Instant Villains is the term used to name a group of Villains who increased their powers after consuming Trigger. They are recurring antagonists in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.
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The Instant Villains are people who, either voluntarily or by force, take a dose of Trigger, a Quirk-enhancing drug that makes them more powerful, but also weakens their sense of reason. The Trigger they consume is an adulterated version distributed in Naruhata's streets by the agents of the Villain Factory. The drug has been mixed with uppers in order to boost its user's Quirk and also make them more aggressive. Under Trigger's influence, the user transforms into a more monstrous version of themselves and generally begins to cause rampages, destroying street furniture, and endangering the lives of innocent people. Usually, they are stopped by the Heroes or by the Naruhata Vigilantes.
The reasons why the Villain Factory, led by All For One and Kyudai Garaki, distributes Trigger between thugs and lower criminals to cause Villain outbreaks is to collect data, information, and samples from the users and their Quirks. Those who show potential and a powerful Quirk are kidnapped by the criminal organization, and modified by bio-engineering to turn them into Next-Level Villains. The main objective of the Villain Factory is to experiment with these Instant Villains and Next-Level Villains in order to create a being that can rival All Might in power, later known as the Nomu.
In the Police Force's eyes, the Instant Villains aren't seen as "true villains" in the same way as most criminals who abuse their Quirks are, due to their nature as victims, many times being forcefully injected by Trigger against their will. Due to their unprecedented existence, both the Police and Heroes were unsure of how to handle the Instant Villain outbreaks, with someone like Endeavor believing they should be treated as any other Villain until they are investigated afterward, while someone like All Might believes the Heroes should be more vigilant in watching out to keep civilians from getting too hurt.[1]