Every villain has an origin story, and in the case of My Hero Academia, Shigaraki’s beginning really comes from the first video game he ever played – at least, that’s what fans choose to believe.
The end of My Hero Academia has come and gone, giving us as sweet a conclusion as we expected to Kōhei Horikoshi’s manga. Since we’ve seen the fate of Shigaraki, Deku, Class 1-A, and everyone else, we can look forward to seeing how the superhero anime handles its stories.
In addition to the anime, we have the new movie, My Hero Academia: You’re Next. As part of this release, Kohei answered some questions about the property, providing a detail about the antagonists that revealed a lot.
When asked about Shigaraki’s favorite games, he revealed that the villain was a multiplayer fan before changing his strategy. “He liked PvP, but if he was taunted or frustrated by his teammates, he would break the screen,” the mangaka said. “So AFO suggested he play a different type of game. It seems like he enjoys simulation games now.”
Readers were quick to point out that it was already canon that the character enjoyed League of Legends, and all of this behavior lines up for Riot’s MOBA.
“We know from the manga that he played League of Legends. That also explains his worldview,” one Reddit user said. said“If my first video game had been LoL, I too would have thought that eradicating humanity was the only way.”
Of course, this change implies that the AFO League was actually too distracting. “Even when he wanted to create an evil, heartless monster, AFO thought playing the League was a step too far,” another commenter said.
Speculation over which simulation games he turned to boils down to two major releases: Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley.
“Imagine AFO trying to find a way to blame hero society for Shigaraki losing a League of Legends match, but Shiggy doesn’t believe it, so AFO is just like, ‘Fuck it, play Animal Crossing instead,’” one comment said, while another added, “Shigiraki is playing Stardew Valley.”
And there you have it, social and farming sims are made for bad guys, it’s confirmed (sort of). If you’re interested in learning more about this legendary franchise, we have guides on the most powerful Quirks and the best Quirks stolen by All For One.
