Forgotten Villains In My Hero Academia

May 8, 2024

Highlights

Some forgotten villains in My Hero Academia, like MoonFish and Magne, had brief but impactful roles in the series.
Characters like Mustard and Teruo Hazukashi were overshadowed by more prominent villains, leading to their lack of recognition.
The Sludge Villain, a small-time antagonist, played a crucial role in kickstarting the main events of the story.

My Hero Academia features a very interesting world where humanity evolved and developed supernatural abilities called quirks. In this world, many have chosen to use that great power for their own self-interest and destabilize society, and as a result, heroes have also risen to stop them in their tracks and restore balance to the world. These heroes and villains clash in epic battles that have captivated audiences worldwide and given the anime series a lot of fame.

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While the spotlight often falls on the exploits of Midoriya Izuku and the main characters who stand in his way, like Shigaraki Tomura, some villains have been forgotten by fans despite influencing the story in one way or another. With that in mind, here are some of the forgotten villains in My Hero Academia.

1 MoonFish

Quirk: Blade-Tooth

First Appearance: Episode 41

MoonFish is a member of the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains who attacked the UA students during the Forest Training Camp Arc. He was sent to prison in the aftermath of that event before being released by All For One during the liberation events. Nothing screams psycho-killer more than the outfit Moonfish dons in the series, as he is always seen wearing a black straitjacket held together by restraints styled in a gothic manner.

He habitually talks to himself and is obsessed with eating flesh, so much so that he finds it hard to focus when he encounters vulnerable people and body parts, reminiscent of an animal succumbing to its primal instincts. Moonfish’s Blade-Tooth quirk allows him to turn his teeth into powerful blades that can elongate and travel at really high speeds. His brief role as a villain limited his impact on the story’s main progression, making him less memorable compared to other antagonists in the series.

2 Hood

Quirks: Muscle Augmentation, Super Regeneration, Power, Storage, Transforming Arms, Shoulder-Mounted Jets

First Appearance: Episode 87

Hood might share the same physical characteristics as Nomu, but they are worlds apart due to his ability to think. Despite giving Pro Hero Endeavour one of his best fights, Hood, the main antagonist of the Pro Hero Arc, remains little remembered.

Originally a street urchin, Hood underwent selection to become a high-end nomus capable of sentience. The extent of Hood’s modifications and the number of his quirks remain unknown, but he showcased six of them during the epic battle against Endeavour. Some of those quirks include the muscle augmentation that Goto Imasuji, or Muscular, is famous for, along with super regeneration and one that lets him contain and unleash raw power.

This entry is included on the basis that he is forgotten now, “as they have bigger fish to fry.”

3 Magne

Quirk: Magnetism

First Appearance: Episode 41

Magne, real name Kenji Hikiishi, was one of the main antagonists of the Forest Training Camp Arc, and most fans would be surprised to hear that despite how muscular and manly she appeared to be, she was a woman. She was responsible for nine armed robberies and three murders, although she has attempted almost thirty of them. Her magnetism quirk, coupled with her superhuman strength, allowed her to terrorize the U.A. students during their training camp, alongside the rest of her gang, the Vanguard Action Squad.

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She was able to go toe-to-toe with Tiger despite his physical abilities, and she might have won without the interference of Spinner. She eventually met her demise when she hit and scarred Overhaul, causing him to blow her apart using his ability.

4 Mustard

Quirk: Gas

First Appearance: Episode 31

Mustard is a teenager with the ability to emit sleeping gas and is one of the few people like Todoroki Shoto who can be affected by their quirk. As a result, he wears a gas mask most time to avoid falling asleep when he activates his quirk. Being a teenager himself, he resents most of the U.A. students for how they are treated like gems in society, while nobodies like him have to wake up to a harsh reality every day.

He had no problems with shooting Tetsutetsu in the face despite not knowing if he was going to survive it, and he constantly mocked Itsuka Tendo, insinuating that the U.A. pair were no better than him and were simply born into better situations than he was. As a minor villain, Mustard didn’t get much character development or backstory, leading to him being overshadowed by more prominent characters in the series.

5 Teruo Hazukashi

Quirk: Shame

First Appearance: Episode 87

Teruo Hazukashi is an office worker who attempted to destroy the organization he worked for because he felt cheated and exploited by them. He appeared during the Pro Hero Arc as one of the minor villains the heroes take care of during their everyday jobs. Teruo was inspired by Destro’s autobiography on liberation and decided to take matters into his own hands, as according to him, he was tired of being a corporate “bootlicker.”

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His quirk allows him to take embarrassment and turn it into power, so he stripped down in front of the public, ready to activate it, but Hawks was able to take care of him before he could escalate the situation. However, Teruo had a very short appearance with a less-threatening ability in his battles with heroes, which made him less memorable in a series filled with impactful villains.

6 Sludge Villain

Quirk: Sludge Body

First Appearance: Episode 1

Although the Sludge Villain seems to be the most forgettable of the antagonists in My Hero Academia, he is also one of the most important, as his introduction was used as a plot device to kickstart the main events of the story. The Sludge Villain was mostly a small-time villain who tried to take over Bakugo’s body, and as fate would have it, Midoriya tried to help Bakugo out of his situation despite being quirkless.

This caught the attention of All Might and earned his admiration before he used a Detroit Smash to defeat the Sludge Villain, and the rest is history. The Sludge Villain was eventually freed from custody when All For One raided several prisons following the Paranormal Liberation War. As expected from a small fry, he only pretended to fight a little during the Final War before sneaking away.