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| “ | We're just a bit fanatical when it comes to our values. All we wish is to show him that there are other ways. Because you kids today... you have your values chosen for you. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress to the U.A. students. |
| “ | I am Harima's great-great-grandson! The Bandit King's blood flows through me! What's that, you say? You barely noticed me?! All part of the act! It's all for that ta-da moment... that the true trick is saved till the end. Voila! The curtain rises on the first and final escape artist performance... of Mr. Compress!! | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress revealing his lineage and boasting to the heroes. |
Atsuhiro Sako (迫圧紘 Sako Atsuhiro), more known by his alias Mr. Compress (Mr.コンプレス Misutā Konpuresu), is a major antagonist in the My Hero Academia franchise.
He is a B-Rank villain who is affiliated with the League of Villains and a member of the organization's sub-group, the Vanguard Action Squad. He is regarded as one of the smartest Villains in the world, and acts as the brains of the League of Villains.
Following the conflict with the Meta Liberation Army, he became a lieutenant in the Paranormal Liberation Front. He is later revealed to be the descendant of the Peerless Thief, who was considered one of Japan's three infamous villains in history. As such, he was given the task to carry on his ancestor's legacy.
After the Final War, Mr. Compress, along with Spinner, were arrested for their crimes and they became the two surviving members of the League of Villains.
In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Tsuguo Mogami, who has also voiced the original Nomu and Hood always in My Hero Academia and Musashi Miyamoto in Record of Ragnarok. In the English dub, he is voiced by Kent Williams, who also voices Father and Dr. Gero.
Appearance[]
Mr. Compress is is a tall and slim 32-year-old man with pale skin, curly brown hair, hazel eyes that are semicircular, slanted a little inwards, and a notably pointed nose. He wears a combination of a mask, balaclava and hat. In his villain appearance, Mr. Compress wears a dark orange shirt, with the collar left upturned and a green striped bolo necktie with an oval-shaped azure brooch hanging around his neck. He also wears a black waistcoat and black dress pants, knee-high white boots with wedged heels and black toe-caps, plain dark red gloves and a tall brown top hat, a red ribbon tied around it and a pale feather sticking out on the left side.
Over the top of his head, Mr. Compress wears a black balaclava with a hole for his mouth as well as his eyes, over which he wears one of multiple white masks. In his first appearance, he wears a dark yellow, double-breasted overcoat with buttoned shoulder tabs and a high collar, which reaches below his knees, and a silver cane with a gold handle. Because Kai Chisaki severed Mr. Compress's left arm, he has a robotic prosthetic arm.
Towards the end of the events of the Paranormal Liberation War, he maimed his lower back by using Compress on himself, permanently crippling himself.
Personality[]
Mr. Compress is the most intelligent member of the League, as he is said to be one of the most smartest villains in the world. He is a man of humor with a talkative nature. He respects the idea of having to choose your own values, rather than have them be given from others. Thus, he remained sympathetic to his fellow teammates, yet was disappointed with the U.A students.
He also seems to be confident in his actions, as shown when he kidnapped Fumikage Tokoyami, even though he was only assigned to capture Katsuki Bakugo. Despite his normally humorous nature, he seems to hold grudges against those who wronged him, as shown when after losing his arm to Chisaki, he didn't hesitate to ruthlessly compress the former's arm in an act of retribution later on.
Powers and Abilities[]
Mr. Compress compressing Dabi.
- Compress: Mr. Compress is able to trap anyone or anything (including himself) into little marbles by compressing them, inflicting no damage done to them at all. The person trapped in the marbles temporarily lose their Quirks, making it very easy for Mr. Compress to kidnap them. However, anything compressed with them will remain active; when he compresses Snatch, he is being consumed by Dabi's fire, which stays with him and kills him while he is trapped in the marble. In addition, he is able focus the point of his Quirk to a smaller part of a person's body if he wishes to and was able to compress Overhaul's left arm, efficiently severing it at the wrist without killing him. Upon losing his left arm, Compress is now limited to using his right arm in order to activate his Quirk.
- Enhanced Speed: Mr. Compress has demonstrated a degree of impressive fast movements. He is capable of moving from one place instantly to another, as shown when running on top of the trees over the U.A. students. He was also able to avoid Shoto Todoroki's attacks, even when unleashing his special move, Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall.
- Genius Intellect: Being the brains of the league, Mr. Compress possesses a high degree of intelligence. Using his prep time wisely, he was able to kidnap Katsuki and Fumikage with ease, as well as bait the U.A. students for fake marbles in his pocket.
Overall, Mr. Compress is a witty and methodical villain who has played a vital role in many of the League's major operations. He successfully kidnapped Katsuki Bakugo and Fumikage Tokoyami, two of Class 1-A's strongest students with relative ease, and would've gotten away with both of them were it not for their classmates interference. He had soon recovered from the loss of his arm, and only seemed motivated by it to exact his revenge on Overhaul. Alongside Spinner, Tomura and Dabi, he was able to intercept a police convoy while also dealing with a strong Pro Hero, Snatch, in the process.
Quotes[]
| “ | Moonfish, our dear Blade-Tooth. He may not look it but he's a dastardly death-throat devil whose last appeal was denied. When I saw the avian take him down so easily and violently, I decided he should join our troop! | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress revealing him having kidnapped Fumikage Tokoyami. |
| “ | Don't worry, they were so proud of themselves for rooting through my pockets that I thought I'd let them gloat. But allow me to explain a basic tenant of magic, if I'm flaunting something shiny. Its because there's something else I don't want you to see. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress revealing how he deceived the U.A. students. |
| “ | Ah, allow me to tell you a story. In the past there were many different scary troops that ran the underworld, after heroes started thriving though they slowly but surely began to disband, when All Might took the stage their era was over. The Yakuza survivors who weren't caught became rent-a-thugs for villain groups. In other groups they were the lowest form of criminal, barely scraping by to make a living. Frankly, they're obsolete, an endangered species. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress telling Himiko Toga the origins of the Yakuza. |
| “ | For the arm. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress to Kai Chisaki. |
| “ | I believe Twice was... killed. Alas, I tried but failed to stop her. Even though jumping into the fray was tantamount to suicide. I've never seen little Toga lose her cool like this. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress mourning Twice and recalling Himiko Toga's rampage. |
| “ | Dabi... young Toga... and I... have yet to achieve our dreams. Does our show end here...? A collection of warped minds who never bothered... prying into each other's pasts. Just a band of egotists. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress thinking about the fate of himself and his friends as Best Jeanist strangles them. |
| “ | Oji Harima. The Peerless Thief. A criminal from days gone by. Just when the current system began settling into place... Harima targeted the pockets of sham heroes. He preached reformation while returning what he pilfered back to the streets. Harima... the reformation you could not achieve... I now hand over to my boss. The Paranormal Liberation Front's... no, the League of Villains' Shigaraki... will change the world in my stead. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Compress' internal monologue to remind himself about the Peerless Thief. |
External Links[]
- Mr. Compress on the My Hero Academia Wiki
- Mr. Compress on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki
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