Tsuyu Asui

Tsuyu Asui is a student at U.A. training to become a Pro Hero.

Appearance
Tsuyu is a short girl with a frog-like appearance. She has long, dark sea-green hair which she ties in a bow on her back. She has very wide eyes with pure black irises and distinctive lower eyelashes. Like a frog, she has a wide mouth.

Her Hero costume is a green and black skintight suit with yellow linings which imitate a frog's skin markings. She also wears goggles, gloves, and boots with a frog-like design. Despite her boots being shaped like frog feet, she does have ten toes.

Personality
Tsuyu is a straightforward and laid-back individual who always says what's on her mind and what she thinks about others. She prefers to be called "Tsu", but has stated she only wants people she views as friends to refer to her as such. She commonly refers to everyone with the honorific "-chan". She has proven to be very observant, as she was the first to note the similarities between Izuku and All Might's Quirks.

Tsuyu is noticeably calm and collected, being able to stay levelheaded in stressful situations. Smart and studious, Tsuyu is known for having great judgement, and is rarely moved by emotion. She might disapprove rash decisions from her classmates, but she doesn't always act against said rashness, which is something she deeply regretted after the kidnapping of Katsuki Bakugou and Izuku Midoriya's decision to rescue him. Recovery Girl describes her as the "perfect pillar of emotional support".

Her usual expression consists of a vacant stare, which makes reading her thoughts and emotions difficult for those around her. Tsuyu has a habit of tipping her finger against her mouth while speaking or pondering. She also says "ribbit" as a replacement for many of her single word replies.

History
Before starting at U.A., Tsuyu's mother and father had to travel for work often, which left them with little time to raise their young children. Tsuyu was left with the responsibilities of raising Samidare and Satsuki, such as making dinner for them. Although it was tough raising her younger siblings, Tsuyu still found her life to be wonderful.

Two years ago before starting at U.A., Tsuyu's hero studies at her middle school piled up and didn't have free time for herself. Tsuyu's busy schedule, as well as her frog-like appearance, made it difficult for her to make friends. During her time at middle school, there was a student who started stalking her; her name was Habuko Mongoose who also had difficulty making friends. Habuko often used her Quirk, which paralyzed for three seconds whoever she looked at, on Tsuyu. Despite this, Tsuyu wasn't bothered by Habuko's stalking, because she could understand her, since they were both lonely.

One day, Tsuyu mustered up the courage and asked Habuko to be friends. Habuko was touched by Tsuyu's kindness and agreed to be friends with Tsuyu. Eventually, Tsuyu and Habuko graduated from their middle school, but went to different high schools.

Two years later, the day after U.A.'s semester began, Tsuyu receives a message from Habuko which states that she made new friends at her new high school and next time she will introduce them to her. Even though they ended up going to different high schools, Tsuyu notes that she will always be friends with Habuko. Tsuyu decides that, like Habuko, she will make lots of friends at her new high school as well.

Quirk and Abilities
Frog-Form (蛙 Kaeru): Tsuyu's Quirk allows her to do anything a frog can do such as:
 * Hopping long distances
 * Jumping
 * Sticking to walls
 * Extending her tongue, which can lift an entire person's body, to a maximum of 20 meters
 * Ejecting/washing her stomach and secreting toxic sticky liquid (which is a bit sharp on the tongue)
 * Camouflage

Equipment

 * Camouflage costume: Tsuyu's hero costume changes colors along with her, blending in with her surroundings when she uses her Camouflage ability.

Battles
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Unforeseen Simulation Joint Arc

 * Izuku Midoriya, Tsuyu Asui & Minoru Mineta vs. Villains: Win

Vs. Hero Killer Arc

 * Tsuyu Asui vs. Innsmouth: Win

Final Exams Arc

 * Fumikage Tokoyami & Tsuyu Asui vs. Ectoplasm: Win

School Trip Arc
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 * Ochaco Uraraka & Tsuyu Asui vs. Himiko Toga: Undecided

Trivia

 * Tsuyu's preliminary design was less frog-like and more human in appearance, with smaller eyes and mouth. She was also supposed to be more downbeat.
 * Tsuyu was also originally conceived as a male character but was turned into a female because the class lacked girls at the time. She shares this aspect with Toru Hagakure.
 * Tsuyu's name contains the kanji for frog (蛙), puff (吹), and Japan's rainy and humid climate (梅雨), the latter which is the climate during the toad's egg-laying season.
 * Tsuyu's known U.A. data is as follows:
 * Student No. 3 in Class 1-A.
 * Ranked 13th during the Quirk Apprehension Test.
 * Ranked 6th in Class 1-A's Grades.
 * Ranked in the Top 42 of the U.A. Sports Festival First-Year Stage.
 * Tsuyu's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
 * Tsuyu ranked 6th in the First Popularity Poll.
 * Tsuyu ranked 9th in the Second Popularity Poll.
 * Tsuyu is ranked 2nd in the First US Popularity Poll
 * Tsuyu is fond of rain and jelly.
 * A mugshot of Chika Amatori from World Trigger used by Ōji Unit, first seen in chapter 151, bears a striking resemblance to Tsuyu.
 * Additionally, Tsuyu's birthday is a day after Chika's (February 11), both have the kanji for rain (雨) in their names, and both seem to be related to frogs (in World Trigger's system, Chika's zodiac sign is Rana, the frog).

Quotes

 * (To her classmates regarding the rescue mission for Katsuki Bakugo) "It doesn't matter how righteous our feelings are. If we start another fight...if we break the law...then we're no better than the villains!"
 * (To Himiko Toga regarding being called by her first name) "Cut it out! Only people who are my friends can call me that!"

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