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The story of Jin Bubaigawara, also better known as Twice, from the My Hero Academia franchise.
Background[]
| “ | My folks died when I was in middle school. They were killed in some villain attack. With no other relatives, I was alone. Just me. By myself. And in modern society, when you're someone without roots... Well, not a lot of people can relate to that. I just wanted someone to talk to... All I wanted was someone I could trust and who'd trust me in return. I had a blast. When a person's life starts spiraling, what's the one thing they want? Comfort. Am I wrong? Going after that single-mindedly led to one mistake after another. It wasn't until I hit rock bottom that I realized my biggest mistake of all... I couldn't even trust myself. | „ |
| ~ Twice recalls his traumatic past. |
In the past, Jin's parents were killed during a villain attack when he was in middle school; leaving him an orphan with no blood relatives to take him in, and having to focus on finding paid work. He ended up finding employment that gave him food, clothes and room and board. However, when Jin was sixteen, he accidentally ran over a young man with his motorcycle. While the victim survived, he had broken his arm in the accident. Despite obeying the speed limit and insisting to the authorities that the man jumped into the road without warning, Jin was given a criminal record due to the incident. When returning to work, he was punched by his boss after getting a complaint from a top client, who said that the victim was one of their workers and was furiously threatening to pull all their contracts with them. This resulted in Jin being fired, evicted and left homeless and alone.
Jin creating clones of himself.
Eventually, Jin's depression and loneliness became so severe that he used his own Quirk to create a copy of himself to comfort him and have someone he could trust and talk to all the time. He later created more copies to be his friends and used them to go on several crime sprees; making him one of Japan's most wanted criminals. Jin also abused his Quirk to create more clones to do all his work for him.
However, this soon backfired as the clones, being perfect replicas of Jin, began to rebel and claim that each one was the original. This resulted in them cutting Jin across his forehead then strapping him to a chair and engaging in a long, brutal fight that lasted nine days. Eventually, all the clones had killed each other and Jin was the only one left remaining. Since that incident, Jin has struggled to come to terms on whether he is the original or just another clone, and avoids serious injuries out of fear he'll disintegrate.
Sometime after this, he encountered Giran, who told him that there are a lot of people similar to him in the world and recommended he join a group of these similar people, introducing him to the League of Villains.
My Hero Academia[]
The Forest Training Camp Arc[]
Twice first appears in Good Evening, where he and the rest of the of the Vanguard Action Squad plan to attack the U.A. students at their camp.
After the team separated on their own, Twice accompanied Dabi and created a clone of him to attack the students at their camp facility. The clone was later defeated by Shota Aizawa, much to Twice's criticism about Dabi's strength. However, when the real Dabi showed up, Twice contradicts himself by praising Dabi for his strength, leaving Dabi slightly confused. Dabi then orders him to create two more clones, in which Twice does so. He then sends the clones to keep Shota Aizawa and Sekijiro Kan occupied for the time being.
After Katsuki Bakugo's capture, Mr. Compress informs Dabi and the rest of the Vanguard Action Squad. Twice was very glad to hear such news, but was told by Dabi to wait for his return. Dabi points out how there is no gas or fires nearby to make their escape more successful, but Twice doesn't mind, as he claims that the plan doesn't always have to go accordingly. Immediately, Dabi heard noises behind some bushes (which in truth was Yuga Aoyama hiding in fear) and went to investigate, but was immediately stopped by Twice, who asked him to call back the Nomu, since he was the only one that could command it.
Eventually, Himiko Toga later regrouped with the two. Twice was unpleased with how she only got one sample of blood since she was told to bring back at least three. He noticed how Toga looked more cheerful than she normally does. He asked her why that was the case, in which she replied how she met some new friends and a boy tha she had fallen in love with. Believing she was referring to him, Twice was disgusted, saying he had no interest in taking her, while Dabi was trying to get them to be quiet. The three were eventually discovered by Izuku Midoriya, Mezo Shoji, and Shoto Todoroki, who had managed to defeat Mr. Compress. Twice commented on how he knew the three heroes, then immediately asks who they are.
After Dabi made the first attack, Twice attempts to fight Todoroki, but is pushed back by his ice wall but manages to dodge it with ease. He attempts to fight him once more but was defeated once again. Eventually, Kurogiri opens his Warp Gate for the Vanguard Action Squad to take their leave. Twice was one of the few villains that managed to escape.
The Hideout Raid Arc[]
Twice with the rest of the villains.
After Bakugo's capture, Twice and the rest of the villains observed as Tomura Shigaraki welcomed Bakugo to their team. They then watch the U.A's public apology regarding the attack on the camp, which Tomura then criticizes for their failure of creating a just society. After explaining to Bakugo what the League of Villains is aiming for, Tomura orders Dabi to free him, but Dabi has Twice done it, being very cautious around Bakugo.
Once Bakugo is set free, he immediately attacks Tomura and attempts to intimidate the other villains. However, none of them are afraid, as he has no chance of escaping. However, the hideout is immediately raided by All Might and the rest of the Pro Heroes, who restrain the villains down. All For One rescues them by using Kurogiri's warp gate to give them their escape.
Hero License Exam Arc[]
After All For One's defeat, the League of Villains eventually split up, with Twice hiding back in an apartment. He eventually receives a call from Giran, who tells him that Tomura plans to bring back the League of Villains together. After the phone call ends, Twice observes the villainous group, Team Reservoir Dogs, only to see that they have been beaten by the Shie Hassaikai.
The Shie Hassaikai Arc[]
Eventually, Twice rejoins the League of Villains and meets Kai Chisaki, believing he has come to join the team as well. This turns out to be false, however, as Chisaki plans to instead use the League of Villains as a stepping stone for him to accomplish his goals. Chisaki then sends his men to raid their hideout, which almost breaks out in a brawl. Eventually, the group of villains' leaves, leaving Twice furious, wanting to dispatch them. However, Tomura refuses.
Twice takes on Sir Nighteye.
During a meeting, Chisaki asks Tomura for Toga and Twice to temporarily join his group, to which he agrees, believing that they are capable and puts his fate in them. When the heroes infiltrate the Yakuza base, Twice makes a clone of Toga, which then attacks the Pro Hero, Rock Lock. Twice then later confronts Sir Nighteye with a clone of Rappa, only to be defeated very easily.
Twice eventually escapes the battle, having a panic about his mask being torn, due to his personality separating. Toga eventually meets up with him where she wraps his face together with a bandage, much to his appeasement. Eventually, the two were able to make their escape.
The Meta Liberation Army Arc[]
Twice still participated in various activities with his fellow comrades, taking part in the massacre on the Creature Rejection Clan. He later participated on subduing Gigantomachia, who had managed to find the current whereabouts of the League of Villains. Like the other villains, he was taken to Daruma Ujiko's hideout where he got to meet the doctor, as well as see the various High-End Nomus that he has been creating. Twice was then later sent back to their base, like everyone else.
A month later, Twice attempted to aid Tomura and Compress in subduing Gigantomachia once more, who has been attacking the League of Villains, non-stop. When Gigantomachia finally rested, the league regrouped themselves. Twice then receives a phone call from the villainous leader of the Meta Liberation Army, Re-Destro, who reveals that he's kidnapped Giran and challenges them to come and rescue him.
Twice overcoming his trauma.
When the villains arrive in Deika City, they are ambushed by the Meta Liberation and are forced to battle them. The battle causes the league to separate, leaving Twice on his own for the time being. He eventually comes across a fatally injured Himiko, who had barely managed to win her battle with Curious. Twice attempts to save her, but becomes distraught when he is confronted by Skeptic's puppet group of Twice.
The puppets attempt to kill Himiko right in front of his eyes, while wounding him but after recollecting his thoughts and memories of his past, he realizes that in spite of his pain he has not disappeared, confirming he is indeed the original Jin. This restores his confidence in himself again and he proceeds to create a clone army of himself and sends them to attack the puppets, while carrying the unconscious Himiko away. He also sends his clone to attack the Meta Liberation Army in the city, aiding the other villains. In the meantime, Twice clones Himiko and attempts to save her life by performing a blood transfusion with her clone.
Meanwhile, one of Twice clones confront Re-Destro in the watchtower and continues to create more clones of himself, as well as clones of the other League of Villains. They then attempt to attack him, but Re-Destro easily manages to defeat them all. Before he could wipe them all out, however, the real Tomura brings the whole building down, leaving him confronted with Re-Destro.
After Tomura defeated Re-Destro, Twice and the other members of the League of Villains eat sushi after the battle. He mourns Himiko's death through a picture of her, before the real Himiko shows up and tells him that the picture is creeping her out. Twice then has an outburst, causing the others to comment on how he hasn't changed.
The Endeavor Agency Arc[]
Twice met Hawks and formed a friendship with him due to sympathizing with his desire to build a better world. He asked Hawks to tutor him about Meta Liberation ideology, but unbeknownst to him, Hawks was a spy gathering the information from the villains and relaying it to the heroes to prepare them for the fight.
The Paranormal Liberation War Arc[]
| “ | It's true that in my life, I kept falling and failing. I got tricked, lost a friend, and still ended up getting fooled again. I must've looked pretty pathetic and worthless to other people. [...] Constantly trying to find myself. [...] But I was blessed with people I cared about. [...] Who could ask for a better life than that? I hope you die, Hawks. What right do you have to look at me and call me unlucky? I was happy with my life. With them. | „ |
| ~ Twice's final thoughts. |
During the heroes' raid of the Meta Liberation Army's hideout, Hawks confronted Twice in private. He tells Twice that he was easy to manipulate and intends to turn him in when the war is over. Twice has an emotional breakdown over Hawks' betrayal, since he remembers the last time that he blindly trusted someone, it caused his friend Magne to be killed. Back to the present, Twice believes that it was his own fault for giving the information to Hawks, who caused the heroes to make the first move and gain the advantage. Had the Meta Liberation Army been the ones making the first move, they would have won. With all the blame and guilt on his shoulders, Twice lapses into despair and rage as he expresses his hatred of heroes.
As Hawks tells Twice that deep down inside he is a good person and attempts to offer Twice a chance at reformation, his stubbornness and rageful behavior has cause Twice to refuse to trust Hawks, believing that he never cares about himself in the past and also never cares what Hawks wants while Hawks taunts Twice that he wants to fight him. Breaking down into tears, Twice unleashes a massive army of clones to attack Hawks, but he destroys them with ease due to the clones created by Double being weaker with each use. Twice is severely wounded in the tearful confrontation, and laments how Himiko will never comfort him again. He also laments that despite putting the League in harm's way, they still keep him as a comrade. He attempts to make one last clone, only for it to be crushed by Hawks. As Twice is about to meet his end, Dabi saves his fellow villain's life and turns the tables on Hawks.
Twice's clone melts away, confirming the original's death.
Dabi unleashes his flames to attack, yet not caring about Twice being caught in the crossfire. Hawks saves Twice, causing Dabi to comment on how heroes always instinctively save others. Twice then begins to escape, with Dabi stopping Hawks from pursuing him with his flames. Twice sees the war taking place and creates a clone to help them, but Hawks decides to kill him as he is too much of a threat. Before being stabbed in the back by Hawks' feather blade, Twice's final clone saves Himiko and Mr. Compress by killing a hero about to detain them, but begins to melt away as he realizes that the original had "hit the concrete". He apologises to Himiko one last time while giving her back her handkerchief that she used to fix his mask beforehand, making her hug her fallen friend and thank him for saving her, greatly saddening her at also realizing that her friend had perished.
As the real Twice lays slowly dying, his last thoughts involve his gratitude towards Himiko and the League of Villains for providing him with a purpose in his life, making him as happy as he could have been.
Because of this, this left Dabi enraged as he blasts his flames at Hawks and Toga, who also becomes enraged at his death, becomes more psychotic than before and decides to kill every hero that comes her path in order to avenge him.
The Final War Arc[]
Before Gigantomachia took the League to aid Shigaraki in the war, Dabi managed to retrieve a sample of Twice's blood from his original body and gives it to Himiko; knowing that her Transform Quirk allows her to use the Quirk of someone close to her heart. He then tells Himiko that they will help their late comrade keep his "Sad Man's Parade" marching by having her use his Double Quirk.
As the next war began, Himiko at the last moment drank it, turning into Twice despite Ochacco and Tsuyu trying to hold her. After turning into Twice, Himiko used his Quirk to create his super move, and when Spinner freed Kurogiri, a gate formed where she could teleport into the ruins of Gunga to take her revenge on Hawks, causing the clones to spawn twice and Dabi's combination of flames to create massive chaos forcing all the pro heroes to retreat.