Ochaco Uraraka hails from a family facing financial hardship due to their construction business; neither of her parents possess a quirk well-suited for the labor, leading to exhaustion and limited opportunities. Witnessing their struggles from a young age, Ochaco desired to use her own quirk to reduce costs, but her parents encouraged her to pursue personal dreams instead. This background fueled her initial motivation to become a hero: earning money to give her parents a comfortable life. While she openly acknowledged this financial drive, it sometimes caused her embarrassment. An early admiration for heroes grew from seeing how their presence brought joy and relief to ordinary people, including her parents during tough times. She exhibits a cheerful, optimistic, and bubbly personality, often reacting with exaggerated expressions. Peers describe her as "the most laid-back girl" in her class, displaying warmth, empathy, and a knack for reading emotions. She quickly befriended Izuku Midoriya during the U.A. entrance exam, becoming his first genuine friend. Her empathy allowed her to grasp complex dynamics like the rivalry between Izuku and Katsuki Bakugo, and she frequently noticed subtle emotional shifts in others. Despite her typically easygoing nature, she displays intense focus, determination, and strategic thinking in competitive situations. Frugality from her upbringing leads to extreme cost-saving measures like skipping meals. While initially motivated by financial gain, her understanding of heroism evolved to prioritize saving lives and bringing hope, particularly after witnessing Sir Nighteye's death. Her quirk, Zero Gravity, nullifies gravity's effects on anything she touches with her fingertip pads, causing objects or people to float. Activation requires contact with all five fingertips; deactivation occurs by pressing her fingertips together. Initially, the quirk had significant limitations: a cumulative three-ton daily weight limit, and overuse or self-application induced severe nausea and vomiting. Continuous training improved her endurance and nausea resistance. During the final war, after being stabbed by Himiko Toga, her quirk underwent an awakening. This enhancement removed the weight limit, eliminated the nausea drawback, and allowed her to generate energy bubbles applying Zero Gravity remotely. She could also gently lower floating objects. Her hero costume includes a helmet to reduce inner ear stimulation and wrist devices to suppress nausea, later upgraded with grappling hooks. Recognizing her physical combat limitations early on, she chose to intern under the combat specialist Gunhead after the U.A. Sports Festival. This training gave her proficiency in Gunhead Martial Arts, focusing on grappling, throws, and using opponents' force against them. She integrated these close-combat techniques with her quirk, developing signature moves like Comet Home Run (using debris as projectiles) and Meteor Shower (creating a debris field). Later, she joined the work-study program under Ryukyu alongside Nejire Hado and Tsuyu Asui, further honing combat and rescue skills. Her tactical intelligence was demonstrated when she devised a plan against Katsuki Bakugo during the Sports Festival that impressed professional heroes, despite her average academic ranking. Her relationship with Izuku Midoriya developed from friendship into romantic feelings. She admired his determination and compassion, adopting his childhood nickname "Deku"—originally an insult meaning "useless"—and redefining it as a symbol of perseverance. She consciously suppressed her feelings to prioritize hero training, though they resurfaced strongly during intense moments. During the final war, she openly confessed her love for Izuku while fighting Himiko Toga. Her dynamic with Toga grew complex. Initially adversaries after Toga targeted her and Tsuyu, Ochaco later recognized Toga's emotional pain and humanity. In their final confrontation, Ochaco chose dialogue over combat, expressing understanding and offering her own blood. This act led to Toga sacrificing her life to save Ochaco, leaving Ochaco with profound survivor's guilt. She initially hid this pain but processed it with support from Izuku and classmates. Eight years after the final war, she graduated from U.A. as the Pro Hero Uravity, ranked No. 24. Her motivations shifted from personal financial goals to broader societal support. Haunted by Toga's tragic path and death, she initiated free quirk counseling programs and toured elementary schools with Tsuyu, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Tenya Iida to provide early guidance for children struggling with their quirks, successfully reducing villain emergence rates. She continued sending money to her parents, though they chose not to spend it. While her relationship with Izuku progressed to them being officially a couple, she maintained a focus on heroic duties, often prioritizing others' needs. Physically, she matured into a taller, more athletic build with slightly longer hair and fading cheek blush marks. Her hero costume evolved to include a mouth guard respirator and fingerless gloves.