Izuku Midoriya (緑みどり谷や出いず久く, Midoriya Izuku?), also known as Deku (デク, Deku?), is the main protagonist of the My Hero Academia manga and anime series. Katsuki Bakugo (爆ばく豪ごう勝かつ己き, Bakugō Katsuki?), also known as Kacchan (かっちゃん, Katchan?) by his childhood friends,[2] and his hero name Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight (大だい•爆ばく•殺さっ•神しんダイナマイト, Daibakusasshin Dainamaito?),[3] is a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, training to become a Pro Hero. He is the deuteragonist of the series.