"Perseverance, Hard Work, and a Full Stomach - Those are the main ingredients for me, "Cooking Hero Jr."!"Name: Yōhō-ka Konchū
Age: 16
Appearance: Standing at 8' and weighing just shy of 470 pounds, Konchu is a truly monstrous individual, and this isn't even looking at his appearance. He has dozens of holes around his body that are all connected, where countless insects reside. Konchu is also wider than normal, in order to provide more areas for his holes. He also has 4 long antennae, but these are completely cosmetic and serve no purpose. He is very muscular, and several portions of his body are covered in chitin, but this does not provide any armor or effect (other than being creepy looking...). Pictured is him in his (planned) hero uniform, which makes him not only taller and wider, but allows him to store excess insects and is pretty durable armor. As expected, it makes him much slower, making him a bad match up against faster opponents and nigh-useless in a chase. Not pictured is his apron and chef hat, which he wears to mimic the Cooking Hero, Lunch-Rush. Outside of his uniform, he is significantly slimmer and looks more humanoid, besides several insect features and the many holes across his body.
Konchu also uses these holes to hold many items of his, including, but not limited to: His phone, his wallet, pepper spray, threads of spider silk, and many snacks. Occasionally, he makes his insects drag them out for him rather than reach for them himself.
Personality: A hard worker and foodie above all else, Konchu works hard to accomplish his dreams - owning a dine-in barbecue/burger joint! However, this is only one of his dreams - his other being to help as many as people as possible. To this effect, he wishes to become a hero - not only to help those in need, but to also gain a reputation as "Cooking Hero Jr." and make his future business venture a success. He is a hard worker, and constantly strives to improve himself and grow better than he was a little bit ago - self-improvement is his philosophy! As expected of someone with dreams like this, Konchu loves cooking more than nearly anything else - just giving another person a good meal brings a tear to his eyes. Unfortunately, not many people are willing to try his food - apparently, being infested with bugs make others less willing to try your meals. By becoming a well-respected hero, Konchu hopes people will stop this prejudice against him.
Konchu strives hard to make people happy, and believes that a good meal is the fastest way to cheer someone up - but should a meal prove ineffective, Konchu will go to extreme lengths to help those he considers friends (i.e. nearly everybody he knows). He is friendly, will always try to cooperate with others, and will stand up against others in order to protect those who can't protect themselves. An extremely easy way to get him to like you would be to compliment his cooking - he's always willing to make someone a meal if they ask! Unfortunately, his large stature and monstrous appearance makes him nervous of intimidating others, and Konchu is constantly worried he is unpopular because of it.
Konchu was raised to always be kind to everyone - no matter who they were or what they believed in. As such, he goes to large lengths in order to help others, and is always willing to cooperate and compromise to help another. Even against people hostile towards hime, Konchu always tries to be diplomatic and peaceful, but this rarely has worked in the past.
Despite his kind nature and creativity in the kitchen, Konchu is far from the sharpest knife in the drawer - His entire life he could never get good grades, a source of constant shame for him. Konchu desperately tries to hide his low intelligence from others, afraid that they would insult him. This is arguably his largest source of discomfort - no matter how hard he works to improve it, his grades never seem to rise.
Overall, he has horrible Intelligence, mediocre Charm and Creativity, Decent Bravery, and Excellent Cooperativeness.
History: Born in the city of Osaka, Konchu was raised by a mother and father team who owned their own business - a small, family-owned traditional diner! Their, they sold traditional Osakan cuisine (at an affordable price, I might add!). His mother and father were kind parents, and raised him with love and care in mind - no matter what he did, they always gave him their full support. They gave him singing lessons, helped him practice drawing, and were always willing to lend a hand with his preschool studies - it rarely helped, but the thought was appreciated. Unfortunately, things changed at the age of 4.
Konchu's quirk manifested itself later than most - he was nearly 4 and a half when it did manifest itself. He grew a foot taller, and many holes lined his body - he was nearly sent to the emergency room since he didn't know how to control his quirk, and he quickly ran out of energy. Luckily, his mother's father, whom the quirk originated from, helped Konchu properly learn how to control it, saving his life. Unfortunately, having a child that spewed out bugs as a quirk wasn't really good for business in a restaurant - the family diner, which his parents had worked so hard to maintain, quickly went under when news about Konchu's quirk started going around. Eventually, the couple was unable to support the failing establishment, and they sold it to a fast food chain.
Despite losing their dream, his parents quickly bounced back - they took new jobs, both getting the same career at a larger restaurant, working as chefs. The made significantly less money and some would even call them poor, but they were frugal enough to make things work. Despite always telling him that it wasn't his fault, Konchu always blamed himself for the failing of his parent's dreams - this guilt manifested itself in his love of cooking. Every day, whenever his parent's had free time, Konchu would beg them to teach him a new recipe or technique, and they tried their best to oblige. Konchu also grew to idolize the famous chef's of the world - despite many not having useful quirks for cooking, they were still able to be well-accomplished chefs. No one, however, was more idealized than the hero Lunch-Rush.
Upon learning the existence of Lunch-Rush and professional heroes in general at the age of 8, Konchu decided to become one himself. Many of the neighborhood ridiculed him, because at the time, he could barely control the insects that poured from his skin - that was the reason his parent's restaurant went under. However, Konchu possessed a gift that was far more powerful than a naturally good quirk - he had the power of perseverance! Every day, after he finished school and practicing his cooking, he trained his quirk and body. Over the years, the number of insects he could control grew, and his quirk continued to mutate his body - as he could control larger numbers, his body grew larger in order to hold more. This, combined with his strength that he had trained intensely, catapulted him from "Weird, but not terrifying" to "Kill it with fire".
Still, even at the age of 12 and being over 6' tall, his parents still supported their son - they were even saving up a large amount of money so he could go to a university with a good hero program. However, Konchu secretly refused to accept this - their was no way he would force his parents to support his dreams - he was doing this for them, not the other way around! He doubled down on his training, and finally, at the age of 16, he applied to U.A High. While it is by far the best Hero school in the country, Konchu is more focused on it for another reason - the chef of the academy was the famous Lunch-Rush! Of course, the great "Cooking Hero Jr." had to eat the meals of the original "Cooking Hero!" And so, Konchu sent forth his application - praying that, even with his low grades and a quirk not specialized for being a hero, his attitude and perseverance would win him the day!
Likes: Cooking
Volunteer Work
Eating
Training
Helping others
Gambling
Popularity
Dislikes: People being Grossed out by him
Stagnating
Skipping meals
Rudeness
Breaking the rules
Intelligence-related things
Cold wind (Especially when his holes are exposed)
Personal Strengths:Strong: Even though his quirk doesn't provide a strength boost in itself, constant training and the larger stature of his mutation has allowed Konchu to grow stronger than most people.
Kind: Konchu is extremely kind, going to great lengths to help others - in fact, other than training and cooking, altruistic volunteer service is his main hobby.
Diligent: By far his strongest trait, Konchu refuses to give up on anything until he gets what he wants - This was his main driving force for becoming a hero. This, combined with his strong work ethic and morals makes him a mighty force.
Personal Weaknesses: Stupid: Konchu tries his hardest - he really does! But it seems that, no matter how hard he tries, he can never get that one equation right! Plus, all the buzzing really makes it hard to focus. This impacts his short-term decision making and planning as well, but nowhere near as much as his test scores and general Knowledge.
Pushover: Konchu, despite his intimidating appearance, is a massive pushover. Even with only a slight amount of pushing, Konchu will fold over and compromise for another. This, however, doesn't apply if it is something that he morally disagrees with (Stealing or other crimes) or is against something he is determined to achieve. However, someone could convince him to do things he normally would not, if they were smart or charming enough to trick Konchu (which is pretty easy to do).
Indulgent: Konchu constantly eats food, and not just to train his quirk - he is a massive glutton, and whenever he has access to it, he will gorge himself as much and as often as possible. This doesn't only apply to food - Konchu will overindulge in any pleasure, from food to gambling. He has an addictive personality that only helps this, and as such, he has avoided drugs his entire life - he is terrified of becoming addicted to them.
Quirk Name: Living Hive
Quirk Type: Mutation
Quirk Basics: Numerous insects live inside of Konchu's body - these are made by consuming an excess amount of calories. They can be controlled within a 300 foot range, and Ken can use their senses at will. In order to recover stamina for it, he must consume more food, making his endurance naturally low - should he use his quirk too much, he will eventually pass out, or even die.
Quirk Strengths:Versatility: Konchu can create a vast array of insects, from wasps and ants to beetles and mosquitoes. This not only gives him access to many types of movement styles, but also plenty of different poisons.
Size Manipulation: Konchu can alter the size of his insects to a degree - he can make them anywhere from a third of the normal size, to 3 times their average sizes. Larger sizes takes extra energy, while smaller sizes take less.
Senses: Konchu can use the insects senses at will - seeing, hearing, touching, nearly anything. He can even see through multiple insects senses at the same time. Unfortunately, he cannot use both his own and his insects senses at the same time - he must choose between one or the other. Additionally, he can only sense through a certain number of insects at a time - anything beyond five causes him nausea, while beyond 10 is impossible to maintain, as he will immediately vomit.
Quirk Weaknesses: Inherent Weaknesses: No matter how many or how large they are, Bugs are still bugs. Konchu's bugs are not any more resistant to fire and poison than any others, and those with area of affect quirks can easily be a hard counter for him.
Armor Problems: Bugs, as you could imagine, are poor to use for armor piercing. While he is excellent against lightly/unarmored opponents, those that posses armor or some durability are much more difficult, if not impossible to harm.
Timed: No matter how much food he consumes or what bugs he produces, they have a set lifetime - they are unable to live longer than 6 hours, with larger bugs lasting less time depending on how much larger they are. This prevents him from "Stocking up" and storing large numbers of insects. Fortunately, the process of actually spawning the bugs only takes a few seconds.
Quirk Techniques: Chili Pepper Assault: Wasps and other flying insects that Konchu creates are quickly covered in pepper spay or some irritant, before flying into the eyes and mouths of enemies. While not directly powerful, this debilitates even the most resilient foes. Unfortunately, this is weak against people properly dressed or those not affected by poison.
Stuffing Restraint: Using his impressive strength, Konchu hugs his opponent. As he does this, insects fly from him and either claw at or burrow into the enemy, causing immense pain. This is a close range technique, and is fairly dangerous because of the proximity to the villain. While this sounds extremely painful, Konchu refuses to use lethal poisons unless absolutely necessary, and the worst a person could get is a few broken bones from the pressure.