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Dec. 28th, 2018 05:24 pmIN CHARACTER
Character Name: Midoriya Izuku (Eastern Order)
Canon: Boku no Hero Academia
Canon Point: End of Chapter 192, before he has his dream
In-Game Tattoo Placement: On the inside of his right arm near his wrist. The antlers themselves are simple, except their design seems jagged, out of control almost. The antlers themselves seem to follow the path of the veins going in towards his palm. If the tattoo's shape encounters a scar (of which there are many on his right arm) it will arc in a different direction to avoid it.
Current Health/Status: Alive
Age: 16
Species: Human
History: Here!
Personality:
Izuku Midoriya’s dream was to become the greatest hero. But then, he was born without a Quirk. And those without Quirks in a world of superheroes…can’t become great heroes.
Izuku had it tough when he was growing up as every child around him started manifesting Quirks, superpowers individual to each person, while he remained Quirkless. At the age of four, the doctor finally declared him to be Quirkless, dashing any hopes he’d had of becoming a great hero in the future. But despite all of this…Izuku wasn’t going to give up. He was determined to surpass even what was thought to be impossible.
Having been bullied mercilessly as a child for not having a Quirk, Izuku tends to be timid and a bit shy, though he’s constantly helpful to a fault. He’s polite and kind even in the face of adversity, which more often than not earned him more ire than if he’d tried to fight back. He was insecure because he was falling behind his peers. These traits were amplified before he received his Quirk- One for All- from the Number 1 Hero All Might, a person he’d idolized as a child and his sole reason for wanting to become a hero in the first place. Despite eventually receiving a Quirk, however, Izuku then had to work twice as hard to quickly gain some level of control over his new power so that he could actually go to school to train to become a Professional Hero. This resulted in him training himself intensively for 10 months to prepare for an entrance exam, showing his fierce determination to not allow the opportunity to slip through his fingers.
He is very intelligent and a quick thinker, tending to get lost in his own thoughts. He has a habit of mumbling to himself when he’s trying to think of something or work out a sort of strategy, but this is one of the things that Izuku excels the most at. Despite his originally shaky control of his given Quirk, Izuku was and still is able to compensate for his lack of experience by being able to think very quickly on his feet, taking into account every detail of a situation before he formulates a plan to tackle it. He isn’t one to give up either, prepared to go through whatever it takes to see his plan to fruition, which at times leads to Izuku being a bit impulsive and rash. Even if he has good intentions, he’ll often rush into a situation headlong without thinking about the consequences- mainly to his own self, often getting himself hurt for the sake of saving another. He has a very strong sense of justice and is constantly concerned with acting in a way that a “hero” would. Izuku is also very emotional and emphatic, and very often he’ll break down into tears if he gets overwhelmed with emotion whether it be positive or negative. He’ll cry when he’s overjoyed or when he’s devastated. There’s really no situation that’s exempt from being subject to his emotions, because he has quite a few of them.
Izuku has shown to be very strongly devoted to and passionate about the things he cares for the most, and in particular this happens to be All Might himself. He is incredibly devoted to the hero as he’s had the biggest impact on him growing up, being the main source of his ideals and beliefs in regards to what it means to be a hero. He has collected practically every piece of merchandise produced for All Might, has poured over all videos and documentaries about him, and even copies his fighting style and naming conventions for moves when he inherits One for All. It gets to a point where Izuku realizes that he needs to make the Quirk his own and tailor his style of fighting to be something his own body can handle instead of letting his admiration for All Might control all of the decisions he makes with it.
Though Izuku is normally kind and caring, he has a tendency to show his more aggressive side particularly when in combat. He’s shown himself to get frustrated and agitated if a situation isn’t going as planned, though he’s never quick to jump to anger. Instead of anger, he turns to a strong, unwavering drive to succeed, whether succeeding means saving someone or defeating the villain he is up against. A lot of this manifests in him due to the fact that he looks up very strongly to his childhood friend Bakugou Katsuki, who he considers to be the picture of victory, resulting in him somewhat mimicking Bakugou’s tendency to be loud and brash while fighting. It isn’t terribly often that this side comes out in Izuku due to him consciously trying to always keep it in check.
Abilities/Powers/Weaknesses & Warping:
People in Izuku’s world have abilities known as Quirks that allow them to perform superhuman feats. They’re all wildly varied and are nearly limitless in what they can do. Izuku was a rare case in that he was not born with a Quirk, but instead had his Quirk passed down to him from the Number 1 Hero in the world, All Might.
Quirk: One For All
One For All is a Quirk that is a culmination of strength passed down from person to person, each person cultivating that power before passing it on to a successor. Izuku is the ninth holder of OFA. To date, Izuku is unable to control all of the strength the Quirk possesses; at most, he can bring out 20% of its power, but only in very short bursts in rare circumstances. At its core, OFA allows Izuku to power himself up, augmenting himself with greatly heightened strength and speed. He can move faster, jump higher, and punch/kick harder. There’s a certain risk with using this Quirk, however, because if Izuku tries to use more of the power than his body can handle, it results in his body breaking from being unable to handle the strain.
Izuku has a number of moves he utilizes with his Quirk:
One for All: Full Cowl: Full Cowl/Cowling is a technique that allows Izuku to activate 5-8% of OFA’s power, causing it to course through his body instead of needing it to be concentrated to one area. It’s accompanied by a visual effect of glowing “vein” like patterns coursing over his skin to indicate the flow of power, and while activated his body constantly gives off green electricity sparks (the sparks are just an aesthetic indication of power, they have no special ability on their own). When Full Cowl is active, Izuku has access to enhanced speed, strength, mobility, and agility, enabling him to jump great heights and quickly jump up/scale the sides of buildings. It also prevents his power from causing his bones to break.
One for All: Full Cowl – Shoot Style: Similar to Full Cowl, except with Shoot Style he powers up his torso and legs to allow himself to primarily engage in combat with kicking instead of punching. He developed this style of fighting after injuring his arms to the point where overuse/injuring them too many more times would result in him losing the ability to use them forever.
Shoot Style: St. Louis Smash: Full Cowl is active as Izuku delivers a roundhouse kick to an opponent.
5% Detroit Smash: With Full Cowl active, Izuku uses 5% of his power to deliver a downward/straight forward punch to an opponent.
Delaware Smash Airforce: With a flick of his fingers, Izuku can deliver a concussive blast of air pressure thanks to the use of upgraded gloves with his hero costume. The strength of the blast varies depending on how many fingers are used. He can only perform this move with the gloves on.
One For All 20%: This is the peak at which Izuku can use his Quirk. It causes immense pain and is just barely below the precipice of the amount of power needed to completely destroy his body. If he tries to use more power than this he risks breaking bones, causing internal bleeding and a whole lot of other nasty stuff.
In Deerington, One For All will experience the same warps that people with Strength and Speed related abilities will. If he causes too much damage using his Quirk he will start to destroy the homes or even bodies of his loved ones. The same goes for if he tried to use enhanced speed to run out of Deerington, resulting in having all of the symptoms of leaving hitting him all at once.
Inventory:
- Izuku’s hero costume - Shoot Style: Costume includes a jumpsuit with a hood, a mask, gloves, boots, and a belt with pouches that contain a few small first-aid items like gauze and disinfectant. The gloves are augmented to allow him to perform Delaware Smash Airforce. The boots are equipped with steel toes that extend on the moment of impact when he kicks something to lessen the strain on his ankles when using his Quirk.
- A Big Yellow Backpack: Izuku’s Big Yellow Backpack that he carries to school. It’s still got stuff inside! Including: Two or three notebooks for writing in, all of them are already filled with various notes either about his hero studies or about other heroes in general; a pencil case; and his provisional hero license.
- Civilian Outfit: Includes a shirt (with kanji on it that just says “shirt”), a teal hoodie, sweatpants, and bright red sneakers.
- His cell phone. It's useless for making calls, but it has voice mails from some of his friends, Toshinori, and his mother on it still.
- An All Might Figurine
- A small worn All Might plush he has slept with since he was eight. He slept with another one until he was eight, but his mother had to replace it because it wouldn't survive the washing machine.
Writing Samples: Thread One | Thread Two
OUT OF CHARACTER
Player Name: Chi
Player Age: 24
Player Contact:
Other Characters In Game: N/A
In-Game Tag If Accepted: Midoriya Izuku: Chi
Permissions for Character: Here!
Are you comfortable with prominent elements of fourth-walling?: Yes!
What themes of horror/psychological thrillers do you enjoy the most?: I enjoy various types of body horror, like characters becoming monsters or attaining powers they don’t know what to do with. Dreamscapes are fun to play with, too! I also like survival type scenarios!
Is there anything in particular you absolutely need specific content warnings for?: The one thing for me is that I am emetophobic; I can generally handle written descriptions of things okay (easy enough to just skim or avoid) but any images (particularly gifs/moving ones) of vomiting is a big Nope. Things like fluid (saliva, blood, etc) dripping from the mouth is okay, though!
Additional Information: N/A
