@King:
To be honest TLC, you sound like you have no idea of what you're saying.
Heroes are too individualistic? Well, make the tests more collaboration-based. Oh wait, that also brings issues. Let's go back to individual tests! Oh, and make the tests safe for everyone, with no chaos or danger, even though the whole point of heroes is to act in chaotic and dangerous situations!
I never said heroes were too individualistic, don't put words in my mouth, I said formatting tests in a way that engenders competition is ass backwards to the mentality of heroes.
Going the opposite spectrum and throwing a bunch of people together in a high-stress situation (immediately after the previous test which had them at each others' throats!) without having them train together or grow as a unit is not the fucking answer.
Even the most highly trained military units in the world don't send teams that can't work together. Yes, in real life combat situations, you never know who will end up with who but that doesn't mean you should throw every hero under the sun into five square kilometers and expect them to come out okay. You should focus on individual people, nurture them to the best of their ability and focus on their individual decision making skills, make teams and have them work together and learn each others techniques and styles. But shoving in a bunch of a LARGE random heroes and expecting them to be able to act as pros is stupidly naive and short-sighted as this chapter just proved where two of the best heroes just got into a petty dick fight with each other.
Nothing in these exams make any sense, how exactly are they even judged in all this mess. We said this was a civilian rescue exam but just for shits and giggles, let's throw in a shitload of villains and now let's see how these 100 so heroes from random schools who know absolutely nothing about each others' abilities fare. Oh we have a 100 pros looking out and deducting points on their stupid ass decisions. how exactly, on what criterion, are some stupid ass decisions judged to be more stupid ass than others? What about that display with Todoroki and M. Bison, I'd disqualify both on the spot after that display! There's just so much shit going on all at once, how can you accurately gauge the conduct of ALL these people? Also how exactly are points given? Rescuing, surviving, being wise, what!? How can you make a standardized evaluation in all this!?
And do not tell me "Well you never know what happens in real life!? This could happen!". It doesn't mean we should do a crash course in Armageddon, real life organizations cover individual aspects of an individual's training to build up a person's base and only throw him into high intense situations when he's definitely ready not to weed out whoever can't cut it, the weeds are rooted out in basic training. I know it's shonen but given the whole point of this series is Heroes under government supervision, I wish the government would act more consistent and intelligent. And as I've said before, I will eat all my words if it's made a point that the government is just panicking and making the shitshow and they're called out for their bullshit but none of the characters have made the slightest comment on this, Deku's words of anger were directed at Todoroki and Bison not the unfairness of the exam!
Well whatever, I've clearly put more thought into this than Horikoshi has who seems to only be acting under superficial, it's okay so long as it's cool mindset.
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Oh and that's not even getting into Bison's stupid ass reason for hating Todoroki, not something actually intelligent like his dad prioritized catching a villain over protecting his family or something, nope HE LOOKED AT ME FUNNY, ALL RESPECT FOR MY HEROES IS LOST CAUSE HIS EYES LOOKED SO SCARY! What do non-heroic eyes even look like? is there a guidebook?