U.A. High School Students: Class 1-A (1-10, 11-20, Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, Ochaco Uraraka) | Class 1-B | Students From Other Classes
Pro Heroes: School Faculty and Staff (Shota Aizawa | All Might) | Other Heroes (Endeavor) | One For All and Its Torch Bearers
Villains: Known Villains [Stain] (League of Villains [All For One, Tomura Shigaraki, Dabi, Himiko Toga, Vanguard Action Squad, Artificial Humans], Shie Hassaikai [Overhaul], Meta Liberation Army, Paranormal Liberation Front, Villain Army)
Others: Police and Government Workers | Civilians (Main Characters' Families) | Other High Schools
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Vigilantes: Main Characters | Villain Factory | Supporting Characters
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Police Force
Naomasa Tsukauchi
Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi
Voiced by: Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Japanese), Alejandro Saab (English)
Debut: Chapter 21 (Manga), Episode 13 (Anime)
A police officer who's a longtime friend of All Might, and one of the few people outside of the U.A. staff who knows All Might's secret. He aids U.A. in investigating the origins and nature of the League of Villains. He's sometimes accompanied by a cat-faced man named Sansa. Vigilantes introduces his sister, Makoto.
- Accidental Discovery: He finds out that All Might is weakened completely because of All Might's own clumsiness and inability to not save the day, leaving the conversation whenever he hears anything, which includes purse snatching, a steel beam falling, a giant robot attack and a cat stuck on a tree.
- Ascended Extra: In My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, he goes from a fairly minor character to a major secondary character that appears every other chapter with exposition about the drug case that is the center of the plot.
- Batman Gambit: Fooling the League of Villains into thinking that there are zero leads in the Bakugo kidnapping case via the U.A. press conference while he, the police, and the heroes mobilize themselves towards their hideout.
- By-the-Book Cop: Very much adheres to the letter of the law and proper procedure, which is why he looks down on the Naruhata vigilantes in Vigilantes. It's also a common source of friction between him and his sister, who's much more cavalier about challenging the rules. He eventually decides to arrest Koichi, declaring that he's let the Naruhata vigilantes do as they've pleased for long enough.
- The Commissioner Gordon: He is a vital ally of All Might, supplying him with information about investigations. Vigilantes reveals that he is also the one taking care of the paperwork for All Might's unauthorized random hero acts to make sure All Might is kept on the up and up.
- Mr. Exposition: Most background info about investigated or captured villains tend to come from him.
- Nice Guy: He's generally very amiable and pleasant, which is why he gets along so well with All Might.
- Non-Action Guy:
- His overall role is mostly investigative, leaving the actual fighting for All Might and other heroes.
- In Vigilantes, he demonstrates himself to be an excellent shot and good tactician, able to take down a speedster by shooting him during the cooldown time of his Quirk. It still somewhat counts, however, as it becomes apparent that he doesn't carry nearly enough firepower to take down even a moderately durable Quirk user.
- Secret-Keeper: To All Might, as he's one of the few people who knew that All Might turns scrawny when his Quirk's power runs out, though he found that out as a complete accident. He's also one of the only people outside U.A. to know about that.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: In Vigilantes, despite appearances to the contrary, he knew the identities of both the Crawler and PopâStep. Neither of them knew this, and he doesn't act on that information until PopâStep gets labeled a villain.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Late in Vigilantes, he not only becomes more adamantly anti-vigilante than before around the time he gets a warrant for Koichi's arrest but also ends up being more abrasive and uncompromising about the issue. Midnight chides him for his poor handling of the discussion with Soga and the others guarding Pop Step's hospital room, saying his attitude makes him a poor negotiator.
Kenji Tsuragamae
Chief Kenji Tsuragamae
Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (Japanese), Chris Guerrero (English)
Debut: Chapter 56 (Manga), Episode 31 (Anime)
Quirk: Unknown, presumably dog related.
Hosu's dog-faced chief of police.
- Ambiguously Human: Despite his appearance, he's apparently human.
- Armor-Piercing Response: He knows where he stands when Todoroki starts to object about why they should be punished for using their powers on Stain:Todoroki: If Iida hadn't stepped in, Native would've been murdered, and if not for Midoriya, both of them would've been killed. No one else even knew the Hero Killer was in Hosu, are you saying we should've stood by and watch people die?!
Kenji: So it's OK to break the law as long it goes your way? - Badass in a Nice Suit: He wears a pretty fancy black one when he comes to the hospital.
- Bearer of Bad News: Kenji is bound by duty to tell all the students how the police officially interpret their actions. Todoroki doesn't read between the lines and assumes he's chewing them out and they are going to be punished for a situation out of their control that required them to sidestep the law for the greater good. This display of shooting the messenger makes Kenji remark how he's still an egg as a hero since he hasn't come to learn when people pass along others' opinions as to their voice box because their duties require them to.
- By-the-Book Cop: One of the first things he does is making a speech about the importance of following Quirk regulation laws in regards to the good of society.
- Da Chief: He's the head of Hosu's police.
- Expy: Of McGruff, the Crime Dog.
- Large and in Charge: He's the chief of police, and appears to be an exceptionally tall and heavily built man.
- Non-Human Head: He is a dog, at least from the neck and up.
- Non-Standard Character Design: He is drawn with a hyper-realistic dog head. This is more prevalent in the manga, where the shading is very intricate around all the folds of his snout and his eyes have a lot of deep details etched into them.
- Policeman Dog: His Quirk gives him the head of a beagle, matching his role as the chief of police.
- Pungeon Master: One English translation gives him dialogue peppered with dog puns. In the Japanese/English dialogue, he ends his sentences with "wan"/"woof".
- Reasonable Authority Figure: He is willing to not officially disclose the Hosu Incident in order to avoid punishing Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki for their irresponsible, but heroic deed.
- Sincerity Mode: He starts his conversation with Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki with the official opinion of the police, but then gives them his personal thanks. He also apologizes that they won't get credit as a trade-off for remaining in the clear with the law, but at the very least, they have his private thanks.
- To Be Lawful or Good: While he does get into an argument with Todoroki over this, he's still flexible enough in his morals to give the students a chance to avoid being punished for breaking the law.
- Verbal Tic: Constantly says "woof" with most of his sentences.
Hero Public Safety Commission
A law enforcement agency that is responsible for managing the interactions between heroes and society as a whole and for investigating the most dangerous cases of criminality. In General
- Asshole Victim: Twofold:
- At the end of the Paranormal Liberation War, the HPSC has essentially shut down due to the injuries and/or deaths of many of the Commission's top figures. Given all the dubious actions the Commission has done, it's safe to say that they got what they deserved.
- The previous president before the current one employed Lady Nagant as an assassin to get rid of a few "stains" in society such as terrorists or corrupt heroes, and in the worst case, protesters. When all that became too much for her and she tried to resign, the previous president gave an implied threat that she might be the next to be eliminated. She gunned him down in response.
- Corrupt Politician: The higher-ranking members seemed more concerned with maintaining the status quo, going so far as to have Lady Nagant assassinate any potential threats to hero society even before they actually commit crimes, depriving them of due process or the right to a fair trial.
- Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: All the Commission wants is to maintain law and order in Japan, but the methods they go through to maintain order are dubious at best. At worst they resort to assassinating anyone who threatens to disrupt the peace. It's even implied that they ordered the deaths of measly protesters.
- Oddly Small Organization: The Commission is apparently understaffed, according to Mera.
- Resignations Not Accepted: Implied. When Lady Nagant hinted at not wanting to be the Safety Commission's hitman anymore, the previous president remarked that she "knew what would happen if she resigned". So she turned in her resignation with a bullet right through the president.
- Utopia Justifies the Means: They certainly believe this. Lady Nagant eventually disagreed.
President
Unknown
Voiced by: Sayaka Kinoshita (Japanese), Meli Grant (English)
Debut: Chapter 185 (Manga), Episode 87 (Anime)
Quirk: Unknown
The current head of the Hero Public Safety Commission.
- Corrupt Politician: Possible, given what the Commission did under her predecessor, which she bore witness to, and there's no evidence she did anything to correct the Commission's flaws. Horikoshi confirmed the then-new president chose to lock up Lady Nagant to make an example of and zeroed in on Keigo Takami as something the Commission can use to fulfill his duties his whole life.
- Flat Character: She barely has any characterization. She doesn't even have a name.
- Minor Major Character: She's the highest ranking public figure seen in the series. Despite this, she has very little to do with the day to day activities of the heroes at U.A.
- Rank Up: She was originally the vice-president before Lady Nagant killed her predecessor.
- Uncertain Doom: After the war, she was seen wounded from Re-Destro's attack on the commission, but whether she survived is unknown. The anime actually confirms her death.
Yokumiru Mera
Yokumiru Mera
Voiced by: Masami Iwasaki (Japanese), Kenny Green (English)
Debut: Chapter 103 (Manga), Episode 53 (Anime)
Quirk: Unknown
A member of the Hero Public Safety Commission. He oversees the provisional hero license exam. Hasn't slept well for a while due to loads of work.
- Ambiguous Situation: It's unknown just how much of the Hero Public Safety Commission's corruption he's aware of, or if he's part of the corruption.
- Exhausted Eye Bags: Due to being overworked and a general lack of sleep.
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]: He doesn't even bother to come up with a name for the fictional city the exam takes place in, just referring it as "Insert Name Here".
- The Insomniac: His job is very demanding. Due to the Hero Public Safety Commission being understaffed, he doesn't have time to sleep, which he complains about a lot.
- Mr. Exposition: Explanations about the workings of the provisional hero license exam are given by him.
- Overworked Sleep: Mera is barely able to stay awake as he handles his duties, and is liable to conk out if nothing interesting happens to keep him up and at 'em. Case in point: as much as he wants to proctor the license exams, eventually his exhaustion sets in and he just wants to go to sleep, impatiently pleading for the examinees to hurry along through the first round elimination process... but he's then snapped firmly awake by Yoarashi knocking out hundreds of people at once.
- Punny Name: In Japanese, "yoku miro" means "take a good look"; Yokumiru Mera's job is to oversee the provisional hero license exams, which requires plenty of attention.
- Seriously Scruffy: His overall appearance is quite sloppy.
- Uncertain Doom: He was at the Hero Public Safety Commission HQ during Re-Destro's attack and is seen trying to help the wounded President, but it's unknown if he escaped or was killed. A line in Chapter 344 reveals he survived.
- You Are in Command Now: Chapter 344 reveals that he's acting as President of the Commission, having given Shinso, who hasn't earned his provisional hero license, permission to act during the final battle.
Hawks
The 2nd highest-ranked hero in Japan, a young man who works with the Hero Public Safety Commission to be a spy for the League of Villains.
- See his page here.
Lady Nagant
A former member of the Hero Public Safety Commission who became a villain, and joined All For One after being set free from Tartarus.
- See her page here.
Tartarus
The Prison
Debut: Chapter 94 (Manga), Episode 50 (Anime)
Special Prison For Villain Criminals, also known as Tartarus is a prison extremely distanced from civilization where extremely dangerous villains are imprisoned and interrogated under the highest security standards possible.
- The Alcatraz: This place is a maximum security prison, created to contain the most dangerous and powerful villains on Japan.
- "It" Is Dehumanizing: The head guard of the security doesn't consider any of the prisoners human. Maybe that's the case for monsters like Muscular and Moonfish, but not so much for people like Lady Nagant.
- Meaningful Name: In Greek mythology, Tartarus is a dungeon realm in bottom of the Greek underworld where the worst beings (like the Titans) are forever kept to be tortured for their evil deeds. Fitting, it also served as a contaiment lair that kept All For One, who considers himself as a God of Evil.
- Trash the Set: The prison is completely destroyed during the prisoners breakout by the end of the Paranormal Liberation War Arc.
Gyges and Briaeros
Gyges and Briaeros
Gyges' voiced by: YĆ«ki Onodera (Japanese), Taylor Harris (English)
Briaeros' voiced by: Yasuhiro Mamiya (Japanese), Anthony DiMascio (English)
Debut: Chapter 297 (Manga), Episode 128 (Anime)
Quirks: Unnamed Multi-Arms Quirks
Gyges
Briaeros
The guards responsible for the Bronze Gate security.- BFG: Each of them port a rotating machine-gun.
- Horned Humanoid: They have goat-like horns sprouting from their heads.
- Meaningful Name: Gyges and Briareos are named after Greek mythology's Hecatoncheires, giants with fifty heads and one hundred arms.
- Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Both of them have multiple arms. Gyges has six arms, Briaeros has ten.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: They're both killed during their debut.
Other
Help Us Company
Debut: Chapter 107 (Manga), Episode 57 (Anime)
Quirks: Unknown
An organisation of trained actors whose role is to get themselves into danger to simulate rescuing civilians for the provisional hero license exam. They also assess the examinees first-hand by adding or deducting points from them depending on their actions.- Damsel in Distress: They are a company of professional damsels, whose job is to judge an aspiring hero's ability in crisis control and lifesaving techniques.
- Kensington Gore: After the fake city used in the first half of the exam gets obliterated, the actors emerge from it with very prominent wounds, only for one to show the horrified students a bottle of fake blood on camera to reassure them that they're all right.
- Miniature Senior Citizens: Played for laughs with the elderly actors dressed as babies wearing masks.
- Older Than They Look: All of the actors are adults, but a majority are assigned child roles ranging from young adults playing ten-year-olds to elderly actors playing babies.
- What the Hell, Hero?: One actor spends a good amount of time breaking character and chewing out Midoriya for increasing panic in an already terrible situation by yelling "this looks bad!". This hammers home to Midoriya that that's why All Might is always smiling and laughing when helping people, because they need to be assured that now that help has arrived, everything is going to be fine.
Cassie's Squadron
Quirks: Unknown
Aircraft pilots working with Cassie Bates, a.k.a. Star and Stripe, who followed her to Japan to try and defeat Tomura Shigaraki, albeit against orders from the USA.- America Saves the Day: Downplayed, as they weren't officially sent by the US to fight in Japan but followed Star as her support. After her death, they're the only American support actively working in Japan until they get shot down by All For One in Chapter 403.
- Bait-and-Switch: During Midoriya's flight, he sees several flying shapes heading towards him, which are framed to be threats sent by All For One to stop him, but they're actually there to help.
- Big Damn Heroes: In Chapter 367, they arrive to help Midoriya get to the floating U.A. High faster.
- Chekhov's Gunman: When it's revealed that U.A. High was converted into a Floating Island, a few aircraft can be seen flying around it, but all of them mysteriously disappear partway during the fight against Shigaraki. Chapter 367 reveals that they were the aircraft assigned to patrol the outside, but left to go support Midoriya.
- Cool Plane: All of them pilot what resemble B-2 Spirits all armed with mini Wave Motion Guns.
- Fights Like a Normal: Although their Quirks are unknown, they focus on using their aircraft weaponry so Star can manipulate them.
- Sacrificial Lamb: They're all shot down by All For One in Chapter 403.
- Undying Loyalty: They're willing to break rules and orders to follow Star to Japan, and even after her death, they stick around in Japan to help the heroes.
