Mezo Shoji

Mezou Shouji (障子目蔵) is a student at Yuuei training to become a Pro Hero.

Appearance
Mezou is a very tall guy whose hair hides one of his eyes and whose mask hides his whole face, leaving just one eye. It is shown that Mezou's arms are very physically strong.

Personality
Despite his frightening appearance, Shouji is a very friendly and gentle person, who will work nicely with anyone.

Entrance Exam Arc
He is among the applicants who was participating in the exam.

Sports Festival Arc
Mezou places 14th in the Obstacle Race, allowing him to participate in the next event, the Human Cavalry Battle. Minoru asks him if he could team up with him, which he allows. After the Human Cavalry Battle starts, Mezou and his team attack Izuku's team, carrying Minoru and Tsuyu on his back while hiding them with his tentacles. After Minoru orders Mezou to attack, Mezou begins charging at Izuku and Shouto's teams, but Denki releases a huge amount of electricity, electrocuting Mezou and his teammates and become stunned as a result, unable to move. Shouto then freezes Mezou's legs, stopping him in his tracks.After the Human Cavalry Battle ends, Mezou and his team fail to qualify for the final event.

Mezou along with his class watches the closing ceremony of Yuuei's Sports Festival.

Field Training Arc
Two days after the Sports Festival, Mezou is in class. During the Hero Informatics period, Class 1-A has to decide on Hero names. Mezou writes down and reveals his Hero name: Tentacle Hero Tentacle (触手ヒーロー テンタコル).

After Class 1-A is finished formulating their Hero names, Mezou is given a list of 40 workplaces in order to choose a workplace that he wants to train at. On the day of the workplace training, Mezou is at the train station with his class so that he can travel to the workplace of his choice by train.

End of Term Test Arc
Back in class, Izuku reveals the content of the exercise test to the class, much to Denki and Mina's happiness; Mezou notes that they are happy because they don't have to adjust their Quirks for real life opponents. On the day of the exercise test, Mr Principal reveals that Class 1-A will be fighting against Yuuei's teachers for their exercise test. Mezou is paired with Tooru and they must face Crack Shot in their test exam.

Mezou, Tooru and Crack Shot arrive in an uninhabited city where their test exercise will take place. Crack Shot explains the 30-minute test; Mezou and Tooru must either handcuff him or one of them must escape the battlefield within 30 minutes in order to win and pass the test. The test begins.

After a difficult battle against Snipe, Mezou along with Tooru pass the practical test.

Back in class at Yuuei, Mezou learns that he passed the written test and will go with his classmates to the forest lodge which is a boot camp. Mezou along with his class go to Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall to buy necessities for the forest lodge.

Quirk and Abilities
Replicant Arms: Mezou's Quirk allows the tips on his tentacles to replicate parts of his body (ex. mouth, ears).

Enhanced Strength: Mezou has shown to have great physical strength as he was able to lift as much as 540 kilos during the Quirk Apprehension Test. He was able to carry both Tsuyu and Minoru on his back without any difficulty.

End of Term Test Arc

 * Mezou Shouji & Tooru Hagakure vs. Snipe: Won

Minoru Mineta
Minoru admires Mezou for his octopus appearance and tall height. During the fight between Izuku and Shouto in the Sports Festival tournament event, Mezou prevents Minoru from being blown away.

Shouto Todoroki
They were partnered with each other during Battle Trial Arc.

Trivia

 * Mezou is student no.11 in Class 1-A.
 * He ranked 6th during the ability test.
 * His name comes from "壁に耳あり障子に目あり" (Kabe ni mimi ari shōjinimeari).
 * He likes takoyaki.
 * He likes squid ink pasta.
 * According to Kohei, Mezou is fun to draw.