Muscle Augmentation (
Description[]
Muscle Augmentation is a Quirk that gives its user the ability to amplify, manipulate and augment their muscle layers inside or outside their body, granting them increased immense strength, speed, and durability. It also gives the user the capacity to contend with One For All at 100%.
Weaknesses[]
While powerful, the brute force granted by this power does have its limits and can be bested by those with enough strength, such as One For All users going beyond their 100% output.[1][2]
With the exposed muscle fibers found in Muscular's variation of the Quirk, the strands depleted of energy tend to rip and tear away. Grand took advantage of this by using his Vibrate Quirk to destroy several strands in one go, leaving Goto unable to use the Quirk properly for a while and vulnerable to attacks. Deku exploits this weakness to easily defeat Muscular during their rematch.[3]
Usage[]
Muscular[]
Muscular covers his limbs with enhanced muscle layers that protrude from his skin. Whenever any of his muscle layers are depleted of their energy, they tend to rip and tear away from his body.[3] He can freely choose which parts of his body his muscle mass covers in order to immensely increase his physical prowess. In doing so, he can achieve incredible feats, such as shattering large portions of a cliffside with ease, generating shockwaves causing rockslides and environmental damage, and overpowering Izuku in a battle of strength for a while and nearly crushing him to death.[1]
Muscular can cover his body in more than 12,000 layers of muscle.[4] The augmented muscles also provide Muscular with heightened durability, as the fibers can act as a shield to absorb attacks. With enough protection, Muscular can easily endure the force of Ultimate Moves as powerful as Izuku's 100% Detroit Smash, which is equivalent to the strength of All Might. It took Izuku pushing beyond his limits and using 1,000,000% Delaware Detroit Smash to tear through the villain's muscle layers and break through his defenses, finally defeating him.[1]
By magnifying the muscles in his legs, Muscular can move at blurring speeds that far outclass Full Cowl at 5%. His inflated speed also gives him the option to completely avoid incoming attacks. In order to counter Muscular's enhanced speed, Izuku purposely trapped his hand between the former's exposed muscle fibers so that Muscular couldn't avoid his next attack.[5]
Four Eyed Nomu[]
The Four Eyed Nomu from Hosu City uses this Quirk to increase its muscle mass, and combined it with Tongue Web during its battle with Endeavor and Gran Torino.
Wolfram[]
All For One gave Wolfram the ability to enlarge his muscles and greatly increase his strength. When activated, Wolfram's muscles don't protrude from his skin, but rather glow bright red, altering his appearance as a result. This is similar to how One For All at 100% changes the appearances of All Might and Izuku.
Combined with the Quirk Amplification Device, this Quirk gave Wolfram enough raw strength to momentarily overwhelm All Might and turn the tide of their battle. Using this ability, Wolfram was able to injure All Might and compensate for his weakness at close range when manipulating metal.[2]
Hood[]
Hood mainly uses enhanced muscle fibers to support his other Quirks, giving him incredible destructive power. Hood can cover his arms and muscles, transform them into powerful tendrils, and increase their power even more by using it in tandem with another strength enhancement Quirk.[6]
The brute force of this Quirk allowed Hood to overwhelm Endeavor. Destroyed muscles can also be regenerated thanks to Hood's Super Regeneration.[7]
Trivia[]
- This Quirk has also been referred to as "Pump Up".[8]
- Muscular has had a prior encounter with All For One's doctor, Kyudai Garaki, implying the version of the Quirk given to Wolfram and the Nomu is a duplicate of Muscular's.[8]
- The function of Muscle Augmentation is almost identical to Muscle Expansion.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 76 and Episode 42.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 308 and Episode 132.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 307 and Episode 132.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 75 and Episode 42.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 186 and Episode 87.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 188 and Episode 88.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 My Hero Academia: Ultra Analysis: The Official Character Guide.