Boku no Hero Academia Episode 6 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Rage, You Damn Nerd

Izuku impresses All Might by focusing One For All into his fingertip, then Shota Aizawa reveals that the last-place expulsion was only a ruse, so no one is expelled, and sends Izuku to Recovery Girl. The next day Class 1-A begins combat training in hero costumes at Grounds B, where Izuku outmaneuvers Katsuki Bakugo in a team battle and openly rejects his former bully's dominance.

• Opening day test and expulsion ruse

  Shota Aizawa presents the test results with Izuku placed last, then reveals the expulsion threat was a ploy to push the class to improve, and sends Izuku to Recovery Girl to heal his finger at the cost of stamina.

• Combat training team match

  In a nuclear-core capture exercise, Team A (Izuku and Ochaco) faces Team D (Katsuki and Tenya); Katsuki's sneak attack only damages half of Izuku's mask, and Izuku counters his attacks and throws him to the ground.

• Confrontation with Katsuki

  Izuku reveals years of notes on Katsuki's fighting habits, tells him he is no longer the weak Deku, and Katsuki responds with open hatred.

Recent Timeline

• One For All inheritance (Episode 3)

  All Might chooses Izuku as successor and passes One For All to him after ten months of training at Takoba Seaside Bay, ending with Izuku eating a piece of All Might's hair on the day of the U.A. Entrance Exam.

• 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.

• U.A. practical exam giant robot rescue (Episode 4)

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

• Quirk Apprehension Test (Episode 5)

  Shota Aizawa makes Class 1-A take a Quirk Apprehension Test since they could not use Quirks in middle school, announcing the last-ranked student will be expelled. When Izuku tries to use his Quirk in the pitching test, Eraser Head erases it; on his second throw Izuku focuses One For All into his fingertip, earning a high score that impresses his classmates, teacher, and All Might.

• Combat training begins: Team A vs. Team D (Episode 6)

  After Aizawa reveals the expulsion threat was a ruse, Class 1-A begins All Might's combat training in hero costumes. In the Team A vs. Team D match, Izuku dodges Katsuki's ambush, reads his opening right hook from years of notes, and throws him to the ground.

Character Graph

All Might

Hero · U.A. High teacher

The Number One hero and U.A. teacher who passed One For All on to Izuku. He confronts Aizawa over his treatment of Izuku, then leads Class 1-A's first combat training and watches the Team A vs. Team D match.

• 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 is impressed by Izuku's fingertip throw and watches his combat training match.

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.

Ochaco Uraraka

U.A. Entrance Exam participant · U.A. High School Class 1-A

A Class 1-A student whom Izuku saved in the entrance exam. In combat training she teams up with Izuku as Team A against Katsuki and Tenya.

• First day introduction

  Arrives at Class 1-A, introduces herself to Izuku, and praises him for saving her.

• Izuku Midoriya (Other, Colleague, Affinity)

  She caught him at the U.A. gate and after his robot smash, praised him on the first day, and is now his Team A partner in combat training.

Shota Aizawa (Eraser Head)

U.A. High School Class 1-A homeroom teacher

Homeroom teacher of U.A. Class 1-A, the hero Eraser Head, whose Quirk erases other people's Quirks. He reveals the last-place expulsion was a ruse, but tells All Might he can still expel anyone he judges hopeless at any time.

• Quirk erasure

  Reveals his Quirk, the ability to erase other people's Quirks, and erased Izuku's Quirk because of its severe drawback.

• Izuku Midoriya (Mentor, Mixed)

  Homeroom teacher who erased Izuku's Quirk in the test and called it a liability; he ranks Izuku last but reveals the expulsion was a ruse and sends him to Recovery Girl.

Izuku Midoriya (Deku)

One For All successor · U.A. High School Class 1-A

All Might's successor and a Class 1-A student. After Recovery Girl heals his finger, he faces Katsuki in combat training, reads his opening right hook from years of notes, and throws him to the ground.

• Aspiration

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

• Classroom encounters

  Meets Tenya and Ochaco at Class 1-A; earlier, after they both passed, he stood up to Katsuki's bullying for the first time.

• Katsuki Bakugo (Colleague, Other, Hostility)

  Childhood friend turned bully; Izuku has studied his fighting habits for years and, in combat training, tells him he is no longer the weak Deku.

• All Might (Mentor, Affinity)

  His idol and mentor, who chose him to inherit One For All and now teaches his class.

• Tenya Ida (Colleague, Neutral)

  Introduced himself properly on the first day; now on the opposing Team D in combat training.

• Ochaco Uraraka (Colleague, Affinity)

  Praised him on the first day for saving her in the exam; now his Team A partner in combat training.

Katsuki Bakugo

U.A. High School Class 1-A

Izuku's former Aldera classmate, now in Class 1-A, who considers himself superior. Confused by Izuku's new power, he believes Izuku hid a Quirk and deceived him all these years, ambushes him in combat training, and openly declares his hatred.

• Ambition

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

• Bullying of Izuku

  Recalls confronting Izuku after the test and tries to bully him, thinking he cheated without a Quirk.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Other, Hostility)

  Former bully who now openly voices his hatred after Izuku counters him in combat training and refuses to back down.

Tenya Ida

U.A. Entrance Exam participant · U.A. High School Class 1-A

A Class 1-A student who took the entrance exam with Izuku. In combat training he is Katsuki's Team D partner, and when Katsuki asks about Izuku's Quirk, he asks back why Katsuki hates Izuku so much.

• First day introduction

  Notices Izuku in Class 1-A and introduces himself properly.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Neutral)

  Strict with Izuku during the exam but recognized his heroism; introduced himself properly on the first day and now faces him as an opponent in combat training.

• Katsuki Bakugo (Colleague, Neutral)

  Teammate in Team D during the combat training match.

Recovery Girl

Pro Hero

U.A.'s school nurse and a Pro Hero. She heals Izuku's broken finger after the Quirk Apprehension Test, at the cost of his stamina.

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.

• Quirk restriction in middle school

  Students were not permitted to use their Quirks in middle school, so U.A. tests their Quirks as a separate evaluation in the first year.

• Expulsion threat in the Quirk Apprehension Test

  Aizawa threatened to expel the last-place student in the Quirk Apprehension Test, but revealed it was a ruse to bring out the class's best; no one was expelled.

• Expulsion below the zero mark at any time

  The instructor can expel any student who drops below the zero mark at any time, not only after the test results are announced.

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.

• Expulsion rule ruse (Episode 6)

  Izuku feared he had failed out of the class despite his hard work, but Shota revealed the expulsion rule was a ruse meant to bring out the best in the class, resolving the question in the same episode.

Battle Record

Combat training exercise in which ten student teams, half heroes and half villains, play a nuclear-core scenario; Team A (Izuku & Ochaco) faces Team D (Katsuki & Tenya). Heroes win by capturing the villains or reaching the nuclear core before time runs out; villains win by holding the core or capturing the heroes.

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

Combat training: Team A vs Team D

Nuclear core scenario · Episode 6– (Ongoing)

Location: Grounds B

Trigger: Combat training exercise assigned by lot

Heroes vs. villains

• Team A — Heroes (attackers): Izuku Midoriya, Ochaco Uraraka
• Team D — Villains (guarding the weapon): Katsuki Bakugo, Tenya Ida

Ability Table

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–6

Quirkless Izuku Midoriya dreams of becoming a hero like All Might. Moved by Izuku's courage in trying to save a hostage Katsuki Bakugo, All Might 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, uses it for the first time to save Ochaco Uraraka from a giant robot at the cost of broken limbs, and passes on rescue points.

In Class 1-A, homeroom teacher Shota Aizawa, the hero Eraser Head, threatens to expel the last-place student in a Quirk Apprehension Test. Izuku makes one record throw by focusing One For All into a single fingertip but still places last, and Aizawa then reveals the expulsion was a ruse. In All Might's first combat training, Izuku and Ochaco's Team A faces Katsuki and Tenya Ida's Team D, and Izuku, drawing on years of notes, counters Katsuki's ambush and declares he is no longer the weak Deku, drawing Katsuki's open hatred.

Music Releases

• THE DAY (OP)
• HEROES (ED)