Jiro Hotta was a Trigger dealer from My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. Currently, he is one of the managers of Hopper's Cafe.
Appearance#
Jiro Hotta is an adult man of an average height, and physically similar to his brother, Ichiro, with plae brown hair, tanned skin, sharp eyes with small black pupils, a goatee, and a small bump in the middle of his forehead. In addition to clothing, Jiro differs from his brother in that his skin is slightly tanner, hair is slightly darker, face is a bit more slim and less square-shaped, and has a mustache.
One way to differentiate him from his brother Ichiro is in the clothes he wears. Jiro wears a open white hoodie with the hood up, grey pants, and white sneakers. Both brothers wear an apron with the name of their store written on it, with his being blue and under his hoodie, and a yellow bandanna tied around their neck, though Jiro's is slightly more orange. The bandanna is the only garment that doesn't tear apart every time they transform.
When he makes use of his Quirk, normally after injecting Trigger, Jiro transforms into a humanoid grasshopper. His muscle mass increases, and some parts are protected by insect-like quinine exoskeletons. His head resembles that of a grasshopper, with jaws, antennae, and compound eyes. Under this appearance, he is indistinguishable from his brother.
After the timeskip, Jiro wears a waiter uniform, due to being a member of the Hopper's Cafe staff.
Personality#
Despite being dealers, both Jiro and Ichiro have enough moral conscience and good sense to not deal with the Trigger that the Villain Factory distributes, knowing that the drug had uppers mixed in. Both pride themselves to deal only with a normal, legal version of Trigger to help stop balding and erectile dysfunction (although they don't have any license to sell the stuff, and therefore, what they do is still a crime).[2]
Even so, they do not like people outside their circle to interfere in their business, because they hinder in their “respectable” racket. They are especially upset with Shota, who uses their store as his impromptu hideout and a meeting place with Detective Naomasa,[3] and when Shota is not the one who bothers them with his presence, it's Koichi.[4] This frustrates the brothers to no end, and they would like everyone to leave so they can continue their affairs freely.
Despite this, Jiro and Ichiro always try to help their friends and acquaintances. Both tried to warn their friend Kirihito Kamachi to stay away from the adulterated Trigger because it caused many problems, and they didn't hesitate to help Shota in his fight against Octoid.[5]
Both brothers are fans of Midnight.
Abilities#
Quirk#
Grasshopper: Jiro's Quirk, when boosted by Trigger, allows him to transform into a large humanoid grasshopper.[6]
Ultimate Moves#
- Double Hotta Kick: The Hotta Brothers leap into the air, flip, and come down with a tandem kick.[6]
- Hotta Jump: The Hotta Brothers jump above their enemy, either to set up an attack or distract them.
Equipment#
Trigger: Both Jiro and Ichiro usually carry a sample of the drug with which they usually deal. Whenever they have to face a threat, they give themselves a shot to boost their Quirks. Since their Trigger is a legal version, the boost is not as powerful as the adulterated version, though it doesn't cause any cognitive decline as a result.
Battles & Events#
Osaka Incident Arc Eraser Head vs. the Hotta Brothers Sky Egg Arc The Crawler, Eraser Head, the Hotta Brothers & Kirihito Kamachi vs. Octoid
Chapter Appearances#
debut
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Anime Appearances#
debut
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Trivia#
- Jiro's surname contains the kanji for "moat/canal" and "rice field", while his given name contains the kanji for "two/second" and "son, male child".
- He shares his given name, Jiro, with the Jiro Family. However, both names are composed of different characters and thus, have different spellings.
- As implied in Chapter 32, it seems as though Jiro suffers from erectile dysfunction, whereas his brother Ichiro suffers from balding.
- Jiro's name references the main character of Android Kikaider by Shotaro Ishinomori. While his Quirk's transformation resembles Kamen Rider, another Ishinomori creation.[8]
- Jiro's English voice actor, Orion Pitts, also voices Bye-Bites and Yosetsu Awase.
- The bump on Jiro and his brother's foreheads could be a reference to the ocelli of a grasshopper, which is made more apparent when they use their Quirks.