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The Life and Mind of DamnBlackHeart
This is to help me stay actively writing. So expect to see rants, tips on writing, thoughts on subjects, me complaining of boredom, reviews, anime, movies, video games, conventions, tv shows and whatever life throws at me.
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My Hero Academia: Is Dabi An Todoroki? |
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As soon as Dabi made his appearance some people were already suggesting that he’s an Todoroki. Just base on his Quirk and his appearance alone, especially his eyes.
After a bit, some believe that he might actually be a half brother. We don’t know much of Endeavor/Enji Todoroki life before he married Shouto’s mother, Rei. So it could be possible that Enji was in a relationship with someone and rejected them once the Quirk Marriage to Rei was official. They could have been pregnant with Dabi and didn’t tell Enji or he knew but still rejected them. Maybe he kept it a secret or did something to them to keep quiet – after all, Rei became mentally unstable from his abuse. It wouldn’t be farfetch to believe that they would have been afraid of invoking his rage if they ever said anything. Or he paid them off and/or they signed something that would’ve prevent them from revealing the truth.
Another possibility was that he could have had an affair.
However, with the recent chapter many believe that Dabi is actually Touya Todoroki, who’s the eldest sibling of the Todoroki family. Nothing has been reveal about Touya besides that as a child he got along with his siblings, as indicated in a flashback with all of them (expect Shouto) playing with a ball. It is also hinted that Enji did something to Touya, as Natsuo confronted him about everything he’s done to them, to Shouto and even blaming him for what happen to his older brother [Touya].
In the flashback scene, Touya is suppose to be the oldest and yet seems to be shorter than Fuyumi and Natsuo. It could be that he was a late bloomer or naturally that short. But maybe he had health problems? And with what we know of Enji, his training methods would have made it worst if that was the case. Could Enji have pushed Touya too far to the point of death? Is that what happen to him? Did he die? Or do they think he is dead? Or did Touya run away instead? Another possibility is that he could’ve been kidnapped or hurt by one of the villains that wanted revenge against Endeavor.
Whatever happened to him was either directly or indirectly caused by Endeavor. So Touya is either dead (or they assumed he’s dead), a missing runaway or was kidnapped and missing. That could explained why he’s not mentioned by the Todoroki family and why he hasn’t made any appearances with them either.
That’s all we know of Touya. I can definitely see why the theory of Dabi being a Todoroki is popular. It’s a huge possibility.
Some might say why doesn’t Dabi look like a Todoroki? Why didn’t Shouto or Endeavor recognized him? Or why didn’t they recognized his Quirk? Well, there’s a thing called hair dye that exists. Kirishima’s hair was originally black and not spiked. He changed it to his current style shortly after being accepted into U.A. Besides, appearances can easily be alter with cosmetic, piercings, tattoos, and whatnot.
Shouto is the youngest Todoroki. When he was a child he was separated from his siblings as soon as his Quirk manifested. It could be that Touya’s Quirk had potential, but Enji dropped him once Shouto revealed that his Quirk was stronger and that he didn’t have any sensitivity to it like his siblings did. Anyway, Shouto is young and his memories wouldn’t be sharp after all those years. Plus, not everyone as adults would be easily recognizable base on their younger appearance. It also doesn’t help if they change their appearances too.
As for Quirks, especially Dabi’s we can’t assume that anyone with a fire-based Quirk is related to Enji. After all, Midoriya’s father has a Quirk that allows him to breathe fire. it also doesn’t matter what color it is, because blue flames just mean the fire is hotter than regular flames. Those with any kind of fire-based Quirk have the possibility to control their temperature output to produce blue flames. So it wouldn’t exclusively be an Todoroki thing.
However, if Dabi really is Touya it could be possible that as a child his Quirk was a weaker version of Enji, meaning that he can do regular red flames. But for some reason Dabi is purposely using blue flames, which is clearly taking a toll on his body. We know that all Quirks have limits, and using them too much will effect the user. Such as when Shouto relies too much on his ice side, he gets frostbites.
So Dabi’s burn scars are a consequences of using blue flames all the time. But why? Why go to such lengths? Unless it’s to show off that his Quirk is powerful and stronger (especially compare to Shouto’s or Endeavor’s Quirks)? It would be a kick in the face for Endeavor to learn that the son he rejected for his youngest is actually more powerful/stronger and is a villain too. It would certainly wreck his reputation if Dabi’s true identity was revealed to the public. The more I think about it, the more I’m starting to think it is true. That Dabi is an Todoroki.
 DamnBlackHeart · Sun Jul 29, 2018 @ 03:11am · 0 Comments |
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