Hekiji Tengai

"Do not submit to selfish desires. And do not forget Master Overhaul's orders. We make the perfect team. Our combined strength is more than capable of bringing them down."

- Hekiji Tengai to Kendo Rappa.

Hekiji Tengai is a minor antagonist in the manga/anime series My Hero Academia. He is affiliated with the Shie Hassaikai and a member of the organization's Eight Bullets.

He is voiced by Jun Miyamoto in the Japanese version and Shawn Gann in the English dubbed version.

Appearance
Hekiji is a tall, slim man with short, spiky hair of a pale color. He has straight, dark eyebrows and thin eyes, their irises and pupils visibly light, but he is usually seen with his eyes closed.

He wears a traditional dark-colored yukata with a pair of get a on his feet, a long white piece of cloth acting as a belt around his waist. As with the other members of the Shie Hassaikai, Hekiji wears plague mask, his being a plain brown one worn strapped to his face with three belts, one down his forehead and one on each side of his face that also cover his ears, like mufflers.

Personality
Hekiji is shown to be a calm man that rarely loses his composure, though this mindset can quickly disappear if he's in a bad situation. He is also against pointless violence, and someone who focuses on completing a mission as quickly as possible, as shown when he tells Kendo Rappa to focus on defeating their enemies quickly as instructed by Chisaki rather than his selfish desire to have a good fight to the death. He is completely loyal to Chisaki, and expresses annoyance when Kendo refers to him in an insulting manner.

Background
Hekiji was a devout Buddhist that Kai Chisaki recruited into the Shie Hassaikai to serve as Kendo Rappa's "babysitter", due to the latter's increasingly belligerent behavior becoming too obnoxious to handle.

Shie Hassaikai Arc
Hekiji and Kendo Rappa are sent to ambush and stall the heroes invading the Shie Hassaikai hideout to give Kai Chisaki time to escape with Eri. Mimic sends Fat Gum and Eijiro Kirishima into a dark room where Hekiji and Kendo are waiting for them. Kendo rushes at them with a barrage of punches and breaks through Kirishima's Red Riot Unbreakable technique. Fat Gum tries to attack Kendo, but is blocked by Hekiji's barrier, causing Kendo to complain about him interfering with his fight. Hekiji reminds Kendo that Chisaki paired them up because their Quirks work well together and will ensure their victory, but Kendo angrily tries attacking Hekiji and argues that he doesn't care about Chisaki's plans and just wants to have a good fight to the death. An annoyed Hekiji decides to let Kendo do as he pleases and assures him he will not use his barrier again, much to Kendo's pleasure.

Kendo then continues his assault on Fat Gum while Kirishima remains frozen with fear over his technique being broken; with Hejiki noting that the child has given up. However, as Kendo continues his attacks, Hekiji notices Fat Gum is planning something and tells him to hurry up and finish him. Before Kendo can deliver the final blow, Kirishima, once again finding motivation to fight, jumps between them and uses his Red Riot Unbreakable technique to take all of Kendo's punches; repairing his hardened skin whenever he breaks through it. Kendo become excited over Kirishima's determination and the latter attempts a counterattack but is stopped by Hekiji's barrier. Kendo once again expresses his annoyance, but Hekiji tells him that the child's resolve must be rendered meaningless. But Fat Gum tells them that Kirishima's efforts weren't in vain, as it gave him the time to store up all the impact he took from Kendo's punches and convert it into power to unleash on them in a single blow.

However, Hekiji managed to create a barrier with maximum defense to take the brunt of Fat Gum's attack, preventing him and Kendo from being knocked out. Kendo tells them that the battle isn't over yet and asks Fat Gum to take Kirishima into the next room where there are medical supplies. Hejiki questions Kendo's actions and demands he follow Chisaki's orders, but Kendo knocks him unconscious.

Hekiji is later arrested and imprisoned along with the rest of the Shie Hassaikai in the aftermath of the raid.

Powers and Abilities
Barrier: Hekiji's Quirk allows him to create a powerful, telekinetic dome-shaped forcefield around himself. His barrier is extremely durable, with Fat Gum stating that hitting it felt like punching a steel wall. He can also control the size and radius of his barrier, and use it to cover himself and a teammate in combat. It appears it can be activated very quickly, as seen when he out-paced Kendo's Strongarm rush during his attempt to attack him. However, despite it's durability, the barrier can be broken if hit by an attack with an immense amount of power.

Tactical Intellect: Hekiji is shown to be tactical, as he acknowledges that his barrier and Kendo's rapid punches are a near-perfect combination of attack and defense. He also deduced that Fat Gum was using Kendo's rush of punches for some kind of counterattack.

Trivia

 * Tengai" refers to a type of Buddhist canopy or dome. Hekiji's first name contains the kanji for "wall" (壁 heki) and "mercy" (慈 ji).
 * Hekiji represents a corruption of the eighth tenet of the real eight precepts of Buddhism, which forbids taking shelter and resting under a luxurious canopy.