Hellflame (ヘルフレイム Heru Fureimu?)[1] is the Quirk used by Enji Todoroki.
Description[]
Hellflame is an extremely powerful Quirk that allows the user to generate and manipulate intense and powerful flames at will.
Enji can generate large fire blasts to incinerate his opponents and cover his body in flames. Changing the fire's temperature is also possible, which means that their damage output can increase or decrease depending on Enji's wishes.[2] The anime adaptation shows that those flames can heat up to the point of turning blue.[3]
Shoto Todoroki inherited this Quirk as the left side of his Half-Cold Half-Hot Quirk, while Toya Todoroki inherited a more powerful version of Hellflame in the form of his Blueflame Quirk.
Weaknesses[]
Hellflame will raise Enji's body temperature to dangerous levels if overused due to successive powerful attacks or drawn-out battles, impairing his physical abilities.[4] Unlike his son, Shoto, whose ice serves as a coolant for his flames, Enji can only revitalize himself by relying on outside help, such as other heroes cooling him down with firehoses.[5]
While Hellflame can function in the rain, wet weather can still hinder the Quirk and cause Enji to lose his usual speed.[6]
Although Hellflame provides Enji with considerable tolerance to higher temperatures, this tolerance still has its limits, as seen when he started to receive some burns during his fight against Dabi.[7]
Usage[]
Enji keeps his body in a flaming state to look more imposing as the Flame Hero: Endeavor.
Endeavor fights by using his flames to overwhelm his opponents with extreme heat. His attacks include large-scale flamethrowers, precise heat rays, and fists of fire, among other options.
Endeavor uses low-temperature flames on weaker opponents as a warning shot that normally incapacitates Endeavor's targets or to minimize the strain on his body. The Flame Hero raises the heat whenever he's trying to finish off the opponent; high-temperature attacks are meant to defeat foes definitively, as they raise Enji's body temperature significantly--a high-risk tactic that can backfire if he uses too many of these techniques.
Hellflame can also prevent Endeavor from falling by expelling fire jets through the soles of his feet, suspending the Flame Hero in mid-air. He can also eject flames from his back or feet to propel himself forward through the air, essentially giving him the ability to fly. This same ability can be used as a reverse thrust should Endeavor need to resist an attack.
Endeavor's signature move is called Flashfire Fist. It raises the flames to their maximum temperature to create a powerful heat ray that vaporizes any target. The heat from this attack raises Enji's body temperature to its limit and immediately impairs his abilities in the future.
The anime shows more combat applications for Hellflame. Endeavor can shape his flames to function like various weapons and heat the soles of his feet to anchor himself to walls through molten footprints, allowing him to run along their surface. Burning down a target at a cellular level is possible for him as well, letting him bypass healing or regenerative Quirks with flames of extreme temperatures.[3]
As seen during the Jaku Hospital Raid, Endeavor can also use the heat from Hellflame to cauterize severe injuries as he did with Mirko following her battle against the High-End Nomus.[8]
After losing his right arm during the battle against All For One, Endeavor uses his Quirk to generate a fist made out of fire in place of that said arm.[9] In the same battle, he also uses his Quirk to shoot beams of fire from his eyes.[10]
Named Ultimate Moves[]
References[]
- ↑ My Hero Academia: Ultra Archive: The Official Character Guide.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 55.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 My Hero Academia Anime: Episode 30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 188 and Episode 88.
- ↑ My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga: Chapter 80.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 316 and Episode 134.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 387.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 269 and Episode 117.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 356.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 357.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 186 and Episode 87.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 187 and Episode 88.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 190 and Episode 88.
- ↑ My Hero Academia: Ultra Analysis: The Official Character Guide.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 274.
- ↑ My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga: Chapter 79.
- ↑ My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga: Chapter 83.