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Midnight Boys

Character

Midnight's hero office came with an entourage: four suited young men who answered her calls, hauled off her collars, and addressed her as Mistress. Operating on the Vigilantes side of the timeline, they land somewhere between sidekick squad and fan club, turning up wherever their employer needs a cleanup crew.

Status: Inactive
Occupation: Heroes, Sidekicks
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 6 (Vigilantes)
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 18 (Vigilantes)
Agency & Affiliations: Midnight (Nemuri Kayama)
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Appearance

Matching gray suits mark the quartet, each finished with a black tie over a white undershirt. All four are young, groomed, and conventionally handsome, which lends them the air of a coordinated entourage rather than a rough field unit.

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Personality

Their loyalty reads closer to devotion than to employment. The four fuss over their employer's condition the moment a fight ends, and one captured criminal earned their open resentment for no reason beyond the mocking kiss she planted on him. Between the hero work and the adoration, they function as much like a fan club as a sidekick team. Among themselves, she is Mistress Midnight.

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History

The idea predates the office. As a student, Nemuri Kayama daydreamed about surrounding herself with young sidekicks, and once she graduated and opened an agency she hired four men for exactly that role.

They first appear after she helps Eraser Head bring down a criminal carrying a Suicide Bomb Quirk, moving in on her word to restrain him and hand him over to the Police Force. Later they take her call during a Trigger sting, asking out two girls so that a pair of mixer seats opens up for herself and Kazuho. At Captain Celebrity's farewell event they pass blankets to freezing attendees while the professionals handle the Bombers.

Years afterward, with their old boss teaching at U.A., one of them arrives to back her against Bee☆Pop in Naruhata and gets blocked by Endeavor. Betten Court has said the group was loosely modeled on dating sim characters, and one member resembles Jack Midoriya, the lead of the original My Hero one-shot.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the Midnight Boys in My Hero Academia?

The Midnight Boys are a group of four suited young men who work as sidekicks for the Pro Hero Nemuri Kayama, known as Midnight, in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. They handle tasks like restraining and transporting captured criminals.

What do the Midnight Boys do for Midnight?

The Midnight Boys move in on Midnight's word to restrain criminals and hand them over to the police. They also fuss over her wellbeing after every fight and address her as Mistress.

What do the Midnight Boys wear?

The four Midnight Boys all wear matching gray suits with black ties over white undershirts. They are described as young, groomed, and conventionally handsome.

How did the Midnight Boys come to work for Nemuri Kayama?

Nemuri Kayama dreamed of surrounding herself with young sidekicks while still a student. Once she graduated and opened her own hero agency, she hired the four men who became the Midnight Boys for exactly that role.

Who inspired the design of the Midnight Boys?

Creator Betten Court has said the Midnight Boys were loosely modeled on dating sim characters. One member of the group resembles Jack Midoriya, the protagonist of the original My Hero one shot.

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