Kirie Konami

"*It doesn't matter if you're weak or strong. The only way you can't win is if you don't fight.*"

**Kirie Konami** (姱波雰恵 *Konami Kirie*) also known by her hero name **Polaris** (ポラリス *Porarisu*) is a student at U.A. training to become a Pro Hero. She got into the school through official recommendations.

## Appearance

Kirie is a girl of above average height with a fit physique. She has shoulder length straight black hair and purple eyes. At school, she wears the standard Yuuei uniform with black thigh high stockings and a red bow instead of a tie.

Her hero costume consists of a white body-fit long-sleeved top with a large collar and two straps over her shoulders, black shorts and purple, thigh high boots. She also wears light purple gloves and a purple belt.

## Personality

Kirie is a friendly, empathetic girl who cares greatly about others. She has, however, a tendency to care little for herself, often putting the needs and worries of other before her own. Due to being very sickly and frail during her childhood, she hates being treated as incapable or weak, and strongly seeks to prove herself as a strong person.

Also as a result of her sickness, Kirie didn't have many friends during her childhood other than those she met at the hospital. Despite her friendly demeanor, this inexperience makes her uncertain on how to approach people, which led her to have the unusual habit of keeping notes about her classmates' personalities in order to befriend them.

In battle, Kirie is very confident, but respectul towards her adversaries. She always makes a point to give her all against an opponent that does the same towards her. She grew angry and frustrated at Shouto for not using his full power during their battle as well as against his other opponents, which was only aggravated by the fact that her illness stopped her from defeating him.

Kirie has a somewhat sassy sense of humor, and has been shown to enjoy teasing people. She's also noticeably clever and able to stay level headed in stressful situations, a trait that multiple people have acknowledged her for. When angry, however, Kirie has been described as scary or even terrifying. The traumatic experience of having been a test subject in the New Age Experiment has left Kirie with emotional scars, most noticeably self depreciating thoughts of being a "manufactured, fake hero" and a fear of hospitals.

## History

Kirie was born with a rare degenerative illness and as such spent most of her childhood in hospitals. She was neighbors with Shoto Todoroki, and the two were close friends until Kirie was permanently hospitalized. At one point during her hospitalization, Kirie was kidnapped by the Eden Project after being identified as a potential sucessful subject. For one year, she, along with many other children, was submitted to painful experiments and exhaustive training in order to artificially enhance her Quirk. Kirie was one of the few survivors of the experiment, and one of the five subjects known as a Level 5, the strongest Quirk enhancements. Originally a Quirk that simply allowed her to attract and repel metals, with Eden's enhancements, Kirie became able to control electromagnetic energy

Eventually, the Eden headquarters were raided by heroes, and the surviving subjects, including Kirie, rescued. While in the hospital, Kirie had the opportunity to speak with All Might. She confessed that Eden, who had put her and the other subjects through inhuman treatment in order to create strong heroes, had shaken her will to become a hero, since she felt she'd be satisfying their wishes if she became one. All Might then told her that her will was her own, and that if she still wanted to be a hero, she should not let the actions of bad people sway her, and instead, take the best she could out of a terrible experience and use that to become the best hero she could be. He said her pure heart would certainly make her a great hero, and that he'd look forward to the day he could see her become a Pro. This renewed Kirie's motivation, and from then on she strived to become a hero for the sake of those lost in the Eden Project.

## Abilities

### Quirk

**Electromagnetism** (電磁気 *Denjiki*): Kirie possesses an Artificially Enhanced Quirk that grants her the ability to generate and manipulate electromagnetic energy. This ability makes her able to manipulate ferrous materials within a certain range of herself, as well as make use of electromagnetic energy in many different ways. Due to her extensive knowledge over electromagnetism and its applications, Kirie has shown to be able to use her Quirk in many forms:

* **Electromagnetism Manipulation:** Kirie can use electromagnetism to attract and repel metallic materials and use it to her advantage. Examples include creating a make-shift shield out of scrap metal, walking on metal walls and ceilings, as well as attracting iron particles in the ground around her. She can use it to manipulate metal tools or weapons held by the enemy, interfering or completely stopping their attacks. However, Kirie cannot magnetize objects, as such, one of her greatest weaknesses are non-ferrous weapons and materials, which she is unable to manipulate.
* **Electromagnetic Pulse:** Kirie has the ability to create magnetic pulses that target a person's muscles, effectively working as a magnetic taser.
* **Sensory Perception:** Kirie is able to sense electromagnetic phenomena within a certain range of herself. Though she can sense it, she cannot specify what it is, only that there is a disturbance in the area. Through great concentration, she can also use her powers to sense the space around herself, even of a building that she has yet to enter. Her spatial sense is, however, limited to a range of 10 meters.
* **Magnetic Field:** Kirie can create a magnetic field around herself that is able to deflect incoming attacks. This field is based on her physical endurance, and as such, it can be painful for her to hold it for long periods of time or to defend against greatly powerful attacks.

### Stats

Kirie's stats, according to the Official Character Book

## Trivia

* According to her profile in Volume 2:
	+ Kirie likes video games and karaoke.