Jin Bubaigawara, alias Twice, navigates a fractured existence shaped by tragedy and resilience. Left orphaned in middle school after a villain attack claimed his parents, he spiraled into instability under societal indifference. A motorcycle accident at 16, resulting in injury to a bystander, cost him employment and shelter, deepening his isolation. Yearning for connection, he exploited his Double Quirk to craft clones of himself. These replicas revolted, igniting a nine-day internal war that shattered his psyche, leaving enduring mental fractures resembling dissociative identity disorder.
His Quirk permits duplication of any measured entity, clones retaining the original’s skills and independence. Initially capped at two duplicates, self-replication bypassed this limit, enabling exponential armies via his Ultimate Move: Sad Man’s Parade. Trauma from the clone uprising initially deterred him from copying himself. The League of Villains offered refuge, easing his solitude. Loyalty to the group anchored him, particularly bonds with Himiko Toga and Mr. Compress. He mended Toga’s mask during a crisis, embodying their reciprocal reliance, and shielded comrades in battle, prioritizing their survival over his own.
During the Meta Liberation Army clash, confronting his fear of self-duplication unlocked his Quirk’s full potential. Yet mental instability lingered, worsened by Overhaul’s betrayal and Hawks’ subterfuge. His resolve to safeguard the League peaked in the Paranormal Liberation War, where he deployed clones as human shields. Hawks, deeming his power catastrophic if unrestrained, executed him. Dying, he voiced pride in protecting allies, later commended posthumously by Hawks as a man of inherent virtue.
Physically, he presents as a 31-year-old blond with gray-blue eyes, a forehead scar, and a sleek black-and-gray bodysuit. His mask, stabilizing his fractured mind, quelled identity clashes when worn; its removal reignited internal discord. Speech oscillating between self-loathing and bravado mirrored his divided self.
The narrative frames his descent into villainy as a product of systemic neglect, interrogating societal abandonment’s consequences. His arc dissects themes of belonging and isolation, while his Quirk’s psychological duality subverts cloning tropes by binding power to profound personal ruin.