Nomu (U.S.J.)

''This article is about the individual that assisted the League of Villains in the U.S.J. attack. For the species referred to collectively as "Nomu", see Nomu.''

The U.S.J. Nomu is an Upper-Tier Nomu that appeared with the League of Villains and acted as one of the main antagonists of the U.S.J. Arc.

Appearance
Nomu is a large, black humanoid monster with a very muscular body that has many scars on it. His brain is exposed on the top of his head, while his large eyes are around it. He has a beak-like mouth with an array of sharp teeth.

He only wears a pair of beige pants and metal knee-pads designed to emulate skulls. His feet and torso are left bare.

Before his transformation, Nomu had the appearance of a regular human with light olive green hair and thick lips.

Personality
Due to the intensive body experimentation done to him, Nomu is not able to speak nor can he think for himself. To compensate for this, he is only capable of following orders and will do so without question, as shown when he follows Tomura Shigaraki's orders. He is very brutal towards his enemies and will not show any mercy. At the same time, upon being captured and with no villain around to command him, Nomu will be obedient and not resist arrest, further demonstrating his mindless and docile nature.

History
Nomu was once a small-time thug. Under unknown circumstances, Nomu's body was experimented on through DNA injection from four different people, causing Nomu to acquire Quirks in the process, eventually resulting in Nomu becoming an artificial human.

Nomu's body was first shown in one of Doctor Kyudai Garaki's labs, a few months after The Crawler had defeated Number 6 in Naruhata. As All For One lamented over the loss of Number 6 and Koichi's strength despite only being a regular citizen, he states that in order to compensate for this, he'll command an entity that would force even All Might to his knees through his strength. Nomu's unfinished body is shown in a stasis chamber, noting that this conclusion he reached was inspired by Number 6's actions.

U.S.J. Arc
Nomu appears at the Unforeseen Simulation Joint after Kurogiri warps him and the other villains there. When Shota knocks Tomura down onto the ground, Nomu appears before Shota and fights him, defeating him with ease.

When Shota uses his Quirk to save Tsuyu Asui from Tomura, Nomu smashes Shota's head into the ground. He then blocks Izuku Midoriya's One For All empowered punch, not even receiving a single scratch from it.

All Might attacks Nomu with Carolina Smash, but does little damage to him. Nomu tries to counter, but All Might dodges. All Might then uses a backdrop slam against Nomu, but Kurogiri opens a gate with his Quirk, allowing Nomu to evade the attack and then clutch onto All Might. However, half of Nomu's body is frozen by Shoto Todoroki, giving All Might the opportunity to escape from Nomu.

After Tomura orders him to get rid of Katsuki Bakugo and retrieve Kurogiri, Nomu gets out of Kurogiri's gate, but his frozen half is then shattered. After getting out, Nomu begins to regenerate, regaining his lost limbs. He then attacks Katsuki, but his punch is blocked by All Might who is sent back a distance by Nomu's punch.

However, Nomu's attack forced Katsuki to evade, allowing Kurogiri to escape from Katsuki. Nomu and All Might engage in a fist fight, punching each other blow for blow (although Nomu has the upper hand thanks to his Quirk). All Might decides to go beyond his 100%, and, with a devastating punch, Nomu is sent flying out of the U.S.J, defeated.

All Might's punch sends Nomu flying into a forest 400m away from the U.S.J and he is captured by the authorities, putting up no resistance whatsoever.

Vs. Hero Killer Arc
Nomu has been imprisoned by the Police Force, locked up in a straitjacket. The Police Force try to get information from Nomu, but he does not respond or react to anything they do. Instead, the Police Force did a DNA analysis on Nomu.

Dark Hero Arc
By the following year, Nomu, as well as all the other Nomu that the Police have apprehended since, are taken to Central Hospital for restorative research, in order to better understand the Nomu process so that they can free Oboro Shirakumo from Kurogiri.

Abilities
Overall Abilities: As an Upper-Tier Nomu, Nomu is shown to be very powerful and one of the strongest artificial humans seen thus far, being able to defeat Eraser Head, a formidable pro hero, with no difficulty and severely injure All Might to the point where he couldn't move. Designed as a counter to All Might, he has been described as a "humanoid punching bag" for his combination of Quirks that allows him to take powerful blows and debilitating injuries without a thought.
 * Immense Strength: Nomu possesses an incredible amount of raw physical strength, being able to fight on par with All Might for a considerable amount of time.
 * Immense Speed: Despite his herculean bulk, Nomu is blindingly fast. He is able to intercept Izuku Midoriya's full power smash attack, and keep up with All Might in a pummel contest.

Quirks
Shock Absorption (ショック): Nomu's Quirk grants him the ability to absorb the shock of any attack, but he has a limit to how much he can absorb.

Super Regeneration: Nomu's second Quirk grants him the ability to regenerate from severe injuries in seconds. He can even regenerate whole limbs.

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Trivia

 * Nomu shares similarities with DC supervillains such as Doomsday and Validus. All are mindless enemies bioengineered to be physically larger and more powerful than their respective heroes (Superman and All Might), with Nomu and Validus both having exposed brains. They often require the assistance of other superheroes to defeat them.
 * Nomu's Japanese voice actor, Tsuguo Mogami, also voices Mr. Compress and Hood. His English voice actor, Justin Cook, also voices Eijiro Kirishima.

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