Quirk Generator MHA

A Quirk ("Individuality"), formerly known as a Meta Ability ( "Extraordinary Ability"), is a superhuman power that a person can possess. Along with being unique to each user, Quirks are sorted into multiple categories. Quirk users are also limited to only developing one power or set of powers and are thus unable to achieve any other through natural means. While the cause of this phenomenon is unknown, one research group looking into the matter hypothesized that it was caused by the spread of a previously unknown novel disease carried by mice, while others theorized that it was actually a natural evolution of the human race. However, to date, there is no hard evidence to support any of these theories. The aforementioned research group announced to the public that those with Meta Abilities were a subbranch of humanity with new genetic factors. The dawn of this extraordinary era was marred by a breakdown of society caused by the sudden onslaught of criminals, dubbed Villains, empowered by their newfound superpowers, as well as ordinary people being prejudiced against the new minority.

It suddenly became impossible to define one's self as a normal person, laws and human rights were thrown into constant debates, and the progress of civilization came to a sudden halt. The earliest known instance of a human having superpowers was a prostitute who would later become the mother of the twin boys Zen and Yoichi Shigaraki. Her superpower was Spearlike Bones, but it only manifested as hardened growths on her left arm. She died during childbirth by a riverbank, her life force sucked away by the fetal older twin, without ever truly knowing about her ability. A year after her sons were born, the first superpower ever to be officially recorded was manifested by a newborn baby in Qing Qing City, China with the ability to radiate light from its body. After this phenomenon, many people around the world began to manifest different kinds of superpowers, not just at birth, but also during puberty. These powers became known as "Meta Abilities". The announcement by the researchers proved to be reckless and premature, as it caused division among people and chaos to grow. Meta Ability users were labelled as monsters or diseased, and as a result, Anti-Meta groups rose up with the objective of exterminating those with Meta Abilities. The Luminescent Baby took advantage of their fame as the first recorded Quirk user, attempting to rally a following that preached a return to a peaceful and stable society. They had 10 million followers at one point, but was later murdered by Zen, a powerful supervillain who would later be known worldwide as All For One, out of jealousy for all the attention and admiration they were getting. As chaos and unrest ensued due to the outbreak of Meta Abilities, ordinary civilians decided to take matters into their own hands to bring order to society, and thus the first "Heroes" appeared in the form of Vigilantes, beginning the Vigilantes Era.

During this time period, All For One became a symbol of unity in society. He used his own Meta Ability to remove Meta Abilities from those who did not want them and give them to those that did. He claimed his actions were meant to help return society to its prior state, when in reality, he was gathering followers who were loyal to him, allowing him to act out his ulterior motives. At some point, a woman gave birth to a son named Chikara Yotsubashi. As Chikara grew up, he faced a lot of discrimination and abuse for having a Meta Ability. His mother supported him, stating that her son's Meta Ability is "just a Quirk of his". Although at the time, her message was scorned and even led to her murder, decades later, "Quirk" became the most common term for such Meta Abilities, and she retroactively became known as The Mother of Quirks. As society adapted to the new status quo, the Police Force moved to prioritize leadership and to maintain the status quo, and as such, decided not to use Quirks as weapons. To fill that void, the profession of crime-fighting Quirk users, Pro Heroes, began to exist, starting in Rhode Island, USA, which caused the Vigilantes to slowly disappear. Authorizing the use of powers that could so easily kill, however, was a greatly criticized decision at first, but eventually became accepted as a legitimate occupation. This became known as the "Advent of the Extraordinary" ( "Dawn of the Paranormal"). With the proliferation of Quirks, the government began to regulate their use. A group of Quirk users known as the Meta Liberation Army, led by Chikara under the alias, Destro, had tried to stop the passing of regulations that would restrict Quirk usage, believing that free use of Quirks is a basic human right.

They rebelled against the governments of a number of nations for several years before meeting their defeat. Chikara himself was imprisoned and wrote a biographical book, Meta Liberation War, detailing his ideals over liberating Quirks. After getting his writing published, Chikara committed suicide, but his legacy would continue over the years with members and supporters of the Meta Liberation Army operating from the shadows. Currently, roughly 80% of the people who make up the global population possess a Quirk, and that percentage continues to increase. According to Yoichi, the number of individuals without a Quirk has been rapidly declining in population, indicating that now less than 20% of the world's population is Quirkless (Mu Kosei?, lit. "No Individuality"). Quirk Factors ("Individuality Factor"), also known as Plus Alpha Elements, refers to the collective physical and genetic traits that compose a person's Quirk. This includes the primary Quirk power, as well as the specific body parts that allow said primary power to function properly. For example, Kyoka Jiro's Earphone Jack is located in her earlobes, so her Quirk Factors are her ears. It is possible to detect, using technology and even certain Quirks, the presence or absence of a Quirk Factor in a person's body. After Yoichi's death, Zen was able to perceive that the Quirk he had granted to his younger twin had disappeared and later theorized that there had been a fusion between the given Quirk and Yoichi's original Quirk. A Quirk Factor also remains after a person's death; even if a part of their body has been severed, it is possible to detect the existence of the Quirk Factor through the severed part. The strength of a Quirk Factor determines its likelihood of manifesting, to the point that a very weak Quirk Factor doesn't even register as an ability.

A person's nutrients are important to the strength of their Quirk Factor. Yoichi, who was born and raised weak and frail, had an extremely weak Quirk Factor because he did not receive the necessary nutrients in his mother's womb, since his brother absorbed those nutrients, leading those around him to believe he was Quirkless. It was only through post-mortem examinations using different methods that the diagnosis that Yoichi had a Quirk emerged, although it was noted that his transferred Quirk Factor was minuscule and insignificant. Every Quirk contains an echo of the consciousness of its wielder, known as a Vestige. If a person's Quirk is transferred to someone else, the consciousness of the previous wielder will appear in the new user's mind, either as voices in their dreams or as manifestations in a mental mindscape. This phenomenon is compared to cases of people whose personalities and tastes changed after an organ transplant. If further transferred to yet another new user, then that new user will experience the consciousnesses of all of the previous users, though these consciousnesses will disappear if the new user loses the transferred Quirk. While not much is known about these consciousnesses and what they do, they are seen to hold the same personality and memories of their original users up until they are transferred to someone else. It is shown that these Vestiges (who have been transferred to other hosts) can potentially act or override the new host body they reside in. All For One's Vestige himself holds such an immense will that he was capable of controlling Tomura Shigaraki for a lengthy time, being the only Vestige capable of such an act. During All For One's battle against Endeavor, Hawks, Earphone Jack, and Tsukuyomi, the Vestiges inside him were capable of temporarily rebelling against the villain and hindered him until he consumed them to regain control.

Later, nearing the end of his Rewind Drug-induced rampage, Hawks' Vestige was able to help stir the other Vestiges to regain control and rebel once again. The Vestiges of One For All within Izuku, after a direct encounter with All For One, could freely communicate with their wielder, giving him advice and able to hold full conversations. During the battle between Koichi Haimawari and Number 6, it's implied that an ember of Iwao Oguro's Vestige briefly spoke with All For One despite him transferring Iwao's Overclock Quirk to Number 6. However, a Vestige could be suppressed if the host's body overwhelms them with their own will, as Tomura did with All For One's Vestige while seizing back control of the Quirk itself. A Vestige may also be potentially destroyed if enough damage is done to them or the Quirk itself. The Vestige of Star and Stripe's New Order was completely eradicated following its self-destruction during her battle with Tomura, though a small ember of it remained to aid Izuku and the One For All users against Tomura.In a similar spectacle, a Vestige of Himiko remained in Ochaco Uraraka's mind after the villain transferred all her blood into Ochaco in order to save her life. Eight years later, Himiko's Vestige appeared in Ochaco's dreams, with Ochaco speculating that even long after Himiko's blood had mixed with her's, a part of Himiko remained inside of her and likened it to the Vestiges inside One For All. After the initial manifestation of a Quirk, it is possible for the user to undergo an "Awakening" later in life. The right emotional catalyst can cause Quirks to evolve on the spot, usually requiring the individual to experience intense feelings of stress, like that of a life-or-death situation. This results in one's Quirk gaining a new level of strength and/or new aspects to its nature that were previously not possible.

People whose Quirks underwent an Awakening include: Himiko Toga, whose Transform Quirk evolved to allow her to use the Quirks of people she transformed into. This is first shown when she uses Zero Gravity while she had taken the form of Ochaco Uraraka. Geten, whose Ice Ply Quirk evolved to be able to control the temperature of ice after Re-Destro burned himself. Tomura Shigaraki, whose Decay Quirk dwindled in power and potency after accidentally killing his family when it first manifested. During his fight with Re-Destro, his power underwent a Re-Awakening as Rikiya described, not only increasing in power and removing the restriction of needing all five fingers to be on the target for the Quirk to take effect, but also expanding its lethality by spreading to anything and everything the rot comes in contact with. Katsuki Bakugo, after a near-death experience upon being skewered by Tomura's Rivet Stab, went through an Awakening causing his Explosion Quirk to become stronger, faster, and more condensed than usual, resulting in the development of Cluster. This later allowed him to create explosions across his entire body using Cluster, increasing his speed and mobility while removing the need to use his hands to do so. Koji Koda, during the siege on Central Hospital, had his horns grow in as his Quirk awakened. This expanded his Anivoice's effective range, in which he can reach out and control animals, enabling him telepathic commandeering over having to issue verbal commands. Ochaco Uraraka, after Himiko grievously injured her, underwent an Awakening, allowing the anti-gravity effects of her Zero Gravity Quirk to spread from one target to others she didn't touch in a domino fashion. In addition, Ochaco's Awakening removed her weight limit of three tons. She can generate gravitational bubbles that make anything they touch float, while removing the need to physically touch her opponents or objects.

Yuga Aoyama underwent an Awakening that strengthened his Navel Laser Quirk following his injuries at the hands of Kunieda, which made his laser beams faster and more potent, even to the point of causing Toru Hagakure's Invisibility Quirk to glitch out. While never referred to as an Awakening, Izuku unlocked the ability to use the other Quirks of One For All starting with Blackwhip, which was also triggered by intense emotion and represented a fundamental evolution of the Quirk, similar to an Awakening. Awakenings are typically considered very rare, to the point that not even All For One could comprehend the concept as he witnessed the battle between Koichi and Number 6, noticing the two exhibit such incredible power and resilience with their Quirks that he believes shouldn't be inherently possible. Koichi demonstrated his Slide and Glide's Awakening as a result of his many years of vigilantism, turning him into a "variant fighter" that could instinctively utilize his Quirk in numerous of previously unknown applications, defensively or offensively, while Number 6 used his augmented body and multiple Quirks to overload each of his abilities to their extremes. In similar cases to Awakenings, it's possible for one to summon an absurd amount of power in a crisis when they are at death's door. An example of this is Izuku, who, after nearly being crushed to death by Muscular, managed to rise to his feet and operate at 100% of his power for an extended period of time, allowing him to send the villain flying with 1,000,000% Delaware Detroit Smash. Another example of this is Dabi, who after overusing his Blueflame Quirk for an extended period of time, despite it burning himself to a crisp, was able to manifest the ice from his mother's Frost Quirk, increasing his power's capabilities while being minutes away from death.

Geten speculates that Awakenings are a part of Quirks growing stronger with the coming generations, explaining to Mr. Compress how Quirks naturally grow in strength as they mix with one another and evolve, saying that new abilities lay dormant inside people's bodies. However, their hearts haven't evolved and kept up, leading to the evidence that all Quirks have hidden powers that are yet to be discovered. Quirk Types:  Quirks come in a very wide variety, as the name "Quirk" implies they are unique to each individual. However, Quirks can be divided into categories based on what they do and how they function, known as Quirk Types. Some Quirks cause a permanent physical abnormality to the user's body, known as Mutant-type. Some cause the user's body to undergo a temporary physical abnormality when the power is used, known as Transformation-type. Finally, some Quirks don't cause any abnormalities to the user's physical body at all, known as Emitter-type.

Although Quirks are officially classified into just one of three main types, they can exhibit traits of multiple categories. This is especially common with Mutant-type Quirks, which often display characteristics of either Emitter or Transformation-types as well. For instance, Mina and Jurota Shishida possess Quirks classified as Emitter and Transformation-types, respectively, yet both display permanent physical traits typical of Mutant Quirks. Mina's skin is naturally resistant to acid, complementing her Acid Quirk, while Jurota has a permanently hairy body and fangs due to his Beast Quirk, which gives him a naturally hairy body providing insulation against and bite-based offense. Aside from the three Quirk Types, Quirks can also be categorized into sub-types.

A Quirk can fall into a given sub-type regardless of what type it is. In other words, a given sub-type can be designated to Quirks of all three types, so long as the Quirks possess an aspect that fulfills the requirement to be considered as part of that sub-type. Known Quirk Types: Emitter-type (also called Operative) Quirks are abilities that allow the user to generate and possibly control certain things, or alter existing things around them in certain ways. The emissions of Emitter-type Quirks can have a wide variety of properties and abilities. Emitter-type Quirks, such as Brainwashing, Explosion, and Half-Cold Half-Hot usually require a conscious effort to activate, and some, such as Erasure, even require large amounts of concentration in order for them to remain active. Emitter-type Quirks can also have various ranges. While some users require physical contact to use them, others can have much longer ranges with no distance restrictions. While most Emitter-type Quirk users generally have a handle on their own "emissions", it's also possible for users to hurt themselves from coming into too much contact with their Quirk. In the case of generating substances, making too much of them too fast or for too long can harm the user as they are using reserves from their own body (such as Momo Yaoyorozu's Creation), or gradually lose their natural resistance to their own harmful Quirk (such as Mina's Acid). While some things produced by Emitter-type Quirks, such as the loud sound produced by Present Mic's Voice, have common properties, some are unique to the user, and thus have special properties, such as the ectoplasm produced by Ectoplasm's Clones. Those who alter the properties of things around them can also widely vary in effects, from molecular alteration to molecular destruction, such as Softening or Decay, respectively. Some Emitter-type Quirks cause the user's body to take on a temporary alternation.

While such Quirks would normally fall into the Transformation class, the difference is that these powers require the user to take in an outside resource in order for the Quirk to activate. Such Quirks are Sugar Rush, which requires the user to ingest sugar, and IQ, which requires the user to drink tea. Emitter-type Quirks are, by a wide margin, the most common type of Quirk. Transformation: Transformation-type (also called Composite) Quirks are abilities that cause the user to take on a temporary alteration of some kind. Transformation-type Quirks allow the user to temporarily transform their body in a variety of manners, sometimes enhancing existing features, removing features, or adding new features to the body altogether. Transformation-type Quirks usually require a conscious effort by the user to activate, though most users can be trained to initiate them reflexively, depending on the conditions required for activation, and practice to initiate their Quirks with greater intent and precision. Edgeshot serves as an example with his Foldabody Quirk; he's mastered it to a point where he can change faster than the speed of sound. Transformation-type Quirks usually require a close-range proximity in order to fully utilize them in combat due to them only affecting the user's body. While Transformation-type Quirks are usually quite powerful, their biggest weakness is that their effects are often temporary, and overexertion usually leads to negative repercussions on the user's behalf. Transformation Quirks can also be limited based on the user, how resilient their body is, and the resources they have available to them. For instance, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu describes that his Steel Quirk softens if he doesn't consume enough iron, and suffers from iron fatigue if he maintains it for too long.

Some users condition their body in certain ways so that their Quirks can operate more effectively. Transformation-type Quirks are the only known type of Quirk that can bestow the user attributes they do not normally exhibit by default. Because this type of Quirk combines the activation time and mutant-shape aspects of the other Quirk types, it is also often known as Hybrid or Composite. Transformation-type Quirks generally affect the user exclusively, the only known exceptions being Seiji's Meatball and Himiko's Transform. Transformation seems to be the least common type of Quirk. Mutant: Mutant-type (also called Heteromorphic) Quirks are abilities that physically modify the user's body, resulting in a permanent "abnormality" directly related to their power. Mutant-type Quirks create bodily structures that grant the user more complex abilities that Emitter and Transformation Quirks cannot safely provide. Often times they will bestow prehensile appendages that the user can control or add structures to pre-existing limbs to enhance pre-existing abilities. Mutant-type Quirks even have the ability to channel certain aspects of their user through them in a similar manner to Emitter-type Quirks. Mutant-type Quirks are also the only known type of Quirk which can be passed down through generations without necessarily bestowing the corresponding ability, such as with Fumikage and his bird-like head that is unrelated to his Dark Shadow. As a result of this, while it's uncertain how common Mutant-type Quirks are, it can be safely assumed they are the most commonly inherited. While not necessarily a weakness, Mutant-type Quirks cannot be turned off, and sometimes cause the user inconvenience due to their malformations. Such is the case with Mashirao Ojiro and his Tail Quirk, which makes it difficult for him to sit or lay down, as well as Mezo Shoji, whose Dupli-Arms Quirk makes it impossible for him to wear clothing with sleeves.

Because these Quirks are passively active, they are partially immune to Quirk-disabling effects, such as Eraser Head's Erasure Quirk. Since Mutant Quirks are passively active, they are the most identifiable at a glance. Users with Mutant-type Quirks, most often known as "heteromorphs", also find themselves the most discriminated against, even by other Quirk users, due to their outer appearances. For these reasons, Mezo always wears a mask over his mouth to hide the scars he received as a child, and people like Chimera and Spinner are pushed toward villainy due to the prejudices they deal with due to their looks. Cults such as the Creature Rejection Clan also exist with the purpose of eradicating these heteromorphs. Known Quirk Sub-Types: Accumulation: Accumulation-type Quirks are powers that, in order to function properly, require the user to accumulate something ahead of time, such as power, energy, mass, or a particular resource. Such Quirks of this type include One For All, Stress, Rewind, Fa Jin, Fat Absorption and Shame. Quirk Restriction Laws: In an effort to preserve order in the superhuman society, there are several laws and procedures in place to ensure the conscientious use of Quirks. Public display of Quirks is against the law, as is using them with the intention to harm other people, except in cases of self-defense, such as when one is under attack or preventing someone else from being attacked. Since the vast amount of different Quirks can range from harmless to lethal, it is impossible to account for every single Quirk in the law books, leading to the simple strict banning of using one's Quirk to commit bodily harm. Despite this, the notion of Quirks not being used in public is sometimes ignored or overlooked, being compared to an old rule of not riding bicycles on sidewalks, although doing so would still be an infraction of the law. Certain Quirks also have more regulations than others to prevent their abuse, like Camie Utsushimi's Glamour.

Citizens are required to have their Quirks registered with the government. It is possible for the details of a person's Quirk registration to be changed, as it is quite common for people to discover new things about their Quirk that they were previously unaware of. However, major and frequent changes are usually not allowed. It is unknown whether Quirks are generally named by the government, the Quirk user themselves, or their parents and guardians, but it appears to be a mixture depending on the circumstances, an example being All For One giving both himself and his Quirk that name, based on a line from the Captain Hero comic book series. However, Quirk names can also be changed if necessary. One For All is registered for Izuku as "Super-Power", though whether that was his choice or the government's is unknown. Koichi's Slide and Glide Quirk was renamed as "Flight" after the latter moved to America and became Captain Celebrity's Sidekick, The Skycrawler. Dabi's Quirk is officially registered as "Blueflame", but since he's never heard referring to it by that name, and considering his true identity was hidden for years, along with the fact that his flames originally burned red like his father's Hellflame, it's likely that Toya's Quirk had a different name registered prior to becoming Dabi. During elementary school, children receive Quirk counseling in order to learn how to use their powers responsibly and to help support their growth, since a young child's Quirk can have a large effect on their self-esteem. Quirk counseling can also be intended to correct and reform any "deviant" behavior that is caused by one's Quirk. Despite this, Quirk counselling is not a cure-all and is not always met with success. Curious even highlights the major flaw with Quirk counselling is how it tries to forcibly correct any abnormalities present in children's Quirks, pressuring them to get rid of their differences rather than accepting them.

Himiko is a key example of this, as her fascination with blood was deemed as abnormal during her childhood and being forced to suppress this trait led to her mental instability, eventually causing her to become a Villain. In the following eight years, an expansion to Quirk counseling is started by Ochaco, with her and her fellow Pro Heroes touring elementary schools around Japan, wishing to make Quirk counseling more accessible and likely intending to give children better guidance with their abilities. Aspiring Pro Heroes undergo special education during their high school careers and receive licenses that give them the authority to use their Quirks freely. Only licensed Pro Heroes or Heroes in training with Provisional Hero Licenses are allowed to use their Quirks for things such as rescuing people or to commit bodily harm by attacking Villains. Using one's Quirk to do such things while unlicensed is illegal and punishable by law, sometimes through hefty fines, as seen with Danjuro Tobita, whose parents were forced to pay for him using his Quirk without a license, as well as unintentionally intercepting a Pro Hero from rescuing a falling victim. In other cases, illegal usage of Quirks can be labelled as acts of vigilantism or even villainy and can be met with dire consequences. The Police Force have access to the government's Quirk registry, allowing them to identify Villains or suspected Villains based on their Quirks. Following Tomura Shigaraki's appearance during the U.S.J. Incident, Naomasa Tsukauchi ran a check through young men in their twenties and thirties with disintegration Quirks, but to no avail, due to Tomura being an underworld Villain with no documented history.

Rarer and multifaceted Quirks, such as Kurogiri's Warp Gate or Eiji Okameda's Gigantic Spinning Flying Turtle are easier to narrow down and find in the system, but as was the case with Tomura and Kurogiri, Villains can avoid being identified through remaining anonymous. When it comes to Heroes, it is also possible for the specifics of their Quirks to be kept classified by their nation's government. An example of this is All Might, whose Quirk was kept secret to protect the truth of One For All. This led many people to assume it was simply a super strength or invulnerability Quirk, while many others theorized endlessly as to what his Quirk could actually be. A similar notion applied to America's No. 1 Hero, Star and Stripe, and her New Order Quirk, which was kept strictly confidential under the U.S. government, although civilians gained a rough idea of what it was from seeing her in action in the field, with her being able to apply a rule of her choosing to anything she touched and called out the name of. Additionally, it is also possible for regular workers to use their Quirks provided they have the proper permissions and licensing. Izuku said that Ochaco could use her Zero Gravity to help with her parent's construction company by reducing prices on heavy lifting if she managed to get her Quirk licensed. Furthermore, electricity-based Quirks are said to be highly valued in the job market, which is why Heroes with electric Quirks are quite rare. A person's Quirk can even play a big role in their employability status, as seen with Recovery Girl, a Pro Hero who also works as a nurse at U.A. High School. Her Heal Quirk is exceedingly rare and valuable, causing her to journey to different hospitals around Japan to provide healing services. On the other hand, Tenko Tejina was turned down from multiple jobs due to how easily his Conjure Quirk could be used to steal things.