Mamoru Miyano [Hero X]

Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Date of birth: June 6
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Blood type: O
Hair color: White (Hero form), Black (Normal form)
Eye color: Dark gray
Zodiac sign: Gemini

Although he currently holds the title of "X", he remains unaffiliated with any agency, and his true identity is a mystery; in reality, he is an office worker at FOMO.

In his hero form, Hero X sports slicked-back white hair and square-framed glasses with orange lenses. His outfit consists of a white suit with red cuffs and a red tie with a metallic "X" symbol. He also wears white pants and white shoes with red soles. The shirt he wears under the white suit is black.

In his usual appearance, he sports a black bowl haircut. He typically wears a black suit and round-framed glasses.

In his hero form, he defeats his opponents with arrogance and confidence. In his civilian form, he keeps a low profile, displaying introverted tendencies and stating that he doesn't feel lonely and prefers solitude. However, he claims to be tired of working overtime until midnight, demonstrating his hard work and dedication to his job.

Smile noted that his civilian side is excessively pragmatic. Furthermore, Hero X seems to have a strong tendency towards order, as he detests making a mess in his apartment and keeps his living space spotless.

Unlike most heroes, he prefers to work alone, unaffiliated with any sponsors and choosing not to live in the Hero Tower. This highlights his disinterest in fame and glory. He also demonstrates kindness, such as when he was the first to give Lucky Cyan a coin after hearing her sing. Hero X admits that he originally had no interest in becoming a hero and, in fact, feels burdened by having held the title of X for so many years. He even stated that he wouldn't mind losing his title in the next hero tournament and that anyone who wanted his rank could take it from him.

Upon interacting with Smile, although initially annoyed by the unexpected visit, Hero X invited him for drinks and to discuss his frustrations and problems, thus demonstrating his supportive and friendly nature. Like Smile, he enjoys drinking and eating meat skewers to relax. It is implied that his friend's death changed his mind about losing his title and instead gave him a new determination to win the tournament and thus thwart the plans of the hero agencies and the Commission to avenge Smile.

As a hero, Hero X exudes extreme confidence and composure, maintaining a calm and relaxed demeanor even during intense battles.

He remains unfazed by powerful opponents, demonstrating absolute faith in his overwhelming power. This was first demonstrated in the 18th Hero Tournament, where he faced Queen with ease, smiling and greeting her despite her formidable reputation. Later, when Smile informed him that the HAC had ordered his execution to remove him from the position of X, Hero X showed no fear, even knowing that the top heroes and agency CEOs wanted to eliminate him and now had their official approval.

Hero X is fully aware of the dark side of the hero industry and understands the true corruption of the Hero Affairs Commission and leading agencies. He implies that his refusal to reveal his identity or join any agency stems from his knowledge of their unethical practices.

He probably avoids joining a hero agency because he hates being controlled by fate or the system that governs heroes. He tells Ahu that they are nothing more than pawns moved by the hand of destiny and vows to defy it.

Although the details and limitations of his powers have not been clarified, the variety of effects he displays is enormous, and X has been seen using his ability in battle while moving at great speed and snapping his fingers, which appears to cause various effects, including teleportation and transmutation, as well as local and global modifications of reality itself.

As demonstrated in his first appearance during the 18th Tournament of Heroes, X achieved a crushing victory in every match he entered, instantly defeating his opponents in a matter of seconds and shattering all known records to date. He went from being an unknown, unranked hero to a top-10 contender by the time he faced Queen, whom he defeated in seconds, becoming the new X.

Furthermore, because he already possessed overwhelming powers before becoming famous, it has been clearly implied that Hero X's powers do not originate from confidence or fear.

A Dimension at Your Fingertips: Considering primarily the character's daily work, Hero X's powers have been shown to encompass a wide range of effects. It has been suggested that X's abilities may involve the selective alteration of the laws of reality, similar to how a manga author or concept artist shapes their work. A fitting name for this power might be Ideogenesis. He can freely manipulate his environment to manifest his imagination, reshaping the universe to suit his desires. In one scene, X is seen teleporting from solid ground to the edge of a rooftop as enemies leap toward him; many of them reappear above or beside the rooftop and plummet through the air immediately after the transition. All of his powers appear to be activated and triggered by snapping his fingers. Regardless of the exact mechanics, Hero X has demonstrated the following abilities:

Dimensional travel: Often depicted through changes in art style, Hero X can traverse multiple dimensions at will with just a snap of his fingers.
From 2D to 3D: Transform the entire two-dimensional world into a three-dimensional world with a snap of your fingers, or rather, change the perception of the world, going from seeing it in 2D to seeing it in 3D.
From 3D to 2D: You can revert your changes.
Partial 3D-to-2D Conversion: After converting the world to 3D, he can selectively render specific people or objects in 2D within that space. He usually remains in 3D himself, though he sometimes intentionally chooses to become 2D. This is his most versatile ability (and therefore the one he uses most often) and possibly his most powerful. Targets are generally converted into paper-thin planes that he can fold like sheets of the 3D world.
Paper: In his battle against Dragon Boy, where the latter was literally folded before returning to normal in a matter of seconds, Hero X demonstrated the ability to alter reality, so that anything he points at turns into paper and can be manipulated as such. This is especially evident when he molds a truck into an improvised sword.
Shadow: Can instantly turn opponents into walls or floors as if they were shadows, presumably killing them instantly.
Battlefield: When he decides to become 2D as well, he and his opponents can fight within a contained 2D realm without causing any damage to the outside world.
2D/3D Interaction: As has been demonstrated, even after falling into the 2D dimension, X can partially and physically interact with objects in the 3D dimension at will. He has been seen opening a door while appearing as a pixelated 2D image on a wall.

This interaction might be possible for all beings trapped in the 2D dimension; however, only X performs it safely, reflecting his greater understanding and experience with these different dimensions and artistic styles, as he is the main known initiator of such dimensional shifts.
Access to 4D: X is shown to be capable of traveling to even higher planes, implying that he is within the 4th Dimension. This is demonstrated when he teleports Ahu to a void-like realm containing a black hole, a crystal floor, and a tesseract-like 4D crystal environment filled with fragments.
Dimensional Manipulation: During his fight against the agents and heroes of the Hero Affairs Commission, Hero X demonstrated his ability to manipulate the terrain and environment of the dimensions he teleports to, using them strategically in combat. He later exhibits even more precise control, as seen when he shows Ahu the history of Zero and the Hero Affairs Commission within a mirror-shard-like dimension. There, Hero X freely reshapes the landscape and attributes of alternate dimensions to present Ahu with an accurate and realistic account of past and present events.
Time Manipulation: As stated, when X travels between dimensions, he can also travel forward in time to an unknown degree. This was demonstrated when, after taking Ahu to the Tesseract's past-viewing dimension, a considerable amount of time had elapsed when they were transported back to the normal world, skipping from the night before the 21st Hero Tournament to the eve of the tournament's start. It is unknown whether X can deliberately travel through time, or if time passes more slowly or quickly in his alternate dimensions.

Limited Omniscience: By revealing the truth about the HAC and Yan Mo's true intentions to Ahu, Hero X demonstrates a degree of omniscience, accessing information and knowledge at will. He visualizes scenes from the past to the present, showcasing his perception across time and events.
Image Manipulation: As Micky suggests, a significant aspect of Hero X's powers lies in his ability to control, manipulate, create, and influence visual images, such as photographs, paintings, graffiti, and other artistic media, merging them with his power to reshape reality. This was corroborated by the hero Graffiti King, who possessed similar powers and was able to follow Hero X into his alternate two-dimensional dimension.
2D Dimension: During his battles against the Phobiaclones, HAC agents, and lower-ranking heroes, Hero X can freely switch between the 3D dimension and an alternate 2D dimension with a snap of his fingers, transforming into a 3D image, graffiti, or work of art. He often uses this ability to evade attacks by escaping to the 2D realm or to trap his opponents there while remaining in 3D.
Image Manifestation: While escaping from the HAC agents and heroes, Hero X was able to materialize a Thundersteed car from a nearby billboard, bring it into the 3D dimension and use it to escape.
Teleportation: Hero X can seamlessly switch between 2D and 3D spaces to teleport through locations in both worlds. He can also choose who accompanies him, as seen when he brought Ahu with him during teleportation without physical contact or proximity, suggesting that he only needs to focus on the desired person.

Matter Manipulation: Within the 2D dimension, Hero X can freely manipulate any matter, as he first demonstrated when he turned the car of the Phobiaclones that ran him over into a sword for combat.
Matter-to-Energy Manipulation/Conversion: Later, during his battle against the lower-ranked heroes, Hero X transformed a blast of Bug's energy into a soda can, which he then threw at Graffiti King and converted back into energy. He also used a coin to manifest an energy shield that blocked a concentrated energy attack from Dreamy Granny.
Force Manipulation: Hero X later demonstrated his ability to infuse a great amount of force into objects he throws. By imbuing the coin with immense force, he smashed Crash's face and sent him flying.
Calculations: As demonstrated by the fluidity with which he manipulates the course of every battle he has participated in, Hero X can calculate and predict the trajectories of multiple interacting elements, both living and inanimate. To fully utilize the potential of his complex abilities, regardless of their nature, he requires near-perfect information about the positions, movements, trajectories, and intentions of his enemies.
Shooting tricks: Perform multiple shooting tricks with immense and profound accuracy.
Coin: As could be seen when he threw a coin at one of his pursuers and managed to make it fall perfectly into the slot of a vending machine several meters away, X has a lot of experience with tricks that use coins.
Anti-Nausea: Despite frequently teleporting and switching between dimensions and art styles, he doesn't experience dizziness or nausea, probably because he precalculates the outcome of each transition and prepares in advance, allowing him to maintain perfect balance.

Trust: In the To Be Hero X universe, individuals can gain superpowers through public belief. For example, if enough people believe someone can fly, that person acquires the ability to do so. The more trust or faith a person receives, the stronger their power becomes. However, despite being an unknown, nameless hero with no public exposure or prior history before appearing in the 18th Hero Tournament, Hero X already possessed immense power and extraordinary abilities. This baffled the general public, other heroes, the Hero Affairs Commission, and even hero agencies, as it should have been impossible for him to attain such strength without accumulating significant trust—something he couldn't have obtained without widespread recognition. Nevertheless, as a holder of the title X for over three terms, Hero X likely accumulated a massive amount of Trust Value over time. By 40 BC, the HAC was increasingly concerned about his continued reign as the number one hero, fearing that his Trust Rating might be approaching the threshold necessary to achieve godhood, as Zero had done in his time. When he intervened in the conflict between Dragon Boy and Nice, it became clear that his followers had begun to see him as a god due to his overwhelming and inexplicable power, and his fanbase began to mirror Zero's.

Sometime before becoming a hero, Hero X encountered Lucky Cyan, a homeless girl singing "My Color" to soothe herself after escaping her orphanage. He liked the song and gave her a coin before leaving, waving as she thanked him. Hero X would later claim that this encounter marked the beginning of his career as a hero.

Shortly after donating to Lucky Cyan, Hero X was approached by a strange girl who dragged him to a restaurant and predicted his future using her tarot cards. Soon after, he awakened his powers, met influential people through the girl, and began working as a hero alongside her and the "rebel hero" NINE.

Allies:

Mysterious card reader: Hero X was approached and his future was predicted by her. Apparently, he acquired his powers shortly afterward, implying that she either awakened them or somehow granted them to him.

NINE: According to information from TWO, NINE is an ally of Hero X.

Smile: Hero X maintains a close friendship with Smile, who often visits him at his apartment, even disguising himself to respect his privacy. Their relationship is so close that they don't mind sharing personal information: Hero X reveals his civilian identity, and Smile confides in him about his frustrations with his superhero career. Smile also warns Hero X about the HAC's order to eliminate him, demonstrating his clear concern for him.

Later, after separating the fight between Nice and Dragon Boy, it was shown that Hero X was upset to find Smile's corpse and picked up his medallion containing his daughter's picture.

After Smile's death, it was shown that Hero X missed him deeply and mourned him. He continued to eat meat skewers and drink beer after a long day at work, and left an open can for Smile in his honor.

Ahu: Hero X saved Ahu from a group of men dressed in black. After the battle, he gave Ahu one of his fedora hats, which the dog now wears in his hero form. In gratitude, when Hero X tried to drink a soda, Ahu tried to warn him that the can had been shaken during the battle, but it was no use. By not taking credit for the victory, Hero X greatly boosted Ahu's confidence, as people believed he had defeated the men in black, which led to the dog becoming a hero and gaining consciousness and the ability to speak.

After witnessing his fight against Phobiaclone, Ahu was amazed by Hero X's powers and developed a deep admiration for him, seeing him as a magician from his circus days, but with real magical powers.

As demonstrated in their first official interaction, Hero

As demonstrated in their first official interaction, Hero X finds Ahu adorable and allowed him to take credit for defeating the Phobiaclones. Hero X quickly grew fond of Ahu, an affection the dog reciprocated as they worked together to repel the agents and heroes sent by the executive directors of the Hero Agency and the HAC to assassinate Hero X.

Shipwreck: According to information from TWO, they have faced each other once, but their exact relationship is unknown.

Lucky Cyan: After Cyan escaped the orphanage and cult where she was raised, it was implied that Hero X, in his civilian identity, was the first person to help her, giving her a coin for her first street performance. That coin was the catalyst for her transformation into a hero.

Queen: Hero X decisively defeated the Queen in the 18th Hero Tournament, leaving her humiliated and depressed by the public defeat. After recovering, she developed a one-sided rivalry with Hero X and set out to defeat him in subsequent Hero Tournaments; unfortunately, she had to withdraw from the 19th Hero Tournament due to injury, while the 20th Tournament was canceled.

Enemies:

Zac, an employee of FOMO, is Hero X's boss. Zac is completely unaware that Hero X is the top hero and later dismisses this information when Rock reveals his true identity. Like the other CEOs of major hero agencies, Zac has been ordered by the HAC to eliminate Hero X to prevent his Trust Rating from rising too high. Zac accomplishes this by sending his heroes to assist HAC agents with orders to kill Hero X the night before the next hero tournament.

Mickey: Hero X had thwarted Micky's plans to become Queen X by defeating her and Bowa. After winning the title of X during the 18th Hero Tournament, Micky immediately tried to contact X on the top floor of the Hero Tower, but was unsuccessful, as X had left the floor deserted.

Since their debut in the 18th Hero Tournament, Micky and TWO have been investigating Hero X and gathering information about him. Furthermore, Micky had a hero he considered Hero X's natural enemy, who likely hired him specifically to counter the current X, and he himself said it was a shame he couldn't place in the top 10 and participate in the tournament.

Micky is plotting to eliminate Hero X, as the HAC has ordered him to execute him to prevent him from becoming another Zero. Furthermore, Micky will send his heroes after him the night before the next hero tournament.

Shang De: As with the other CEOs of Hero Agencies, Shang De is likely also investigating Hero X and trying to find any information about him.

Shang De is plotting to eliminate Hero X, as the HAC ordered him to execute him to prevent him from becoming another Zero. Shang De plans to send his heroes after him in the upcoming hero tournament, specifically Lin Ling and Nice.

Yan Mo: According to TWO, he has a bad relationship with Yan Mo, though the exact reason is unknown. Yan Mo is plotting to eliminate Hero X, as the HAC ordered him to prevent him from becoming another Zero. Yan Mo sent his heroes after him the night before the next hero tournament.

Yan also has a personal motive for pursuing X. He hopes that E-Soul or Dragon Boy will reach the top spot and, ultimately, divinity, just as Zero did in his time, the very being he longs to revive.

Hero X presents an insurmountable obstacle to this plan, as he holds the top spot in the Top Ten and has demonstrated overwhelming power capable of easily subduing both of Yan Mo's candidates. As revealed in Micky's files on Hero X and Dragon Boy's conversation with Yan Mo about it, Yan Mo maintains a particularly negative relationship with Hero X.

Hero X, in turn, would later reveal that he knew perfectly well Yan Mo's true objectives and the motivations that drive him, and that he was fully aware of all his actions in pursuit of his goal of reviving "Zero".

???: The individual known only as "????" in the TWO files appears to be Hero X's enemy.

Graffiti King: Graffiti King is Hero X's archenemy, thanks to his ability to travel across flat surfaces by transforming into a paint arrow. He was even shown to be able to enter Hero X's flat dimension with him when he was sent to assassinate him.

He always wears an X on his tie, even before he earned the title of X.
The animal associated with him is a rabbit.
He is the hero who has held the title X for the longest time, having held it for five years and having won three Hero Tournaments.
As the Chairwoman of the Hero Affairs Commission stated, Hero X's continued dominance has caused the commission to fear him, as his continued dominance as X for the fourth time likely ensured the continued growth of his powers and potentially allowed him to obtain the same godlike power as Zero.
The evolution of his Trust Value became implicit when his fans had already begun to think and spread the belief that he is a god due to his immense and inexplicable powers.
As Micky pointed out, his Hero Form's physical appearance doesn't appear anywhere in City X's identification system, essentially making him a "ghost".
Following his emergence and rapid rise to power as the new X, many superhero agencies have begun investigating him.
TWO is gathering data and information to discover X's identity, compiling a list of his associates and his relationships with them, as well as any other relevant information they can obtain about him.
Since his appearance, none of the hero agencies, not even the Hero Affairs Commission, had been able to obtain information about his identity, as demonstrated when even Mighty Glory and TREEMAN had nothing concrete about him until after the Smile Incident.
This enigma protected Hero X from being targeted by the HAC and the Hero Agency outside of his work as a hero, as they were unable to find him, let alone attack him.
Hero Smile and Ahu were the only heroes who knew X's true form.