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Izuku Midoriya is a fictional character in the My Hero Academia manga series created by Kohei Horikoshi. The protagonist of the series, he is a teenager from Musutafu, Japan. Born Quirkless, Izuku wishes to be the No.1 Hero just like All Might. However, he soon proves his courage to All Might and is given the Quirk One for All. With this newfound ability, Izuku joins U.A. High School and there makes several friends, and strives to become the No.1 Hero. Izuku appears in the anime, films, and other media associated with the series. Izuku Midoriya was originally planned to star in a one shot that didn't end up getting serialized, but Horikoshi felt like using him again so he ended up in this series. Izuku's design originally looked different, but because Kohei Horikoshi didn't like the first design, he decided to create a new one.Merchandise based on Izuku Midoriya includes keychains,backpacks,hoodies, and more. The character has been praised by critics and fans alike for his character growth, difference from other shonen protagonists, and personality. He is voiced by Daiki Yamashita in Japanese, and Justin Briner in English.

Creation and Conception
Izuku was originally going to be used for a one-shot created by Kohei Horikoshi. Nevertheless, Horikoshi decided to use him for the My Hero Academia series. His original design had long, messier hair that covered one of his eyes. His suit also looked more menacing, almost to the point where it appeared villainous. Kohei Horikoshi didn't like the original design though, he thought Deku should've gotten a haircut. So, he made the character more plain looking, and with a lot less hair. Horikoshi liked the new design, and stated the plainer Deku looks, the better. Kohei Horikoshi has also stated Naruto and Luffy as inspirations for Izuku's conception.

Design
Izuku has messy green hair, and four small freckles on each cheek. For his age, Deku is rather short, standing at about 5' 5". At the start of the series, he is very skinny, but because of his training with All Might, has grown muscles and gotten stronger. After his fight with Shoto Todoroki at the Sports Festival,his hand was slightly damaged, and the scarring is noticeable.

Personality
Unlike other shonen protagonists(who are usually dumb) Izuku Midoriya is actually quite intelligent. He has shown to be quite analytical, especially in battle situations. Deku has multiple notebooks titled"Hero Analysis For The Future" that contains information on any hero that he has observed or seen in action so far. Even characters like Bakugo and the other classmates of Class 1-A, are documented in the books. The information recorded in the books are of actual use to Izuku, who on multiple occasions(like when fighting Bakugo in the Battle Trial Arc for instance) has recalled on the book's contents to assist him in actual combat. Deku is also a very determined young hero. In many situations he refuses to give up,even in the face of death(such as when he was protecting Kota from Muscular). Although, sometimes his determination makes him arrogant, and nearly gets him killed. Deku seems to be aware of this, and tries to keep himself away from that arrogance.