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The great hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said... 'True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life.' Plus Ultra!! Break a leg, everyone!!Hizashi Yamada to the U.A. Entrance Exam participants in "Entrance Exam"
Hizashi Yamada[1] (
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Appearance
Hizashi is a tall, slim man with long blond hair, which he wears spiked upwards in a huge tuft behind his head, and a small brown mustache. He has rectangular eyes with concentric greenish-yellow pupils (red in the manga), and he is almost always seen with a large smile on his face and has never been seen drawn with nostrils.
His hero costume consists of a black jacket with a very tall collar, upturned and complete with studs, and matching black pants and knee-high boots. He sports tan shoulder pads and a red belt and elbow pads, all studded, and black fingerless gloves. His neck is always obscured by a directional speaker which he uses with his Quirk. He always wears a pair of headphones with the word "HAGE" written on the headband and a pair of orange-tinted shades.
His hero costume when he was a second-year student is similar to the current one, although it lacked the shoulder pads and the directional speaker. Hizashi carried megaphones attached to his wrists that he used to boost his Quirk. These megaphones would later be replaced by his directional speaker in the present day.
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Personality
Hizashi maintains the eccentric persona of a radio host. He often poses when he talks and maintains a certain level of excitement or volume regardless of the situation. His attitude made Kyoka Jiro mistake him for a simple announcer rather than an actual Pro Hero.[3]
When in front of a crowd of people, he often attempts to bring his audience up to his level by getting them involved (he sometimes refers to them as his 'listeners', even while on a live stage). He will continue to act this way regardless of the crowds' response. He also has a good people sense, knowing to restrain Shota Aizawa from a crowd of reporters, a situation that could have resulted in widespread negative publicity. He has a great aversion to bugs, to the point where he faints when too many are in his general vicinity. He admits to much preferring urban areas to forested ones.
Though he tends to be a jovial individual, Hizashi is capable of great rage as demonstrated by his reaction to discovering that Kurogiri is a Nomu created from the corpse of his late friend Oboro Shirakumo and his confrontation with the man responsible, Kyudai Garaki.
Abilities
Keen Intellect: Hizashi was the first of the teachers to point out the possibility of a traitor in U.A., even stating his reasons for why this would be the case.
Bilingualism: Hizashi is an English teacher at a Japanese school, which implies that he is fluent in both languages.
Quirk
Hizashi's super loud scream.
Voice (ヴォイス Voisu?): Hizashi's Quirk allows him to increase the volume of his voice, giving him an ability that is similar to a sonic scream. The sound from Hizashi's Quirk is strong enough to cause people's ears to bleed from far away.
The only known weakness of this Quirk is that the loud sounds do not travel well underground, making this Quirk ineffective against anything that is underground or separated from him by layers of earth.
Super Moves
- Loud Voice (ラウドヴォイス Raudovoisu?): Hizashi raises his voice to higher levels and releases a shockwave strong enough to shatter glass and blowback anything in his way.
- DJ Punch (
D ・J パンチ Dī Jei Panchi?): Hizashi throws a strong right hook punch at his opponent.
Stats
| Power | 3/5 C | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 2/5 D | |
| Technique | 4/5 B | |
| Intelligence | 5/5 A | |
| Cooperativeness | 5/5 A |
| Power | 3/6 C | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 3/6 C | |
| Technique | 4/6 B | |
| Intelligence | 4/6 B | |
| DJ Soul | 6/6 S+ |
Equipment
Directional Speaker System: Hizashi has a device around his neck that allows him to aim his amplified voice in a specific direction.
Battles & Events
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Chapter Appearances
Trivia
- According to the official tweet, Present Mic's real name would be "Yamada Hizashi" (as stated in the prototypes). In Japan, there is a real radio personality Yamada Hisashi (やまだひさし or 山田ひさし", the host of "Hisashi Yamada's Radi-Unlimited" in TOKYO FM.
- Present Mic likes radio and TV.
- Present Mic's favorite food is fried chicken.[4]
- At first, Present Mic was supposed to be just a fat old man that would do announcements, but Horikoshi thought it was boring, so he went for a high-tension guy instead.
- The word "HAGE" on his headphones means "Baldness" in Japanese, which may be a nod back to his original design as an old man.
- Present Mic has a radio show called "Put Your Hands Up Radio" where he broadcasts nonstop music every Friday night.
- Present Mic is entomophobic.
- In the anime, Present Mic is the one who provides explanation of characters and their Quirks.
- When it came to his Quirk, it was instead Shota who provided the explanation.
- Present Mic's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
- Present Mic ranked 36th in the First Popularity Poll.
- Present Mic ranked 17th in the Second Popularity Poll.
Quotes
- (To the U.A. Entrance Exam participants) "The great hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said... 'True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life.' Plus Ultra!! Break a leg, everyone!!"[5]
References
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Vol. 10, Omake
- ↑ My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga: Chapter 4.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Anime: Episode 34.
- ↑ My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga: Chapter 60.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 3 (p. 9).
| U.A. High School | |
|---|---|
| Class 1-A Students | Denki Kaminari • Eijiro Kirishima • Fumikage Tokoyami • Hanta Sero • Izuku Midoriya • Katsuki Bakugo • Koji Koda • Kyoka Jiro • Mashirao Ojiro • Mezo Shoji • Mina Ashido • Minoru Mineta • Momo Yaoyorozu • Ochaco Uraraka • Rikido Sato • Shoto Todoroki • Tenya Ida • Toru Hagakure • Tsuyu Asui • Yuga Aoyama |
| Class 1-B Students | Hiryu Rin • Ibara Shiozaki • Itsuka Kendo • Juzo Honenuki • Jurota Shishida • Kinoko Komori • Kojiro Bondo • Kosei Tsuburaba • Manga Fukidashi • Neito Monoma • Nirengeki Shoda • Pony Tsunotori • Reiko Yanagi • Sen Kaibara • Setsuna Tokage • Shihai Kuroiro • Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu • Togaru Kamakiri • Yosetsu Awase • Yui Kodai |
| Department of Support | Mei Hatsume • Bibimi Kenranzaki |
| General Department | Hitoshi Shinso • Chikuchi Togeike • Tsutsutaka Agoyamato |
| Second Year Students | Mawata Fuwa |
| Third Year Students | Mirio Togata • Nejire Hado • Tamaki Amajiki • Bibimi Kenranzaki • Yuyu Haya |
| Staff | All Might • Cementoss • Ectoplasm • Eraser Head • Hound Dog • Lunch Rush • Midnight • Nezu • Power Loader • Present Mic • Recovery Girl • Snipe • Thirteen • Vlad King • Gran Torino (Retired) |
| Former Students | All Might • Endeavor • Best Jeanist • Midnight • Eraser Head • Loud Cloud • Present Mic • Mister Blaster |
| Locations | Class 1-A • Class 1-B • Conference Room • Ground Beta • Ground Gamma • Ground Omega • Gym Gamma • Heights Alliance • Lunch Rush Cafeteria • P.E. Grounds • Recovery Girl's Nurse's Office • Sports Festival Stadium • Teachers Lounge • U.A.'s Development Studio • Unforeseen Simulation Joint |
| Pro Heroes | |
|---|---|
| Heroes | Air Jet • All Might • Backdraft • Best Jeanist • Cementoss • Centipeder • Crimson Riot • Crust • Death Arms • Ectoplasm • Edgeshot • Endeavor • Eraser Head • Fat Gum • Fourth Kind • Gang Orca • Gran Torino • Gunhead • Hawks • Hound Dog • Ingenium • Kamui Woods • Kesagiri Man • Lariat • Lunch Rush • Majestic • Manual • Midnight • Mirko • Mr. Brave • Mr. Principal • Ms. Joke • Mt. Lady • Nana Shimura • Native • Power Loader • Present Mic • Recovery Girl • Rock Lock • Ryukyu • Shishido • Sir Nighteye • Slidin' Go • Slugger • Snatch • Snipe • Takeshita • The Fly • Thirteen • Uwabami • Vlad King • Wash • Wild, Wild Pussycats (Mandalay • Pixie-Bob • Ragdoll • Tiger) • X-Less • Yoroi Musha |
| Vigilantes Original Heroes | Captain Celebrity • Compass Kid • His Purple Highness • Mister Blaster • O'Clock • O'Clock II |
| Movie and Anime Original Heroes | Amplifier • Cow Lady • Electoplant • Godzillo • Mr. Plastic • Nyikang • Pankration • Selkie • Takahiro • X |
| Sidekicks | Bigshot • Bubble Girl • Burnin • Enigma • Flaming Sidekickers • Gang Orca's Sidekicks • Kido • Mick • Midnight Boys • Onemu Shinya • Onima • Sirius |
| Hero Teams | Buster Union • Oki Mariner Crew • Team Idaten • Team Purple Revolution • The Lurkers • Water Hose • Wild, Wild Pussycats |
| Unofficial Hero Teams | Hideout Raid Team |
| Related Articles | Costume • Hero Name • Hero Office • Quirk • Sidekicks • U.A. High School |
