Kaina Tsutsumi

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Overview	Gallery	Synopsis

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
Biographical Information
Kanji Name	筒 (つつ) 美 (み) 火 (か) 伊 (い) 那 (な)
Rōmaji Name	Tsutsumi Kaina
Alias	Lady Nagant (レディ・ナガン, Redi Nagan?)
Personal Description
Birthday	October 10th
Age	Late 30s (Pre-timeskip) 40s (Current)
Gender	Female
Height	171cm (5'7¼")
Hair Color	Pink and Indigo
Eye Color	Purple
Quirk	Rifle Air Walk Unnamed Self-Destruct Quirk
Status
Status	Alive
Occupation	Villain (Formerly) Pro Hero (Formerly)
Affiliation	Hero Public Safety Commission (Formerly) Paranormal Liberation Front (Formerly)
Fighting Style	Ranged combat
Main Series Debut
Manga	Chapter 297 Chapter 312 (Named)
Anime	Episode 128
Portrayal
Japanese VA	Atsumi Tanezaki
English VA	Erica Lindbeck

Kaina Tsutsumi (筒 (つつ) 美 (み) 火 (か) 伊 (い) 那 (な) , Tsutsumi Kaina^?), known by her alias Lady Nagant (レディ・ナガン, Redi Nagan^?), 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. Following the war, Kaina is officially pardoned, but chooses to remain in prison. Eight years later, she has been released and is in retirement.

Appearance

Kaina is an adult woman with a notably muscular yet curvaceous build. She has short, clumpy deep indigo hair which is streaked with pink lines and cut to chin level, paired with a set of crookedly-shaped frontal bangs which separate in the middle of her forehead and prolong to her shoulders in a side tails haircut. Having pale skin, alongside gradient light purple eyes which tilt inwards with white pupils and thick brows usually set into a stern expression. Occasionally, smoke is seen coming from Kaina's right elbow, likely being smoke emission from when she fires her Rifle Quirk.

Before working for the commission, Kaina's hair was more messily-kept and much lengthier. She had lopsided, off-center bangs curved inwardly at both sides of her face. Her hair extended down to just above her waist with numerous tufts pointing outward. Followed with notably fairer skin, blushy cheeks, and a pair of widely-shaped purple eyes. Formerly, she wore a fitting off-white sailors' seifuku with short sleeves which had a pinstriped trim, a pleated deep blue skirt, and an array of four navy blue buttons at the abdomen of her top. And she wore a knotted green ribbon-bow upon her seifuku, as well as a bluish wrapping cloth around her right elbow.

As a Pro Hero, Kaina grew up to be a bright young woman who still had notably wide eyes and long, clumpy hair, which was hoisted up into a high ponytail and sported brighter pink streaks, with thicker and longer frontal bangs which were now evenly leveled. Her hero costume consisted of a sleeveless, dark high-collared jumpsuit with rumpled leggings and navy blue highlights. Two deep green plates cup the underside of her breasts, paired with matching knee guards, as well as a huge greenish-grey utility belt encircled at her hips. She also wore a blue scouter over her right eye.

Following her escape from Tartarus, Kaina had swapped the standard-issue prisons' uniform for that of a two-tone, dark violet turtleneck dress with no sleeves and a long, loose skirt which drapes to her ankles. A lineup of three dark yellow studs vertically run below both sides of her armpits, matched with a thin golden trim that circles the ends of her skirt. She also wears a huge garnet-colored utility belt around her midsection, paired with sets of three dark yellow canisters embedded at the sides, where she stores her bullets. She followed with tall, pointed zip-up boots with black pinstripes and jet black toes and heels. In the anime, she additionally wears a pair of ebony black leggings, though they are commonly covered by her skirt.

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

Gallery

A younger Kaina.

Kaina as a Pro Hero.

Kaina as a prisoner in Tartarus.

Personality

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

Kaina is a serious and disciplined woman who does not hesitate to hurt people to fulfill her mission or achieve her goals. She 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. Outside of her stoic and cold-blooded attitude however, Kaina has a more casual and happier side that she shows on occasion. She proves to be quite fearless, not being intimidated upon being approached by All For One and even remarking over how she targeted him in the past.

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 falls into despair upon learning how Hero society really works.

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.

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Seeing the light again, Kaina redeems herself by helping Izuku.

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. 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. Even when her wounds reopened, Kaina remained determined and used the last of her strength to snipe Tomura, giving Izuku enough time to recover and continue his fight.

Following the Final War, Kaina is officially pardoned for her crimes, but despite that, chooses to remain in prison out of fear of being exploited again. Kaina tells Hawks that she wishes to see how society will change in response to Izuku and the rest of the Heroes' efforts, joking that the taxpayers will be covering her meals in the meantime.

Abilities

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

Overall Abilities: Kaina is an exceptionally strong woman, with skills even recognized by All For One, the most powerful villain in Japan, and feared by Hawks, the former No. 2 Pro Hero. Having served as an assassin for the Hero Public Safety Commission, Kaina took out many villains during her time and was revered as a sniper rifle in human form, being admired and envied by Heroes with long-ranged Quirks all over Japan. Being Hawks' senior, she also went through similar training as the commission's Pro Hero agent and harnessed a vast number of skills while 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.

• Enhanced Marksmanship: 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. She was able to land a hit while moving in mid-air with her rifle pointed behind her back.
• 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 the strain of firing her rifle caused them to worsen and bleed.

Quirks

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.

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.

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. 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

Paranormal Liberation War Arc Paranormal Liberation War Assault on Tartarus Dark Hero Arc Deku vs. Lady Nagant

Anime Appearances

Appearances
Season 6 114. A Quiet Beginning Absent 115. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Absent 116. One's Justice Absent 117. Inheritance Absent 118. The Thrill of Destruction Absent 119. Encounter, Part 2 Absent 120. Disaster Walker Absent 121. League of Villains Vs. U.A. Students Absent 122. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Absent 123. The Ones Within Us Absent 124. Dabi's Dance Absent 125. Threads of Hope Absent 126. Final Performance Absent 127. Hellish Hell Absent 128. Tartarus Debut 129. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Absent 130. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire Absent 131. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Absent 132. Full Power!! Absent 133. Hired Gun Appears 134. The Lovely Lady Nagant Appears 135. Friend Appears 136. Deku vs. Class A Absent 137. A Young Woman's Declaration Absent 138. No Man Is an Island Appears
Season 7 139. In the Nick of Time! A Big-Time Maverick from the West! Absent 140. Specter Absent 141. Villain Flashback 142. The Story of How We All Became Heroes Flashback 143. Let You Down Absent 144. Division Absent 145. Inflation Absent 146. Two Flashfires Absent 147. Extras Mentioned 148. Wounded Hero, Burning Bright and True!! Absent 149. Light Fades To Rain Absent 150. Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate Absent 151. A Chain of Events, Across the Ages Absent 152. Together with Shoji Absent 153. Butterfly Effect Absent 154. The Chain Thus Far Appears 155. Hopes Appears 156. It's a Small World Absent 157. I Am Here Absent 158. A Girl's Ego Absent 159. Battle Without A Quirk Absent

Trivia

• Lady Nagant's given name means "fire" (火, ka^?), "Italy, that one" (伊, i^?), and "what" (那, na^?). Her surname contains the characters of "gun barrel" (筒, tsutsu^?) and "beautiful" (美, 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.
• 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."