Naoki Monoma

Naoki Monoma is the only son of Itsuka Kendo and Neito Monoma. He is currently a student in U.A. High School's Hero Course.

Appearance
Naoki is a young man of average height and lean build, though he is a bit taller than his parents. His bangs are split into three clumps around his eyes, and some of his hair sticks up in large tufts at the top of his head. He has the same teal eyes as his mother and a somewhat feminine face. He's been complimented for being as handsome as his father but not ruining it with his personality.

His hero costume consists of a black qipao top with dark teal accents and dark teal qipao pants, likely inspired by his mother's costume. He wears simple and lightweight black shoes.

For his winter costume, he simply switches his normal qipao top for one with long wrist-length sleeves.

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Personality
Naoki is a surprisingly gentle and thoughtful boy. He doesn't hesitate to chastise or criticize others if they do something he believes is wrong but will be careful not to hurt them in doing so. Many people note that he acts quite similar to his mother and some even tease him by calling him the "big sister" of his class despite being male. He is naturally friendly and nice to everyone he meets but does not necessarily go out of his way to seek friends.

Unlike his father, he does not see other classes as rivals and does not try to provoke anyone. However, he would not turn a blind eye to anyone who tries to provoke him. As if to make up for his normally pleasant attitude, he's incredibly frightening in the rare times when he is truly mad.

As the child of the often bickering Itsuka Kendo and Neito Monoma, he has naturally become an expert at mediating fights. Some classmates have noted that he seems to have a "firm mediator" mode in which he gives up on being gentle and will not back down until the fighting parties give up. Perhaps it is because his mother is one of the strongest heroes and often karate chops his father that he respects women the most. Another trait he has in common with his mother is his analytical nature in combat.

Perhaps the only thing he got from his father was his eccentric tastes. Naoki is quite fond of foreign things like French Cuisine, Franco-Belgian comics, and Vintage Stopwatches. He also speaks in the same manner as his father and Seiji Shishikura, tending to use more eloquent words than strictly necessary.

Overall Abilities
Naoki is highly formidable and flexible in his combat. As the son of two pro-heroes and a recommended student, he's quite exceptional — partially due to the fact that he has received training from his parents from the moment he showed interest in hero work. He is known to be creative in using his quirk alongside martial arts and other hand-to-hand combat techniques his mother taught him. He is also quite crafty and makes use of not only the people around him but the objects and terrain as well.

Keen Intellect:

Much like both of his parents, Naoki is highly intelligent and incorporates innovative tactics in his fighting and rescuing. He's quick on his feet and makes a point to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of both his comrades and enemies, which isn't exactly a hard thing to do considering his exceptional analytical skills and perceptiveness.

Quirk
Copy Fist (コッピー フィスト Kopī Fisuto): Naoki's quirk allows him to change the characteristics of his hands based on the Quirk of the last person he came into physical contact with. He can maintain the characteristics for as long as he wants or until he touches someone else, given that the Quirk does not have a time limit for the original user. If it does, he is bound by that time limit as well, so his power is directly reliant on how well someone else has developed their Quirk. Other limitations of his father’s quirk apply to his — his hands can’t take on characteristics from Quirks that require a previously stored resource, such as One for All, and he can't simultaneously use characteristics of multiple quirks, only one at a time.

A few examples of how his quirk work based on the last person he touched:


 * Shoto Todoroki - his left hand would be made of ice while his right hand made of fire (but he cannot create either)
 * Eijiro Kirishima - hardened hands
 * Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu - hands made of Iron
 * Toru Hagakure - invisible hands
 * Setsuna Tokage - detachable hands that can regenerate when destroyed

Stats
Power - 3/5 C

Speed - 1/5 E

Technique - 4/5 B

Intelligence - 5/5 A

Cooperativeness - 4/5 B

Relationships
Itsuka Kendo

Itsuka is Naoki's mother. He has a positive relationship with her and greatly respects her. Though she didn't dote on him as much as his father did, he's quite close with her and actually prefers her relaxed parenting. Aside from a mother, he views her as a great hero, role model, and mentor, especially in martial arts and hero work. They get along very well due to their similar personalities.

Neito Monoma

Neito is Naoki's father. Their relationship is good and they share similar eccentric tastes in things such as cuisine and comics. When he was younger, Neito spoiled Naoki quite a bit. He was also the type of father to show off his family's abilities, but has since more or less mellowed out. Naoki views him as the more childish of his parents but nonetheless respects and acknowledges him as a pro hero.

Trivia

 * Naoki likes milk coffee, French Cuisine, and Franco-Belgian comics.
 * He is sometimes referred to as "feminine"
 * Nomenclature
 * Naoki (尚基) -
 * Nao (尚) - Precious
 * Ki (基) - Basis
 * Monoma (物間) - Among Things
 * Mono (物) - Object
 * Ma (間) - Gap

Quotes

 * (To his classmates) "From a young age I learned that being a hero sometimes meant acting unheroically... because heroes are human too. There's only so many a human can save if we have too strong a grip on our personal code. But I also learned that you can avoid that simply by having to become stronger than a human can normally bear. In short, my parents don't agree on anything and... the point of this speech is that I'm a contradictory existence who won't tolerate you idiots bickering when there're people to save!"