Summary
Keimi’s kidnapping by the League of Villains initially went unnoticed and was later covered up by Shiketsu High School. A publicized kidnapping of Camie would allow the League of Villains to further erode faith in heroes and potentially even close down hero schools. The impact of Camie’s kidnapping led to increased awareness of Toga’s threat and measures to prevent future disguises, benefiting the hero schools during the evacuation process.
While Bakugo’s kidnapping took place My Hero Academy was a major news event, another student was seemingly captured by the League of Villains, which, like Bakugo, went almost completely unnoticed. This student is none other than Camie Utsushimi, the girl Himiko Toga impersonated during the Provisional Licensing Exam.
Camie is a student at Shiketsu High School, UA’s rival in the west, and was supposed to take the Licensing Exam until something happened, and she was replaced by Toga before appears on screen. Camie doesn’t actually appear until the remedial course, nearly 50 chapters later. Shiketsu did not even suspect Camie had been replaced until the real Keimi returned to them with amnesia for about four days and showing signs that she had been drugged. While it is unknown exactly what happened to Camie, it seems to be implied that she was captured by the League and continued to be drugged until Toga returned, at which point she was randomly thrown away on the street.
Camie’s kidnapping was covered up by Shiketsu
While Bakugo’s kidnapping received a lot of press attention, and UA was forced to announce that it had occurred, there is no indication that Shiketsu has admitted to what happened to Camie. It shows that the school tried to keep quiet and it’s understandable why they tried to do that after Bakugo’s kidnapping. Since Camie’s absence was only noticed after her return, it seemed like people wanted to hide it, with the only obvious acknowledgment being Camie’s presence in the remedial course, as she He completely failed the Licensing Exam.
As for the story, it’s a shame that what happened to Camie isn’t more widely known. It would serve the League of Villains’ agenda well, further eroding faith in heroes and their ability to protect humans., as well as making people distrust the heroic schools. The publicity of this event could even lead to the hero schools being temporarily closed, especially since it takes place so closely after the Bakugo incident. Of course, without the student heroes willing to help them, the pro heroes would also be in serious trouble, now that the villains are greatly outnumbered, this will only get worse. than after jailbreaks.
Camie’s kidnapping is mentioned a lot in the My Hero Academia manga and anime, but it has a more lasting impact. Hero schools such as UA have become more aware of the threat that Toga’s Quirk could pose and have taken measures to ensure that Toga will not be able to infiltrate their ranks again in disguise. These measures eventually became very useful in the story arcs following the Occult Liberation War, when schools became evacuation shelters for civilians. Even so, the fact that Camie’s kidnapping was covered up so quickly certainly doesn’t paint the heroes in a bright light, and it might be one of those things. My Hero Academythe biggest missed moments.
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