40 Best My Hero Academia Quotes — Deku, Bakugo, All Might, Todoroki & The Meaning of Plus Ultra

"A real hero always finds a way for justice to be served."

— Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia — The Quirkless kid's personal code before he even had powers.

"If you want to be a hero, you'll have to do it with your own strength."

— Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia — The All Might lesson absorbed.

"Plus Ultra!"

— Izuku Midoriya / U.A. motto, My Hero Academia — The Spanish-origin battle cry that means "go beyond."

"I want to save people with a smile."

— Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia — The dream that defined his hero license.

"The ones who don't run away... are the people who save people!"

— Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia — The USJ epiphany.

"I'm here!"

— Izuku Midoriya (inheriting All Might), My Hero Academia — The catchphrase he grew into.

"I am here!"

— All Might, My Hero Academia (Chapter 1 / Episode 1) — The entrance line of the Symbol of Peace.

"Yes, young man. You too can be a hero."

— All Might, My Hero Academia (Chapter 2 / Episode 2) — The rooftop declaration that changed Deku's life.

"Go beyond. Plus Ultra!"

— All Might, My Hero Academia — The U.A. principle turned into a life stance.

"Your turn."

— All Might (to Deku, after Kamino), My Hero Academia — The retirement handoff.

"People who are always thinking about their own limitations will never be first-class."

— All Might, My Hero Academia — The coach's creed.

"Don't worry. I am here."

— All Might, My Hero Academia — The promise that became a civilization's insurance.

"I won't be number two!"

— Katsuki Bakugo, My Hero Academia — The ambition of Ground Zero, louder than everything.

"Deku... I'm sorry."

— Katsuki Bakugo, My Hero Academia (Chapter 322) — The apology that took 322 chapters.

"Die!"

— Katsuki Bakugo, My Hero Academia — The opening-line Bakugo greeting for friends and foes alike.

"If I become a hero who's always apologizing, I'd be embarrassed."

— Katsuki Bakugo, My Hero Academia — The pride before the fall before the growth.

"It's my power!"

— Shoto Todoroki, My Hero Academia (Sports Festival Arc) — Rejecting his father's flames by using them anyway.

"Using it for the first time to save people... that wouldn't be so bad."

— Shoto Todoroki, My Hero Academia — Pre-final-rescue reflection.

"What're you even trying to prove?"

— Shoto Todoroki (to Deku in the Sports Festival), My Hero Academia — The question he eventually answers for himself.

"If you don't go beyond your limits, you won't become first-class."

— Shota Aizawa (Eraser Head), My Hero Academia — The homeroom teacher's first rule.

"Watch me, Toshinori. I am Endeavor. The new Symbol of Peace."

— Enji Todoroki (Endeavor), My Hero Academia — The imperfect successor's public vow.

"You can't rush becoming a hero. There are no shortcuts."

— Gran Torino, My Hero Academia — The old mentor's only real rule.

"A hero who follows the rules perfectly is not a real hero."

— Shota Aizawa, My Hero Academia — The paradox of the Pro license.

"I just want to destroy everything I hate. And everything I love."

— Tomura Shigaraki, My Hero Academia (Chapter 220) — The nihilism that came from one childhood moment.

"It was a hero's fault that I became this way."

— Tomura Shigaraki, My Hero Academia — The origin-story accusation.

"I'll become the next Symbol of Peace. Of destruction."

— Tomura Shigaraki, My Hero Academia — The villain's mission statement.

"Endeavor... looks like you, doesn't it?"

— Dabi (Toya Todoroki), My Hero Academia — The Todoroki family reveal broadcast live on national television.

"I can't be saved. I can only burn."

— Dabi, My Hero Academia — The eldest Todoroki's confession.

"I want a hero I can hug without turning them to dust."

— Himiko Toga, My Hero Academia — The Paranormal Liberation Front member's private wound.

"I want my family to have an easier life."

— Ochako Uraraka, My Hero Academia — The most grounded motivation in Class 1-A.

"I'll be worthy of the Ingenium name!"

— Tenya Iida, My Hero Academia — The class president's brotherly inheritance.

"You should call me Froppy, ribbit."

— Tsuyu Asui, My Hero Academia — The gentlest pro-hero name in the series.

"This is the tale of how I became the greatest hero."

— Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia (Chapter 1 opening narration) — The retrospective that gives the series its shape.

"Smash!"

— All Might / Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia — The punch-name they both use for the Texas, Detroit, and United States of Smashes.

"A hero should be able to tackle anything that comes their way."

— All Might, My Hero Academia — The single-sentence pro-hero syllabus.

"Your quirk is the one thing that makes you, you."

— Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia — The ninth One for All holder's argument to Shigaraki.