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Sajin Higawara

Character

The Sand Hero Snatch guarded a police convoy and died doing it. Sajin Higawara could turn his upper body into sand, which made him immune to Decay and untouchable by fire, and none of it saved him from Dabi. He is the first hero the series kills on screen, and his last words haunted the man who killed him.

English Voice: Taylor Harris
Japanese Voice: Kōji Ishii
Birthday: April 14
Age: 45
Height: 180 cm
Status: Deceased
Occupation: Pro Hero, bodyguard for the Police Force
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 160
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 16 (Vigilantes)
Agency & Affiliations: Police Force
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Appearance

Muscular and heavy-framed, Sajin had turquoise eyes and a long mustache. His hair was a light ash blond, bound into a lengthy ponytail that spilled out from under his mask.

The mask was dark blue and sat over the crown of his head. Below it he wore what looked like a combat vest in green and silver, tubes running from it to his back.

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Personality

Sajin's heroism was rooted in the people left behind. The grief of crime victims and the families of the murdered clearly weighed on him, and in the middle of a villain fight he did not hesitate to drop everything and pull the officers transporting Overhaul out of a crashing van.

What genuinely enraged him was Dabi savoring the notoriety his killings had earned. Sajin demanded to know whether the villain had ever spared a thought for the relatives of the people he burned.

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History

His Quirk, Sandstorm, converted everything above his waist into sand, which he controlled mentally, increase its volume, and shape it into constructs, a lion among them. The transformation carried two useful immunities: Decay could not affect a body reduced to countless grains, since Tomura Shigaraki's Quirk needed five fingers on solid matter, and the sand also resisted fire well enough that Dabi's flames did nothing to it.

Once the heroes had broken the Shie Hassaikai, special police vehicles moved the yakuza toward a villain hospital in Takodana, with Sajin riding in one car as the Police Force's bodyguard. Tomura and several other villains hit the convoy looking for revenge on Overhaul. Dabi struck Sajin's car, and the hero came out swinging and taunting the League. Tomura leapt down and reached for him, only for Decay to find nothing to grip. Sajin moved to restrain him and was cut off by Atsuhiro Sako, whose Quirk flung the police car skyward. He landed safely on the road with the driver in his arms.

Dabi confronted him next. Sajin worked out from the Quirk and the burnt corpses in the news that this was the serial killer everyone was hunting. Dabi was delighted to be recognized. Sajin threw a sand lion at him while demanding an answer about the families, and Dabi's expression finally dropped. The hero was swallowed by Blueflame and then crushed into a sphere with the flames still sealed inside, which killed him, since only his upper body could become sand. The convoy attack and his death made the news that night. Later, Enji Todoroki raised Snatch's name to Dabi, who could not place it at the time and withdrew once Rumi Usagiyama appeared. Walking away, Dabi remembered exactly who he was, and the memory of those last words drove him to shed a tear of blood.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Sajin Higawara in My Hero Academia?

Sajin Higawara is the Sand Hero Snatch, a Pro Hero who guarded a police convoy and became the first hero the series kills on screen, dying in a confrontation with the villain Dabi.

What is Sajin Higawara's Quirk?

Sajin Higawara's Quirk, called Sandstorm, converts everything above his waist into sand that he can mentally control, expand, and shape into constructs such as a lion, and it also made him immune to both Decay and fire.

How did Sajin Higawara die?

Sajin Higawara died when Dabi engulfed him in Blueflame and crushed him into a sphere with the fire sealed inside. Because only his upper body could turn to sand, the flames killed him despite his usual fire resistance.

Why couldn't Tomura Shigaraki's Quirk hurt Sajin Higawara?

Tomura Shigaraki's Decay requires all five fingers gripping solid matter to work, so it found nothing to hold onto when Sajin Higawara's sand-based body left it no solid surface to decay.

What did Sajin Higawara say to Dabi before he died?

Sajin Higawara demanded to know whether Dabi had ever spared a thought for the families of the people he had burned to death, a question that visibly rattled the villain and later returned to haunt him enough to draw a tear of blood.

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