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
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 297 Chapter 312 (Named)
Anime Debut	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.

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 sleeveless turtleneck jumpsuit with two plates underneath her chest, a utility belt, and knee guards. She also wore white boots and 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, collared 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. For the anime, she also wears black leggings.

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.

Gallery

A younger Kaina (Manga).

Kaina as a Pro Hero (Manga).

Kaina as a prisoner in Tartarus (Manga).

Kaina as a Villain (Manga).

Kaina's current state (Manga).

A younger Kaina (Anime).

Kaina as a Pro Hero (Anime).

Kaina as a prisoner in Tartarus (Anime).

Personality

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.

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.

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.

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 a skilled woman, 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.

• 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 overworking herself could cause 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 Absent 155. Hopes Absent 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."