Nana Shimura

Nana Shimura is a major protagonist of the franchise. She was a Pro Hero, who was the seventh user of the One For All quirk, following En Tayutai, and the mentor of Toshinori Yagi, who would become the legendary Pro Hero All Might, as well as the eighth user of the quirk.
She was also revealed to be the mother of the late Kotaro Shimura and the grandmother of Tenko Shimura, who would become the villainous Tomura Shigaraki, thanks to the influence of All For One.
Shimura is voiced by in the Japanese version of the anime and by in the English version. Young has also voiced Nico Robin in One Piece, Clare in Claymore, and Olivier Mira Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
==History==
Shimura was the seventh person to inherit the One For All quirk, a stockpiling ability passed on from user to user that increased in power with each new person. The reason for the quirk's existence was to defeat All For One, the dark emperor of the Japanese underworld whose combat might was unparalleled. The hope of the power was that one day One For All would grow strong enough that a user of the power could defeat All For One and free Japan from his influence.
Nana eventually took on a disciple named Toshinori Yagi, whom she intended to be the inheritor of One For All. After passing on the power to her student, Shimura sacrificed her life so that Yagi could escape the vile clutches of All For One. Toshinori Yagi, known as the world's greatest hero All Might years later, was able to use the sacrifices provided by his master and the other previous users of One For All to finally defeat All For One.
However, in an ironic twist of fate, Shimura's estranged son Kotaro Shimura had a child named Tenko Shimura who would go on to become the successor of All For One. Tenko, now currently known as Tomura Shigaraki, eventually inherited the power of the dark emperor and built himself a criminal empire to rival his predecessor's. Nana Shimura's legacy was not one of complete failure however, as All Might's successor Izuku Midoriya carried on the mantle and opposed Shigaraki.
==Powers & Abilities==
===Powers===
*One For All: The "One For All" quirk was a unique and exceedingly powerful transferable quirk that could be passed on from one user to the next. In order to pass on the quirk, the current wielder of the power would have to willingly consent to the transferal and then have their chosen successor ingest a part of their DNA (blood, hair, saliva etc.). After handing the quirk over to a person, the previous user could still utilize the power of One For All, albeit they would be running on fumes and could only use the power for so long before permanently losing it. The quirk grew stronger with every person that inherited the power, stockpiling its previous wielder's personal quirks and their overall strength. Additionally, each possessor had a copy of their consciousness embedded into the quirk, allowing them to potentially commune with and influence the future wielders. Nana was the seventh wielder of the One For All quirk, having received it from her predecessor after consuming some of his hair. She would eventually pass on the power to her disciple Toshinori Yagi before her final battle against All For One. After her death, Nana would occasionally assist Toshinori's successor Izuku Midoriya as a result of her lingering conscious contained within the quirk.
**Immense Physical Attributes: Due to the power of One For All, Nana undoubtedly possessed immense physical ability that was presumably almost unrivalled in her time. The quirk allowed Nana to stockpile raw energy within her body and use it to drastically increase her strength, durability, speed, and agility to name a few. She could focus the raw power into a single body part and could manipulate how much of her maximum energy capacity she utilized. She could also spread the energy across her entire body, allowing for an even increase in capability upon her entire physique. Due to the nature of the quirk, Nana was naturally less powerful than her pupil Toshinori. Additionally, she was unable to defeat her arch-nemesis All For One despite her tremendous strength.
*Float: The Quirk that Nana was born with was called "Float." As the name implied, it allowed Nana to defy the pull of gravity and seamlessly float herself in mid air unaided. It should be noted that the power did not allow her to fly, instead only providing her with the power to suspend herself within the air. After gaining One For All, a copy of her quirk was encoded into the power, allowing future generations to access the quirk Nana Shimura was born with. Izuku was able to unlock the Float quirk and use it himself decades after her demise.
===Abilities===
*Peak Human Condition: A prerequisite for the One For All power was to have an exceptionally sturdy body as the raw power of the quirk would be too much for an untrained body to contain, resulting in the implosion of the person who tried to absorb it. Whether Nana trained to receive the power or was already in perfect shape is unknown. Regardless, her body was visibly well-built with an impressive musculature that allowed her to correctly house the immense energy of the quirk.
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
Nana Shimura anime profile.png|Nana Shimura’s anime profile.
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Nana Shimura sideview manga.png|Sideview of Nana Shimura in the manga.
Nana showing Toshinori her smile.png|Nana telling her disciple Toshinori Yagi to always smile while showcasing her own heroic grin.
The Shimura legacy.png|Due in part to her well-intentioned influence, Nana's grandson became the villain Tomura Shigaraki.
Deku sees the OFA user for the first time.png|The ninth bearer Izuku Midoriya seeing Shimura and his other predecessors in a vision.
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==Etymology==
*The name Nana contained the kanji for "vegetable" ("na") and "what" ("na"). 
**Furthermore, the word "nana" is the Japanese word for the number seven, a clear reference to Nana's identity as the seventh holder of the One For All quirk.
**Additionally, "nana" is also a term of endearment for grandmother in multiple languages, which is an implication of her being the grandmother of Tomura Shigaraki. 
*Nana's surname Shimura contained the kanji for "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" ("shi") and "village" ("mura").
==Trivia== 
*Nana is the only female to have wielded One For All.
**Additionally, she is the only One For All wielder to have married and had offspring.
*Nana is the sole reason of Tenko Shimura becoming Tomura Shigaraki due to her actions of abandoning her son Kotaro Shimura that resulted in him despising heroes and constantly abusing towards Tenko, which eventually drove to the young boy to insanity and led him to massacre his entire family.
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