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Chapter 10

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The Battle Trial reaches its finish as Izuku and Katsuki collide at full force on the upper floor while Ochaco works to slip past Tenya below. One desperate use of One For All reshapes the building and hands the exercise to the hero team.

Arc: Battle Trial
Issue: 42, 2014
Pages: 19
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Volume: 2
Release Date: September 13, 2014
Anime Episode: Episode 7
Chapter Title: Breaking Bakugo
Japanese Title: 折れろ爆豪
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Summary

The shockwave from Katsuki's enormous blast reaches the floor where Tenya and Ochaco are guarding the weapon, and Tenya remarks on how unhinged his partner has become. Ochaco reads his distraction and breaks for the core, but Tenya spots the move. She clears him with Zero Gravity, only for his Engine Quirk to carry the payload out of her reach.

Upstairs, All Might warns Katsuki that another detonation on that scale will end the exercise as a forfeit. Katsuki switches to his fists and closes on Izuku. Izuku's swing misses when Katsuki steers his own trajectory with a small blast, coming around behind him and slamming an explosion into his back. He then hauls Izuku up by the arm, throws him down, and tells him he is beneath contempt. Out of ideas, badly outmatched, and backed into a corner, Izuku falls back on One For All. The two rush each other. Izuku aims a Detroit Smash at the ceiling instead of his opponent, while Katsuki's blast catches the left arm raised to guard.

The strike blows out the floor beneath, and Ochaco saves herself by clinging to a pillar. Using it as a fulcrum, she launches the falling wreckage at Tenya with Comet Home Run. He loses track of her in the debris, she vaults past him, and the nuclear core is hers. All Might calls the round for the hero side, leaving Katsuki stunned.

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Key Events

All Might threatens Katsuki with disqualification if he repeats his large-scale explosion, pushing him into close-quarters fighting.

Cornered and overpowered, Izuku resorts to One For All and fires a Detroit Smash into the ceiling rather than at Katsuki, wrecking the floor above Tenya and Ochaco.

Ochaco debuts Comet Home Run, batting the resulting debris at Tenya to distract him.

Ochaco secures the nuclear core, giving the hero pairing victory in the Battle Trial's opening bout.

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Notes

Kohei Horikoshi's tenth My Hero Academia installment runs 19 pages. It ran in 2014's forty-second issue, dated September 13 of that year, and volume 2 collects it under the Battle Trial arc. Katsuki Bakugo appears alone on the cover, and a sketch accompanies the release.

The action takes place at U.A. High School's Ground Beta and concludes the bout between Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka against Katsuki Bakugo and Tenya Ida. Quirks on display include Explosion, Zero Gravity, Engine, and One For All, with the Grenadier Bracers among the equipment featured.

Viz reprinted part of the chapter in physical form for its Free Comic Book Day 2018 issue. The anime covers the material in Episode 7.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens in Chapter 10 of My Hero Academia?

Chapter 10 concludes the Battle Trial exercise between Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka against Katsuki Bakugo and Tenya Ida. Izuku is forced to use One For All in a last-ditch effort, and Ochaco secures the nuclear core to win the round for the hero team.

How does Izuku Midoriya win the fight in Chapter 10?

Cornered and outmatched by Katsuki Bakugo, Izuku Midoriya uses One For All to fire a Detroit Smash into the ceiling rather than at Katsuki. The resulting blast destroys the floor above, creating an opening that Ochaco Uraraka uses to reach the nuclear core and win the exercise.

What new move does Ochaco Uraraka debut in Chapter 10?

Ochaco Uraraka debuts the move Comet Home Run in Chapter 10, batting falling debris at Tenya Ida to distract him after Izuku Midoriya's Detroit Smash destroys the floor above them. This lets her slip past him and secure the nuclear core.

Why does All Might threaten Katsuki Bakugo with disqualification in Chapter 10?

All Might warns Katsuki Bakugo that another large-scale explosion will end the Battle Trial as a forfeit, pushing him to switch to close-quarters fighting against Izuku Midoriya instead. This shift ultimately gives Izuku the opening he needs to turn the fight around.

Who wrote Chapter 10 of My Hero Academia?

Chapter 10 of My Hero Academia was written and illustrated by series creator Kohei Horikoshi. The 19-page chapter ran in issue 42 of 2014, dated September 13, and is collected in Volume 2 under the Battle Trial arc.

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