Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It turns a school motto into a way of life: whatever you are, push past it. All Might lives that out by smashing through his own limits, and Izuku inherits the habit, so the phrase ends up as the series' theme as much as its slogan. It is also a real motto with a long history, which suits a hero academy's gate.
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In context
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"Go beyond! Plus Ultra!" is the official motto of U.A. High School, the hero academy where the series is set, and it is All Might's rallying cry. Plus Ultra is Latin for "further beyond". A defining use in the first season comes in episode 12, the U.S.J. attack: after a long fight with the Nomu, All Might throws it high into the air, lands, tells it to remember the words "Plus Ultra!" and punches it out of the facility. The wiki does not name a first appearance for the phrase, so no earlier use is claimed here.
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- My Hero Academia Wiki: U.A. High SchoolHeader quote and TriviaReference checked
- My Hero Academia Wiki: Episode 12Plot DetailsReference checked
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