Yosetsu Awase, also known as Welder,[3] was a student in Class 1-B at U.A. High School, training to become a Pro Hero.
Eight years after the Final War, Yosetsu has graduated from U.A., and has become a Pro Hero.
Appearance#
Yosetsu has long black hair spiked upwards and backward to his left, and rounded gray eyes, tilted inwards. He wears a wide, blue and white zig-zag patterned headband around his forehead, pulled down relatively low to keep his hair out of his eyes.
His Hero Costume consists of a burgundy, baggy, full-body suit, its collar passing his chin. He wears dark brown shoulder pads, a three layered chest armor which he can use to shield his face, white knee-high boots with brown accents, and two blue bags on his belt in which he keeps various items, including blocks of wood and metal, to aid his Quirk. He also switches out his usual zig-zagged headband for a striped one and has black wrist guards.
Eight years after the Final War, Yosetsu now wears his hair in a mohawk, and has replaced his headband with a helmet with what appears to be eye-holes. His hero costume now has three containers on the left side of belt, and his wrist guards are now a lighter shade of brown instead of being black.
Personality#
Although he is not as social as some others, Yosetsu is foul-mouthed and tense, except for severe or life-or-death situations, in which he becomes very easily startled and much more talkative, although he retains his harsh way of speech.[4]
Yosetsu is very selfless, as, during the Vanguard Action Squad Invasion, he continued to carry Momo Yaoyorozu even though the Chainsaw Nomu was catching up with him, refusing to leave her behind despite her slowing him down due to her heavily injured state. Despite showing fear, he is also willing to put himself in danger to fulfill a plan.
He does not appear to take the rivalry between the two hero classes seriously, as he was willing to knock out Neito Monoma (in place of Itsuka Kendo, who was busy elsewhere) and apologized to Izuku Midoriya and Mirio Togata for his behavior.
Yosetsu is also said to be very proud of his Quirk and confident in his abilities.
Abilities#
Overall Abilities: Yosetsu has proven himself a very competent combatant, as abilities earned him 10th place in the U.A. Entrance Exam, having the third highest number of villain points. He has also demonstrated excellent handling of his Quirk, Weld, a power that functions better as a restraining tool, giving Yosetsu a way to incapacitate enemies by harmlessly binding them to nearby structures. Yosetsu can even fuse his body parts with those of other people, facilitating their transport if they are immobile. Yosetsu also possesses stealth capabilities, successfully hiding from his opponents’ view(s) before surprising them with his Quirk abilities. Yosetsu was not only successful in discreetly attaching a tracking device, created by Momo, onto the Chainsaw Nomu but was also capable of effectively ambushing and restraining Katsuki Bakugo, one of the strongest students in Class 1-A.
Quirk#
Weld: Welder's Quirk gives him the ability to fuse objects at an atomic level, although he needs to be touching both objects to fuse them.[4] This Quirk is effective on both organic and inorganic material.
Ultimate Moves#
- Construction-Done-Kwik: Weldcraft: Yosetsu swiftly binds an opponent to a structure by interconnecting them with metallic logs. First used to detain Katsuki during the Joint Training Battle, but was countered by Rikido Sato's Sugar Rush Quirk.[5]
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Equipment#
Steel Logs: Yosetsu's hero costume comes equipped with a set of small steel logs that are used with his binding abilities. Those logs allow him to connect two different targets without having to touch both of them at the same time (Yosetsu can fuse each end of a log to separate targets, bridging them together).
Shields: Yosetsu possesses a number of shields that he attaches to his body, effectively turning them into armor for defense.
Battles & Events#
U.A. Sports Festival Arc U.A. Sports Festival Obstacle Race Cavalry Battle Forest Training Camp Arc Quirk Training Camp Vanguard Action Squad Invasion Momo Yaoyorozu & Yosetsu Awase vs. Nomu U.A. School Festival Arc U.A. School Festival Joint Training Arc Joint Training Battle Round 4 Endeavor Agency Arc Hero Work-Studies II Paranormal Liberation War Arc Paranormal Liberation War
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Trivia#
- Yosetsu's surname contains the kanji for "bubble" and "torrent, rapids", and his first name contains "ocean" and "snow".
- His name is homophonous with the Japanese words for "weld" and "joint together".
- Yosetsu ranked 10th during the U.A. Entrance Exam with fifty villain points and six rescue points.[6]
- Yosetsu's English voice actor, Orion Pitts, also voices Bye-Bites and Jiro Hotta.
- According to Yosetsu's Volume 10 profile:
- He likes mobile games.
- Kohei Horikoshi finds his bandanna to be super-cool.
- Despite the few appearances he had by this point, the author finds Yosetsu a fun character based on his dialogue, finding that he comes off as realistic.
- Horikoshi is also a big fan of his Quirk.
- According to Yosetsu's Ultra Analysis profile:
- When Itsuka was preparing for the School Festival's Beauty Pageant, he was in charge of keeping Neito in check.[7]
- Yosetsu has a small crush on Momo.
- His personality describes him as a "child of the times".
- Yosetsu shares his birthday with Snipe.
- Yosetsu and Nirengeki Shoda are the only Class 1-B members who are not seen in the present during the Final War.