Thread:KingCannon/@comment-26499992-20200113164946/@comment-25501246-20200113170015

The problem is that the trivia IS really vague.

For example, Tenya Iida has a studious personality, parted hairstyle, a robotic costume and engine powers that could reflect the Japanese automobile industry, but those things are just cultural trends in writing. It's like saying that Momo Yaoyorozu is the typical Anime princess, or that Katsuki is a mix of popular rival tropes in Japanese media. Every character carries their own share of cultural Japanese behavior because they're Japanese characters written by a Japanese author.

Like, the only character confirmed to be intentionally a reflection of Japanese society is Sir Nighteye, as the author confirmed him to be a foil to the American-inspired All Might. Nighteye was designed after the common imagery of a salaryman, and we know this because the author said as much.