| “ | Pretty. So pretty. No. This is work. So alluring. But no. Can't... pretty flesh. Gah! So enticing though... gotta do the job. | „ |
| ~ Moonfish's introduction. |
| “ | Fleshhh... slabs of meat, no good. Can't allow it... DON'T STEAL FROM ME! | „ |
| ~ Moonfish confronting Fumikage Tokoyami. |
Moonfish is a minor antagonist from the manga/anime series My Hero Academia. He is an escaped death row inmate who is affiliated with the League of Villains and a member of the organization's Vanguard Action Squad.
He was voiced by Shuhei Matsuda in Japanese and by Daman Mills in the English dub, who also voiced Mustard in the same series, and Frieza from the Dragon Ball franchise.
Personality[]
Moonfish is an insane individual with an obsessive affection for flesh, which is demonstrated when he inspects a severed limb on the ground, and wishes for his opponents to show their flesh while they fight him. He seems so obsessed with flesh that he constantly moans and utters to himself about it, and tells himself to focus on the task at hand in knowing that the U.A. student's flesh would distract him.
Moonfish has a short temper and cannot tolerate when someone takes his "prize" away, as shown when he attacked Fumikage's Dark Shadow. It is very likely that he joined the League of Villains only for access to flesh and murder, rather than the inspiration that Stain had given quite a few other members.
Biography[]
Background[]
Before joining the League of Villains, Moonfish was a criminal who had committed crimes so horrific and vile that he was placed on death row. Mr. Compress mentioned that his last appeal was denied, thus Moonfish escaped in order to avoid execution.
Forest Training Camp Arc[]
Alongside Spinner and Magne, Moonfish joins up with the rest of the Vanguard Action Squad on a cliff, who plan to attack the U.A. students at their training camp. The team then breaks off, in which Moonfish encounters Fumikage Tokoyami and Mezo Shoji. After cutting off one of Shoji's arms, the two heroes managed to escape, leaving Moonfish alone to admire Shoji's limb. He then proceeds to attack Katsuki Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki, who happened to stumble behind him.
Moonfish's defeat.
He attempts to kill the two heroes by using Quirk to slice them up, causing the two heroes to fight defensively. He attempts to catch Bakugo off guard, but was eventually attacked by Todoroki, though he was able to evade his ice attack. Later on in the battle, he was able to inflict a wound on Todoroki, and was ready to inflict further pain on his opponents, until he was attacked by Fumikage Tokoyami, whose Quirk was beyond his control. Moonfish attempted to fight Tokoyami, but was immediately crushed by Dark Shadow, causing his teeth to shatter. Despite this, Moonfish continues his attempt once more by stabbing the shadowy creature. Unfortunately for him, his attacks had no effect, and Dark Shadow began to smash the villain into many trees, before throwing him away. After his defeat, most of the Vanguard Acton Squad members managed to escape, leaving Moonfish, along with Mustard and Muscular, behind to be arrested. He is then sent to be imprisoned in Tartarus, where he is currently awaiting his death sentence.
Current Arc[]
Despite being placed on death row, Moonfish remained imprisoned in Tartarus for the time being. However, he, along with many other villains were released from imprisonment when Tomura (under the influence of All For One) lead a raid on the prison with the Near-High End Nomus. Moonfish proceeded to leave through the hallways as he killed various guards and prisoners along the way.
Powers and Abilities[]
Moonfish demonstrating his Quirk.
- Blade-Tooth: Moonfish's Quirk allows him to manipulate and control his teeth. He is able to increase the size of his teeth to incredible lengths and can propel and extend them in any direction he pleases. His teeth are also notably sharp and durable, since they're capable of cutting and penetrating solid matter, such as soil, flesh and ice, like knife through butter and can easily support his own weight, allowing him to fashion them into an extra set of limbs, which greatly boosts his mobility.
- Enhanced speed and reflexes: Despite being wrapped together in his straight jacket, Moonfish has fast reflexes and can react quickly, using his Quirk to easily maneuver around his surroundings. He was able to dodge attacks from both Bakugo and Todoroki on multiple occasions, making him an overall tricky fighter and a very deadly one at that.
Gallery[]
Manga[]
Anime[]
Trivia[]
- Moonfish's design is based on Cenobites from the Hellraiser series, while his unmasked appareance is modelled after Victor Zsasz from the DC Universe.
- Oddly enough, Moonfish happens to share his name with a species of fish called the Opah, which are commonly referred to as moonfishes.
- Ironically, Moonfish's namesake, Lampris guttatus, is a species of fish that does not have any teeth.
- Moonfish is one of the three acknowledged by Kai Chisaki to be first rank villains, the other two being Muscular and the Hero Killer: Stain.
External Links[]
- Moonfish on the My Hero Academia Wiki
