Fibreglass

**Fibreglass** (ファイバーガラス *Faibāgarasu*) is the Quirk used by Riko Kakure.

## Description

Fibreglass allows Riko to produce the titular substance from her skin and manipulate it within a 3 meter radius.

Fibreglass can therefore be used for a variety of purposes, typically offensively. The most common facet of this offensive capability is to fire projectiles at high velocities, usually small quills for the sake of minimising lethality but optimising damage. Additionally, Fibreglass can also be used defensively, though due to it's durability without any additional substances to enhance it, it will shatter with minimum force, so usually, Riko keeps some fibreglass reinforced materials handy for the sake of high defence that she can still freely manipulate.

In battle, Riko has also been shown to use fibreglass up close in melee combat. Quills of fibreglass can break off easily, but due to their sharpness, they will easily stick in an opponent and cause immense pain. Luckily, in circumstances when Riko is only sparring or training, she can quite easily remove small splinters from an opponent so that any pain is only temporary.

### Weaknesses

Fibreglass in and of itself is a painful substance to handle, and Riko is by no means immune to the effects of it should it accidentally find its way back from whence it came. Additionally, the range at which fibreglass can be manipulated is a limiter, as a projectile can easily stray from its path beyond these 3 meters. The production of fibreglass is also not infinite. She can only produce a given quantity of solid fibreglass after her body has been given a certain amount of time. As such, she must abide to the cool down of her Quirk. Furthermore, she can only manipulate fibreglass that she herself has produced.

## Usage

Fibreglass has a variety of uses. Given the quantity of substance that Riko can produce at a time, her most viable form of melee combat involves fighting with thin quills that envelop her body so that she can lightly cut up her opponent in close up battles. Even in the case that these quills snap and shatter, which they typically do with minimal exertion of force or contact with any solid matter, the minuscule shards and grains resulting from said destruction will imbed themselves in the flesh of the enemy and cause immense pain.

For the sake of defence, Riko carries some pre-made fibreglass that has been used to reinforce other, more durable materials, which she can now manipulate and, due to their high durability, are greatly effective for this purpose. She also often uses said pre-made fibreglass as armour to make this even simpler. Riko can also manipulate her fibreglass in ways that can be used to sculpt small objects for various purposes. Obviously this is not necessarily a useful ability in battle, but makes for a useful utility skill anyways.

Due to her manipulation powers, Riko can launch projectiles at immense velocities and cause high damage even with only small masses of fibreglass. Once they are beyond 3 meters, they have the potential to go off their intended course, but with careful aim, the speed at which they travel should keep them headed relatively straight in most ordinary conditions.

When training, Riko practises precision with projectiles and in high-speed combat when defending and attacking up close. She also develops her ability to produce fibreglass, hoping to increase her rate of production for a higher ammo supply in future battles.

### Named Super Moves

* **Field of Shards** (フィールド・オフ・シャーヅ  Fīrudo Ofu Shādzu): Riko releases a storm of fibreglass shards that circle her at high velocities in a 3 meter radius. The danger of this move is that it's hard to control, so it's not ideal with allies or civilians close by. Otherwise, it has high mid-range offensive capabilities and high defense.
* **Glass Dance**(グラス・ダンス Gurasu Dansu): Riko envelops her body in quills of fibreglass and engages in dance-like melee combat. The durability of these quills is lower than as with typical usage.

## Trivia

* This Quirk has contributed to Riko's social seclusion because it has the potential to cause so much pain even in the case of a small accident or misuse.