The Human Cavalry Battle opens with every team in the stadium hunting one boy and his ten million points. Izuku survives the first wave, Katsuki loses everything to a rival class, and Shoto Todoroki finally announces what he came for.
Summary
Shoto briefs his riders, Tenya, Denki and Momo, on formation and assignments before the round starts. Asked whether he plans to mix ice and fire to sell feints, he shuts the idea down: the fire half stays unused in a fight, period.
The whistle blows and the arena converges on Team Midoriya. Team Hagakure and Team Tetsutetsu strike first, and Izuku slips clear on a combination of Mei's Hover Boots, Zero Gravity from Ochaco and Fumikage's Dark Shadow. Tetsutetsu comes again and Dark Shadow walls him off. Team Mineta joins the pile and forces a retreat, then Katsuki dives in for Izuku personally, only for his Explosion to be swallowed by Dark Shadow.
Katsuki's own unit, Eijiro, Hanta and Mina, catches up, and Hanta's tape hauls him back into position. In that instant a Class 1-B student, Neito, lifts the headband right off him. Neito explains the trick: his class spent the Obstacle Race studying Class 1-A and built the cavalry round on what they saw. He then twists the knife by pitying Katsuki for being the villain's hostage year after year. Katsuki, incandescent, tells Eijiro the order has changed; Neito comes first, Izuku second.
Izuku tells his team the pressure should ease off now. Team Todoroki arrives to prove him wrong, with Shoto stating plainly that the ten million points are his.
Key Events
The Cavalry Battle begins, with Team Midoriya immediately swarmed by multiple teams targeting the ten-million-point headband.
Shoto informs his teammates that only the ice half of his Quirk will see use.
Neito Monoma steals Katsuki's headband, dropping his team's total to zero, and Team Todoroki closes in on Izuku.
Notes
Nineteen pages, published in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 10 of 2015 and collected in volume 4 as part of the U.A. Sports Festival arc. Shoto Todoroki, Tenya Ida, Momo Yaoyorozu and Denki Kaminari appear on the cover, and Episode 17 adapts the chapter.
The setting is the Sports Festival Stadium at U.A. High School in Musutafu, Japan. Explosive Speed is the only named super move on display.
Pony Tsunotori is referenced by name here, and the Sludge Villain appears in a mention as Katsuki's history with hostage situations is thrown back at him.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in My Hero Academia Chapter 28?
Chapter 28, titled Strats, Strats, Strats, opens the U.A. Sports Festival's Cavalry Battle, with Team Midoriya swarmed by nearly every other team chasing Izuku Midoriya's ten million point headband while Team Todoroki closes in at the end.
What does Neito Monoma do in Chapter 28?
In Chapter 28, Class 1-B's Neito Monoma steals Katsuki Bakugo's headband during the chaos, dropping his team's point total to zero and mocking Katsuki over his history as a villain's hostage.
Why does Shoto refuse to use fire in Chapter 28?
In Chapter 28, Shoto Todoroki tells his teammates Tenya Ida, Denki Kaminari, and Momo Yaoyorozu that only the ice half of his Quirk will see use during the Cavalry Battle, refusing to touch his fire power.
How does Izuku escape the first wave of attacks in Chapter 28?
In Chapter 28, Izuku Midoriya slips clear of Team Hagakure and Team Tetsutetsu using a combination of Mei Hatsume's Hover Soles, Ochaco Uraraka's Zero Gravity, and Fumikage Tokoyami's Dark Shadow, which also blocks Katsuki Bakugo's own attempt to seize the headband.
How does Chapter 28 end?
Chapter 28 ends with Team Todoroki arriving to challenge Team Midoriya directly, as Shoto Todoroki declares that the ten million points are his.
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