One For All

One For All (ワン・フォー・オール) is a Quirk used by Toshinori and Izuku Midoriya and formerly by Shimura.

History
Long ago, a man with a Quirk that could steal and distribute Quirks forcibly gave his Quirkless little brother a Quirk that stockpiles power. However, the little brother already had a Quirk with no effect other than that it could be transferred to another. The little brother's Quirk (that could pass itself on) and the Quirk given to him by his older brother (that stockpiles power) merged together and became One For All. Thus, the little brother became the first user of One For All.

Description
All Might eventually explains that One For All is the union of two Quirks: A Quirk that stockpiles power and a Quirk that could be transferred to others. This mutation was caused by the Quirk All For One.

One For All grants the user momentary superhuman strength at destructive levels, increased agility and superhuman speed.

One For All receives its name from the fact that it can be "inherited" by others. The method of inheritance and transference of One For All is done by the recipient ingesting the current One For All user's DNA as shown with All Might giving Izuku his strand of hair to ingest which allowed Izuku to inherit One For All. One For All won't transfer to a new recipient unless its user wishes it, thus One For All cannot be forcibly stolen. For example, the Hero Killer Stain ingested Izuku's blood but did not inherit One For All because Izuku didn't wish it. However, One For All can be forcibly passed on.

Proper usage of the Quirk requires intense and rigorous training of the body to prevent the successor from being torn apart from the raw power. Even with the training, the Quirk still puts intense stress on the users body (as when Midoriya first used it he broke his left arm and both legs).

However, it is unclear what is the true nature of One For All. When Izuku was about to lose his match against Hitoshi Shinsou, because of his Quirk, he feels the presence of multiple people coursing through his body and activated One For All to break free from Hitoshi's control. Izuku theorizes that since his Quirk is the "sacred torch that is passed down through the ages," those people that he felt were the lingering presence of those who had this power before him. He also mentions seeing someone with the same hair style of All Might among those who appeared in front of him, indicating that his presence is imprinted on the Quirk.

The first user
The first user of One For All was the little brother of a villain who had the Quirk All For One. One For All was formed from the mutation of the first user's innate Quirk and a Quirk given by his brother. The first user attempted to defeat his brother with his newly merged Quirk (now called One For All) but was not strong enough. He then passed One For All down to a successor in the hopes that someone would eventually stop his evil older brother.

Shimura
All Might's predecessor. Little is known about him.

Toshinori
As well-renowned hero All Might, Toshinori is a proficient user of this Quirk. He is capable of controlling his own strength and focusing his power into any extremity he chooses without recoil. However, due to an untreatable wound that has been inflicted on him, he can only utilize his power for three hours straight; any longer and it would strain his body. And if forced to use his Quirk more than he should, he may shorten the time limit for using his Quirk as a repercussion.

Izuku Midoriya
Izuku is the chosen successor of "One for All" by All Might. He has displayed incredible bouts of strength, however, because of his inexperience in regulating his power, it usually results in the destruction of parts of his body. Although, he's able to moderately distribute the power to specific limbs such as his fingers without causing major damage to himself. When he first used the power against another living being, he knew it could kill someone and was able to properly use the Quirk more efficiency, preventing the usual destruction of his body from happening. Although he has only done this subconsciously. Izuku's control of One For All and the power he can use is limited, as he can only draw around 5% of his potential power according to All Might. Using that small percentage, Izuku can create wind pressures that were powerful enough to shatter Shouto Todoroki's ice. During his training with Gran Torino, he learned how to properly use One For All and developed a technique called "One For All Full Cowl" which allows him to use the 5% of One For All throughout all of his body to slightly enhance his strength, speed and agility.

Trivia

 * To date, all of the moves using One for All are named after states in the USA (e.g. Missouri Smash, Delaware Smash). This is consistent with the manga artist's desire to model All Might after American comic book heroes, especially in All Might's hero form.
 * According to All Might, to activate One For All, the user must scream: "SMASH!"

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