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Izuku Midoriya
My Hero Academia character
Deku as pictured from the Cover of My Hero Academia, Volume 13
First appearance	My Hero Academia #1, «Izuku Midoriya: Origin», July 7, 2014
Created by	Kōhei Horikoshi
Portrayed by	Shin Tamura (musical)
Voiced by	Japanese: Daiki Yamashita Akeno Watanabe (young; anime) Yuna Taniguchi (young; vomic) English: Justin Briner Lara Woodhull (young)
In-universe information
Alias	Deku
Species	Human
Occupation	Student at U.A. High School
Family	Inko Midoriya (Mother) Hisashi Midoriya (Father)
Nationality	Japanese
Quirk	One for All

Izuku Midoriya (Japanese: 緑谷 出久, Hepburn: Midoriya Izuku), also known by his hero name Deku (Japanese: デク), is a superhero and the main protagonist of the manga series My Hero Academia, created by Kōhei Horikoshi. In the series, he is an ambitious first-year high schooler and the 9th (and current) holder of «One For All» (ワン・フォー・オール, Wan Fō Ōru), a superpower which combines eight different individual superpowers, or «Quirks«, together and creates powerful bursts of energy, and also has the unique ability to be passed off to other people.^[1]

Initially born without a «quirk» to call his own, Izuku nevertheless grew up with aspirations to become a superhero in his own right. Nicknamed «Deku» by childhood classmate and middle school bully — Katsuki Bakugo, Izuku would later save him from a villain, in turn winning over the interest of All Might, Izuku’s childhood idol and #1 hero, who in turn passes down his sacred One For All quirk to him. After being accepted into U.A. High School, Izuku’s classmate Ochaco Uraraka inspires him to embrace his nickname and use it as his hero name.

In the anime adaptation of the manga, Izuku is voiced by Daiki Yamashita in Japanese and by Justin Briner in English. Izuku has received praise by critics for his character development and personality, and has also made consistent appearances in popularity polls related to the series.

Conception and creation[edit]

Izuku Midoriya was initially created as Jack Midoriya (Japanese: 緑谷 ジャック, Hepburn: Midoriya Jakku), an ill salaryman working for a superhero supply company. This prototype appears only in a 2008 one-shot comic written by Horikoshi called My Hero.^[2] He was later changed to a high-school student for My Hero Academia (with the chronic illness repurposed for All Might’s character), however, his character remains largely unchanged.^[3] This prototype for My Hero Academia’s main protagonist was Mikumo Akatani (Japanese: 赤谷 海雲, Hepburn: Akatani Mikumo), a black-haired Quirkless boy who would have utilized gadgets to become a hero. Horikoshi revised the design of Akatani’s character, as he was especially dissatisfied with the hair and shortened it for Midoriya. Initially the protagonist was to remain Quirkless. Horikoshi changed the direction of Midoriya’s character by adding his acquisition of One For All, due to suggestions from editors that argued that a powerless main protagonist would be overshadowed by other superpowered characters.^[4]

Voice actors[edit]

Izuku’s Japanese voice actor, Daiki Yamashita, commented on how he played differently during the time Izuku has changed. He said that while he played the character as the series progresses, he tried to gain a strength for himself as well. And when he acted against the villains, he tried to not back down but to convey the mental strength in his acting as well. Yamashita also stated that during voice recordings he had to eat a lot to prepare due to how often the character screams.^[5]

English voice actor Justin Briner originally auditioned for other characters, who are mostly in Class 1-A, the same class as Izuku. When he saw the character, he felt that this gave him strength as a voice actor. He also stated that he didn’t want to get his hopes up when he tried for the role.^[5] He described Izuku as «nerd» due to how relatable he is, and his sheer passion for heroism in the world that he lives in.^[6] Briner felt thankful that he lived for his character to voice throughout the series. He noted that voice acting had little nuances that he didn’t expect.^[7]

Appearances[edit]

In My Hero Academia[edit]

Izuku is first seen in My Hero Academia as a 4-year-old boy about to be beaten up by three other classmates, one of them being Katsuki «Kacchan» Bakugo, who has the ability to create explosions. Izuku was born without any unique superpower, or «Quirk», to call his own unlike his parents and 80% of the world’s population. Despite this setback, he grew up with aspirations to be a hero in his own right and began to idolize the superhero All Might. Izuku was raised primarily by his mother Inko, who has the ability to make small objects float towards herself. His father, Hisashi, whose quirk allows him to breathe fire, is not seen due to him working abroad in the United States. Throughout his childhood and into his teen years, Izuku would often be bullied by Katsuki, who would give him the nickname «Deku» (an alternate Kun’yomi reading of his given name’s kanji that is homophonous with 木偶, meaning «useless person; good for nothing»; treated as a clipped compound of «Defenseless Izuku» in English translations) to mock his perceived worthlessness in superhero society.

Ten years later, Izuku has a chance encounter with Toshinori Yagi, otherwise known as All Might, and asks him if he too could be a hero, even though he possesses no Quirk. All Might, after he ends up revealing his true appearance, tells him in response to dream more realistically and to consider becoming a police officer. Later, when an unnamed villain with mud-like liquid abilities attacks Katsuki, Izuku without proper thought, runs up to try and save him, which in turn gives the worn-out All Might (who can only do hero work for a limited time a day due to a fight with All for One that destroyed half of his respiratory system) the motivation to finish off the villain.^[8]

Later, an impressed All Might meets up with Izuku and tells him that he wants him to inherit his quirk «One for All». Izuku accepts the offer and after ten months of training by All Might in order to prove his worth (in that time, Izuku turns 15), he is forced to eat a strand of hair from All Might in order to obtain One for All, just hours prior to the UA entrance exam. Izuku first uses One for All during the practical part of the exam to save fellow competitor Ochaco Uraraka from being squashed by falling rubble. In turn, she demands Izuku get some of her points for the practical, not knowing that by saving her, Izuku had passed the exam. In honor of his acceptance, his mother Inko fabricates him his very own super-suit, a teal-colored suit based on a sketch Izuku once drew. Izuku is placed in a class with Katsuki and Ochaco, the latter of whom inspires him to embrace «Deku» as his hero name due to sounding similar to «dekiru» (出来る), which roughly translates to «you can do it.»

Throughout the course of the series, Izuku becomes an encouraging influence to his classmates, such as allowing class prodigy Shoto Todoroki^[9] to let go of traumas that prevented him from using his powers to its fullest potential, helping Ochaco Uraraka win the hero vs villain exercise, teaching Fumikage Tokoyami how to use his Quirk for defense purposes and helping Kyoka Jiro organize her notes for the school festival. After nearly a year of school activities and internships, some of which are intercepted by villain attacks, Izuku learns that All for One’s apprentice Tomura Shigaraki has become powerful enough to steal One for All.^[10] Due to this, Izuku decides to leave U.A. so he can combat Shigaraki and his army of villains without endangering his classmates, who he had informed about his leave. Prior to leaving, he informs his classmates and several of the top heroes about One for All, the latter of whom assist him in hunting down the villains.^[11][12] His classmates tracked him down and were able to bring him back to U.A. successfully, while reminding him about how helpful he was to his class and why they see him as a friend even though he was born Quirkless, as well as Katsuki apologizing for his bullying attitude to Midoriya.

In other media[edit]

Izuku plays central roles in the movies My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising and My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission. He also appears in the spinoff light novel series My Hero Academia: School Briefs, as well as the comic parody My Hero Academia: Smash!!, which depicts My Hero Academia’s events in a more comedic manner.^[13]

Izuku appears as a playable character in the video games My Hero Academia: Battle for All, My Hero One’s Justice, and My Hero One’s Justice 2.^[14] He also appears as a playable character in the video game Jump Force^[15][16] along with All Might, Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo. He’ll also be appearing in a set event in Pixel Gun 3D, but is named «Quirky Boy», alongside two of his own weapons, the Double Quirk, and the Grenade Quirk.

Izuku also appears in Fortnite Battle Royale as one of the crossover characters along with Katsuki Bakugo, Ochaco Uraraka and All Might, for the launch of ‘Chapter 4 Season 1’.^[17][18]

Powers and abilities[edit]

Izuku’s quirk, One For All, can stockpile one’s power, increasing the user’s physical capabilities and being transferred from one person to another. Since this quirk can be passed down from user to user, the different quirks of the previous One For All holders also become embedded into One For All as well. These powers are:

• Gearshift, the quirk formerly held by the second user. This allows the user to shift the speed of himself, and anything he touches.
• Fa Jin, the quirk formerly held by the third user. This enables the user to build up and store kinetic energy as they move, this energy can then be released as an explosive burst of speed and power.^[19]
• Danger Sense, the quirk formerly held by Hikage Shinomori, the fourth user. This enables the user to detect nearby threats.^[20]
• Blackwhip, the quirk formerly held by Daigoro Banjo, the fifth user. This enables the user to use streams of black energy in order to grab objects and capture enemies.^[21]
• Smokescreen, the quirk formerly held by En, the sixth user. This enables the user to create thick clouds of smoke, hindering vision.^[22]
• Float, the quirk formerly held by Nana Shimura, the seventh user. This enables the user to levitate.^[23]

Reception[edit]

Popularity[edit]

Izuku’s character has been popular among the fans of the series. In a 2018 My Hero Academia character popularity poll by Crunchyroll, Izuku tallied up in first place with 11,429 votes.^[24] In the yearly Japanese My Hero Academia popularity polls, Izuku commonly ranks second place behind Katsuki Bakugo, although he has placed first in the first ever poll with 2,314 votes, and third in the fourth poll with 8,301 tallied votes.^[25][26] In Tumblr’s top anime and manga characters of 2020, Izuku ranked first.^[27] He was ranked sixth in the Best Male Character category at the 42nd Anime Grand Prix in 2020.^[28]

Anime! Anime! did a poll where the readers voted for the most popular hero characters. Izuku ranked as the second-most popular hero character from 2021 to 2023.^[29][30][31] At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Izuku won the «Hero of the Year» category in 2017 and 2018.^[32][33] He also won the «Best Boy» category in 2019,^[34] and his fight against Overhaul won «Best Fight Scene» category in 2021.^[35]

Critical reception[edit]

Izuku’s character has received positive reviews from critics. Nick Creamer of Anime News Network called Izuku a «very likeable character» and noting that «he’s joined by a rich cast of teachers and classmates who all add their own personality(…).»^[36] Isaac Akers of The Fandom Post found that Izuku is vital when it comes to his personality with the combination of earnestness, kindness, and naivety. He also said that the character was impossible to dislike, and his high-energy spirit meshes well with the excited pitch of the series itself.^[37] Daniel Kurland from Den of Geek praised the character as empathetic and his origins. He also liked the character’s encounter with All Might which shows how this unconventional relationship that formed between them. He also praised Briner’s voice performance as the character.^[38]

Michelle Smith from Soliloquy in Blue also liked Izuku and noting that «he spent a lot of time analyzing how they handled situations, and he’s good at coming up with strategies,» which makes him smart. She also said that «he possesses all the idealistic qualities that a good shounen hero should have. He’s always out to help people, even if they don’t ask for it.»^[39] While discussing his frequent appearances on My Hero Academia popularity polls, Nerissa Rupnarine of CBR wrote that Midoriya stands out on his own despite following some common shōnen tropes, adding that Izuku’s character development «(…) is truly admirable and captivating to watch.»^[40] In his review for the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising movie, Teo Bugbee of The New York Times mentioned how Izuku’s tenderness «[added] to the film’s surprisingly emotional potency.»^[41]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

«Midoriya» redirects here. For the Japanese company, see Credit Saison.

Izuku Midoriya
My Hero Academia character
Deku as pictured from the Cover of My Hero Academia, Volume 13
First appearance	My Hero Academia #1, «Izuku Midoriya: Origin», July 7, 2014
Created by	Kōhei Horikoshi
Portrayed by	Shin Tamura (musical)
Voiced by	Japanese: Daiki Yamashita Akeno Watanabe (young; anime) Yuna Taniguchi (young; vomic) English: Justin Briner Lara Woodhull (young)
In-universe information
Alias	Deku
Species	Human
Occupation	Student at U.A. High School
Family	Inko Midoriya (Mother) Hisashi Midoriya (Father)
Nationality	Japanese
Quirk	One for All

Izuku Midoriya (Japanese: 緑谷 出久, Hepburn: Midoriya Izuku), also known by his hero name Deku (Japanese: デク), is a superhero and the main protagonist of the manga series My Hero Academia, created by Kōhei Horikoshi. In the series, he is an ambitious first-year high schooler and the 9th (and current) holder of «One For All» (ワン・フォー・オール, Wan Fō Ōru), a superpower which combines eight different individual superpowers, or «Quirks«, together and creates powerful bursts of energy, and also has the unique ability to be passed off to other people.^[1]

Initially born without a «quirk» to call his own, Izuku nevertheless grew up with aspirations to become a superhero in his own right. Nicknamed «Deku» by childhood classmate and middle school bully — Katsuki Bakugo, Izuku would later save him from a villain, in turn winning over the interest of All Might, Izuku’s childhood idol and #1 hero, who in turn passes down his sacred One For All quirk to him. After being accepted into U.A. High School, Izuku’s classmate Ochaco Uraraka inspires him to embrace his nickname and use it as his hero name.

In the anime adaptation of the manga, Izuku is voiced by Daiki Yamashita in Japanese and by Justin Briner in English. Izuku has received praise by critics for his character development and personality, and has also made consistent appearances in popularity polls related to the series.

Conception and creation[edit]

Izuku Midoriya was initially created as Jack Midoriya (Japanese: 緑谷 ジャック, Hepburn: Midoriya Jakku), an ill salaryman working for a superhero supply company. This prototype appears only in a 2008 one-shot comic written by Horikoshi called My Hero.^[2] He was later changed to a high-school student for My Hero Academia (with the chronic illness repurposed for All Might’s character), however, his character remains largely unchanged.^[3] This prototype for My Hero Academia’s main protagonist was Mikumo Akatani (Japanese: 赤谷 海雲, Hepburn: Akatani Mikumo), a black-haired Quirkless boy who would have utilized gadgets to become a hero. Horikoshi revised the design of Akatani’s character, as he was especially dissatisfied with the hair and shortened it for Midoriya. Initially the protagonist was to remain Quirkless. Horikoshi changed the direction of Midoriya’s character by adding his acquisition of One For All, due to suggestions from editors that argued that a powerless main protagonist would be overshadowed by other superpowered characters.^[4]

Voice actors[edit]

Izuku’s Japanese voice actor, Daiki Yamashita, commented on how he played differently during the time Izuku has changed. He said that while he played the character as the series progresses, he tried to gain a strength for himself as well. And when he acted against the villains, he tried to not back down but to convey the mental strength in his acting as well. Yamashita also stated that during voice recordings he had to eat a lot to prepare due to how often the character screams.^[5]

English voice actor Justin Briner originally auditioned for other characters, who are mostly in Class 1-A, the same class as Izuku. When he saw the character, he felt that this gave him strength as a voice actor. He also stated that he didn’t want to get his hopes up when he tried for the role.^[5] He described Izuku as «nerd» due to how relatable he is, and his sheer passion for heroism in the world that he lives in.^[6] Briner felt thankful that he lived for his character to voice throughout the series. He noted that voice acting had little nuances that he didn’t expect.^[7]

Appearances[edit]

In My Hero Academia[edit]

Izuku is first seen in My Hero Academia as a 4-year-old boy about to be beaten up by three other classmates, one of them being Katsuki «Kacchan» Bakugo, who has the ability to create explosions. Izuku was born without any unique superpower, or «Quirk», to call his own unlike his parents and 80% of the world’s population. Despite this setback, he grew up with aspirations to be a hero in his own right and began to idolize the superhero All Might. Izuku was raised primarily by his mother Inko, who has the ability to make small objects float towards herself. His father, Hisashi, whose quirk allows him to breathe fire, is not seen due to him working abroad in the United States. Throughout his childhood and into his teen years, Izuku would often be bullied by Katsuki, who would give him the nickname «Deku» (an alternate Kun’yomi reading of his given name’s kanji that is homophonous with 木偶, meaning «useless person; good for nothing»; treated as a clipped compound of «Defenseless Izuku» in English translations) to mock his perceived worthlessness in superhero society.

Ten years later, Izuku has a chance encounter with Toshinori Yagi, otherwise known as All Might, and asks him if he too could be a hero, even though he possesses no Quirk. All Might, after he ends up revealing his true appearance, tells him in response to dream more realistically and to consider becoming a police officer. Later, when an unnamed villain with mud-like liquid abilities attacks Katsuki, Izuku without proper thought, runs up to try and save him, which in turn gives the worn-out All Might (who can only do hero work for a limited time a day due to a fight with All for One that destroyed half of his respiratory system) the motivation to finish off the villain.^[8]

Later, an impressed All Might meets up with Izuku and tells him that he wants him to inherit his quirk «One for All». Izuku accepts the offer and after ten months of training by All Might in order to prove his worth (in that time, Izuku turns 15), he is forced to eat a strand of hair from All Might in order to obtain One for All, just hours prior to the UA entrance exam. Izuku first uses One for All during the practical part of the exam to save fellow competitor Ochaco Uraraka from being squashed by falling rubble. In turn, she demands Izuku get some of her points for the practical, not knowing that by saving her, Izuku had passed the exam. In honor of his acceptance, his mother Inko fabricates him his very own super-suit, a teal-colored suit based on a sketch Izuku once drew. Izuku is placed in a class with Katsuki and Ochaco, the latter of whom inspires him to embrace «Deku» as his hero name due to sounding similar to «dekiru» (出来る), which roughly translates to «you can do it.»

Throughout the course of the series, Izuku becomes an encouraging influence to his classmates, such as allowing class prodigy Shoto Todoroki^[9] to let go of traumas that prevented him from using his powers to its fullest potential, helping Ochaco Uraraka win the hero vs villain exercise, teaching Fumikage Tokoyami how to use his Quirk for defense purposes and helping Kyoka Jiro organize her notes for the school festival. After nearly a year of school activities and internships, some of which are intercepted by villain attacks, Izuku learns that All for One’s apprentice Tomura Shigaraki has become powerful enough to steal One for All.^[10] Due to this, Izuku decides to leave U.A. so he can combat Shigaraki and his army of villains without endangering his classmates, who he had informed about his leave. Prior to leaving, he informs his classmates and several of the top heroes about One for All, the latter of whom assist him in hunting down the villains.^[11][12] His classmates tracked him down and were able to bring him back to U.A. successfully, while reminding him about how helpful he was to his class and why they see him as a friend even though he was born Quirkless, as well as Katsuki apologizing for his bullying attitude to Midoriya.

In other media[edit]

Izuku plays central roles in the movies My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising and My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission. He also appears in the spinoff light novel series My Hero Academia: School Briefs, as well as the comic parody My Hero Academia: Smash!!, which depicts My Hero Academia’s events in a more comedic manner.^[13]

Izuku appears as a playable character in the video games My Hero Academia: Battle for All, My Hero One’s Justice, and My Hero One’s Justice 2.^[14] He also appears as a playable character in the video game Jump Force^[15][16] along with All Might, Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo. He’ll also be appearing in a set event in Pixel Gun 3D, but is named «Quirky Boy», alongside two of his own weapons, the Double Quirk, and the Grenade Quirk.

Izuku also appears in Fortnite Battle Royale as one of the crossover characters along with Katsuki Bakugo, Ochaco Uraraka and All Might, for the launch of ‘Chapter 4 Season 1’.^[17][18]

Powers and abilities[edit]

Izuku’s quirk, One For All, can stockpile one’s power, increasing the user’s physical capabilities and being transferred from one person to another. Since this quirk can be passed down from user to user, the different quirks of the previous One For All holders also become embedded into One For All as well. These powers are:

• Gearshift, the quirk formerly held by the second user. This allows the user to shift the speed of himself, and anything he touches.
• Fa Jin, the quirk formerly held by the third user. This enables the user to build up and store kinetic energy as they move, this energy can then be released as an explosive burst of speed and power.^[19]
• Danger Sense, the quirk formerly held by Hikage Shinomori, the fourth user. This enables the user to detect nearby threats.^[20]
• Blackwhip, the quirk formerly held by Daigoro Banjo, the fifth user. This enables the user to use streams of black energy in order to grab objects and capture enemies.^[21]
• Smokescreen, the quirk formerly held by En, the sixth user. This enables the user to create thick clouds of smoke, hindering vision.^[22]
• Float, the quirk formerly held by Nana Shimura, the seventh user. This enables the user to levitate.^[23]

Reception[edit]

Popularity[edit]

Izuku’s character has been popular among the fans of the series. In a 2018 My Hero Academia character popularity poll by Crunchyroll, Izuku tallied up in first place with 11,429 votes.^[24] In the yearly Japanese My Hero Academia popularity polls, Izuku commonly ranks second place behind Katsuki Bakugo, although he has placed first in the first ever poll with 2,314 votes, and third in the fourth poll with 8,301 tallied votes.^[25][26] In Tumblr’s top anime and manga characters of 2020, Izuku ranked first.^[27] He was ranked sixth in the Best Male Character category at the 42nd Anime Grand Prix in 2020.^[28]

Anime! Anime! did a poll where the readers voted for the most popular hero characters. Izuku ranked as the second-most popular hero character from 2021 to 2023.^[29][30][31] At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Izuku won the «Hero of the Year» category in 2017 and 2018.^[32][33] He also won the «Best Boy» category in 2019,^[34] and his fight against Overhaul won «Best Fight Scene» category in 2021.^[35]

Critical reception[edit]

Izuku’s character has received positive reviews from critics. Nick Creamer of Anime News Network called Izuku a «very likeable character» and noting that «he’s joined by a rich cast of teachers and classmates who all add their own personality(…).»^[36] Isaac Akers of The Fandom Post found that Izuku is vital when it comes to his personality with the combination of earnestness, kindness, and naivety. He also said that the character was impossible to dislike, and his high-energy spirit meshes well with the excited pitch of the series itself.^[37] Daniel Kurland from Den of Geek praised the character as empathetic and his origins. He also liked the character’s encounter with All Might which shows how this unconventional relationship that formed between them. He also praised Briner’s voice performance as the character.^[38]

Michelle Smith from Soliloquy in Blue also liked Izuku and noting that «he spent a lot of time analyzing how they handled situations, and he’s good at coming up with strategies,» which makes him smart. She also said that «he possesses all the idealistic qualities that a good shounen hero should have. He’s always out to help people, even if they don’t ask for it.»^[39] While discussing his frequent appearances on My Hero Academia popularity polls, Nerissa Rupnarine of CBR wrote that Midoriya stands out on his own despite following some common shōnen tropes, adding that Izuku’s character development «(…) is truly admirable and captivating to watch.»^[40] In his review for the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising movie, Teo Bugbee of The New York Times mentioned how Izuku’s tenderness «[added] to the film’s surprisingly emotional potency.»^[41]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

Изуку Мидория (緑 (みどり) 谷 (や) 出 (いず) 久 (く) Midoriya Izuku) (Идзуку Мидория в официальном русском издании), также известный, как Деку (デク Deku) (Дэку в официальном русском издании) — главный герой манги и аниме «Моя Геройская Академия». Несмотря на то, что он родился без причуды ему удалось привлечь внимание легендарного героя Всемогущего после чего Изуку Мидория стал девятым обладателем причуды «Один За Всех» и получил возможность поступить в академию Юэй на геройский факультет.

Внешность

Изуку — слегка низкорослый для своего возраста парень с округлённым лицом, небольшими симметричными веснушками на обеих щеках, большими зелёными глазами и тёмно-зелёными кудрявыми волосами, торчащими в разные стороны и отбрасывающими заметные тени на самих себя. Все эти характерные черты придают ему весьма неряшливый и в то же время энергичный вид. Изначально он был довольно худым, но после тренировок со Всемогущим приобрёл хорошо развитую мускулатуру.

В период обучения в младшей школе он носил японскую чёрную форму Гакуран с жёлтыми пуговицами. В Юэй он носит стандартную мужскую униформу: светло-серый пиджак поверх белой рубашки и тёмно-зелёные штаны, наряду с красным галстуком, который он не завязывает должным образом. Кроме того, Изуку всегда носит высокие красные ботинки с белой подошвой.

Первый геройский костюм Изуку состоял из светло-зелёного комбинезона с красным ремнём, чёрных налокотников и наколенников, белых перчаток и его фирменных красных ботинок. Также он надевал маску с ушеподобными выступами, напоминающими причёску Всемогущего и респиратор в виде улыбки. Этот костюм был серьёзно повреждён в ходе его тренировочной битвы с Кацуки Бакуго, в результате чего Изуку был вынужден отдать его в ремонт.

Во время Арки Зоны Ненастоящих Катастроф Изуку был одет в спортивную форму Юэй, состоящую из синего спортивного костюма с воротником и белыми полосками, образующими буквы «UA». Кроме того, он носил чёрный респиратор с наколенниками и налокотниками.

Впоследствии геройский костюм Изуку претерпел некоторые изменения, из-за чего стал выглядеть более прочным и боеспособным. Зелёный цвет стал более тёмным, белые вставки на торсе стали тёмно-серыми, наколенники стали значительно длиннее и теперь доходят до бёдер, а его перчатки украшены синими полосами. Его респиратор теперь металлический и имеет восемь небольших отверстий. Также в этом костюме Изуку не надевает свою маску, несмотря на то, что она всё ещё присутствует и теперь напоминает капюшон.

После сражения с Шото пальцы на правой руке слегка деформировались и появились два шрама по обе стороны руки. Его правая рука получила ещё несколько шрамов после боя с Мускулом. После выздоровления Изуку носит компрессионный рукав на правой руке для предотвращения новых травм.

Во время Арки Экзамена на геройскую лицензию костюм Изуку снова был модифицирован чтобы улучшить его боеспособность. Теперь у него есть бронированные железные подошвы, прикреплённые к красным ботинкам Изуку для усиления ударов ног. Помимо подошв, Хатсуме создала для Изуку специальные перчатки поддержки в сочетании с его костюмом для проведения атак на дальних дистанциях.

Личность

Изуку — очень робкий, сдержанный и вежливый парень. В начале повествования из-за издёвок в детстве за то, что родился без Причуды, он выглядит зажатым и невыразительным, особенно на фоне Кацуки. В подростковом возрасте Изуку был объектом для издевательств, главным инициатором которых был Бакуго. Но несмотря на это, он продолжает считать Кацуки своим другом, а после поступления в Юэй и победы над ним в «Пробной битве» он стал увереннее и смелее.

Изуку также отличается прилежностью и сильной волей. Изуку невероятно целеустремлённый. С того момента, как он решил стать героем, записывает в свои блокноты всё, что он узнаёт о Героях и их Причудах, включая учеников Юэй. Он очень заботливый и никогда не бросит кого-то в беде, даже если знает, что недостаточно силён для защиты. Когда у кого-то проблемы, Изуку всегда старается помочь, хотя это не его дело. Часто он делает это по наитию, не сразу осознавая произошедшее.

Изуку имеет привычки долго обдумывать вещи, которые его заинтересовали, и бормотать себе под нос. Героический дух Изуку признан многими, он также заслужил лояльность и благодарность людей, которые ранее были антагонистичны ему, таких как Тенья Иида, Шото Тодороки, Кота Изуми, что привело его к признанию в качестве истинного героя Пятном и Леди Наган.

Из всех героев именно Всемогущий оказал наибольшее влияние на жизнь Мидории, сформировал большинство целей и убеждений, которым Изуку следует с детства. Многие из решений и поступков Изуку вдохновлены его желанием стать героем, похожим на Всемогущего, и, таким образом, он глубоко уважает своего кумира, вплоть до коллекционирования различных товаров, связанных с героем, и подражания некоторым его чертам. Унаследовав его причуду, Изуку поставил своей главной целью соответствовать наследию своего кумира, так как он всегда ищет способы улучшить свое использование Причуды, осознавая огромное давление, пришедшее после официальной отставки Героя № 1. Изуку настолько уважает Всемогущего, что, по словам последнего, это стало для парня неким грузом, который сковывал его.

У Изуку, похоже, есть более дерзкая и грубоватая сторона, которая в основном проявляется во время боя. Эта сторона делает его больше похожим на Бакуго — довольно шумным и непоколебимым, с сильным стремлением к победе. Это происходит потому, что он видит в Кацуки воплощение того, кем должен быть тот, кто стремится к победе. Герой также признал, что ему не очень нравится эта его сторона и он старается держать её под контролем.

Изуку также обладает эмпатической стороной, развив в себе желание понять злодеев, с которыми он столкнулся и потенциально спасти их от самих себя, даже когда все остальные вокруг него думают, что это нереально. Поначалу Томура считал себя сумасшедшим, который просто хочет бессмысленно причинять боль другим, но после того, как узнал о своей трагической истории и почувствовал боль в своём сердце из-за их связи между Одним За Всех и Всеми За Одного, это вновь укрепило его веру в то, что великий герой — это тот, кто спасает других, а не убивает, и из-за этого он захотел узнать, как они стали злодеями, и посмотреть, есть ли какой-нибудь способ предотвратить драку.

После завершения Паранормальной Освободительной войны Изуку резко поменял своё поведение. Страдая от травмы, перенесённой войной и видя, как страдают бесчисленные невинные люди, Изуку становится более холодным и отстранённым по отношению к обществу. Подавляющий стресс и бремя приводят к тому, что он бросается в бой и оставляет позади Всемогущего и других героев, присматривающих за ним, чтобы никто больше не пострадал из-за него. Эта все более активная, серьёзная сторона его характера даже заставила обычных людей заметить, что он не похож на героя.

Причуды и способности

Причуды

Один За Всех (ワン・フォー・オール Wan Fō Ōru): причуда Изуку, которую он получил от Всемогущего. Эта причуда даёт ему нечеловеческую силу, ловкость и мобильность путём пропуска силы через своё тело. Благодаря этой причуде Изуку увеличивает свои физические способности (силу, скорость, выносливость и ловкость) до сверхчеловеческого уровня.

На первых порах использования Одного За Всех Изуку наносил себе колоссальный ущерб, вплоть до перелома конечностей. В последнее время рефлексы и скорость Изуку значительно улучшились, позволяя ему дольше держаться против особо сильных противников. Изуку может сосредотачивать накопленную силу в одной части своего тела или равномерно распределять её по всему телу, хотя сосредоточение силы в одной части тела вызывает огромную нагрузку, доставляя ему немалую боль. В настоящее время Мидория может контролировать 45 % от полной мощности своей причуды, не ломая при этом конечностей, но при этом его обычная выработка — 30 %.

«Ядро» Одного За Всех, что было спрятано за накопленной за несколько поколений физической силой, содержит в себе причуды прошлых владельцев. Это даёт Изуку возможность использовать причуды прошлых обладателей Одного За Всех. Он даже может использовать несколько усвоенных причуд одновременно, что даёт ему ещё больше возможностей в бою. Известные причуды Одного За Всех, полученные Мидорией на данный момент:

• Переключение скорости (変 (へん) 速 (そく) Hensoku): причуда, принадлежавшая второму владельцу Одного За Всех. Эта причуда позволяет менять скорость объекта, к которому прикасается носитель.
• Фа Цзинь (発 (はっ) 勁 (けい) Hakkei): причуда, принадлежавшая третьему владельцу Одного За Всех. Эта причуда позволяет Изуку накапливать и создавать кинетическую энергию во время совершения движений, что впоследствии даёт ему использовать накопленную энергию в виде взрывного прилива скорости и мощности.
• Предчувствие опасности (危 (き) 機 (き) 感 (かん) 知 (ち) Kiki kanchi): причуда, принадлежавшая Хикаге Шиномори, четвертому владельцу Одного За Всех. Причуда позволяет своему пользователю предчувствовать угрозу в окружающей его области. Изуку описывает её действие как колющее чувство в голове.
• Чёрный хлыст (黒鞭 (クロムチ) Kuro Muchi): причуда, принадлежавшая Дайгоро Банджо, пятому владельцу Одного За Всех. Позволяет создавать хлысты из тёмной энергии и использовать их, чтобы хватать объекты на дальних дистанциях, а также притягивать пользователя к этим объектам.
• Дымовая завеса (煙 (えん) 幕 (まく) Enmaku): причуда, принадлежавшая Эну, шестому владельцу Одного За Всех. Позволяет Изуку создавать густое облако дыма из своего тела. Этот дым может покрывать очень большую территорию и закрывать обзор противникам.
• Полёт (浮 (ふ) 遊 (ゆう) Fuyū): причуда, принадлежавшая Нане Шимуре, седьмой владелице Одного За Всех. Эта причуда позволяет Изуку поддерживать свое положение и перемещаться в воздухе.

Общие способности

Боевые навыки: Изуку обладает приличными боевыми навыками и физическими параметрами выше обычного студента. Тем не менее, он улучшил свои физические возможности посредством тренировок, чего было достаточно, чтобы оказать ценную помощь во время битвы с Пятном. Он обычно полагался на свои кулаки при атаке, однако решил изменить свой боевой стиль, основываясь на ударах ногами, которые сильнее, чем его руки.

Острый ум: Изуку оказывался чрезвычайно сообразительным во многих случаях. Он проявил навыки глубокого наблюдения и анализа. Как правило, его интеллект помогал ему больше, чем его Причуда. Изуку способен сформулировать тактики, позволяющие взять преимущество в ситуации и использует свои знания, чтобы творчески использовать Причуды других людей на полную, например, работая с Цую и Минору, он сбегает вместе с ними от злодеев на зоне затопления в U.S.J.. Изуку также имеет обширные знания о Профессиональных Героях и их Причудах. Благодаря уму Изуку выяснил механизмы Один За Всех, что позволило ему более эффективно использовать Причуду за короткий промежуток времени. Гран Торино даже похвалил интеллект Изуку, сказав, что Изуку — человек, который думает, прежде чем действует.

Высокий болевой порог: во многих случаях Изуку демонстрировал, что способен вытерпеть большое количество боли. В основном это происходит из-за злоупотребления Причудой; тем не менее, он был способен двигаться, несмотря на чувство мучительной боли.

Боевые приёмы

• Детройтский Удар (デトロイトスマッシュ Detoroito Sumasshu): такой же приём, как у Всемогущего, только исполняется Изуку, как апперкот.^[1]
• Делавэрский Удар (デラウエアスマッュ Derauea Sumasshu): Изуку делает «щелбан» пальцами, создавая ударную волну.^[2] Удар выходит настолько сильным, что пальцы Изуку ломаются, из-за этого он не может использовать этот приём больше 10 раз за бой. Тем не менее, в экстренных случаях, может провести данный прием даже сломанными пальцами, нанося им при этом тяжелые увечья.^[3]

• Один За Всех: Полное Покрытие (ワン・フォー・オール フルカウル Wan Fō Ōru Furukauru): Изуку пропускает определенный процент силы Одного За Всех через своё тело на постоянной основе, а не на мгновение, как у приёмов, описанных выше, что позволяет ему дольше сражаться и не ломать свои кости. Этот метод использования причуды даёт ему большую манёвренность.^[4] Активация этой техники даёт ему повышенную силу, скорость, мобильность и ловкость.^[5]
  • 5% Детройтский Удар (5 パ ー セ ン ト デ ト ロ イ ト ス マ ッ シ ュ 5 Pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu): Изуку активирует Один За Всех Полное Покрытие, а затем прыгает в воздух и наносит улучшенный нисходящий удар по противнику.^[6] Он также использовал этот ход в виде прямого удара.^[7]
  • Делавэрский Удар Воздушная атака (デラウエアスマッシュエアフォース Deraruea Sumasshu Eafosu): Изуку использует свои модернизированные перчатки, которые Хатсуме Мэй сделала для него, чтобы направить ударную волну от сжатого воздуха против своего врага, обладая достаточной силой для оглушения противника. Этот приём использовался в свободном полете против убегающего злодея.^[8] Используя все пять пальцев, он может запустить до четырёх Делавэрских ударов одновременно.^[9]

• Один За Всех 100 %: техника, позволяющая Изуку атаковать, используя всю мощь причуды в желаемой части его тела, с последующими сильнейшими повреждениями оной. Дальнейшее использование одной и той же конечности после одной такой атаки может вызвать переломы, как видно из его боев против Шото Тодороки (в результате чего Изуку перенес операцию на правой руке) и мышечные разрывы (осталось несколько шрамов на правой руке).^[10]
  • 100% Детройтский Удар (100 パ ー セ ン ト デ ト ロ イ ト ス マ ッ シ ュ 100 Pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu): Изуку активирует Один За Всех на 100 % и наносит прямой удар по противнику.^[11]
  • 1,000,000 % Делавэрский Детройтский Удар (1000000 パ ー セ ン ト デ ト ロ イ ト デ ラ ウ エ ア ス マ ッ ュ 1000000 Pāsento Derauea Detoroito Sumasshu): Изуку использует Один За Всех на условные 1,000,000 %, что также усиливается его адреналином, и обеспечивает мощный удар с невероятной силой, который сносит противника прочь. Этот приём оказался достаточно мощным для того, чтобы пересилить причуду Мускула и обезвредить его.^[11]

• Один За Всех: Полное Покрытие — Побочный стиль (ワンフォーオール フルカウル シュートスタイル Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru Shūto Sutairu): Активируя Один За Всех Полное Покрытие, Изуку использует боевой стиль, сосредоточенный на ударах ногами, которые, естественно, сильнее рук.^[12]
  • Побочный стиль: Сент-Луисский Удар (フルカウル シュートスタイルー​​​​サン・ルイス・スマッシュ Furukauru Shūtosutairū ​​​​San Ruisu Sumasshu): Изуку, активировав Один За Всех Полное Покрытие, находясь в воздухе, наносит боковой удар ногой по противнику​​.

• Один За Всех: Полное покрытие — 20 %: Мидория использует 20 % от полной мощности своей причуды и распределяет её по всему телу, обретая еще больший прирост к мощности и скорости. Это не ломает его кости, но создаёт немалую нагрузку на его тело.^[13]
  • Манчестерский Удар (マンチェスタースマッシュ Manchesutā Sumasshu): Изуку прыгает высоко вверх и делает сальто вперёд, нанося по мощный врагу удар сверху вниз. Этот приём достаточно силен, чтобы раздробить куски каменной породы.^[14]

• Один За Всех: Полное покрытие — 30 %: Мидория использует 30 % от полной мощности своей причуды и распределяет её по всему телу, обретая еще больший прирост к мощности и скорости. Мидория смог использовать эту технику ближе к концу первого года обучения в Юэй, во время войны с Паранормальным Фронтом Освобождения.

• Один За Всех: Полное покрытие — 100% (ワン・フォー・オール フルカウル Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru 100 Pāsento): Изуку активирует причуду на полную мощь покрывая всё своё тело, обретая огромный прирост к скорости и силе, что позволяет ему легко сокрушить действительно сильных врагов. Этот приём был впервые использован для защиты Эри. Увеличение мощности, по-видимому, даёт ему огненные следы, исходящие из его глаз. Находясь в прямом контакте с Эри, Мидория способен находиться в этом режиме совершенно не вредя своему организму. Поскольку Эри имеет возможность «перематывать» состояние тела человека, любой урон, нанесённый телу Изуку при использовании Один за всех на 100 %, будет постоянно отменяться причудой Эри, которая оказалась полезной в его борьбе со злодеем.^[15]
• Стиль Фроппи (フロッピースタイル Furoppīsutairu): Используя чёрный хлыст, Изуку выпускает «усик» изо рта и использует его так же, как Цую делает со своим языком.^[16]
• Полный выстрел (全 (ぜん) 開 (かい) Zenkai): Используя дымовую завесу, Изуку активирует её с максимальной силой, чтобы мгновенно выпустить большое количество дыма.
• Точечный фокус (一 (いっ) 点 (てん) 特 (とっ) 化 (か) Itten Tokka): Использование чёрный хлыст, он быстро стреляет «усиком» в определённую цель, чтобы атаковать её.
• Искусственные 100 процентов (疑 (ぎ) 似 (じ) 100% (パーセント) Giji Hyaku-pāsento): Изуку использует 45% Один За Всех, и сохраняет кинетическую энергию с помощью Фа Цзинь. Делая это, он может достичь ослепительной скорости использования Один За Всех на 100%, без сопутствующей отдачи.
  • Искусственные 100 процентов: Манчестерский Удар (疑 (ぎ) 似 (じ) 100% (パーセント) マンチェスタースマッシュ Giji Hyaku-pāsento Manchesutā Sumasshu): Изуку использует искусственные 100 процентов, и наносит удар по своему противнику на ослепительной скорости.
• Чёрная цепь (黒 (こく) 鎖 (さ) Kokusa): Комбинируя Чёрный хлыст и Фа Цзинь, Изуку может создать цепь, которой он может связать своего противника.^[17]
• Трансмиссия (トランスミッション Toransumisshon): Изуку бросается к своему противнику и наносит ему несколько ударов, с каждым ударом увеличивая передачу переключения скорости, влияющую на его противника.
• Овердрайв (五速 (オーバードライブ) Ōbādoraibu): Изуку использует переключение скорости и Фа Цзинь на себе, увеличивая свою скорость и силу, чтобы догнать противника и обрушить на него мощные атаки. Сила, которую он высвобождает, описывается как 120% Один За Всех.^[18]

Статистика

Сила		5/5 E
Скорость		5/5 E
Техника		4/5 B
Интеллект		4/5 B
Кооперативность		5/5 A

Статистика Изуку согласно датабуку Ultra Archive

Снаряжение

• Костюм Гамма (コスチュームγ (ガンマ) Kosuchūmu Ganma): Это улучшение для второго костюма Изуку, которое Хатсуме Мэй создала в соответствии с решением героя изменить свой стиль борьбы, создав тем самым Стиль Пинка. Новые дополнения состоят из ручных скреплений для поддержки рук Изуку в целях предотвращения дальнейшего повреждения, а также железных подошв для увеличения силы удара ногами.^[4]
  • Железные подошвы (アイアンソール Aiansōru): Созданные Мэй железные бронированные подошвы, прикрепленные к красным ботинкам Изуку. После удара ногой, подошвы поглощают и перераспределяют кинетическую энергию обратно, чтобы увеличить силу удара.^[19]
  • Перчатки поддержки: Хатсуме создала для Изуку очередное обновление его костюма с добавлением высокотехнологичных перчаток поддержки.^[20] Они позволяют Мидории использовать сжатый воздух, созданный Полным покрытием в качестве снарядов, щелкнув пальцем.^[8]
• Рукавица полного покрытия (フルガントレット Furu Gantoretto): Созданная Мелиссой Шилд, она была дана Изуку после того, как она узнала, что он ограничивает свою причуду. Рукавица позволяет ему использовать причуду на 100 % без повреждений руки. Позже рукавица была сломана в битве Изуку Мидории и Всемогущего против Вольфрама.

Битвы

Семья

Интересные факты

• На ранних этапах создания Изуку был известен как Микумо Акатани. У него была длинная кудрявая прическа, а челка закрывала ему глаза. Он также не имел причуды, опираясь больше на самодельные гаджеты и удачу, ради преодоления преград. Его костюм героя был чуть более пугающим. Однако, Хорикоси, автор манги, отметил, что он был недоволен дизайном Микумо, особенно его волосами. Это заставило мангаку придумать текущий дизайн с немного более короткой прической.
• Имя Изуку содержит кандзи «зелёный» (緑), «долина» (谷), «происходить/быть из определенного места» (出) и «давно» (久).
• «久» также омофон «девяти» (九 обычно читается как Кю), так как он девятый пользователь Один За Всех.
• «Деку» (でく буквально означает «тот, кто не может достичь/сделать что-нибудь») является другим вариантом чтения его имени Изуку (出久).
• Насмешливое прозвище «Деку» дал ему Кацуки в раннем детстве.
  • Именно Очако находит прозвище вдохновляющим, потому что она видит в «Деку» призыв «я могу сделать это» (頑張るでく).
• Первый геройский костюм Изуку стоил ¥40,380 (~23515,33 рублей)^[21]
• Что касается школьной жизни и достижений Изуку в Юэй:
  • Является 18-м студентом 1-А класса.
  • Занял 7-е место во вступительном экзамене.
  • Занял последнее место в начальном тесте на понимание причуд.
  • Занял 4-е место среди 1-А класса в полугодовом тесте.
  • Занял 8-е место на спортивном фестивале Юэй среди первогодок.
• Рейтинг в опросах популярности выглядит так:
  • Занял 1-е место в Первом опросе популярности.
  • Занял 2-е место во Втором, Третьем и Пятом опросах популярности.
  • Занял 3-е место в Четвертом опросе популярности.
• Любимое блюдо Изуку — Кацудон.
• Изуку планировался как взрослый персонаж, что видно по ваншоту My Hero Academia.
• Делит свой день рождения с персонажем Ичиго Куросаки из манги Bleach, еще одной мангой в Weekly Shōnen Jump.
  • Также он делит свой день рождения с другим учеником академии Юэй — Мирио Тогатой.
• Изуку похож на персонажа манги Hunter x Hunter Гон Фрикс.
  • Оба имеют тёмные волосы с зелёным оттенком.
  • Оба имеют основные способности, включающие в себя повышенную силу.
  • Оба наносят себе вред своими же способностями.
• Изуку также имеет некоторое сходство с главным героем фильма Высший пилотаж — Уиллом Стронгхолдом, который также изначально не имел каких-либо сверхспособностей.
• Геройский костюм Изуку можно купить в японском супермаркете 2427 йен.
• Его знак зодиака — Рак.

Цитаты

• (Обращается к Тошинори Яги) «Если я не буду работать в несколько раз усерднее, чем все остальные, я оступлюсь и упаду! Я хочу стать героем, как ты! Я хочу быть таким же сильным, как самый сильный герой!»^[22]
• (Обращается к Шото Тодороки) «Я хочу соответствовать ожиданиям, что на меня возложили!.. Я всегда хочу отвечать с улыбкой на лице… Я хочу стать супер крутым героем… Вот почему все выкладываются на полную! Я даже боюсь представить, каковы твои обстоятельства, или как тверда твоя решимость… Но даже так, стоит мне подумать, как ты станешь номером один, используя лишь половину своих сил, и что ты делаешь это просто, чтобы от кого-то отречься… это звучит как не смешная шутка! Поэтому… я собираюсь победить! Я одолею тебя!»^[23]
• (Обращается к Тенье Ииде) «Я… Я о многом хочу поговорить, но… это потом! Ещё Всесильный говорил мне… встревать в чужие дела — одно из главных качеств героя!»^[6]
• (Обращается к Тошинори Яги) «Я сделаю всё, что в моих силах… Чтобы вы не попросили… Я справлюсь с этим, Всесильный! Пока вы со мной, я смогу всё… Я чувствую это и знаю, что это так!»^[24]
• (Обращается к Коте Изуми) «Если все злодеи, с которыми он пришел, на том же уровне, тогда все остальные тоже в опасности. Мало того, их целью оказались мы — ученики. Я должен сообщить об этом Аизаве-сенсею и кошечкам! Если я могу их спасти, то я просто обязан это сделать, понимаешь?»^[25]
• (Изуку объясняет свои мотивы Мирио Тогате) «Помогать всем с улыбкой на лице, несмотря ни на что… И чтобы другие не волновались обо мне… Побеждать злодеев и спасать людей, без каких-либо сомнений… Я хочу стать… величайшим героем.»^[26]

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It’s not all black-and-white. Most things in this world are in shades of gray. A blend of fear and anger. Which is exactly why… I’ve gotta extend a helping hand!

Izuku Midoriya to Lady Nagant in «The Lovely Lady Nagant»

Izuku Midoriya (緑 (みどり) 谷 (や) 出 (いず) 久 (く) Midoriya Izuku^?), also known as Deku (デク Deku^?), is the main protagonist of the My Hero Academia manga and anime series.

Even though Izuku was born Quirkless, he manages to catch the attention of the legendary hero All Might, due to his innate heroism and a strong sense of justice, and has since become his close pupil, as well as a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School. All Might passed on his transferable Quirk to Izuku, making him the ninth and current holder of One For All.

Following the Paranormal Liberation War, with Tomura Shigaraki and All For One actively targeting Izuku for his Quirk, he decided to leave U.A. before finishing his first year to keep his classmates out of harm’s way.^[4] After encouragement and support from his friends, he later returns to the school and leads the heroes against the villains in one final, desperate battle to save the world.

Appearance

Izuku is somewhat short for his age, his round face is framed by a short mop of fluffy dark-green hair which sticks up at odd angles around his head, casting noticeably dark shadows onto itself. His eyes are large and somewhat circular, their irises the same shade of green as his hair, which at times are very watery, and are usually stretched quite wide, giving him an innocent, energized appearance. He has a set of four symmetrical freckles in diamond formations, one on each cheek.

Though he was initially very skinny, Izuku has gained toned muscles after his ten months of extensive training with All Might, and as the series progresses, these are shown to become more developed and defined as he gradually grows stronger.

After his battle against Shoto Todoroki, the fingers on his right hand became slightly deformed, and his hand shows visible scarring. His right arm was further damaged after his intense fight with Muscular, leaving many more scars. Following his recovery after the previously mentioned fight, Izuku wears a black compression sleeve on the upper portion of his right arm in order to support the heavy damage it sustained: it is partially visible when he wears short sleeves.

During his time in Junior High School, he wore a plain black gakuran uniform with yellow buttons, accompanied by white sneakers. While at home, he wears a green jinbei over a white shirt and gray sweatpants.

At U.A., he wears the standard male uniform: a light gray blazer with dark turquoise trimmings over a white dress shirt and dress pants, along with a red tie which he doesn’t do up properly, leaving it much shorter than how it should be. Instead of the plain brown shoes worn by the majority of the student body, he wears his signature pair of red high tops with white soles and black laces.

Izuku’s first hero costume, known as «Costume Alpha,» was a green full-body jumpsuit with a red belt, elbow pads, knee pads, and gloves, along with his signature red boots. He also wears a mask with long ear-like protrusions that resembles All Might’s haircut, and a respirator with a makeshift smile on it that also reflects that of said hero. The costume was severely damaged as a result of his first battle against Katsuki Bakugo and had to be repaired, so during the U.S.J. Arc and My Hero Academia — Save! Rescue Training, Izuku had to wear the U.A. gym uniform. This attire consists of a dark blue high-collared tracksuit with thick white lines over his torso and down his legs, forming the letters «U» and «A,» and along with this, a respirator.

His second hero costume, known as «Costume Beta,» has a few changes and now looks sturdier and more combat-ready in appearance. It includes light beige shoulder pads, and its knee pads have been extended to his legs, now reaching up to his thighs. His new gloves are also tinted light beige and are decorated with blue stripes. His respirator is now metal, diamond-shaped, and has eight holes. Izuku goes without a mask in his second suit, and although the mask is still present, he doesn’t wear it much. In terms of its color scheme, it is now a darker shade of green with black outlines instead of white.

During Class 1-A’s week of Ultimate Move Training, Izuku had his costume upgraded again to suit his new fighting style, Shoot Style, by adding iron soles to his red boots to increase the power of his kicks. Arm braces were added, and his knee pads now have yellow bolts fastened into them (they were originally added in his second costume in the manga). He called this collection of upgrades «Costume Gamma».

Izuku’s fourth hero costume, known as «Costume Delta,» makes some minor alterations from his previous hero costume. Before the U.A. School Festival, Mei Hatsume creates support gloves to better help him use his powers for long-range attacks. Prior to the Joint Training Arc, Izuku adds the gloves to his hero costume and uses them in combat.

During Mission: Humarise, Izuku and his classmates at the Endeavor Agency are given special advanced stealth costumes by the World Heroes Association for their mission at Otheon. Izuku’s stealth costume was redesigned based on his Delta Costume, consisting of a black suit with teal-green highlights on the lines, equipped with black iron soles and black boots. This costume also includes two silver plates on his shoulders with the letters «WHA» and two straps coming down from his upper body pads with a red button on the left.

After the Paranormal Liberation War, his costume was damaged, so he wore Gran Torino’s cape, as a memoir to his former mentor and to the deceased Nana Shimura. Due to his arm bracers and gloves being destroyed, he wore four Mid-Gauntlets to support his arms and legs, as well as the old gloves from his beta costume. In addition, Izuku wore his mask much more frequently in order to conceal his identity. Interestingly, him wearing the mask now cast shadows over his eyes, which causes only his green eyes to be visible. This appearing feature is very similar to All Might’s look, who has his blue eyes shine through the shadows. This is Izuku’s fifth hero costume, known as «Costume Epsilon.»

Following his fight with Lady Nagant, Izuku’s left arm Mid-Gauntlet is partially destroyed, leaving it practically useless. After the explosion at All For One’s mansion in Haibori Woods, Izuku gains an overall monstrous appearance that is stained in blood and filth. His costume, cape, and gloves become more damaged and torn, his respirator appears to have gathered rust and chipped edges, and his iron soles becoming crooked like talons. In addition to his monstrous appearance, Izuku also constantly sprouts up to six Blackwhip tendrils from his back, which Hanta Sero commented was what kept scaring civilians.

After finally recovering and returning back to U.A., Izuku temporarily wore his U.A. gym uniform, before his Costume Epsilon was eventually rebuilt, accompanied by a new pair of Air Force Gloves attached to make-shift Mid-Gauntlets created by Mei, alongside Gran Torino’s cape formed as a scarf. The costume has a darker green color, gold outlines instead of black, blue kneepads, and foregoes the cowl altogether, whilst retaining the damaged respirator from Costume Epsilon. This serves as Izuku’s sixth hero costume, known as «Costume Zeta.»

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Personality

Izuku is a very timid, reserved, and polite boy, frequently overreacting to abnormal situations with exaggerated expressions. Due to yeаrs of being looked down on by Katsuki for lacking a Quirk, he is initially portrayed as insecure, tearful, vulnerable, and non-expressive. These traits are especially present around Katsuki, who also constantly harangued him for his aspirations to become a hero. However, after being accepted into U.A., making new friends, and facing Katsuki during the Battle Trial Arc, Izuku gradually matures into a more confident and brave person who’s always eager to prove his worth as a hero, eventually developing strong leadership skills, which combined with his passion and strategic abilities, have turned him into a central figure within Class 1-A alongside Katsuki.^[5]

Izuku is a quite diligent and strong-willed student, being extremely (and sometimes scarily) enthusiastic about topics related to heroes. His dream drives him to write down notes about everything he learns in regards to heroes’ Quirks and fighting capabilities. Thanks to this practice, Izuku has developed a great analytical mind and can form complex battle plans in a few seconds, factoring in the best ways he can utilize the Quirks of allies and enemies alike for his own advantage.

Izuku externalizes his observations through endless mumbling, a habit that annoys or creeps out his peers. Izuku often writes down his observations in a variety of notebooks he titles as Hero Analysis for the Future, checking on them regularly during school activities or at night.

Izuku is caring and emotional, never hesitating to help or rescue someone in danger, even if he knows that he might not be strong or otherwise qualified enough to do it. Often, he does this on instinct, taking a more careless approach than the usual overthinking he goes through and putting himself in peril in order to protect someone. Izuku putting others’ lives above his own can go to the extreme, to the point where he has little to no sense of self-preservation. Katsuki speculates that the bullying Izuku received for being Quirkless made him internalize that his life has less worth. Izuku will routinely break his arms for the sake of others, even if it’s not completely necessary, such as demanding Shoto to unlock his full potential by using his fire side. This can make Izuku somewhat short-sighted, as he continued to break his arms, despite warnings he could permanently paralyze them and cut his hero career short. Eventually, Izuku relented, adapting his battle style to put less strain on his body. Though when he’s in a particularly tight situation, he’ll pull back on old habits.

Izuku is known to help or lecture people with personal and emotional problems, regardless if it’s his business or not, claiming that a hero should meddle in other people’s lives. This audacious spirit, while initially viewed as perplexing or even insane by others, is also recognized by many, and has earned him the loyalty, gratitude and respect of characters that were previously antagonistic towards him such as Tenya Ida, Shoto, Hitoshi Shinso, Kota Izumi, Sir Nighteye and even the Hero Killer: Stain.

He has a strong fascination with heroes and is shown well-versed in their history, sometimes even surprising the heroes themselves with his vast knowledge of their abilities and past exploits.^[6][7][8] He is prone to geeking out and rambling on about the heroes he meets, often bringing up their history and accomplishments, while also being eager to share this knowledge with others. Of all heroes, the Symbol of Peace, All Might, has impacted and modeled Izuku’s life the most. Many of Izuku’s decisions and actions result from his desire to become a Pro Hero similar to All Might, and thus he has a great devotion to him.

Izuku is an avid collector of All Might merchandise, has knowledge of his numerous feats of heroism (no matter how minor), and emulates many of his traits. Having inherited his Quirk, one of Izuku’s current priorities is to be able to live up to his idol’s legacy, as he is always looking for ways to improve his usage of One For All, being aware of the immense pressure that comes with succeeding the greatest Hero of all time. The unwavering trust and approval Izuku receives from All Might has been vital to his development as a hero, especially when the aforementioned feelings of self-doubt and unworthiness plague his mind.

Izuku appears to have a more brash and abrasive side to him, which typically shows up when he finds himself in combat. This side of him makes him act more like Katsuki, being rather loud and unwavering, and also with a strong drive towards victory. He claims that this is because he sees Katsuki as the embodiment of what someone who strives for victory should be. He has also admitted that he doesn’t like this side of him very much and tends to keep it in check. He does, however, find himself giving in to this almost feral rage when in dire situations and faced against opponents who had brutally hurt people he cares for, like in his battles against Overhaul and Tomura.

Izuku also possesses an empathetic side and has developed a desire to want to understand the villains he has faced, and potentially save them from themselves. While initially believing Tomura to be a madman who just wants to meaninglessly hurt others, after learning about his tragic history and sensing the pain in his heart through their connection between One For All and All For One, this re-invigorates his belief that a great Hero is someone who saves others, not kills, and because of this, desires to learn how they became villains and see if there is any way to prevent a fight. While he is not naïve in this ideology and will resort to violence if there is no other option, like during his second fight with Muscular, he truly wishes to reach out and help villains recover and reform themselves, even giving Kai Chisaki (whom he was still bitter towards) the chance to save his boss should he make amends with Eri. At the same time, Izuku desires to save Tomura from his life of villainy and pain, even when such a notion feels unlikely and is deemed pretentious by others, showcasing his great sense of humanity.

Following the conclusion of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku had begun to drastically change his behavior. After suffering from the trauma brought on by the War, seeing countless innocent people have their lives ruined by the current state of society, having All For One relentlessly target him for his Quirk, and bearing the responsibility of protecting his friends, Izuku became more cold and distant towards others. When All For One vowed to break him both physically and mentally, he became increasingly paranoid about how much harm he will bring to those who are around him. The overwhelming stress and burden resulted in him rushing into fights and leaving behind All Might and the other Heroes looking after him so that no one else will get hurt. His disregard for his own wellbeing becomes the worst it ever has been as well, neglecting to look after his basic needs like sleeping and eating. This increasingly driven, serious side of him has even caused civilians to note that he doesn’t look like a hero. After his friends from U.A. get through to him and take him back in, these traits seem to have diminished, with him now being determined in stopping All For One alongside his friends, teachers, and allies.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: Izuku’s greatest asset prior to receiving his Quirk was his vast knowledge of fundamental hero skills and tactics. Izuku studied Pro Heroes for years and is able to apply that knowledge during crisis situations in a practical manner. His immense bravery and desire to become a hero were also important factors in giving him the mentality to protect others. Before gaining his Quirk from All Might, he took on the Sludge Villain and rescued Katsuki because of his boldness and application of heroic skills, something that deeply impressed the No. 1 Hero.

Upon training with All Might, Izuku inherited One For All from him and was granted the ability to harness a stockpile of powerful energy. He can move faster than the eye can see and take down an enormous villain bot in a single punch, but the physical backlash at the time prevented Izuku from being able to fight properly or compete with his peers on an even playing field. Even so, he still possessed impressive physical durability, and his drive allowed him to withstand the drawbacks of One For All for the most part.

Despite the intense drawbacks of One For All, Izuku’s wits provide him with ways to use One For All that is still effective in battle. He also retains his ability to act instinctively based on his notes and possesses basic hand-to-hand combat knowledge. By applying those correctly, Izuku is able to fight toe-to-toe with even the strongest students of Class 1-A, such as Katsuki and Shoto.

Under the tutelage of Gran Torino, Izuku acquired more control over One For All, leading to the creation of One For All: Full Cowl, a technique that would eventually become a key component of his fighting style. With Izuku gaining greatly enhanced maneuverability, strength, and a significant reduction in the physical backlash created when using his Quirk uncontrollably, he was able to drastically improve his overall fighting capabilities; his newly attained abilities garnered praise from Gran Torino, who noted that Izuku was on a higher level than he was compared to the Sports Festival.^[9] This specific improvement enabled Izuku to compete more closely with his classmates in the physical aspects of the Hero Course and even allows him to fight properly against top villains like the Hero Killer: Stain, who had single-handedly bested various Pro Heroes.

As Izuku’s mastery over his Quirk improves, so do his practical skills. Also, when his skills and experience increase, so does his confidence, which is said to be a source of inspiration to his classmates as well.^[5] His body, however, still remains relatively vulnerable to One For All’s drawbacks, which gives Izuku a disadvantage against enemies like Muscular or Overhaul, whose Quirks were proven to be too powerful against One For All’s weaker outputs, forcing scenarios where Izuku had to sacrifice his body in order to go all out. In order to protect his own body, particularly his arms, Izuku eventually develops his own unique fighting style, diverging himself further from All Might’s.

Currently, Izuku is acknowledged by his classmates as a strong, reliable, leading figure, with both his strength and intelligence being respected equally. However, Izuku’s Quirk is still an enigma for them (including Izuku himself), which makes him an unpredictable ally for better or worse. As Izuku keeps growing, so does One For All, and with the prospect of having new abilities unlocked in the future, Izuku has to work even harder in order to fully dominate the Quirk that was passed to him.

By the time of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku’s skills have grown exponentially to the point that he is able to fight alongside exceptional Pro Heroes such as Eraser Head, Gran Torino, and even the current number one Pro Hero, Endeavor. But his biggest feat thus far is holding his own against the Grand Commander of the Liberation Front, Tomura Shigaraki, who is powered by All For One and a modified body with strength comparable to All Might, and forcing the all-powerful villain on the defensive despite the latter easily overpowering the top Pro Heroes.

Following the aftermath of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku has displayed even greater mastery over his Quirks and showcased the ability to easily outmaneuver his enemies with Blackwhip and 45% of One For All, detect danger without gaining sensory overload, prove En wrong by creating a new Ultimate Move using Smokescreen, and easily alternate between his arsenal of Quirks in his fights with Muscular and Lady Nagant. In his fight against Class 1-A, Izuku displayed himself to be easily capable of fighting on even terms with some of U.A. High School’s most powerful students and was shown capable of completely dominating them even when severely outnumbered before succumbing to exhaustion and stress.

During the course of the Final War, it is stated that Izuku is the only one who has a chance at defeating the fully powered Tomura, and in their final encounter, he has achieved equal standing with Tomura in terms of strength and speed despite the latter changing into its final form.

Trained Muscles: Usage of One For All requires the user to have strong muscles, as One For All is a lot to handle and could cause the user’s body to be blown apart if they don’t possess the necessary bodily strength. Having been trained by All Might for 10 months in order to get his body physically ready to inherit One For All, Izuku gained a muscular physique that lets him perform at parameters higher than that of an average student outside U.A.’s hero course. During the Quirk Apprehension Test, he demonstrated a grip strength of 56 kilograms and the ability to run the 50-meter dash in 7.02 seconds (15.93 mph/25.64 kph). Even after these events, Deku diligently trains his muscles every day and becomes physically stronger throughout the series. He is often seen running laps and using dumbbells or grippers to train during his free time. Deku can also be observed doing the air chair exercise during the breaks between classes.

Immense Stamina: Izuku has shown on many occasions that he is capable of handling large amounts of pain. Such times were mostly side-effects of overusing his Quirk and frequently led to various broken bones. Izuku is able to avoid those repercussions by staying in a safe range of One For All power output (currently, this is around 45%).

Should he be forced to output more power, Izuku is still capable of fighting decently even with broken limbs thanks to the effects of adrenaline, but will succumb to exhaustion a while later. Izuku also has to be wary of his arms, which have grown damaged due to his repeated injuries and could eventually stop working altogether if he doesn’t restrain himself.

After multiple months of hard work and training with the No. 1 Pro Hero Endeavor, Izuku has become much sturdier and resilient when it comes to the drawbacks of his Quirk, allowing him to withstand the recoil from 100% attacks without being instantly incapacitated. He has also shown an even greater pain threshold, when he managed to endure multiple smash attacks at 100% and attacks from Tomura while still standing.

Izuku has shown to even be capable of operating for days on-end without eating or sleeping, going across Japan and fighting multiple villains. Even when severe sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion accumulated, Izuku still fought against powerful villains for nearly a month and made it very difficult for his former classmates to restrain him for a lengthy period of time before finally collapsing.

Immense Strength: Even without his Quirk, Izuku has shown high levels of physical strength for a person his age. During his training with All Might (who weighs 255 kilograms or 562 pounds), he was shown to be able to lift him on his back while walking. During the sports festival, he could lift a slab of metal roughly the size of his body and wield it as an effective weapon to cleave a one-point bot in two.

When using One For All his strength further increases to superhuman levels: at 5% he can shatter metal pillars with a single punch, at 8% he can lift a steel I beam one-handed. At 15% he could lift several vehicles in the air with the aid of Blackwhip. At 30% he can lift a bus full of people one-handed and run fast enough to evade Tomura’s decay and restrain the enhanced Tomura with aid from Blackwhip and his anger.

During the Dark Hero Arc, Izuku’s strength increases even further and he can now use 45% as his regular output with no backlash. Using 45%, he could defeat a weakened Muscular with a single punch when he was unsuccessful before, casually collapse a building when fighting his classmates, and even managed to break out of Fumikage Tokoyami’s Ragnarök, shocking his friends.^[10][11]

At 100%, Izuku’s strength reaches even the level of All Might, this allows him to commit astonishing feats. He could easily destroy a massive Villain Bot with a single punch, annihilate a twelve story building, create torrents of wind pressure with a flick of his fingers, and create a massive explosion with a single punch.

With the Second User’s Quirk, Gearshift, and the Third User’s Fa Jin combined, he can make his punches even faster and build enough kinetic energy feedback, inflicting catastrophic damage to «Tomura» during the Final War, as each punch breaks the sound barrier, to the point Mirio notices the delayed sound of the punches before it can be heard. This combination increases his strength from his 100% limit to what is described as 120% in power.

Immense Speed: Izuku possesses great reflexes with and without Full Cowl. He can react in time to defend from Shoto’s ice which has been shown to occur in the literal blink of an eye and can keep up with Katsuki’s movements in their first fight.

When using Full Cowl his reflexes and movement speed elevates to higher levels; at 5% he can keep up with Tenya’s Recipro Burst which can move faster than the eye can see, at 8% he proved to surpass Katsuki’s own speed and quickly and easily overwhelmed Hitoshi in combat in spite of Hitoshi’s improvements, at 20% he could outpace Overhaul and at 30% he can keep up with the enhanced Tomura’s speed. At 45% he was capable of keeping up with Lady Nagant’s bullet and was even capable of dodging several of her shots, as well as keeping up with Muscular’s movements which he previously could not follow.

At 100% his speed rises to levels rivalling or even surpassing that of All Might, which allows him to casually blitz capable villains and move several times faster than the eye can see. During his fight with Overhaul, he could completely out-speed the villain and move fast enough to create afterimages, and later completely overwhelm him with an instantaneous rush of punches. When fighting against Tomura Shigaraki, he could effortlessly blitz the villain and severely damage his weakened body, despite him possessing speed rivaling that of All Might and outclassing that of Gran Torino.

With his Faux 100%, Izuku’s speed is on par with All Might’s in his prime. Izuku overtook a already fired and moving sniper bullet from Lady Nagant. This allowed him to reach and push Overhaul aside, even before the bullet was able to finish the last small part of the entire distance. With this technique, his speed rises to the point where it took the combined effort of Class-A just to catch up with him.

After Izuku unlocked and mastered the Second User of One For All’s Quirk, Gearshift, his speed is incredibly enhanced, enabling him to leave the sound of his attacks far behind his movements. His speed has increased so drastically that every punch he makes delayed a sound before it can be heard. «Tomura» stated that even his eyes are completely incapable of keeping up with him at this speed.

Immense Durability: Izuku has shown the ability to withstand explosions from Katsuki without One For All and with 5% he’s taken building-sized explosions from Katsuki and attacks from Muscular. At 30% of his power, he’s withstood blows from the enhanced Tomura, who is said to have power rivaling All Might himself. At 45% he withstood being shot by Lady Nagant and even managed to survive a massive explosion triggered by All For One. Upon facing his classmates, Izuku was capable of withstanding several powerful attacks such as Fumikage’s Ragnarök, ramming full-speed into Shoto’s Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall, and even withstanding a collapsing building with little to no injuries.

At 100%, Izuku’s durability and endurance rise to extreme levels, making him appear virtually invulnerable to physical trauma. In his fight against Tomura Shigaraki, he could withstand several attacks from the PLF leader and his own Quirk’s backlash. In his fight against Nine, Izuku proved easily capable of completely nullifying several of the villain’s attacks. However, Izuku’s durability has shown to depend on the amount of injuries he has sustained, with minimal injuries providing the greatest results.

Keen Intellect: Izuku has proven to be exceptionally intelligent on many occasions, displaying both keen observational and analytical skills as well as sharp intuition and resourcefulness. His grades are among the highest of his class, showing that his One For All training rarely interferes with his studying. Izuku’s intelligence has probably been a more useful asset to him than One For All so far.

Izuku is a quick learner, which has helped him figure out most One For All’s mechanisms in a short span of time and work around its limitations. While some of his moves have been directly inspired by All Might (if not, outright copied), the majority of Izuku’s moves and techniques were all conceived by him during sudden sparks of inspiration, proof of his creativity.

Izuku also has extensive knowledge of Pro Heroes, his classmates, and their Quirks, taking notes of them in great detail in his Hero Analysis for the Future.^[12] This is fruit of excellent observational skills coupled with his own desires in becoming a hero by learning from the best, meaning that Izuku always has a natural interest in expanding his knowledge further and further.

Izuku is an exceptional strategist and tactician. By combining his aforementioned quick learning and knowledge about Quirks, Izuku is able to devise plans that take advantage of his friends’ abilities to the fullest. Izuku’s calculations have been crucial at several moments of his school life, allowing him to earn victories, such as in the Battle Trial; escape dangerous situations, such as the U.S.J. Incident; and save lives, such as in the Vanguard Action Squad Invasion and Kamino Incident. Indeed, in his battle with his classmates, he used his knowledge of their powers to his advantage and easily overcame a majority of them, shocking a few of them with his skill.^[11][13]

His intelligence is greatly respected by everyone in Class 1-A as many of his peers look up to him for planning and follow his strategies to the bottom line. Even Momo Yaoyorozu, the smartest student in the class, has looked up to Izuku as a reference.^[14]

Adaptability: Thanks to his analytical abilities, Izuku is able to replicate the techniques of others. For example, after training with Gran Torino and gaining minor mastery of One For All, Izuku was able to duplicate Katsuki’s moves during a training exercise. After training and drawing inspiration from his classmate, Tsuyu Asui, Izuku has become proficient enough with Blackwhip to generate a dark tendril from his tongue, allowing him to replicate her «Froppy Style» combat.

After unlocking more assimilated Quirks from One For All, Izuku can craft and combine some of the Quirks to make custom Ultimate Moves such as Blackchain, Faux 100 Percent, and Faux 100 Percent: Manchester Smash.

Leadership Skills: As a natural consequence of his bravery and strategic mindset, Izuku has displayed incredible leadership skills on various occasions.

By the start of his U.A. life, Izuku had already earned the trust of Ochaco Uraraka and Tenya thanks to his actions in the U.A. Entrance Exam, which was enough to allow him to be voted class representative early on, although he relinquished the position to Tenya shortly after. Tsuyu and Minoru Mineta also placed their faith on Izuku during the U.S.J. Incident, following his instructions with little hesitation. By the time of the First Term Final Exam, he had already fought alongside Katsuki and Shoto, who were previously antagonistic to him.

Izuku might not be aware of this, but he is one of the main motivators within his class alongside Katsuki, thanks to a combination of his heroic drive and practical intellect.^[5]

Indomitable Will: Throughout the series, Izuku displayed an extraordinary level of willpower as one of his greatest traits. Following his goal to become the greatest hero, Izuku has been shown to develop great determination and willpower through out the series. While feeble and doubtful at the beginning, Izuku steadily developed and proved his strong-will power against far menacing adversaries, people doubting and believing in him, and proven to be stronger than many of his classmates. He was the first one to move his body after All For One induced great fear onto him and his classmates. Even when Sir Nighteye foresaw Izuku’s death and Eri’s failed rescue, he refused to give up and promised to change fate. He has constantly displayed the ability to never give up no matter how severe the injury. When fighting Overhaul, Izuku continuously steeled his resolve to save and protect Eri. Even after being severely injured and feeling the drawbacks of using One For All at 20%, he still kept on fighting against the villain until going all-out with 100%.

During the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku displayed his resistance against Tomura’s terrifying aura. While he did hallucinate his death for a moment, he quickly recovered from it and showed no fear when confronting the villain. When all hope seemed lost, Izuku decided to do everything in his disposal to stop Tomura, no matter what would happen to himself afterwards and knowingly going for the risk of forever losing his arms or worse. Even after shattering his arms and legs and horrifically injuring himself, he developed the Froppy Style with Blackwhip after being inspired by Tsuyu Asui and desperately attempted to capture Tomura.

After the Paranormal Liberation War, Yo Shindo notices the change and development of Izuku’s willpower, stating that he gives off a totally different vibe. Even when Izuku went to confront All For One in the Haibori Woods mansion, he only showed his anger-filled eyes and determination of defeating him. During the Dark Hero Arc, Izuku’s will takes a large toll as he begins to succumb to the stress and trauma of the war, as well as leaving U.A. He began to over-exert himself, under-eat, and constantly fend off villains, while showing extremely worrying behavior. He eventually decides to leave behind All Might in order to track down the PLF himself. In reality, Izuku chose to commit these actions to protect his friends from anymore harm, not wanting more people to get hurt or killed due to his actions. This behavior is further enforced after the horrific disfigurement of Lady Nagant right in front of his eyes, which further increased his rage and hatred towards All For One. Eventually, after being rescued by his friends, having Katsuki Bakugo apologize to him for his actions, and Ochaco Uraraka publicly defend him, he finally leaves behind this depressive state and steels his resolve to fight against the villains.

Quirks

One For All (ワン・フォー・オール Wan Fō Ōru^?): Transferred to him from Toshinori Yagi, Izuku’s Quirk allows him to stockpile an enormous amount of raw power, allowing him to significantly enhance all of his physical abilities to a superhuman level. This results in unbelievable levels of strength, speed, stamina, agility, and durability.

Izuku can focus the stockpiled power into a single body part, or spread it across his entire body evenly, though, focusing the power in a single part puts a greater strain on that part of his body. He is also able to control what percentage of his full power that he uses. He is currently able to handle 45% of his full power without breaking his bones, with 30% being his normal output.^[15] When Izuku activates One For All, red, vein-like lines course throughout the empowered part of his body.

The Quirk factors of the previous power holders have merged with the core of One For All and have drastically increased in strength since. This grants Izuku the ability to access and utilize the Quirks of the previous holders of One For All. He can even use more than one of these assimilated Quirks at a time, granting him even more options in battle. The known Quirks within One For All are:

• Gearshift (変 (へん) 速 (そく) Hensoku^?): The Quirk of the second user. This Quirk allows Izuku to change the speed and/or velocity of any target he touches, including himself. This allows him to greatly accelerate his own speed and/or the velocity of his target, and enhance the impact force of his own strikes. After years of being empowered within One For All, Gearshift has evolved into an unusual power that cannot be wielded the usual way. It has also been designated as a last resort.
• Fa Jin (発 (はっ) 勁 (けい) Hakkei^?): The Quirk of the third user. This Quirk allows Izuku to build up and store kinetic energy as he moves. He can later release this stored energy as an explosive burst of speed and power.
• Danger Sense (危 (き) 機 (き) 感 (かん) 知 (ち) Kiki kanchi^?): The Quirk of the fourth user, Hikage Shinomori. This Quirk allows Izuku to detect threats in the surrounding area. Due to the amplification of One For All, the detection causes a stabbing sensation in his head and it takes a toll on his body.
• Blackwhip (黒鞭 (クロムチ) Kuro Muchi^?): The Quirk of the fifth user, Daigoro Banjo. This Quirk allows Izuku to generate tendrils of black energy from his body that are good for grappling. It is useful for grabbing things from long distances, capturing opponents, and increasing Izuku’s mobility.
• Smokescreen (煙 (えん) 幕 (まく) Enmaku^?): The Quirk of the sixth user, En. This Quirk allows Izuku to generate a thick cloud of purple smoke from his body. This smoke can cover a very wide area and obscure peoples’ vision.
• Float (浮 (ふ) 遊 (ゆう) Fuyū^?): The Quirk of the seventh user, Nana Shimura. This Quirk allows Izuku to suspend himself in mid-air, granting him flight.

Izuku also has access to a subconscious realm where vestiges of the consciousnesses of the previous One For All holders dwell. These vestiges can trigger Izuku to activate One For All without any conscious input from himself, as seen when he was under the control of Hitoshi’s Brainwashing Quirk and illusionary shadows of these echoes appeared in his vision. Izuku currently has little to no control over this aspect of One For All, being unable to freely enter or exit, his body not being fully materialized, which limits his movement within the realm, and only being able to talk through muffled sounds since his mouth has not fully manifested yet. However, Izuku has reached the point where he can freely communicate with the vestiges of the previous users while still conscious. Izuku is the first holder of One For All known to have gained access to this realm while still alive.^[16][17]

Ultimate Moves

• Detroit Smash (デトロイトスマッシュ Detoroito Sumasshu^?): The same as All Might’s move, except Izuku does it in the form of an uppercut or a straightforward punch.^[18]
  • Detroit Smash: Quintuple (デトロイトスマッシュ 五 (クイン) 重 (ティプル) Detoroito Sumasshu Kuintipuru^?): Izuku enhances himself with Gearshift and performs five Detroit Smashes in quick succession.^[19]
• Delaware Smash (デラウェアスマッシュ Derawea Sumasshu^?): Izuku flicks his finger to create a powerful wind pressure shock wave that has enough force to break large chunks of ice made by Shoto.^[20] Due to using this attack at 100%, it fractures the finger, limiting the time he can use this move without gravely injuring himself up to ten times.^[21]
• United States of World Smash (ユナイテッド ステイツ オブ ワールド スマッシュ Yunaiteddo Suteitsu Obu Wārudo Sumasshu^?): This Ultimate Move is Izuku’s variation of All Might’s United States of Smash. Izuku begins this Ultimate Move by increasing his power levels using One For All: Full Cowl — 100% and starts unleashing a violent volley of punches. After this, he runs around his opponent, building up momentum and increasing air pressure before delivering a devastating kick. This was first used against Flect Turn.
• One For All: Full Cowl (ワン・フォー・オール フルカウル Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru^?): Through his training with Gran Torino, Izuku was able to unlock this stage of his power and get better control of his Quirk. This technique allows Izuku to utilize a percentage of the full power of One For All throughout his body, by letting the power course and flow through him instead of concentrating it in one location. According to Izuku, this technique gives him greater maneuverability.^[22] Activating this technique gives him enhanced strength, speed, mobility, and agility. It also prevents him from breaking his bones when attacking. The cost of using this technique reduces the damage of how much his attacks do since instead of centering the power into a certain area, Izuku spreads it throughout his body.^[23][24] Izuku has been steadily improving the upper limits of the percentage of One For All that he could safely use with this technique since its creation. Izuku’s initial limits at the time of creating the technique only allowed him to utilize 5% of the maximum output. During Izuku’s fight against Katsuki after the Provisional Hero License Exam, he further improved this limit to 8%. Since his battle against Overhaul, Izuku was capable of using 20% without breaking his bones. At the start of Izuku’s internship with Endeavor, he described his percentage limitations to be in the interval of 10% to 15% of his full power without any extraneous load and had also stated that he could use 20%, but not without causing immense pain that would majorly hinder his mobility in battle.^[25] By the start of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku improved this limit to 30% with the extraneous usage limit of 45% of his full power. ^[26] When Izuku activates Full Cowl, red, vein-like lines course throughout his body that coincides with the energy flowing through him. When fully active, his body and eyes start to glow with a green, bio-electric aura.
  • 5% Detroit Smash (5パーセント デトロイトスマッシュ Go-pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu^?): Izuku activates One For All: Full Cowl at 5% then jumps into the air and delivers an enhanced downward punch to the opponent.^[27] He has also used this move in the form of a straight, forward-facing punch.^[28]
  • Double Detroit Smash (ダブルデトロイトスマッシュ Daburu Detoroito Sumasshu^?): Izuku and All Might combine their Detroit Smashes into a single, devastating charge. They performed this final attack against Wolfram, shattering through a humongous chunk of metal and causing a huge explosion that destroyed Izuku’s Full Gauntlet.
  • Delaware Smash Air Force (デラウェアスマッシュエアフォース Derarwea Sumasshu Eafosu^?): Izuku uses his upgraded gloves that Mei made for him to direct a blast of compressed air against his foe, possessing enough concussive force to stun Gentle Criminal while he was in mid-air, giving Izuku an opening to catch up to him.^[29] By using all five of his fingers, he can launch up to four Delaware Smashes simultaneously.^[30] It requires 20% of his power to use it effectively using One For All.^[25]
• One For All — 30%: A technique that allows Izuku to use 30% of One For All in his right arm. This percentage was used in conjunction with Melissa Shield’s Full Gauntlet, which nullified any drawbacks to using One For All at higher percentages. Because of this, it is unknown how this state affects Izuku’s body under normal conditions. With 30% Izuku was able to effortlessly blow away security bots with vast amounts of wind pressure created by the punch.^[31]
• One For All — 45%: A technique that allows Izuku to use 45% of One For All. He’s only able to bring this level of power out for a brief period of time; to keep it from wrecking his body he activates it just before the moment of impact.^[26]
  • St. Louis Smash Air Force (セントルイス スマッシュエアフォース Sento Ruisu Sumasshu Eafōsu^?): Izuku arches his leg back and performs a strong vertical roundhouse kick, firing a large blast of compressed air.^[15]
• One For All — 100%: A technique that allows Izuku to attack using the full power of One For All in the desired part of his body, with the cost of said body part breaking upon execution. Further usage of the same limb after an initial attack can cause scarring, as seen with his fights against Shoto (causing Izuku to get surgery on his right hand due to injuries) and Muscular (leaving multiple scars across his right arm).^[32]
  • 100% Detroit Smash (100% デトロイトスマッシュ Hyaku Pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu^?): This move involves Izuku activating One For All at 100% in his arm and then striking his target with a lunging punch.^[33]
  • 1,000,000% Delaware Detroit Smash (1000000% デトロイトデラウェアスマッシュ Hyaku-man Pāsento Derawea Detoroito Sumasshu^?): This move is the strongest smash move in Izuku’s arsenal, which involves him activating One For All at 100% during an adrenaline rush and then striking his opponent with a full-swing attack. When performing the move Izuku first uses a full-handed Delaware Smash, then delivers a devastating Detroit Smash. During the climax of his battle with Muscular, Izuku managed to overpower and launch his augmented opponent with enough force to create an impact crater in solid rock with the strike alone, thus defeating the villain.^[33]
  • Texas Smash (テキサススマッシュ Tekisasu Sumasshu^?): Izuku throws a punch in order to create wind pressure in order to blow objects and people away. This move is first used to critically damage Tomura during the Paranormal Liberation War. ^[34]
  • Wyoming Smash (ワイオミング スマッシュ Waiomingu Sumasshu^?): Izuku draws out 100% of his power into his arms, then proceeds to spike his opponent on the head, creating a powerful shockwave as a result. This technique was first used against Tomura during the Paranormal Liberation War.^[35]
• One For All: Full Cowl — Shoot Style (ワンフォーオール フルカウル シュートスタイル Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru Shūto Sutairu^?): While using One For All: Full Cowl, Izuku uses a fighting style that focuses more on kicking.^[36] Izuku concentrates One for All: Full Cowl’s effects in his torso and legs rather than his arms, allowing him to put out even more power due to the fact that the human leg muscles are naturally stronger than the human arm muscles, granting him enough power and stability and allowing him to step away from the shackles of having to imitate All Might.
  • Shoot Style: St. Louis Smash (シュートスタイルセントルイススマッシュ Shūto Sutairu Sento Ruisu Sumasshu^?) While using the Shoot Style, Izuku leaps into the air and before swinging around to deliver a roundhouse kick to the opponent’s face. Izuku used this move to incapacitate Gentle Criminal, who had been empowered by La Brava’s Lover Mode Quirk to match Izuku’s use of One for All: Full Cowl at 8% of its power.^[30]
• One For All: Full Cowl — 20%: Izuku uses 20% of One For All’s full power and distributes it throughout his body, giving him even greater power and speed boost.^[37]
  • Manchester Smash (マンチェスタースマッシュ Manchesutā Sumasshu^?): Izuku leaps into the air and flips forward to bring down an axe kick upon his opponent. Although Kai Chisaki managed to evade it, the attack itself pulverized the ground thoroughly enough that Kai wasn’t able to completely retaliate with his Overhaul Quirk.^[38]
• One For All: Full Cowl — 30%: A technique that allows Izuku to consistently use 30% of One For All. He was able to utilize this level of One For All near the end of his first year of high school, during the war with the Paranormal Liberation Front.^[26]
• One For All: Full Cowl — 100% (ワン・フォー・オール フルカウル 100% (パーセント) Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru Hyaku-pāsento^?): Izuku activates One For All to its fullest extent throughout Full Cowl, granting him a tremendous boost in speed and strength that not only rivaled that of All Might but allowed Izuku to easily overwhelm the likes of Kai Chisaki. This was first used against Kai Chisaki to protect Eri. The power increase seemingly gives him fire-like trails coming from his eyes and light-colored hair. He can currently only use it infinitely with no damage done to his body while in physical contact with Eri. Since Eri has the ability to Rewind the state of a person’s body, any damage done to Izuku’s body by using One For All at 100% would continually be undone by Eri’s Quirk which proved useful in his fight with Overhaul.^[39]
• Froppy Style (フロッピースタイル Furoppīsutairu^?): Using Blackwhip, he shoots a singular tendril out of his mouth and uses it like Tsuyu does with her tongue.^[40]
• Full Blast (全 (ぜん) 開 (かい) Zenkai^?): Izuku uses Smokescreen at its maximum, producing a wide area of smoke, blocking the view of his opponent and potentially himself, as well.
• Pinpoint Focus (一 (いっ) 点 (てん) 特 (とっ) 化 (か) Itten Tokka^?): Using Blackwhip, he quickly shoots a long-ranged tendril at a specific target to attack them.
• Faux 100 Percent (疑 (ぎ) 似 (じ) 100% (パーセント) Giji Hyaku-pāsento^?): Izuku draws out 45% of One For All’s power, and combines it with the stored kinetic energy generated by Fa Jin. By doing this he is able to draw out the blinding speed of using One For All at 100%, without the recoil that comes with it.
  • Faux 100 Percent: Manchester Smash (疑 (ぎ) 似 (じ) 100% (パーセント) マンチェスタースマッシュ Giji Hyaku-pāsento Manchesutā Sumasshu^?): Izuku activates Faux 100 Percent, and lands an axe kick on to his opponent at blinding speed.
• Blackchain (黒 (こく) 鎖 (さ) Kokusa^?): By combining Blackwhip and Fa Jin, Izuku is able to create a chain that is able to ensnare and launch opponents at great distances.^[41]
• Transmission (トランスミッション Toransumisshon^?): Izuku rushes towards his opponent and punches them several times, with each punch increasing the speed of Gearshift affecting his opponent. These shifts in speed are labelled as «gears.»^[41]
• Overdrive (五速 (オーバードライブ) Ōbādoraibu^?): Izuku uses Gearshift and Fa Jin on himself, increasing his speed and boosting his power to catch up to opponents and unleash powerful attacks on them. The force he unleashes is described as 120% of One For All.^[41]

Stats

Equipment

Costume Zeta (コスチュームZ (ゼータ) Kosuchūmu Zēta^?): The sixth iteration of Izuku’s hero costume. After his previous outfit was almost completely destroyed, this new patchwork includes most of the primary features of the previous versions, including the improved arm bracers and the iron soles to support his arms and legs. The hood has been removed, replaced with Gran Torino’s cape as a scarf. The damaged mask from his previous costume remains a part of this one.

• Iron Soles (アイアンソール Aiansōru^?): Created by Mei, these Iron Armor Soles attach to Izuku’s signature red shoes. Upon kicking something, the soles absorb the impact and redistribute the kinetic energy back out to increase the impact strength of Izuku’s kicks.^[42] Izuku requested the soles to strengthen his kicks after resolving to change his fighting style.
• Air Force Gloves: Created by Mei, these gloves allow Izuku to focus and aim bursts of pressurized air that he creates by flicking his fingers.^[29] This allows Izuku to use long-range projectile attacks using One For All. After Izuku’s battle with Tomura during the Paranormal Liberation War, the gloves, along with the arm bracers, were completely destroyed,^[43] but later received a new version of them from Mei.^[44]
• Mid-Gauntlet (ミッドガントレット Middo Gantoretto^?): Presumably created by Melissa after the Paranormal Liberation War, similar to the Full Gauntlet, it allows Izuku to use One For All’s power in higher percentages without the worry of harming his body, though will break if used at 100%. Following his fight with Lady Nagant, Izuku’s left Mid-Gauntlet is partially destroyed, leaving it practically useless. He later receives new replica versions of the Mid-Gauntlets from Mei.^[44]

Full Gauntlet (フルガントレット Furu Gantoretto^?): Created by Melissa, it was given to Izuku after she figured out that he was limiting his output of One For All, during the faux villain course at the I-Island Expo. The device allowed him to use his Quirk at higher percentages without the risk of self-injury. The gauntlet was later destroyed at the climax of Izuku and All Might’s fight against Wolfram.

Battles & Events

Battles & Events

Entrance Exam Arc Sludge Villain Incident All Might vs. Sludge Villain All Might vs. Sludge Villain: Rematch U.A. Entrance Exam Quirk Apprehension Test Arc Quirk Apprehension Test Battle Trial Arc Battle Trial Izuku & Ochaco vs. Katsuki & Tenya U.S.J. Arc U.S.J. Incident Izuku Midoriya, Tsuyu Asui & Minoru Mineta vs. Villains Eraser Head & U.A. Students vs. Tomura Shigaraki & Nomu All Might & U.A. Students vs. League of Villains U.A. Sports Festival Arc U.A. Sports Festival Obstacle Race Cavalry Battle Izuku Midoriya vs. Hitoshi Shinso Izuku Midoriya vs. Shoto Todoroki Vs. Hero Killer Arc Hero Agency Internships Izuku Midoriya vs. Gran Torino Izuku Midoriya vs. Gran Torino: Rematch Hosu Incident U.A. Students vs. Hero Killer: Stain Rescue Training Race Final Exams Arc First Term Final Exam Team Midoriya & Bakugo vs. All Might My Hero Academia: Two Heroes I-Island Incident U.A. Students vs. I-Island Security Bots Deku vs. Swordkil Deku vs. Wolfram All Might & Deku vs. Wolfram Forest Training Camp Arc Class 1-A Swimming Competition Quirk Training Camp Class 1-A vs. Pixie-Bob Vanguard Action Squad Invasion Izuku Midoriya vs. Muscular Tiger & Mandalay vs. Magne and Spinner U.A. Students vs. Moonfish Bakugo Escort Squad vs. Vanguard Action Squad Provisional Hero License Exam Arc Ultimate Move Training Provisional Hero License Exam Crushing of U.A. Izuku Midoriya vs. Fake Camie Izuku’s Gambit Gang Orca’s Invasion Deku vs. Kacchan 2 Shie Hassaikai Arc Class 1-A vs. Mirio Togata Hero Work-Studies I Izuku Midoriya vs. Sir Nighteye Shie Hassaikai Raid Eraser Head & Deku vs. Toga Nighteye Squad vs. Mimic Nighteye Squad vs. Overhaul & Chronostasis Deku vs. Overhaul U.A. School Festival Arc Deku vs. Gentle Criminal U.A. School Festival Pro Hero Arc Class 1-A vs. Nejire Chan & Suneater Joint Training Arc Joint Training Battle Round 5 My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising Hero Work Recommendation Project Deku and Bakugo vs. Nine U.A. Students vs. Nine Deku and Bakugo vs. Nine: Rematch Endeavor Agency Arc Hero Interview Training Hero Work-Studies II Endeavor & Hawks vs. Starservant Endeavor Agency vs. Ending My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Endeavor’s Mission Mission: Humarise Otheon Team vs. Humarise Deku vs. Rody Soul Deku vs. Otheon Police & Beros Deku vs. Beros & Rogone Endeavor’s Trainees vs. Beros & Sidero Deku vs. Flect Turn Paranormal Liberation War Arc Paranormal Liberation War Jaku Hospital Raid Hospital Raid Team & Trainees vs. Tomura Shigaraki Best Jeanist & Trainees vs. Paranormal Liberation Front Dark Hero Arc Deku vs. Muscular: Rematch Deku vs. Lady Nagant Deku & Dynamight vs. Dictator Deku vs. Class A U.A. Traitor Arc Deku & Invisible Girl vs. Can’t Stop Twinkling Final War Arc Final War Operation Troy Deku, Uravity & Froppy vs. Himiko Toga

Relatives

Chapter Appearances

Appearances
v • eEntrance Exam Arc 1. Izuku Midoriya: Origin Debut 2. Roaring Muscles Appears 3. Entrance Exam Appears 4. Starting Line Appears
v • eQuirk Apprehension Test Arc 5. Smashing into Academia Appears 6. What I Can Do for Now Appears 7. Costume Change? Appears
v • eBattle Trial Arc 8. Rage, You Damned Nerd Appears 9. Deku vs. Kacchan Appears 10. Breaking Bakugo Appears 11. Bakugo’s Starting Line Appears
v • eU.S.J. Arc 12. Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Ida! Appears 13. Rescue Training Appears 14. Encounter with the Unknown Appears 15. Vs. Appears 16. Know Your Enemies Appears 17. Game Over Appears 18. Heroes’ Counterattack Appears 19. All Might Appears 20. The World of Pros Appears 21. In Each of Our Hearts Appears
v • eU.A. Sports Festival Arc 22. That’s the Idea, Ochaco Appears 23. Roaring Sports Festival Appears 24. Mad Dash and Knockdown Appears 25. In Their Own Quirky Ways Appears 26. Chase Down the Leader Appears 27. Earth-Shatteringly Fateful Negotiations Appears 28. Strats, Strats, Strats Appears 29. Unaware Appears 30. Cavalry-Match Finale Appears 31. The Boy Born with Everything Appears 32. Smile, Prince of Nonsense Land! Appears 33. Shinso’s Situation Appears 34. Victory or Defeat Appears 35. Battle On, Challengers! Appears 36. Bakugo vs. Uraraka Appears 37. Midoriya and Endeavor Appears 38. Todoroki vs. Midoriya Appears 39. Shoto Todoroki: Origin Appears 40. Emancipation Appears 41. Fight On, Ida Appears 42. Final-Match Time Appears 43. Todoroki vs. Bakugo Appears 44. Relaxing Day Off Appears
v • eVs. Hero Killer Arc 45. Time to Pick Some Names Appears 46. Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears Appears 47. Struggling Appears 48. Getting the Knack Appears 49. Midoriya and Shigaraki Appears 50. Kill ‘Em Dead Appears 51. No, Knock It Off, Ida Appears 52. Hero Killer Stain vs. U.A. Students Appears 53. From Todoroki to Ida Appears 54. Re: Ingenium Appears 55. Conclusion?! Appears 56. Conclusion Appears 57. The Aftermath of Hero Killer Stain Appears 58. Internship’s End Appears 59. Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past Appears
v • eFinal Exams Arc 60. Gear Up for Final Exams Appears 61. The Worst Combo Appears 62. Katsuki Bakugo: Origin Appears 63. Yaoyorozu Rising Appears 64. The Task at Hand Appears 65. Wall Appears 66. Midoriya’s Observations Appears 67. Stripping the Varnish Appears 68. Encounter Appears 69. Interview with Midoriya Appears
v • eForest Training Camp Arc 70. Wild, Wild, Pussycats Appears 71. Kota Appears 72. Day Two Appears 73. Good Evening Appears 74. Smoke Signal Appears 75. Stake Your Life, Hero! Appears 76. My Hero Appears 77. It’s Okay Appears 78. Whirling Chaos Appears 79. Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!! Appears 80. Establishing the Bakugo Bodyguard Brigade Appears 81. Roaring Upheaval Appears 82. What a Twist! Appears 83. Loss Appears
v • eHideout Raid Arc 84. From Ida to Midoriya Appears 85. Nothing but Fools Appears 86. Before the Storm Appears 87. Clash Appears 88. All For One Appears 89. All for a Certain One Appears 90. Reach Out Appears 91. Symbol of Peace Appears 92. One For All Appears 93. One For All’s Ember Appears 94. From Teacher to Disciple Appears 95. End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End Appears 96. Home Visits Appears 97. Tell It Like It Is, Mom Appears
v • eProvisional Hero License Exam Arc 98. Moving into Dorms Appears 99. Goodbye Two-Digit Chapters, Hello Three Digits Appears 100. Creating Ultimate Moves Appears 101. The Girl Called Mei Hatsume Appears 102. On Cloud Nine Appears 103. The Test Appears 104. White-Hot Battle! To Each Their Own Strengths! Appears 105. Shiketsu High Lurking Appears 106. Class 1-A Appears 107. Denki Kaminari’s Thoughts Appears 108. RUSH! Appears 109. Rescue Exercise Appears 110. Rescue Exercise Continued Appears 111. Smoldering Start Appears 112. What’s the Big Idea? Appears 113. Test’s Aftermath Appears 114. Results’ Aftermath Appears 115. Unleashed Absent 116. Meeting in Tartarus Appears 117. A Talk About Your Quirk Appears 118. Meaningless Battle Appears 119. Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2 Appears 120. The Three Appears 121. Second Semester Opening Ceremony Appears
v • eShie Hassaikai Arc 122. A Season for Encounters Appears 123. Unrivaled Appears 124. Trouble Ahead!! Episode: Work Studies Appears 125. Overhaul Appears 126. Open Up, World Appears 127. Sir Nighteye and Izuku Midoriya and Mirio Togata and All Might Appears 128. Boy Meets… Appears 129. Eri Appears 130. Listen to the Truth Appears 131. Fighting Fate Appears 132. The Plan Absent 133. Catch Up, Kirishima Absent 134. Let’s Go, Gutsy Red Riot Appears 135. An Unpleasant Talk Appears 136. Close at Hand!! Appears 137. Restraint!! Appears 138. Go!! Appears 139. Shudder! The Underground Labyrinth Appears 140. Suneater of the Big Three Appears 141. Hassaikai: Behind the Scenes Absent 142. Shield and Shield, Spear and Shield Appears 143. Let’s Rumble, Rappa!! Absent 144. Red Riot, Part 1 Mentioned 145. Red Riot, Part 2 Absent 146. Temp Squad Absent 147. Twoga!! Appears 148. The Anguish of Young Twoga Appears 149. Don’t Get Mad, Irinaka Appears 150. Mirio Togata Flashback 151. Mirio Togata!! Absent 152. Lemillion Appears 153. Transform! Appears 154. Unforeseen Hope Appears 155. Saviors, the Saved and a Hero’s Place Appears 156. The Power of Those Saved Appears 157. Infinite 100 Percent Appears 158. Chisaki’s Warped Compassion Appears 159. It’s Over!! Appears 160. Expressway Mentioned 161. Bright Future Appears 162. Suitable One Appears
v • eRemedial Course Arc 163. Smoldering Flames Appears 164. Masegaki Absent 165. Win Those Kids’ Hearts Absent 166. Be Proud, License Trainees Absent 167. Number One Hero’s Starting Line Appears 168. The Strange Tale of Aoyama Appears
v • eU.A. School Festival Arc 169. School Festival Appears 170. With Eri Appears 171. Gentle and La Brava Appears 172. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part (Part 1) Appears 173. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part (Part 2) Appears 174. Golden Tips Imperial Appears 175. Morning, the Day Of Appears 176. Deku vs. Gentle Criminal Appears 177. At the Construction Site Appears 178. The Woman Called La Brava Appears 179. School Festival Start!! Appears 180. Unbeknownst Appears 181. For Someone Else Appears 182. Let It Flow! School Festival! Appears 183. Festival All Day Long!! Appears
v • ePro Hero Arc 184. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart Appears 185. Wing Hero: Hawks Absent 186. Endeavor and Hawks Absent 187. Flaming Roar! vs. Nomu: High-End Absent 188. Your Father, the Number One Hero Appears 189. Why He Gets Back Up Appears 190. His Start Appears 191. Dabi, Hawks, Endeavor Appears 192. The Todoroki Family Appears 193. Vestiges Appears
v • eJoint Training Arc 194. Cold Skies over U.A. High! Appears 195. Clash! Class A vs. Class B! Appears 196. Make It Happen, Shinso!! Appears 197. Quaotic Quirkstravaganza Appears 198. Know Where You Stand when It Counts!! Appears 199. Operation New Improv Moves! Absent 200. Clever Commander! Absent 201. Foresight Absent 202. Match 3 Appears 203. Flexible! Juzo Honenuki! Absent 204. Tuning Up Appears 205. Detour Voice 206. Match 3 Conclusion Appears 207. Early Bird! Appears 208. Match 4 Conclusion Appears 209. Match 5 Start Appears 210. The One For All Dream Appears 211. That Which Is Inherited Appears 212. That Which Is Inherited, Part 2 Appears 213. Realm of Souls Appears 214. Our Brawl Appears 215. Final Face-Off! Midoriya vs. Shinso! Appears 216. Class A vs. Class B: Conclusion! Appears 217. The New Power and All For One Appears
v • eMeta Liberation Army Arc 218. The Meta Liberation Army Appears 219. Go, Slidin’ Go! Mentioned 220. My Villain Academia Absent 221. Memento from All For One Absent 222. Tomura Shigaraki: Distortion Appears 223. Cockroaches Mentioned 224. Revival Party Absent 225. Interview with a Vampire Absent 226. Bloody Love Flashback 227. Sleepy Absent 228. Wounded Soul Absent 229. All It Takes Is One Bad Day Absent 230. Sad Man’s Parade Absent 231. Path Absent 232. Meta Abilities and Quirks Absent 233. Bright Future Flashback 234. Destruction Sense Absent 235. Tenko Shimura: Origin Absent 236. Tenko Shimura: Origin, Part 2 Absent 237. Tomura Shigaraki: Origin Absent 238. Liberation Absent 239. Successor Absent 240. Power Absent
v • eEndeavor Agency Arc 241. Do That Interview! Appears 242. Have a Merry Christmas! Appears 243. Off to Endeavor’s Agency! Appears 244. Recommended Reading Appears 245. Rise to Action Appears 246. Message Appears 247. Status Report! Appears 248. One Thing at a Time Appears 249. The Hellish Todoroki Family Appears 250. Ending Appears 251. Just One Week Appears 252. The Unforgiven Appears
v • eParanormal Liberation War Arc 253. Shirakumo Appears 254. More of a Hero than Anyone Absent 255. Hero Hopeful Absent 256. The High, Deep Blue Sky Appears 257. Pass It Forward, to Whomever Appears 258. Friends Appears 259. A Quiet Beginning Appears 260. Life’s Work Absent 261. High-Ends Absent 262. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Absent 263. I Wanna Be with You Guys!! Absent 264. One’s Justice Absent 265. Villains and Heroes Absent 266. Happy Life Absent 267. Flames Absent 268. Scramble! Absent 269. The Three of Us Absent 270. Inheritance Appears 271. Dark Cloud Absent 272. Good Morning! Appears 273. The Thrill of Destruction Appears 274. Search Appears 275. Encounter, Part 2 Appears 276. You Cheated…! Appears 277. Who…? Appears 278. Disaster Walker Absent 279. League of Villains vs. U.A. Students Absent 280. Red Riot, Part 3 Appears 281. Plus Ultra Appears 282. Footfall of Destruction Appears 283. 75 Appears 284. Deep Blue Battle Appears 285. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Appears 286. The Ones Within Us Appears 287. Mistake Appears 288. Save Takeo!! Mentioned 289. Miss Candid and Miss Shut-Away Appears 290. Dabi’s Dance Appears 291. Thanks For Going Strong Appears 292. Threads of Hope Appears 293. Hero-Saturated Society Appears 294. Final Performance Appears 295. Tenacious Appears 296. Hellish Hell Appears 297. Tartarus Absent 298. Sounds of Collapse Appears 299. Like Those Tragic Tales Absent 300. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Absent 301. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 1 Absent 302. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 2 Flashback 303. Top Three Appears 304. Izuku Midoriya and Toshinori Yagi Appears 305. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Appears 306. The Final Act Begins Appears
v • eDark Hero Arc 307. Been a While!! Appears 308. Full Power!! Appears 309. Can’t Be a Child Anymore Appears 310. Masters and Pupil Appears 311. Here We Go!! Appears 312. Hired Gun Appears 313. High-Speed Long-Range Mobile Cannon Appears 314. The Lovely Lady Nagant Appears 315. Platitudes Appears 316. Your Turn Appears 317. Scars, Blood, Filth Appears 318. Reckless Appears 319. Friend Appears 320. Deku vs. Class A Appears 321. From Class A to One For All Appears 322. Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight Appears 323. That Single Step Appears 324. A Young Woman’s Declaration Appears 325. The Bonds of One For All Appears 326. Who Are You Really? Flashback 327. Rest!! Appears 328. No Man Is an Island Flashback
v • eStar and Stripe Arc 329. In the Nick of Time, a Big-Time Maverick from the West! Absent 330. Me and Myself Absent 331. United States of America Absent 332. State-of-the-Art Hypersonic Intercontinental Cruise… Absent 333. Specter Fantasy 334. Parting Gift Appears
v • eU.A. Traitor Arc 335. Zygotes Appears 336. Villain Appears 337. A Disposable Life Appears 338. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 1 Appears 339. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 2 Appears 340. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 3 Flashback 341. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part Minus 1 Flashback 342. The Extreme Quiet Before the Storm Appears
v • eFinal War Arc 343. Let You Down Appears 344. Stars Appears 345. Division Appears 346. Super Hyper Unfair Broken Stage Flashback 347. Inflation Appears 348. Unrequited Appears 349. Battle Flame Appears 350. Bound to a Fiery Fate Absent 351. Two Flashfires Flashback 352. Ultimate Moves Flashback 353. Endeavor Mentioned 354. Oopsie Daisy!! Mentioned 355. Extras Flashback 356. Regarding the Enemy Mentioned 357. Wounded Hero, Burning Bright and True!! Appears 358. The Guy Who’s Made Some Progress Flashback 359. Place of Learning Mentioned 360. Despite It All… Mentioned 361. Abnormal Happenings Absent 362. Light Fades to Rain Flashback 363. Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate Mentioned 364. Why We Wield Power Absent 365. No. 4 and No. 5 Flashback 366. Full Moon Appears 367. Deku vs. All For One Appears 368. Rev Up, One For All Appears 369. A Chain of Events, Across the Ages Appears 370. HIStory Absent 371. Together with Shoji Flashback 372. Naked Absent 373. Friends Absent 374. Butterfly Effect Appears 375. Chaotic Confusion Absent 376. On Knife’s Edge Mentioned 377. The Chain Thus Far Appears 378. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 4 Appears 379. Hopes Appears 380. A Skosh Appears 381. Dark Flashback

Anime Appearances

Appearances
v • eSeason 1 1. Izuku Midoriya: Origin Debut 2. What It Takes to Be a Hero Appears 3. Roaring Muscles Appears 4. Start Line Appears 5. What I Can Do for Now Appears 6. Rage, You Damn Nerd Appears 7. Deku vs. Kacchan Appears 8. Bakugo’s Start Line Appears 9. Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Ida! Appears 10. Encounter with the Unknown Appears 11. Game Over Appears 12. All Might Appears 13. In Each of Our Hearts Appears
v • eSeason 2 14. That’s the Idea, Ochaco Appears 15. Roaring Sports Festival Appears 16. In Their Own Quirky Ways Appears 17. Strategy, Strategy, Strategy Appears 18. Cavalry Battle Finale Appears 19. The Boy Born with Everything Appears 20. Victory or Defeat Appears 21. Battle on, Challengers! Appears 22. Bakugo vs. Uraraka Appears 23. Shoto Todoroki: Origin Appears 24. Fight on, Ida Appears 25. Todoroki vs. Bakugo Appears 26. Time to Pick Some Names Appears 27. Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears Appears 28. Midoriya and Shigaraki Appears 29. Hero Killer: Stain vs U.A. Students Appears 30. Climax Appears 31. The Aftermath of Hero Killer: Stain Appears 32. Everyone’s Internships Appears 33. Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past Appears 34. Gear up for Final Exams Appears 35. Yaoyorozu: Rising Appears 36. Stripping the Varnish Appears 37. Katsuki Bakugo: Origin Appears 38. Encounter Appears
v • eSeason 3 39. Game Start Appears 40. Wild, Wild Pussycats Appears 41. Kota Appears 42. My Hero Appears 43. Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!! Appears 44. Roaring Upheaval Appears 45. What a Twist! Appears 46. From Ida to Midoriya Appears 47. All For One Appears 48. Symbol of Peace Appears 49. One For All Appears 50. End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End Appears 51. Moving into Dorms Appears 52. Create Those Ultimate Moves Appears 53. The Test Appears 54. Shiketsu High Lurking Appears 55. Class 1-A Appears 56. RUSH! Appears 57. Rescue Exercises Appears 58. Special Episode: Save the World with Love! Appears 59. What’s the Big Idea? Appears 60. A Talk about Your Quirk Appears 61. Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2 Appears 62. A Season for Encounters Appears 63. Unrivaled Appears
v • eSeason 4 64. The Scoop on U.A. Class 1-A Appears 65. Overhaul Appears 66. Boy Meets… Appears 67. Fighting Fate Appears 68. Let’s Go, Gutsy Red Riot Appears 69. An Unpleasant Talk Appears 70. GO!! Appears 71. Suneater of the Big Three Appears 72. Red Riot Appears 73. Temp Squad Appears 74. Lemillion Appears 75. Unforeseen Hope Appears 76. Infinite 100% Appears 77. Bright Future Appears 78. Smoldering Flames Appears 79. Win Those Kids’ Hearts Flashback 80. Relief for License Trainees Appears 81. School Festival Appears 82. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part Appears 83. Gold Tips Imperial Appears 84. Deku vs. Gentle Criminal Appears 85. School Festival Start!! Appears 86. Let It Flow! School Festival! Appears 87. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart Appears 88. His Start Appears
v • eSeason 5 89. All Hands on Deck! Class 1-A Appears 90. Vestiges Appears 91. Clash! Class A vs. Class B! Appears 92. Make It Happen, Shinso! Appears 93. Operation New Improv Moves Appears 94. Foresight Appears 95. Match 3 Appears 96. Match 3 Conclusion Appears 97. Early Bird! Appears 98. That Which Is Inherited Appears 99. Our Brawl Appears 100. The New Power and All For One Appears 101. Have a Merry Christmas! Appears 102. Off to Endeavor’s Agency! Appears 103. One Thing at a Time Appears 104. Long Time No See, Selkie Appears 105. The Hellish Todoroki Family Appears 106. The Unforgiven Appears 107. More of a Hero Than Anyone Appears 108. My Villain Academia Mentioned 109. Revival Party Flashback 110. Sad Man’s Parade Absent 111. Tenko Shimura: Origin Absent 112. Tomura Shigaraki: Origin Voice 113. The High, Deep Blue Sky Appears
v • eSeason 6 114. A Quiet Beginning Appears 115. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Appears 116. One’s Justice Absent 117. Inheritance Absent 118. The Thrill of Destruction Appears 119. Encounter, Part 2 Appears 120. Disaster Walker Appears 121. League of Villains Vs. U.A. Students Appears 122. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Absent 123. The Ones Within Us Absent 124. Dabi’s Dance Absent 125. Threads of Hope Appears 126. Final Performance Appears 127. Hellish Hell Absent 128. Tartarus Absent 129. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Absent 130. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire Absent 131. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Appears 132. Full Power!! Appears

Trivia

• Izuku was originally planned to be an adult, as seen in the one-shot My Hero.
  • In the early concept stages of My Hero Academia, Izuku was known as «Mikumo Akatani.» He had a longer and curlier hairdo, with bangs blocking one of his eyes. He was Quirkless in this concept, relying more on makeshift gadgets and luck to deal with obstacles. His hero costume was also slightly more intimidating. The costume was shown in a sketch having an orange color scheme.
  • Kohei Horikoshi once commented that he was unsatisfied with Mikumo’s design, especially his hair. This made Horikoshi think up the current design with slightly shorter hair.^[1] He also received suggestions from editors to give the protagonist an actual superpower, so he wouldn’t naturally fade into the background.
• According to Izuku’s profile in Volume 1:
  • His favorite food is Katsudon.
  • He was deliberately designed to look plain.
• Regarding Izuku’s academic life and performance, his U.A. data is as follows.
  • Student No. 18 in Class 1-A.
  • Ranked seventh during the U.A. Entrance Exam.
  • Ranked twentieth (last) for the Quirk Apprehension Test.
    • His fifty-meter dash record is 7.02 seconds. His previous record was 7.49 in middle school.
    • His grip strength record is 56 kilograms (123.459 pounds). His previous record was 40 kilograms (88.185 pounds) in middle school.
    • His softball throw record is 705.3 meters. Without his Quirk, it’s 46 meters.
  • Ranked fourth in Class 1-A’s mid-term grades.^[45]
  • Ranked in the Top 8 of the U.A. Sports Festival First-Year Stage.
    • Izuku received only one nomination from Gran Torino for his U.A. Sports Festival performance, technically making him the tenth most nominated Class 1-A student.
  • Scored seventy-one in the Provisional Hero License Exam.
• Initially, Izuku was voted to be 1-A’s class representative, before he decided to willingly pass the position over to Tenya.
• Izuku’s surname contains the kanji for «green» (緑 midori^?) and «valley» (谷 ya^?), and his given name contains «coming out/being from a certain place, one’s turn to go on» (出 izu^?) and «long ago, old story» (久 ku^?).
  • «久» is also homophonous to «nine» (九^? usually read as kyū), which refers to him being the ninth user of One For All.
• «Deku» (デク^?) is another reading of his first name, Izuku (出久^?). Written with different kanji, it can refer to a wooden figure or puppet (木偶 (でく) deku^?), which is a term often used as an insult for someone who can’t do or achieve anything.
  • Izuku’s nickname, «Deku,» was given to him by Katsuki when they were children as an insult.
  • According to Kohei Horikoshi, the inspiration for the name Deku was from Kenji Miyazawa’s poem «Ame ni mo Makezu» (Be Not Defeated by the Rain).
  • Later, Ochaco finds the nickname inspiring and says that «Deku» gives off a feeling of «I can do it» (頑張 (がんば) る ganbaru^?), because of its similarity to the word meaning «to be able to do» (できる dekiru^?).
  • In the Funimation dub, both Katsuki and Izuku indicate that his nickname is an abbreviation of a different nickname: «Defenseless Izuku,» hence Deku.
• Izuku’s rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows;
  • Izuku ranked first in the first Popularity Poll.
  • Izuku ranked second in the second, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh Popularity Polls.
  • Izuku ranked third in the fourth Popularity Poll.
• He shares his birthday with Mirio Togata and Rapt Tokage.
• His Quirk is listed as «Super-Power» (超パワー Chō Pawā^?) in public records, in order to protect the secret about One For All.^[46]
• Izuku’s alpha costume cost only ¥40,380 ($370.53 U.S. dollars) to make.^[47]
  • Izuku’s later costumes share the same designer as Shoto’s.^[48]
• Izuku’s Japanese voice actor for when he was a child, Akeno Watanabe, also voices Nemuri Kayama and Mika Jiro.
• Izuku is one of three characters (along with Nine and Gigantomachia) with the third most amount of Quirks, possessing a total of seven Quirks.

Quotes

• (To All Might) «I have to work harder than anyone else to make it! I’ll never catch up otherwise…! I want to be like you…! Like you. The strongest hero.»^[49]
• (To Katsuki) «I’m not gonna be your worthless punching bag Deku forever… Kacchan. I’m… I’m the Deku who always does his best!»^[50]
• (To Shoto) «Just trying to meet expectations! A smiling… dependable… cool hero… That’s what I wanna be! That’s why I’m giving it everything! For everyone! Your experiences… your determination… I can’t even begin to imagine what all that’s like… but… If you become number one without giving it your all… Then I don’t think you’re serious… about denying him everything! That’s why I have to win! I have to surpass you!»^[51]
• (To Tenya) «I-I’ve got a lot to say to you, but… That’ll have to come later…! Because it’s like All Might said… Giving help that’s not asked for… is what makes a true hero!»^[52]
• (To All Might) «I’ll do my best! Whatever you say, All Might… I’ll step up to the challenge! As long as you’re by my side, I can do anything… That’s how I feel, anyway!»^[53]
• (To Kota) «If all the villains attacking tonight are on his level… everyone’s in trouble. And they might be after us students. I need to tell Mr. Aizawa and the Wild, Wild Pussycats what I know. If my actions can save any of them… Then I’ve gotta do something.»^[54]
• (To Overhaul) «If I can’t save one little girl right in front of me… Then how can I ever hope to be a hero who saves everyone?!«^[55]

References

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v • eU.A. High School
Class 1-A Students	Denki Kaminari • Eijiro Kirishima • Fumikage Tokoyami • Hanta Sero • Izuku Midoriya • Katsuki Bakugo • Koji Koda • Kyoka Jiro • Mashirao Ojiro • Mezo Shoji • Mina Ashido • Minoru Mineta • Momo Yaoyorozu • Ochaco Uraraka • Rikido Sato • Shoto Todoroki • Tenya Ida • Toru Hagakure • Tsuyu Asui • Yuga Aoyama
Class 1-B Students	Hiryu Rin • Ibara Shiozaki • Itsuka Kendo • Juzo Honenuki • Jurota Shishida • Kinoko Komori • Kojiro Bondo • Kosei Tsuburaba • Manga Fukidashi • Neito Monoma • Nirengeki Shoda • Pony Tsunotori • Reiko Yanagi • Sen Kaibara • Setsuna Tokage • Shihai Kuroiro • Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu • Togaru Kamakiri • Yosetsu Awase • Yui Kodai
Department of Support	Mei Hatsume • Maina Furasu • Bibimi Kenranzaki
General Department	Hitoshi Shinso • Chikuchi Togeike • Tsutsutaka Agoyamato
Second Year Students	Mawata Fuwa
Third Year Students	Mirio Togata • Nejire Hado • Tamaki Amajiki • Bibimi Kenranzaki • Yuyu Haya
Staff	All Might • Cementoss • Ectoplasm • Eraser Head • Hound Dog • Lunch Rush • Midnight • Nezu • Power Loader • Present Mic • Recovery Girl • Snipe • Thirteen • Vlad King • Gran Torino (Retired)
Former Students	All Might • Endeavor • Best Jeanist • Edgeshot • Midnight • Eraser Head • Loud Cloud • Present Mic • Mister Blaster
Locations	Class 1-A • Class 1-B • Conference Room • Ground Beta • Ground Gamma • Ground Omega • Gym Gamma • Heights Alliance • Lunch Rush Cafeteria • P.E. Grounds • Recovery Girl’s Nurse’s Office • Sports Festival Stadium • Teachers Lounge • U.A.’s Development Studio • Unforeseen Simulation Joint

v • eEndeavor Agency
Pro Heroes	Endeavor
Sidekicks	Burnin • Kido • Onima
Trainees	Deku • Dynamight • Shoto

v • eFamilies and Civilians
Asui Family	Ganma Asui • Beru Asui • Tsuyu Asui • Samidare Asui • Satsuki Asui
Bakugo Family	Masaru Bakugo • Mitsuki Bakugo • Katsuki Bakugo
Ida Family	Tensei Ida • Tenya Ida
Jiro Family	Kyotoku Jiro • Mika Jiro • Kyoka Jiro
Midoriya Family	Hisashi Midoriya • Inko Midoriya • Izuku Midoriya
Shimano Family	Mahoro Shimano • Katsuma Shimano
Shigaraki Family	All For One • Yoichi Shigaraki • Tomura Shigaraki
Shimura Family	Mako • Chizuo • Nana Shimura • Kotaro Shimura • Nao Shimura • Hana Shimura • Tenko Shimura
Takami Family	Takami • Tomie Takami • Keigo Takami
Todoroki Family	Enji Todoroki • Rei Todoroki • Toya Todoroki • Fuyumi Todoroki • Natsuo Todoroki • Shoto Todoroki
Tsukauchi Family	Naomasa Tsukauchi • Makoto Tsukauchi
Shield Family	David Shield • Melissa Shield
Soul Family	Eddie Soul • Rody Soul • Roro Soul • Lala Soul
Haimawari Family	Shoko Haimawari • Koichi Haimawari
Oguro Family	Iwao Oguro • Tamao Oguro
Skyline Family	Christopher Skyline • Pamela
Civilians	Aorio Kuraishisu • Daikaku Miyagi • Eri • Gantetsu • Hikage Shinomori • Hime • Ichimoku Samazu • Ikkaku • Jube Namimaru • Komari Ikoma • Kota Izumi • Luminescent Baby • Miyashita • Moko Tamashi • Madam President • Rin Yaritezawa • Saito • Samuel Abraham • Sho • Takuto • Tamashiro • Taneo Tokuda • Teruo Hazukashi • The Mother of Quirks • Tsubasa • Untenmaru Kurumada • Yokumiru Mera • Ordinary Woman

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It’s not all black-and-white. Most things in this world are in shades of gray. A blend of fear and anger. Which is exactly why… I’ve gotta extend a helping hand!

Izuku Midoriya to Lady Nagant in «The Lovely Lady Nagant»

Izuku Midoriya (緑 (みどり) 谷 (や) 出 (いず) 久 (く) Midoriya Izuku^?), also known as Deku (デク Deku^?), is the main protagonist of the My Hero Academia manga and anime series.

Even though Izuku was born Quirkless, he manages to catch the attention of the legendary hero All Might, due to his innate heroism and a strong sense of justice, and has since become his close pupil, as well as a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School. All Might passed on his transferable Quirk to Izuku, making him the ninth and current holder of One For All.

Following the Paranormal Liberation War, with Tomura Shigaraki and All For One actively targeting Izuku for his Quirk, he decided to leave U.A. before finishing his first year to keep his classmates out of harm’s way.^[4] After encouragement and support from his friends, he later returns to the school and leads the heroes against the villains in one final, desperate battle to save the world.

Appearance

Izuku is somewhat short for his age, his round face is framed by a short mop of fluffy dark-green hair which sticks up at odd angles around his head, casting noticeably dark shadows onto itself. His eyes are large and somewhat circular, their irises the same shade of green as his hair, which at times are very watery, and are usually stretched quite wide, giving him an innocent, energized appearance. He has a set of four symmetrical freckles in diamond formations, one on each cheek.

Though he was initially very skinny, Izuku has gained toned muscles after his ten months of extensive training with All Might, and as the series progresses, these are shown to become more developed and defined as he gradually grows stronger.

After his battle against Shoto Todoroki, the fingers on his right hand became slightly deformed, and his hand shows visible scarring. His right arm was further damaged after his intense fight with Muscular, leaving many more scars. Following his recovery after the previously mentioned fight, Izuku wears a black compression sleeve on the upper portion of his right arm in order to support the heavy damage it sustained: it is partially visible when he wears short sleeves.

During his time in Junior High School, he wore a plain black gakuran uniform with yellow buttons, accompanied by white sneakers. While at home, he wears a green jinbei over a white shirt and gray sweatpants.

At U.A., he wears the standard male uniform: a light gray blazer with dark turquoise trimmings over a white dress shirt and dress pants, along with a red tie which he doesn’t do up properly, leaving it much shorter than how it should be. Instead of the plain brown shoes worn by the majority of the student body, he wears his signature pair of red high tops with white soles and black laces.

Izuku’s first hero costume, known as «Costume Alpha,» was a green full-body jumpsuit with a red belt, elbow pads, knee pads, and gloves, along with his signature red boots. He also wears a mask with long ear-like protrusions that resembles All Might’s haircut, and a respirator with a makeshift smile on it that also reflects that of said hero. The costume was severely damaged as a result of his first battle against Katsuki Bakugo and had to be repaired, so during the U.S.J. Arc and My Hero Academia — Save! Rescue Training, Izuku had to wear the U.A. gym uniform. This attire consists of a dark blue high-collared tracksuit with thick white lines over his torso and down his legs, forming the letters «U» and «A,» and along with this, a respirator.

His second hero costume, known as «Costume Beta,» has a few changes and now looks sturdier and more combat-ready in appearance. It includes light beige shoulder pads, and its knee pads have been extended to his legs, now reaching up to his thighs. His new gloves are also tinted light beige and are decorated with blue stripes. His respirator is now metal, diamond-shaped, and has eight holes. Izuku goes without a mask in his second suit, and although the mask is still present, he doesn’t wear it much. In terms of its color scheme, it is now a darker shade of green with black outlines instead of white.

During Class 1-A’s week of Ultimate Move Training, Izuku had his costume upgraded again to suit his new fighting style, Shoot Style, by adding iron soles to his red boots to increase the power of his kicks. Arm braces were added, and his knee pads now have yellow bolts fastened into them (they were originally added in his second costume in the manga). He called this collection of upgrades «Costume Gamma».

Izuku’s fourth hero costume, known as «Costume Delta,» makes some minor alterations from his previous hero costume. Before the U.A. School Festival, Mei Hatsume creates support gloves to better help him use his powers for long-range attacks. Prior to the Joint Training Arc, Izuku adds the gloves to his hero costume and uses them in combat.

During Mission: Humarise, Izuku and his classmates at the Endeavor Agency are given special advanced stealth costumes by the World Heroes Association for their mission at Otheon. Izuku’s stealth costume was redesigned based on his Delta Costume, consisting of a black suit with teal-green highlights on the lines, equipped with black iron soles and black boots. This costume also includes two silver plates on his shoulders with the letters «WHA» and two straps coming down from his upper body pads with a red button on the left.

After the Paranormal Liberation War, his costume was damaged, so he wore Gran Torino’s cape, as a memoir to his former mentor and to the deceased Nana Shimura. Due to his arm bracers and gloves being destroyed, he wore four Mid-Gauntlets to support his arms and legs, as well as the old gloves from his beta costume. In addition, Izuku wore his mask much more frequently in order to conceal his identity. Interestingly, him wearing the mask now cast shadows over his eyes, which causes only his green eyes to be visible. This appearing feature is very similar to All Might’s look, who has his blue eyes shine through the shadows. This is Izuku’s fifth hero costume, known as «Costume Epsilon.»

Following his fight with Lady Nagant, Izuku’s left arm Mid-Gauntlet is partially destroyed, leaving it practically useless. After the explosion at All For One’s mansion in Haibori Woods, Izuku gains an overall monstrous appearance that is stained in blood and filth. His costume, cape, and gloves become more damaged and torn, his respirator appears to have gathered rust and chipped edges, and his iron soles becoming crooked like talons. In addition to his monstrous appearance, Izuku also constantly sprouts up to six Blackwhip tendrils from his back, which Hanta Sero commented was what kept scaring civilians.

After finally recovering and returning back to U.A., Izuku temporarily wore his U.A. gym uniform, before his Costume Epsilon was eventually rebuilt, accompanied by a new pair of Air Force Gloves attached to make-shift Mid-Gauntlets created by Mei, alongside Gran Torino’s cape formed as a scarf. The costume has a darker green color, gold outlines instead of black, blue kneepads, and foregoes the cowl altogether, whilst retaining the damaged respirator from Costume Epsilon. This serves as Izuku’s sixth hero costume, known as «Costume Zeta.»

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Personality

Izuku is a very timid, reserved, and polite boy, frequently overreacting to abnormal situations with exaggerated expressions. Due to yeаrs of being looked down on by Katsuki for lacking a Quirk, he is initially portrayed as insecure, tearful, vulnerable, and non-expressive. These traits are especially present around Katsuki, who also constantly harangued him for his aspirations to become a hero. However, after being accepted into U.A., making new friends, and facing Katsuki during the Battle Trial Arc, Izuku gradually matures into a more confident and brave person who’s always eager to prove his worth as a hero, eventually developing strong leadership skills, which combined with his passion and strategic abilities, have turned him into a central figure within Class 1-A alongside Katsuki.^[5]

Izuku is a quite diligent and strong-willed student, being extremely (and sometimes scarily) enthusiastic about topics related to heroes. His dream drives him to write down notes about everything he learns in regards to heroes’ Quirks and fighting capabilities. Thanks to this practice, Izuku has developed a great analytical mind and can form complex battle plans in a few seconds, factoring in the best ways he can utilize the Quirks of allies and enemies alike for his own advantage.

Izuku externalizes his observations through endless mumbling, a habit that annoys or creeps out his peers. Izuku often writes down his observations in a variety of notebooks he titles as Hero Analysis for the Future, checking on them regularly during school activities or at night.

Izuku is caring and emotional, never hesitating to help or rescue someone in danger, even if he knows that he might not be strong or otherwise qualified enough to do it. Often, he does this on instinct, taking a more careless approach than the usual overthinking he goes through and putting himself in peril in order to protect someone. Izuku putting others’ lives above his own can go to the extreme, to the point where he has little to no sense of self-preservation. Katsuki speculates that the bullying Izuku received for being Quirkless made him internalize that his life has less worth. Izuku will routinely break his arms for the sake of others, even if it’s not completely necessary, such as demanding Shoto to unlock his full potential by using his fire side. This can make Izuku somewhat short-sighted, as he continued to break his arms, despite warnings he could permanently paralyze them and cut his hero career short. Eventually, Izuku relented, adapting his battle style to put less strain on his body. Though when he’s in a particularly tight situation, he’ll pull back on old habits.

Izuku is known to help or lecture people with personal and emotional problems, regardless if it’s his business or not, claiming that a hero should meddle in other people’s lives. This audacious spirit, while initially viewed as perplexing or even insane by others, is also recognized by many, and has earned him the loyalty, gratitude and respect of characters that were previously antagonistic towards him such as Tenya Ida, Shoto, Hitoshi Shinso, Kota Izumi, Sir Nighteye and even the Hero Killer: Stain.

He has a strong fascination with heroes and is shown well-versed in their history, sometimes even surprising the heroes themselves with his vast knowledge of their abilities and past exploits.^[6][7][8] He is prone to geeking out and rambling on about the heroes he meets, often bringing up their history and accomplishments, while also being eager to share this knowledge with others. Of all heroes, the Symbol of Peace, All Might, has impacted and modeled Izuku’s life the most. Many of Izuku’s decisions and actions result from his desire to become a Pro Hero similar to All Might, and thus he has a great devotion to him.

Izuku is an avid collector of All Might merchandise, has knowledge of his numerous feats of heroism (no matter how minor), and emulates many of his traits. Having inherited his Quirk, one of Izuku’s current priorities is to be able to live up to his idol’s legacy, as he is always looking for ways to improve his usage of One For All, being aware of the immense pressure that comes with succeeding the greatest Hero of all time. The unwavering trust and approval Izuku receives from All Might has been vital to his development as a hero, especially when the aforementioned feelings of self-doubt and unworthiness plague his mind.

Izuku appears to have a more brash and abrasive side to him, which typically shows up when he finds himself in combat. This side of him makes him act more like Katsuki, being rather loud and unwavering, and also with a strong drive towards victory. He claims that this is because he sees Katsuki as the embodiment of what someone who strives for victory should be. He has also admitted that he doesn’t like this side of him very much and tends to keep it in check. He does, however, find himself giving in to this almost feral rage when in dire situations and faced against opponents who had brutally hurt people he cares for, like in his battles against Overhaul and Tomura.

Izuku also possesses an empathetic side and has developed a desire to want to understand the villains he has faced, and potentially save them from themselves. While initially believing Tomura to be a madman who just wants to meaninglessly hurt others, after learning about his tragic history and sensing the pain in his heart through their connection between One For All and All For One, this re-invigorates his belief that a great Hero is someone who saves others, not kills, and because of this, desires to learn how they became villains and see if there is any way to prevent a fight. While he is not naïve in this ideology and will resort to violence if there is no other option, like during his second fight with Muscular, he truly wishes to reach out and help villains recover and reform themselves, even giving Kai Chisaki (whom he was still bitter towards) the chance to save his boss should he make amends with Eri. At the same time, Izuku desires to save Tomura from his life of villainy and pain, even when such a notion feels unlikely and is deemed pretentious by others, showcasing his great sense of humanity.

Following the conclusion of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku had begun to drastically change his behavior. After suffering from the trauma brought on by the War, seeing countless innocent people have their lives ruined by the current state of society, having All For One relentlessly target him for his Quirk, and bearing the responsibility of protecting his friends, Izuku became more cold and distant towards others. When All For One vowed to break him both physically and mentally, he became increasingly paranoid about how much harm he will bring to those who are around him. The overwhelming stress and burden resulted in him rushing into fights and leaving behind All Might and the other Heroes looking after him so that no one else will get hurt. His disregard for his own wellbeing becomes the worst it ever has been as well, neglecting to look after his basic needs like sleeping and eating. This increasingly driven, serious side of him has even caused civilians to note that he doesn’t look like a hero. After his friends from U.A. get through to him and take him back in, these traits seem to have diminished, with him now being determined in stopping All For One alongside his friends, teachers, and allies.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: Izuku’s greatest asset prior to receiving his Quirk was his vast knowledge of fundamental hero skills and tactics. Izuku studied Pro Heroes for years and is able to apply that knowledge during crisis situations in a practical manner. His immense bravery and desire to become a hero were also important factors in giving him the mentality to protect others. Before gaining his Quirk from All Might, he took on the Sludge Villain and rescued Katsuki because of his boldness and application of heroic skills, something that deeply impressed the No. 1 Hero.

Upon training with All Might, Izuku inherited One For All from him and was granted the ability to harness a stockpile of powerful energy. He can move faster than the eye can see and take down an enormous villain bot in a single punch, but the physical backlash at the time prevented Izuku from being able to fight properly or compete with his peers on an even playing field. Even so, he still possessed impressive physical durability, and his drive allowed him to withstand the drawbacks of One For All for the most part.

Despite the intense drawbacks of One For All, Izuku’s wits provide him with ways to use One For All that is still effective in battle. He also retains his ability to act instinctively based on his notes and possesses basic hand-to-hand combat knowledge. By applying those correctly, Izuku is able to fight toe-to-toe with even the strongest students of Class 1-A, such as Katsuki and Shoto.

Under the tutelage of Gran Torino, Izuku acquired more control over One For All, leading to the creation of One For All: Full Cowl, a technique that would eventually become a key component of his fighting style. With Izuku gaining greatly enhanced maneuverability, strength, and a significant reduction in the physical backlash created when using his Quirk uncontrollably, he was able to drastically improve his overall fighting capabilities; his newly attained abilities garnered praise from Gran Torino, who noted that Izuku was on a higher level than he was compared to the Sports Festival.^[9] This specific improvement enabled Izuku to compete more closely with his classmates in the physical aspects of the Hero Course and even allows him to fight properly against top villains like the Hero Killer: Stain, who had single-handedly bested various Pro Heroes.

As Izuku’s mastery over his Quirk improves, so do his practical skills. Also, when his skills and experience increase, so does his confidence, which is said to be a source of inspiration to his classmates as well.^[5] His body, however, still remains relatively vulnerable to One For All’s drawbacks, which gives Izuku a disadvantage against enemies like Muscular or Overhaul, whose Quirks were proven to be too powerful against One For All’s weaker outputs, forcing scenarios where Izuku had to sacrifice his body in order to go all out. In order to protect his own body, particularly his arms, Izuku eventually develops his own unique fighting style, diverging himself further from All Might’s.

Currently, Izuku is acknowledged by his classmates as a strong, reliable, leading figure, with both his strength and intelligence being respected equally. However, Izuku’s Quirk is still an enigma for them (including Izuku himself), which makes him an unpredictable ally for better or worse. As Izuku keeps growing, so does One For All, and with the prospect of having new abilities unlocked in the future, Izuku has to work even harder in order to fully dominate the Quirk that was passed to him.

By the time of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku’s skills have grown exponentially to the point that he is able to fight alongside exceptional Pro Heroes such as Eraser Head, Gran Torino, and even the current number one Pro Hero, Endeavor. But his biggest feat thus far is holding his own against the Grand Commander of the Liberation Front, Tomura Shigaraki, who is powered by All For One and a modified body with strength comparable to All Might, and forcing the all-powerful villain on the defensive despite the latter easily overpowering the top Pro Heroes.

Following the aftermath of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku has displayed even greater mastery over his Quirks and showcased the ability to easily outmaneuver his enemies with Blackwhip and 45% of One For All, detect danger without gaining sensory overload, prove En wrong by creating a new Ultimate Move using Smokescreen, and easily alternate between his arsenal of Quirks in his fights with Muscular and Lady Nagant. In his fight against Class 1-A, Izuku displayed himself to be easily capable of fighting on even terms with some of U.A. High School’s most powerful students and was shown capable of completely dominating them even when severely outnumbered before succumbing to exhaustion and stress.

During the course of the Final War, it is stated that Izuku is the only one who has a chance at defeating the fully powered Tomura, and in their final encounter, he has achieved equal standing with Tomura in terms of strength and speed despite the latter changing into its final form.

Trained Muscles: Usage of One For All requires the user to have strong muscles, as One For All is a lot to handle and could cause the user’s body to be blown apart if they don’t possess the necessary bodily strength. Having been trained by All Might for 10 months in order to get his body physically ready to inherit One For All, Izuku gained a muscular physique that lets him perform at parameters higher than that of an average student outside U.A.’s hero course. During the Quirk Apprehension Test, he demonstrated a grip strength of 56 kilograms and the ability to run the 50-meter dash in 7.02 seconds (15.93 mph/25.64 kph). Even after these events, Deku diligently trains his muscles every day and becomes physically stronger throughout the series. He is often seen running laps and using dumbbells or grippers to train during his free time. Deku can also be observed doing the air chair exercise during the breaks between classes.

Immense Stamina: Izuku has shown on many occasions that he is capable of handling large amounts of pain. Such times were mostly side-effects of overusing his Quirk and frequently led to various broken bones. Izuku is able to avoid those repercussions by staying in a safe range of One For All power output (currently, this is around 45%).

Should he be forced to output more power, Izuku is still capable of fighting decently even with broken limbs thanks to the effects of adrenaline, but will succumb to exhaustion a while later. Izuku also has to be wary of his arms, which have grown damaged due to his repeated injuries and could eventually stop working altogether if he doesn’t restrain himself.

After multiple months of hard work and training with the No. 1 Pro Hero Endeavor, Izuku has become much sturdier and resilient when it comes to the drawbacks of his Quirk, allowing him to withstand the recoil from 100% attacks without being instantly incapacitated. He has also shown an even greater pain threshold, when he managed to endure multiple smash attacks at 100% and attacks from Tomura while still standing.

Izuku has shown to even be capable of operating for days on-end without eating or sleeping, going across Japan and fighting multiple villains. Even when severe sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion accumulated, Izuku still fought against powerful villains for nearly a month and made it very difficult for his former classmates to restrain him for a lengthy period of time before finally collapsing.

Immense Strength: Even without his Quirk, Izuku has shown high levels of physical strength for a person his age. During his training with All Might (who weighs 255 kilograms or 562 pounds), he was shown to be able to lift him on his back while walking. During the sports festival, he could lift a slab of metal roughly the size of his body and wield it as an effective weapon to cleave a one-point bot in two.

When using One For All his strength further increases to superhuman levels: at 5% he can shatter metal pillars with a single punch, at 8% he can lift a steel I beam one-handed. At 15% he could lift several vehicles in the air with the aid of Blackwhip. At 30% he can lift a bus full of people one-handed and run fast enough to evade Tomura’s decay and restrain the enhanced Tomura with aid from Blackwhip and his anger.

During the Dark Hero Arc, Izuku’s strength increases even further and he can now use 45% as his regular output with no backlash. Using 45%, he could defeat a weakened Muscular with a single punch when he was unsuccessful before, casually collapse a building when fighting his classmates, and even managed to break out of Fumikage Tokoyami’s Ragnarök, shocking his friends.^[10][11]

At 100%, Izuku’s strength reaches even the level of All Might, this allows him to commit astonishing feats. He could easily destroy a massive Villain Bot with a single punch, annihilate a twelve story building, create torrents of wind pressure with a flick of his fingers, and create a massive explosion with a single punch.

With the Second User’s Quirk, Gearshift, and the Third User’s Fa Jin combined, he can make his punches even faster and build enough kinetic energy feedback, inflicting catastrophic damage to «Tomura» during the Final War, as each punch breaks the sound barrier, to the point Mirio notices the delayed sound of the punches before it can be heard. This combination increases his strength from his 100% limit to what is described as 120% in power.

Immense Speed: Izuku possesses great reflexes with and without Full Cowl. He can react in time to defend from Shoto’s ice which has been shown to occur in the literal blink of an eye and can keep up with Katsuki’s movements in their first fight.

When using Full Cowl his reflexes and movement speed elevates to higher levels; at 5% he can keep up with Tenya’s Recipro Burst which can move faster than the eye can see, at 8% he proved to surpass Katsuki’s own speed and quickly and easily overwhelmed Hitoshi in combat in spite of Hitoshi’s improvements, at 20% he could outpace Overhaul and at 30% he can keep up with the enhanced Tomura’s speed. At 45% he was capable of keeping up with Lady Nagant’s bullet and was even capable of dodging several of her shots, as well as keeping up with Muscular’s movements which he previously could not follow.

At 100% his speed rises to levels rivalling or even surpassing that of All Might, which allows him to casually blitz capable villains and move several times faster than the eye can see. During his fight with Overhaul, he could completely out-speed the villain and move fast enough to create afterimages, and later completely overwhelm him with an instantaneous rush of punches. When fighting against Tomura Shigaraki, he could effortlessly blitz the villain and severely damage his weakened body, despite him possessing speed rivaling that of All Might and outclassing that of Gran Torino.

With his Faux 100%, Izuku’s speed is on par with All Might’s in his prime. Izuku overtook a already fired and moving sniper bullet from Lady Nagant. This allowed him to reach and push Overhaul aside, even before the bullet was able to finish the last small part of the entire distance. With this technique, his speed rises to the point where it took the combined effort of Class-A just to catch up with him.

After Izuku unlocked and mastered the Second User of One For All’s Quirk, Gearshift, his speed is incredibly enhanced, enabling him to leave the sound of his attacks far behind his movements. His speed has increased so drastically that every punch he makes delayed a sound before it can be heard. «Tomura» stated that even his eyes are completely incapable of keeping up with him at this speed.

Immense Durability: Izuku has shown the ability to withstand explosions from Katsuki without One For All and with 5% he’s taken building-sized explosions from Katsuki and attacks from Muscular. At 30% of his power, he’s withstood blows from the enhanced Tomura, who is said to have power rivaling All Might himself. At 45% he withstood being shot by Lady Nagant and even managed to survive a massive explosion triggered by All For One. Upon facing his classmates, Izuku was capable of withstanding several powerful attacks such as Fumikage’s Ragnarök, ramming full-speed into Shoto’s Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall, and even withstanding a collapsing building with little to no injuries.

At 100%, Izuku’s durability and endurance rise to extreme levels, making him appear virtually invulnerable to physical trauma. In his fight against Tomura Shigaraki, he could withstand several attacks from the PLF leader and his own Quirk’s backlash. In his fight against Nine, Izuku proved easily capable of completely nullifying several of the villain’s attacks. However, Izuku’s durability has shown to depend on the amount of injuries he has sustained, with minimal injuries providing the greatest results.

Keen Intellect: Izuku has proven to be exceptionally intelligent on many occasions, displaying both keen observational and analytical skills as well as sharp intuition and resourcefulness. His grades are among the highest of his class, showing that his One For All training rarely interferes with his studying. Izuku’s intelligence has probably been a more useful asset to him than One For All so far.

Izuku is a quick learner, which has helped him figure out most One For All’s mechanisms in a short span of time and work around its limitations. While some of his moves have been directly inspired by All Might (if not, outright copied), the majority of Izuku’s moves and techniques were all conceived by him during sudden sparks of inspiration, proof of his creativity.

Izuku also has extensive knowledge of Pro Heroes, his classmates, and their Quirks, taking notes of them in great detail in his Hero Analysis for the Future.^[12] This is fruit of excellent observational skills coupled with his own desires in becoming a hero by learning from the best, meaning that Izuku always has a natural interest in expanding his knowledge further and further.

Izuku is an exceptional strategist and tactician. By combining his aforementioned quick learning and knowledge about Quirks, Izuku is able to devise plans that take advantage of his friends’ abilities to the fullest. Izuku’s calculations have been crucial at several moments of his school life, allowing him to earn victories, such as in the Battle Trial; escape dangerous situations, such as the U.S.J. Incident; and save lives, such as in the Vanguard Action Squad Invasion and Kamino Incident. Indeed, in his battle with his classmates, he used his knowledge of their powers to his advantage and easily overcame a majority of them, shocking a few of them with his skill.^[11][13]

His intelligence is greatly respected by everyone in Class 1-A as many of his peers look up to him for planning and follow his strategies to the bottom line. Even Momo Yaoyorozu, the smartest student in the class, has looked up to Izuku as a reference.^[14]

Adaptability: Thanks to his analytical abilities, Izuku is able to replicate the techniques of others. For example, after training with Gran Torino and gaining minor mastery of One For All, Izuku was able to duplicate Katsuki’s moves during a training exercise. After training and drawing inspiration from his classmate, Tsuyu Asui, Izuku has become proficient enough with Blackwhip to generate a dark tendril from his tongue, allowing him to replicate her «Froppy Style» combat.

After unlocking more assimilated Quirks from One For All, Izuku can craft and combine some of the Quirks to make custom Ultimate Moves such as Blackchain, Faux 100 Percent, and Faux 100 Percent: Manchester Smash.

Leadership Skills: As a natural consequence of his bravery and strategic mindset, Izuku has displayed incredible leadership skills on various occasions.

By the start of his U.A. life, Izuku had already earned the trust of Ochaco Uraraka and Tenya thanks to his actions in the U.A. Entrance Exam, which was enough to allow him to be voted class representative early on, although he relinquished the position to Tenya shortly after. Tsuyu and Minoru Mineta also placed their faith on Izuku during the U.S.J. Incident, following his instructions with little hesitation. By the time of the First Term Final Exam, he had already fought alongside Katsuki and Shoto, who were previously antagonistic to him.

Izuku might not be aware of this, but he is one of the main motivators within his class alongside Katsuki, thanks to a combination of his heroic drive and practical intellect.^[5]

Indomitable Will: Throughout the series, Izuku displayed an extraordinary level of willpower as one of his greatest traits. Following his goal to become the greatest hero, Izuku has been shown to develop great determination and willpower through out the series. While feeble and doubtful at the beginning, Izuku steadily developed and proved his strong-will power against far menacing adversaries, people doubting and believing in him, and proven to be stronger than many of his classmates. He was the first one to move his body after All For One induced great fear onto him and his classmates. Even when Sir Nighteye foresaw Izuku’s death and Eri’s failed rescue, he refused to give up and promised to change fate. He has constantly displayed the ability to never give up no matter how severe the injury. When fighting Overhaul, Izuku continuously steeled his resolve to save and protect Eri. Even after being severely injured and feeling the drawbacks of using One For All at 20%, he still kept on fighting against the villain until going all-out with 100%.

During the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku displayed his resistance against Tomura’s terrifying aura. While he did hallucinate his death for a moment, he quickly recovered from it and showed no fear when confronting the villain. When all hope seemed lost, Izuku decided to do everything in his disposal to stop Tomura, no matter what would happen to himself afterwards and knowingly going for the risk of forever losing his arms or worse. Even after shattering his arms and legs and horrifically injuring himself, he developed the Froppy Style with Blackwhip after being inspired by Tsuyu Asui and desperately attempted to capture Tomura.

After the Paranormal Liberation War, Yo Shindo notices the change and development of Izuku’s willpower, stating that he gives off a totally different vibe. Even when Izuku went to confront All For One in the Haibori Woods mansion, he only showed his anger-filled eyes and determination of defeating him. During the Dark Hero Arc, Izuku’s will takes a large toll as he begins to succumb to the stress and trauma of the war, as well as leaving U.A. He began to over-exert himself, under-eat, and constantly fend off villains, while showing extremely worrying behavior. He eventually decides to leave behind All Might in order to track down the PLF himself. In reality, Izuku chose to commit these actions to protect his friends from anymore harm, not wanting more people to get hurt or killed due to his actions. This behavior is further enforced after the horrific disfigurement of Lady Nagant right in front of his eyes, which further increased his rage and hatred towards All For One. Eventually, after being rescued by his friends, having Katsuki Bakugo apologize to him for his actions, and Ochaco Uraraka publicly defend him, he finally leaves behind this depressive state and steels his resolve to fight against the villains.

Quirks

One For All (ワン・フォー・オール Wan Fō Ōru^?): Transferred to him from Toshinori Yagi, Izuku’s Quirk allows him to stockpile an enormous amount of raw power, allowing him to significantly enhance all of his physical abilities to a superhuman level. This results in unbelievable levels of strength, speed, stamina, agility, and durability.

Izuku can focus the stockpiled power into a single body part, or spread it across his entire body evenly, though, focusing the power in a single part puts a greater strain on that part of his body. He is also able to control what percentage of his full power that he uses. He is currently able to handle 45% of his full power without breaking his bones, with 30% being his normal output.^[15] When Izuku activates One For All, red, vein-like lines course throughout the empowered part of his body.

The Quirk factors of the previous power holders have merged with the core of One For All and have drastically increased in strength since. This grants Izuku the ability to access and utilize the Quirks of the previous holders of One For All. He can even use more than one of these assimilated Quirks at a time, granting him even more options in battle. The known Quirks within One For All are:

• Gearshift (変 (へん) 速 (そく) Hensoku^?): The Quirk of the second user. This Quirk allows Izuku to change the speed and/or velocity of any target he touches, including himself. This allows him to greatly accelerate his own speed and/or the velocity of his target, and enhance the impact force of his own strikes. After years of being empowered within One For All, Gearshift has evolved into an unusual power that cannot be wielded the usual way. It has also been designated as a last resort.
• Fa Jin (発 (はっ) 勁 (けい) Hakkei^?): The Quirk of the third user. This Quirk allows Izuku to build up and store kinetic energy as he moves. He can later release this stored energy as an explosive burst of speed and power.
• Danger Sense (危 (き) 機 (き) 感 (かん) 知 (ち) Kiki kanchi^?): The Quirk of the fourth user, Hikage Shinomori. This Quirk allows Izuku to detect threats in the surrounding area. Due to the amplification of One For All, the detection causes a stabbing sensation in his head and it takes a toll on his body.
• Blackwhip (黒鞭 (クロムチ) Kuro Muchi^?): The Quirk of the fifth user, Daigoro Banjo. This Quirk allows Izuku to generate tendrils of black energy from his body that are good for grappling. It is useful for grabbing things from long distances, capturing opponents, and increasing Izuku’s mobility.
• Smokescreen (煙 (えん) 幕 (まく) Enmaku^?): The Quirk of the sixth user, En. This Quirk allows Izuku to generate a thick cloud of purple smoke from his body. This smoke can cover a very wide area and obscure peoples’ vision.
• Float (浮 (ふ) 遊 (ゆう) Fuyū^?): The Quirk of the seventh user, Nana Shimura. This Quirk allows Izuku to suspend himself in mid-air, granting him flight.

Izuku also has access to a subconscious realm where vestiges of the consciousnesses of the previous One For All holders dwell. These vestiges can trigger Izuku to activate One For All without any conscious input from himself, as seen when he was under the control of Hitoshi’s Brainwashing Quirk and illusionary shadows of these echoes appeared in his vision. Izuku currently has little to no control over this aspect of One For All, being unable to freely enter or exit, his body not being fully materialized, which limits his movement within the realm, and only being able to talk through muffled sounds since his mouth has not fully manifested yet. However, Izuku has reached the point where he can freely communicate with the vestiges of the previous users while still conscious. Izuku is the first holder of One For All known to have gained access to this realm while still alive.^[16][17]

Ultimate Moves

• Detroit Smash (デトロイトスマッシュ Detoroito Sumasshu^?): The same as All Might’s move, except Izuku does it in the form of an uppercut or a straightforward punch.^[18]
  • Detroit Smash: Quintuple (デトロイトスマッシュ 五 (クイン) 重 (ティプル) Detoroito Sumasshu Kuintipuru^?): Izuku enhances himself with Gearshift and performs five Detroit Smashes in quick succession.^[19]
• Delaware Smash (デラウェアスマッシュ Derawea Sumasshu^?): Izuku flicks his finger to create a powerful wind pressure shock wave that has enough force to break large chunks of ice made by Shoto.^[20] Due to using this attack at 100%, it fractures the finger, limiting the time he can use this move without gravely injuring himself up to ten times.^[21]
• United States of World Smash (ユナイテッド ステイツ オブ ワールド スマッシュ Yunaiteddo Suteitsu Obu Wārudo Sumasshu^?): This Ultimate Move is Izuku’s variation of All Might’s United States of Smash. Izuku begins this Ultimate Move by increasing his power levels using One For All: Full Cowl — 100% and starts unleashing a violent volley of punches. After this, he runs around his opponent, building up momentum and increasing air pressure before delivering a devastating kick. This was first used against Flect Turn.
• One For All: Full Cowl (ワン・フォー・オール フルカウル Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru^?): Through his training with Gran Torino, Izuku was able to unlock this stage of his power and get better control of his Quirk. This technique allows Izuku to utilize a percentage of the full power of One For All throughout his body, by letting the power course and flow through him instead of concentrating it in one location. According to Izuku, this technique gives him greater maneuverability.^[22] Activating this technique gives him enhanced strength, speed, mobility, and agility. It also prevents him from breaking his bones when attacking. The cost of using this technique reduces the damage of how much his attacks do since instead of centering the power into a certain area, Izuku spreads it throughout his body.^[23][24] Izuku has been steadily improving the upper limits of the percentage of One For All that he could safely use with this technique since its creation. Izuku’s initial limits at the time of creating the technique only allowed him to utilize 5% of the maximum output. During Izuku’s fight against Katsuki after the Provisional Hero License Exam, he further improved this limit to 8%. Since his battle against Overhaul, Izuku was capable of using 20% without breaking his bones. At the start of Izuku’s internship with Endeavor, he described his percentage limitations to be in the interval of 10% to 15% of his full power without any extraneous load and had also stated that he could use 20%, but not without causing immense pain that would majorly hinder his mobility in battle.^[25] By the start of the Paranormal Liberation War, Izuku improved this limit to 30% with the extraneous usage limit of 45% of his full power. ^[26] When Izuku activates Full Cowl, red, vein-like lines course throughout his body that coincides with the energy flowing through him. When fully active, his body and eyes start to glow with a green, bio-electric aura.
  • 5% Detroit Smash (5パーセント デトロイトスマッシュ Go-pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu^?): Izuku activates One For All: Full Cowl at 5% then jumps into the air and delivers an enhanced downward punch to the opponent.^[27] He has also used this move in the form of a straight, forward-facing punch.^[28]
  • Double Detroit Smash (ダブルデトロイトスマッシュ Daburu Detoroito Sumasshu^?): Izuku and All Might combine their Detroit Smashes into a single, devastating charge. They performed this final attack against Wolfram, shattering through a humongous chunk of metal and causing a huge explosion that destroyed Izuku’s Full Gauntlet.
  • Delaware Smash Air Force (デラウェアスマッシュエアフォース Derarwea Sumasshu Eafosu^?): Izuku uses his upgraded gloves that Mei made for him to direct a blast of compressed air against his foe, possessing enough concussive force to stun Gentle Criminal while he was in mid-air, giving Izuku an opening to catch up to him.^[29] By using all five of his fingers, he can launch up to four Delaware Smashes simultaneously.^[30] It requires 20% of his power to use it effectively using One For All.^[25]
• One For All — 30%: A technique that allows Izuku to use 30% of One For All in his right arm. This percentage was used in conjunction with Melissa Shield’s Full Gauntlet, which nullified any drawbacks to using One For All at higher percentages. Because of this, it is unknown how this state affects Izuku’s body under normal conditions. With 30% Izuku was able to effortlessly blow away security bots with vast amounts of wind pressure created by the punch.^[31]
• One For All — 45%: A technique that allows Izuku to use 45% of One For All. He’s only able to bring this level of power out for a brief period of time; to keep it from wrecking his body he activates it just before the moment of impact.^[26]
  • St. Louis Smash Air Force (セントルイス スマッシュエアフォース Sento Ruisu Sumasshu Eafōsu^?): Izuku arches his leg back and performs a strong vertical roundhouse kick, firing a large blast of compressed air.^[15]
• One For All — 100%: A technique that allows Izuku to attack using the full power of One For All in the desired part of his body, with the cost of said body part breaking upon execution. Further usage of the same limb after an initial attack can cause scarring, as seen with his fights against Shoto (causing Izuku to get surgery on his right hand due to injuries) and Muscular (leaving multiple scars across his right arm).^[32]
  • 100% Detroit Smash (100% デトロイトスマッシュ Hyaku Pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu^?): This move involves Izuku activating One For All at 100% in his arm and then striking his target with a lunging punch.^[33]
  • 1,000,000% Delaware Detroit Smash (1000000% デトロイトデラウェアスマッシュ Hyaku-man Pāsento Derawea Detoroito Sumasshu^?): This move is the strongest smash move in Izuku’s arsenal, which involves him activating One For All at 100% during an adrenaline rush and then striking his opponent with a full-swing attack. When performing the move Izuku first uses a full-handed Delaware Smash, then delivers a devastating Detroit Smash. During the climax of his battle with Muscular, Izuku managed to overpower and launch his augmented opponent with enough force to create an impact crater in solid rock with the strike alone, thus defeating the villain.^[33]
  • Texas Smash (テキサススマッシュ Tekisasu Sumasshu^?): Izuku throws a punch in order to create wind pressure in order to blow objects and people away. This move is first used to critically damage Tomura during the Paranormal Liberation War. ^[34]
  • Wyoming Smash (ワイオミング スマッシュ Waiomingu Sumasshu^?): Izuku draws out 100% of his power into his arms, then proceeds to spike his opponent on the head, creating a powerful shockwave as a result. This technique was first used against Tomura during the Paranormal Liberation War.^[35]
• One For All: Full Cowl — Shoot Style (ワンフォーオール フルカウル シュートスタイル Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru Shūto Sutairu^?): While using One For All: Full Cowl, Izuku uses a fighting style that focuses more on kicking.^[36] Izuku concentrates One for All: Full Cowl’s effects in his torso and legs rather than his arms, allowing him to put out even more power due to the fact that the human leg muscles are naturally stronger than the human arm muscles, granting him enough power and stability and allowing him to step away from the shackles of having to imitate All Might.
  • Shoot Style: St. Louis Smash (シュートスタイルセントルイススマッシュ Shūto Sutairu Sento Ruisu Sumasshu^?) While using the Shoot Style, Izuku leaps into the air and before swinging around to deliver a roundhouse kick to the opponent’s face. Izuku used this move to incapacitate Gentle Criminal, who had been empowered by La Brava’s Lover Mode Quirk to match Izuku’s use of One for All: Full Cowl at 8% of its power.^[30]
• One For All: Full Cowl — 20%: Izuku uses 20% of One For All’s full power and distributes it throughout his body, giving him even greater power and speed boost.^[37]
  • Manchester Smash (マンチェスタースマッシュ Manchesutā Sumasshu^?): Izuku leaps into the air and flips forward to bring down an axe kick upon his opponent. Although Kai Chisaki managed to evade it, the attack itself pulverized the ground thoroughly enough that Kai wasn’t able to completely retaliate with his Overhaul Quirk.^[38]
• One For All: Full Cowl — 30%: A technique that allows Izuku to consistently use 30% of One For All. He was able to utilize this level of One For All near the end of his first year of high school, during the war with the Paranormal Liberation Front.^[26]
• One For All: Full Cowl — 100% (ワン・フォー・オール フルカウル 100% (パーセント) Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru Hyaku-pāsento^?): Izuku activates One For All to its fullest extent throughout Full Cowl, granting him a tremendous boost in speed and strength that not only rivaled that of All Might but allowed Izuku to easily overwhelm the likes of Kai Chisaki. This was first used against Kai Chisaki to protect Eri. The power increase seemingly gives him fire-like trails coming from his eyes and light-colored hair. He can currently only use it infinitely with no damage done to his body while in physical contact with Eri. Since Eri has the ability to Rewind the state of a person’s body, any damage done to Izuku’s body by using One For All at 100% would continually be undone by Eri’s Quirk which proved useful in his fight with Overhaul.^[39]
• Froppy Style (フロッピースタイル Furoppīsutairu^?): Using Blackwhip, he shoots a singular tendril out of his mouth and uses it like Tsuyu does with her tongue.^[40]
• Full Blast (全 (ぜん) 開 (かい) Zenkai^?): Izuku uses Smokescreen at its maximum, producing a wide area of smoke, blocking the view of his opponent and potentially himself, as well.
• Pinpoint Focus (一 (いっ) 点 (てん) 特 (とっ) 化 (か) Itten Tokka^?): Using Blackwhip, he quickly shoots a long-ranged tendril at a specific target to attack them.
• Faux 100 Percent (疑 (ぎ) 似 (じ) 100% (パーセント) Giji Hyaku-pāsento^?): Izuku draws out 45% of One For All’s power, and combines it with the stored kinetic energy generated by Fa Jin. By doing this he is able to draw out the blinding speed of using One For All at 100%, without the recoil that comes with it.
  • Faux 100 Percent: Manchester Smash (疑 (ぎ) 似 (じ) 100% (パーセント) マンチェスタースマッシュ Giji Hyaku-pāsento Manchesutā Sumasshu^?): Izuku activates Faux 100 Percent, and lands an axe kick on to his opponent at blinding speed.
• Blackchain (黒 (こく) 鎖 (さ) Kokusa^?): By combining Blackwhip and Fa Jin, Izuku is able to create a chain that is able to ensnare and launch opponents at great distances.^[41]
• Transmission (トランスミッション Toransumisshon^?): Izuku rushes towards his opponent and punches them several times, with each punch increasing the speed of Gearshift affecting his opponent. These shifts in speed are labelled as «gears.»^[41]
• Overdrive (五速 (オーバードライブ) Ōbādoraibu^?): Izuku uses Gearshift and Fa Jin on himself, increasing his speed and boosting his power to catch up to opponents and unleash powerful attacks on them. The force he unleashes is described as 120% of One For All.^[41]

Stats

Equipment

Costume Zeta (コスチュームZ (ゼータ) Kosuchūmu Zēta^?): The sixth iteration of Izuku’s hero costume. After his previous outfit was almost completely destroyed, this new patchwork includes most of the primary features of the previous versions, including the improved arm bracers and the iron soles to support his arms and legs. The hood has been removed, replaced with Gran Torino’s cape as a scarf. The damaged mask from his previous costume remains a part of this one.

• Iron Soles (アイアンソール Aiansōru^?): Created by Mei, these Iron Armor Soles attach to Izuku’s signature red shoes. Upon kicking something, the soles absorb the impact and redistribute the kinetic energy back out to increase the impact strength of Izuku’s kicks.^[42] Izuku requested the soles to strengthen his kicks after resolving to change his fighting style.
• Air Force Gloves: Created by Mei, these gloves allow Izuku to focus and aim bursts of pressurized air that he creates by flicking his fingers.^[29] This allows Izuku to use long-range projectile attacks using One For All. After Izuku’s battle with Tomura during the Paranormal Liberation War, the gloves, along with the arm bracers, were completely destroyed,^[43] but later received a new version of them from Mei.^[44]
• Mid-Gauntlet (ミッドガントレット Middo Gantoretto^?): Presumably created by Melissa after the Paranormal Liberation War, similar to the Full Gauntlet, it allows Izuku to use One For All’s power in higher percentages without the worry of harming his body, though will break if used at 100%. Following his fight with Lady Nagant, Izuku’s left Mid-Gauntlet is partially destroyed, leaving it practically useless. He later receives new replica versions of the Mid-Gauntlets from Mei.^[44]

Full Gauntlet (フルガントレット Furu Gantoretto^?): Created by Melissa, it was given to Izuku after she figured out that he was limiting his output of One For All, during the faux villain course at the I-Island Expo. The device allowed him to use his Quirk at higher percentages without the risk of self-injury. The gauntlet was later destroyed at the climax of Izuku and All Might’s fight against Wolfram.

Battles & Events

Battles & Events

Entrance Exam Arc Sludge Villain Incident All Might vs. Sludge Villain All Might vs. Sludge Villain: Rematch U.A. Entrance Exam Quirk Apprehension Test Arc Quirk Apprehension Test Battle Trial Arc Battle Trial Izuku & Ochaco vs. Katsuki & Tenya U.S.J. Arc U.S.J. Incident Izuku Midoriya, Tsuyu Asui & Minoru Mineta vs. Villains Eraser Head & U.A. Students vs. Tomura Shigaraki & Nomu All Might & U.A. Students vs. League of Villains U.A. Sports Festival Arc U.A. Sports Festival Obstacle Race Cavalry Battle Izuku Midoriya vs. Hitoshi Shinso Izuku Midoriya vs. Shoto Todoroki Vs. Hero Killer Arc Hero Agency Internships Izuku Midoriya vs. Gran Torino Izuku Midoriya vs. Gran Torino: Rematch Hosu Incident U.A. Students vs. Hero Killer: Stain Rescue Training Race Final Exams Arc First Term Final Exam Team Midoriya & Bakugo vs. All Might My Hero Academia: Two Heroes I-Island Incident U.A. Students vs. I-Island Security Bots Deku vs. Swordkil Deku vs. Wolfram All Might & Deku vs. Wolfram Forest Training Camp Arc Class 1-A Swimming Competition Quirk Training Camp Class 1-A vs. Pixie-Bob Vanguard Action Squad Invasion Izuku Midoriya vs. Muscular Tiger & Mandalay vs. Magne and Spinner U.A. Students vs. Moonfish Bakugo Escort Squad vs. Vanguard Action Squad Provisional Hero License Exam Arc Ultimate Move Training Provisional Hero License Exam Crushing of U.A. Izuku Midoriya vs. Fake Camie Izuku’s Gambit Gang Orca’s Invasion Deku vs. Kacchan 2 Shie Hassaikai Arc Class 1-A vs. Mirio Togata Hero Work-Studies I Izuku Midoriya vs. Sir Nighteye Shie Hassaikai Raid Eraser Head & Deku vs. Toga Nighteye Squad vs. Mimic Nighteye Squad vs. Overhaul & Chronostasis Deku vs. Overhaul U.A. School Festival Arc Deku vs. Gentle Criminal U.A. School Festival Pro Hero Arc Class 1-A vs. Nejire Chan & Suneater Joint Training Arc Joint Training Battle Round 5 My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising Hero Work Recommendation Project Deku and Bakugo vs. Nine U.A. Students vs. Nine Deku and Bakugo vs. Nine: Rematch Endeavor Agency Arc Hero Interview Training Hero Work-Studies II Endeavor & Hawks vs. Starservant Endeavor Agency vs. Ending My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Endeavor’s Mission Mission: Humarise Otheon Team vs. Humarise Deku vs. Rody Soul Deku vs. Otheon Police & Beros Deku vs. Beros & Rogone Endeavor’s Trainees vs. Beros & Sidero Deku vs. Flect Turn Paranormal Liberation War Arc Paranormal Liberation War Jaku Hospital Raid Hospital Raid Team & Trainees vs. Tomura Shigaraki Best Jeanist & Trainees vs. Paranormal Liberation Front Dark Hero Arc Deku vs. Muscular: Rematch Deku vs. Lady Nagant Deku & Dynamight vs. Dictator Deku vs. Class A U.A. Traitor Arc Deku & Invisible Girl vs. Can’t Stop Twinkling Final War Arc Final War Operation Troy Deku, Uravity & Froppy vs. Himiko Toga

Relatives

Chapter Appearances

Appearances
v • eEntrance Exam Arc 1. Izuku Midoriya: Origin Debut 2. Roaring Muscles Appears 3. Entrance Exam Appears 4. Starting Line Appears
v • eQuirk Apprehension Test Arc 5. Smashing into Academia Appears 6. What I Can Do for Now Appears 7. Costume Change? Appears
v • eBattle Trial Arc 8. Rage, You Damned Nerd Appears 9. Deku vs. Kacchan Appears 10. Breaking Bakugo Appears 11. Bakugo’s Starting Line Appears
v • eU.S.J. Arc 12. Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Ida! Appears 13. Rescue Training Appears 14. Encounter with the Unknown Appears 15. Vs. Appears 16. Know Your Enemies Appears 17. Game Over Appears 18. Heroes’ Counterattack Appears 19. All Might Appears 20. The World of Pros Appears 21. In Each of Our Hearts Appears
v • eU.A. Sports Festival Arc 22. That’s the Idea, Ochaco Appears 23. Roaring Sports Festival Appears 24. Mad Dash and Knockdown Appears 25. In Their Own Quirky Ways Appears 26. Chase Down the Leader Appears 27. Earth-Shatteringly Fateful Negotiations Appears 28. Strats, Strats, Strats Appears 29. Unaware Appears 30. Cavalry-Match Finale Appears 31. The Boy Born with Everything Appears 32. Smile, Prince of Nonsense Land! Appears 33. Shinso’s Situation Appears 34. Victory or Defeat Appears 35. Battle On, Challengers! Appears 36. Bakugo vs. Uraraka Appears 37. Midoriya and Endeavor Appears 38. Todoroki vs. Midoriya Appears 39. Shoto Todoroki: Origin Appears 40. Emancipation Appears 41. Fight On, Ida Appears 42. Final-Match Time Appears 43. Todoroki vs. Bakugo Appears 44. Relaxing Day Off Appears
v • eVs. Hero Killer Arc 45. Time to Pick Some Names Appears 46. Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears Appears 47. Struggling Appears 48. Getting the Knack Appears 49. Midoriya and Shigaraki Appears 50. Kill ‘Em Dead Appears 51. No, Knock It Off, Ida Appears 52. Hero Killer Stain vs. U.A. Students Appears 53. From Todoroki to Ida Appears 54. Re: Ingenium Appears 55. Conclusion?! Appears 56. Conclusion Appears 57. The Aftermath of Hero Killer Stain Appears 58. Internship’s End Appears 59. Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past Appears
v • eFinal Exams Arc 60. Gear Up for Final Exams Appears 61. The Worst Combo Appears 62. Katsuki Bakugo: Origin Appears 63. Yaoyorozu Rising Appears 64. The Task at Hand Appears 65. Wall Appears 66. Midoriya’s Observations Appears 67. Stripping the Varnish Appears 68. Encounter Appears 69. Interview with Midoriya Appears
v • eForest Training Camp Arc 70. Wild, Wild, Pussycats Appears 71. Kota Appears 72. Day Two Appears 73. Good Evening Appears 74. Smoke Signal Appears 75. Stake Your Life, Hero! Appears 76. My Hero Appears 77. It’s Okay Appears 78. Whirling Chaos Appears 79. Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!! Appears 80. Establishing the Bakugo Bodyguard Brigade Appears 81. Roaring Upheaval Appears 82. What a Twist! Appears 83. Loss Appears
v • eHideout Raid Arc 84. From Ida to Midoriya Appears 85. Nothing but Fools Appears 86. Before the Storm Appears 87. Clash Appears 88. All For One Appears 89. All for a Certain One Appears 90. Reach Out Appears 91. Symbol of Peace Appears 92. One For All Appears 93. One For All’s Ember Appears 94. From Teacher to Disciple Appears 95. End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End Appears 96. Home Visits Appears 97. Tell It Like It Is, Mom Appears
v • eProvisional Hero License Exam Arc 98. Moving into Dorms Appears 99. Goodbye Two-Digit Chapters, Hello Three Digits Appears 100. Creating Ultimate Moves Appears 101. The Girl Called Mei Hatsume Appears 102. On Cloud Nine Appears 103. The Test Appears 104. White-Hot Battle! To Each Their Own Strengths! Appears 105. Shiketsu High Lurking Appears 106. Class 1-A Appears 107. Denki Kaminari’s Thoughts Appears 108. RUSH! Appears 109. Rescue Exercise Appears 110. Rescue Exercise Continued Appears 111. Smoldering Start Appears 112. What’s the Big Idea? Appears 113. Test’s Aftermath Appears 114. Results’ Aftermath Appears 115. Unleashed Absent 116. Meeting in Tartarus Appears 117. A Talk About Your Quirk Appears 118. Meaningless Battle Appears 119. Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2 Appears 120. The Three Appears 121. Second Semester Opening Ceremony Appears
v • eShie Hassaikai Arc 122. A Season for Encounters Appears 123. Unrivaled Appears 124. Trouble Ahead!! Episode: Work Studies Appears 125. Overhaul Appears 126. Open Up, World Appears 127. Sir Nighteye and Izuku Midoriya and Mirio Togata and All Might Appears 128. Boy Meets… Appears 129. Eri Appears 130. Listen to the Truth Appears 131. Fighting Fate Appears 132. The Plan Absent 133. Catch Up, Kirishima Absent 134. Let’s Go, Gutsy Red Riot Appears 135. An Unpleasant Talk Appears 136. Close at Hand!! Appears 137. Restraint!! Appears 138. Go!! Appears 139. Shudder! The Underground Labyrinth Appears 140. Suneater of the Big Three Appears 141. Hassaikai: Behind the Scenes Absent 142. Shield and Shield, Spear and Shield Appears 143. Let’s Rumble, Rappa!! Absent 144. Red Riot, Part 1 Mentioned 145. Red Riot, Part 2 Absent 146. Temp Squad Absent 147. Twoga!! Appears 148. The Anguish of Young Twoga Appears 149. Don’t Get Mad, Irinaka Appears 150. Mirio Togata Flashback 151. Mirio Togata!! Absent 152. Lemillion Appears 153. Transform! Appears 154. Unforeseen Hope Appears 155. Saviors, the Saved and a Hero’s Place Appears 156. The Power of Those Saved Appears 157. Infinite 100 Percent Appears 158. Chisaki’s Warped Compassion Appears 159. It’s Over!! Appears 160. Expressway Mentioned 161. Bright Future Appears 162. Suitable One Appears
v • eRemedial Course Arc 163. Smoldering Flames Appears 164. Masegaki Absent 165. Win Those Kids’ Hearts Absent 166. Be Proud, License Trainees Absent 167. Number One Hero’s Starting Line Appears 168. The Strange Tale of Aoyama Appears
v • eU.A. School Festival Arc 169. School Festival Appears 170. With Eri Appears 171. Gentle and La Brava Appears 172. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part (Part 1) Appears 173. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part (Part 2) Appears 174. Golden Tips Imperial Appears 175. Morning, the Day Of Appears 176. Deku vs. Gentle Criminal Appears 177. At the Construction Site Appears 178. The Woman Called La Brava Appears 179. School Festival Start!! Appears 180. Unbeknownst Appears 181. For Someone Else Appears 182. Let It Flow! School Festival! Appears 183. Festival All Day Long!! Appears
v • ePro Hero Arc 184. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart Appears 185. Wing Hero: Hawks Absent 186. Endeavor and Hawks Absent 187. Flaming Roar! vs. Nomu: High-End Absent 188. Your Father, the Number One Hero Appears 189. Why He Gets Back Up Appears 190. His Start Appears 191. Dabi, Hawks, Endeavor Appears 192. The Todoroki Family Appears 193. Vestiges Appears
v • eJoint Training Arc 194. Cold Skies over U.A. High! Appears 195. Clash! Class A vs. Class B! Appears 196. Make It Happen, Shinso!! Appears 197. Quaotic Quirkstravaganza Appears 198. Know Where You Stand when It Counts!! Appears 199. Operation New Improv Moves! Absent 200. Clever Commander! Absent 201. Foresight Absent 202. Match 3 Appears 203. Flexible! Juzo Honenuki! Absent 204. Tuning Up Appears 205. Detour Voice 206. Match 3 Conclusion Appears 207. Early Bird! Appears 208. Match 4 Conclusion Appears 209. Match 5 Start Appears 210. The One For All Dream Appears 211. That Which Is Inherited Appears 212. That Which Is Inherited, Part 2 Appears 213. Realm of Souls Appears 214. Our Brawl Appears 215. Final Face-Off! Midoriya vs. Shinso! Appears 216. Class A vs. Class B: Conclusion! Appears 217. The New Power and All For One Appears
v • eMeta Liberation Army Arc 218. The Meta Liberation Army Appears 219. Go, Slidin’ Go! Mentioned 220. My Villain Academia Absent 221. Memento from All For One Absent 222. Tomura Shigaraki: Distortion Appears 223. Cockroaches Mentioned 224. Revival Party Absent 225. Interview with a Vampire Absent 226. Bloody Love Flashback 227. Sleepy Absent 228. Wounded Soul Absent 229. All It Takes Is One Bad Day Absent 230. Sad Man’s Parade Absent 231. Path Absent 232. Meta Abilities and Quirks Absent 233. Bright Future Flashback 234. Destruction Sense Absent 235. Tenko Shimura: Origin Absent 236. Tenko Shimura: Origin, Part 2 Absent 237. Tomura Shigaraki: Origin Absent 238. Liberation Absent 239. Successor Absent 240. Power Absent
v • eEndeavor Agency Arc 241. Do That Interview! Appears 242. Have a Merry Christmas! Appears 243. Off to Endeavor’s Agency! Appears 244. Recommended Reading Appears 245. Rise to Action Appears 246. Message Appears 247. Status Report! Appears 248. One Thing at a Time Appears 249. The Hellish Todoroki Family Appears 250. Ending Appears 251. Just One Week Appears 252. The Unforgiven Appears
v • eParanormal Liberation War Arc 253. Shirakumo Appears 254. More of a Hero than Anyone Absent 255. Hero Hopeful Absent 256. The High, Deep Blue Sky Appears 257. Pass It Forward, to Whomever Appears 258. Friends Appears 259. A Quiet Beginning Appears 260. Life’s Work Absent 261. High-Ends Absent 262. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Absent 263. I Wanna Be with You Guys!! Absent 264. One’s Justice Absent 265. Villains and Heroes Absent 266. Happy Life Absent 267. Flames Absent 268. Scramble! Absent 269. The Three of Us Absent 270. Inheritance Appears 271. Dark Cloud Absent 272. Good Morning! Appears 273. The Thrill of Destruction Appears 274. Search Appears 275. Encounter, Part 2 Appears 276. You Cheated…! Appears 277. Who…? Appears 278. Disaster Walker Absent 279. League of Villains vs. U.A. Students Absent 280. Red Riot, Part 3 Appears 281. Plus Ultra Appears 282. Footfall of Destruction Appears 283. 75 Appears 284. Deep Blue Battle Appears 285. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Appears 286. The Ones Within Us Appears 287. Mistake Appears 288. Save Takeo!! Mentioned 289. Miss Candid and Miss Shut-Away Appears 290. Dabi’s Dance Appears 291. Thanks For Going Strong Appears 292. Threads of Hope Appears 293. Hero-Saturated Society Appears 294. Final Performance Appears 295. Tenacious Appears 296. Hellish Hell Appears 297. Tartarus Absent 298. Sounds of Collapse Appears 299. Like Those Tragic Tales Absent 300. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Absent 301. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 1 Absent 302. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 2 Flashback 303. Top Three Appears 304. Izuku Midoriya and Toshinori Yagi Appears 305. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Appears 306. The Final Act Begins Appears
v • eDark Hero Arc 307. Been a While!! Appears 308. Full Power!! Appears 309. Can’t Be a Child Anymore Appears 310. Masters and Pupil Appears 311. Here We Go!! Appears 312. Hired Gun Appears 313. High-Speed Long-Range Mobile Cannon Appears 314. The Lovely Lady Nagant Appears 315. Platitudes Appears 316. Your Turn Appears 317. Scars, Blood, Filth Appears 318. Reckless Appears 319. Friend Appears 320. Deku vs. Class A Appears 321. From Class A to One For All Appears 322. Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight Appears 323. That Single Step Appears 324. A Young Woman’s Declaration Appears 325. The Bonds of One For All Appears 326. Who Are You Really? Flashback 327. Rest!! Appears 328. No Man Is an Island Flashback
v • eStar and Stripe Arc 329. In the Nick of Time, a Big-Time Maverick from the West! Absent 330. Me and Myself Absent 331. United States of America Absent 332. State-of-the-Art Hypersonic Intercontinental Cruise… Absent 333. Specter Fantasy 334. Parting Gift Appears
v • eU.A. Traitor Arc 335. Zygotes Appears 336. Villain Appears 337. A Disposable Life Appears 338. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 1 Appears 339. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 2 Appears 340. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 3 Flashback 341. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part Minus 1 Flashback 342. The Extreme Quiet Before the Storm Appears
v • eFinal War Arc 343. Let You Down Appears 344. Stars Appears 345. Division Appears 346. Super Hyper Unfair Broken Stage Flashback 347. Inflation Appears 348. Unrequited Appears 349. Battle Flame Appears 350. Bound to a Fiery Fate Absent 351. Two Flashfires Flashback 352. Ultimate Moves Flashback 353. Endeavor Mentioned 354. Oopsie Daisy!! Mentioned 355. Extras Flashback 356. Regarding the Enemy Mentioned 357. Wounded Hero, Burning Bright and True!! Appears 358. The Guy Who’s Made Some Progress Flashback 359. Place of Learning Mentioned 360. Despite It All… Mentioned 361. Abnormal Happenings Absent 362. Light Fades to Rain Flashback 363. Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate Mentioned 364. Why We Wield Power Absent 365. No. 4 and No. 5 Flashback 366. Full Moon Appears 367. Deku vs. All For One Appears 368. Rev Up, One For All Appears 369. A Chain of Events, Across the Ages Appears 370. HIStory Absent 371. Together with Shoji Flashback 372. Naked Absent 373. Friends Absent 374. Butterfly Effect Appears 375. Chaotic Confusion Absent 376. On Knife’s Edge Mentioned 377. The Chain Thus Far Appears 378. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 4 Appears 379. Hopes Appears 380. A Skosh Appears 381. Dark Flashback

Anime Appearances

Appearances
v • eSeason 1 1. Izuku Midoriya: Origin Debut 2. What It Takes to Be a Hero Appears 3. Roaring Muscles Appears 4. Start Line Appears 5. What I Can Do for Now Appears 6. Rage, You Damn Nerd Appears 7. Deku vs. Kacchan Appears 8. Bakugo’s Start Line Appears 9. Yeah, Just Do Your Best, Ida! Appears 10. Encounter with the Unknown Appears 11. Game Over Appears 12. All Might Appears 13. In Each of Our Hearts Appears
v • eSeason 2 14. That’s the Idea, Ochaco Appears 15. Roaring Sports Festival Appears 16. In Their Own Quirky Ways Appears 17. Strategy, Strategy, Strategy Appears 18. Cavalry Battle Finale Appears 19. The Boy Born with Everything Appears 20. Victory or Defeat Appears 21. Battle on, Challengers! Appears 22. Bakugo vs. Uraraka Appears 23. Shoto Todoroki: Origin Appears 24. Fight on, Ida Appears 25. Todoroki vs. Bakugo Appears 26. Time to Pick Some Names Appears 27. Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears Appears 28. Midoriya and Shigaraki Appears 29. Hero Killer: Stain vs U.A. Students Appears 30. Climax Appears 31. The Aftermath of Hero Killer: Stain Appears 32. Everyone’s Internships Appears 33. Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past Appears 34. Gear up for Final Exams Appears 35. Yaoyorozu: Rising Appears 36. Stripping the Varnish Appears 37. Katsuki Bakugo: Origin Appears 38. Encounter Appears
v • eSeason 3 39. Game Start Appears 40. Wild, Wild Pussycats Appears 41. Kota Appears 42. My Hero Appears 43. Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!! Appears 44. Roaring Upheaval Appears 45. What a Twist! Appears 46. From Ida to Midoriya Appears 47. All For One Appears 48. Symbol of Peace Appears 49. One For All Appears 50. End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End Appears 51. Moving into Dorms Appears 52. Create Those Ultimate Moves Appears 53. The Test Appears 54. Shiketsu High Lurking Appears 55. Class 1-A Appears 56. RUSH! Appears 57. Rescue Exercises Appears 58. Special Episode: Save the World with Love! Appears 59. What’s the Big Idea? Appears 60. A Talk about Your Quirk Appears 61. Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2 Appears 62. A Season for Encounters Appears 63. Unrivaled Appears
v • eSeason 4 64. The Scoop on U.A. Class 1-A Appears 65. Overhaul Appears 66. Boy Meets… Appears 67. Fighting Fate Appears 68. Let’s Go, Gutsy Red Riot Appears 69. An Unpleasant Talk Appears 70. GO!! Appears 71. Suneater of the Big Three Appears 72. Red Riot Appears 73. Temp Squad Appears 74. Lemillion Appears 75. Unforeseen Hope Appears 76. Infinite 100% Appears 77. Bright Future Appears 78. Smoldering Flames Appears 79. Win Those Kids’ Hearts Flashback 80. Relief for License Trainees Appears 81. School Festival Appears 82. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part Appears 83. Gold Tips Imperial Appears 84. Deku vs. Gentle Criminal Appears 85. School Festival Start!! Appears 86. Let It Flow! School Festival! Appears 87. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart Appears 88. His Start Appears
v • eSeason 5 89. All Hands on Deck! Class 1-A Appears 90. Vestiges Appears 91. Clash! Class A vs. Class B! Appears 92. Make It Happen, Shinso! Appears 93. Operation New Improv Moves Appears 94. Foresight Appears 95. Match 3 Appears 96. Match 3 Conclusion Appears 97. Early Bird! Appears 98. That Which Is Inherited Appears 99. Our Brawl Appears 100. The New Power and All For One Appears 101. Have a Merry Christmas! Appears 102. Off to Endeavor’s Agency! Appears 103. One Thing at a Time Appears 104. Long Time No See, Selkie Appears 105. The Hellish Todoroki Family Appears 106. The Unforgiven Appears 107. More of a Hero Than Anyone Appears 108. My Villain Academia Mentioned 109. Revival Party Flashback 110. Sad Man’s Parade Absent 111. Tenko Shimura: Origin Absent 112. Tomura Shigaraki: Origin Voice 113. The High, Deep Blue Sky Appears
v • eSeason 6 114. A Quiet Beginning Appears 115. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Appears 116. One’s Justice Absent 117. Inheritance Absent 118. The Thrill of Destruction Appears 119. Encounter, Part 2 Appears 120. Disaster Walker Appears 121. League of Villains Vs. U.A. Students Appears 122. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Absent 123. The Ones Within Us Absent 124. Dabi’s Dance Absent 125. Threads of Hope Appears 126. Final Performance Appears 127. Hellish Hell Absent 128. Tartarus Absent 129. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Absent 130. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire Absent 131. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Appears 132. Full Power!! Appears

Trivia

• Izuku was originally planned to be an adult, as seen in the one-shot My Hero.
  • In the early concept stages of My Hero Academia, Izuku was known as «Mikumo Akatani.» He had a longer and curlier hairdo, with bangs blocking one of his eyes. He was Quirkless in this concept, relying more on makeshift gadgets and luck to deal with obstacles. His hero costume was also slightly more intimidating. The costume was shown in a sketch having an orange color scheme.
  • Kohei Horikoshi once commented that he was unsatisfied with Mikumo’s design, especially his hair. This made Horikoshi think up the current design with slightly shorter hair.^[1] He also received suggestions from editors to give the protagonist an actual superpower, so he wouldn’t naturally fade into the background.
• According to Izuku’s profile in Volume 1:
  • His favorite food is Katsudon.
  • He was deliberately designed to look plain.
• Regarding Izuku’s academic life and performance, his U.A. data is as follows.
  • Student No. 18 in Class 1-A.
  • Ranked seventh during the U.A. Entrance Exam.
  • Ranked twentieth (last) for the Quirk Apprehension Test.
    • His fifty-meter dash record is 7.02 seconds. His previous record was 7.49 in middle school.
    • His grip strength record is 56 kilograms (123.459 pounds). His previous record was 40 kilograms (88.185 pounds) in middle school.
    • His softball throw record is 705.3 meters. Without his Quirk, it’s 46 meters.
  • Ranked fourth in Class 1-A’s mid-term grades.^[45]
  • Ranked in the Top 8 of the U.A. Sports Festival First-Year Stage.
    • Izuku received only one nomination from Gran Torino for his U.A. Sports Festival performance, technically making him the tenth most nominated Class 1-A student.
  • Scored seventy-one in the Provisional Hero License Exam.
• Initially, Izuku was voted to be 1-A’s class representative, before he decided to willingly pass the position over to Tenya.
• Izuku’s surname contains the kanji for «green» (緑 midori^?) and «valley» (谷 ya^?), and his given name contains «coming out/being from a certain place, one’s turn to go on» (出 izu^?) and «long ago, old story» (久 ku^?).
  • «久» is also homophonous to «nine» (九^? usually read as kyū), which refers to him being the ninth user of One For All.
• «Deku» (デク^?) is another reading of his first name, Izuku (出久^?). Written with different kanji, it can refer to a wooden figure or puppet (木偶 (でく) deku^?), which is a term often used as an insult for someone who can’t do or achieve anything.
  • Izuku’s nickname, «Deku,» was given to him by Katsuki when they were children as an insult.
  • According to Kohei Horikoshi, the inspiration for the name Deku was from Kenji Miyazawa’s poem «Ame ni mo Makezu» (Be Not Defeated by the Rain).
  • Later, Ochaco finds the nickname inspiring and says that «Deku» gives off a feeling of «I can do it» (頑張 (がんば) る ganbaru^?), because of its similarity to the word meaning «to be able to do» (できる dekiru^?).
  • In the Funimation dub, both Katsuki and Izuku indicate that his nickname is an abbreviation of a different nickname: «Defenseless Izuku,» hence Deku.
• Izuku’s rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows;
  • Izuku ranked first in the first Popularity Poll.
  • Izuku ranked second in the second, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh Popularity Polls.
  • Izuku ranked third in the fourth Popularity Poll.
• He shares his birthday with Mirio Togata and Rapt Tokage.
• His Quirk is listed as «Super-Power» (超パワー Chō Pawā^?) in public records, in order to protect the secret about One For All.^[46]
• Izuku’s alpha costume cost only ¥40,380 ($370.53 U.S. dollars) to make.^[47]
  • Izuku’s later costumes share the same designer as Shoto’s.^[48]
• Izuku’s Japanese voice actor for when he was a child, Akeno Watanabe, also voices Nemuri Kayama and Mika Jiro.
• Izuku is one of three characters (along with Nine and Gigantomachia) with the third most amount of Quirks, possessing a total of seven Quirks.

Quotes

• (To All Might) «I have to work harder than anyone else to make it! I’ll never catch up otherwise…! I want to be like you…! Like you. The strongest hero.»^[49]
• (To Katsuki) «I’m not gonna be your worthless punching bag Deku forever… Kacchan. I’m… I’m the Deku who always does his best!»^[50]
• (To Shoto) «Just trying to meet expectations! A smiling… dependable… cool hero… That’s what I wanna be! That’s why I’m giving it everything! For everyone! Your experiences… your determination… I can’t even begin to imagine what all that’s like… but… If you become number one without giving it your all… Then I don’t think you’re serious… about denying him everything! That’s why I have to win! I have to surpass you!»^[51]
• (To Tenya) «I-I’ve got a lot to say to you, but… That’ll have to come later…! Because it’s like All Might said… Giving help that’s not asked for… is what makes a true hero!»^[52]
• (To All Might) «I’ll do my best! Whatever you say, All Might… I’ll step up to the challenge! As long as you’re by my side, I can do anything… That’s how I feel, anyway!»^[53]
• (To Kota) «If all the villains attacking tonight are on his level… everyone’s in trouble. And they might be after us students. I need to tell Mr. Aizawa and the Wild, Wild Pussycats what I know. If my actions can save any of them… Then I’ve gotta do something.»^[54]
• (To Overhaul) «If I can’t save one little girl right in front of me… Then how can I ever hope to be a hero who saves everyone?!«^[55]

References

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v • eU.A. High School
Class 1-A Students	Denki Kaminari • Eijiro Kirishima • Fumikage Tokoyami • Hanta Sero • Izuku Midoriya • Katsuki Bakugo • Koji Koda • Kyoka Jiro • Mashirao Ojiro • Mezo Shoji • Mina Ashido • Minoru Mineta • Momo Yaoyorozu • Ochaco Uraraka • Rikido Sato • Shoto Todoroki • Tenya Ida • Toru Hagakure • Tsuyu Asui • Yuga Aoyama
Class 1-B Students	Hiryu Rin • Ibara Shiozaki • Itsuka Kendo • Juzo Honenuki • Jurota Shishida • Kinoko Komori • Kojiro Bondo • Kosei Tsuburaba • Manga Fukidashi • Neito Monoma • Nirengeki Shoda • Pony Tsunotori • Reiko Yanagi • Sen Kaibara • Setsuna Tokage • Shihai Kuroiro • Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu • Togaru Kamakiri • Yosetsu Awase • Yui Kodai
Department of Support	Mei Hatsume • Maina Furasu • Bibimi Kenranzaki
General Department	Hitoshi Shinso • Chikuchi Togeike • Tsutsutaka Agoyamato
Second Year Students	Mawata Fuwa
Third Year Students	Mirio Togata • Nejire Hado • Tamaki Amajiki • Bibimi Kenranzaki • Yuyu Haya
Staff	All Might • Cementoss • Ectoplasm • Eraser Head • Hound Dog • Lunch Rush • Midnight • Nezu • Power Loader • Present Mic • Recovery Girl • Snipe • Thirteen • Vlad King • Gran Torino (Retired)
Former Students	All Might • Endeavor • Best Jeanist • Edgeshot • Midnight • Eraser Head • Loud Cloud • Present Mic • Mister Blaster
Locations	Class 1-A • Class 1-B • Conference Room • Ground Beta • Ground Gamma • Ground Omega • Gym Gamma • Heights Alliance • Lunch Rush Cafeteria • P.E. Grounds • Recovery Girl’s Nurse’s Office • Sports Festival Stadium • Teachers Lounge • U.A.’s Development Studio • Unforeseen Simulation Joint

v • eEndeavor Agency
Pro Heroes	Endeavor
Sidekicks	Burnin • Kido • Onima
Trainees	Deku • Dynamight • Shoto

v • eFamilies and Civilians
Asui Family	Ganma Asui • Beru Asui • Tsuyu Asui • Samidare Asui • Satsuki Asui
Bakugo Family	Masaru Bakugo • Mitsuki Bakugo • Katsuki Bakugo
Ida Family	Tensei Ida • Tenya Ida
Jiro Family	Kyotoku Jiro • Mika Jiro • Kyoka Jiro
Midoriya Family	Hisashi Midoriya • Inko Midoriya • Izuku Midoriya
Shimano Family	Mahoro Shimano • Katsuma Shimano
Shigaraki Family	All For One • Yoichi Shigaraki • Tomura Shigaraki
Shimura Family	Mako • Chizuo • Nana Shimura • Kotaro Shimura • Nao Shimura • Hana Shimura • Tenko Shimura
Takami Family	Takami • Tomie Takami • Keigo Takami
Todoroki Family	Enji Todoroki • Rei Todoroki • Toya Todoroki • Fuyumi Todoroki • Natsuo Todoroki • Shoto Todoroki
Tsukauchi Family	Naomasa Tsukauchi • Makoto Tsukauchi
Shield Family	David Shield • Melissa Shield
Soul Family	Eddie Soul • Rody Soul • Roro Soul • Lala Soul
Haimawari Family	Shoko Haimawari • Koichi Haimawari
Oguro Family	Iwao Oguro • Tamao Oguro
Skyline Family	Christopher Skyline • Pamela
Civilians	Aorio Kuraishisu • Daikaku Miyagi • Eri • Gantetsu • Hikage Shinomori • Hime • Ichimoku Samazu • Ikkaku • Jube Namimaru • Komari Ikoma • Kota Izumi • Luminescent Baby • Miyashita • Moko Tamashi • Madam President • Rin Yaritezawa • Saito • Samuel Abraham • Sho • Takuto • Tamashiro • Taneo Tokuda • Teruo Hazukashi • The Mother of Quirks • Tsubasa • Untenmaru Kurumada • Yokumiru Mera • Ordinary Woman