AP Shot

AP Shot
Move Information
Japanese Name	徹甲弾 (A・P・ショット)
Rōmaji Name	Ē-Pī Shotto
User	Katsuki Bakugo
Move Range	Medium Range
Capabilities	Offense
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 101
Anime Debut	Episode 52

AP Shot (徹甲弾 (A・P・ショット) , Ē-Pī Shotto^?, lit. Armor-Piercing Shot) is an Ultimate Move performed by Katsuki Bakugo using the Explosion Quirk.

Description

By focusing his explosions' path into a single point rather than a wider blast fired from his whole palm, Katsuki is able to produce a concentrated blast that can successfully pierce through solid concrete. Katsuki performs AP Shot by forming his hand into a circle and places it on his other palm, then shooting his explosions through the circle in order to keep the attack focused on a fixed point. He developed this move during his training at Gym Gamma.

Katsuki uses this move to defeat Dictator from above, saving Izuku Midoriya.

Related Techniques

	AP Shot: Auto-Cannon (徹甲弾 (A・P・ショット) 機関銃 (オートカノン) , Ē-Pī Shotto Ōtokanon?): Katsuki uses a scattershot version of AP Shot with its power reduced to avoid dealing severe damage to human targets.
	AP Machine-Gun (徹甲機銃 (（A・P・マシンガン) , Ē-Pī Mashingan?): A stronger version of Katsuki's AP Shot: Auto-Cannon where he fires larger, rapid-fire explosions.