My Hero Academia Episode 45: What a Twist!

Eijiro furiously pleads with Vlad King for permission to leave camp to find Katsuki before villains capture him. Vlad King refuses, explaining that only students in the woods have permission to fight with Quirks for self-defense. Suddenly, a character named Dabi blasts off the classroom door. Vlad King quickly subdues him using his Blood Manipulation Quirk, warning Dabi not to underestimate heroes. Dabi replies that the heroes have already lost and taunts them, saying society will lose faith in U.A. and All Might after discovering the school allowed a student to go missing. Shota arrives and destroys the Dabi clone, telling Vlad King the villain is only aiming to distract the pro-heroes.

Meanwhile, the Bakugo Escort Squad has subdued a character named Mr. Compress. They tackle him out of the air and land directly at the Vanguard Action Squad's rendezvous point. Mr. Compress transforms himself into a marble, and Dabi throws a fireball at the students. Shoto evades while Izuku and Mezo's arms get partially burned. A character named Twice attacks Shoto, and a character named Himiko tackles Izuku to the ground. Mezo knocks Himiko off Izuku before she can cut him. Twice evades Shoto's ice, and Mr. Compress reverts to his normal form.

Dabi tries to confirm that the theatric villain has captured Katsuki, but Mezo reveals he's taken the marbles Mr. Compress put in his pocket. A character named Kurogiri arrives to transport the villains back to their hideout, but Dabi refuses to leave without Katsuki. Mr. Compress reveals he fooled the students, as the marbles in his pocket only contained some of Shoto's ice, and he kept the real marbles containing the two students inside his mouth the entire time.

Mr. Compress finishes his monologuing with one last bow, giving Yuga an opening to blast his mask off with a navel laser, causing the villain to cough the marbles out of his mouth. Mezo manages to grab one of them, but Dabi grabs the other before Shoto can reach it. He orders Mr. Compress to undo his quirk and confirm he's captured Katsuki. Dabi drags Katsuki through the portal as Izuku runs and screams for his friend. Katsuki only replies for Izuku to stay back while disappearing into the warp-gate. Tsuyu and Ochaco catch up to Izuku too late. Izuku screams in agony and frustration because the villains were victorious in their mission.

Following the assault on the training camp, Vlad King calls in emergency services to put out the forest fires. Out of forty students, fifteen were knocked unconscious and in critical condition because of a character named Mustard's poisonous gas, eleven others (including Izuku) received unrelated injuries, thirteen were physically unharmed, and one was kidnapped. A character named Pixie-Bob was in serious condition, and a character named Ragdoll was missing. Characters named Muscular, Moonfish, and Mustard were all arrested by the police.

The next day, media crowds U.A. High's entrance and demands a statement. Nezu, Midnight, Present Mic, Snipe, and All Might meet to discuss the attack. Nezu claims that U.A.'s name is being slandered by the media. Katsuki was targeted because of his violent tendencies, and if he were to join the villains, U.A.'s reputation would be crushed. Present Mic states that U.A. High likely has a traitor, but Snipe and Midnight shoot him down because they don't want to destroy trust between faculty. All Might receives a phone call and interrupts the meeting. He takes a call from Detective Tsukauchi, who reveals they've located the League of Villains hideout.

The villains restrain Katsuki Bakugo and enjoy all the negative publicity U.A. receives on television. Most of Class 1-A, save for Kyoka, Toru, and Momo, visit Izuku at the hospital. Izuku reflects on his failure to save Katsuki and cries. Eijiro and Shoto suggest they still try and save him. The previous day, they both overheard Momo talking to All Might about the tracking device she put on a character named Nomu. Tenya argues that they need to allow the Pro-Heroes to handle the situation. He and Eijiro argue, and the latter reaches out to Izuku for approval.