I think they mean it's not likely for the traitor to be from Class 1-A, though I could be interpreting that wrong...
I'm thinking its possible it could be Nezu personally.
I think the biggest factor would be her lack of plot exposure - unless her reveal stirs up some really serious shit in the process, it's hard to imagine a Tooru-traitor reveal being worth the years of build-up.
The operative word here being willing.
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Isn't her lack of exposure a major point? She's a character who's on-screen just enough to avoid general suspicion. I think people can get so caught up in the who they don't realize it just as much about the why. The traitor doesn't need to be a "major" character if Horikoshi is intentionally waiting to dive deep into their perspective once their true allegiance is revealed. Once the traitor is known, Hori can take as much time as he wants showing us why we should care. All it takes is some plot and character development, basically turning the spotlight on that character and finding out just where they're coming from.I think the biggest factor would be her lack of plot exposure - unless her reveal stirs up some really serious shit in the process, it's hard to imagine a Tooru-traitor reveal being worth the years of build-up.
The operative word here being willing.
Outside of some vague hints, we know absolutely nothing about how and why the traitor is operating the way they do.
For all we know, the traitor could someone who has been coerced into the role by AFO or one of his agents.
I agree that Kirishima is is an unlikely suspect - considering the amount of time that's been dedicated to establishing his backstory and motivation to be a hero.
Likewise I think we can safely dismiss Jirou, Iida, Todoroki and Bakugo on similar grounds.
To be honest, looking at it from a meta perspective - characters like Tsu and Mina strike me as ideal candidates to be the traitor; Prominent enough in the story for a reveal to leave an impact, whilst lacking a substantial enough backstory to place them beyond reasonable suspicion.
While Ochako also fits the bill reasonably well, her status as a shonen love interest and heroic foil to Toga - plus the fragments of backstory and motivation we've received throughout the series - makes the prospect of her being the traitor a whole lot less likely (unless Hori pulling some major Penn & Teller levels of narrative misdirection here, which would admittedly be pretty awesome
Nezu also has an unexplored past in which he was tormented and experimented on. He is also the only known animal with a manifested quirk--and we have no idea as to his age. As principal of a prestigious school he has been placed in the perfect position to scope out kids with desirable quirks and is privy to their assignments. He is the perfect unknowing foil ala Manchurian Candidate.
I actually like the idea that this allows him to give away information on the students, though you could argue the students of UA already show off their quirks in the sports festival.
Its always funny when people suspect Nezu when he had clear solid pov
In my option the thing with Ochako is that Kohei heavily hints she has another side to her. He hinted that in her profile page, he hints it with her half face shading she has in some scenes. Even with drawing characters as animals. He made both her and Todoroki cats. It feels like random detail ( and maybe its actually is ) but why those two? Except zodiac sign they barely have anything in common. My guess is because Shoto is literally half-half as Bakugou calls him. And that might be what they have in common - Ochako has the half side we havent seen yet.While Ochako also fits the bill reasonably well, her status as a shonen love interest and heroic foil to Toga - plus the fragments of backstory and motivation we've received throughout the series - makes the prospect of her being the traitor a whole lot less likely (unless Hori pulling some major Penn & Teller levels of narrative misdirection here, which would admittedly be pretty awesome
That example should mean nothing if Nezu, himself, is unaware that he is the mole.
lol, I guess his off the table then.ts always funny when people suspect Nezu when he had clear solid pov
Nothing suggests that the author retconned it. He mentioned it only 50 chapters ago.
Not at all. Nezu can be completely unaware that he is being used.
Hori hasn't forgotten it. He just hasn't reached the point wherein he will reveal it.
you say 50 chapters like that was this year..
I mean, we're not that far into this year.
There’s quite a few students even in 1A we hardly know anything about. Especially if we are also talking about 1-B.
