History#
At some point, Snipe participated in a television show about heroes to watch and said that if it wasn't for Lady Nagant, he would be Japan's top marksman. He explained how his Quirk, Homing, lets him shoot anything within six hundred meters, but with Lady Nagant and her Rifle Quirk, she easily surpasses him, having a range of three kilometers and the ability to mold her hair in any kind of bullet, plus being naturally skillful at shooting. He admitted that there was no way he could compete against her.
Snipe did not hesitate to define Lady Nagant as sniper rifle in human form.[1]
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes#
Vigilantes Beginnings Arc#
One day, the villain Kuin Hachisuka uses her Queen Bee Quirk to inject Trigger into innocent civilians, causing an Instant Villains Outbreak. Detective Naomasa immediately call for backup. Snipe and other heroes appear immediately and quickly they suppress the outbreak. [2]
Sometime later, Snipe is called into a meeting at the police station with several of the heroes who also had participated in suppressing the outbreak. Once in the meeting room with other Pro Heroes, Snipe listens detective Eizo Tanuma speaks that the people in question were more unwilling civilians injected with Trigger by someone. The officer explains that the people in question were more victims than they were villains.
Once the meeting is over, Snipe leaves to returns to his duties.[3]
Sky Egg Arc#
Snipe was invited to participate in Captain Celebrity's farewell party at the Tokyo Sky Egg.[4] Once on stage, he performs some tricks with Homing alongside Edgeshot and Airjet's Quirks.
tThe event is interrupted when the the Tokyo Sky Egg is attacked by creatures known as Bombers sent by the villain Number 6. The villain wants to kill Captain Celebrity, and for this he planned the attack carefully.[5]. After a quick emergency meeting in one of the rooms of the Sky Egg, the heroes organized to repel the attack and protect everyone.[5]
During the Sky Egg Bombing, Snipe along with Mirko and Ryukyu are in charge of dealing with the Bombers outside. He informs his allies when they defeats one of the bombers.[6] In the end, the heroes manage to defeat the threat.
Number 6, who was watching everything on a rooftop, sees that his plan is about to fail because of the heroes' intervention so, in retaliation, he orders the last Bomber to self-destruct in a large explosion, causing the building to collapse. [7] Fortunately, All Might arrives in time and manages save everybody life.[8]
Synopsis#
U.S.J. Arc#
The League of Villains, led by Tomura Shigaraki, assaults the Unforeseen Simulation Joint with a large force of villain with the goal of killing All Might, attacking the students of Class 1-A in the process.[9] With the help of his classmates, Tenya Ida manages to escape to call for backup.[10]
Snipe is among the faculty reinforcements that Tenya brings to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint. When the heroes all arrive, Snipe immediately uses his Quirk to shoot Tomura, thus preventing him from killing All Might and Izuku Midoriya. Then, he redirects his aim and shoots twice more, saving Denki, Kyoka, and Momo from the electric-type villain that was holding Denki hostage.
The Heroes spread out and use their Quirks to defeat any remaining villains. Realizing that they are going to be defeated, Tomura declares that the mission is officially over, but he is shot several times by Snipe before he finishes his sentence, hitting his arm and legs. Kurogiri shields the injured Tomura from the gunfire, and despite the efforts of the heroes to stop them, he manages to use his Quirk for both of them to escape.[11]
U.A. Sports Festival Arc#
After the attack on the U.S.J, U.A. High School is closed for a day. Snipe and the U.A. faculty meet with Police Detective Naomasa Tsukauchi. The detective informs them he was unable to find anything about Tomura or his partner Kurogiri. Snipe mentions that he injured Tomura, but the League of Villains will likely return after his gunshot wounds heal. [12]
Snipe watches the U.A. Sports Festival alongside the other teachers. During the Obstacle Race, Snipe mentions that it is best to avoid the giant robotic villains, but they are easy to hit if you can land a smart shot.[13]
Vs. Hero Killer Arc#
Following the U.A. Sports Festival, U.A. students receive internship opportunities from Pros hoping to draft them. While Shota Aizawa looks through the draft forms, Snipe notices him and comments that Shota should make sure the students choose carefully so they do not regret their choice.[14]
Final Exams Arc#
Prior to Final Exams at the end of the first years' first term, Snipe has another meeting with his fellow faculty members. This time they meet to discuss changing the Final Exams format. Snipe states that having students fight robots is impractical if fights against villains are going to intensify in the wake of Stain. He goes on to say that robots were originally used for the entrance exams to avoid complaints about injuries, but notes they are not challenging enough.
The students are put into pairs to face off with the students for the Final Exams, and Snipe faces off against Mezo Shoji and Toru Hagakure.[15] During their battle, Snipe corners Toru and Mezo behind stone pillars. Mezo runs out to distract Snipe, and the teacher shoots at his feet before warning him not to be hasty.
Suddenly Toru handcuffs Snipe, taking him by surprise. His initial reaction causes him to accidentally touch her breast with his elbow. Annoyed, Toru yells at Snipe for being perverted, but he pleads with her and explains it was an accident.[16]
Forest Training Camp Arc#
After the Vanguard Action Squad Invasion, the U.A. teachers hold an emergency meeting regarding the capture of Katsuki Bakugo. When Present Mic brings up the possibility of a traitor among them, Snipe dismisses it, as trying to find the traitor will breed mistrust and destroy them from the inside.[17]
U.A. School Festival Arc#
Due to the incidents that have occurred in recent months, the Police Force's Commissioner General requests Nezu to cancel the U.A. School Festival, but the principal manages to convince him otherwise after assuring him that security measures will be increased.[18] Snipe, Hound Dog and Ectoplasm will be the main ones in charge of making sure that no bad happens during the event.
During the School Festival, Snipe contacts Hound Dog, who was out on patrol, for a status update. Hound Dog replies that some troublesome video up-loader was hoping to snag some spotlight, and while not understanding the situation entirely, it is not an emergency.[19] He is later shown enjoying the festivities.[20]
Endeavor Agency Arc#
On Christmas, Snipe and the rest of the U.A. teachers hold a meeting to discuss the sudden return of the Hero Work-Studies. Everyone agrees that the Hero Public Safety Commission has doubts about the incident at Deika City, and want all heroes to be ready for what can happen, although they try to be ambiguous with their requests.[21]
Paranormal Liberation War Arc#
By the end of March, thanks to the police investigations, and the information leaked by Hawks, who was acting as a spy, the Hero Public Safety Commission organize the Heroes and the Police Force to take down the Paranormal Liberation Front.
Before the raid starts, Snipe participates with other heroes in a meeting where Detective Naomasa informs them about Dr. Kyudai Garaki, the current board chairman of Jaku General Hospital. He is an ally of All For One, and therefore Tomura's ally, and he is also the creator of the Nomu.[22][23]
U.A. Traitor Arc#
In the aftermath of the Paranormal Liberation War, All For One has escaped from Tartarus, and proceeded to break into several more maximum security prisons, liberating the inmates. Due to the chaos inflicted by Gigantomachia and the mass breakout of prisoners, the whole country entered a state of total chaos and anarchy. In addition, many heroes resigned and called it quits because of the massive criticism of their work, and the destruction spreading unchecked. Snipe was one of the Heroes still remaining after the chaos, staying at U.A to watch the evacuates.
When Nezu announces to the civilians that Tomura will make his big move in 4 days, Class 1-A is ready to head back out. Snipe assures to the civilians that their safety is their top priority, and when the automated evacuation system kicks in, he tells them to move calmly. Shortly afterward, he watches 1-A leave U.A. for good.[24]
My Hero Academia: You're Next#
During Class 1-A's excursions to combat and apprehend the Jailbreakers and villains running amok, they are suddenly captured by the Gollini Family Mafia, consisting of Bruno, Kamile, Deborah, Paulo, Simon, Ugo, Gi, and their leader, Valdo Gollini. Snipe was at the U.A. headquarters when Valdo publicly broadcast his announcement to the country that he has come to "save Japan" from their despair caused by the war and vows that he will use his strength and power to promote justice and become the next Symbol of Peace in honor of All Might’s god-like powers.
Valdo touches the hypnotized woman, Anna Scervino, and suddenly, his powers tremendously increase as he uses his Quirk to transform their floating ship into a massive fortress, consuming everything in its path in an ocean of light. Class 1-A witness the rapid expansion of the transformation just before they are consumed by it.
All Might hurries back to U.A. to learn of the situation, seeing that the ship has consumed the class and any civilian evacuees caught by the light. He meets Hawks and Best Jeanist, and they identify the group as the Gollini Family Mafia, the most dangerous crime syndicate in Europe that even other Heroes outside the country were cautious to approach.
While keeping track of the fortress’ movement, Dark Might decides to change course because so long as people remember All Might’s legacy, he will continue to inspire the next generation. He decides to destroy that legacy by annihilating the remnants of the Heroes in U.A. Toshinori and the Counter-Force notice the fortress' change in direction, and realize it is heading right towards the school. Principal Nezu states that the U.A. Barrier is essential for their plan to defeat Tomura Shigaraki and must be protected at all costs. Hence, he ordered the evacuation of the refugees.
Snipe and several faculty members stay behind while All Might and the Heroes head to the outskirts of the city to stage a counterattack against the fortress. Endeavor fires a full blast of his Prominence Burn, but the Heroes learn that the fortress repairs itself from any external damages they inflict, which means they can only stall time for Class 1-A to do their jobs.
Mirio, who quickly infiltrated the fortress with his Permeation, helps direct everyone toward the exit. He signals the Heroes outside of the civilians' location, so Endeavor unleashes Prominence Burn - Maximum Fire and Flare Circle to make a hole large enough for civilians to fall through, with all the Heroes waiting outside to catch and bring them to safety. Best Jeanist uses his Quirk to capture the civilians falling from the fortress.
Once the civilians are safe, Endeavor makes a hole large enough for many Heroes to move inside. As the fortress comes closer to U.A., it starts to collapse after Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto defeat Dark Might; in conjunction, Mirio defeats Kamile, causing the fortress to fall from the sky.
Suddenly, the fortress starts to repair itself as Anna’s Quirk: Overmodification, goes berserk, causing her to consume everything in the battlefield, including Dark Might. Still affected by Anna's Overmodification, Dark Might regains consciousness and uses her enhanced properties to turn himself into a colossal monster, using the fortress to repair a new body. While Izuku, Shoto and Katsuki fight back against Dark Might, Giulio manages to touch her, and thanks to Anna's Overmodification, his own Neutralization Quirk becomes greatly enhanced, allowing him to overcome his limits and then use it on Anna. With Dark Might vulnerable, Izuku, Katsuki, and Shoto, attack the Villain and unleash their most powerful moves, destroying Dark Might and the entire fortress.
With the Gollini Family defeated, the U.A. Shelter is safe, and everyone cheers on the Heroes and Class 1-A for their valiant victory.[25]
Final War Arc#
With the number of Heroes rapidly dwindling, those that remain and the Counter Force have come up with a plan to defeat All For One and his army of villains for an all-out-battle of the Final War. Snipe stays behind at one of the U.A. evacuation centers to protect the civilians while the rest of the remaining Heroes and students fight against the villains.
Shota Aizawa has managed to gain control of "Kurogiri" and starts teleporting all over the country gather up all the Heroes assigned to provide reinforcements for Izuku in his battle with Tomura Shigaraki at Mt. Fuji. Snipe volunteers to assist Izuku, and is instantly teleported to backup Izuku.[26] As Izuku rushes forward, "All For One" unleashed a horde of Quirks, blasting away every Hero who tries to stop him, but they keep on countering against his attacks. Shota then calls out to the Heroes through their comms, telling them to help Izuku carve a straight path to Tomura. Snipe shoots at dozens of "All For One"'s Rivet Stabs, aiding Manga Fukidashi to push back against these attacks.[27] Eventually, Izuku manages to defeat Tomura once and for all, just before Tomura succumbs to his injuries and dies as his body disintegrates into ashes.[28]