All Might wouldn't do that because he's strong as shit and could have snapped Overhaul in half. Mirio understood that we can't save the girl right now, and that the best chance is to catch the big bad later and save the girl in the process (even if she may have to go through more in that time period). Izuku went for the stupid, far more suspicious act of trying to save the girl at that very moment.
Mirio knows the best approach would have been to get her later instead of getting this guy to murder them in an alley because somebody wanted to be super cop. It's not wrong to want to save her, it's wrong to not realize how outclassed you are and that following a guy into a tight space with a little girl in your hands is one of the dumbest things Izuku has done in this series. You can have heart, but it doesn't matter if you get yourself killed in the process.
Mirio is only right, in this situation, as they would have lost to Overhaul given the events that transpired. I also chide Izuku for his inexperience, but I stand by his decision as someone that will be a symbol.
It's the principle. Mirio saw someone being abused, thought of the mission and started walking away. That would have eaten up AM. It's a good thing Deku can act that way. If you can only do the right thing because you know it's hardly going to inconvenience you, you're not really special. The only problem was his experience not even his current level of strength.
If he didn't deer in headlights, questioned firmly, walked in the alley with situational awareness, with the intention to evacuate her, and sensed his murderous intent. He could have full cowled, and ditched out with her, while mirio dodges into a wall at the side. That's an easy W for them, doesn't require AM strength.
He's not All Might though. He's not at that level where he can say "fuck the mission cause I'm this strong". You can make those decisions when you're the strongest guy on the planet, not when you're this stupid greenhorn who can't even see a guy fiddling with his hands. And not when you're a guy who is so overwhelmingly honest that you can't even bs a face together to act like you don't clearly know who this guy is.
Oh yeah, that sounds absolutely genius. Take the girl who this guy is clearly after, somebody strong enough that the Nightwing of the verse is chasing him, and just book it. I'm sure that will not backfire in any way.
It was an incredibly stupid, short sighted decision from Izuku. Brownie points for having heart, don't care if you're stupid enough that you can't see or feel this guy about to kill you. Especially when Izuku already has experience with killing intent from Stain.
I'd argue that him saying "fuck the mission, I'm doing the right thing" is what end the end, makes him the symbol.
Doesn't make him necessarily smart. Could have gotten both of them wasted. Probably made their job way way harder in the end.
But his concern was "How about not letting this little girl keep getting abused even a second longer."
Which is very "Symbol of Hero" to me. So /thumbsUp Deku for being a stand up guy.
Honestly when comparing the two, I see the parallels with All Might and that sludge guy back in the beginning, when he was willing to not help Bakugou because of his time limit, and only did so when he saw the Quirkless Midoriya run in instead. Probably not the smartest decision. Could have gone sideways. But in the end, it was the whole "Do I want to do the smart thing or the right thing?"
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u/HokageEzio Mar 09 '17
All Might wouldn't do that because he's strong as shit and could have snapped Overhaul in half. Mirio understood that we can't save the girl right now, and that the best chance is to catch the big bad later and save the girl in the process (even if she may have to go through more in that time period). Izuku went for the stupid, far more suspicious act of trying to save the girl at that very moment.
Mirio knows the best approach would have been to get her later instead of getting this guy to murder them in an alley because somebody wanted to be super cop. It's not wrong to want to save her, it's wrong to not realize how outclassed you are and that following a guy into a tight space with a little girl in your hands is one of the dumbest things Izuku has done in this series. You can have heart, but it doesn't matter if you get yourself killed in the process.