The fourth season of the anime series "My Hero Academia" is scheduled for fall 2019! It has become so popular that it can be said to be the face of Jump. This time, we will introduce a new character, Gentle Criminal. You will fall in love with the loving Gentle Criminal.
What is Gentle Criminal?
First Appearance
His first appearance overlaps with the cultural festival at U.A. High School in chapter 170. He appears in the manga from volume 19. The white-haired, dandy man holding the coffee cup is Gentle Criminal. And below him is Gentle Criminal's partner, LaBrava. There is such a big age difference that some readers may have mistaken them for father and son at first.
Cool Visual
My Hero Academia's battle uniforms are usually quite stylish. Among them, Gentle Criminal and LaBrava's costumes are stylish and cool, aren't they? As Gentle Criminal himself says, his role model for clothing is a gentleman. His hair is well-groomed and he's pouring tea (although he can't pour it (lol)), which leaves a good impression.
Righteous Thief
Gentle Criminal calls himself a righteous thief. A righteous thief is a thief with a sense of chivalry, in other words, a dark hero. However, what Gentle Criminal does is a minor crime, something as trivial as robbing a convenience store that sells expired pudding (lol). That's why neither the police nor professional heroes have treated him as a villain.
Absurd
When he is cornered by the main character, Izuku Midoriya, he begs for his life in a gentlemanly manner (lol). Also, he is quite absent-minded in that he immediately resorts to violence despite saying he is against it. However, that may be the reason why Gentle Criminal is so popular and loved. He has always been a bit absent-minded, which sometimes makes things go wrong, but Gentle Criminal is a character that never gives up!
What is the purpose of Gentle Criminal?
U.A. High School
Gentle Criminal is what is commonly known as a YouTuber. Recently, the number of views of his videos has been low, so he decided to make a video titled "I went to U.A. High School, which is a hot topic in the world!". LaBrava is the cameraman and Gentle Criminal appears in the video. However, it seems that many viewers are saying, "Let's have LaBrava on screen!" (lol)
Why U.A. High School?
U.A. High School, which is being targeted by villains, has decided to hold a school festival and security has become even tighter. The reason is that if they could infiltrate U.A. High School, which is so strict and has famous professional heroes, it would surely become a hot topic and increase the number of views. However, their actions later turn out to be outrageous.
Gentle Criminal's Quirk is revealed
Elasticity
He is found by Izuku long before he can break into U.A. High School and escapes. However, he is immediately cornered and enters into a battle. Gentle Criminal's quirk is "Elasticity". He can give elasticity to air, steel frames, and convenience stores, and can defend against attacks. It is a very difficult quirk to use, and it seems that Gentle Criminal has trained quite a bit. In addition, he cannot cancel his quirk himself, and it loses its effectiveness over time.
Become the strongest with La Brava's quirk
Realizing that Gentle Criminal alone cannot defeat Izuku, Love Love activates his own quirk, "Love." This quirk allows him to power up for a short time around someone he likes. The deeper Love Love's love is, the stronger its power is, and the more critical the situation, the greater its power. He activates this quirk and challenges Izuku again!
Until Gentle Criminal becomes a righteous thief
A never-give-up spirit
His dream since childhood is to become a great man who will be in the textbooks. That's why he originally wanted to be a professional hero, but he was such a poor student that he failed the exam four times and was expelled from high school. I like this confident expression (lol)
Unlucky
He eventually turned 22 without even finding a job, and used his quirk to try to save a man who was about to commit suicide in the street, but got in the way of a pro hero trying to rescue him, effectively obstructing the execution of his duties. He has a painful past in which he was the cause of harassment at home, and was finally disowned by his parents, who had been putting up with him. Gentle Criminal has repeatedly suffered setbacks, such as when his actions for his own justice backfired and when he wanted to do something but couldn't keep up with his abilities, but his good point is that he never gives up.
Obsessive
If I can't achieve my ambitions by becoming a hero, I'd be fine with becoming a villain! That was the moment he decided to become the righteous thief Gentle Criminal. No matter how difficult his dream was, even if people around him told him it couldn't be achieved, he never gave up. He's in the same situation as Izuku, who was born without a quirk and dreams of becoming a hero. That's why Izuku said he wouldn't laugh at Gentle Criminal's dream. He understands his reluctance to give up all too well.
The End of Gentle Criminal
The Person Who Knows Love Best
Despite being powered up by La Brava's quirk, he was no match for Izuku. While he was held captive by Izuku, he remembers his days with La Brava. He regrets having made a young, innocent girl complicit in a crime, and many complicated feelings overflow. He wants La Brava, who has given him so much happiness and love up until now, to be even happier from now on. The depth of the bond between the two of them will make you cry.
Rehabilitated Gentle Criminal
In the end, he tells Hound Dog (a pro hero, not a villain (lol)) who was on guard around U.A. High School to lighten La Brava's punishment, that he wants to turn himself in and is arrested. At that time, he tells him that he was "luring and brainwashing naive women." Gentle Criminal was going to take all the blame on himself. You can feel his love for La Brava, and you can see Gentle Criminal's humanity.
Gentle Criminal's life was love and never giving up
What did you think? [My Hero Academia] A gentle villain? Gentle Criminal is interesting! We have introduced him. His relaxed and easy-going personality left a good impression, and although he only had a short role, he is now one of the most popular characters. Also, don't you find yourself rooting for the strong-willed Gentle Criminal, even though he is a villain? It's impossible to hate the human, passionate and ambitious Gentle Criminal. He was a character that I hope will appear again someday!
