Tomoyasu Chikazoku—alias Skeptic—cuts a striking figure: tall and lanky, with long black hair framing a prominent nose and wide mouth, his presence accentuated by dark formal attire. Once a Feel Good Inc. board member, he ascended to become the Meta Liberation Army’s high-ranking strategist and later a Paranormal Liberation Front lieutenant following its merger with the League of Villains. He champions the Meta Liberation Army’s creed, demanding unfettered Quirk use while scorning hero society’s restrictions as relics of an obsolete order.
Fiercely loyal to Re-Destro, he wields condescension like a weapon, bristling at those needing hand-holding through complex strategies. In battle, he weaponizes psychology—deploying Twice lookalike puppets to exploit the villain’s trauma before coldly commanding their assault, breaking arms and targeting Himiko Toga with lethal intent. Yet twisted loyalty surfaces when avenging Curious’s demise or aiding Dabi by exposing Endeavor’s whereabouts. Failure ignites mania—jaws clench in denial as he discards tactical edges to charge into combat himself.
The Anthropomorph Quirk bends objects into humanoid puppets—avatars he manipulates through encrypted networks from behind glowing screens. Each marionette serves dual purposes: disposable soldiers in battle, silent furniture at rest, embodying his control obsession and disdain for human collaboration. Digital mastery complements his powers—code fractures firewalls, edited videos reframe reality. He scrubbed Meta Liberation footprints from databases, twisted Hawks’ clash with Twice into damning propaganda through seamless video splicing.
The war saw him embed trackers in Hawks’ feathers to intercept hero transmissions—a gambit reversed when the winged spy leaked intel. Undeterred, he hacked national broadcasts to air Dabi’s exposé on Endeavor’s sins, eroding faith in heroes. His assault escalated with U.A. High’s systems hijacked mid-flight, fortress plummeting until La Brava’s code salvaged the descent.
His corporate past bore one scar: La Brava’s Optic☆Kitty malware breached his defenses, its cluster-eyed mascot triggering trypophobic panic. This singular defeat birthed an obsession with flawlessness and rebellion against oversight. Post-war, he sustained villain networks with gear and schemes until the Final War’s climax—La Brava again shattered his systems, leaving him trapped in a hero dragnet.
From shadowy puppetmaster to battlefield combatant, Tomoyasu evolved while clinging to his revolutionary vision. Each calculated move—technological or tactical—advanced his war on heroism until shackles replaced keyboards at journey’s end.
Titles
Tomoyasu Chikazoku / Skeptical