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| “ | If you want to stop this, then stand up! Because I've got one thing to say to you: never forget who you want to become! | „ |
| ~ Shoto Todoroki to Tenya Iida in "Climax". |
| “ | Before coming in here, I had a long talk with Mom. I thought you wouldn't be able to fight after how things went down. That I would have to face Dabi myself. That's not the case, though. So whenever you're done crying... you and I will work to stop Toya together. | „ |
| ~ Shoto to his father Enji after he revealed his guilt towards his family. |
| “ | I may be your half-baked little brother, but let me say this! Dad was a madman and our family was screwed up! But when you burned all those people to death that was your choice. You’re not taking any more innocent lives! | „ |
| ~ Shoto to his archenemy and oldest brother Toya, declaring his intent to defeat him. |
Shoto Todoroki (轟焦凍, Todoroki Shoto?), also known by his hero name, A.C. Hero: Shoto, is one of the two tritagonists (alongside Ochaco Uraraka) of the My Hero Academia franchise.
He is a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School training to become a Pro Hero. He got into U.A. through official recommendations. He is also one of Izuku Midoriya's best friends as well as his friendly rival and Katsuki Bakugo's second archrival.
He is the youngest son of Enji (AKA Endeavor) and Rei Todoroki and the younger brother of both Fuyumi and Natsuo Todoroki, as well as his eldest brother and archenemy, Toya Todoroki, also known by his villain alias "Dabi".
In Japanesee, he is voiced by Yuki Kaji (who also voiced Eren Yeager from the Attack on Titan franchise, Meliodas from the Seven Deadly Sins franchise, Koichi Hirose from the JoJo's Bizzare Adventure franchise, Lyon Vastia from the Fairy Tail franchise, Sabito from Demon Slayer: Kimestu no Yaiba, and Takumi from the Fire Emblem franchise) as a teen and Kei Shindō as a child,
In English, David Matranga (who also voiced Tomoya Okazaki from Clannad, Wave from Akame Ga Kill!, Ken Masters from Street Fighter 6, Takaki Tono from the ADV dub of 5 Centimeteres per Second, and Zelkov from Fire Emblem Enage) as a teen and Mikaela Krantz as a child.
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Biography
A serious but well-meaning student enrolled by recommendation, Shoto is the son of Endeavor (Enji Todoroki), a famous hero ranking behind only All Might himself.
His Quirk is "Half-Cold Half-Hot", which allows him to generate and control large amounts of fire on his left side, and large amounts of ice from his left right side respectively. he inherited the fire half from his father and the ice half from his mother.
Raised by Endeavor for the sole purpose of surpassing All Might, Todoroki hates how his father only views him as a tool and had originally vowed to become the number one hero without ever using his fire abilities as a form of rebellion.
Appearance
Shoto is a tall and rather well-built young man. He has long hair that splits between white (on his right side) and red (on his left side). He has heterochromia iridium, with his right eye being gray and his left being turquoise in color.
He also has a burn on the left side of his face which reaches halfway down his cheek. Appearance-wise, he is regarded as quite handsome by girls such as Mina Ashido and Camie Utsushimi.
His initial hero costume consisted of a plain white shirt, with matching pants and boots. He wears an ice-like material on the left side of his body, which is detachable from neck upwards as a way of rejecting the fire side of his Quirk.
Shoto's costume is later updated to a dark blue, short-sleeved jacket and pants with two gold-colored straps over his shoulders. A metal plated combat vest with white boots, he also has a brown utility belt that contains medical supplies.
Personality
| “ | Shoto must have suffered so much more than we did. But he still started calling me 'Mom' again, even though he has every right to hate me. He's made friends at UA High, and he's protected each of us like way more than we know. He is the true hero of this family. | „ |
| ~ Rei to Enji about Shoto suffering pain before being reformed. |
At first, Shoto exhibited a cold and aloof attitude, often preferring to keep to himself rather than socializing with his peers and commonly focusing on the task at hand. Despite seeming cold, however, Shoto isn't openly cruel, arrogant, mean or rude, and his distant behavior is likely a result of his complicated home life, as well as growing apart from his siblings. Shoto detested the fire half of his Quirk, given that his fire abilities were inherited from his abusive father Endeavor.
He goes as far as to completely reject his fire powers by refusing to use them completely (save for only when he has to melt his ice), as well as designing his first costume by covering his entire left side with ice. Shoto hates his father for having abused him, keeping him separated him from his siblings, as well as abusing his mother to the point of facing a mental breakdown. He refuses to serve as his successor to usurp All Might's position as the No. 1 hero.
After the events of the Sports Festival, however, Izuku Midoriya convinces Shoto that his Quirk is his own power, including his fire abilities. From here, he develops a willingness to use his flames, no longer seeing them resembling his father. Furthermore, he also slowly becomes more sociable and kind with his classmates, albeit still retaining something of a distant attitude.
It's very possible that Shoto is socially inexperienced, and does show to be somewhat dense with him not understanding social cues, such as Camie Utsushimi asking for his number. He is also shown to have a close relationship with his mother, the one who encouraged him to grow up and be the best he can, with him not being bound by his father's bloodline. He commonly visits her at the hospital during his time off.
In the battle, Shoto has a composed and well-grounded attitude, but he also has a habit of sudden brutality whenever angered, as shown by how he completely froze Hanta Sero during their match in the Sports Festival, although he did apologize to him afterwards for having gone overboard. He also demonstrates that he's a focused and smart individual, with him working together with Momo Yaoyorozu during the Final Exams and encouraging her despite the latter's lack of confidence at the time. It is also revealed that Shoto voted for Yaoyorozu to be Class Representative, believing that she would be good at managing and leading the classroom.
While Shoto admitted that he wasn't able to forgive his father after Endeavor has a change of heart and tries to atone for his past wrongdoings, he does appear to have come to respect his father for his new attitude as No. 1, which was shown after Endeavor defeated Hood on live TV. Shoto still remains rather cold towards his father, however, making it clear that he can't easily forgive him, but appears to be taking a cautious, yet hopeful approach to Endeavor's attempt at making amends with him and his family.
Despite this, he still remains rather hostile towards his father: during the work studies program, Shoto openly admits to Endeavor that he wants to become a hero like All Might, and that he only came to his agency to use him as a means of getting stronger and gaining experience.
During the war against Shigaraki and The Paranormal Liberation Front, Shoto becomes shocked and horrified to see how Dabi was in fact Enji's son 'Toya Todoroki' and how his blue flames were the real flames of hatred. During a confrontation with Enji at the hospital while badly burnt, Shoto declares that he and Endeavor will work together to stop Toya and reach him.
Powers & Abilities
Quirk
- Half-Cold Half-Hot: Shoto's Quirk grants him both fire and ice powers on each side of his body, essentially allowing him control over fire and ice (from his left and right sides). Although with him rejecting his fire abilities, Todoroki shows more finesse with the ice side of his Quirk, he is able to instantly generate large constructs of ice, while unable to manipulate it he can use his power in a myriad of ways, including him freezing opponents, creating pillars and shields of ice to block attacks.
After accepting to use his flames, which he only used beforehand to melt his ice, Todoroki has shown to have difficulty learning how to control them but soon manages to get a better handle over his fire abilities. Todoroki has also been able to use both powers at once, although this proves to be difficult and perhaps unwise given that it dulls his movements.
Shoto can now merge his fire and ice into a "cold fire," using his circulatory system to circulate the hot and cold blood throughout his body, thanks to further growth of the Quirk and mastery of his left side. As a result, Shoto is immune to heat-based Quirk damage and has enhanced offensive skills, particularly against people who possess such Quirks. But maintaining his Quirk in this manner demands a certain amount of focus; otherwise, it would weaken and fade.
If Shoto overuses either his ice or fire, then he will come to suffer from either frostbite or heatstroke, meaning that Shoto must regulate his temperature between the two. A reason that Endeavor was thankful for Shoto being born with both his and Rei's Quirk was that they could be used to counter each other's weaknesses.
Etymology
- The name Shoto means "char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn/burning, scorch, singe" (焦) (sho) and "freezing, frozen/be frozen over, congeal, refrigerate" (凍) (to).
- Shoto's surname Todoroki means "roar, thunder, boom resound" (轟), which literally means "A loud noise sounds and crackles" altogether.
- The surname (Todoroki) (轟) is kind of rare, but it still exists in real life and the kanji (todoroku) (轟く) is often used for thundering expressions.
Trivia
- Shoto's favorite food is zaru soba (when they're cold).
- Shoto and Izuku Midoriya share the same costume designer.
- Notably his main hero costume is either made from or based on his PE uniform; given the similar color and design being barely different.
- Shoto may have been the first Class 1-A character to be conceived, barring Izuku Midoriya, Katsuki Bakugo and Ochaco Uraraka, who all existed before the school setting was decided.
External Links
- Shoto Todoroki on the Pure Good Wiki
- Shoto Todoroki on the My Hero Academia Wiki
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