Villains

Villains are people who use their Quirks to commit crimes, cause destruction, and potentially put innocent lives at stake.

There are many different types of villains in the world.

History
When Quirks first appeared, there were people who wanted to use their new gifts to benefit themselves instead of helping others. Unlike Heroes, these people used to use their Quirks to commit crimes and preform evil acts. According to Naomasa Tsukauchi, in the current age, the crime rate committed by Villains is quite low as a result of being pressurized by the huge amount of Heroes.

A Villains group called the League of Villains, led by Tomura Shigaraki, attacked the USJ in an attempt to kill the No. 1 Hero, All Might, after infiltrating U.A. and learning where All Might was supposed to be and when. However, the majority of the League of Villains (except for Tomura, Kurogiri and Nomu) are defeated by Class 1-A before All Might even showed up. After All Might arrives, Nomu engages All Might in battle and is defeated. Tomura and Kurogiri try to finish what Nomu started, but their attempt is thwarted by Izuku Midoriya, and the timely arrival of the U.A. Faculty, which consists of many Pro Heroes. Both Tomura and Kurogiri are nearly sucked into a Black Hole created by Thirteen, however, Kurogiri creates a portal back to their hideout, teleporting themselves out of harms way. Thus, the League of Villains is defeated and the majority of the Villains of the alliance (including Nomu) are captured and detained by the Police, leaving Tomura and Kurogiri as the only remnants of the League of Villains.

During the U.A. Sports Festival, a notorious Villain called Stain, famous for killing and crippling Pro Heroes, heavily injured Ingenium, leaving him for dead. Afterwards on a rooftop, Kurogiri of the League of Villains asks Stain for a moment of his time and teleports him to the League of Villains' hideout.

At the League of Villains hideout, Tomura invites Stain to join the League of Villains as his notoriety would benefit them greatly. Tomura also tells Stain what their goals are. However, Stain is not amused with Tomura's child-like attitude, as well as his goals, and begins arguing with him. The mysterious voice on the monitor asks Kurogiri to let Tomura and Stain continue with their meeting as Tomura's meeting with Stain (an experienced infamous villain) will stimulate Tomura's growth.

After a deal could not be made, Kurogiri returned Stain to the streets. That evening, in an effort to upstage the Hero killer, Tomura released a trio of Nomu on the city.

While the Nomu were running wild, Stain was confronted by three U.A. students. The students managed to defeat him, but after the battle, Izuku was captured by a winged Nomu. Stain regained consciousness and used his Quirk to paralyze the Nomu. Stain began to release a great amount of malace and shouted to the heavens that Heroes were scum and that only All Might is worthy. Stain lost consciousness right then and was arrested.

Stains malicious declaration of hatred was posted online, inspiring new Villains to seek out the League of Villains, as the Nomu attack made it look like Stain was working with the league.

Ranked Villains
According to My Hero Academia Official Character Book Ultra Archive, some villains were given a specific rank based on their overall abilities:

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