My Hero Academia's Endeavor is one of the series' most morally ambiguous heroes, and the revelation that Dabi is actually his son Toya might just break him for good. Fans have known that Endeavor was a poor father and hero for some time now. With both Dabi and Shoto's histories getting explored in greater depth in recent manga chapters, it's easy to overlook the Todoroki patriarch's reckoning which occurred in the anime's most recent season. For as many mistakes as Endeavor has made though, even his harshest critics might find a touch of sympathy for his shattered emotional state after the revelation of Dabi's true identity.

Things have been rough for Endeavor since he's stepped up to the #1 Hero role. Villains are running rampant, and one of the most notable among them is his own son, Toya, long thought to be dead. Toya has been Dabi all along,...