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Body Bulk

Character

Body Bulk converts fury into raw mass. Handed to Shuichi Iguchi by All For One, who had taken it off someone else entirely, this Transformation Quirk swells its owner outward and multiplies his strength, and it answers loudest when the person wielding it is at his angriest.

Japanese: 剛躯
Quirk Type: Transformation
Anime Debut: Episode 147
Quirk Range: Close-range
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Overview

Body Bulk, written in Japanese as Gōku, is a Transformation Quirk that operates at close range. Its present owner is Shuichi Iguchi, though he did not grow up with it. All For One handed the ability over after stripping it from a previous holder the story never identifies.

Readers first saw it in Chapter 353, but the name waited until Chapter 371 to arrive. In the anime it surfaces in Episode 147. Wiki categories place it under villain Quirks, All For One's Quirks, Transformation Quirks, and Shuichi Iguchi's Quirks.

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Mechanics

What the Quirk does is direct enough: the user's whole frame swells outward, and both his size and his physical power climb sharply with it.

Pressure sharpens the effect. Spinner grew visibly more dangerous once he turned hostile toward Izuku Midoriya and Mezo Shoji, and the pattern points to intense feeling as the switch, with hatred, rage, and fury named as the drivers.

The ability covers ground close to two other powers in the series, Gigantification and Stress, which produce comparable results by different routes.

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Notable Users

Shuichi Iguchi is the Quirk's active user. All For One carried it before passing it on, and an unnamed person owned it before that, having lost it to All For One's theft.

One footnote of trivia: among the named Quirks All For One is depicted handing off to somebody else before he dies, this ability and Scalemail are the final pair.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Body Bulk Quirk?

Body Bulk is a Transformation Quirk that makes its user's whole body swell outward, sharply increasing both size and physical strength. It is currently used by Shuichi Iguchi, known as Spinner, though he did not originally have it.

How did Spinner get the Body Bulk Quirk?

Shuichi Iguchi, known as Spinner, received Body Bulk from All For One, who had stripped it from a previous holder whose identity is never revealed in the story.

What triggers Body Bulk's effect?

Body Bulk grows stronger when its user feels intense emotion, particularly hatred, rage, and fury. Spinner visibly became more dangerous once he turned hostile toward Izuku Midoriya and Mezo Shoji.

What other Quirks are similar to Body Bulk?

Body Bulk produces effects close to two other Quirks in My Hero Academia, Gigantification and Stress, both of which increase a user's size and strength through different methods.

When did Body Bulk first appear in My Hero Academia?

Body Bulk was first shown in Chapter 353 of the manga, though it was not named until Chapter 371. It reached the anime in Episode 147.

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