Summary
The seventh wielder of theextremely powerful quirkknown as One For All, Nana Shimura is a legendary character in the My Hero Academia series. A selfless and heroic figure who leaves behind a legacy and also has strong influences on pivotal characters such as All Might and Midoriya while also being the grandmother of Tomura Shigaraki, shaping their characters as heroes.
Shimura’s quirk known as Float is her own unique quirk, allowing her to levitate off the ground at will. This gravity-defying quirk gave her an edge in battle. Even though she lost the battle against One For All, her quirk still lives on within One For All.
A Legendary Character, With A Legendary Quirk
Shimura Left Behind A Legacy For All Heroes To Follow
As one of the most influential characters in the series, Shimura was recognized for bravery and heroism and was well revered by powerful heroes such as Gran Torino and All Might. She was also able to use her Float quirk with ease, this allowed her to fly freely alongside Gran Torino or travel at the same pace as he did, even though he was regarded as one of the fastest heroes in his erabecause of his Jet quirk. After inheriting One For All, Shimura’s abilities were amplified by stockpiling all the quirks she received with her current Float quirk. This combination of quirks gave her the ability to execute powerful attacks and also to defeat groups of villains at once. She was also able to save the young Toshinori Yagi, who later became All Might and the eighth wielder of One For All.
So no matter how scary things get, give ‘em a smile, as if to say, “I’m a-ok”. The people in this world who can smile are always the strongest.
A few years before the main story, All For One was in his prime and tracks down Shimura in order to put an end to One For All and its legacy, thanks to his multiple quirk abilities, All For One was able to overpower the heroes and take down Shimura, realizing this could be the end for her, she pushes the young Toshinori out of the battlefield and asks Gran Torino to save him asAll For One unleashes a powerful flashof black lightning ending Shimura’s life. Later, Toshinori is groomed by Gran Torino and becomes All Might, following in his master’s footsteps as the Symbol Of Peace.
The Float Quirk, Explained And Midoriya’s Awakening
The Inherited Quirk Which Saved The Life Of Many Heroes
The basic function of Float quirk is that the user is able to levitate and fly freely in the air. While some quirks require wings, such as Hawk’s wing quirk or Tenya’s engine quirk, which gives him propulsion to fly, Shimura’s Float quirk was controlled with her mind without the need of external forces to trigger the quirk to act. Apart from hovering,Shimura was also able tomove around to evade attacks, instead of sudden bursts of speed, she was able to control her movements to glide through obstacles and get better vantage points. Her quirk made her a powerful aerial fighter. The Float quirk was also useful when it came to rescue operations, this meant she could reach areas which are not accessible through the ground.
During the battle with Shigarki, Midoriya awakens the Float quirk to stay out of Shigaraki’s range. He also combines Blackwhip, which is also another inherited quirk with the Float quirk and uses it to lift his fellow heroes into the air to protect them from Shigaraki’s decay quirk, a pivotal move that saves the lives of many heroes from decay. Now being able to use the Float quirk, Midoriya becomes an even more powerful hero with all his inherited quirks, making him a powerful force to be reckoned with.Shimura’s legacy and quirklives on within Midoriya as he carries out his duties as the ninth user of One For All.
My Hero Academia
Cast
In My Hero Academia, some humans have superpowers called quirks. Izuku Midoriya, nicknamed Deku, is not one of them. Deku has always idolized heroes like the number one hero, All Might, and since he was a child, he has always wanted to be a hero. However, his lack of a quirk has always held him back, but a chance encounter with All Might after discovering a classmate in danger sets Deku on the path to becoming a true hero. My Hero Academia centers around Deku and a class of heroes-in-training at UA. This school shapes young quirk users into future heroes through fake rescue missions, combat training, and other hero-tempering tasks. With young Deku inheriting the “One-For-All” quirk, he will learn what it means to be a true hero while facing off with dastardly supervillains.
