Dabi

Dabi is a major supporting character and villain affiliated with the League of Villains and a member of the organization's Vanguard Action Squad. He and the rest of his team serve as the main antagonists of the Forest Training Camp Arc.

Appearance
Dabi is a slim, young man with dark, spiky hair. His most striking feature is the large patches of his skin that are purple and deeply wrinkled. The borders between those areas and the rest of his smooth and pale skin appear to be held together by crude surgical staples and stitches. Rows of stitches extend from the corners of his mouth to above his ears, giving him somewhat of a permanent grin. His eyes are also heavily lidded.

He has several silver helix piercings in both ears and a silver triple nostril piercing. He wears dark blue pants that reach above his ankles and a matching dark blue coat over a simple white shirt, along with black shoes. He also sports a grey belt and what appears to be a small brown leather pouch around his waist.

Since joining the Vanguard Action Squad, Dabi sports a much longer dark blue coat that extends down to his knees. He wears the sleeves reeled up to his elbows.

Personality
Dabi is poorly mannered and derisive. The first thing he does when he meets Tomura is insult him. He is reluctant to introduce himself to Tomura and rudely brushes off Tomura's question about his real name. Overall, Dabi seems stoic, aloof, confident and focused on his tasks, rarely expressing emotion, if ever.

Despite this usual expressionless behavior, he is not above joy, as he was happy when told of his furthered reputation. He showed a sadistic side, as when Sajin Higawara told him of people burned to death, Dabi took pleasure in the deaths of the people he killed and showed no remorse.

Dabi has great respect towards Stain and his philosophy, which resonated very well with him. He intends to be the one to fulfill Stain's vision of a better future.

Vs. Hero Killer Arc
Dabi watches a public broadcast about news of the Hero Killer's capture. Inspired by Stain's ideology, Dabi decides to move towards the organization that was widely believed to harbor Stain's cause: the League of Villains.

Final Exams Arc
Giran brings Dabi and Himiko Toga to the League of Villains hideout. Dabi comments that the group's leader, Tomura Shigaraki, is gross looking. Tomura is displeased with the recruits and immediately asks Kurogiri to remove them. Kurogiri refuses and Giran introduces Dabi as a criminal who has not done any flashy crimes but follows Stain's ideology. Dabi says he is unsure about the league's motivations and asks if they would really let a crazy girl like Himiko join.

Tomura asks Dabi his name, but he says he will only reveal it at a later time. Dabi goes on to say he will make the Hero Killer's will a reality. Tomura becomes wildly irritated by Dabi and Himiko's comments about Stain, enough so to attack them. Dabi and Himiko prepare to defend themselves, but Kurogiri steps in and uses his Quirk to stop them from coming to blows. Tomura storms off and Dabi complains about his attitude. Kurogiri asks Giran and his recruits to wait for a proper answer at a later date.

Forest Training Camp Arc
Dabi is eventually recruited into the League of Villains and assigned to lead a team of elite villains called the Vanguard Action Squad. Tomura acquires equipment for the team and has them pick it up at an unknown warehouse location.

Himiko announces there is enough gear for everyone and they should bring it along on their mission. Muscular adds they need to hurry up, but Mustard disagrees because the team has been ordered not to rush or do anything too flashy. Dabi agrees and says that Tomura acted like a brat and attacking when they first met, but now he's suddenly taking charge. Dabi proclaims that their mission will be a warning shot that will tear down false heroes from their shining pedestals and drag them back to earth in order to create a new future for the world.

The next day, Dabi and six other villains secretly arrive on the Wild, Wild Pussycats forest reserve where U.A. High School students are training. The Vanguard Action squad observes the campsite from a high vantage point. The members of the group start to argue about their next move, so Dabi tells them all to shut up. He goes on to say that Tomura was foolish for trying to attack the U.S.J with a band of low-level thugs and that it's much better to use a small group of elites. Dabi announces the League of Villain's first task is to strip away the student's sense of security.

The Vanguard Action Squad begins their assault the next evening. Dabi sets the Beast's Forest ablaze in blue flames by using his quirk. He says that the time has come for the Vanguard Action Squad to drag the false heroes back down to earth from their shining pedestals.

While the other villains target the students and the Pussycats, Dabi aims for Shota Aizawa. Dabi surprises Shota outside one of the facilities and quickly takes him out with a fire attack from behind.

Shota dodges the attack and, after a quick battle, proceeds to capture and tie up Dabi. As Shota starts interrogating him and threatens him with further torture, having already broken one arm, Dabi's body suddenly becomes liquid and Shota's Capturing Weapon slides through him before he completely dissolves. Somewhere in the forest, Dabi questions how weak he is since the clone failed and the fight ended quickly; Twice rebuffs Dabi's claim. Dabi orders Twice to make two clones of him so that he can resume his fight, and Twice complies.

Eventually, Mr. Compress manages to capture Katsuki Bakugo and informs Dabi along with the rest of the Vanguard Action Squad. At the rendezvous point, Dabi notes that their only action now is to wait for their fellow villains. However, Dabi states that there is no gas or walls of fire to make the escape better. Dabi relents and accepts that plans do not always go accordingly. Dabi spots the bush Yuga Aoyama is hiding behind, much to Yuga’s fear. Dabi prepares to go and check; however, he stops after Twice informs him that they must also call back Nomu since he only responds to Dabi. Dabi recalls the Nomu. Dabi and Twice wait for their fellow villains to reach the rendezvous point. At this point, Himiko has arrived with Dabi asking how her mission went, only for Himiko to reply that she could get the blood of one person. Twice is unimpressed and wonders why Himiko is excited, to which Himiko replies that she found a boy she is interested in. As Himiko and Twice converse, Dabi orders them to keep quiet.

Dabi sees something approaching them; Izuku Midoriya, Mezo Shoji and Shoto Todoroki smash Mr. Compress onto the ground and then apprehend him. Dabi is seemingly displeased while Twice contradicts his knowledge about the identity of the Heroes.

Dabi orders Mr. Compress to move, which he does. Dabi launches his flames at Izuku, Mezo, and Shoto. Shoto dodges but Izuku and Mezo are hit and injured by Dabi's flames. As Himiko and Twice fight Izuku, Mezo, and Shoto, Mr. Compress prepares to give Dabi the captured Fumikage Tokoyami and Katsuki, only to find that the marbles are not in his pocket. After Mezo reveals that he took the marbles from Mr. Compress, Dabi calls Mr. Compress a fool, but the magician calmly tells him to wait and see what happens.

Soon, Kurogiri arrives to retrieve the Vanguard Action Squad. After Himiko, Twice, and Nomu teleport away, Dabi and Mr. Compress also prepare to leave, although Dabi is distressed that they do not have Katsuki. However, Mr. Compress relieves Dabi's concern by revealing that the compressed Katsuki and Fumikage were in his mouth all the time and the marbles Mezo stole were Shoto's compressed ice. As Dabi and Mr. Compress prepare to leave, Yuga fires his Navel Laser at Mr. Compress's face, breaking his mask and causing Mr. Compress to spit out Katsuki and Fumikage.

Mezo is able to retrieve Fumikage; Shoto nearly succeeds in retrieving Katsuki, but Dabi snatches the compressed Katsuki from Shoto. With Katsuki in their grasp, Dabi orders Mr. Compress to deactivate his Quirk, which he does. Fumikage and Katsuki return to normal. Dabi grabs Katsuki as they nearly finish teleporting. Dabi, Mr. Compress, and Katsuki successfully teleport away from the training camp.

Hideout Raid Arc
After completing the mission, Dabi is present when Tomura talks to the restrained Katsuki inside the League of Villains' hideout.

After Katsuki and the League of Villains watch a video clip of U.A.'s public apology, Tomura understands why society is criticizing U.A. for their failure and that is because the current Hero society is not just. Spinner agrees that the current Hero society isn’t just since the modern Heroes are only doing their job for compensation and not out of selflessness. Tomura explains that the League of Villains are fighting for a just society and intends to win this battle. Tomura orders Dabi to remove Katsuki’s restrains, although Dabi is unsure since Katsuki might attack; Tomura wants to treat Katsuki as an equal and is aware that Katsuki knows he has no possibility of winning. Dabi has Twice removed the restraints. As Twice removes the restrains, Mr. Compress apologizes to Katsuki for forcibly kidnapping him and explains that the League of Villains are not just a group of hoodlums perpetuating crimes nor did they casually abduct him; he goes on by saying that everyone in the League of Villains is shackled by the current society and hopes that Katsuki understands their discrimination.

Katsuki’s restraints are removed. As Tomura approaches Katsuki, Katsuki attacks Tomura with his Explosions. Katsuki tells the League of Villains that it is pointless to try and make him change his mind as he has already been won over by the way All Might looks when he wins. Katsuki says that from the beginning he has dreamed of becoming a Hero and surpassing All Might and nothing they say will change that.

Katsuki tries intimidating his captors, but Dabi along with the rest of the Vanguard Action Squad is not intimidated; Dabi thinks Katsuki is a fool for trying to provoke them.

Suddenly, All Might breaks in with Kamui Wood swinging in and restraining Dabi and the other villains with his Lacquered Chains Prison. Dabi attempts to break free by using his flames, but Gran Torino stops Dabi with a kick.

Dabi along with the League of Villains are teleported by the mysterious black liquid to the League of Villains' destroyed warehouse where All For One is.

All For One forcefully activates Kurogiri's Quirk which creates a portal for the League of Villains to escape through. Mr. Compress uses his Quirk on Dabi who has fallen unconscious and turns him into a marble.

Dabi along with the Vanguard Action Squad, Tomura and Kurogiri teleport away from the battlefield after Sensei uses Kenji's Quirk to forcefully suck them into Kurogiri's Warp Gate.

Internship Arc
After the battle between All Might and All for One, Dabi acts on his own, finding new recruits to expand the League of Villains. He encounters four other villains in an alley who behaved hostilely toward him. Dabi considers the small group of villains as garbage and kills them with his Quirk.

Later on, Dabi is seen in the back of a truck alongside Mr. Compress, and telling Tomura Shigaraki shogi is not as simple as he thinks.

Pursuing the police, Dabi tells Spinner his driving makes him nauseous. Until Snatch appears and Dabi appears behind him engaging in a fight. He claims Dabi is the mass murderer that made he has seen on the news recently because of his Quirk, this makes Dabi excited at his growing infamy. Snatch then tries to attack Dabi with a sand mutation, but is countered by Dabi's quick setting his body ablaze. With the help of Atsuhiro, he manages to trap him in a marble. Atsuhiro then asks Dabi if Snatch will be injured or die because the flames cannot burn through sand, to which Dabi states he will be injured because only the top of his body can transform to sand. Afterwards, when Tomura finishes with Chisaki's arms off, Dabi is seen leaving the area before police arrive.

Quirk and Abilities
Dabi's Quirk allows him to generate blue flames from his body, similar to Endeavor. He often releases intense blue flames from the palm of his hands, producing recoil.

Overall Abilities: Dabi is a highly capable villain, who can contend with a multitude of heroes. His clone alone holds its own against Shota Aizawa for an extended amount of time. Dabi's sneak attack would have killed both Mina Ashido and Eijiro Kirishima, if not for the quick reflexes of a Pro-Hero. Dabi remains confident in restraining Katsuki Bakugo, despite him being the number one participant of U.A. Sports Festival.

Forest Training Camp Arc

 * Shota Aizawa vs. Dabi's clones: Lose

Internship Arc

 * League of Villains vs. Snatch: Win

Stain
Dabi is deeply inspired by Stain's ideology and wishes to finish what he started. It appears Dabi's decision to use an alias instead of his real name was inspired by Stain as well (who also did not go by his real name).

Himiko Toga
Dabi sees Toga as a valuable ally, though he does not appear to have a high opinion of her as he considers her to be insane. They were both influenced by Stain's ideology.

Twice
Dabi is shown to have no problem working with Twice and not annoyed by his antics and contradictory personality. Twice has confidence in Dabi's strength and rebuffs his doubt about his own strength.

Trivia

 * His alias, Dabi, means "Cremation".
 * In the My Hero Academia anime opening credits 3, "Sora Ni Utaeba" by Amarazashi, Dabi was shown as a silhouette foreshadowing his appearance to come.
 * Dabi can get carsick easily as he stated to Spinner when the latter was not driving properly.

Quotes

 * (To Tomura Shigaraki) "The Hero Killer's will... I plan to make it a reality."
 * (To the Vanguard Action Squad) "This will just be a signal fire. We'll fill those heroes full of holes... and put them in their place. All for a brighter future."
 * (To Shota Aizawa) "Quite worthy of being an instructor at U.A. Ain't that right, hero? Is it cuz your students are so precious? Hope you got what it takes to protect them... See ya later."
 * (To Blood King) "Why not get cocky? You're playing right into our hands. The second you lost the initiative signaled your defeat. You've got the top hero-training academy, U.A., and the Symbol of Peace, All Might... the two most trusted foundations of our hero-based society. But now one mess after another is shaking that trust... don't you think that loss of faith will spread like wildfire throughout society? Think about it... how your careless administration keeps allowing attack after attack... you're so weak... you couldn't even stop a criminal organization from abducting your students."

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