20 Things You Didn’t Know about Shigaraki Tomura

The series My Hero Academia has become popular across the globe because of how it has showcased shonen anime traits and superhero comics to blend them and produce what is natural, entertaining, and engaging viewers who love heroism. Behind this series is the success of Tomura Shigaraki, who can be spotted in major incidences taking place in this anime series. He is the villain who gives the main protagonist Midoriya countless problems. Tomura’s role play portrays a new generation of villains, aiming to finish the Hero hitters. He also acts as an obedient servant to his master as he focuses on finishing every single hero. His power can wipe out an entire nation from the map, but he still craves to have more power. This article is a guide on twenty things you didn’t know about Shigaraki Tomura.

1. His Real Name

If you thought Shigaraki Tomura was his real name, you are wrong. That is just a stage name. If that was his real name, All Might could have figured out who he is to handle him better. His real name is Tenko Shimura.

2. Tomura was raised to dislike Heroes

The character that Tomura displays in the series is someone seen as a villain most of the time that doesn’t have any love for heroes. He also hates the world that revolves around heroes. Therefore, he dislikes almost anyone in society. Otakukart shows that Tomura believes that everyone is greedy and only wants what suits them in life. They only think about themselves. Further, he dislikes those who admire heroes in life, especially Midoriya and All Might. He hunts everyone who needs heroes’ help and eliminates them when he finds them. He may have reasons to hate human beings, but he is not right about how he hunts them down, but we can understand.

3. A Breaking Point

Like everyone else, Tomura also broke when his father gave him a brutal beating after his sister had lied about an incidence. After the beating, a quirk happened in full bloom, which didn’t appear pretty. After his quirk, he took his rage to his pet dog, then his sister Hana, which was sad. By that point, he was a breakpoint. The next victim was his mother, grandmother, and grandfather in that order. The only person that was spared was his father.

4. Tomura originates from Horikoshi

When Horikoshi decided to create Tomura, he had different ideas about the character to create who was the protagonist of his first shot Manga, Tenko. According to Ranker, the two individuals had similar characters. First was their name Shigarakis which originated from Tenko. Secondly, they could all cause distraction which they used to destroy their family. They were all set towards the villainous path after going through tragic events.

5. Decay

The quirk that happened to Tomura was terrifying, and something not to be taken for granted was called Decay. Tomura can disintegrate anything that he holds in his hand. These powers are what he used throughout the series to destroy heroes. Initially, he did it using all five fingers by directly contacting a person. But later, he discovered that even indirect contact works.

6. His Loyalty was only to one person

After he had eliminated his entire family, All For One was the person who found him. Immediately after finding him, All For One noticed that Tomura was adorable ad took him under his wing to go and raise him, and he became the man that we now know. Tomura’s loyalty was only directed to All For One. He only cared about his master and wanted to please him and prove his loyalty to his adoptive parent.

7. The reason behind his hands.

The hands that Tomura had were created to serve a specific purpose. Also, they had a meaning too. At the beginning, Tomura was clueless how he could control his quirk, especially when he wiped out his family. These hands were embalmed to give him have control over his life. The five of them were also symbolic in a way. The hands represented every person he had killed. The one that was positioned on the face represented his dad. (He had an original one on the back, which was destroyed). The one that surrounded his neck represented his mother. The ones on the upper arms were for the grandfather, while that on the elbow was for the grandmother. The one on his wrist was for his sister Hana. And the last one on the shoulder and sides was designed for random men who annoyed him.

8. Memory Lapse

There were times when Tomura did not have all his memories. His master removed them to ensure that Tomura developed control over his quirk. But it’s not clear how much was removed from him. What happened to him when he was fighting Re-Destro. All his memory return after the hand representing his sister was destroyed and brought some flashbacks. He now operates with all his memories.

9. Shockingly Intelligent

You may look at Tomura and assume he is a creepy little villain. However, he is a very clever person with more potential than you can imagine. This can be seen in how he manages to control the League of Villains. In some instances, he can be seen plotting in the series, but sometimes the plans don’t work accordingly. However, planning is one of his shining points.

10. Nana Shimura Grandson

Surprisingly, it is conflicting how Tomura Shigaraki can be seen as Nana Shimura’s grandson. Many fans know Nana Shimura as the past wielder of One For All. She is the person who handed it over to All Might. Nana Left Tomuras father, Kotaro, with the best of his interest so that he may remain safe away from her. This was because she was bound to be a target if anyone discovered she came from a family of heroes. After he was left behind by his mother, Nana, his father became a bitter man.

11. Growing in Strength

Tomura is the mirror to Midoriya.If Midoriya develops more power, Tomura becomes powerful too. In the Tanga, Tomura has progressively stronger quirks that are believed to be coming from the drugs he got hold of. The strength that Tomura has doesn’t look like it will stop anytime soon. He has already coined a plan to ensure that his quirk will become even stronger. Even Manga fans may not predict what is going to happen to him.

12. Crying from Inside

Tomura has committed many crimes due to his bad behaviors, which hurt him. Some crimes like those of eliminating his family affect him from the inside, but he appears to be laughing and a happy person. He is losing his humanity, emotions, positivity, and all the important aspects that humans possess. His inner self continues to look for help and understanding, something which only Midoriya had noticed that side of him. He was looking for ways to save him so that he may change and become a villain.

13. Come from an abusive Background

The true identity of Tomura has been a mystery for long for many. The secret only came out when it was discovered why Nana Shimura abandoned his father at a younger age to go and become a hero. This was the reason why his father hated heroes. He viewed them as people who don’t care and can abandon their family to go and save total strangers. This hatred was so strong that he could unleash it on Tomura, which led to his breakpoint.

14. Used his Family Remains as Accessories

After wiping the entire family’s developmental breakdown, Tomura decided to keep their hands. All For One could then use the hand-stitched on Tomura’s body to remind him of his sins. He destroyed his dad’s entire body and kept to hand to cover his face.

15. Most Dominant Villain

In Japan, Tomura Shigaraki is widely known and the most dominant villain to exist in the series. His dominance has even surpassed All For One, which was at a higher level. He relies entirely on his levels, such as the physical build-up and analytical prowess, to make plans to compete with other pro heroes. When he took control over the League of Villain, Tomura became even more powerful and started exercising his full command over that powerful group. His dominancy can be seen during an incident at U.S.J where he had the guts to climb on top of the Eraser head, who was a pro hero and used his quark on his right arm. During a fight with Re-Destro, who destroyed his left hand, Tomuras memories and powers return, and the powers surpass the natural parameters. Many see him as the most powerful villain in Hero Academia.

16. Most wanted Villain in Japan

Around the universe of Hero Academia, there are many people with different unique quirks. You will also find different villains that heroes are hunting. Initially, All For One was the most wanted person. However, after he was captured and taken captive, the focus shifted to Tomura after taking over the title. Every hero is looking for him because Tomura is executing his crimes in the open field and attacking every institution that the heroes are embracing and fighting for. All these crimes make him the most dangerous person hunted in Japan.

17. Not a child anymore but a complete man

When Tomura was learning from his father, he used to ask everything. After growing up, he discovered that he is no longer a child to ask always for his advice. He has become a fully grown man who can handle his business without help. Tomura prefers to tackle the entire hero opponent and uses the League members in his quest. He now knows how to handle his emotions which were affecting him in the past. He can handle it without any challenge whenever he gets into a situation.

18. The hate he develops was only for his father

Tomura always cared about his family members, excluding his father. The first enemy that he developed was his father. Because of him, he became the version of the person he is today. According to Amino, Tomura knows very well that his personality was affected because of him. His father did not love his mother, but Tomura has always loved her. Tomura’s father used to hold grudges on him, which made him develop hatred towards him. This hatred built up, and he accidentally killed his father. He used to have a big heart, but after killing his dad, he cared about nothing after losing even his feelings, something that hurts him so much from the inside.

19. A Rude Person

A character that Tomura display is that of someone who is very relentless, ruthless in nature, and rude. The rude behavior has made him not care about anyone anymore and people’s lives, especially when he discovers that someone is proud of heroes. Most people see him as I don’t care person who does not have time to listen to anyone and cannot waste his time listening to anyone’s problems.

20. He looks like a dead man walking

The other fame that people know Tomura with is his physical appearance. Most people see him as a person who has lost in life. His entire body looks so messed up with a dull color complexion. When you observe his lips, they appear like someone who has dehydrated for long and hasn’t sufficient drunk water for long. Both sides of the face show different things. The left side indicates a scar of the entire struggle he has faced. There is a mole almost close to the lips on the right side.

Conclusion

Shigaraki Tomura may have flaws that you may love and hate in equal measures, but his character displays make this series so much more interesting and lovely to watch.