One of the primary protagonists in the My Hero Academia series is Toshinori Yagi, better known by his stage name All Might. He is the eighth user of the One For All Quirk and the former No. 1 Hero. He works as a Foundational Hero Studies teacher at U.A. All Might retired from fighting crime and brought an end to his era after battling All For One, using up all of the remaining embers of One For All to defeat All For One. As the No. 1 Hero, he was succeeded by his adversary, Endeavor.
He is voiced in Japanese by Kenta Miyake, best known for her role as Muhammad Avdol in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders; in the English dub, he is portrayed by Christopher R. Sabat, who has also dubbed Vegeta, Piccolo, and Roronoa Zoro in the Dragon Ball series. Japan’s top player is Toshinori Yagi, popularly known as All Might. Hero for the people and a peace symbol. Japan had a drop in crime to less than 6% during All Might’s heyday. Most people consider him to be the strongest hero.
Adolescent Toshinori inherited the One For All Quirk from Nana Shimura, a Pro-Hero, and thus became the eighth One For All successor. Five years before the story began, All Might be engaged in a brutal duel with All For One, the most formidable supervillain in Japan. All Might lost his stomach and suffered permanently damaged respiratory organs in the duel, but he emerged victorious. After more surgeries, All Might was left a thin man who could hardly keep up his muscular shape for three hours a day. Nevertheless, All Might managed to keep his status as the top hero for years by hiding his fight with All For One and his true form from the public.
Facts About All Might
The general public is unaware, that All Might was born without quirks, which explains why his immense power is not his own. He is the eighth person to possess the Quirk, which was inherited from his mentor. Since he was a young teenager, he has possessed the power, which he has utilized to grow into the recognized Symbol of Peace that he is today. Sadly, his body has suffered greatly from a fierce battle with a formidable supervillain in the past. His determination to spread goodness and peace throughout the world is the only thing that has not wavered.
He can now only perform heroic deeds for three hours a day, after which he turns into a gaunt, skeletal man who can’t stop coughing up blood. Few employees at the U.A. are aware of this, and even fewer are aware of the full extent of his quirk. My Hero Academia tells the tale of his successor, Izuku Midoriya, as All Might trains him to master the extraordinary power he has been bestowed with.
All Might’s Characteristics
All Might is a very tall, very muscular man who, when transformed into a hero, resembles a standard American comic book superhero. His spiky hair on top of his head and the fact that his entire body, regardless of the time of day, has more shadows than any other character in the series add to his stylized appearance. His superhero outfit is a red, white, and blue bodysuit with golden boots and gloves that resemble that of a generic American superhero. Both with and without a cape have been shown. Its design is regarded as being extremely classic overall.
He is an extremely thin man with angular features, long limbs, and a neck when in his true form. He sheds his eyebrows from his superhero form and has spiky, disheveled hair with two bangs framing the sides of his face. He has a large scar that runs the length of the left side of his chest, and when he gets excited or surprised, he frequently spits blood out of his mouth. Because of Quirk’s size change, he usually wears baggy clothes, but after his true form was revealed to the public, he began to wear more fitted clothing.
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Best Moves
The California Smash (カリフォルニア スマッシュ Kariforunia Sumasshu?) is an attack where All Might first performs a frontal somersault to build up momentum and air pressure before launching into a smash in honor of Dave’s birthplace.
Karoraina Sumasshu?, also known as Carolina Smash (カロライナスマッシュ): All Might run toward an opponent with his hands crossed, then executes a downward cross chop to the enemy’s head. When this move is initially used against Tomura, a Nomu intercepts it and appears to be unharmed despite withstanding the full force of the attack.
All Might execute the same attack as Texas Smash in Detroit Smash (デトロイトスマッシュ Detoroito Sumasshu?) but uses a downward punch instead of a straight one. The punch has enough force to clear the weather and produce a sizable shock wave. Izuku and Katsuki are initially saved from the Sludge Villain by using this move.
Combining their Detroit Smash attacks, All Might and Izuku perform a Double Detroit Smash (ダブルデトロイトスマッシュ Daburu Detoroito Sumasshu?) that is stronger than either of them could perform separately. used this move to take down Wolfram initially.
Known as the Missouri Smash (ミズーリースマッシュ Mizūrī Sumasshu?): All Might charges an enemy, keeping his hand flat, and knocks them out by hitting their head as he runs past. First, this move is applied to Habit Headgear.
Nebraska Smash (ネブラスカスマッシュ Neburasuka Sumasshu?): All Might spins his arm to form a tornado as he delivers a blow. Initially, this move is used to take out a group of 200 Mini-Bombers.
The New Hampshire Smash (ニューハンプシャースバッシュ Nyūhanpushā Sumasshu?) is a move in which All Might punches the air to propel himself backward towards his opponent. He then smashes his body into the opponent, crushing and injuring him with his great weight. At Izuku, he initially uses this move to advance himself.
The Oklahoma Smash (オクラホバスバッシュ Okurahoma Sumasshu?) sees All Might spinning while his enemies latch onto him, spinning with enough force to be easily thrown through concrete when they are released. Although it was first named during the Kamino Ward Incident, this move was initially used against Nomu.
Texas Smash (テキサススマッシュ Tekisasu Sumasshu?): All Might strikes to generate wind pressure, which launches objects and people into the air. Izuku is initially saved by this maneuver from the Sludge Villain.
Known as United States of Smash (ユナイテード ステイツ オブ スマッシュ Yunaiteddo Suteitesu Obu Sumasshu?): All Might strikes his opponent with an incredibly strong blow, slamming them to the ground. This smash, All Might’s last and most potent move, has such immense force that it can create twisters strong enough to topple surrounding buildings in addition to sending shockwaves and leaving enormous craters in the ground.
All Might’s heroic career came to an end when he used this move to defeat All For One. All Might committed the remainder of his life to training Izuku after he retired and gave him access to the knowledge of the other One For All users and their quirks.
