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Pankration

Character

Pankration is Greece's contribution to the international hero roster, introduced in the film My Hero Academia: Two Heroes and brought back for World Heroes' Mission. His Quirk banks raw power and turns it loose, and his name is an old Olympic combat sport whose literal reading happens to be All-Might.

Quirk: Power
Birthday: March 3
Height: 190 cm
Status: Alive
Occupation: Pro Hero
Gender: Male
First Appearance (Movie): My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Agency & Affiliations: Otheon Task Force, Humarise
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Appearance

Long blond hair hangs straight down past a tall, heavily built frame, his arms thick with muscle.

The costume commits fully to an ancient Greek look, which suits both his name and his Olympic theme. He wears a red sleeveless breastplate under a white chiton-style wrap that loops over his shoulders and neck, belts at the waist, and hangs to the knee like a skirt. Oversized metal vambraces with frilled edges cover his forearms, a slim silver circlet crosses his brow, and greaves and sandals finish it.

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Personality

He gets very little screen time and almost no characterization with it. The one data point available is a small courtesy: passing a mother and her child at the I-Expo, he stops to greet them.

It is thin evidence, but it points toward an approachable sort rather than a remote celebrity. Nothing in either film contradicts it.

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History

His Quirk, Power, lets his body take in and release enormous quantities of raw force, which translates to tremendous physical strength. It is the whole of what the databooks say about him.

At the I-Expo he is first seen strolling the preview and exchanging greetings with a passing woman and her child. He attends the reception afterward alongside the other heroes, where Wolfram and his crew take the entire room hostage. He stays captive until Melissa Shield wrests I-Island's security system back and the prisoners are released.

He returns for the Humarise crisis, assigned to the Otheon Task Force. He helps take down the Humarise members holed up in their Otheon headquarters, and he is present when a news agency broadcasts the accusation that Izuku murdered twelve people. He later joins the search for the Trigger Bomb hidden in Otheon.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is pankration fighting?

Pankration is the near-ruleless ancient Greek Olympic combat sport, introduced in 648 BC, from which the My Hero Academia hero Pankration takes his name. The word literally translates to All Might.

What is Pankration's Quirk?

Pankration's Quirk, Power, lets his body absorb and release enormous quantities of raw force, which translates into tremendous physical strength.

Which My Hero Academia movies does Pankration appear in?

Pankration debuted in My Hero Academia: Two Heroes and returned for My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.

What does Pankration do during the Humarise crisis?

Pankration is assigned to the Otheon Task Force, where he helps take down the Humarise members holed up in their headquarters and later joins the search for the hidden Trigger Bomb.

What happens to Pankration at the I-Island reception?

Pankration is taken hostage along with the other visiting heroes when Wolfram and his crew seize I-Island's security system, and he stays captive until Melissa Shield takes the system back and frees everyone.

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