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 manga and anime series My Hero Academia. Even though Izuku was born without a gift, he managed to catch the attention of the legendary hero All Might and has since become his close student, as well as a student of Class 1-A at U.A. Academy. All Might transferred his gift to him. gift to Izuku, making him the ninth and current user of One For All.