History#
Nemuri Kayama was once a student at U.A. High School. At one point, she participated in the Hero Work-Studies at the Purple Revolution Agency, being a trainee to His Purple Highness. During her third year, she began a friendship with the second-year students Shota Aizawa, Hizashi Yamada, and Oboro Shirakumo.
It all started on her way home from her Work-Study. She went to school to do some paperwork and stopped by the rooftops because it was one of her favorite spots. Once there, she found the three students eating their lunch, and she warned them that the roofs are off-limits to students. Yet while it seemed that she was going to admonish them, she actually praised them for their rebellious attitudes.
The boys were surprised to find her there. Shota asked her about her hero costume since it was too revealing to the point that she was almost naked. Although she knew her costume would be scorned and questioned, she told them that it was bold yet practical, as it supported both her Quirk and moves, and she didn't feel ashamed for wearing it. In fact, she was convinced that she would change public opinion of Japan in one year's time. Little did she know that soon, her costume would lead the government to put forward the "Hero Costume Skin Exposure Limitation Act."
Nemuri stopped talking about herself and spotted the cat Shota was holding. Oboro explained that he and Shota were taking care of it when Nemuri said they really shouldn't have animals at school and swiped the cat away. Nemuri asked for the name of the cat, and as it did not yet have one, she decided to name it Sushi after asking the boys what their favorite food was. She said she would keep the kitten temporarily until the trio found him a proper home, because she planned to leave home after graduation and thus wouldn't be in any place to care for it. Then, she left the roof with the kitten, and Oboro stated she would end up keeping him.
The next day, Nemuri returned to the roof to meet with Shota and Oboro, who were eating. After informing them that Sushi was doing well, she told them she had a proposition. Knowing that both Shota and Oboro were not yet assigned to a Hero Office to participate in the Work-Studies, she informed them that her boss was willing to take on anyone.[1]
Shota and Oboro accepted her offer and began their Work-Studies with His Purple Highness, forming the Team Purple Revolution. A day on the field, a robbery was happening when Oboro and Nemuri entered the scene, forcing the Robber Villain to use his Smoke Quirk to escape. Oboro wanted to chase after him, but Nemuri stopped him, arguing that the smoke could be toxic, and they should prioritize evacuating the citizens. Oboro yelled at Shota to catch the thief, but he managed to escape thanks to his Quirk.
The three students apologized to His Purple Highness for failing, but the hero praised them and gave the trio his feedback about what they should improve, especially Shota. Days later, they met the Robber Villain again, and this time they managed to capture him.[2]
For a while, the students of class 2-A returned to the U.A. to show their progress and participate in a Two-on-Two Battle Training together with class 2-B. After the exercise, Nemuri met Shota, Oboro, and Hizashi hanging out on the rooftop again, talking about their plans to open an agency together once they graduate. Nemuri admires the youths bantering, and Oboro asked her to join them. Nemuri declined the offer since she already had her own plans once she went independent, with young people waiting for her. Then, Oboro stated he wouldn't mind waiting on her and would later give her a pair of googles.[3]
After this brief period in the U.A., Nemuri, Oboro, and Shota returned to the Purple Revolution Agency to continue with the Work-Studies. The Purple Revolution team conducted patrols on the streets of Tasomiya Ward in two groups: one comprised of Shota and Oboro, and the other consisting of Nemuri and Mr. Purple.
During the patrol, a villain known as Garvey made an appearance, causing great destruction in the city. Nemuri and His Purple Highness witnessed how the hero team Buster Union tried to stop him but were easily defeated by the villain. Midnight used the Hero Network to obtain information and reported to her boss about the villain's criminal record and his Stock Quirk, showing concern because the data did not indicate that Garvey had as much destruction capacity as he was demonstrating at the time. Mr. Purple ordered Midnight to call for backup and help evacuate the area while he faced the villain.
His Purple Highness, Shota, and Oboro faced the villain to protect a group of school kids.[4] In the end, Shota was able to defeat the villain alone, but the victory came at a price. Mr. Purple had to be hospitalized for the injuries that he suffered, and Nemuri and Shota discovered that their friend, Oboro, had died during the incident while protecting the children.
Nemuri could not help but cry over his death, while Shota and Hizashi were mourning in the place where Oboro had died, not caring about the heavy rain at that moment. After his body was removed from the area, Nemuri told Shota and Hizashi to cover themselves if they didn't want to end up getting sick. Hizashi thanked her for her concern but told them they were fine and continued in the area for hours.[5]
After Oboro's death, Nemuri continued to attend U.A. until she finally graduated and became a Pro Hero. She eventually started her own Hero Office with her own sidekicks, the Midnight Boys.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes#
Vigilantes Beginnings Arc#
Months before she starts working as a teacher at the U.A. High School, Nemuri is involved in a series of events caused by a criminal organization known as the Villain Factory, a villain group responsible for trafficking Trigger, a drug that boosts Quirk but turns its consumers into violent Instant Villains.
One day, one of the Factory's agents, Kuin Hachisuka, uses her Queen Bee Quirk to inject Trigger into innocent civilians, causing an Instant Villain Outbreak. Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi immediately calls on all the nearest heroes to deal with the problem. Nemuri and other heroes appear immediately and they quickly suppressed the outbreak.[6]
Due to the villain outbreak, where several innocent people were turned into Instant Villains, detective Eizo Tanuma organizes a meeting in the Police Station with multiple Pro Heroes who helped to stop the outbreak to discuss the situation and the best action to take, Midnight being one of them.
After the meeting, Midnight approaches Eraser Head, asking about where Present Mic is because he is supposed to be at the meeting. He explains that Present Mic has a cold and could not make it. Midnight scolds Eraser Head for his attire. In response, he teases her, saying she should become a teacher or something if she liked counseling others so much.
Much to his chagrin, she tells him that is exactly what she plans on doing. Continuing on, she reveales that principal Nezu personally requested her and that she will start next year at U.A. She details in constant innuendos her beliefs on teaching. Eraser disagrees with her methods, and she begins a rebuttal. Then, a villain called Suicide Bomb attacks the police station, threatening to kill everyone.. Endeavor, still fuming over what had just transpired, decides to incinerate the villain.
However, the villain's Quirk would most likely have a volatile reaction to Endeavor's Hellflame. Midnight calls Eraser Head to help resolve the problem before it got explosive. Eraser Head wraps up the villain and hurls him at Midnight, who calms him down and knocks him unconscious with her Quirk. The Midnight Boys come bursting in, asking if Midnight is unharmed. She tells them she is fine and orders them to hand the villain over to police custody.
Midnight resumes her conversation with Shota Aizawa, telling him he should also become a teacher because a wide variety of opinions and teaching styles were required to educate the youth. He asks if she's joking about him becoming a teacher, because that would be the epitome of irrationality. Despite his words, Midnight submits a recommendation for him to the principal, informing Shota the next day about her decision.[7]
Vs. Queen Bee Arc#
Weeks later, Makoto Tsukauchi invites her to participate along with other heroes in the Naruhata Festival, a musical event organized by the Marukane,and she accepts the invitation.
The day of the festival in the greenroom, she meets the members of the MAd Hatters, where one of the singers, Pop Step, is nervous and her friend Koichi tries to cheer her up although not in the best possible way, being criticized by other members of the band. Midnight then walks in to "compliment" the group in getting their "youthly hormones" out by squabbling. Koichi is surprised to see the Hero and comments on her sexiness, which earns him a punch in the arm by Pop.
Makoto approaches the Hero and apologizes for the lack of separate green rooms for regular staff and Heroes, but Midnight doesn't mind since the atmosphere reminds of being backstage at a school festival.
Present Mic, who acts as the announcer at the festival, then walks in and loudly greets Midnight, with the woman telling him to knock it off while addressing him by his real name. Midnight comments on how several of the heroes who quelled the sudden appearance of villains of the other day are there, but some of the more popular heroes like All Might, Endeavour, or Ingenium are not there for various reasons. Then Midnight asks Present Mic about Shota's whereabouts, and he replied that Shota told him he would come to the show if he could, but Midnight assumes he won't come.
As she predicted, Shota could not attend because he had to face Teruo Unagisawa, a boy turned into a gigantic Electric Eel villain. Although he defeats him, Teruo's electrical powers generatesd a blackout in the area with his electric powers.[8] Shota phones Midnight to explains her what happened, and then she and Present Mic explain it to Makoto.
Makoto is about to cancel the event, the hero Captain Celebrity arrives at the venue, and she ask him to go and retrieve some spare generators to restore the power. Makoto then asks Present Mic to keep the crowd occupied while they try and get the power back up. However, he apologizes and he and Midnight explain that they are officially on standby in case of any issues arising from the blackout until the situation is resolved.
Fortunately, Pop☆Step goes on stage to keep the audience calm.[9] She performs a few songs to entertain the audience until Captain Celebrity returns with the generators. Makoto's team restore the power and the first Narufest continues, ending up being a success.[10][11]
Osaka Incident Arc#
Several days later, taking advantage of her day off, Nemuri decided to go to Narufest to enjoy the event. To her surprise, she met Shota Aizawa, present at such a bustling event. He responded that he was on duty and stopping by for lunch. Shota asked her why she would be attending on her day off, and Nemuri responded that it was because she enjoyed such events. Soon, detective Naomasa arrived, and Nemuri introduced herself to him, who did not recognize her at first because she did not wear her characteristic hero costume.
Although Naomasa was there to talk to Shota, he decided to include Nemuri in the conversation about Teruo Unagisawa, the villain Shota had captured the night of the festival in Marukame. He told them that Teruo had been arrested twice; however, between his first and second arrests, his body was drastically bioengineered, and the police had found several other villains with similar alterations and high concentrations of Trigger present in them. The police decided to name this new threat Next-Level Villains.
The police suspected that there was an organization behind the distribution of Trigger that was also responsible for the Next-Level Villains. Shota said that the organization must have some greater goal in mind. Naomasa agreed and asked Shota for his help.[12] At first, Eraser Head was not very sure of participating because acting as a detective was not his thing, but Nemuri Kayama convinced him to help the police.[13]
Team Ups Arc#
Nemuri helped Naomasa in the investigation. Police found out that there was a latest version of the Trigger that only needed to be ingested to work, and there were groups who were distributing Trigger at mixers, causing several incidents. Originally, Naomasa Tsukauchi wanted Shota Aizawa to carry out the mission of arresting the suspects of this practice, but he refused, saying he did not take on assignments that required high energy and social activity, and instead, he recommended Midnight tackle the task.
It turned out that for the mission to which she was entrusted, she coincided with Koichi and Kazuho, the Vigilantes The Crawler and Pop☆Step, respectively. The Mad Hatters invited Koichi to participate in a mixer, and Koichi accepted, much to Kazuho's disgust. Later, Midnight had run into Kazuho as the latter was tailing Koichi on his way to the mixer, recognizing her as Pop☆Step, whom she had met at the first Narufest.
Then, Midnight saw the main suspect in the incidents, Rin Yaritezawa, accompanied by her friend Hina, and outlined a plan to also participate in the mixer together with Kazuho. Midnight telephoned the Midnight Boys to distract the other two girls who would join the mixer, getting them to cancel their participation, and so she and Kazuho took their places as "substitutes."
As they change into the disguises, Midnight discusses the plan, noting that the guys in attendance are the Mad Hatters and Koichi. While the guys are free from suspicion, the two girls in attendance are their main suspects. Of the two, Rin is the prime one, as she's been a constant eyewitness at the recent mixers that spawned Instant Villain outbreaks. Midnight then thanks Kazuho for taking time out of her day to help her, with the student saying its fine.
After polishing up their disguises, Midnight assigns Kazuho to make small talk and distract the quieter of the two girls, Hina, so the older woman can keep an eye on Rin. The two then step out of the vehicle, as Midnight and Kazuho head out as "Kaori" and "Kazuha" respectively.
Once at the Mixer, "Kaori" and "Kazuha" start chatting and having some drinks with Koichi the boys. At one point, "Kaori" leaves to fix her makeup and asks "Kazuha" to come along with her. Once in the bathroom, they fix their disguises and go over the plan before returning to the table. While "Kazuha" tries to strike up a conversation with Hina, "Kaori" draws everyone else's attention with her energetic personality and drinking ability.
This creates resentment in Rin, who already disliked the idea of organizing the mixer with a band she didn't think highly of. She also can't stand that "Kaori" and "Kazuha" have suddenly taken the place of the two girls that were originally supposed to attend the mixer, with the former now stealing all the attention of the Mad Hatters. She starts chugging large amounts of alcohol to cope. She gets up to leave but collapses and throws up on the floor, Koichi rushes to her aid and hands her a towel to cover her mouth with.
Moved by his kindness, Rin starts blushing, which Hina notices, snatching the towel and bolting to the bathroom without saying a word. Extremely jealous that Koichi has gained Rin's attention, Hina is determined to get revenge on him by mixing a few drops of Trigger into his drink.[14]
As the meeting continues, Koichi feels a little uncomfortable about his situation, as both Rin and "Kazuha" suddenly show too much interest in him. Behind him, "Kaori" is drunkenly swaying around while complimenting the three youngsters on how well they're embracing their youth. Shortly afterwards Hina returns, with new makeup and appearance, and also begins to show interest in Koichi.
This generates jealousy in "Kazuha", who takes "Kaori" to the bathroom. Kazuho asks Midnight when she is going to arrest the suspects, but the hero replies that she can not arrest them because at the moment they have not done anything wrong. For now, she's just gonna keep gathering intel while enjoying the mixer, and noticing her attraction to Koichi, advises her to make some moves on him. Blushing, Kazuho says isn't necessary.
The two return to the table just as a waiter arrives with another round of drinks, although nobody knows who to ordered another round but they decide just roll with it. At that moment, Hina sneaks a few drops of Trigger into the drinks she intends to give him, but for one reason or another, Koichi rejects them and ended up being drinks for other customers of the bar, resulting in them starting to lose control over their quirks.
"Kaori" discreetly steps out and sees the rest of the pub patrons freaking out due to their Quirks going out of control, confirming it to be another Instant Villain outbreak. After chugging down another mug of beer, and noting that everyone is inside a closed space with poor ventilation, Midnight strips out of her disguise and uses her Somnambulist Quirk that makes everyone sleep (except Kazuho, Rin and Hina), stopping the rampage.
Midnight then turns her attention on Hina, saying that she knows the girl is a Trigger dealer, but she first wants to know about her motive. Hina, now shocked and tearing up, says that she drugged everyone because she hated the fact that Rin wanted to hang out with guys and not her.
On impulse, she takes out another Trigger vial, though Midnight quickly stops her and lets out more of her fragrance into the room. Hina then falls unconscious into the Hero's torso, as Midnight says she'll always be an ally to lost young ladies like the student. Midnight then strokes Hina's hair and coos about how much she enjoys hearing these "youth gone wrong stories", with Kazuho thinking that her comment should have been kept to herself.
The next morning, at the Hotta brothers' shop, Naomasa congratulates Midnight on the work done, and Shota couldn't agree more, considering her the perfect candidate to approach the students and gain their trust, being the "ideal adult in the room." Midnight corrects him, saying that she was also playing the part as a student, asking if there's a problem with that. Shota replies with an indifferent "no.".[15]
Sky Egg Arc#
Months later, on the occasion of the return of Captain Celebrity to the USA, Makoto decided to organize a farewell show at the Tokyo Sky Egg, inviting several of Japan's most famous heroes to the event, including Midnight and the sidekicks.[16][17] She participated in a pageant, along with Mirko, Uwabami, and Ryukyu, while Best Jeanist used his Quirk to manipulate a large cloth to dress and decorate the heroines.
Number 6, a member of the Villain Factory, commanded the Bombers to attack the Tokyo Sky Egg in the middle of the event. Number 6's main objective was to kill Captain Celebrity, and to achieve it, he ordered the bombers to damage the structure, leaving the Captain at his mercy by having to use his strength to prevent the building from collapsing, leaving him completely defenseless to the Bombers attack.[18]
The heroes who were participating in the event decided to organize in two groups: one group went outside and confronted the enemies, while another group helped the show staff look after the spectators who had come to enjoy the show without telling them the truth about what was happening to avoid panic. Midnight was part of this last group.[19]
Thanks to the intervention of the heroes and the timely arrival of All Might, they managed to avoid a tragedy.[20][21]
School Days Arc#
Weeks after the Sky Egg Bombing, Midnight phoned Shota Aizawa to talk about her experience as a teacher at the U.A. and told him that Hizashi Yamada would start teaching next semester, and the only one missing was him. Shota replied that he had not agreed to be a teacher, but Midnight replied that according to Present Mic, he only needed a good shove to take action. Also, she told Shota that he had been shying away from what really matters. Pissed off at Midnight's words, Shota ended the conversation,[22] although, after re-thinking, he accepted the offer to be a teacher.
Final Performance Arc#
About two years after the Sky Egg Bombing, Number 6 kidnapped Kazuho and turned into the host for the new Queen Bee. Calling herself Bee☆Pop, she perpetrated several bombings around Naruhata, and Nemuri was nearby by the time she struck again. She saw The Crawler carrying an injured Kazuho in the sky, using his Slide and Glide Quirk to get to a certain location. Nemuri followed Koichi there.
Nemuri arrived in time before Soga Kugisaki could attempt to extract the Queen Bee from Kazuho's left eye, which could potentially worsen her condition. She explained that she was a Pro Hero and a friend of Kazuho, and she asked Soga what he was doing. Soga explained that Kazuho was hosting a parasitic bee in her body, so Nemuri offered to help, which Soga agreed to.
Nemuri used her Quirk to put both Kazuho and the Queen Bee to sleep and explained that all they had to do was take Kazuho to a hospital to receive appropriate medical care. Suddenly, a furious Endeavor arrived to stop Pop☆Step and the Crawler. Nemuri calmed down a defensive Soga and reasoned with Endeavor, saying that Pop had been captured and that she needed urgent medical care.
Endeavor then asked about the Crawler, to which Nemuri replied that he slipped away, buying enough time to let Koichi escape. Endeavor believed Midnight's statement and allowed her to take Kazuho to the hospital, suspecting that there was a larger scheme involved.[23]
At the maximum-security hospital where Kazuho was being treated, Midnight consoled Kazuho's mother before meeting Naomasa inside. Naomasa noted the high security of the hospital and discussed whether it was necessary for Kazuho to be here. Midnight informed him that Soga and his friends were insistent on it.
Since Kazuho was admitted, the hospital had been receiving inquiries from unidentified individuals, and the alarms went off. Because of this, Midnight admitted that she would like to have Kazuho transferred to a more secure and isolated facility, but acknowledged that she was in no condition to be moved.[24]
Naruhata Lockdown Arc#
Not long after a yet-to-be-identified assailant attacked the police station, Midnight called Soga and informed him that they had stabilized Kazuho's condition but were unsure when she would regain consciousness. Soga replied that they were prepared to give the authorities any intel Knuckleduster had collected for them once it was certain that Kazuho's safety was guaranteed, to which she agreed.[25]
At some point, Midnight informed the Narufest group that Kazuho's condition was neither deteriorating nor improving, but she told them she would give them any updates when they happened. Naomasa, Midnight, and the police approached Soga and his friends in front of the hospital, saying that they would be in charge of security from this day on, to which Soga agreed, although he criticized them for taking too long to make a decision. Midnight attempted to calm them down as a mediator, but her actions proved to be fruitless as Naomasa lost his cool and ordered Soga to call The Crawler, for whom they had an arrest warrant.
Instead, Soga gave Koichi a warning call for him to escape and ran away himself. Naomasa was about to order a chase, but Midnight stopped him from deploying his men to chase after Soga, reminding him that they were here to guard the hospital. She called the detective a terrible negotiator, to which he annoyingly agreed while giving the heroes permission to chase after Koichi.[26] As night approached, Midnight received a call from Soga, who asked to speak with Naomasa to call off the Heroes because the chase was favoring the real enemy.
Just as Soga feared, Number 6 put his plan into action to assassinate Kazuho.[27] With his Radio Waves Quirk, he caused a huge blackout in Naruhata, cutting off all communications to prevent anyone from calling outside for help. He then used creatures called the Anonymous to cause chaos and keep the heroes and Koichi busy while he and the other Anonymous went to the hospital.[28][29]
Midnight headed to Kazuho's room to guard her and make sure she's all right. Shortly after, Number 6 and his creatures started storming the police-guarded hospital without anyone being able to stop them. While Midnight and several doctors watched over Kazuho's body, Naomasa and a few policemen were the last defense in Kazuho's room. The villain taunted them but fell into their trap and, with the help of Soga and Koichi, Naomasa managed to capture him.[30]
Once Number 6 was restrained, Naomasa got his men to call Midnight as she headed over there. Number 6 stated to himself that since Midnight's Quirk would put his brain to sleep, he had to shut this down now. Number 6 altered his body to free himself from the handcuffs, but was forced to escape mainly due to Koichi. Once outside, he sent some Anonymous in a suicide mission to take care of the officers and his allies before making his way back in and kill everyone.[31]
Midnight and the police officers prepared to confront the Anonymous, but were surprised when the creatures suddenly stopped in their tracks, unaware that this is because Koichi ran off to confront Number 6, causing him to focus all his attention on him.[32] Wasting no time understanding why, they tied up the Anonymous, and Midnight used her Quirk to put them to sleep. Naomasa thanked her and ordered her to return to Kazuho's room and defend it while waiting for backup.[33]
As Koichi fought Number 6 outside, Midnight made sure that Kazuho was not in any danger.[34] She momentarily saw through the window and noticed the dog fight between Koichi and Number 6, now transformed into a flaming humanoid.[35] Kazuho suddenly started to suffer from a seizure in her hospital bed while Midnight worryingly looked on, thinking about how much Koichi was doing right now for her sake, so she couldn't give in.[36]
Finally, several heroes arrived at Naruhata to help, with All Might and Endeavor definitively defeating Number 6.[37] While this was happening, Midnight performed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Kazuho, managing to stabilize her and save her life. Just then, Kazuho finally woke up and Midnight advised her to rest until Koichi returned.[38]
Midnight proceeded to help assist the Pro Heroes with cleanup after the "Naruhata Lockdown", before returning back to U.A. while Kazuho continued her rehabilitation process. Within the next year, Midnight heard about Koichi's escapades in America as the Hero "The Skycrawler."[39]
Synopsis#
U.S.J. Arc#
Tomura Shigaraki and Kurogiri led the League of Villains in an attack on the Unforeseen Simulation Joint with the objective of eliminating All Might; however, upon not locating him, they opted to target the students of Class 1-A instead.[40] Fortunately, Tenya Ida managed to escape and ran to the main building to ask for help.[41]
A few minutes later, several members of the school staff arrived at the U.S.J., rescuing the students and defeating the villains, though Tomura and Kurogiri managed to escape. Midnight was among the U.A. faculty members that Tenya brought with him to stop the League of Villains' assault.[42]
U.A. Sports Festival Arc#
After the attack on the U.S.J., U.A. High was closed for a day. Midnight and several members of the U.A. faculty met with Police Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi. The detective informed them he was unable to find anything about Tomura or his partner, Kurogiri. When All Might noted that Tomura displayed a child-like mindset, Midnight suggested that he probably never received the Quirk counselling every child gets in elementary school.[43] Despite this incident, it was decided to hold the U.A. Sports Festival.
Prior to the start of the Sports Festival, Midnight introduced herself as the chief referee. She warned everyone to play fair while all the students questioned if her revealing attire was appropriate for a high school event. She demanded all of them be silent before she summoned Katsuki Bakugo to the podium to lead the pledge. After he finished, Midnight explained that the preliminary event would be an Obstacle Race around the stadium.[44]
Following the Obstacle Race, Midnight revealed the results and how they translated to the next event: the Cavalry Battle.[45] Midnight explained the rules of the Cavalry battle and its point system, revealing that Izuku Midoriya would be worth the most points since he came in first. While explaining the rules, Mina Ashido and Ochaco Uraraka interrupted her. This angered Midnight, prompting her to yell at the girls to allow her to finish explaining the rules. She warned the teams not to knock each other over and allowed them to choose their teammates.[46]
When the time for the event came, Midnight led the countdown. She allowed Minoru Mineta and Tsuyu Asui to hide on Mezo Shoji's back, and when Katsuki used his explosions to fly away from his team, Midnight allowed it because he never touched the ground.[47] Midnight announced when the Cavalry Battle ended and allowed Present Mic to announce the placements.[48]
After the lunch break, Midnight announced that those who qualified for the finals would draw lots to determine the pairings for a one-on-one fighting tournament. She also informed everyone who did not make it to participate in recreational events prior to the finals. She was interrupted when Mashirao Ojiro asked to resign from the finals because he felt he did not play a big enough role in the second round.
Nirengeki Shoda felt the same way, causing Midnight to get "turned on" by their naivety. She allowed them to resign and said that two members of Team Kendo must fill in their spots. Team Kendo agreed they did not do much in the Cavalry Battle either and allowed Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu and Ibara Shiozaki to take the two open slots.[49]
Midnight oversaw each of the matches during the fighting tournament. She was half frozen when Shoto Todoroki created a giant ice ridge to freeze Hanta Sero. Even so, she did her job and asked if Hanta could move, to which he replied obviously could not.[50] When Eijiro Kirishima and Tetsutetsu fought to a draw, Midnight announced that their match would be settled via arm wrestling once they recovered.[51] Midnight was forced to stop the match between Katsuki and Ochaco when Ochaco's body reached its limit and she fell unconscious.[52]
During the match between Izuku and Shoto, Cementoss contacted Midnight and asked her if they should stop the match because of Izuku's injuries.[53] During the climax of their bout, Midnight tried to use her Quirk to knock them out, but was knocked off her stand by the explosion at the match's end. Once the smoke settles, Midnight saw Izuku had been knocked out of bounds and announced Shoto as the winner.[54]
When the final match between Katsuki and Shoto concluded, Katsuki angrily confronted Shoto, although he had been incapacitated and knocked out of bounds. To stop Katsuki's rage, Midnight used her Quirk to knock him out and restrain him.[55] Midnight introduced All Might to close out the Sports Festival but ended up interrupting his entrance by accident, though she apologized for it.[56]
Vs. Hero Killer Arc#
Following the U.A. Sports Festival, Class 1-A was among those selected by Pro Heroes to be drafted for internships. Shota requested Midnight come to their homeroom class to help them choose hero names. She had everyone produce their own names and present them in front of the class, approving or disproving them as they went one by one.
She advised Yuga to shorten his name from "I can't stop twinkling" to just "Can't stop twinkling." She discouraged Mina from using "Alien Queen," having to opt for "Pinky." She found it interesting that Eijiro chose "Red Riot" as his hero name in homage to Crimson Riot, and so on. She felt disconcerted that both Shoto and Tenya elected to use their real names and disapproved of all the names chosen by Katsuki, as she considered them all too violent.[57]
Final Exams Arc#
Midnight was featured on a daytime talk show where she talked about the necessity of her need to dress sexily while doing hero work. She explained that she used a thin costume because, like many others, her Quirk required exposed skin to work. While talking, Mt. Lady, who was also being interviewed, repeatedly interrupted her. Eventually, the two came to blows over their ages, much to Minoru's viewing pleasure.[58]
Later on, Midnight met with her fellow faculty members prior to Class 1-A's final exams. They discussed changing the format of the finals from facing robotic villains to fighting against the teachers. Midnight commented that this may be too difficult for the students, but they all ultimately agreed on the change. Cementoss joined the other teachers at the Final Exams practical portion test site to meet Class 1-A.[59] Midnight was placed against Minoru and Hanta in the ninth match.[60]
At the start of their bout, Midnight used her Quirk to put Hanta to sleep,[61] and sat at the escape gate with a sleeping Hanta on her lap, much to Minoru's jealousy. Midnight decided to pursue her fleeing student because her sadistic side was aching, and she whipped him as he ran away from her. She criticized him for running away, but Minoru revealed that his cowardice was just a ploy to fan Midnight's sadistic side and lead her away from the escape gate.
Minoru revealed that, as a fan of hers, he knew her quirk and had a plan. He came out of hiding with Hanta's tape wrapped around his mouth to avoid breathing in Midnight's fragrance. She claimed he could not fight her while suffocating, but he used his Grape Rush technique to stick his spheres to her whip and immobilize her. Minoru ran past her, and Midnight admitted that Minoru was very impressive. Minoru grabbed Hanta and dragged him outside the gate to pass the exam.[62]
Forest Training Camp Arc#
To prepare for the Provisional Hero License Exams, the students of Classes 1-A and 1-B were taken to a Training Camp to train and power up their Quirks. Even though the school staff had kept the training place a secret from outsiders, the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains located and attacked the place, leaving several students injured and kidnapping Katsuki.[63]
The next day, the school itself faced scrutiny by the media and families for this incident. Nezu, Midnight, Present Mic, Snipe, and All Might met to discuss the attack. Midnight expressed her uneasiness that they had lowered their guard due to the low crime rates in the country and how the League of Villains had taken advantage of it. She was also shown to be concerned when Present Mic considered the possibility of a traitor in the school.[64]
Provisional Hero License Exam Arc#
After Katsuki's rescue and All Might's retirement as a hero after defeating All For One, the students returned to their school lives. In Class 1-A's room, Shota mentioned that their first objective would be earning their Provisional Hero Licenses, and due to the difficulty of the exam, the students would create Ultimate Moves that they would use in combat.
For this task, Midnight, Ectoplasm, and Cementoss joined Shota in his homeroom class,[65] and elaborated more on the importance of ultimate moves. Midnight explained that the Ultimate Moves would be their symbols and that there were fewer and fewer Pro Heroes without them.
They moved to Gym Gamma, where the teachers announced that the students would need special moves for the upcoming Provisional Hero License Exam. Midnight used Kamui Woods' Lacquered Chain Prison as an example of an Ultimate Move.[66] Four days later, Fumikage Tokoyami developed his own Ultimate Move, which Midnight advised him to change the name because Ultimate Moves should be easy to say.[67]
Shie Hassaikai Arc#
Midnight was in the staff room when she listened in on a conversation between Izuku and All Might. Izuku wanted to participate in the Hero Work-Studies under Sir Nighteye's guidance, but All Might refused and explained that one of the reasons was because he opposed the idea of freshmen taking part in Work-Studies. Overhearing this, Midnight commented that the school should support students who want to go.[68]
A few days later, Izuku returned to the staff room to talk to All Might again, but Midnight informed him that he was out jogging, which confused him. She explained to Izuku that shortly after his retirement, he started working out and training himself.[69]
U.A. School Festival Arc#
While Izuku and Mirio were giving Eri a tour of the school as everyone prepared for U.A. School Festival, they met Midnight and Principal Nezu in the Lunch Rush Cafeteria. Midnight told them that Nezu had a tough time convincing the Police Force's Commissioner-General to allow them to celebrate the festival in exchange for a series of conditions, the most important being to immediately cancel the event if the alarms sounded, even if it was a false alarm. Nemuri left after wishing Izuku his best at Class 1-A performance.[70]
On the morning of the day of the festival, Midnight greeted All Might before noticing Izuku's permission slip to leave the grounds. All Might explained that Izuku received permission to leave school grounds to buy last-minute supplies. Midnight expressed her concern that Izuku might not make it in time for Class 1A's performance for the School Festival.[71]
Fortunately, the festival ran smoothly, and Midnight enjoyed it.
Joint Training Arc#
The last month of the year began, and Shota Aizawa and Sekijiro Kan decided to organize a Joint Training Battle between their respective classes. When the first round was about to start, Mina saw All Might and Midnight arrive to watch the training and automatically wondered if they'd be lovers, to which Midnight replied that she didn't mess with older men.
With 20 minutes on the clock, the battle between Classes 1-A and 1-B began. Midnight asked All Might who he thought would win, and All Might revealed that although 1-A had been getting more tangible, real-world experience, 1-B had actually improved more, due to them staying out of trouble and steadily improving their skills.[72]
When the first round ended with a victory for Class 1-A, Midnight reacted giddily to the participants' antics, to the point where All Might told her she had issues. While the students went over their plans for the rest of the exercise, their enthusiasm proved too much for Midnight to bear.[73]
After the second round, it ended with a victory for the Class 1-B team. Despite everything, Midnight did not hesitate to recognize the growth and improvement of Momo, despite the defeat of her team.[74]
The third round ended in a tie, and the fourth began. Despite the fact that both classes had the same points, Vlad King did not hesitate to praise Class 1-B while treating Class 1-A very unfavorably in his comments, leading to protests among the students in this class. Over in the distance, Midnight commented that it was ironic that Vlad King's Quirk was Blood Control, yet he could not control his own hotblooded head, to which All Might added that his passion was overflowing.
All Might told Midnight that Class 1-B had powered up as a result of their daily training, but Class 1-A was not going to sit around forever. Midnight said that All Might really loved Class 1-A, to which he replied that he loved all the students.[75]
The fifth round ended with Class 1-A victorious, and Midnight announced that the Joint Training Battle had now concluded, congratulating all participants for trying their best to win the battle. During the round, Izuku's Quirk became uncontrollable and manifested a new power, but thanks to the intervention of Ochaco and Hitoshi, Izuku was able to control it, preventing anything bad from happening.
During post-combat reflections, Izuku thanked both of them, and Midnight continued the feedback by commending Hitoshi and Ochaco's heroism, mentioning how it "turned her on" in terms of excitement and passion, especially praising Ochaco for putting herself on the line to help Izuku.[76] The next day, Midnight and the rest of the U.A. High teachers were shown discussing Hitoshi Shinso's graduation to the Hero Department. They decided that it would definitely be happening.[77]
Endeavor Agency Arc#
Mt. Lady taught Class 1-A a Hero Interview Training. Midnight accompanied her and helped set the stage for the training. One by one, the students participated in a mock interview until it was Katsuki's turn, who ended up flopping his interview with his explosive behavior. Midnight and Shota agreed that Katsuki was better off following his path instead of interacting with the media.
The last interview went to Izuku, who initially appeared slightly nervous until he excitedly went on to talk about his Quirk. Midnight was questioned about his newly-developed ability. Izuku decided to demonstrate his newfound power, unleashing a small wisp of his Blackwhip ability, which didn't seem to amuse either Midnight or Mt. Lady.[78]
A few days before Christmas Eve, several U.A. teachers were in the Conference Room, discussing that the Hero Public Safety Commission demanded to all hero schools that their students undergo practical field training, carrying out Hero Work-Studies. Midnight deduced from this request that, although there were more heroes than ever, they were understaffed.
For everyone, it was clear that, after the disaster that occurred in Deika City, in which it was suspected that the League of Villains was involved, the Commission surmised some kind of huge imminent crisis and wanted all heroes to be ready for what could happen.[79]
Paranormal Liberation War Arc#
The months went by until it was late March. Thanks to Hawks, the Hero Public Safety Commission had found out that the League of Villains and the Meta Liberation Army merged into the Paranormal Liberation Front, with Tomura Shigaraki as the main leader. Hawks also informed them about the organization, the hideouts, and the plans of the PLF. With this information, the Commission organized a large force of Pro Heroes, divided into several teams, to take down the villain organization.
Midnight was assigned as a member of a large group of Pro Heroes whose mission was to storm Gunga Mountain Villa, the main headquarters of the Paranormal Liberation Front, and arrest all its members. Alongside the heroes are some U.A. students like Fumikage Tokoyami, Denki Kaminari, Juzo Honenuki, and Kinoko Komori.[80] Kinoko was nervous and worried at the thought of attacking the Paranormal Liberation Front, asking if they really should be there. Midnight explained that the students would just be helping a little during the initial assault, after which they could retreat.[81]
The heroes launched their attack on the Gunga Mountain Villa. Denki yelled that he didn't want to be on the front lines, and Midnight told him he knew what he was getting into. She also added that they needed his Quirk, and to think of this position as helping out the Heroes who didn't have what it takes. Denki strongly disagreed with this statement, but Midnight comforted him by saying that if he couldn't focus on random people elsewhere, he could think of the person who mattered the most to him. Her words helped Denki finally gain enough determination to fight.[82]
The soldiers of the Paranormal Liberation Front quickly went out to face the heroes, but because the surprise attack caught them off-guard, the heroes took the initiative in the first confrontations, defeating many of the soldiers before they could fight back. While dodging the foes, Midnight used her Somnambulist Quirk to put PLF members to sleep, employing a pair of fans to spread her sleep-inducing aroma in the enemy lines.[83]
Later, when Gigantomachia awakened, Kamui Woods was carrying Midnight on his back while swinging across the trees to get to Gigantomachia's face. Despite Kamui Woods' concerns, Midnight convinced him to keep moving. She said that if Gigantomachia made it into the city, he would destroy it, and if they couldn't stop the behemoth by force, they would put him to sleep, which was what Midnight planned to do with her Quirk.
Kamui Woods then dove into a stream of blue fire, courtesy of Dabi. As Midnight noted to the group, Mr. Compress released several pieces of building debris, which ended up slamming her, causing her to fall to the ground as Gigantomachia made his way. Midnight tried thinking of various people who could put the giant to sleep before contacting Creati. After confirming she knew the situation, Midnight told her that she needed to put Gigantomachia asleep with an anesthetic, even if it was against the law.
Before Creati could ask what was going on, the number-two adviser from Dabi's side of the regiment ambushed Midnight, but not before telling Creati that if it were too difficult, they could hand the anesthetic to the Heroes and evacuate. As she turned to face her attackers, she thought back to Creati's performance during the Joint Training Battle, and knowing that she would make a fine leader, she would trust her judgment.[84] Unfortunately, her resistance wasn't enough, and she was killed in battle.
Once the war concluded, some Class 1-A students found her body in the forest. Mina, Eijiro, Momo, and Rikido mourned over the death of their teacher. She was later counted amongst the list of casualties.[85]