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| “ | Twice: C'mon Dabi! You got your ass handed to you, by a magic scarf!! Dabi: How weak, that happened fast. Twice: Huh?! Don't say that, better to frame this as the Pro being too strong. It's important to mind your self-esteem even on a perilous mission. Dabi: Whatever Twice, just make another one of me. We need to keep those Pros occupied. Twice: Another small fry coming right up! Leave it to me. |
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| ~ Twice to Dabi. |
Jin Bubaigawara (分倍河原仁 Bubaigawara Jin), more known by his Villain name Twice (トゥワイス Tuwaisu), is a major antagonist in the My Hero Academia franchise.
He is a S-Rank villain who is affiliated with the League of Villains and a member of the organization's sub-group, the Vanguard Action Squad. He possess a Quirk that can create clones of people or objects through physical contact. He suffers from severe dissociative identity disorder due to a past incident with his Quirk that drove him insane, and wonders if he's the true Twice or a clone that killed the original. He eventually discovered that he is the original, while providing help for his comrades.
Following the conflict with the Meta Liberation Army, he became one of the lieutenants of the Paranormal Liberation Front, serving as the Black Regiment tactics commander. During the Paranormal Liberation War, Twice was killed by No. 2 Pro Hero Hawks, due to the potential danger he could become with his improved quirk.
He is voiced by Daichi Endou in the Japanese dub and Newton Pittman in the English dub.
Appearance[]
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Twice unmasked.
Twice is a 31-year-old man, with blond hair and gray-blue eyes. He has a scar in the center of his forehead, due to an incident in the past. As a civilian, he has visible trace of facial hair over his mouth and chin and he wears a blue-collared shirt over a white tank top along with a normal pair of pants and boots.
As a villain, his costume is a black and gray bodysuit that covers his whole body, along with gray boots. The upper half of his signature mask is gray with white eye sockets and the lower half covering his mouth is black. Twice also has red and green wristbands that he stored his measuring tapes in.
Personality[]
Twice seems to suffer from OSDD (Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder), as a result of creating clones of himself. At the end of the day, he continues to wonder whether he's the original or just another clone, as the clones ended up killing each other after a nine-day brawl, leaving him mentally scarred and unsure of his true self.
When he joined the League of Villains, he gained a bit of an active personality in him. He also has a habit of contradicting himself, as he insulted Dabi at one point, then immediately praises him in the following sentence. Eventually, these feelings turned into genuine devotion and respect for his fellow members, to the point of wanting to avenge Magne, and is willing to follow any orders with little question. Despite usually being a skilled villain, he is quite immature and prone to act without thinking on occasion, which caused him to show some incompetence and botch up his own plans to help aid the League of Villains (that of which is played for comedic relief).
He gets along well with the other members, especially Himiko Toga, who he shares a strong friendship with. Twice also seemed to have developed romantic feelings for her, due to her supportive nature. Furthermore, Twice's willingness to trust and befriend others due to his past loneliness also made him vulnerable to betrayal and broken trust, having blamed himself for Magne's death due to bringing Overhaul to their base. After Hawks reveals himself to be a spy, Twice is crushed with guilt and sadness at having his trust broken and believing that he failed the League.
Prior to joining the league, Jin had shown to be a fairly good person who was disliked due to his scary eyes. After accidentally hitting someone with his motorcycle, he told the authorities that he was obeying the speeding limit and seemed to comply with being brought in for questioning. Upon being fired from his job, evicted into homelessness and with no family to take him in, Jin created clones of himself to cope with his loneliness, only wanting someone who he could trust and talk to. However, Jin eventually began resorting to crime in order to survive and had his clones commit multiple armed robberies, becoming a nationwide thief in the process. He gained a lazy attitude upon realising that his clones would carry out all of his commands, and would have them do his labour and housework. This would backfire on him however, as his clones began to argue who the original was, which is what led to the fight that would break Jin's mind.
When overpowered by Skeptic's duplicates, Twice eventually manages to overcome his trauma and realizes that he is in fact the original Jin. As a result, he becomes excited and fully determined to protect his comrades and no longer fears of cloning himself in battle. Despite this, he still tends to experience multiple personality issues with himself on certain occasions though it isn't as bad as before. During their final battle, it was noted by Hawks that Twice's determination and refusal to give up was in fact what made him truly dangerous, which was also what led Hawks to killing Twice.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Double: Twice's Quirk allows him to create clones of people and things. Before creating clones, he requires the measurements of the person he plans to copy before he can actually create clones of said person. The clones themselves carry over the exact appearance and personality of the original person at the time of their creation, even copying their Quirks. When a clone gets destroyed, they turn into a liquid substance and melt away.
- Infinite Doubles: Sad Man's Parade: Twice uses Double to create copies of himself, then those clones create copies of themselves, and then those clones create copies of themselves. This endless cycle repeats until there is an entire army of Twice's clones.
Abilities[]
- Strategy: While not much of a physical fighter, Twice is very proficient at strategy. Using his quirk, he and Dabi successfully distracted the pro heroes for a while. He also concocted a plan to assist in the arrest of Chisaki by using Himiko's Quirk, in order to lure the heroes to their location. He then proceeded to convince Mr. Compress' to use his quirk in an almost successful attempt at capturing Eri. Had it not been for Chisaki's Quirk, they would have captured her. However, Twice's main role in the League of Villains is currently providing invaluable support to his teammates with his clones.
Weaknesses: It should be noted that Twice has no control over the clones he creates. This was shown when he created clones of himself and the clones eventually turned against each other, killing themselves. If the real Twice is killed, then any clones he created before his death will melt away. Furthermore, the clones only remember until whatever point in time the original being they were based off of last interacted with Twice.
Quotes[]
| “ | A beat-up little boy, and you! You're on Shigaraki's kill list! No they weren't! | „ |
| ~ Twice attacking Shoto Todoroki. |
| “ | Twice: I don't find this joke humorous. That's hilarious Shigaraki! Shigaraki: They wanted Kurogiri too, but I held out. He's got his own job to do right now so there's no way I can spare him, it's too important. There's an underground route you can take t- Twice: WHAT ARE YOU THINKING WITH THIS CRAP?? STOP PRETENDING EVERYTHING IS COOL!! Why are you letting this beak-faced loser give you orders?! He killed Big Sis Mag, and he took Mr. Compress' arm!! Did you just forget?! And it's all my fault, I brought him to meet with you. I may be a villain but I'm human too, we all are man! |
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| ~ Twice enraged at Tomura for teaming the League up with the Shie Hassaikai. |
| “ | Please... don't die on me! You are... everyone in the League is... my home...!! A place for those who've been cast out... The only place... that gave me... a place to belong...! Goddamnit...!!! Screw it! I'll murder them all...!! | „ |
| ~ Twice cries while begging Himiko Toga to live. |
| “ | But, but... Hold on... AHHH. NOOO. NOT AGAAAIN! I... I had to trust you... Because... I felt bad for you... | „ |
| ~ Twice upon realizing Hawks' betrayal. |
| “ | Twice: Sorry, Compress. Can't make more. Mr. Compress: And why not?! Twice: It's taking all I've got just to hold this form... together. Like when you're holding back a big dump. Sorry, you two. It's... my fault again. Hawks... pulled one over on me. I was... duped again. Sorry. Ah Toga... Oh no! That cute face of yours got hurt again? Lemme give you back... your hankie. Mr. Compress: Twice?! Twice: Sorry... for everything... I mean it. Toga: Jin... Thank you for saving me. |
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| ~ Twice's clone reveals Hawks' betrayal before melting, signifying the death of the original. |
Trivia[]
- Twice's appearance may partially be based on Deadpool, due to the similarities in terms of look and their comedic nature.
- Interestingly enough, the concept of Twice having a split personality and using his mask to maintain his sanity is also used for Rorschach.
- Twice's death in the Paranormal Liberation War Arc is ironic in a number of ways:
- He spent most of his life worrying if he was the original Jin or a clone who killed the original. At the point of his death, Twice had overcome his trauma knowing that he was the original, while his last clone realized that he was a clone after dematerializing due to the original's death.
- Ironically, this information could have resolved Twice's inner struggles earlier on if there was any way he could have known that his clones would melt away without the original.
- He never let go of Magne's murder due to letting a traitor into the League of Villains' business, which is exactly what happens to him.
- Hawks called him a good person, even if he didn't want to stop his villainous actions and had to kill him in the end. In Twice's final moments, he wanted the League's happiness, and his final act was attempting to save them. His final thoughts were neither malicious nor vengeful like a traditional villain, but instead grateful that he found friends and a purpose in life, even if they were evil.
- He spent most of his life worrying if he was the original Jin or a clone who killed the original. At the point of his death, Twice had overcome his trauma knowing that he was the original, while his last clone realized that he was a clone after dematerializing due to the original's death.
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