Lightspeed Reactions in My Hero Academia? #shorts

For those of you who read the My Hero Academia Manga, you have no doubt seen the USA’s number one hero Star and Stripe react to lasers on multiple occasions. If these are actual light lasers then this is a massive speed amp for the series… at least it amps a few characters. However, the question is. “Are these actual lasers”.

There are a few guidelines when it comes to determining if a laser is actually a laser. 1- It is called a laser 2- It moves in a straight line. 3- It burns what it hits. 4- It reflects off mirrors. These are just guidelines and some can be bent or broken under some circumstances. Circumstances like if the light is magic based, as magic inherently bends the law of reality anyways.

The lasers that Star and Stripes react to checks off every one of these categories, but then there is this, which is a big deal. However, because her quirk works by redefining reality, the one rule the lasers break is not such a big deal, thus amping the top tier characters to reaction times around light speed.