Taishiro Toyomitsu,[2] also known as BMI Hero: Fat Gum, is the current No. 11 Pro Hero,[3] and was the previous No. 58 Pro Hero eight years ago.[4]
He employed Suneater, and later Red Riot and Real Steel as trainees, with the former eventually becoming his Sidekick.
Appearance#
In his fat form, Taishiro is a large, round man, easily towering over other adults. In this form, his mouth is wide, and his nose is smaller, which gives him an odd look alongside his odd body proportions. After burning through his fat, however, it is revealed that he is pretty muscular, and his body adapts to conventional proportions, though he appears to retain his height.
His hero costume consists of black pants with thin white lining and an yellow, zippered hood, which has white stripes with a orange outline on the sleeves the initials, as well as his alias on the front of Fat Gum, written with a clear F, G and an inverted F. Alongside them, he also wears red-orange gloves with black knuckles, red-orange and yellow boots with grey and red-orange metallic knee guards, and a black mask that goes around his eyes and over his forehead.
Several years ago, his previous hero costume was mostly the same, except that the initials of his alias are written with only a black F and G with a white outline, the zipper was bigger, and his knee guards were fully metallic. In addition, he wore black forearm guards.
Eight years following the Final War, Taishiro's costume a red and black color scheme, with black lining with yellow edges along his sleeves and a large black F with a golden edge in the center and a yellow G and M etched on the prongs. He now wears light pants and yellow gloves with black palms and white knuckles. A small tuft of his hair is also seen peeking out the top of his hood.
Personality#
Taishiro appears to be constantly hungry, which leads him to eat a lot. He is very friendly towards civilians and other heroes, appearing to be a playful and carefree person. However, he gets earnest when the situation demands it, always having the work ethic of a hero.
Whenever Taishiro is focused on doing the right thing, he becomes impulsive and determined, especially when lives are at stake. In this case, he becomes utterly enraged, impatient, and disapproves of lengthy operations.
Due to his time working with the police, Taishiro is very knowledgeable about Japan's underworld. He can recognize potential when he sees it, complimenting Tamaki's prowess as a hero, though the latter thinks of it as harassment. Taishiro also extends this to Eijiro after he held his own against a villain and praised his will to continue.
Taishiro is kind and will prioritize helping people and saving lives first. He cares deeply about the well-being of others, especially those in his care, which is why he becomes so angry when villains threaten the lives of others. After the fight with Eight Bullets, he was perturbed about Eijiro's state and cried tears of relief when he realized Eijiro was fine.
Abilities#
Overall Abilities: Taishiro is very capable, possessing impressive formidability, even for his rank as the No. 58 Pro Hero. Taishiro uses Fat Absorption to effectively restrain criminals in his line of work, enveloping them with his prominent figure. Despite his size, Taishiro makes sure to subdue targets quickly. Taishiro frequently acts as a human shield for his allies in combat since most attacks barely faze him anyway. Should he find himself against an enemy that can bypass his defenses through sheer power alone, Taishiro can trade his fat away for a counterattack powered up by the sum of all the impact energy dealt by the foe on his body.
Taishiro's abilities were pushed to the limit when he and Eijiro battled against Kendo Rappa and Hekiji Tengai of the Eight Bullets. Kendo first sent a body-hardened Eijiro flying a reasonable distance away with a single punch before turning his attention to Taishiro (who was distracted by Eijiro being hurled away) and repeatedly barraged him with a volley of punches throughout their battle. Taishiro attempted to punch Kendo but was blocked by a Barrier erected by Hekiji. Once Eijiro regained his resolve and stepped in to better endure Kendo's flurry of punches, Taishiro was bought enough time to transfer all of the accumulated energy he absorbed from the impact of Kendo's attacks into one final punch to ultimately defeat the 2 Shie Hassaikai members. In the Final War against the villains, Taishiro was chosen to take command of the forces to defeat the stragglers left behind by Operation Troy.
- Enhanced Strength: Taishiro is shown to have incredible strength, as he can grab hold of multiple villain mechs and keep them in his grip while using his Quirk. He can also crush two pieces of hard candy with his bare hand. When Taishiro simply flicked a suspect in the face multiple times for making him waste food, they were forceful enough to bruise the man's face and make him draw blood.
- Enhanced Durability: Taishiro has excellent durability thanks to the amount of fat he has compiled. He can take several assaults from Kendo Rappa's powerful bullet punches and keep standing, whereas Eijiro's "Unbreakable" Ultimate Move was barely able to defend against one of Kendo's punches.
- Enhanced Speed: Despite his stature, Taishiro's speed is rather impressive, as he can react quickly against troubling situations.
- Enhanced Stamina: Despite being highly injured, Taishiro continued to battle Kendo Rappa, showing incredible stamina when even the powerful Ejiro Kirishima could not stand after just one barrage of punches.
Keen Intellect: Taishiro possesses a very keen intellect and analytical mind. After witnessing the Quirks of Kendo and Hekiji, Taishiro realized the duo was not on the Quirk roster for the Shie Hassaikai Raid Team and that battling the pair would be difficult. Following his second endurance of Kendo's bullet punches, Taishiro surmised that getting in close doesn't give the BMI Hero a chance to dodge the assault, and due to the amount of strength behind the brawler's attacks, Taishiro's Fat Absorption couldn't absorb all of the damage. With his deductions, Taishiro concluded that Kendo would wear him down until the hero was out of sight. And, despite the bickering he noticed between Kendo and Hekiji, Taishiro knew that Hekiji would still produce a barrier if Kendo needed it, rendering the defeat of the Yakuza dyad near impossible with Hekiji still standing.
Withstanding Kendo's onslaught a third time, Taishiro noticed that the Eight Bullets member's punches were getting faster, and each blow was stronger than the last, making the obese hero question whether he could hold out against Kendo as long as he intended. In the aftermath of the battle, Kendo could rise to his feet, making Taishiro deduce that Hekiji's barrier had cushioned his energy-stockpiled attack. When Kendo told the battle-worn BMI Hero there was a medical supplies room that he and the present heroes could use to treat their injuries, Taishiro, taking note of the candidness of the brawler's words, understood that Kendo wasn't leading him and Eijiro into a trap, as he skeptically believed was the case at first.
- Police Intuition: Taishiro is a successful hero with extensive experience working alongside Japan's Police Force, granting him a greater understanding of both police body functions and protocol compared to the average Pro Hero. This intuition is shown by how Taishiro was able to understand complex drug trafficking networks and forensics by how he collected a prototype Quirk-Destroying Drug for testing, making him a significant asset to the Nighteye Agency's investigation and raid of the Shie Hassaikai.
Quirk#
Fat Absorption: Taishiro's Quirk allows him to make anything adhere to his obese body on contact and sink into his body fat. His fat can also store kinetic energy, which he can convert into offensive muscle at the cost of his fat, thus weakening his defense.
Ultimate Moves#
- Fataxi: Taishiro can use his Quirk to hold anyone smaller than him within his body as passengers. He uses this move to escort his allies in or out of battles.
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- Gunga Mountain Villa Raid
- Villa Raid Team vs. Paranormal Liberation Front
- Villa Raid Team & Trainees vs. Paranormal Liberation Front
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Trivia#
- Taishiro's shape and appearance resemble a Matryoshka doll.
- Taishiro's surname contains the kanji for "abundant, ample" and "to be full (of), to be satisfied". His given name contains the Kan'yo-on reading for "plump, healthy" (太 tai), both the Go-on and Kan-on reading for "purpose, determination" (志 shi), and the common male suffix of "son" (郎 ro).
- According to Taishiro's Volume 15 profile:
- His favorite food is takoyaki, a dish that was first popularized in his hometown.
- Kohei Horikoshi finds him very fun to draw, even wishing he could climb on him and ride him around.
- He shares his birthday with Enji Todoroki and Shuichi Iguchi.
- According to Betten Court, the illustrator of the spinoff, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Fat Gum's design is one of Horikoshi's personal favorites. As a result, Betten states he takes extra care when drawing him in the spinoff series.
- Compared to most of his cast, Horikoshi finds Fat Gum one of the easiest characters to draw, likely due to his simple shape and design.[5]
- Hideyuki Furuhashi states that he made Fat Gum's character a bit more aggressive in Vigilantes upon learning that he used to be more of a brawler. This was also the reason why his old costume had arm protectors.
- Taishiro's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
- Ranked 20th in the Third Popularity Poll.
- Ranked 30th in the Fourth Popularity Poll.
- Taishiro's English voice actor, Kyle Hebert, also voices Timothy Agpar.