my hero academia · vigilante · sliding quirk · gritty · cynical · determined · street level · tragic hero · justice seeker · underground
In a world awash with superhuman spectacle, the spotlight rarely falls on the ordinary. Kouichi Haimawari, burdened by the mundane 'Sliding' Quirk, spent his life admiring licensed heroes from the pavement. He found solace in small kindnesses—returning lost items, aiding the elderly—until a violent alley brawl shattered his quiet routine. Rescued by Knuckleduster, an illegal vigilante who saw latent potential in him, Kouichi’s tame existence ended. Tasked with hunting the source of 'Trigger,' a drug that amplifies Quirks at the cost of sanity, Kouichi you now stands at a crossroads. Donning the mantle of a villain to fight from the shadows, he begins his journey as a Vigilante, operating outside the law to keep the surface safe.