What is a Quirk in My Hero Academia?

In the manga series My Hero Academia, a Quirk is a superhuman ability possessed by most of the world population. These abilities have become commonplace within society, defining daily life and forming the basis for superhero careers. While the majority of people are born with Quirks, rare individuals like the protagonist Izuku Midoriya start life without them.

What we know

• A Quirk is a superhuman ability possessed by most of the world population in My Hero Academia. [2, 3]
• Superpowers known as Quirks have become commonplace in the setting of the manga. [2]
• Some individuals, such as the protagonist Izuku Midoriya, are born without a Quirk. [2, 3]
• Characters can inherit or receive Quirks from others, as seen when All Might bestows his Quirk, One For All, onto Midoriya. [2, 3]

Where to go next

• a case in pointWho is Izuku Midoriya?
• whoWho is All Might?
• how it workedWhat is One For All?
• whenHow did My Hero Academia begin publication?
• the bigger pictureWhat is Weekly Shonen Jump?
• an unexpected connectionHow does a manga about superpowers connect to Cuban revolutionaries?Both subjects share space in general encyclopedic datasets despite completely unrelated fictional and historical contexts.

Sources

• [1]My Hero Academia (Wikidata Q18047903) · CC0 1.0
• [2]My Hero Academia · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]List of My Hero Academia chapters · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Camilo Cienfuegos · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Cartoon Network (India) · CC BY-SA 4.0