Himiko Toga emerged as the Toga family's eldest daughter, exhibiting a disturbing childhood fascination with blood, likely influenced by her Quirk. Her parents reacted with disgust, pressuring her toward societal conformity through Quirk counseling and forced suppression of her instincts. This repression led her to adopt a false persona as a cheerful, well-mannered middle school student, while internally she grappled with her inability to express her true self. Witnessing a bloodied classmate, Saito, triggered her suppressed urges; she misinterpreted her desire to drink his blood as romantic attraction. This culminated in her attacking him with a box cutter and consuming his blood, an act that rendered her a wanted criminal. Her parents publicly disowned her, labeling her a "demon" and severing all ties, exacerbating her societal alienation.
Her descent into villainy commenced upon joining the League of Villains, facilitated by broker Giran. Initially dismissed as unstable by Tomura Shigaraki, she proved her utility as a stealth operative and combatant. She idolized Stain for his blood-based Quirk and ideology, though her interpretation focused on personal liberation rather than his purge of corrupt heroes. Involvement in key conflicts, like the Forest Training Camp, showcased her combat style: employing knives and needle-based gear to collect blood for her Transform Quirk. During this mission, she developed fixations on Ochaco Uraraka and Izuku Midoriya, perceiving their injuries as expressions of beauty and love.
Toga's personality blended overt cheerfulness with profound instability. She expressed affection through violence, believing love necessitated literally becoming others by drinking their blood and assuming their forms. This warped worldview manifested in attempts to "befriend" targets like Uraraka and Tsuyu Asui while simultaneously trying to kill them. Despite her sadism, she demonstrated genuine loyalty, particularly comforting Twice after Magne's death. His later demise at heroes' hands devastated her, triggering a vengeful rampage in the Paranormal Liberation War. This grief underscored a deeper capacity for connection, as did her anguish when Uraraka rejected their shared emotional repression.
Her Transform Quirk evolved significantly. Initially, it required ingesting blood to mimic appearances and voices, with limitations like duplicated clothing leaving her nude upon reverting. Later, emotional intensity enabled her to replicate the Quirks of those she transformed into, such as using Uraraka's Zero Gravity. During the Final War, consuming Twice's blood allowed her to create clones of him, though she could not fully replicate his Sad Man's Parade ability, causing profound frustration. This limitation symbolized her inability to truly "become" those she loved.
Toga adopted Tomura Shigaraki's philosophy of destroying oppressive societal structures. She articulated this during clashes with heroes, stating society rejected her true nature, justifying her reciprocal rejection. Her final confrontation with Uraraka revealed her yearning for acceptance; in a symbolic act, she donated her blood to save Uraraka's life before disappearing. This act, juxtaposed with her earlier violence, highlighted her tragic duality: a desire for love constrained by a Quirk demanding violent expression. Her death later influenced Uraraka to establish the Quirk Counseling Expansion Project, aiming to prevent others with stigmatized Quirks from facing Toga's fate.