Chapter 265

Villains and Heroes (とヒーロー) is the two hundred and sixty-fifth chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary
Fat Gum and Suneater tell Tsukuyomi to join their team. The members of the Paranormal Liberation Front are underground, beneath the mansion in a giant sanctuary. There are five passageways that lead outside the villa and all the others are covered by the Heroes. Fumikage understands that it's their job to seal this specific exit their heading into that is out of Cementoss's range.

Warriors of the liberation front guard the pathway with their lives. Suneater steps up to remove them from the equation, defeating numerous enemies with his Ultimate Move: Vast Hybrid - Chimera Centaur! Once inside, Tsukuyuomi unleashes an Ultimate Move of his own, a new technique that pushes Dark Shadow's power to its limit. Fukimage floods the tunnel with Dark Shadow's berserker state and the liberation soldiers inside flee.

Re-Destro steps out of the crowd and pushes his Stress levels to their maximum. He manages to block Dark Shadow with brute force but his prosthetic legs give way to the weight of the giant shadow. Re-Destro gets blasted through the rear wall of the tunnel and reveals the secret passageway being used by the liberation front. Fumikage recalls Dark Shadow and it tells him downstairs is a true monster, far more powerful than even the man who withstood their Ragnarok.

Fat Gum reveals that intel believes Gigantomachia won't move unless directly ordered by his master. They got this intel directly from Hawks, prompting Fumikage to recall his training under Hawks. Thanks to the Winged Hero's tutelage, Fumikage has become stronger and improved on his strengths. Fumikage hopes that Hawks can see how much he's grown during this mission.

Meanwhile, Hawks slashes apart Twice's Sad Man's Parade barrage effortlessly. Hawks claims that he doesn't allow himself to get attached and must finish this mission now that he's this deep. Twice's Doubles weaken with every new one created and are easily contained with the speed, ferocity, and sheer number of Hawk's feathers slicing them apart rapidly. Hawks reminds Twice that he likes him and asks for the villain to come quietly. Twice refuses and creates Doubles of the League of Villains, stating that they're his only allies, but Hawks destroys those Doubles instantly.

Hawks tells Twice that he must prioritize speed in this duel because the fighter who refuses give is the most dangerous opponent. Hysterical, Twice demands Hawks stop talking and rushes at him, only to be cut-down with blinding speed by Hawks wielding a bladed feather himself. Hawks pins down Twice and points his blade directly at the villain's head. Twice claims Hawks is no hero and he was never a true friend like Toga. No matter what, Twice feels he must protect the League's happiness. Guilty that he allowed them to be betrayed again, Twice tries to create one last double. Hawks says he'll pass the message onto the League and pierces through the Double being created over Jin's face.

Before Hawks kills Twice, the wall explodes with a blue flamethrower that engulfs the entire room. Dabi states that Hawks won't be passing anything on because Twice was heard loud and clear. As Hawks is sent rolling out of the flames with Twice, Dabi stomps on his head, shattering his goggles. Dabi ignites flames around his feet and tells Hawks that his sentiment tripped him up after all.

Chapter Notes

 * Fat Gum, Suneater, and Tsukoyomi break into the Gunga Mountain Villa's underground sanctuary.
 * Tsukoyomi reveals his newest Ultimate Move, Rägnarok.
 * Hawks defeats Twice in their battle, due to the former destroying the clones faster than the latter could create them.
 * Dabi attacks and pins down Hawks, saving Twice from being killed.
 * Dabi also reveals that he can use Cremation to seemingly generate flames around his feet as well, similar to Endeavor's use of Hellflame.