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This is a really good point and I probably could've phrased it better! I was trying to say, it's less that the people around him are influencing him now and more that he was in an echo chamber in middle school. And I do believe he was in an echo chamber. Throughout the flashbacks to his and Midoriya's past, I don't believe we ever see any adult standing up to him. In fact, I don't think we see ANYONE standing up to him other than Midoriya himself (which is important, because it's one of the main foundations of Midoriya's character).

When Bakugou gets to UA, one of the first interactions he has with his classmates is someone telling him off! Iida yells at him for being impolite and having his feet on the desk iirc. And then it happens again: Tsuyu and Kaminari both criticize him for his cruelty and general assholery on the bus to the USJ. And even if Bakugou's classmates don't hate him, even if after a certain point they start to like him, the one thing they never do? They never shut up when he acts like a dick. There's pretty much almost always a snide comment or an objection from one of them— and this extends to their teacher, too! Mr Aizawa may not care so much about Bakugou hurting people's feelings, but he'll sure as hell step in when his temper gets in the way of his schoolwork (which it often does; emotional dysregulation is almost never useful in any meaningful way).

I won't say I think Bakugou never would have changed if not for 1-A, or Aizawa. I truly believe that he is a good person at his core, and wouldn't have turned villain or whatever, maybe he would've even eventually shown some of the growth he has now if left to his own devices. But to be surrounded by a posse of morally absent yes-men, and to be in a school environment in which none of the teachers seem willing to check you, is not conducive to personal growth, especially when you're literally just a dumbshit middle schooler with way too much power (no offense lol)

All this to say, you are absolutely right for thinking he made a conscious effort to be better, and I hope you agree with my analysis as well!

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Who do you HC has the worst pokerface (in non-life-threatening situations).

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Good questions today!

As far as lying to friends, I think Deku would be the worst. He screams "I Break Down When People Grill Me For More Than Two Seconds". I think Iida would also feel like telling the truth is best, so he'd do poorly. And, uh, y'all remember when Todo asked Momo "but why didn't you just make our outfits?" and she PANICKED? Cause I do.

BUT, hear me out, I'm gonna take you literally.

Let's pretend the class decides to play poker... who'd give it away?

The majority would do okay. But, let me give you who I think are some winners and losers.

The winners:

1. Bakugou, but only because he scowls the whole time and no one can tell his happy scowl from his actual scowl.

2. Koda, no one really suspected him of anything and just kinda let him play... and he unended up blindsiding everyone.

3. Mina... weirdly good at this. No one really thought she would be but damn... she really puts it away.

4. Momo, also comes in clutch. Again, people didn't focus on her too hard but y'all KNOW my girl can strategize. (People rly forget that she beat an intelligence quirk. Her unedited mind beat someone who's quirk is to be smart. She CRUSHED that shit).

5. Aoyama, he just stares at everyone smiling and sparkling. Everyone's too weirded out and they fold pretty much immediately.

The... okay:

1. Todoroki, but only cause he keeps asking how to play and "are these good cards?" "YES BUT YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO TELL US!" He gets it eventually and does pretty good after that.

2. Deku, he keeps accidentally mumbling and telling everyone what he has. If they actually pay attention to whatever he's saying, that is.

3. Tokoyami... Dark Shadow keeps giving him away for fun.

And our losers:

1. Uraraka, keeps biting her lip and pouting. Eventually, people picked up on it.

2. Kirishima, he really thought he'd be better at this, but his quirk slightly activates on his hand when he's excited, so they always know when he has good cards.

3. Finally, Kaminari, does not know how to play poker and does not know what a poker face is. No one is informing him he's not supposed to smile and cheer or frown and slam his head against the table cause it's just too damn funny.

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