| 1 | [[WMG:[[center:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' [[Characters/MyHeroAcademia Main Character Index]]\ |
| 2 | [-''U.A. High School Students'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1A Class 1-A]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1A1To10 1-10]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1A11To20 11-20]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaIzukuMidoriya Izuku Midoriya]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaKatsukiBakugo Katsuki Bakugo]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShotoTodoroki Shoto Todoroki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOchacoUraraka Ochaco Uraraka]]) | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1B Class 1-B]] | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaStudentsFromOtherClasses Students From Other Classes]]\ |
| 3 | ''Pro Heroes'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaSchoolFacultyAndStaff School Faculty and Staff]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShotaAizawa Shota Aizawa]] | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllMight All Might]]) | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOtherHeroes Other Heroes]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaEndeavor Endeavor]]) | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOneForAll One For All and Its Torch Bearers]]\ |
| 4 | ''Villains'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillains Known Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaStain Stain]]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaLeagueOfVillains League of Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaHimikoToga Himiko Toga]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVanguardActionSquad Vanguard Action Squad]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaArtificialHumans Artificial Humans]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShieHassaikai Shie Hassaikai]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOverhaul Overhaul]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMetaLiberationArmy Meta Liberation Army]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaParanormalLiberationFront Paranormal Liberation Front]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillainArmy Villain Army]])\ |
| 5 | ''Others'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaPoliceAndGovernmentWorkers Police and Government Workers]] | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaCivilians Civilians]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMainCharactersFamilies Main Characters' Families]]) | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOtherHighSchools Other High Schools]]\ |
| 6 | ''Characters From Other My Hero Academia Media'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVideoGameCharacters Video Game Characters]] | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMovieCharacters Movie Characters]]\ |
| 7 | ''[[Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes Vigilantes]]'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantesMainCharacters Main Characters]] | '''Villain Factory''' | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantesSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]]\ |
| 8 | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTeamUpMission Team Up Mission]]]]]]-] |
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| 10 | |
| 11 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | !Villain Factory |
| 14 | The primary threat of the spinoff series, ''Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes''. A group that deals in the Quirk enhancing drug called Trigger and experiments to create even stronger variants. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | !Leadership |
| 17 | [[folder:The Trigger Mastermind]] |
| 18 | !!The Trigger Mastermind |
| 19 | ->''"Believe it, Number 6. You may doubt your eyes, but what you see is the cold, hard truth. That man '''does''' exist. He's a true superhuman who's in another league compared to the rest of the heroes. A DeusExMachina who seems to defy the laws of physics and fate itself at every turn. Such is All Might. The pinnacle of what we hope to achieve."'' |
| 20 | |
| 21 | The unseen mastermind behind the Trigger outbreak, whose identity is still a mystery. |
| 22 | ---- |
| 23 | * AmbitionIsEvil: The most we know about their ultimate goals is a comment to Number 6 that the pinnacle of their experiments will be something that can rival All Might in power. A fairly standard ambition to aspire to the pinnacle of power, but they seek it using unethical human experimentation, terrorism, and a laundry list of other crimes and wrongs. |
| 24 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:Is All For One himself, guiding Kuin Hachisuka from afar and Number 6 through schizophrenic visions to conduct experiments on people. Ultimately the plot of ''Vigilantes'' boils down to making the two do trial runs of his different 'creations': Kuin distributes the Trigger drug while Number 6 uses the Bombers to terrorize the populace, and the latter end up being the precursors to the Nomu.]] |
| 25 | * DiabolicalMastermind: Due to leading a drug chain and being sought by the police to no avail, they are clearly an experienced criminal. [[spoiler:It's only logical, considering they are in fact All For One who prides himself on being CrazyPrepared.]] |
| 26 | * GreaterScopeVillain: The root of the Trigger incidents, but never gets personally involved. Most of the heavy work is done by Kuin and Number 6. |
| 27 | * HeWasRightThereAllAlong: |
| 28 | ** [[spoiler:He makes his first 'physical' appearance in the story's present day through what initially appears to be the delusional hallucination of O'clock than Number 6 is seeing as mentoring and grading his actions and aptitude as his successor. However, as the fight drags on, the opinions and intentions of Number 6 and his 'hallucination' begins diverging, with their conversations taking on the tone of two different people in an argument over a conflicting issue, despite the fact the delusion should only be Number 6's mind arguing against himself.]] |
| 29 | ** [[spoiler:Chapter 109 confirms that the hallucination is another entity: [[CanonCharacterAllAlong All For One]], who is in communication with Number 6 somehow at speeds that can keep with with his Overclock perception, and whose instructions Number 6 perceives as coming from his idealized version of his 'mentor'.]] |
| 30 | * MadScientist: Heavily implied by their dialogues with Kuin and Number 6. |
| 31 | * TheManBehindTheMonsters: Supplies Number 6 with the Bombers, with Number 6 being one himself. Can also be argued this applies to the Trigger users given the mutations they often go through. |
| 32 | * NonActionBigBad: Never steps in to steer events and prefers to watch from afar, lest they interfere with their own experiments. [[spoiler:The most immediate influence All For One has is manifesting as Number 6's visions of O'Clock, and 6 even comes to ignore him for most of his climactic confrontation with Koichi. He is the benefactor and the reason the villains even pop up, but ultimately the series' main antagonists are [[TheHeavy 6 and Kuin]].]] |
| 33 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Operates through leaving the dirty work to the 'Part-time Villain' Kuin Hachisuka. After Kuin bites it, Number 6 becomes their new [[TheHeavy Heavy]]. |
| 34 | * PsychoSerum: Constantly experiments with new formulas for the Trigger drug. |
| 35 | * TheUnfettered: Isn't bothered by the sheer amount of the collateral and mental damage caused by Trigger one bit. |
| 36 | * TheVoice: Regularly has conversations with their current [[TheHeavy Heavy]] on the phone. [[spoiler:Then later with Number 6, manifests as schizophrenic visions of O'Clock. When he is unveiled as All For One, the version of him we get to see appears to be some sort of astral projection he's showing to Number 6 as Knuckleduster's spirit is able to interact with him briefly as well. And he also speaks about topics Number 6 has no knowledge about when he isn't around to hear him. Considering the main manga's reveal of sentient Quirk vestiges being the equivalent of a person's soul in the ''My Hero Academia'' universe, there could be a connection there.]] |
| 37 | * TheWorfEffect: {{Invoked}} with the decision to exploit the vigilantes' constant interference [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste to collect data on exactly how far the strength of the newer Instant Villains has increased]], as using official heroes would undoubtedly enable the police to close in on them. |
| 38 | * XanatosSpeedChess: What's that? [[SpannerInTheWorks The vigilantes are constantly interfering with the experiments?]] Use them as {{Jobber}}s to see if the most recent version of the Trigger empowers the users enough - without having to go out of your way to attract the legal heroes - just to measure the strength of the most recent Instant Villains. Later uses the threat of Number 6 and the Bombers to continue conducting his experiments and, if possible, kidnap Koichi for further experiments. [[spoiler:Thankfully he fails to accomplish that last one, but All For One ends the series well on his way to creating the Nomu that serve as the fodder for villains in the main story.]] |
| 39 | ** This happens again in chapter 109, [[spoiler:as All For One admits that he considers Number 6's mission to kill Pop a complete failure due to Number 6 letting his emotional and personal issues cloud his judgement and distract him away from his target objective, but nonetheless finds the level of power and improvements to his combat abilities that he's deriving from pushing himself to his limits to kill Koichi a fascinating direction for the 'experiment' to have taken, urging him onto his self-destructive end just to see what Number 6 will attain despite the risk to himself, satisfied with the outcome either way]]. |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[folder:Kuin Hachisuka ('''Spoilers''')]] |
| 43 | !!Kuin Hachisuka |
| 44 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 5 (Vigilantes) |
| 45 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[PestController Queen]] [[PuppeteerParasite Bee]], [[ShockAndAwe Electric]] [[{{Animorphism}} Eel]] (Temporarily) |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colored_kuin.png]] |
| 48 | [[caption-width-right:300:Why don't you just buzz off?]] |
| 49 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see her true form]]\ |
| 50 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/queen_bee_8.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | ->''"Talk about boring. And I don't like being bored, so... Let's make things interesting, shall we?"'' |
| 53 | |
| 54 | A girl revealed to be one of the dealers of the Quirk-enhancing drug, Trigger. Her Quirk, "Queen Bee", turned her left eye into a hive which can create bees with syringes for stingers. |
| 55 | |
| 56 | Her true identity is Queen Bee itself, having taken possession of the young Tamao Oguro, Knuckle Duster's missing daughter. After Knuckle Duster defeats his possessed daughter, he rips the Queen Bee out of her eye socket and destroys it, seemingly killing Kuin. |
| 57 | ---- |
| 58 | * AchillesHeel: If as much as a single one of her bees are damaged, she will be hit with a recoil. |
| 59 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: It's thus far unclear if the Queen Bee is a quirk that outlived it's first host like One for All or if the Queen Bee is an animal that developed a quirk like UA's Principal Nezu. |
| 60 | * AnimalisticAbomination: Kuin's "true" identity is the Queen Bee itself, a parasitic bee queen that hijacks human bodies and uses them as living hives. Even if the queen is killed, the hive can restart as long as one member survives. |
| 61 | * AntagonisticOffspring: Sort of serves as this to Knuckle Duster, as the host body is his daughter, Tamao Oguro. However, while elements of Tamao's memory and personality are still active, the consciousness currently known as Kuin Hachisuka is driven by the Queen Bee attached to her brain. |
| 62 | * ArcVillain: The main antagonist and face of the Villain Factory for the first three major story arcs. |
| 63 | * AttackDrone: Subverted; in spite of what her Quirk suggests, using her bees as a weapon in straight combat is incredibly risky, as their destruction recoils on her. Any appearances to the contrary is just a feint on her part. |
| 64 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: To most, she's just a rather perky high school girl. In truth, she's completely psycho. |
| 65 | * BodyHorror: EyeScream variety. The 'real' Kuin is the Queen Bee Quirk itself attached to her brain... through her left eye. Her left eye socket is heavily implied to be hollow, given that's where the bees come out, and Knuckle Duster was able to directly extract the Queen Bee using tweezers. Finally, there's a whole ''swarm'' of bees nesting inside her eye socket. |
| 66 | * TheBusCameBack: Sort of. After being killed by Knuckle Duster at the end of Volume 4, she returns 42 chapters later after Number 6 has fed her remaining swarm enough to develop a new queen and take a new host [[spoiler:in the form of Pop☆Step]]. |
| 67 | * CharacterDeath: Kuin Hachisuka, as we knew her, meets her end when Knuckleduster stops her current host's heart long enough for the brain to shut down. The bees flee the dying "hive", letting Knuckleduster pull out the helpless queen. He then uses a pheromone gas to draw the rest of the swarm to a bomb, destroying them all. While, one bee did survive, suggesting a new hive can form, the Kuin seen up until that point is dead. |
| 68 | * CuteAndPsycho: She'd probably get along with [[NightmareFetishist Himiko]] just fine... |
| 69 | * TheDragon: Serves as the main Trigger supplier for her employer. |
| 70 | * EyepatchOfPower: Wears one on her left eye. It's to keep her bees from getting loose. |
| 71 | * EyeScream: |
| 72 | ** Subverted. After Stendhal reworks his look [[spoiler:by cutting off his nose]], he throws a switchblade right into her socket with the eye patch when she decides to eavesdrop on him, thus leaving her for dead. Luckily, the eye turns out to be hollow (likely being where her bees reside) and so she's able to pull the blade out with no harm to herself. |
| 73 | ** Played straight with the nature of her power. Her eye socket became a hive of bees, and it's highly implied that her left eye is a hollow socket, given how Knuckle Duster was able to extract the Queen Bee directly through it. We never get a clear, detailed look of her left eye, but [[NothingIsScarier that may be for the better]]. |
| 74 | * FalseReassurance: When she's giving a report of the effects of a drug on a bad guy, her schoolmates overhear her. Kuin says that she has to do a report for her part-time job, which is honestly what she's doing, but conveniently leaves out the illicit nature of her work. |
| 75 | * FlashStep: When one of her clients tries to attack her, she was able to dodge out of the way easily and up a fire escape within a split second. |
| 76 | * TheHeavy: While she rarely directly engages in the Trigger incidents, instead letting the Trigger users and Stendhal do the fighting while she remains in the sidelines, she is still the direct ''cause'' of the majority of them. |
| 77 | * MindHive: "Kuin Hachisuka" is a conglomerate personality formed by the minds of the Queen Bee, its swarm, and the host. The queen itself is almost entirely mindless on its own but draws from its hive to dominate the mind, providing the core of the personality with "flavor" from the host. When dosed by certain uppers, this influence weakens and more of the host's personality comes to the forefront, though the queen still remains in control. |
| 78 | * MotherOfAThousandYoung: She is able to produce countless other bees for her to do her bidding. |
| 79 | * NothingIsScarier: We never get a detailed close-up of her left eye, which may be for the better as it would be high-grade EyeScream BodyHorror. |
| 80 | * OneHitKill: When using a copied Electric Eel Quirk, she manages to stop Knuckle Duster's heart in one hit. He recovers pretty quickly, though. |
| 81 | * PaperTiger: She immediately folds and runs away when she realizes that Knuckle Duster has her outmatched, her usual smug SlasherSmile having been replaced with fear and panic. |
| 82 | * PestController: Her Quirk seems to allow her to control a swarm of special bees that nest behind her eyepatch. Makes more sense considering the ''real'' Kuin is the Queen Bee Quirk itself, and as a Queen Bee has dominion over her drones. |
| 83 | * PowerParasite: One of the uses for her bees is to take samples of blood, which can then be injected into others along with a few more chemicals to temporarily grant the Quirk of the donor to the new subject. |
| 84 | * PunnyName: Hachi is the kanji for "bee", while "Kuin" sounds like "queen" phonetically, in Japanese. Therefore, her full name literally means "Queen Bee", the very same as her Quirk. This turns out to be an {{enforced trope}} when Knuckle Duster (who knows her as "Tamao") says that it's an alias. |
| 85 | * PuppeteerParasite: Apparently has the ability to control people with her bees, such as when she uses one of her classmates to lure Soga to a secluded location when he starts sniffing around her school. In truth, the Quirk itself is one, as Kuin is Queen Bee possessing Knuckle Duster's daughter Tamao, and only after removing Queen Bee from her is Tamao freed. |
| 86 | * ShockAndAwe: When she uses her PowerParasite ability with Teruo Unagisawa's Electric Eel Quirk, she temporarily gains electrical powers that she channels through claws on her fingers. |
| 87 | * SlasherSmile: She sports one while telling one of her client to go nuts. |
| 88 | * TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: By all appearances, she's just an ordinary high-schooler. She's even one of the people asked to take part in Makoto's survey of the vigilantes without anyone involved being at all the wiser. Makes more sense considering she ''is'' an ordinary high-schooler, albeit one possessed by the real Kuin. |
| 89 | * {{Troll}}: The majority of other [[EvenEvilHasStandards villainous characters]] really have a hard time putting up with her dry sense of humor. |
| 90 | * UncertainDoom: Knuckle Duster removes the Queen Bee and destroys it along with most of its hive, implying Kuin is KilledOffForReal. However, Number 6 takes the time to capture one of the remaining bees and his comments indicate that [[FromASingleCell even a single bee]] may be enough to restart the swarm, though it's ambiguous if the new swarm will still be Kuin, or have a new Queen Bee. |
| 91 | * WeakButSkilled: Queen Bee is a poor fit for combat, as destroying even a single bee takes a toll on its host. However, Kuin displays great creativity when it comes to using syringe bees to cause chaos, such as dosing herself with various uppers and painkillers, improvising modified bomb bees, and even drawing blood from others to temporarily grant her their Quirks. |
| 92 | * TheWormThatWalks: Sort of, her left eye houses a colony of bees, which she can control at will. It apparently makes honey too - and so may act more like a honeycomb - if the liquid present on the knife Kuin pulled out of her eye thrown at her by Stendhal is any indication. At least, we ''hope'' it's honey. |
| 93 | [[/folder]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | [[folder:Number 6 -- O'Clock II]] |
| 96 | !!Number 6 |
| 97 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 26 (Vigilantes) |
| 98 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[SuperSpeed Overclock]], [[ActionBomb Self-Detonation]], [[HealingFactor Super-Regeneration]], [[HavingABlast Bombify]], [[ShockAndAwe Radio Waves]] |
| 99 | |
| 100 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colored_number_6.png]] |
| 101 | [[caption-width-right:300:Blink and you'll miss him.]] |
| 102 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see his past form]]\ |
| 103 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/number_6.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 104 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see O'Clock II]]\ |
| 105 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oclock_ii.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | ->''"They call me... Number 6. But that's just a number. Not a real name. But if you wanna know... Who I hope to become...? O'Clock. There's no other name for me, no sir."'' |
| 108 | |
| 109 | A villain with a deep admiration for the hero O'Clock, whom he's so obsessed with that he wants to become his successor. He even holds O'Clock's stolen Quirk, "Overclock", which allows him to move ''very'' quickly in short bursts. His most defining feature is the giant scar that covers his entire face, which he gave himself as to replicate his hero. |
| 110 | ---- |
| 111 | * AchillesHeel: He has a limited understanding of how "Overclock" works. The faster he goes in an instant, the quicker he'll need to cool down, which someone who does know how the Quirk works, like its original owner, can take advantage of by distracting him while he's using the Quirk. |
| 112 | ** In chapter 103, [[spoiler:Number 6 manages to escape from being restrained by the police by [[BodyHorror liquifying his body]] to slip through his handcuffs and reform himself, explaining that over half his body is formed from Bomber cells that take shape based on his mental commands, meaning that trying to incapacitate him by [[GoodThingYouCanHeal wounding]] or [[RubberMan restraining him]] won't work. He taunts Tsukauchi in his [[TimeStandsStill enhanced perception]] that if he wants to stop him, [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar he needs to aim for the]] [[RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingThebrain head.]]]] |
| 113 | * ActionBomb: [[spoiler:Thanks to having Bomber cells parasitically inhabiting him, he's able to utilize their Self-Detonation Quirk by having them grow over his limbs.]] |
| 114 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: He looks normal most of the time, [[spoiler:though between his artificially modified body, shapeshifting abilities, and multiple quirks tell another story. He's implied to be a creation of the Trigger Mastermind, but it's not clear exactly what he is outside of that. When the police test a sample of his blood, the results came back inconclusive as they found his blood type and DNA was mixed with a number of other chemicals. Tanema, the lead Trigger investigator, questions if "the thing they're chasing" is even human.]] |
| 115 | ** In Chapter 103, [[spoiler:Number 6 demonstrates that he can [[BodyHorror liquify himself]] and reform his body back into a humanoid shape, explaining that he can do so because over half his body is now formed from Bomber cells that take shape based on his mental commands, visually demonstrating that if there was originally anything human left in him, it's pretty much gone now. Additionally, his 'suit' also reforms around his body as well, sans his BadassLongcoat, showing that his clothing is now apparently [[TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter part of his body.]]]] |
| 116 | ** Chapter 111 makes this a bit more in the air, as [[spoiler:Dr. Garaki diagnoses him with agnosia (possibly [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrative_agnosia a kind of Integrative Agnosia]]) that prevents him from developing a sense of self because he simply cannot recognize himself enough to do so. It's underscored by his blob-like form looking into the mirror with a very human-like reflection. This makes it very likely that the potato-like blob may be just how he perceives 'himself', because he literally cannot recognize himself enough to create a coherent self-image.]] |
| 117 | * AmbiguousSituation: During [[spoiler:the hospital attack, Number 6 shows that his mental state has apparently become unhinged enough that he's now hallucinating a vision of O'Clock watching and gauging his actions and offering him advise on how to best complete his 'mission' of killing Pop to eliminate loose ends. Initially, it just seems to be a figment of Number 6's imagination, with an outside perspective of their 'conversations' showing Number 6 acting out both sides of the mental discussions they're having, but as Number 6 engages Koichi and the fight drags on, Number 6 and the hallucination's perceptions and opinions being to diverge, almost seeming like 2 different people, despite the hallucination being a part of Number 6's mind. Notably, whilst Number 6 is confused about how Koichi is reacting to and countering his [[SuperSpeed Overclock quirk]], it's the hallucination that figures out Koichi is subconsciously reacting to danger without even realising what he's doing, and eventually outright orders Number 6 to disengage the fight and never face Koichi again, citing how rapid his [[DieOrFly development]] has been in the midst of their life-or-death fight, and if he could continue fighting, Koichi might eventually overcome Number 6-- something that enrages the speedster enough that he ignores the hallucination's advice. It's hinted that the 'hallucination' might actually be the Trigger Mastermind in direct communication with Number 6 and he's merely perceiving his instructions as coming from his mental projection of his Idol]]. |
| 118 | ** [[spoiler:Chapter 109 basically confirms this, with Number 6 focused on killing Koichi with his maximum speed and [[HiveMind control]] over the Humanoid anonymous puppets, even as the mental strain is risking a mental shutdown, the 'hallucination' goes on to state that it considers his mission to kill Pop a failure, but regards the overall experiment he's currently witnessing as having taken an interesting direction, goading on Number 6 to continue with his reckless actions to see what the outcome is as it breaks out a SlasherSmile reminiscent of AFO's CharacterTic, implying its AFO himself he's in communication with]]. |
| 119 | * AnimalMotif: As a contrast to Koichi's regular comparisons to creepy bugs or cockroaches, Number 6 [[spoiler:eventually gains a spider motif through his OneWingedAngel form, growing multiple limbs, eyes, and describing his mental directing of his operation Anonomyous drones to surround Koichi as drawing a 'web of bloodlust' around him]]. |
| 120 | * ArchEnemy: A one-sided example, but he eventually decides that [[spoiler:Koichi is his after the latter interferes in his 'official' hero's debut as the new O'Clock, swearing to kill him and Pop for getting in his way. Initially, he seemed content that Koichi was an InadequateInheritor compared to himself for Knuckleduster/O'Clock's successor, but after Koichi messed up his plans by accident, he becomes obsessed with ending him to become 'genuine'. Notably, during the hospital fight, he's disappointed when Koichi flees the fight to run for aid, and ecstatic when he returns to face him, revealing that his normal human 'Rokuro Nomura' face is based on Koichi's own, and when Koichi proves capable of keeping up with him despite his Overclock speed and even counteracting with his quirk based on subconscious instinct for incoming danger, Number 6 disregards his O'Clock Hallucination's advise to just [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flee the fight]] in favour of killing Koichi with his [[OneWingedAngel full power]] after hearing the hallucination admit that Koichi might become too much for him if the fight drags on]]. |
| 121 | * ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:He's implied to have been created by the Trigger Mastermind, which is why he lacks a proper name and is without a real identity.]] |
| 122 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [[spoiler:In his final desperate attempt to kill Koichi, he gathers all his Anon mooks to merge, and also detonate their Bomber cells, giving him a multistory tall body made of exploding plasma.]] |
| 123 | * BadBoss: He blows up his Trigger lab along with all the researchers when the heroes come calling. To be fair he didn't deliberately seek to blow up his researchers and mentions he would have helped them escape if he had the time, but he expresses no remorse over their deaths and considers it a good way to make sure they don't squeal. |
| 124 | * BerserkButton: Inflicting a wound to his face is sure to drive him into a murderous rage because he thinks it might distract from the "cool, character-defining scar" he gave himself as an homage to O'Clock. |
| 125 | * BigBad: Takes over as the main antagonist after Kuin is defeated, notably orchestrating the Sky Egg attack [[spoiler:and making Pop☆Step the new Queen Bee host.]] |
| 126 | * BodyHorror: [[spoiler:The Bomber cells he can grow over his skin to blow people up warp his flesh into a mass of boils. During the Hospital attack, he demonstrates that over half his body has become formed out of said cells by Liquifying himself and reforming himself back into a humanoid shape-- not to mention that his go-to [[EnhancedPunch attack]] blows off his hands and requires him to regrow them from the shattered stubs- not that he seems to feel the pain much. And as of his latest appearance, he has the same facial situation as All for One, with no eyes or nose-- which turns out to be his [[TheBlank real face]].]] |
| 127 | ** In Chapter 113, it’s taken to a new level [[spoiler:as his rage reaches the point where it causes the Bomber cells to continually combust and gives him the appearance of a fiery humanoid with an exposed [[DemBones skull and ribcage]] dubbed Lightning Style. Chapter 114 takes it further once his transformation 'shuts off', revealing that said bones are actually ''all that's left of his body'', and without a refuel of Bomber cells from the Operation Anonymous drones, Number 6 would have collapsed into a pile of smouldering keratin, all but guaranteeing that his current form [[DeadlyUpgrade will be lethal to him once the fight's over]].]] |
| 128 | * ComboPlatterPowers: Number 6 has been outfitted with a number of, presumably stolen/artificial, quirks that make him an equally deadly and versatile villain. His current arsenal includes, Overclock, Self-Detonation, Bombify, Super-Regeneration, and Radio Waves, although the list could still be growing. |
| 129 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: ArcVillain variety to Kuin. Kuin was a consistent and active threat who the readers learned quite a lot about quickly. Number 6, on the other hand, works entirely in the shadows and is a much less active threat. Also, [[spoiler:Kuin wanted nothing to do with Knuckle Duster despite having a direct relation to him as his daughter. Number 6, on the other hand, is obsessed with Knuckle Duster, but his not related to him in any way.]] On top of that, it's explicitly pointed out that the variant of Trigger he produces is orally administered and has a less severe effect than the injections Kuin made, with the intent of studying its victims for the sake of deciding which of them to take in and experiment on further. |
| 130 | * {{Cooldown}}: Whenever he uses his Quirk, he needs a short time to recover before he can use it again. This creates a small window in which he's vulnerable. The faster he goes while using his Quirk, the quicker he hits cooldown. |
| 131 | * CreativeSterility: Perhaps as a result of his artificial creation and thus lack of inherent identity, Number 6 base a lot of his own sense of identity on the people of significant interest he has encountered. |
| 132 | ** His obsession with O'clock led to him scarring his own face in an attempt to physically resemble the hero as much as possible. In fact, the ''Hero'' alias he had hoped to debut to the public is literally O'clock with a II tagged at the end. Thanks to being the recipient of O'clock's stolen quirk, he sees himself as new and better version of O'clock. |
| 133 | ** His public persona is in fact [[spoiler:based on Koichi himself]]. During the fight at the hospital, Number 6 even assumes a stance that imitates [[spoiler:Koichi's form when traveling with his quirk]]. |
| 134 | * DemBones: [[spoiler:His Lightening Style turns him into a blazing humanoid with his skull and ribcage made visible. When it 'shuts off' momentarily towards the climax of the fight with Koichi, it's revealed that ''this is the only physical part remaining of him'', and All For One's comments about his summoning 'the scant power left in his body' makes it clear that his current unstable state [[DeadlyUpgrade will prove fatal for him]] from burning himself out trying to kill Koichi with his strongest abilities.]] |
| 135 | * TheDragon: Takes over as the main supplier and face of the Villain Factory after Kuin. |
| 136 | * EvilCounterpart: To Koichi. [[spoiler:He idolized the original O'clock enough to declare himself his successor, while Knuckle Duster took Koichi under his wing. His "Rokuro Nomura" persona is also suspiciously similar to what an older Koichi might become -- a nonentity who is still helpful to those around him, a card-carrying hero working as a civilian, and [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass capable of being surprisingly cool]] if the situation calls for it. It's not quite clear yet how much of this, or his attempted courtship of Kazuho, was a deliberate attempt to imitate or mock Koichi. Later, in Chapter 104, its revealed that the appearance of Rock Nomura was actually based on Koichi’s features, further linking the two, and during the subsequent chase throughout the streets between them, Number 6 adopts a '[[PrimalStance Crawler Style]]' method of movement that apes Kochi's use of Slide and Glide to reduce wind drag and move faster than him to outmanoeuvre Kochi's faster reactions to his attacks. Koichi even comments that he looks like some sort of creepy creature, [[HypocriticalHumour exactly like he's been called in the past]].]] |
| 137 | * EyelessFace: [[spoiler:As of Chapter 102, he has no visible eyes on his face, not dissimilar to All for One. It turns out that's his ''actual'' [[TheBlank face]] and he's taken aback when he realises the 'mask' came off during his commanding of Anonymous to attack the district, before resembling his face into the 'Rokuro Nomura' persona for the remainder of his confrontation with Koichi.]] |
| 138 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: The location and angle of his facial scar, as well as his reasons for being proud of it, are early clues that [[spoiler:Knuckle Duster used to be O'clock]]. |
| 139 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a self-inflicted one that goes diagonally down his face. |
| 140 | * GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Watching Koichi get all the attention and support during their climactic battle sends whatever was left of his sanity completely out the window, with his focus shifting from Koichi to killing ''everybody'' so nobody would be around to cheer him on.]] |
| 141 | * HavingABlast: [[spoiler:Has Bomber cells parasitically living in his skin, which he can detonate to blow people like Compass Kid up, with little damage to himself due to his regenerative abilities. Turns out he has TWO explosive-based Quirks up his sleeves]]. |
| 142 | * HealingFactor: He possesses the Super-Regeneration quirk, furthering the parallel between him and the Nomus. He's also smart enough to combine its effects with his other quirks. Defensively, he can enhance the already impressive healing power of the quirk by using the Overclock quirk to hasten the regeneration process. This combination is so powerful, it allowed him to heal from even the horrific burns he got from Endeavor. Offensively, Super-Regeneration makes his Self-Detonation and Bombify quirks much more practical and deadly as he can simply heal from the blow-back of both quirks while delivering rapid explosive punches. |
| 143 | * TheHeavy: After Kuin is taken out by Knuckleduster, he serves as the main representative of the Villain Factory, and takes over her role of finding suitable candidates for villains and distributing Trigger. |
| 144 | * HeroKiller: [[spoiler:Blows Compass Kid to bits and kills several other unnamed heroes as Koichi is chasing down Bee Pop.]] |
| 145 | * IJustWantToBeYou: The revelation that [[spoiler:he based his Rokuro Nomura persona on Koichi, combined with his obsession with Kazuho/Pop☆Step sheds a whole new light on his vendetta against Koichi]]. |
| 146 | * ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:His ultimate goal is to be seen as the ultimate hero thanks to his tortured upbringing at All For One's hands, intending to [[SuperiorSuccessor take Oguro's place as]] [[LegacyCharacter O'Clock II.]] He's far too deranged and socially maladjusted to understand even had his plan worked, he'd still be hunted down for being a mass murderer.]] |
| 147 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: After he loses his lab and all his Next Level villains, he decides to skip town and lay low for a while. He doesn't get the chance to, though. |
| 148 | * LaughingMad: After seeing All Might utterly decimate all his Bombers with a single blow. |
| 149 | * LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:His entire strategy is to invoke this and become O'Clock II. Naturally, he ends up as little more than another psychopathic pawn for All For One indulging in wanton death and destruction.]] |
| 150 | * LoonyFan: He's one to O'Clock. [[spoiler:He admires O'Clock because he's fast enough to get the first hit in any fight. As he watched O'Clock's career fall apart, he decided it was his turn to take O'Clock's name.]] |
| 151 | * MasterOfDisguise: Number 6 is gifted when it comes to blending into the scene. He was able to infiltrate the Kanidoge chain and sabatoge it from the inside, and he later passes off as [[spoiler:the [=FeatherHATS=]' meek new manager, '''Roku'''ro[[note]]as in ''six''[[/note]] '''Nomu'''ra]], without being discovered. He also [[spoiler:infiltrates Eizo Tanuma's office disguised as a police archivist in order to blow up all of the records inside]]. His ability to seamlessly disguise himself is later revealed to be the result of the Bomber cells inhabiting his body that he can telepathically command to remold his own appearance. [[spoiler:It turns out that, underneath all his disguises, even his 'normal' face is just another mask and his actual appearance lacks [[TheBlank any distinguishing features at all]], save his O'Clock scar]]. |
| 152 | * MeaningfulName: The phrase "watch your six" is synonymous with "watch your back", underlining his villainous nature as someone who schemes behind your back. |
| 153 | * MockingSingSong: He tends to put a sing-song emphasis on fairly malevolent statements. |
| 154 | * NoNameGiven: He was referred to as the "Scarred Man" in the ''Vigilantes'' Volume 6 extras, and the closest thing to a name we get for him in the series itself is when the Trigger mastermind refers to him as [[YouAreNumberSix Number 6]]. [[spoiler:This is because he actually doesn't have a real name.]] |
| 155 | * OneWingedAngel: Pissed upon [[spoiler:his O'clock Hallucination's assertion that Koichi will eventually become too much for him to handle, Number 6 decides to end him here and now in order to get 'his turn' unleashing his full power to mutate himself into a tailed humanoid with 4 eyes, a vaguely amphibian-esque appearance, and what appears to be organic vents on his back call 'Operation Anonymous: Phase 6']]. |
| 156 | * ThePowerOfHate: In their last meeting before their battle at the hospital, he declares his undying hatred for Koichi. [[spoiler:He also clarifies that, while everything else about him might be a lie, or a flimsy deception, or stolen from something else, the hatred he holds for the man who beat and humiliated him is the one thing about himself he can unambiguously call both real and his own, and it holds him together while he overclocks and utilizes his various superpowers during their brawl at the hospital.]] |
| 157 | * APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Implied to be the case as he was mentored by O'clock, a speedster-type hero with a very similar Quirk, but the circumstances of his association with the Villain Factory are still unknown. [[spoiler:He isn't actually O'Clock's pupil, however. He just wants to be after seeing O'Clock in action when he was young.]] |
| 158 | * {{Revenge}}: A big fan of paying others back for any inconvenience or pain they deal him. |
| 159 | ** When Octoid gives him a scratch on his face, he tries to murder Octoid even after disabling it. |
| 160 | ** After heroes and the police raid his lab, his first act after escaping is to attack a major public event with a lot of innocent civilians and heroes to be counted among casualties. |
| 161 | * RedemptionRejection: Played with. [[spoiler:Koichi doesn't really offer him redemption but more of a reprieve as he suggests they head to the hospital together. Affronted, 6 clarifies he's overtaxed his body so much there's nothing that can stop him from dying, and has only held on so long to spite Koichi one final time by giving him a lasting scar as proof he existed. He then blows up in a suicide bombing with what remains of his cells to taunt his nemesis, finally going to hell.]] |
| 162 | * RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:In a flashback that shows us how he came to idolize O'Clock and carve up his own face in tribute, Number 6 appears as some sort of simplistic protohuman with stubby limbs and a largely featureless body and face. It's unclear whether this is literal, or just a representation of his lack of drive or purpose before latching onto the idea of surpassing O'Clock. Additionally, his face in Chapter 102 looks incredibly reminiscent of All for One's current face, with no eyes or nostrils, which may serve to symbolise that he's stopped playing the hero. With the reveal that this is his [[TheBlank actual appearance]], it serves to highlight how much of a non-entity he really is, as well as how he's ultimately just another creation of the Villain Factory akin to their trigger Villains]]. |
| 163 | * SelfDisposingVillain: [[spoiler: Koichi doesn't so much defeat him as just outlast him as 6 overtaxes his body so much, it grows unstable. He only holds long enough to give Koichi a scar out of spite before ultimately allowing himself to blow up.]] |
| 164 | * ShoutOut: His O'Clock II hero costume is remarkably similar to ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}, which makes sense considering [[spoiler:he wants to be the successor to Knuckle Duster's, who is a BatmanParody himself]]. |
| 165 | ** In Chapter 113, [[spoiler:his [[DeadlyUpgrade Lightning]] [[DemBones Style]] [[OneWingedAngel form]] makes him resemble the ''Series/BatmanBeyond'' villain Blight, which fits with him embracing the role of a villain at that point and how his power seems to be tied to his volatile emotional state--specifically [[ThePowerOfHate his anger towards Koichi]] for constantly interfering in his plans, much like Blight was the source of Terry's anger throughout the first season due to him being responsible for his father's death-- and despite the massive power boost, the unstable nature of his current existence is shown to be as harmful to Number 6 as it is a boost to his fighting abilities, much like Blight's powers were incredibly dangerous in a fight, but a liability for him if he succumbed to his own anger when using them]]. |
| 166 | ** In Chapter 103, he boasts to Tsukauchi in his [[TimeStandsStill enhanced perception]] that if he wants to stop him he needs to [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar aim for the head,]] and in addition, [[spoiler:when he's charging up his explosive punches, his gauntetled fists shine in a way that visually resembles the Infinity Gauntlet.]] |
| 167 | * SoreLoser: His general reaction whenever Koichi manages to outmaneuver him or figure new, creative ways to use his quirk Slide-and-Glide is to accuse the latter of cheating. [[spoiler: He's such a sore loser, he doesn't allow himself to die until he gives Kochi a scar to prove he existed.]] |
| 168 | * SuperSpeed: His Quirk allows him to move incredibly fast for a few seconds before needing a cooldown. The degree to which he can speed up is dependent on his situation, and the faster he goes, the quicker he'll hit cooldown. |
| 169 | * TalkingToThemself: Number 6 creates a figment of O’Clock inside his mind, who advises him on how to carry out his mission. This is often shown as a mental projection of O’Clock, but we occasionally get to see the situation from an outside perspective, which shows Number 6 adopting the voices and rolls of both himself and O’Clock. |
| 170 | * TechnicalPacifist: He's fine with putting people in situations that might get them killed, but doesn't like to get blood on his hands directly. For example, he trapped innocent people in exploding industrial mechs with no hesitation, but when confronted by the police he chose to simply shoot them in their bulletproof vests with their own rubber bullets instead of aiming to kill. [[spoiler:Later thrown out the window when he blows up Compass Kid and shoots multiple heroes during Bee Pop's second rampage. Shortly afterwards, he also vows to kill both Koichi and Kazuho.]] |
| 171 | * TimeStandsStill: When he's in a very dangerous situation, he can move so fast that time seems to stop. |
| 172 | * TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler:Implied to be one of All For One's many test subjects he was grooming for compatibility with the All For One quirk in his bid to steal One For All. While not appointed his successor, All For One establishes many times over he is very impressed with how far 6 pushes himself and that he was an extremely useful pawn of his.]] |
| 173 | * UnderestimatingBadassery: Completely underestimates All Might's power, resulting in him wasting all of his suicide Bombers and failing at his revenge plan. He doesn't really mind though. [[spoiler:For his final plan to kill Koichi and Kazuho, Number 6 learns from that mistake. He goes to great lengths to isolate Naruhata so that nobody can call All Might for help, while at the same time making it seem to the outside world that it's a mere blackout rather than a villain attack. Thus giving All Might no reason to investigate on his own initiative.]] |
| 174 | ** Played with upon his [[spoiler:attack on the hospital. When Koichi interferes with his assault, he initially assumes he'll be an easy kill due to the difference between the 'worthy' successor and the InadequateInheritor for O'Clock, but as the fight drags on and Koichi keeps dodging or countering his attacks--and even coming close to hitting Number 6 in his AchillesHeel at several points-- his hallucination of O'Clock eventually just tells him to abandon the mission and [[PragmaticVillainy to never face Koichi again]], citing how much the Vigilante has improved in combat from fighting them, and if the fight continues, eventually Koichi might be too much for Number 6 to handle. Despite the hallucination being part of his own mind, Number 6 ignores its advice in favour of killing Koichi right away to assert his own identity, essentially refusing to acknowledge Koichi's threat level to himself on a conscious level even if his subconscious already has]]. |
| 175 | * UnskilledButStrong: Addressed while he's practicing with a punching bag. His style of fighting focuses entirely on raw power, relying on his Quirk to provide him speed and finesse. |
| 176 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Thanks to the Bomber cells comprising his body, Number 6 can remold his own appearance however he please with a simple telepathic command, but has shown a preference for using disguises that somewhat resembles his default form, that being an adult male of average build with black hair. |
| 177 | * YouAreNumberSix: Literally, his only given name is "Number 6", though he later gives himself the name [[spoiler:Rokuro Nomura]]. |
| 178 | [[/folder]] |
| 179 | |
| 180 | !Trigger Suppliers |
| 181 | [[folder:Mario Kugutsu]] |
| 182 | !!Mario Kugutsu |
| 183 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 1 (Vigilantes) |
| 184 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Unnamed Gigantification Quirk]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_109_1.png]] |
| 187 | [[caption-width-right:350:Mario Kugutsu, in both his normal state and after taking Trigger]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | A seemingly average salaryman who is secretly a Trigger dealer. |
| 190 | ---- |
| 191 | * ContrivedCoincidence: He just happened to be walking by when the vigilantes were looking for Trigger users and dealers, so their meeting happened completely by chance. |
| 192 | * GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply: He's a Trigger dealer and also a regular user. |
| 193 | * ManiacTongue: He shows his for a moment when he takes Trigger. |
| 194 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: After taking Trigger, he grows to the size of a tall building and grows two extra arms. |
| 195 | * PsychopathicManchild: Under Triggers influence, he begins acting like a child. |
| 196 | * ShrinkingViolet: What he initially comes off as, due to his quiet and apologetic nature, [[InvokedTrope but this seems to be an act to cast suspicion off himself and his crimes]]. |
| 197 | * SizeShifter: His Quirk allows him to grow in size. |
| 198 | [[/folder]] |
| 199 | |
| 200 | [[folder:Hina]] |
| 201 | !!Hina |
| 202 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 42 (Vigilantes) |
| 203 | !!!'''Quirk:''' Unknown |
| 204 | [[quoteright:313:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0_hina.png]] |
| 205 | [[quoteright:313:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0_pretty_hina.png]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | A sophomore at Naruhata Women's College who moonlights as a Trigger Dealer. She has a strong affinity for her best friend, Rin. |
| 208 | ---- |
| 209 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Her whole motivation. She drugs guys at mixers to keep them from talking to Rin. |
| 210 | * EasilyForgiven: Downplayed. While she is still apprehended, Midnight shows sympathy towards her and seemingly lets her off easily. |
| 211 | * GirlishPigtails: Gains some when she changes clothes. |
| 212 | * NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Midnight considers her to be this, viewing her as a nice girl who has been lead astray. |
| 213 | * PsychoLesbian: She's incredibly protective of Rin, and drugs guys for simply talking to her. |
| 214 | * SheCleansUpNicely: She changes into a more cutesy outfit halfway through the mixer in order to draw Koichi away from Rin. It doesn't really work. |
| 215 | [[/folder]] |
| 216 | |
| 217 | !Trigger Users |
| 218 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 219 | |
| 220 | ->"''Trigger. It's this dangerous drug that turns normal people into full-on villains.''" |
| 221 | -->-- '''Pop☆Step, explaining what Trigger is to Ichimoku and Jube''' |
| 222 | |
| 223 | A series of villains who use the Quirk enhancing drug Trigger. Come in two varieties: There are Instant villains, people who take Trigger at random, both intentionally and unintentionally, and end up on rampages. Then there are Next-Level Villains, who have been surgically modified into giant, powerful, monstrous beings. The physical transformations for Next-Level Villains are permanent, but the power fades without more Trigger doses. |
| 224 | |
| 225 | It should be said, the Trigger these guys take is also known "Bad Trigger," which have uppers mixed in, leading people to rampage. Normal Trigger is a proper product, used to help stop balding and erectile dysfunction. |
| 226 | ---- |
| 227 | * AchillesHeel: Trigger users aren't used to their boosted Quirks, meaning they aren't aware of any potential weaknesses or strengths. |
| 228 | * OneWingedAngel: Under Trigger's influence, the user transforms into a more monstrous version of themselves. These forms can be permanent through surgery, but their power will wad without more Trigger doses. |
| 229 | * RedRightHand: The sign of a Trigger user is that their tongue is blackened at the tip. |
| 230 | * TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Most of them look like average people, and the only way to tell a Trigger user from a normal person is their easily missable RedRightHand. |
| 231 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Trigger gives its users great power and boosts their Quirk, but it also weakens their sense of reason. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | !!Instant Villains |
| 235 | [[folder:Akira Iwako]] |
| 236 | !!Akira Iwako |
| 237 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 3 (Vigilantes) |
| 238 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[ElementalArmor Unnamed Rock-Skinned Quirk]] |
| 239 | |
| 240 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_108.png]] |
| 241 | [[caption-width-right:350:Akira Iwako, in both his normal state and after taking Trigger]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | An aggressive Instant Villain with skin-hardening Quirk. |
| 244 | ---- |
| 245 | * AccidentalMisnaming: Averted. He's one of the few people who correctly remembers Koichi's hero name, which makes the latter pleasantly suprised. |
| 246 | * AchillesHeel: He can't harden his eyes, making them a weak spot. [[spoiler:Stendhal uses this to disrupt and kill him.]] |
| 247 | * BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:He returns in chapter 9, where he's killed by Stendhal.]] |
| 248 | * ElementalArmor: His Quirk allows him to harden his skin into rock-like armor. |
| 249 | * KillerGorilla: He's a very dangerous and violent person under Trigger's influence who is described as "gorilla-like" in the Volume 2 extras. |
| 250 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Stendhal starts getting the better of him, he uses the cop's arrival to make his escape. [[spoiler:He doesn't get far though, as he's quickly tracked down and killed by Stendhal.]] |
| 251 | * SuperStrength: In addition to his ElementalArmor, his Quirk gives him this. |
| 252 | [[/folder]] |
| 253 | |
| 254 | [[folder:The Junkie]] |
| 255 | !!The Junkie |
| 256 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 6 (Vigilantes) |
| 257 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[SuperStrength Unnamed Power Up Quirk]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/junkie_villain.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:350:The Junkie Villain, in both his normal state and after taking Trigger]] |
| 260 | |
| 261 | A drug user who Kuin gives a case full of Trigger. |
| 262 | ---- |
| 263 | * HiddenDepths: The Volume 2 extras suggest that he was once a musician. |
| 264 | * TheJuggernaut: Under Trigger's influence, he's a damn near unstoppable ball of rage. Knuckle Duster was only able to take him down by exploiting the villain's LogicalWeakness and dodging attacks by the skin of his teeth. In the volume extras, Furuhashi, the series' writer, described him as "a wrecking ball who can't be reasoned with..." on his character page. |
| 265 | * LogicalWeakness: His Quirk requires that he charge up his attacks to make them more powerful. This gives skilled opponents, like Knuckle Duster, a clear opening to counter-attack. |
| 266 | * NoNameGiven: He isn't properly named, outside of Kuin calling him "Mr. Pain-in-the-Ass" when they meet. The Volume 2 extras simply call him the "Junkie Villain". |
| 267 | * SirSwearsALot: His very first line is mostly profanity. |
| 268 | * SuperStrength: His Quirk grants him the ability to power up one of his limbs and then release one powerful attack. Under Trigger's influence, he can power up his whole body all at once. |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:Monster Cat]] |
| 272 | !!Monster Cat |
| 273 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 17 (Vigilantes) |
| 274 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[AnimateInanimateObject Monster Cat]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0_monster_cat.png]] [[caption-width-right:350:The monster cat, in it's normal form and its form when fused to a bus.]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | A seemingly normal cat that happens to be a rare occurrence of an animal being born with a Quirk. Its titular Quirk allows it to merge with and control objects. |
| 279 | ---- |
| 280 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Its appearance in the story reestablishes the idea that animals can have Quirks, setting the seeds for the reveal that [[spoiler:Kuin and the queen bee are another example]]. |
| 281 | * MinorMajorCharacter: Animals with Quirks are said to be very rare, yet the fact that a seemingly random stray cat has one is not remarked upon by anyone in the story. |
| 282 | * ShoutOut: A cat-bus? [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Come now]]. |
| 283 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After it defuses from the bus it inhabited, Kuin is shown carrying it away, and it hasn't appeared since. |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | !!Next-Level Villains |
| 287 | [[folder:Electric Eel Villain]] |
| 288 | !!Teruo Unagisawa |
| 289 | A fan of Pop☆Step kidnapped by Kuin to be experimented on and eventually released as the first Next-Level Villain. |
| 290 | -> His tropes can be found [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantesSupportingCharacters here]]. |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:Mantis Villain]] |
| 294 | !!Kirihito Kamachi |
| 295 | A friend of the Hotta Brothers who went missing before reappearing on a mindless rampage as the second Next-Level Vilain. |
| 296 | -> His tropes can be found [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantesSupportingCharacters here]]. |
| 297 | [[/folder]] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | [[folder:Bat Villain]] |
| 300 | !!Batto Yobayakawa — Bat Villain |
| 301 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 7 (Vigilantes) |
| 302 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[WingedHumanoid Unnamed Bat Quirk]] |
| 303 | |
| 304 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/speed_0.png]] |
| 305 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Gotta Go Fast!]]]] |
| 306 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his current form]]\ |
| 307 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_130.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 308 | |
| 309 | A villain known for recklessly speeding down highways and causing accidents. He's was eventually captured by Ingenium with the help of the vigilantes, but later escaped and was recruited by the Villain Factory, evolving beyond a common Trigger user to become the third Next-Level Villain. |
| 310 | ---- |
| 311 | * AmbiguousSituation: While it's clear he's a Trigger user, its effects on him are unclear. Was his normal Quirk his speed or his wings, and which was the effect of Trigger? |
| 312 | * AnimalMotifs: His wings are very bat-like, and while running he drapes his them around himself like a bat. |
| 313 | * TheBusCameBack: After a prolonged absence since his arrest, he returns in chapter 30, only this time having undergone a semi-permanent OneWingedAngel due to surgical treatment from the Villain Factory, and a vendetta against The Crawler and Ingenium for outspeeding him last time as well. |
| 314 | * CurbStompBattle: He's able to outrun Ingenium and his team, but when he runs into the vigilantes, he goes down quite easily. |
| 315 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Man-Bat]]. |
| 316 | * ForTheEvulz: He doesn't really have a reason to do what he does, aside from personal enjoyment. |
| 317 | * ManiacTongue: He hangs his long tongue out while he runs. This reveals that he is a Trigger user. |
| 318 | * NoNameGiven: He's never given a proper name, though he's called the "Bat Villain" in the Volume 2 extras. Finally averted in the extras of Volume 12 |
| 319 | * OneWingedAngel: Due to excessive physical surgery and a formerly lethal dose of Trigger, he has become a man-bat in all but name. |
| 320 | * ShoutOut: The authors' notes reveal that he's a VisualPun shout-out to ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' -- that is, a "devil bat". They got the idea while brainstorming a MonsterOfTheWeek who would be a challenge for Ingenium. |
| 321 | ** It's not clear if it's intended to be one, but his second form gives him more than a passing resemblance to [[Series/{{KamenRiderKuuga}} the Bat Grongi, Zu-Gooma-Gu.]] |
| 322 | * SuperSpeed: He either has a running-type Quirk that gives him a sort of super speed or a bat-type mutation Quirk that gives him super speed once he's dosed with Trigger. |
| 323 | * TookALevelInBadass: He was already fast when encountered the first time by the heroes and vigilantes, after undergoing his OneWingedAngel, not even Captain Celebrity can catch up to him at full speed. |
| 324 | * WingedHumanoid: In addition to his speed, his Quirk gives him bat-like wings. |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Octoid]] |
| 328 | !!Ikajiro Takobe — Octoid |
| 329 | The fourth Next-Level villain, a powerful but slow bruiser with a squid Quirk. |
| 330 | -> His tropes can be found [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantesSupportingCharacters here]]. |
| 331 | [[/folder]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[folder:Tommy S. Gordon & Willie Wanda]] |
| 334 | !!Tommy S. Gordon & Willie Wanda |
| 335 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 44 (Vigilantes) & Chapter 45 (Vigilantes) |
| 336 | !!!'''Quirk:''' Steam Locomotive (Tommy S. Gordon), Diesel Locomotive (Willie Wanda) |
| 337 | |
| 338 | The fifth and sixth Next-Level Villains. |
| 339 | ---- |
| 340 | * TheGenericGuy: Unlike previous Next-Level Villains, they do little of note and have little impact after they're defeated. |
| 341 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:They return in Chapter 121 as part of the crowd cheering The Crawler on, implying they'd been reformed or at least did their time.]] |
| 342 | * ShoutOut: To Thomas from WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends and Wilson from WesternAnimation/{{Chuggington}}, respectively. |
| 343 | * SuperSpeed: It comes from being half-train. |
| 344 | [[/folder]] |
| 345 | |
| 346 | |
| 347 | !!Mass-Produced Villains |
| 348 | [[folder:Suicide Bombers]] |
| 349 | !!Suicide Bombers |
| 350 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 46 (Vigilantes) |
| 351 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[ActionBomb Self-Detonation]], [[WingedHumanoid Wings]] (All of Them), [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Giant Quirk]] (Giant Bomber), [[{{EMP}} EMP Organ]] (EMP Bomber), [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Six Arms Quirk]], [[HealingFactor Regeneration Quirk]] (The Special Bomber) |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suicide_bomber.png]] |
| 354 | [[caption-width-right:300:The Normal Varient]] |
| 355 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/special_bomber.png]] |
| 356 | [[caption-width-right:300:The Specialized Bomber]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | A group of winged Next-Level Villains with explosive Quirks. |
| 359 | ---- |
| 360 | * AbilityMixing: The Specialized Bomber abuses this very well. "Exploding Quirk" + "Six Arms Quirk" + "Regeneration Quirk" = Six literal explosive punches that can be fired off multiple times because its fists can regenerate. |
| 361 | * AsteroidsMonster: [[spoiler:By overclocking the Special Bomber's HealingFactor, it grows into a massive, misshapen being that splits apart to disgorge several hundred smaller bombers]]. |
| 362 | * ActionBomb: Their whole role is to serve as flying, guided bombs. |
| 363 | * EliteMooks: The Specialized Bomber. It's bigger than the other bombers and has some extra Quirks that make it pack more of a punch. |
| 364 | * {{EMP}}: One of the bombers has an EMP Quirk, which it uses to shut down communications from the Sky Egg and isolate the target. |
| 365 | * FromASingleCell: [[spoiler:Even after detonating, No. 6 can make them regenerate and fuse into a single massive bomber]]. |
| 366 | * GiantFlyer: The Giant Bomber, which nearly topples the Sky Egg on its own before Captain Celebrity intervenes. |
| 367 | * HealingFactor: The Specialized Bomber has this as one of its Quirks. More threateningly than simple healing, it can be overclocked to heal when there's no damage to repair and instead start growing new bodies. |
| 368 | * InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: All of the ones seen so far are completely identical. Possibly justified as they're highly mutated and could have been made that way deliberately, but that would be a lot of effort to go through intentionally. |
| 369 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: The Specialized Bomber has six arms, allowing it to fire off punches more rapidly. |
| 370 | * NightmareFace: They have [[EyelessFace no eyes]], wide, weirdly lipped mouths, and constantly sport {{Slasher Smile}}s. |
| 371 | * WingedHumanoid: They all have bat-like wings. |
| 372 | * WouldHurtAChild: The first Bomber attacks the Little Sisters of Saint Lila’s Academy. |
| 373 | * ZergRush: [[spoiler:The cluster bomber, hundreds of bombers no larger than a fist, specifically meant to overwhelm through numbers rather than a single target that can get punched into orbit or whose Quirk can be erased]]. |
| 374 | [[/folder]] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | [[folder:Anonymous]] |
| 377 | !!Anonymous |
| 378 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 98 (Vigilantes) |
| 379 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[ActionBomb Self-Detonation]], [[{{EMP}} EMP Organ]] |
| 380 | |
| 381 | A group of stealthy Next-Level Villains used for Operation Anonymous. |
| 382 | ---- |
| 383 | * BossSubtitles: The Drone Soldier Villain, Anonymous. |
| 384 | * CombatPragmatist: They don't stand a chance against even mildly competent heroes in a one-on-one fight. Instead they pose as civilians to lure heroes close before using themselves as living bombs. If that fails, whether because the hero avoids the explosion or just survives, others gang up to attack en masse. |
| 385 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: They all have a facial scar identical to Number 6's. |
| 386 | * HiveMind: Their EMP organ Quirk lets them communicate over long distances and act as a single unit, with Number 6 as the commander. |
| 387 | * ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: Their larger role in Operation Anonymous. An open attack would draw attention, possibly even All Might, and Number 6 learned his lesson from the Bombers. Instead they create a large-scale blackout before moving in to spread unease and anxiety in order to draw away heroes and expose his primary target. |
| 388 | * WolfPackBoss: Not strong individually, but there's a lot of them and they gang up on heroes. |
| 389 | [[/folder]] |
| 390 | |
| 391 | !Others |
| 392 | [[folder:The Queen's Second Host ('''Spoilers''')]] |
| 393 | !!Bee☆Pop |
| 394 | !!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 72 (Vigilantes) |
| 395 | !!!'''Quirk:''' [[PestController Queen]] [[PuppeteerParasite Bee]], [[InASingleBound Leap]] |
| 396 | |
| 397 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colored_beepop.png]] |
| 398 | |
| 399 | ->''"Danger is sexy. Being feared is awesome. And making stuff go bye-bye is beautiful."'' |
| 400 | |
| 401 | The Queen Bee's second identity, after having taken Pop☆Step as her new host. |
| 402 | ---- |
| 403 | * AttackDrone: ''Much'' more willing to use her bees as expendable suicide bombers than Kuin ever was. Either the Queen Bee went through a Quirk evolution in its near death experience that lessens the toll this has on the host, Bee☆Pop's just much more willing to suffer the ill effects of her swarm's death, or both. |
| 404 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: The normally heroic Pop☆Step is now causing destruction thanks to the Queen Bee's influence. |
| 405 | * DidTheyOrDidntThey: In Chapter 77, she shows up naked in a bedroom whose background seems very similar to that of Number 6's room in his flashbacks, after Number 6 is established to have a crush on her. The fact that Number 6 is nowhere to be seen makes it ambiguous, though considering the shape she's in at the time and the whole [[DoubleStandardRapeSciFi personality altering bee in her brain]], it's not a pretty picture in any possibility where they did. |
| 406 | * DrivenToSuicide: She believes that happiness is firmly out of her reach, so she planned to blow herself up in front of the setting sun during her second attack, with the hope that doing so would cause Koichi to "remember the girl [he] couldn't save" every time he glimpsed the sunset. [[spoiler:When Koichi actually showed up to save her, she seemingly snapped out of this mindset, only to be shot in the back by Number 6.]] |
| 407 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: Her vigilante costume is modified to be more villainous and more bee-themed. She keeps her LeotardOfPower, loses the mini-skirt, gains a larger CleavageWindow, swaps her bat wings for bee wings, and swaps her tight stocking boots with looser knee boots. She also gains the same bangs that the original Kuin had. |
| 408 | * FanDisservice: She has a nude scene in Chapter 77, albeit covering herself with a blanket. She's also bleeding, surrounded by bees, generally bedraggled, and having a tearful, maniac breakdown. |
| 409 | * FromASingleCell: A single bee from Kuin's hive survived after the original Queen Bee was killed. That was enough for a new swarm to begin. |
| 410 | * InASingleBound: She retains Pop's "Leap" Quirk, allowing her to seemingly fly through the air as she causes havoc. |
| 411 | * LoneWolfBoss: Unlike the Queen Bee's previous host, Bee☆Pop holds no leadership position in the Villain Factory and is barely even affiliated with the group. She's more Number 6's pet project/expendable pawn for his own plans than anything else. |
| 412 | * MadBomber: She primarily uses bomb bees, as she takes great pleasure in blowing stuff up. |
| 413 | * MakeUpIsEvil: While Pop did wear a little makeup as part of her vigilante costume, Queen Pop takes it up a notch by wearing thick black eye shadow, lipstick, and nail polish as part of her EvilCostumeSwitch. |
| 414 | * PestController: Like the original, she can control her swarm of special bees and have them do her bidding. |
| 415 | * ShamelessFanserviceGirl: While Pop was already this to a degree, Queen Pop takes it up a notch by losing her mini-skirt and showing off much more skin. |
| 416 | * VillainousBreakdown: We see exactly one scene of her "off the clock," and it's enough to make it clear that she's clearly in a much shakier mental state than Kuin was. Namely she's crawling across the floor [[BrokenTears crying]], [[SlasherSmile smiling]], and mentally ranting to herself about love and hate. |
| 417 | -->'''Bee☆Pop:''' [[MadnessMantra Love. Hate. Love. Hate. Love. Love. Hate.]] Joy. Suffering. Playing for keeps. Just you watch, Koichi. [[BrokenTears By the time we're done...]] [[SlasherSmile you'll never, ever forget about me.]] |
| 418 | * VillainSong: As part of her villainous debut, she sings a rock remix of a song Pop wrote, "Inferno", in which she expresses her desire to destroy as much as she can. She sings another song, titled "Bloom", during her second attack, which is about Pop's feelings for Koichi and how pining after him has made her feel. |
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