Mei Hatsume

**Mei Hatsume** (発目明 *Hatsume Mei*?) is a student of U.A. High School's Department of Support from Class 1-H.[1]

## Appearance

Mei Hatsume is a girl with pink locks and yellow eyes with cross-hairs for pupils. She is usually seen wearing protective goggles, finger-less gloves as well as many other her other gadgets on her person.

## Personality

Mei is a smart, off-setting, and assertive girl, often making those around her uncomfortable. She loves creating gadgets, which she refers to as her "super cute babies". Mei has a habit of "going straight to the point"[2], and is very shameless and opportunistic when it comes to advertising her inventions. While talking to people, she has a habit of getting awkwardly close to them, which usually causes them to back away from her.

Mei shows no fear when it comes to failing, seeing it as an opportunity to learn and do better next time, which is why she doesn't mind when her inventions fail. Mei can be seen as self-centered due to putting her love of inventions and gadgets above others, but this selfishness is not negative but rather out of motivation to improve herself. She does seem to be a little bit absent minded as she is easily distracted and can sometimes be completely unaware of her surrounds, as proved by her inability to sense one of her inventions catch on fire as she was speaking with Midoriya

## Quirk and Abilities

**Zoom** (ズーム *Zūmu*?): Mei's Quirk allows her eyes to zoom in on something at a distance. If she really focuses, Mei can see things as far as five kilometers.[15]

**Expert Inventor**: Mei is very smart and innovative, creating many different pieces of equipment on her own that can help her in many situations. She relies mostly on her inventions to traverse obstacles and tasks. Power Loader acknowledges Mei's talent in the field of inventing, calling her one of a kind.[18]

**Overall Abilities:** Outside of her intellect, Mei mostly acts as a support rather than facing battles directly. However, she proves to be a capable combatant as seen in her match against Iida, where it lasted for ten minutes with Iida unable to do anything to her despite his speed advantage and only winning when she forfeited.

Mei's stats, according to the Official Character Book

## Equipment

**Wire Arrow** (ワイヤーアロウ *Waiyā Arou*?): A creation of Mei's, this device is a combination of a wire with an arrow-like grappling hook attached to the end, which can be used to reach distant surfaces.[19]

**Hover Soles** (ホバーソール *Hobā Sōru*?): A creation of Mei's, the Hover Soles are two big metallic boots that have turbines implanted inside them, which allows the wearer to hover above the ground.[19]

**Jet Pack**: A creation of Mei's, this device is a metal backpack with two turbines on the bottom part of the backpack that will activate when the wearer presses the activation switch.[20]

**Hydraulic Attachment Bar** (油圧式アタッチメントバー *Yuatsu-shiki Atatchimento Bā*?): Created by Mei.

**High Density Weights** (超圧縮おもり *Chō Asshuku Omori*?): A creation of Mei's, this device inhibits and drains speed and stamina of a user. This allows the user to match with the opponents' level.[17]

**Power Suit**: A mechanical suit that senses muscle contraction and aids in movement. Mei's 49th invention.[21]

**Electric Booster**: A speed booster that generates minimum heat. Mei's 36th invention.[22]

**My Adorable Baby**: A robot suit with iron soles. Unintentionally explosive. Mei's 202nd invention.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Using her Quirk, she can target enemies from far distances.

## Trivia

* Mei's name comes "invention" (発明 *hatsumei*?) and "eyes" (目 *me*?), but the second and third kanji have switched positions.
* Mei was originally going to be a male.[23]
* In the First Popularity Poll, Mei ranked 20th, which ties her with Toru Hagakure.
* Mei's favorite food is chocolate.
* Mei likes steampunk style, as evidenced by her usual gadgetry.
* Mei ranked in the Top 16 of the U.A. Sports Festival First-Year Stage.

## Quotes

* (To Power Loader) *"Heh heh heh... Failure is the mother of invention, Power Loader sensei. Thomas Edison once said that. Just cuz a creation doesn't work as intended doesn't mean the effort is wasted..."*[24]
* (To Tenya Iida about using his arms instead of his legs) *"If you want to cool your legs, all you have to do is just run with your arms!*"[25]