History#
Inko Midoriya was born in the fourth generation of Quirk users. Later in her life, she married her husband Hisashi Midoriya who also had a Quirk, Fire Breath, and gave birth to their son, Izuku Midoriya.
Inko enjoyed spending time with her son and often treated him like his favorite hero, All Might. When her son turned out to be Quirkless, she comforted him and apologized to him as if it were her own fault.[1] It is suggested over the years that she put on more weight as a way of coping with her guilt.
Synopsis#
Vigilantes Beginnings Arc#
Inko is seen walking home at night, carrying a shopping bag and luggage. She bumps into Nice Guy, who gives her directions to the next late-night bus stop.[2]
Entrance Exam Arc#
After inheriting One For All from All Might, Izuku tells his mother that "miraculously" his Quirk had awakened. This greatly pleases Inko, who does everything possible to support her son.[3]
Inko is concerned about Izuku during the week after he performed the U.A. Entrance Exam to be accepted at U.A., patiently waiting for the letter with the examination results to arrive. Once the letter arrives, she immediately delivers it to Izuku, who opens it in his room while she waits outside worried. Fortunately, Izuku is accepted into U.A.[4] Come April, the U.A. academic year begins and Izuku prepares to leave when his mother stops him and wishes him good luck.[5]
As proof of how happy she is for her son and as a sign of support for his dreams, Inko was the one who made Izuku's initial hero costume after she saw the designs in his book while he fell asleep. She also did this as an apology for ever doubting him and stated to him that she would now support him. Touched by this, Izuku thanked her for her words and wore the costume proudly.[6]
U.A. Sports Festival Arc#
She is watching the U.A. Sports Festival through her TV as she waits for Izuku to appear.[7] She is so overjoyed when Izuku places first on the Obstacle Course that she begins to cry.[8]
During Izuku's fight against Shoto Todoroki, she cries in worry and is surrounded by many used tissues.[9]
After the Sports Festival is finished, the next day at her home during breakfast, Inko and her son talk to each other. She says that, since the Human Cavalry Battle, she fainted seven times and also suffered from severe dehydration from crying too much. She talks to him about his new Quirk, saying that it is a risky power and that risk does not put her mind at ease but she will keep cheering him on nonetheless. She asks if he wants to watch the replay of the Sports Festival, to which Izuku says he will later.[3]
Forest Training Camp Arc#
After Izuku becomes involved in an event called "The Hero Incident" (which involved Izuku and Tomura Shigaraki), Inko goes to the Police Station to pick up her son.
At the Police Station, she is crying as she is happy to see that her son is alive and alright, asking Izuku not to make her worry so much. Izuku comforts his crying mother, telling her that everything is fine. After that she and Izuku head home.[10]
Hideout Raid Arc#
After the League of Villains attack on the training camp, Izuku calls to tell her about his injuries and that he will be fine. Inko asks if he could drop out of U.A. (hinting that she would want him to avoid further injuries), to which Izuku replies that he could not and also could not reveal the source of his power, ending the call.[11]
After the Kamino Ward incident ends with Katsuki Bakugo being rescued and All For One imprisoned, All Might visits Izuku's home. All Might enters the Midoriya household, with Izuku and his mother flabbergasted that the Number One Hero has entered their abode. After the three sit down at the table, All Might asks for her permission to send Izuku to the U.A. dorms.
Inko is against it, explaining that she is worried about her son since his Quirk damages him rather than helps him and is deeply concerned about her son's future as a Pro Hero after witnessing All Might's brutal battle. She is unable to bear the fact that Izuku will also have to face such bloody battles with no hope or possibility of full recovery. She states that she has no confidence in U.A. and is unable to entrust her son to them.[12]
Izuku tries to convince his mother that his injuries are a result of his inability to control his Quirk, but she replies that regardless it is still the responsibility of U.A. to take care of their students which they have not done. She understands that she is being a strict parent but the safety of her child is her number one priority and she is fine with Izuku continuing to become a Hero since it is his dream as long as he is in a safe environment, which is why she wants to send him to another school. Although he understands his mother, Izuku wants to continue his dream at U.A. since that is where All Might became a Hero.
Izuku soon walks out as she calls out to him and she is surprised when he states it doesn't have to be U.A. as he reveals the thank-you letter from Kota Izumi and tells his mother that at the training camp, he saved a boy who hated Quirks and Heroes. Izuku understands that he has a long way to go but for a little while, Kota and his letter made him a Hero.
Izuku declares that even if he cannot study at U.A., he will still keep dreaming to become a Hero. Impressed with Izuku's growth and glad that he is going on his own path instead of following him, his idol, All Might transforms into his Hero form and kneels before Izuku and Inko, bowing his head, much to their shock.
All Might apologizes to Inko for his negligence as Izuku's teacher and understands that she is worried about the bloody path of a Hero. All Might asks her to allow him to walk together with Izuku down his path so that he does not have a bloody future. He also understands her concerns about the current U.A. and tells her that they are reforming their ways. All Might promises that he will nurture and protect Izuku even at the cost of his own life.
Inko is shocked at All Might's resolve, causing her to fall to her knees. She states that all she wants is Izuku to be happy and tells All Might that he should never trade his life away for someone else's sake. She tells him to continue living and that as long as he can protect and nurture Izuku, she will reconsider her decision not to send Izuku to live at U.A. All Might accepts her terms without hesitation while Izuku tells his mother that he will not worry her.
Inko Midoriya grants her son permission to move into U.A. High School's new dorms. The meeting made a good impression on All Might, who compliments Inko for being a wonderful parent, telling Izuku that she reminds him of his master, Nana.[13]
Provisional Hero License Exam Arc#
While upgrading his costume, Minoru Mineta inquires on why Izuku refused to modify it even further as he stated he was attached to it while remembering his mother had made it for him.[14]
Endeavor Agency Arc#
For New Year's Eve, the U.A. Staff allows their students to return to their homes for a day, escorted by Pro Heroes. Izuku returns to his apartment to enjoy the holiday with his mother. Izuku tells her what happened to him during the Joint Training Battle, and how he was helped by Ochaco and Hitoshi, although what Inko hears makes her almost faint from the impression. Once she calms down, Izuku shows her mother a letter that Eri wrote to him, thanking him for having invited her to the school festival. Although with spelling and grammar mistakes because she is learning to write, Izuku is happy to have received it. All this makes Inko to cry a waterfall of tears of joy.
Inko confesses to Izuku that she has always been worried about him, because that despite being born Quirkless, he has always tried to help others, even if he ends up with bruises. That's why she always thought she had to be there to protect him, but seeing him now how much he has matured and progressed, she no longer feels worried about him. This words make Izuku and his mother causing a waterfall at their apartment building due to them both happily crying.
In the morning of New Year's Day, Inko says goodbye to her son Izuku and asks him to do his best in his work studies.[15]
Paranormal Liberation War Arc#
While her son is fighting Tomura Shigaraki, during the Paranormal Liberation War, Inko is seen going shopping on her bike, unaware of her son's current situation.[16] The conflict would end with dozens of heroes and civilians killed, massive destruction, and Tomura being controlled by All For One and escaping from the battlefield, then storming various prisons and freeing numerous villains.
After the events from the war, Inko goes to Central Hospital to visit Izuku, and is there when the doctor informs them that Izuku's injuries are not as severe as once anticipated. After the doctor leaves, Inko asks All Might for an explanation, and the hero decides to reveal to Inko the truth about One For All, his relationship with Izuku, and the danger he is in.
After hearing the story, Inko remarks on how he's able to hold One For All because he's Quirkless, but now the villains are after him for that power, and asks what's going to happen to Izuku. All Might says U.A. is making arrangements for them, but Izuku states he's not going back to U.A. High in order to protect his friends in the event All For One and Tomura attack, resolved to stop them himself.
Inko greatly objects, reminding him that he's in the hospital because he wasn't strong enough to defeat them, and expresses her fear for Izuku after everything she's seen and heard. Izuku holds his mother's hand, recalling back to when he was a child and he played with his mother by pretending to rescue her, then thanks Izuku for saving her. He notes how happy that made him feel, which is why he assures his mother that he'll return home, causing Inko to cry as her son holds her in his arms. All Might then declares to Inko that he will accompany Izuku and will stay true to his prior words to watch obver him.[17]
Because of the consequences the Paranormal Liberation War unleashed upon the hero society, the surviving heroes reveal that U.A. High, and other hero programs, will utilize their campuses as evacuation shelters for civilians in need, as the parents' of the U.A. students already start to move in. Inko is seen with Mitsuki Bakugo talking to each other as they head inside.[18]
Dark Hero Arc#
Sometime after Izuku went rogue, Inko continued to stay at the heavily fortified U.A. that was turned into an evacuee center, while his classmates in 1-A went outside to bring him back. When her son returns, she was in tears after seeing the poor state he was in, completely tired and covered in filth. Inko wanted to approach him, but she was stuck in the middle of a swarm of protesting civilians taking shelter in the school, demanding them not to let Izuku in as they fear for their safety since they became aware he's the villains' target. Mitsuki holds back Inko for protection as she continues to call out to Izuku. It took Ochaco to pacify the whole crowd, asking them to let themselves be assured that Izuku will be their salvation. Once the refugees accepted the class back inside, Inko rushes forward to reunite with her son as they escort him inside for rest.[19]
U.A. Traitor Arc#
Sometime later, Nezu announces to the civilians that the villains will make their big move in 4 days, with Class 1-A giving their thanks to everyone at the entrance, with them all ready to head back out. The students say their goodbyes to everyone, with Inko and Izuku hugging each other as they depart.[20]
My Hero Academia: You're Next#
While Inko stays at the U.A. Shelter, the Gollini Family Mafia, led by their leader, Valdo Gollini, who physically resembles All Might's and becoming "Dark Might", launches an attack at the U.A. Shelter with their massive fortress thanks to Dark Might's Quirk using Anna Scervino's Overmodification.
Nezu ordered the evacuation of the refugees while All Might leads the Heroes to the outskirts of the city and stage a counterattack against the fortress. Suddenly, the fortress starts to repair itself as Anna’s Quirk goes berserk, causing her to consume everything in the battlefield, including Dark Might. Still affected by Anna's Overmodification, Dark Might regains consciousness and uses her enhanced properties to turn himself into a colossal monster, using the fortress to repair a new body. While Izuku, Shoto and Katsuki fight back against Dark Might, Giulio Gandini manages to touch her, and thanks to Anna's Overmodification, his own Neutralization Quirk becomes greatly enhanced, allowing him to overcome his limits and then use it on Anna. With Dark Might vulnerable, Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto, attack the Villain and unleash their most powerful moves, destroying Dark Might and the entire fortress.
With the Gollini Family defeated, the U.A. Shelter is safe, and everyone cheers on the Heroes and Class 1-A for their valiant victory.[21]
Final War Arc#
Inko moves into a U.A. evacuation shelter alongside the other civilians as the Heroes, including her son, take part in the Final War against the Villains. As the fighting reaches its climax, she watches the live broadcast of the final battle between Izuku and Tomura taking place in a city that is being flooded by a tsunami. She cries at the sight of seeing her son in the life-or-death battle.[22]
Soon after, more heroes arrive through Warp Gates to provide support for Izuku to finish the fight against "All For One". [23] The villain unleashed hordes of Quirk attack all over the battlefield, blasting away every Hero who gets in his way, but they all keep countering against his attacks. As Izuku makes his way through the horde of Quirks while the Heroes protect him from incoming attacks, Inko shouts at her son Izuku to "do your best".[24]
Epilogue Arc#
After the final war, Inko returns to live in her apartment with her son, as it appears the boarding school system has been dissolved. We see Inko joyfully welcoming Izuku in his home.