My Hero Academia Quotes

"You can become a hero."

All Might says this to a Quirkless Izuku after watching him rush in to save Bakugo from the Sludge Villain in episode 2. It is the line Izuku had waited his whole life to hear, and the moment All Might chooses him as his successor.

"Next... it's your turn."

After defeating All For One at Kamino Ward, a spent All Might points at the camera. The public thinks he is warning the next villain; Izuku understands it is addressed to him, marking the true end of the Symbol of Peace.

"It's your power, isn't it?!"

Izuku shouts this at Shoto Todoroki during their Sports Festival match, refusing to win against an opponent who won't use his fire side because it came from his abusive father Endeavor. Todoroki finally unleashes his flames in response.

"Go beyond! Plus Ultra!"

U.A. High's motto and All Might's catchphrase, heard from the very first episode. It is shouted whenever a hero pushes past their limit, and it becomes the rallying cry of the whole series.

"I am here!"

All Might's catchphrase, shouted whenever he arrives to save the day. It exists so that civilians in danger know help has come, which is why he insists on saying it with a smile.

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

Deku's narration that closes the first episode, spoken over a memory of a quirkless kid crying in front of a video of All Might. The whole series is framed as the answer to that moment.

"If you feel yourself hitting up against your limit, remember for what cause you clench your fists! Remember why you started down this path, and let that memory carry you beyond your limit."

All Might's words to Izuku before the Sports Festival tournament rounds in season 2. Izuku recalls them in later fights whenever his body is breaking down.

"Can I be a hero too, even without a quirk?"

The question Deku asks All Might on the rooftop in the first episode. All Might's first answer is no, and his change of heart after Deku runs to save Bakugo is what starts the story.

"The only one who's allowed to kill me is All Might!"

Stain's last words before he collapses in Hosu City in Season 2, terrifying the pro heroes who came to arrest him. His crusade against fake heroes inspires the League of Villains.

"I'll never use my father's quirk. I'll win with only my right side."

Todoroki's declaration of war to Deku before the Sports Festival. He refuses to use his fire because it belongs to Endeavor, the man who raised him as a weapon against All Might.

"The top heroes all have stories about their school days. Most of them have one thing in common: their bodies moved before they had a chance to think."

All Might to Deku after the sludge villain incident, explaining why he changed his mind. Deku ran toward danger with no power at all, and that is the quality One For All needs.

"I'll destroy everything I hate. Everything that rejects me."

Shigaraki's resolution in the 'Tomura Shigaraki: Origin' episode of Season 5, after reliving how his quirk killed his family and how All For One rescued him. It completes his turn from petty villain to true threat.

"Whether you win or lose, you can always come out ahead by learning from the experience."

All Might's advice to Class 1-A during the Battle Trial exercise in the first season, delivered after Izuku and Bakugo's brutal first match. It sets the tone for U.A. as a school that treats failure as training.

"I'm going to be a hero that surpasses even All Might!"

Bakugo's ambition, declared in front of the whole class in the first episode. Being first is the only goal he has ever had, which is why Deku's growth infuriates him.

"I'll win. I'll win the way he would have. I'll surpass him the way he never could."

Bakugo's declaration during his final exam fight against Izuku at Ground Beta in season 3, when he is wrestling with guilt over All Might's retirement. It shows his ambition to be a hero who both wins and saves.

"Watch me, Shoto!"

Endeavor's thought as he pushes past his limits against the High-End Nomu in Season 4, in his first fight as the new Number One hero. Shoto is watching the broadcast from U.A.