Dabi

He is known as "Dabi", but his real name that keeps secret is "Toya Todoroki". His birthday is January 18. He was the eldest son of the Pro Hero Endeavor, driven insane due to his neglectful and selfish actions, and becoming a villain to enact revenge. He became affiliated with the League of Villains, a former member of the organization's since disbanded Vanguard Action Squad, and later one of the nine lieutenants of the Paranormal Liberation Front. He is 24 years old. He is 176 centimeters tall. His hair is white but he dyes it black. His eyes are turquoise.

Dabi is a reasonably tall, pale young man of slim shape but somewhat muscular build, described to be in his early twenties. He has white hair with a few red flecks at its crown that spikes upward around his head, hanging low over his thin, turquoise, and heavily lidded eyes. Dabi’s hair is dyed black before revealing his true identity.

His most striking features are undoubtedly the patches of gnarled, wrinkled, purple skin that cover much of his lower face and neck, all the way down past his collarbone, below his eyes, around his torso, and on his arms and legs due to losing control of his fire Quirk at age 13, engulfing him in flames. These are attached to the rest of his skin by multiple crude surgical staples or hoop piercings.

He has several silver cartilage piercings in both ears and a triple nostril piercing on the right side of his nose. Upon closer inspection, he also lacks earlobes on both sides of his ears. Dabi wears a long dark blue coat with white cuffs, similar to his previous look, albeit the ends of the coat are not tattered. In addition, he dons a white V-necked shirt with white outlines. The stitches extend not only to his shoulder pads but also to the kneecaps of his pants. The only things he retains are his silver belt, black boots, and his dark-colored pants. He also has three buttons on both sides of his coat.

Toya was very energetic and boisterous as a child, and he wanted to learn as much as he could from his father. Because his father, Enji, had emphasized that he would be the one to surpass All Might since childhood, Toya became obsessed with fulfilling that dream, becoming just as stubborn as his father to become the next number one hero. Toya was not unmotivated upon learning that his body could not safely handle his flames, becoming upset and frustrated when his father refused to train him anymore. Despite Enji telling him to focus on something else and find a new goal to pursue, Toya was insistent that he could still live up to his father’s dream and continued to train on his own, burning himself in the process. Toya described his goal as a fire that his father lit within him that would not go out and that he could not bring himself to ignore, highlighting how his childhood dream became an unhealthy obsession. Rei, however, construed that Toya simply yearned for his father’s acknowledgment and proof that he wasn’t a failure, something that became more apparent following the birth of Shoto, who had inherited the Quirk and strength that Toya lacked.

Toya’s obsession would go on to make him further unstable, becoming indifferent to the damage his Quirk training was doing to his own body and also shrugged off concerns from his sister and mother, stating that his younger siblings lived in a different world than him. At one point, Toya even lashed out and attacked his mother and an infant Shoto with his Quirk when his father refused to look at him. Being aware of the Quirk Marriage of his parents, Toya grew bitter towards his mother when she tried to dissuade him from training, lambasting her for being sold by her parents and claiming that she held just as much responsibility as Enji for why he was born, words that shook Rei to her core. Despite this, he wasn’t completely callous towards his family.

He also did express regret for trying to attack Shoto and for the scathing words that he threw at his mother, making it clear that Toya still loved his family and held remorse for how he treated them. Even so, these feelings were overshadowed by his longing for his father’s attention. After feeling abandoned by Enji, who became focused on training Shoto while neglecting the rest of his children, Toya fell further into despair and would cry out of frustration every night, wondering why he was even born. Nevertheless, he continued to train his Quirk despite the harm he would suffer, hoping to surpass Shoto and gain his father’s approval. Toya even cried out of pure happiness when he saw his Quirk evolve and his flames become stronger. However, when his father didn’t meet with him to see this discovery, Toya broke down emotionally and lost control of his flames, which nearly burned him to death.

Even after surviving and waking up from 3 years comatose, however, Toya still went home and wanted to see his father again, yet also desired to make amends with his family and apologize for everything he did. After seeing that nothing had changed and that Enji was still obsessed with training Shoto to become his successor, Toya psychologically broke, taking this action that all he ever was to his father was a failed and discarded attempt at reaching his selfish ambitions.

This mental breakdown caused Toya to completely abandon his old self and become Dabi, a murderous and pyromaniacal villain obsessed with ruining his father’s reputation and paying him back for all the suffering he went through. After renaming himself Dabi, he became a stoic, aloof, confident, and focused individual who rarely showed emotion. While rather crude and violent, he was also cautious and observant, choosing to retreat when Mirko arrived to aid Endeavor and made sure not to divulge too much information to Hawks about High-End because of the infancy of their relationship. Overall, Dabi was a highly enigmatic individual who trusted no one, preferring to do things alone and in his own way. He also gave off the impression of knowing more about certain people than he let on.

Despite his usual expressionless behavior, Dabi found joy in establishing himself as a villain fighting what he believed to be false heroes, an ideology proposed by his apparent inspiration, Stain. Dabi was dedicated to Stain’s mission and desires to destroy superhuman society, sharing his belief that one person with the necessary conviction can do so.

He had shown to share Stain’s sentiment that heroes are hypocritical and unworthy of their title, but unlike Stain, did not seem to seek a society with better heroes, believing that true heroes don’t exist. Despite his devotion to the Hero Killer’s creed, Dabi did many things that Stain would not, such as attacking innocent bystanders and helping the League get revenge against Overhaul, while also being motivated by his vengeance against Endeavor. In the end, Dabi only used Stain’s ideals to cover his motives and justify his crimes against the hero society. Dabi took pleasure in taunting heroic figures, students, and Pro Heroes alike, sadistically enjoying the pain he inflicted on others, including those he murdered.

Sometimes, Dabi engaged in psychological warfare to unnerve whoever his opponent was while also allowing himself to cool down from his Quirk’s effects. Very pragmatic in battle, he was savvy about how heroes operate and would exploit their natural tendency to rescue others. He was not afraid of causing collateral destruction, rarely holding back, even if it put his allies at risk.

Dabi was intolerant of most people and could be very derisive, rude, and condescending to everyone he met. He insulted Tomura Shigaraki immediately after meeting him and constantly did the same to his allies and enemies, but didn’t always do it with the intention of being rude. While the League went on to develop a strong sense of camaraderie, Dabi remained distant from them for the most part. He later admitted that he didn’t care for Tomura or the rest of the League and that the value he places on them came mostly from their ability to bring his ambitions into reality. This selfish way of thinking established Dabi as an extreme sociopath.

However, Dabi at least had a capacity for remorse. While he had no problem killing the Pro Hero Snatch, the latter’s words appeared to have resonated with him, implying that Dabi held sympathy for those who have lost family due to villains, as well as the loved ones of those whom he had killed. Yet, this remorse did not extend to his family, as Dabi frequently contemplated their deaths for the sake of revenge against Endeavor. He also appeared to have certain standards, as upon seeing Tsukuyomi arrive to save Hawks, he was surprised and disgusted by how the heroes and government were more than willing to bring young students into the Paranormal Liberation War, although he could’ve just been looking down on them for having to rely on high schoolers. Dabi even displayed some semblance of kindness when he burned down Himiko Toga’s old family home while she was feeling distraught over it, though he claimed he only did it to twist the knife for the heroes.

Despite admitting that he held no care for the other League members, he did encourage Twice to do his best for the League during the war, even hi-fiving him as he ran out to join the battle and took the time to encourage Himiko that they should continue fighting for their cause. This motivational aspect showed that Dabi cared enough about his allies to support their morale.

He has the quirk of producing blue flames.

Summary of Toya Todoroki/Dabi’s Story:

Enji Todoroki (Endeavor) arranged a marriage with Rei Himura to conceive a child capable of surpassing All Might. Their first child, Toya, was born with a fire Quirk stronger than his father’s, but his body couldn’t withstand the heat, causing severe burns whenever he used it. Initially, Enji trained Toya, but upon discovering this limitation, he deemed him a failure and stopped training him, focusing instead on having more children until Shoto was born, inheriting the perfect combination of both parents’ Quirks.

Desperate for his father’s approval, Toya secretly continued his training despite the risks. His obsession led to an emotional breakdown, culminating in an incident at Mount Sekoto where he lost control of his flames, resulting in a massive fire. Believed dead, Toya actually survived with severe burns and was found by All For One. After being in a coma for three years, Toya awoke to find his body severely damaged and his family believing him to be dead.

When Toya returned home and saw his father continuing to train Shoto as his “perfect creation,” he broke down mentally. Abandoning his old self, Toya adopted the name Dabi, becoming a villain obsessed with vengeance. Over the years, he observed his father from the shadows, fueling his hatred and plotting to destroy Enji’s reputation and hero career.