Tomoyasu Chikazoku

Tomoyasu Chikazoku, also known by the code name Skeptic, is a board member at Feel Good, Inc. who is secretly a leading member of the modern Meta Liberation Army. He is one of the main antagonists of the Meta Liberation Army Arc.

Appearance
Tomoyasu is a tall man with shiny dark hair that reaches his waist, worn down with a neat fringe hanging over his eyes. He has a visibly long nose and a wide mouth with notably straight teeth.

He wears a plain black business suit.

Personality
Tomoyasu is a steadfast believer in the ideology of the Meta Liberation Army: that human beings have a right to use their Quirks whenever and however they want. He is loyal to the Supreme Commander, Re-Destro.

He becomes extremely irritated when people can't figure things out immediately from minimum details and without an explanation. He doesn't seem to realize that this is an unreasonable expectation.

Tomoyasu has some sense of comradary, wanting to kill Himiko Toga for killing his fellow Top Commander, Chitose Kizuki.

He is not above psychological warfare, having sent duplicates of Twice after the real thing, knowing full well that Twice was traumatized by clones of himself.

Meta Liberation Army Arc
Tomoyasu is present at the meeting of the Meta Liberation Army executives. When Re-Destro shows surprise that Giran has been brought to them so quickly, Tomoyasu reminds him that he was the one who gave the order to do so and that his words are those of Destro, so he should choose them carefully. He restores the client data that Giran erased, allowing the Army to figure out the identities and locations of the League of Villains members.

As the Revival Celebration proceeds, Tomoyasu expresses disappointment that Curious entered the front lines and was defeeated, lamenting that the footage she collected is now unusable and that Curious should have used Himiko to play up the tragic heroine angle. When Giran asks about the footage, Tomoyasu derides his inability to understand what they're discussing before explaining that they have security cameras installed throughout the town to record the battle between the Army and the League, allowing them to spin the conflict into heroes protecting the town from villains.

Tomoyasu continues to monitor the battle, waiting for Twice to encounter Toga. He sends out his puppets to kill Himiko and retrieve Twice for the Army so that they can use his Quirk to create clones of Re-Destro in case of their leader's death. Knowing that Twice was almost killed by clones of himself, Tomoyasu transforms his puppets into copies of Twice to traumatize him and make him easier to capture.

Abilities
Company Board Member: As a member of Feel Good, Inc's board of directors, Tomoyasu has considerable influence over its operations.

Leadership Skill: Tomoyasu is one of the Top Commanders of the new Meta Liberation Army, a military force that consists of over 100,000 members.

Tactical Skill: Tomoyasu was about to think of valuable ways to use Twice's Quirk, Double. An example is the ability to create clones of the Supreme Commander to ensure he could continue to lead the Army even if something happened to him. He also exploited Twice's past psychological trauma to reduce the latter's resistance by deploying puppets in Twice's likeness to retrieve him for the Army.

Quirk
Shadow Puppet: Tomoyasu can take a human-sized object, such as a desk or refrigerator, and turn it into a lookalike of any given person. Tomoyasu can freely and remotely control these lookalikes. He can use several puppets at a time, and also has the ability to make more than one of the same person at a time.

Trivia

 * The name of Tomoyasu's company, "Feel Good, Inc.," is likely a reference to the by a British digital band,.
 * To add to the connection, several of Tomoyasu's facial features are likely inspired by Jamie Hewlett's artwork for the band's members.
 * Tomoyasu's first name contains the kanji for "friend" (友) and "protect, guarantee, preserve" (保), and his last name is composed of "near, close" (近) and "belong, affiliated" (属).