This spin-off of My Hero Academia has replicated one of the great villains of Disney.
It is no secret to anyone that My Hero Academia, the work of Kohei Horikoshi, has had a great influence from superhero comics, since most of the heroes have been inspired by iconic characters from franchises like Marvel and DCthis being a kind of tribute to them, which has given a truly incredible result.
Likewise, this is not the only inspiration that My Hero Academia has taken to create its characters, since it has been revealed that for its feature film called My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission have taken a famous character from the Disney movie, Zootropolis, as a reference, this being something that fans have been speculating for a long timegiven the parallels that exist between both characters.
But this is not all, since recently, in the spin-off called My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missionsit has been confirmed that one of the new antagonists of the story has been inspired by one of the great villains of Disney, confirming the great influence that this work has had on other franchises over the years. Next, we tell you the details.
This post Contains spoilers from Chapter #10 of My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions.
My Hero Academia has robbed Disney of one of its most memorable villains
Mineta has been the protagonist of this episode of My Hero Academia: Team Up Missions
As we have already mentioned, My Hero Academia since its inception has had great influences from other superhero franchises, being perfectly adapted by Kohei Horikoshi to give an exceptional story to his work, and this has been demonstrated with the great success that this series has had for several years, ranking as one of the most watched currently.
Due to the incredible success that My Hero Academia has had over the years, one of Kohei Horikoshi’s assistants, named Yoco Akiyama, has decided to create some very interesting spin-offs about this series, which have managed to attract the attention of the fandom. by the stories that are narrated in them, the most recent has been My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missionin this a very different perspective of the heroes is shown, since experience some rather peculiar adventures against offbeat villains.
In fact, the antagonists that have been introduced in this spin-off are so peculiar that the newest villain seems to have been lifted from Disneysince it perfectly replicates one of the great references of the villainy of the American franchise.
This reference has been confirmed in the first chapter of volume 3 of this spin-off, in which it has been seen that the students of Class 1-A have found a stray dog and are looking for a new owner for it. In view of all the love and affection that the girls have given to this pup, Mineta comes up with the idea of dressing like a dog to be treated the same.because apparently, he intends to take advantage of the naivety of the girls.
Madame Puppimil is a clear reference to the iconic Disney villain, Cruella De Vil
However, his plan doesn’t go quite as he imagined, as he ended up falling asleep in a kennel, being adopted by a pair of mysterious men who actually work for him. the new villain, named “madame puppimil” who does not hesitate to hurt the dog Mineta, this being a clear reference with the iconic Disney antagonist, Cruella DeVil, They share many similarities.
Naked eye, madame puppimil She is a fashionable woman, in a dress printed with spots similar to those of the Dalmatians, sharing all the traits that make up the iconic Cruella De Vil. In addition to this, the two mysterious types are also a reference to the employees of this villain in 101 Dalmatians.
My Hero Academia has been taking influence and making references to the most iconic characters from different franchises over the years, this being a feature that has defined the work of Kohei Horikoshi since its inception, because apparently, this mangaka and his assistants have a certain taste for American productions, which is why they pay tribute to him from time to time in different ways, both in the series and in the spin-offs.
Even in the sixth season of My Hero Academia, Deku performed an incredible feat that was copied from one of Superman’s great moments, demonstrating that the influence of iconic heroic characters from other franchises predominates in this series.