Boku no Hero Academia Episode 9 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Ida!

News that All Might has joined U.A. draws the press onto campus; a reporter's intrusion trips the barrier and triggers a school-wide alarm, which Tenya calms by revealing the infiltrators are only press. Meanwhile All Might, delayed by hero work, has become slower since passing One For All to Izuku. Class 1-A elects Izuku as representative and later replaces him with Tenya, then rides a bus to a rescue exercise at U.S.J., where a large group of villains appears through a black portal and interrupts Thirteen's greeting.

• Press infiltration and class election

  Shota announces a class representative election; Izuku wins with Momo as deputy after Tenya speaks up for a vote. At lunch an alarm sounds because the press has bypassed the barrier, and Tenya calms the panic from a raised exit board.

• Tenya replaces Izuku as representative

  Moved by Tenya's heroics, Izuku nominates him, and the majority of the class agrees to make Tenya the new representative.

• Faculty and All Might's detour

  The faculty finds most of the barrier disintegrated, and the principal suspects an element of evil instigated the intrusion. All Might defeats a hostage-taker in the city and detours for hero work, noticing he has slowed since passing on One For All and recalling how he forgave Izuku for revealing part of their secret to Katsuki while reminding him it must stay hidden.

• Rescue exercise at U.S.J.

  Class 1-A rides a bus to U.S.J., where students trade opinions on each other's Quirks, and Thirteen greets them before a villain group arrives through a black portal.

Recent Timeline

• 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, giving Team A victory. Katsuki lost the match to Izuku despite dominating in close combat.

• Team A vs Team D exercise ends (Episode 8)

  All Might declared Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka the winners. Katsuki Bakugo, having lost to Izuku, was left distraught and hyperventilating at the prospect of losing again.

  In the class critique, All Might named Tenya Ida MVP for adapting to the situation and respecting the spirit of the exercise. Momo Yaoyorozu faulted Katsuki and Izuku for using large ranged attacks indoors and Ochaco for lowering her guard too early and making a reckless final attack.

• Team B wins by freezing the building (Episode 8)

  Shoto Todoroki froze the building and his opponents almost instantly, leaving Mashirao Ojiro and Toru Hagakure with bare feet stuck to the ground. He touched the payload and secured victory for Team B.

  Outside the school, Izuku told Katsuki the truth about his Quirk, but Katsuki refused to believe him and admitted defeat, crying as he realized he still had work to do. He vowed to surpass the number one hero without All Might's help.

• Press infiltration scare at U.A. (Episode 9)

  Reporters crowded U.A. after All Might joined the faculty. One reporter followed Eraser Head inside and set off the defensive barrier, triggering school alarms and a mass evacuation jam. Tenya calmed the students by revealing the intruder was only the press, and the faculty concluded the barrier was broken by an element of evil, possibly a declaration of war.

  After Izuku resigned as class representative, Tenya was nominated and elected the new class representative by the majority of Class 1-A, earning the role for his calm handling of the infiltration panic.

• Habit Headgear hostage situation (Episode 9)

  Kamui Woods and Mt. Lady were handling a hostage situation created by Habit Headgear until All Might arrived, defeated the villain with a Missouri Smash, and headed on toward U.A.

Character Graph

All Might

Hero · U.A. High teacher

The number one hero who passed One For All to Izuku and now teaches at U.A. On his way to school he stops a hostage-taker with a Missouri Smash and keeps detouring for hero work, sensing he has slowed since the transfer.

• Keeping the secret

  Forgave Izuku for revealing part of their secret to Katsuki, but reminded him that One For All must stay hidden.

• Izuku Midoriya (Mentor, Affinity)

  His successor, whom he reminds to keep One For All secret for his own safety and the world's.

Ochaco Uraraka (Ochaco)

U.A. Class 1-A

Izuku's Class 1-A friend, who won the Battle Trial with him. At lunch she asks about Tenya's formal manner and learns he comes from a family of heroes, and during the alarm she floats him up to the emergency exit sign.

• Cafeteria panic

  Uses her Quirk to float Tenya up to the emergency exit sign so he can calm the crowd.

• Izuku Midoriya (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who eats lunch with her and won the Battle Trial with her.

• Tenya Ida (Friend, Affinity)

  Lunch companion whose family she asks about; she floats him up to calm the panic.

Katsuki Bakugo (Kacchan)

U.A. Class 1-A

Izuku's childhood friend and rival in Class 1-A, still smarting from his Battle Trial loss. On the bus to the U.S.J., classmates tease him that his temper will keep him from being popular, which infuriates him.

• Role reversal

  Izuku notices that, unlike in middle school, Katsuki is now the one being teased by the class.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Mixed)

  Rival who beat him in the Battle Trial; he has vowed never to lose to him again.

Mashirao Ojiro

Team I

Member of the villain team in the Team B vs Team I exercise. Entered the building and gathered with Toru around the payload on the fourth floor. His feet were frozen to the ground by Shoto's Quirk.

• Toru Hagakure (Colleague, Neutral)

  Teammates on the villain team in the Team B vs Team I exercise.

Mezo Shoji

Team B

Member of the hero team in the Team B vs Team I exercise. Used his Quirk to discover Team I's location and informed his teammate. Was ordered out of the building by Shoto for his own safety.

• Shoto Todoroki (Colleague, Affinity)

  Teammates on the hero team. Shoto ordered Mezo out of the building for his own safety.

Momo Yaoyorozu

U.A. Class 1-A

One of the four students admitted to U.A. on recommendation, who gave the sharp Battle Trial critique. She is chosen as Class 1-A's deputy class representative.

Shoto Todoroki

Team B

Member of the hero team in the Team B vs Team I exercise. Used his Quirk to freeze the building and his opponents almost instantly, then touched the payload to secure victory for Team B. All Might praised his technique.

• Mezo Shoji (Colleague, Affinity)

  Teammates on the hero team. Shoto ordered Mezo out of the building for his own safety.

Toru Hagakure

Team I

Member of the villain team in the Team B vs Team I exercise. Has an invisibility Quirk and removed her clothes to maximize its effectiveness. Her bare feet were stuck to the ground by Shoto's Quirk.

• Mashirao Ojiro (Colleague, Neutral)

  Teammates on the villain team in the Team B vs Team I exercise.

Izuku Midoriya (Deku)

U.A. Class 1-A

A Class 1-A student who inherited One For All from All Might. He is elected class representative, but moved by how Tenya calms the panic over the press intrusion, he resigns and recommends Tenya instead. On the bus to the U.S.J., a classmate remarks that his Quirk resembles All Might's.

• Class representative

  Wins the election but hands the post to Tenya after the press intrusion.

• Katsuki Bakugo (Colleague, Mixed)

  Rival he beat in the Battle Trial and confided part of his secret to.

• All Might (Mentor, Affinity)

  Mentor who forgave him for telling Katsuki part of their secret and reminded him to keep One For All hidden.

• Tenya Ida (Colleague, Affinity)

  Classmate who reassured him at lunch; moved by Tenya's handling of the panic, Izuku steps down and recommends him as representative.

• Ochaco Uraraka (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who eats lunch with him and Tenya.

Tenya Ida (Tenya)

U.A. Class 1-A · Class representative · Ida Hero Family

A Class 1-A student from the Ida hero family, whose older brother is the pro hero Ingenium. When reporters set off a campus-wide panic, he calms everyone from atop the emergency exit sign, and becomes class representative after Izuku resigns and recommends him.

• Family background

  Member of the Ida Hero Family; his older brother is the pro-hero Ingenium.

• Izuku Midoriya (Colleague, Affinity)

  Classmate he voted for; moved by Tenya's handling of the panic, Izuku steps down in his favor.

• Ochaco Uraraka (Friend, Affinity)

  She asks about his family at lunch and floats him up so he can calm the crowd.

• Katsuki Bakugo (Colleague, Neutral)

  His Team D partner in the Battle Trial.

Thirteen

Rescue hero · U.A. High teacher

A famous rescue hero who runs the U.S.J. training facility. Greeting Class 1-A, she urges them to use their Quirks to save people rather than fight, just before villains suddenly appear through a black portal.

• Rescue training

  Hosts Class 1-A's rescue exercise at the Unforeseen Simulation Joint (U.S.J.).

World Memo

• Quirk Apprehension Test

  Aizawa ranks Class 1-A by total points in a Quirk Apprehension Test and threatens to expel the last-place student, but the threat turns out to be a ruse to bring out their best.

• One For All kept secret

  Hardly anyone knows that All Might passed One For All to Izuku; after Izuku let part of it slip to Katsuki, All Might reminded him it must stay secret for his own safety and the world's.

• U.A. Barrier

  U.A.'s campus is guarded by a defensive barrier that activates against intruders. After the press intrusion, the faculty found most of it disintegrated and the principal suspects an element of evil was behind it.

• Class representatives

  Class 1-A elects a class representative and a deputy; after Izuku resigns, Tenya Ida becomes representative, with Momo Yaoyorozu as deputy.

• U.S.J.

  The Unforeseen Simulation Joint (U.S.J.) is a large off-campus rescue training facility run by the rescue hero Thirteen.

Clue Board

• Threat to Symbol of Peace (Episode 8)

  A mysterious unnamed person reads a newspaper about All Might becoming a teacher and asks what would happen if the Symbol of Peace were snuffed out by villains.

• Barrier breach by an evil element (Episode 9)

  The U.A. barrier was largely disintegrated, showing someone truly infiltrated the academy. The principal suspects an element of evil instigated it and may have intended it as a declaration of war, while faculty doubts an ordinary reporter could have done it.

• Black portal villain arrival (Episode 9)

  A large group of villains suddenly arrives at the training facility through a black portal, interrupting the rescue exercise. Their origin and purpose are not yet explained.

Battle Record

A large group of villains suddenly arrives through a black portal at the training facility, interrupting Thirteen's greeting to the heroes in training.

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

Team B vs Team I exercise

Class 1-A combat training · Episode 8

Location: Inside the building, fourth floor payload room

Trigger: Class 1-A combat training exercise

Teams

• Team I (villains) — Defenders: Mashirao Ojiro, Toru Hagakure
• Team B (heroes) — Attackers: Shoto Todoroki, Mezo Shoji

Outcome: Team B won by Shoto Todoroki touching the payload after freezing the building and the villains' feet.

Aftermath

• All Might praised Shoto Todoroki's technique
• Katsuki Bakugo and the class watched in awe

Villain ambush at the training facility

Villains arrive through a black portal to interrupt the heroes in training · Episode 9– (Ongoing)

Location: Training facility (Unforeseen Simulation Joint)

Trigger: A large group of villains arrives through a black portal during Class 1-A's rescue exercise.

Sides

• Heroes in training — Participants: Class 1-A / Instructor: Thirteen
• Villains — Attackers: Large group of villains arriving through a black portal

Ability Table

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–9

Quirkless Izuku Midoriya inherits One For All from All Might and enters U.A. High School, where he beats his rival Katsuki Bakugo in the Battle Trial at great cost to his body; humbled, Katsuki vows never to lose to him again.

Tenya Ida becomes class representative after calming a panic caused by reporters getting onto campus, and the faculty suspects that someone with evil intent destroyed the U.A. Barrier. During a rescue exercise at the U.S.J., a large group of villains suddenly appears through a black portal.

Music Releases

• THE DAY (OP)
• HEROES (ED)