"I get that," said All Might, thinking clearly about it. With a villain, there would be a established symbol, a number one. Who wouldn't want to establish such a respectful mutual battle.

"I can understand why you want to become a villain. In fact... if it's to make people raise their heads and smile, I can understand that fully. When I inherited One for All, I wanted to make people smile, and look up to a symbol. You want to do that for the next generation. To have the heroes and villains follow in our footsteps. It's... circular. And believe me, I've had a long time to think about this."

Looking at Izuku, he smiled.