Hero Association

The Hero Association, the Association, or the Superhero Society is the main protagonist faction of the webcomic turned anime/manga series ''One Punch Man. ''The Hero Association is an organization founded by Japanese multi-millionare Agoni with the sole purpose of protecting the innocent from evil after his grandson was almost killed by a villain himself.

History
The Hero Association was founded sometine three years prior to the series where Agoni's grandson was nearly killed by a villain called Crabrante but was saved by Saitama who managed to kill him while searching for a job. Following the event, Agoni had decided to form and found the Hero Association and created the National Superhero Registry to recruit new members and acquire funding for the organization.

National Superhero Registry
The National Superhero Registry is a database that contains the names of every officially recognized superhero. Any person not registered in the National Superhero Registry is not recognized as a hero and as such is always looked upon as a delusional weirdo, regardless of how many times they save the world.

Super Hero Entrance ExamEdit To become an official Hero of the Hero Association, a candidate must pass an entrance exam. The entrance exam consists of two parts:

1. Fitness Test - The fitness portion of the test tests agility and physical strength. The known components of this portion of the exam included: side-to-side jumps (for 30 seconds), a 1500 meter run, weight-lifting, and squat jumps. The anime version of the fitness portion adds shot put, whack-a-mole, and punching machine components.

2. Written Test - The actual content of the written test is currently unknown but Genos referred to both the Fitness and Written Tests as a, "...walk in the park." Genos also said of the written test, "...the written test is too easy to be called a test..." The written test is designed to assess the candidate's "sense of justice"; one staff member of the Association mentioned that it had an essay section.

Passing the Entrance Exam has the following actions:

A hero is officially recognized by the Hero's Association. A hero is entitled to the Association's money made from donations in proportion to the tasks completed. An "ability" rank will be assigned based on the results of the exam (see "Classes" section, below). A hero will be eligible to be voted upon by the public in the hero popularity ranking.