Essential Insights
- Numerous characters from the My Hero Academia films are considered manga canon, with several demonstrating astonishing strength.
- The significance of support items, like Giulio Gandini’s advanced prosthetics and cybernetic enhancements, cannot be overstated.
- Antagonists such as Flect Turn and Dark Might possess formidable quirks that pose significant challenges to the protagonist team.
Similar to other triumphant action shōnen manga, My Hero Academia has made its way to the cinema on multiple occasions, with its latest installment hitting theaters in 2024. What sets this franchise apart from its counterparts is that a majority of the characters featured in these films are genuine additions to the manga’s storyline, albeit with minimal mentions.
The inclusion of these semi-canon characters in the My Hero Academia movie series is an intriguing aspect, particularly since some boast powers that rival the strongest heroes and villains seen in the primary storyline. The following ten characters exemplify the most captivating of these powerful figures.
10 Julius Gandini
A Skilled Combatant Without His Quirk
- Featured In My Hero Academia: You’re Next
In the realm of My Hero Academia, quirks hold paramount importance, yet the franchise occasionally showcases exceptionally strong characters who, despite being unable to utilize their quirks, still exhibit remarkable prowess. Giulio Gandini, introduced in the latest film, embodies this phenomenon. Although his lost arm hinders his quirk usage, he remains a formidable opponent.
Giulio exemplifies the crucial role of support items, being a cyborg who effectively dispatched numerous adversaries using his prosthetic limbs, cybernetic eye, a collection of non-lethal firearms, and his fortified motorcycle. He also took part in defeating two members of the Gollini Family, both of whom possessed their own quirks.
9 Hoyo Makihara (Mummy)
His Quirk Summons an Army of Creatures
- Featured In My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
Among the notable foes in the My Hero Academia films, Nine and his allies stand out, with Hoyo Makihara, better known as Mummy, impressively contributing to this lineup. His quirk, Mummification, allows him to ensnare objects with red bandages and animate them as mummies under his control. While he cannot affect humans directly, he can still control them via their clothing and accessories.
This ability has proven effective, especially during confrontations with several members of U.A. High School’s Class 1-A. However, Mummy’s defeat at the hands of Bakugo came relatively early in the movie, indicating his status as the weakest member of the villain team.
8 Ena And Dio (Serpenters)
This Villain Duo Presented a Major Challenge for Bakugo
- Featured In My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
Katsuki Bakugo doesn’t frequently engage in one-on-one battles against villains throughout the main narrative, but he faces a thrilling challenge in the third movie. During the climactic moments of World Heroes’ Mission, he battled Ena and Dio, collectively known as the Serpenters, in a solo fight.
This duo’s synchronized attack strategies and their lethal quirk that morphs their arms into extendable whip swords made them formidable foes. The battle escalated further after the Serpenters consumed Trigger, transforming them into ferocious beings with six tentacle swords each. Bakugo ultimately triumphed, but the fight was far from easy.
7 Leviathan
A Quirk of Unusual Nature That is Exceptionally Strong
- Featured In My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
While Shoto Todoroki’s confrontation with Leviathan may not have captured as much attention as Bakugo’s battle with the Serpenters, it still remains one of the film’s standout action moments. Leviathan’s unique visual style and his fascinating yet deadly quirk, known as Helical Scythe, greatly contributed to this event.
This ability allows Leviathan to generate rotating appendages from his fingers and head, which he can extend at will. These extensions possess considerable strength, capable of shattering Todoroki’s ice and producing robust whirlpools in water. However, Leviathan’s capability was amplified by Trigger, leaving the true strength of his quirk a mystery.
6 Kiruka Hasaki (Slice)
A Villainess Excelling in Power and Utility
- Featured In My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
Initially, Kiruka Hasaki’s quirk may appear unremarkable, but as the story unfolds, it becomes evident just how effective it can be. Through her quirk, Slice, she has the power to manipulate her hair—hardening it, extending its length, and launching sharpened strands at her foes.
This versatile ability enabled Slice to demolish numerous ships in a single maneuver, and she could withstand confrontations against multiple Class 1-A students simultaneously—even after her hair had been partially melted by Mina’s acid. Ultimately, it took the formidable force of an enraged Dark Shadow to subdue her, highlighting her remarkable capabilities.
5 Flect Turn
A Living Barrier That Cannot Be Penetrated
- Featured In My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
As the primary antagonist of World Heroes’ Mission, Flect Turn possesses a unique quirk that is both advantageous and detrimental. His ability, Reflect, allows him to absorb energy attacks and redirect them toward his adversaries, making him a formidable defensive barrier. Unfortunately, this permanent quirk also isolates him from physical connection with friends and family, which fuels his radicalization.
Leveraging Reflect, Flect Turn assumes the role of an invincible barrier capable of enduring the harshest offenses while retaliating with equal intensity. His support equipment, an exoskeletal suit named Arachne, further enhances his abilities. During the film’s climax, Deku had to deploy multiple potent attacks amplified by One For All to breach Reflect and overcome Flect Turn’s defenses.
4 Chojuro Kon (Chimera)
The Most Powerful and Adaptable Mutant Type Quirk
- Featured In My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
Typically, individuals with animal-based, Mutant Type Quirks can only harness the abilities of one creature at a time. However, Chojuro Kon, known as Chimera, defies this norm as he can simultaneously access the powers of multiple animals due to his eponymous quirk.
His attributes include extraordinary strength, agility, and resilience, embodying characteristics such as wolf jaws, bird-of-prey legs, a crocodile tail, and the ability to unleash devastating fire blasts reminiscent of a dragon. The intense confrontation involving multiple Class 1-A members against Chimera showcased the difficulty they faced in overcoming him, ultimately managing to do so with Shoto Todoroki’s strategic capabilities being pivotal for their victory.
3 Wolfram
The Sole Main Villain to Face All Might Directly
- Featured In My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Despite more formidable antagonists emerging in later My Hero Academia films, Wolfram remains one of the franchise’s most remarkable villains. He possesses a magnetic quirk known as Metal Manipulation, advantageous in the futuristic context of I-Island, and further enhanced it with David Shield’s Quirk Amplification Device.
Wolfram’s gains were not limited to his quirk, as All For One also endowed him with additional abilities. This combination propelled him into a colossal powerhouse of metal and strength, making him a daunting adversary. The collaboration of Deku and All Might was ultimately necessary to overcome Wolfram, proving just how formidable he truly was as the only villain to engage both hero mentors.
2 Dark Might
A Distorted Version of All Might with Enhanced Powers
- Featured In My Hero Academia: You’re Next
Valdo Gollini, famously known as Dark Might, is an ambitious yet perilous villain who has twisted All Might’s principles to gain strength. His remarkable quirk, Alchemy, allows him to alter the physical state of any material he touches, similar to Overhaul’s capabilities.
Dark Might can transform objects like coins into pillars or weapons through Alchemy, and he even modifies his own appearance to mirror All Might. To increase his already terrifying power, he merges it with Anna’s quirk, Overmodification. By the film’s conclusion, Dark Might undergoes numerous formidable transformations, requiring the combined efforts of Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki to thwart him—an achievement that was no easy task.
1 Nine
Essentially a Clone of All For One
- Featured In My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
Nine is unquestionably the most formidable villain showcased in a My Hero Academia film, primarily as he shares a significant connection to the series’ main antagonist. He was born with an extraordinary quirk that allows him to manipulate the weather, generating thunderstorms and tornadoes at will.
Furthermore, Nine was once one of All For One’s esteemed projects prior to the emergence of Tomura Shigaraki, granting him the ability to replicate his master’s quirk for stealing and utilizing the abilities of others. This fusion of multiple quirks rendered Nine a catastrophic threat, one that the heroes would have struggled to overcome if Deku hadn’t transferred One For All to Bakugo, allowing them to execute a spectacular final attack, leaving few characters in the series capable of surviving such an iconic confrontation.
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