My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

The villains Endeavor destroys are revealed to be clones created by Twice, a member of the League of Villains with the ability to duplicate himself and other people. The real villains used these clones as decoys to distract the heroes while Nine, the actual target of the heroes' pursuit, escaped from the wreckage in the chaos.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes establish Twice's cloning ability when he creates multiple copies of himself during battles.

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• league of villains
• clones
• nine
• endeavor

Nine is a powerful villain created through experiments conducted by Daruma Ujiko. He possesses a copy of All For One's Quirk, which allows him to steal and hold up to eight additional Quirks on top of his inherent Weather Manipulation ability. However, his body is deteriorating from the experimental modifications, and he needs a specific Quirk to survive his terminal illness.

Foreshadowing: The opening sequence introduces Nine escaping the wreckage, setting up his role as the main antagonist.

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• daruma ujiko
• all for one
• weather manipulation
• quirk stealing

Nine needs Katsuma's Quirk to cure his terminal illness. When Nine's group attacked the Shimano family and stole the father's Quirk, they discovered it was incompatible with Nine's blood type. This led them to realize that one of the children, Katsuma, has the compatible blood type and the specific Quirk Nine requires for his cure.

Foreshadowing: The attack on the Shimano father serves as the setup for discovering the children's importance.

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• nine
• blood type
• quirk
• island invasion

Facing destruction when Nine consumes Quirk-enhancing drugs, Izuku decides to transfer One For All to Bakugo while using his remaining residual energy. The transfer succeeds in giving Bakugo the power to fight Nine, and together they defeat him. However, the transfer leaves One For All depleted and faded in the process.

Foreshadowing: The desperate situation where Nine gains the upper hand creates the necessity for this risky maneuver.

• one for all
• izuku midoriya
• bakugo
• quirk transfer
• final battle

All Might explains that the transfer to Bakugo was interrupted before completion, leaving One For All still residing within Izuku. He speculates that the previous wielders of One For All chose to keep the Quirk with Izuku, suggesting they believe he is the rightful successor to carry on the legacy.

Foreshadowing: The interrupted transfer scene sets up this revelation when All Might revives the students.

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• one for all
• izuku midoriya
• transfer
• legacy

After Nine is weakened from his battle with Class 1-A, Tomura Shigaraki finds and kills him out of spite and ambition. Nine had attempted to claim the power that Shigaraki believes rightfully belongs to him as All For One's successor. Shigaraki vows to accomplish what Nine failed to do, using this moment to assert his position as the true heir to All For One's legacy.

Foreshadowing: Shigaraki's resentment toward those with power establishes his motivation for eliminating competition.

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• nine
• league of villains
• all for one
• succession

Class 1-A evacuates the islanders to a nearby isle, then strategically separates Nine from his henchmen during the chaos. The students work as a team to defeat each villain one by one. Even when Nine gains the upper hand by consuming Quirk-enhancing drugs, the combined efforts of Izuku and Bakugo ultimately prevail.

Foreshadowing: The class's prior training and teamwork established during their U.A. studies prepares them for this coordinated response.

• class 1-a
• nine's gang
• teamwork
• evacuation
• strategy

Katsuma's dream to become a hero mirrors Izuku's own journey, which was inspired by All Might. In the ending, despite Class 1-A forgetting the experience of wielding One For All due to the transfer's effects, Izuku reassures Katsuma that he too can become a hero. This closure connects Katsuma's arc to the broader theme that anyone can be a hero, just as All Might told Izuku.

Foreshadowing: Izuku's bond with Katsuma throughout the film echoes All Might's mentorship of Izuku.

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• hero dream
• izuku
• all might
• inspiration