Why is Midoriya considered a "True Hero" by some villains?


In epiosde 43, one of the villain from Vanguard Action Squad of League of
Villians prevents another villain from going after Midoriya saying that his
action was Stein's personal desire even when Midoriya was on the top priority
in the kill list.




The disillusionment that Stain and (some) villains have of the hero society is
that too many heroes are only in the business for fame, glory, or money.
Supposedly, Stain saved Midoriya from the flying Nomu because he saw that
Midoriya exhibited traits of being a true hero and would genuinely risk his
life for anyone. Many of Stain's later copycats like Spinner would follow this
ideology and also respect Midoriya since the later part of Stain's fight was
recorded and streamed (making it somewhat public knowledge that Stain
respected Midoriya).




The disillusionment that Stain and (some) villains have of the hero society is
that too many heroes are only in the business for fame, glory, or money.
Supposedly, Stain saved Midoriya from the flying Nomu because he saw that
Midoriya exhibited traits of being a true hero and would genuinely risk his
life for anyone. Many of Stain's later copycats like Spinner would follow this
ideology and also respect Midoriya since the later part of Stain's fight was
recorded and streamed (making it somewhat public knowledge that Stain
respected Midoriya).

