

I have seen some comments and speculations about the robot having an off
switch or whatever. But I want to know if there is any source material or
comment from the author on how they managed to pass the exam.

I have only seen the actual author's comment on Mineta:

[![author's comment on
Mineta](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXQk1l.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SXQk1l.png)

But I was wondering if there are author notes for the other characters.


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How did Toru and Koji pass the entrance exam in My Hero Academia?


A partial answer for Toru Hagakure and an _unsupported_ thought for Koji Koda.
Bottom line is we don't know, but we can make some pretty good guesses.

As with Mineta's case, it is pretty straightforward to score points. As
mentioned in the author notes you've provided,

> And remember that the rules of the Entrance Exam was to immobilize or render
> the villain-bots unable to function anymore, not necessarily destroy them.

IIRC, there was a switch off button on the Villain Bots, which Hagakure used
to disable them and hence pass the entrance exam. Will try to find the source.

Also, her quirk is more than transparency/invisibility and is some sort of
light manipulation as seen in the Provisional Hero Licences Arc, where she

> blinded a group of participants using the light from Aoyama's Laser.  
>  
>  ![Toru using concentrated refraction](https://i.stack.imgur.com/daAzil.png)

Now, Koji can talk to animals and order/request them to help. In a city
setting, while it may be tough, I think he would communicate with animals such
as rats/birds to help him immobilize the Villain Bots. Birds attacking sensors
or rats eating through the wires.

Another thing that we may be missing is **Rescue Points**. Each individual's
overall score is unknown, but we do know that everyone but Bakuro (Only
Destroyed) and Midoriya (Only Rescue Points) scored a combination of both
points. Since both these individuals are shown to be very "nice", I'd assume
they got their fair number of rescue points.


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This is all guesswork, but another thing we could consider is the fact that
some of the students could steal some points, such as something like Bakugo
blasts one, and Koji, who can control small animals, could have them
deactivate the robot in its slowed/weakened state, instead of destroying them
with brute force of their quirk or strength.

We can see that some of the characters, while having powerful quirks, aren't
as used to using them. Eraser Head did a lot of training with them that first
class, so some of the stronger characters might not be as adept to using them,
such as Froppy. If they're not as adept in using them, it makes it easier for
weaker quirk users to take some points, unless you're Deku, and you take
rescue points.

This is all really just me guessing, so don't take it to heart.


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Well, most likely they passed from rescue points, apart from Koji. Koji has
been shown to have some great physical strength, though not shown abruptly.
Not only that, rats are enough to destroy the robots, and the mock city is
surely to have some rats around.

Like I said, Hagakure mostly likely passed from rescue points. One, her quirk
is useful for stealth missions, and that her quirk not only makes her
invisible, but bends light too. Second, You dont need to be physically strong
to be a hero, like Mandalay and the other Pussy cats girl.

This is all speculation, because we don't really know how they really got in.
But these are the likely reasons.

Other Evidences

"Enhanced Strength: Koji, befitting his bulky stature, possesses a fair amount
of physical strength. During the Joint Training Battle, Koji was restrained
and hauled away by a Beast-transformed Jurota Shishida, but his struggling
made it difficult for Jurota despite the latter's incredibly augmented
strength, displaying that Koji is much stronger than he looks."

From <https://myheroacademia.fandom.com/wiki/Koji_Koda>

"In addition to the stealth capabilities granted to her by her invisible body,
Toru can refract light that passes through her, allowing her to intensify the
light into a blinding flash.[3] After her Hero Work-Studies with Yoroi Musha,
Toru has further refined this application of her Quirk, achieving the ability
to manipulate and redirect light-based attacks, such as Yuga's Navel Laser."

From <https://myheroacademia.fandom.com/wiki/Toru_Hagakure>

[![Hagakure
Flash](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bl6gD.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bl6gD.jpg)


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