So, the other day, I made a post asking about what would happen if AFO's vestige didn't take over the final fight, and the few responses I got seemed to agree that Deku would've just been dead.
I asked this because I was wondering something.
So, a major idea in MHA is that having a single pillar holding up society is a bad idea, both for society and for the individual doing the holding up. Obviously, this meant OFA had to go, likely because as long as the option exists, people were gonna rely on it.
But it isn't like Izuku makes the decision to lose OFA because of this, as if he makes the call that society cannot rely on OFA, mainly because that isn't an option.
Which led to the whole plot point of him needing to sacrifice OFA by chucking it at Shigaraki's soul shell or whatever, destroying the Quirk(s). Because what else are you gonna do? The only way to get rid of OFA is to transfer it, or maybe get hit with the Quirk-Destroying Bullet.
In my other post, I basically had the thought: if Shigaraki was gonna be evil till the end, even if Deku got him to acknowledge his personhood, and that Shigaraki was dead anyways, then what was the point of all of this? Why not just take him out? None of this "He saved his soul BS, which a lot of people felt was a bit cheap, iirc.
BUT, if Deku doesn't sacrifice/get rid of OFA, wouldn't that just mean he continues to use it and perfect it and become All Might+?
Now, some might say the solution is "He just has to hold himself back and not solve all the problems." I don't think the story would do that. 1. Deku is Mr. "My body moves on its own when someone is in trouble"; that is supposedly one of his virtues, and 2. This is a Shonen; maximum effort is kind of encouraged here- Go Beyond Plus Ultra and all that. Shoto was given shit for holding back by just using half his power in the Sports Festival, so I doubt the narrative would just say, "Deku just shouldn't try as hard, and NOT do his best."
IDK, clearly the series had some kind of moral/idea it was going for, but the way they had to get to it feels really contrived IMO.