Goto Imasuji

Muscular (マスキュラー) is a villain affiliated with the League of Villains and also part of its Vanguard Action Squad. He and the rest of his team serve as the main antagonists of the Forest Training Camp Arc.

Appearance
Muscular is a tall, bulky man with spiky blond hair. He has an enormous scar on his left side of his face that reached from his front to his mouth, he had lost his left eye and replaced it with a prosthetic one.

His outfit consists of a black, hooded cloak and a white mask with multiple holes. Underneath the cloak he wears a red tank top, a dark jacket which hangs around his waist, dark-colored pants ,and boots.

Personality
Befitting his appearance, Muscular has a very cruel, brutal, sadistic and bloodthirsty personality. After hearing Kota was the son of the heroes he murdered, he took great joy in bringing this up and mocked the fate of the boy's parents before calling their meeting fate.

He has a massive superiority complex, as shown when he called Izuku inferior to himself.He shows great pleasure in killing people, heroes and civilians alike, even including young children.

He is also not very intelligent, having to accidentally reveal the league's plan to kidnap Katsuki Bakugo. Though he is quick-witted in fighting, he anticipated a few of Izuku's habits and knew ways to counter them. He takes great pleasure in a good fight, as he compliments one of Izuku's attacks after it injured him.

History
At some point in his past, Muscular fought against the hero team Water Horse, killing them. He was, however, gravely injured during the conflict, losing his left eye and acquiring an enormous scar on his face.

Forest Training Camp Arc
Muscular observed U.A.'s summer training camp alongside Mustard, Dabi, and Himiko Toga, eager and impatient to begin the mission. His masked comrade reminded him that it was too soon to begin and that they weren't supposed to do anything flashy. Muscular remained silent as Dabi agreed with this statement, the battle-hungry villain continuing to observe the camp as Dabi went on to say this mission was just a signal fire, and that they would fill the would-be heroes with holes for a brighter future. Himiko and Mustard then discussed their "shadowy orchestrator" and the current situation, with the female villain commenting on it all not being cute, to which Muscular irritably asks who cares about any of that, urging them once more to begin the mission. Rebuffed once again by Dabi, Muscular remains silent as the rest of their team arrives, the time for their job almost at hand.

After the Vanguard Action Squad spread out, Muscular appears behind Kota. He tells Kota that he was looking for a good vantage point and notes that he is surprised to find someone who was not on the handout he had received from the League of Villains. He then proceeds to compliment Kota because of his cap and asks him to trade it for his mask, noting that because he is new to his organization they made him wear the aforementioned gear. The battle-hungry villain removes his mask, his young target taking the chance to run away from him. Using his Quirk to boost the muscles in his leg, Muscular ricochets off the cliff side to get in front of Kota, noting with a bloodthirsty smile that he is going to have fun with the boy. He then augments the muscles in his left arm, the hood on his cloak coming off in the process, revealing his prosthetic left eye and large scar. The battle-hungry villain strikes at his terrified victim with his Quirk-enhanced arm, only to miss due to the timely intervention of Izuku. Noting with a smile that Izuku was on the list he had received, Muscular licks his lips in anticipation of the battle to come.

Muscular mocks Izuku's claim to save Kota, noting that is exactly what a budding hero would say and that all of them are always going on about justice. Asking the hero-to-be if his name is Midoriya, the bloodthirsty villain tells him that he is high on their kill list and that he will torment him nice and slow. Removing his cloak and augmenting his right arm as he says this, Muscular launches himself at Izuku, punching him into the cliff wall. While he is preparing to attack him again, the bloodthirsty villain asks Izuku where Bakugo is, noting that his team has a job to do here. Giving the student no time to answer, Muscular follows through with his attack attempt, sending Izuku flying. He asks the injured student if he doesn't know and if that is his final answer, but once again gives him no time to answer, kicking him into the cliff wall. As Izuku lies bleeding on the ground, Muscular laughs, excited at the sight of blood, and mocks the student's earlier words, saying that running away is a strange way to save someone. He is surprised when Izuku suddenly rises, punching him with his Quirk activated. Muscular manages to block the strike with his Quirk-enhanced arm, complimenting the youth on his Quirk's speed. He then states that the attack was far too weak, smacking Izuku away from him with his augmented limb.

Temporarily distracted from his attack on Izuku, Muscular tells Kota to wait his turn, promising him that he is next. The bloodthirsty villain is then shocked to feel Izuku pushing back against his crushing attack, frantically wondering how the youth is getting stronger. Pushed completely off of Izuku, Muscular is struck by the would-be hero's 1000000% Deleware Detroit Smash, smashing the bloodthirsty villain against the cliff face, incapacitating him and knocking out his prosthetic eye. Some time afterwards, Atsuhiro Sako's message concerning the success of their mission is broadcast to all of the members of the Vanguard Action Squad, but the bloodthirsty villain is still unconscious.

Later, after the rest of the Vanguard Action Squad escapes with the fruit of their labor, leaving the defeated members of their group behind, Muscular is arrested by the Police Force, heavily restrained and protesting vehemently.

Quirk and Abilities
Muscle Augment (筋肉増強): Muscular's Quirk allows him to augment the muscle fibers that are beneath the skin, increasing the power and speed of his movements. He has also been shown to use his quirk for defense; by covering his whole body in augmented muscle fiber.

Immense Strength: Muscular has shown extreme levels of physical strength. Even without using his Quirk, he is able to send Izuku flying with remarkable force with merely a simple kick. When using his Quirk to augment his strength, he has shown to be able to easily shatter rock and overpower Izuku with minimal effort, even when playing around. After going serious, his reinforced strikes were able to cause destruction on a similar scale to Izuku's 100% Detroit Smash. He was also able to directly overpower Izuku, who was using One For All 100% at the time, in a physical clash.

Immense Durability: Muscular was shown to have a frightening level of impermeability to physical harm. When using his Muscle Augmentation, he was able to take the full brunt of Izuku's 100% Detroit Smash with minimal injury. Indeed, he was incapacitated only after Izuku went beyond his limit with One For All.

Enhanced Speed: Muscular was shown to be surprisingly swift. He was able to catch Izuku off-guard several times during their fight. When using his Muscle Augmentation, he can launch himself off the ground at blurring speeds.

Equipment and Weapons

 * Prosthetic Left Eye: He has a number of different replacements with unknown capabilities.

Past

 * Muscular vs. Water Hose: Win

Forest Training Camp Arc

 * Izuku Midoriya & Kota Izumi vs. Muscular: Loss

Trivia

 * His mask, murdering intent and attacking camp counselors and campers, could be a reference to the fictional Serial Killer Jason Voorhess, the main antagonist of the Friday the 13th franchise.

Quotes

 * (To Izuku Midoriya about Kouta Izumi) "Haa ha ha! Blood! Love it. So fun! What was that, again? You're gonna save him, right?! So why're you running?! That's a weird way to save someone!!" 


 * (To Izuku Midoriya) "My Quirk's a muscle enhancer. These muscle fibers of mine can't be contained even by my skin. They raise the standard in speed!! And power!! Get what I'm saying?! You're nothing but...an inferior version of me! You understand where I'm coming from?! I can't help but laugh!"


 * (To Kota Izumi about his parents) "Brats like you sure know how to pass the blame. It's no good. I don't really hold a grudge against 'em about my eye. I killed 'em, just like I wanted to. And they tried to stop me. We all did our best and had to deal with the results. What's bad is when you can't put your money where your mouth is...like your dear mommy and daddy!"


 * (To Izuku Midoriya when asked about the League of Villains' goal) "Like I care. All I wanna do is rampage. As long as I get to use my Quirk without holding back, I'm good." 

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