Which My Hero Academia Character Am I?

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The popular anime and manga series My Hero Academia is jam-packed with different characters—and if you’re an MHA fan, you might be wondering which one is most like you!

Are you brave and determined like Deku, confident and competitive like Bakugo, bubbly and sweet like Ochaco—or more like one of the other characters? Answer our questions, and we’ll give you the answer!

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1. If you could have any type of Quirk in the My Hero universe, it would be ________.
  1. Emitter. I want to create and control things!
  2. Transformation. I want to morph into different forms!
  3. Mutant. I want a unique appearance to match my quirk!
  4. It doesn’t matter. I’d take any kind of quirk!
2. What’s the one thing that motivates you more than anything else in life?
  1. My family and loved ones.
  2. The desire to be successful.
  3. My sense of duty and responsibility.
  4. The desire to help people and make the world better.
3. What is your greatest strength?
  1. Compassion
  2. Logic
  3. Honesty
  4. Responsibility
4. And now, what’s your greatest weakness?
  1. Overconfidence
  2. Humorlessness
  3. Insecurity
  4. Anger
5. How important are friends and family to you?
  1. They’re both super important to me!
  2. Family is a little complicated, but I love my friends to pieces.
  3. My friends are great, but I’d do anything for my family.
  4. Not super important; I’m more of a loner.
6. You have the chance to achieve your dreams, but you’d have to take a big risk. What do you do?
  1. Take the risk! It’s worth it.
  2. Take the risk, but only after strategizing and planning.
  3. Ask friends for advice. I don’t like making big decisions alone!
  4. Don’t take the risk. I’d rather find a better way to proceed.
7. Your friend says something that hurts your feelings. How do you react?
  1. I immediately call them out and demand an apology.
  2. I walk away to cool off and calm down.
  3. I keep it inside and try to move on quietly.
  4. I gently tell them how I feel so we can try to work past this.
8. You’re facing off in a battle against a fellow student at the U.A. Sports Festival. What secret weapon helps you win the match?
  1. My razor-sharp and strategic mind.
  2. My powerful fighting moves!
  3. My charisma, charm, and confidence.
  4. My inner strength and determination.
9. How does failure make you feel?
  1. Furious! I hate feeling like I failed at something.
  2. Sad, but it doesn’t stop me from trying again.
  3. Thoughtful. It’s important to learn from my mistakes.
  4. Unbothered. I prefer to be positive and look to the future!
10. A villain is about to attack! How do you respond to the threat?
  1. Get as many people out of the way as possible.
  2. Defeat the villain as fast as possible to prove I’m the best!
  3. Have a conversation with the villain so I can try to talk them down.
  4. Deal with the villain carefully to ensure no casualties.
11. When you play sports or games, what’s your style?
  1. I play fair and do my best to ensure everyone else is, too.
  2. I play dirty and do what I can to win at any cost!
  3. I play smart and use clever tricks to beat the other team.
  4. I just have fun and goof around so everyone else will, too!
12. What type of hero costume would you want to wear?
  1. Something bold, bright, and super noticeable!
  2. I’d prefer regular clothes to a hero costume, honestly.
  3. Something edgy and dangerous-looking to intimidate people.
  4. Something practical that’ll strengthen my quirk.

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My Hero Academia: Fun Facts

1. Deku’s Origins
Deku—Izuku Midoriya—was inspired by Jack Midoriya, a character from a one-shot manga series called My Hero . Like Deku, Jack Midoriya dreams of being a superhero, though he’s a salaryman (or office worker) rather than a student.

2. Deku’s Name The nickname “Deku” was given to him by Bakugo; its actual meaning in Japanese is “wooden puppet” or “dummy,” which makes it basically Bakugo’s way of implying that Deku was useless and easy to bully. Luckily, Deku finds a way to take the name and make it his own in the show!

3. Mina’s Alien Connections
Parts of Mina Ashido (Pinky) were directly inspired by Ridley Scott’s Alien movie series—specifically by the aliens. Like the xenomorphs in Alien , Mina has acidic blood. She was also named Ridley in early versions of the script!

4. Nice Bakugo?
MHA series creator Kohei Horikoshi originally planned for Bakugo to be a kind, genteel character. Horikoshi eventually decided that a good-natured Bakugo might be too boring for readers since Deku, the main character, is already so kind-hearted himself. Thus, cocky and abrasive (yet lovable) Bakugo was born!

5. Name Meanings Many characters in class 1A have meaningful names. Kohei Horikoshi ensured that each character’s name is somehow a reference to either their Quirk or personality. For example:

  • Bakugo’s name means bomb (baku) and power (go).
  • Tenya Ida’s name comes from “Idaten,” a term originating from the name of the Buddhist hero Skanda, used to describe someone fast on their feet.
  • Ochaco’s last name, Ururaka, means “fine day” in Japanese (a reference to her optimism and bubbliness).
  • Denki Kaminari’s name means electric (denki) and thunder (kaminari).

6. Tsuyu and Toro When they were first conceptualized, Tsuyu Asui and Toro Hagakure were actually boys—not girls. However, creator Kohei Horikoshi realized the majority of Class 1A were boys (fourteen boys and six girls, though it would’ve been sixteen boys and four girls if Tsuyu and Toro hadn’t been changed).

7. Ochaco’s Quirk
The Ochaco everyone knows and loves has a Zero Gravity quirk—but, originally, that wasn’t the case. Ochaco’s original quirk was Gigantification (the ability to grow to gigantic proportions), which is now the quirk of another MHA character, Mt. Lady. Kohei Horikoshi felt Gigantification was too difficult of a quirk for a hero-in-training; thus, Ochaco was given a different quirk and Gigantification was given to Mt. Lady.

8. Superman would beat All Might
In MHA , All Might is one of the world’s most powerful heroes—and his character is a reference to Superman, DC’s comic book hero. Kohei Horikoshi was asked which one would win in a fight, and he confidently replied that Superman would be the winner (largely because of his laser eyes).

9. Dragon Ball Connections
Kohei Horikoshi is a huge Dragon Ball Z fan—to the point that Goku, the protagonist of Dragon Ball , partially inspires All Might’s appearance. In fact, he also inspires aspects of All Might’s personality; both are bold and iconic characters who inspire others to be heroic.

10. Todoroki’s Character Parallels
Some MHA fans have pointed out that Shoto Todoroki heavily resembles Prince Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender . They both have fire manipulation powers, abusive fathers, and, most obviously, burn scars around their left eye.

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