Shigaraki Tomura in depth + HC's ⠀ Main
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Name(s)
- Shigaraki (死柄木). Tomura’s surname has the kanji for “death” (死), “grip” (柄), and “tree” (木). All For One took Tomura under his wing and gave him his surname, but it’s also just alluding to his Decay quirk: it causes the destruction of a person and/or object, it requires all 5 of his fingers to active the quirk, and the disintegration spreads out like the branches of a tree.
- Tomura (弔). His first name only has one kanji, meaning “mourning, funeral.” It seems to be related to his quirk (the death his quirk brings and mourning go hand in hand), but I think it also references his past. AFO renamed Tomura so he could be “reborn” as someone who brings death and grief. This might be reaching, but I also think AFO named him that so Tomura can always remember who he is and what he did. (even though we know that before his awakening, Tomura didn’t remember much about his past… Shhh...)
- Shimura Tenko (志村転弧), is Tomura’s real name. Diving into the kanji, there doesn’t seem to be anything that I could talk about, except for “弧.” The kanji means “arc,” but it’s really close to the kanji for “orphan, alone“ (孤), which also reads as “Ko.”
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Headcanons
- Starting with a grocery list of conditions, I like to think he has OCD! It's connected to his trauma. He has some sort of Dermatillomania & instead of picking, it comes in the form of scratching. He does it unknowingly in attempts to soothe himself.
- Along with OCD, he has BPD. Garaki and AFO definitely know about his disorders, but they've never treated Tomura with therapy or medication. Because he's unmedicated, His episodes tend to be pretty strong. When he's manic, he starts planning huge operations against heroes, but they seem not really thought out, and more like a bunch of ideas thrown together. They're not calculated at all and are just unrealistic. He talks for hours without stop, not even stopping to breathe properly. Words just flow out when he's in this state, not really caring to formulate his sentences.