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Erasure Spot

Character

A movie-original power belonging to the villain Paulo Gollini, Erasure Spot blankets a huge stretch of ground in a field that shuts Quirks off, then carves out a private pocket where his own side keeps theirs. It turns a battlefield into a place where heroes are suddenly ordinary people.

Quirk Type: Emitter
Quirk Range: Long Range
Anime Debut: My Hero Academia: You're Next
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Overview

Erasure Spot, rendered in Japanese as An Ideorogī, belongs to Paulo Gollini and arrives with the film My Hero Academia: You're Next. It falls under the Emitter classification and operates across long distances.

The literal reading of the Japanese title is "An Ideology". Izuku Midoriya notes how closely it resembles Eraser Head's Erasure, with one meaningful difference: nothing about it depends on eye contact. It also invites comparison with Neutralization, another power capable of temporarily switching a Quirk off, and with the Marvel Comics character Leech, whose presence suppresses abilities within a radius around him.

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Mechanics

Activating the Quirk raises a wide dome of energy, and every Quirk caught beneath it goes silent. Within that dome the user can shape a second, far smaller bubble in which powers keep working normally, which means Paulo decides who stays armed and who does not.

Overmodification pushes the reach far past its natural limit, wide enough to swallow an entire mountain-range area.

The outer dome makes no distinction between friend and foe. Any of Paulo's people caught under it lose their Quirks along with everyone else, which is why several of his henchmen fall back on firearms. The inner bubble is the vulnerable part: force his allies out of it and his advantage collapses, and a sufficiently quick opponent can simply cross into it, switch their own power back on, and put him down.

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Notable Users

Paulo Gollini is the only known holder. His preferred approach is to smother a broad area with the modified version, strip his enemies of their Quirks, and wait for them to expose themselves. The abrupt shutdown catches people mid-motion; inside the Symbol of Paradise, Izuku Midoriya lost his footing and dropped into a manhole tunnel because of it, which says a good deal about how awkward the Quirk is to face.

From the safety of the inner field he leans on two subordinates, one carrying a forcefield power and the other artillery, to do the attacking while his enemies stay helpless. The pattern is easy to read once it has been seen, and because the whole plan rests on those minions, Paulo has nothing left the moment they go down.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Erasure Spot quirk in My Hero Academia?

Erasure Spot is a movie-original Quirk belonging to the villain Paulo Gollini that raises a wide dome of energy shutting off every Quirk caught beneath it. It first appeared in the film My Hero Academia: You're Next.

How is Erasure Spot different from Aizawa's Erasure quirk?

Unlike Shota Aizawa's Erasure, which requires eye contact to shut off a Quirk, Erasure Spot works by raising a wide dome around an entire area, so nothing about it depends on looking at a target.

Can Paulo Gollini keep his own allies' quirks active under Erasure Spot?

Yes. Within the outer dome that shuts off every nearby Quirk, Paulo Gollini can shape a smaller inner bubble where powers keep working normally, letting him decide who stays armed and who does not.

What is the weakness of the Erasure Spot quirk?

Erasure Spot's inner bubble is its vulnerable point; forcing Paulo Gollini's allies out of it collapses his advantage, and a fast enough opponent can cross into the bubble, reactivate their own Quirk, and attack him directly.

Which movie does the Erasure Spot quirk appear in?

Erasure Spot appears exclusively in the film My Hero Academia: You're Next, where it belongs to the villain Paulo Gollini.

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