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I finished the Sport's Festival Arc and that was so disappointing but it was super awesome and unexpected and I loved it, especially the way all parties responded to it (particularly Bakugou) was intriguing. I love the fact that Todoroki wasn't over his PTSD just because Deku yelled at him a bit. I would have been seriously deceived if Deku's words were enough to help Todoroki get over his past and family issues enough to be able to use the flames like a pro.

I know that the whole purpose of Todoroki losing and not using the flames was to show that he still has unresolved issues with the abuse in his young life as well as his complicated history with his mum. But I've been wondering if maybe it went beyond the PTSD and was also possible inability? There was even a part where it kind of looked like he was trying to summon the flames when he grabbed Bakugou with his left hand (and Endeavour in the back was all like yaaassss Luke use the force), but he ended up just tossing Bakugou. During that moment, there was this weird slow down and the image zoomed in on his left hand on Baku's elbow.

I'm theorising that part of the reason he also didn't/couldn't use the fire in his fight against Bakugou is because he can't control it properly, like Deku's 0 or 100% deal at the beginning. After all, when Todoroki first summoned the flames against Deku, it was so out of control that I'm sure Deku would have died if he hit that fire. I mean damn, Todo's clothes were completely f'ed up, so I can't imagine how much worse Deku would have fared.

Haven't gone further than Sport's Festival Arc yet, but I'm willing to bet that Todoroki's going to have some issues with controlling and using the flame in the future. Would be funny if his moods and emotions also impacted his flames. Like if he's embarrassed or blushing, random fire just popped up on his body or something lol.

But I would like to know (in as few spoilers as possible plsss) if his ability to use the flames is driven by his emotional state.

Also, if he had used his flames 100% against Bakugou's Howitzer Impact (which was so damn cool) like he did for Deku, who do you think would have won? 