All For One

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## Base Breaking Character

### Alias

All For One
Sensei
Symbol of Evil
Master
Emperor of Darkness
Boss Villain (by Bakugo)
The Quirk Stealer
The Lord (by Gigantomachia)
The Greatest Demon Lord of All

### Powers/Skills

All For One
Leadership through strength
Longevity via Life Force Quirk
Genius-level intelligence
Mastery of strategy and tactics
Fear inducement
Charisma
Multiple stolen Quirks

### Allies

League of Villains (all formerly):* Tomura Shigaraki
* Himiko Toga
* Dabi
* Nomu
* Moonfish
* Mr. Compress
* Spinner
* Twice
* Kurogiri
* Magne

Dictator
Gigantomachia
Lady Nagant (formerly)

### Enemies

One For All Users:* Yoichi Shigaraki
* Second User
* Third User
* Hikage Shinomori
* En
* Daigoro Banjo
* Nana Shimura
* All Might
* Izuku Midoriya

Katsuki Bakugo
Endeavor

### Goals

Raise Tomura Shigaraki as the next successor of the League of Villains (succeeded).
Kill All Might (failed, but he did destroy the Symbol of Peace).
Take over Tomura Shigaraki's body (succeeded).
Use Tomura Shigaraki and the Nomus to free himself from prison (succeeded).
Steal One For All.
Become the Symbol of Evil
Merge with Tomura to become a more powerful being (main goals; all ongoing).

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

His true immature personality undermined all of his coolness and complexity beforehand.
His plan to turn Tomura into his vessel came out of nowhere.
Him spending too much time in the spotlight made his arcs tiring.

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

His cool design and powers, appropriate for his role as the main villain.
Demonstrating his intelligence, cunning and strategy.
His many cool moments.

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Character-Decayed Mastermind

**All For One** is the overarching antagonist of the *My Hero Academia* franchise.

He is the founder of the League of Villains who seeks to steal One For All and become the Symbol of Evil, as well as the archenemy of both All Might and Deku. He is also the master of Tomura Shigaraki, grooming him into becoming the new leader of the League of Villains.

## What Makes Him a Base Breaking Character?

#### What Do People Like About Him?

* His overall design is intimidating, even when he restores his face to its past unscarred state, which fans find attractive.
* He demonstrates his intelligence by ruling from the shadows in the past, knowing how to control and intimidate pawns to do his bidding and planning his escape from prison in advance.
* He has many Evil is Cool moments throughout the series, showing off his powerful Quirks and always giving his all during fights.
* He is presented as a villainous foil to All Might, with his relationship with his successor Tomura Shigaraki contrasting All Might and Deku's.
* Because of his involvement with the U.A. traitor, it has led many fans to make theories on who the traitor was before it was eventually confirmed to be Yuga Aoyama. Before that, it seemed like Toru Hagakure would be the traitor until the next chapter proved that it was a red herring.

### What Do People Dislike About Him?

* During the final battle, he sheds his composed and intelligent front to reveal his true immaturity underneath, which undermined all of his coolness and magnificence beforehand and making fans disappointed by how he went from being complex to one-note villain who's evil for the sake of it.
	+ Ironically, his protege Tomura started off not being a well-liked character himself until his development into a more mature and intelligent villain, developing care towards his friends and fleshing out his backstory, whereas All For One started out as being complex but was portrayed in a more hateable and pathetic way over time, so fans consider it cathartic when he rebels against All For One.
* His prominence in the recent arc led fans to believe that he had overstayed his welcome as the main villain, due to how long his roles span across each chapter.

## External Links

* All For One on the Villains Wiki
* All For One on the *My Hero Academia* Wiki
* All For One on the Ultimate Evil Wiki

## Navigation

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