Ever since fans have been introduced to the fire-bending hero Endeavor, there’s definitely been a bit of animosity towards the man who would eventually take the number one hero position from All Might. Though fans have been told that he’s strived his entire life to become the number one hero, he doesn’t exactly act like someone who is fighting for the side of justice.

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His personal life is filled with the atrocities he’s committed regarding every member of the family he’s created. Beyond that, his attitude towards his fellow heroes and the civilians he’s sworn to protect is less than ideal. Endeavor is the perfect example of a person who shows one face to the public while living a completely different life in private.

10 He’s Abusive AF

While he is known as the number two hero in his public, in his private life Endeavor has always been significantly less than heroic. Not only has he created a family for the sole purpose of creating an heir that could unseat the number one hero in the world, All Might, but he’s also incredibly abusive towards his family.

There isn’t a single member of Endeavor’s family that has escaped his abuse. His children, or at least the ones viewed as “failures” were left entirely neglected by their father after he deemed them “failures”. His wife suffered his rage perhaps longer than anyone. And last, but not least, there’s Shoto, who had to bear the brunt of his father’s attention after his quirk manifested.

9 Almost The Number 2 Teacher As Well

Deku and Bakugo versus All Might in My Hero Academia.

Though he has played number two to All Might’s number one for his entire career as a professional hero, there was a time when he almost played number two as a teacher as well. While it never made its way into the actual manga or anime, there was a time when Horikoshi considered having Endeavor be a teacher at UA as well.

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However, this idea was later rejected, as he realized that having both the number one and number two hero at UA would make any conflict that happened at the school or with the students would be resolved rather quickly and painlessly.

8 Match Called On A Technicality

For his entire career as a professional hero, Endeavor has had to play second best to All Might, the number one hero in the world. While this was always something that enraged Endeavor, the flame hero was always driven to push himself further and further in order to bridge the gap between himself and the number one hero.

But after All Might retires and leaves the number one position to Endeavor, the hero can barely contain his rage due to the fact that although he had become the number one hero, he had never managed to actually bridge the gap. And now he would never be able to.

7 Becoming The Number 1 Hero (And A Real Man)

After becoming the number one, Endeavor is left at a loss. While he has finally become the number one hero that he always wanted to become, not only did it come to him on a technicality, but it hadn’t really changed who he was. Though he was now revered as the greatest hero in the world, his personal life was still in tatters. There was nothing he could do to fix the pieces of his life that he had spent a lifetime incinerating.

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After discussing the responsibilities of the number one hero with All Might, however, Endeavor realizes that in order to truly become the number one hero (and a real man) he must face his past actions and work to make amends with the people in his family that he had spent so much time burning.

6 Hot-Headed Hero

While he is known as one of the greatest heroes to have ever lived, Endeavor is also known as one of the biggest jerks to have ever become a hero. His short temper and hot-headed are known well to both the hero community and the citizens of Japan.

While fans of Endeavor view his attitude as essential for instilling fear in the hearts of villains, his critics remark that though that is correct, there must be a balance when it comes to caring for the citizens he’s sworn to protect.

5 His Quirk: Hellflame

With his quirk, AKA Hellfire or Hellflame, Endeavor is able to subdue his enemies incredibly quickly all while controlling the flames to such a degree as to not severely injure villains or any of the citizens in the area. Through his extremely precise manipulation of the flames he controls, Endeavor is capable of things that might not be expected.

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For instance, he is immune to pretty much any other fire, which makes him essentially invulnerable to burns of any kind. He’s also capable of using his flames for flight and propulsion.

4 Weaker Enemies Get Low-Temp Attacks

Though Endeavor is the number two (and eventually number one) hero, it likely that many fans and citizens of the world of My Hero Academia don’t entirely understand how impressive Endeavor is.

When commanding an element as power and devastating as fire, Endeavor must exert an incredible amount of control in order to make sure that he’s not only keeping the civilians safe, but also taking great care to not kill or even irreparably injure the villains that he’s fighting. In times like this, when dealing with weaker foes, Endeavor uses much lower temperature flames to subdue his enemies.

3 The Risks Of High-Temp Attacks & Finishing Off Powerful Enemies

While Endeavor has trained himself to take down weaker baddies with low-temp flames, he’s also able to raise the temperature when it comes to taking the really pesky villains. Though Endeavor has incredible control when it comes to how he expels his flames and the temperature at which the come out, there are some pretty serious consequences when it comes to raising up the temperature in order to take down a serious foe.

One of the main dangers of turning up the heat for Endeavor is that fact his body temperature actually rise along with the flames. He doesn’t have the ability to cool himself as his son does, so it can become very dangerous very quickly.

2 Endeavor’s Indomitable Will

Though Endeavors quirk is incredibly powerful, it wouldn’t be nearly as much of a threat without another one of Endeavor’s greatest weapons, his indomitable will.

While Endeavor would eventually become the number one hero in the world, he never would’ve reached those heights had he not been so relentlessly persistent. It is this same drive, however, that causes him to burn every last bridge in his personal life as far as his family is concerned. It took a long time for Endeavor to even begin to believe that his ambition and will to never give up were not always a good thing.

1 Birthday Buddies

Endeavor’s birthday is on August eighth, which makes him a Leo. A fire sign that is ruled by the sun. This makes absolutely perfect sense for the flame hero Endeavor. However, there is another hero that fans have been introduced to with the exact same birthday.

This hero may be larger than life, confident and loud, much like Endeavor, but somehow it still just doesn’t make sense that these two are cut from the same cloth. The hero is, of course, Fat Gum. So like, do they get together for a pizza party or something every year? Endeavor and Fat Gum, bestest birthday buddies forever.

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