10 MHA Heroes Whose Quirks Could’ve Turned Them Into Ultimate Villains

Quirks in My Hero Academia are massive parts of each person’s identity, shaping both young heroes in training and pros on the battlefield. However, there are some abilities that carry an inherent sense of danger, with the potential to create devastation across society if used without restraint or moral guidance.

If these heroes were to emerge as villains in My Hero Academia, their quirks would easily turn them into nightmares capable of destabilizing entire societies. Many would consider the heroes lucky that these ten characters are either aspiring to be heroes or already working for the greater good. Otherwise, the series could have taken a much sharper turn.

Camie Utsushima (Glamour)

Camie Utsushima’s Glamour allows her to manipulate perception, making her appear as someone else or altering how others see her surroundings. This ability to distort reality may not be physically powerful, but it could be immensely destabilizing. She could easily create distrust among members of society, leading to all-out chaos.

As a villain, Camie could become a weapon of mass manipulation instead of direct violence. With Glamour, she can orchestrate political and societal upheaval, incite riots, or sabotage missions without anyone knowing she was there, causing mass doubt, anxiety, and fear.

Midnight (Somnambulist)

Midnight’s Somnambulist allows her to release a sleep-inducing aroma that incapacitates anyone nearby by putting them to sleep. While she typically uses her quirk to subdue her enemies during missions, its reach and potency make it exceptionally dangerous if she were a villain instead. Crowds, security forces, and any hero who gets too close could be rendered unconscious in moments.

With her quirk, she could easily steal, manipulate, and prevent anyone from defending against her unprepared. Midnight’s Somnambulist could easily transform her into a silent, deadly threat who has the advantage in nearly every surprise scenario.

Katsuki Bakugo (Explosion)

Bakugo’s Explosion quirk generates powerful blasts from his sweat, allowing him to propel himself through the air at high speeds or completely demolish his surroundings. While he’s celebrated for his effectiveness in combat, his destructive potential, paired with his natural talent, would make him a terrifying villain to encounter.

With Explosion, he could reduce his surroundings to rubble, leaving chaos and destruction in his wake. As a character known for his intensity and aggression, if he were a villain, he’d likely become unpredictable and lethal, turning every confrontation into a high-stakes disaster for anyone involved or unlucky enough to be nearby.

Fumikage Tokoyami (Dark Shadow)

Tokoyami’s Dark Shadow is a sentient shadow entity that grows stronger in darkness and weaker in light. While usually restrained by his own discipline, his quirk’s ferocity makes it a potential nightmare in villainous hands. If Dark Shadow is released without control, it could tear through opponents with overwhelming strength and consume anyone caught in dark areas.

While Tokoyami and Dark Shadow may not pose much of a threat in daylight, the nights could be plagued by terror, causing widespread societal fear when the sun goes down. With a powerful sentient quirk that grows stronger in darkness, Tokoyami would become a terrifying villain capable of immense harm.

Endeavor (Hellflame)

Endeavor’s Hellflame allows him to generate and manipulate fire that can reach temperatures capable of incinerating almost anything. While he channels his power for heroism and stands as the Number Two, then the next Number One hero, a villainous Endeavor could ignite entire cities and cause mass devastation.

Beyond raw destruction, he could incite widespread panic and cause intimidation through presence alone, making him capable of terrorizing populations. If he were a villain, his quirk would easily be one of the most dangerous and destructive, turning him into a symbol of fear.

Mirio Togata (Permeation)

Mirio’s Permeation quirk allows him to phase through matter, rendering him nearly untouchable and capable of passing through walls, floors, and defenses with ease. His quirks, in villainous hands, could bypass high-end security systems like prisons or fortified locations and enable him to conduct assassinations, theft, or sabotage.

Permeation also makes him incredibly difficult to counter, as opponents would not easily be able to predict his moves, and conventional attacks are largely ineffective. If Mirio were a villain, his quirk would make him elusive, dangerous, and frightening to come across.

Momo Yaoyorozu (Creation)

Momo Yaoyorozu’s Creation quirk allows her to produce any non-living object from her body, limited only by her understanding of its molecular structure. While she often uses her quirk for tactical support, its versatility makes it impressive, helpful, and potentially dangerous. If she were a villain, she could use her quirk to create anything from weapons to armor to tools for sabotage.

At extremes, she could even create devices capable of mass destruction, and with her intelligence, practically nothing would be off the table. A villainous Momo could equip armies, create traps, or cause disasters, making her a formidable and terrifying threat.

Hitoshi Shinso (Brainwashing)

Hitoshi Shinso’s Brainwashing allows him to control anyone who verbally responds to him, overriding their will and turning them into obedient tools. In a villainous context, his power could extend far beyond combat, granting him opportunities to manipulate heroes and civilians alike.

With Brainwashing, Shinso could potentially get anyone to do his dirty work with a simple command, allowing him to orchestrate events from the shadows. He could incite chaos and turn allies against one another without lifting a finger, making him dangerous, threatening, and a fearsome adversary.

Thirteen (Black Hole)

Thirteen’s Black Hole quirk allows her to create black holes from her fingertips that absorb anything in its path, collapsing matter and energy into a void. In villainous hands, the consequences of her quirk are catastrophic as she could easily dismantle entire buildings or sections of terrain without warning.

The danger of her quirk would be greater if she were unrestrained and indiscriminate. As a hero, Thirteen is controlled, but as a villain, she could easily become one of the most horrifying and disastrous villains in the series that many heroes would struggle against.

All Might (One For All)

All Might’s One For All quirk grants him immense physical power, speed, and durability, making him nearly unstoppable in combat and allowing him to rise to become the Number One hero. However, if he were a villain, he could easily impose his will on entire cities, if not countries, demolish buildings on a catastrophic scale, and cause mass panic.

Due to his raw power, All Might could also inflict psychological torment on the public and heroes alike. With his power, he could exert control on a scale unlike anything previously seen in My Hero Academia.