My Hero Academia has become one of the most successful anime series we’ve seen in a long time. Between the passionate characters, awesome fight scenes, and elaborate storyline, Deku has quickly won a place in the hearts of many fans. Despite the overall popularity that Deku has garnered, there are still many fan-favorite characters within the series who possess ridiculous talent and amazing quirks. This article will focus on the strong heroines of the show.

Here are 20 of the most powerful My Hero Academia female characters!

20. Inko Midoriya

Inko Midoriya Quirk: Motherly Love

Ok, the first entry on this list may not have a special quirk, but you have to admit, seeing the things that Midoriya has gone through and still allowing him to attend UA is power in itself. We’ve seen those moments where Inko sat back helplessly as Midoriya underwent devastating battles and painful recoveries. Despite all of her doubts and against her motherly intuition, Inko Midoriya let Midoriya continue his journey toward becoming the number one hero, earning her a spot on this list. Even though she doesn’t have an official quirk.

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19. Uwabami

Uwabami Quirk: Sepentress

Uwabami is more of a celebrity, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t capable of helping the heroes when her number is called. Did you know that snakes have an amazing sense of smell thanks to a special organ called Jacobson’s organ? Thanks to this, Uwabami is capable of locating villains and stranded civilians with the snakes in her hair. Despite the fact that Uwabami takes her modeling career more seriously than her hero duties, she can still be a vital asset to hero missions thanks to her amazing senses.

18. Toru Hagakure

Toru Hagakure Quirk: Invisibility

Hero Name: Invisible Girl

The power to turn invisible has always come up in discussion when groups of friends have gotten together to contemplate which superhuman ability they would want. Though there isn’t a whole lot she can do with this ability, Toru Hagakure or “Invisible Girl” can be a valuable asset to a well-assembled team. Stealth can be used in many ways, and she may not be super strong or skilled in combat if given the chance she could sneak up on the enemy and set up a well-orchestrated surprise attack or even play the fly on the wall, which could prove to be an essential asset to any crime-fighting team.

17. Mina Ashido

Mina Ashido Quirk: Acid

Hero Name: Pinky

Mina Ashido is a good support character during missions in My Hero Academia. Right now, we’ve seen the extent of her powers as she has the ability to shoot acid from her hands, which can be helpful in various situations, depending on how she uses her powers at that moment.

16. Kyoka Jiro

Kyoka Jiro Quirk: Earphone Jack

Hero Name: Earphone Jack

With a set of earphone jacks for earlobes, Kyoka Jiro, or accurately named “Earphone Jack,” has the ability to use her earlobes to hear the faintest of sounds in a given area. This ability allows her to be an excellent sensory heroine as she can scout locations for valuable information.

Furthermore, Earphone Jack can plug into the speakers in her boots which allows her to amplify her pulsations and pushes out a huge sonic boom. This means that her earphones can be used for both scouting missions and for offense given the circumstances.

15. Mei Hatsume

Mei Hatsume Quirk: Zoom

Mei Hatsume has the ability to zoom in with her eyesight to see over 5 kilometers away. This ability is cool, but it isn’t the reason she made it to number 15 on this list. No, Mei is an excellent inventor. She has the knowledge and the capability to create many gadgets needed for all kinds of different situations. She even created the gloves that Deku uses for his air blast attacks during battle. This is a clear indication of her engineering abilities and garners her a respectable spot on this list.

14. Itsuka Kendo

Itsuka Kendo Quirk: Big Fist

Hero Name: Battle Fist

It may not seem like an amazing superpower, but having a quirk that allows you to more than quadruple the size of your fist in an instant can be a useful tool. Along with the ability to increase the size of her hands, Itsuka Kendo’s physical strength also increases in tandem with the size of her hands, allowing her to crush tungsten steel as a result. Having huge, strong hands can be useful in multiple situations, and we’ve seen Itsuka use them in various ways during battle situations in the show.

At one point Itsuka used her giant hands to blow poisonous gas away during a battle against a villain named Mustard. Plus she has the obvious offensive capabilities with her fists as well. On top of her physical abilities, Itsuka Kendo is also very intelligent, which was demonstrated in the battles between Class 1-A and Class 1-B when Itsuka and Momo went head to head in a battle of strategy.

13. Emi Fukukado

Emi Fukukado Quirk: Outburst

Hero Name: Ms. Joke

Although we haven’t seen her powers in action, we can speculate how powerful they would be given what she is capable of. Outburst is used to incapacitate enemies with uncontrollable laughter, making them easy pickings for a quick hand-to-hand attack, which we could assume that Ms. Joke is somewhat skilled in. Whenever she uses her outburst ability, she emits a blue aura around her.

As we’ve seen during their first encounter on the show, Ms. Joke has a crush on Mr. Aizawa because his quirk allows him to suppress her outburst ability. Coming across someone who can resist her outburst when she has always been able to make anyone laugh at a moment’s notice can be an intriguing situation.

12. Camie Utsushimi

Camie Utsushimi Quirk: Glamour

With her glamour quirk, Camie is able to emit a mist from her mouth that is capable of filling a large room. For those within the mist, Camie can create believable illusions. Though not a lot is known about her power, the ability to create illusions at a large scale can prove to be useful in many ways.

11. Uraraka Ochaco

Uraraka Ochaco Quirk: Zero Gravity

Hero Name: Uravity

Uraraka is a hero with a lot of potential given her abilities. Thanks to her zero-gravity quirk, Uraraka can make anything that she touches float, including herself. With this ability, Uraraka is able to fly if she is given a speed boost from another source (i.e the grappling hook on her wrists) and she can virtually make anything else that she touches weightless. Uraraka also uses this weightlessness for a speed boost when runs on the ground, making herself more light and agile during battle.

On top of her quirk, Uraraka is also learning to become proficient in hand-to-hand combat thanks to her pro-hero training, making her a much more formidable opponent.

10. Ibara Shiozaki

Ibara Shiozaki Quirk: Vines

Hero Name: Vine

Ibara Shiozaki’s quirk can be used in a few different ways, but most of her capabilities are with defense. With her vines, Ibara Shiozaki can create a large barrier that can block enemy attacks at will. She can also take her vines and use them to wrap up and subdue foes. Lastly, the vines can be used to cover an entire battlefield as a way to wrap up anyone who comes in contact with them, which we’ve seen during the Class 1-A vs Class 1-B battles.

9. Tsuyu Asui

Tsuyu Asui Quirk: Frog

Hero Name: Froppy

Tsuyu Asui can be an efficient teammate in many different areas. With her strong legs, she can jump at great distances and deliver strong kicks. With her quirk, she can essentially do anything a frog does which includes stretching her tongue to about 20 meters, swim better than most, and stick to walls. She can also camouflage herself and secrete mucus that can paralyze targets when they come in contact with it.

8. Momo Yaoyorozu

Momo Yaoyorozu Quirk: Creation

Hero Name: Creati

Momo has an amazing quirk that allows her to create virtually anything from her body as long as she knows the structure of whatever it is she wishes to create. To do this, Momo has developed a substantial amount of knowledge about many items so she can create them. Momo’s quirk makes her a valuable asset, but her intelligence is perhaps the most important aspect of her talent. Momo has proven herself intellectually numerous times on the battlefield as she has managed to come up with decisive plans in times of crisis and she is even able to think multiple moves ahead to come up with the best action given the situation.

7. Himiko Toga

Himiko Toga Quirk: Transform

Himiko Toga has a quirk that allows her to transform into anyone she wants as long as she has enough of their blood. When she transforms, she takes on the looks and voice of the target, making Himiko and the target almost identical. Himiko’s quirk may not seem like much at first, but she has recently undergone an awakening during a battle where she was close to death. We now know that Himiko can use the powers of whoever she transforms to as well, making her much more powerful than we thought before.

6. Nemuri Kayama

Nemuri Kayama Quirk: Somnambulist

Hero Name: Midnight

Nemuri has the ability to incapacitate targets with a violet-colored gas that is emitted from her skin. It has been said that her quirk works better on men than women, but if anyone breathes enough of her fumes, they will become incapacitated despite their gender. Her quirk makes her especially useful as a referee during the UA sport’s festival because she could quickly incapacitate students before they inflicted any serious injuries on themselves.

5. Nejire Hado

Nejire Hado Quirk: Wave Motion

Nejire is one of the most powerful students and is considered to have power that could rival and even outmatch those of some pro heroes. As a part of the Big 3, Nejire has elevated herself and has become an elite heroine amongst her peers. With her quirk, Nejire can emit waves of energy from her body, allowing her to levitate, defend and attack using her powerful blasts. Nejire has a powerful quirk, but constantly using it can quickly drain her own stamina, so she’s developed her body to become more resilient in both stamina and durability.

4. Yu Takeyama

Yu Takeyama Quirk: Gigantification

Hero Name: Mt. Lady

Mt. Lady has the ability to grow to immense sizes in an instant thanks to her gigantification quirk. When in giant form, she has the strength to easily subdue smaller enemies and destroy buildings, making her an invaluable part of any team.

3. Ryuko Tatsuma

Ryuko Tatsuma Quirk: Dragon

Ryuko has a quirk that allows her to turn into a dragon at will. While in her dragon form, she increases in size and, as a result, her durability and strength are increased significantly. Also, while in dragon form, Ryuko is able to fly at great heights. On top of her powerful quirk, Ryuko is also a great leader and a compassionate teammate. Ryuko is number 10 in the rankings of the top heroes.

2. Rumi Usagiyama

Rumi Usagiyama Quirk: Rabbit

Hero Name: Mirko

Mirko comes in at number 2 on this most powerful My Hero Academia female characters and she is number 5 in the hero rankings. With her quirk, Mirko has increased speed, dexterity, hearing capability, super strength, and high pain tolerance. Plus, Mirko is a master when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, making her one of the most ferocious pro heroes in the series.

1. Nana Shimura

Nana Shimura Quirk: One For All/ Float

Coming in as the most powerful female character is Nana Shimura, a former user of One For All. With the power of One For All plus her own original quirk, which allowed her to fly, Nana was undoubtedly a strong adversary. Combining the two quirks would have made her unstoppable for most villains, as we’ve seen the power of One For All from All Might’s battles.

That wraps up our list. Are there any characters that you believe we missed? Let us know in the comments below. As always, thanks for reading. Stay Gritty, Gamers!