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"Some people in the bnha fandom seem to believe this, but I haven’t seen any masterposts on it. So here I’ve put together all of the evidence that other fans have pointed out along with some of my own observations.
Note: This is only a possibility until proven or disproven and I’m very biased… Feel free to message me if I had missed anything, thanks
One last thing: now with All Might’s state as of ch. 95 and what we saw of Endeavor’s reaction to it, what if Endeavor plays a greater role in the next arc or the one after… that could mean in the near future Dabi’s identity may finally be revealed? (I hope)"
dabiapologist.tumblr.com/post/168308808164/i-just-think-that-its-important-to-note-the
i just think that it’s important to note the correlation between endeavor and dabi’s quirks, in that Endeavor’s is called the Hell Flame, and Dabi’s was originally supposed to be called Demon Flame and then it was changed to Cremation.
https://favillainous.tumblr.com/post/167818996613/not-sure-if-this-has-been-done-but-look-at-the
look at the places where Endeavors flames are ignited and then at Dabi´s scars.
. It´s nearly the same places.
Also based on one smash panel (I couldn´t find it right now. I´m really sorry for that) his scars go only up to his knees. "
https://ijustwantaplacetorantinpeac...321181957/the-dabi-is-a-todoroki-theory#notes
https://ijustwantaplacetorantinpeac...321181957/the-dabi-is-a-todoroki-theory#notes
http://vixenofthemist.tumblr.com/post/173754851834/you-know-what-i-just-realized-if-the-dabi
You know what I just realized… if the Dabi Todoroki theory is true… then Dabi is the only child who got ALL of Endeavor’s looks. He got the red hair, the eyes, the quirk- everything. He looked like Endeavor the most out of all the kids- even Shouto.
And yeah that’s obvious lol but like,,, imagine what that must mean for his relationship with his mom.
Imagine how hard it must have been for her to be in the same room as the kid who looks like Endeavor, How fear must have entered her eyes for a split second every time she saw him. And as she grew worse she probably couldn’t even stand to look at him or be in the same room, and the older he got the more he looked like Endeavor, and he probably noticed.
How could you NOT notice, and at first he must have been so confused, scared he did something wrong, and goes out of his way to try and make it right, only to notice it’s getting worse.
Imagine the crushing realization he must of had when he realized his mother didn’t like him, that his mother was scared of him.
We know she was close to Shouto, and even tho we don’t know her relationship with the other kids I would assume that she would be closer to the ones who didn’t remind her of Endeavor.
And a little kid would notice that.
What if he grew to hate his looks. The looks that made his mother hate him.
And that’s what made him change his hair color and scar his face and body.
As to not be reminded of the fear in his mother’s eyes every time he looked in a mirror…
It’s just a theory ofc but like, if Dabi is a Todoroki his relationship with his mom would be VERY strained.
and given that dabi in the anime uses blue flames it would add to the reference to azula like how shouto references zuko
https://armnaru.tumblr.com/post/174914032076/i-can-feel-the-dabi-is-a-todoroki-revelation
https://hamliet.tumblr.com/post/174934766479/there-was-also-a-small-focus-on-dabi-a-few
https://tododorkies.tumblr.com/post/166862156377/the-basics-of-the-todoroki-dabi-theory
1. Fire Quirk
Dabi’s quirk allows him to control a dark flame. Dabi uses his power very similarly to the way that Shōto uses his, shown here. As we saw in the anime, Endeavor has the ability to control the temperature (changing the color) of the flame he produces. This could explain the darker color of Dabi’s fire. Or, perhaps his quirk is just a variation of his father’s.
2. Sibling Hair Change
In the manga, when it shows Shōto’s three other siblings, all of them have white hair (minus small flakes of red here and there). When this scene was animated, the middle child’s white hair was changed to red. It’s pretty apparent that white hair = ice-related power, and red hair = fire-related power. Why would the animators feel the need to change the middle boy’s hair color if the fact that he had a fire quirk, not an ice quirk, was irrelevant? This was most likely a correction, since a young, fire-quirked Dabi would have had red hair, not white. Not to mention this kid’s hair just… looks a lot like Dabi’s.
3. Eyes
The teal/sea green/blue eyes that run on Endeavor’s side of the family seems to be unique to the Todoroki family in this series. Endeavor’s eyes are both this color, and Shōto’s left eye is this color. While it was hard to tell the exact shade of blue prior to animation, as seen in the anime, Dabi’s eyes are the exact same color. He has Todoroki blue-green eyes.
4. “Right now I go by ‘Dabi’”
He simply goes by Dabi. He has another name, one that he doesn’t want to use and will only tell when he “needs to”. This implies that whatever his name is, it’s significant. Significant enough to not use, for whatever reason. The Todoroki name is famous. I mean, Endeavor’s the #2 (#1..) Hero. Plus, Todoroki Enji is an evil man, I wouldn’t want his name either. Maybe he’s waiting for the perfect time to expose him..
5. Stains Beliefs
Dabi’s beliefs when it comes to heroes align with Stain’s: the current system is corrupt, the current heroes are fake, and there needs to be change. If he grew up in the Todoroki household, him having these ideas would make total sense in the context of the story. He doesn’t have them for no reason; he saw the reality of the current top hero first hand and built his ideals around it.
6. “How sad, Todoroki Shōto,”
This is what Dabi says to Shōto when he sees him. It seems like he knows Shōto when he says it, yet if this theory is false, it would be his first time meeting him. On top of the condescending tone I imagine it was said with, he makes a very odd, almost mocking expression. Using his full name here, with that face…
7. Hair color can change
Hair dye exists in this world, and it’s used by the characters. Kirishima has black hair, which he dyes red. Dabi could easily do the opposite of this- dye (or burn…?) his red hair black.
8. Where are the other Todoroki Children?
We know Fuyumi and Shōto live at home. But the other two? We have no knowledge on them, but we know they exist.
9. Faces
I mean.
Those are the main reasons I think this Todoroki Dabi theory has taken off so much. With all of these points… It’s sort of a hard case to argue against. But anyway! Like I said, none of these points are unique. I just want to be able to reference them later. I’m not sure when my first part of the actual theories will come out, but I’m excited either way!
Note: This is only a possibility until proven or disproven and I’m very biased… Feel free to message me if I had missed anything, thanks
- It’s known that Shouto has 2 older brothers who were deemed “failures” by Endeavor. Given Endeavor’s parenting and how there has been domestic abuse in the household, it wouldn’t be too surprising if one of them ran away from home and became a villain.
- Dabi is a hardcore Hero Killer Stain fanboy and Endeavor is exactly the kind of hero that Stain condemns (a hero who obsesses over glory & becoming #1 rather than doing good in and of itself). If Dabi is Endeavor’s son, it’d make sense for him to identify with Stain’s beliefs and be determined to carry out his will - because Endeavor probably treated Dabi poorly for his own hero ambitions like he did to Shouto, or worse. This is further supported in ch. 85 when it suggested that Dabi had suffered in heroes’ shackles. In addition, remember that Dabi had only committed petty crimes in the past, so he does have some morals and isn’t exactly ruthless/depraved. He made a big move to join the Villain Alliance only because of Stain, so Stain’s philosophy could have resonated with him on a personal level. Interestingly, in the news report Endeavor was credited as the one who took down Stain. (thanks @megashadowdragon for pointing this out)
- Dabi uses a fire quirk and it’s known that genetics/inheritance plays a role in the kind of quirk you have. The way he handles his fire is also similar to the way Shouto handles his:
- From Shouto’s UA file, it is unknown as to what would happen if he uses his left side’s flames for too long. What if there was a risk associated with it? It’s known that certain quirks are weakened or don’t match up well against other quirks (remember Tokoyami vs. Bakugou). So if we assume the brother theory is true, as a failed hybrid Dabi could have inherited his mom’s genes which did not end up becoming expressed as the ice quirk, yet they weakened him against his fire quirk. The patches of purple skin could be burns or scars that resulted from his body not being able to withstand his fire - unlike Shouto who can thermoregulate as a hybrid and Endeavor who only has fire. (edited for clarity, thanks @ohwhytheskateboard)
- When Shouto’s siblings are shown in a flashback the child in the middle looks like Dabi:
- Dabi has the same eye color as Shouto’s left eye and his sister. His hair style looks similar to young Endeavor’s.
- In ch. 82 there is a large panel dedicated to them with Dabi refering to Shouto by his full name, which would seem odd since they just met, unless Dabi was hung up on him for some reason. This is the panel that got most people thinking whether the two characters could in fact be brothers. It’d make sense if Dabi was the “failure” child and now he’s mocking the “masterpiece” for being slower than him at catching Bakugou’s orb
- Dabi is still the only villain whose name hasn’t been revealed. From the beginning, he insisted on going by the alias “Dabi” even when Tomura asked for his real name. He’d want to do this if he comes from a high profile family or has a famous dad like Endeavor, and he doesn’t want to be associated with them.
- In ch. 88 even when the identities of all the other villains were announced by Gran Torino, Dabi’s was not, because GT had knocked him out in the previous chapter. In retrospect, with the way this whole ambush was set up, the mangaka could’ve wanted to prevent Dabi and Endeavor from meeting, and thus prevent Dabi’s identity from being revealed. That would make sense since this arc is supposed to focus on AFO, All Might, etc so having the big reveal now wouldn’t be appropriate. In ch. 87, Dabi was knocked out the moment he tried to use his flames - this prevented him from setting the whole place on fire and drawing attention to himself. And shortly afterward in the same chapter, Endeavor complains about being kept outside for the entire mission. Finally, remember that Dabi had said he’ll reveal his name when he needs to, which means this was not the right time to reveal it. Anyway his real name must be pretty darn important since the mangaka went out of his way to keep it hidden.
One last thing: now with All Might’s state as of ch. 95 and what we saw of Endeavor’s reaction to it, what if Endeavor plays a greater role in the next arc or the one after… that could mean in the near future Dabi’s identity may finally be revealed? (I hope)"
dont forget that the news had reported that it was endeavor who had captured stain
http://areyouhumanyessir.tumblr.com/post/167600476774/sand-vs-fire-a-dabi-meta
https://tododorkies.tumblr.com/post/167145325351/dabi-theory-series-upbringing?is_related_post=1
https://favillainous.tumblr.com/post/167677020118/masterpost-dabi-is-a-todoroki
http://areyouhumanyessir.tumblr.com/post/167600476774/sand-vs-fire-a-dabi-meta
https://tododorkies.tumblr.com/post/167145325351/dabi-theory-series-upbringing?is_related_post=1
https://favillainous.tumblr.com/post/167677020118/masterpost-dabi-is-a-todoroki
i just think that it’s important to note the correlation between endeavor and dabi’s quirks, in that Endeavor’s is called the Hell Flame, and Dabi’s was originally supposed to be called Demon Flame and then it was changed to Cremation.
https://favillainous.tumblr.com/post/167818996613/not-sure-if-this-has-been-done-but-look-at-the
look at the places where Endeavors flames are ignited and then at Dabi´s scars.
. It´s nearly the same places.
Also based on one smash panel (I couldn´t find it right now. I´m really sorry for that) his scars go only up to his knees. "
https://ijustwantaplacetorantinpeac...321181957/the-dabi-is-a-todoroki-theory#notes
https://ijustwantaplacetorantinpeac...321181957/the-dabi-is-a-todoroki-theory#notes
http://vixenofthemist.tumblr.com/post/173754851834/you-know-what-i-just-realized-if-the-dabi
You know what I just realized… if the Dabi Todoroki theory is true… then Dabi is the only child who got ALL of Endeavor’s looks. He got the red hair, the eyes, the quirk- everything. He looked like Endeavor the most out of all the kids- even Shouto.
And yeah that’s obvious lol but like,,, imagine what that must mean for his relationship with his mom.
Imagine how hard it must have been for her to be in the same room as the kid who looks like Endeavor, How fear must have entered her eyes for a split second every time she saw him. And as she grew worse she probably couldn’t even stand to look at him or be in the same room, and the older he got the more he looked like Endeavor, and he probably noticed.
How could you NOT notice, and at first he must have been so confused, scared he did something wrong, and goes out of his way to try and make it right, only to notice it’s getting worse.
Imagine the crushing realization he must of had when he realized his mother didn’t like him, that his mother was scared of him.
We know she was close to Shouto, and even tho we don’t know her relationship with the other kids I would assume that she would be closer to the ones who didn’t remind her of Endeavor.
And a little kid would notice that.
What if he grew to hate his looks. The looks that made his mother hate him.
And that’s what made him change his hair color and scar his face and body.
As to not be reminded of the fear in his mother’s eyes every time he looked in a mirror…
It’s just a theory ofc but like, if Dabi is a Todoroki his relationship with his mom would be VERY strained.
and given that dabi in the anime uses blue flames it would add to the reference to azula like how shouto references zuko
https://armnaru.tumblr.com/post/174914032076/i-can-feel-the-dabi-is-a-todoroki-revelation
https://hamliet.tumblr.com/post/174934766479/there-was-also-a-small-focus-on-dabi-a-few
https://tododorkies.tumblr.com/post/166862156377/the-basics-of-the-todoroki-dabi-theory
1. Fire Quirk
Dabi’s quirk allows him to control a dark flame. Dabi uses his power very similarly to the way that Shōto uses his, shown here. As we saw in the anime, Endeavor has the ability to control the temperature (changing the color) of the flame he produces. This could explain the darker color of Dabi’s fire. Or, perhaps his quirk is just a variation of his father’s.
2. Sibling Hair Change
In the manga, when it shows Shōto’s three other siblings, all of them have white hair (minus small flakes of red here and there). When this scene was animated, the middle child’s white hair was changed to red. It’s pretty apparent that white hair = ice-related power, and red hair = fire-related power. Why would the animators feel the need to change the middle boy’s hair color if the fact that he had a fire quirk, not an ice quirk, was irrelevant? This was most likely a correction, since a young, fire-quirked Dabi would have had red hair, not white. Not to mention this kid’s hair just… looks a lot like Dabi’s.
3. Eyes
The teal/sea green/blue eyes that run on Endeavor’s side of the family seems to be unique to the Todoroki family in this series. Endeavor’s eyes are both this color, and Shōto’s left eye is this color. While it was hard to tell the exact shade of blue prior to animation, as seen in the anime, Dabi’s eyes are the exact same color. He has Todoroki blue-green eyes.
4. “Right now I go by ‘Dabi’”
He simply goes by Dabi. He has another name, one that he doesn’t want to use and will only tell when he “needs to”. This implies that whatever his name is, it’s significant. Significant enough to not use, for whatever reason. The Todoroki name is famous. I mean, Endeavor’s the #2 (#1..) Hero. Plus, Todoroki Enji is an evil man, I wouldn’t want his name either. Maybe he’s waiting for the perfect time to expose him..
5. Stains Beliefs
Dabi’s beliefs when it comes to heroes align with Stain’s: the current system is corrupt, the current heroes are fake, and there needs to be change. If he grew up in the Todoroki household, him having these ideas would make total sense in the context of the story. He doesn’t have them for no reason; he saw the reality of the current top hero first hand and built his ideals around it.
6. “How sad, Todoroki Shōto,”
This is what Dabi says to Shōto when he sees him. It seems like he knows Shōto when he says it, yet if this theory is false, it would be his first time meeting him. On top of the condescending tone I imagine it was said with, he makes a very odd, almost mocking expression. Using his full name here, with that face…
7. Hair color can change
Hair dye exists in this world, and it’s used by the characters. Kirishima has black hair, which he dyes red. Dabi could easily do the opposite of this- dye (or burn…?) his red hair black.
8. Where are the other Todoroki Children?
We know Fuyumi and Shōto live at home. But the other two? We have no knowledge on them, but we know they exist.
9. Faces
I mean.
Those are the main reasons I think this Todoroki Dabi theory has taken off so much. With all of these points… It’s sort of a hard case to argue against. But anyway! Like I said, none of these points are unique. I just want to be able to reference them later. I’m not sure when my first part of the actual theories will come out, but I’m excited either way!
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