Todoroki Shouto

Character
Name:	Shouto Todoroki (轟焦凍 , Todoroki Shōto?)
Occupation:	U.A. High School
Relationships:	Endeavor/Enji Todoroki (Father), Rei Todoroki (Mother), Fuyumi Todoroki (Older Sister), Natsuo Todoroki (Older Brother), Touya Todoroki (Older Brother)
Fandom:	Boku no Hero Academia
Other:	blue flames blue flames blue flames, art of Todoroki Shouto by suntails
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Shouto Todoroki (轟焦凍 , Todoroki Shōto^?) is a supporting character of the shounen manga and anime series Boku no Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi.

Canon

Quirk

Half-Cold Half-Hot: Shouto's Quirk gives him dual pyrokinesis and cryokinesis, divided between his left and right sides, respectively. The appendages on his right side can drastically lower temperatures of anything they touch, enough so to create large waves of ice. The limbs on his left side generate heat and allow Shoto to create and shoot streams of fire. Until taken to his bodily limit, neither has any visible effect on his body.

History

Shouto is the son of the Pro Hero Endeavor and ever since his quirk showed has been harshly trained by his father to be his successor and surpass All Might as the Number One Hero. His mother was forced into a marriage with Endeavor for her quirk (ice) and eventually had a mental breakdown where she caused the burn which covers Shouto's left eye. He has a number of older siblings, however he is the only one to be pushed into becoming a hero.

Fandom

• Conspiracy Theorist Shouto: During the Sports Festival arc, Shouto asked Midoriya if he was "All Might's secret love child or something". This has led to fans widely considering Shouto to be a conspiracy theorist, and has spawned fanart, fanfic, and memes.
• Parallels with Zuko: Many fans note the similarities between Todoroki and Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender, as both have fire powers and prominent scars around one eye caused by a family member. This is often played for laughs in fanart and memes.
• Stealing Endeavor's Credit Card: Fans often joke about Todoroki using his father's credit card to buy anything from gifts for friends to All Might merchandise.

Pairings

• Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki aka Tododeku. The most popular Todoroki slash ship and ship in general. Mainly stems from Todoroki and Midoriya's interactions during the Sports Festival arc and afterward, especially the line "It's your power, isn't it?!" Fans took quick note of Midoriya's role in helping Todoroki accept himself and his quirk, as well as their subsequent friendship.
• Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki aka Todobaku. Initially, Bakugou saw Todoroki as a rival on his way to becoming the Number One Hero. However, the two seem to be approaching more friendly territory after the Forest Training Camp Arc and the Remedial Course Arc.
• Yaoyorozu Momo/Todoroki aka Todomomo. The most popular Todoroki het ship, and the second most popular het ship in the fandom. In addition to both being recommendation students in Class 1-A from similar backgrounds, Todoroki was the deciding vote for Momo as class representative, and the two's interactions during their battle against Aizawa Shouta in the Final Exams Arc led to many fans shipping the two
• Inasa Yoarashi/Todoroki aka Inatodo. Though a less-popular ship for Todoroki, this is the most popular ship for Inasa. The two initially met during the U.A. Recommendation Entrance Exam; Inasa held a grudge against Todoroki for his cold demeanor and its similarities to Endeavor, but they started to form a tentative friendship during the Remedial Course Arc.
• Iida Tenya/Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki aka Todoiideku.
• Todoroki/Soba aka Todosoba, a crack ship that arose from Todoroki's love of cold soba.

Fan Theories

Dabi is a Todoroki

A fan theory so popular that it has been almost accepted as fact is the Dabi is a Todoroki theory, which suggests that the villain Dabi, who has flame powers, is an estranged son of Enji Todoroki. The theory was confirmed as canon in Chapter 290.

Example Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fanfiction

• Witness, ^{Archived version} by PitViperofDoom -- Pro Hero Shouto is stuck under his fathers thumb, but what is supposed to be a punishment detail bodyguarding a civilian in witness protection ends up having more going on than it appears. Pre-relationship Tododeku.
• the stars are floating and we are flying, ^{Archived version} by lunalou -- Todoroki & Class 1-A sickfic
• For Fools and Utopias, ^{Archived version} by jinlinli -- "In which Shouto gets drop-kicked into Character Development a decade too late, and Izuku never quite managed to catch a break."
• tell all the truth (but tell it slant), ^{Archived version} by carolinaa -- to cover up his father's abuse, Todoroki fakes being in a relationship with Yoarashi.

Fanart

• ぬこに愛される系男子 by enn_hero
• XVIII. The Moon by fenkko
• rip todoroki, ^{Archived version} by Lega18
• Todoroki demonstrates the National dance of the "makapal ang mukha" people.jpeg by @theparalumanson on Instagram
• "he's mr. steal your credit card", ^{Archived version} by fenkko on Twitter
• untitled Zuko and Todoroki fanart, ^{Archived version} by emoshinso

Challenges

• Seasons of Todokats - seasonal Fan Fest hosted on Twitter and Ao3, centered around exploring the love between Shouto and Katsuki throughout the seasons.

Meta

• @ bnha fandom stop writing shouto as overly formal and polite, ^{Archived version} by giratinace
• For BNHA fans who have read the original Japanese and interact with the western fandom: by humangerbil -- more detailed meta about Todoroki's demeanor/formality/rudeness

Resources

• Shoto Todoroki at the My Hero Academia Wiki on Fandom.com
• Shouto Todoroki at myanimelist
• Todoroki Shouto works at AO3
• Shouto T. filter at FFN