Denki Kaminari

**Denki Kaminari**, also known as the **Stun Gun Hero: Chargebolt**, is a pro hero in training at the prestigious U.A. High School, where he is a member of Class 1-A.

## Appearance

Denki is a young man on the shorter side with a fairly skinny build. His skin is littered with Lichtenberg figure scars in various stages of healing, running up his arms and around his neck and jaw; he also has a scar above his left eye, though it is usually covered by his hair. He also has a lot of freckles, most prominently on his upper arms and across the bridge of his nose. His eyes are hazel, and his eyesight is poor; he requires glasses, but never wears them. His hair is naturally black and dyed a bright yellow colour, with black roots often peeking through and a black lightning-bolt shaped streak on his fringe. While he straightens his hair, he leaves his bangs naturally curly; it reaches around his jawline, and is kept quite messy, coming down over his face and sticking out in various directions. His ears are pierced, and he often wears simple black studs.

## Personality

Denki is a cheerful, witty, energetic young man with a tendency to wear all of his emotions on his sleeve. He has a preoccupation with being 'cool', with a love for following the latest trends and staying in style. He is, on all accounts, an open book, being incredibly open and forward with everyone he meets. His social confidence often manifests itself as total fearlessness, with him being very outspoken and often blurting out the first thing on his mind. He very rarely thinks things through the entire way, being open and blasé about his thoughts and opinions, even if he immediately regrets doing so. He also often doesn't know just when to stop, with a habit of beating jokes into the ground and pushing his luck in the worst of circumstances.

Alongside his fearlessness in social situations, Denki is also an incredibly gregarious and friendly person. He is incredibly easy to befriend, and makes an effort to attach himself to even those with outwardly poor personalities or those who seem completely asocial. He is falling in love constantly, developing crushes on almost anyone who's nice to him. He'll try to make conversation with just about anyone, joking around and trying to make them laugh, though he takes it rather hard when he's directly shut down or used as a punchline over and over again. He's somewhat self-conscious about the fact that others perceive him as stupid or ditzy due to his tendency to misunderstand and take things at face value, as well as his utter lack of common sense and inability to focus. Despite this, he is incredibly observant and intelligent, having a large and flowery vocabulary and often picking up on things that not many others notice. He has a strong drive to impress people, which often results in him saying things he can't back up in the heat of the moment.

Denki is, however, somewhat cowardly as well as socially reckless. In dangerous situations, he tends to take the 'flight' option; he's prone to crying and screaming his way through things, if he doesn't turn and run the other way. His tendency not to think things through tends to carry over to his attitude in battle and other risky situations, though if given time, he is a fairly adaptable person. The most important thing in Denki's life is his friends, and he often refuses to use his Quirk in battle unless all of his allies are safe beforehand. He will do absolutely anything if it means they are safe, pushing through his fear and defending them both physically and verbally; though he has exaggerated emotional reactions at times, the only way to get him truly mad is to insult or hurt his friends, to which he'll respond recklessly and with great force.

## History

Denki was born into a fairly average family; his parents had decent jobs and he had a fairly ordinary upbringing. He manifested his Quirk for the first time after rubbing his hands together to create a static shock and placing them on his mother's leg while she worked at her computer; the resulting electrical shock caused a power cut for their entire neighbourhood. Having family in America, Denki would often visit with his parents and end up reading English literature in his maternal grandfather's study, which is where his love for it began, and where he started teaching himself English. He was considered a 'gifted child' by people around him, though his grades struggled to reflect that.

Due to his mother's work commitments, Denki's family moved from Saitama Prefecture to Tokyo when he was due to start middle school. It was in middle school where he met Hanta; at first, their personalities clashed, and they disliked each other. Unbeknownst to Hanta, Denki was experiencing great levels of distress due to his failing grades. After staying up for a few days for a row, Denki passed out in the library at school, and was taken to the infirmary by Hanta, who ended up waiting by his side for him to awaken. The two started talking, and became fast friends from then on.

Denki was unsure what to do with his life when he got to high school due to his ever-changing interests, despite his parents pushing him to start a career in engineering, due to the strength of his Quirk even within his family of electric-type Quirk users. He ended up applying to U.A. on a whim, mostly because Hanta also had his sights set on the school, and passed the exam with flying colours due to the efficacy of his Quirk against the exam robots. Despite not expecting to make it to the hero course, he was accepted and gained a place in Class 1-A.

## Mental Illnesses & Disabilities

Denki has ADHD; as his electric-type Quirk suggests, he is a bundle of energy, always talking and unable to sit still. His focus flits from one thing to the other, and studying tends to be difficult for him because of this, as evidenced by his poor grades, despite the fact that he is actually quite intelligent in other fields. He has a hyperfixation on English, specifically American, literature, as well as video games. He also suffers from rejection sensitive dysphoria, and worries about being seen as stupid or a laughingstock to his friends. He is also extremely reckless and has little sense of danger, throwing himself into the fray when his friends are in trouble without thinking twice about himself. He isn't very good at remembering to look after himself in general, staying up late and relying on caffeine for an energy boost. He is also dyslexic and dyspraxic.

Denki also suffers chronic migraines as a side effect of his Quirk short-circuiting his brain. He also has a fear of water and drowning, due to the fact that his Quirk could be incredibly dangerous if he loses control of it while submerged.

## Abilities & Weaknesses

Denki's Quirk, **Electrification**, is an Emitter-type Quirk that allows him to create electricity from his body. He can create sparks from his hands, cover himself in a protective shield of electricity, and discharge it in a radius around himself. He has little to no control over where his electricity goes without his specialist support items, collectively known as his **Sharpshooting Gear**, which allow him to shoot targets to direct his electricity towards, keeping track of them with a specialist visor. Without this gear, though, he can be a danger to be around in a fight when his allies aren't properly protected; as his main Super Move suggests, his electricity is indiscriminate in who it shocks. Due to this, he will often outright refuse to use his Quirk unless his allies are protected. Much like a battery, his Quirk is also dependent on his energy levels; if he is tired or otherwise has low stamina, he will reach his wattage limit more quickly. In order to keep his energy levels up, he drinks a lot of energy drinks. He can also use his Quirk like a lightning rod, absorbing lightning strikes or other electrical attacks, which gives him a moderate power-up. Despite the strength of his Quirk, his physical stamina and athletic ability is somewhat lacking in comparison to his classmates.

Denki tends to utilise his Quirk much like a stun gun, as his hero name suggests, though he also has a habit of discharging a large amount of electricity as a defense mechanism when he feels threatened. Surpassing his wattage limit, which currently sits at 1.3 million volts, short circuits his brain and renders him incapable of coherent thought for around an hour. He becomes a total liability in this state, unable to do much but give a thumbs up. He is also able to use his Quirk to power electrical devices, from hair straighteners to radio equipment. An unexpected side effect of his Quirk is that, due to his Quirk involving the manipulation of bioelectric energy, Denki is immune to multiple types of mind control Quirks, including Hitoshi's Brainwashing.

Denki is, on the whole, rather cowardly, and would rather run away from danger than towards it. He also has poor grades at school and tends to not understand things that come as common sense to others. Despite this reputation as one of the less intelligent members of Class 1-A, he's highly adaptable and able to figure out a plan and put it into action on a whim. He can also play the electric guitar.

## Relationships

* **Hanta Sero** - The two met in middle school and have remained close friends ever since. They initially disliked each other, with Denki considering Hanta his 'rival', but became fast friends after Hanta helped a passed-out Denki to the infirmary. As the first real friend he made after moving to Tokyo, Denki considers Hanta his closest confidant, and one of the only people he can fully confide in. Their personalities still sometimes clash, but they work exceptionally well together, as evidenced by their teamwork as part of Team Lurkers. They are on first name basis, and Denki will occasionally call him 'Han'.
* **Hitoshi Shinsou** - A student from General Education that Denki became obsessed with following the Sports Festival, deciding to focus his efforts on befriending him. The two often sat together during lunch, though Denki was usually the only one talking; after the Joint Training session and Hitoshi's move to Class 1-A, they have become a little more like mutual friends. It's no secret that Denki has a massive crush on him.

## Headcanons

* He has never learned to ride a bike, and can't swim either.
* He's a smoker, a habit he picked up in his last year of middle school. He only smokes menthol cigarettes.
* He's a massive fan of video games, especially games like Pokemon and Minecraft. He tends to hyperfixate and can likely tell you every mechanic to all of his favourite games.
* He likes to go urban exploring, though he's a little bit of a wimp when it comes to the idea of actually getting caught.
* He's near fluent in both Japanese and English, with a little bit of French too, thanks to his constant reading of English novels.
* He can’t skate very well, but he likes to do it anyway. He’s sustained more than a few injuries trying to do kickflips.