My Hero Academia‘s Wing Hero: Hawks – Keigo Takami – makes his official appearance in the last episodes of season four of the famous shonen anime. Three months after the retirement of the iconic Symbol of Peace All Might, the new hero rankings are announced at the Hero Billboard Chart Japan. Endeavor unsurprisingly becomes Number One, with the young Hero Hawks occupying the second position.
Hawks plays a major role in the Paranormal Liberation War Arc. He infiltrates the League of Villains, pretending to work with Dabi to kill Best Jeanist. In reality, Hawks is one of the strongest heroes in the world on MHA, his speed and technique allowing him to take on some of the most dangerous villains alive.
This article contains some spoilers for the manga.
10 Hawks Kills Twice Despite Twice’s Awakening And Their Friendship
Jin Bubaigawara, also known as Twice, is easily one of the most likable villains in MHA. He’s set on his path of crime after an incident with his quirk Double leaves him broken and terrified. The League offers him friendship and understanding, and in turn, he gives them his loyalty. Even after joining the League, Twice is still emotionally vulnerable and easily manipulated.
He and Hawks build a rapport after the Wing Hero joins the Paranormal Liberation Front. Hawks genuinely wants to help Twice and offers him a way out during the heroes’ raid on the PLF. Twice refuses, and knowing how dangerous his quirk is, Hawks is forced to kill him. Hawks doesn’t come out unscathed after the confrontation, as villain Dabi burns his wings off. It’s unknown at this time if the appendages will grow back or not.
9 Himiko Toga Is One Of The League’s Strongest Members But Would Ultimately Lose To Hawks
One of the youngest members of the League, Himiko Toga becomes more and more dangerous as the show progresses. Her quirk Transform makes her an invaluable intelligence agent, allowing her to take heroes by surprise and even sneak into highly publicized events like the Provisional Hero License Exam. During the League’s fight with the Meta Liberation Army, Himiko’s quirk undergoes an awakening, and she becomes capable of using the quirk of the person she is impersonating. She uses this skill to great effect, killing Curious and her forces by using Ochako Uraraka’s Zero Gravity.
After Twice’s death, Himiko is infuriated and goes on a rampage. She is a terrifying threat against the heroes, so much so that the wounded Hawks would have probably been killed had she found him. But at his best, Hawks remains superior to Himiko in terms of speed and technique. His ability to telekinetically control his feathers would most likely keep her from getting close. Her best bet would be temporarily transforming into a flame user like Dabi, but she wouldn’t be able to hold on to such a destructive quirk long enough to defeat the fastest hero alive.
8 Mr. Compress’ Tricks Just Can’t Compete With Hawks’ Keen Eyesight
Atsuhiro Sako’s quirk, Compress, is incredibly versatile. Combined with the villain’s quick wit and intelligence, it makes Mr. Compress a wild card on the battlefield. His creative use of his marbles has baffled enemies and saved wounded allies.
Even so, he would be a poor match for Hawks. Hawks’ keen eyesight would easily see straight through any of Mr. Compress’ tricks. His speed would render the added mobility granted by the marbles practically pointless. Compress’s missing arm – lost to Overhaul – wouldn’t help matters any.
7 Spinner’s Quirk Gecko Makes Him The Perfect Prey For The Wing Hero
A colorful and interesting presence in the League of Villains, Spinner joins the group due to his dedication to the Hero Killer Stain’s ideals. His quirk Gecko gives him a lizard-like appearance and allows him to stick to walls.
He’s fairly strong and capable of wielding a heavy sword, and he’s been shown to hold his own against the members of the Meta Liberation Army. He wouldn’t perform nearly as well in a fight against Hawks. He would be just prey for the Wing Hero, echoing the dynamic between their animal counterparts in the wild.
6 Curious’ Landmines Wouldn’t Save Her From Hawks’ Sharp Feathers
One of the leading members of the Meta Liberation Army, Chitose Kizuki – also known as Curious – is motivated by her journalistic pursuits, by her desire to find a great deadline and the next big story. Without a doubt, she’d think Hawks’ tragic background is very interesting. When fighting the Wing Hero, though, she’d most likely fall flat.
She’s so fixated on interviewing her opponents she disregards her sense of danger. Her landmines make her deceptively dangerous on her own turf, as proven in the battle with Himiko Toga, but Hawks’ feathers would pin her down in seconds.
5 Kurogiri’s Warp Gate And Nomu Body Would Lose To Fierce Wings
Kurogiri’s quirk Warp Gate is one of the most important reasons for the League of Villains’ initial success. Its potential is enormous, as it has been used during battle to incapacitate the hero Thirteen and help the League move around.
After Kurogiri is captured, the heroes learn that he is in fact a nomu created from the dead body of Eraserhead’s friend, Oboro Shirakumo. A fight between Kurogiri and Hawks would be interesting, but Hawks would ultimately win. He has already defeated nomu in the past, and his speed and numerous feathers would overwhelm the number of portals Kurogiri would be able to summon.
4 Trumpet’s Incite Would Be Useless Against Hawks
When he isn’t a politician acting as the head of the Hearts and Minds Party, Koku Hanabata is involved in villainous activities with the Meta Liberation Army. His code name Trumpet is a reference to his quirk, Incite, which allows him to empower others. While very useful for someone with an army, Incite wouldn’t help Trumpet in the slightest against Hawks – unless he had a hundred other people protecting him, at least.
3 Moonfish’s Obsession For Flesh Is A Weakness Hawks Could Easily Exploit
The villain Moonfish appears as a minor antagonist during the Forest Training Camp Arc. A prisoner on death row, he joins the Vanguard Action Squad, but he is constantly distracted from his task by his obsession for flesh. Moonfish’s quirk Blade Tooth makes him a dangerous opponent for the students, allowing him to extend torrents of metallic teeth toward them.
Fumikage Tokoyami is able to overpower him through the might of the angered Dark Shadow, but Hawks would do it through his excellent technique. Moonfish may have great mastery over his quirk, but he can’t compare to Hawks, and his lunacy is a weak point Hawks could easily exploit.
2 Even With La Brava’s Help, Gentle Criminal Couldn’t Bounce Out Of Hawks’ Reach
The antagonist of the U.A. School Festival Arc, Gentle Criminal isn’t like other villains Izuku Midoriya encounters. A failed U.A. student, Gentle Criminal chooses a life of crime because his dream to become a hero is broken. With his sidekick La Brava, he becomes a form of gentleman thief and an Internet celebrity.
Ironically, his inability to get a Hero License doesn’t mean he isn’t well-trained. His quirk Elasticity makes him quite a threat, and when empowered by La Brava’s Love, he almost defeats Deku. But Deku is, in the end, only a student. Gentle still wouldn’t be a match for Hawks, whose eyesight would allow him to detect the surfaces affected by Gentle’s quirk. Hawks would probably knock him out of the air pretty quickly.
1 The Hero Killer Stain Isn’t Fast Enough To Defeat Hawks
The main antagonist of the Hero Killer Arc, Stain murders seventeen Pro Heroes and cripples twenty-four before he is finally caught. His mere aura inspires terror even in Endeavor and he is able to even incapacitate the nomu that almost captures Deku.
However, his fighting style relies on a combination of his quirk Bloodcurdle and edged weapons. It makes him a lethal opponent in close quarters, but nowhere near as dangerous for strong heroes with ranged quirks. There’s probably a good reason Stain never went after Hawks. He was well aware that he was no match for the Wing Hero.
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