Garou (One-Punch Man)
Garou is a male anime and manga character who features in One-Punch Man.
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Biography
Garou (Japanese: ガロウ, Hepburn: Garō; Viz: Garo)
As a child, he proved to be unpopular at school and was a social outcast where one day he was reading a book as several other kids were playing heroes. At their head was a popular boy named Tacchan where Garou tried to make them realise that it was dangerous to kick another student to the ground. It was then that Tacchan declared Garou to be a new villain and that he named himself a hero called Justice Man. He tried to kick Garou then who dodged with Tacchan missing leading to him hurting himself.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Garou was a young man with sharp features, yellow eyes, and long silver hair that spikes upward in two large prongs, giving a feeling of a young wolf. He came to be known as the Human Monster and as the Hero Hunter.
He was shown as a person with hatred for heroes and had a confident, vindictive persona. He hated being insulted and continued to attack any who offended him.
Powers and abilities
Such was his superhuman strength that he was comparable to that of an S-Class level hero.
He had a unique learning ability (超学習能力, Chō Gakushū Nōryoku) that allowed him to learn countermeasures for other people's fighting styles while making their fighting styles his own.
Among the techniques known to him included:
- Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist (流水岩砕拳, Ryūsui Gansai-ken) :
- Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist (旋風鉄斬拳, Senpū Tetsuzan-ken) :
- Tanktop Blow (タンクトップブロー, Tankutoppu Burō) :
- Secret Combination: Cross Fang Dragon Slayer Fist (連携奧義 交牙竜殺拳, Renkei Ōgi: Kyōga Ryūsatsu-ken) :
One of his main attributes was his accelerated growth rate that increased his abilities to match more powerful foes. This ability was shown to operate even in the midst of combat.
Notes
- Garou was created by ONE where he featured in the setting of One-Punch Man.
In other media
Television
Video games
- In One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, Garou appeared as a playable character in DLC in the setting of the 2020 video game.
Appearances
- One-Punch Man:
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