered six of the seven available powers that the One For All has within it. The last power is the Quirk of the sixth user of One For All and is unknown so far. Before MHA ends, fans would ideally want it to awaken at a critical moment and help Deku on his path to becoming the greatest Hero of all time.

8 Deku Becomes The Number One Hero

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My Hero Academia begins with Deku narrating his story about how he became the Number One Hero. In a way, it is a given that eventually, Deku gets to live his dream out and become the next Symbol of Peace like All Might. However, right now, he looks to be far from that goal.

It'll be interesting to see how exactly Deku achieves what is required to become the greatest Hero of all time, surpassing even All Might in the process. Without a doubt, this is something fans are desperate to see realized in the manga and anime.

7 Mirio Becomes A Great Hero

Mirio's Permeation Quirk In Action

Mirio Togata is known to be the strongest student of U.A. High School. As a part of the U.A Big Three, Mirio is exceptionally skilled and according to Aizawa, he's the man closest to All Might even among the Pro Heroes.

Shortly before Nighteye died, he saw Mirio's future and told him he'd become a splendid Hero. While he's far from becoming one at the moment, in time, Mirio will become a powerful Pro Hero and might even rise to the very top.

6 Endeavor Making Amends

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Endeavor's story arc has been one of the most interesting parts of My Hero Academia over the years. Having abused his family for the sake of his goal in the past, Endeavor is trying his best to make amends for what he did. It goes without saying that he has a very complex character.

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To forgive him for everything he's done is quite difficult, however, Endeavor is trying his best to build a better future for his family. It will be interesting to see how he manages to do it, especially with the threat of Dabi lurking over him and the rest of the Todorokis.

5 Shoto's Potential Is Met

My Hero Academia Shoto Todoroki Using Flames and Ice in Sports Festival

Shoto Todoroki is the youngest child of Endeavor and the one with the most potential. After Endeavor's Quirk Marriage to Rei Himura, he tried to conceive the perfect child who'd have the powers of both Rei and himself. Out of their four children, only Shoto was a "success" according to Endeavor and thus, he possesses great potential as a Hero.

Shoto has the power of the Half-Cold Half-Hot Quirk and mastering this ability would see him become an incredible Hero. Shoto could wield the potential to surpass even All Might, which is quite simply incredible.

4 Bakugo Learns To Protect

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Just like Izuku Midoriya, Bakugo aims to become the greatest Hero ever and eclipse All Might. So far, Bakugo has kept up with Izuku to some extent, and he continues to work himself to get better. However, for Bakugo to become a great Hero, he has to realize that protecting others takes priority over winning.

Slowly, Bakugo has learned this, as seen in the War arc where he protected Deku from All For One. He still has some time to mature before My Hero Academia ends, and he hopefully will become a fantastic Hero during that time.

3 All For One's Fall

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All For One is the main antagonist of My Hero Academia. Known to be an incredibly evil villain, All For One had been ruling the world of villains for generations until All Might put an end to him. Sadly, he had a contingency plan already put in place. All For One transferred his Quirk and, with it, a part of his essence to Shigaraki Tomura's body.

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Currently, All For One holds quite a lot of control over Shigaraki's body and eventually plans to acquire even greater strength using it. By the end, All For One needs to be taken down once and for all, and it is up to Izuku Midoriya to finally stop him for good.

2 Shigaraki's Fate

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Shigaraki Tomura is the current leader of the Paranormal Liberation Front, and he appears to be one of the main antagonists of the series as well. While Shigaraki is certainly a villain, he's been manipulated his entire life and is now being used by All For One. With time, he's losing more of himself to the villain, and it'll be interesting to see how Horikoshi deals with Shigaraki Tomura by the time of My Hero Academia's end.

It is highly likely that, in some way or shape, Izuku will end up saving Shigaraki, just as he declared he would towards the end of the Paranormal Liberation War arc.

1 Peace Prevails

All Might's smash in My Hero Academia

By the end of My Hero Academia, peace will most likely prevail over the entire world. After having been terrorized by the villains for years, the world needs to see their time come to an end for good. It is up to Izuku Midoriya to put a stop to this and defeat the villains.

The Hero Society is in dire need of a new Symbol of Peace and Izuku might end up being the one who takes the mantle from All Might. Regardless of which direction Horikoshi goes in, peace will most likely prevail over the entire world by the end of the great story that is My Hero Academia.

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