Neutralization (
Description[]
Neutralization allows the user to temporarily nullify a target's Quirk by touching them, which is activated from the right arm of the user. The activation of this Quirk is shown when the palm of the user's right hand glows a bright light blue. The more powerful a Quirk is, the longer and brighter the light is emitted from the user's hand. While its abilities are not great for combat purposes, this Quirk is effective more towards treating Quirks with terrible effects on their user's, such as Overmodification. Thanks to Neutralization, Anna Scervino's seizures were mitigated and she was able to live a somewhat normal life.
Neutralization does not seem to be restricted to skin contact, as Giulio is seen wearing a glove on his right hand while using it.
After Overmodification went out of control, it managed to modify Neutralization's capabilities. Not only was the Quirk no longer limited to use of the right arm for it to be activated, but it could now completely neutralize a Quirk, making a person effectively Quirkless.[2]
It is currently unknown whether Giulio's Neutralization Quirk remained restored, modified, or lost upon the neutralization of Overmodification.
Weaknesses[]
Because Neutralization's Quirk Factor is stored in the user's right arm, Giulio ended up losing access to his Quirk when the Gollini Family attacked the Scervino Household and left him for dead, where he lost his right arm after it was crushed under rubble. This weakness was removed after coming under the effects of Anna's Overmodification, allowing his Quirk Factor to spread past his arm and become usable once more, throughout the rest of his body.
It is also implied that Neutralization is not a particularly strong Quirk as Giulio visibly struggled to nullify Anna's Quirk while treating her seizures in the past. Her father even feared that if Overmodification became too strong one day, Giulio may die from trying to neutralize it.
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Trivia[]
- Neutralization being specifically in the right arm is likely to be a nod to Kamijou Touma from the A Certain Magical Index series, as his Imagine Breaker bears a similar ability to nullify supernatural abilities on touch.
- It may also be a reference to No Longer Human, a similar nullification ability that cancels other abilities through touch and emits a bright blue light. The user of said ability, Osamu Dazai from the Bungo Stray Dogs series, is also voiced by Giulio's Japanese voice actor, Mamoru Miyano.
- Neutralization is very similar to Paulo Gollini's Erasure Spot and Eraser Head's Erasure, with the only difference with the latter being that Erasure's Quirk Factor lies in the users eyes, while Neutralization's is in the right arm.
- Another difference is that Erasure can erase a person's Quirks from a distance while Neutralization can only be done via direct contact.
- Both users also had their Quirk Factors damaged by Villains to the point where those abilities became functionally useless, though Neutralization was eventually able to have its Quirk Factor expanded to counteract this.
References[]
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Volume Next.
- ↑ My Hero Academia: You're Next.