

In My Hero Academia, the Nomu are incredibly strong creatures that possess
multiple quirks. Even a single one of them proves to be a big threat. Nomu or
not, the brain of any creature is very weak and one could die if it doesn't
have any kind of protection (usually skull). The Nomu seem to have brains
without any kind of protection. They are clearly exposed and visible to
everyone around. Considering the fact that the Nomu are strong creatures and
the law doesn't restrict to kill them (since Endeavor killed many of them at
the Hosu incident and also the high-end one), why don't pro heroes attack the
Nomus' brains? (I know it looks gross and all the stuff, but that doesn't
change the fact).


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Why aren't the Nomus' brains attacked?


First of all, not all Nomu have their so-called brains exposed. Their
description hints that they are "mindless" soldiers that need specific orders
to function. Only the High-Tier ones have the capability to think for
themselves. On the same note, you could wonder why they don't target the eyes
of Nomu.

On one hand, giving that they all have muscle augmentation and others physical
quirks, one could reason that the visible "brain" tissue is just a protective
layer for the brain itself. On the other hand, it could be that the Nomu are
aware of this "flaw" and one can't easily target that area, being direct
attack or range attack. Also, most fights in manga/anime don't revolve around
the characters targeting the weak spots of the body, meaning that even in
BnHA, the Heroes don't go for the head when fighting any other villain to give
them a concussion or something like that, the fights are a display of
abilities and power.

And finally, my opinion is that it's just a design trait that Horikoshi - the
author - liked and incorporated in the making of Nomu.


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Endeavor yeeted a fire spear or something at the flying Nomu’s “brain”.However
the Nomu has the regeneration quirk and the “brain” would probably regenerate.


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