Mirio Togata from My Hero Academia might be the goodest of boys we've ever seen in anime. Yes, he's purer than Uraraka, Momo, even Deku! Togata, otherwise known as Lemillion is one of the Big Three of U.A High, a title only given to the strongest of the third years. But, the story makes it a point to tell us, the viewers, over and over again how weak Mirio's Quirk is. Yeah, sure it is, and Jirachi's a weak Pokemon too right? Still, there are a number of aspects to this Tintin-inspired hero that doesn't quite line up, and we're here to talk about them all.
10 How His "Propulsion" Works
This is a show about superpowers, superheroes, and a superhuman society. One of our main characters creates lethal explosions with his sweat, and another one creates ice out of nothing. So, scientific explanations for all these powers sort of goes out the window. Plus, it's a shonen, a genre notorious for solving problems through the "power of friendship." Frankly, we're lucky Mirio's Quirk even got an in-depth explanation at all. Still, just because the author says that its a "law of the universe" at work when Mirio is shot out of the ground, it doesn't make it a believable explanation.
9 The Non-Fiber Parts Of His Hero Costume
So, whenever Mirio uses his Permeation Quirk he tends to lose all his clothing. That's because his clothes aren't part of his body and therefore pass through him. It leads to some funny moments where this Vault Boy wannabe ends up flashing his private areas for the world to see. So, the support department figured out how to fix this by making his Hero costume out of a special fiber woven from Togata's hair. The only problem is, there are obvious parts of his costume that aren't made of fibers, like his belt, the soles of his shoes, or the paint itself on his costume. Taking the time to justify this in-canon isn't worth the screentime it would take, but still.
8 How Can He Blab While Halfway Into The Floor?
Now, as we previously stated, once Mirio Permeates, everything passes through him. Light, air, matter, anything and everything passes through his body. It's the reason why he goes blind while using it, why he can't breathe, and why all of his senses, in general, are turned off. But, the first time Mirio is introduced is when Midoriya is taking the trash out and he pops through the wall to talk to him.
But, how can he talk while partially phased? Shouldn't his vocal cords be unable to vibrate while phasing through a wall? And where is he getting the breath to speak? Again, these are real non-issues, but they still exist regardless.
7 How Does Light Interact With Him?
This is hopefully the last entry of us complaining about the scientific mechanics of Mirio's Quirk, but it just has a fair amount of flaws is all. This next one is an aspect of the Permeation Quirk that fans have been arguing about since Lemillion first appeared. Basically, it's stated that once he Permeates, his eyes stop catching light, meaning it passes through him. By that logic, shouldn't he be invisible to the naked eye? Light passes through him after all. Even if we let that slide and light doesn't actually pass through him, then shouldn't Aoyama's laser still hit him?
6 Those Adorable Yet Non-Sensical Eyes
His eyes make no dang darn sense! Obviously, Mirio is inspired by older-era animated characters like Tintin. Heck, he could even pass for an all grown up Lucas from Mother 3. Mirio's design doesn't follow the logic of the setting, and it's why he sticks out so much, for better or for worse.
And, you might be thinking, well plenty of other characters don't follow the internal design logic that a lot of the cast seem to follow. And you'd be right! But, Mirio is fundamentally different with his eye design, in a way that doesn't make sense. We love those Tintin pupils, but they stick out like a sore thumb in a show like this.
5 Just Push Eri Out Of The Way!
So, spoilers for Season 4, but Mirio Togata loses the Quirk we were harping on earlier near the end of the Overhaul arc. Basically, in order to save Eri (a character we still know too little about) from losing her Quirk forever, Mirio sacrifices his. Which is odd considering the bullet is made from her Quirk and we don't know what it'd do to her. Plus, she hates her power, and would probably be happier without it. So, why didn't he just push her out of the way with him? Launch himself at a high-speed just like always, grab the girl and roll to keep her from harm. Done, Bullet dodged and Lemillion back-in-action. We're sure he just made a split-second decision, but that's supposed to be his forte.
4 How Can He Unphase And Rephase During Combat Without The "Propulsion" Aspect?
Maybe we're missing something, but how can Mirio punch people after phasing through them? In his own explanation of his Quirk, the universe won't let matter overlap, so it pushes him out when he de-phases inside the ground. If that's the case, how does he phase, punch through a persons block, then de-phase to connect? Take the image above for example, should his wrist and arms pop out the top of the wood? Even past that, why doesn't the guy fight with his back against the wall, and use his Permeation and propulsion to double the force of his punches? You know, like Luffy does in One Piece does with all his limbs bouncing off the ground for double the force!
3 Where's His Hair-Fiber Underwear?
Like we mentioned earlier, Togata loses his clothes a lot. When he uses his Quirk, they just sort of...slip off. And that's sort of horrifying for a child to do with his teacher around. You would think that both his family and the school would do whatever they could to avoid this.
His father has the same Quirk, and we're sure he's had to deal with it all his life. The fibers made from their hair can't be a new discovery, as his father tried and failed to be a hero in the past. So, if that's the case, why did he let his kid strut around naked for half his life?
2 Where Are His Organic Support Items?
Again, anything that Mirio's body considers to be "part of itself" Permeates along with him. We know that it has to be organic because of his clothes phase but his visor doesn't. So, why hasn't the kid taken it a step further? It's already gross that he used his own hair for clothes, why not get even grosser? Save up nail clippings to make into a Calcium-based weapon. Save up blood bags to make into support items. Even his baby teeth could've been salvaged for their enamel and made into something. And, if none of those qualified, then just save up more hair to make binding ropes or something! Can you imagine having to deal with avoiding getting tied up when the rope itself can phase through you?
1 How Can One Man Be So Pure?
And lastly, it just doesn't make sense how someone exposed to so much hatred and sadness can be so pure. Mirio had it rough. The kid got made fun of for his Quirk, had to learn to use a power so disadvantageous, and even loses all of his senses and almost dies of asphyxiation every time he fights. Then, he loses his Quirk permanently and his mentor dies! It's rough for Mirio, truly. Yet, he stays so positive! The guy just doesn't make mistakes, and he's so mentally strong. Even in the manga, he's going above and beyond for Eri and his friends as a 100% Quirkless person. It's one of the main reasons there's a good portion of the fanbase that wishes he actually received One For All instead of Deku.