DEKU'S REAL QUIRK WAS STOLEN!! The Darkest Twist in My Hero Academia / Boku no Hero! AFO lied to us!

Darkest Twist in My Hero Academia / Boku no Hero! All For One STOLE Deku's original quirk?!

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[drake]

Wait though, what if decay IS a stolen quirk and Shigaraki's scratching was his body rejecting the quirk the same way navel laser rejects Aoyama by causing his stomach to hurt.

[misfitminis]

If Decay belonged to Deku originally, it would be interesting if it turns out that Decay has no effect on him.

[melden]

You know deku's parents asking afo to take his quirk might be true because when the Dr tells deku and mom that he is quirkless and deku cries at home, his mother also cries saying that she's sorry instead of giving him some encouraging words.

[TheMangekyo]

The theory that Decay was Deku's original quirk and that he accidentally killed his father with it is interesting, because we know the only way to steal One For All is to break the current user's will. And we know that All For One thinks pretty far ahead with several contingences for his plans to reach his desired outcome. So if Decay was originally Deku's then All For One could have groomed not only Shigaraki but also Deku, because I'm positive that All For One would anticipate that All Might would try to pass on One For All to a Quirkless individual. So setting up Shigaraki as the new villian and Deku as the new potential inheritor of One For All could be part of a long play to try and break Deku's will with the shock that he killed his own father and that his original quirk was used to make Shigaraki into the villian.

[Tucsonwolfman]

Actually, if you think about Dekus father having fire and Mom having telekinesis.

Fire is the result of the "decay" of fuels into energy, typically by breaking the molecular bonds with some force(energy). And telekinesis is applying force (energy), to something causing it to move.

Decay could be a natural combo of both, combining dads ability to break bonds at a touch, and moms ability to apply force at a distance.

[phantomlegend]

To be honest this theory falls apart as soon as you realize the age gap between Izuku and Shigaraki. As Izuku is currently 16 while Shigaraki is about 5 years older than him which puts him at 21. Meaning by the time Shigaraki awakened decay Izuku wasn’t even born yet/was just born which means theres no way that the quirk: Decay could have ever belonged to Izuku.
On top of that we know when AFO takes someones quirk it leaves them in a temporary comatose like state which happened to rag doll in season 2-3 and katsuma’s father when Nine took his quirk. So how would Izuku’s mother not notice that her child is in a coma and when would AFO even have the chance to be near Izuku in such a public space? Plus most children usually discover their quirk before they go to the doctor based on what we’ve seen. On top of that Why would AFO need a fire quirk from Izuku when he has dabi (the strongest fire user) at the palm of his hand?
Unless something else is stated this theory already falls apart as theres too many plot holes for it to work. Unless someone can give another point of view.

[glitchking]

The x-ray of the pinkie may not be of deku to begin with, the doctor pretty much had the run of the hospital he could be using the same x-ray for multiple children that he is stealing quirks from and unless the break their toe there is no reason to x-ray the foot again so it would just be part of the medical file. It would be interesting if he had a pyrokenisis ability, one theory about deku that I ascribe to though is that he has both all for one and one for all since the original stockpiling quirk collects quirks that it has shared a body with it. Weird question do you think if suneater became a cannibal like moonfish that he could manifest the quirks of the people he eats almost like a pseudo afo?

[samboy]

Let's be honest Deku's quirk getting stolen is a good thing for his hero life

[shootingstarssel]

I mean it makes sense when you think about it because I still find it wierd that after the doctors appoitment Inko was apologizing to Deku about him being quirkless instead of reasuring him or something else like I know my mother would do. So, after everything that we learned and now seen it could be that shes apologizing about having his original quirk being taken away for his and everyones safety but also taking his dreams away from him seeing how excited he is to be a hero like All Might.

[Cancer_Warrior]

I feel like it would have been hinted towards that Deku's original quirk was decay, because if you remember what AFO said: "When he steals a quirk he also steals a piece of the original users soul" meaning that if he then transferred that quirk to Shigaraki then he would start having dreams of Deku fighting him to return to its original user i.e. Deku. but this could also be looked over due to the fact that Deku was just a baby, seeing as we don't know if the people living inside quirks age along with their physical bodies or not, so Shigaraki might have never known about Deku. although it would be pretty funny to find out that Shigaraki never gets sleep because he keeps having a dream of a crying baby.

[metalgauntlet]

I like the idea that in grooming Shigaraki to be his successor, AFO inadvertently also groomed his downfall. The BBEG in all his endless planning accidentally made the hero to defeat him.

[michaelcrandle]

A stolen quirk means a price has to be made 😔🙏🏾💝.

[smookypooch]

AFO already knew that a quirkless body would house him better, so he(and the Dr) was looking for quirk less candidates already when Deku was a child. I think Deku was always quirkless and that people are making something way more complicated than it is. Mind you it's totally founded considering AFO's crazy long term strategy, planning and contingencies.

[garryjones]

If All might and Deku are considered the perfect vessels for “one for all” because they were born quirkless. Deku being born with a quirk and having it taken away may mean he wasn’t a blank slate but actually have piece of him missing for “one for all” to fill. This would mean he’d be able to make it part of himself in a way all might never could, might be why he’s able to wield the powers of previous users. All for one, by taking Deku’s quirk may have made the most powerful version of “one for all” possible and therefor caused his own demise.

[evane]

I feel like since the Dr was tasked with helping afo with stealing the quirks from kids and finding suitable vessels for afo couldn't it be possible that with deku being quirkless afo was watching grooming deku from afar as a vessel, in the same twisted way shigaraki was traumatized by his upbringing which made him hate heros but fueled his desire to be a villain but for deku his deep desire to be a hero could have pushed him to a state of brokeness to the point where he would do anything to achieve his goal which would ultimately make him the perfect vessel for afo, it just so happened that ofa intervened before afo could let his plan take root.

[DBArtsCreators]

It would make more sense for Deku's original quirk to be regeneration (thematically, it is the opposite of Shigaraki's Decay. Logically, it better fits Deku's relentless/self-destructive personality, and a character's personality tends to reflect their quirk - and a regenerator would have no natural sense of self-preservation).

[namikkou]

To everyone saying that the ages make it not possible, not quite
Tomura was 20 when first introduced with a birthday of April 4th. Midoriya is 15 when he enters U.A. with a birthday of July 15th.

They are roughly five years apart, not six (as some have claimed). We don't know how soon after Tomura's fifth birthday he develops Decay, so it could've been several months later. Also, I find it likely that even before a quirk manifests, the DNA and quirk are likely still there, just not activated. It would make little sense for a quirk to just pop into existence when a child is around four, so I find it much more likely a quirk already exists when a child is born (shown with the glowing baby, mutation-type quirks, and Present Mic who started screaming with his quirk after being born), just not yet activated. Using this logic, AFO could steal quirks either shortly after they appear, or even before they manifest entirely.

It is entirely possible Midoriya was born and had to be checked up by doctors and nurses for whatever reason (say a complication with his birth) right after he was born. Dr. Garaki sees baby Midoriya possibly decay something and realizes this is a quirk that could be given to Tenko for the plan. Contacts AFO, sneaks him in with Kurogiri (Kurogiri should be around by now I believe), steals Decay, and leaves.

AFO tracks down young Tenko when he's lost, hands over Decay after returning him home, and the rest is history.

[ClosedOpenness]

I don’t think decay is a single quirk. If Deku had a quirk, I think AFO took it from Deku and mixed it with another quirk. Decay doesn’t make sense as Deku’s quirk evolution of fire breath(father) and small object attraction(mother).

It also doesn’t make sense, as we currently know, for Tomura to have been born with decay. The only quirk trait we know of from his family is Float, but we also don’t see any other family members use quirks. Which doesn’t mean much except for the fact that no one else showed any sign of having a destructive power like decay.

It’s also important to note that there have been multiple instances where AFO liked to combine quirks to make new ones. I think Tomura and Deku had quirks, but AFO stole Deku’s and gave it to Tomura which combined into Decay. This would show a lot of symbolism between these 2 chapters and AFO and his brother.

[chrisdiowight]

What if Deku accidentally killed his dad by manifesting decay, his mom saw what happened and after AFO offered her help with removing his quirk she asked AFO to also remove Deku's memory of it ever happening. This would explain why after almost 400 chapters we haven't seen his father yet

[jaimmyderas]

I feel like him also being born with a quirk would have affected one for all, since all might was the only quirkless user he was able to use it right away but if deku had been born with a quirk his body would have had more trouble adjusting to it