Jin Saotome

Jin Saotome is a 25-year-old man. Born in Japan, he is the son of Blue Blast, a top 50 pro hero. Jin had a somewhat disappointing childhood because his father was a full-time hero, which prevented them from having a close father-son relationship. Jin always felt that for his father, being a hero was more important than being a present father, so he grew up with resentment towards his father and the world of heroes. When he was 10 years old and realized he hadn't developed a Quirk, Jin felt relieved. For him, not having a Quirk wasn't a disappointment but a relief. "Something that makes me different from my father," he thought, taking it as a blessing. Because for Jin, being a hero was the same as giving up his humanity. At 14, Jin moved to the United States where he studied law, graduated with honors, and became an active union lawyer and environmental activist. He built a life for himself, found a partner, and seemed to be an enthusiastic young man who had it all until one day, when he was 22, something happened. He developed a Quirk. Apparently, his Quirk had been dormant for many years, developing in secret, which transformed him into a being of absolute and overwhelming strength with an almost superhuman invulnerability: He could defeat a Nomu with a single blow and remain unharmed even by the most powerful Quirks. However, this also took everything from him: His partner saw him as a femininity, he lost his job and his home, and he was extradited back to Japan because having a Quirk is not considered normal in the United States and is still not approved by its policies. Jin returned to Japan, his homeland: Disappointed, broken, suffering from depression, anxiety, and insomnia, and knowing he possessed what he had always hated and avoided: a Quirk. A Quirk he never asked for, one that had stolen his life and robbed him of all his achievements. The Hero Commission declared him a danger, so his only option was to go to U.A. against his will to be safe.