Warning: Spoilers for My Hero Academia, Season 7, Episode 19.Almighty is one of the My Hero Academiamost popular characters, but despite this fact, there are some fans who believe that the story would have gone better if the hero had been killed a long time ago. However, Season 7 Episode 19 proved that All Might still has a lot of value. My Hero Academiahistory, and his role is as important as ever.
All Might is an important mentor character throughout the game. My Hero Academiabut especially early on, when Deku and his friends were still learning the basics of how to become a hero. Having the best hero of all time as a teacher was an incredibly valuable experience, and the students of Class 1-A were able to not only learn the realities of heroic work, but also the ideals that are so important to becoming a true hero. what the world needs. His role as All Might's mentor made him a character who would be easy to kill, and many fans pointed to the All Might vs. All Might fight as the moment this should have happened.
Almighty's role as mentor still influences his students
No other character commands as much respect as All Might
However, killing All Might at this point in the middle of the plot would be a huge mistake.. All Might still paid a heavy price there, losing the last embers of his power and becoming Quirkless, meaning they wouldn't be able to count on his power in the future. But All Might still had a lot to offer to the story; Not only was he a source of knowledge for past users of One for All for Deku, but he also had a lot to teach his students. But most importantly, All Might still had the utmost respect from his students, which gave his words extra meaning.
This is seen very clearly in episode #19 "I AM HERE" when All Might orders Todoroki and Ida to go to Dabi's location and try to prevent him from explosively self-destructing. The couple is not sure they can make it in time, but All Might's faith in them gives them the strength to try. The Almighty's words carry far more power than anyone else's because of the way his disciples treat him; his faith in his students, not just Deku, comes from his experience training with them, something that would be lost if he were killed.
All Might's character growth proved he wasn't overstaying his welcome
All Might continues to grow and shows why he was #1
Almighty was a man who did everything himself - he earned the nickname "Symbol of Peace" because he was the only one you could count on. However, without his power, All Might had to learn new ways to contribute and trust others with the responsibilities he once assumed.. It was not an easy lesson for him, but after losing power, he happily began his new role as a teacher. Since he lost his power, he has definitely become a much better teacher than before, building relationships with all the students, not just Bakugou and Deku.
And despite Deku's behavior, he still needed someone to watch over him, like All Might did during his "dark hero" period. Although a rift grew between them during this time, this was only possible again because All Might was still around; the arc wouldn't work as well if All Might was dead and Deku didn't have anyone trying to provide for him. And since All for One himself did not die in that battle, All Might's death at this point would have shown his death to have been in vain. Instead, All Might gets another shot at his old enemy in the duel.
Killing off characters isn't always best for the story.
A character's death can add drama, but that doesn't mean it has to happen.
Many supporters of All Might's death at the beginning of the story cite the emotional growth he would cause Deku to have as a reason to kill him.. However, history has proven that All Might doesn't have to die to stop Midoriya's growth. As the successor to All Might's power, Midoriya had already felt the weight of having to take on All Might's role when his powers disappeared. Midoriya without All Might would simply be left alone and floundering, unable to understand All Might about the past and the power of One for All.
Killing off a character can be beneficial to the story, and writers don't have to shy away from it. However, killing All Might just because it "makes sense" for him to die at a certain point is not a valid reason to do so. Horikoshi clearly weighed the value of All Might's presence and decided it would add even more value. My Hero Academia to keep him alive, and history has since proven him right.