Higari Maijima

Higari Maijima, better known as "Excavation Hero" Power Loader (掘削ヒーロー パワーローダー), is a Pro Hero and a U.A. teacher.

Appearance
Power Loader is a very small sized man with long, light-colored hair. He also has very small legs and his hands are bigger in comparison to his whole body. Though most of his head is covered by a thick helmet, he always seems to be smirking.

His hero costume has many steel appliances around his entire body, from his very thick helmet to the metal device that supports his body.

Personality
Nothing is known about his personality other than that he is smiling all the time.

He has a love/hate relationship with Mei Hatsume, being easily angered by her carelessness and frequently threatening her with bans from the Development Studio, but acknowledging her inventiveness and productivity.

Unforeseen Simulation Joint Arc
Power Loader appears along with the other Pro Heroes when Class 1-A was attacked by the Villain Alliance.

Combat Exam Arc
Power Loader is one of the teachers who participate in the Combat exam and he faces Tenya Iida and Mashirao Ojiro.

Tenya and Mashirao manage to get past Power Loader and pass the practical test.

Quirk and Abilities
Iron Claws: His fingers are tipped with metallic claws that he uses to borrow underground.

Costume Development: Power Loader is the teacher responsible for U.A.'s Costume Development Studio. He is a licensed developer and thus, has knowledge about creating, upgrading and maintaining hero costumes.

Equipment and Weapons

 * High Density Weights (Combat Exam Arc) - Power Loader and the rest of the teachers used these bracelets to give themselves a handicap while they fought their students.

End of Term Test Arc

 * Mashirao Ojiro & Tenya Iida vs. Power Loader: Lose

Trivia

 * In beta design, his real name was Higari Umeshima (埋島 干狩) and his hero name was "Sinker".
 * Power Loader likes cars.

Quotes

 * (To Izuku Midoriya) "The best innovators out there... are unconstrained by convention."