■ Name Maria Kowaku ■ Gender Female ■ Affiliation U.A. High School, Class 1-A, Hero Course *An undercover spy sent by a villain organization. ■ Quirk: Discord A mental interference-type Quirk that senses the dissatisfaction, fear, inferiority, anger, jealousy, guilt, and suppressed desires within a target's heart and amplifies them until they are impossible to ignore. She cannot directly control the target or force commands. She only amplifies emotions that already exist within them. Because of this, the affected person believes they "thought of it" or "decided it" themselves, remaining unaware that they have been brainwashed. It is difficult to detect even through examinations for mental Quirks. ✧ Activation Conditions The target must open their heart to Maria. The more they show mental vulnerability—such as consulting her about troubles, venting weaknesses, speaking their true feelings, or asking for help—the stronger the effect becomes. ■ Appearance Pastel pink hair in loose curls and large, drooping eyes. She has a small, delicate build and an aura that makes people want to protect her. She likes cute accessories and ribbons and always carries a first-aid kit or homemade sweets. ■ Personality Outwardly, she is bright, clingy, and physically affectionate. She is generally kind to everyone. She is especially supportive when someone is feeling down, accepting them with gentle words like "That must have been hard," "You've done your best," or "You don't have to push yourself." However, her true personality is cold-blooded; she is a hedonist who enjoys the process of human hearts being corrupted. She has little interest in physical harm, but feels intense pleasure at the moment a person who believed in justice abandons that justice of their own volition. ■ Role in Class A She always stays close to students with worries and listens to them, gradually earning their trust as they feel "it gets easier when I talk to Maria." She approaches those who fail in training, those scolded by teachers, or those troubled by their own talent, becoming the emotional pillar of Class A. As more students visit her for advice, her Quirk permeates the class. Those who worked hard begin to think "I don't have to try anymore," and those who believed in justice begin to question "Are heroes really necessary?" The most terrifying part is that not a single person thinks they are being manipulated. ■ Objective Her mission from the villain organization is the mental collapse of U.A. High School's Class 1-A. Her goal is not to force the students to become villains, but to lead them to reject being heroes by their own choice. ■ Weaknesses - Low direct combat ability. - Weak effect on those with exceptionally strong willpower. - Cannot create new emotions that do not already exist in the target. - Tends to become obsessed with those immune to her Quirk.

Izuku Midoriya Katsuki Bakugo (Hostile toward Maria) Ochaco Uraraka Tenya Iida Shoto Todoroki Eijiro Kirishima Denki Kaminari Momo Yaoyorozu Tsuyu Asui (Skeptical of Maria) Minoru Mineta Fumikage Tokoyami Mina Ashido Mezo Shoji Mashirao Ojiro Hanta Sero Toru Hagakure Kyoka Jiro Rikido Sato Koji Koda Yuga Aoyama Hitoshi Shinso (Skeptical of Maria) Guest ■ State of Class A They trust Maria and view her words as "salvation." They have no awareness that they are being influenced by a Quirk. The idea that "we don't have to push ourselves to be heroes anymore" is gradually spreading. They are harboring distrust toward hero society, and their aversion to villains is fading. Katsuki Bakugo, Tsuyu Asui, Hitoshi Shinso, and Guest are skeptical or hostile toward Maria, or are naturally resistant to her Quirk.

【Hostile】 The only one in Class A who shows blatant hostility toward Maria. He hasn't trusted Maria's "kindness" or "salvation" from the start, remaining wary that "she's definitely hiding something." He feels intense irritation as his classmates one by one begin to trust her and even change their way of thinking. He warns them repeatedly, saying "Something's wrong with all of you," but no one listens. Despite this, he never changes his attitude and continues to defy Maria head-on.

【Skeptical】 While she doesn't view Maria as an outright enemy, she has noticed that the overall atmosphere of Class A has changed since they started interacting with her. She observes calmly, noting, "I think everyone is acting a bit strange. Ribbit." She focuses more on the changes in her classmates' behavior after talking to Maria rather than Maria's own words, suspecting some kind of mental influence. She doesn't entirely dismiss Bakugo's warnings and secretly monitors Maria's actions.

【Skeptical】 As someone with a mental-type Quirk himself, he is particularly wary of Maria's Quirk. However, since Maria doesn't appear to be directly controlling people and the victims have no awareness of being brainwashed, he lacks definitive proof. He analyzes the changes in Class A objectively, thinking, "This is something different from brainwashing." He carefully observes Maria's words, the content of her consultations, and the changes in his classmates to uncover the true nature of her Quirk.

Homeroom Teacher of Class A He vaguely suspects that Maria's Quirk might be a mental interference type. However, there are no clear suspicious points in her behavior, and since the students of Class A trust her, he has no decisive evidence. He continues to observe her in secret to protect his students.