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A few of the main characters from *My Hero Academia*. From left to right: Tenya Iida, Ochako Uraraka, Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, Katsuki "Kacchan" Bakugo and Shōto Todoroki.

The My Hero Academia manga and anime series features a vast world with an extensive cast of characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series takes place in a fictional world where, currently, more than 80% of the Earth's population possesses some form of superhuman ability, commonly referred to as "Quirks;” the appearance of these abilities has given rise to not only professional heroes, but also the threat of villains.

U.A. High School

The main setting of the series; U.A. High School (雄英高校, Yūei Kōkō) is considered by many the top hero school in Japan.

Class 1-A students

Izuku Midoriya (緑谷出久, Midoria Izuku) / Deku (デク, Deku): Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita^[1] (Anime and Vomic) (Japanese); Justin Briner^[2] (English); Nicknamed Deku (デク) by his childhood friend Katsuki , based from the Japanese term meaning "good-for-nothing." After attempting to save Bakugō from a villain, Izuku is chosen by All Might to become the ninth holder of One For All (ワン・フォー・オール, Wan Fō Ōru), a Quirk that stockpiles the user's physical strength and unleashes it as a powerful burst; the quirk can also be passed from one person to another. Eventually, Izuku finds out that One for All contains the quirks of the previous users ^[3]While he initially disliked being called "Deku", Izuku is inspired by Ochaco's assumption that it was based on the word dekiru (できる, to be able to/to be capable of) to embrace the moniker and ultimately adopts it as his Hero name.

Katsuki Bakugo (爆豪勝己, Bakugō Katsuki) / Kacchan (かっちゃん, Katchan): Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Anime),^[4] Yūichirō Umehara (Vomic) (Japanese); Clifford Chapin^[2] (English); Katsuki is Izuku's childhood friend and classmate in Class 1-A, whom Izuku calls Kacchan (かっちゃん). He possesses the Quirk Explosion (爆破, Bakuha), giving his sweat nitroglycerin-like properties at which he can detonate at will.

Ochaco Uraraka (麗日お茶子, Uraraka Ochaco) / Uravity (ウラビティ, Urabiti): Voiced by: Ayane Sakura^[4] (Japanese); Luci Christian^[2] (English); A girl whose Quirk, Zero Gravity (無重力（ゼログラビティ）, Zero Gurabiti), which allows her to make any object she touches with all five of her fingers on one hand to become weightless. Similar to Katsuki, she also refers Izuku as "Deku". However, unlike the former, she calls him by his nickname out of affection.

Tenya Iida (飯田天哉, Īda Ten'ya) / Ingenium (インゲニウム, Ingeniumu): Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa^[4] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum^[2] (English); The serious Class President whose Quirk is Engine (エンジン, Enjin), which gives him super-speed via jet engines in his legs. His older brother Tensei, who is the original bearer of the name Ingenium, inspired him to become a hero.

Shoto Todoroki (轟焦凍, Todoroki Shōto) / Shouto (ショート, Shouto): Voiced by: Yūki Kaji^[5] (Japanese); David Matranga^[2] (English); A student in Class 1-A. His Quirk is Half-Cold Half-Hot (半冷半燃, Hanrei Hannen), which allows him to generate fire from the left side of his body and ice from the right. He is the youngest child of Endeavor.

Tsuyu Asui (蛙吹梅雨, Asui Tsuyu) / Froppy (梅雨入りヒーローフロッピー, Tsuyuiri Hīrō Furoppi, Rainy Season Hero "Froppy"): Voiced by: Aoi Yūki^[4] (Japanese); Monica Rial^[2] (English); A girl in Class 1-A. Her Quirk Frog (蛙, Kaeru) gives her a frog-like appearance and abilities such as enhanced swimming abilities, a long, prehensile tongue, the ability to climb vertical surfaces, and superhuman leaping.

Eijirō Kirishima (切島鋭児郎, Kirishima Eijirō) / Red Riot (剛健ヒーローレッドライオット, Gōken Hīrō Reddo Raiotto, Sturdy Hero "Red Riot"): Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda^[6] (Japanese); Justin Cook^[2] (English); A student in Class 1-A whose Quirk Hardening (硬化, Kōka) allows him to harden his body to become nearly invulnerable. Eijirō struggles with his sense of self-worth, which was exacerbated during a incident in middle school, when his then schoolmate (and future UA classmate) Mina Ashido chased away a giant villain threatening her friends while he stood paralyzed with fear. ^[7]

Momo Yaoyorozu (八百万百, Yaoyorozu Momo) / Creati (万物ヒーロークリエイティ, Banbutsu Hīrō Kurieiti, Everything Hero "Creati"): Voiced by: Marina Inoue^[4] (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard^[2] (English); The vice president of Class 1-A, whose Quirk is Creation (創造, Sōzō), giving her the ability to create any non-biological object from the lipids stored in her body.

Fumikage Tokoyami (常闇踏陰, Tokoyami Fumikage) / Tsukuyomi (漆黒ヒーローツクヨミ, Shikkoku Hīrō Tsukuyomi, Jet-Black Hero "Tsukuyomi"): Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya^[4] (Japanese); Josh Grelle^[2] (English); A student in 1-A whose head resembles that of a crow. His Quirk, Dark Shadow (黒影（ダークシャドウ）, Dāku Shadō), gives him control of a sentient shadow.

Denki Kaminari (上鳴電気, Kaminari Denki) / Chargebolt (スタンガンヒーローチャージズマ, Sutan Gan Hīrō Chājizuma, Stun Gun Hero "Chargebolt"): Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka^[6] (Japanese); Kyle Phillips^[2] (English); A boy whose Quirk Electrification (帯電, Taiden) allows him to absorb and emit electricity at the cost of causing his brain to short circuit.

Yūga Aoyama (青山優雅, Aoyama Yūga) / Can't Stop Twinkling (輝きヒーローキラキラが止められないよ, Kagayaki Hīrō Kirakira ga Tomerarenaiyo, Sparkling Hero "I cannot stop twinkling."): Voiced by: Kōsuke Kuwano^[5] (Japanese); Joel McDonald^[2] (English); A boy whose Quirk is Navel Laser (ネビルレーザー, Nebiru Rēzā), which allows him to fire a laser blast from his belly button.

Mina Ashido (A.K.A. Alien from Area 51, [芦戸三奈] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help), Ashido Mina) / Pinky (ピンキー, Pinkī): Voiced by: Eri Kitamura^[5] (Japanese); Caitlin Glass^[2] (English); An girl in Class 1-A with pink hair and lilac skin. Her Quirk, Acid (酸, San), allows her to excrete an acidic fluid from her body.

Minoru Mineta (峰田実, Mineta Minoru) / Grape Juice (モギタテヒーローグレープジュース, Mogitate Hīrō Gurēpu Jūsu, Fresh-Picked Hero "Grape Juice"): Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi^[4] (Japanese); Brina Palencia^[2] (English); A boy whose Quirk, Pop Off (もぎもぎ, Mogimogi), grows many small, highly adhesive balls on his head that he can remove and use as weapons.

Kyōka Jirō (耳郎響香, Jirō Kyōka) / Earphone Jack (ヒアヒーローイヤホンジャック, Hia Hīrō Iyahon Jakku, Hearing Hero "Earphone Jack"): Voiced by: Kei Shindō^[5] (Japanese); Trina Nishimura^[2] (English); A girl in Class 1-A who has extremely long earlobes due to her Quirk Earphone Jack (イヤホンジャック, Iyahon Jakku), which allows her to plug her them into objects to listen to sounds or transmit the sound of her own heartbeat.

Mezō Shōji (障子目蔵, Shōji Mezō) / Tentacole (触手ヒーローテンタコル, Shokushu Hīrō Tentakoru, Tentacle Hero "Tentacole"): Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida^[5] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair^[2] (English); A student who has four webbed tentacles growing from his shoulders. His Quirk Dupli-Arms (複製腕, Fukuseiwan) allows him to grow individual body organs at the tips of these tentacles.

Hanta Sero (瀬呂繁太, Sero Hanta) / Cellophane (テーピンヒーローセロファン, Tēpin Hīrō Serofan, Taping Hero "Cellophane"): Voiced by: Kiyotaka Furushima^[8] (Japanese); Christopher Bevins^[2] (English); A boy whose Quirk, Tape (テープ, Tēpu), allows him to shoot cellophane tape from his tape dispenser-like elbows.

Mashirao Ojiro (尾白猿夫, Ojiro Mashirao) / Tailman (武闘ヒーローテイルマン, Butō Hīrō Teiruman, Martial Arts Hero "Tailman"): Voiced by: Kosuke Miyoshi^[8] (Japanese); Mike McFarland^[2] (English); A mild-mannered student whose most defining trait is a prehensile tail due to the effects of his Quirk Tail (尻尾, Shippo).

Kōji Kōda (口田甲司, Kōda Kōji) / Anima (ふれあいヒーローアニマ, Fureai Hīrō Anima, Petting Hero "Anima"): Voiced by: Takuma Nagatsuka (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English); An student whose Quirk, Anivoice (生き物ボイス, Ikimono Boisu), allows him to talk with animals.

Toru Hagakure (葉隠徹, Hagakure Tōru) / Invisible Girl (ステルスヒーローインビジブルガール, Suterusu Hīrō Inbijiburu Gāru, Stealth Hero "Invisible Girl"): Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka^[8] (Japanese); Felecia Angelle^[2] (English); A student in Class 1-A with the Quirk Invisibility (透明化, Tōmeika), which makes her entire body invisible. She also has other light refraction abilities that are not fully explained.

Rikidō Satō (砂藤力道, Satō Rikidō) / Sugarman (甘味ヒーローシュガーマン, Kanmi Hīrō Shugā Man, Sweets Hero "Sugarman"): Voiced by: Tōru Nara^[8] (Japanese); Cris George^[2] (English); A student whose Quirk, Sugar Rush (シュガードープ, Shugā Dōpu) that gives him enhanced strength but less cognitive ability whenever he consumes of sugar.

Class 1-B students

Neito Monoma (物間寧人, Monoma Neito) / Phantom Thief (ファントムシーフ, Fantomu Shīfu): Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English); A student who is envious of Class 1-A's popularity and is determined to outclass them in any way possible. His Quirk, Copy (コピー, Kopi), allows him to touch a person and use their Quirk for five minutes.

Itsuka Kendo (拳藤一佳, Kendō Itsuka) / Battle Fist (バトルフィスト, Batoru Fisuto): Voiced by: Saki Ogasawara (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English); The Class President of Class 1-B. Her Quirk, Large Fists (大拳, Daiken), allows Itsuka to enlarge her fists.

Ibara Shiozaki (塩崎茨, Shiozaki Ibara) / Vine (ヴァイン, Vaīn): Voiced by: Miho Masaka (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English); A girl whose Quirk, Vines (ツル, Tsuru), allows Ibara to grow vines from her hair that she can extend and use in combat.

Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu (鉄哲徹鐵, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu) / Real Steel (リアルスティール, Riaru Sutīru): Voiced by: Kōji Okino (Japanese); David Wald (English); A student who was initially Eijiro's rival, due to their similar Quirks. His Quirk, Steel (スティール, Sutīru), allows Tetsutetsu to turn his skin into steel

Juzo Honenuki (骨抜柔造, Honenuki Jūzō) / Mudman (マッドマン, Maddoman): Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka (Japanese); Dallas Reid (English); A boy whose Quirk Softening (柔化, Yawaraka) enables him to soften anything that he touches.

Nirengeki Shoda (庄田二連撃, Shōda Nirengeki) / Mines (マインズ, Mainzu): Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese); Dallas Reid (English); A boy whose Quirk Twin Impact (ツインインパクト, Tsuin Inpakuto) allows him to, at the site of an initial impact, create a second impact.

Yosetsu Awase (泡瀬洋雪, Awase Yōsetsu) / Welder (ウェルダー, Werudā): Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Japanese); Orion Pitts (English); A boy whose Quirk Weld (溶接, Yōsetsu) allows him to physically connect anything he makes contact with.

Kosei Tsuburaba (円場硬成, Tsuburaba Kōsei): Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English); A boy whose Quirk Solid Air (空気凝固, Kūkigyōko) enables him to solidify air into a wall or platform.

Sen Kaibara (回原旋, Kaibara Sen) / Spiral (スパイラル, Supairaru): Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English); A student whose Quirk Gyrate (旋回, Senkai) allows him to rotate any part of his body at incredibly high speeds, similarly to a drill.

Kojiro Bondo (凡戸固次郎, Bondo Kojirō) / Plamo (プラモ, Puramo): Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese); Tyler Walker (English); A large boy with a glue dispenser-shaped head that has seven "eyeholes". His Quirk Cemedine (セメダイン, Semedain) enables him to emit glue-like liquid from his "eyeholes" to trap people.

Reiko Yanagi (柳レイ子, Yanagi Reiko) / Emily (エミリー, Emirī): Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (Japanese); Ryan Reynolds II (English); A girl whose Quirk Poltergeist (ポルターガイスト, Porutāgaisuto) grants her the ability to telekinetically manipulate objects around her.

Jurota Shishida (宍田獣郎太, Shishida Jūrōta) / Gevaudan (ジェボーダン, Jebōdan): Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese); Patric Carroll (English); A hairy animalistic student whose Quirk Beast (ビースト, Bīsuto) grants him the ability to transform into a monstrous beast.

Shihai Kuroiro (黒色支配, Kuroiro Shihai) / Vantablack (陰謀ヒーローベンタブラック, Inbō Hīrō Bentaburakku, Scheming Hero "Vantablack"): Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Kaiji Tang (English); A boy with pitch-black skin whose Quirk Black (黒, Kuro) grants him the ability to merge into anything that is black-colored and control it.

Yui Kodai (小大唯, Kodai Yui) / Rule (ルール, Rūru): Voiced by: Yurianne Eve (Japanese); Madeleine Morris (English); A girl whose Quirk Size (サイズ, Saizu) enables her to change the size of any object she interacts with.

Hiryu Rin (鱗飛竜, Rin Hiryū) / Dragon Shroud (龍帷子, Ryū Katabira): Voiced by: Kosuke Kuwano (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English); A boy whose Quirk Scales (鱗, Uroko) enables him to form scales on his body for combat and other purposes.

Kinoko Komori (小森希乃子, Komori Kinoko) / Shemage (シーメイジ, Shīmeiji): Voiced by: Inori Minase (Japanese); Amanda Gish (English); A girl whose Quirk Mushroom (キノコ, Kinoko) grants her the ability to create spores from her cells, allowing her to grow mushrooms from the surfaces of her surroundings.

Togaru Kamakiri (鎌切尖, Kamakiri Togaru) / Jack Mantis (ジャックマンティス, Jakku Mantisu): Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese); Jean-Luc Hester (English); A student with mandible-like blades on his head whose Quirk Razor Sharp (刃鋭, Jinei), grants him the ability to produce large, sharp blades from all over his body.

Pony Tsunotori (角取ポニー, Tsunotori Ponī): Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English); A girl whose Quirk Horn Cannon (角砲 (ホーンホウ), Hōnhou) allows her to effectively "fire off" her horns and control them.

Setsuna Tokage (取蔭切奈, Tokage Setsuna) / Lizardy (リザーディ, Rizādi): Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English); A girl whose Quirk Lizard Tail Splitter (トカゲのしっぽ切り, Tokage no Shippokiri) allows her to split her body into several pieces and control them telekinetically.

Manga Fukidashi (吹出漫我, Fukidashi Manga) / Comicman (コミックマン, Komikkuman): Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki (Japanese); Derek Stephen Prince (English); A student with a speech bubble for a head. His Quirk Comic (コミック, Komikku) allows him to manifest different onomatopoeias into reality in the form of katakana

Third Year students

Mirio Togata (通形ミリオ, Tōgata Mirio) / Lemillion (ルミリオン, Rumirion): Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki^[9] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo^[10] (English); Mirio is one of the three top students in U.A. and Sir Nighteye's protégé. His Quirk Permeation (透過, Tōka) allows him to phase his body through anything solid, including the ground itself.

Tamaki Amajiki (天喰環, Amajiki Tamaki) / Suneater (サンイーター, San'ītā): Voiced by: Yūto Uemura^[9] (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke^[10] (English); One of the three top students in U.A. whose Quirk Manifest (再現, Saigen) gives him the properties and abilities of anything he eats.

Nejire Hado (波動ねじれ, Hadō Nejire) / Nejire-chan (ねじれちゃん): Voiced by: Kiyono Yasuno^[9] (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel^[10] (English); One of the three top students in U.A., who can generate spiral-like shockwaves with her Quirk Wave Motion (波動, Hadō).

Other students

Mei Hatsume (発目明, Hatsume Mei): Voiced by: Azu Sakura (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English); Mei is a student from the Support Course whose Quirk is Zoom (ズーム, Zūmu), which allows her to zoom her vision to up to 5 kilometers.

Hitoshi Shinso (心操人使, Shinsō Hitoshi): Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese); Jarrod Greene (English); Hitoshi is a student from the General Course who eventually is admitted to the Hero Course. His Quirk is Brainwashing (洗脳, Sen'nō), which allows him to control those who answer his questions.

Faculty and staff

Toshinori Yagi (八木俊典, Yagi Toshinori) / All Might (オールマイト, Ōru Maito): Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Anime),^[1] Tesshō Genda^[1] (Vomic) (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat^[2] (English); The most beloved Hero in Japan, referred to by many as the Symbol of Peace (平和の象徴, Heiwa no Shōchō), and Izuku's mentor figure.

Nezu (根津, Nezu): Voiced by: Yasuhiro Takato (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English); The principal of U.A., one of a few rare non-human animals to develop a Quirk. His Quirk is High Spec (ハイスペック, Hai Supekku), which allows him to have anthropomorphic abilities and extreme intelligence.

Shōta Aizawa (相澤消太, Aizawa Shōta) / Eraser Head (イレイザーヘッド, Ireizā Heddo): Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe^[11] (Japanese); Alex Organ (Season 1), Christopher Wehkamp^[12] (Season 2–present) (English); The homeroom teacher for Class 1-A whose Quirk Erasure (抹消, Masshō) nullifies others' Quirks until he blinks.

Hizashi Yamada (山田ひざし, Yamada Hizashi) / Present Mic (プレゼントマイク, Purezento Maiku): Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino^[11] (Japanese); Sonny Strait^[2] (Season 1), Dave Trosko (Season 2–present) (English); The school's English teacher whose Quirk Voice (ヴォイス, Voisu) amplifies his voice. In the anime, Present Mic occasionally breaks the fourth wall by talking about each character, their Quirk, and their weaknesses.

Sekijiro Kan (管赤慈郎, Kan Sekijirō) / Vlad King (ブラッドヒーローブラドキング, Buraddo Hīrō Buradokingu, Blood Hero "Vlad King"): Voiced by: Shuhei Matsuda (Japanese); Ben Bryant (English); The homeroom teacher for Class 1-B. His Quirk is Blood Control (操血, Sōketsu), which allows him to control his blood after it leaves his body.

Chiyo Shuuzenji (修善寺治与, Shūzenji Chiyo) / Recovery Girl (妙齢ヒロインリカバリーガール, Myōrei Hiroin Rikabarī Gāru, Youthful Heroine "Recovery Girl"): Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura (Japanese); Juli Erickson,^[2] Luci Christian (Season 2–present) (English); The school nurse whose Quirk is Heal (回復, Kaifuku), allowing her to heal others' injuries by kissing them.

Nemuri Kayama (香山睡, Kayama Nemuri) / Midnight (18禁ヒーローミッドナイト, Jū-hachi-kin Hīrō Middonaito, 18+ Only Hero "Midnight"): Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Elizabeth Maxwell^[13] (English); A pro heroine who teaches modern hero art history. Her Quirk Somnambulist (眠り香, Nemurika) allows her to produce a sleep-inducing fragrance from her body.

Thirteen (スペースヒーロ 13号, Supēsu Hīrō Jū-san Gō, Space Hero "Thirteen"): Voiced by: Inuko Inuyama (Japanese); Morgan Berry^[2] (English); A pro hero whse Quirk Black Hole (ブラックホール, Burakku Hōru) summons a black hole with her fingers that turns anything it sucks in into dust.

Ken Ishiyama (石山堅, Ishiyama Ken) / Cementoss (セメントス, Sementosu): Voiced by: Kenta Okuma (Japanese); Chris Rager (English); A hero who resembles a stone block that teaches modern literature. His Quirk Cement (セメント, Semento) allows him to control concrete.

Ectoplasm (エクトプラズム, Ekutopurazumu): Voiced by: Masakazu Nishida (Japanese); Mike McFarland (English); U.A. High School's math teacher whose Quirk Clones (分身, Bunshin) allows him to spew out ectoplasm that can form into a clone of himself.

Snipe (スナイプ, Sunaipu): Voiced by: Tōru Nara (Japanese); David Wald (English); A pro hero who resembles a gunfighter. His Quirk Homing (ホーミング, Hōmingu) allows him to alter the trajectory of his bullets.

Higari Maijima (埋島干狩, Maijima Higari) / Power Loader (掘削ヒーローパワーローダー, Kussaku Hīrō Pawārōdā, Excavation Hero "Power Loader"): Voiced by: Yō Kitazawa (Japanese); David Wilson-Brown (English); A Pro Hero who runs U.A.'s Costume Development Studio. His Quirk Iron Claws (鉄爪, Tessō) gives him claws at the tip of his hands that enable him to dig underground.

Pro Heroes

Top 10 Heroes

Enji Todoroki (轟炎司, Todoroki Enji) / Endeavor (フレイムヒーローエンデヴァー, Fureimu Hīrō Endevā, Flame Hero "Endeavor"): Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese); Patrick Seitz (English); A Hero with immense flame powers from his Quirk Hell Flame (ヘルフレイム, Herufureimu) who is Shouto's father. Following All Might's retirement, Endeavor assumes his place as the new No. 1 Hero.

Keigo Takami (鷹見啓悟, Takami Keigo) / Hawks (ウィングヒーローホークス, Uingu Hīrō Hōkusu, Winged Hero "Hawks"): Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura^[14]; A young Pro Hero, who is ranked No. 2 in Japan. His Quirk is Fierce Wings (剛翼, Gōyoku), which grants him a pair of red feathered wings that allow him to fly. He infiltrates the Paranormal Liberation Front as a double agent.

Tsunagu Hakamada (袴田維, Hakamada Tsunagu) / Best Jeanist (ファイバーヒーローベストジー二スト, Faibā Hīrō Besuto Jīnisuto, Fiber Hero "Best Jeanist"): Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa^[15] (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English); An alumnus of U.A. High School who has the Quirk Fiber Master (ファイバーマスター, Faibā Masutā), allowing him to control the fibers in clothes. He is seemingly killed by Hawks in order to gain the trust of the League of Villains. ^[16]

Shinya Kamihara ((紙原伸也, Kamihara Shinya)) / Edgeshot ((忍者ヒーローエッジショット, Ninja Hīrō Ejjishotto, Ninja Hero "Edgeshot"): Voiced by: Kenta Kamakari (Japanese); John Burgmeier (English); A ninja-themed hero whose Quirk Foldabody (紙肢, Shishi) enables him to manipulate the thinness of his body.

Shinji Nishiya (西屋森児, Nishiya Shinji) / Kamui Woods (シンリンカムイ, Shinrin Kamui): Voiced by: Masamichi Kitada^[17] (Japanese); Aaron Roberts (English); A Hero who whose Quirk Arbor (樹木, Jumoku) gives him the ability to manipulate his tree-like limbs.

Wash (洗濯ヒーローウォッシュ, Sentaku Hīrō Wosshu): A man with an unnamed water quirk, and the current No. 8 Hero. He hires Koji and Manga for their internships.

Ryuko Tatsuma (竜間龍子, Tatsuma Ryūko) / Dragoon Hero: Ryukyu (ドラグーンヒーローリューキュウ, Doragūn Hīrō Ryūkyū); Voiced by: Kaori Yagi (Japanese); Katelyn Barr (English); A hero who takes Nejire Hado, Ochaco Uraraka, and Tsuyu Asui as her interns. Her Quirk Dragon (ドラゴン, Doragon) enables her to turn into a western dragon.

The Wild Wild Pussycats

The Wild Wild Pussycats are a group of best friends and former U.A. classmates who chose to work together post-graduation. They specialize in mountain rescue and conjointly own a large piece of land where the first-year U.A. students go during their week of summer training camp.

Shino Sosaki (送崎信乃, Sōsaki Shino) / Mandalay (マンダレイ, Mandarei): Voiced by: Chisa Suganuma (Japanese); Jill Harris^[18] (English); A cousin of the married pro-hero team Water Hose, now deceased, and the guardian of their son Kota. Her Quirk is Telepath (テレパス, Terepasu), which allows her to advise and instruct multiple people at once through mental transmission.

Tomoko Shiretoko (知床知子, Shiretoko Tomoko) / Ragdoll (ラグドール, Ragudōru): Voiced by: Meiko Kawasaki (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English); A member of the Pussycats whose Quirk was Search (サーチ, Sāchi), which allows her to observe and monitor up to 100 people at a time. After her Quirk is stolen by All For One, she remains a part of the team and is now taking care of the office duties. ^[19]

Ryuko Tsuchikawa (土川流子, Tsuchikawa Ryūko) / Pixie-Bob (ピクシーボブ, Pikushī Bobu): Voiced by: Serina Machiyama (Japanese); Cherami Leigh^[20] (English); A member of the Pussycats whose Quirk, Earth Flow (土流, Doryū), allows her to freely manipulate the Earth for a variety of effects.

Yawara Chatora (茶虎柔, Chatora Yawara) / Tiger (虎, Tora): Voiced by: Shinosuke Ogami (Japanese); Marcus Stimac (English); The only male member of the Pussycats. His Quirk is Pliabody (軟体, Nantai), which allows him to stretch and flatten his body.

Nighteye Agency

The Nighteye Agency is a Hero Office that Izuku once worked at.

Mirai Sasaki (佐々木未来, Sasaki Mirai) / Sir Nighteye (サーナイトアイ, Sā Naitoai): Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki^[21] (Japanese); Brandon McInnis (English); A Pro Hero and former sidekick to All Might, whose Quirk Foresight (予知, Yochi), allows him to see a person's future. Nighteye is mortally wounded during the raid at the Eight Precepts' Headquarters.

Juzo Moashi (百足従造, Moashi Jūzō) / Centipeder (センチピーダー, Senchipīdā): Voiced by: Kenta Ōkuma (Japanese); Zach Bolton (English); A member of the Nighteye Agency whose Quirk Centipede (ムカデ, Mukade) grants him long centipede-like limbs with agonizing poison.

Kaoruko Aiwato (泡田薫子, Awata Kaoruko) / Bubble Girl (バブルガール, Baburu Gāru): Voiced by: Rie Murakawa (Japanese); Kara Edwards (English); A member of the Nighteye Agency whose Quirk Bubble (バブル, Baburu) enables her to produce aroma-filled bubbles.

Other Heroes

Yū Takeyama (岳山優, Takeyama Yū) / Mt. Lady (Mt.レディ, Maunto Redi): Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka^[17] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English); A rookie Heroine whose Quirk Gigantification (巨大化, Kyodaika) allows her to grow significantly. Mt. Lady was originally conceived by Kōhei Horikoshi to be the female lead, but was replaced by Ochaco due to not knowing how to utilize her quirk in the story.^[22]

Tensei Iida (飯田天晴, Iida Tensei) / Ingenium (インゲニウム, Ingeniumu): Voiced by: Masamichi Kitada (Japanese); Phil Parsons (English); Tenya's older brother. He shares the Quirk Engine (エンジン, Enjin) with his younger brother, with the exception of the engines being located in his elbows as opposed to his calves.

Sorahiko Torino (酉野空彦, Torino Sorahiko) / Gran Torino (グラントリノ, Guran Torino): Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese); Charles C. Campbell (English); A retired hero whose Quirk Jet (ジェット, Jetto) allows him to shoot air through the soles of his feet. Elements of Sorahiko's character are based on Yoda with Kohei Horikoshi stating that the character emits a "Dagobah" feeling, a reference to the planet that Yoda is found on in the original Star Wars trilogy.^[23]

Kugo Sakamata (逆俣空悟, Sakamata Kūgo) / Gang Orca (ギャングオルカ, Gyangu Oruka): Voiced by: Shuhei Matsuda (Japanese); Tyler Walker (English); A Pro Hero with killer whale features who is the former No. 10 Hero (currently No. 12). His Quirk Orcinus (シャチ, Shachi) gives him the abilities of a killer whale which he can use in the water or land.

Taishiro Toyomitsu (豊満太志郎, Toyomitsu Taishirō) / Fat Gum (BMIビーエムアイヒーローファットガム, Bīemuai Hīrō Fatto Gamu, BMI Hero "Fat Gum"): Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu^[21] (Japanese); Kyle Hebert (English); A Pro Hero who employed Tamaki Amajiki and Eijiro Kirishima for their internships. His Quirk, Fat Absorption (脂肪吸着, Shibō Kyūchaku), allows his obese body to adhere to anything and force objects to sink into him.

Ken Takagi (高木鍵, Takagi Ken) / Lock Hero: Rock Lock (錠前ヒーローロックロック, Jōmae Hīrō Rokku Rokku): Voiced by: Yasuhiro (Japanese); Gabe Kunda (English); A Pro Hero whose Quirk Lock Down (施錠, Sejō) enables him to lock any non-living item in a position on any space.

Villains

Paranormal Liberation Front

The main antagonists of the series. Previously known as League of Villains (敵連合, Viran Rengō), Tomura transitions the League into the Paranormal Liberation Front after defeating the Meta Liberation Army and adding its surviving members into their ranks.

All For One (オール・フォー・ワン, Ōru Fō Wan)
: Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka^[24] (Japanese); John Swasey^[2] (English); A man whose Quirk All For One (オール・フォー・ワン, Ōru Fō Wan) allows him to steal Quirks from other people for his own use or willingly grant them to anyone.

Tomura Shigaraki (死柄木弔, Shigaraki Tomura): Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama^[25] (Japanese); Eric Vale^[2] (English); Born Tenko Shimura (志村転弧, Shimura Tenko) he is the grandson of All Might's mentor Nana Shimura. His Quirk Decay (崩壊, Hōkai) causes anything he touches to slowly disintegrate. Shigaraki typically wears 14 hands on his head, face and arms, revealed to be the preserved remains of his family. ^[26]

Kurogiri (黒霧, lit. "Black Mist"): Voiced by: Takahiro Fujiwara^[27] (Japanese); Chuck Huber^[2] (English); Second-in command of the League and Tomura's right-hand man. His Quirk is Warp Gate (ワープゲート, Wāpu Gēto), allowing him to teleport others as well as himself to different locations. After being imprisoned, Kurogiri is revealed be a Noumu created from the corpse of Eraserhead, Present Mic, and Midnight’s deceased friend Oboro Shirakumo. ^[28]

Daruma Ujiko (氏子達磨, Ujiko Daruma): A scientist is All for One's right hand and personal doctor who develops the Noumus.

Gigantomachia (ギガントマキア, Gigantomakia): A kaiju-sized Villain who is All For One's bodyguard and secret weapon..

Kagerō Okuta (憶田影朧, Okuta Kagerō) / Giran (義爛, Giran): Voiced by: Seirou Ogino (Japanese); Ben Phillips (English); A broker working for the League of Villains whose Quirk Muddiness (混濁, Kondaku) allows him to make someone's memories of the previous and following five minutes vague after making contact with their head.

Noumu (脳無, Nōmu, lit. "Brainless"): Mindless, muscular monstrosities with multiple quirks. One Nomu was responsible for giving Eraser Head the scar under his right eye. Dr. Ujiko also oversaw the development of High-End (ハイエンド, Hai Endo) Noumus, which are intelligent and more powerful versions of the standard Noumus.

Vanguard Action Squad

The Vanguard Action Squad (開闢行動隊, Kaibyaku Kōdō Tai) is a team in the League of Villains whose mission is to kidnap Bakugo and recruit him to the League of Villains. Following All for One's arrest, the remaining members became lieutenants in the Paranormal Liberation Front.

Dabi (荼毘, Dabi): Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht (English); A young man who temporarily left the League to recruit new members before he is forced to help the League in their war against the Meta Liberation Army.

Himiko Toga (渡我被身子, Toga Himiko): Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Leah Clark (English); A young girl whose Quirk Transform (変身, Henshin) allows her to assume the appearance of anyone whose blood she ingests.

Jin Bubaigawara (分倍河原仁, Bubaigawara Jin) / Twice (トゥワイス, Tuwaisu): Voiced by: Daichi Endō^[29] (Japanese); Newton Pittman (English); An man whose Quirk Double (二倍, Nibai) allows him to create two indistinguishable but fragile copies of anything.

Atsuhiro Sako (迫圧紘, Sako Atsuhiro) / Mr. Compress ((Mr. (ミスター) コンプレス, Misutā Konpuresu): Voiced by: Tsuguo Mogami^[29] (Japanese); Kent Williams (English); An man whose Quirk Compress (コンプレス, Konpuresu) allows him to "compress" anything in a spherical area into a small marble without actually damaging it.

Shuichi Iguchi (伊口秀一, Iguchi Shūichi) / Spinner (スピナー, Supinā): Voiced by: Ryō Iwasaki^[29] (Japanese); Larry Brantley (English); A man with a lizard-like appearance as the result of his Quirk Gecko (ヤモリ, Yamori).

Kenji Hikiishi (引石健磁, Hikīshi Kenji) / Magne (マグネ, Magune): Voiced by: Satoru Inoue^[29] (Japanese); Jeremy Inman (English); A transgender woman whose Quirk Magnetism (磁力, Jiryoku) allows her to magnetize others within a around herself.

Muscular (マスキュラー, Masukyurā): Voiced by: Kousuke Takaguchi^[30] (Japanese); Jim Foronda (English); A man whose Quirk, Muscle Augment (筋肉増強, Kin'niku Zōkyō) allows him to augment the muscle fibers that are beneath his skin.

Mustard (マスタード, Masutādo): Voiced by: Kiyotaka Furushima^[30] (Japanese); Daman Mills (English); A teenager whose Quirk Gas (ガス, Gasu) allows him to generate and control a sleep-inducing gas.

Moonfish (ムーンフィッシュ, Mūnfisshu): Voiced by: Shuhei Matsuda^[30] (Japanese); Daman Mills (English); A man whose Quirk Blade-Tooth (歯刃, Shijin) gives him the ability to enlarge and manipulate his teeth to attack or move around.

Meta Liberation Army

The Meta Liberation Army (異能解放軍, Inō Kaihō-gun, M.L.A.) is a large, powerful organization of Villains originally founded and led by Chikara Yotsubashi (四ツ橋主税, Yotsubashi Chikara), a man who gained notoriety as the Villain Destro (デストロ, Desutoro). They refer to Quirks as Meta Abilities (メタ能力, Meta Nōryoku).

Rikiya Yotsubashi (四ツ橋力也, Yotsubashi Rikiya) / Re-Destro (デストロ再, Ri-Desutoro): The president and CEO of Detnerat (デトネラット, Detoneratto), a company dedicated to the production of custom lifestyle support items for people with special needs due to their Quirks. His Quirk Stress (ストレス, Sutoresu) grants him the ability to convert stress and anger to increase his strength and size:

Chitose Kizuki (気月置歳, Kizuki Chitose) / Curious (キュリオス, Kyuriosu): A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk Landmine (地雷, Jirai) allows her to turn anything she touches into an explosive she can detonate at will..

Koku Hanabata (花畑孔腔, Hanabata Kōkū) / Trumpet (トランペット, Toranpetto): A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk Incite (煽動, Sendō) allows him to boost the morale and physical status of his subordinates from his voice.

Tomoyasu Chikazoku (近属友保, Chikazoku Tomoyasu) / Skeptic (スケプティック, Sukeputikku): A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk Anthropomorph (人形, Hitogata) allows him to take a human-sized object and turn it into an exact lookalike of any given person.

Shie Hassaikai

The Shie Hassaikai (死穢八斎會, lit Eight Precepts of Death) is a group of gangsters who are the last known Yakuza to be operating in Japan since the establishment of the Hero System.

Kai Chisaki (治崎廻, Chisaki Kai) / Overhaul (オーバーホール, Ōbāhōru): Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda^[31] (Japanese); Kellen Goff^[10] (English); The leader of the Shie Hassaikai whose Quirk Overhaul (オーバーホール, Ōbāhōru) enables him to disassemble and reassemble objects through physical contact.

Hari Kurono (玄野針, Kurono Hari) / Chronostasis (クロノスタシス, Kuronosutashisu): Voiced by: Takumi Asahina (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English); Overhaul's assistant whose Quirk Chronostasis (クロノスタシス, Kuronosutashisu) enables him to slow any movements of anything that touches his clock hand-like hair.

Joi Irinaka (入中常衣, Irinaka Jōi) / Mimic (ミミック, Mimikku): Voiced by: Yasuhiro Mamiya (Japanese); Derick Snow (English); The Shie Hassaikai's general manager whose Quirk Mimicry (擬態, Gitai) enables him to transfer his own body and mind into solid objects, and control them as though the object was his actual body.

Eight Expendables

The Eight Expendables (鉄砲玉八斎衆, Teppōdama Hassaishū) are a team of powerful Yakuza in the Shie Hassaikai who are men that lost their will and reason to live, therefore, they joined Overhaul as a means of having a purpose to live.

Shin Nemoto (音本真, Nemoto Shin): Voiced by: Takayuki Masuda; A man whose Quirk Confession (真実吐き, Makoto Tsuki) gives him the ability to force someone to honestly answer questions he asks.

Rikiya Katsukame (活瓶力也, Katsukame Rikiya): Voiced by: Hiroaki Okuda (Japanese); Chris Guerrero (English); A man whose Quirk Vitality Stealing (活力を奪う, Katsuryoku o Ubau) grants him the ability to inhale and absorb other people's stamina after touching them and can also use that energy to grow in size.

Toya Setsuno (窃野トウヤ, Setsuno Tōya): Voiced by: KENN (Japanese); Derek Whitener (English); A man whose Quirk Larceny (窃盗, Settō) allows him to teleport objects from another's possession into his hands in an instant.

Yu Hojo (宝生結, Hōjō Yū): Voiced by: Kenichirō Matsuda (Japanese); Jeramey Kraatz (English); A man whose Quirk Crystallization (結晶, Kesshō) allows him to grow large crystals from his body, and use them for both offense and defense.

Soramitsu Tabe (多部空満, Tabe Soramitsu): Voiced by: Kengo Tsujii (Japanese); Jeramey Kraatz (English); A man whose Quirk Food (食, Shoku) makes his teeth and jaws be able to chew and eat anything.

Deidoro Sakaki (酒木泥泥, Sakaki Deidoro): Voiced by: Kouji Takahashi; An alcoholic whose Quirk Sloshed (泥酔, Deisui) hinders someone's sense of balance as though they are drunk.

Hekiji Tengai (天蓋壁慈, Tengai Hekiji): Voiced by: Jun Miyamoto (Japanese); Shawn Gann (English); A man whose Quirk Barrier (バリア, Baria) can create high-strength telekinetic barriers for defense.

Kendo Rappa (乱波肩動, Rappa Kendō): Voiced by: Shōhei Kajikawa (Japanese); Eric Rolon (English); A man whose Quirk Strongarm (強肩, Kyōken, literal meaning "Strong Throwing Arm") allows him to turn is shoulder sockets at high speed and power, being able to punch strong and quick.

Other villains

Chizome Akaguro (赤黒血染, Akaguro Chizome) / Stain, The Hero Killer (ヒーロー殺しステイン, Hīrō Goroshi Sutein): Voiced by: Go Inoue^[32] (Japanese); Robert McCollum (English)^[33]; A professional "Hero Killer" disillusioned with how many heroes become heroes for fame. His Quirk is Bloodcurdle (凝血, Gyōketsu), the ability to paralyze his opponent by ingesting even a small sample of their blood.

Danjuro Tobita (飛田弾柔郎, Tobita Danjūrō) / Gentle Criminal (ジェントル・クリミナル, Jentoru Kuriminaru): Danjuro is a villain with little interest in money or objects of value, instead chasing after fame and notoriety through video recordings of his criminal acts. His Quirk, Elasticity (弾性, Erasutishiti), allows him to bestow the property of elasticity to anything he touches.

Manami Aiba (相場愛美, Aiba Manami) / La Brava (ラブラバ, Raburaba): Gentle's loyal fan and admirer, who records his acts of villainy and posts them online as part of his plan to gain fame. By the power of her Quirk, Love (ラブ, Rabu), she can boost the power of the person she loves most by declaring her love to that person.

Other Hero Schools

U.A. Academy is not the only Hero School in the manga and anime:

Shiketsu High School

Shiketsu High School (士傑高校, Shiketsu Kōkō) is the top hero school in western Japan, rivaling in prestige with eastern Japan's U.A. They partook in the Provisional Hero License Exam.

Inasa Yoarashi (夜嵐イナサ, Yoarashi Inasa) / Gale Force (レップウ, Reppu): Voiced by: Ryōta Iwasaki^[34] (Japanese); Matt Shipman^[35] (English); A first year student whose Quirk Whirlwind (旋風, Senpū) allows him to control the wind, from slowly levitating objects to striking enemies with razor sharp gusts.

Camie Utsushimi (現見ケミィ, Utsushimi Kemii) / Maboromicamie (マボロミカミィ, Maboromikamyi): Voiced by: Minori Chihara^[34] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski^[35] (English); A second year student whose Quirk Glamour (幻惑, Genwaku) allows her to create visual and auditory illusions.

Seiji Shishikura (肉倉精児, Shishikura Seiji) / Sisicross (シシクロス, Shishikurosu): Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa^[34] (Japanese); Stephan Fu^[36] (English); A student from Shiketsu High whose Quirk Meatball (精肉, Seiniku) allows him to manipulate his body mass and mold others into restrained globs of flesh that eventually returns to normal after Seiji is injured enough.

Nagamasa Mora (毛原長昌, Mora Nagamasa) / Chewyee (チューイー, Chūī): Voiced by: Volcano Ōta (Japanese); Randy E. Aguebor (English); A second year student at Shiketsu High School, whose Quirk Extend-o-Hair (伸毛, Shinmō) enables him to extend and manipulate the hair across his entire body.

Ketsubutsu Academy High School

Ketsubutsu Academy High School (傑物学園高校, Ketsubutsu Gakuen Kōkō) is a hero school. They partook in the Provisional Hero License Exam.

Emi Fukukado (福門笑, Fukukado Emi) / Ms. Joke (Ms.ジョーク, Misu Jōku): Voiced by: Mariko Nagai (Japanese); Amber Lee Connors (English); Ms. Joke is a pro hero and second year teacher at Ketsubutsu Academy High School whose Quirk Outburst (爆笑, Bakushō) forces her opponents to burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Yo Shindo (真堂揺, Shindō Yō) / Grand (グランド, Gurando): Voiced by: Yuuta Kasuya (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English); A young man whose whose Quirk Vibrate (揺らす, Yurasu) enables him to vibrate anything he touches.

Shikkui Makabi (真壁漆喰, Makabe Shikkui) / Mr. Smith (Mr. (ミスター) スミス, Misutā Sumisu): Voiced by: Hiromichi Kogami (Japanese); Brad Hawkins (English); A student whose Quirk Stiffening (硬質化, Kōshitsu-ka) enables him to harden anything that he touches with his hands.

Itejiro Toteki (投擲射手次郎, Tōteki Itejirō) / Boomerang Man (ブーメランマン, Būmeranman): Voiced by: Kenta Ōkuma (Japanese); Lee George (English); A student whose Quirk Boomerang (ブーメラン, Būmeran) grants him the ability to throw objects with incredible accuracy and change their trajectory in mid-air.

Tatami Nakagame (中瓶畳, Nakagame Tatami) / Turtle Neck (タートルネック, Tātorunekku): Voiced by: Megumi Han (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English); A student whose Quirk Telescope (折りたたみ, Oritatami) enables her to fold her limbs into herself and retract them like a turtle retracting into its shell.

Seiai Academy

Seiai Academy (聖愛学院, Seiai Gakuen) is a hero school that partakes in the Provisional Hero License Exam, exclusive to the anime.

Saiko Intelli (印照才子, Interi Saiko): Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado (English); A second year student whose Quirk IQ (IQ, Ai Kyū) increases her intelligence whenever she drinks tea and closes her eyes.

Other characters

Inko Midoriya (緑谷引子, Midoriya Inko): Voiced by: Aya Kawakami (Japanese); Jessica Cavanagh (English); Izuku's mother. Initially supportive of her son's dream to become a Hero, his constant encounters with villains cause her to try and take him out of U.A.
Naomasa Tsukauchi (塚内直正, Tsukauchi Naomasa): Voiced by: Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Japanese); Alejandro Saab^[2] (English); Tsukauchi is All Might's client in the police, therefore knowing of his and Izuku's Quirk. His Quirk, "Human Lie Detector", lets him know if anyone is lying or not.
Kota Izumi (出水洸汰, Izumi Kōta): Voiced by: Michiru Yamazaki (Japanese); Cassandra Lee Morris^[37] (English); A young boy who lost his Hero parents, the Water Hose to Muscular and was taken in by the Pussycats due to Mandalay being his aunt. However, after being saved from Muscular by Izuku, he starts to change his beliefs.
Eri (壊理, Eri): Voiced by: Seiran Kobayashi (Japanese); Emily Neves^[38] (English); Eri is the adopted daughter of Chisaki, who used her quirk in order to create "Quirk-destroying bullets". Her Quirk Rewind (人を巻き戻す, Hito o Maki Modosu) allows her to bring an individual's body to a previous state.
Nana Shimura (志村菜奈, Shimura Nana): Voiced by: Mie Sonozaki (Japanese); Stephanie Young (English); The seventh wielder of One For All and Tomura Shigaraki's grandmother, she was Toshinori's mentor. She was good friends with Gran Torino.
Taneo Tokuda (特田種男, Tokuda Taneo): Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa (Japanese); Jay Hickman (English); Exclusive to the anime, Taneo Tokuda is a freelancing journalist who is out to find All Might's successor. He has a Quirk called Whole-Body Lens (全身レンズ, Zenshin Renzu) that enables him to manifest camera lenses on any part of his body as well as print the photographs from his chest.

Vigilantes Spin-off

Koichi Haimawari (灰廻航一, Haimawari Kōichi) / The Crawler (ザ・クロウラー, Za Kurourā): A 19–year old college student whose Quirk is Slide and Glide (滑走, Kassō), allowing him to quickly travel across any flat surface.
Kazuho Haneyama (羽根山和歩, Haneyama Kazuho) / Pop☆Step (ポップ☆ステップ, Poppu☆Suteppu): A high schooler who, secretly, acts as a clandestine idol, dressing in a succubus-like suit to conceal her identity. She usually holds unauthorized concerts on high places, using her Quirk Leap (跳躍, Chōyaku), which allows her to jump several meters high.
Oguro (雄黒) / "Takeshi Kuroiwa" (黒岩武司, Kuroiwa Takeshi) / Knuckleduster (ナックルダスター, Nakkurudasutā): A strong old man who is investigating the trafficking of a mysterious drug around town in order to find his daughter. His tenacity in battle makes others believe he possesses a Quirk related to physical prowess, when he actually has no Quirk at all.

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 ==Villains==
-===Paranormal Liberation Front===
+===Paranormal Liberation Front {{anchor|League of Villains}}===
-The main antagonists of the series. Previously known as {{Nihongo|'''League of Villains'''|敵連合|Viran Rengō}}, it was the public face of an organization established by All for One to bring down hero society by killing All Might. But after All for One's incarceration, Tomura becomes its new leader and transitions the League into the '''Paranormal Liberation Front''' after defeating the Meta Liberation Army and adding its surviving members into their ranks.
+The main antagonists of the series. Previously known as {{Nihongo|'''League of Villains'''|敵連合|Viran Rengō}}, Tomura transitions the League into the '''Paranormal Liberation Front''' after defeating the Meta Liberation Army and adding its surviving members into their ranks.
 ; {{nihongo4|All For One|オール・フォー・ワン|Ōru Fō Wan}}
+;
 : {{voiced by|[[Akio Ōtsuka]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-26/my-hero-academia-anime-2nd-season-teased-in-new-visual-video/.103638|title=My Hero Academia Anime's 2nd Season Teased in New Visual, Video|date=June 26, 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=June 26, 2016}}</ref>|[[John Swasey]]<!--Verified--><ref name="funi blog cast"/>}}
+: A man whose Quirk {{nihongo4|'''All For One'''|オール・フォー・ワン|Ōru Fō Wan}} allows him to steal Quirks from other people for his own use or willingly grant them to anyone.
-: A very powerful and dangerous megalomaniac who is All Might's archnemesis, All For One is a first generation Quirk user whose {{nihongo4|All For One|オール・フォー・ワン|Ōru Fō Wan}} Quirk allows him to transfer Quirks from others to himself and vice-versa. All For One used his Quirk to acquire a Longevity Quirk to prolong his life while indirectly creating the One For All Quirk for his seemingly Quirkless brother. Due to being unable to take back One for All, All For One battled his brother's successors prior to being critically wounded by All Might. This causes All For One to mentor Shigaraki as his successor before fighting All Might one final time and is incarcerated in Tartarus prison.
 ; {{nihongo4|Tomura Shigaraki|死柄木 弔|Shigaraki Tomura}}
 : {{voiced by|[[Kōki Uchiyama]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-12/my-hero-academia-casts-kouki-uchiyama-as-tomura-shigaraki/.102034|title=My Hero Academia Casts Kouki Uchiyama as Tomura Shigaraki|date=May 12, 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=May 12, 2016}}</ref>|[[Eric Vale]]<!--Verified--><ref name="funi blog cast"/>}}
-: Born {{nihongo4|'''Tenko Shimura'''|志村転弧|Shimura Tenko}} he is the grandson of All Might's mentor Nana Shimura. As a child, Tenko was adopted by All For One when he ended up in the streets after accidentally killing his family when he first manifested his touch-based Quirk {{nihongo4|'''Decay'''|崩壊|Hōkai}}. The ordeal of murdering his own family and living on the streets made Tenko disillusioned with society with a need to destroy it by killing All Might, becoming All For One's apprentice and leader of the League of Villains. Shigaraki initially wore 14 hands on his head, face and arms, revealed to be the preserved remains of his family and two random victims.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/07/29/my-hero-academia-tomura-shigaraki-origin-why-wears-hands/|title=My Hero Academia Explains Why Shigaraki Wears Hands| work=Anime|access-date=2019-07-29|language=en}}</ref> But following his battle with Re-Destro, Shigaraki discards the hands while his power's potency increased.
+: Born {{nihongo4|'''Tenko Shimura'''|志村転弧|Shimura Tenko}} he is the grandson of All Might's mentor Nana Shimura. His  Quirk {{nihongo4|'''Decay'''|崩壊|Hōkai}} causes anything he touches to slowly disintegrate. Shigaraki typically wears 14 hands on his head, face and arms, revealed to be the preserved remains of his family. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/07/29/my-hero-academia-tomura-shigaraki-origin-why-wears-hands/|title=My Hero Academia Explains Why Shigaraki Wears Hands| work=Anime|access-date=2019-07-29|language=en}}</ref>
 ; {{nihongo4|Kurogiri|黒霧|lit. "Black Mist"}}:{{voiced by|Takahiro Fujiwara<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-22/takahiro-fujiwara-joins-my-hero-academia-anime-cast-as-kurogiri/.102376|title=Takahiro Fujiwara Joins My Hero Academia Anime's Cast as Kurogiri|date=May 22, 2016|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=May 22, 2016}}</ref>|[[Chuck Huber]]<!--Verified--><ref name="funi blog cast"/>}}
-: Tomura's right-hand man and caretaker, revealed to be a Nomu that Daruma Ujiko created from the corpse of Eraserhead's deceased classmate {{nihongo4|Oboro Shirakumo|白雲朧|Shirakumo Oboro}} whose hero identity was {{nihongo4|Loud Cloud|ラウド・クラウド|Raudo Kuraudo}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/12/28/my-hero-academia-spoilers-kurogiri-face-reveal-shirakumo-chapter-255/|title= My Hero Academia Reveals a Stunning Kurogiri Moment| work=Anime|access-date=2019-12-27|language=en}}</ref> While his original Quirk is {{nihongo4|Cloud|雲 (クラウド)|Kuraudo}}, able to generate clouds he can ride on, Kurogiri gained additional Quirks with one of them being {{nihongo4|'''Warp Gate'''|ワープゲート|Wāpu Gēto}}, allowing him to teleport himself and others to different locations. He is captured by Gran Torino and imprisoned in Tartarus, with his identity revealed soon after.
+: Second-in command of the League and Tomura's right-hand man. His Quirk is {{nihongo4|'''Warp Gate'''|ワープゲート|Wāpu Gēto}}, allowing him to teleport others as well as himself to different locations. After being imprisoned, Kurogiri is revealed be a Noumu created from the corpse of Eraserhead, Present Mic, and Midnight’s deceased friend '''Oboro Shirakumo'''. <ref>{{Cite news|url= https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/12/28/my-hero-academia-spoilers-kurogiri-face-reveal-shirakumo-chapter-255/|title= My Hero Academia Reveals a Stunning Kurogiri Moment| work=Anime|access-date=2019-12-27|language=en}}</ref>
 ; {{Nihongo|Daruma Ujiko|氏子達磨|Ujiko Daruma}}
 : A scientist is All for One's right hand and personal doctor who develops the Noumus.
 ; {{nihongo4|Gigantomachia|ギガントマキア|Gigantomakia}}
-:A kaiju-sized Villain who is All For One's bodyguard and secret weapon, possessing multiple Quirks like his master.
+: A [[kaiju]]-sized Villain who is All For One's bodyguard and secret weapon..
 ; {{Nihongo|Kagerō Okuta|憶田 影朧|Okuta Kagerō}} / {{nihongo4|Giran|義爛|Giran}}
 : {{voiced by|Seirou Ogino|Ben Phillips}}
-: A broker working for the League of Villains whose Quirk {{nihongo4|Muddiness|混濁|Kondaku}} allows him to make someone's memories of the previous and following five minutes vague after making contact with their head.
+: A broker working for the League of Villains whose Quirk {{nihongo4|'''Muddiness'''|混濁|Kondaku}} allows him to make someone's memories of the previous and following five minutes vague after making contact with their head.
 ; {{nihongo4|Noumu|脳無|Nōmu|lit. "Brainless"}}
-: Mindless monstrosities created when All for One infuses multiple quirks into a person, mutating them as a result. One Nomu was responsible for giving Eraser Head the scar under his right eye. Dr. Ujiko also oversaw the development of {{nihongo4|High-End|ハイエンド|Hai Endo}} Noumus, which are intelligent and more powerful versions of the standard Noumus.
+: Mindless, muscular monstrosities with multiple quirks. One Nomu was responsible for giving Eraser Head the scar under his right eye. Dr. Ujiko also oversaw the development of {{Nihongo|'''High-End'''|ハイエンド|Hai Endo}} Noumus, which are intelligent and more powerful versions of the standard Noumus.
 ====Vanguard Action Squad====
-The {{Nihongo|'''Vanguard Action Squad'''|開闢行動隊|Kaibyaku Kōdō Tai}} is a team of recruits in the League of Villain whose mission is to kidnap Bakugo and recruit him to their ranks. Following All for One's arrest, those remaining joined Tomura's inner circle and later become lieutenants in the Paranormal Liberation Front.
+The {{Nihongo|'''Vanguard Action Squad'''|開闢行動隊|Kaibyaku Kōdō Tai}} is a team in the League of Villains whose mission is to kidnap Bakugo and recruit him to the League of Villains. Following All for One's arrest, the remaining members became lieutenants in the Paranormal Liberation Front.
 ; {{nihongo4|Dabi|荼毘|Dabi}}
 : {{voiced by|[[Hiro Shimono]]|[[Jason Liebrecht]]}}
-: A youth with stitching on his face who joined the League of Villain out of respects for Stain's ideology and intent to achieve his motives under an alias, hinted to have animosity towards Endeavor. His currently unnamed Quirk allows him to generate and control dark-tinted fire (blue in the anime). Following All For One's arrest, Dabi temporary left the League to recruit new members before he is forced to help the League in their war against the Meta Liberation Army.
+: A young man who temporarily left the League to recruit new members before he is forced to help the League in their war against the Meta Liberation Army.
 ; {{nihongo4|Himiko Toga|渡我 被身子|Toga Himiko}}
 : {{voiced by|[[Misato Fukuen]]|[[Leah Clark]]}}
-: A demented girl with a morbid obsession in blood who when on the run after attacking an injured student while in middle school, joining the League of a murderous obsession for Stain and later Izuku. Her Quirk {{nihongo4|Transform|変身|Henshin}} allows her to assume the guise whoever blood she ingests with access to that person's Quirk if she has prior knowledge of it, the time limit dependent on the amount of blood she has ingested.
+: A young girl whose Quirk {{nihongo4|'''Transform'''|変身|Henshin}} allows her to assume the appearance of anyone whose blood she ingests.
 ; {{nihongo4|Jin Bubaigawara|分倍河原 仁|Bubaigawara Jin}} / {{nihongo4|Twice|トゥワイス|Tuwaisu}}
 : {{voiced by|Daichi Endō<ref name="More-Vanguards"/>|[[Newton Pittman]]}}
+: An man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Double'''|二倍|Nibai}} allows him to create two indistinguishable but fragile copies of anything.
-: A villain with a dissociative identity disorder whose Quirk {{nihongo4|Double|二倍|Nibai}} allows him to create two fragile copies of anything at a time through touch, creating a perfect clone after memorizing his target's measurements and characteristics. Having initially used his Quirk on himself in his youth and early criminal history, Jin got horrifically traumatized when his clones mutinied and killed each other that he feared using his power again as he feared he was clone. Jin eventually overcomes his trauma during the League's battle against the Meta Liberation Army.
 ; {{nihongo4|Atsuhiro Sako|迫 圧紘|Sako Atsuhiro}} / {{nihongo4|Mr. Compress|(Mr. (ミスター) コンプレス|Misutā Konpuresu}}
 : {{voiced by|Tsuguo Mogami<ref name="More-Vanguards"/>|[[Kent Williams (voice actor)|Kent Williams]]}}
-: A jovial masked villain whose Quirk {{nihongo4|Compress|コンプレス|Konpuresu}} allows him to "compress" anything in a spherical area into a small marble without actually damaging it, allowing him to quickly subdue an opponent by trapping them for easy abduction. After Mr. Compress lost his left arm to Overhaul, he is later outfitted with a prosthetic arm and later gets revenge on the yakuza.
+: An man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Compress'''|コンプレス|Konpuresu}} allows him to "compress" anything in a spherical area into a small marble without actually damaging it.
 ; {{nihongo4|Shuichi Iguchi|伊口 秀一|Iguchi Shūichi}} / {{nihongo4|Spinner|スピナー|Supinā}}
 : {{voiced by|Ryō Iwasaki<ref name="More-Vanguards"/>|[[Larry Brantley]]}}
-: Formally a social outcast due being a pink-haired lizard-man as the result of his Quirk {{nihongo4|Gecko|ヤモリ|Yamori}}, Spinner was inspired by Stain to change society as a villain and emulated his idol's appearance and blade fighting style while being an avid supporter to Tomura.
+: A man with a lizard-like appearance as the result of his Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Gecko'''|ヤモリ|Yamori}}.
 ; {{nihongo4|Kenji Hikiishi|引石 健磁|Hikīshi Kenji}} / {{nihongo4|Magne|マグネ|Magune}}
 : {{voiced by|[[Satoru Inoue]]<ref name="More-Vanguards">{{cite web|last1=Baker|first1=Bayleigh|title=My Hero Academia Anime's 3rd Season Adds 4 More Cast Members|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-11/my-hero-academia-anime-3rd-season-adds-4-more-cast-members/.128758|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=March 11, 2018|date=March 11, 2018}}</ref>|[[Jeremy Inman]]}}
-: A transgender woman with a cruel and brutal personality, she became a murderous criminal before joining the League of Villains to live her life her own way. Kenji's Quirk {{nihongo4|Magnetism|磁力|Jiryoku}} allows her to magnetize others within a 4.5 meter radius of herself, with them polarized depending on their sex, using her Quirk in conjunction with a giant magnet which she uses as a bludgeoning weapon. Kenji was later killed by Overhaul.
+: A transgender woman whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Magnetism'''|磁力|Jiryoku}} allows her to magnetize others within a around herself.
 ; {{nihongo4|Muscular|マスキュラー|Masukyurā}}
 : {{voiced by|Kousuke Takaguchi<ref name="Vanguard-Action-Squad">{{cite web|title=My Hero Academia Anime's 3rd Season Adds 3 More Cast Members (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-09/my-hero-academia-anime-3rd-season-adds-3-more-cast-members/.127560|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=February 10, 2018|date=February 10, 2018}}</ref>|Jim Foronda}}
-: A murderous man whose Quirk, {{nihongo4|Muscle Augment|筋肉増強|Kin'niku Zōkyō}} allows him to augment the muscle fibers under his skin. Arrested after being defeated by Deku.
+: A man whose Quirk, {{Nihongo4|'''Muscle Augment'''|筋肉増強|Kin'niku Zōkyō}} allows him to augment the muscle fibers that are beneath his skin.
 ; {{nihongo4|Mustard|マスタード|Masutādo}}
 : {{voiced by|Kiyotaka Furushima<ref name="Vanguard-Action-Squad"/>|Daman Mills}}
-: A teenager whose Quirk {{nihongo4|Gas|ガス|Gasu}} allows him to generate and control a sleep-inducing gas, though he wears a gasmask to protect himself from it. He is subdued and arrested.
+: A teenager whose Quirk {{nihongo4|'''Gas'''|ガス|Gasu}} allows him to generate and control a sleep-inducing gas.
 ; {{nihongo4|Moonfish|ムーンフィッシュ|Mūnfisshu}}
 : {{voiced by|Shuhei Matsuda<ref name="Vanguard-Action-Squad"/>|Daman Mills}}
-: A man whose Quirk {{nihongo4|Blade-Tooth|歯刃|Shijin}} gives him the ability to enlarge, grow and manipulate his teeth to attack or move around. He is subdued and arrested.
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Blade-Tooth'''|歯刃|Shijin}} gives him the ability to enlarge and manipulate his teeth to attack or move around.
 ====Meta Liberation Army====
-The {{Nihongo|'''Meta Liberation Army'''|異能解放軍|Inō Kaihō-gun|M.L.A.}} is a large, powerful organization of Villains originally founded and led by {{Nihongo|'''Chikara Yotsubashi'''|四ツ橋主税|Yotsubashi Chikara}}, a man who gained notoriety as the Villain {{Nihongo|'''Destro'''|デストロ|Desutoro}}. They refer to Quirks as {{Nihongo|'''Meta Abilities'''|メタ能力|Meta Nōryoku}} and believe they should be used freely instead of being regulated, causing them to commit acts of terrorism before the group was defeated and disbanded with Destro imprisoned. Destro published an autobiography describing his ideals before committing suicide, the book having continued to be published as it inspires a new version of the Meta Liberation Army based at {{Nihongo|'''Deika City'''|泥花市|Deika-shi}} in the [[Aichi Prefecture]]. Under the command of Destro's son with an army of 100,000, its members being 90% of the Deika City's population with Pro Heroes, the Meta Liberation Army sets its sights on destroying the League of Villains after deeming them a hindrance to their cause. But the Meta Liberation Army ends up being utterly defeated, with its surviving members drafted into the League as members of the Paranormal Liberation Front with the MLA's surviving leadership becoming lieutenants.
+The {{Nihongo|'''Meta Liberation Army'''|異能解放軍|Inō Kaihō-gun|M.L.A.}} is a large, powerful organization of Villains originally founded and led by {{Nihongo|'''Chikara Yotsubashi'''|四ツ橋主税|Yotsubashi Chikara}}, a man who gained notoriety as the Villain {{Nihongo|'''Destro'''|デストロ|Desutoro}}. They refer to Quirks as {{Nihongo|'''Meta Abilities'''|メタ能力|Meta Nōryoku}}.
 ; {{Nihongo4|Rikiya Yotsubashi|四ツ橋力也|Yotsubashi Rikiya}} / {{Nihongo4|Re-Destro|デストロ再|Ri-Desutoro}}
+:
-: The current Meta Liberation army's charismatic leader, dedicated to Destro's ideal while maintaining a public image as CEO of {{Nihongo4|Detnerat|デトネラット|Detoneratto}}, a company that produces custom lifestyle support items for those with special needs due to their Quirks. His Quirk {{Nihongo4|Stress|ストレス|Sutoresu}} allows him to increase his strength and mass by converting stress and anger, becoming monstrous when using its full potential. Despite his initial views of Tomura, Yotsubashi recognizes him as more ideal leader for his organization and yields to him.
+: The president and CEO of {{Nihongo|'''Detnerat'''|デトネラット|Detoneratto}}, a company dedicated to the production of custom lifestyle support items for people with special needs due to their Quirks. His Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Stress'''|ストレス|Sutoresu}} grants him the ability to convert stress and anger to increase his strength and size:
 ; {{Nihongo4|Chitose Kizuki|気月置歳|Kizuki Chitose}} / {{Nihongo4|Curious|キュリオス|Kyuriosu}}
-: A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|Landmine|地雷|Jirai}} allows her to turn anything she touches into an explosive she can detonate at will. She is the only leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army to be killed during her group's battle against the League of Villains.
+: A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Landmine'''|地雷|Jirai}} allows her to turn anything she touches into an explosive she can detonate at will..
 ; {{Nihongo4|Koku Hanabata|花畑孔腔|Hanabata Kōkū}} / {{Nihongo4|Trumpet|トランペット|Toranpetto}}
-: A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|Incite|煽動|Sendō}} allows him to boost the morale and physical status of his subordinates from his voice.
+: A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Incite'''|煽動|Sendō}} allows him to boost the morale and physical status of his subordinates from his voice.
 ; {{Nihongo4|Tomoyasu Chikazoku|近属友保|Chikazoku Tomoyasu}} / {{Nihongo4|Skeptic|スケプティック|Sukeputikku}}
-: A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|Anthropomorph|人形|Hitogata}} allows him to turn a human-sized object into an exact lookalike of any given person
+: A leading member of the current Meta Liberation Army whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Anthropomorph'''|人形|Hitogata}} allows him to take a human-sized object and turn it into an exact lookalike of any given person.
 ===Shie Hassaikai===
-The {{Nihongo|Shie Hassaikai|死穢八斎會|lit ''Eight Precepts of Death''}} is a group of gangsters who are the last known [[Yakuza]] to be operating in Japan since the establishment of the Hero System and seek to rule the underworld, which was previously held by All For One. They also plan to distribute both Quirk-enhancement drugs and specially-made Quirk-destroying to various criminal parties.
+The {{Nihongo|Shie Hassaikai|死穢八斎會|lit ''Eight Precepts of Death''}} is a group of gangsters who are the last known [[Yakuza]] to be operating in Japan since the establishment of the Hero System.
 ; {{nihongo4|Kai Chisaki|治崎 廻|Chisaki Kai}} / {{nihongo4|Overhaul|オーバーホール|Ōbāhōru}}
+:
 : {{voiced by|[[Kenjiro Tsuda]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-22/kenjiro-tsuda-voices-villain-overhaul-in-my-hero-academia-anime/.137171|title=Kenjiro Tsuda Voices Villain Overhaul in My Hero Academia Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=September 22, 2018|accessdate=September 22, 2018}}</ref>|[[Kellen Goff]]<ref name="Big 3 dub"/>}}
+: The leader of the Shie Hassaikai whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Overhaul'''|オーバーホール|Ōbāhōru}} enables him to disassemble and reassemble objects through physical contact.
-:A mysophobic psychopath who took command of the Shie Hassaikai, using Eri to develop the Quirk-destroying bullets while attempting to take All for One's place as top villain. His Quirk {{nihongo4|Overhaul|オーバーホール|Ōbāhōru}} allows him to manipulate all forms of matter through physical contact, either to obliterate his target or fuse them with himself to increase his power. After being defeated by Izuku using 100% of his power, Overhaul ends up being crippled by the League of Villains for crossing them and is forced to watch them steal his life's work.
 ; {{Nihongo|Hari Kurono|玄野針|Kurono Hari}} / {{Nihongo|Chronostasis|クロノスタシス|Kuronosutashisu}}
 : {{voiced by|Takumi Asahina|[[Anthony Bowling]]}}
-: Overhaul's assistant whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Chronostasis|クロノスタシス|Kuronosutashisu}} enables him to slow any movements of anything that touches his clock hand-like hair.
+: Overhaul's assistant whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Chronostasis'''|クロノスタシス|Kuronosutashisu}} enables him to slow any movements of anything that touches his clock hand-like hair.
 ; {{Nihongo|Joi Irinaka|入中常衣|Irinaka Jōi}} / {{Nihongo|Mimic|ミミック|Mimikku}}
 : {{voiced by|Yasuhiro Mamiya|Derick Snow}}
-: The Shie Hassaikai's general manager whose {{Nihongo|Mimicry|擬態|Gitai}} Quirk allows him to transfer his own body and mind into solid objects, and control them as though the object was his actual body
+: The Shie Hassaikai's general manager whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Mimicry'''|擬態|Gitai}} enables him to transfer his own body and mind into solid objects, and control them as though the object was his actual body.
 ====Eight Expendables====
-The {{Nihongo|Eight Expendables|鉄砲玉 八斎衆|Teppōdama Hassaishū}} are a team of powerful Yakuza in the Shie Hassaikai who are men that lost their will and reason to live, therefore, they joined Overhaul as a means of having a purpose to live. Hence their namesake, they are considered tools who exist only to throw themselves away at the whim of their master. The members includes:
+The {{Nihongo|Eight Expendables|鉄砲玉 八斎衆|Teppōdama Hassaishū}} are a team of powerful Yakuza in the Shie Hassaikai who are men that lost their will and reason to live, therefore, they joined Overhaul as a means of having a purpose to live.
 ; {{Nihongo|Shin Nemoto|音本 真|Nemoto Shin}}
 : {{voiced by|Takayuki Masuda}}
-: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Confession|真実吐き|Makoto Tsuki}} gives him the ability to force someone to honestly answer questions he asks.
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Confession'''|真実吐き|Makoto Tsuki}} gives him the ability to force someone to honestly answer questions he asks.
 ; {{Nihongo|Rikiya Katsukame|活瓶 力也|Katsukame Rikiya}}
-: {{voiced by|Hiroaki Okuda}}
+: {{voiced by|Hiroaki Okuda|Chris Guerrero}}
-: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Vitality Stealing|活力を奪う|Katsuryoku o Ubau}} grants him the ability to inhale and absorb other people's stamina after touching them and can also use that energy to grow in size
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Vitality Stealing'''|活力を奪う|Katsuryoku o Ubau}} grants him the ability to inhale and absorb other people's stamina after touching them and can also use that energy to grow in size.
 ; {{Nihongo|Toya Setsuno|窃野 トウヤ|Setsuno Tōya}}
-: {{voiced by|[[Kenn (Japanese actor)|KENN]]}}
+: {{voiced by|[[Kenn (Japanese actor)|KENN]]|Derek Whitener}}
-: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Larceny|窃盗|Settō}} allows him to teleport objects from another's possession into his hands in an instant.
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Larceny'''|窃盗|Settō}} allows him to teleport objects from another's possession into his hands in an instant.
 ; {{Nihongo|Yu Hojo|宝生 結|Hōjō Yū}}
-: {{voiced by|Kenichirō Matsuda}}
+: {{voiced by|Kenichirō Matsuda|Jeramey Kraatz}}
-: A strongman whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Crystallization|結晶|Kesshō}} allows him to grow large crystals from his body for offense and defense, previously exploited before joining the Shie Hassaikai.
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Crystallization'''|結晶|Kesshō}} allows him to grow large crystals from his body, and use them for both offense and defense.
 ; {{Nihongo|Soramitsu Tabe|多部 空満|Tabe Soramitsu}}
-: {{voiced by|Kengo Tsujii}}
+: {{voiced by|Kengo Tsujii|Jeramey Kraatz}}
-: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Food|食|Shoku}} makes his teeth and jaws able to eat mostly anything.
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Food'''|食|Shoku}} makes his teeth and jaws be able to chew and eat anything.
 ; {{Nihongo|Deidoro Sakaki|酒木 泥泥|Sakaki Deidoro}}
 : {{voiced by|Kouji Takahashi}}
-: An alcoholic whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Sloshed|泥酔|Deisui}} hinders someone's sense of balance as though they are drunk.
+: An alcoholic whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Sloshed'''|泥酔|Deisui}} hinders someone's sense of balance as though they are drunk.
 ; {{Nihongo|Hekiji Tengai|天蓋 壁慈|Tengai Hekiji}}
-: {{voiced by|Jun Miyamoto}}
+: {{voiced by|Jun Miyamoto|Shawn Gann}}
-: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Barrier|バリア|Baria}} can create high-strength telekinetic barriers for defense.
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Barrier'''|バリア|Baria}} can create high-strength telekinetic barriers for defense.
 ; {{Nihongo|Kendo Rappa|乱波 肩動|Rappa Kendō}}
-: {{voiced by|Shōhei Kajikawa}}
+: {{voiced by|Shōhei Kajikawa|Eric Rolon}}
-: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo|Strongarm|強肩|Kyōken|literal meaning "Strong Throwing Arm"}} allows him to turn his shoulder sockets at high speed and power to deliver a quick and devastating punch.
+: A man whose Quirk {{Nihongo4|'''Strongarm'''|強肩|Kyōken|literal meaning "Strong Throwing Arm"}} allows him to turn is shoulder sockets at high speed and power, being able to punch strong and quick.
 ===Other villains===
 ; {{nihongo4|Chizome Akaguro|赤黒 血染|Akaguro Chizome}} / {{nihongo4|Stain, The Hero Killer|ヒーロー殺し ステイン|Hīrō Goroshi Sutein}}
 : {{voiced by|Go Inoue<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-01/my-hero-academia-season-2-casts-go-inoue-as-stain/.116872|title=My Hero Academia Season 2 Casts Go Inoue as Stain|website=Anime News Network|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=June 1, 2017}}</ref>|[[Robert McCollum]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2017/04/08/hero-academia-season-2-cast-announcement/|title=My Hero Academia Season 2 Cast Announcement|website=Funimation|date=April 8, 2017 |accessdate=January 5, 2019}}</ref>
-: Previously an aspiring hero student, Chizome dropped out after becoming disillusioned with the Hero system and ultimately became a serial killer targeting those he considers unworthy to be heroes. Though arrested, he unknowingly helped the League of Villains with recruits who were inspired by him. Stain's Quirk {{nihongo4|Bloodcurdle|凝血|Gyōketsu}} allows him to paralyze his opponent by ingesting a bit of their blood, the effect's duration dependent on the target's blood type.
+: A professional "Hero Killer" disillusioned with how many heroes become heroes for fame. His Quirk is {{nihongo4|'''Bloodcurdle'''|凝血|Gyōketsu}}, the ability to paralyze his opponent by ingesting even a small sample of their blood.
 ; {{nihongo4|Danjuro Tobita|飛田 弾柔郎|Tobita Danjūrō}} / {{nihongo4|Gentle Criminal|ジェントル・クリミナル|Jentoru Kuriminaru}}
-: A villain who is only interested in fame and notoriety through video recordings of his criminal acts, bestowing elasticity properties to anything he touches via his Quirk {{nihongo4|Elasticity|弾性|Erasutishiti}}.
+: Danjuro is a villain with little interest in money or objects of value, instead chasing after fame and notoriety through video recordings of his criminal acts. His Quirk, {{nihongo4|'''Elasticity'''|弾性|Erasutishiti}}, allows him to bestow the property of elasticity to anything he touches.
 ; {{nihongo4|Manami Aiba|相場 愛美|Aiba Manami}} / {{nihongo4|'''La Brava'''|ラブラバ|Raburaba}}
-: Gentle's loyal fan and admirer, who records his criminal acts and posts them online . By the power of her {{nihongo4|Love|ラブ|Rabu}} Quirk, she can boost the power of the person she loves most by declaring her love to that person.
+: Gentle's loyal fan and admirer, who records his acts of villainy and posts them online as part of his plan to gain fame. By the power of her Quirk, {{nihongo4|'''Love'''|ラブ|Rabu}}, she can boost the power of the person she loves most by declaring her love to that person.
 ==Other Hero Schools==