Copy

Copy (コピー) is a Quirk used by Neito Monoma.

Description
Copy allows Neito to utilize a Quirk after coming into contact with its respective user.

Neito only requires to touch a few strands of hair from the target for his Quirk to take effect. After contact with a target is made, Neito gains full access to their Quirk. It's unknown if Neito is also capable of copying further improvements that one may achieve with their Quirk.

Copying multiple Quirks at once is possible as well. However, Neito is able to accumulate only a certain number of copied Quirks within his body, while also being unable to activate more than one simultaneously. Despite this, the effects of the copied Quirks, save for those that change his body structure, will remain active even if Neito isn’t using them anymore. Size, for example, will have its enlarging effects linger regardless of the Quirk Neito is currently using.

Neito has a time limit of how long he is able to keep a copied Quirk stored within his body (initially 5 minutes, having improved it to 10). Once the limit is met, Neito loses access to the copied Quirk. Because of the nature of Copy, Neito is heavily dependent on the presence of other Quirk users in order to be effective.

Usage
As noted in Neito's backstory, he had a hard time justifying his goal to become a Pro Hero to other people due to his Quirk being useless by itself. Because of this, Neito dismisses conventional heroism and is willing to employ underhanded tricks and tactics in order to gain the upper hand against stronger opponents, especially if it helps him acquire their powers.

Neito was able to improve some of Copy's limits ever since its introduction in the U.A. Sports Festival Arc. Copied Quirks are now able to last twice the original time and it's heavily implied that Neito is capable of holding up to 5 Quirks at once instead of 3, an assumed number going by the watches he carries around on his Costume, something Neito is capable of exploiting in order to deceive observant enemies.

Neito seems to instinctively know how to utilize a copied Quirk, even if it's his first time seeing it. However, for unclear reasons, he failed to activate (or at least tap into the strength of) One For All after managing to copy it.

So far, Neito has been shown copying the following Quirks:
 * Explosion
 * Hardening
 * Scales
 * Solid Air
 * Electrification (in official artwork)
 * Poltergeist
 * Size
 * Brainwashing
 * One For All (apparent failed usage)
 * Twin Impact

Trivia

 * It is unknown how this Quirk would react if Neito were to touch a person with multiple Quirks (like Nomu, for example).
 * It is unknown whether this Quirk is able to copy Mutant-type Quirks, but its restrictions might be similar to Erasure, as that can only disable Emitter and Transformer-type Quirks.
 * However Monoma has actively stated that he can copy quirks that change the body, though could only be referring to Transformation quirks rather than Mutant.

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