Family#
Enji Todoroki#
The Flame Hero: Endeavor is Shoto's father.[1] Shoto's relationship with his father has never been close, stemming from Endeavor's abusive treatment of his family.
Endeavor began training Shoto around the age of five, planning to mold his youngest son into a tool for surpassing All Might. Shoto's training was brutal and abusive, often pushing Shoto to the brink of illness and keeping the boy isolated from his older siblings. This was where Shoto began to dislike his father, telling his mother that he never wanted to become a Hero like him (ironically, Endeavor's treatment led Shoto to look towards All Might for inspiration). Shoto's fear and resentment turned to hatred when Endeavor's abuse finally drove his mother over the edge, resulting in an incident that left Shoto scarred and his mother being put in a mental hospital. Blaming Endeavor for everything that happened, Shoto declared his hatred for his father, and swore to reject Endeavor in any way he could.
Shoto's hatred was so deep that he refused to use his fire powers because he inherited them from his father, seeing it as his father's Quirk rather than his own. His refusal to use his fire powers came from his desire to deny his father the satisfaction of him surpassing All Might by relying on his fire Quirk, thus denying Endeavor achieving his goals. In his original Hero costume, he covered his left side with ice, as a sign of his rebellion towards his father.
Although Shoto resents his father for his detestable personality, and what he put him through in his childhood, Shoto is not blinded by his hatred towards him, and does respect his father's intelligence, judgement, and insight. He chose to attend Endeavor's agency for work experience, as he believed that it would show him a lot about what it meant to be a Hero. Despite this, Shoto has not forgiven his father for anything that he has done, though he no longer allows this to rule over him as a person. Shoto also witnessed his father reacting in fury after he became the next No. 1 Hero after All Might's retirement.
Enji later expressed pride in his son after witnessing his growth during the Provisional Hero License Exam Remedial Course, though Shoto gave him the cold shoulder. Undeterred by this, Enji simply told him he would try to be a better hero and man that Shoto could be proud of as the latter simply shrugged him off but smiled at his father's change.[2]
When watching a news report of his father's fight with High-End, Shoto was surprised and horrified to watch as his father was overwhelmed by a villain's attack.[3] Shoto continued to watch his father fight the High-End Nomu and even cheered him on before he saw him emerge victorious. Relieved to see this, Shoto fell to his knees and was happy for him. However, his concern returned after Dabi makes his entrance.[4]
Shoto and his father met again after his battle with High-End, Shoto took time out of school to come home. He noted on Enji's new scar in a rather tense tone, as if to imply that Enji now knows that scars are permanent. After Natsuo confronted Enji and left, Shoto spoke up and called him a great hero after his success. Shoto surprised Enji by voicing while he still hasn't forgiven him yet, he looks forward to seeing the changes he will make in being a father.[5]
Despite this, the relationship still remains tense; during the internship at Endeavor's agency, Shoto openly states that the person he strives to be is All Might, not Endeavor. He also says that he came to his father's agency to use him, and to stop acting fatherly in front of his friends.[6] When Katsuki and Izuku were invited to dinner with the Todoroki Family, Fuyumi asked Shoto how he currently feels about their father. Shoto answered that he couldn't just forgive his father for what he had done as his mother kept enduring until she could no longer endure it and considers the scar he received from his mother as something his father gave him. However, he felt conflicted as their mother is now trying to move on and doesn't know how he should feel about him. Izuku and Katsuki overhear them, and Izuku tells Shoto that he feels Shoto is preparing himself to forgive Endeavor, as he feels that if he truly hated him, he would have told him so by now. Izuku voices his belief that due to Shoto being a very kind person, he's waiting for the right moment to do it.[7]
During the Paranormal Liberation War, upon Dabi revealing his true identity and dropping down to attack Enji, Shoto tries to get Enji to focus and says he'll fight Toya while Enji helps protect the others, so he won't have to fight his eldest son. After the battle, when he's in the hospital, Shoto reflects on how Toya's behavior is practically identical to how he once acted, and resolves to deal with Toya himself so his father doesn't have to bear the burden. However, when the rest of his family arrives, including his mother, they talk and all go to meet Enji. Upon seeing his father in tears, Shoto is greatly shocked and closes the doors but participates in the talk.[8] After his parents reminisce on the past and everything that led up to the creation of "Dabi", he tells Enji that after talking with Rei, he realized he couldn't do this alone. He extends his hand, offering him support to stand back up so he can help him stop Toya together.[9] Even though Shoto declares that he is willing to help his father stop Toya, he changed his mind to allow himself alone to confront Toya while Endeavor deals with All For One, considering the possibility of him concerned if Endeavor gets distracted with Toya and that he is the only hero strong enough to face All For One directly.
Rei Todoroki#
Unlike his father, Shoto's mother was kind, caring, and loving towards Shoto, and in return, Shoto loved her deeply, maintaining a very good relationship with her and relying on her for emotional support. Even as a young child, Shoto demonstrated the love and protectiveness he had for his mother, having tried to defend her from Endeavor's abuse.
Shoto's mother was opposed to Endeavor's harsh training methods, but her intervention did little to stop her husband. She nevertheless supported Shoto in these dark times, telling him that it was okay for him to become a hero and encouraging him to be the person he wants to be.
Endeavor's abuse eventually drove Shoto's mother into madness: her resentment towards her husband began to leech over to Shoto's left side (due to its similarity to Endeavor's appearance). One day, she finally snapped, and threw boiling water over Shoto's face, scarring him over his left eye. Shoto bore no ill will against his mother for this incident, instead blaming his father for causing her madness. During his rebellion towards his father, he referred to his ice powers as his mother's Quirk, indicating that he was trying to become the number one Hero using only his ice powers for his mother's sake as well as his own.
After everything that had happened in the past, Shoto still loves his mother. He decides to visit his mother after the Sports Festival and the two reconciled. Thus, their relationship returned to what it was in the past: a loving relationship between mother and son. Thanks to this, Shoto has come to terms with using his fire power. He also frequently visits her on his days off and writes letters to her after moving into Heights Alliance.
Toya Todoroki#
Toya Todoroki, alias Dabi, is Shoto's oldest sibling, and would soon prove to be Shoto's arch-nemesis. In the past, Shoto would always watch him, Fuyumi, and Natsuo play together, often wanting to join them, but his father prevented any interactions between them. It is possible that he has often looked up to his oldest sibling as a somewhat role model for him despite having no interactions with Toya because he disappeared from Shoto's life at a young age, going missing in an accident shortly after their mother's hospitalization. It is unclear if Shoto blames Enji for Toya's accident, though the rest of his siblings are conflicted over the issue. It is unknown how Shoto felt about his missing brother growing up, although Shoto still appears to slightly remember him through his memories.[10]
However, unbeknownst to him, Toya greatly envied him not only because he served as a replacement to him for taking his place as their father's favorite but because he inherited natural resistance to the heat and cold while Toya did not. His jealousy and envy for Shoto created a family feud between them, not that Shoto wasn't aware. At one point, he nearly attacked his infant brother only to be stopped by their father. It was because of this that Shoto was isolated from his siblings and Toya came to regret his acts.[9][11]
After years, the two brothers encountered each other when the Vanguard Action Squad invaded Beast's Forest to kidnap Katsuki Bakugo. Although by then, he had changed in appearance and personality, especially since Toya was now under his Dabi persona. While Shoto doesn't recognize his brother, Dabi knew who Shoto was. Upon looking closely at Shoto's helpless expression during their brief confrontation, Dabi taunts him for failing to rescue Katsuki while calling him by his real name. This suggests a feeling of mockery and pity towards his brother.[12] Shoto appeared to be greatly shocked upon recognizing Dabi when he publicly revealed himself during his attempted attack on Endeavor and Hawks. Though, he still only knew Dabi by his villain persona, and not as his brother.[13]
By the time the Paranormal Liberation War occurs, Dabi gleefully reveals his true identity as Toya to Endeavor and Shoto upon reaching their location on Gigantomachia without any hesitance. He also admits to originally wanting to kill Shoto once he had become successful in his hero career, thinking of him as Endeavor's little puppet. This reveal causes Shoto to feel shocked and horrified upon seeing his oldest sibling as a nefarious villain.[14] Shoto is shocked and angered as Dabi incinerates Nejire and blames Endeavor for ruining another child's bright future, and as the two of them fight, Shoto is absolutely disgusted by the callous disregard he holds for the way Ending nearly killed Natsuo and even saying it was a shame he didn't die so Endeavor would suffer further, asking Dabi if he was really insane.[15] Despite seeing that Dabi was revealed to be a villain, Shoto is shown to be concerned for the well-being of his brother even though if it meant that Dabi will burn himself along with him to see Endeavor suffer from despair. Dabi stopped fighting him once he saw Endeavor was unconscious and could not see it.[16]
After the war ends and all the Heroes are taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries, Shoto thinks about how powerful his brother's flames were, realizing they were fueled by his hatred for their father. He also realizes that his desire to tear down Endeavor regardless of the damage he does to his body and the people who he hurts is a mimic of his cold and aloof behavior from the beginning of his school year, as he too was filled with rage against his father. Shoto initially decides that the only one who can stop Dabi is himself, not his father, but realizes that he can't stop him on his own and asked his father to stop Dabi together once he stop crying.[17]
When discussing Toya with Katsuki and Tenya, Shoto admits that he doesn't know anything about his older brother, including his likes or dislikes, or his favorite food. Katsuki jokes that it’s probably piping hot udon, and Shoto replies saying that if that's the case then he wouldn't mind taking him out to dinner sometime to talk. This shows that Shoto still has empathy towards Toya, despite hardly having known him while growing up, as well as him becoming the villain and mass murderer he is now.[18] Shoto later impeded Toya's attack on their father, in order to confront him by himself.[19]
During their battle, he inquired on why Toya never reveal himself after his accident, as the latter decided to tell him because he believes that it is only fair since they are brothers.[20] After hearing how Toya was comatose and returned home to find nothing changed, Shoto express sadness that his older brother accepted "death" and resolved to dedicate himself to destroying everything their father cares for. Shoto also notes he’s been prepared to die from the start but voiced his intentions to stop him for good.[21] Dabi express his thanks to Shoto for the chat, and comments on his thoughts he has about Shoto too, giving signs that Dabi was watching Shoto from the afar when he enrolled in U.A. As he continues his fight with Shoto, Dabi destroys All Might’s statue after noting how Shoto admired All Might in order to spite Shoto. Dabi believes that Shoto was born with everything since he had the powers of both of their parents and a setting where he could use those powers to their greatest, yet still relied on others. This proves the deep-seeded jealousy Dabi has over his brother managing to inherit both fire and ice, and believes because he didn’t use his powers to the fullest, he’s only a half-baked puppet.
Despite that, considering he thought Dabi was only ever focused on Endeavor, Shoto express a form of happiness that his older brother has been keeping a close eye on him too, giving a sense of acknowledgement Dabi has given unintentionally. However, he believes that Dabi was the one and the only one who himself should blame for all the atrocities he's inflicted up to the present and declares that he should take his anger out on the family, and not the innocent people.[22]
Despite how far down Dabi has gone through in his villainy days, Shoto is still willing to believe that Dabi deserves to have a chance to come back, even if it means he'll have to use force. Even though Dabi is a villain and committed numerous murders, Shoto still cares for his eldest brother, kind enough to spare his life after he overcome Dabi's flames and finally manages to defeat him.[23]
After initially defeating him, Shoto would later be shocked and horrified to see Toya rise up again and begin incinerating everything and everyone around him using his own technique, Phosphor. Later, Shoto would be horrified to see his older brother persistently pursue his grudge against their father and attempted to fight and stop him once again, however he was stopped by Tenya, as he was already exhausted and had reached his body's limit. Shoto was both horrified and amazed at Toya seemingly surpassing his limits despite his weakened body and naturally weak resistance to fire. Nevertheless, he prevented Dabi from causing catastrophic damage and saved their whole family in the process.[24]
Days after the war, Shoto visits his dying brother alongside his family. Before they could leave, Shoto asks Toya what his favorite food is, to which the latter replies, soba. He then tells him that it is also his favorite, making him think back to the latter's words during their fight.[25]
Years after Toya's passing, Shoto continues to visit and pray at his late brother's altar.[26]
Fuyumi Todoroki#
As a child, Shoto always watched his sister play with their brothers from afar, while he was isolated from her, forced to focus on training by their father. However, as they got older, they seem to interact more frequently and became closer. Shoto gets along with Fuyumi, comfortable in telling her that he was visiting their mother. Fuyumi is protective of her little brother, asking where he's going after leaving unannounced and continuously phones him when he disappears for several hours. She also concerns herself about Shoto's happiness, thanking Izuku for being his friend and asking to read his letters to their mother, after not visiting her for a decade.
During the Pro Hero Arc, Fuyumi makes a family meal, in hopes of bringing them closer together, including Enji. Shoto seemed to sympathize with his sister's desire of being a real family and is grateful for the dinner. Fuyumi was also grateful that Shoto was able to invite his friends to the dinner.[5][27][28]
Natsuo Todoroki#
With the rest of his siblings, Enji isolated Shoto from his second-eldest brother, Natsuo, to train as a child. Shoto could only watch from afar as they played, wanting to join them. By their later teenage years, the two are no longer living in the same house, living in the dorms of their respective schools.
Not much is known about their relationship, although they seem to be on good terms, comfortably eating dinner together. During Natsuo's rant at Enji, he mentions that he resents his father's harsh training of Shoto and blames for him for hardly knowing his own brother. Shoto noted that he never saw Natsuo become as emotional as he did. When Natsuo is attacked by the villain Ending, Shoto risks his life to save him and worries for his wellbeing afterwards.[27][28]
He was also upset by Dabi's callous regard to Natsuo's life after he told him the villains he sent nearly killed Natsuo.[15]
U.A. High School#
Class 1-A#
While not deliberately antisocial, Shoto initially came off as distant from his class due to his singular focus in overcoming his father, which would lead him to not make many friends and also be the direct cause of his misunderstanding with Inasa Yoarashi. Despite this, the class would largely overlook this due to his raw power, and was quickly seen by all of them as the most talented in his class, earning their respect especially compared to the volatile Katsuki.
After the sports festival, Shoto began trying to socialize more with them. In turn, the class all respect Shoto for his skill and strength, and even seek to get him to open up more. By doing this, he has formed meaningful friendships with many of his peers, and eventually becomes seen as one of the class's unofficial leaders. It can even be argued that he is by far the most popular kid in the class despite his demeanor, with a few of the girls in his class even being implied to be attracted to him.
Izuku Midoriya#
As he did with the rest of the class, Shoto initially thought little of Izuku until he overheard Tenya Ida and Ochaco Uraraka saying how similar Izuku's powers were to All Might and that All Might in turn seemed to take a liking to him. Suspecting a deeper connection, Shoto then deemed Izuku his arch-rival. Shoto's interactions with Izuku were of a serious nature, but became more antagonistic during the sports festival. This resulted in him directly challenging Izuku in the festival in front of the whole class, which took the rest of class (including Izuku) by surprise.
After Izuku made him use his fire power during the Human Cavalry Battle, Shoto became even angrier with Izuku and confronted him directly about the connection with All Might, though he initially assumed that Izuku was All Might's illegitimate child. After Izuku denied this, Shoto told Izuku his back story and declared to him that he would surpass him using only his ice powers, and in the process disown his father. Despite this hostility, Izuku has a lot of respect for Shoto, admitting that he is far stronger than him. Izuku began to show sympathy for Shoto after seeing his sadness and resolved to help him, rather than focusing on winning. During the final clash in their battle, Shoto thanked Izuku for helping him see that he's not his father, allowing him to finally use his left side without personal strife.
After his fight with Izuku, Shoto begun to acknowledge Izuku's powers, noting that he is a person compelled to help people no matter what. As a result, the two became good friends with each other, and Shoto even eventually begins to look up to Izuku, seeing him as a reliable role model and valuing Izuku as the person who saved Shoto from himself.
Shoto has gained respect towards Izuku for his strength, and how he acts to help people, regardless of the risk and cost to himself. He is willing to go along with any plans Izuku formulates, showing that he trusts his judgement. In the Vs. Hero Killer Arc, when Izuku sends out a message for emergency back-up, Shoto is the first and only to arrive, telling his father that his friend needed his help, showing that he views Izuku as a friend now. Shoto was even amazed by Izuku gaining more control of his Quirk.
After the Final Exams, Izuku is seen worrying about Shoto's feelings, especially towards his father. During the Hideout Raid Arc, Shoto is seen reciprocating these with his own reassurances and support, such as the time he told Izuku that "It's okay for heroes to cry" and taking Izuku's feelings into consideration, asking if he wanted to join, when he and Eijiro were planning to save Katsuki.
Once the training sessions were done, Shoto went to speak with Izuku and asks him about his second Quirk. Shoto initially believed Izuku was holding back his power, despite once telling him to give his all. However, he believed Izuku's word of it being an unexpected event and told him how he intends to master a fire technique.[29]
During the battle between Izuku and Class 1-A seeing Izuku dejected and depressed Shoto tells Izuku to share his burden with them showing that he cares for him.[30]
Katsuki Bakugo#
Shoto and Katsuki have interacted a few times such as in the Obstacle Race during the Sports Festival where they had a brief scuffle for first place, and before they faced each other in the final match of the Sports Festival's tournament event. Shoto appears to not be fond of Katsuki's aggressive personality and doesn't seem to see Katsuki as a rival. On the other hand, Katsuki was shown to be envious of Shoto's strength after seeing him in the Battle Trial. However, Katsuki dislikes Shoto's cold attitude. Unlike Izuku, Katsuki doesn't seem to care about Shoto's problems or feelings. It seems that by the end of the first semester, Shoto and Katsuki appear to be neutral with each other, enough for them to have limited social interactions with each other without hostility as shown when they joked to each other about Kota reminding them of people they knew.
During the Villain attack during the trip to the forest lodge, Shoto and Katsuki were paired together for the test of courage, and were therefore separated from everyone else when the League of villains attacked. Shoto tried to keep Katsuki from engaging in battle, reminding him of the various dangers of using his Quirk near the gas, and to stop him from being taken captive, though Katsuki pridefully showed anger at Shoto for doing so. Shoto also attempted to save Katsuki from being kidnapped by the League of Villains and agreed to help rescue him from his captors. Since his rescue, Shoto has shown to be more friendly towards Katsuki, attempting to start casual conversations with him, shown when they both had to go to extra lessons to get their provisional licenses. However, Katsuki still shows annoyance towards Shoto for doing this.
During the Remedial Course Arc, when Katsuki proposed to be more violent with the delinquent children, Shoto proposes that there are better ways to deal with the situation. This made Katsuki think back about Shoto's past and allowed the latter to proceed with his approach, which showed that he is at least more sensitive to Shoto's past.
In their televised interview, it is shown that Shoto considers Katsuki a friend, despite the latter denying this.
Tenya Ida#
Shoto appears to be on good terms with Tenya, respecting Tenya for his incredible speed after their battle in the U.A. Sports Festival; Tenya appears to also respect Shoto for having the behavior of a true Hero.
They are first seen interacting with each other when Shoto chose Tenya to join his team in the Cavalry Battle. After the Sports Festival, Shoto becomes increasingly worried about Tenya's mental health when he heard about Tensei Ida's injuries from Stain. Shoto understood Tenya's hatred for Stain fully well as he too knows the feeling of hating someone and thus could relate to him, deciding to help Tenya overcome his bitterness such as encouraging Tenya to become the man he wants to be. After the battle against the Hero Killer, they are often seen together along with Izuku Midoriya, meaning they view each other as friends.
Their relationship has been improved over time. During the Joint Training, before their match against the Class 1-B team, Tenya was the only one of their team who realized that something was bothering Shoto, which surprised his teammates, who wondered how he knew that Shoto had something on his mind, considering Shoto's expression rarely changes.
After their match against the Class 1-B team ended in a draw, both students try to support each other and motivated to try harder.
Momo Yaoyorozu#
Although their interactions have been minimal, Momo and Shoto get along quite well, and can be considered close freinds. Shoto has many similarities to Momo; they both are students who got into U.A. through recommendations, hail from famous Hero families, and have powerful Quirks.[31] They both admire, trust, respect, and care for each other, they cemented themselves as top of the class early on, with Momo scoring first and Shoto second in the Quirk Apprehension Test.
Shoto clearly respects Momo's intelligence and abilities. He chose her for the Cavalry Battle in the U.A. Sports Festival[32], having noted her prowess earlier when she dodged his ice attack in the Obstacle Race, and voted for her to be Class Representitive. Shoto even told Momo he believes that she excelles at the role of being a leader and gave a vote for her in being class representative.[31] Momo, meanwhile, considers Shoto as the most capable student in their class.[33]
During the practical portion of the Final Exams, Shoto is partnered with Momo against Shota. He was first oblivious that Momo's low self-esteem bridged from her loss to Fumikage Tokoyami in the Sports Festival, followed by her shallow Internship with Uwabami, leading to her comparing herself to him. When his plan backfired and he was captured by their teacher, he finally realized Momo's immense self-doubt and apologized for not asking if Momo had an idea as well. When Momo expressed her doubts out loud, Shoto comforted her by telling her that he respected her, and to has faith in her own capabilities. Shoto encouraged Momo to believe in herself as a leader as he does. They worked together to outwit Shota and managed to pass their finals, proving that they make an excellent team and can work flawlessly together.[34]
After the fight, the two heroes-in-training become notably closer, recognizing their problems and helping each other grow through them. Shoto is also seen looking out for Momo from here on out, as he is always there to encourage her when she begins to doubt herself again.
When Wolfram and his gang invaded I-Island, during the I-Island Incident, when Shoto decides to stay behind and hold off the villains with Katsuki so everyone and the others can escape. Momo calls out his name in worry, and he reassures her that he'll be fine and she needs to keep her eyes on the goal without worrying about him before he disappears from view. His short message refocuses Momo, as she holds faith that he will be okay and refocuses on saving I-Island with the rest of the group. After the Incident is resolved, they can be seen eating together.[35]
Shoto also asks Momo to help him, along with Izuku and Tenya, to rescue Katsuki without needing to fight when the latter is captured by the League of Villains.
During the Joint Training Battle with Class 1-B, Shoto is the only one who appears aware of Momo's strategy for her round of the exercise. When Itsuka Kendo isolates Momo to fight her one-one-one during this match, Shoto openly defends Momo when her abilities are undermined. Additionally, after the match concludes and Momo's team losses 4-0, Shoto speaks to himself, worrying that this loss will impair Momo's confidence to the negative state it was before, showing a slight expression of concern.
After Shoto completes the Remedial Courses, Momo congratulates him along with Tenya, and Shoto smiles softly at both of them with thanks.
Following the Paranormal Liberation War, Momo visits Shoto in the hospital after his battle with Dabi and attempts to comfort him alongside her classmates. She also stays by his side as long as possible, before leaving to give him and his family privacy for their conversation.
Before the battle to bring Izuku back to U.A., Shoto and Momo are seen effortlessly coordinating to immobilize and capture the villain that Katsuki defeated.
Eijiro Kirishima#
Shoto has good relations with Eijiro. Previously, they barely interacted and the only significant event was when Eijiro tried to stop Shoto from declaring war on Izuku for the Sports Festival.
They interact more with the kidnapping of Katsuki, as both agreed to go rescue him even though such action would go against the rules. During the rescue mission, they worked together without any problem.
After this, it is seen that their relationship between them improves and they interact more often, supporting each other. For example, after Neito Monoma made fun how two students in 1-A failed the Provisional Hero License Exam, whereas everyone in Class 1-B passed, Shoto apologizes to his classmates for being one of those who failed, but Eijiro tries to make light to comfort him, saying that Neito is turning it into a fake competition.
Tsuyu Asui#
Although they do not interact with each other that much, Shoto and Tsuyu appear to be on good terms, and are friends. They both sit at the same lunch table with Izuku, Ochaco, Tenya, and Toru. Shoto is shown to care about Tsuyu's feelings since, after rescuing Katsuki, he apologized to her for making her fear for his and the others' safety.
Mina Ashido#
The two classmates have had little interaction, but Mina thinks that Shoto is the most handsome boy in school.
Toru Hagakure#
The two have not interacted much, but Toru has shown to admire his strength.
After the fight against the villains during the U.S.J. Arc, it was revealed that Toru was warped to the Landslide Zone, with Shoto not having realize. After overhearing, he became slightly nervous that he could have frozen her unknowingly.
During the room presentation contest after 1-A had moved into Heights Alliance, Toru was excited to get a look into Shoto's quiet and private life when it was his turn to present his room. She was quite impressed by his choice of style.
Yuga Aoyama#
While they aren't seen interacting, Shoto initially didn't seem to think much of Yuga.
During the Training Arc, Shoto attempted to use his classmate's attack on Mr. Compress to save Katsuki but failed.
Like the rest of his classmates, Shoto was deeply shocked upon learning of Yuga's betrayal and told the principal that he and the class were not leaving until they got answers.[36] Nevertheless, Shoto stood with the class in thinking Yuga could redeem himself by helping them face All For One.[37]
Other schoolmates#
Nejire Hado#
Nejire and Shoto have a good relationship and strong teamwork skills. When Nejire first met Shoto she invasively asked him personal questions and about how he got his scar which made him uneasy. During the Paranormal Liberation War, Nejire and Shoto effectively teamed up against Tomura Shigaraki and combined special moves in an effort to defeat him, showcasing profound teamwork.
After Dabi burns Nejire, Shoto frantically shouts her name in concern with tears in his eyes.
Faculty#
All Might#
Shoto was conceived and trained by his father for the sole purpose of surpassing All Might. However, while Shoto does express this desire, it does not appear to be as heavy as Endeavor's; rather, Shoto respects and admires All Might. When he was younger, he would also watch All Might on tv with his mother, and was inspired by All Might's words of an individual's Quirk being their own despite lineage and wants to be a hero just like him.
Shoto once saved All Might from being killed by Nomu and eventually figured out that Izuku has a connection to the hero. In return, All Might is amazed by Shoto's skills and seems to have noticed the boy's troubles and does his best to offer support to Shoto without prying too deeply into his personal issues. All Might also expressed pride in Shoto for getting his provisional hero license.
Even now, Shoto still expresses his admiration towards the former number one hero, telling his father that the person he strives to be like is All Might.[6] His admiration for All Might can also be a sign of his weakness, especially when Dabi knew how Shoto is a fan of All Might and melted the All Might statue in Kamino to spite him by desecreating his hero.
Shota Aizawa#
His relationship with his homeroom teacher is good. Generally, he does not cause him as many problems as Izuku and Katsuki, although Shota knows that Shoto also has his own issues to overcome.
During the practical exam, Shoto was paired with Momo, with Shota being their opponent. During the confrontation, Shota manages to wrap up Shoto. He tells Shoto his plan placed too much of the burden on himself and that he needs to trust Momo more. Shoto follows the advice of his teacher, and together with Momo they manage to defeat him.
Days later, during the Hideout Raid Arc, Shoto was one of the five students who skipped the rules to go to rescue of Katsuki. This action brought him harsh criticism from Shota who said that, had it not been for All Might's retirement, he would have been expelled along with the other students.
Over time, their relationship improves. Shota showed concern for Shoto when the fight between Endeavor and High-End was broadcast on television. When Endeavor was about to die, Shota ran to where Shoto was, concerned about how this could affect him. After Endeavor's victory, he stood over him as he prayed for his father, relieved he is still alive.
Villains#
Stain#
Shoto was disgusted with Stain's ideals of killing "fake" Pro Heroes in order to achieve justice, going so far as to tell Tenya to pay no heed to him. Stain appears to respect Shoto's strength and selfless attitude to save his friends.
Police Force#
Kenji Tsuragamae#
After him, Tenya and Izuku defeated Stain, the police chief paid the three boys a visit to discuss their actions. While Kenji commends them for helping the heroes and police capture the Hero Killer, he also reminds the boys that they still used their Quirks to commit bodily harm to a villain while unlicensed and thus broke the law, meaning that them and their supervisors would need to face punishment. Shoto protests against this, asking if they should have just let Native and Tenya die at the hands of Stain. Kenji responds by asking Shoto if that means it's alright to break the law as long as everything turns out alright in the end, to which Shoto asks him whether or not it's a hero's job to save people. Kenji sighs upon hearing this and asks what U.A. and Endeavor had been teaching them. The mention of his father angers Shoto even further, to the point where he angrily charges towards the police chief only to be stopped by Gran Torino.
However, Kenji reveals that they would only receive punishment should the incident be made public, in which they would probably be applauded by the public, but their repercussions would be unavoidable. Therefore, the police make the decision to let Endeavor take the credit for taking down Stain, which would be supported thanks to the Hero Killer's burn scars and the few eyewitnesses at the scene. Not wanting to ruin the young men's futures, they decide to go for that course of action. Shoto forgoes his anger and thanks the police chief while asking him to take care of it, although he does say that he should've just said that in the first place. Nevertheless, Kenji bows to the three boys and thanks them for protecting the peace.
Shiketsu High School#
Inasa Yoarashi#
During the final part of the test for students whom got into U.A. through recommendations Inasa won and went to acknowledge Shoto for his strength only to be harshly ignored by Shoto causing him to develop a hatred toward him. They later met during the Provisional Hero License Exam where Shoto inquired as to why Inasa was giving him looks of hatred only to be reminded of the incident during the test. Later on, Inasa and and Shoto's conflict caused them to ignore the situation and compete and got back to their senses due to Izuku's scolding. Though they got back to their senses, they both failed and Inasa apologized to Shoto for causing him to fail and Shoto states it was also his fault for causing them to fail.
During the Remedial Course Arc, they seem to have started understanding each other and though Inasa still bears some hatred for him it has toned down but their interests still clash once in a while. However, as Inasa attempts to connect with him and they both try to get through to the children, the two of them create a closer bond with one another, decreasing the tension of their past.