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I've only been living for the boy's sake... for Shigaraki.Kyudai Garaki to Hizashi Yamada in "The Three of Us"
Kyudai Garaki (殻木球大 Garaki Kyūdai?)[2] also known by the pseudonym of Daruma Ujiko (氏子達磨 Ujiko Daruma?),[3][4] is a villain affiliated with the League of Villains. He is a faithful servant of All For One and later Tomura Shigaraki as well.
Appearance
Kyudai is a fairly old man of short stature. He is completely bald and has a very large, bushy mustache. He wears rather peculiar goggles. He looks very similar to Dr. Tsubasa, the doctor who told Izuku Midoriya that he was Quirkless.[5]
Kyudai's Quirk, Life Force, makes him appear younger than he actually is. Without this Quirk, he has many more wrinkles and his eyes are sunken.
Gallery
Personality
Kyudai is an eccentric and deranged scientist, who dutifully follows All For One's will. Like Gigantomachia, he didn't believe Tomura Shigaraki was yet worthy of succeeding All For One, but due to a compromise he made with his former master, he is willing to give Tomura the chance to prove him wrong. Once Tomura exceeded his expectations by defeating the Meta Liberation Army and getting Gigantomachia to submit, he accepted him as All for One's successor.
Kyudai is very prideful of his Nomu creations, referring to them as "children" and regarding the High-End ones as "masterpieces." He treats Nomus as offerings for All For One, although he has allowed some of them to be used by Tomura under his former master's wishes.
Kyudai is overly cautious and secretive about any information pertaining to his person, preferring to stay in anonymity and avoiding close contact with anyone (except All For One) under the threat of death. Because of this, he favors communicating through electronics instead of directly, doing the latter only on special occasions, and through a Warping Quirk.[4]
Despite the unethical manner of Kyudai's work, he is not completely heartless. He and All For One have been sincere friends, as Kyudai thanks him for his patronage with tears in his eyes. He also truly cares for the Nomus, as shown when he is saddened by Johnny and Mocha's deaths, as well as when he apologizes to his High-End Nomus as he is forced to release them early to stop the Pro Heroes.
Abilities
Genius Intellect: Kyudai has incredible knowledge over Quirks, being considered an expert on the field. He also appears to be a biological and technological genius. His remarkable intelligence has allowed him to create copies of countless Quirks to implant into his Nomu, even All For One, which he implanted into Nine and later used to give All For One a copy of his original quirk while Tomura got the original version of All For One.
- Medical Expertise: Kyudai was able to restore All For One to combat his condition after his disastrous first battle with All Might.
Quirk
Life Force (
Stats
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Chapter Appearances
45. Time to Pick Some Names | Absent |
46. Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears | Absent |
47. Struggling | Absent |
48. Getting the Knack | Absent |
49. Midoriya and Shigaraki | Absent |
50. Kill 'Em Dead | Absent |
51. No, Knock It Off, Ida | Absent |
52. Hero Killer Stain vs. U.A. Students | Absent |
53. From Todoroki to Ida | Absent |
54. Re: Ingenium | Absent |
55. Conclusion?! | Absent |
56. Conclusion | Absent |
57. The Aftermath of Hero Killer Stain | Absent |
58. Internship's End | Absent |
59. Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past | Debut |
184. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart | Absent |
185. Wing Hero: Hawks | Absent |
186. Endeavor and Hawks | Absent |
187. Flaming Roar! vs. Nomu: High-End | Absent |
188. Your Father, the Number One Hero | Absent |
189. Why He Gets Back Up | Absent |
190. His Start | Absent |
191. Dabi, Hawks, Endeavor | Mentioned |
192. The Todoroki Family | Absent |
193. Vestiges | Absent |
218. The Meta Liberation Army | Absent |
219. Go, Slidin' Go! | Absent |
220. My Villain Academia | Voice |
221. Memento from All For One | Appears |
222. Tomura Shigaraki: Distortion | Appears |
223. Cockroaches | Mentioned |
224. Revival Party | Voice |
225. Interview with a Vampire | Absent |
226. Bloody Love | Absent |
227. Sleepy | Absent |
228. Wounded Soul | Absent |
229. All It Takes Is One Bad Day | Absent |
230. Sad Man's Parade | Appears |
231. Path | Absent |
232. Meta Abilities and Quirks | Absent |
233. Bright Future | Absent |
234. Destruction Sense | Absent |
235. Tenko Shimura: Origin | Absent |
236. Tenko Shimura: Origin, Part 2 | Absent |
237. Tomura Shigaraki: Origin | Flashback |
238. Liberation | Appears |
239. Successor | Flashback |
240. Power | Appears |
241. Do That Interview! | Absent |
242. Have a Merry Christmas! | Absent |
243. Off to Endeavor's Agency! | Absent |
244. Recommended Reading | Absent |
245. Rise to Action | Absent |
246. Message | Appears |
247. Status Report! | Absent |
248. One Thing at a Time | Absent |
249. The Hellish Todoroki Family | Absent |
250. Ending | Absent |
251. Just One Week | Absent |
252. The Unforgiven | Absent |
Trivia
- Kyudai's surname contains the kanji for "shell, husk" (殻 gara?) and "wood" (木 ki?), and his first name contains "ball, sphere, round" (球 kyū?) and "big" (大 dai?).
- "Garaki" also refers to the surname of All For One.
- Kyudai's real name was originally printed as "Maruta Shiga" (志賀丸太 Shiga Maruta?), but it was updated for future releases.
- Kyudai's pseudonym may be a reference to a Daruma doll, which are occasionally depicted with only one visible eye, much like Kyudai himself.
Quotes
- (To Tomura Shigaraki) "What a childish daydream! Saying all that with such a straight face was quite impressive!! Very well, Tomura Shigaraki!! I'll help you out, so show me you mean it! Prove to me that you can make your villainous pipe dreams a reality!!"[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 270.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 259.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 191.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 221.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 1 and Episode 1.
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 222 (p. 10).