Katsuki Bakugo

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Do-Gooder
Full Name	Katsuki Bakugou
Alias(es)	Kacchan (by Izuku and Denki) Young Bakugo (by All Might) Explosion Boy (pet name by Eijiro Kirishima) King Explosion Murder Lord Explosion Murder (both rejected hero names) Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight (official hero name) Bakubro (by Hanta Sero) Kacchan of the Bakugos (by Denki Kaminari)
Origin	My Hero Academia
Occupation	Class 1-A Student
Powers / Skills	Explosion Quirk Superhuman strength and speed Keen intellect Cooking skills Strategic thinking Musical talent One For All Quirk (temporarily)
Hobby	Bullying Izuku (formerly). Mountain hiking. Drumming (U.A. Festival). Cooking (sometimes).
Goals	Surpass All Might, and become the No. 1 top ranked Pro Hero. Surpass Izuku, and rise higher than him. Defeat the League of Villians (all ongoing) Apologize to Izuku for Everything. (succeeded) Save, Help and Protect Izuku from All For One, Shigaraki and the League of Villains. (ongoing)
Family	Masaru Bakugo (father) Mitsuki Bakugo (mother)
Friends / Allies	All Might (idol/teacher) Shota Aizawa (teacher) Izuku Midoriya (childhood best friend/main rival) Eijiro Kirishima (best friend) Shoto Todoroki (friend/rival) Denki Kaminari (best friend) Hanta Sero (friend) Kyoka Jiro (friend) Fumikage Tokoyami (friend) Mina Ashido (friend) Rikido Sato (friend) Tenya Ida (developing friend) Ochaco Uraraka (acquaintance) Momo Yaoyorozu (acquaintance) Tsuyu Asui (acquaintance) Toru Hagakure (acquaintance) Yuga Aoyama (acquaintance) Mashirao Ojiro (acquaintance) Minoru Mineta (acquaintance) Koji Koda (acquaintance) Mezo Shoji (acquaintance) Camie Utsushimi (acquaintance) Endeavor (mentor) Gran Torino Mahoro Shimano (admirer) Mandalay
Enemies	League of Villains Tomura Shigaraki All For One Himiko Toga Dabi Nomu Moonfish Mr. Compress Spinner Twice † Kurogiri Magne † Nine † Dictator
Type of Hero	Power-Hungry Superhero

“	Die!	„
	~ Katsuki's battle cry.

“	In the end it doesn't change what I have to do.. I'll become a hero that surpasses even you!	„
	~ Katsuki Bakugo to All Might.

“	Shut up, scum. I will win this. That's what it means... to be a hero, Deku.	„
	~ Katsuki to Izuku in "Katsuki Bakugo: Origin".

Katsuki Bakugo is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside All Might) of the My Hero Academia franchise. He is enrolled in U.A. High School's Hero Department and is a member of Class 1-A.

He is voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto in the Japanese version of the anime, who also voiced at Ghiaccio in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind and by Clifford Chapin in the English version of the anime, the former voicing Accelerator, Cabba and Gladion.

Personality

“	You know, I always looked down on you because you were Quirkless. You were s'posed to be beneath me... but I kept feeling like you were above me. I hated it. I couldn't bear to look at you. I couldn't accept the way you were. So I kept you at arm's length and was mean to you. I tried to act all superior by rejecting you... but I kept losing that fight. Since we got into U.A., nothing's worked out how I thought I would. Instead, this past year has forced me to understand your strength and my weakness. Now, I don't expect this to change a thing between us, but I gotta speak my truth. Izuku... I'm sorry for everything.	„
	~ Katsuki apologizing to Izuku for his bullying in the past.

At first, Katsuki had shown to be highly arrogant and condescending teenager towards almost everyone due to being immensely confident of his own Quirk and abilities. With the one goal of surpassing All Might as the No. 1 Pro Hero, he was also incredibly condescending towards others and bullied Izuku for being Quirkless and seeing him as having no chance at being a hero.

During his time in U.A. however after receiving several blows to his pride as well as (to a point) deflating his ego, these behaviors have reduced mostly, now less smug and more serious about his aims as well as taking others into consideration. Even so, Katsuki can be openly disrespectful towards other students at U.A. High, and often referring to others as "extras" and looking at them as stepping stones to his own victory. At the same time, he tends to bestow others with insulting nicknames.

Despite this, Katsuki can acknowledge others if they impress him with their strength, as shown during his match with Ochaco. He also has a friendship with Eijiro due to the latter being able to see through his more brash attitude, as well as Thotsuki respecting Eijiro to some degree. Aside from this, he also does eventually come to recognize Izuku, with him realizing him to be the carrier of All Might's power. He demands that Izuku makes One For All his own so he can face against him one day.

While Katsuki would be aggressive and show much less than idealistic heroic behavior, his determination to be a hero is true with him being inspired by how All Might would win. With him still determined to become the No. 1 hero and surpass All Might. His arrogant nature also belies his true power and skill, by all means, Katsuki is nowhere near weak and shows an inborn talent at almost everything. He also performs well academically, having learned how to read fully by the age of four and does show to take studying seriously.

Katsuki was inspired to become All Might by how the hero always managed to achieve victory and defeat villains. As shown in the Sports Festival, he values true victory and believes that it's meaningless if not won properly, as shown during his match with Shoto, where he demanded the latter to use his full power. Furthermore, Katsuki is also very honest to the point to where it extends to his brash and blunt demeanour. Because of this, Katsuki also proves to be a good judge of character, as he was able to see through Yo Shindo's friendly façade.

After All Might's retirement, Katsuki begins acting more aloof than usual, while eventually confronting Izuku over his Quirk. The two come to fight and Katsuki later reveals that he had been holding immense guilt, considering himself responsible for All Might's retirement. Believing that All Might would still be around if he hadn't let himself get captured by the League of Villains. He eventually resolves this after his fight with Izuku.

Furthermore, Katsuki has recently been wanting to help more with Izuku's handling of his other Quirks and seems more concerned about his progress and well-being, with All Might hinting that this is Katsuki way of atoning for his past of bullying him. The reason why he treated Izuku that way was because he saw him as an "outlet" to his insecurity and weakness. Since then, he finally realized he was wrong about him. During the Paranormal Liberation War, when Tomura is about to stab Izuku, Katsuki’s body moves on its own and he jumps in front of his friend to save him, demonstrating how he's grown to care for his well-being. After the Paranormal Liberation War, Katsuki has a greater understanding of both Izuku and All Might's psyches, knowing that they will both confront the burden of their power by themselves so they will put themselves in danger. He later made a genuine and truthful apology to Izuku, saying that he believed that Izuku was better than him and acting mean towards him didn't work for him in the end. He told Izuku that he would support him and save everyone they care about, now supporting Izuku's goal of saving to win instead of winning to save.

Powers and Abilities

Katsuki has proven from time on throughout that he is one of the most powerful students in U.A. In combinations with his hard work, talented skills and gifted intelligence, he has shown to be a very capable hero that is able to battle against strong foes and formulate strategic tactics.

Powers

Katsuki using his Quirk through a specific fighting style.

• Explosion: Katsuki's Quirk allows him to produce powerful explosions. He does this by sweating a nitroglycerin-like substance from his skin which he can then detonate at will. He initially used these explosions for the offensive purposes, but overtime, he has gotten more creative with his Quirk and has been able to use them for defensive purposes, as well as boosting his speed. He is able to continue hold in and fire his explosions at continuous pace, allowing him to break through structures and barriers such as Ejiro's shield hardening and Shoto's ice. He cannot spam his Quirk recklessly, however, as doing so will cause his arms to ache and his explosions to weaken.
• Superhuman Strength: Katsuki has shown that he is quite physically strong, being able to content with Izuku on multiple occasions through strength alone. He's also able to pin down villains such as Kurogiri with one arm alone.
• Superhuman Speed: In combinations with his Quirk, Katsuki can launch himself with his explosions and travel at incredible speeds. He even can Fly due to his quirk. His speed is on par with Izuku's.

Abilities

• Keen Intellect: In contrast to his violent and aggressive behavior, Katsuki is very smart. He is capable of analyzing his opponent's strengths and weaknesses, as well as formulating strategies of his own, based on his situation.
• Musical Talent: During the U.A. Cultural Festival, Katsuki reveals he has talent at playing the drums and as such, he played a major role as part of the musical performance.

Former Powers

• One For All: During their battle against Nine, Izuku transferred One For All to Katsuki, which granted him the ability to stockpile power, massively enhancing his strength, speed and durability. One For All also provided Katsuki a tremendous boost of power in regards to his Explosion Quirk, as well able to utilise this power alongside Izuku to defeat the villain. One For All was eventually transferred back to Izuku.

Relationships

Family Masaru Bakugo - Father Mitsuki Bakugo - Mother Allies Enji Todoroki (Endeavor) - Mentor U.A. High School Class 1-A - Classmates and friends Eijiro Kirishima (Red Riot) - Best friend Denki Kaminari (Chargebolt) - Best friend Fumikage Tokoyami (Tsukuyomi) - Friend Hanta Sero (Cellophane) - Friend Izuku Midoriya (Deku) - Childhood Friend and Main Rival Koji Koda (Anima) - Acquaintance Kyoka Jiro (Earphone Jack) - Friend Mashirao Ojiro (Tail Man) - Acquaintance Mezo Shoji (Tentacole) - Acquaintance Mina Ashido (Pinky) - Acquaintance Minoru Mineta (Grape Juice) Momo Yaoyorozu (Creati) - Acquaintance Ochaco Uraraka (Uravity) - Acquaintance Rikido Sato (Sugarman) - Friend Shoto Todoroki (Shoto) - Friend and Rival Tenya Ida (Ingenium) - Developing Friend Toru Hagakure (Invisible Girl) - Acquaintance Tsuyu Asui (Froppy) - Acquaintance Yuga Aoyama (Can't Stop Twinkling) - Acquaintance U.A. Staff Toshinori Yagi (All Might) - Idol and teacher Hizashi Yamada (Present Mic) - English teacher Nemuri Kayama (Midnight) † - Modern Hero Art History teacher Shota Aizawa (Eraser Head) - Homeroom teacher

Enemies League of Villains All For One Tomura Shigaraki Toya Todoroki (Dabi) Himiko Toga Kurogiri Kenji Hikiishi (Magne) † Moonfish Atsuhiro Sako (Mr. Compress) Muscular Nomu Shuichi Iguchi (Spinner) Jin Bubaigawara (Twice) † Kai Chisaki (Overhaul) Chizome Akaguro (Stain) Nine † Dictator

Trivia

• He is the oldest student in Class 1-A.
• He can play the drums surprisingly well.
• Katsuki is the only student in Class 1-A with an unconfirmed hero name, due to his proposed ones having been turned down by Midnight for being too violent.
  • However, it is revealed in the Endeavor Agency Arc that Katsuki has chosen a hero name for himself, but has not revealed it to anyone yet.
  • His hero name was finally revealed as Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight in recent chapters.
• Originally, Katsuki's character was going to be portrayed much differently with him being friendly and open about his opinions which lead to them being unintentionally insulting. Horikoshi found this draft to be boring however and decided to change his character to that of a loud-mouthed and unpleasant one while still being a natural born genius.
• In the vol.2 of the SMASH Comics (which aren't canon), much to his chagrin, several of Katsuki's "embarrassing" inner thoughts are revealed, including:
  • "It wounds me when people suggest I'm not the nicest guy".
  • "Deku is actually kinda awesome".
  • "U.A is way harsher than I thought it'd be".
• His goal of "Winning to Save" directly contrasts from Izuku's goal of "Saving to Win".
• Katsuki's hero costume looks similar to Grenade Man from Mega Man 8.
• His Dubbed actor who also voices Connie Springer in Attack on Titan.
• Katsuki and Ochaco Uraraka share the same costume designer.