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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | Himiko Toga (Japanese: 渡と我が被ひ身み子こ, Hepburn: Toga Himiko?) was a female human born in Japan as mankind experienced a surge in superpowered [[Quirks (My Hero Academia)|Quirk]] users. She was born as the eldest daughter of the Toga family. When she was a child, Himiko showcased a rather disturbing and morbid interest in blood. She once brought a dead, bloodied bird to her parents and cheerfully asked them if it was 'pretty', which in turn scarred and disturbed them. They accused her of killing the bird, drinking its blood, and smiling about it, but Himiko cried saying she found it on the ground in the yard. Disgusted with her erratic behavior, her parents tried to suppress it from a young age by putting immense pressure on her to be 'normal', sending her to Quirk counselling for her to be reformed and attempt to resolve her 'deviant behavior'. Since then, she began to repress and hide her 'abnormal' tendencies and began to act like an 'ideal young schoolgirl expected of society'. She successfully hid this side of herself so thoroughly that by the time she was a middle school student, Himiko was known by her classmates as a 'cheerful and well-behaved girl', becoming a normal student with many friends. | + | Himiko Toga (Japanese: 渡と我が被ひ身み子こ, Hepburn: Toga Himiko?) was a female human born in Japan as mankind experienced a surge in superpowered [[Quirks (My Hero Academia)|Quirk]] users. She was born as the eldest daughter of the Toga family. When she was a child, Himiko showcased a rather disturbing and morbid interest in blood. She once brought a dead, bloodied bird to her parents and cheerfully asked them if it was 'pretty', which in turn scarred and disturbed them. They accused her of killing the bird, drinking its blood, and smiling about it, but Himiko cried saying she found it on the ground in the yard. Disgusted with her erratic behavior, her parents tried to suppress it from a young age by putting immense pressure on her to be 'normal', sending her to Quirk counselling for her to be reformed and attempt to resolve her 'deviant behavior'. Since then, she began to repress and hide her 'abnormal' tendencies and began to act like an 'ideal young schoolgirl expected of society'. She successfully hid this side of herself so thoroughly that by the time she was a middle school student, Himiko was known by her classmates as a 'cheerful and well-behaved girl', becoming a normal student with many friends. However, despite her counselling, her behavior continued to cause social problems. Himiko would observe the world and how people shared their love and would question why they do things and why the way she does it wrong. Her parents confront her after learning she drank her friend's blood, but she claims they were hurt so she was just sucking the injury, which they say isn't normal. With tears in her eyes, she says she doesn't understand, asking if everyone fights their urge to be the way they want to be, wondering why nobody sucks blood like her. Her parents break down saying she is rotten to the core, having given birth to something inhuman, which drove a crying Himiko to her breaking point. |
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| + | Later during middle school, she witnessed a boy attending her school named Saito, fighting at school and getting covered in bruises and blood. Awakening her repressed "abnormal" feelings and tendencies, Himiko experienced what she believed to be a crush on him. She had wanted to confess her feelings by asking him to suck his blood, but she knew she could never do that since he would think she's not cute at all, causing her to repress these feelings. Sometime later, Himiko succumbed to this infatuation and attacked him using a box cutter, wherein she stuck a straw into his wound and began sucking his blood while crying and, according to a passing classmate who had witnessed the assault, had a look of ecstasy. Soon after, she disappeared and went into hiding, as she was now a wanted suspect due to the attack. The incident was made public and Himiko's family were questioned by the news, where her parents apologized and said that they tried to help their daughter but claimed that she was always a lost cause, branding her as a "demon" and publicly cutting all ties with her. Himiko went on to become a major suspect in multiple murders involving bloodletting. However, she managed to successfully evade both the Police and Pro Heroes. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| + | In appearance, Himiko Toga was a fair-skinned human girl who was prone to blushing and was frequently described as having a pretty face. She has inward-tilting yellow eyes with thin slit-like irises, somewhat resembling those of a cat, and her wide mouth is also rather feline, as her canines are pointed and longer than the rest of her teeth, giving her a vampiric appearance. Her hair is a pale, ash-blonde color and is styled into two messy buns, with numerous wild strands sticking out, a straight fringe and two chin-length side bangs framing her face. | ||
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| + | Himiko is obviously mentally unstable and has a very twisted perception of love and friendship. This is evidenced when, despite her attempting to kill Ochaco Uraraka and Tsuyu Asui, she tries to befriend the two girls as they fight, affectionately calling Tsuyu by her first name and describing the former as "lovely". When talking to Ochaco, she says that it's only natural to want to be like the one you love, and for Himiko this is taken to the point of literally becoming that person. She further explains and compares that like how "normal" people kiss the people they love as "normal", she sucks the blood of the people she loves as this is her "normal", further showing her twisted understanding of love. She uses this to justify her carving up and butchering "guys who are tattered and reeking of blood", as they fit the description of her ideal lover. Additionally, although it may seem so, Himiko's interest isn't just superficial, as her questioning Izuku Midoriya about what his values and beliefs imply, showing that although twisted, she does indeed want to know more about the person she loves. | ||
For a long time, she had wanted to become other people so badly. This caused her to experience fits of jealousy and affection that led to her 'drinking' all of their blood. | For a long time, she had wanted to become other people so badly. This caused her to experience fits of jealousy and affection that led to her 'drinking' all of their blood. | ||
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Himiko Toga is a female anime and manga supervillain who features in My Hero Academia.
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Biography
Himiko Toga (Japanese: 渡と我が被ひ身み子こ, Hepburn: Toga Himiko?) was a female human born in Japan as mankind experienced a surge in superpowered Quirk users. She was born as the eldest daughter of the Toga family. When she was a child, Himiko showcased a rather disturbing and morbid interest in blood. She once brought a dead, bloodied bird to her parents and cheerfully asked them if it was 'pretty', which in turn scarred and disturbed them. They accused her of killing the bird, drinking its blood, and smiling about it, but Himiko cried saying she found it on the ground in the yard. Disgusted with her erratic behavior, her parents tried to suppress it from a young age by putting immense pressure on her to be 'normal', sending her to Quirk counselling for her to be reformed and attempt to resolve her 'deviant behavior'. Since then, she began to repress and hide her 'abnormal' tendencies and began to act like an 'ideal young schoolgirl expected of society'. She successfully hid this side of herself so thoroughly that by the time she was a middle school student, Himiko was known by her classmates as a 'cheerful and well-behaved girl', becoming a normal student with many friends. However, despite her counselling, her behavior continued to cause social problems. Himiko would observe the world and how people shared their love and would question why they do things and why the way she does it wrong. Her parents confront her after learning she drank her friend's blood, but she claims they were hurt so she was just sucking the injury, which they say isn't normal. With tears in her eyes, she says she doesn't understand, asking if everyone fights their urge to be the way they want to be, wondering why nobody sucks blood like her. Her parents break down saying she is rotten to the core, having given birth to something inhuman, which drove a crying Himiko to her breaking point.
Later during middle school, she witnessed a boy attending her school named Saito, fighting at school and getting covered in bruises and blood. Awakening her repressed "abnormal" feelings and tendencies, Himiko experienced what she believed to be a crush on him. She had wanted to confess her feelings by asking him to suck his blood, but she knew she could never do that since he would think she's not cute at all, causing her to repress these feelings. Sometime later, Himiko succumbed to this infatuation and attacked him using a box cutter, wherein she stuck a straw into his wound and began sucking his blood while crying and, according to a passing classmate who had witnessed the assault, had a look of ecstasy. Soon after, she disappeared and went into hiding, as she was now a wanted suspect due to the attack. The incident was made public and Himiko's family were questioned by the news, where her parents apologized and said that they tried to help their daughter but claimed that she was always a lost cause, branding her as a "demon" and publicly cutting all ties with her. Himiko went on to become a major suspect in multiple murders involving bloodletting. However, she managed to successfully evade both the Police and Pro Heroes.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Himiko Toga was a fair-skinned human girl who was prone to blushing and was frequently described as having a pretty face. She has inward-tilting yellow eyes with thin slit-like irises, somewhat resembling those of a cat, and her wide mouth is also rather feline, as her canines are pointed and longer than the rest of her teeth, giving her a vampiric appearance. Her hair is a pale, ash-blonde color and is styled into two messy buns, with numerous wild strands sticking out, a straight fringe and two chin-length side bangs framing her face.
Himiko is obviously mentally unstable and has a very twisted perception of love and friendship. This is evidenced when, despite her attempting to kill Ochaco Uraraka and Tsuyu Asui, she tries to befriend the two girls as they fight, affectionately calling Tsuyu by her first name and describing the former as "lovely". When talking to Ochaco, she says that it's only natural to want to be like the one you love, and for Himiko this is taken to the point of literally becoming that person. She further explains and compares that like how "normal" people kiss the people they love as "normal", she sucks the blood of the people she loves as this is her "normal", further showing her twisted understanding of love. She uses this to justify her carving up and butchering "guys who are tattered and reeking of blood", as they fit the description of her ideal lover. Additionally, although it may seem so, Himiko's interest isn't just superficial, as her questioning Izuku Midoriya about what his values and beliefs imply, showing that although twisted, she does indeed want to know more about the person she loves.
For a long time, she had wanted to become other people so badly. This caused her to experience fits of jealousy and affection that led to her 'drinking' all of their blood.
Her parents had forcibly looked to reform her and resolve her 'deviant behaviour'. As a result, Himiko began to repress and her her more 'abnormal' tendencies in order to act like an ideal young schoolgirl as expected from society.
Powers and abilities
Himiko was one of the many humans born on Earth with a Quirk (個こ性せい Kosei?, lit. "Individuality"). This was a Meta Ability (異い能のう Inō?, lit. "Extraordinary Ability") that gave her a unique superhuman ability.
As a Quirk wielder, she came to possess her own superhuman ability which was Transform (変へん身しん Henshin?) that granted her the ability to transform into a physical copy of another individual where she replicated them completely to the point of sounding just like the person.
She came to be a member of the criminal organization known as the League of Villains (敵ヴィラン連れん合ごう Viran Rengō?).
Notes
- Himiko Toga was created by Kōhei Horikoshi where she featured in the setting of the My Hero Academia universe.
In other media
Television
Films
Video games
- In My Hero Ultra Rumble, Himiko Toga appeared as a playable character in the setting of the online battle video game.
Appearances
- My Hero Academia:
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