Otaku-sama

5'8", 142 lbs

Katsurou is a jolly soul with an irrepressible spirit, always eager to help others in whatever way he can. Despite his harsh upbringing and his banishment, he is eternally grateful for what he believes is a second chance given to him by God, using his abilities to protect the innocent and banish greater evils. While Katsurou resents the cult that declared him an abomination, he still maintains much of his faith and practices regularly, much to the amusement or chagrin of everyone around him.

Katsurou, being without a modern education, tends to come off as an ignorant fundamentalist. A second look will reveal that he is surprisingly eager to learn, approaching his education with the fervour of a top student and keeping an open mind even if the subject greatly challenges his beliefs. However, his lack of worldly experience makes him naive and easily fooled by his fellow students, which he always tries to take in good humor.

When confronted with an evildoer, he will always attempt to talk them down, even in the most inappropriate of circumstances. An unrepentant idealist, he is always willing to give anyone a chance for redemption. However, when violence breaks out, he lashes out with lightning speed in an attempt to subdue the attacker before they can bring harm to others as well as themselves. Deadly force is something to be used as a last resort in Katsurou's eyes, only ever using it in the most dire of circumstances.

Katsurou was born to a Fundamentalist Christian family who moved a small island off the northernmost shore of Hokkaido in an attempt to escape people born with Quirks. The particular sect of Christianity his family followed saw Quirks as the Mark of the Beast as written in the Book of Revelations, shunning modern society to prepare for the end times. Living in a small community of like-minded people, Katsurou lived a simple life full of prayer, free of any modern amenities or distractions.

Once a month, the community would send out a small group of people to gather the supplies that the village could not fish, weave or make. Katsurou was always eager to experience the modern delights of the nearby town and always volunteered to make these trips. It was in one of these trips to Wakkanai that he discovered his uncanny ability to move soda cans around in his mind. Upon discovering his abilities, he hid it from his family.

At first, he was afraid of his own power and prayed fervently for God to banish the demon that gave him his power. When solitary prayer failed to yield results, he eventually turned to the community for help. Katsurou endured many long and esoteric rituals performed by the community’s priest, each ending in complete failure. Out of ideas, the priest declared Katsurou a persona non grata and had him banished from the community. Despite his pleading, everyone in the community, even his own parents, callously turned their backs as he was sent to the mainland alone.

Katsurou wandered the streets of Wakkanai for almost a week until a kindly shopkeeper that noticed him sleeping in an alleyway and took him in. The shopkeeper managed to find and contact his uncle and fellow Quirk bearer, Hideyoshi Yamauchi, who lived away from the cult. Hideyoshi welcomed Katsurou with open arms to his own family, treating him as if he were his own son.

It was under the gentle tutelage of of his uncle where Katsurou learned to embrace his inborn abilities. It was a long and grueling process full of doubt and self hatred. At his lowest point, Katsurou had a vivid dream where he was visited by a blinding light, who told him that his Quirk was no mark of sin, but a gift from God to be used in service and good works in his name. Katsurou awoke from this dream with a renewed faith and sense of purpose, leading him to join the UA Academy to learn how to be a hero.

Flowing Metal: Katsurou has the ability to telekinetically move and shape metal to his will. Using this ability, Katsurou is able to lift metal into the air, shape it into objects of varying complexity, and form impromptu barriers. Katsurou is more likely to use his abilities defensively, but he has demonstrated being able to form metal shards and spears and use them to assail his foes with deadly efficiency.

The extent of his abilities depends on a combination of the density of the metal, his experience handling the metal, and his mental stamina. Generally speaking, the denser the metal, the more difficult it is for Katsurou to lift and shape it and the closer he must be to control it, with gold being almost completely inaccessible to Katsurou at his current level of ability. Using his ability constantly strains Katsurou, with over use leading to mental exhaustion and unconsciousness.

Katsurou is most proficient with controlling aluminum, so much so that he effortlessly carries a solid sphere of aluminum 30 cm in diameter wherever he goes. He can shape aluminum into objects as fine as a house key, control aluminum from up to 30 m away, and the metal flows like water when he is shaping it and using it in a fight, giving the name of his quirk. Katsurou is somewhat proficient with shaping iron and steel,  bending rear as if it were made of clay, but he finds it very strenuous to lift or shape it very far or fast. With most other metals, he can only lift small objects and cannot throw them hard enough to injure anyone.

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• Katsurou has a tendency to avoid wearing a costume when performing heroic work, usually wearing his school uniform. This is intentional, as he feels wearing a costume would distance himself from the potential criminals he wants to reach out to.
• He is a good Christian boy.

Member heroes of the Hero Associations are ranked initially based on their abilities as rated by a testing process and later by a combination of their popularity and their accomplishments. Heroes who defeat powerful threats rise through the ranks faster. Salaries, restrictions, responsibilities and mission assignments are all based on a heroes rank. Each rank has a set number of heroes that can be a part of the class. Those who become rank 1 of their class become eligible for promotion to the next class up. However, promotion through the ranks is rare since those holding rank 1 of their class tend to become gatekeepers, stopping anyone below them from climbing to the next rank.

S-class: Members of the S-class are among the strongest of all known heros, each one being as powerful as an entire military division. As such, S-class is the smallest of all classes, including only 17 heros. The Hero Association did not increase the size of this class.

A-class: Members of the A-class are not as powerful as those in S-class, but are still among the most powerful heroes and are also among the most popular of all heroes. As a part of being ranked in A-class, heroes in this class must take part in a mentorship program for newly recruited heroes. The current holder of rank 1 of A-class is Sweet Mask, who has acted as a gatekeeper to S-class, keeping anyone he considers “unworthy” from ascending to S-class. Going against the advice of Sweet Mask, the Hero Association has provisionally increased the size of A-class from 38 to 43 members.

B-class: Members of B-class are not required to meet the weekly quotas of C-class heroes, giving them a lot more freedom in choosing their missions. The current holder of rank 1 of B-class is Fubuki, Blizzard of Hell, who is infamous for the “newbie crushing” activities that some heroes do to maintain their positions. The size of B-class was increased by the Association from 101 heroes to 150 heroes, having the largest increase of all classes.

C-class: Members of C-class are the weakest among the Association, but are often much stronger than the average person. Most heros are placed in this class when they first join, unless they score high enough during the testing process. Due to the number of powerful hometown heros, a great deal of new heroes have skipped this class and went straight to B-class. C-class heroes are required to perform weekly heroic acts to justify their membership to the Association. Those who do not make the quota are removed from the Hero Registry. The current holder of rank 1 in C-class is Mumen Rider, a hero well known for his unwavering pursuit of justice and community outreach. The size of C-class increased slightly, from 390 to 400. The turnover in C-class is high and heroes rise and fall quickly in the rankings.

Unregistered: Not an official rank, used to denote active heroes who are not in the Hero Registry. Heroes who do not join the Hero Association are considered “weirdos” and are not given any credit or media attention for their heroic deeds.

The Hero Association rates threats that they identify on a scale based on their threat to the people, the cities and the world.

Wolf: A threat rated Wolf is something that could possibly pose a threat to multiple people. Most threats that are identified are rated Wolf and escalated if later reports indicate a larger threat. The average Wolf threat requires 3 C-class heroes or 1 B-class hero to be defeated.

Tiger: A threat rated Tiger is something that endangers the lives of a great number of people. The average Tiger threat requires 5 B-class heroes or 1 A-class hero to be defeated.

Demon: A threat rated Demon is something that threatens an entire city and its infrastructure. An average Demon threat requires 10 A-class heroes or 1 S-class hero to be defeated.

Dragon: A threat rated Dragon is something endangers multiple cities.

God: A God rated threat is something that endangers the survival of all humanity.