#midoriya breaks his fingers to break the brainwashing and shinso thinks the bone-breaking is a fluke

[theetwinkleboy]

rewatched the sports festival arc today and realized that izuku's quirk is never specifically stated. so for all shinso knows, izuku's quirk is that his bones cause massive shockwaves when he breaks them

[marionettejones]

Headcanon: Ojiro has face blindness (Prosopagnosia)

I just think it’s an interesting concept so I’ll write down some of my thoughts and some canon convergence.

He's not entirely struggling since almost every active character in bnha is unique.

He relies on voice, hair, body shape, body language, clothes, etc. to recognize individuals.

Might be jumpy at first when someone recently acquainted tries to talk to him. He'd greet back and smile just to give himself time to deduce from what he remembers. He'd wonder who this 'stranger' is then categorize if it's worth memorizing their features. People will just think he's polite.

Actually had to be more polite because he realizes that pausing awkwardly to recognize someone or asking who they are makes people think he’s a snob and usually ignore him thereafter.

Having to recognize an individual when they are in hero costume vs school uniform vs casual is a daunting task, but he manages by recognizing voices and quirks.

He’s the first one to notice a change in someone’s costume coz it doesn’t feel like that person. He forces himself to associate new things to his existing memories of said individual.

Probably a reason to be avoided or bullied earlier in life, making him naive in some aspects. (Probably never got porn shown to him or allowed to join "those" kinds of conversations in middle school. He doesn’t get lewd jokes.)

His martial arts training focuses more on looking at the body and anticipating movement. He uses that to differentiate people most times.

Is afraid to tell people he has this disorder.

Long post ~

Midoriya: med to low recognition

Broccoli

That mumbling kid with the big red shoes that don't seem to wear out. Kinda jealous of his footwear.

Weird t-shirts

Keeps upgrading costumes!!!

If he’s in a stretcher with broken bones after something bad happens, it’s him.

before: Danger! Do not approach. later: an ok friend with fancy stuff coming out of his fingers. Scary, but most protect coz friend.

Kaminari: medium

Zigzag streak of black lightning on bright yellow hair

That blond dude behind him that plays with his tail too often.

Both fearless and a bit stupid, but a very fun guy to have around.

Kirishima: low

Spiky red hair with shark teeth. Sidon but rockfish (says Kaminari. Doesn't actually know who that is coz he doesn’t have games. Doesn’t get how they are similar coz Sidon has a tail on his head)

Kirishima without hair gel! : Ojiro being weary, tail twitching, till anyone of the bakusquad calls his name.

Has a twin but silver

Has absolutely no idea who he is when his black hair grows out. Excuses himself for going into the wrong room to borrow dumbbells. Comes back and realizes he went into the right room but doesn’t recognize Kirishima.

Confuses Kirishima sometimes but Ojiro doesn’t want to talk about it.

Ashido: high

very pink (that’s about it)

Would love to learn how to break dance from her.

Hagakure: high

Invisible! (invisible, not naked. end of discussion, brain!)

He's hyper aware of her at first mostly because she doesn't have a head to even focus on. But he knows there is a face nonetheless so he sees a general graph of where the features should be.

Seems to always know where her eyes are.

Feels relief because he does not need to analyze minute changes on the face that indicate mood. Tooru makes it easier for people to read by making big movements and tones of voice.

Ojiro suspects that she’s just acting cheerful.

Feels not as calm now that she keeps teasing him. (might have actually kissed him-- Team Up Mission chapter 6)

hc fic: Recognizes her gestures and school bag when she got hit by a quirk nullifying bullet. Is not affected by how beautiful she is. (Horikoshi says that she’s the most beautiful girl there if she were visible.)

Confuses him when she wears a mask

Everyone is equally beautiful. charot!

Would like it more if she stays invisible.

Fukidashi Manga: med

Doesn’t understand, and he thought it would be as easy as Hagakure.

Sometimes, he thinks he’s going crazy coz the manga pages are starting to talk to him. Later realizes that he is alone in his room, and it’s 3am.

Sometimes gets pulled into Tooru’s pranks. Talking to an emoji feels better than he thought.

Shinsou: med to high

That purple haired guy who brainwashed him.

Gets irritated by seeing purple for some time till he realizes that isn’t logical and just stresses him out.

Not Mineta, but should avoid nonetheless.

Joint Training Battle: “ACK!” AAAAAAAAAHHHH! (Sports festival/war flashbacks Ah shit! Here we go again) “SHINSO!”

He finally apologizes so I guess it’s ok. Admits that his quirk is actually powerful. (BNHA Official Character Book Ultra Archive)

hc: Still somewhat recognizes him even with the voice changer and different hair style coz of that specific shade of purple. (it really hit him hard)

Would buy him gifts with the same color.

Mineta: high

Grapes. Violet, not purple. small person.

They all seem to rely on Ojiro to watch over him.

Should have hit him when he tried something in Hagakure’s room but Sero was quicker.

Is actually ok when he’s not perving out

Sero: medum

Office supplies Spider man

Weird elbows

Loves napping in his hammock.

Would have to take a while to recognize him if he ever changes his hairstyle

Bakugou: med to high

Explosive person overall, even his hair!

King of corny nicknames

Same with Mineta but watching over him for different reasons.

Great sparring partner. Good practice for drowning out voices coz he cusses a lot at the beginning of sessions. Gets quiet once he gets serious.

Had to stare at him for some time when he got a hair cut. Immediately recognizes him once he talks.

Todoroki: high

Ice cone with chili sauce on one side

Very expensive clothes

Ojiro realizes he holds grudges coz he easily recognizes him and Shinsou

Tokoyami: med to high

Has no problem differentiating birds

on second thought~ Oh right, the other one doesn't have a body

Shoji: high

hard to mistake anyone with that many arms

Looks like a Hindu god when doing meditation

Sato: med

Sometimes forgets that he isn’t part of the staff when in costume. Mistakes him for Vlad-sense sometimes.

Sometimes calls Vlad, Sato-san.

Aizawa: med to high

Sometimes a caterpillar, sometimes an old rag

Didn’t recognize him on tv when he shaved and had his hair up

[skystreaka]

BNHA Crack Theory

“My body just moved on its own!”

AKA Izuku Midoriya was born with a quirk.

(No manga spoilers.)

(1)    The red streams and the green lightning.

When Izuku concentrates on using One For All, red streams of energy appear in the body part he’s pushing it to. When Izuku unlocks Full Cowl, green lightning appears all over his body. This red energy appears when Izuku is powering up and stops after Full Cowl is properly activated.

We aren’t given any explanation for this and we’re left to believe that this is just how One For All works, and that either All Might is powerful enough to contain both types of energy within his body, or that the quirk (conveniently) affects different users in different ways.

But what if this is deliberately vague because the red energy and/or the green lightning are not One For All?

(2)    The Origin Story.

Little is known about the younger brother of All For One, but parallels can be drawn between him and Izuku in the sense that they were both considered small and weak with a strong sense of justice (and they’re both colour-coded green).

The brother of All For One was presumed quirkless until he was given a second quirk that gave the first purpose. Even then, the original quirk was subtle. It wouldn’t have altered the brother’s appearance or behaviour in any way.

Sidenote: The quirkless 20% of the population might also have dormant or subtle quirks.

Is it too far-fetched to believe that Izuku also had a natural quirk that couldn’t be used/noticed without One For All?

(3)    The diagnosis.

Everybody believes that Izuku is quirkless because a doctor once told him so. But how reliable was the diagnosis? Or the doctor, for that matter? Does every single quirk user have one less joint in their toe? Did the doctor actually diagnose Izuku, or just “point out the obvious”?

Some have already speculated that the doctor is dodgy and is in fact the same doctor helping All For One gather new quirks. If this is true, why should he waste time with a supposedly non-existent quirk when another, far more interesting quirk was already available (Bakugo’s winged sidekick who was turned into a Nomu).

Izuku could very well have been sent away with a fake x-ray and a reasonable explanation.

(4)    The Sports Festival

During the match against Shinso, Izuku remained aware whilst under the power of his brainwashing. This was not the case for Ojiro or any of his other victims. Ojiro reported that he became suddenly aware of where he was part way through the match and could not remember how he got there.

Furthermore, whilst under the influence of brainwashing, Izuku activated the red energy and caused his fingers to break. Even Izuku agrees that Toshinori’s explanation of “willpower” was weak. 

Clearly Izuku had some secret advantage that the other contestants didn’t. 

(5)    Izuku’s parents.

Inko’s quirk is the attraction of small objects. Izuku’s mysterious father’s quirk is breathing fire. If Izuku had inherited a quirk genetically, it would not have any physical markers and it would probably only affect things close to or inside his body.

In addition, fire breathing and telekinesis would probably combine into a quirk that expels some kind of energy from the body, just saying. 

So what quirk does he have? 

With all this in mind, I propose that Izuku’s original quirk was manipulating his own body. Indistinguishable from running or punching (with little to no hesitation) under normal circumstances. 

But, with the added power of One For All, Izuku can push his body to the extremes. He often remarks that everything hurts but he can still move, even when his bones are broken or he is held under the power of another quirk. 

But wait, you say, Izuku couldn’t move anything while Stain was using his quirk. Well right before Stain fell unconscious, none of the professional heroes could move (not even Endeavour), even though he was not using his quirk on them.

Also consider this; Stain has trained more than Izuku who has trained more than Shinso. With his power at more than 8%, imagine the kind of quirks Izuku could overcome. 

I also don’t think it’s a coincidence that Izuku was the first to break out of Stain’s hold, even if he did have the right blood type to do so.

So in summation, Izuku Midoriya was born with a ‘hidden’ quirk that allows him to force his body into action, and with One For All, exceed human limitations.