History Characters / MobPsycho100MainCharacters

* AmbiguouslyGay: It is implied that Reigen is gay or asexual. He never interacts romantically with a woman, claims to Dimple that he has never really been interested in sex (with a woman) and is very eager to invite [[spoiler: Serizawa, at that point a complete stranger,]] into his office as his sole, adult coworker. His desire to pretend to be something he's not and hide his true self also resonates with a gay narrative.

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* MeaningfulName: His nickname, "Mob" (モブ), is derived from "Mob Character," i.e. a background character or NPC. Shigeo begins the story with little sense of presence, suppressing his emotions and trying to live like a common person despite everyone trying to take advantage of him. It also doubles as an AlternateCharacterReading, as his given name can be read as "Mobu".

* SandInMyEyes: Blames his TearsOfRemorse over [[spoiler:finally telling Mob he's lied about having powers from the momnt they met]] on his allergies.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOhtsuka (Japanese), Michael Sorich (English), Carlos Hernández (Latin American Spanish), César Marchetti (Brazilian Portuguese)

* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from a sleazy JerkWithAHeartOfGold who has no problem using Mob and isolating him in order to keep him under his thumb, to a more understanding mentor who cares for Mob; not just as an employee, but as his friend as well. This is best exemplified when when he [[spoiler:[[CrowningMomentOfHeatwarming give Mob the week off of work so he can focus on training for a marathon and then trains alongside him to keep his spirits up]].]]

* BornLucky: Even with his RefugeInAudacity and having actual espers as allies, this is the only way to explain how not only has he not been torn to pieces by now, but also how his plans actually ''work''.

* BornLucky: Even with his RefugeInAudacity and having actual espers as allies, this is the only way to explain how not only has he not been torn to pieces by now, but his plans actually ''work''.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Setsuo Itou (Japanese), Creator/KyleMcCarley (English), Carlos Siller (Latin American Spanish), Ítalo Luiz (Brazilian Portuguese)

* {{Bishounen}}: While he is usually considered plain looking, his [[{{Determinator}} 100% Courage]] form enhances his better traits and makes him look like one.

* ForgettableCharacter: Mob lacks presence so much that the few rumors he does provoke instead attach themselves to his younger brother. His schoolmates--including those in the ''Telepathy'' club--can barely even remember he has psychic powers even though he's never actually made a secret of them.

* IWantToBeARealMan: It's a running that gag that Mob's ideas of how to be attractive to girls are a bit... ''[[TestosteronePoisoning off]]'' and that he [[ImagineSpot often fantasizes]] of one day looking like a terrifyingly huge musclebeast like Musashi even though girls at his school are far more interested in boys like Ritsu. Dimple is a bit concerned.

* LooksLikeCesare: While normally too nondescript to even be considered an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette despite his paleness, he slips into this look upon exploding in Rage, Animosity, Obsession, or Ecstacy. ???% straddles the line between this and faceless HumanoidAbomination.

* MistakenForBadass: Played with, Mob is by far the most powerful character in the story for his tremendous esper abilities, but otherwise he looks like a weak little boy, incapable of any physical might; thus when Mob gets tangled with delinquent feuds, and minor foes who don’t quite get his psychic powers, they think Mob is some secret badass who’s just hiding his true physical strength after he either defeats them or have his shredded friends from the Body Improvement Club help him out; for that Mob is nicknamed "Uraban" (Ura Banchou / Secret Boss Delinquent) among school thugs, for they see him as the unassuming secret boss of his school.

* NightmareFace: His expression when he encountered [[spoiler:what appeared to be the burning corpses of his family]] after [[spoiler:Claw invaded his house]] is a clear and VERY disturbing [[https://i.redd.it/50qbsxqk2ri21.jpg example]].

* PersonOfMassDestruction: When Mob's psychic powers flare up, there might be some collateral battle damage, but when ???% shows up, it gets far worse. [[spoiler:Chapter 100 shows that ???% walking through Salt City causes phenomena mistaken for large-scale windstorms and earthquakes, to the point that an evacuation order comes into effect, not to mention leaving a visible trail of dug-up Earth where he walks.]]
* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: InUniverse, he's stated to be completely out of the loop when it comes to pop culture, as well as other trends like urban legends. This ends up being a major advantage when he's facing the Kuchisake-Onna/the Dragger, who gets her power from [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve people's knowledge and fear of her]]; because he isn't up to date on such things and doesn't know anything about her, he has no reason to be afraid of her.

* PubertySuperpower: While Mob had psychic powers since birth, they start growing rapidly when he hits his early teens, to the point that his EmotionSuppression begins to fail and cause his [[SuperMode Explosions]].

* SociallyAwkwardHero: At home and in school he is usually reserved and a bit awkward, even anxious at times, during social interactions. To wit, his "speech" when coaxed into running for Student Council President was an unprecedented 5 minutes of silence.

* PopCultureIsolation: InUniverse, he's stated to be completely out of the loop when it comes to pop culture, as well as other trends like urban legends. This ends up being a major advantage when he's facing the Kuchisake-Onna/the Dragger, who gets her power from [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve people's knowledge and fear of her]]; because he isn't up to date on such things and doesn't know anything about her, he has no reason to be afraid of her.

* Cuckoosnarker: His naivete and BrutalHonesty sometimes results in some pretty brutal jabs, which Reigen and Dimple usually face the most of.

* IJustWantToBeLoved: Above all, Mob would really like Tsubomi to notice him

* MartialPacifist: Hates fighting other humans, and will avoid it when at all possible, but push him too far or exhaust his other options, and he will show just how powerful of an esper he is.

* {{Leitmotif}}: When he [[LetsGetDangerous lets loose in battle]], it's commonly accompanied by an eerie tune known as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDJ7P3Td-yQ Explosion of Mob's Feelings]]", which makes prominent use of seamoons, a peculiar instrument best described as an UncannyValley distorted version of human vocalizations (or, more humorously, "'''[[NightmareRetardant threatening kazoos]]'''", according to the Youtube comment section). The dark, surreal sound of the track emphasizes Mob's nature as [[InvincibleHero possibly the single most powerful esper in the world]], and reminds us that despite his harmless appearance and kind nature, an [[BewareTheNiceOnes angry Mob]] is a [[CreepyChild terrifying sight to behold]]. It has a few variations, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-2eoKZkoks the slower, even more sinister version]] used as the theme of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide ???%]], or the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM1Y0sppaCU more badass, heart-pumping version]] used when Mob finally has the chance to [[TheGlovesComeOff let loose with the full extent of his power]] against an equal in [[SuperSupremacist Toichirou Suzuki]].

* BigLittleBrother: Due to him being slightly taller (and looking slightly older) than Mob, and his more assertive, take-charge attitude, it's easy to forget that he's the younger brother.

* SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:The series climax is Mob and ??? coming to an understanding, with Mob finally accepting his powers as part of what makes who he is and they were instrumental to his growth and the friends he got along the way, rejecting his previous wishes of ever wanting to be a person without psychic powers; Mob fully unlocks the path to free all his emotions, after going through the final trial of being rejected by Tsubomi he grows up, months later by the end of the series Mob has become the best version of himself, happy with all of him, laughing with joy for what he knows will be great days ahead]].

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: He tries to force Mob to fight back with his psychic powers, and feels like both of them lost when he chokes Mob into unconsciousness. Then [[SuperMode ???% Mode]] kicks in, and Teruki gets what he wanted -- in a complete and utter CurbstompBattle that forces him to eat his words and completely destroys every bit of self-perception he had built up over his entire life.

* CloseCallHaircut: Thrice. Once in his battle with Mob, he just narrowly avoids being scalped, but it takes away the top of his hair. And again in the face-off with the Claw Organization, except it just cuts off half of his ridiculous wig. It looks better that way. The final time is during [[spoiler: the Broccoli Arc, where Teruki's battle with ???% leads to the first incident being paralleled almost perfectly.]] Thankfully, it grows back for the finale.

* GiftedlyBad: Teru is so comically fashion-blind it winds up [[spoiler:triggering one of Mob's explosions]]. But when asked if there's anything he's ''not'' good at, he laments that he's tragically too perfect to be more interesting and wishes he had an endearing flaw like [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription awful taste in clothes]].

* ImportantHaircut: Getting shaved by Mob during their fight was the first bit of humiliation needed for him to start becoming a good guy. After the 7th Branch Infiltration arc, he's settled into a short, spiky hairdo as his heroic look, as opposed to his medium-length messy hair from his introduction. It doesn't last -- within the last ten chapters of the manga, [[spoiler: Teruki is once again left with only the sides of his hairstyle intact after a catastrophic fight with ???%.]] His hair is back to a cut similar to his original long locks for [[HappyEnding Chapter 101.]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Mob comes to realize that deep down, this is what Teru feels. [[spoiler:By their next meeting, he's learned to embrace the "Inferiority" part to an extent, recognizing that being an Esper doesn't mean he's better than anyone else, and resolves to make himself a better person because of that.]]

* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: His relationship with his parents isn't the healthiest. As shown in the Separation Arc, his mom's birthday e-mail is mainly her expressing disappointment over his shady job profession and telling him that it's "not too late" for him to get a normal job. And in the second OVA, [[spoiler: Reigen's goodbye letter features him apologizing to his parents for disappointing them with his life choices]].

* LooksLikeCesar: While normally too nondescript to even be considered an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette despite his paleness, he slips into this look upon exploding in Rage, Animosity, Obsession, or Ecstacy. ???% straddles the line between this and faceless HumanoidAbomination.

* NotSoPhonyPsychic: While he starts out as a PhonyPsychic, he gains shades of this after Mob's SuperEmpowering gives him the permanent ability to see (some) spirits. He still has no way of actually dealing with them, [[InvisibleToNormals but it still puts him above the level of normal humans]].

* PhonyPsychic: A very talented guy who could be anything but chose to fake being a psychic [[IJustWantToBeSpecial for some reason]]. He has no actual powers and has Mob take care of any genuinely supernatural threats that they come across, though he's usually able to solve his customers' problems in surprisingly effective ways. He eventually becomes [[NotSoPhonyPsychic slightly less phony]] after Mob's SuperEmpowering gives him the ability to see lower-level spirits, but he still can't actually deal with them on his own.

* AboveTheInfluence: [[spoiler:Dimple suggests that there’s nothing Mob can do ''naturally'' to attract Tsubomi, but by being the leader of the Psycho Helmet Religion, it would give him the ideal opening after her brainwashing.]] [[ShutUpHannibal Mob barely bothers with a response]].

* SureLetsGoWithThat: Frequently makes use of this when he's in full confident bluffing mode. The best example is him strolling up to the 7th Division Claw headquarters and acting with such bluster that the underlings there assume he's one of their bosses. He rolls with this without missing a beat and [[RefugeInAudacity successfully browbeats them into letting him into the facility]].

* {{Aloof|Big Brother}} BigLittleBrother: Age aside, he plays very heavily into the archetype, and the Big Cleanup sets the ground for brother-against-brother battle [[spoiler:which Mob completely refuses to let happen]].