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I swear that kid's got some screws loose! Would it kill him to mind the arena?! Does he not even care if Nejire's gorgeous locks get burned again...?
Yuyu Haya about Katsuki Bakugo in "Place of Learning"

Yuyu Haya (甲矢 (はや) (ゆう) () Haya Yūyu?)[1] is a third year student in the Hero Course at U.A. High School.[1]

Appearance[]

Yuyu has short, cropped hair that has been dyed salmon-colored, and reddish-brown eyes with long lower eyelashes; she also has several piercings in her ears, all with grey studs. She wears a slightly disheveled girls' U.A. school uniform, her collar crooked, tie loose and her sleeves rolled up. She sports tights underneath her skirt, and has two pink bracelets on her right wrist.

Her hero costume consists of a small mask covered her eyes, a black tight suit, long boots, and a belt across her chest with cylinder attachments to it.

Personality[]

Yuyu is a friendly and fashionable girl, serving as Nejire Hado's attendant during U.A.'s beauty pageant in the School Culture Festival. She is highly driven in helping her best friend succeed in coming first place, especially with it being her third and final year, and therefore her last chance to do so. Yuyu has a defensive side when it comes to her friends as she defended Nejire from Bibimi Kenranzaki when the latter insulted her dress, telling her to back off.

Yuyu's defensive side can make her to jump to assumptions, however, as she believed that Bibimi was willing to sabotage Nejire after finding a nail in one of her shoes. After realizing that this was a mistake, however, she apologized.

Outside of her friendship with Nejire, Yuyu appears to be diligent and levelheaded as a hero in training, focusing her Quirk to power U.A.'s flying fortress and telling her junior students to stay attentive.

Synopsis[]

History[]

At some point, Yuyu became Nejire's best friend at U.A. High School. During her first year at the U.A., Yuyu suggested to Nejire participate in the Miss Con Beauty Pageant at the School Festival, but Nejire lost two years in a row to Bibimi Kenranzaki. Yuyu has helped Nejire every year to prepare for the Beauty pageant ever since.

U.A. School Festival Arc[]

Nejire Hado and Yuyu Haya

Nejire approaching Yuyu.

Yuyu is seen helping Nejire Hado with her preparations for the Miss Con Beauty Pageant at the School Festival while commenting that she finds Nejire is more of the "cute kind" than the "sexy kind", with another student helping her.

Nejire then approaches Yuyu and introduces her to Izuku Midoriya and Mirio Togata while confessing that the first time she entered the beauty pageant was at Yuyu's suggestion, but then admits that she has been having fun ever since and flashes a smile. As the day of the Festival approaches.[2] Yuyu helps Nejire as much as possible to prepare for the parade.[3]

Yuyu was cheerfully helping Nejire with some preparations before the beauty contest started until Bibimi Kenranzaki approaches them and after Bibimi and Nejire verbally sparred with each other, Bibimi insulted Nejire's outfit. Before Itsuka Kendo could intervene, Yuyu stepped in telling Bibimi to back off. The two of them started to face off, but then a pageant committee member came in and started to explain to the girls about the dress rehearsal. Itsuka took this time to think about how much of a surprise it was to see Yuyu act like that, knowing her as being very level-headed the last time they met, and wondering if this pageant atmosphere really effected girls like that

Chapter 175

Yuyu helps Nejire prepare her performance for the beauty pageant.

After the conclusion of the dress rehearsal, Itsuka and Reiko Yanagi they suddenly hear an angry cry from the greenroom right next to them, and quickly goes to check what's wrong. In the room they found a distressed Nejire and a furious Yuyu, with the latter holding a large nail, which she found in one of Nejire's shoes. Yuyu insists it is sabotage, most likely from Bibimi, but Nejire believes it to be some kind of mistake. Itsuka felt that it did not feel likely that it just fell there, but she also admits the nail was too big to be considered intentional sabotage. Yuyu and Nejire continue their argument, when they hear another voice outside, which turns out to be Bibimi, looking for a necklace that has disappeared.

Mei Hatsume soon burst into the room looking for her baby's remote control, turning to Bibimi for assistance. Nejire quickly jumps in to say she'll help, with Yuyu reluctantly joining in, and Itsuka and Reiko following suit. Itsuka then bumps into Yuyu, who apologizes about how she acted earlier, with Itsuka lending an ear for her problems. Yuyu starts to talk about how she suggested Nejire should enter the pageant because of how absolutely adorable and cute she thinks she is, still bitter that she lost the previous two years. She mentions how worried she is for Nejire, because she herself wanted to compete this time, and knows she got too overly worked up thinking about it all. Nejire then pops up from behind, revealing she heard everything, but before the two can talk it out, Tamaki Amajiki interrupts them, saying he found the culprit.

It turns out the one who took both the remote and Bibimi's necklace was a thieving crow. The bird put up a much greater fight than expected, and quickly went and snagged the necklace and remote before heading off in the opposite direction, forcing the girls to give chase. Nejire used her Wave Motion Quirk to quickly fly into the air and easily snatch the stolen objects, but not before the crow continued its assault on the girl. Itsuka utilized her Big Fist Quirk to try and fight back, but after just a couple small air blasts, suddenly a murder of several dozen crows appeared to attack everyone.

Itsuka used one hand to protect the girls, while trying to shoo the birds away with the other, while Bibimi took off her glimmering hairpin to distract a couple of the birds. Yuyu and Mei yelled at Nejire to throw the objects to them, with Itsuka adding to throw the remote first. As she throws it to Mei, Itsuka is there to stand guard using her hand to grab as many crows as possible, as Mei makes a bee-line for the school. After Mei stumbles a bit, Itsuka accidentally loses focus and the crows get loose again. Just then, a giant tank with Bibimi's face approaches sending the crows into a panic. She reveals it to be her creation for the talent portion of the pageant, and with the push of a button, unleashes a series of air currents that send the birds flying into the air like a tornado, followed by a net that envelopes and lightly drops the crows on the ground.

Tamaki and Yuyu celebrate Nejire's victory

Yuyu and Tamaki celebrate Nejire's victory.

As everything starts to calm down, Yuyu asks about the nail she found in Nejire's shoe, which it turns out Mei had deliberately put it there as a way of letting Bibimi know she was in her dressing room, unaware she went to the wrong room. She quickly runs off back to the school, as Bibimi thanks the girls for helping them find the remote. Nejire then went up to Yuyu, saying that even when she doesn't feel herself, she's still her, and that's everything she likes about her, part of the whole package, and seeing the things you don't like about yourself in a better light. As the two of them cheer each other up, Yuyu apologizes to Bibimi for earlier, which she says to think nothing of it, laughing it off. A pageant committee member runs into the girls, saying the event is about to start, as the girls quickly followed suit, saying to all do their best and put on the best show.[4]

Yuyu was present holding Nejire's dress when she overhears Neito Monoma telling Itsuka Kendo that there is no doubt she will win. When the time comes for Nejire to perform in the beauty pageant, Yuyu supports her very determined and explaining why Nejire lost the previous year. As Nejire performs using her Quirk, Yuyu is in awe and Nejire is declared the winner while Yuyu cries with joy at her victory.

Final War Arc[]

In the months that followed, and in the aftermath of the Paranormal Liberation War, All For One has escaped from Tartarus, and proceeds to break into more maximum security prisons, liberating all of the inmates. Due to the mass breakout and the destruction left by Gigantomachia's rampage, the whole country fell into a total state of chaos and anarchy. In addition, a majority of Heroes are calling quits due to the spread of destruction and heavy criticisms of their failure. With the number of Heroes rapidly dwindling, those that remain develop a plan to defeat All For One and his army of villains for an all-out-battle in the Final War.

The Heroes plan to lure the villains into one single area where they can catch them off guard, and then trap them in cages. Using Neito's copied Warp Gate, they split the villains all over the country. Tomura Shigaraki was teleported to the U.A. Flying Fortress, where the electric Quirk users, including herself, Denki Kaminari, and Manga Fukidashi, power the floating U.A. to conceal and trap Tomura inside an electric barrier.[5]

As the fighting commences between the Heroes, Katsuki Bakugo unleashes a fully direct blast, releasing a ginormous Explosion that reverberates both the inside and outside of the Fortress, the effects being felt by everyone. Yuyu questions why the Explosion student is attacking as heavily as he is and not bearing mind to the state of the arena, worried about what will happen to Nejire. Denki reassures her though, saying that Katsuki isn't the type to neglect his surroundings.[6]

Unfortunately, Tomura manages to defeat the Heroes who were trying to stop him before Izuku Midoriya arrives in the fortress. The electric team shuts down the electric barrier long enough for Izuku to slingshot himself right into Tomura, and once inside, the electric team re-activates the barrier back up so the two can fight.[7]

Mandalay escorts the electricity students into battle

Yuyu and the electric team follow Mandalay into battle.

However, the battle is starting to fall apart when a freed Kurogiri teleported himself and Twice Doubles created by Himiko Toga to Shota Aizawa and Neito's location, causing their Erasure on Tomura to be undone. As a result, Tomura unleashes a massive explosion, destroying most of the fortress. With the power line busted and the electromagnetic barrier barely standing, Mandalay reports to everyone that someone has hacked into their system and they have lost control of the flight system, causing the fortress to start to falling from the sky.[8] As U.A. is on a collision course toward the city below, Mandalay escorts the electricity team out of their operation system and into combat against the swarm of Twice Doubles. Luckily, U.A. is saved when Gentle arrives using his Quirk to stop it from falling, [9] while La Brava successfully restores the flight system. The Heroes continue to try and deal with the Doubles on the observation deck, long enough for Himiko to be defeated and for her Doubles to all vanish, including those within U.A.[10]

Due to the excessive damage inflicted during the fighting, U.A. can no longer maintain its altitude and was forced to make an emergency crash landing at the nearby coastal city. The Heroes and students are escorted to safety, with Yuyu limping alongside Mandalay and some of the others to get medical treatment.[11]

Abilities[]

Quirk[]

Unnamed Electric Arrow Quirk: Yuyu's Quirk seems to allow her to control electricity and discharge it from her hands in the shape of an arrow.[5]

Relationships[]

Nejire Hado[]

Yuyu is Nejire’s best friend and they share a level of closeness which includes referring to each other by their first names, something Nejire has not shown with other friends. Nejire has let Yuyu help her since her first year to prepare for the school festival's annual beauty pageant and for Nejire's latest beauty pageant, Yuyu guided her to victory by helping her prepare everything from her outfits to the content of her performance.[12]

In the preparations for the school festival of their third and latest year at U.A., Nejire calmly approached Yuyu and confesses to Izuku and Mirio that the first time she entered the beauty course was at Yuyu's suggestion, but admits that she has been having fun ever since. Yuyu wholeheartedly supports Nejire and helps her prepare for the contest in the days leading up to the Festival.[13]

During the preparations for the contest, Yuyu defended Nejire when Bibimi insulted her outfit and became very angry when she thinks that Bibimi was trying to sabotage her after finding a nail in her shoe, but Nejire stops her and thinks it is some kind of mistake. Nejire went up to Yuyu, saying that even when she doesn't feel herself, she's still her, and that's everything she likes about her, part of the whole package, and seeing the things you don't like about yourself in a better light.[4]

Yuyu believes that no one can compare to Nejire's beauty and even calls her "the cutest thing in the galaxy"[1] and gets scared ​that Nejire cannot fulfill her wish to win. During Nejire's last Beauty pageant at the School Festival, Yuyu was determined that Nejire would win the beauty pageant explaining that Nejire doesn't need to compare herself to Bibimi because she has her own strength and cries with joy when Nejire wins the pageant.[14]

Bibimi Kenranzaki[]

Unlike Nejire, Yuyu doesn't seem to be on good terms with Bibimi and gets upset when Bibimi teases Nejire's dress and faces her and tells her to walk away. Yuyu becomes very enraged when she thinks that Bibimi tried to sabotage Nejire, after finding a large nail in her shoe and insists that it was Bibimi.

But she apologizes to her after finding out that Bibimi never tried to sabotage Nejire. In the volume extras, it is revealed that Bibimi does not like oranges, Yuyu's favorite food.

Chapter Appearances[]

Appearances
U.A. School Festival Arc
169. School Festival Absent
170. With Eri Absent
171. Gentle and La Brava Absent
172. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part (Part 1) Absent
173. Prepping for the School Festival Is the Funnest Part (Part 2) Debut
174. Golden Tips Imperial Absent
175. Morning, the Day Of Appears
176. Deku vs. Gentle Criminal Absent
177. At the Construction Site Absent
178. The Woman Called La Brava Absent
179. School Festival Start!! Absent
180. Unbeknownst Absent
181. For Someone Else Absent
182. Let It Flow! School Festival! Absent
183. Festival All Day Long!! Appears
Final War Arc
343. Let You Down Absent
344. Stars Absent
345. Division Absent
346. Super Hyper Unfair Broken Stage Appears
347. Inflation Absent
348. Unrequited Absent
349. Battle Flame Absent
350. Bound to a Fiery Fate Absent
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 Appears
360. Despite It All... Absent
361. Abnormal Happenings Flashback
362. Light Fades to Rain Absent
363. Those Who Defend, Those Who Violate Absent
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 Appears
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 Absent
386. I AM HERE Absent
387. Congealing Absent
388. Toya Absent
389. Assurance and Prayers Absent
390. Shoto Todoroki Rising Absent
391. Rejecting the World Absent
392. Villain Name Absent
393. A Girl's Ego Absent
394. Ochaco Uraraka vs. Himiko Toga Absent
395. Built Upon the Joy of Others Absent
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!! Appears
417. Shimura Absent

Anime Appearances[]

Appearances
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 Debut
84. Deku vs. Gentle Criminal Absent
85. School Festival Start!! Appears
86. Let It Flow! School Festival! Appears
87. Japanese Hero Billboard Chart Absent
88. His Start Absent

Trivia[]

  • The kanji in her full name is composed of "armor" ( ha?), "arrow" ( ya?), "to possess" ( yu?), and "bow" ( yu?).
  • According to Yuyu's Volume 20 profile:[15]
    • She likes anything cute and she believes that Nejire is the cutest thing in the galaxy.
    • She dyes her hair and has several piercings, things that are typically banned in high schools in real life.
  • Yuyu likes oranges.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 My Hero Academia Manga: Vol. 20, Omake
  2. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 173.
  3. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 175.
  4. 4.0 4.1 My Hero Academia: School Briefs IV, Ch. 4
  5. 5.0 5.1 My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 346.
  6. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 359.
  7. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 369.
  8. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 377.
  9. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 378.
  10. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 395.
  11. My Hero Academia Manga: Chapter 416.
  12. My Hero Academia: Ultra Analysis: The Official Character Guide.
  13. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 173 and Episode 83.
  14. My Hero Academia Manga and Anime: Chapter 183 and Episode 86.
  15. My Hero Academia Manga: Vol. 20.

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