Most Powerful Characters With Weak Quirks In My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia is set in a world where eighty percent of the human race has some special power called a quirk. The strength of this power can vary depending on genetics or pure luck. Quirks mutate and mix depending on your parents, so getting a strong quirk is like winning the lottery. However, there are powerful heroes or even villains with entirely weak quirks.

Quirks in My Hero Academia are also part of your body, like your muscles, making it possible to improve them over time. Harder-to-handle quirks require greater discipline and determination. Very few characters are capable of going through hardship and making it work with a weak quirk.

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Gran Torino

• Real Name: Sorahiko Torino.
• Quirk: Jet.

Gran Torino is the master of All Might and a close friend of the sixth One For All holder. His quirk, Jet, allows him to produce air from his feet to propel himself forward. Sounds like quite a weak quirk, but Gran Torino has made it work better than anyone else could. He has been able to master it to such an extent that he can even take out white Nomus in an instant.

The speed Gran Torino produces with his quirk is immense. He has even trained himself to change directions mid-air with incredible speed. Because of how fast he is, Gran Torino can generate a lot of power as well.

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Dynamight

• Real Name: Katsuki Bakugo
• Quirk: Explosion

Bakugo’s quirk allows him to make nitroglycerin-like sweat and make it explode. This gives Bakugo the ability to produce explosions from his hands. However, these explosions don’t have much range. Bakugo has to take a risk and damage his arms if he wants to naturally produce more powerful explosions.

This may come as a surprise to some, as Bakugo has been considered a talented genius his entire life. However, that is purely based on Bakugo’s physical abilities and battle IQ. While his quirk is certainly not weak, it’s not strong either. Bakugo has made it this strong because of his athletic abilities and unique usage.

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Nejire-Chan

• Real Name: Nejire Hado
• Quirk: Wave Motion

Nejire is a third-year student at UA and is considered one of the big three. Nejire’s quirk allows her to produce a golden spiral of energy that explodes upon contact. However, these spirals use up a lot of her stamina and travel at quite a slow speed.

Despite these setbacks, Nejire manages to climb to the top of UA and hold her own against some of the most powerful villains. Another quirk that isn’t inherently weak but also not strong enough to be considered a top quirk by itself. Instead, the quirk is elevated by its user and pushed further than normal.

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Skeptic

• Real Name: Tomoyasu Chikazoku
• Quirk: Anthropomorph

Skeptic was part of the Meta Liberation Army, later working under Shigaraki to hack UA. His quirk allows him to turn inanimate objects into anyone’s clone. He can also control these clones from far away. However, these clones don’t have any special powers and can be defeated quite easily.

Skeptic’s true power lies in his technical expertise and the ability to hack almost anything. This is why he is considered a powerful threat, not because of his quirk. Skeptic by himself is not physically strong, either.

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Gentle Criminal

• Real Name: Danjuro Tobita
• Quirk: Elasticity

Gentle Criminal was a dropout who failed to become the hero he wanted to be. He has the power to make anything he touches take on the property of elastic. Quite a mediocre quirk, but Gentle Criminal uses it in genius ways and can even go toe-to-toe with Deku.

While Gentle didn’t make it as a hero, he still kept working hard to improve his quirk and get stronger. The most formidable aspect of Gentle Criminal is his intellect, which allows him to use his quirk in highly creative ways.

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Sir Nighteye

• Real Name: Mirai Sasaki
• Quirk: Foresight

Sir Nighteye was All Might’s sidekick who later opened his own Hero Agency. By touching someone, he could foresee every action that person would take in the next hour. He can also see their entire life by touching them and maintaining eye contact. While the quirk by itself is incredibly useful, it doesn’t provide the user with much of a physical advantage in battle.

Knowing what your opponent will do is useless if you’re not fast enough to dodge their attacks. Sir Nighteye is incredibly strong and also possesses great speed. If it was an average person with this quirk instead of Sir Nighteye, they would quickly be defeated in most fights.

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Stain

• Real Name: Chizome Akaguro
• Quirk: Bloodcurdle

Stain was the hero killer who wanted to eliminate fake heroes from society. Bloodcurdle allowed Stain to lick a target’s blood and paralyze them. It may not sound like a half-bad quirk, but Stain is essentially quirkless until he draws an opponent’s blood.

Stain trained so hard that he was physically strong enough to keep up with Deku, Todoroki, and Iida at the same time. Even while gravely injured, he was fast enough to hunt down a flying Nomu. It’s safe to say that Stain is incredibly powerful, despite having a weak quirk.

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Lemillion

• Real Name: Mirio Togata
• Quirk: Permeation

Mirio is the best example of an incredibly powerful character who was given a weak quirk. His quirk allows him to pass through everything. Permeation is one of the most difficult quirks to master because it allows the user to pass through everything, including air and even light. Even Mirio’s dad gave up on being a hero because of this quirk.

However, Mirio makes Permeation seem nearly invincible. He worked so hard that his control over his quirk is immaculate. Even after losing his quirk, Mirio kept fighting Chisaki and was able to successfully protect Eri. He also started UA as a failure but climbed to the very top through sheer hard work.