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. Although he was born giftless, Izuku managed to catch the attention of the legendary hero All Might due to his innate heroism and has since become his closest apprentice, as well as a student of Class 1-A of U.A. High School. his gift to Izuku, making him the ninth wielder of One For All.