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I'd been stained by darkness and lost faith in the light... until you and my successor came around to remind me... of how I felt back then... with my bright and shining hopes. And of my reason for being.
Kaina Tsutsumi about Izuku Midoriya and Keigo Takami in "Hopes"

Kaina Tsutsumi ( (つつ) () () () () Tsutsumi Kaina?),[1] known by her alias Lady Nagant (レディ・ナガン Redi Nagan?),[2] is a former Villain and Pro Hero for the Hero Public Safety Commission.

She was freed from Tartarus by a riot caused by All For One in Tomura Shigaraki's body. She serves as one of the primary antagonists of the Dark Hero Arc.

After being convinced by Izuku Midoriya and Hawks, Lady Nagant sides with the Heroes during the Final War.[3]

Appearance[]

Kaina is a tall woman with a curvy body. She has long, indigo-colored hair with numerous scattered pink streaks, usually tied in a ponytail with two full shoulder-length strands of hair framing her face. Her eyes are purple with a mauve shade with dark, blue-colored angled eyebrows.

Before working for the Commission, Kaina wore her presumably school-issued seifuku consisting of a double-breasted short-sleeved blouse with a dark-colored sailor-style collar, secured with a light-colored tie and a pleated skirt. She had a bag slung to her side, and her right arm was wrapped with a bandage from above her elbow to just below her wrist. In her flashbacks, she was shown to be far livelier and had an excited and happier expression.

When she started working as a Pro Hero, she had long hair wrapped into a ponytail and secured with a hair clip. Her hero costume was a simple dark bodysuit with two plates underneath her chest and knee guards. She also wore a long scouter over her right eye, shaped like a lightning bolt.

Following her incarceration, Kaina's hair was cut shorter, and she wore a standard red-orange inmate jumpsuit issued to all the prisoners of Tartarus. After her escape, she changed it to a purple sleeveless dress with gold piping around the hem, white zip-up boots with black lines on the front extending to the bottoms and heels, and a metallic utility belt in which she stores her bullets.

During the Final War, Kaina returns and is shown to have scars covering her face after the explosion caused by All For One. Her entire body is covered in bandages, and she wears a hospital gown over the top of them.

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Personality[]

Kaina is a serious and disciplined woman who does not hesitate to hurt people to fulfill her mission or achieve her goals. She can be very casual and relatively fearless, showing no visible fear upon meeting All For One and even familiarly addressing him. Kaina is direct and ruthless toward her adversaries, firing a warning shot at Izuku and threatening to dismember the young hero should he not come quietly.

Lady Nagant after committing a murder

Kaina having been trained to kill under the Commission's orders.

In the past, Kaina had an optimistic outlook in her desire to be a great hero but was led down a dark path by her superiors, having been trained to kill villains and corrupt heroes, sometimes unjustly, who were threatening to disrupt the order in society. She assassinated criminals who the Hero Public Safety Commission wanted to have "disappear" rather than be handled by the proper legal process. Kaina's repeated killings made her disillusioned, and she soon fell into a depressive state upon realizing that the Hero Commission maintains a fragile and hollow peace at the expense of others while hypocritically justifying that their actions are for the good of everyone. Upon seeing some young children in admiration over her, Kaina eventually reached her breaking point, realizing that the youth of society wholly admire Heroes and wish to become them while not being aware of the bloodshed behind the scenes. While reaching out to shake the hands of said children, she saw how bloodied her hand was and retracted it in horror, not wanting to pass said bloodshed on to them. Upon implying that she wished to leave her post, and receiving a veiled threat to her life in response, Kaina finally snapped and killed her superior.

As All For One had declared, Kaina wishes to see the downfall of Hero Society, knowing just how corrupt it is underneath, and stated that the Symbol of Evil's rule would be preferable over the corrupt system she spent years serving under. She also shows pity to the victims of the heroic society, such as Kai Chisaki, yet is also willing to put his life in danger to distract and gain an advantage over Izuku, knowing how failing to save someone will weigh heavily on a hero's conscience.

Izuku, however, pointed out that Kaina wasn't serious about killing Kai because the trajectory of the bullet she fired at him was off, and he surmised she wasn't as supportive of All For One as she claimed to be because she could've easily fulfilled the contract to capture Izuku without engaging in battle. It is later proven that despite her low hopes and cynical view of society, she still cares about doing what's truly right in the end and that she became a hero with the good intention of helping others. After witnessing Izuku's skill and resolve in battle, as well as how he managed to save both Kai and her with no hesitation, Kaina deems Izuku to be a true hero.[4]

Through the words of Izuku and Hawks, Kaina gains the resolve to stand against the villains. Even after being mortally injured, she managed to reveal All For One's location to the heroes, albeit she didn't know that it was a trap.[5] During the Final War, she willingly put herself at risk to aid Izuku during his battle against Tomura Shigaraki, despite being warned that she could die given her condition, and states that Izuku and Hawks had reminded her of the hope she wanted to represent as a hero.[3]

Abilities[]

Deku stops a curved shot

Kaina's top-tier marksmanship catches Izuku Midoriya off-guard.

Overall Abilities: Kaina is a powerful combatant, with skills even recognized by All For One, the most powerful villain in Japan, and feared by Hawks, the current No. 2 Pro Hero. As a former member of the Hero Public Safety Commission, and Hawks' senior, it is assumed she was privy to many of the same training regimes and harnessed a vast number of skills working for them, which made locating her Hawks' top priority. Aware of her deadly skills, Hawks warned Izuku to drop everything and flee if she had him in her sights.[2]

  • Sniping Skill: Kaina is considered the country's best long-range fighter. Even Snipe, a prominent Pro Hero with a Quirk that improves his ranged attacks, admits that he can't hope to compete with her, as she far outclasses his Quirk with raw skill alone. Her skill is so great that she was able to hit Deku from over a kilometer away, despite it being night-time and raining heavily, as well as her target's greatly enhanced speed and ability to detect danger.[2] She was able to land a hit while moving in mid-air with her rifle pointed behind her back.[6]
  • Enhanced Eyesight: Kaina seemingly has enhanced eyesight levels, effortlessly hitting targets up to 3 kilometers away without any visible scope. Her sight is seemingly unaffected by either darkness or weather conditions, such as heavy rainfall.
  • Enhanced Stamina: Kaina possesses remarkable endurance, as she survived being exploded from within and remained conscious enough to tell the heroes about All For One's plan. Indeed, even the doctors at Central Hospital were surprised that she had managed to survive such grave harm to her body. However, even after recovering somewhat, her scars hadn't fully healed yet, and overworking herself could cause them to worsen and bleed.

Quirks[]

Rifle

Kaina molding a bullet from her hair and firing it from her rifle.

Rifle (ライフル Raifuru?): Kaina's Quirk allows her to extend a rifle from her right elbow. She loads bullets into the rifle through a hole in her palm. Her firing range is 3 kilometers. Additionally, she can increase the velocity of her shots by dramatically increasing the rifles power output, causing the gun barrel to expand and bulge out, though this does risk the gun jamming.[7]

She can also extend a tendril from her rifle that she can curl up to form a scope.

Rifle also allows her to pluck strands of her bi-colored hair, which she can twist and mold like Epoxy putty and harden to create various types of bullets (such as hollow-point bullets and curving bullets) that are as strong as any ammo. These hair bullets are capable of recording her voice and replaying the message after they hit.

Lady Nagant using Air Walk

Kaina using her second Quirk, Air Walk.

Air Walk (エアウォーク Ea Wōku?): Kaina's second Quirk allows her to levitate and jump in mid-air. She primarily uses this Quirk in tandem with her Rifle Quirk, allowing her to quickly change sniping positions and chase after her target, greatly expanding the range of her shots. Kaina received this Quirk from All For One, who gave it to her as a form of payment for going after Izuku.

Unnamed Self-Destruct Quirk: All For One is able to detonate Kaina's body from afar, creating a massive explosion and leaving her charred. All For One secretly gave this to Kaina as a contingency in the event that she changed her mind about helping him.[5] It is unknown whether or not All For One has some degree of control over this transferred Quirk, or if he used a different Quirk to make Kaina detonate.

Battles & Events[]

Battles & Events

Chapter Appearances[]

Appearances
Paranormal Liberation War Arc
253. Shirakumo Absent
254. More of a Hero than Anyone Absent
255. Hero Hopeful Absent
256. The High, Deep Blue Sky Absent
257. Pass It Forward, to Whomever Absent
258. Friends Absent
259. A Quiet Beginning Absent
260. Life's Work Absent
261. High-Ends Absent
262. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Absent
263. I Wanna Be with You Guys!! Absent
264. One's Justice Absent
265. Villains and Heroes Absent
266. Happy Life Absent
267. Flames Absent
268. Scramble! Absent
269. The Three of Us Absent
270. Inheritance Absent
271. Dark Cloud Absent
272. Good Morning! Absent
273. The Thrill of Destruction Absent
274. Search Absent
275. Encounter, Part 2 Absent
276. You Cheated...! Absent
277. Who...? Absent
278. Disaster Walker Absent
279. League of Villains vs. U.A. Students Absent
280. Red Riot, Part 3 Absent
281. Plus Ultra Absent
282. Footfall of Destruction Absent
283. 75 Absent
284. Deep Blue Battle Absent
285. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Absent
286. The Ones Within Us Absent
287. Mistake Absent
288. Save Takeo!! Absent
289. Miss Candid and Miss Shut-Away Absent
290. Dabi's Dance Absent
291. Thanks For Going Strong Absent
292. Threads of Hope Absent
293. Hero-Saturated Society Absent
294. Final Performance Absent
295. Tenacious Absent
296. Hellish Hell Absent
297. Tartarus Debut
298. Sounds of Collapse Absent
299. Like Those Tragic Tales Absent
300. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Absent
301. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 1 Absent
302. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 2 Absent
303. Top Three Absent
304. Izuku Midoriya and Toshinori Yagi Absent
305. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Absent
306. The Final Act Begins Absent
Dark Hero Arc
307. Been a While!! Absent
308. Full Power!! Absent
309. Can't Be a Child Anymore Absent
310. Masters and Pupil Absent
311. Here We Go!! Appears
312. Hired Gun Appears
313. High-Speed Long-Range Mobile Cannon Appears
314. The Lovely Lady Nagant Appears
315. Platitudes Appears
316. Your Turn Appears
317. Scars, Blood, Filth Mentioned
318. Reckless Absent
319. Friend Absent
320. Deku vs. Class A Absent
321. From Class A to One For All Absent
322. Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight Absent
323. That Single Step Absent
324. A Young Woman's Declaration Absent
325. The Bonds of One For All Absent
326. Who Are You Really? Absent
327. Rest!! Flashback
328. No Man Is an Island Absent
U.A. Traitor Arc
335. Zygotes Absent
336. Villain Absent
337. A Disposable Life Mentioned
338. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 1 Flashback
339. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 2 Absent
340. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 3 Mentioned
341. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part -1 Absent
342. The Extreme Quiet Before the Storm Absent
Final War Arc
343. Let You Down Absent
344. Stars Absent
345. Division Absent
346. Super Hyper Unfair Broken Stage Absent
347. Inflation Absent
348. Unrequited Absent
349. Battle Flame Flashback
350. Bound to a Fiery Fate Absent
351. Two Flashfires Absent
352. Ultimate Moves Absent
353. Endeavor Absent
354. Oopsie Daisy!! Mentioned
355. Extras Absent
356. Regarding the Enemy Absent
357. Wounded Hero, Burning Bright and True!! Absent
358. The Guy Who's Made Some Progress Absent
359. Place of Learning Absent
360. Despite It All... Absent
361. Abnormal Happenings Absent
362. Light Fades to Rain Absent
363. Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate Absent
364. Why We Wield Power Absent
365. No. 4 and No. 5 Absent
366. Full Moon Absent
367. Deku vs. All For One Absent
368. Rev Up, One For All Absent
369. A Chain of Events, Across the Ages Absent
370. HIStory Absent
371. Together with Shoji Absent
372. Naked Absent
373. Friends Absent
374. Butterfly Effect Absent
375. Chaotic Confusion Absent
376. On Knife's Edge Absent
377. The Chain Thus Far Absent
378. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 4 Appears
379. Hopes Appears
380. A Skosh Absent
381. Dark Absent
382. Don't Let Him Go Absent
383. Meek Spirits Absent
384. It's a Small World Absent
385. The Impulses of Youth Absent
386. I AM HERE Absent
387. Congealing Absent
388. Toya Absent
389. Assurance and Prayers Absent
390. Shoto Todoroki Rising Absent
391. Rejecting the World Absent
392. Villain Name Absent
393. A Girl's Ego Absent
394. Ochaco Uraraka vs. Himiko Toga Absent
395. Built Upon the Joy of Others Absent
396. Battle Without A Quirk Absent
397. Trash Cleanup Absent
398. Toshinori Yagi: Rising/Origin Absent
399. Organic, Mingling Clusters of Light Absent
400. Beyond Limits Absent
401. The Lunatic Absent
402. The Tearful Days Absent
403. The End of an Era, and... the Beginning Absent
404. We Love You, All Might!! Absent
405. The Final Boss!! Absent
406. Get a Grip on Your Quirk!! Appears
407. An Exceptional Child Absent
408. The Eyes Tell All!! Absent
409. Quirk: Explosion!! Absent
410. Farewell, All For One!! Absent
411. History's Greatest Villain Absent
412. History's Maddest Hero Flashback
413. Leaden Mass Absent
414. Overlay Flashback
415. Rejection Absent
416. Wrench It Open, Izuku Midoriya!! Appears
417. Shimura Absent

Trivia[]

  • Lady Nagant's given name means "fire" ( ka?), "Italy, that one" ( i?), and "what" ( na?). Her surname contains the characters of "gun barrel" ( tsutsu?) and "beautiful" ( mi?).
  • Kaina's alias "Lady Nagant" name may be a reference to the Soviet (Ukrainian) sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, nicknamed "Lady Death", who served in the Red Army during World War II and is accredited with 309 confirmed kills. Pavlichenko is known to have used a sniper variant of the Mosin–Nagant, a military rifle first developed in the late 1800s still used in conflicts in the present day.
  • Kaina's prisoner number was 656698.
  • Kohei Horikoshi stated that her skill in curving bullets was directly inspired from Angelina Jolie's role as Fox in Wanted.
  • Kaina likes pretty and cute things.[1]
  • Kaina is the second known villain in the series to be a former Pro Hero, after Slidin' Go.

Quotes[]

  • (To Izuku) "This superpowered society is a gilded daydream seen through rose-colored glasses. But it's paper-thin. A fragile illusion. Say you bring back the status quo. Then what? History will just repeat itself. The public gets to stargaze at the bright and shiny side... while the dark truth gnaws away at someone else. At least a future ruled by All For One... will be a helluva lot more transparent."[8]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 My Hero Academia Manga: Vol. 32, Omake
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 312 and Episode 133.
  3. 3.0 3.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 379.
  4. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 315 and Episode 134.
  5. 5.0 5.1 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 316 and Episode 134.
  6. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 313 and Episode 134.
  7. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 315.
  8. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 314.

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