All For One’s Quirk, Special Moves, and Famous Quotes

He is an existence that was suddenly born from a mother who should not have existed, and is the “Emperor of Evil” who appeared in the Paranormal Dawn Era when the Quirk society was in chaos. In an era when social order was immature, he took advantage of people’s fears and anxieties, and expanded his power by uniting and controlling people using the power to steal and give Quirks to others. While pretending to be a savior who calms the chaos, he actually reigns as an absolute ruler who controls the underworld, taking Quirks from those who displease him and forcing loyalty by giving power to those who are obedient.

At the core of his principles is thorough self-centeredness, and he never doubts the value that “others exist for my sake.” He treats people’s lives and emotions like tools, and looks down on the world itself as the stage for his own story. As the greatest enemy (villain) in the story, All For One is depicted not only as a formidable enemy, but also as a symbol of the very formation and distortion of hero society itself.

The object of his greatest obsession is the Quirk “One For All” held by his younger brother, Shigaraki Yoichi. All For One never forgave the fact that what was originally an insignificant and weak Quirk was inherited from person to person and transformed into a power to resist him. Since then, he has continued to work in the shadows, using every means possible to hunt down successive successors and cut off their lineage.

All For One is also an extremely intelligent and cunning ruler. He rarely stands on the front lines himself, but manipulates people from behind the scenes, moves organizations, and raised Tomura Shigaraki as a symbol of the next generation. His education is full of distorted affection, and he uses him as a “vessel” to destroy hero society from within by instilling the idea that “hatred is the source of power.”

In the fierce battle with All Might in his prime, he suffered a life-threatening injury and is said to have lost most of his face and respiratory organs, but even so, he survived and never stopped his plan. It is said that he is currently blind and uses electromagnetic waves to perceive his surroundings, but it is not clear whether this is true, as he is a person who tells falsehoods.

The essence of All For One lies in his attitude of always maintaining composure and ridicule, and behaving as the “last boss” of the story. He enjoys even the conflict between heroes and villains as if it were entertainment, and finds pleasure not in dominating the world, but in “playing the story of domination” — that value is what makes him the most terrifying villain.

Profile

Name	Zen Shigaraki
Reading	Shigaraki Zen
Villain Name	All For One
Quirk	All For One
Age	Around 130 years old
Height	225cm
Affiliation	Villain Alliance・Datsugoku
First appearance (book)	Episode 59: “Know!! The Story of the Past” (Volume 7)
Collected Volumes (Anime)	Episode 33: “Know! The Story of the Past” (Season 2)
Voice Actor	Akio Otsuka (elderly), Hiroshi Kamiya (youth), Mika Kanai (childhood)

Quirk: All For One

The strongest Quirk that allows the user to steal and store the Quirks of others, and combine and activate them freely or give them to others as needed. It is one of the most dangerous abilities in the story, with unlimited possibilities, such as making subordinates obey by giving them Quirks and neutralizing enemies by taking them away.

List of Quirks Used in the Story

・Infrared Rays
Since he is blind, he uses infrared rays to grasp the position of surrounding objects.

・Air Blast

・Muscle Augmentation

・Instantaneous Force

・Physical Strength Enhancement

・Multiplication

・Enlargement

・ Rivet
An ability that transforms fingertips into sharp, whip-like tentacles, which AFO also frequently utilizes. The tentacles can be extended not only from the fingers but also from any part of the body. It is like a black whip that can be activated from the entire body, and can be used to deploy attacks in all directions to wipe out enemies.

・Spear Bone

・Air Walk
Allows the user to move freely in the air.

・Teleportation
Commonly known as Mud Warp. It is a Quirk similar to Kurogiri’s Warp Gate, but it does not allow the user to warp freely to any place they like, but only to their own location or to the location of a close person. Although the transfer distance is said to be very short, it seems that it is possible within a 5km radius.

・Quirk Forced Activation
Allows the user to forcibly activate and control the Quirks of others. In the story, he used Kurogiri’s “Warp Gate” and Magne’s “Magnetism” to escape the League of Villains.

・Impact Reversal
Allows the user to reverse the impact given to the target as it is. Since even All Might’s power can be reversed, the capacity is almost infinite.

・Combined Technique 1
By using ‘Air Blast’ + ‘Muscle Augmentation’ + ‘Instantaneous Force x 4’ + ‘Physical Strength Enhancement x 3’, it is possible to fire an air cannon with tremendous power. It has the power to destroy multiple buildings.

・Combined Technique 2
By using ‘Muscle Augmentation’ + ‘Instantaneous Force x 4’ + ‘Physical Strength Enhancement x 3’ + ‘Multiplication’ + ‘Enlargement’ + ‘Rivet’ + ‘Air Walk’ + ‘Spear Bone’, it is possible to obtain power comparable to All Might. This attack, which is unleashed at maximum power, even includes a counterattack that returns the opponent’s full-force interception by reversing the impact.

・Glowing
The Quirk that he stole by killing the “glowing baby” who is said to have been the first to possess a Quirk. He was simply annoyed by the fact that it was being fawned over, and was not interested in the Quirk itself.

・All Factor Release
The strongest technique that releases the energy of all the Quirk factors he possesses. It is an unavoidable special attack that carries an enormous amount of energy, but it also consumes a lot of stamina because it directs all support Quirks such as recovery to attack.

・Radio Waves
Allows the user to send and receive radio waves, and is used when manipulating Nomu.

・Moderation
A Quirk that Doctor had, which allows the user to extend their lifespan in exchange for athletic ability.

・Lie Detector
Allows the user to see through the malice and lies of the person they are talking to, and it also works over the phone. In episode 343, he said, “I think the owner was a dull man. His descendants are doing well. By some twist of fate, he and All Might cornered me,” so it is thought that the original owner was a descendant of Naomasa Tsukauchi. (His sister’s Quirk, which appears in Vigilante, is a lie detector)

・Coagulating Fire Fan
A “Quirk” that deploys a barrier that combines the properties of liquid and solid from the arm. It can prevent physical attacks and heat. It seems that this “Quirk” was prepared as a countermeasure against Endeavor, as it can even prevent Endeavor’s Hellflame.

・Coagulation
The Quirk he stole from Stain. He used it to defend against All Might’s final attack.

・Fierce Wings
The Quirk he stole from Hawks.

Famous Quotes

“You can always start over. That’s what I’m here for. Everything is for you.”

“Are you going to kill me again, All Might?”

“It’s okay now, because I am here!”

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