Mezo Shoji

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I get it. Kirishima's pain over not being able to do anything... and Todoroki's regrets over having Bakugo snatched away before his eyes. I regret it all too. Still... this is no time to let our emotions get the better of us.

Mezo Shoji
Biographical Information
Kanji Name	障 (しょう) 子 (じ) 目 (め) 蔵 (ぞう)
Rōmaji Name	'Shōji Mezō'
Alias	Tentacle Hero "Tentacole" (, 触手ヒーロー テンタコル?, Shokushu Hīrō Tentakoru)
Personal Description
Birthday	February 25th
Age	15 (First Appearance, current)
Gender	Male
Height	187 cm (6'2")
Hair Color	White
Eye Color	Black
Blood Type	B
Quirk	Dupli-Arms
Status
Status	Alive
Birthplace	Fukuoka Prefecture
Occupation	Student
Affiliation	U.A. High School
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 3
Anime Debut	Episode 4
Portrayal
Japanese VA	Masakazu Nishida
English VA	Ian Sinclair

Mezo Shoji (障 (しょう) 子 (じ) 目 (め) 蔵 (ぞう) , Shōji Mezō^?) is a student at U.A. training to become a Pro Hero.

Appearance

Mezo is very tall and muscular, with hair that swoops down in front of his face. He wears a mask that covers all his features below his eyes. He has 6 arms. It is shown that Mezo's arms are very physically strong.

He has always kept his face hidden. While all the other students were bathing, Mezo was not seen at the hot springs. He normally grows a mouth on his tentacles for speaking. He even uses his tentacles to eat.

While less pronounced in the anime, Mezo has an elongated face, with his eyes closer to the sides of his face. His hairstyle distracts from these traits. He lacks discernible ears, but he does not need his quirk to hear.

Personality

Despite his frightening appearance, Mezo is a very friendly and gentle person who will work nicely with anyone. He is not the type to hold grudges, showing no ill will towards those that harm him unwillingly. And despite how powerful his quirk is he uses it for the purpose of finding people rather than hurting them, a gentle giant.

Mezo is quite selfless and willing to risk his life for a friend. He can be empathetic and understanding, but still shows a sense of maturity and responsibility that prevents himself from acting under emotional impulses, even if he feels regretful about it.

It is evident that he is very protective of his fellow classmates, especially if they are hurt or injured. This is shown in his scenes with Izuku Midoriya in the Forest Training Camp Arc and Tsuyu Asui in the Provisional Hero License Exam Arc.

Mezo claims to hold no desire for material needs, being fine with having few possessions of his own. This is a trait he has been carrying since childhood.

Abilities

Enhanced Strength: Mezo has shown to have great physical strength as he was able to exert as much as 540 kilos of force during the Quirk Apprehension Test. The strength he showed here indicates he has more than enough strength to crush a humans skull with just one of his many (possible) hands. He was able to carry both Tsuyu and Minoru on his back without any difficulty.

Quirk

Dupli-Arms (複 (ふく) 製 (せい) 腕 (わん) , Fukuseiwan^?, lit. "Replication Arm"): Mezo's Quirk allows the tips on his tentacles to replicate parts of his body (ex. mouth, ears). Mezo can also use his tentacles to make duplicates of his body parts such as an extra arm and can use them as decoys. The duplicated parts are more efficient than the originals, as a result, Mezo is able to hear better, see through more angles at a time, and give him insane strength. During the Forest Training Camp Arc, it was shown that whenever one of his tentacles gets destroyed, Mezo is able to regenerate the destroyed appendages, with two new tentacles. Mezo can duplicate another tentacle and its duplication node onto the end of another tentacle. He can also duplicate more than one part of his body onto one node. The more tentacles he creates at once and the more body parts he produces at one point in time, the less control he has over the new parts of his body.

Super Moves

• Octoblow (オクトブロー, Okutoburō^?): Mezo manifests several arms at once, allowing him to unleash a barrage of blows to defend himself.

Stats

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Battles & Events

Battle Trial Arc

• Shoto Todoroki & Mezo Shoji vs. Mashirao Oijiro & Toru Hagekure: Won

Final Exams Arc

• Mezo Shoji & Toru Hagakure vs. Snipe: Won

Provisional Hero License Exam Arc

• Momo Yaoyorozu, Kyoka Jiro, Mezo Shoji, & Asui Tsuyu vs. Saiko Intelli & her classmates: Won

Trivia

Artwork depicting Mezo's possible face.

• While Mezo's face has not been officially unveiled in the series yet, a piece of concept art showcases what could possibly be Mezo's true face, featuring a wide mouth with a set of jagged teeth. The same concept artwork also implies that Mezo is capable of using his Quirk to replicate miniature versions of his head.
• Mezo's known U.A. data is as follows:
  • Student No. 11 in Class 1-A.
  • Ranked 6th during the Quirk Apprehension Test.
  • Ranked 10th in Class 1-A's mid-term grades.
  • Ranked in the Top 42 of the U.A. Sports Festival First-Year Stage.
• Mezo's name comes from "壁に耳あり障子に目あり" (Kabe ni mimi ari shōji ni me ari, "壁に耳あり障子に目あり"^? lit. "walls have ears, doors have eyes").
• Mezo likes takoyaki and squid ink pasta.
• Kohei Horikoshi considers Mezo fun to draw due to his less human-like features.
• Measuring at 187 centimeters, Mezo is the tallest student in his class.
  • He is also, ironically enough, the youngest of the class, with his birthday taking place in late February. He is younger than Tsuyu by thirteen days who is the second youngest student in Class 1-A.

Quotes

• (To his classmates, regarding Katsuki Bakugo's kidnapping) "I get it. Kirishima's pain over not being able to do anything... and Todoroki's regrets over having Bakugo snatched away before his eyes. I regret it all too. Still... this is no time to let our emotions get the better of us."