Goto Imasuji

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**Goto Imasuji** (legal name **Masahiro Moteki**), also known as **Muscular** and later known as **Jailbreaker**, is a villain affiliated with the League of Villains.

## Background Information

* Family and younger years
* Following years
* Joining the League
* Escaping Tartarus

Goto was born to Tadaharu Imasuji and Sumiko Imasuji. During the early stages of his development, he had little support from his parents. Whilst his relationship with his parents wasn’t necessarily bad in his eyes, it was clear that they had a minimal desire to converse in an endearing manner with him. Tadaharu and Sumiko were two very intelligent and business-orientated individuals, longing for a child that would follow in their footsteps. Goto was not the brightest of children and displayed sadistic behaviour from a young age.

When he was two years old, his mother gave birth to her second son, Katsurou Imasuji, who was noticeably brighter than his older brother. His parents began to put a lot into Katsurou's development, tuition and education, while only giving Goto the basics. A couple of years later when Goto and Katsurou were playing together, Goto became angry and lashed out at Katsurou for stealing his toys and damaging them. As he went to aggressively push Katsurou away, his Muscle Augmentation quirk activated for the first time, sending his brother flying. This outburst fatally injured Katsurou, and only seemed to amplify Goto's brutal tendencies. Despite Goto not intending to kill Katsurou and the involuntary activation of his quirk, his parents blamed him for taking away their favourite son. In response, they formulated a plan to kill Goto, believing that they could leave the past behind them and start again, and that their experience in the legal profession would help them in hiding the evidence.

Gaining Goto's trust, Tadaharu and Sumiko pretended that they were going to play a fun game with him, making up for all the times that they had put his brother first. Jumping at the chance to get some attention, Goto followed them into the bathroom. They explained that the game was a sort of treasure hunt and encouraged Goto to look under the water, where they held him down in hopes of drowning him. Goto assumed that this was his parents wanting him to put his all into the game but he soon started struggling for air. He eventually used his new found strength to escape their grasp, in which the sudden burst of muscle fibres knocked them back and critically wounded them. This incident caused Goto to develop a fear of water at a very early age, as well as an anoxic brain injury. After being found by neighbours, Goto and his parents were hospitalised. Goto recovered albeit with damage to his lungs. He was given a new identity by police and moved to another prefecture under a witness protection style program. Tadaharu and Sumiko's statuses are currently unknown, though it is presumed that they died of their injuries.

At some point in his adulthood, Goto (now Masahiro) got into a confrontation while, unbeknownst at the time, defending his friend Megumi Chabashira. This violent brawl and subsequent damage caused resulted in his arrest at the hands of Pro Hero Sekijiro Kan. When the true nature of this fight was revealed, Masahiro was placed under Sekijiro's supervision, tracked by an ankle monitor while Sekijiro was at work or otherwise occupied. As he had limited interaction with Megumi (who he would often stay with), he began staying at Sekijiro's residence. During this time, he would continuously antagonise Sekijiro and make numerous attempts at initiating a rematch with him. When faced with criticism from his co-workers, as well as Masahiro's unceasing torment, Sekijiro briefly considers handing him back over to the police.

The two later bond when talking about Sekijiro's Pro Hero career. Masahiro expresses interest in the numerous fights Sekijiro has been in as well as his strength in general. Once Sekijiro feels as though he can trust Masahiro he begins teaching him how to strengthen his quirk, better improving their relationship and living situation. Eventually, they began a romantic relationship, though frequently butt heads when it comes to their differing expectations; Sekijiro's longing for a proper relationship and Masahiro's restraint, and Masahiro's wanton desire for conflict. Over the course of the next few months, Masahiro's bloodthirsty nature begins to present itself once again, putting a strain on their relationship.

One morning, the two come to blows after Masahiro finds out his probation sentence has expired and he wasn't informed. Feeling deceived and on edge from his absence from bloodshed, he flies into a rage at Sekijiro's dishonesty, threatening him and striking him with an augmented punch. They continue to exchange words for a while until Sekijiro manages to diffuse the situation, enough to stop Masahiro physically assaulting him further. He leaves for work, albeit hurt by Masahiro's words. Masahiro cannot hold back his impulses any longer and also leaves, breaking the door down and leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.

A while later, Masahiro descends upon a nearby village where he plans to have fun unleashing his pent up rage and newfound strength from Sekijiro's training on the civilians. The Pro Hero duo Water Hose are called to the scene and begin fighting to protect them. This delights Masahiro, who has been craving a proper battle ever since his first fight with Sekijiro. The Pros hold him off in time for the majority of civilians to be evacuated, but soon fall victim to his titanic strength. Overwhelmed, they are both killed, but not before inflicting enough damage on Masahiro to drive him away from the village.

He is later found by Kichirou Fujisaki, an unregistered doctor associated with Giran. Kichirou treats Masahiro's injuries and produces the prosthetic eyes that he later wears.

Following the Hero Killer's defeat, Goto, now operating under the villain alias Muscular, joins the League of Villains. He is recruited by Giran to the Vanguard Action Squad and given a mask and cloak to conceal his identity, due to being on the run from the police.

While the team waits in a warehouse to be dispatched on their first mission, Muscular mentions that they need to hurry because he's ready to fight. When arriving at the training camp, he grows impatient once again, but Dabi tells him to relax. Once the mission to capture Katsuki Bakugo commences, Muscular searches for a high vantage point and happens upon Kota Izumi. Muscular compliments Kota on his hat and asks to trade for the mask the League of Villains gave him. He notes that he was looking for a nice view and is surprised to find someone outside of the list Shigaraki gave the team. The battle-hungry villain removes his mask, and his young target takes the chance to run away.

Using his Quirk to boost the muscles in his legs, Muscular ricochets off the cliff side to get in front of Kota, noting with a bloodthirsty smile that he is going to have fun with him. The removal of his cloak and mask reveal his prosthetic left eye and a large scar, and Kota recognises him as the villain that killed his parents, Water Hose. Muscular strikes at Kota, only to miss due to the timely intervention of Izuku Midoriya. Muscular recognizes Izuku from the aforementioned list and gets excited. He mocks Izuku's claim to save Kota, noting that is exactly what a budding hero would say and that all heroes ever talk about is justice. He attacks Izuku but before injuring him too greatly, inquires about Katsuki's location because the team still has a mission to complete. He takes Izuku's silence as ignorance and attacks again. Izuku evades, but Muscular quickly follows up with a brutal kick that sends Izuku flying.

Muscular gets excited at the sight of blood and once again mocks Izuku. Izuku counterattacks and punches with his Quirk activated, only for it to be easily blocked by Muscular's quirk-enhanced arm. Muscular compliments Izuku's speed, but notes his strength isn't enough to hurt him. He explains his quirk to Izuku and calls himself superior, striking him down and mocking his desires to become a hero. Just as he prepares to finish Izuku off, Muscular is distracted by Kota, who throws a rock at the villain. Kota asks Muscular if he tortured his parents like he is doing with Izuku before he killed them. Surprised, Muscular states this must be fate, revealing that Kota's parents were the ones who gave him his prosthetic eye. Kota replies that things like this always happen when crazy people are involved. Muscular says kids are always trying to subvert blame and explains that Water Hose's deaths were the results of both parties doing what they wanted. He believes the real tragedy was Water Hose failing to do what they said they would do, and says that's why they died. Muscular prepares to kill Kota, but Izuku attacks from behind.

Muscular says he anticipated Izuku's attack and turns to face him. His arm is poised to counterattack, but Izuku lodges his own arm into the exposed muscle fibers. Izuku tells Muscular he can't evade now, but Muscular replies that he's unafraid of Izuku's puny quirk. Muscular moves to attack and Izuku charges his quirk to 100%. Muscular recognizes that Izuku's impending attack is stronger than the others. Izuku punches Muscular with a maxed out smash and believes he's defeated the villain. Muscular survives the attack by amassing shield of muscle, but his prosthetic eye and tank top are destroyed. He compliments Izuku, but notes his attack was far too obvious. Izuku tells him to stay back, but Muscular replies that attacking sounds more fun. Izuku demands to know why the League of Villains is attacking them, but Muscular states he doesn't care about any of that. He rummages through his pocket and grabs another eye. Muscular tells Izuku that he's done playing around because he realizes Izuku's actually pretty strong. He inserts his "serious eye" and covers his body in muscle fibers before attacking. Grabbing Kota and putting him on his back, Izuku manages to narrowly evade Muscular's attack.

A few moments later, Muscular reprimands himself on being over-excited, and ends up getting his arm stuck in the cliffside floor. Izuku drops Kota after dodging and resolves to face Muscular on his own. The two clash, Izuku fighting against Muscular's mass with a Detroit Smash. Muscular easily pushes the youth back, taunting him about that attack being weaker than his previous attempt. Izuku holds his ground, however, and Muscular compliments him on his impressive feat. Muscular overwhelms him shortly afterward and pushes him into the ground, threatening to crush and kill him. Urging his young opponent to show his blood, the battle-hungry villain continues to press his attack. Suddenly, a deluge of water splashes him, the source of the attack coming from Kota, who demands Muscular let Izuku go.

Temporarily distracted from his struggle with Izuku, Muscular tells Kota to wait his turn, promising him that he is next. Muscular is shocked to feel Izuku pushing back against his crushing attack, frantically wondering how the youth is getting stronger. Pushed completely off of Izuku, Muscular is struck by his 1,000,000% Delaware Detroit Smash, breaking through the villain's muscles and smashing him into the cliffside, defeating him.

Some time afterward, Mr. Compress's message concerning the success of their mission is broadcast to all of the members of the Vanguard Action Squad, but the bloodthirsty villain is still unconscious. Later, after the rest of the Vanguard Action Squad escapes with the fruit of their labour, leaving the defeated members of their group behind, Muscular is arrested by the Police Force, heavily restrained and protesting vehemently.

He was then imprisoned in Tartarus.

Later, Tomura (controlled by All For One) and a group of Near High-End Nomu raid Tartarus to break out All For One's original body. He utilizes dual EMP attacks to shut down the power inside and outside the facility, unlocking nearly all the prison doors and exciting a riot. Muscular is among the freed prisoners, cheerfully attacking the guards attempting to push them back. He was present when the escaped All For One, alongside Tomura, offered him and his fellow prisoners freedom in exchange for pledging loyalty.

About one month after escaping, Muscular starts rampaging throughout a nearly abandoned town that is in the middle of being evacuated under Ketsubutsu Academy High School third years Yo Shindo and Tatami Nakagame. Yo faces off against Muscular while Tatami takes care of the restless civilians. Yo manages to put up some of a fight, utilizing his Vibrate Quirk to resist against Muscular's attacks. Muscular proceeds to grow new muscle fibres and prepares to crush Yo to death. Right before he gets serious, a hooded Deku suddenly jumps in. He saves Yo and prepares to battle Muscular.

Muscular is quickly able to recognize Deku from their previous encounter and is joyfully excited by his reappearance, before calming himself down. He tells him he's not looking for revenge and just wants a good fight, placing a nearby rock into his empty eye socket. He then jumps toward the bottom of the building Deku is on, and, throwing it into the air, screams at Deku to fight him at full power like the last time. Deku proceeds to bring Yo to safety, and uses his new arsenal of Quirks to get the upper hand on Muscular. He uses Float to hover above the city, as well as Smokescreen to cover the streets below and reduce Muscular's vision. He jumps up into the air to try and attack him but Deku uses Danger Sense to dodge each of his incoming punches, and Blackwhip to grab a hold of him and keep him contained on the ground.

Muscular is annoyed at all the "cheap party tricks" Deku is using and wants an actual fight with him. Deku questions where Tomura and All For One are, but he replies that he doesn't know or care and was told to go wild, before berating Deku for talking too much. Deku continues anyway to ask him why he rages like this, if he has any regrets, and if there is any other path he could go towards, even referring to him by his real name, Goto Imasuji. Muscular simply responds that he just wants to indulge in blood and violence and it's useless to try and sympathize with him.

As Muscular breaks free from Blackwhip and tries to fight back, Deku notes how his muscle tendons have started to unravel due to the previous attacks by Yo's vibrations, and that Muscular was purposefully keeping his distance because he recognized it too. Muscular screams in annoyance as Deku comes at him with a Smash to the stomach. He declares that this is his full power, before knocking the villain unconscious. Deku quickly flies to the Daina Police Station, the closest station with staff on hand, delivering the still unconscious and tied up Muscular to once again be arrested.Personality

Goto is an overconfident and extroverted individual who has a habit of drawing attention to himself. His mood tends to shift quickly, going from gleeful and carefree to unpleasant and cruel in a matter of moments. One of his defining traits is his fixation with blood, battle and all things violent, this sadistic personality being evident since his younger years. Goto can come across as rather childish at times, namely where his insults are concerned, though his relentless barrage of said insults can be quick to aggravate others and break them down. By the climax of Izuku’s first fight against him, Izuku’s yelling at him to shut up. Goto loves to talk about himself and brag about his quirk, constantly mocking those he does not like as well as the concept of heroes in general. He has no qualms when it comes to degrading those he views as weaker than himself, establishing him as a bully. Despite his ego however, Goto is not above complimenting and or flirting with people he deems interesting, though this does not stop him from taunting them.

After establishing himself as a villain, Goto's brutal tendencies have developed beyond verbal abuse and roughhousing. He openly admits that he is mostly interested in hurting (and killing) people with his quirk. The pleasure he derives from tormenting others seems to be almost sexual in nature, later emphasised by his epithet, "The Carnal Murderer". Goto outright doesn’t care about the League of Villains and only joins them because it gives him the opportunity to quench his thirst for blood, presumably under the League's protection from heroes and the police. Unlike the other members of the Vanguard Action Squad, he doesn't follow nor care about Stain’s ideology. When Izuku later questions him about why he goes on violent rampages, if he has any regrets, and if there is any other path he could take, Goto simply responds that he just wants to indulge in blood and violence and that it's useless to try and sympathise with him.

Goto has a rather basic ideal system, believing that people should deliver on whatever promises they make to others or else their words mean nothing. To him, “right” and “wrong” are determined by one’s ability to accomplish their intentions. When he fought Water Hose, he viewed it as a battle of wills between his intent to kill and their intent to stop him; as he was victorious, he was right and Water Hose were wrong. Conversely, he accepts the loss of his left eye as the result of their intent and bears them no ill will for it.

While he enjoys killing and tormenting those he fights, he is capable of putting on friendly airs but really it’s all an act he puts on to make his victims more afraid. In truth, he is a heartless murderer to his very core, though this cruel personality is something that has worsened over time. His biggest flaw is his overconfidence, as he has a habit of underestimating his opponents and only using part of his power to play around with them. He respects those that are stronger than him however, believing that they make for a better fight and that the more opponents he is against, the more fun it will be. He also respects those who can survive, let alone stand against the crushing force of his titanic blows. In fact, he admires Water Hose for fighting to the bitter end and even feels as though they earned the right to take his eye.

## Appearance

As his alias suggests, Goto is a large, bulky and muscular man, being big in both height and width even when his quirk is not activated. Because Goto has to build up his body to be able to handle his quirk, his muscle mass has increased since his fight with Water Hose two years ago and continues to do so. His skin is littered with faint marks where he’s trained his quirk and his fibres have broken through his skin quite aggressively.

Goto has pointy features and short, spiky blonde hair with small flicks that frame either side of his forehead and nape. He has a small goatee on his chin. He has light blue irises with black pupils that are often dilated and noticeably long eyes framed by equally as long eyelashes (predominantly on the lower lash line). His eyebrows are relatively thin and crooked and are usually seen drawn down over the eyes or upturned in a mocking way. His default expression is a wide grin, whenever fighting or just looking to terrify someone. Has a habit of sticking out his tongue and or licking his lips, especially when thinking about inflicting pain on someone.

After his fight with Water Hose, Goto's left eye is damaged and replaced with a prosthetic which can be removed and changed. When the prosthetic is removed, his eye appears closed, or more recently, empty. His face is also scarred, with a large scar going across the left side of his face and a smaller scar on the right side of his forehead. His hair has grown longer since his confinement and he has developed stubble up his jawline.

## References

1. ↑ 05/07/2018
2. ↑ 05/07/2018 (later confirmed canon 04/10/2021)
3. ↑ 26/06/2018
4. ↑ 04/07/2018