Episode 90

Sleepless in his hospital bed, Enji replays the end of the fight. Dabi walked out of the smoke, ringed both heroes in blue fire, and asked to talk and to collect the corpse. Endeavor, who recognized him as Snatch's killer, could not even stay upright, and the name meant nothing to the villain. Dabi lunged, Mirko dropped in and shattered the pavement between them, and Dabi warped out calling for Ujiko, telling the number one hero not to die before they meet again.

That same night, the two of them meet in a warehouse. Hawks puts a feather to Dabi's throat and demands to know why he was not warned how strong the High-End really was before they turned it loose as a test. Dabi counters by asking why he brought the top hero instead of someone expendable, points to the light civilian toll as proof the hero is still playing both sides, and says he does not trust him yet. They part badly, agreeing only to stay in contact. The origin of the arrangement follows: after Kamino, the Hero Public Safety Commission concluded the disaster grew out of a total lack of intelligence on the League, and chose Hawks for his espionage skill and his indifference to the League's actions. He asked whether the infiltration was necessary and was told it was, to seal off every escape route, and he accepted, saying he would dirty his hands if it bought other people comfort. Outside the warehouse, Dabi wipes blood from his cheek and admits he is far enough gone to have forgotten Snatch entirely. Hawks visits the hospital and apologizes without saying a word.

Discharged the next day, Endeavor waves off sympathy about his injuries and asks why the creature came for them at all. Hawks covers himself by suggesting their status drew it, floats a theory about Nomu being used as bait for heroes, and offers to press the investigation, which Endeavor warns him is dangerous. They part at a train station. Home that evening, Enji finds Fuyumi delighted, Natsuo and Shoto cold. Asked to say what he thinks, Natsuo demands to know why the man suddenly cares after years of damage, and walks out, leaving Fuyumi in tears. On television, the fight is being recut into a triumph, and Shoto observes that the hero half is being forgiven while the father half still needs work, though he keeps an open mind, having learned himself how one small act can move a person. Enji decides not to ask for forgiveness, only to take small steps even if it is far too late, apologizes to Fuyumi, and goes out after Natsuo. At U.A., Izuku collapses from Quirk training and dreams. Nana Shimura and the other vestiges stand around him, and he recognizes them from the vision he had at the Sports Festival before they vanish. He then watches All For One argue with the sibling who would become the first user, demonstrating his creed by stripping a fang Quirk from one disowned man and handing a powerless one an ability, both of them grateful and both now indebted. The first user attacks and is pinned, and his brother forces a Quirk on him regardless. Pulled into a white void, Izuku is told there is more to see and that he is not yet strong enough for it. Their hands touch, he is told he is not alone, and he wakes soaked in sweat with cracked glass in his door and One For All surging through his hand.

Dabi's post-battle confrontation with Endeavor and Hawks is shown in full, ended by Mirko's intervention.

Hawks is revealed as a double agent for the Hero Public Safety Commission, planted inside the League of Villains after Kamino exposed how little intel existed on them.

Dabi and Hawks deliberately released the High-End as a field test, a decision that nearly killed the number one hero.

Endeavor chooses to rebuild his family in small steps rather than demand forgiveness, and follows Natsuo outside after being rejected at dinner.

Izuku's dream shows All For One's early creed and the first user's resistance, and the first user makes direct contact with him.

Season five's second episode adapts parts of Chapter 191 along with Chapters 192 and 193.

Reactions to Dabi's appearance are limited to Endeavor and Hawks, and his greeting gesture is dropped, as is the beat where Mirko checks her leg for the smell of the warping residue, and a flashback of Recovery Girl speeding Endeavor's healing.

Enji's approach to Natsuo is an addition. All For One stepping into a clash between the Quirked and the Quirkless goes unshown, and Yuga being woken by Izuku's outburst is cut. The damage also shifts: the manga wrecks the room and spares the sliding door, while the anime breaks the door's glass and leaves the room largely intact.

This is the first time All For One's eye color before his disfigurement is depicted anywhere.