Love is the Quirk used by Manami Aiba.[1]
Description#
Love allows the user to power up a target by confessing their feelings for them.
The more intense the user's love is, the stronger the power transmitted to the target is. This empowering makes the target physically stronger and faster than usual.[1] Manami and Danjuro Tobita refer to this empowered state as "Lover Mode". Heart-shaped smoke appears around the body of the target when "Lover Mode" is active.[2]
Manami also doesn't need to be within a certain range for the Quirk to go into effect, as Danjuro was able to enter Lover Mode upon just hearing her voice through a comms link, even while on opposite sides of the country.[3]
Weaknesses#
Manami only has the ability to activate Love once every 24 hours, thus making it an ace in the hole that is best used strategically.[4]
This Quirk is also only able to activate if Manami truly has feelings for her target that she confesses.
Usage#
Love activates whenever Manami declares her love to whoever she loves most. In her case, it is Danjuro Tobita, aka Gentle Criminal.
Because of the usage limit offered by Love, both Manami and Danjuro consider it a trump card that must be strategically used as a last resort. They first utilize it when facing off against Izuku Midoriya in their plan to disrupt the U.A. School Festival. However, while they are able to initially overpower the young hero, Izuku manages to gain the upper-hand and restrain Danjuro, even while in Lover Mode.[4]
Later during the Final War, Manami once again uses Love on Danjuro, who uses his empowered state to assist the Heroes by saving the floating U.A. High School from crashing into the ocean.[3]
Named Ultimate Moves#
Lover Mode: When Manami declares her love for Danjuro, for a limited time, Danjuro is granted an increase in power. Since her love for him is extremely intense, the power-up granted is extremely strong. Manami and Danjuro used this ability several times as a last resort to escape.[2]