• Neito Monoma •

Neito is a young man of average height with slick blond hair, which gets shorter the further down his head, styled so that it's parted to the right, his bangs left hanging over his right eye. His irises are a periwinkle blue, his pupils white, and his eyes are shaped so that they're slanting downwards towards the far sides of his face, usually left half-closed; this, along with his signature smirk and head tilt, gives him a rather contemptuous look, although the girls do admit in the light novels that Neito has a handsome face. Eight years following the Final War, Monoma styles his hair into two slick fringes on both sides of his head.

His hero costume is a black, double-breasted tuxedo with two long tails almost reaching his ankles. Three clocks hang on one of two belts around his waist, presumably to help him keep track of his Quirk's time limit, and he leaves his shirt collar upturned, a light and dark blue dotted tie done up around his neck. A left breast pocket can be found on his tuxedo, a small blue handkerchief sticking out. Neito's tailcoat and pants are plain black, except for the cuffs of his sleeves and the inner-facing sides of his tails, and his shoes are white with a simple design. He later adds two clock earrings to his costume sometime after graduating. Neito has a rather complex personality since it differs depending on who he is addressing: he is particularly mocking, loud, and sarcastic with Class 1-A, provocative in battle, and outside of these contexts, he is a calm, kind, and intelligent person. Regardless of how he acts, two of his most prominent traits are him being vocal and deranged. Neito hates and envies Class 1-A with a passion over how they became the center of attention among U.A.'s first years because of the U.S.J. Incident. Truthfully, he only wants his class to stand out as they do, although he vents this feeling by throwing countless taunts towards his rivals, gloating over Class 1-B's successes and disparaging 1-A for their failures and shortcomings, taking almost any opportunity to do so. This venting isn't helped by his insecurities and Katsuki Bakugo's arrogant demeanor supporting his beliefs that Class 1-A constantly seeNeito is shown to have an inferiority complex. Although he seems to recognize the abilities of his comrades (praising the skills of Kinoko Komori or Setsuna Tokage, for example), Neito seems to hold internal doubt over his own: it has been shown that he considers himself as inferior to Class 1-A, as he breathed a sigh of relief after learning that he wouldn't have to face them. In truth, Neito deliberately forces himself to provoke them to push his classmates to do their best, although his vocal tirades often lead to him being knocked unconscious by Itsuka Kendo. His rantings can even make him come off as unhinged or mentally unstable in the eyes of others. He can also be insensitive and sometimes a bad influence, as he brought up Izuku, Shoto, and Tenya's encounter with the Hero Killer: Stain, despite knowing that Tenya's brother was attacked and badly injured by the villain. He also tricked one of his classmates, Pony Tsunotori, a foreign exchange student from America, into unknowingly saying unkind phrases in Japanese.ks attention from the masses. Neito sees the world differently and divides society into two parts. He thinks that people who have Quirks fit for heroism are "main characters" and people who don't have these kinds of Quirks are "side characters." Therefore, since his comrades mostly have Quirks suited for heroism, he wants them to consider themselves as main characters in their own lives. However, with his own Quirk being very dependent on his entourage, he considers himself a side character in his own life. His insecurities mainly stem from his Copy Quirk, as it does not fit the typical mold of a strong hero: his Quirk can't do anything by itself, while in the hero society, individual strength is praised. Because of this, people kept telling him when he was a child that he couldn't become a hero with the Quirk he has. This self-doubt is also what caused Neito to identify with Hitoshi Shinso for possessing an underpowered and perceived unheroic Quirk. Additionally, Neito is willing to use underhanded methods to gain an advantage in a battle to compensate for this, such as when he blamed Katsuki for All Might's retirement in a successful attempt to anger Izuku Midoriya. He also considers his childhood hopes and dreams as burdens for him and feels like he is cursed because of this. Although Neito's competitiveness against Class 1-A is what is most emphasized by his character, his kind side is shown on numerous occasions, especially when he makes a plan to allow his class to pass the first two rounds of the U.A. Sports Festival and gives them a choice on whether to adopt it or not. He also comforted Setsuna after losing against Katsuki and reassured Eri on two occasions, despite the latter initially being afraid of him. This competitive attitude is also shown in the light novels (recounting the play that Class 1-B created) in which he proposed to help Sen Kaibara, one of his classmates, take the stage when he was stressed, as well as when he was worried about Nirengeki Shoda and Kojiro Bondo after they spent too long in 1-A's sauna. Despite his insecurities, it has been shown that Neito is a highly talented person as well, first of all being one of the few able to recognize Ochaco Uraraka's plan against Katsuki during their match in the Sports Festival. Izuku thinks that Neito "has an amazing Quirk and is skilled," while Tenya Ida feels that he is "smart and able." Implicitly, Katsuki also thinks the same as he agreed with Tenya. According to the light novels, he also knows how to cook, perform on stage, create a scene, and even improvise, and can keep his cool in complicated situations and react consequently, which amazed Denki Kaminari. He is, therefore, respected and viewed highly by his classmates and peers even if they avoid telling him, likely so they don't feed his ego.

He also stands out as being one of the two leaders of Class 1-B with Itsuka Kendo, and therefore, he took charge of the speech before the Cavalry Battle and was the one Setsuna went directly to see to find comfort after her defeat. His manner of speaking is similar to that of Seiji Shishikura, as he tends to use more eloquent words than strictly necessary, especially when addressing the students of Class 1-A.

Even with his impressive tactical and analytical skills, one of his understated weaknesses is his poor aptitude for school work and studying, failing the Summer written exams, being forced to take part in the remedial lessons during the Quirk Training Camp, and only barely passing the Fall written exams.

During the Final War, Neito was assigned an essential part in the plan, using his Quirk to copy Kurogiri's Warp Gate which would allow them to warp the Heroes and Villains, splitting them up all across Japan so the fighting could be contained, as well as also copying Shota Aizawa's Erasure to erase Tomura Shigaraki's Quirks. Neito was initially apprehensive of the task due to the short time he had to prepare. He also felt inadequate for such an essential role due to being a "side character" but was assured by Vlad King that they needed everyone's help and that his assistance was vital. Once the plan was in effect, Neito gleefully embraced the role as the "puppetmaster" and wanted everyone to be aware of his role in ensuring that Tomura was contained for so long. Much to his delight, he would be acknowledged for his efforts following the war, with a statue of him being erected in front of U.A. High School. Neito's Quirk allows him to duplicate and use another person's Quirk after coming into physical contact with the user. He can hold four Quirks simultaneously and maintain copied powers for ten minutes. After the time limit runs out, Neito loses the copied Quirk until he once again touches the original user.

Neito gains full access to the Quirk he has copied and can use it however he likes. However, he cannot simultaneously use multiple Quirks, only one at a time. It would take him approximately 10 seconds to change from one copied Quirk to another.

Neito can't effectively use copied Quirks that require a previously stored resource, such as One For All (power), Fat Absorption (body fat), and Rewind (unknown). His body also limits him; he wouldn't have the strength to properly handle powerful Quirks that require years of physical conditioning to use without bodily harm. Monoma has a signature dramatic laugh and often makes exaggerated villain-like speeches. His habit of quoting famous lines from literature and history makes him stand out among his classmates.