Keigo Takami

Keigo Takami, also known as the Wing Hero: Hawks (ウィングヒーロー ホークス), is the former No. 3 Pro Hero and the current No. 2 Pro Hero.

Appearance
Keigo is a man of average height with a slim and narrow build. It is pointed out by himself that his back muscles are not broad enough. He has feathery ash blonde hair swept messily backward with some of the front tufts sticking up in arcs above his head, notably thick eyelashes, and some faint stubble on his chin.

His eyes are gold-brown and rather triangular in shape, with two little black triangles just below his tear ducts, making his eyes somewhat resemble those of a bird. The marks around his eyes are naturally innate since he already had them as a child. Due to his Quirk, he has a set of large bright red wings with feathers that gradually lengthen the further down they go.

He wears a black shirt with a wavy golden pattern like a ripple in a pond, over which he has a tan jacket with a high collar, the insides and cuffs of the sleeves lined with white fur, and black gloves. He has a square-shaped lobe piercing in each ear, although these are rarely visible as he usually wears a pair of yellow headphones over them. His headphones most likely have protection purposes, since the velocities in which he moves are capable of damaging eardrums beyond repair.

A shaped, yellow-tinted visor protects his eyes (blue-tinted in the manga), presumably from UV radiation above the clouds and dirt particles at high speed. His jacket is specially modified, with two large slits over his shoulder blades, which allow his wings to easily protrude. His costume resembles an aviator's uniform.

During his fight with Dabi, Keigo obtains a scar across the left side of his face.

Personality
Keigo is shown to be highly intelligent, both emotionally and logistically. He promotes a carefree and jovial attitude, while his constant vigilance often hides under layers of serenity and equanimity. Keigo acts laid-back while being on constant alert. Keigo follows the orders of the HPSC without hesitation but with subliminal cynicism. Nevertheless, Keigo dislikes formalities, often acting in an unpredictable way while being cocky and taunting. He acts nonchalant and jokingly submissive since he does not care about social status or recognition. Keigo uses a lot of sarcasm such as when he agrees serenely when Katsuki Bakugo claims to have been faster, and he reacts with ironic adaptation when someone claims him to be lesser.

Keigo believes that popular approval is the most important metric a Pro Hero should be judged for since it is the task of a hero to put the citizens at ease - something that he claims to be unable to do. Keigo shows a preference for the lower hero ranks as it would allow him more freedom and avoid the burdens of being a top hero. He states his wish is to patrol in a free, leisurely fashion and "take it easy."

Still, Keigo is said to be ferocious in regards to his Pro Hero duties, understanding the importance of a leader figure among all heroes after All Might's retirement. When around others he likes, Keigo is very talkative and can have a prolonged one-sided conversation casually while helping dozens of civilians simultaneously in his area of influence. He also claims that he will always strive for what he longs for. Ironically, despite his bird-like Quirk, he seems to have a special liking for bird-based meals; making him a raptor.

Keigo is a highly intelligent individual, as his cunning is shown multiple times as he outsmarts his surveillance monitors, or as he had planned his actions ahead in order to have explanations for the Hood-incident. He is rational and more far-sighted than other Pro Heroes, allowing him the best chances to go undercover.

He appears relaxed in situations of great pressure, such was the case of the Hero Rankings for the new Top Charts year. Keigo's gestures are lively, expressive, and highly personalized, as he always wants to get his voice across. He claims to be "bad at keeping it in," even though he possesses complete control over his facial expressions and body language, which makes him an extremely skilled liar. But apparently he adores the truth, finding lying to be too much work. These traits allowed him to easily work his way into the Liberation Army, and the slight change of motivation expertly conveyed to Endeavor the information about the Liberation Army's aims and change of leadership.

While Keigo seems uninterested in most things, he has a good heart as he saves every single witness from High End's attack and is silently disgusted at the strain of maintaining his duty-act as a double agent amidst a cabal of villains and terrorists. He also feels guilt about Endeavor's scar, having coaxed the High-End attack into a contained area to reduce casualties.

He seems relaxed and under-challenged like most prodigies would be, but is in fact hard-working and under constant pressure with his Hero career. It is proclaimed that he trained endlessly to maximize the techniques in which he uses his wings, refining his rescue, and support combat abilities.

Abilities
Overall Abilities: Keigo was ranked 3rd of Japan's Pro Heroes, before taking the spot of No. 2 after All Might's retirement. When he was 18 years old, Keigo became one of the top 10 Pro Heroes before taking No. 3 spot in the 4 years that followed. Fast and cunning, Keigo possesses incredible skill and finesse over his Quirk, Fierce Wings, which he primarily uses for flight, high-speed combat, and supporting his allies' mobility using detached feathers. In spite of his prowess, Keigo is aware of his Quirk’s weakness and will not exhaust his feathers unless absolutely necessary. To compensate for his Quirk not significantly boosting his overall brute strength, Keigo can use his feathers as bladed weapons. Combined with his speed, Keigo can swiftly slice through enemies or fire off smaller feathers from his wings like daggers. His overall Quirk proficiency not only allowed Keigo to become a top Pro Hero, but also one of the swiftest fighters in the world. In fact, Keigo subdues common criminals so quickly his subordinates only serve as clean up, while Keigo moves on to his next target.

Without looking, Keigo was able use his feathers to save citizens and animals, as well as defeat villains, all while holding a walking conversation with Endeavor, proving to be effective at multi-tasking, and incredibly aware of his surroundings. When Hood appeared and engaged Endeavor, Hawks was able to effectively evacuate 76 civilians from the collapsing building before proceeding to aid the Flame Hero against the High-End Nomu. His addition to the battle distracted Hood long enough for Endeavor to use "Hell Spider" to lacerate Hood. After Hood released multiple lower level Nomus, Hawks used his feather blades to defeat two of them, but expressed how he isn't proficient at contenting with power-type opponents. Once he dispatched the remaining Nomus, Hawks reconvened with an overtaxed Endveaor to battle Hood, flawlessly keeping pace with the High-End's speed, took one of the latter’s blows, and using some of his feathers to accelerate a flame-propelled Endeavor. Hawks was forced to sit out the rest of the duel, and said to himself that his feathers aren't strong enough to defeat Hood, so Endeavor was the best choice to get the job done.
 * Enhanced Sight: Keigo has a very acute sense of sight. From the top of a skyscraper Keigo was able to spot Endeavor between hundreds of citizens, which implies he has incredibly sharp vision skills. Later, Endeavor notes Keigo's eyes to be even keener.

Keen Intellect: Keigo has repeatedly shown to be a highly ingenious individual. Even if he can not compete with Endeavor and/or All Might in terms of raw power, Keigo's intellect is extremely formidable, enhancing his value as a hero to the level of two heroes. Keigo is observant, collected, and quick-thinking in his verbal confrontations with Dabi and Endeavor. Keigo controlled a large number of feathers simultaneously without looking, while performing a seemingly relaxed conversation, making it appear that Keigo is oblivious to the conflicts around him. During a sit-down with Endeavor, Hawks postulated that All For One was hiding more Nomus outside of Kamino, than the ones that were found at the Nomu factory by the Hideout Raid Team, concluding that the League of Villains were searching for the former set of Nomu. Later on, Hawks vacated the denizens housed inside of the building, but knew he wouldn't be able to secure everyone with the minimal feathers he had left, so the Wing Hero shifted his focus to those trapped within the damaged portion of the structure, which proved a success. When Endeavor had Hawks use his remaining feathers to propel him further into the sky, Hawks realized that it was part of Endeavor's plan to avoid collateral damage.

After Endeavor defeated Twice's League of Villains clones, Hawks examined the demolished convoy, identified the the container being a life support device, and assumed it was housing another Nomu creature, only to redact his assumption, believe it was meant to hold something else. His presumption was correct as the life support pod was created for the villain Nine. Over the course of the next week, Hawks was informed that 4 Pro Heroes had lost their Quirks during that time, and accurately conjectured that victims' powers were stolen by someone with the same Quirk-stealing ability as All For One, and they were targeted due to their Quirks being useful. He was able gather various sensitive information about the politics within the HPSC, without their knowledge. Keigo even tricked the surveillance of the Paranormal Liberation Front, while still preserving his facades.

Quirk
Fierce Wings: Keigo's Quirk grants him a pair of large, bright red, feathery wings on his back. These wings allow him to fly, and he can telekinetically control the movement and nature of each individual feather with ease, enabling him to shoot them as projectiles.

He can also feel the vibrations in the air through them, allowing him to sense people's locations, in a way similar to echolocation. The feathers are considerably strong, capable of carrying medium-sized objects, such as rocks or human beings, with just a single feather for each one or multiple for large objects.

As he sheds more feathers, his wings gradually shrink, impairing his flight ability. When he lost all his feathers, it takes at least two days for them to grow halfway back, which can be a considerable weakness. His feathers are not of infinite quantity and prove to be lacking in abundance during certain occasions. Keigo has mentioned that he does not have enough feathers to hold up a collapsing building, but does have enough to evacuate the victims from said building. Aside from the limited feather quantity, the biggest weakness of Fierce Wings is fire, as it can burn Keigo's feathers, severely worsening his mobility.
 * Feather Blades: Keigo plucks out two long feathers from each of his wings, manipulates their nature, and uses them as swords to cut through his target. They are sharp enough to slice through two white Nomu summoned by High-End. It is also shown that he threatens Dabi with a single feather blade after the attack.
 * Enhanced Speed: By his own admission, Keigo's strong side isn't muscle strength but his phenomenal speed. He was able to reach Endeavor's attackers from the top of a skyscraper, in the blink of an eye and he did not even seem like he was trying, which implies that he can go much faster. Keigo solves most fights so rapidly that his sidekicks can't keep up with him so he usually just leaves the aftermaths of his battles to them, while he rushes to the next case.
 * Vocal Espionage: Keigo is able to use one of his feathers to distinguish sounds from the minute it changes in the air, allowing him to decode conversations and vocal information from sensing the vibrations. Especially after leaving the room or increasing the distance, this technique makes him a dangerous spy.

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Trivia

 * Hawks' given name is composed of the kanji for "disclose, open, say" (啓) and "enlightenment, understanding" (悟), and his surname contains "hawk" (鷹) and "see, visible, idea," (見).
 * Keigo's design is inspired by, a character from , one of Horikoshi's previous works.
 * Keigo himself was originally supposed to be Takahiro, as a transplanted character from Omagadoki Zoo akin to Uwabami and Kugo Sakamata, but that plan was discarded in favor of a new design.
 * Takahiro in his original design would later make a cameo appearance in My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.
 * Keigo's wings and overall appearance is similar to.
 * Keigo didn't attend a Heroics course in high school; instead, he was scouted for private Hero education when he was a child.
 * Keigo is the first Pro Hero explicitly stated to have not attended U.A. High School, currently making him the highest-ranking Hero that did not attend U.A..
 * During an interview with Honyasan App, My Hero Academia's current editor, Yoritomi, confessed that Hawks' backstory is based off Lionel Messi's childhood. He told the interviewer "You might be familiar with the overseas soccer player Lionel Messi, but his backstory is that at a young age he was scouted by Barcelona and joined. His father had lost his job and couldn’t afford the hormone medical treatment Messi needed for his illness, but thanks to his talent for soccer FC Barcelona agreed to cover the medical expenses for them. In exchange for receiving that money, Messi had to agree to live in Spain and only play soccer from a very young age. During the World Cup I told that story to Mr. Horikoshi. The next week, or maybe the week after that, Hawks' story was born."
 * Keigo holds the record for the youngest Pro Hero, as well as the fastest for a Pro Hero to become one of the top 10 Pro Heroes on the Hero Billboard Chart JP.
 * It is hinted that Keigo was a fan of Endeavor from an early age, as depicted by the drawing of him as a child holding an Endeavor figurine.
 * Although Keigo is bird-like, his favorite food is chicken.
 * Keigo's ratings in the Popularity Polls are as follow:
 * In the Fourth Popularity Poll, he placed 4th.
 * In the Fifth Popularity Poll, he placed 11th.
 * In the Fifth US Popularity Poll, he placed 7th.
 * Keigo's English voice actor, Zeno Robinson, also voiced Deidoro Sakaki.

Quotes

 * (To Endeavor) "I just wanna enjoy myself. Seriously. Do some leisurely patrolling, put in a few appearances, say "Aw shucks, no trouble today," and get a good night's sleep! That's my ideal life! I wanna make this world one where heroes have time to kill."
 * (Inner monologue) "I am Hawks. The man who's a bit too fast. A society where heroes can enjoy a little boredom... I'll make it happen, I promise, at my trademark top speed."
 * (To the Hero Public Safety Commission) "If dirtying my hands can somehow bring everyone peace of mind, I'll gladly take on this task."
 * (To Fumikage Tokoyami) "I'm not especially interested in nurturing the next generation or anything, but... It’s great that you’re putting in effort to cover your weak points, like short-distance combat, but you shouldn’t neglect improving on your strong points either. You're capable of moving much more freely. Look... take it from a fellow bird. If you’ve got wings, you should stretch them out and fly. There’s no need for you to be confined to the ground."
 * (To Twice) "I'll help you get back on your feet... You were dealt a bad hand, but you can atone for your deeds and start over. Because you're a good person."

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