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Izuku Midoriya (Japanese: 緑谷 出久, Hepburn: Midoriya Izuku), also known by his hero name Deku (Japanese: デク), is a superhero and the main protagonist of the manga series My Hero Academia, created by Kōhei Horikoshi. In the series, he is a nerdy and ambitious high schooler misfit and the 9th (and current) holder of "One For All" (ワン・フォー・オール, Wan Fō Ōru), a superpower which combines eight different individual superpowers, or "Quirks", together and creates powerful bursts of energy, and also has the unique ability to be passed off to other people.[1]

Izuku Midoriya
My Hero Academia character
Deku as pictured from the Cover of My Hero Academia, Volume 13
First appearance	My Hero Academia #1, "Izuku Midoriya: Origin", July 7, 2014
Created by	Kōhei Horikoshi
Portrayed by	Shin Tamura (musical)
Voiced by	Japanese: Daiki Yamashita Akeno Watanabe (young; anime) Yuna Taniguchi (young; vomic) English: Justin Briner Lara Woodhull (young)
In-universe information
Alias	Deku
Species	Human
Occupation	Student at UA High School
Family	Inko Midoriya (Mother) Hisashi Midoriya (Father)
Nationality	Japanese
Quirk	One for All

Initially born without a "quirk" to call his own, Izuku nevertheless grew up with aspirations to become a superhero in his own right. Nicknamed "Deku" by childhood classmate and middle school bully - Katsuki Bakugo, Izuku would later save him from a villain, in turn winning over the interest of All Might, Izuku's childhood idol and #1 hero, who in turn passes down his sacred One For All quirk to him. After being accepted into U.A. High School, Izuku's classmate Ochaco Uraraka inspires him to embrace his nickname and use it as his hero name.

In the anime adaptation of the manga, Izuku is voiced by Daiki Yamashita in Japanese and by Justin Briner in English. Izuku has received praise by critics for his character development and personality and has also made consistent appearances in popularity polls related to the series.

Conception and creation

Izuku Midoriya was initially created as Jack Midoriya (Japanese: 緑谷 ジャック, Hepburn: Midoriya Jakku), an ill salaryman working for a superhero supply company. This prototype appears only in a 2008 one-shot comic written by Horikoshi called My Hero.[2] He was later changed to a high-school student for My Hero Academia (with the chronic illness repurposed for All Might's character), however, his character remains largely unchanged.[3] This prototype for My Hero Academia's main protagonist was Mikumo Akatani (Japanese: 赤谷 海雲, Hepburn: Akatani Mikumo), a black-haired Quirkless boy who would have utilized gadgets to become a hero. Horikoshi revised the design of Akatani's character, as he was especially dissatisfied with the hair and shortened it for Midoriya. Initially the protagonist was to remain Quirkless. Horikoshi changed the direction of Midoriya's character by adding his acquisition of One For All, due to suggestions from editors that argued that a powerless main protagonist would be overshadowed by other superpowered characters.[4]

Appearances

In My Hero Academia

Izuku is first seen in My Hero Academia as a 4-year-old boy about to be beaten up by three other classmates, one of them being Katsuki "Kacchan" Bakugo, who has the ability to create explosions. Izuku was born without any unique superpower, or "Quirk", to call his own unlike his parents and 80% of the world's population. Despite this setback, he grew up with aspirations to be a hero in his own right and began to idolize the superhero All Might. Izuku was raised primarily by his mother Inko, who has the ability to make small objects float towards herself. His father, Hisashi, whose quirk allows him to breathe fire, is not seen due to him working abroad in the United States. Throughout his childhood and into his teen years, Izuku would often be bullied by Katsuki, who would give him the nickname "Deku" (an alternate Kun'yomi reading of his given name's kanji that is homophonous with 木偶, meaning "useless person; good for nothing"; treated as a clipped compound of "Defenseless Izuku" in English translations) to mock his perceived worthlessness by superhero society.

Ten years later, Izuku has a chance encounter with Toshinori Yagi, otherwise known as All Might, and asks him if he too could be a hero, even though he possesses no Quirk. All Might, after he ends up revealing his true appearance, tells him in response to dream more realistically and to consider becoming a police officer. Later, when an unnamed villain with mud-like liquid abilities attacks Katsuki, Izuku without proper thought, runs up to try and save him, which in turn gives the worn-out All Might (who can only do hero work for a limited time a day due to a fight with All for One that destroyed half of his respiratory system) the proper motivation to finish off the villain.[5]

Later, an impressed All Might meets up with Izuku and tells him that he wants him to inherit his quirk "One for All". Izuku accepts the offer and after ten months of training by All Might in order to prove his worth (in that time, Izuku turns 15), he is forced to eat a strand of hair from All Might in order to obtain One for All, just hours prior to the UA entrance exam. Izuku first uses One for All during the practical part of the exam to save fellow competitor Ochaco Uraraka from being squashed by falling rubble. In turn, she demands Izuku get some of her points for the practical, not knowing that by saving her, Izuku had passed the exam. In honor of his acceptance, his mother Inko fabricates him his very own super-suit, a teal-colored suit based on a sketch Izuku once drew. Izuku is placed in a class with Katsuki and Ochaco, the latter of whom inspires him to embrace "Deku" as his hero name due to sounding similar to "dekiru" (出来る), which roughly translates to "you can do it."

Throughout the course of the series, Izuku becomes an encouraging influence to his classmates, such as allowing class prodigy Shoto Todoroki[6] to let go of traumas that prevented him from using his powers to its fullest potential, helping Ochaco Uraraka win the hero vs villain exercise, teaching Fumikage Tokoyami how to use his Quirk for defense purposes and helping Kyoka Jiro organize her notes for the school festival. After nearly a year of school activities and internships, some of which are intercepted by villain attacks, Izuku learns that All for One's apprentice Tomura Shigaraki has become powerful enough to steal One for All.[7] Due to this, Izuku decides to leave U.A. so he can combat Shigaraki and his army of villains without endangering his classmates, who he had informed about his leave. Prior to leaving, he informs his classmates and several of the top heroes about One for All, the latter of whom assist him in hunting down the villains.[8][9] His classmates tracked him down and were able to bring him back to U.A. successfully, while reminding him about how helpful he was to his class and why they see him as a friend, as well as Katsuki apologizing for his bullying attitude to Midoriya.

In other media

Izuku plays central roles in the movies My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising and My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission. He also appears in the spinoff light novel series My Hero Academia: School Briefs, as well as the comic parody My Hero Academia: Smash!!, which depicts My Hero Academia's events in a more comedic manner.[10]

Izuku appears as a playable character in the video games My Hero Academia: Battle for All, My Hero One's Justice, and My Hero One's Justice 2.[11] He also appears as a playable character in the video game Jump Force[12][13] along with All Might, Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo. He’ll also be appearing in a set event in Pixel Gun 3D, but is named “Quirky Boy”, alongside two of his own weapons, the Double Quirk, and the Grenade Quirk.

Powers and abilities

Izuku's quirk, One For All, can stockpile one's power, increasing the user's physical capabilities and being transferred from one person to another. Since this quirk can be passed down from user to user, the different quirks of the previous One For All holders also become embedded into One For All as well. These powers are:

• Transmission, the meta ability formerly held by the second user. This allows the user to shift the speed of himself, and anything he touches.
• Fa Jin, the quirk formerly held by the third user. This enables the user to build up and store kinetic energy as they move, this energy can then be released as an explosive burst of speed and power.[14]
• Danger Sense, the quirk formerly held by Hikage Shinomori, the fourth user. This enables the user to detect nearby threats.[15]
• Blackwhip, the quirk formerly held by Daigoro Banjo, the fifth user. This enables the user to use streams of black energy in order to grab objects and capture enemies.[16]
• Smokescreen, the quirk formerly held by En, the sixth user. This enables the user to create thick clouds of smoke, hindering vision.[17]
• Float, the quirk formerly held by Nana Shimura, the seventh user. This enables the user to levitate.[18]

Reception

Popularity

In a 2018 My Hero Academia character popularity poll by Crunchyroll, Izuku tallied up in first place with 11,429 votes.[19] In the yearly Japanese My Hero Academia popularity polls, Izuku commonly ranks second place behind Katsuki Bakugou, although he has placed first in the first ever poll with 2,314 votes, and third in the fourth poll with 8,301 tallied votes.[20][21] In Tumblr's top anime and manga characters of 2020, Izuku ranked first.[22]

Critical response

Izuku's character has received positive reviews from critics. Nick Creamer of Anime News Network called Izuku a "very likeable character" and noting that "he's joined by a rich cast of teachers and classmates who all add their own personality(...)."[23] While discussing his frequent appearances on My Hero Academia popularity polls, Nerissa Rupnarine of CBR wrote that Midoriya stands out on his own despite following some common shōnen tropes, adding that Izuku's character development "(...) is truly admirable and captivating to watch."[24] In his review for the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising movie, Teo Bugbee of The New York Times mentioned how Izuku's tenderness "[added] to the film's surprisingly emotional potency."[25]

Accolades

At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Izuku won the Hero of the Year award in 2017 and 2018.[26][27] He also won the award for Best Boy in 2019,[28] and Best Fight Scene with Overhaul in 2021.[29]

Notes

References

На других языках

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- [en] Izuku Midoriya

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[es] Izuku Midoriya

Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久, Midoriya Izuku?) es un personaje ficticio del manga My Hero Academia, creado por Kōhei Horikoshi. Izuku también aparece en la adaptación anime del manga y en las películas My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018), My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019) y My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission (2021).

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[fr] Izuku Midoriya

Izuku Midoriya (緑谷出久?), alias Deku (デク?), est le personnage principal du manga My Hero Academia.

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