Chapter 353

Endeavor is the three hundred and fifty-third chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary
With Dabi defeated, Burnin calls in through the comms to tell everyone he’s down. The other Heroes in Kamino cheer on Shoto for defeating him and use this as motivation to finish the last Near High-End Nomu after having secured the accompanying Villains. They mention that they got lucky not having to face any of the Tartarus Escapees, and they need to share their luck with the others.

The news of Dabi’s defeat reaches the center of operations where the Counter-Force is stationed, with Naomasa Tsukauchi telling a relieved All Might to inform everyone of his defeat. At the Jaku Hospital Ruins, in front of Gigantomachia’s Detainment Facility, Pinky, several U.A. Students, and Mt. Lady cheer on Shoto for his success.

The Paranormal Liberation Front are confused they were able to withstand their surprise attack, with one of the commanders noting that they made it seem that the Heroes were scattered all over when they were far more prepared than they believed, expecting they were planning on reclaiming Gigantomachia. Despite that, he states their sacrifice will be in vein, and those who speak against liberation will be run into the ground, just like a certain “U.A. Teacher”. Pinky turns, realizing who he’s talking about, when Red Riot suddenly appears beside her, stating the area’s been properly secured, and after Shoto showed them how manly he was, they have to do their part now.

At the Takoba National Stadium, Sugarman and Tailman talk about how they need to congratulate Shoto properly when the battle’s over, while Cellophane contemplates something. At the U.A. Flying Fortress, Dynamight laughs over Shoto’s obvious victory. Back at the Troy parking lot, a villain looks over the battlefield, realizing the villains who were split up were the primary fighters, wondering what the plan with “the others” left behind is supposed to be.

Looking toward Can't Stop Twinkling, being watched over by Fat Gum, the villain notes that there have been no one who has deceived All For One and lived to tell the tale, and he will be no exception. Mentioning how Dictator failed his duties, the villain, Kunieda, declares that as All For One’s next assassin, he’ll show how to get the job done, and asks Can’t Stop Twinkling if he’s ready to be the next target, which he confidently responds to.

At Central Hospital, Present Mic announces that Shoto defeated Dabi, while Tentacole saves Anima from a gigantic Spinner. Spinner can’t believe it, calling it “information warfare”, before recalling back to when Dabi refused getting more power from All For One, while Spinner accepted it. He thinks about how Dabi had everything, including a purpose, goal, and power, while he had nothing. Commanding the heteromorph army, Spinner declares there’s no way someone like him could’ve lost, and orders them to get Kurogiri back, and destroy their status quo, for him and Tomura’s sake.

Back in Kamino, Ingenium looks over Shoto, who apologizes for stalling his engines. One of the Heroes asks how Dabi is still alive, as a spark ignites in his stomach. At the Gunga Mountain Ruins, Endeavor is surprised after hearing the news, causing All For One to comment on it. Hawks tells Endeavor not to listen, expecting his upcoming verbal assault, while All For One continues, berating him for not even looking at Toya and letting Shoto handle everything, confidently stating that is why he’ll never win, as he prepares to attack with his arsenal of Quirks.

Chapter Notes

 * After Dabi’s defeat, the Kamino team deal with the remaining Near High-End Nomu after having secured all the accompanying Villains.
 * All Might announces to all the battlefields of Shoto’s success against Dabi.
 * A team at the Jaku Ruins, led by Mt. Lady, is in charge of protecting Gigantomachia’s containment facility from the Paranormal Liberation Front.
 * Pinky and Red Riot face against the commander who killed Midnight.
 * A group of Heroes including several U.A. students are fighting at the Takoba National Stadium.
 * A Tartarus escapee named Kuneida is left behind in the Troy parking lot to face against Fat Gum and Can’t Stop Twinkling.
 * Spinner, who has received a Gigantification Quirk from All For One, leads an army of heteromorphs to storm Central Hospital to retrieve Kurogiri, while a team led by Present Mic defends it.
 * At the Gunga Mountain Ruins, All For One prepares to face off against Endeavor and Hawks, taunting the former.

Trivia

 * The villain, Kunieda, appears to be loosely based on the DC comic supervillainess, Poison Ivy, due to the nature of the powers being related to plants and fungus, and the ability to grow plants at will.