Anu Novak

"*The world is full of horrible things that will eventually kill you. Laughing is the best way to tell the universe, 'Not today!'*"

## Anu Novak

* Student Uniform
* Hero Costume

## Biographical Information

### Alias

Anu-chan (アニュちゃん Anyu-chan)Scorpia (スコーピア Sukoopia)

## Status

### Fighting Style

Melee

Anu Novak (アニュ ノバク *Anyu Nobaku*), also known as **Scorpia** (スコーピア Sukoopia) is a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School,training to become a Pro Hero. She was born in India and moved to Japan at three years of age, before her Quirk developed. Her parents are unknown.

## Appearance

Anu is a rather petite girl, with a thin body and short stature. Her skin is deeply tanned. She has dark brown eyes and brown-black hair that stops at her shoulder blades. When fighting, she occasionally ties her hair up into pigtails, but it will regularly stay undone. She has an ahoge, or bit of unruly hair sticking out from the top of her head. She doesn't have bangs.

Due to her Quirk, she has a large scorpion tail that arks over her head, as an extension of her spine. Unlike actual scorpion tails, her tail is rather slender and shiny. It´s dark brown with hints of black. For safety, she keeps a metal cap on her tail´s barb, so the lethal poison within the barb doesn´t leak. It´s still sharp though!

During school, she wears the U.A. girl´s uniform, with a few modifications. In order to accommodate her tail, she wears visibly longer dress shorts with a hole for her tail, underneath the school skirt. She also wears knee-length, cream colored socks, as well as the regular dress shoes.

Anu´s hero costume is a bodysuit with a creamy base color. It has a high, black collar. Also, a thick black line runs from the collar along the "spine" of the costume, ending at the hole for Anu´s tail. There is black lining on the top of the arms as well, ending at the cuffs. With the costume, Anu also wears black gloves with metal claws incorporated, for a bit of extra damage dealing. The entire costume is made of stretchy material, to allow flexibility for the rest of Anu´s Quirk (see below, under Abilities). The boots are black, with some synthetic fur insulation. The inside of the thighs are made of a white fabric. Around the waist, there is a thin belt with three large, break-proof vials attached. Each contains a mixture for Anu to dip the tip of her tail in, to replace the lethal poison that she already has (see Equipment).

When not in school, Anu wears an oversized, pink sweatshirt with a pale yellow star in the middle. She also wears a white skirt and tights (of course, with a hole for her tail). Her hair is also in pigtails.

## Personality

Anu is a happy-go-lucky girl who enjoys a good laugh. She is always seen to have a smile, which can be unnerving in serious situations. She is very outgoing and talkative, even chatting with strangers randomly. She has been described to be annoying, though. Anu is also hyperactive, excitable, and quirky (wink, wink). Sometimes she even speaks in non sequiturs. She has a light-hearted manner and is very enthusiastic. A total motormouth! She can act nonchalant in some situations, and doesn´t really react to certain things like betrayal.

She is a quick thinker and can come up with many solutions to a problem, though many are illogical. She acts very childish and often gets distracted. Although she is very immature, Anu is rather intelligent, shown when she aces the mid-terms and final exams. She loves chaos and enjoys watching fights between students.

However, there is another side to her. When isolated, Anu becomes a true sadist, with violent tendencies and a villainous mindset. She becomes crazed and even talks to herself. Best not to leave her to her own devices...

On the battle-field, it's been commented that she "might be insane," as she constantly laughs at her opponents. During classes, she does her best to pay attention, but normally gets distracted. How she gets good grades is beyond even her.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities:** Having a Scorpion Quirk since 4 years of age, Anu has learned to master it and has developed many techniques for defense and offense.

* **Enhanced Strength and Speed:** Anu has proved to possess physical strength and speed reserves. Ordinarily, she has the strength and speed of a regular human, but she can call on a burst of strength or speed when needed.
* **Enhanced Dexterity:** Anu has shown to possess incredible control over her limbs and body, as seen when she is in action.
* **Enhanced Senses:** Anu has better senses of smell, sight, and hearing. She can also sense heat signatures.
* **Animal Instincts:** Because Anu has the quirk of an animal (or rather, a bug - scorpions classify in the arachnid family), her instincts alert her to nearby danger.

She has also shown to be especially good at a few things:

* **Excellent Aim:** Anu has wonderful aim! It has been useful in many occasions, especially during the Provisional Hero License Exam. She developed her aim through many hours spent at throwing darts.
* **Proficient Gaming:** As her main hobby, Anu is an accomplished gamer, with over 5,000 hours spent on many RPGs and PVPs. Don't challenge her if you want to keep your dignity!

### Quirk

🦂 **Scorpion** (サソリSasori): Anu´s Quirk gives her the attributes and abilities of a scorpion.

* **Tail:** Anu has the tail of a scorpion, which is always visible as an extension of her spine. It can elongate, but it has a limit of 30 ft. The barb is long and sharp, containing a lethal venom which must be injected in order to work. The tail is very strong, as Anu can stab it into almost any surface to lift herself off the ground. Anu can also use it to smash things, like ice. However, she can´t break into metal.
* **Carapace:** Upon will, Anu can harden her skin into a thick carapace for a certain time. Her skin also hardens automatically within contact with something, like falling rock. The carapace absorbs some damage, but doesn´t protect Anu entirely.
* **Pincers:** Anu can transform her hands into sleek and sharp pincers. She mainly uses them as one would use a pick-axe, easily breaking into things. The pincers are shiny and the same color as Anu´s tail, with her wrists acting as a gradient between her tan skin and brown pincers.

### Super Moves

Like all heroes, Anu has developed some super moves.

* **Stinging Strike** (スティンギング・ストライク Suteengingu Sutoraiku): Anu turns her hands into pincers and restrains her opponent with them, making it easier to stab them with her scorpion tail.
* **Venomous Swipe** (ベノマス・スワイプ Benomasu Sufuepu): Anu elongates her tail and spins in place, swinging her tail along with her in a circular fashion, in order to knock back her opponent. She then attempts to stab them.

## Equipment

**Potions** (ポーション Pōshon): Three total - one contains a sleeping concoction, another with a paralysis poison, and lastly, one with an incapacitating agent. Anu uses these to dip the tip of her tail barb in when fighting.

## Battles and Events

### Battle Trial Arc

* Battle Trial
	+ Anu Novak and Shoto Todoroki v.s. Toru Hagakure, Mezo Shoji, and Mashirao Ojiro

### U.S.J. Arc

* U.S.J. Incident
	+ Anu Novak vs. Villains
	+ All Might & U.A. Students vs. League of Villains

### U.A. Sports Festival Arc

* U.A. Sports Festival
	+ Obstacle Race
	+ Cavalry Battle
	+ Anu Novak v.s. Rikido Sato
	+ Anu Novak v.s. Fumikage Tokoyami
	+ Anu Novak v.s. Katsuki Bakugo

### V.S. Hero Killer Arc

* Hero Agency Internships
	+ Uwabami Hero Office
* Hosu Incident
	+ Anu Novak v.s. Nomus

### Final Exams Arc

* First Term Final Exam
	+ Anu Novak, Tenya Iida, and Mashirao Ojiro v.s. Power Loader

### Provisional Hero License Exam Arc

* Initial Phase
* Final Phase

### My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

* I-Island Incident
	+ Anu Novak and U.A. Students v.s. Security Bots

### My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

* Tourist Evacuation
* Anu Novak, Tokoyami Fumikage, and Mina Ashido v.s. Slice

## Trivia

* Anu's first name is derived from Sanskrit, the classical literary language of India and has no true meaning. Her last name is Slovak, for "new." Her name combination means that she is half-Indian and half-Caucasian.
* Despite not having Japanese blood, Anu speaks Japanese fluently.
* She has a weak constitution and gets sick often.
* Her favorite food is pasta.
* Her favorite activity is playing video games.
* Anu is afraid of water, as her tail makes it hard to swim.
* She can´t cook to save her life.
* Anu´s playlist whenever she listens to music.
* In a way, she looks up to Augustus Reaper because of how strong he is as an individual.

* Anu's known academic data, which may or not have been tampered with by her:
	+ Anu ranked second in the U.A. Entrance Exam, just barely beating Eijiro Kirishima.
	+ Anu is student No.1 in Class 1-A. a҉n҉u҉ ҉w҉u҉z҉ ҉h҉e҉r҉e҉
	+ Anu ranked second in Class 1-A's written mid-term scores.
	+ Anu ranked fourth during the Quirk Apprehension Test, due to not doing so well on the Sustained Sideways Jump.
	+ Anu won the U.A. Sports Festival. a҉n҉u҉ ҉w҉u҉z҉ ҉h҉e҉r҉e҉
		- Anu received a total of 3,001 nominations from Pro Heroes for her performance. She would've gotten more if she hadn't laughed like a maniac the entire time...
* Anu's rankings in the Performance Polls are as followed:
	+ Anu ranked fourth in the all of the polls, somehow maintaining her position. She might've been first if Shoto Todoroki, Katsuki Bakugo, and Izuku Midoriya weren't more popular than her.

## Quotes

* *"Y´know, all I´ve ever really wanted was to make people smile and laugh."*
* *"Don´t be a Gloomy Gus! Smile, instead!"*
* *"Wanna call me childish again? Huh?! I could kill you in your sleep, ya know!"*
* (To Toranporin Janpu) "*I wish I had your Quirk! Imagine being able to jump around like a kangaroo! Oh wait...you already do!"*
* (To Megumi Shizen) "*While you´re great at cooking, I suck at it. No, really! I´ve burned water before!"*
* (To Augustus Reaper) "*Hey, I think a smile could look really good on you! On second thought...maybe not."*
* (To Kagami Yawarakai) *"Yay! More candy! Time for a total sugar rush! Thanks, Kagami!"*
* (To Minoru Mineta) *"My face is up here..."*
* (To Denki Kaminari) *"My phone's dead again...could you charge it, please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?"*
* (To Neito Monoma) *\*Sniff, sniff\* "You reek of failure."*
* (About Katsuki Bakugo) *"I'd rather shower with a bear than partner with him!"*

## Gallery

Anu and Mizumi (one of her many ships)More FanartBy StarlighPlayz