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| “ | I don't think so... because I am here! | „ |
| ~ All For One's catchphrase. |
| “ | Friends, if you want to leave all you need do is follow me. [...] Yes, I want you to stand by my side. In the era of chaos on the horizon, a more perfect demon lord will be born. You will bear witness to the story of how I became the greatest demon lord this world has known. | „ |
| ~ All For One's desire to be a Symbol of Evil. |
All For One (in Japanese: オール・フォー・ワン, Ōru Fō Wan), also known as Sensei (in Japanese: 先生, Sensei), is the overarching antagonist of the My Hero Academia franchise. He is the arch-nemesis of the One For All Users.
An extremely powerful and cruel otherworldly villain who can steal and transfer Quirks, having once ruled Japan as the Symbol of Evil, All For One was killed by All Might in battle five years ago. Revived by his right-hand minion Daruma Ujiko, All For One mentored Tomura Shigaraki into becoming his successor and the new leader of the League of Villains. He would ultimately be defeated by All Might for a second time and imprisoned.
Following the war between the heroes and the Paranormal Liberation Front, however, All For One managed to break free from his imprisonment and set out to fully expand his army of villains once more, hijacking Tomura's body for himself to achieve his true goal: stealing the "One For All" Quirk from its current user, Izuku Midoriya, so he could become an invincible "demon lord" who rules over and is hated by the world.
During the Final War, All For One lost control of Tomura while his original body was heavily injured and nearly killed by Endeavor, forcing him to use a Rewind-like drug that slowly de-aged him in an attempt to buy him some time to get to Shigaraki and possess him again. However, his enemies kept progressing slowing him down towards his goal, resulting in him regressing his physical form out of existence after facing his final opponent, Katsuki Bakugo.
Later, after Tomura lost a battle of wills against Izuku, All For One's vestige reemerges inside Tomura and attempts to take control of his body once more. He is killed for good through the combined forces of the previous One for All users, Tomura, and Izuku, completely decimated by the last embers of the very thing he desired more than anything.
Portrayals[]
In Japanese, he is voiced by Akio Ōtsuka, who also voiced Big Boss/Venom Snake and Solidus Snake in the Metal Gear series, Blackbeard in the One Piece franchise, Yujiro Hanma in Baki, Dimple in Mob Psycho 100 and Jimmy Crystal in the Japanese dub of Sing 2. As his younger self, he is voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya, who also voiced Gamma 1 in Dragon Ball, Nicholas Wong in Psycho Pass: The Movie, Shinji Matou in Fate, and Lex Luthor in the Japanese dub of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice.
In English, he is voiced by John Swasey who also voiced Crocodile in the One Piece franchise, Hades in Fairy Tail, Gendo Ikari in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, Dodoria in the Dragon Ball franchise and Professor Kakuzawa in Elfen Lied. As his younger self, he is voiced by Ryan Negrón.
Appearance[]
In the past, All For One appeared as a normal young man with a notable suit and short, white hair. However, his face is not shown completely.
After his crushing defeat, he appears completely different than before. His face is heavily deformed with scar tissue from his upper lip to the back of his head and neck, resulting in his loss of eyesight. He also has two tubes connected to his throat which allows him to breathe.
When battling the pro heroes and All Might, All For One wore a mask with a skull-like structure that acts as a life support system, which was later revealed to be a prototype. For the final battle, he wears a perfect version of this mask with a smoother metal surface, and a much wider, sleeker collar. He also wears a patterned vest underneath his suit.
Once Endeavor burns his body, All For One proceeds to activate his trump card by using a copy of the Quirk Rewind on himself, reversing all the damage his body had taken and restoring his original appearance for the amount of time he has before being rewound out of existence altogether. As the damage dealt to him stacked up and put the Rewind into overdrive, he regressed in age, from a teen, to a young boy. At the end of the battle, he had regressed to an infant, then a fetus, and lastly, an egg cell, before he vanished completely.
Personality[]
| “ | All For One!! I can't look past what you've done! But you're not some monster beyond all understanding! (All For One: No... stop...) And you're no "Demon Lord"! (All For One: Don't look at me.) All you are... is a lonely man!! | „ |
| ~ Deku calling out All For One for how pathetic and lonely he is during their final confrontation. |
All For One is shown to be an ingenious, egocentric, manipulative, cunning, malevolent, compassionless, and cruel being. He is a foreboding, menacing, sinister, resourceful, and reticent villain who keeps his motives vague for most of the story, creating complex and elaborate plans in a short time before ordering Tomura to fulfill them. He is a psychopathic individual with twisted ideals and does whatever it takes to spread his influence across Japan, whether it be through manipulation or exploiting others for the sake of benefiting himself. Because of his sheer power and genius intellect, he is confident in himself and is capable of executing his plans successfully.
He does not believe in justice or morality because he claims they don't adhere to reality. Furthermore, he justifies all of the lives that he's taken as necessary for restoring the broken society that arose when quirks first arrived. But as it is revealed, this was only an act he put to others, as he knows it was not his real goal. All For One, from the moment he was born, viewed the world as his possession and had only sought to take over it as he stripped himself of any humanity and became the ultimate display of human evil itself.
He is also a calm and even-tempered individual, even in the worst situations. He is perfectly fine with dispensing several Nomus for Tomura, and when he discovered that the Nomu designed to kill All Might was taken into custody, he was not angered whatsoever, simply saying that it couldn't be helped. He rarely ever shows his fury, although he loathes All Might for crippling him and taking his powers. When he was defeated by All Might, not only did he show no sign of anger and frustration, but he was happy and assured himself that he won by destroying the meaning of "Symbol of Peace". He was also not angry nor disappointed with Tomura's failure, as he assured him that he will be able to try again with the Vanguard Action Squad at his side.
Despite his power-hungry, ruthless, and manipulative personality, All for One does appear to harbor some form of affection for Tomura. Although he picked him off the streets due to his lineage to Nana Shimura, he still supported him when no one else would, guiding him and constantly lending his support and resources, regardless of the losses that resulted. Even when Tomura failed, All for One assured him that he would try again and mature to be a more successful villain, reaching his hand out and offering his continued assistance.
It appears that his relationship with Tomura isn't truly genuine, however, as All For One would later appear as an illusion in Tomura's memories and attempt to take control of his body, so that he may take back One For All from Izuku Midoriya. All For One didn't show a forced attempt to do so, however, even when Tomura resisted his will and cheered Tomura on when he resisted, even telling Tomura to retreat to let his body heal. Despite this, he would later get another chance and succeed in taking over Tomura's body, intending to use him to free himself from prison. In the end, it seems apparent that All For One sees Tomura as nothing but a pawn for him to control and manipulate, and that those years he spent raising him were essentially for him to gain control of a more powerful body, with no care for Tomura's actual dream.
Despite all of this, however, this could likely be a case of All For One earning the trust of his followers by manipulating them to his side as he had done so in the past, in which Yoichi called him out on it. This becomes more apparent when he allows villains like Muscular to do as they please and yet show no signs of remorse over their recapture, as well as make false promises to those that want to achieve their goals such as Lady Nagant, when in reality, he's merely using them to his liking. This is eventually confirmed, as All For One freely admits that he sees all his followers to be nothing more than disposable pawns, and that's all he ever viewed people. Ever since All for One was born, All for One only cared about making everything in the world his possessions, to the point of naming his brother Yoichi for being his first-ever possession, and any attempt of daring to be more than his object is an instant death sentence. When Yoichi breaks free from his control allying with Kudo and the Third Wielder, All for One murders him in cold blood and has been trying to claim One for All so he can finally control Yoichi by making his quirk his.
Perhaps All For One’s most dangerous trait is his indistinct behavior. While he’s evil, he can easily come across as convincingly genuine and altruistic while hiding his true motives and intentions underneath. This makes him very hard to read, while his great knowledge and insight allow him to effortlessly manipulate others for his own gain. On top of this, All For One appears to have a very strong obsession with obtaining his brother Yoichi's Quirk, One For All, and in addition, all the Quirks he can get his hands on. This is shown by himself admitting to having a bad habit of stealing and storing Quirks, even if he has no real need for For One also admitted that once he sees a powerful Quirk, he can't help but want it for himself.
Despite his evil nature, All For One does explain that he frequently sees his victims who he stole Quirks from in his nightmares, where they appear and throw insults and verbal abuse at him. All For One does admit that these dreams tend to leave him feeling discouraged, signifying that he at least possesses an awareness of guilt. At the same time though, he scoffs at the thought of him being capable of such feelings, as it pairs him with ordinary humans who are capable of feeling guilt for their wrongdoings, showing just how highly he views himself, showing how little he values his guilt.
All For One encourages Tomura's hatred, even when the latter begins to despise him for treating him as a vessel, as it is a key factor in allowing them to steal One For All. It is believed that All For One lacks hatred strong enough for said purpose, and is unable to manifest any himself. This is likely due to his extreme psychopathy, and his inability to form strong emotional attachments as he lacks the necessary empathy, and only knows how to exploit the emotions of others for his gain.
The biggest flaw that All For One shows is his own egotism and sadism, constantly undermining and underestimating his opponents during fights, referring to Jiro and Mikoyan as jobber characters he can easily beat to show his strength, leading to him being confused and angry once they stand their ground against him. Along with that, All For One’s unwillingness to train with his quirks and only using them as a crutch ends up costing him dearly, and his drive to crush the hope of his enemies ends up making him lose precious time and gets him distracted. As All for One faces a genuine challenge, he reveals his true colors under his mask of sophistication and brilliant; a mere psychopathic manchild who views the world to be nothing more than his toy, and will throw hissy fits of rage when slighted as he frequently demonstrates in the final battle. This uncontrollable anger results in him losing control over all his quirks and facing death screaming pathetically.
All For One’s full malevolence is revealed when it turns out he convinced Tomura’s father to have another child and stole the boy’s quirk before giving him Decay, leading to the destruction of Tomura’s life. He gleefully mocks Tomura over this revelation, stating he’s never chosen on his own.
After Tomura’s defeat and the loss of One For All, All For One becomes an emotionless, depressed shell of his former self. He views his goal of world domination as hollow and pointless due to Yoichi being gone. Yoichi’s vestige breaking into nothing enables All For One to conclude that tragedy gives birth to strength, a trope he intends to establish. Even when being attacked by multiple desperate Pro Heroes, All For One feels nothing but forlorn annoyance. In his final moments, he was devastated by Izuku's assessment of him as a sad and lonely man, mortified somebody had seen him for the pathetic wretch he always was beneath his "Demon Lord" persona.
Interestingly, All For One's final moments proved unequivocally that he did genuinely love Yoichi, in his own self-absorbed way, when he discovered that Izuku altered the transference attacks to leave parts of the vestiges intact for revival. He begged Yoichi to stay with him and show his face at least one more time, expressing how much he loved him even as Yoichi gently explained that All For One would have to pay for how much he'd used people. Despite All For One's protesting, he continued to treat Yoichi as a possession and paid the price for this perverted form of love, ceasing to exist after him and his brother were mashed together by Izuku, Tomura, and the remaining vestiges,showed with tears after killing,being the only crime he showed remorse for.
Powers and Abilities[]
The destructive nature of All For One.
- Power: All For One is introduced as the most powerful villain in the series, and only becomes individually surpassed by Tomura after he's been given extensive physical enhancements and All For One's own original Quirk. He stole Quirks from others, spread his influence, and ruled over Japan from the shadows. For many generations, even most villains were ignorant of All For One's existence, and until the battle of Kamino, the Symbol of Evil was regarded as an urban legend.
- Immortality: Thanks to the extensive arsenal of Quirks at his disposal, All For One is virtually immortal and invincible. The only people that have been able to stand a chance against him are the users of One For All, and even then, it took eight successors until the Quirk was ready to defeat All for One. Even after being crippled by All Might, All For One is still a powerful opponent who can defeat top-ranked Pro Heroes.
- Skilled Planner: Besides his formidable combat prowess, All For One is a dangerous schemer, who will stoop to any level to commit macabre acts.
Powers[]
- All For One (in Japanese: オール・フォー・ワン, Ōru Fō Wan): All For One can steal Quirks from people for personal use, as well as grant the Quirks to someone else. Several Quirks can be combined to perform devastating attacks, which is not possible in other circumstances. However, Quirks exponentially evolve with passing generations, so the villain's body cannot handle the strain of several advanced Quirks. He ends up having his Quirk extracted by Garaki to be implanted within Tomura, trusting his procedure would go smoothly and allow his vestigial will inside it to possess him. All For One retains a copy of the Quirk for personal use, with the later objective of implanting his new copied vestige inside Tomura to combine with his original, intending to bury his personality for good. Overall, All For One has stolen a variety of Quirks with his ability, including:
- Search (in Japanese: サーチ, Sāchi): All For One can observe and monitor up to 100 people at a time, including their location and weak points. This Quirk was stolen from the Pro Hero, Ragdoll.
- Warping (in Japanese: 転送, Tensō): All For One is capable of producing black liquids that acts a portals. He is capable of producing multiple black liquid portals, as shown when he was transporting many Nomus into the League of Villains' hideout. This Quirk has its limits, however, as it can only warp things, depending on his location, or if he focuses, the location of someone he's acquainted with, and only works if it is used on someone he shares a close relationship with.
- Air Cannon (in Japanese: 空気を押し出す, Kūki o Oshidasu): All For One is capable of releasing an air shockwave from his arms. This Quirk's power can also be increased by combining it with other power-up Quirks, such as Springlike Limbs.
- Rivet Stab: This Quirk allows All For One to generate tendrils from his fingers that are primarily used for piercing, but can also be used in conjunction with other Quirks such as Forced Quirk Activation.
- Forced Quirk Activation (in Japanese: 個性強制発動, Kosei Kyōsei Hatsudō): All For One is capable of forcefully activating someone's Quirk against their will, regardless of being conscious or not. He can use this ability in conjunction with Rivet Stab by creating vein-like appendages from his fingers, which then attach to a target and activate their Quirk. This was demonstrated on Kurogiri, where All For One activated his Warp Gate and made him create a portal.
- Impact Recoil (in Japanese: 衝撃反転, Shōgeki Hanten): All For One is capable of reflecting the impact of an attack back at its attacker.
- Infrared (in Japanese: 赤外線, Sekigaisen): This Quirk allows All For One sense his surroundings, as well as see through his blindness. However, he has very limited time when using this Quirk.
- Life Force (in Japanese: ライフフォース, Raifufōsu): According to All Might, All For One gained a longevity Quirk that allows him to live for long periods, making him practically immortal. This Quirk is later revealed to be the original Life Force Quirk that was passed onto him by Daruma Ujiko.
- Springlike Limbs (in Japanese: 筋骨発条化, Kinkotsu Hatsujō-ka): This Quirk allows All For One to coil his muscles to enhance his physical strength, and can also be used to augment other Quirks, like Air Cannon.
- Multiplier (in Japanese: 増殖, Zōshoku): All For One uses this Quirk to create multiple arms for him.
- Hypertrophy (in Japanese: 肥大化, Hidaika): All For One uses this Quirk to increase the size of his arm.
- Rivet (in Japanese: 鋲, Byō): This Quirk creates rivet-like-growths on All For One's arm.
- Spearlike Bones (in Japanese: 槍骨, Sōkotsu): This Quirk creates drill-like bone structures on All For One's arm. It is the first Quirk he ever stole, taken from his mother.
- Radio Waves (in Japanese: 電でん波ぱ, Denpa): This Quirk allows him to emit a shockwave of radio waves and cause communicators to malfunction.
- Hardflame Fan (in Japanese: 凝ぎょう火か扇せん, Gyōka Sen): This Quirk allows All For One to create a wall of fire, covering its body to defend itself against attacks.
- Fierce Wings (in Japanese: 剛ごう翼よ, Gōyoku): Stolen from Hawks, this Quirk allows All For One to have two large wings with decimated feathers allowing him to fly at speed, detach the feathers to control them and combine them into a sword.
- Impure Beam: This Quirk allows All For One to fire a large beam of light energy out of his hands. This Quirk is extremely powerful enough to destroy anything it touches.
- Antigen Swap: (in Japanese: 抗原変態 Kōgen Hentai): This Quirk allows All For One to overwrite his blood type at will. He used this Quirk to avoid detection over the years by never leaving a trace of himself behind. During the Final War, he used it to free himself from Stain's Bloodcurdle.
- Bloodcurdle (in Japanese: Gyōketsu): Bloodcurdle allows All For One to paralyze and immobilize his opponent by ingesting samples of their blood. Depending on the person's blood type, the amount of time for a victim to be paralyzed varies, with Type B being the longest duration. Nonetheless, the maximum duration for someone to be paralyzed is said to be for only 8 minutes. This Quirk was stolen from the serial killer, Stain.
- Unnamed Luminescence Quirk: This Quirk allows All For One to illuminate his entire body. It had originally belonged to the Luminescent Baby before All For One killed them and stole their Quirk for himself.
- Possession: It's revealed that All For One gives the current user a mental link with the previous ones, due to their psyche having been imprinted onto the Quirk. As a result, Tomura begins displaying his master's personality traits upon receiving the Quirk (recognizing his "Little Brother") and can speak to him inside a mysterious realm within his mind, similar to One For All. If he is able to extend his will enough, All For One can even take control over Tomura's body; albeit temporarily.
Former Quirks[]
- Decay: This Quirk allows the user to disintegrate solid matter through touch. It was reverse-engineered from the Overhaul Quirk and given to Shigaraki.
- Navel Laser (ネビルレーザー Nebiru Rēzā): This Quirk allows the user to project twinkling laser beams from their navel. This Quirk was given to Yuga Aoyama.
- Air Walk (in Japanese: エアウォーク, Eawōku): This Quirk allows the user to levitate in mid-air. This Quirk was given to Lady Nagant.
- Body Bulk (剛ごう躯く Gōku): This Quirk bulks up the user's body, increasing their strength and body size. This Quirk was given to Spinner.
- Scalemail (スケイルメイル Sukeirumeiru): This Quirk covers the user with sharp scale-like armor, along with increased strength and defense. This Quirk was given again to Spinner.
Abilities[]
- Genius Intellect: All For One has shown to possess a high degree of intelligence. Being the true mastermind behind the league, he has also been the one that's been plotting against the heroes. He also seems to know the Quirks that he's stolen, as shown when explaining the advantages/disadvantages of his Transmission Quirk. Due to this, this allows him to use his Quirk in creative ways, as a means for creating disastrous attacks.
- Psychological Abuse: All For One also demonstrates a high proficiency for psychological warfare, as seen by him mentally taunting All Might to the point of drawing out the No. 1 Hero's rage and despair.
- Charisma: Combined with his very high intelligence and power, as well as his normally calm and controlled disposition. All For One had a great amount of charisma and managed to rally dozens of people to join his cause and aid in his tyranny.
- Manipulation: All For One was capable of rallying followers through persuasion, manipulation and exploitation as well. With his ability to take and give quirks, he manipulated many to become his pawns to where he eventually gained rule over all of Japan.
- Fear Inducement: All For One's appearance in the Hideout Raid Arc showed that All For One's mere presence is capable of instilling a paralyzing fear into others. While there, his presence caused Izuku Midoriya, Tenya Iida, Shoto Todoroki, Eijiro Kirishima, and Momo Yaoyorozu to all freeze up and have visions of their deaths.
- Immense Strength: All For One possesses incredible physical strength, as he is capable of easily sending All Might flying through buildings with just his bare hands. Because of this, it took all of All Might's power to defeat him a second time.
- Immense Durability: All For One has shown to possess a extreme amount of durability. He was able to tank many hard blows from All Might, as well as survive his finishing move, United States of Smash.
- Immense Speed: All For One is extremely fast, as shown when he defeated the Pro Heroes in the League of Villains' warehouse in just a split second.
- Enhanced Senses: Despite losing his eyesight, All For One can sense his surroundings through sound, due to his hearing. He can also sense vibrations in the air.
Overall, All For One is an extremely cunning and powerful villain. In his prime, he was able to reduce All Might's usage of One For All by leaving a massive, scarred wound below his chest. Despite his own mortal injuries received in his battle with All Might, he still shows his immense power and strength, as well as high tactical knowledge. He is also capable of going against and taking down other Pro Heroes with relative ease.
Quotes[]
| “ | Kurogiri, you and I may be what the good little citizens and politicians call villains, but what is a villain, really? The term is far too emotionally charged to simply describe a certain class of criminal, wouldn't you say? If that were all, why not just say "quirk criminal" and be done with it? I believe that concept should be defined by a particular relationship between a person's will and their quirk. When that quirk and that will support each other to create a firm bedrock of resolve, well, those people are called heroes. But when an extremely violent will stimulates a quirk into running amok, or on the flip side, when an unruly quirk twists a person's will to its own ends, that disparity creates a dangerous imbalance. Unstable characters like that deviate from their pigeonholes in society and threaten to destroy the entire framework. As such, that sort of logical evil or enemy of society is shunned and scorned as a villain. Basically, forcing a person's quirk to rage out of control or otherwise flipping their quirks around destroys that balance, letting me turn anyone into a villain. | „ |
| ~ All For One explaining what a villain is in society. |
| “ | Thank you truly, for this amusing farce. | „ |
| ~ All For One before killing Nana Shimura. |
| “ | I hope you're celebrating while you can All Might. Because very soon, this temporary peace will come to a violent end. | „ |
| ~ All For One's debut. |
| “ | You've failed again, Tomura. But you mustn't lose heart. There will be more chances to set things right. That's why I've brought along your little band. And the boy... because you determined that he is an important pawn. So go and try again. That's what I'm here to help you to do. It's... all... for you. | „ |
| ~ All For One to Tomura Shigaraki. |
| “ | All Might: I'll have you return my student, All For One! All For One: Have you come to kill me a second time, All Might? |
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| ~ All Might and All For One meeting again after their first battle before clashing again. |
| “ | You have so much in common with Nana Shimura. The utter waste of a human who passed One For All on to you. A woman with no skill and grand ideas she couldn't live up to. How embarrassing for me, the creator of One For All to see her wield the power. And the way she died was so pathetic. | „ |
| ~ All For One provoking All Might |
| “ | You know All Might, as much as you hate me, I think I probably loathe you more. I killed your master, sure, but you took away so much from me. Everything I tried to build. That's why I want you to suffer until your last breath and to die broken in disgrace FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE! I will obliterate everything that you've protected! | „ |
| ~ All For One stating his hatred for All Might. |
| “ | Well well, that's strange All Might. Where is your smile now? How very entertaining. I believe I've taken a piece of you after all. | „ |
| ~ All For One taunting All Might. |
| “ | How pointless. Let's stop dwelling on heroism and start focusing on reality...the shock waves until now were simply to wear you out. I knew it would take much more than that to kill you. In order to put you down for good, I'll punch you with the ultimate combination of Quirks I have stored up within me right now. This will end you. | „ |
| ~ All For One preparing to kill All Might. |
| “ | Izuku Midoriya, he's the child you've passed One For All too isn't he? I bet he came here without your asking. You have no control over him, do you? It sounds it though you'll die full of regrets All Might. As a hero and as a teacher. | „ |
| ~ All For One mocking All Might before punching him. |
| “ | We are the same though you'd never admit it. Just as you longed to become the hero of justice. I longed to be an all-powerful devil. | „ |
| ~ All For One talking to All Might after being imprisoned. |
| “ | You... stay in there! Don't be like that, Tomura... Besides I clearly had to lend you my strength. You nearly burned to cinders, and even after surviving that, you would have plummeted to your death. | „ |
| ~ All For One wrestling with Tomura for control within his mind. |
| “ | Heart is power... and the more fiercely he embraces that source in his heart, the more my consciousness takes hold in our little symbiotic relationship. Never let that hatred die, Tomura. | „ |
| ~ All For One taking control of Tomura's body. |
| “ | Why do they assume tomorrow will come for them? No, I won't grant them a moment's rest. Because it's my turn now, and my turn will never end. Hear me, my tireless Nomu. It's time to free my real body. | „ |
| ~ All For One ordering his Nomu to invade Tartarus |
| “ | All For One: You spat upon the world that didn't so much as extend you a helping hand... and you desired the strength to make good on your hatred. This is a result of your powerful will. You brought this all about, and isn't that what really matters? Tomura: I won't be your stinkin' pawn! All For One: Pawn? You have it all wrong, Tomura! You're so very near and dear to me... after all, you're the next me. |
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| ~ All For One talks about his villainous ambition for Tomura. |
| “ | The soul is far too fickle, which is why I added a failure clause to your contract. To the very end, you were just a tool to be used. Curse your blessing of a Quirk, if you must. Alas, the hapless, woeful Lady Nagant... | „ |
| ~ All For One betraying Lady Nagant. |
| “ | Did you enjoy your Q&A session with Lady Nagant? Well, Izuku Midoriya? Because if you're seeing this message, that must have been what happened. You see, I love predicting and reading people. And a boy like you... could never outright abandon someone like her, yes? I didn't force her, you know. She acted on her own free will. But those poor souls who stumble on the road of life are labeled villains. People go on about preaching the merits of individualism... but ours is a regimented society under tight control. One where the wrong sort of individuality gets you ostracized. Purged. Democracy? Socialism? Doesn't matter. There are no exceptions because the root of all this predates the concept of human society altogether. It's the principle that governs all social organisms. The path you've chosen is a thorny one. Every battle grinds away at your soul with no end in sight. Can you guess who was on my mind the entire time I was in jail? You. All Might no longer interests me. I've moved on from that great useless oaf. Now, it's your turn! | „ |
| ~ All For One's message to Izuku. |
| “ | All For One: As originally planned, you were intended to become me entirely after two months of recuperation. But what a firecracker you are, Tomura. Your sheer hatred! Your drive for destruction! The doctor and I had our expectations, and you rose up to blow them away! Percentage-wise, I'd say 97? Perhaps 98? No longer All For One... nor Tomura Shigaraki... We now meld into a new person altogether! Tomura: Nooo! All For One: Not in favor, are you? Well, I sure am!! Do you detest me?! Let that rage flow! Your hatred delivers us to our glorious future! It began in that house... with a grain of hate... that grew and built upon itself. |
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| ~ All For One reveals his plan to merge with Tomura's body. |
| “ | Splitting us up to divide and conquer... a fine plan, I suppose. That is... if you were actually hoping for a shot at victory. The sharp decline in the Hero population meant dividing our forces was a necessity. Fair enough, but you’re a cruel man, Endeavor. Pitting One For All against Tomura is a deadly knife’s edge to dance upon. But the most brutal part of this little scheme has to be... you forcing your youngest to clean up your own mess, no matter how much it pains him. And the unceasing abuse toward your eldest child! | „ |
| ~ All For One taunting Endeavor and mocking the Heroes’ strategy during the Final War. |
| “ | What does that face imply? Affection? Grief? You refused to take a good look at Toya, foisting the task onto little Shoto instead! That must’ve been your decision, right?! And you justify that choice by being here?! “Heroes just have sooo much to protect,” right? This is why you lose, Number One! | „ |
| ~ All For One’s mind games to Endeavor after Shoto defeated Dabi. |
| “ | The pesky gnats that swarm about One For All... in the old comic I used to read, there were “jobber” characters who only existed so the Demon Lord could show what he was made of. | „ |
| ~ All For One to Kyoka Jiro and Fumikage Tokoyami. |
| “ | You children just happened to be paired off with these big shots. Yet you imagine yourselves special somehow? Worthy of facing the Demon Lord himself? | „ |
| ~ All For One mocking Jiro and Tokoyami. |
| “ | Did you really think... I’d casually saunter up to the big finale empty-handed? This body had already served it’s purpose, and it was destined for the scrap heap anyway... so why not try this out? Heroes don’t have a monopoly on big sacrificial moments, you know? | „ |
| ~ All For One employing his last resort after being burned alive by Endeavor. |
| “ | Heroes are ones who defend while villains violate. Behold, as we plunge headlong toward our dreams!! | „ |
| ~ All For One after rewinding his body back to his prime. |
| “ | All For One: This bit of rewinding will be the end of me. I’m ultimately doomed to vanish now. But my dream will live on as I pass the baton to Tomura Shigaraki. The only task left for me is to rescue him from your brazen trap, so if you don’t mind... Hawks: Your dream, huh? Something beyond stealing One For All? Mind filling me in, for future reference? All For One: It’s simple. I’m quite influenced by comics. The world always fears the big bad villain. Why do you think that is? Hawks: Cuz he does bad stuff? All For One: And what counts as bad stuff? In a world teeming with myriad cultures and values, “bad stuff” would be an act that universally makes the masses turn their noses up in disgust. An act which thwarts the future they envision. So I intend to thwart the future of the entire world. That’s all I’ve ever wished for. |
„ |
| ~ All For One explaining his beliefs to Hawks. |
| “ | So late in the game, you still think you’ll somehow emerge from this? Even without the one man who can stand up to me? That’s not bravery... you are just ignorant of my Golden Age. As the generation that, from a young age, witnessed All Might’s rise! And the next, that only ever knew a world where he reigned supreme! Ignorant of the era where all trembled in fear of something imperceptible, lurking unseen in the dark. When all were tainted by suspicion, resentment, exploitation, and prejudice during my Golden Dark Age! | „ |
| ~ All For One praising himself as he attacks all the Pro Heroes coming his way. |
| “ | Look there. A news chopper. Yes, let people witness this carnage and lose faith in you all over again. You Heroes couldn’t protect a thing. | „ |
| ~ All For One to Hawks after defeating all the Pro Heroes at Gunga Mountain. |
| “ | YOU’RE TO BLAME FOR IT ALL, KUDO!!! | „ |
| ~ All For One in his wrathful villainous breakdown towards Katsuki Bakugou. |
| “ | The negatives in life tend to stick in one's memory for so very long. This is why I thwart the futures of others. Yoichi...I...want everyone’s eyes on me...forever. | „ |
| ~ All For One explaining his goal during his final moments. |
| “ | I let my emotions get the better of me. That's not like me at all!! NO. NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO! HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE!HATE! | „ |
| ~ All For One's final villainous breakdown and his last words as he succumbs to his quirk reaching his limit, reflecting upon his mistakes. |
| “ | Such a foolish vessel! Losing in a battle of wills to some kid? To this absolute nobody? Striving for strength, yet so invariably weak! Tenko Shimura, you pathetic imbecile...not once in your pitiful life has any choice been your own! | „ |
| ~ All For One’s vestige rising back into control after Tomura’s defeat in the vestige world at the hands of Izuku Midoriya. |
| “ | All For One: Foolish Tenko Shimura...such a pure, credulous superego...a soft simpleton unable to relinquish his cretinous life! Benefiting from my guidance every step of the way, yet amounting to nothing! Tomura: I don’t get what you’re talking about, master. All For One: As I mentioned, not a single one of your choices has been your own. Tomura: I did choose... I made those decisions... All For One: Yes, I had to make you think that, or else your strength of will would have been stunted. It was crucial to twist around your illusion of free will. |
„ |
| ~ All For One berating Tomura. |
| “ | I removed the yet-unknown Quirk factor passed down by your parents. I encouraged your father’s strict ways. I gave you something to aspire to. And I bided my time. It was sourced from a Quirk at one of the good doctor’s facilities. We stripped away half of it-the ability to reverse it’s effects, leaving an incomplete, subpar copy, engineered solely to promote destruction. The very Quirk I granted you. | „ |
| ~ All For One revealing he has controlled all of Tomura’s life since his birth. |
| “ | The tragedy. The ordeals. The rejection. The validation. All granted by me. ALL THAT YOU ARE! You speak of your “unwavering heart”?! Nonsense! For shame! Begone from my body! | „ |
| ~ All For One deleting Tomura’s soul, seemingly killing his vessel. |
| “ | No!! I won't allow it!! I love you! I love you like no other!! I'm hopeless without you! I'm nothing!! | „ |
| ~ All For One's final words to his brother before his spirit is destroyed for good by Tomura and the One For All users. |
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed mother †
- Yoichi Shigaraki † (younger twin brother)
- Tomura Shigaraki † (adoptive son/vessel; pawn/successor)
Allies[]
- Daruma Ujiko (servant; imprisoned)
- Giran (associate)
- League of Villains
- Tomura Shigaraki † (pawn; formerly)
- Kurogiri † (pawn; formerly)
- Dabi † (pawn)
- Himiko Toga † (pawn)
- Spinner (pawn; imprisoned)
- Twice † (pawn)
- Mr. Compress (pawn; imprisoned)
- Magne † (pawn)
- Muscular (pawn; imprisoned)
- Mustard (pawn; arrested)
- Moonfish (pawn)
- Gigantomachia † (pawn; victim; formerly)
- Paranormal Liberation Front
- Skeptic (pawn; arrested)
- Lady Nagant (pawn; formerly)
- Overhaul (pawn; imprisoned)
- Villain Factory
- Kuin Hachisuka (pawn)
- Number 6 † (pawn)
- All For One's Subordinates (pawns)
- The Shimura family † (pawns; indirect victims)
- Kotaro Shimura † (One sided; On Kotaro's side)
Enemies[]
- Users of One For All
- Yoichi Shigaraki † (younger twin brother; arch-nemesis; victim)
- Kudo † (arch-nemesis; victim)
- Bruce † (victim)
- Hikage Shinomori †
- Daigoro Banjo † (victim)
- En Tayutai † (victim)
- Nana Shimura † (arch-nemesis; victim)
- Toshinori Yagi/All Might (arch-nemesis)
- Izuku Midoriya/Deku (arch-nemesis/main target)
- Tomura Shigaraki †
- Pro Heroes of Japan
- Endeavor (attempted killer)
- Hawks
- Best Jeanist
- Gran Torino
- Mount Lady
- U.A. Students
- Katsuki Bakugo (arch-nemesis; killer)
- Yuga Aoyama (spy; traitor)
- Ochaco Uraraka
- Tenya Ida
- Momo Yaoyorozu
- Shoto Todoroki
- Eijiro Kirishima
- Mina Ashido
- Mezo Shoji
- Kyoka Jiro
- Mashirao Ojiro
- Fumikage Tokoyami
- Tsuyu Asui
- Minoru Mineta
- Denki Kaminari
- Hanta Sero
- Rikido Sato
- Koji Koda
- Toru Hagakure
- Yui Kodai
- Reiko Yanagi
- Hitoshi Shinso
- Shiketsu High School Students
- Villains who are helping the heroes
- Gentle
- La Brava
- Lady Nagant
- Stain † (victim)
Theme[]
The Power of All For One by Yuki Hayashi[]
Trivia[]
- All For One's relationship with Tomura Shigaraki was identical to All Might's relationship with Izuku Midoriya. Like All Might, All For One believes that Tomura Shigaraki will not only become a great successor of the League of Villains, but a great villain in general. He also acknowledges Tomura's childish nature, leaving room for him to teach him how to become a villain. He also shows a caring side for him, as he assures that Tomura will always be able to learn from his failures.
- Because of this, Tomura Shigaraki looks up to All For One as his ideal mentor and inspirational figure, like how Izuku Midoriya looks up to All Might.
- Despite his childlike behavior, it seems to be implied that All For One oddly admires Tomura's personality. When he defeats Best Jeanist, he refuses to take away his Quirk, as he believes that "it wouldn't fit Tomura's personality".
- As the series progresses, their relationships begin to clearly contrast each other: All Might retired from heroism and dedicated his life to mentoring Izuku, while All For One forces his ambition onto Tomura and takes control of him, causing conflict due to their differing villainous end goals.
- All For One's name is an antithesis of the name of All Might's Quirk, "One For All". While "One For All" is a Quirk that essentially grants others amazing powers and abilities, "All For One" takes all of these powers and abilities for just one person only, showing the selfish and arrogant side of All For One himself.
- All For One is the first villain in the series to be named after his own Quirk, the second being Overhaul.
- It is later revealed that All For One's Quirk works similarly to One For All in that it contains the consciousness and vestige of those that previously wielded the Quirk. Unlike One For All, however, it currently contains only All For One's vestige and rather than empowering and granting the current wielder access to their other Quirks, the vestige of All For One seeks to corrupt and take control over the current wielder's body by fueling and manipulating with their negative emotions.
- Despite Shigaraki being All For One's last name, his first name was never revealed. This is probably because his mother died when he was born, so he never was given a first name, eventually naming himself after his Quirk, while giving Yoichi a name that means "first possession" symbolising how Yoichi was the first thing he possessed.
External Links[]
- All For One on the My Hero Academia Wiki
