Sayuri Asagi

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Theme Songs

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"I may be a defect to society; the Hero Commission, the Pros, everyone else knows that. But unlike my fellow Quirkless, with the exception of Amaiko, I'm giving it my all to survive and save people. Which is why I decided to become a vigilante instead. Heroes don't need a license to save others, damn it."

—Saya to Katsuki Bakugo and Izuku Midoriya in “Deku vs Kacchan Part 2”

Saya Kikuyu
Biographical Information
Kanji Name	菊(きく)夕(ゆう) 小(さ)夜(よ)
Rōmaji Name	'Kikuyu Saya'
Alias	Foxfire (キツネの火 (ひ) Kitsune no Hi) Blister (Volcanic Entity form) Saya-Nii (Sis in English Dub) Saya Bakugo (married name) Desuko Uchiki (内気 です子 Uchiki Desuko; fake identity name)
Epithet	Vermilion Bird of The Shadows (朱雀の影 Suzaku no Kage)
Personal Description
Birthday	September 30
Age	4 (first appearance) 14 (Chapter 1-2) 15 (prior to Remedial Course Arc) 16 (current)
Gender	Female
Height	169 in. (5’6)
Hair Color	Light Maroon Ash Blond (as Desuko)
Eye Color	Gold-Orange Fuchsia (as Desuko)
Blood Type	O
Quirk	Quirkless (initially; currently) Volcanic Entity (Briefly)
Status
Status	Alive
Birthplace	Near Shizuoka Prefecture
Family	Susumu Kikuyu (Father) Naomi Kikuyu (Mother) Asayu Kikuyu (Twin sister) Osoika Mikata (Adoptive younger brother) Third (Ancestor) Suruka Rakurai (Ancestor) Hoseki Sanira (Ancestor) Hojumi Sanira (Ancestor) Katsuki Bakugo (Husband) Katsuo Bakugo (Oldest son) Sayori Bakugo (Older daughter) Katsumi Bakugo (Younger daughter) Sayoru Bakugo (Younger sonson) Sayako Bakugo (Youngest daughter) Umioka Shionami (brother-in-law) Eri Mikata (adoptive sister-in-law) Masaru Bakugo (father-in-law) Mitsuki Bakugo (mother-in-law) Kagayaki Enjosuru (uncle-in-law) Raisa Hiyama (aunt-in-law) Kaiya Enjosuru (cousin-in-law) Seiun Enjosuru (cousin-in-law) Raifuru Family (Distant relatives)
Occupation	Vigilante (prior to Shie Hassaikai Arc; legally) Student (currently [main series]; formerly [ER & NG]) Pro Hero (ER & NG)
Affiliation	U.A. High School Outcast Group Treehouse Foxfire Agency
Fighting Style	Varies
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
Vigilantes Debut	-
Anime Debut	Episode 1
Portrayal
Japanese VA	Miyuki Sawashiro
English VA	Erica Mendez

Saya Kikuyu (菊(きく)夕(ゆう) 小(さ)夜(よ), Kikuyu Saya^?), also known by her alias Foxfire (キツネの火 (ひ), Kitsune no Hi^?), her fake name Desuko Uchiki (内気 です子 Uchiki Desuko), and Saya-Nii (Sister in the English Dub) by her childhood friends, is an S-Rank vigilante, being the leader of the Outcast Group organization. She is also one of the deuteragonists of the main My Hero Academia series and the main protagonist of My Hero Academia: Rise of The Phoenix.

She would later become a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, training alongside her classmates to become a Pro Hero despite being Quirkless. She is the daughter of former Pro Heroes Bolt and Phoenix Inferno, twin sister to Asayu Kikuyu, and adopted sister, mentor, and predecessor to Osoika Mikata. She is also connected to One for All, as she is the descendant of the Third user of One for All and his partner Suruka Rakurai.

Despite being Quirkless, Saya wanted to become a hero just like her idol All Might, but after being listed as weak and defenseless, she became a vigilante instead and has been presumed dead until the series. She transferred into U.A. in the beginning of the Shie Hassaikai Arc.

In the later years after her graduation from U.A., Saya would eventually become one of the top 10 heroes, taking the spot on No. 10, and is the first Quirkless heroes in years. She would also marry Katsuki Bakugo, her childhood friend and high school boyfriend, and have five children, Katsuo, Sayori, Katsumi, and twins Sayoru and Sayako Bakugo. She is also responsible for the Quirkless Defence Program before her kidnapping from the Reincarnation villain group.

Appearance

Saya is a young woman of average height and tanned skin, and has freckles on her face, back, and shoulders because of this. In her nine years of being a Vigilante and being the main target from criminals, she grew to have a muscular and badly scarred build that made others wonder how she survived for so long, her most prominent one crossing from her chest to her stomach. She has noticeable eyebags on her round tangerine-golden colored eyes, and has long shoulder length light maroon hair on a ponytail, two bangs framing her face and goes up to her chin, with ponytail hair loops over them and two pink ribbons on them. She is said to always wear a mischievous grin when doing her duties.

As her vigilante persona, she wears a black shirt with motorcycle chest and back armor, putting a black hoodie with red designs over it, wearing a mask that has white eye sockets. She also wears elbow and knee pads with fingerless gloves, black sweatpants, and black tennis shoes with red designs. It is mentioned that she took all of the stuff from the garbage, and she claims "people are stupid enough to throw away useful stuff". She also has a gun strap on her leg, and another strap for her pink fire staff and her retractable bow, and has a backpack that carries her weapons, the backpack having a third handle in which her sidekick hangs on to in missions.

As her disguise, Saya dyes her hair blond and styles her hair, in which her bangs covers her eyes completely and she wears two low ponytails, She wears casual clothing and wears glasses over her eyes, where she wears fake eye contacts that are fuchsia in color.

As a U.A. student, she wears the standard female uniform, which consists of a white long-sleeved shirt, a gray blazer with blue-green stripes, a red tie that is undone, a blue-green skirt, black shorts under her skirt, and knee high socks. She wears black converse shoes instead of the brown dress shoes. During summer, she wears black sleeves under her white shirt and her blazer tied around her waist.

Her hero costume is a black sleeveless turtleneck with a cross of a red bird and fox design on her chest. Under her chest area, she has the initials for her hero name, F, and an outverted F on the right side. She also has matching baggy pants with flame designs at the ends with a line that stretches to her shirt, connecting to the Fs on her shirt. She also wears a pair of elbow-length fingerless gloves with red designs, and additional black boots with a flame design at the ankle. Her belt contains multiple equipment, with pockets, cases that holds three knives, her retracted saber and bow, and a pair of medical capsules containing medical supplies hanging on the front. She also has dual swords on her back with a strap of arrows in the middle that is designed to be attached to her costume.

Later on, prior to the Paranormal Liberation War Arc, she added pistols onto her belt, along with carrying the Quirk Transfer drug on one of her pockets. She also added a rectangular scouter visor over her eyes, tinted red.

During the Paranormal Liberation War, Saya gained a large claw mark on her chest, a large scar tearing the right side of her face, and her index, pinkie, and thumb fingers were dismembered from both of her hands when battling Rampage.

After "bonding" with the Volcanic Entity Quirk, Saya has fully transformed into a monstrous appearance, having grown a few feet taller, and is a black goopy suit. Her hair was flowing with lava, reaching down to the ground. She has ragged orange eye sockets and lava-like line markings resembling tiger stripes on her chest, surrounding a little glowing obsidian gemstone. She has very sharp claws and her face has been modified with a monstrous-ike expression, with jagged sharp teeth and a long tongue sticking out. Additionally, she has volcanic-like skin, her arms and feet flowing with lava-like veins.

In Chapter 298, Saya has been heavily bandaged all over, on the right side of her face, her hands, and her stomach.

When she was a child, her hair was styled into two ponytails on each side of her face with the same pink ribbons holding them.

Personality

Although having been described as a troublemaker and a lawbreaker, along being mysterious, Saya is actually laid-back, chill, talkative, and playful. The young vigilante is said to live up to her reputation as an S-Rank vigilante, and is proud of doing her work to save people. She appreciates doing good deeds for civilians and doesn't expect anything in return.

Even at a younger age, she is rebellious and chooses to break the rules (despite having no Quirk) to save people, and thinks that Hero society shouldn't limit anyone who wants to be a hero despite their abnormalities. She expresses that Quirks shouldn't define a person and despises the fact people would think so, as it has held her back when she was being bullied for lacking a special ability. She doesn't let these comments get the best of her, causing her to be sensitive of the topic of being Quirkless, and snapping at anyone who calls her weak for being such. This also caused her to have an inferiority complex, and if provoked enough, she becomes a more serious and focused person, along with a sadistic side of her to appear, mixed with a menacing aura that can freeze even the braver of people with just the glare of her eyes.

She does not understand the concepts of being a hero or a villain, believing that no matter the title, every person have reasons for their actions, and doesn't use it against villains or even refer to them as such, especially when showing her sadistic side. She doesn't like the fact the word hero or villain are what defines someone with good or bad intentions, one of the reasons why she has stopped idolizing All Might and despises Endeavor at first because of his goal to become No. 1.

Throughout her absence prior to the series, she has been mentioned as an example of a “non-giver upper” by many of her close friends and family, displaying determination and encouragement to those who’s Quirks that were discriminated of. Being someone who has faced discrimination as well, she values other people's lives instead of her own, neglecting her health just to save people, going as far as to risk her life for someone else's. She inspires people as someone with no Quirk who devotes herself to saving people, causing drastic changes to people's lives in the process. She would be quick to blame herself for not being in time to save someone, carrying onto the guilt as a way to learn from her mistakes. Due to her caring deeply for her friends, she is considered a "mother hen" type of person by everyone, much to her dismay.

She shows a comical side even during vigilante work, and she loves to goof around, having a love for comic books and superheroes and often using references in her jokes when she fights. She enjoys teasing people, especially heroes and villains alike to either piss them off or just for the fun of it. It soon turned turned into a sort of habit throughout the years of her absence from society. This went to the point she breaks the fourth wall multiple times in the series. She is mostly a mischievous and is always wearing a smile of mischief when she's doing her duties.

Due to having exiled herself from society altogether, she doesn't understand the concepts of memes and figure of speech, coming off as dense when it comes to these type of things. Ironically, she uses references of comics she reads as a way to joke around with villains and heroes. Some of her classmates, such as Denki Kaminari and Katsuki uses this as an advantage to make her say things she doesn't know the meaning of, such as dirty phrases and violent figure of speech.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: As a Vigilante who trained on her own for nine years and lived with many sidekicks with their own abilities, Saya is the most powerful female heroine in the series, having showcased her agility and poweress multiple times, even when there was times she could have died. Her fighting style depends on her opponent, as according to Kyoka Jiro, every fighting style has a tempo, but in the case of Saya, her tempo is all out and can make her opponents trip and fall, thus breaking their tempo, although also affecting other tempos from heroes. Saya is shown to use close ranged combat, although is also good at long ranged attacks, using her blades and sword to close the distance between her and her opponent(s), and goes all out when she feels like it.

Due to having the most cases of taking down criminals and leaking information to the Police Force to capture villains, Saya has been a main target to even the League of Villains, and at one point had been captured and tortured by them, although she was able to withstand the torture and barely survive, having to heal for months. During the U.S.J. attack, she and Osoika were able to dodge Shoto Todoroki's attacks and took down a group of thugs all by herself while she, Osoika, and Shoto were on their way to the central plaza. She has shown to deduce Tomura Shigaraki's plan, and even knew where to strike at the Nomu despite the strength gap, and has good predictions at where her opponents strike, being able to back away when she sensed that Kurogiri would try to warp her away. She was also able to withstand even a punch from Nomu despite having broken and dislocated her bones, and was able to fight and rush to Tomura even through her injuries, although would be barely conscious by the time Tomura and Kurogiri escapes.

Her poweress was even noticed by powerful Villains like the Hero Killer: Stain, who she usually holds normal conversations with during her patrols. When fighting against him, she was able to land a few hits despite Stain being extremely powerful and being a former Vigilante, with Shoto and Izuku commenting that she was as formidable as the Hero Killer, both equally surprised she had survived the attack from the Nomu. When being discovered by Endeavor due to her reputation, Saya was able to take the blunt of the attack from him, immediately pushing Atsumi away.

• Trained Muscles:
• Enhanced Speed:
• Enhanced Strength:
• Enhanced Stamina:
• Enhanced Durability:

Master Intellect:

Adaptability:

Swordsmanship:

Marksmanship Specialist:

Flame and Lightning Resistant Skin: According to Izuku, Saya has some sort of resistance from both fire and electricity, having withstood a fire blast from Endeavor and took down criminals with electric type Quirks in the past. It was said some mutations from her parents' Quirks caused her to have resistance to these attacks, having been passed on to her but not the Quirks themselves.

Temporary Quirks:

Volcanic Entity (火山体, Kazan-tai^?): This is a combination of two Quirks tested by Aruka Inaba and used by Saya (DNA from Ikaru Hikinari's Entity and DNA from Asayu's Volcanic Thunder, respectively). This allowed her to "bond" with the Quirk, alias Blister (水膨れ, Mizubukure^?), and transform into a beast, becoming "one". It has most of its aspects from both Quirks, having transform into a beast with an ink-like body and markings, but also has Volcanic Thunder's aspects as well, such as the lava flowing from her head and emitting smoke and lightning. However, this has caused a strain in Saya's body, and after her final battle, it has put her through a coma due to it, along with her massive injuries.

Electric Shock (電(でん)撃(げき) , Dengeki^?): For unknown reasons, Saya was able to unlock her ancestor’s Quirk through One for All, which allows her to manipulate lightning and electricity at her will. Merged with One for All, it was more powerful than average, not only allowing Saya to manipulate electricity, but even letting her channel the lightning through her whole body, giving her a more electric appearance.

Unfortunately, before the One for All transfer could be completed, Saya lost consciousness and was never able to keep the Quirk she was given to by One for All and the previous users. Saya was now permanently Quirkless once again.

One for All (ワン・フォー・オール, Wan Fō Ōru^?): Transferred to her by Izuku Midoriya, One for All allowed Saya to stockpile an enormous amount of raw power, allowing her to significantly enhance her physical abilities to a superhuman level. This resulted in unbelievable levels of strength, speed, agility, and durability.

For some unknown reason, Saya was able to unlock her ancestor’s Quirk, being able to wield lightning at her will and uses it on her sword to finally defeat Nine along with One for All.

After her fight, she lost One for All before the transfer could be complete, and the power was kept in inside Izuku’s body. Because of this, she also lost Electric Shock, which she was using along with One for All for some reason.

• One for All: Full Cowl - 100% (ワン・フォー・オール フ ルカウル 100 %, Wan Fō Ōru Furu Kauru Hyaku Pāsento^?): Saya activates One for All at its fullest extent throughout Full Cowl, granting her tremendous boost in speed and strength. Saya’s first and only use of this move was against Nine to defend Nabu Island. The power increase caused red energy to trail out of her eyes and her irises to distort. Her hair also became spicier and was waving back and forth, and her entire body glowed an orange hue with red electricity crackling around her. When fused with Electrokinesis, it became more powerful to bend and manipulate lightning around her and focused all of it to her sword, eventually using it against Nine to deafest him once and for all.

Super Moves:

• Lavafall of Destruction (破壊の溶岩 Hakai no Yōgan):
• Smoking Thunderclap (サンダークラップを吸う Sandākurappu o Suu):

• Thunderous Ashstorm (サンダラスアッシュストーム Sandarasuasshusutōmu):

• Obsidian Whip (黒曜石の鞭 Kokuyōseki no Muchi):

• Zeus's Thunderbolt (ゼウスのサンダーボルト Zeusu no Sandāboruto): This Super Move allows Saya to wield all the lightning and focuses it on her sword. The sword will then be full of electricity and Saya can use it as a weapon. Her sword was destroyed after she stabbed Nine in the leg with the electricity put into the weapon.
• Detroit Smash (デトロイトスマッシュ Detoroito Sumasshu):

Stats:

Power		4/5 B
Speed		4/5 B
Technique		5/5 A
Intelligence		4/5 B
Cooperativeness		5/5 A

Saya's stats, according to the creator.

Power		5/6 A
Speed		5/6 A
Technique		5/6 A
Intelligence		5/6 A
Comic Relief		6/6 S

Saya's stats, according to the Ultra Analysis Book

Trivia

• Saya is an insert OC, taking place along with the canon characters. However, she has her very own story called My Hero Academia: Rise of The Phoenix based around her origins and reasons for her path as a vigilante and later on hero in training. This is yet to be published in the creator's Wattpad account.
• She has a dislike of sleeping, as she feels as if she's missing something when she tries to close her eyes. This was a habit she developed while being a Vigilante. This is probably a result of developing insomnia as well.
• According to Saya’s profile in Volume 3:
  • Her favorite food is fruits (mainly strawberries and peaches)
  • Her favorite things are archery and flowers.
  • The creator of Saya had said that they had thought of "a playful character who's mischief is a great aspect to her personality". They wanted Saya's character to be "unique", stating that all their original characters had powers.
  • The creator is quite confused of Saya's character, stating that "her motivations are also out of place". Despite this, they like how "simple" Saya looks, so drawing her "is a breeze".
  • They stated that Saya may have an appearance in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, a spin-off created by Betten Court.
• Saya is the first Quirkless concept created by the creator, second being Saya's sidekick Amaiko Mochida and third being Kyosoku Eisho's distant relative Reisui Utsumi. Saya's second daughter Katsumi does not count due to initially being Quirkless.
• Blister's appearance is roughly based off of Obsidian from Steven Universe, the fusion of Steven Universe, Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst.
• Her mother's ancestor is a foreigner from Mexico, making Saya of Mexican blood, roughly.
• There are rough sketches of Saya's prototype vigilante/hero costume. One of them had many weapons with robotic wings, all of which are taken inspiration from Marvel character such as Spider-Man, Ant Man, and Hawkeye.
• Saya’s chosen name contains the kanji for "little, small" (小, sa^?), and "night, evening" (夜, ya^?), and her family name contains the kanji for "chrysanthemum" (菊, kiku^?) and "evening" (夕, yu^?).
  • Saya’s alias, Desuko Uchiki, contains the kanji for “inside, interior” (内, uchi^?), “heart, mind” (気, ki^?), “to be” (です, desu^?) and “child” (子, ko^?). The surname “Uchiki” is the Japanese word for “shy” (内気, uchiki^?) implying the shy persona Saya used for her secret identity.
  • Katsuki nicknames her "Seika". The name itself means "essence, quintessence" (精(せい)華(か), Seika^?), and it also means "flower" (signifying her love for flowers, especially hibiscuses) and "glory" (due to her personality). She was also given the nickname "Suzaku" (朱雀(すざく), Vermilion Bird^?) by Katsuki.
  • Saya's previous hero names, Falconeye and Phoenixeye were taken inspiration from Hawkeye. However, they were never made to the final design.
• Saya's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows (if she was an actual character in the series):
  • Saya would rank 6th in the First Popularity Poll.
  • Saya would rank 4th in the Second, Third, and Fifth Popularity Polls.
  • Saya would rank 3rd in the Fourth Popularity Poll.
  • Saya would rank 4th in the Sixth Popularity Poll.
  • Saya would rank 7th in the US First Popularity Poll.
  • Saya would rank 4th in the US Second, Third, and Fourth Popularity Polls.
  • Saya would rank 3rd in the Fifth Popularity Poll.
• Her hero name is a reference to the Marvel character Hawkeye, who also uses archery in his combat abilities.
  • Her previous Vigilante and hero costume are equivalent to that of Deadpool and Spider-Man combined.
• Saya shares the same costume designer as Izuku and Shoto Todoroki.
• Saya shares her English voice actor with Melissa Shield.

Quotes

• (To Shank) "Those absolute dumb f*cks re the one in the wrong here. You have any right to go against society because it treated you like absolute sh*t, but killing people, Pros or civilians, doesn't make society any better. If anything, society is corrupt because of killers and Pros alike."
• (To Atsumi Aoi about the Police Force) "I don't find it wrong in being a vigilante, but I know this is the Police Force. They follow the laws, but I sure as hell don't!"
• (To the Sludge Villain) "Hello, fellow sludge friend! Here to further the plot? So am I!"
• (To Kamui Woods and Death Arms) "Psh, why bother trying to catch me when you first lay eyes on me? I'm a fellow not-hero who was just passing by chewing out a criminal. Hopefully you understand checking the victims is more important than catching a vigilante that is being helpful! Get that in your damn skull, if you even have one!"
• (About society) "Sheesh, even a child knows that there isn't a limit to saving people! Society is hella corrupt!"
• (To Shoto Todoroki) "That certainly ain't a surprise someone recognized me. But to be recognized by a fellow U.A. student makes this more flattering, don't you think, Shoto Todoroki. Now, can you unfreeze me? I mean no harm, really."
• (To Katsuki and Izuku Midoriya) "I may be a defect to society; the Hero Commission, the Pros, everyone else knows that. But unlike my fellow Quirkless, with the exception of Amaiko, I'm giving it my all to survive and save people. Which is why I decided to become a vigilante instead. Heroes don't need a license to save others, damn it."
• (To Ikaru Hikinari about Katsuki as Blister) "Can't kill... can't hurt..! Never ...harm my own ... never harm ...Kacchan ..!"
• (To her comrades) "I'm sorry I'm not the leader you guys looked up to, I couldn't prevent deaths, especially of my own chicks. I'm sorry I failed you as a leader, a sister, and a comrade. I'll be better from now on."