Boku no Hero Academia Episode 7 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)
Spoiler-free episode guide for Boku no Hero Academia: recap and characters up to Episode 7 — nothing past this episode.
Episode Summary
Deku vs. Kacchan
Izuku and Katsuki's long-simmering rivalry boils over during the Battle Trial. Izuku refuses to be bullied any longer, and the two clash through the building while Ochaco and Tenya compete over the hidden weapon. Katsuki's stored Nitro-sweat blast tears through the building's wall, but Izuku's One For All Detroit Smash shatters the ceilings of every floor and creates debris Ochaco uses to win the weapon for Team A, while Katsuki is left stunned that Izuku's arm was badly injured in the final clash.
- Rivalry boils over
Izuku refuses to let Katsuki bully him any longer, and Katsuki, carrying old anger from childhood, pursues him after Izuku dodges using hero knowledge and his notes on Katsuki and Eraser Head.
- Hidden weapon race and Katsuki's blast
Ochaco locates Tenya guarding the hidden weapon, and Izuku plans a two-on-one capture. Katsuki unleashes a massive nitro-sweat explosion that blasts through a wall, and All Might's warning forces him into close combat where he overpowers Izuku.
- Final clash and victory for Team A
Both fighters rush into a final clash, and Izuku uses a Detroit Smash that shatters the ceilings of every floor, giving Ochaco debris to float at Tenya and seize the weapon. Izuku's left arm is severely injured, and Katsuki loses the match despite his dominance.
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.
- 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.
- Team A secures the weapon (Episode 7)
Izuku's Detroit Smash shattered the ceilings of every floor, and the debris let Ochaco float it at Tenya and seize the hidden weapon, securing victory for Team A. Katsuki lost the match to Izuku despite dominating in close combat.
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. As judge of the Battle Trial, he warns Katsuki not to use his stored blast and, after Katsuki uses it anyway, warns that another one will cost his team the 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 judges Izuku's Battle Trial 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 and Izuku's Team A partner in the Battle Trial. Tenya keeps the weapon away from her until Izuku's Detroit Smash creates debris, which she floats at Tenya to grab the weapon and secure the win.
- 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, and as his Team A partner she uses the debris from his Detroit Smash to seize the weapon and win.
Izuku Midoriya (Deku)
One For All successor · U.A. High School Class 1-A
All Might's successor and a Class 1-A student. In the Battle Trial he dodges Katsuki using his notes and plans a two-on-one, then blocks Katsuki's blow with his left arm while firing a Detroit Smash upward, giving Ochaco the debris to win for Team A.
- 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; in the Battle Trial Izuku stands up to him, admitting he has always seen Katsuki as better and that is why he wants to beat him.
- All Might (Mentor, Affinity)
His idol and mentor, who chose him to inherit One For All and judges his Battle Trial match.
- Tenya Ida (Colleague, Neutral)
Classmate on the opposing Team D, guarding the weapon in the Battle Trial.
- Ochaco Uraraka (Colleague, Affinity)
His Team A partner, who uses the debris from his smash to seize the weapon and win.
Tenya Ida
U.A. Entrance Exam participant · U.A. High School Class 1-A
A Class 1-A student who plays the villain role seriously in the Battle Trial, clearing the room of objects to counter Ochaco's Quirk. He guards the weapon until Ochaco floats debris at him and grabs it.
- First day introduction
Notices Izuku in Class 1-A and introduces himself properly.
- Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Neutral)
Classmate on the opposing team; he guards the weapon as a villain in the Battle Trial and loses it to Ochaco after Izuku's smash.
- Katsuki Bakugo (Colleague, Neutral)
His Team D partner, who cuts off Tenya's call and goes after Izuku alone.
Katsuki Bakugo (Kacchan)
U.A. High School Class 1-A
Izuku's childhood neighbor, now a Class 1-A rival, who has always felt superior and took Izuku's kindness as an insult. In the Battle Trial he unleashes his stored Nitro-sweat blast and dominates Izuku in close combat, but loses the match and is shaken to see Izuku's badly injured arm.
- 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, Friend, Mixed)
Childhood friend turned rival; Katsuki takes Izuku's kindness and refusal to use his Quirk as being looked down on, while Izuku admits he has always seen Katsuki as better and wants to beat him.
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 revealed the last-place expulsion was a ruse but can still expel anyone he judges hopeless.
- 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 Quirk Apprehension Test; Izuku uses his notes on Eraser Head to dodge Katsuki in the Battle Trial.
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
Izuku and Katsuki fight to a decisive finish; Katsuki's nitro-sweat explosions are blocked by Izuku's injured arm, and Ochaco floats debris at Tenya to grab the hidden weapon, securing victory for Team A.
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
Class 1-A combat training battle, Team A vs Team D
Final clash and weapon retrieval · Episodes 6–7
Location: U.A. training building
Trigger: Team A vs Team D combat training exercise
Team A vs Team D
- Team A — combatants: Izuku Midoriya, Ochaco Uraraka
- Team D — combatants: Katsuki Bakugo, Tenya Ida
Outcome: Team A secures victory by retrieving the hidden weapon; Katsuki loses the match to Izuku
Aftermath
- Izuku's left arm severely injured by Katsuki's explosion
- Katsuki shocked to learn of the injury
Ability Table
| User | Ability | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All Might | Detroit Smash | A move in which All Might uses his great strength to destroy the Sludge Villain while freeing Katsuki at the same time. |
| Izuku Midoriya | Detroit Smash | Powered by One For All, the smash shatters the ceilings of every floor of the building and leaves debris that can be used by others on the floor above. |
| Katsuki Bakugo | Nitro-sweat explosion | Nitro-sweat is stored in the gauntlets on his hero costume; when enough builds up, it can be released as a massive explosion that blasts through walls. |
| All Might | One For All | A Quirk named One For All that can be passed down to a successor. All Might chooses Izuku Midoriya as his heir and transfers it by having him eat a strand of his hair; any way of taking in his DNA works, and he hands it over that morning because the entrance exam starts in a few hours. |
| Izuku Midoriya | One For All | Using it for the first time broke his legs and right arm, showing its physical cost. He can only use it at one hundred percent or not at all, but at the last second of the pitching test he concentrates it into his fingertip to throw the ball with explosive force. |
| Shota Aizawa | Erasure | Erases other people's Quirks; used to erase Izuku's Quirk because of its severe drawback. |
| Yuga Aoyama | Navel laser | Fires a laser from his navel that destroys enemy robots. |
| Mt. Lady | Gigantification | Quirk that enlarges the body. |
| Kamui Woods | Lacquered Chain Prison | Restrains a villain's movement; used against a villain who misused his Quirk for illegal purposes. |
| All Might | Texas Smash | Powerful wind pressure move that defeats the villain. |
Season Summary
Season 1 — Season 1
Episodes 1–7
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, Izuku places last in Shota Aizawa's Quirk Apprehension Test despite one record throw, but the expulsion threat turns out to be a ruse. In All Might's combat training, Izuku and Ochaco's Team A faces Katsuki and Tenya Ida's Team D, and the rivalry between Izuku and Katsuki boils over: Katsuki blasts through a wall with his stored explosion and overpowers Izuku up close, but Izuku blocks with his left arm while firing a Detroit Smash upward, giving Ochaco the debris to seize the weapon. Team A wins, and Katsuki is left shaken by Izuku's badly injured arm.
Music Releases
- THE DAY (OP)
- HEROES (ED)