When I first started watching My Hero Academia, I could not stand Bakugo Katsuki. I found him to be extremely annoying and mean-spirited. His bullying of Deku was appalling, as he went to such great lengths to antagonize his classmate that he even told him to jump off a roof. For the longest time, Bakugo was a character I could find nothing positive or admirable in. He seemed to fit the archetype of a bully to a tee, and I assumed for a while that his only purpose in the story was to be an obstacle for Deku to overcome.
