Momo Yaoyorozu is one of the best female characters in the My Hero Academia series. With her unique personality, appearance, and quirk, she has won many hearts and become an instant fan favorite in the MHA community. If you are a fan of Momo Yaoyorozu, you might want to learn some interesting facts about her that you didn’t know before to get a better understanding of her character. So, today, we have compiled 12 unknown facts that fans should know about Momo Yaoyorozu in My Hero Academia.
12. Got a Seat in U.A. Through Recommendations
The U.A. is one of the highly reputed high schools for heroes in Japan. So, as one might already know, it’s a lot tougher to get in by clearing the entrance exam. However, Momo secured her seat through recommendations and cleared the U.A. Recommendation Entrance Exam. The other students who have joined the U.A. this way are Shoto Todoroki, Juzo Honenuki, and Setsuna Tokage.
11. Momo’s Official Stats According to Databooks
If you want to know how strong Momo Yaoyorozu is when it comes to the skills and power department, we have listed the official stats from two databooks. We bet most of the fans didn’t know about Yaoyorozu’s stats in My Hero Academia. They are as follows:
| Stats | Technique | Intelligence | Power | Speed | Cooperativeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 4/5 | 6/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 |
| Grades | B | S | D | C | A |
| Stats | Technique | Wits | Power | Speed | Strategic Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 5/6 | 6/6 | 2/6 | 3/6 | 5/6 |
| Grades | A+ | S | D | C | A |
10. Momo’s Academic Track Record at U.A
Momo Yaoyorozu is a brilliant student at U.A. High School. And if you’re wondering what the achievements of Momo are in her academy. They are as follows:
| Momo Yaoyorozu’s Academic Records |
|---|
| She ranked first in Class 1-A’s mid-term exams |
| She was placed in the Top 16 of the First-Year Stage of the U.A. Sports Festival. |
| Momo was the sixth-most nominated Class 1-A student overall, with 108 nominations from Pro Heroes for her U.A. Sports Festival performance |
| She passed the Provisional Hero License Exam with a total score of 94. |
| Momo was the sixth-most nominated Class 1-A student overall with 108 nominations from Pro Heroes for her U.A. Sports Festival performance |
9. Momo’s Favorite Things
As you may know, Momo Yaoyorozu ‘s quirk is ‘creation’. Thus, the user of this quirk is required to develop deep knowledge of the molecular science of everything the user wants to create. Hence, Momo has made reading encyclopedias her favorite thing to gain more knowledge and improve her arsenal.
Momo’s favorite tea is from the Makaibari brand, and it is actually a real-life tea brand from Darjeeling, India. It was also mentioned that she is a pianist. Since she comes from an elite family, it is implied that an intelligent girl like Momo has been taught many things before she joined U.A. After Kyoka introduced her to Heavy Metal music, she has become an avid listener of metal now.
8. Momo’s Quirk Creation is Limited
Everyone is aware of Momo Yaoyorozu’s creation quirk in My Hero Academia. It essentially lets her produce objects from the exposed skin on her body. How exactly does it work, though? Well, Momo creates things by rearranging the molecular structure in her fat cells to make the desired objects.
This quirk is surely overpowered, and fans were wondering if she could actually create any living thing using her quirk. To put an end to this confusion, the creator Horikoshi clarified that she can’t do it. But it was also confirmed that she can create organic materials, such as an apple. But it would take a lot of effort to get everything correct, or it would be bland in taste.
7. Momo Has Different Hero Outfits
Everyone has a go-to hero costume in times of rescue, and Momo Yaoyorozu has been seen in different superhero costumes. The regular one is her dark red costume, where she reveals her torso for quirk creation. She alters her attire during the winter by adding a cloak/ cape, which makes the ensemble cooler.
What makes this more unique is that it includes a drawing made by MHA creator, mangaka Kohei Horikoshi, for MHA’s fourth Popularity Poll. Also, Momo shares the same costume designer as Tsui, Minoru, and Mina in the story.
6. Momo Is the Tallest Female in Her Class
We all know that Mezo Shoji is the tallest character (187 cm or 6’2″) in class 1-A. But did you know that Momo Yaoyorozu is the tallest female student in the whole class in My Hero Academia? Yeah, she is the tallest female with 173cm or 5’8″ height. In terms of personality, Momo is considered to be an “Occasional Screw Up.” So there you go with two trivial facts about Momo that you didn’t expect here.
5. Momo’s Initial Character Design
I’m sure you will be surprised by the fact that the creator of MHA had a different character design in his mind for Momo Yaoyorozu at the start. She was initially sketched as a character with a slim body and a slightly different hairstyle.
While this fact sounds typical, her hero costume was also expected to be totally different than what we have now. She even wore a mask in her superhero outfit, and its design is very unique.
4. Meaning Behind Momo’s Name
I’m sure we have all struggled to pronounce Momo’s perplexing full name at one point. But what if I tell you there is an intriguing reason behind her name?
When you split her name, the Japanese kanji for each word are 百 (momo) – hundred, 八 (ya) – eight, 百 (o) – one hundred, and 万 (yorozu) – ten thousand. This may seem confusing, but when you combine them all, it’s regarded as an idiom.
The translation for that idiom is an uncountable number. This can be a reference to her creation quirk, as she can create millions of things with ease. If you want to know the literal meaning of her name, it is eight million.
3. Momo’s Quirk Was Originally Planned for a Different Hero
It was confirmed that the mangaka Horikoshi actually had the plan to give the creation quirk to a Pro-Hero. But he later rejected the idea as he thought it would be fun to watch such an overpowered quirk in the hands of a novice. With this quirk, a Pro-Hero could’ve even become the number 1 hero, but for me, it is intriguing to watch Momo understand and grow her powers to become a great hero.
2. Momo Once Broke the Fourth Wall
The fourth wall-breaking moments are always super cool and fun to watch whenever they appear in any form of art. We have seen several characters in MHA break the 4th wall, and one time, Momo Yaoyorozu had the opportunity to do it as well.
In manga chapter 124 (or anime episode 63), Mirio Togata will be explaining his powers and character. To which Momo jokingly comments that he could have taken only three manga panels to explain that. Her hilarious facial reaction, combined with the joke, was a cracker to watch.
1. Momo Is the Most Intelligent Character in MHA
Momo Yaoyorozu is regarded as the most intelligent character in My Hero Academia. The reason behind it is straightforward.
Momo’s quirk is creation, and the person using this quirk must possess extensive molecular understanding and knowledge of anything they wish to produce. As a result, Momo has chosen to read encyclopedias in an effort to expand her knowledge and strengthen her creation technique. Thus, she is the smartest and most knowledgeable character in the entire series.
That’s it for all the things that fans should know about Momo Yaoyorozu in My Hero Academia. We hope we were able to share with you some unknown facts and things you didn’t know about her before. Stay tuned for more articles like this from My Hero Academia. In the meantime, tell us what your favorite thing about Momo is in the comments below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Momo’s favorite thing to do in her free time is to read encyclopedias. It is to gain more knowledge and strengthen her technique
Being one of the most beautiful characters in the show, many have a crush on Momo. But Yosetsu Awase is considered to be the first person who had a crush on her.
Momo was 15-16 years old at the beginning of the MHA series. After a major time skip at the end of the series, she is currently 24 years old in the story.
Aparna Ukil
