Boku no Hero Academia Episode 4 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Start Line

Izuku Midoriya fails to earn points by defeating robots, then ends up alone with a zero-point giant robot. He uses One For All to save Ochaco Uraraka from it, breaks his legs and right arm, and is later declared to have passed on the strength of 60 rescue points.

• Robot hunt and zero-point start

  Izuku rushes into the test area after the exam begins, but Yuga Aoyama destroys the robot that was about to attack him. Izuku finds most robots already taken, and ends up at zero points when a giant zero-point robot appears.

• Rescue of Ochaco

  The giant robot traps Ochaco under debris. Izuku overcomes his fear, uses One For All to leap and smash the robot, and is praised by the judges for his self-sacrifice.

• Injury and results

  Izuku's legs and right arm break from using One For All for the first time, and Ochaco catches him before he hits the ground. A week later All Might delivers the results: zero practical points, but 60 rescue points that pass him.

Recent Timeline

• Mt. Lady's debut and All Might's rescue (Episode 1)

  Mt. Lady arrives mid-battle and finishes off, with her Canyon Cannon, the gigantic criminal Kamui Woods had been fighting, then asks the heroes to leave the rest to her as people photograph her debut. Separately, the runaway Sludge Villain attacks Izuku on his walk home, and All Might appears and defeats it with Texas Smash, a powerful wind pressure move, after which Izuku faints.

• Sludge Villain hostage rescue (Episode 2)

  The Sludge Villain that earlier attacked Izuku seizes Katsuki at the explosion site, and Death Arms and other heroes fail to stop it. Izuku rushes in, strikes the villain with his bag to open a gap, and All Might destroys the villain with Detroit Smash while freeing Katsuki. It matters because Izuku's bravery spurs All Might, who had been berating himself for being unable to fight, into action.

• One For All inheritance (Episode 3)

  All Might chooses Izuku as his successor and trains him for ten months at Takoba Seaside Bay before passing One For All to him. The transfer ends on the day of the U.A. Entrance Exam, when Izuku eats a piece of All Might's hair.

• Girl saves Izuku at U.A. gate (Episode 3)

  Izuku trips as he is about to enter U.A. and is caught by a girl's Quirk. She wishes him good luck, leaving him speechless.

• Giant robot rescue in the practical exam (Episode 4)

  At the end of the U.A. practical exam, a zero-point giant robot traps Ochaco Uraraka under debris. Izuku saves her by using One For All to smash the robot, breaking his legs and right arm, and is caught by Ochaco. The judges reward the rescue with 60 points, enough to pass the exam.

Character Graph

Katsuki Bakugo

Izuku's classmate at Aldera Junior High who considers himself superior and aims to surpass All Might. Taken hostage by the Sludge Villain and freed by All Might, he then confronts Izuku for trying to help him.

• Ambition

  Aced the mock exam and intends to surpass All Might as the top hero.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Other, Hostility)

  Bully who mocks Izuku as Quirkless, blew up his notebook, and told him to give up on U.A.; after the hostage incident he tells Izuku he never asked to be saved and not to look down on him.

Izuku Midoriya (Deku)

One For All successor

All Might's successor, who uses One For All for the first time in the U.A. practical exam to smash a giant robot and save Ochaco, breaking both legs and his right arm. He scores zero combat points but passes on 60 rescue points.

• Aspiration

  Kept chasing his childhood dream of becoming a hero even after a doctor found him Quirkless and told him to give up.

• Katsuki Bakugo (Colleague, Other, Hostility)

  Childhood friend turned bully who mocks him as Deku and Quirkless and tells him to give up on U.A.; after Izuku rushes to help him, Katsuki says he never asked to be saved and not to look down on him.

• All Might (Mentor, Affinity)

  His idol and mentor, who chose him as successor and trained him to inherit One For All; All Might delivers his exam results and reveals he will teach at U.A.

All Might

Hero · U.A. High teacher

The Number One hero and Izuku's mentor, who passed One For All on to him. He apologizes for staying out of touch after the exam, announces he will become a teacher at U.A., and tells Izuku he passed on rescue points.

• Rescue

  Defeats the runaway Sludge Villain with Texas Smash while saving Izuku.

• Izuku Midoriya (Mentor, Affinity)

  The successor he chose and trained to inherit One For All; he delivers Izuku's passing result.

Ochaco Uraraka

U.A. Entrance Exam participant

Examinee who saved Izuku from falling earlier; trapped under debris by the giant robot and later saved from her own danger by Izuku's smash.

• Izuku Midoriya (Other, Affinity)

  She saved him from falling earlier and later caught him before he hit the ground; he wants to thank her.

Present Mic

The host who explains the rules of the U.A. Entrance Exam. In a video All Might shows Izuku, Ochaco asks him to give her points to Izuku for saving her.

Recovery Girl

Pro Hero

U.A.'s school nurse and a Pro Hero. She heals Izuku's injuries after the practical test.

Tenya Ida

U.A. Entrance Exam participant

Fellow examinee who stops Izuku from approaching Ochaco and warns him not to distract her; he notices Izuku's heroism.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Mixed)

  He yelled at Izuku to stop muttering, warned him off Ochaco, and then recognized his heroism.

Yuga Aoyama

U.A. Entrance Exam participant

Examinee who saved Izuku from an enemy robot by destroying it with his navel laser before moving on to others.

World Memo

• Quirks spread worldwide

  Long ago a luminescent baby was born in Qing Qing City, China with a unique power; similar phenomena then occurred across the world until most of the population had superhuman powers called Quirks.

• Heroism as a profession

  Because most people have Quirks, people are able to pursue heroism as a profession.

• One For All can be passed on

  All Might's Quirk, One For All, can be handed down to a successor he chooses, who then inherits it.

• U.A. entrance exam structure

  The U.A. entrance exam begins with a practical test followed by a written test. In the practical test, applicants dispatch as many robot villains as they can to earn a high score, and the judges also award rescue points for heroic deeds.

Clue Board

• Rescue points solve exam question (Episode 4)

  Tenya asked whether saving others was the exam's hidden point; All Might resolves it by revealing judges rewarded rescue points for heroic deeds, and Izuku's 60 rescue points passed him.

Battle Record

Practical entrance exam at U.A.; a giant zero-point robot appears as the test ends and traps Ochaco under debris, and Izuku attacks it to save her.

Sludge Villain takedown

All Might vs. the runaway Sludge Villain · Episode 1

Location: Street on Izuku's walk home

Trigger: Runaway Sludge Villain on the loose

All Might vs. villain

• Heroes — Hero: All Might
• Villain — Villain: Sludge Villain

Outcome: Sludge Villain defeated by All Might's Texas Smash

Aftermath

• All Might takes the villain into custody and leaves
• Izuku grabs All Might's leg and ends up flying with him
• All Might bleeds from his mouth and lands on a rooftop

Sludge Villain attack on Katsuki Bakugo

Second Sludge Villain assault · Episode 2

Location: Tatooin Station area, city streets and scene of explosions

Trigger: Sludge Villain attacks Katsuki Bakugo, attempting to take his body

Villain vs. heroes

• Sludge Villain — attacker: Sludge Villain
• Heroes — responders: Death Arms, other heroes, All Might / rescuer: Izuku Midoriya

Outcome: Sludge Villain destroyed by All Might's Detroit Smash; Katsuki freed

Aftermath

• Heroes scold Izuku for risking his life and praise Katsuki for fighting back
• Katsuki tells Izuku he never asked to be saved
• All Might tells Izuku he can become a hero

Giant robot at U.A. practical exam

Entrance exam rescue · Episode 4

Location: U.A. training field

Trigger: Final stage of the practical entrance exam, when a giant zero-point robot appears

Examinees vs. robot

• Examinees — Combatant: Izuku Midoriya / Trapped: Ochaco Uraraka
• Robot — Combatant: Giant zero-point robot

Outcome: Robot destroyed by Izuku's One For All smash; Ochaco rescued

Aftermath

• Izuku's legs and right arm broken from using One For All for the first time
• Test declared over

Ability Table

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–4

Quirkless Izuku Midoriya dreams of becoming a hero like All Might. When Izuku rushes in to help a hostage Katsuki Bakugo, All Might, moved to act, defeats the Sludge Villain, tells Izuku he can become a hero, and chooses him as successor to his Quirk, One For All. After ten months of training, Izuku inherits the power on the morning of the U.A. Entrance Exam. In the practical test he cannot score a single combat point, but when a giant zero-point robot traps Ochaco Uraraka, he uses One For All for the first time to smash it, breaking both legs and his right arm. A week later All Might, now joining U.A. as a teacher, tells him he passed on 60 rescue points.

Music Releases

• THE DAY (OP)
• HEROES (ED)