Hiwofuku Akane

Fourteen

Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Height-wise, Akane is probably considered average for girls her age, standing at around 5 feet and 3 inches. Weighing 128 pounds, she's more lean than just thin. As her father, she possesses two inch-long horns located on her forehead, crimson red eyes, and pointed ears. Akane's upper canines are more prominent while her nails are a bit longer and sharper than usual; she finds it a point to keep them filed with the edges dulled. Her skin has a pinkish hue and appears perpetually flushed.

Akane sports a bob out of practicality as she dislikes it when her hair gets in her way; when more dynamic activities are involved, she tries to keep her hair tied in a ponytail. With her eyes in a partial droop along her typical flat expression that sometimes borders disinterest, Akane's general demeanor is casual and laid-back. This is also made evident by her choice in clothes that are loose and comfortable but most likely questionable fashion-wise.

Stoic
Straightforward
Logical
Practical
Reserved
Determined
Unapproachable

Akane's parents were Hiwofuku Naomasa and Kokoro Harumi, the co-owners and executive chefs of Koge, a well-known restaurant in Roppongi that specializes in both teppanyaki and sushi. Their claim to fame was the dining experience that they provided; their skilled use of their quirks and the synergy between the two, along with their bright and welcoming personalities, were the reasons behind their extraordinary level of showmanship and extravagant performances in food preparation.

With her quirk turning out as it did, Akane was meant to join them and eventually carry on the legacy that they had established. Unfortunately, being overexposed to such an environment had been counter productive to their wishes. At the young age of nine, it was apparent that Akane grew jaded of the culinary world; whenever topics related to it were brought up, the boredom and disinterest in her eyes were hard to miss. As much as Akane's parents wanted to address this, they were too preoccupied with work. Although she didn't take this against them as they were simply doing what they loved, Akane couldn't help but feel envious. She wanted something to be passionate about, but sadly she had nothing.

Given what we know now, the reason behind Akane's application to Ishin Academy was still unclear. Several years back, while being driven home from school, the vehicle Akane was in - along with others beside them, were caught in an accident caused by a rampaging criminal. She couldn't recall all the details as it all happened so fast, but she remembered finding herself hanging upside down with only the straps around her waist and across her chest keeping her from falling. She was lightheaded and a bit dizzy as blood was trickling down from her face. Turning her head towards the window, Akane had a good view of the individual responsible for the situation she was in. Still flailing it's arms and screaming at the top of its lungs as it was being suppressed by several heroes. Instead of feeling awestruck or something of the like for what she was witnessing, Akane couldn't help but focus on her disdain and anger for the criminal. However, before the hate she was experiencing became deep seeded, it was immediately plucked out by feelings of respect and admiration. But for who exactly? Well, as the fight had continued to go on, a few more heroes had appeared and turned to the civilians. The concern that was directed towards her felt genuine; the outreached hand extended to her made her feel safe. As Akane's consciousness gradually faded, she smiled. Finally, she knew what type of person she had wanted to become.

Currently, Akane is determined and believes that she has the right understanding of what heroism is about, but unknowingly lacks a holistic grasp on it. I wanted her to start of as the type of character who abides to and enforces the "rules", or at least she'll attempt to. Her struggles at the start would be communication-related and on how she presents herself, given her somewhat tactless manner of speaking and general vibe. Although willing to collaborate with others, she isn't the type to blindly follow instructions. If need be, she would challenge ideas conflicting with her own. I wanted a character who was loose and laid-back in demeanor but stiff and strict in belief. I hope that Akane would learn from others more and be open-minded in what her idea of being a hero is all about.

Quirk-wise, I took inspiration from Izuku Midoroya's parents. I always appreciated their quirks and had ideas on how a combination of the two would turn out. Akane's quirk is more of control-based and paced, instead of heavy in power like Endeavor's or Todoroki's. Eventually, working on strengthening the destructiveness of her quirk would be nice, but that would be for sometime down the road. For now, fine tuning and control is how Akane approaches her ability and what she probably needs to learn first would be how to use her flames in a practical and versatile way.

Emitter

Akane's quirk, Spitfire, is a combination of her parents' that grants her the ability to generate flames from within her and release it from her mouth in the form of streams, spheres, or cones. She can further manipulate the flames she produces using hand or arm gestures to guide its trajectory, concentration, or to simply extinguish it. Drawbacks to Akane's quirk would include it's dependence on her respiratory function, namely her breath control, diaphragmatic strength, and respiratory capacities. When physical fatigued and out of breath, her quirk is unable to efficiently function. Given the nature of her quirk, not only does Akane possess an inherent resistance to heat, her core body temperature is also greatly above average. This gives her skin a flushed appearance and makes it warm to touch.

Kunze Adrianne

15

Albany, United States

Adrianne is a composed lady, standing at about a striking five feet and ten inches, which is a height above most female peers; funny enough, shes still growing despite it all. For the most part, she displays a moderately muscled, hardened physique, with a flat, taut abdomen to boot. Her figure, for the most part, is one expected to have at this state of growth in a teenager, and tends to do her best when caring for said body. Like her family, Adrianne's natural hair coloring is black, with the white steaks being dyed and "experimental" as she calls it. Following more traits of her family (mother's side) are her piercing, focused red eyes; she used to wear glasses, but now sticks to wearing contacts due to the nature of her powers. The only thing she really got from her dad was the fact that she grew two small horns like him on the sides of her head. Other than that, she often has a frown that generally makes her appear to have a scornful, resting bitch face.

If anything is to say about her clothes, its... that Adrianne has never picked them out. Honestly, if it looks good to her parents, she'll just roll with it, such as the given example of her current wear displayed above. The first thing to note is the clear, white blouse she has on, which is somewhat large considering that it obscures the skirt she has on. Following this are a couple of purple ribbons that she has been taught to tie around at certain portions on her body. The only thing she can really say that she likes about said clothing is that it mostly is loose.

- Bitter
- Disciplined
- No-nonsense
- Passionate
- Perfectionist
- Quiet
- Serious
- Somewhat lonely
- Usually reserved
- Vindictive to a certain degree

Quirks... they defined the family legacy, their culture, and why they were so specific. This is what made the Kunze's reject any notion of those who didn't fall under their concepts, their creation of a hero, their desires, the history they wanted to leave on this world. So what happens when someone is born not fitting into this mold? It depends on the progenitor, the parents they come from.

Adrianne was born in New York to a pair of Pro Heroes, one of which had a job outside of heroism; her mother with telekinesis who was one of many children born from the Kunze lineage and her father who had the quirk to transform any part of his body, sometimes his entire self, into an entity resembling a demon in old myths and legends; he also worked as an elementary teacher. Growing up, she was the middle child, between her older brother Lukas, and her younger sister, Lisbeth. For the most part, their lives were normal, as much as you could call normal in this quirky world. However, it was more like Adrianne's world was a ticking time bomb as a result of the family she was born into.

Her mom was of a Germanic heritage, one that cultivated and grew children with psychic quirks... mostly telekinesis. They would often grow these children to be the very best through strenuous training that forced them to expand their powers before sending them to one of higher up hero academies of the world when they came of age... mostly U.A.

While her brother and younger sisters quirk manifested as Telekinesis, hers... well...

She gained her fathers quirk instead - being able to transform certain parts of her body into limbs or parts that were similar to those of a demon. Upon hearing this, The Kunze's generally consensus for disposing of children like this was to put them in an orphanage. Usually when this happened, a divorce would surely follow, but yet, there was none of it. Her mother, nor father fought about this and decided that they wouldn't abandon their child to uphold that legacy.

This made the annual family meetings in Germany awkward, especially when it came to discussions about further training involving said children. None of the adults, aside from her own parents even acknowledged her; playing with her cousins was an alright ordeal, at least until she noticed something - that she had a different quirk than them all. Honestly, it was a bit strange, but she never felt the impact later in her life until more and more of these annual meetings continued.

Everyone became so... distant. Instead of the silence from the adults, she was met with callous remarks. Only when her mother eventually took her aside, she then learned what was going on and why. While it was a bit difficult for her childlike mind to understand, there was a certain type of juvenile hatred, yet desire to be accepted. She tried her damndest to be noticed, or have them acknowledge her, only to be met with the same condescending attitude than before.

This only seemed to embitter Adrianne, driven now by a mixture of spite and a desperate attempt at being loved by those who chose not to acknowledge her, even going so far as to mimic the training she saw Lukas and Lisbeth go through! Of course, when some members of the Kunzes caught wind of this, well... they decided to play it off to their advantage, maybe break the girl a little and drive her away since she besmirched that legacy they were constantly trying to make.

Despite saying she was behind and constantly decided to push her and put her into scenario's more befitting of telekinetic users, she ultimately failed there... most of the time. Often, she would either power through, or be helped by her older brother, which caused some small amount of resentment to slowly build up towards him over time. Other than that, she often proved to be superior to everyone else in physical activities, taking pride in displaying that she was better than them at that... yet, it was never enough for the Kunzes.

After her first time training with the family over summer vacation, Adrianne's father decided to... take some of the matters into his own hands, via utilizing a "specialized" version of quirk counseling that the children received by supplementing her with his own version of training her up... as well as making sure she had time to relax by taking her out on fishing trips, one of his favorite past-times.

Every year ended up being the same rinse and repeat, with certain aspects of her personality and life beginning to boil over. She honed her body to a grandiose scale, but at the cost of alienating other people/sacrificing any aspect of a social life she would have, as well as having a strained relationship with her very own brother who went on to attend U.A., easily getting in through recommendation alone from what she heard.

She wasn't just going to be a shadow... so seeking the next best place, she decided to apply to Ishin Academy. Adrianne had done a bit of research, looking over what it was like, and even hearing about it from her mother and father. Despite them trying to get her to go to a less hellish and rigorous school, it was all in vain.... after all.

Adrianne had more than one reason for why she had to attend this school.

My first thought over her when creating this chick was a reverse-Todoroki... namely due to where she originated from, but that's a story for another time. Adrianne is a character that I see fighting against society itself, specifically her Mother's side of the family. As a result of not being born with a psychic or telekinetic quirk, she is often forgone by most people over said side, and even shunned or bullied. This (probably) wouldn't be such a large problem if her mother's side of the family wasn't known for producing great Pro Heroes with said psychic or telekinetic quirks, but I digress. In due part, she fights against the discrimination she faced growing up, to make said family bear witness to the powers they ultimately devalue when "creating" new heroes. Granted, this comes with some drawbacks, such as the meaning of being a hero to Adrianne, but that'll be covered later on.

Right now, I see her as being antagonistic to a certain degree, and probably not making a whole lot of friends. If anything, she'll probably be dismissive or frustrated at the other students, namely due to trying to prove herself, but mostly because she lacks any sort of knowledge over how to have a normal conversation with another person. Uniquely, she'll probably impose the views her Mom's side of the family has onto the school itself, seeing them as a stone to defeating aid families mindset.

To add on to the latter portion, namely the way she interacts with others, I made her mostly a workaholic who has a singular goal and works tirelessly at it. Adrianne lacks any sort of social life and has been a sort of reclusive girl her entire life, never bothering to stop and smell the roses. I hope for her to start off, again, not thinking too much, but show some sort of growing desire for acceptance and companionship amongst her peers, eventually blossoming into respect and other things.

Following that, it would help her get through this unhealthy aspect of life, i.e. focusing primarily on work, and not working on improving other aspects of her life that help make a healthy person.

The question, what it means to be a hero I don't think has ever popped up in her mind. In fact, the only reason she's going out of her way to prove herself is to force her mother's side of the family to see the value in powers like hers, as well as to be accepted. Basically, to be a "great" hero; by "great," I don't mean that she'll be selfless and altruistic. Ironically enough, she'll be more like said family at first, motivated purely by her own self-interest. Eventually, I hope to develop her into someone who decides to "shrug" off the family name and strike out as her own hero; one that inspires hope in the "underdogs" of society, and those who are generally oppressed.

To sum it up, she ironically is becoming the same thing she is fighting against, but I want her to grow out of it, possibly learning to not only be a better person, but to respect and understand others, and do what it takes to go beyond and become her own person.

Transformation

Adrianne's quirk developed from her father's side, allowing her to take on the guise of a [Demonic Manifestation]. This allows her to take on the traits associated with demons or demonic beings from myth and legend, allowing her to augment her physical ability based on which physical shape she transforms her body into. Two examples are changing both of her lower limbs into goat-like legs, increasing her agility, as well as allowing her to cover more distance vertically when leaping into the air; the other example is altering her arms (and to some extension the area around her spine) into a chitinous, gnarled, twisted claws with jagged edges going all the way down to her spine. The main part of this all is that she can utilize this as a way to increase her strength and tear opponents to shreds rather easily, but also has a few other functions as well (i.e. a bit of defense and slow climbing).

Due to not having complete control over this quirk, she can only change a specific portion of her body to encompass said strengths and traits of a demon. Moreover, while she can swiftly transform said parts of her body to match a specific trait, doing so too much in a short amount of time will result in her becoming more and more tired, as well as causing Adrianne to bleed around certain parts of her body where she formerly transformed.

Don't Underestimate Me!: You think she can't handle a punch or give one back without her [Demonic Manifestation]? Family training on her mothers end, as well as her fathers training, boxing lessons, as well as a few scuffles without her quirk will say otherwise.

German, Japanese, English, I Got It: As a result of trying to prove herself to her own family, as well as being able to speak with future classmates, she has taken it up to become multilingual. While she did pick up the tongue of her German heritage rather quickly, as well as English due to being born in America, Japan was a bit difficult to come by... but nevertheless, she doesn't make as many mistakes as she did before!... probably.

Hook, Line, and Sinker: Whenever she wasn't busy working herself to be the absolute best, her father often brought her out on fishing trips... rather, dragged since she would probably keep declining if he didn't. She started out hating it, then begrudgingly going along with it since there was nothing to do, and finally silently enjoying it.

Jab, Jab, Left Hook!: As a part of her own physical training, she often works out and partakes in boxing. While she is a bit of a rookie, Adrianne has a really nasty left swing, and is more of a southpaw than anything. This training also helps her destressify, via inelegantly punching the crap out of a bag or her trainer.

Mind Spotting Me?: To continue over the latter, this is a part of her families (mothers side) training regiment, taking to it a lot easier than her cousins and very much excelling in it. Enjoys taking in the fact that shes superior in this section when compared to said cousins and even her own brother as well.

Ishida Mizuki
いしだ みずき

14

Kyoto, Japan

Mizuki takes an average height for her age of 5'3", showing a lack of distinction in that respect. Her glassy eyes are a seemingly unnatural salmon which help shape her perfectly round face along with her pointed nose and a lipless mouth identified as an open stitch. Mizuki's bob-cut hair is a dirty yellow, coloured the same as the straw found within her body, often found beneath her sun hat when she permits herself to wear when dressing casually. Alongside this, she prefers dungarees and flannel shirts - doting of her time spent working on the farm.

In spite of years of hard labour, Mizuki's frame doesn't really represent it, being fairly slim yet with a ragged dirtiness about her, however let it be known that her vitality has grown immensely from her work. Additionally on her body are numerous stitches where her limbs are most easiest to tear off; Mizuki's skin is less so skin and more akin to a burlap material, being almost baggy and much less strong because of this. Her hands and feet are also more rough to touch than the rest of her, in spite of not being able to have callouses.

Disciplined
Candid
Tender
Glib
Forlorn
Irregular
Flippant

Mizuki is the child of Ishida Hiroji and Emi, both once earnest farmers who shaped their daughter to become the hard worker she is today through putting her to work on the fields with them from a young age. Understanding that in spite of working being an immense chore for her, it benefitted her family being able to help secure a profit, especially given how small of a supplier they were. Of course, this did not take away from her education, which Mizuki took in her stride as becoming distracted by friends was difficult given how they were hard to make due to people finding her straw composition kind of strange despite some of the weird quirks many pro heroes have.

At the age of twelve, due to Mizuki's family's income being pushed down by monopsony power becoming a larger issue, and the birth of her baby brother, Yuuto, the family sold the farm and moved into the city in hopes of seeking greater fortune. It was at this point that Mizuki became more involved with the idea of becoming a hero, with the presence of pro heroes being much more common now that she lived closer to where all the action happens. With her family still putting immense pressure on her to work, she believed she could be something more than just something to help sustain her family's needs and that becoming a hero fulfilled a duty within society that could be what she needed.

As a result, Mizuki decided to enroll at Ishin Academy, knowing that she needed to vastly expand on her knowledge of heroism in preparation for this undertaking. Obviously with the school being well known for its strict tendencies, she took every moment of her free time studying for the opportunity to be accepted, embracing the idea of a stern education to help bring out her best potential.

Mizuki is a character born from the idea of a more realistic individualism, that is to say she is not cold or demeaning towards others, in fact she is generally kind with people she barely knows, yet it has always been better for her to work alone. As a result, interference can be a bit of an annoyance to her, however she would never blow her top because of it. Throughout her journey, she will open up more to others and become more cooperative through understanding that teamwork is an integral part of being a hero, relying less on her own ideas which may be wrong and be more accepting of others opinions on what may be right.

Another shortcoming of Mizuki is that initially her motivation for becoming a hero will primarily be the partially-selfish reasoning of wanting to escape her family forcing her to already be limited in life; to jobs which don't bring her happiness and only help her along a path of menial labour. Due to having spent most of her life without the massive influence of pro heroes from the media, she had not really considered the emotional effect they have and how they bring hope to many people, instead simply understanding that they seem to be free and a force of good. During her development, Mizuki will discover that the true essence of being a hero can't be studied for and just how much it means to be a beacon of light to those that need it.

Because of these two factors, the primary direction for Mizuki's growth will be to become more selfless and compassionate, especially to strangers and society in general, with her family also growing closer together being able to bond over her accomplishments. She will be able to flourish instead of being limited by her circumstances in life and find a certain sense of purpose beyond what her home life requires of her, allowing Mizuki to feel less forced and obligated in the path she has taken, instead feeling honoured to be able to be a part of it.

Mutation

Scarecrow, passed down from Mizuki's father, gave her the physiology of a scarecrow; that is she is entirely made of straw with burlap skin and many stitches around her body, with the most dense part of her being wooden bones. Of course, this immediately presents fire as a lot more dangerous to Mizuki than most, with even the smallest cinder being able to burn her up fervorously. This also contributes to her having almost no muscle mass and a reliance on the wood within her to provide force in combat.

In spite of her weaknesses, Mizuki does benefit from being able to tear off parts of her body which can act independently of her, for example she could tear off her left arm and it could crawl around whilst she performs without it. Although, if enough straw fell out of the hole made by the tear, it could incapacitate the limb and it also takes time to stitch them back to her body afterwards. The limit to this ability is that so long as Mizuki's head remains, the rest of her could be destroyed so long as a new body can made for her.

One large support for Mizuki's power is the fact that she possesses straw generation and manipulation, being able to create constructs out of straw expelled from her body without worrying about too much leaving her. Most commonly, for offensive purposes she creates large hay bales from her arms, like hammers, using the density to convey force and for defensive purposes, Mizuki creates soft hay piles to cushion those travelling at high velocities in need of a safe landing. She's not very creative with what she makes, but over time she'll learn to come up with better builds and it is just straw, so it has a limit to its strength and capabilities. The rest of her quirk is pretty self-explanatory; whilst Mizuki does not necessarily need to eat, she has a great yearning for field crops, particularly corn, and does sleep, yet in an upright t-position.

Mizuki is well-versed in horticulture, understanding the growth patterns, climate conditions and nutritional requirements of many different crops.
Mizuki is a tailor. She is extremely talented in sewing and making her own clothes due to how often they would wear out through her work, as well as stitching herself back up.