Sensoji, also known as Mister Blaster,[1] was a former student at U.A. High School in Class 2-B,[2] and later Pro Hero graduate from My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.[3]
He would then become Blaster Squad Captain of Buster Union.[4]
Appearance#
Sensoji is a large, bulky man, possessing defined muscles and wide shoulders. He has sharp eyes and no eyebrows, a pointy nose, as well as a prominently large, square jaw. His orange hair has sideburns and is short for the most part, except in the nape area, where his hair is a bit longer, and a pointy pompadour. As an adult, he grew a goatee-type beard.
His hero costume is composed of a tight, dark, sleeveless tank top, with the chest area of another color separated by white lines; dark trousers with knee pads, and fingerless gloves with forearm guards. A characteristic of his gloves are circular ring-like elements in the palms where Sensoji shoots his Quirk. These "rings" appear as decorative elements on the shoulders, belt and knee pads of the suit. Sensoji also wore shades to prevent his Quirk from blinding him, but after breaking them, he replaced them with goggles with dark lenses.
Personality#
Sensoji has proven to be an arrogant and self-centered person who thinks he is the best, despising those he considers weak and inadequate to be heroes. This attitude has led him to antagonize Shota Aizawa for having what he considers a weak Quirk. This behavior makes him a sore loser, being unable to bear the fact that he was defeated by Shota and Oboro Shirakumo.
His arrogance also leads him to be quite hypocritical, praising his own ideas and getting upset when others have the same idea as him, accusing them of copying him even though Sensoji himself copied the idea from others. This could be seen during a school training. Sensoji claimed that he came up with the idea to wear shades as part of his hero costume to help manage his Quirk when in reality he got the idea from Hizashi Yamada, but it bothered him immensely to see that Shota was wearing goggles for similar reasons, assuming that Shota was just copying him. Later, he starts wearing goggles himself, declaring he came up with the idea because they are more effective than his shades. Hizashi accuses him of copying Shota, something Sensoji doesn't like to admit.
However, he knows how to congratulate others when they have done a great job facing a Villain, even those he feels antipathy towards.
Abilities#
Quirk#
Blast: Sensoji's Quirk allows him to create powerful blasts of energy from his body. However, these blasts produce a flashing light that blinds Sensoji.
Equipment#
Shades (Formerly) : Sensoji temporarily wore shades to prevent the flashing light produced by his Quirk from blinding him. However, since Shota hurt his pride by defeating him, he destroyed them.[5]
Battles & Events#
School Days Arc Shota Aizawa & Oboro Shirakumo vs. Sensoji Buster Union & Purple Revolution vs. Garvey Naruhata Lockdown Arc Operation Anonymous The Crawler & Pro Heroes vs. Number 6
Chapter Appearances#
debut
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flash
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Anime Appearances#
debut
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Trivia#
- Sensoji's name contains the kanji characters for "to flash", "run", and "temple".
- According to Sensoji's Volume 9 profile:
- Despite the "douchey high school jock" archetype that makes up his character, he was written with a very straightforward personality and manner of speaking, in order to make stick out and offer a different perspective compared to the rest of the cast.
- Sensoji's costume has the same function as Yuga's in the main series, allowing him to channel his Blast Quirk through his hands and legs instead of an unknown point of origin on his body.