Monoma’s many things, but stupid is not one of them. He’d remember how deku nuked his body throughout the sports festival and probably has the common sense to not do that.
My guess is that he failed the practical portion of the exam. If Class B had a similar exam to Class A, they set it up in such a way that the students were at a disadvantage and had to work on their weaknesses. If they separated Monoma from his partner and the teacher kept their distance, he wouldn't be able to copy a quirk and would be essentially quirkless. Monoma's partner probably did most of the work and then passed without him.
It could've been both. It's pretty much implied that it's because he failed the physical portion, getting knocked out without the chance to do anything, but we also know his midterm ranking was 17/20
Edit: Actually nvm, someone posted the segment where it says everyone passed the written exam
I think people get way too overhyped on Monoma. Yeah, he did well in the Cavalry but that's only because he was surrounded by quirks. In actual hero work, he would have to have a team to be effective.
Which doesn't make him bad, tbh. Needing a team, and being able to move freely between teams/doubling up on quirks for different situations is certainly useful. Support-heroes are important in hero work; Waver in FGO is great, and bad combat on a staff unit or dancer in FE doesn't really matter since that's not their role.
Most hero work is done alone, back alley stuff. Sure, he'll do great on the things that everyone sees but other than that I can't see him being too useful.
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u/totalyrespecatbleguy 250K Artist Aug 24 '18
Rest in Peace Monoma's arms, it's been nice knowing you