| “ | I was wrong. Ever since coming here... and practically dying... I finally get it ! Being a hero doesn't make you cool... they're heroes because they're cool ! | „ |
| ~ Minoru Mineta to himself |
Background
Minoru Mineta (峰みね田た実みのる Mineta Minoru), also known as the Fresh-Picked Hero: Grape Juice (モギタテヒーロー グレープジュース Mogitate Hīrō Gurēpu Jūsu), is one of the major characters in the anime and manga series My Hero Academia.
He is also a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, training to become a Pro-Hero.
Powers and Stats
Keys: U.A. Beginnings Saga | Joint Training Arc
Tier: Unknown physically, Unknown with Pop Off Quirk | Unknown physically, Unknown with Pop Off Quirk
Dimensionality: 3-D
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Body Control (Mineta's Quirk called "Pop Off" allows him to detach sticky spheres from his scalp), Natural Weapony (Able to use his sticky spheres both as a defense mechanism and as weapons against his opponents), Weapon Creation (Able to glue several of his spheres together to create a whip that he can use as a weapon), Acrobatics (Can perform acrobatic moves and perform incredibly high jumps using his spheres), Limited Reactive Evolution & Accelerated Development (Quirk users have been shown to evolve or increase the strength of their Quirk when in a life or death situation)
Attack Potency: Unknown physically (The physical strength of his body is unknown), Unknown via "Pop Off" (Capable of trapping numerous villains with his spheres. His spheres are so sticky that even Pro-Heroes like Midnight aren't able to escape them. However, the amount of damage his spheres can cause is still unknown) | Unknown physically (Should be much stronger than before. Trained himself for a whole year), Unknown via "Pop Off" (Has better control over his "Pop Off" Quirk, thanks to a full year of training, but the extent is still unknown)
Speed: Transonic reactions and combat speed (Dodged a whip attack from Midnight. Able to keep up with his classmates and even react to Shoto's ice attack from a distance alongside them) | Supersonic+ reactions and combat speed (Much faster than before. Able to react to the attacks of a "casual" Nine), Hypersonic movement speed via "Bouncing" (Can use his spheres to jump at much higher speeds)
Lifting Strength: Unknown | Unknown
Durability: Wall level+ (Able to withstand an attack from a "Victory-Bot") | Small Building level+ (Much more durable than before), likely higher via "Grape Buckler" (Blocked a strike that could have hurt Ashido)
Stamina: High (Fought continuously for eight hours against Pixie-Bob's Earth Beasts)
Range: Standard melee range, up to Tens of meters via "Pop Off" Quirk
- His hero costume: Minoru's hero outfit was made with the purpose of letting him use his Quirk without his grapes sticking to it.
- The Grape Face Mask: This equipment is a simple face mask that covers almost all of Minoru's face and leaves the top of his head exposed so that he can grab his grape-like hairs.
- The Gloves that Pluck: This equipment was made using the special substance that exudes from Minoru's scalp, this was to prevent his grapes from sticking to them. However, this is only for the palms of the gloves.
- The Grape Pants: This equipment was designed to have nubs that look like a pattern that were modeled after his grape-like hair and have almost the same stickiness as them. This was so that he could hold small objects on his person.
- The Minoru Mantle: This equipment was originally desired to flutter in the wind. However, the designers decided to make it shorter so that it wouldn't get stuck on his hair.
(In addition to his costume, he also wears what appears to be a grape stem on his head. While it has not been formally addressed, it is presumably some kind of support item)
Intelligence: Above Average (Tricked Midnight and made her fall into his trap all by himself. He's also ranked 9/20 in the midterms)
Weaknesses: The stickiness and retention power of his spheres depends on his state of health. If he pulls too many spheres out of his head at once, he'll start bleeding, and sometimes it can cause him severe pain. He is quite a coward and can easily get frightened in situations that are too much for him. His perverted nature and behaviors can be a problem for him at times.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Pop Off: Minoru Mineta's Quirk allows him to produce and pluck ball-shaped objects from his head. The balls grow back just as fast as they're plucked.
Super Moves
- Grape Rush: Minoru rushes towards the enemy and throws many of his sticky objects at the enemy while running toward them, sticking the enemy in place and allowing Minoru to rush past them.
- Grape Buckler: Minoru attaches a number of Pop Off Spheres to a shield, which he can use for defense while simultaneously trapping whatever hits the shield.
- Grape-Pinky Combo Mineta-Bounce: After Mina Ashido uses Acid Layback to spin on the spot and Minoru lays down multiple Pop Off Spheres on the ground and walls, Mina throws Minoru with great force so that he bounces from sphere to sphere. As he is flying through the air and bouncing off of each sphere, he can throw more Pop Off Spheres from his head onto his opponents while making it difficult to be hit back.
- Pop Off: Vineyard: Minoru performs this move by creating a vineyard with his Pop Off Spheres which acts as a snare.
- Super Grape Rush: From an elevated position, Minoru launches a large number of his sticky spheres to trap the enemy between objects.
Others
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Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches: