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But you want to be a hero, right? That's fine. You're not... bound by his blood. Decide who you want to become. And be all you can be.
Rei Todoroki to Shoto in "Shoto Todoroki: Origin"

Rei Todoroki ( (とどろき) (れい) Todoroki Rei?),[2] née Himura ( () (むら) Himura?),[1] is the wife of Enji Todoroki and the mother of Toya, Fuyumi, Natsuo, and Shoto Todoroki.

Appearance[]

Rei is a middle-aged woman with an average height and build. She has straight shoulder-length white hair with rather long bangs over her face. Her face has round features, having mellow expressions in casual situations. Her tired-looking eyes are brown-gray with reasonably long eyelashes. Rei was shown to have shorter hair and lighter eyes in the past.

Wearing various civilian clothes, Rei favors plain colors and patterns, such as a yellow jumper and orange t-shirt.

During the Final War, she receives a huge amount of burns and scars all over her body right after exposing herself to the battle between Dabi and Endeavor.

Gallery[]

Personality[]

In her younger years, Rei was a stoic woman who was described by Enji to be like ice herself. Despite this, there were some things that could make her smile such as seeing her favorite flower. Rei was aware that Enji's proposition for them to marry was a Quirk Marriage, but agreed for her family's sake so Enji could help them financially, demonstrating the love she held for them. While Rei's options were limited, she maintained a hopeful attitude upon choosing to marry Enji, believing that if she kept smiling it would all work out.

Rei comforting Shoto in Shoto's flashback

Rei comforting a young Shoto.

Rei would come to be a kind, caring, and loving mother towards her children. She loved her eldest son Toya and wanted to stop him from training his Quirk, knowing the harm it was causing him. Sadly, Rei's love and concern was not enough to help Toya see through his obsession with becoming a Hero and gaining his father's approval. She was also devastated by Toya's supposed death, despite her son cruelly blaming her for his birth.[3] She was also loving and protective of her youngest son, Shoto, and would try to stop her husband from forcing his mad training methods on him. While Shoto suffered from Enji's cruelty, Rei comforted him and encouraged the boy to become the person he wants to be, saying that he isn't bound by his father's blood, further showing her kind nature.[4]

However, the constant abuse that she received from her husband caused her to become mentally unstable. This is seen where Rei admitted that she was slowly becoming repulsed by her own children due to her seeing their resemblance to her husband in them. Eventually, she became unstable to the point that one day she finally snapped upon seeing Shoto's left side, which reminded her of Enji. This caused her to throw a kettle of boiling water she had near her over her son's face, burning him. She did not, however, do this out of hatred for Shoto, but rather due to her mental instability and it is later revealed that after doing so, she immediately attempted to soothe her son's burns using her ice Quirk, while hysterically apologizing to him and asking herself why she did it.[4]

Rei apologizes to Shoto

Rei in tears upon reuniting and reconciling with Shoto.

After staying at a psychiatric ward and being away from her husband, Rei has shown to have returned to her past kind, caring self. Upon meeting her son again, she apologized and smiled through tears after he tells her that he forgave her, and the two restored their loving relationship.[5] She also receives visits from her other children, Natsuo and Fuyumi, and appears to receive small gifts from her husband, although she is yet to see him face to face out of fear.[2] Her kindness and compassion is shown when she understands the internal struggle Enji is facing, and from this, Natsuo is able to understand that Rei has faith in him despite all of the trauma he put her through.

Despite her kind nature, Rei is surprisingly strong-willed. After having seen her eldest son's broadcast and learning the truth that Toya was alive and had become a mass murderer, instead of breaking down, she resolves to address the situation with the rest of her family, including her youngest son and her husband. She went to the hospital where her husband and youngest son were being treated, and when Enji was expressing his guilt and shedding tears, Rei approached him and reminded her husband that the rest of their family suffered from these feelings more than he has, explaining to Enji that she came to talk about their family and about Toya.[6] Despite her anger towards her husband for what she and her children went through, she also understood that she too had been unable to see how they failed Toya when he was young, a sense of guilt she shares with Enji and a burden that she pointed out is not his alone.

Due to her recovery and reclaiming her sanity, Rei has shown to be a forgiving and understanding woman, determined to do what she can to help her husband recover and to put an end to their family's dark legacy in Dabi once and for all. Although Rei isn't a Hero, she was very strongly determined to risk herself to save her husband and her eldest son when the both of them were going to die from Dabi's internal combustion.[7]

Abilities[]

Overall Abilities: Despite being born with a powerful Quirk because of her heritage from the Himura family, Rei is an inexperienced woman who doesn't have any particular combat experience or fighting-style techniques unlike her sons, Dabi and Shoto, or her husband, Endeavor. However, she does have some kind of proficiency over the usage of her Quirk, as such when she tries to cool down Shoto's face after she threw boiling hot water over him.[8]

She even demonstrates proficient control of her Quirk as she was able to coat herself in it to reach Endeavor and Dabi through their blazing inferno in time before they flew too far into the air.[7]

Quirk[]

Rei stops Endeavor and Dabi from killing themselves

Rei using Frost to save Dabi and Endeavor.

Frost: Rei's Quirk gives her the ability to generate and manipulate ice from her body. This ice Quirk is considered very powerful, given that it impressed Enji enough that he wanted an offspring with a combination of this Quirk and his own.[2]

Unlike the Quirk used by Geten, a distant relative of hers, she can generate ice from her body at will. Even though Frost is a powerful Quirk, she cannot use her Quirk for long periods of time as overusing or prolonging it can cause her body to develop frostbites, and her body temperature drops if she pushes it further.[7]

Relatives[]

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Enji
   
   
Rei
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Toya
   
   
Fuyumi
   
   
Natsuo
   
   
Shoto

Chapter Appearances[]

Appearances
U.A. Sports Festival Arc
22. That's the Idea, Ochaco Absent
23. Roaring Sports Festival Absent
24. Mad Dash and Knockdown Absent
25. In Their Own Quirky Ways Absent
26. Chase Down the Leader Absent
27. Earth-Shatteringly Fateful Negotiations Absent
28. Strats, Strats, Strats Absent
29. Unaware Absent
30. Cavalry-Match Finale Absent
31. The Boy Born with Everything Flashback
32. Smile, Prince of Nonsense Land! Absent
33. Shinso's Situation Absent
34. Victory or Defeat Mentioned
35. Battle On, Challengers! Absent
36. Bakugo vs. Uraraka Absent
37. Midoriya and Endeavor Absent
38. Todoroki vs. Midoriya Absent
39. Shoto Todoroki: Origin Flashback
40. Emancipation Absent
41. Fight On, Ida Absent
42. Final-Match Time Flashback
43. Todoroki vs. Bakugo Flashback
44. Relaxing Day Off Debut
Vs. Hero Killer Arc
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 Flashback
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 Absent
Hideout Raid Arc
84. From Ida to Midoriya Absent
85. Nothing but Fools Absent
86. Before the Storm Absent
87. Clash Absent
88. All For One Absent
89. All for a Certain One Absent
90. Reach Out Absent
91. Symbol of Peace Absent
92. One For All Absent
93. One For All's Ember Flashback
94. From Teacher to Disciple Absent
95. End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End Flashback
96. Home Visits Absent
97. Tell It Like It Is, Mom Absent
Pro Hero Arc
184. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart Absent
185. Wing Hero: Hawks Absent
186. Endeavor and Hawks Absent
187. Flaming Roar! vs. Nomu: High-End Appears
188. Your Father, the Number One Hero Appears
189. Why He Gets Back Up Absent
190. His Start Absent
191. Dabi, Hawks, Endeavor Absent
192. The Todoroki Family Flashback
193. Vestiges Absent
Joint Training Arc
194. Cold Skies over U.A. High! Absent
195. Clash! Class A vs. Class B! Absent
196. Make It Happen, Shinso!! Absent
197. Quaotic Quirkstravaganza Absent
198. Know Where You Stand when It Counts!! Absent
199. Operation New Improv Moves! Absent
200. Clever Commander! Absent
201. Foresight Absent
202. Match 3 Mentioned
203. Flexible! Juzo Honenuki! Absent
204. Tuning Up Flashback
205. Detour Absent
206. Match 3 Conclusion Absent
207. Early Bird! Absent
208. Match 4 Conclusion Absent
209. Match 5 Start Absent
210. The One For All Dream Absent
211. That Which Is Inherited Absent
212. That Which Is Inherited, Part 2 Absent
213. Realm of Souls Absent
214. Our Brawl Absent
215. Final Face-Off! Midoriya vs. Shinso! Absent
216. Class A vs. Class B: Conclusion! Absent
217. The New Power and All For One Absent
Endeavor Agency Arc
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 Absent
247. Status Report! Mentioned
248. One Thing at a Time Absent
249. The Hellish Todoroki Family Flashback
250. Ending Appears
251. Just One Week Absent
252. The Unforgiven Mentioned
Paranormal Liberation War Arc
253. Shirakumo Absent
254. More of a Hero than Anyone Absent
255. Hero Hopeful Absent
256. The High, Deep Blue Sky Absent
257. Pass It Forward, to Whomever Absent
258. Friends Absent
259. A Quiet Beginning Absent
260. Life's Work Absent
261. High-Ends Absent
262. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Absent
263. I Wanna Be with You Guys!! Absent
264. One's Justice Absent
265. Villains and Heroes Absent
266. Happy Life Absent
267. Flames Absent
268. Scramble! Absent
269. The Three of Us Absent
270. Inheritance Absent
271. Dark Cloud Absent
272. Good Morning! Absent
273. The Thrill of Destruction Absent
274. Search Absent
275. Encounter, Part 2 Absent
276. You Cheated...! Appears
277. Who...? Absent
278. Disaster Walker Absent
279. League of Villains vs. U.A. Students Absent
280. Red Riot, Part 3 Absent
281. Plus Ultra Absent
282. Footfall of Destruction Absent
283. 75 Absent
284. Deep Blue Battle Absent
285. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Absent
286. The Ones Within Us Absent
287. Mistake Absent
288. Save Takeo!! Absent
289. Miss Candid and Miss Shut-Away Absent
290. Dabi's Dance Appears
291. Thanks For Going Strong Mentioned
292. Threads of Hope Absent
293. Hero-Saturated Society Absent
294. Final Performance Absent
295. Tenacious Absent
296. Hellish Hell Absent
297. Tartarus Absent
298. Sounds of Collapse Shadow
299. Like Those Tragic Tales Absent
300. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Appears
301. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 1 Appears
302. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire, Part 2 Appears
303. Top Three Appears
304. Izuku Midoriya and Toshinori Yagi Absent
305. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Flashback
306. The Final Act Begins Absent
U.A. Traitor Arc
335. Zygotes Absent
336. Villain Absent
337. A Disposable Life Absent
338. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 1 Absent
339. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 2 Absent
340. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 3 Absent
341. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part -1 Absent
342. The Extreme Quiet Before the Storm Appears
Final War Arc
343. Let You Down Absent
344. Stars Absent
345. Division Absent
346. Super Hyper Unfair Broken Stage Absent
347. Inflation Absent
348. Unrequited Absent
349. Battle Flame Absent
350. Bound to a Fiery Fate Mentioned
351. Two Flashfires Absent
352. Ultimate Moves Absent
353. Endeavor Absent
354. Oopsie Daisy!! Absent
355. Extras Absent
356. Regarding the Enemy Absent
357. Wounded Hero, Burning Bright and True!! Absent
358. The Guy Who's Made Some Progress Absent
359. Place of Learning Absent
360. Despite It All... Absent
361. Abnormal Happenings Absent
362. Light Fades to Rain Absent
363. Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate Appears
364. Why We Wield Power Absent
365. No. 4 and No. 5 Absent
366. Full Moon Absent
367. Deku vs. All For One Absent
368. Rev Up, One For All Absent
369. A Chain of Events, Across the Ages Absent
370. HIStory Absent
371. Together with Shoji Absent
372. Naked Absent
373. Friends Absent
374. Butterfly Effect Absent
375. Chaotic Confusion Absent
376. On Knife's Edge Absent
377. The Chain Thus Far Absent
378. The Story of How We All Became Heroes, Part 4 Absent
379. Hopes Absent
380. A Skosh Absent
381. Dark Absent
382. Don't Let Him Go Absent
383. Meek Spirits Absent
384. It's a Small World Absent
385. The Impulses of Youth Appears
386. I AM HERE Appears
387. Congealing Appears
388. Toya Appears
389. Assurance and Prayers Appears
390. Shoto Todoroki Rising Appears
391. Rejecting the World Appears
392. Villain Name Absent
393. A Girl's Ego Absent
394. Ochaco Uraraka vs. Himiko Toga Absent
395. Built Upon the Joy of Others Appears
396. Battle Without A Quirk Absent
397. Trash Cleanup Absent
398. Toshinori Yagi: Rising/Origin Absent
399. Organic, Mingling Clusters of Light Absent
400. Beyond Limits Absent
401. The Lunatic Absent
402. The Tearful Days Absent
403. The End of an Era, and... the Beginning Absent
404. We Love You, All Might!! Absent
405. The Final Boss!! Absent
406. Get a Grip on Your Quirk!! Absent
407. An Exceptional Child Absent
408. The Eyes Tell All!! Absent
409. Quirk: Explosion!! Absent
410. Farewell, All For One!! Absent
411. History's Greatest Villain Absent
412. History's Maddest Hero Absent
413. Leaden Mass Absent
414. Overlay Absent
415. Rejection Absent
416. Wrench It Open, Izuku Midoriya!! Absent
417. Shimura Absent

Anime Appearances[]

Appearances
Season 2
14. That's the Idea, Ochaco Absent
15. Roaring Sports Festival Absent
16. In Their Own Quirky Ways Absent
17. Strategy, Strategy, Strategy Absent
18. Cavalry Battle Finale Absent
19. The Boy Born with Everything Flashback
20. Victory or Defeat Mentioned
21. Battle on, Challengers! Absent
22. Bakugo vs. Uraraka Absent
23. Shoto Todoroki: Origin Flashback
24. Fight on, Ida Absent
25. Todoroki vs. Bakugo Debut
26. Time to Pick Some Names Absent
27. Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears Absent
28. Midoriya and Shigaraki Absent
29. Hero Killer: Stain vs U.A. Students Flashback
30. Climax Absent
31. The Aftermath of Hero Killer: Stain Absent
32. Everyone's Internships Absent
33. Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past Absent
34. Gear up for Final Exams Absent
35. Yaoyorozu: Rising Absent
36. Stripping the Varnish Absent
37. Katsuki Bakugo: Origin Absent
38. Encounter Appears
Season 3
39. Game Start Absent
40. Wild, Wild Pussycats Absent
41. Kota Absent
42. My Hero Absent
43. Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!! Absent
44. Roaring Upheaval Absent
45. What a Twist! Absent
46. From Ida to Midoriya Absent
47. All For One Absent
48. Symbol of Peace Absent
49. One For All Flashback
50. End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End Mentioned
51. Moving into Dorms Absent
52. Create Those Ultimate Moves Absent
53. The Test Absent
54. Shiketsu High Lurking Absent
55. Class 1-A Absent
56. RUSH! Absent
57. Rescue Exercises Absent
58. Special Episode: Save the World with Love! Absent
59. What's the Big Idea? Absent
60. A Talk about Your Quirk Absent
61. Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2 Absent
62. A Season for Encounters Absent
63. Unrivaled Absent
Season 4
64. The Scoop on U.A. Class 1-A Absent
65. Overhaul Absent
66. Boy Meets... Absent
67. Fighting Fate Absent
68. Let's Go, Gutsy Red Riot Absent
69. An Unpleasant Talk Absent
70. GO!! Absent
71. Suneater of the Big Three Absent
72. Red Riot Absent
73. Temp Squad Absent
74. Lemillion Absent
75. Unforeseen Hope Absent
76. Infinite 100% Absent
77. Bright Future Absent
78. Smoldering Flames Absent
79. Win Those Kids' Hearts Absent
80. Relief for License Trainees Absent
81. School Festival Absent
82. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part Absent
83. Gold Tips Imperial Absent
84. Deku vs. Gentle Criminal Absent
85. School Festival Start!! Absent
86. Let It Flow! School Festival! Absent
87. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart Absent
88. His Start Appears
Season 5
89. All Hands on Deck! Class 1-A Absent
90. Vestiges Appears
91. Clash! Class A vs. Class B! Flashback
92. Make It Happen, Shinso! Absent
93. Operation New Improv Moves Absent
94. Foresight Absent
95. Match 3 Mentioned
96. Match 3 Conclusion Flashback
97. Early Bird! Absent
98. That Which Is Inherited Absent
99. Our Brawl Absent
100. The New Power and All For One Absent
101. Have a Merry Christmas! Absent
102. Off to Endeavor's Agency! Absent
103. One Thing at a Time Flashback
104. Long Time No See, Selkie Absent
105. The Hellish Todoroki Family Flashback
106. The Unforgiven Flashback
107. More of a Hero Than Anyone Absent
108. My Villain Academia Absent
109. Revival Party Absent
110. Sad Man's Parade Absent
111. Tenko Shimura: Origin Absent
112. Tomura Shigaraki: Origin Absent
113. The High, Deep Blue Sky Absent
Season 6
114. A Quiet Beginning Absent
115. Mirko, the No. 5 Hero Absent
116. One's Justice Absent
117. Inheritance Absent
118. The Thrill of Destruction Absent
119. Encounter, Part 2 Absent
120. Disaster Walker Appears
121. League of Villains Vs. U.A. Students Absent
122. Katsuki Bakugo Rising Absent
123. The Ones Within Us Absent
124. Dabi's Dance Appears
125. Threads of Hope Absent
126. Final Performance Absent
127. Hellish Hell Absent
128. Tartarus Appears
129. The Hellish Todoroki Family, Part 2 Appears
130. The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire Appears
131. Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki Flashback
132. Full Power!! Absent
133. Hired Gun Absent
134. The Lovely Lady Nagant Absent
135. Friend Absent
136. Deku vs. Class A Absent
137. A Young Woman's Declaration Absent
138. No Man Is an Island Absent

Trivia[]

  • Rei is one of Shoto's driving forces to become a hero one day which is shown in a flashback when she inspires him while the two of them are watching an All Might TV interview.
  • According to Shoto, he spends most of his free time visiting his mother at the hospital.
    • After moving into Heights Alliance, Shoto keeps in touch with Rei through writing her letters.
  • Rei's name contains the kanji for "cold" ( rei?), and her maiden name contains the kanji for "ice" ( hi?) and "gathering, collection" ( mura?).
  • She comes from the same family as Geten, indicating that she and her children are distant relatives to him.[7]

Quotes[]

  • (About Enji and their marriage) "Yes, my options were limited. But I made my choice, and I walked that path of my own accord. If nothing else, I wanted to make the effort... to keep smiling, yet... Well? What is it you're seeing now? The look in your eyes... Just stop. Those eyes of yours. Just stop. Those eyes."[9]
  • (To her mother) "Mom... I know it's not right, but I can't do it anymore. The children, they're... like him more and more every day. And Shoto... his left side. Sometimes I look at him and hate what I see. I... can't raise him anymore. I shouldn't raise him..."[10]
  • (To Shoto) "But you want to be a hero, right? That's fine. You're not... bound by his blood. Decide who you want to become. And be all you can be."[10]
  • (To Enji) "Yes? What about your heart? Those regrets and guilt... the rest of us have borne that burden... much more than you have."[6]
  • (To Enji) "You don't get to claim you're hurting more than anyone. And you're not the only one who didn't really see him."[1]
  • (To Enji about Shoto) "One of our children... one who's suffered much more than us... Well, despite having every right to resent me, he's started calling me "mom" again. He's been making friends at U.A. and now, he's the one saving us. Shoto... is our family's hero."[9]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 301.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 187 and Episode 88.
  3. My Hero Academia Anime: Episode 130.
  4. 4.0 4.1 My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 39 and Episode 23.
  5. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 53 and Episode 29.
  6. 6.0 6.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 300.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 387.
  8. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 249.
  9. 9.0 9.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 302.
  10. 10.0 10.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 39 (p. 10-16).

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