Underground Masquerade Arc

The Underground Masquerade Arc is the eighth story arc in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.

As the aftermath of Bee☆Pop's performance are being dealt with, Eizo ponders about a past case with O'Clock. The Underground Masquerade, home of Underground Fighters and the usage of Trigger.

Story Impact

 * We learn more information about several characters' pasts, 7 years prior to Bee☆Pop's Final Performance:
 * Detective Eizo Tanuma and Iwao Oguro, as Pro Hero O'Clock, used to work together on several cases.
 * Kendo Rappa used to be a pit fighter for the Underground Masquerade known as "The Rapper".
 * One of his contestants was against O'Clock, under the alias of "The Ripper", while undercover to expose the Masquerade's usage of illegal Quirk-based drugs.
 * In middle school, a young Rumi Usagiyama went around crashing various fight clubs as the legendary schoolgirl hooligan "Usako", until she was expelled.
 * She is currently attending a Hero School in Hiroshima, and crashes the Masquerade looking for a fight, using the codename "Tiger Bunny".
 * It is revealed the being behind the Masquerade's operation is All For One, alongside his assistant Kurogiri, with the purpose of finding and stealing any useful Quirks.
 * He utilizes the Trigger drug to incite chaos and better identify peoples' abilities.
 * They dispatch a pre-High End Hood to halt O'Clock from escaping, intending to steal Overclock from him.
 * O'Clock, Tiger Bunny, and The Rapper form an alliance to fight him off.
 * All Might solidifies his role as the "Symbol of Peace"
 * He is revealed to still possess a "true form" he transforms into when off call, albeit non-skeletal
 * Sir Nighteye effortlessly advises him and handles all his paperwork
 * The All Might Emergency Paging System alerts him to provide his assistance in taking down Hood.
 * All Might defeats an outbreak of nearly 100 villains in just 3 seconds.
 * All For One is forced to retreat Hood when All Might arrives in time, sending him for further modification from the Doctor.
 * Fat Gum is inspired by All Might's actions to start getting bigger.
 * Tiger Bunny and The Rapper go off on their separate ways.
 * O'Clock continues to investigate the Underground Masquerade's mastermind.


 * Back in the present, Eizo concludes his review of the investigation:
 * They eventually learned that All For One was the man behind the Masquerade
 * He knows about the secret showdown between All Might and All For One
 * He believes that due to the similarities to the case, All For One is behind the Villain Factory and all the major incidents that occurred over the past 3 years, including the Naruhata Instant Villains, the Next-Level Villains, the Sky Egg Bombing, and Bee☆Pop's Final Performance.
 * Number 6, disguised as an archivist, destroys his documents and seemingly kills Eizo in order keep his trail cold.

Characters Introduced

 * Drunk Lee
 * Master Beast
 * The Rapper
 * Hooded Man
 * Kurogiri

Quirks Introduced

 * Dragon Breath: Drunk Lee's Quirk which allows him to breathe fire.