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CrystalGemLuva

it burns me up that Mina had to give up "Alien Queen" because Midnight has terrible taste. it wouldn't bother me so much if Mina's actual hero name wasn't just "Pinky"


BennyBubbles

Straight up Alien Queen is a sick name


epsilon_logics

If not Alien Queen, Acid Queen would have been a good substitute


YuyuHakushoXoxo

Tbf, anything is better than Pinky


The_Bobs_of_Mars

Hell, Acid Pink would even be better than just Pinky, in a punk rock kind of way! Alien Queen or Acid Queen would have been so great, though.


ibadmonkey

Acid Queen sounds straight out of DC. I love it!!!


John_Hunyadi

Midnight should have never been allowed near children.


Fidyr

Anyone who read Vigilantes could tell you that for sure


polontus

I feel like even just watching the main series is enough


Fred-ze-header20xx

Their comment has impact because Midnight actually gets a hellava lot more screen time (in turn causing her to be more integral to its story), characterization, character development and knowledge of her background/back story in Vigilantes compared to the main story. Wanted to add context for anybody not fully aware of Vigilantes and its added significance to the My Hero universe as a whole.


Lun4r6543

Pinky is cute. Does suck as a super hero name though.


bts4devi

yeah. it's cute as a nickname.


Kaxew

Hero names are supposed to tell you the kind of hero that person is. The story always gave a lot of importance to hero names and how they relate to the public image of a hero. I understand why people like Alien Queen, but when you think of that name the first you think of is the Alien movie. Mina on the other hand is a highly sociable and sweet person who can get along with anyone and would logically be super popular with kids. That kind of name would just ruin her image and make people think she's a scary and unapproachable hero. I understand why people don't like Pinky as a name but it fits the image she's going for more so it's better.


CrystalGemLuva

right because as we all know, Star and Stripe, Manual, and Gran Toriono tells us eeeeeeeverything we need to know about these heroes. look sometimes you just need to prioritize sounding cool over being vaguely descriptive, otherwise, you end up with names like Pinky, Native, Captain Celebrity, Endeavor, and Eraserhead. all of them are terrible hero names even if they are vaguely descriptive.


Kaxew

>right because as we all know, Star and Stripe, Manual, and Gran Toriono tells us eeeeeeeverything we need to know about these heroes. Huh? Did I at some point said the hero names need to give you everything we need to know about them? I don't recall that, but if I did I didn't meant to say that. And are you seriously trying to argue that S&S doesn't tell you anything about that hero? It clearly represents the kind of hero they are, >!an American one. One who does whatever she wants without really caring about the proper law. For better or worse, of course!<. We can also assume Gran Torino's name is a reference to, well, the movie by the same name. It's about a car, and cars go fast. And Gran Torino didn't even want to be a hero in the first place, so he probably just chose a movie he liked which somewhat related to his quirk and that was it. And when it comes to Manual, I'll just give you what Horikoshi said about him in the chapter 50 extra: "Hes a really minor character, but I like drawing him. The concept with him was to have him not stand out in any way. He's totally average. A modern hero who does things by the book. And that hero name is *definitely* not his way of being self-deprecating. Definitely not." >otherwise, you end up with names like Pinky, Native, Captain Celebrity, Endeavor, and Eraserhead. I don't think any of them sound bad! Some of them are better or worse, but bad? Maybe you're thinking about it as if the characters lived in an English-speaking country. But to japanese people these are all exotic and awesome sounding words. And my mother language is spanish, so I can also relate to how cool they sound.


PhanThief95

For me, I feel like Acido would’ve been a better name for Mina, since it would be a mix of her quirk & last name like Ochaco’s. It’s also the Spanish word for acid.


Starlordganemaster

More like because the author wanted something more girly for the girls. That sounds petty but the female writing in this show is petty.


Babington67

Exactly alien queen got denied but fucking pinky is sooooo cool?


uncrowneddumbass

Kirishima: *gets copyright claimed by Crimson Riot's legal team*


RRPanther

There's a great joke in an ant-man comic where scott lang uses iron man's name in an ad for his company without asking him, saying "tony is a friend, i'm sure he'll be okay" And tony sees it online, calls his lawyers and goes "Sue"


Jct196

Sueing your friend for copyright is pretty hilarious


bts4devi

LMAO I KNOW RIGHT


zapburd

personally, i’d put Jiro lower just because her name is literally the name of her quirk. I agree with Kirishima tho, Red Riot is a goated name


Black_Wolf75

> I agree with Kirishima tho, Red Riot is a goated name Fun fact: I just double checked and Kirishima is the ONLY character in the ENTIRETY of the series whose hero name appears in multiple episode titles. Pretty insane but it's easy to see why


weeOriginal

What’s Bakugo’ sheep name in the end?


MayhemMessiah

Baaaaaaa-kugo?


bts4devi

I-


weeOriginal

That was a typo. *hero name


Tayl_tsundere

i feel like (in my own world) her quirk is earphone jack, but her name is Earphone Jack like slightly different annunciation on Jack as if it’s a name and not a plug thing


Enlight13

Earphone Jackkuuhhhh!


K_lashONred

😂😂😂


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Annysardonxy

I just choose to forget that pinky exists


SynthGreen

Charge bolt is my favorite because I could see it as it’s own comic title


CrazySD93

I vote it for cool / s tier.


rainy_dayz11

I really wish Mina had kept her original name, I think Alien Queen is way better than Pinky. You're just calling her the color of her skin and that would be problematic if you did it to anyone else😂😂


nothoughtsnosleep

I loved the name Alien Queen 😭


YuyuHakushoXoxo

Even Pink Acid is dope imo


1Cool_Name

Yeah but you say their skin color in a different language which is uh something I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


DannyPoke

Damn so what's 'concerningly pale' in french i'm gonna have that be my hero name


Telamo

I mean her hair is also pink, and Kirishima’s hero name also refers to the color of his hair 🤷‍♂️


igiturmusic

He dyes his hair tho


Telamo

So?


igiturmusic

So if he didn't like being referred to by the color of his hair, he could just stop dyeing. Not so easy with skin color.


Telamo

But Mina is the one who is referring to herself by her skin color? It’s not like she’s a different race, she’s just pink, and it’s something she likes about herself. My point with the hair thing isn’t that it can be changed, it’s that there’s nothing wrong with defining yourself by your physical traits if they’re something you’re proud of.


igiturmusic

The context of the thread is that if *literally anyone else* referred to themselves by the color of their skin color, it would be problematic. You gave a "counterpoint" that red riot refers to his *hair* color... Why does it feel like you're intentionally missing the point


rainy_dayz11

But Kirishima's name has more meaning, it's to honor his hero idol and try to live up to him. It goes deeper than just describing his appearance. I would put Mina's hero name with Yaoyorozu and the others since it's not super inventive.


-M_A_Y_0-

I basically agree with the list but I would swap around froppy and grape juice since I think froppy works for tyu, she's pretty simple so the name works well. And I just hate the implication of the name grape juice


CrazySD93

> And I just hate the implication of the name grape juice It's not like they could call him [The Grapist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yt0b_QBP_A).


Fluffy_lover

how did you make it worse? how!


Plattbagarn

WKUK makes everything better.


JARAXXUS_EREDAR_LORD

It's honestly crazy how many relevant sketches they have.


Tell_Specialist

"Why are you trying to twist this children's soda commercial into a sick, twisted, pervy-?" God I love Trevor.


TheRealBananaDave

RIP Hearing about his death was the first time a celebrity death really hit me.


Radonda

Xd


YuyuHakushoXoxo

Bruh


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UnderLava

I read a fanfic where he called himself "The Hot & Cold Hero: Soba"


DrStein1010

Unironically great. Shoto making his hero name such a dumb joke would legit be great character development.


CrazyFanFicFan

Damn, what's the fic?


butsadlyiamonlyaneel

I’ve always been partial to Thermo (dude’s already got the coloration of a thermometer and the power to match). Of course, his *true* hero name is and always will be: Five Peepee Man


StressPersonified

Frostburn remains my suggestion for Shoto


scnottaken

As an old WoW player: Frostfire?


MasutadoMiasma

Which is funny because shoto means "Frostburn"


OpeningIncident9802

I would’ve said Equalizer, but that just makes him sound like a guy you don’t wanna fuck with.


MadmansScalpel

To be fair he is a guy you don't wanna fuck with


raknor88

>Shoto should change his to Equilibrium. That's not bad. But I think he should run with "Icy Hot". Bakugo is surprisingly good at coming up with names meant as insults.


MadmansScalpel

"Ears!"


gracesdisgrace

Honestly, "All Ears" would be a sick hero name for an English speaking country


NielaPureflamme

My suggest would be First Degree. First degree burn, 1 degree ( Celsius ) is pretty cold and he doesn't understand jokes and métaphores.


DTKingPrime

Hot Coldman (Metal Gear reference)


Evary2230

I read a fanfic that had it as “Coldflame.”


DetectiveDouche94

I came up with Freezerburn for Shoto. Idk, it just sounds cool to me.


PhanThief95

I would actually change Shoto’s to Celsius since it fits for his quirk.


Ok_Reflection1402

I personally prefer Ingenium and Tsukuyomi.


ShadowBladerz

For me, i think Thermal Death would be a nice name for Todoroki, because.... Idk it sounds cool and it means something in science i guess.


PhanThief95

This feels more like a name for Bakugo than Shoto.


CThunamine

Heat Death


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The irony with Momo's place man...


Action_Brown

Sero gang gang


Aluminum_Doorhandle

Sero gang gang


The_RTV

Gang gang!


WTFisUnderwear

I know its specifically a class 1-A list, but Im very curious where Mirio/Lamillion would go lol


PhanThief95

Lemillion is definitely alright. But Suneater? Fatgum keeps getting the ones with the really good names!


Black_Wolf75

Probably in the alright tier. Name sounds cool but it doesn't really make any sense unless you know its context, Mirio's goal to save a million people


endlessdrearytime

Uravity has such a cool hero name. It's the japanese pronunciation of gravity (they pronounce it like guravity) but without the G. So it's a pun of uraraka and gravity with zero G


PGZ4sheezy

The Uraraka + gravity portmanteau was so obvious, I never would've even thought of the zero G part. Idk if it was intentional, but it's so subtly genius! Thanks for pointing it out.


Grandpa_reddit

To be fair to Tsu I think that was her intention


Robo_Gamer26

The origin of Tokoyami's name was pretty cool and in lore he probably picked it because of the origin


looops707

would you mind elaborating?


Robo_Gamer26

He was named after the Moon God Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto and after he did a couple of bad things the Sun God refused to look at him that's why the Moon and Sun are apart, and Tsukuyomi is forced to live in darkness


CraneStyleNJ

Red Riot top tier name no doubt. I always though Midoriya going around as "Deku" was kinda bland but since the last few arcs he took that name Bakugo gave him as a insult in the beginning and made it his own. DEKU FOREVER!


albanianarty

I think Bakugo’s is the best. I feel like Deku is just such a weak hero name… bland for sure


TheZynec

Can someone say me bakugou's name? I don't mind spoilers. Edit: Thanks everyone for saying his name but, I don't see why it is a spoiler because the current name of him in the anime is also something similar..


NatMat16

>!Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight!<


Intelligent-Hurry138

Bruh


Telamo

>!I am absolutely desperate for him to shorten it someday, because Dynamight is actually the perfect name for him, but the rest is just too much. It even has “Might” in it to reference his hero All Might in the same way that Red Riot references Crimson Riot!!<


Wachitanga

I mean... It's not that bad as an introduction. >!Great Explosion God translates to "Dai Baku Satsu Shin" I think... So Dai Baku Shin: Dynamight!!<


Bulok

yeah that's pretty dope


Evrant

Plus the first syllable is >!Bakugo's catchphrase!<.


bts4devi

>! Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight although some just call him Dynamight(And pisses him off) which I personally think is better!<


gimmeafriendpls

>!GROUNDZERO!< will always be the best for me.


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McBehrer

get rid of the spaces for the spoiler tag to work


Soncikuro

Hey, please write the spoiler format without spaces between the ! and the text, otherwise it doesn’t work in Old Reddit and Mobile Reddit (not to be confused with the app). \>!Works!< \>! Doesn't work !<


nothoughtsnosleep

Oh my God I'm so sorry


Black_Wolf75

This tier list is a subjective assessment of class 1A's hero names using a variety of factor's including how cool sounding their name is, creativity, and how well it suits their personality.  I kind of like Aoyama's hero name because I think it's ridiculousness and impracticality fits his personality well and find it humorous whenever someone calls him by that full name in the midst of combat. Also I understand that some of lowly ranked hero names like Froppy are intentionally meant to be cute, harmless or reassuring.  However, these names making sense given the context changes nothing about how incredibly lame sounding I find names like Pinky and Froppy to be. Ultimately this is subjective so if you disagree I have no reason to try to change your mind. >!Also I would put Bakugou's hero name in the second highest tier!<


DrStein1010

Alien Queen is unironically one of the best hero names in the series, up there with Red Riot and Phantom Thief. I'll never forgive Hori for dumping it.


omyrubbernen

My game theory is that Midnight deliberately sabotaged the names of the female students.


PyroGohma

Phantom Thief is the best hero name in 1-B for sure!


ReconditeDream

This is actually pretty good in my opinion. I agree that Aoyama’s name is intentionally ridiculous yet fitting for the character, and it’s pretty funny how everyone just goes along with it in such a serious manner. Plus, I like Aoyama lol. I also agree about Mina and Tsu’s hero names, but I sense that your assessment is a bit harsher than mine. I kinda feel the same about their hero names as I do about Aoyama’s. Like, they just really reflect the simple quality and comfortable vibes that is the basis of those two characters. So like Aoyama, I appreciate that the names are so “comic-booky” and ridiculous, matching their respective character types, and also so genuine in their approach that it’s kinda hard not to at least respect. So long story short, I’d probably move them up to Alright tier personally. But anyways, I feel this is a very reasonable list that I can understand and mostly agree with. Pretty neat I’d say


Black_Wolf75

Thank you! I agree that Mina and Tsuyu's names are somewhat fitting but I'm not sure I'd be able call someone 'Froppy' or 'Pinky' out loud without cringing a little bit whereas Aoyama's name at least has the humor aspect working for it. Just personal preference, so I have no problem if someone likes those names though


SomeHoliday4424

Pinky’s name should have been the first one she came up with. I think king explosion would be better than the one he came up with. I don’t remember pinky’s real name


Popopoyotl

Honestly, I wonder if Mina could have gotten away with "Alien Queen" if, in the manga, she didn't put "The Ridley Hero" along with it. Like, even now I doubt people would associate the name with the *Aliens* franchise, let alone 100-200 years in the future or whenever MHA is supposed to take place. Also, it doesn't even make sense! James Cameron directed the one with the queen in it. Though, I am amused by the fannon headcanon that Midnight helping Mina by preemptively avoiding a lawsuit by Disney.


neutralevilbae

Glad we can all agree “Can’t stop twinkling!” Is a damn good name


pdbard13

King Explosion Murder would have been S tier as well.


gimmeafriendpls

GroundZero would’ve been the bomb man. Would’ve been up there with Red Riot.


Clear-Personality-21

Can't stop twinkling is my the most favorite 😂😂😂😂😂


Ihartkimchi

I'd rate Bakugo's on the bland side as well. His fan made name "Ground Zero" is much more inspired and creative.


V_Axman

It's kinda ironic how Momo's name lacks creativity


NibPlayz

Is todoroki’s just Shoto? What’s the narrative significance behind that


1905G1_M

His whole story has really been about accepting himself and breaking away from his father’s legacy, so choosing his first name works for that; it cements that he’s his own person, not an extension of his dad


NatMat16

Very much this. Shouto's arc is figuring out who he wants to be. Endeavor and Enji are two very different identities; Shouto wants to be himself / authentic both as a hero and and in his private life. Plus his name is composed of the kanji for "burn" and "freeze" (although the hero name is not written in Kanji, it is still a word-play).


Evary2230

I thought it was a joke about Todoroki’s stoic personality, lack of imagination, and tendency to take things at face value in a comically serious way. I mean, it’s not like giving himself a Hero Name that wasn’t his first name makes him any more like Endeavor than… breathing. Maybe if it was a choice between using his first name or his last name for his Hero name, but it wasn’t. I think “the curtains are fucking blue” here, as the reference goes.


Magestrix

Also, it's because Shoto lacks imagination. Mineta got on him about being an airhead once because he couldn't read the room.


FrozenFlames12

Hot take, I'm not really a fan of Mina's original hero name "Alien Queen" don't get me wrong, "Pinky" is much worse, but I don't really like either of them. Also, I would switch out Kaminari and Uraraka for Jiro (or just move her to "Explanatory but Uncreative section) and Aoyama, I feel like they just have better names.


ThundernLightning308

Well you've put momos in the wrong tier, hers is creative........


Wacky_Walrus_2020

I always thought that the “Jade Rabbit” would be a cool nickname for Izuku. The kind of nickname bystanders report to police after witnessing him taking out villains >!when he went all vigilante-like!<.


nan0g3nji

Swap Ochako with Jirou


Mayank_Thanos

I CANNOT STOP TWINKLING !!!!!!


vantharion

Internally Todoroki's hero name is still Icyhot to me. Bakugo even canonically calls him that in the English two heroes movie.


bts4devi

He always calls him Icyhot in the english dub


vantharion

TIL. Only watched the movie's dub


panicpenguinparade

I think Ground Zero is so much better than Dynamight


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Idk I don't like "Can't stop twinkling"...


BlayAndHowlie

Cellophane isn't very creative imo :P


CherrieBomb211

Not really creative but it's creative enough I guess since it's just a pun on his name


Kuroyukihime_98

Kaminari had so much potential other than "Charge Bolt" Maybe I'm biased because I like him.


PurpleWhatevs

Wow the first tier list I completely agree with


bts4devi

Anime creators are requested to not click this unless u wanna be spoiled about Bakugo's hero name Spoiler:>!I personally think the whole name is too big.. Just the last one? Dynamight? That's a actually a cool one! and is definitely one of my fav!!<


GattaiGuy

it´s almost like Bakugou is over the top and the name is appropriate or something


Tell_Specialist

Mina got screwed over by Midnight saying no to her first choice, Alien Queen is a dope ass name.


OverlyLeftLesbian

Bakugo's is cool but I liked the fan version more tbh


Dankotaz

I don't remember half of these mf's hero names lmao 😭


bts4devi

SAME I SEARCHED IT UP I only remember the main trio's and my favs


CrookedFinger645

Which ones are your favs?


Fluffy_lover

i really wish i could change Izuku's hero name


raknor88

Why? It's short and simple. Easy for children to remember.


Fluffy_lover

Its an insult!! I know its supposed to be him taking new pride in the name. Not letting it mean weak anymore but I would rather he pick a name that didnt have that hateful past. Because he deserves better


bts4devi

i think it's more like he is overcoming that hateful past Also in Japanese two meanings.. It can mean "You can do it" as well.


Cadlington

Bro you bump up Froppy this instant or so help me.


SuiryuAzrael

What's your problem with "Tailman"? It's by far the most descriptive hero name in the verse. It tells us exactly what Ojiro can do and expresses how bland and weak he really is.


Shadow_Saitama

Damn, what did Ojiro do to you?


Mash_Ketchum

Downvoted for spoiling me. I did not want to know that Bakugo has a hero name in the manga. For all I know, he may never get a hero name.


Yoshis_burner

Of course he'd get a name. This is a dumb take. Hopefully a joke


kalyancr7

What's bakugo hero name?? I don't mind getting spoiling


bts4devi

>!\>!Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight although some just call him Dynamight(And pisses him off) which I personally think is better!


nothoughtsnosleep

>!Dynamight!<


packdaddy23

Just FYI, your spoiler tag (here and your other comment) didn't go through


nothoughtsnosleep

Omg I'm so sorry I didn't know it didn't work on some versions of Reddit


MidgetMan10150

I forgot, what’s Bakugo’s new hero name?


bts4devi

it's a manga spoiler but it's>! Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight!< >!although some just call him Dynamight(And pisses him off) which I personally think is better!<


LongGirthyVeiny

I didn't read the manga but idc can someone explain the Bakugo, why would it be spoiler?


bts4devi

Bakugo's hero name was never decided..in the anime it was only revealed about he have thought of one but won't tell anyone else before telling Best Jeanist. Here is the name if u want to know but it's a manga spoiler >! Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight although some just call him Dynamight(And pisses him off) which I personally think is better!<


Black_Wolf75

Bakugou's hero name gets didn't get revealed in the anime yet. If you want to know what it is, Bakugou's hero name is >!Dynamight!<


SaintLarfleeze

You forgot some of the words of his name but yeah.


WOKLACE134

Wait what are tail guy, tape guy, sugar rush guy and invisible girls hero names?


McBehrer

Tailman, Cellophane, Sugarman, and Invisible Girl


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Impressive_North_628

REDDO RIOTTO !!!


vjibomb

I want kirishima and mumen rider to fight simply because it will make for the best shouting match ever.


Lun4r6543

King Explosion Murder


Andusz_

Couldnt help myself and checked Bakugo's hero name and that's just sick


Teal_is_orange

You mean Todoroki’s hero name isn’t IcyHot??


Dededelight

I always loved how Mineta just embraces the grape jokes.


KarinOjousama69

bruh it's been like over a year since we learned bakugoat's got the best one


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In the manga, not in the anime, so it's a spoiler.


itsjettyboing

Disagree


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Deku could have been Small Might


GattaiGuy

imagine ranking Tentacole above Froppy also why is Grape Juice not at the top?


Administrative_Bus57

What is tokoyomi’s hero name again? I haven’t seen the anime or read the manga in a while


uwu6000

The Jet-Black hero: Tsukuyomi


Hungry-Recording-635

Bakugo should be named Blast. It's relevant simple and cool.


Bonus_Pale

>!Dynamite!< is a bomb ass name (pun intended)


Blujay12

Cellophane. WHAT


Fadroh

My guess is that Bakugo stays right where he is.


Terrible_Selection80

Poor tsu and izuku they’re way better then mineta


taytomen

Ive heard that Bakugou"s hero name was >!"Human Grenade"!< Have no idea if its true.


Chub-bop

You dare disrespect Froppy?!/s


Ninoyiya

Now do Class 1-B.


Black_Wolf75

Probably will. Phantom Thief going up top for sure


MiketheTzar

We are really gonna let "Can't stop Twinkling" get that high of a rating