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* IdentityBreakdown: Part of his backstory and the reason why he's a bit...off now, since he used to be a fairly normal (if lonely) man who fell on hard times. He used his Quirk to duplicate himself many times over, but then each clone [[CloneAngst became convinced they were the real one and started attacking each other]]. The Twice we see isn't sure if [[AmbiguousCloneEnding he's the original one or just a clone]]; the experience deeply traumatized him and gave him [[SplitPersonality multiple voices in his head]] and prone to SuddenlyShouting.

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* IdentityBreakdown: Part of his backstory and the reason why he's a bit...off now, since he used to be a fairly normal (if lonely) man who fell on hard times. He used his Quirk to duplicate himself many times over, but then each clone [[CloneAngst became convinced they were the real one and started attacking each other]]. The Twice we see isn't sure if [[AmbiguousCloneEnding he's the original one or just a clone]]; the experience deeply traumatized him and gave him [[SplitPersonality multiple voices in his head]] and prone to SuddenlyShouting.[[spoiler:Until he learns he's the real one.]]
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** Forced to live on the streets at a young age [[BornUnlucky due to a series of unfortunate circumstances]], Twice wound up slowly sliding into a life of crime in order to survive; something which in turn lead to an AmbiguousCloneEnding which left him with severe, long-term psychological trauma.

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** Forced to live on the streets at a young age [[BornUnlucky due to a series of unfortunate circumstances]], Twice wound up slowly sliding into a life of crime in order to survive; something which in turn lead led to an AmbiguousCloneEnding which left him with severe, long-term psychological trauma.



** Much in the same way that Stain's rampage inspired a new crop of villains to rise up against the inherit flaws in Hero Society, despite the fact that Stain never intended to inspire anyone, Spinner unintentionally ends up following in his idols footsteps as his presence within the League serves as an inspiration for Heteromorphic people to rise up against the prejudice they've suffered in Hero Society.

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** Much in the same way that Stain's rampage inspired a new crop of villains to rise up against the inherit flaws in Hero Society, despite the fact that Stain never intended to inspire anyone, Spinner unintentionally ends up following in his idols idol's footsteps as his presence within the League serves as an inspiration for Heteromorphic people to rise up against the prejudice they've suffered in Hero Society.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: PlayedWith and ZigZagged. On the one hand, their collective goal is to address the myriad of social issues that have been left to fester within hero society. The problem, however, is that their solution is to completely destroy everything wholesale and begin again from scratch, regardless of who gets hurt or killed in the process. What's more, their goal and respective motivations are rooted in such an intensely [[IndividualismVsCollectivism individualistic]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality worldview]] that it borders and often veers into MoralMyopia and [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremism]].

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: PlayedWith and ZigZagged.[[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. On the one hand, their collective goal is to address the myriad of social issues that have been left to fester within hero society. The problem, however, is that their solution is to completely destroy everything wholesale and begin again from scratch, regardless of who gets hurt or killed in the process. What's more, their goal and respective motivations are rooted in such an intensely [[IndividualismVsCollectivism individualistic]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality worldview]] that it borders and often veers into MoralMyopia and [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremism]].



* AntagonistAbilities: Mass teleportation? Can't let the heroes have that. Emphasized by the characters noting that Quirks like that are particularly rare. [[spoiler:And when it comes to the revelation that this Quirk has been artificially produced...]]
** [[spoiler:Ironically, this trope becomes {{Inverted}} by the FinalBattle, with the heroes using Monoma's PowerCopying quirk to control Kurogiri's teleportation as a cornerstone of their strategy to outmanoeuvre all the assembled villains under All For One at once, teleporting them to specialized battlefields with heroes prepared specifically to counter their abilities]].

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* AntagonistAbilities: Mass teleportation? Can't let the heroes have that. Emphasized by the characters noting that Quirks like that are particularly rare. [[spoiler:And when it comes to the revelation that this Quirk has been artificially produced...]]
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Ironically, this trope becomes {{Inverted}} {{inverted|Trope}} by the FinalBattle, with the heroes using Monoma's PowerCopying quirk to control Kurogiri's teleportation as a cornerstone of their strategy to outmanoeuvre all the assembled villains under All For One at once, teleporting them to specialized battlefields with heroes prepared specifically to counter their abilities]].abilities.]]



* CavalryBetrayal: {{Inverted}}. [[spoiler:When All For One is getting pressured by the heroes and visibly starting to run out of his [[HourOfPower remaining time]] before his DeathByDeaging, Gigantomachia abruptly enters the battlefield, charging straight towards him, having apparently been liberated from his restraints by the villains fighting at his location. As All for One smugly orders him to crush his enemies however, he then tosses an entire mountain at the EvilOverlord, to his shock. It's revealed that Machia is actually under the control of Shinso, using [[CompellingVoice his Quirk]] to turn his implacable might against his master when he needs it the most. PlayedStraight when he's knocked out of the brainwashing, only to reveal he really ''has'' turned on All For One due to being abandoned and left to rot.]]

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* CavalryBetrayal: {{Inverted}}.{{Inverted|Trope}}. [[spoiler:When All For One is getting pressured by the heroes and visibly starting to run out of his [[HourOfPower remaining time]] before his DeathByDeaging, Gigantomachia abruptly enters the battlefield, charging straight towards him, having apparently been liberated from his restraints by the villains fighting at his location. As All for One smugly orders him to crush his enemies however, he then tosses an entire mountain at the EvilOverlord, to his shock. It's revealed that Machia is actually under the control of Shinso, using [[CompellingVoice his Quirk]] to turn his implacable might against his master when he needs it the most. PlayedStraight Played straight when he's knocked out of the brainwashing, only to reveal he really ''has'' turned on All For One due to being abandoned and left to rot.]]



** {{Downplayed}}, as he's shown to be capable of speech and following instructions from All For One faithfully, the issue comes from the fact that when actually ''preforming'' said orders, he basically turns off his higher brain functions and acts like little more than a walking force of destruction, going in the simplest direction to achieve his objections and relying on his natural strength and toughness to ignore any obstacles in his way, bulldozing them without even noticing or caring. This makes the moment where he realises that the heroes are getting in his way and preventing him from achieving his orders [[OhCrap more pronounced]], going from mindlessly ignoring their attempts to stop him to shooting Mt. Lady a DeathGlare and then ''actively'' attacking those around him, which causes an immediate spike in their casualties, akin to a force of nature now intentionally targeting those in its vicinity.
** This gets thankfully {{Inverted}} by the FinalBattle. [[spoiler:Shinso uses [[CompellingVoice his Quirk]] to compel Machia to fight mindlessly on the side of the ''heroes'', in much the same manner that he followed All For One or Tomura's orders before, and his lack of high intelligence means he cannot resist in any form. Furthermore, his brain being turned off means that even if his ears can hear orders, he won't respond to any command that isn't Shinso's, neutralising any efforts the villains make to order him against the heroes]]. However, it's then PlayedStraight when it turns out [[spoiler:Machia figured out that All For One abandoned him and left him to rot despite his UndyingLoyalty, resulting in him turning on him for real.]]

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** {{Downplayed}}, {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as he's shown to be capable of speech and following instructions from All For One faithfully, the issue comes from the fact that when actually ''preforming'' said orders, he basically turns off his higher brain functions and acts like little more than a walking force of destruction, going in the simplest direction to achieve his objections and relying on his natural strength and toughness to ignore any obstacles in his way, bulldozing them without even noticing or caring. This makes the moment where he realises that the heroes are getting in his way and preventing him from achieving his orders [[OhCrap more pronounced]], going from mindlessly ignoring their attempts to stop him to shooting Mt. Lady a DeathGlare and then ''actively'' attacking those around him, which causes an immediate spike in their casualties, akin to a force of nature now intentionally targeting those in its vicinity.
** This gets thankfully {{Inverted}} {{Inverted|Trope}} by the FinalBattle. [[spoiler:Shinso uses [[CompellingVoice his Quirk]] to compel Machia to fight mindlessly on the side of the ''heroes'', in much the same manner that he followed All For One or Tomura's orders before, and his lack of high intelligence means he cannot resist in any form. Furthermore, his brain being turned off means that even if his ears can hear orders, he won't respond to any command that isn't Shinso's, neutralising any efforts the villains make to order him against the heroes]]. However, it's then PlayedStraight played straight when it turns out [[spoiler:Machia figured out that All For One abandoned him and left him to rot despite his UndyingLoyalty, resulting in him turning on him for real.]]



* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler:PlayedWith. He ''is'' actually brainwashed and controlled to fight for the heroes, but his rage towards his abandonment by All For One was such that, like Midoriya, he was able to resist Shinso's control to a degree, keeping his mind active and constantly muttering about how pissed he was over his master's treatment at him. Thus, Whilst Shinso was able to control him to limit collateral damage when leading him to All For One's battlefield, when All For One successfully breaks the brainwashing with a shockwave, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal it doesn't change a damm thing for him]]]].

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* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler:PlayedWith.[[spoiler:Played with. He ''is'' actually brainwashed and controlled to fight for the heroes, but his rage towards his abandonment by All For One was such that, like Midoriya, he was able to resist Shinso's control to a degree, keeping his mind active and constantly muttering about how pissed he was over his master's treatment at him. Thus, Whilst Shinso was able to control him to limit collateral damage when leading him to All For One's battlefield, when All For One successfully breaks the brainwashing with a shockwave, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal it doesn't change a damm thing for him]]]]. him]].]]



** This gets {{Deconstructed}} later on. [[spoiler:Machia responding instantly to any commands given in his master's voice makes it easy for him to activate [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood Shinso's]] ConditionalPowers, allowing the heroes to control him against the villains]].

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** This gets {{Deconstructed}} {{Deconstructed|Trope}} later on. [[spoiler:Machia responding instantly to any commands given in his master's voice makes it easy for him to activate [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood Shinso's]] ConditionalPowers, allowing the heroes to control him against the villains]].



* EvenEvilHasStandards: '''Severely''' {{Downplayed}}, but even he, [[ForScience of all people]], talks with disparagement over [[spoiler:how Enji Todoroki's abysmal parenting had 'ruined' his son, rending him too unstable and volatile to be of use to their plans. Though, it's clear that he's looking on it as a waste of a perfectly good raw materials than any moral aspect]].

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: '''Severely''' {{Downplayed}}, {{downplayed|Trope}}, but even he, [[ForScience of all people]], talks with disparagement over [[spoiler:how Enji Todoroki's abysmal parenting had 'ruined' his son, rending him too unstable and volatile to be of use to their plans. Though, it's clear that he's looking on it as a waste of a perfectly good raw materials than any moral aspect]].



* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: He has an uncanny resemblance to Dr. Tsubasa -- the Quirk doctor who broke the bad news to Midoriya in the past -- and they even share the same voice actors. Though they would later be revealed as the same person and that "Tsubasa" was a pseudonym Garaki uses, making this {{Subverted}}.

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* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: He has an uncanny resemblance to Dr. Tsubasa -- Tsubasa, the Quirk doctor who broke the bad news to Midoriya in the past -- past, and they even share the same voice actors. Though actors -- though they would later be revealed as the same person and that "Tsubasa" was a pseudonym Garaki uses, making this {{Subverted}}.{{subverted|Trope}}.



* FightsLikeANormal: His Quirk isn't combat-oriented, so he fights more like his idol, Stain, instead. [[spoiler:This gets {{Downplayed}} by the FinalBattle, as he accepts All For One's [[DealWithTheDevil offer of power]] necessary to increase his combat potential to bolster their forces, turning him into a towering musclebound figure, but in exchange, his mind starts deteriorating from the strain of his new ability. This results in his fighting style turning into simply smashing anything in front of him with pure brute force, leading to Shoji blindsiding him when he focuses on attacking two police officers]].

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* FightsLikeANormal: His Quirk isn't combat-oriented, so he fights more like his idol, Stain, instead. [[spoiler:This gets {{Downplayed}} {{downplayed|Trope}} by the FinalBattle, as he accepts All For One's [[DealWithTheDevil offer of power]] necessary to increase his combat potential to bolster their forces, turning him into a towering musclebound figure, but in exchange, his mind starts deteriorating from the strain of his new ability. This results in his fighting style turning into simply smashing anything in front of him with pure brute force, leading to Shoji blindsiding him when he focuses on attacking two police officers]].



* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: PlayedWith. As he puts his trust and faith in the League, and considers them a case of TrueCompanions despite the fact a lot of them are unstable, unrepentant murderers and fairly selfish, but they do genuinely accept him and his help. On the other hand, he also has a habit of trusting people who don't carry the same sentiment of friendship (Overhaul, Hawks, and Dabi).

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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: PlayedWith.Played with. As he puts his trust and faith in the League, and considers them a case of TrueCompanions despite the fact a lot of them are unstable, unrepentant murderers and fairly selfish, but they do genuinely accept him and his help. On the other hand, he also has a habit of trusting people who don't carry the same sentiment of friendship (Overhaul, Hawks, and Dabi).



* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. The audience is only shown a small glimpse of the killing blow Hawks gives to Twice before the chapter shifts focus to the final clone of himself he made. Instead, we watch the clone rescue Toga and Mr. Compress one last time before melting away, symbolically showcasing Twice's death to the viewer. It's later full-on {{Averted}} pointedly by Dabi, who made sure to stash some of the discarded spy cameras that were being used to monitor Hawks on him before he entered the room, allowing him to catch Twice's death on film and later incorporate it into his preprepared public broadcast revealing the truth of his heritage, acting as a WhamShot to the public seeing Twice's demise at the hands of the number 2 hero as further proof that all heroes, beyond Endevour's own mistakes, are not [[BrokenPedestal the beacons of morality they claim to be.]]]]

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* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. The audience is only shown a small glimpse of the killing blow Hawks gives to Twice before the chapter shifts focus to the final clone of himself he made. Instead, we watch the clone rescue Toga and Mr. Compress one last time before melting away, symbolically showcasing Twice's death to the viewer. It's later full-on {{Averted}} {{averted|Trope}} pointedly by Dabi, who made sure to stash some of the discarded spy cameras that were being used to monitor Hawks on him before he entered the room, allowing him to catch Twice's death on film and later incorporate it into his preprepared public broadcast revealing the truth of his heritage, acting as a WhamShot to the public seeing Twice's demise at the hands of the number 2 hero as further proof that all heroes, beyond Endevour's own mistakes, are not [[BrokenPedestal the beacons of morality they claim to be.]]]]



* UncertainDoom: PlayedWith. He was alive when he was recaptured, but as he's a death row inmate, and the story has gone on for several months after he was recaptured, it's not clear if he's still alive by the present or if his original sentence has been carried out. The ''[[AllThereInTheManual ULTRA ANALYSIS Character Book]]'' confirms that he's still alive and imprisoned in Tartarus awaiting the death penalty. Though it takes until Chapter 297 for his survival to be confirmed in canon, where it quickly becomes relevant as he's one of the inmates to take advantage of Shigaraki's attack on the prison.

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* UncertainDoom: PlayedWith.Played with. He was alive when he was recaptured, but as he's a death row inmate, and the story has gone on for several months after he was recaptured, it's not clear if he's still alive by the present or if his original sentence has been carried out. The ''[[AllThereInTheManual ULTRA ANALYSIS Character Book]]'' confirms that he's still alive and imprisoned in Tartarus awaiting the death penalty. Though it takes until Chapter 297 for his survival to be confirmed in canon, where it quickly becomes relevant as he's one of the inmates to take advantage of Shigaraki's attack on the prison.
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* TheDreaded: After they TookALevelInBadass, the group have become household names and their mere presence is enough to inspire OhCrap reactions from unsuspecting heroes and civilians alike.

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* TheDreaded: After they TookALevelInBadass, the group have become household names HouseholdNames and their mere presence is enough to inspire OhCrap reactions from unsuspecting heroes and civilians alike.
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* CaptureBalls: Mr. Compress has this as a superpower, being able to seal anyone he touches into tiny portable marbles that he can release at will.
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''Villains'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillains Known Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaStain Stain]]] ('''League of Villains''' [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaHimikoToga Himiko Toga]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaArtificialHumans Artificial Humans]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShieHassaikai Shie Hassaikai]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOverhaul Overhaul]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMetaLiberationArmy Meta Liberation Army]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaParanormalLiberationFront Paranormal Liberation Front]])\\

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''Villains'': [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillains Known Villains]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaStain Stain]]] ('''League of Villains''' [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaTomuraShigaraki Tomura Shigaraki]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaDabi Dabi]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaHimikoToga Himiko Toga]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaArtificialHumans Artificial Humans]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShieHassaikai Shie Hassaikai]] [[[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOverhaul Overhaul]]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaMetaLiberationArmy Meta Liberation Army]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaParanormalLiberationFront Paranormal Liberation Front]])\\Front]], [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaVillainArmy Villain Army]])\\
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** [[spoiler:Ironically, this trope becomes {{Inverted}} by the FinalBattle, with the heroes using Monoma's PowerCopying quirk to control Kurogiri's teleportation as a cornerstone of their strategy to outmanoeuvre all the assembled villains under All For One at once, teleporting them to specialised battlefields with heroes prepared specifically to counter their abilities]].

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** [[spoiler:Ironically, this trope becomes {{Inverted}} by the FinalBattle, with the heroes using Monoma's PowerCopying quirk to control Kurogiri's teleportation as a cornerstone of their strategy to outmanoeuvre all the assembled villains under All For One at once, teleporting them to specialised specialized battlefields with heroes prepared specifically to counter their abilities]].



* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:After being captured and imprisoned, Kurogiri becomes plot relevant again in the FinalBattle, when All For One dispatches Spinner to free him from captivity as his Quirk could turn the tide in the villains' favor. A bit later, he saves Aizawa and Present Mic from falling to their deaths and says he’s a protector. What that might mean isn’t yet inown.]]

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* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:After being captured and imprisoned, Kurogiri becomes plot relevant again in the FinalBattle, when All For One dispatches Spinner to free him from captivity as his Quirk could turn the tide in the villains' favor. A bit later, he saves Aizawa and Present Mic from falling to their deaths and says he’s a protector. What that might mean isn’t yet inown.known.]]
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The group has a surprising amount of diversity. Shigaraki and Kurogiri seem to care not one bit about their members' age, gender, impairment, sexual orientation, or gender identity as long as they can get the job done. Twice and Toga are even shown being genuinely angry at Overhaul misgendering Magne (who he killed during their first encounter).

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: The group has a surprising amount of diversity. Shigaraki and Kurogiri seem to care not one bit about their members' age, gender, impairment, sexual orientation, mutation, or gender identity as long as they can get the job done. Twice and Toga are even shown being genuinely angry at Overhaul misgendering Magne (who he killed during their first encounter).
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* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:He takes All For One's offer of more Quirks so he can become a more effective member and help Shigaraki more out of loyalty. He's burned on the deal as All For One has already merged his vestige with Shigaraki and taken control of him and the Quirks drive Spinner insane.]]

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* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:He takes All For One's offer of more Quirks so he can become a more effective member and help Shigaraki more out of loyalty. He's burned on the deal as All For One has already merged his vestige with Shigaraki and taken control of him and the Quirks drive Spinner insane.insane, but he still accomplishes his goal of reviving Kurogiri, triggering a chain of events that lead to Shigaraki overcoming All For One merging with his consciousness.]]
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* AchillesHeel: Just about the one constant factor that limits his otherwise-implacable might is appropriately enough, [[DumbMuscle his intelligence]]. Machia is easily capable of tearing his way out of or through any obstacles like they were made of wet paper, but he never considers doing so himself unless ordered to, meaning he's "confined" by the heroes both before and after the Paranormal Liberation War simply because he didn't receive any orders to break out [[spoiler:and when he ''did'', his restraints lasted all of 5 seconds]]. The heroes initially make some headway in slowing him down during his mad rush to reach Tomura during the war because it didn't occur to him to fight back seriously until after several minutes of slowing his advance, and once he decided to do so, he ''annihilated'' everything between him and his master. Not fighting seriously from the start also gave them the opportunity to drug him with sedatives, which ultimately brought him down at the end of the fighting. [[spoiler:He's easy prey for Shinso's [[CompellingVoice Quirk]] because his BlindObedience means he instantly responds when hears his master's voice, and when Shinso has control over his mind, there's nothing the villains can do to make use of his strength anymore]].

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* AchillesHeel: Just about the one constant factor that limits his otherwise-implacable might is appropriately Appropriately enough, [[DumbMuscle his intelligence]]. Machia is easily capable of tearing his way out of or through any obstacles like they were made of wet paper, but he never considers doing so himself unless ordered to, meaning he's "confined" by the heroes both before and after the Paranormal Liberation War simply because he didn't receive any orders to break out [[spoiler:and when he ''did'', his restraints lasted all of 5 seconds]]. The heroes initially make some headway in slowing him down during his mad rush to reach Tomura during the war because it didn't occur to him to fight back seriously until after several minutes of slowing his advance, seriously, and once he decided to do so, he ''annihilated'' everything between him and his master. Not fighting seriously from the start It also gave them the opportunity to drug him with sedatives, him, which ultimately brought him down at the end of the fighting. [[spoiler:He's easy prey for Shinso's [[CompellingVoice Quirk]] because his BlindObedience means he instantly responds when hears his master's voice, and when Shinso has control over his mind, there's nothing the villains can do to make use of his strength anymore]].voice]].

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Twisted as he may be, Garaki genuinely sees the Nomu as his children and is devastated to see them die. This is especially true of the smaller Nomu, like Mocha and Johnny.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Twisted as he may be, Garaki genuinely sees the Nomu as his children and is devastated to see them die. This is especially true of the smaller Nomu, like Mocha and Johnny. Though it gets flipped right around with the implications that [[spoiler:he had an actual normal grandson named Tsubasa whom [[GruesomeGrandparent he used in his Nomu experiments]], showing that he values his mad science over any blood ties he may possess]].



* ProperlyParanoid: He goes to great lengths to protect his identity; warping Shigaraki and co directly to his lair, refusing to come fully out of the shadows, and establishing that any meeting should be on ''his'' terms on pain of being obliterated by Gigantomachia, although he gave the League devices to contact him in the future. Considering his status as [[BigBad All For One's]] closest supporter, and the fact that his true identity is well known within the public, it's fully justified.

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* ProperlyParanoid: He goes to great lengths to protect his identity; warping Shigaraki and co directly to his lair, refusing to come fully out of the shadows, and establishing that any meeting should be on ''his'' terms on pain of being obliterated by Gigantomachia, although he gave the League devices to contact him in the future. Considering his status as [[BigBad All For One's]] closest supporter, and the fact that his true identity is well known within the public, it's fully justified. At least twice, the fact the heroes didn't know about his existence has been crucial in moving All For One's plans along even when the arch-villain himself was incapacitated.


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* SpannerInTheWorks: Twice over. The fact that the heroes weren't aware of All For one's partner in crime allowed his machinations to proceed unhindered even when All Might defeated him and he was locked within Tartarus. [[spoiler:Before that, he was the one to revive All For One after his fateful loss agaisnt All Might, stealing his corpse from the morgue and flat-out bringing his body BackFromTheDead, meaning he's the reason he was able to continue menacing the present generation of heroes despite All Might's best efforts]]. Tellingly, [[spoiler:once the heroes ''do'' figure him out, it marks the point that the chaotic situation begins to steadily go OffTheRails from the DiabolicalMastermind's plans]].
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* ArcVillain: Of Kota's subplot in the Forest Camp Training arc. While TheBrute in the overall context of the arc, his murder of Kota's parents are why he has a bitter resentment toward heroes.

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* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: Giran never once talks about his private life, and even the character book lists his personal information as "Unknown".

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* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: Giran never once talks about his private life, and even the character book lists his personal information as "Unknown". [[NotSoStoic It’s also hinted at that he isn’t completely unflappable or uncaring of others outside of work.]]



* ObviouslyEvil: Giran's appearance just screams treachery and seedy schemes.

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* NotSoStoic: He's at his most emotional and expressive in the Meta Liberation Army arc.
* ObviouslyEvil: Played with. Giran's appearance just screams treachery and seedy schemes.schemes, but he is surprisingly honest and trustworthy as long as you're in a business relationship with him.


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* TheWorkaholic: He's very dedicated to his job, rejoicing at the idea of increasing his workload and being seen working or discussing work-related matters every time he appears (except during the MLA arc [[BadassInDistress for obvious reasons]]).

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* DemotedToExtra: Despite his return in the Second War, the Heroes focused on Toga and the Near High Ends warped to Okuto Island with Moonfish as the key threats to defeat - instead of him also being a factor. Heck, in regards to Moonfish, he was even treated as just a regular Tartarus escapee, with his League ties not being brought up. [[spoiler: He's eventually defeated at Okuto Island off-screen alongside the High Ends, which is a far cry from the other main League members, even Muscular, being defeated or dying in a significant fashion]].



** [[spoiler: During the Second War, despite still being uncaptured and fighting with Toga and the Near High Ends, Moonfish is again left behind on Okuto Island while Kurogiri only warps Toga out. However, compared to last time, its implied Toga left a few clones of Twice there to at least assist the other Villains at the aquarium, while she leaves to spread more clones amongst the other battlefields. Plus, given the heat of the moment, the decision was likely a heat of the moment move instead of actual dislike towards their teammate]].

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** [[spoiler: During the Second War, despite still being uncaptured and fighting with Toga and the Near High Ends, Moonfish is again left behind on Okuto Island while Kurogiri focuses only warps on warping Toga out. However, compared to last time, its implied Toga left a few clones of Twice there to at least assist the other Villains at the aquarium, while she leaves to spread more clones amongst the other battlefields. Plus, given the heat of the moment, the decision was likely simply be a heat of the moment move instead of than actual dislike towards their teammate]].teammate. Still, it does result in Moonfish's capture, again]].
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* AbandonmentInducedAnimosity: [[spoiler:All For One was very much mistaken when he belived that Gigantomachia would continue to serve him faithfully even in spite of being abandoned and left imprisoned for months]].

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* AbandonmentInducedAnimosity: [[spoiler:All For One was very much mistaken when he belived believed that Gigantomachia would continue to serve him faithfully even in spite of being abandoned and left imprisoned for months]].
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* {{Expy}}: Of Eddie Brock/Venom from ComicBook/MarvelComics. Like Venom, both are muscular and blond in their normal form before getting organic armor that increases their size while having similar powers to the main hero. Notably, one of the few things outside pure physical strength that manages to give him trouble is [[MakeSomeNoise powerful sonic vibrations]], which is one of the symbiotes AchillesHeel, yet he's also able to fight through it much like how Venom developed a resistance to sonic attacks. To further this comparison, the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bokunoheroacademia/images/7/79/Volume_9.png/revision/latest?cb=20180827092328 cover for Volume 9]] of the manga is a reference to ''Ultimate Spider-Man: Venom'' issue #1's cover, with Muscular in Venom's position opposed to Midoriya's Spider-Man.

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* {{Expy}}: Of Eddie Brock/Venom from ComicBook/MarvelComics.''ComicBook/SpiderMan''. Like Venom, both are muscular and blond in their normal form before getting organic armor that increases their size while having similar powers to the main hero. Notably, one of the few things outside pure physical strength that manages to give him trouble is [[MakeSomeNoise powerful sonic vibrations]], which is one of the symbiotes AchillesHeel, yet he's also able to fight through it much like how Venom developed a resistance to sonic attacks. To further this comparison, the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bokunoheroacademia/images/7/79/Volume_9.png/revision/latest?cb=20180827092328 cover for Volume 9]] of the manga is a reference to ''Ultimate Spider-Man: the [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71SmHx5-m4L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg cover]] of the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan: Venom'' issue #1's cover, comic collection, with Muscular in Venom's position opposed to Midoriya's Spider-Man.
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* TheAce: A superb underground broker who has managed to evade authorities for several decades.


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* MysteriousPast: All that is known about his past is that someone he affectionately refers to as "the old man" took him under his wing when he was an upstart.
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Cloning Blues renamed to Clone Angst as per TRS, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.


* CloningBlues: He once created an entire team of clones to do his bidding. However, each of the clones thought of themselves as the real one and they all disliked being ordered around, which led them to attack each other until only one remained. The remaining Twice may or may not be the original, and the entire experience has permanently traumatized him. [[spoiler:When he eventually realizes that he ''is'' the real Jin Bubaigawara, he starts getting better, though his mental issues aren't completely solved after that.]]

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* CloningBlues: CloneAngst: He once created an entire team of clones to do his bidding. However, each of the clones thought of themselves as the real one and they all disliked being ordered around, which led them to attack each other until only one remained. The remaining Twice may or may not be the original, and the entire experience has permanently traumatized him. [[spoiler:When he eventually realizes that he ''is'' the real Jin Bubaigawara, he starts getting better, though his mental issues aren't completely solved after that.]]



* IdentityBreakdown: Part of his backstory and the reason why he's a bit...off now, since he used to be a fairly normal (if lonely) man who fell on hard times. He used his Quirk to duplicate himself many times over, but then each clone [[CloningBlues became convinced they were the real one and started attacking each other]]. The Twice we see isn't sure if [[AmbiguousCloneEnding he's the original one or just a clone]]; the experience deeply traumatized him and gave him [[SplitPersonality multiple voices in his head]] and prone to SuddenlyShouting.

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* IdentityBreakdown: Part of his backstory and the reason why he's a bit...off now, since he used to be a fairly normal (if lonely) man who fell on hard times. He used his Quirk to duplicate himself many times over, but then each clone [[CloningBlues [[CloneAngst became convinced they were the real one and started attacking each other]]. The Twice we see isn't sure if [[AmbiguousCloneEnding he's the original one or just a clone]]; the experience deeply traumatized him and gave him [[SplitPersonality multiple voices in his head]] and prone to SuddenlyShouting.

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* TheBarnum: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. He's based on the Japanese equivalent of this trope, but is actually a perfectly honest (though morally ambiguous at best) businessman.



* FriendlessBackground: Despite having his contacts to many criminals and black market, he doesn't really have any friendships, hence why he says to Re-Destro nobody will care if he's kidnapped or killed. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] however, since someone actually showed up to save him - Twice, being his [[OnlyFriend perhaps only true friend.]]

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* FriendlessBackground: Despite having his contacts to many criminals and black market, he doesn't really have any friendships, hence why he says to Re-Destro nobody will care if he's kidnapped or killed. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] Subverted however, since someone actually showed up to save him - Twice, being his [[OnlyFriend perhaps only true friend.]]
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* AbandonedInducedAnimosity: [[spoiler:All For One was very much mistaken when he belived that Gigantomachia would continue to serve him faithfully even in spite of being abandoned and left imprisoned for months]].

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* AbandonedInducedAnimosity: AbandonmentInducedAnimosity: [[spoiler:All For One was very much mistaken when he belived that Gigantomachia would continue to serve him faithfully even in spite of being abandoned and left imprisoned for months]].
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* AbandonedInducedAnimosity: [[spoiler:All For One was very much mistaken when he belived that Gigantomachia would continue to serve him faithfully even in spite of being abandoned and left imprisoned for months]].
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* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's a Nomu. Given he's been around since the League made its debut, and in fact has been in charge of caring for Shigaraki for years, the implication is that he's the first one All For One ever made. As he's got multiple Quirk factors mixed into him to make up his Warping Quirk, yet still holds a human-level intellect, he very much counts for this, though he doesn't have multiple Quirks, and his psyche seems to have limitations, too.]]

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* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's a Nomu. Given he's been around since the League made its debut, and in fact has been in charge of caring for Shigaraki for years, the implication is that he's the first one All For One ever made. As he's got multiple Quirk factors mixed into him to make up his Warping Warp Gate Quirk, yet still holds a human-level intellect, he very much counts for this, though he doesn't have multiple Quirks, and his psyche seems to have limitations, too.]]
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* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:After being captured and imprisoned, Kurogiri becomes plot relevant again in the FinalBattle, when All For One dispatches Spinner to free him from captivity as his Quirk could turn the tide in the villains' favor.]]

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* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:After being captured and imprisoned, Kurogiri becomes plot relevant again in the FinalBattle, when All For One dispatches Spinner to free him from captivity as his Quirk could turn the tide in the villains' favor. A bit later, he saves Aizawa and Present Mic from falling to their deaths and says he’s a protector. What that might mean isn’t yet inown.]]
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* LadyLooksLikeADude: She wears male clothing and has some chin stubble. It can be presumed that being a villain makes it hard to undergo a full transition.

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* LadyLooksLikeADude: She wears male clothing Magne dresses in masculine clothing, is tall and muscular, and has some chin stubble. It can be presumed Overhaul mistakenly calls her a "him" at one point, which [[EvenEvilHasStandards infuriates Twice]]. This is {{Justified|Trope}} in that being she's transgender and a villain makes wanted criminal, which would make it hard difficult for her to undergo a full medical transition.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: A tragic example, and its more like '''isn't capable'' of thinking this through'. [[spoiler:His [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity lowered mental functions]] as a result of accepting a DealWithTheDevil with All For One turns him into an almost-mindless DumbMuscle brute who powers through every obstacle that stands between him and Kurogiri. This includes the unarmed and defenceless doctors and nurses who HoldTheLine in an effort to prevent further bloodshed, and because his mind is so far gone, Spinner doesn't even process that he's ripped his way through them right in front of his [[BrokenPedestal horrified follower's eyes]] until several minutes have passed and he realises that he's been running alone for sometime now]].

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: A tragic example, and its more like '''isn't capable'' of thinking this through'. [[spoiler:His [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity lowered mental functions]] as a result of accepting a DealWithTheDevil with All For One turns him into an almost-mindless DumbMuscle brute who powers through every obstacle that stands between him and Kurogiri. This includes the unarmed and defenceless doctors and nurses who HoldTheLine in an effort to prevent further bloodshed, and because his mind is so far gone, Spinner doesn't even process that he's ripped his way through them right in front of his [[BrokenPedestal horrified follower's eyes]] until several minutes have passed and he realises that he's been running alone for sometime some time now]].
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* ThinkingUpPortals: His Quirk. What goes into one dark portal goes out of another. Unlike ''Portal'', he can create multiple warp points and even suddenly dissipate a warp mid-use with fatal effect.

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* ThinkingUpPortals: His Quirk. What goes into one dark portal goes out of another. Unlike ''Portal'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', he can create multiple warp points and even suddenly dissipate a warp mid-use with fatal effect.

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