Izuku Midoriya

Izuku Midoriya (緑谷出久) is the main protagonist of Boku no Hero Academia. Though originally born without a Quirk, he manages to catch the attention of the legendary hero All Might and has since become his close pupil and a student at Yuuei.

Appearance
Izuku has green eyes and black curly hair with green highlights. During his Junior High School days, he wore a black gakuran uniform with yellow buttons. In Yuuei, he wears the standard male uniform: a light grey suit over a white dress shirt and dark green dress pants, along with a red necktie that he doesn't tie properly, making it shorter than it should be. Izuku usually wears oversized red shoes. Though initially very skinny, Izuku has gained an array of well-developed muscles after his training with All Might.

Izuku's first hero costume is a dark green full-body unitard with a red belt, elbow pads, knee pads, gloves, and red boots. He also wears a mask with long ear-like protrusions that resemble All Might's haircut, and a mask with a smile on it. During the Unforeseen Simulation Joint Arc, while his costume is being repaired, Izuku wears his gym clothes: a blue track suit with thick white lines over his upper body and legs, which form the letters "UA".

After his fight with Shouto, the fingers on his right hand became a little deformed and he gained two scars on the sides of his hand.

Personality
Izuku is a very timid and polite boy. Due to being bullied since childhood for being born without a Quirk, he is initially portrayed as insecure, being more reserved and not self-expressive, especially in front of Katsuki. However, after being accepted into Yuuei and facing Katsuki during Battle Training, he has gradually become more confident and brave.

Izuku is also very diligent and strong willed. Since he greatly admires Heroes and has always aimed to be one, he has an habit of writing down in his notebooks all he knows about heroes and their Quirks, including other Yuuei students. He is a very caring person, and will never hesitate to rescue someone in danger, even if he knows he's not strong enough. When someone has a personal problem, Izuku will always try to help, even if its not his business. Izuku also has the tendency to overthink with anything that grabs his attention, which makes him start mumbling to himself a lot.

Quirk and Abilities
One For All (ワン・フォー・オール Wan fō ōru): Izuku's Quirk grants him superhuman strength and greatly enhanced agility and mobility by spreading his power through his body. Though Izuku has yet to demonstrate superhuman speed, immense reflexes and durability on the level of All Might, he has shown to be able to properly control a small percentage of One For All's power, using it to enhance his strength, speed and agility. He has also displayed a type of mental connection to the previous users of One For All.
 * Detroit Smash (デトロイトスマッシュ Detoroito Sumasshu): The same as All Might's move, except Izuku does it in the form of an uppercut.
 * 5% Detroit Smash (5 パーセント デトロイトスマッシュ 5 Pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu): Izuku activates One for All Full Cowl, then jumps into the air, and delivers an enhanced downward punch to the opponent. He has also used this move in the form a straightforward punch.
 * 100% Detroit Smash (100 パーセント デトロイトスマッシュ 100 Pāsento Detoroito Sumasshu): Izuku activates One For All at 100% and delivers a straightforward punch to the opponent.


 * Delaware Smash (デラウエアスマッュ Derauea Sumasshu): Izuku flicks his finger to create a powerful shock wave. Doing this fractures said finger, limiting the time he can use this move without gravely injuring himself up to 10 times.
 * 1,000,000% Delaware Detroit Smash (1000000 パーセント デトロイトデラウエアスマッュ 1000000 Pāsento Derauea Detoroito Sumasshu): Izuku's exceeds 100% and delivers a powerful smack with incredible force that blasts the opponent away. This move was powerful enough to overpower Muscular's Muscle Augmentation and incapacitate him.


 * One For All Full Cowl (ワン・フォー・オール フルカウル Wan fō Ōru Furukauru): This technique allows Izuku to activate 5% of One For All throughout his body, letting the power course and flow through him instead of concentrating it in one location. Activating this technique gives him enhanced strength, speed, mobility and agility. It also prevents him from breaking his bones when attacking.


 * One For All 100%: A technique that allows Izuku to attack using the full power of One For All throughout his body.

Keen Intellect: Izuku has proven to be exceptionally intelligent on many occasions. He has displayed keen skills of observation and analysis. It is usually his intelligence that has helped him more than his Quirk. He was able to formulate a strategy that helped him along with Tsuyu and Minoru to escape the villains at the flood zone in the USJ. Izuku also has extensive knowledge on Pro Heroes and their Quirks as well. His intelligence has allowed him to figure out One For All's mechanisms, allowing him to utilize the Quirk more efficiently in a short space of time. Gran Torino even complimented Izuku's intelligence, saying that Izuku is the type of person who thinks before he acts.

Equipment and Weapons

 * Metal Sheet: Izuku used it to attack the robots in the Sports Festival and to slam the hidden mines on the Obstacle Race to propel himself forward.
 * Jet Pack: This equipment was given to Izuku by Mei Hatsume during the second part of the Sports Festival. It allows him to propel himself in the air.
 * Grenadier Bracer: During the end of term test, Izuku borrowed one of Katsuki's Grenadier Bracers as part of their team attack against All Might and used it to trigger an enormous explosion.

Battles
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Entrance Exam Arc

 * Izuku Midoriya & All Might vs. Villain: Lose (Win for All Might.)

Battle Trial Arc

 * Katsuki Bakugou vs. Izuku Midoriya: Win

Unforeseen Simulation Joint Arc

 * Izuku Midoriya, Tsuyu Asui & Minoru Mineta vs. Villains: Win
 * All Might, Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugou, Shouto Todoroki & Eijirou Kirishima vs. Villain Alliance: Win

Sports Festival Arc

 * Izuku Midoriya vs. Hitoshi Shinsou: Win
 * Izuku Midoriya vs Shouto Todoroki: Lose

Field Training Arc

 * Tenya Iida & Izuku Midoriya vs. Stain: Lose
 * Tenya Iida, Izuku Midoriya & Shouto Todoroki vs. Stain: Win

End of Term Test Arc

 * Izuku Midoriya & Katsuki Bakugou vs. All Might: Win (Escaped)

School Trip Arc
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 * Izuku Midoriya and Kouta vs. Muscular: Win

Trivia

 * Izuku's nickname, "Deku", was given to him by Katsuki when they were little. "Deku" is another reading of his name 出久, and Bakugou uses it to mock Izuku, as "Deku" can mean "one who can't achieve/do anything". Later, Ochako finds the nickname very inspiring because "Deku" gives off a feeling of "I can do it".
 * Izuku is student no.18 in Class 1-A.
 * Izuku ranked 7th during the Entrance Exam and last for the Quirk Apprehension Test.
 * In the First Popularity Poll, Izuku ranked 1st, which currently makes him the most popular character in Boku no Hero Academia.
 * Izuku's favorite food is Katsudon.
 * Izuku was first planned as an adult.
 * Izuku's blood type is O.
 * Izuku shares his birthday with Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, another Weekly Shōnen Jump series.

Quotes

 * (To Katsuki Bakugou) "I'm not gonna be your worthless punching bag Deku forever... Kacchan. I'm... I'm the Deku who always does his best!"

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