Dabi/Relationships

Enji Todoroki
The Flame Hero Endeavor is Dabi's father. Dabi appears to hold a huge grudge against Enji for abusing him in the past and for using him as a tool. In fact, Enji's overwhelming abuse on him seems to be the main reason for his fall to villainy. In the beginning, Toya's relationship with his father was actually relatively healthy; Endeavor did not seem to put his oldest son through the same harsh training as he did with Shoto and spoke with Toya more casually, and Toya was likewise very excited to learn all of his father's moves. However, as time passed, their relationship deteriorated, and Endeavor began to subject him to harsher training, often to the point of abuse.

Due to inheriting his mother's weak constitution, Enji ultimately deemed Toya a failure and neglected him with his younger siblings Fuyumi and Natsuo in turn. Endeavor would later feel deeply remorseful of his actions towards Toya, whose increasingly harsh training made him go to Sekato Peak, where he was believed to have been incinerated from the excessive heat. However, Toya managed to survive, and as a result of the constant abuse that led to Toya being abandoned by Enji, Toya hid in the shadows and secretly watched Endeavor's actions from afar, planning to extract his vengeance on him for the torment he's been through as the Villain Dabi.

Many years later, Dabi eventually confronted Endeavor after the hero defeated High-End. Dabi greeted him and was amused by the latter's unfamiliarity with him while he seemed to know a lot about him. Dabi earned his father's disgust after he callously disregarded the murder of Snatch. Dabi tried to attack the weakened Endeavor but decided to retreat once Mirko appeared on the scene, though he told his father that they would meet again while angrily calling him by his real name. He would later send Starservant and Ending to make Endeavor suffer even more than before.

By the time the Paranormal Liberation War occurs, Dabi gleefully reveals his true identity as Toya to Endeavor upon reaching their location on Gigantomachia. He also reveals everything about Endeavor's past to public eye out of pure hatred for his father. This deeply shocks Endeavor to the point of feeling devastated to see his oldest child as a villain. Dabi also admits wanting to make Endeavor suffer for the rest of his life, believing he doesn't deserve any redemption for his past sins. Though Dabi seems to be aware of his own wrongdoings, he claims they'll dance in hell together. For these reasons, Dabi ultimately desires to kill and put an end to his father. He continues to mock and deride his father whenever possible, blaming the injuries or deaths of others Dabi causes, such as when he blasts Nejire Hado with his Quirk, to put Endeavor through more suffering.

Rei Todoroki
Unlike his father, Toya seemed to be very close to his mother Rei as a child according to Natsuo and Fuyumi. It is also mentioned by Natsuo that Toya's "death" greatly devastated Rei as her mental state had already been harshly affected by her husband's past abuses. Many years later, Rei would still think of Toya despite not knowing he is still alive as the villain Dabi.

By the time the Paranormal Liberation War occurs, Rei is shown to be completely horrified when Dabi reveals his true identity as her long-lost son that she thought she had lost many years ago.

Shoto Todoroki
Shoto is Dabi's youngest sibling. Shoto would always watch him, Fuyumi, and Natsuo play together, often wanting to join them as they have fun but his father prevented any interactions between them since he had to train and get stronger. Currently, Dabi and Shoto share an ambiguous relationship, although Shoto still appears to slightly remember him through his memories. It's also unclear if Shoto blames Enji for Toya's accident, with the rest of his siblings being conflicted over it.

The two brothers would confront each other when the Vanguard Action Squad invaded Beast's Forest to kidnap Katsuki Bakugo. Upon looking closely at Shoto's helpless expression during their brief confrontation, Dabi taunts him for failing to rescue Katsuki while calling him by his real name. This suggests a feeling of mockery and pity towards his brother. Shoto also appeared to be greatly shocked upon recognizing Dabi when the latter revealed himself in public during his attempted attack on Endeavor and Hawks. Though, he still only knew Dabi by his villain persona, and not as his brother.

By the time the Paranormal Liberation War occurs, Dabi gleefully reveals his true identity as Toya to Endeavor and Shoto upon reaching their location on Gigantomachia without any hesitance. He also admits to originally wanting to kill Shoto once he had become successful in his hero career, thinking of him as Endeavor's little puppet. This reveal causes Shoto to feel shocked and horrified upon seeing his oldest sibling as a nefarious villain. Dabi does not seem to even consider him a human as he refers to him as a puppet or a masterpiece. This shows he only sees Shoto as an extension of Endeavor and a target of his grudge. When the two of them fight, Dabi has no problem in holding back against Shoto, coldly stating that he no longer feels anything for anyone and musing that he would get to kill Shoto right in front of Endeavor. However, it is also shown that Dabi only thought of it to make his father despair, as when Endeavor was unconscious, he stopped fighting him because Endeavor wasn’t watching.

Fuyumi Todoroki
From the little that is known of his relationship with Fuyumi, Toya seemed to have a good relationship with her when they were kids, as they used to play together. Nowadays, Fuyumi mourns his "death" and she prays at his altar. Unlike Natsuo, she does not seem to blame their father for his death.

However, when Dabi revealed himself in public in an attempt to attack Endeavor and Hawks, Fuyumi appeared greatly shocked by this despite not knowing his true identity around that time.

Natsuo Todoroki
In the past, Toya and Natsuo were extremely close to each other, to the point of being inseparable as they always played together as kids. Toya would also tell Natsuo everything about the harsh training he was subjected to and even leaned on him for emotional comfort. His supposed death, which happened shortly after his mother went away, greatly affected Natsuo, which caused him to greatly resent his father, whom he considers to be primarily responsible for what happened to Toya.

Nowadays, Natsuo still remembers Toya and still can't forgive his father for it. When Dabi revealed himself in public in an attempt to attack Endeavor and Hawks, Natsuo appeared greatly shocked by this despite not knowing his true identity around that time. Around the time of the Paranormal Liberation War, Dabi mentions Natsuo when he delivers his speech to Endeavor, implying he still fondly remembers him despite them not seeing each other in a long time. Alas, when Shoto criticizes him for sending a villain that nearly killed the same brother that he loved and depended on, Dabi replies that it was a shame he didn't die because Endeavor would have suffered more, only caring about inflicting as much suffering onto Endeavor even if it means sacrificing his family.

Tomura Shigaraki
Dabi and Tomura were very disconnected during their first meeting. Dabi immediately insulted Tomura and refused to tell him his true name. Dabi also doubted the League of Villains' allegiance to Stain's ideology. This eventually caused Tomura to try and attack Dabi, who was ready to defend himself but Kurogiri stopped it.

Even so, they became comrades after Tomura found his conviction following their first meeting. Dabi follows Tomura's orders and he trusts in Tomura taking charge of the League of Villains. Following All For One's defeat, Dabi becomes a valuable ally and partner to Tomura.

He also appears to respect him, as he was amazed by the latter’s power in the war against the Meta Liberation Army and was pleased he gained an army from their victory. However, Dabi reveals to Hawks that he never cared about Tomura nor the League of Villains and that he only wants to use them to further his own goal.

Himiko Toga
Dabi appears to view Himiko as a valuable ally. Even so, he doesn't appear to have a high opinion of her personality and often refers to her as crazy. In their first meeting, Dabi doubted the League of Villains' motives just because of Himiko's desire to join them. They do, however, become comrades. Since they were both admirers of Stain, they shared a common goal in wanting to bring down the hero society.

Dabi does not tolerate Himiko making fun of him when things do not go as he would like, as when she accuses him of not having social skills and burning those he does not consider fit to be part of the league, or being salty because his fire had no effect on Gigantomachia. Generally, Dabi responds to these provocations with blunt sarcasm. Though recently, Toga has shown some concern for Dabi, asking him about his sizzling arm and if he was alright.

Twice
Dabi is shown to have no problem working with Twice and is seemingly not annoyed by his antics and contradictory personality. In return, Twice has confidence in Dabi's strength and rebuffs his doubt about his own strength. It is implied that Dabi and Twice view each other as brothers in combat.

However, there may be occasional arguments between the two, given that Dabi stated he does not care what happens to his fellow League members, which conflicts with Twice's strong sense of camaraderie. When Giran was kidnapped by the Meta Liberation Army, Dabi does not hesitate to consider it nonsense to go and rescue him, which generates a violent response from Twice.

When Twice is cornered by Hawks, Dabi thinks to himself that Twice shouldn't blame himself and the scummy heroes are to blame as always. Another note is that Dabi even gave Twice some encouragement to keep fighting, showing no signs of blame towards his comrade, and actually gives Twice a high-five. Upon witnessing Twice's death at the hands of Hawks, Dabi appeared devastated to the point where he fully committed his task to killing Hawks to avenge his ally, but only because he cared more about Twice's worth to his own ambitions than his friendship with him.

Spinner
Dabi and Spinner share similar interests in taking down the hero society as both are huge followers of Stain's ideology. However, Dabi seems to disregard Spinner's presence like with most of his fellow League members. He even complains about Spinner's driving skills to the point the latter would shout back with annoyance.

Dabi often snarks at Spinner's expense and insults him whenever the opportunity comes by. When Spinner later reveals his motivations for joining the League of Villains to Tomura, Dabi mocked him by calling him a hollow cosplayer, implying that the latter enjoys insulting Spinner for laughs.

Mr. Compress
Like the rest of his comrades, Dabi doesn't really care about Compress that much. Despite this, Dabi and Compress seem to have good camaraderie as they've teamed up on a few occasions. One of the notable team-ups involved them both using their Quirks to take down Snatch when confronting Overhaul. However, Dabi enjoys mocking Compress when the opportunity comes by, notably when he calls the latter out for doing nothing during the clash against the Meta Liberation Army.

Hawks
Dabi has shown to be distrustful towards Hawks. It is unknown if he would have killed Hawks in his weakened state, despite that the two had set up High-End's attack together. Dabi even questions Hawks' integrity to the League of Villains as Hawks explained he had to keep up appearances for the Hero society.

Soon enough, Dabi lets him join the Paranormal Liberation Front because he saw Hawks being able to commit a murder. Their relationship is mocking, dishonest, and resembles a constant power struggle. Dabi was the only villain who saw through the hero's lies and suspected Hawks of being a double-agent.

By the time the attack on the Gunga Mountain Villa begins, Dabi makes his way to Hawks' location, knowing it was Hawks who triggered the war.

Dabi joins the fight against Hawks, countering the hero's extreme speed with strong blasts of fire. Hawks manages to escape, but before he can kill Twice, Dabi screams Hawks' real name, which had been kept a secret since Hawks was a child.

After Twice is killed by Hawks, Dabi becomes furious towards the hero and ruthlessly attacks him with his flames. Dabi forces him to stay on the floor while burning off Hawks' wings completely. During this confrontation, Hawks asks the villain who he really is and Dabi answers. After hearing his true identity as Endeavor's son, Hawks stops struggling with a shocked facial expression. Dabi tells him that Hawks should've known that his old adversary was a bigger threat to him than any other villain. Dabi also claims that he does not care whether Hawks lives or dies.

Stain
Dabi is deeply inspired by Stain's ideology. He joined the League as a way to make Stain's ideals a reality. It is likely Dabi's decision to use an alias instead of his real name was inspired by Stain. His utter devotion for Stain is shown during his battle with Hawks, as Dabi explains to Hawks that he should've gone after Stain instead of Tomura or the League of Villains, and he declares himself the ultimate manifestation of Stain's will. However, while Stain views a few individuals such as All Might and Izuku as true heroes, Dabi believes that there is no such thing as a real hero in the world, demonstrating a slight difference in their viewpoints.

Tsukuyomi
Dabi acts in a condescending and manipulative manner towards Tsukuyomi when they first meet, telling him that his mentor Hawks betrayed and killed Twice, then saying that the heroes' hands are dirtier than the villains'. He tells the young hero that he's stopped thinking for himself and asks him who really deserves saving. However, Tsukuyomi refuses to be swayed by Dabi's words, choosing to stand by Hawks' side no matter what he had done.