Shota Aizawa & Oboro Shirakumo vs. Robber Villain was a battle between Team Purple Revolution trainees Eraser Head and Loud Cloud against the Robber Villain.
Prologue#
After the Robber Villain managed to slip through his fingers a few hours before, a young Shota Aizawa is in lacking self-confidence. His partner, Oboro Shirakumo, attempts to cheer his friend up. He asks Shota what he would do if he ran into the Robber Villain again, to which his friend replies that he doesn't know because the villain's Smoke Quirk is a pain for him: if he gets to close, the smoke irritates his eyes, but if he stays away, the smoke blocks his line of sight. Either way, he can't use his Erasure on him.
After some thought, Oboro believes he has found the solution to that bad Quirk matchup, and lends his googles from his hero costume to Shota, so he can protect his eyes from the smoke and allow him to actually use his Quirk.
Days later, while patrolling the streets with the rest of the team, Shota once again encounters the Robber Villain. This time, he had just committed another robbery at a Tasomiya branch. Shota immediately engages in combat with the villain to try and stop him once and for all.[1]
Battle#
The Robber Villain runs through the streets carrying a large bag of stolen money. The police try to apprehend him, but the villain constantly expels Smoke through the holes in his body, covering up his escape and making it difficult for them to chase him. Just as he thinks he's reached safety, Shota appears in front of him.
Recognizing him as the boy who tried to stop him last time, the Robber Villain aims his antenna at Shota and shoots a thick layer of smoke at him, ensuring that his intervention "ain’t gonna end any different than last time." The smoke completely covers Shota, however, instead of backing away like he did last time, thanks to the goggles that Oboro leant him, Shota is unfazed by the attack and continues running towards him, crossing the smoke screen and getting close enough to use his Erasure on the villain and cancel his Quirk.
The Robber Villain is surprised to see that he can no longer generate smoke, and, when he sees Shota's eyes, he deduces that he must have had something to do with it. Shota then snags the Villain's arm with the Capturing Weapon once more, but the Villain easily overpowers and puts Eraser Head on the ropes with raw strength, and pulls Shota toward him to crush him with the bag of money, but Shota dodges the attacks and calls Oboro.
Having heard his partner's call, Oboro jumps from the building above, drawing his quarterstaff and generating a cloud under his feet to dive down towards the criminal. Shota then wraps the Smoke Villain's leg while he's distracted by Oboro, as the other boy flies and smacks the criminal on the head with his staff. The Robber Villain then plummets to the ground, as Shota fully secures their opponent.[1]
Aftermath#
Shota and Oboro tie the criminal up while they wait for the police to catch up with them to take him to the police station. His Purple Highness congratulates both students for arresting the criminal. His actions attract the attention of several civilians who are passing by, and Purple tells his trainees that it's in those moments when they should smile.
Oboro smiles without a problem, but Shota only puts on an awkward smile. His Purple Highness tells Shota that he still has to work on his smiles, which the civilians find humorous.[1]
Anime & Manga Differences#
- The anime extends the second fight with the Smoke Villain and shows Shota using his Capturing Weapon throughout the entire battle.
- In the anime, the Smoke Villain attacked a branch office in his second robbery, while it wasn't specified where he stole the money from in the manga.
- In the anime, Oboro defeats the Smoke Villain by striking him head-on with his quarterstaff while Shota is holding the villain with his capturing weapon. In the manga, Oboro strikes the Smoke villain on the back of the head while he is distracted attacking Shota.