Toru Hagakure trains as Stealth Hero: Invisible Girl in U.A. High School’s Class 1-A. Her innate Quirk, Invisibility, cloaks her body in permanent transparency, demanding strategic clothing removal for optimal stealth while preserving her tangible presence. This power excels in covert operations and ambushes but exposes her to thermal tracking and environmental risks like unseen terrain or debris. Hailing from a lineage sharing her Quirk, Toru manifested invisibility young, though specifics of its emergence remain unrecorded. Her hero attire combines functionality with modesty—gloves and boots permit partial concealment, while winter gear offers insulated protection without compromising agility. Under retired Pro Hero Yoroi Musha’s mentorship, she evolves her light-bending techniques, mastering defensive flashes and redirecting energy assaults such as Yuga Aoyama’s Navel Laser. Toru’s vivacious spirit energizes Class 1-A; her cheerfulness uplifts peers during trials, from U.A. Sports Festival cheerleading to casual exchanges. A lover of vibrant plush toys and retail therapy, she balances this effervescence with sharp intuition, exemplified when unraveling Aoyama’s coerced alliance with All For One—confronting him tearfully yet compassionately. Combat hinges on stealth synergies and inventive light manipulation. She devises "Warp Refraction" during the Provisional License Exam, harnessing solar glare to incapacitate foes, and later disrupts Fumikage Tokoyami’s Dark Shadow in joint training by bending ambient light. The Final War Arc briefly unveils her concealed appearance after refracting a supercharged Navel Laser destabilizes her Quirk: wavy chartreuse locks streaked with pink, round teal-and-yellow eyes framed by lush lashes. Critical engagements include surviving the Forest Training Camp’s onslaught, aiding Nabu Island evacuations, and deploying light-based defenses against All For One’s forces. Persistent traitor theories clash with her unwavering heroism, as seen when shielding classmates and exposing Aoyama’s plight. Her arc shifts from comic relief to strategic ally, marked by growing tactical assertiveness and deepened bonds with Mashirao Ojiro and Mezo Shoji. Etymology mirrors her power—"Toru" (transparent) and "Hagakure" (hidden in leaves)—evoking historical covert warriors. Early design drafts envisioned a male protagonist, later reimagined to enhance gender diversity and humor through an invisible girl’s daily antics.