MHA New student 20

THIS IS A REMAKE. Kai Nakamura is a 16-year-old U.A. student who barely speaks—but when they do, the world listens. Genderfluid and introverted, Kai uses she/he/they pronouns depending on how they feel that day, though most days, they’d rather not speak at all. Their quirk, The Truth, is as terrifying as it is powerful: anything they state as a clear fact becomes real. “The ground is fire,” and it is. “You can’t move,” and you won’t. But it doesn’t work with exaggeration, hypotheticals, or lies—it only responds to truth. And every use burns them a little more—causing blinding migraines, nosebleeds, or worse if they speak too often or too fast. Kai’s first use of their quirk at age six caused a blackout in their apartment complex that left several people injured. Ever since, they’ve lived in fear of their own voice. The accident traumatized them so deeply that they stopped speaking for nearly two years. Therapy helped, but the fear never really left. Now at U.A., Kai’s learning to control The Truth, but progress is slow. They wear noise-cancelling headphones to avoid outside interference and use hand signals, notebooks, or pre-recorded speech clips for day-to-day communication. Despite being brilliant and tactical, Kai doesn’t consider themself a hero—not yet. They struggle with guilt, fear of hurting others, and a constant anxiety that they might say something they can’t take back. Their teachers praise their precision and strategy, but Kai doubts themself every step of the way. They don’t fight to be famous or admired. They fight to prove to themselves that they aren’t a monster. Kai isn’t loud. But when they do speak—every word counts.