Summary
In My Hero Academia Chapter #400, All Might pays tribute to Star and Stripe, a young hero who looked up to him and died in battle against Shigaraki. Star and Stripe’s signature attack, which All Might borrows, involves a giant air construct and laser beams that can converge to form a powerful beam. All Might’s battle strategy and tactics for dealing with All for One were inspired by the final battle of Star and Stripe, highlighting her influence and the impact of her sacrifice.
Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia, the final battle of Chapter #400All Might in My Hero Academy has been filled with references to the students of Class 1-A, but in chapter #400, All Might pays tribute to another of his protégés – one who recently died in battle.
America’s top hero, Star and Stripe, was once a young girl who admired All Might during his time in America. Star and Stripe quickly rose to the top of the hero ranks, and when All Might put out a call for help from international heroes, she was the first to respond without waiting for permission. Star and Stripe encountered Shigaraki in the air, and the two had a massive and incredible battle, which ultimately resulted in Star and Stripe’s death, but not before she damaged Shigaraki, destroying many of her Quirks. your. Star and Stripe’s sacrifice bought Japan’s heroes some much-needed time off, but her loss of course hit All Might the hardest.
All Might’s grand attack commemorates Star and Stripe
Star and Stripe’s signature attack is an impressive one, conjuring a giant air construct in her image. The team of fighter pilots escorting her will then fire laser beams at the structure, which she can force to focus into a single powerful beam that even the structure can use like a sword. Although All Might’s laser cannon is clearly modeled on Aoyama’s Navel Laser, his strategy for dealing with All for One with his laser is actually taken from Star and Stripe. Her plan, in chapter 331, was to pin Shigaraki in a spot where he couldn’t move, and launch lasers at him until he burned to nothing – exactly like All Might did in This.
Still, it’s tragic that All Might had to borrow tactics from his friend’s final battle for his own, and he couldn’t help but acknowledge her influence in doing so. After all, Star and Stripe is still young and she admires All Might just like the Class 1-A kids do. No doubt Star would be happy that she could still help All Might, even after her death. With Stain ensuring that All for One can no longer move, All Might will be able to shoot everything he has left, and hopefully it will be enough to at least render All for One unable to fight.
All Might and Star and Stripe may not have had the closest relationship, but her loss clearly still meant a lot to him, thinking of her even when he struggled to cling to my own life. Given how much All for One has regressed after that attack, it’s clear that borrowing from Star’s final battle was a winning move, even if it didn’t get the job done. All Might’s final battle is about to take place My Hero Academyand fans can only hope that his battle doesn’t end the way Star and Stripe did.