Gearshift

Gearshift was the Meta Ability used by Kudo and later inherited by Izuku Midoriya.

Description
Gearshift allows the user to change the speed at which things accelerate through space. It is even capable of changing speeds while ignoring the laws of inertia.

Weaknesses
Initially, the Meta Ability was only capable of working on small objects, which All For One likened to being a "peashooter". However, after melding with One For All, Gearshift has greatly evolved in power to the point where it is difficult to control, and thus has been designated as a last resort. The strain of using the Quirk is so great that Kudo advised Izuku that he would only have five minutes before the effects incapacitated him.

One of the setbacks of using Gearshift in its current empowered form for too long without rest is that Izuku's body will not receive enough oxygen to properly function. If Gearshift is used more than once after the initial five minutes, the blowback will be twice as greater than the previous as it may cause intense pain to the body, rendering the user nearly paralyzed.

Usage
Kudo primarily used Gearshift to control the speed and trajectory of bullets which he fired out of the gauntlets on his arms. Despite the limitations on the Meta Ability, he appeared to have a good amount of control over it, able to use it while being choked out by All For One, though it ultimately was shown to not be considered a threat for the villain.

Izuku first used the Quirk to make all of his Ultimate Moves faster, to the point where he broke the sound barrier, inflicting heavy damage to "Tomura Shigaraki", with the sound being delayed before it could be heard. All For One was able to recognize the significant increase in speed and power from their original encounter.

Since it merged with One For All and evolved along with it, Gearshift's scope has greatly broadened, allowing it to apply to more diverse targets than it originally could and function right down to the cellular level. When used in conjunction with the raw might of One For All, it is capable of warping the very laws of reality.

Izuku used the Quirk once again in a desperate moment on Katsuki Bakugo, who in conjunction with his own Cluster technique, was able to be launched and gain tremendous speeds in order to save All Might from a certain fate of death. Despite the successful rescue, Izuku has only one more usage of Gearshift left since it can cause immense pain that he will be left immobile after using the second time.

Trivia

 * Gearshift is one of the oldest known Quirks in the series along with One For All, All For One, Life Force, Spearlike Bones, Fa Jin, and the unnamed Luminescence Quirk.
 * Gearshift's setback causing damage to Izuku's cells is similar to Nine's sickness where cells degenerate every time the villain used his Weather Manipulation Quirk.
 * Gearshift is similar to Overclock as both Quirks make their users faster, however through different ways. Overclock stimulates the user's brain, accelerating their perception and granting them accelerated speed, while Gearshift changes the speed of anything or anyone the user touches including themselves. Although Gearshift mostly changes the physical speed of whatever or whoever the user touches, since it functions on the cellular level it could affect the speed of the brain cells of the user, granting them accelerated perception, which seems to be the case as Izuku was able to act and react despite moving so fast he can't be seen with the sound of his punches also having a delay.

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