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Blueflame ( (そう) (えん) Sōen?) is the Quirk used by Dabi.

Description[]

Dabi attacks the police

Dabi unleashing a long-ranged wave of fire.

Like his father's Quirk, Hellflame, Blueflame grants Dabi fire-based abilities, particularly creating and generating fire from his body at will. However, unlike Hellflame, Dabi's are blue in color as a result of burning much hotter.

The user can ignite blue fire anywhere on their body with minimal effort or movement almost instantaneously. They can also combust anything they touch almost instantly, including robust minerals and living creatures alike. For example, by touching a single tree in The Beast's Forest, Dabi was able to set the majority of the forest ablaze, trapping everyone there in a ring of fire.[3]

Dabi growing ice within his Quirk

Dabi growing ice within his Quirk.

The flames of this Quirk are extremely hot,[4] burning at a temperature of at least 2,000°C (3,632°F),[5] which is higher than that of lava and normal fire, signified by its blue coloration. Dabi's flames were hot enough to burn an entire group of Villains into ash in mere seconds.[6] Furthermore, they are also hot enough to burn through the Hero, Endeavor, despite the latter having a huge resistance to heat.[7] They're also quite bright, making them effective against Dark Shadow.[8]

His flames are powered by his hatred and rage, so the greater his anger, the hotter his flames are.[9]

Whilst on the verge of death, Blueflame's power increased to the point of manifesting a new ability, the ice from his mother's Quirk, Frost, causing Blueflame to become a Quirk similar to Half-Cold Half-Hot. This new-found power is described as something "different" to a Quirk Awakening and is used to fuel his Phosphor Ultimate Move.[7]

Weaknesses[]

The major drawback of Dabi's ability is that his body can't handle the heat due to inheriting his mother's genes which grant resistance to freezing temperatures instead of intense heat.[10] Overusing his flames will cause his skin to swell, sizzle, and slowly burn over time. This prevents Dabi from fighting prolonged battles and severely limits his endurance.[1] As stated by Dabi upon overusing his Quirk, prolonged usage of it causes him to lose sensation in his body and possibly render himself completely numb. Losing control of his emotions will cause his flames to run wild or ignite hotter than his body can handle.[9]

During the Final War, the danger of this weakness has become more apparent as Dabi continues to abuse his Quirk. This has led to his already burned flesh beginning to crisp away and fall off, effectively destroying his body.[11] Dabi confirms himself that at the rate his flames are going, his body will eventually give out.[12]

Usage[]

Toya suffers from the drawbacks of his Quirk

Toya's body unable to handle his flames.

As a child, Toya was born from a Quirk Marriage between Enji and Rei Todoroki. As a result, he ended up inheriting a fire Quirk even stronger than his father's. While it was not the ideal combination of fire and ice that he was hoping for, Enji still found Toya promising and began training him to become a Hero. Things took a downward turn however when it was revealed that Toya took after his mother physically rather than his father, meaning that his body was unable to handle his own flames. Deeming the Quirk unsuitable for hero work, Enji quickly stopped Toya's training in fear for his physical health.[13]

Toya loses control of his Quirk

Toya loses control of his Quirk.

Toya however would refuse to quit and continued training his Quirk in secret, hoping to regain his father's attention and pride. To that end, he would continuously train his flames at Sekoto Peak, burning himself in the process. One day, when his father refused to meet with him to see how strong he had become, Toya broke down emotionally and was consumed by his out of control flames, nearly burning himself to death. Toya tried to put out the flames, but couldn't, as his father only taught him how to turn up the heat.[9]

Upon surviving and becoming a Villain, Dabi would begin honing his Quirk specifically to kill his father, memorizing all of his techniques and Ultimate Moves.[14]

Dabi attacks Eraser Head

Dabi unleashing a burst of blue fire.

Dabi primarily uses his Quirk to fight from a distance and burn his enemies using waves of fire and flamethrowers. He can also release a short burst of flames for roasting his targets at close range.[15] Dabi often relies on the brute force of his powerful Quirk to overwhelm his enemies. His fire blasts are powerful enough to collapse building walls[4] and were enough to completely repel Snatch's Quirk.[16]

Dabi also uses his Quirk tactically, creating walls of fire to trap his targets within a fixed area or to propel himself in midair through the soles of his feet.[17][8] This Quirk also combos well with Compress, as anyone compressed along with some of Dabi's flames will be burned to death.[16]

Because Dabi's flames tend to weaken his body with prolonged use, he is unable to release successive attacks for long. To counter this, he will often engage in rattling the enemy in order to buy himself some cooldown time. Additionally, Dabi has learned to take some heat off his attacks in order to reserve more power for himself for critical situations.[8]

During the height of the Final War, it is revealed that Dabi has been internalizing his heat ever since freeing himself from Shoto's ice, and that in the span of ten minutes, he will explode and cremate everything within a 5 kilometer radius, intending to use this suicidal move to take out his father and any remaining bystanders.[18]

Ultimate Moves[]

Flashfire Fist (Dabi) Flashfire Fist ( (かく) (しゃく) (ねっ) (けん) Kaku Shakunekken?): Endeavor's signature technique, later passed down to Dabi himself. Dabi raises his fire's temperature to its highest level and maximizes his power. Doing so, Dabi can unleash devastating flame attacks or increase his speed dramatically.[5]
Jet Burn (ジェットバーン Jettobān?): Like his father, Dabi unleashes a powerful blast of fire at the enemy, although unlike him, Dabi only shoots his fire rather than punching toward his opponent. This was first seen used against his youngest brother, Shoto.[19] Jet Burn vs. Jet Kindling
Prominence Burn (プロミネンスバーン Purominensu Bān?): This attack allows Dabi to launch a massive, concentrated beam of fire from his entire body that is able to vaporize his target.[20] Dabi nearly used this move at full power against Endeavor but was intercepted by the sudden arrival of Best Jeanist on the battlefield.[5] Prominence Burn (Dabi)
Hell Spider (ヘルスパイダー Heru Supaidā?): Dabi shoots streams of fire from his fingertips, scorching his opponents.[21] Dabi's Hell Spider
Phosphor ( (りん) Rin?): Dabi copies Shoto's Ultimate Move, originally designed to combine his fire and ice into one attack, and instead uses it to reinvigorate himself and his flames after the attempt to cool him down by Shoto.[22] Dabi's Phosphor
Dabi unleashes mainstays of blazes Hell Minefield (ヘルマインフィールド Herumainfīrudo?): Dabi uses his Blueflame to push his flames underground, causing pillars of flame to surge out of the ground, burning anything in the way.[23]
Dabi's Vanishing Fist Vanishing Fist (バニシングフィスト Banishingu Fisuto?): Dabi explodes his arm off, creates a giant fist of fire in its place, then launches it at an opponent.[7]

Trivia[]

  • The flames of Dabi's Quirk used to be red, and turned blue when Dabi hit puberty.[9] This implies that "Blueflame" is the current designation of the Quirk's name, and that it was referred to as something else prior to becoming blue.
  • Even with his mother's constitution, Dabi has partial resistance to his flames, but not enough to make proper use of his Quirk without burning himself.[24]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 230 and Episode 110.
  2. Jump GIGA Spring 2022: Hawks Villain Report
  3. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 73 and Episode 41.
  4. 4.0 4.1 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 82 and Episode 45.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 291 and Episode 124.
  6. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 115 and Episode 62.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 387.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 271 and Episode 118.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 302 and Episode 130.
  10. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 301 and Episode 130.
  11. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 349.
  12. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 374.
  13. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 202 and Episode 95.
  14. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 350.
  15. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 74 and Episode 42.
  16. 16.0 16.1 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 160 and Episode 77.
  17. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 191 and Episode 90.
  18. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 386.
  19. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 294 and Episode 126.
  20. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 188 and Episode 88.
  21. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 351.
  22. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 363.
  23. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 352.
  24. My Hero Academia Manga: Vol. 36.

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