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Izuku Midoriya (Japanese: 緑谷 出久, Hepburn: Midoriya Izuku), also known by his hero name Deku (Japanese: デク), is a superhero and the main protagonist of the manga series My Hero Academia, created by Kōhei Horikoshi.
My Hero Academia (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes.
In a world where most of the population is gifted with special powers known as "Quirks", a young boy named Izuku Midoriya, nicknamed "Deku" by his friend-turned-bully Katsuki "Kacchan" Bakugo for lacking a Quirk, dreams of becoming a hero like his childhood idol All Might.
From left to right: Tenya "Ingenium" Ida, Ochaco "Uravity" Uraraka, Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, Katsuki "Dynamight" Bakugo, and Shoto "Shoto" Todoroki. The My Hero Academia manga and anime series features various characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi.
Izuku and Gran Torino bid farewell after a week of training. He thanks his mentor for helping him gain more control over his Quirk. As Izuku walks away, Gran Torino returns to his senile state and asks Izuku his name. At first Izuku is disconcerted by it, but he soon realizes what Gran Torino is truly asking for and replies "Deku".
Deku hands the unconscious Yo to Tatami and re-enters the fight. The sixth user En warns him to not overuse his Quirk Smokescreen as Deku uses his new arsenal of abilities and experience to get the upper hand on Muscular. He attempts to reason with him, asking him why he causes trouble and even referring to him by his real name, but Muscular ...
Deku and Kirishima worries about Tamaki. Fat Gum tells them to believe in Tamaki and Kirishima decides that he must keep trust on Tamaki. Eraser Head notes Mimic's lack of activity and theorizes that Mimic can only use his Quirk in one area at a time.
"Shigaraki" attempts to attack Deku, but he counters by using The Second User's Quirk, Gearshift, allowing him to move faster than the speed of sound and completely overwhelm him. All For One in particular becomes perturbed by this revelation, remembering killing The Second User and how weak the Quirk was originally.