Shot Todoroki

Who is it?

Shoto Todoroki (轟とどろき焦しょう凍と Todoroki Shōto ?), or simply Shoto (ショート Shōto ?), is the protagonist of the manga and anime My Hero Academia. He is a Class 1-A student at the UA Academy, where he entered through official recommendations and is training to become a Hero. He is the youngest son of Endeavor, the ex-hero number 2 and current number 1; and King Todoroki.

personality

Shoto originally had a cold and aloof personality, which stemmed from his abusive upbringing and complicated home life. Focused and emotionless, Shoto preferred to keep to himself rather than hang out with other people. However, after the events of the Sports Festival, Shoto became noticeably more sociable and kind, even gaining a sense of humor and occasionally smiling, though he still retains some fragments of his previous aloof attitude. After the Remedial Course, he began to open up more to his classmates and has eased up on his usually serious demeanor. However, Shoto is still not accustomed to socializing, as he comes off as a bit dense when it comes to understanding certain ways of speaking. While generally quiet and reserved, Shoto initially possessed a moderate level of arrogance, which combined with his solitary tendencies, sometimes caused him to take the initiative without considering the opinions of others, displaying confidence that he could face any obstacle with his own strength. He used to be a lot more hostile as well, to the point of making someone resent him due to his cocky nature. Shoto preferred to act alone though for practical purposes, as doing so allows him to unleash his full power without having to worry about fire. Calm and collected yet brutal in combat, Shoto is well grounded in the ethic of heroism, only wishing to subdue his frozen opponents rather than kill them by prolonging the freezing. Shoto deeply detested his fire abilities that he inherited from Endeavor, as it symbolized his father's evil towards him and his mother, as well as what he was born to be: a tool to surpass All Might, a fate he detested.

Personality 2

As such, Shoto decided to rely solely on his ice power and never use the other half of his Quirk in battles, going so far as to cover his left torso and arm in ice in his first Hero Suit to symbolize his rebellion against his father. Shoto often felt annoyed by Endeavor's mere presence and could barely contain his anger while speaking to him, especially whenever the Pro Hero mentioned the purpose he had for his son since before he was born. Ironically though, Shoto's hostility towards his father made him more like him, being apathetic and indifferent towards others while obsessively focusing on his own goal of rejecting his father. Upon first meeting him, Inasa noticed that Shoto had the same hate-filled gaze that Endeavor had, During his confrontation with Izuku Midoriya at the UA Sports Festival, Izuku's speech brought back the memory of his mother's words of support, and for the first time since his childhood, Shoto used his fire power in combat. After the battle Shoto had mixed feelings about using his left side, but after reconciling with his mother he eventually came to terms with the half he once hated and was willing to train it further. Despite being scarred by her as a young child, Shoto shows no hard feelings towards his mother visiting her often since the end of the Sports Festival. Shoto seems to draw his heroic values ​​from All Might, a trait he shares with Izuku and Katsuki Bakugo, having fond memories of watching the Symbol of Peace on television together with Rei. Despite his difficult past, Shoto doesn't let his hatred for Endeavor completely cloud his judgment and still recognizes him for his skills and capabilities as one of Japan's top heroes. He chose to intern at his father's agency during the Hero Agency Internships

personality 3

He made it clear that this was purely for his own benefit and learning experience rather than any desire to spend time with him. Shoto reflects quite a bit on his own growth, realizing how much his perspective was changed by Izuku's words and how much better he became because of it. Because of this, Shoto wasn't against his father deciding that he would try to make amends with his family and become a better person, knowing from experience that one thing can change a person if they let it. However, Shoto's dislike of Endeavor has yet to go away, even if he respects his father's ability as a Hero, admitting that such resentment cannot be so easily wiped away and that he was wrong to try and bury it. Having been denied a normal childhood so that his father could train him to realize his own selfish ambitions, Shoto still bears several psychological scars that tend to resurface when others compare him to Endeavor. Because of this and Izuku's influence, Shoto now strives to become a Hero but without walking the same path his father did. Shoto remains relatively cold towards Endeavor and has made it clear that forgiveness for his previous treatment of him and his mother is difficult, but has shown concern for his father's safety. Now that Endeavor is attempting to mend his relationship with his family, Shoto has taken a cautious but hopeful approach to this development. Shoto later decides to intern with his father again but invites Izuku and Katsuki to train under him as well, eventually all three of them interning with Endeavor. This allows Shoto to greatly improve at teamwork, as well as being able to more accurately develop control of his Quirk of Ice and Fire. Following the events of the Paranormal Liberation War, especially the revelation that his brother Toya Todoroki.

Appearance

Shoto is a tall young man, standing at 1.76m tall and well built for his age, being 15 years old. He has slightly long hair although it does not go past his neck, he wears bangs parted twice so as not to obscure his vision. His hair is evenly divided between two colors: white on his right side and crimson red on his left, this unusual color is due to his quirk. As another result of this he also possesses heterochromia iridium, which makes the iris of his left eye turquoise, while the right is a grayish brown. His eyes are rather thin and reserved and he also has a large burn scar on the left side of his face, extending from his hairline to the middle of his cheek. Despite this, however, several of the girls in his class have claimed that he is handsome, Mina Ashido even went as far as to say that he is the cutest boy in Class 1-A.

UA Appearance

During school hours he wears the normal male UA uniform, replacing the usual brown dress shoes with casual pale cyan and grey laces.

Hero Appearance

His updated hero costume consists of a dark blue jacket with elbow-length sleeves, a high collar and joined in the center by a grey collar, baggy pants of the same color, a metal-plated combat vest, and white boots, the soles and a thin line running down the center of each of them being a darker pale grey. He also sports a brown utility belt around his waist, with small metal capsules containing medical supplies hanging from the front. Later in the Provisional Hero License exam, his suit gains two burgundy wrist guards with metal plates, which help regulate his body temperature after his attacks, and his boots now have a set of straps. At some point during spring break, Shoto further upgrades his suit, which bears some visual similarities to his father's second suit. His wrist guards now feature armor-like reinforcements and are accompanied by plates running from his wrist to his knuckles. His jacket now features a large T-shaped stripe running from his waist to his armpits and his utility belt now has two large canisters along with his medical supplies.

Winter Hero Appearance

For the World Heroes Mission, Shoto receives a special advanced stealth suit from the World Heroes Association for his mission in Otheon. Shoto designs his stealth suit to resemble the third variant with the entire suit made of a black neoprene jacket and thin black pants with built-in knee pads, metal plates to regulate body temperature, and longer sleeves. He also sports a black belt around his waist with silver plates, as well as two silver plates on his shoulders, with the letters "WHA".

Skills

Overall Abilities: Having been trained by his father at a young age, Shoto entered U.A. Academy through recommendations and has established himself as one of the strongest students in Class 1-A. He placed second in both the Quirk Apprehension Test and the U.A. Sports Festival. Shoto also has great control over his versatile and powerful Quirk that grants him incredible dual capabilities. Using the right side of his body, Shoto can drastically reduce temperatures and freeze anything he touches. Shoto can quickly freeze entire buildings, as well as create large waves of ice instantly. Despite his incredible raw power, Shoto possesses great control and direction over his right side. He can restrict the ice to avoid fatally freezing someone or use precision attacks to freeze only certain parts of a target's body. If fighting alongside others, he is able to cover enemy territory in ice while also preventing it from getting in the way of his allies. Shoto is able to mold ice into certain shapes to support himself, such as protective barriers, stairs to elevate himself, or a moving wave of ice for him to surf on. Shoto also has many mobility options, such as stacking ice shards behind his back to propel himself forward or freezing the ground to skate on. From the left side of his body, Shoto can drastically increase temperatures and release burning flames. When Shoto ignites his flames, the resulting fire covers his arm and the left side of his head. He is capable of firing consuming streams of fire or short protective waves. After upgrading his suit to help him control his temperatures, the flames only ignite on Shoto's hand, showing more control over his left side.

Skills 2

Overall Shoto has tremendous power, but due to past decisions and circumstances, such as his intentional neglect of half of his Quirk, he has not yet reached his full potential. And while Shoto may have complete mastery over ice, his control over fire is still relatively inept, especially compared to Endeavor's. During the USJ Incident, Shoto was able to easily overpower the small villains in the Landslide Zone, and later displayed elite judgment, combat awareness, and athletic ability during the UA Sports Festival in his battle against Izuku. , a fan claimed that Shoto was already stronger than the average Pro Hero. In the final round of the Sports Festival, in which he faced Katsuki, there was a chance that Shoto could have won the match using his fire powers, but due to internal turmoil, he essentially gave up by deactivating his flames, leaving him open to Katsuki's final attack and losing the match.

Skills 3

Enhanced Durability: Shoto has proven to be quite durable, able to withstand multiple attacks from Izuku, including a 5% strength enhanced One For All direct hit to the stomach, without sustaining serious injuries. Enhanced Stamina: Shoto has shown to be able to withstand combat even when injured, such as in his battle with Stain where he is able to continue fighting and supporting his allies despite suffering multiple hemorrhagic wounds to his arm and face and still dragging his body. unconscious of the villain once the battle is over. Enhanced Agility: Shoto is fast, agile, and has quick reflexes. He was able to maintain first place for the majority of the Obstacle Course during the sports festival thanks to his own athletic ability. He was also able to create ice walls in a split second to prevent him from being kicked out of the ring during his battles with Izuku and Katsuki. He is also able to partially dodge a knife thrown at his face and several other attacks from Stain, a remarkably agile opponent.

Skills 4

Sharp Intellect: Shoto has proven to be very intelligent. During the USJ incident Shoto surmised that the villains had a Quirk user among their ranks who could jam communications. He realized that the attacking villains had some kind of agenda and interrogated some of them to get answers. Shoto's theory was correct as the villain's goal was to kill All Might. Shoto deduced that Izuku had a connection with All Might after experiencing Izuku's power and combining it by witnessing All Might fighting Nomu. While he was correct in deducing that Izuku had a connection to the hero, he incorrectly believed that the latter could be All Might's secret love child. He was able to find out Izuku, Tenya Iida, and Stain's location from an emergency call and arrive in time, although he complained that it took a while. Despite his training, Shoto is also very skilled academically, having placed fifth in the midterms. During the match between Momo Yaoyorozu and the Itsuka Kendo class teams, Shoto realizes that there is a flaw in Itsuka's precautionary strategy in separating Momo from her teammates. He points out that if she really wanted to be cautious with Momo, Itsuka would have overwhelmed her entire team from the start of the match. After witnessing Izuku's recent awakening of a second Quirk, Shoto deduces that this Quirk may be like him, but Shoto does not recognize the true depth of Izuku's new power.

Don/Kosei/Quirk

Half Cold Half Hot (半はん冷れい半はん燃ねん Hanrei Hannen ?): Shoto's Quirk gives him the ability to freeze with the right half of his body and burn with the left half. The appendages on its right side can drastically reduce the temperatures of anything they touch, enough to create large waves of ice. The limbs on his left side generate heat and allow Shoto to create and shoot streams of fire. The drawback of his Quirk arises from his need to maintain his own body temperature, as overusing his ice power causes Shoto to suffer from frostbite. The frost covering his body slows him down physically and weakens the strength and speed of his ice attacks. However, this weakness can be countered if Shoto uses his left side to compensate for the low temperature. The side effect of prolonged use of his fire side has not yet been revealed, due to the fact that he has never overused it. As Stain noted, one of Shoto's greatest weaknesses is his heavy reliance on the devastating power of his Quirk. Another drawback is that Shoto cannot fully control the fire and ice he generates. While he is able to use both of these abilities at the same time, he has stated that he is not used to doing this, and still needs practice in wielding his Quirk.

Equipment

Hero Suit: The second suit Shoto has used, it is designed to optimize the use of both fire and ice sides in combat, as well as to lessen the drawbacks of his Quirk as much as possible. Temperature Resistant Jacket: Shoto's blue jacket is made of a special flame resistant fiber. There is a special device near the neck that detects Shoto's body temperature and holds the vest to help regulate it. Combat Vest: The device on Shoto's back is capable of detecting Shoto's body temperature and automatically heats or cools accordingly. Shoto requested that his original suit have a heating device. Utility Belt: There are metal capsules on Shoto's belt that contain water, painkillers, and disinfectants, making up a first aid kit. Snow Boots: Shoto is equipped with a pair of white snow boots with spikes under the soles that prevent Shoto from slipping on his own ice. They are later updated with straps that cross the front of the boots. Wristbands: As an update to his costume, Shoto received new wristbands made of the same material as his vest. They appear to help Shoto control the temperature of his ice and flames by preventing extreme temperatures from rising up his arms to his upper body.