MHA Strongest Hero Character Spotlight: Izuku Midoriya

It's the star of the show and everybody's favorite goodest of good boys, Izuku Midoriya aka Deku!

Main protagonist and huggable green-haired wonder of My Hero Academia

If you're not familiar with Midoriya, then you haven't watched the anime, but not to worry, the game actually has a story mode where you get to play through the highlights featuring the story of Izuku Midoriya! You'll be finding all about his origin story and how this quirkless kid born near the Shizuoka Prefecture grew into his power. He's a diligent student that studies ALL the heroes, but for Izuku one hero's commanding smile changed him for ever: All Might, the Symbol of Peace. Now he walks in his footsteps and . . . well . . . you'll just have to watch the anime to fully understand.

Here, chibi Midoriya! Have some nom noms and grow big and strong. 

Midoriya is your starting character for the game and is a great middle of the road character because of this. You'll find uses for him in just about every situation. He has a little bit of ranged attacks, but mostly, Midoriya is in melee mixing it up.

He comes in as a solid A rank character and is perfect for playing in PvE or PvP.  He's the bread and butter of the game, so he's a great well-rounded part of any team.  His move sets are as follows:

• Basic Attack: Heroic Combo—Uses his fists to volley a series of punches, then goes air-born to execute a 3-hit combo.
• Q attack: Shoot Style—Midoriya teleports to the enemy and performs a powerful kick that launches his opponent into the air.
• W attack: Smash—A chargeable ranged attack skill where Midoriya concentrates all his power into his fingers and flicks a power blast at his opponent.
• E attack: Swift Kicks—Midoriya dashes forward and performs a flying kick.
• Ultimate Move: Delaware Detroit Smash—Midoriya summons all his power to deal a huge devastating punch.
• Charge: Inherited Might—Enters a  state of "full cowling" where his attack is greatly increased.
• Dodge Attack: Speedy Counter—After dodging, he executes a 7 hit combo that strikes in a sudden blur of attacks.

Midoriya really shines with his 2 rapid Shoot Style kicks

You'll be learning all about combos while playing with Midoriya during the first part of the game, but remembering what those are can be a bit taxing on the brain. For Deku, try these combos out:

• Basic Combo: Use Basic Attack 5 times in a row
• Quirk Combo: Use Inherited Might Charge skill and again, follow it with Basic Attack 5 times in a row.
• General Combo: Start with two rapid Shoot Style Q attacks, follow with Basic Attack 3 times in a row, and finish with the Swift Kicks E attack. 
• Advanced Combo: Charge your W Smash attack, follow with two rapid Shoot Style Q attacks, and finish with Basic Attack 3 times in a row.
• Super Combo: Start with two rapid Shoot Style Q attacks, charge the W smash skill for a second, then follow with another two rapid Shoot Style Q attacks.

Using Smash to reset the Shoot Style cool down is a great tip!

The game gives you the iconic character to play at the start of the game, you'll be using him a lot, and he'll continue to impress as you rank him up to S and beyond. If you have any tips for using him in combat, please share in the comments below. Gameplay footage:

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Happy Dueling!