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 Explosion 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. He then shoots his explosion through the circle in order to keep the attack focused on a fixed point. It was developed during his training at Gym Gamma. He uses this move later 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?): A scattershot version of his AP Shot technique, the explosion power is reduced in order 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 his AP Shot: Auto-Cannon where Katsuki fires larger, rapid fire explosions. This technique was first used against Tomura Shigaraki in the Paranormal Liberation War Arc.