History Characters / MyHeroAcademiaArtificialHumans

* SpaceMaster: One of his Quirks gives him telekinesis, which he uses to [[spoiler:twist off Mirko's arm]].

!!!'''Quirks:''' [[HealingFactor Super Regeneration]], [[MindOverMatter Unnamed Telekinetic Quirk]], [[EyeBeams Unnamed Laser Vision Quirk]]

* MindOverMatter: One of his Quirks gives him telekinesis, which he uses to [[spoiler:twist off Mirko's arm]].

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Arisa Sekine (Japanese)

* LogicalWeakness: As All Might points out, he possesses Shock ''Absorption'', not Nullification. If the body ''absorbs'' impacts bot doesn't nullify them, then there should logically be a limit to how much force it can hold, in which fighting the Nomu becomes a matter of hitting hard enough to overload it. Shigaraki mockingly suggests gouging away his flesh with low-impact but abrasive attacks, but Nomu's HealingFactor means that won't defeat him as well as he wouldn't just let them do it anyway.

* ShapeShifterWeapon: Has a Quirk that allows him to transform his arms to create powerful, elastic attacks.

* WingedHumanoid: Due to possessing a "{{Shapeshifting}} Arm" Quirk, he can transform his arms into large wings to fly along with the "Shoulder Jet" Quirk.

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 188 (Manga)

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 276 (Manga)

* GatheringSteam: Much like with the Jaku High-Ends the Near High-Ends get stronger the longer their battle with the Heroes goes on. It's mentioned offhandedly that while the Heroes may have wiped out half their number, half of the Heroes have also fallen to their assault while the surviving Near High-Ends seem to be getting stronger.

* TookALevelInBadass: They were already plenty strong before, even if not quite at the level of the High-Ends, but by the time of the FinalBattle, either from enough time passing since their awakening or All For One stuffing them with additional quirks in preparation for the final conflict, it's noted that they're even ''stronger'' than they were before, thought thankfully their intelligence is still on the same level and their indiscriminate attacks are almost as destructive to their own side as to the heroes.

* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:After taking over Shigaraki's body All For One commands the Near High-Ends to abandon their battle with the Heroes and focus their efforts on escaping with himself, Spinner and Dabi. Thanks to their sheer numbers the Nomus are able to successfully rescue their master and escape.]]

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 259 (Manga)

A quintet of Nomu kept in the Doctor's lab under Jaku Hospital that he is forced to activate in order to push back against the raiding heroes, namely Mirko

* HealingFactor: They also possess the same "Super Regeneration" Quirk that the original U.S.J. Nomu and Hood had.

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 221 (Manga)

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 221 (Manga)

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 221 (Manga)

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 261 (Manga)

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 261 (Manga)

!!!'''Debut:''' Chapter 258 (Manga)

* NiceShoes: He sports some childish-sneakers as his sole article of clothing.

* NiceShoes: He sports some childish-sneakers as his sole article of clothing.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Retroactively was deemed this. While he has the strength and Quirks to match All Might, he won't do anything without a direct order meaning he can't be sent on his own like the later Nomus. Kyudai later states that too many modifications to the body will take its toll on the brain, which is likely why the USJ Nomu can't act on his own and why no Nomu after him has the same level of physical strength or speed.

* DamageSpongeBoss: Even more than its power to dish out damage, the USJ Nomu is designed to ''take'' it, having been outfitted with Quirks for Shock Absorption and Hyper Regeneration, allowing it to tank an incredible amount of damage from an opponent like All Might. Shigaraki even outright calls it a superpowered ''sandbag'', designed to take everything All Might can dish out and keep going.
* DumbMuscle: He's designed to be only responsive to the League of Villains and a brutal opponent for All Might. That's it. If he's not in the presence of an enemy that he is reflexively programmed to attack, or not given any orders, he doesn't do much of anything at all. If he's restrained and captured, Nomu goes basically ''brain-dead''. It's impossible to get any information out of him because he's like a vegetable. The police wondered why it did that, but really, Nomu has no reason to respond to anyone or anything outside of its directives. The other Nomus share that quality.

* HealingFactor: Has a "Super Regeneration" Quirk. It healed from AnArmAndALeg getting frozen and broken off by Todoroki.

* LightningBruiser: He's fairly big and bulky, yet managed to zip straight to Tomura, and block Midoriya's punch in the blink of an eye. Nobody but All Might was fast enough to keep up with him.
* LogicalWeakness: As All Might points out, his Quirk is Shock ''Absorption'', not nullification. If it ''absorbs'' impacts, then there should logically be a limit to how much force it can hold, and it's just a matter of hitting the Nomu enough to overload it. Shigaraki also suggests gouging away his flesh with low-impact but abrasive attacks, but Nomu's HealingFactor means that won't defeat him, and he wouldn't just let them do it anyway.

* NoSell: Nomu could tank Izuku's punch without any harm due to his Shock Absorption Quirk. Even ''All Might'' had to spam over 100% One for All punches to get them to affect him.
* PutOnABus: Nomu was lost to the League of Villains after it lost its fight to All Might (Kurogiri couldn't recover it, since he didn't know where Nomu landed). Nomu was later recovered arrested by the police, and still lacks the individual initiative to try to escape. By chapter 47 of the manga, it's still in police custody, and the League still doesn't appear to know about its fate.
* SuperPrototype: He's the most powerful of the {{Artificial Human}}s created so far, as he was given Quirks specifically chosen to kill All Might, who's the WorldsStrongestMan. Not until Hood would another one close to its level come along.

''Villains'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillains Known Villains]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaLeagueOfVillains League of Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOneTropesAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOneTropesGToN G-N]] | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOneTropesOToZ O-Z]]), [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaHimikoToga Himiko Toga]], '''Artificial Humans'''], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShieHassaikai Shie Hassaikai]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOverhaul Overhaul]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMetaLiberationArmy Meta Liberation Army]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaParanormalLiberationFront Paranormal Liberation Front]])\\

''Villains'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillains Known Villains]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaLeagueOfVillains League of Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaHimikoToga Himiko Toga]], '''Artificial Humans'''], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShieHassaikai Shie Hassaikai]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOverhaul Overhaul]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMetaLiberationArmy Meta Liberation Army]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaParanormalLiberationFront Paranormal Liberation Front]])\\

* GatheringSteam: Much like with the Jaku High-Ends the Near High-Ends get stronger the longer their battle with the Heroes goes on. It's mentioned offhandedly that while the Heroes may have wiped out half their number half of the Heroes have also fallen to their assault and they seem to be getting stronger.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: With the exception of one of the High-End Nomu, who is fittingly codenamed "Woman", all of the Nomu have been male. Given how heavily [[BodyHorror disfiguring]] the process can be, it's entirely possible that she's merely the only Nomu who is still obviously female.

** Finally, there are the High-End Nomu, who outclass all other types. They can possess up to ''six'' Quirks, one of which is always the "Super Regeneration", and have the ability to [[ItCanThink think and speak on their own]] to make them far more self-sufficient than their lesser brethren. They can easily overpower Pro Heroes, even the ones at the top of the leaderboard. Each one is made from the body of a particularly violent and unhinged pre-existing villain, ensuring that they'll be vicious in battle and eager to kill heroes for All For One. They do, however, take the longest to make, and require the most time to stabilize, severely limiting their numbers. Like the Upper Tier Nomu, whatever skin they still have is solid black.
* SupportPartyMember: The Doctor has several small Nomu no larger than housecats that have no apparent combat potential. It's implied that these Nomu have Quirks that wouldn't be useful for combat Nomu but ones that would still be useful for utilitarian purposes. So rather than deal with getting people to work for him, he just reduced them to their most essential components to use them and their Quirks like tools.
* TechnicallyLivingZombie: The internals of a Nomu are so heavily altered that the can no longer be considered alive in any traditional sense. Cases like [[spoiler: Kurogiri]] show that a dead body is just as valid a material for making a functional Nomu as a living human would be. After learning of their semi-undeath, some heroes start calling Nomus "corpses" or "zombies" outright.
* WasOnceAMan: All of them were once normal people until All For One got to them.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: They have access to multiple (non-inherited) Quirks, but these were implanted into them at the cost of any brainpower or sanity they once possessed.

* WasOnceAMan: Nomu used to be a petty thug. Then All for One got ahold of him and gave him four extra Quirks, rendering him both monstrously strong and almost completely mindless.

* KnightOfCerebus: They're all this, just to different degrees. They're only brought out when shit goes down.
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Upper and High-End, the two strongest classes of Nomu, all have jet black skin, while Lower tier Nomu have white-ish skin.
* NothingIsScarier: How are Nomus made? Well, the final product has multiple Quirks, DNA from multiple sources, and an open-air cranium, but the process itself is a mystery.
* RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: The only way to put down a Nomu for good is through this method. Doing so is easier said than done though, especially for the upper tier and High-End Nomus, who not only typically have SuperToughness, but also possess the [[HealingFactor "Super Regeneration"]] Quirk, making the first half of this trope ineffective.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: With the exception of one of the High-End Nomu, who is fittingly codenamed "Woman", all of the Nomu have been male.

** Next, there Middle Tier Nomu, like the Chainsaw Nomu, who are slightly stronger than Lower tier ones. Ontop of physical enhancements, they seem to posses Quirks catered to granting them extra appendages for mobility/extra power and have more unique skin coloration.
** Then, there are Upper Tier Nomu, like the original, who are the most powerful of the standard Nomu models, being able to contend with the top Pro Heroes. They're black in color, possess the "Super Regeneration" Quirk in addition to their unique abilities, and, even at their weakest, are at least as [[TheStrengthOfTenMen strong as ten average people combined]].
** Finally, there are the High-End Nomu, who completely outclass all other types. They can possess up to ''six'' Quirks, one of which is always the "Super Regeneration", and have the ability to think on their own. They can easily overpower Pro Heroes, even the ones at the top of the leaderboard. They do, however, take the longest to make, and require the most time to stabilize.

* TechnicallyLivingZombie: The internals of a Nomu are so heavily altered that the can no longer be considered alive in any traditional sense. Cases like [[spoiler: Kurogiri]] show that a dead body is just as valid as a living one as material to make a functioning Nomu. After learning of their semi-undeath, some heroes start calling Nomus "corpses" or "zombies" outright.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: While most heroes adhere to as [[ThouShaltNotKill strict no-killing policy]], the monstrous Nomu are usually considered fair game for lethal force with them rarely being captured after the first incident. By the latter part of the story as the Nomus became more common and powerful, even the most idealistic heroes will strike to kill when facing a Nomu.

* TechnicallyLivingZombie: The internals of a Nomu are so heavily altered that the can no longer be considered alive in any traditional sense. Cases like [[spoiler: Kurogiri]] show that a dead body can be used as material to make a fully functioning Nomu just as well as a living human. After learning of their semi-undeath, some heroes start calling Nomus "corpses" or "zombies" outright.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: While most heroes adhere to as [[ThouShaltNotKill strict no-killing policy]], the monstrous Nomu are usually considered fair game for lethal force with them rarely being captured after the first incident.

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* TookALevelInBadass: They were already plenty strong before, even if not quite at the level of the High-Ends, ut by the time of the FinalBattle, either from enough time passing since their awakening or All For One stuffing them with additional quirks in preparation for the final conflict, it's noted that they're even ''stronger'' than they were before, thought thankfully their intelligence is still on the same level and their indiscriminate attacks are almost as destructive to their own side as to the heroes.

* DumbMuscle: UpToEleven. He's designed to be only responsive to the League of Villains and a brutal opponent for All Might. That's it. If he's not in the presence of an enemy that he is reflexively programmed to attack, or not given any orders, he doesn't do much of anything at all. If he's restrained and captured, Nomu goes basically ''brain-dead''. It's impossible to get any information out of him because he's like a vegetable. The police wondered why it did that, but really, Nomu has no reason to respond to anyone or anything outside of its directives. The other Nomus share that quality.

* TheHeavy: While Kurogiri and Shigaraki are by no means weak and ''do'' get involved, Nomu is easily the biggest threat in the USJ arc. However, due to his nature as the UpToEleven DumbMuscle, he's basically a mindless, living [=WMD=] for Shigaraki to bark orders at.

* ItCanThink: Different than his predecessors, he's a sentient and thinking being, capable of speech and thought.

''Villains'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillains Known Villains]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaLeagueOfVillains League of Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]], '''Artificial Humans'''], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShieHassaikai Shie Hassaikai]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOverhaul Overhaul]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMetaLiberationArmy Meta Liberation Army]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaParanormalLiberationFront Paranormal Liberation Front]])\\

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Daman Mills (English)

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[-''U.A. High School Students'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1A Class 1-A]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1A1To10 1-10]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1A11To20 11-20]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaIzukuMidoriya Izuku Midoriya]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaKatsukiBakugo Katsuki Bakugo]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShotoTodoroki Shoto Todoroki]]) | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaClass1B Class 1-B]] | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaStudentsFromOtherClasses Students From Other Classes]]\\
''Pro Heroes'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaSchoolFacultyAndStaff School Faculty and Staff]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllMight All Might]]) | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOtherHeroes Other Heroes]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaEndeavor Endeavor]]) | [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOneForAll One For All and Its Torch Bearers]]\\
''Villains'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillains Known Villains]] ([[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaLeagueOfVillains League of Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]], '''Artificial Humans'''], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShieHassaikai Shie Hassaikai]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMetaLiberationArmy Meta Liberation Army]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaParanormalLiberationFront Paranormal Liberation Front]])\\

[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTeamUpMission Team Up Mission]]]]]]-]