U.A.'s First Term Final Exam is a mandatory exam taken by U.A.'s Hero Department students at the end of the first semester.
Prologue#
Class 1-A use their last week before the final exams to study hard. Denki worries that he hasn't studied enough because of all the events going on. Tenya, Izuku and Shoto "encourage" him to try harder, but it only ends up hurting his feelings.
During lunch, Izuku sits with his friends talks about what could possibly appear on the exam. Shota Aizawa only reveals that the exam will be a culmination of everything from the first semester, including combat and rescue training.
Itsuka Kendo from Class 1-B tells them that an upperclassman told her that they'll be fighting Villain-Bots again. Hanta, Mashirao, Kyoka, Denki, and Mina study with Momo at her rich estate. Katsuki beats the lessons into Eijiro's head. Izuku, Ochaco, Tenya, and the others study in their own way.[1]
Nezu and the U.A. faculty host a meeting on changing the finals format. They incorporate teamwork and combat against actual people. Past tests used villain-bots to avoid injury complaints. The teachers decide to change the test to better prepare the students for more intense battles with villains.[2]
Exam#
Written Exam#
Students from Class 1-A take the written exam for three days in their homeroom class.[2] Everyone manages to pass this portion of the test.[3]
Practical Exam#
Nezu and the U.A. faculty reveal that the practical test will be mock battles between students and teachers. Students are in teams of two and must work together to fight one of their teachers, who will be playing the villain role for this exercise. All partners and match-ups are assigned ahead of time and students are pitted against teachers whom they are at a disadvantage against. Although, even though the students are initially told that the teachers will fight their hardest, the teachers are handicapped with weights, and they will intentionally leave at least one path to victory available for the students.[4]
In order to pass the exam, students have thirty minutes to either capture the "villain" with a special pair of handcuffs or successfully clear the escape gate on the opposite side of the battlefield. The option of escaping is also to help observe the students' decision-making skills.
Each student must learn to confront their weaknesses in order to pass, and the teacher's job is to exploit that.[2] Each student is evaluated individually and any who fail are told they cannot go camping with their classmates at the training camp in the woods.[2]
According to Recovery Girl, All Might, Midnight, Present Mic and Cementoss are especially difficult opponents to have to fight.
Matchup Result Disadvantage
220px|link=Eijiro Kirishima & Rikido Sato vs. Ken Ishiyama|Team Sato & Kirishima vs. Cementoss]] Both Fail. Eijiro and Rikido can both bust through stone quite easily, however Cement doesn't have a time limit like Hardening or Sugar Rush, so it won't be long before the two of them are worn out.
220px|link=Fumikage Tokoyami & Tsuyu Asui vs. Ectoplasm|Team Asui & Tokoyami vs. Ectoplasm]] Both Pass. Ectoplasm's Clones can suddenly appear anywhere and attack Fumikage, who's weak in close range combat.
220px|link=Tenya Ida & Mashirao Ojiro vs. Higari Maijima|Team Ida & Ojiro vs. Power Loader]] Both Pass. Power Loader can hinder Tenya and Mashirao's mobility by manipulating the battlefield and setting traps.
220px|link=Shoto Todoroki & Momo Yaoyorozu vs. Shota Aizawa|Team Todoroki & Yoayorozu vs. Eraser Head]] Both Pass. erasing]] their Quirks.
220px|link=Ochaco Uraraka & Yuga Aoyama vs. Anan Kurose|Team Uraraka & Aoyama vs. Thirteen]] Both Pass. suck up]] anything they try to throw at her.
link=Denki Kaminari & Mina Ashido vs. Nezu|220px]] Both Fail. outsmart]] Denki and Mina, whose grades are poor. Both of them also have poor control of their Quirks.
link=Kyoka Jiro & Koji Koda vs. Hizashi Yamada|Team Jiro & Koda vs. Present Mic|220px]] Both Pass. Voice outclasses and overpowers other sound-based Quirks like Earphone Jack and Anivoice, and the loud noise causes all the animals to get scared away.
link=Mezo Shoji & Toru Hagakure vs. Snipe|Team Shoji & Hagakure vs. Snipe|220px]] Both Pass. Snipe's Homing can hit stealth types like Mezo and Toru.
220px|link=Minoru Mineta & Hanta Sero vs. Nemuri Kayama|Team Mineta & Sero vs. Midnight]] Minoru passes. Hanta fails. to sleep]].
220px|link=Izuku Midoriya & Katsuki Bakugo vs. Toshinori Yagi|Team Midoriya & Bakugo vs. All Might]] Both Pass. Izuku and Katsuki are paired together because of how poorly they get along. All Might outmatches them and forces them to work together.
Battles & Events#
Team Sato & Kirishima vs. Cementoss Team Asui & Tokoyami vs. Ectoplasm Team Ida & Ojiro vs. Power Loader Team Todoroki & Yaoyorozu vs Eraser Head Team Uraraka & Aoyama vs. Thirteen Team Ashido & Kaminari vs. Nezu Team Koda & Jiro vs. Present Mic Team Hagakure & Shoji vs. Snipe Team Mineta & Sero vs. Midnight Team Midoriya & Bakugo vs. All Might
Aftermath#
In Class 1-A's next homeroom class, the students who believe they failed lament and dread being disqualified for the camp in the forest. Denki knows that they're doomed because they failed the practical exams. Hanta also worries that he failed the exam because Minoru did all the work.
Shota arrives to class and reveals that even though some students failed their finals, everyone will be going to training camp. Eijiro, Mina, Rikido and Denki get excited by the last minute twist. Shota adds that Hanta and two teams failed and those students need the training camp the most, so nobody is getting left out. The students who failed must still face extra lessons that are more difficult than summer school.[4]
Anime and Manga Differences#
- In the manga, the Practical Exam was structured to have all the students and teachers battle each other at the same time, albeit still in different areas, whereas the anime structure it to have them battle one after another.
- Also, instead of Izuku and Katsuki battling first and watching the other students with Recovery Girl while they're recovering, Izuku watches the other students battles with other students as he and Katsuki compete last in the exam.
- In the manga, all the teachers explain the rules of the exam to each of their opponents alone, whereas in the anime, they have Principal Nezu explain it to all of them in one place at the entrance to the testing site.