Tamaki

Appearance

Tamaki is a 177cm young man (age 16) with rather pale skin. His ears are longer than most, their tips pointy and somewhat elf-like. He has messy, dark indigo hair, which sticks out behind his head, and thin, tired-looking eyes, partially covered by his bangs. Tamaki's shoulders are usually hunched, and he avoids eye contact with people. Tamaki wears his tie slightly loosened when wearing his school uniform, and his shirt is only partially tucked in. Tamaki's hero costume consists of a black bodysuit decorated with beige plating around the arms and shoulders. He dons a white tunic, matching cape, and hood with more beige layering on the top. The cape connects to a scarf-like collar with a silver front mask, while also sporting a thin beige mask with a transparent purple lense over his face, and a matching purple carrier vest with brown straps and multiple pouches. He is also barefoot, giving him more freedom when using his Quirk.

Personality

Tamaki is extremely shy, intelligent, aloof, depressed, "intimidating", and introverted, especially around big audiences. He gets nervous very easily when talking to other people. If his anxiety gets the best of him, Tamaki will often face away and lean into a wall to hide his face from others.[8] This also happens whenever Tamaki has a bad feeling or feels insulted. While his physical abilities and Quirk are outstanding, Tamaki is socially awkward and lacks confidence in his powers. He feels overwhelmed by the pressure to be perfect, which has damaged his self-esteem. Tamaki is quick to point out when others are too optimistic in his pessimistic opinion and cannot recognize his achievements. His pessimism directly contrasts with Fat Gum's optimism. Even after being complimented by Fat Gum, Tamaki often takes his mentor's praise for taunting. Despite his timid heart, Tamaki can show flashes of bravery. Even though he's always been a shy and reserved boy, Tamaki was able to hone his skills and climb the ranks into one of U.A.'s Big 3. Mirio Togata is a big inspiration for Tamaki, and their cooperation throughout their lives has led him to establish his own set of stern beliefs that he will uphold and vocalize.

Quirk

Manifest: Tamaki's Gift grants him the ability to manifest the characteristics of anything he has eaten. The more substance Tamaki eats, the stronger his manifestation will be. Furthermore everything he manifests is significantly stronger than normal, as seen by how his crab claws were able to easily crush the metal weapons. You can only manifest the traits of substances that are still in your system, and you lose access to those traits once the substance is fully digested. You need to replenish your Gift every day and you must decide what foods to eat beforehand. Tamaki has mastered his Quirk through vigorous training. It has the ability to manipulate feature selection, size manipulation, and simultaneous manifestations. This gives Tamaki's fighting style incredible variation and unpredictability. Tamaki makes sure to eat plenty of Takoyaki and Clams every day because he believes they are great for both offense and defense. He often uses tentacle fingers to bind his opponents and defends himself using a clam shell.[5] Tamaki also has a variety of other powerful combinations, including using chicken claws reinforced with octopus muscles or tentacle fingers reinforced with crab shells.