Woman (?),[1] is one of Doctor Garaki's intelligent High-End Nomu that he kept in his lab under Jaku General Hospital. She and her kin act as some of the main antagonists of the Paranormal Liberation War Arc.
Appearance
Woman is unique compared to other Nomu in that she possesses a more feminine body-type, having visible breasts and a shapely figure. Like other Nomu, her brain is visible at the top of her head. Her scalp, flensed to expose her brain, was left attached at the back of her head, creating a fin-like structure of flayed skin. She has similar structures on the back of both of her elbows. She also still possesses some hair at the back of her head.
While it appears that Woman does not possess a mouth, in truth, it is merely hidden inside her chin when it is closed. She has two rows of long, jagged teeth.
Personality
Woman is shown to be quite aggressive and bloodthirsty. Immediately after being activated, she expresses an intense desire to go wild and kill Heroes.
As she begins to stabilize, however, she also shows signs of being quite intelligent, thinking and speaking with good grammar and experimenting with her opponents' Quirks in combat. She's able to quickly deduce the function of Eraser Head's Quirk and is quick to test its limitations.
Synopsis
History
Before turned into a High-End Nomu, Woman was once a villain with a disposition for combat. She was carefully selected by Doctor Garaki to be made into a Nomu for this reason.[1]
Paranormal Liberation War Arc
As the heroes start their raid on Jaku Hospital, Doctor Garaki prepares to use Johnny's Quirk to warp himself and Tomura Shigaraki to safety. Before he can, however, Mirko bursts inside his lab, inadvertently killing Johnny in the process.
The now trapped Doctor releases five High-End Nomu, one of them being Woman, in an effort to push Mirko back as he tends to Tomura. Woman, acting as a sort of impromptu leader to the other High-Ends, openly declares her desire to kill the pro heroine.[2]
Woman and the other High-Ends begin attacking the pro, but due to being released early without proper stabilization time, the Nomu are easily pushed back by Mirko, with one even being killed by her.[3]
As the High-Ends clash with the Pro Heroes, Woman notices that her Quirks are being disabled and searches for the source. She identifies each of the Pro Heroes' Quirks before finding Eraser Head, realizing that he is suppressing her Quirks using his gaze. She eventually finds out that she can avoid Erasure by avoiding Eraser Head's line of sight, so she runs across the room to dodge him. Woman manages to regain access of her Quirks, relishing the "clear" and "amazing" feeling of getting her abilities back before combining her Liquification and Rupture Quirks to attack the Heroes.[4]
She is later subdued by the High ranking heroes when Tomura and Doctor Garaki are captured by Present Mic and X-Less.[5]
Abilities
Overall Abilities: Like other Nomu, she is shown to be decently powerful, being able to take several hits from Mirko without going down.
Immense Speed: Woman is capable of moving incredibly quickly, which she uses to evade multiple Heroes at once.
Tactical Intellect: Like other High-End Nomu, she's capable of speaking, and in fact seems to be able to speak more coherently than Hood. She proves herself to quite analytical, going out of her way to mentally note the Quirks of the pro heroes to figure out which one is responsible for neutralizing her Quirk. Once she figured out who was responsible, she began to question and test the Quirk's limits in an effort to better understand her opponents.[4]
Quirks
Super Regeneration (超再生 Chōsaisei?): Like all High-End Nomu, Woman possesses this Quirk, which gives her the ability to regenerate from any damage she takes.
Liquification (
Rupture (
Battles & Events
| Battles & Events |
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Chapter Appearances
| 218. The Meta Liberation Army | Absent |
| 219. Go, Slidin' Go! | Absent |
| 220. My Villain Academia | Absent |
| 221. Memento from All For One | Debut |
| 222. Tomura Shigaraki: Distortion | Absent |
| 223. Cockroaches | Absent |
| 224. Revival Party | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 238. Liberation | Absent |
| 239. Successor | Absent |
| 240. Power | Absent |
Trivia
- Woman is the first, and so far the only, High-End Nomu to be identified as a female.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 262 (p. 4).
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 261 (p. 4).
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 262 (p. 15).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 268 (p. 8).
- ↑ My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 269 (p. 15).