Season 4: Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia) vs Glacius (Killer Instinct)

Greetings and welcome to another edition of my "Who Would Win" series and it is going to be Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia vs Glacius from Killer Instinct


For this match up, I will mainly focus on the basic stats, abilities, skills, Ultimate moves, feats and weaknesses


Todoroki's Information is primarily from my knowledge of the anime. Unfortunately, I never read the manga but at least I still got a good indication of what Todoroki is capable of thanks to some solid info I dug up.




As for Glacius, I decided to use all of his appearances as his main source of info. Meaning, I will use the Killer Instinct Games exclusively. Turns out however, there is one specific feat from the comic books that I will briefly cover that showcases his power level.




Finally, I will decide who I personally believe would win this "Cool" fight (Sorry for the pun) 





So, without further ado, let's begin






Shoto Todoroki

Before Shoto Todoroki was born, his father Enji Todoroki "Endeavor", is second best Hero of the world behind the one and only "All Might". Jealous of this fact, Enji wanted to do a "Forced Marriage" in order to conceive a child that would one day surpass All Might.... That child is Shoto Todoroki.



Amazingly, Shoto was born with two incredible powers, both of which are inherited from both his mother Rei and of course, his father "Endeavor".


Despite his incredible gifts, Shoto actually had a very abusive lifestyle with his family. While Shoto loved his mother Rei, Endeavor only wanted to make Shoto to become the absolute best.


While this sounds pretty nice for a Dad, unfortunately, this is also a double edged sword. You see, Shoto was denied any social interaction with his former siblings, who were considered to be "Beneath him" by his Dad, and his mother was constantly abused by Endeavor. 


However, despite the abuse, Rei Todoroki still supported Shoto and encouraged him to become a Hero. However, sadly, the years of abuse from Endeavor took a toll on her, as she started to shy away from looking at Shoto's left side because it reminded her of Endeavor. One day, after talking to her own mother on the phone, Rei saw her son once more at the door and poured boiling water on the left side of his face, leaving a permanent burn mark. 

Rei Todoroki and Shoto Todoroki watching  TV together

After the incident, Rei was sent to the Hospital by Endeavor, however, despite all of that, Shoto still loved her. In fact, Shoto blamed Endeavor for the constant abuse he inflicted upon her over the years (Best Son ever :D!!!). Overtime, Shoto would forget about his mother's support.



Eventually, Shoto's upbringing and desire is to try and refuse any form of support that Endeavor gave him. Eventually, Shoto rejected Endeavor's advice and contact.


Shoto participated in the U.A. Recommendation Entrance Exam, a process that allows students who are considered to be "talented and skilled" to participate. Shoto eventually came in second place after a race, losing to Inasa Yoarashi. After the exam, Inasa tried to befriend Shoto, who did nothing but reject his pleasantries.





Eventually, Shoto entered U.A High School, where he became one of the schools most powerful students. Since entering U.A. High, Shoto has participated in numerous events that involved the School Sport's Festival, the Attack of the League of Villains, Bakugo's Kidnapping and attempting to get his provisional license and more!!!!!!  My Hero Academia is an ongoing series folks, Shoto will get a larger resume, trust me :D!!!





That is a background of Shoto Todoroki, now, let's see what this cool kid is capable of





Quirk

Half-Cold Half-Hot

Shoto Todoroki has, in my opinion, one of the most powerful and versatile Quirks in My Hero Academia. He uses both Ice and Fire for his power, and what is amazing here is that although Todoroki refused to use Fire attacks due to his denial of becoming like his father, Todoroki eventually used Fire as much as he uses his Ice. 



Speaking of his Father, Todoroki's Quirk is a combination of his Mother's Ice and his Father's Fire.



We now know about Todoroki's Quirk, now, we shall see what he can do








Quirk Abilities

Fire and Ice, The perfect Combination

 















With an incredible Quirk, Todoroki does indeed have special abilities at his disposal. Here is a list of Todoroki's Abilities



 Temperature Control: Obviously, with a Quirk that allows you to control Ice, Todoroki can, well, Freeze anything he touches. This ability has no limits, and since Todoroki became more skilled over the course of the series, he is able to use this Quirk for multiple purposes, it is especially useful for holding his enemies on the spot, which can help Todoroki achieve his goals substantially

Todoroki's Temperature Control

Defensive Ice Techniques: Todoroki can manipulate his Ice to create large walls of Ice for Defense. This Ice is durable enough to take multiple Explosions before breaking apart 


Offensive Ice Techniques: Of course, while Todoroki is very good with Defense using his Ice, he is also just as effective with Offensive Techniques. Funny enough, the Ice Attacks that Todoroki unleashes are also able to block enemy projectiles and freeze them dead on their tracks. So, in the end, Todoroki's Ice is simply a swiss army knife for both Offense and Defense :D!!!!!!

On a Serious note, Todoroki can use Ice Spikes and Ice Walls to both block and attack his enemies. It is clean, cool and above all, badass.





Special Ice Abilities

The Idea is to give you a "Cold" Feet XD!!!

So we know how skilled and powerful Todoroki's Ice Abilities are. Now, let's see his special Ice Abilities



Ice Spikes: Using his feet, Todoroki can create a huge row of Ice Spikes infront of him for long range combat. It is worth noting that Todoroki can alter the course of the Row of Spikes with his mind. Pretty awesome stuff



Ice Surfing: If Todoroki ever participated in a Surfing Competition, I think this ability will have to be banned. Humor aside, Ice Surfing is one of Todoroki's best means of traveling while in combat. It also allows Todoroki to have a significant mobility boost, which can prove to be quite difficult to tag him once he starts surfing

"Look at me!!! I am Surfing!!!"

 

Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall: Virtually Identical to the Ice Spikes, the Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall is basically a jacked up version. Todoroki unleashes a City block sized Ice Wall.  Obviously, this ability is insanely powerful.

WOW!!!! That is so Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fire Techniques

  










Now we have seen Todoroki's Ice capabilities, let's look at his Fire techniques.



Fire Blasts: Obviously, Todoroki can use his Fire to project huge fireblasts that are powerful enough to decimate his foes.



Fire Fists: Believe it or not, Todoroki can use Fire to increase his striking power with his fists. It is simply, badass and overall. Powerful

Wall of Flames.

Wall of Flames:  Todoroki unleashes a tsunami sized Wall of Flames that literally burns his enemies to a crisp. This attack is virtually Identical to the Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall.


Oh, and it is also superb for both Offense and Defense. Seriously, Todoroki is the perfect example of a guy who can use his power for any purpose :)











Flashfreeze Heatwave
 

The most badass Elemental Attack ever!!!

  











Without a doubt, Todoroki's most powerful ability is Flashfreeze Heatwave. 


Using his Ice, Todoroki freezes the air around him. Then, switching to his Fire, he heats it up and expands the air substantially.


Todoroki then unleashes, what I can say, the most badass blast in My Hero Academia..... Literally speaking, this Attack is a Finishing blow in every sense of the word. Oh, and it achieved this!!!!

The Undisputed King of Power!!!!!

Yeah...... Once Todoroki triggers this ability, you may as well be given a free ticket to the afterlife XD!!!!





Equipment

While Todoroki is already a monster, he is also pretty well equipped for any situation. Here is a list of equipment used by Todoroki


Temperature Resistant Jacket: Shoto's blue jacket is made from a special fire-resistant fiber. There is a special device near the neck that senses Shoto's body temperature and supports the vest to help regulate it.

Combat Vest: The device on Shoto's back is capable of sensing Shoto's body temperature and automatically heats up or cools down accordingly. Shoto requested his original costume had a device that heated up.

Utility Belt: There are metal capsules on Shoto's belt that contain water, pain medication, and disinfectants, making up a first aid kit.

Snow Boots: Shoto is outfitted with a pair of white snow boots with spikes under the soles that prevent Shoto from slipping on his own ice. They are later upgraded with straps going across the front of the boots.

Wrist Guards: As an upgrade to his costume, Shoto received new wrist guards made from the same material as his vest. They appear to help Shoto control the temperature of his ice and flames by keeping the extreme temperatures from traveling up his arms to his upper body.


 




Skills

Todoroki is by far, the most powerful student in his Class. Especially with regards to his Quirk. 


However, despite that, Todoroki is also extremely intelligent. While not quite as well versed in book smarts compared to Momo Yaoyorozu and, strangely enough Minoru Mineta, Todoroki is still one of the top students in terms of intelligence.     

Also, it should be noted, Todoroki is pretty good with strategizing on the fly. This makes Todoroki quite an analytical combatant that can do incredible things with just his mind.





Feats for Shoto Todoroki

 











With a monster load of power, of course Todoroki has a list of accomplishments to his name. Here is a list of achievements done by Shoto Todoroki

• Has officially, and cleanly, and, delivering a huge upset that could possibly defy the tradition of storytelling....... Defeated Izuku Midoriya cleanly.......... Let me repeat that, Shoto Todoroki defeated My Hero Academia's Main Protagonist.......... That alone is just a monumental feat

• Defeated Tenya Iida and Hanta Sero to progess through the Sports Festival Tournament. 

• Helped Midoriya, Bakugo and Kirishima save All Might from Nomu and Tomura Shigaraki

• Helped Midoriya and Tenya Iida defeat Stain.

• Helped Momo Yaoyorozu defeat Shota Aizawa for the Final Exams

• Helped Bakugo, Midoriya and Mezo Shoji defeat Dark Shadow, who was out of Fumikage Tokoyami's control for a moment. 

• Assisted in helping Midoriya, Momo, Kirishima and Iida rescue Bakugo from the League of Villains

• Is Literally, one of my favorite elemental manipulators in all of fiction

• Voiced by David Matranga, who also voiced Wave from Akame Ga Kill :D!!!!!!

Weaknesses

Bakugo holding a defeated Todoroki

While Todoroki is already one of My Hero Academia's powerful heroes, by no means he is invincible.


Earlier in the series, Todoroki hesitated to use his Fire manipulation because he vowed to never use his abilities and become like his father. This flaw ultimately became non existent because Todoroki now uses his Fire just as much as he uses his Ice anyway.


Also, while Todoroki did lose to Bakugo in the Finals of the Sports Festival, it is because he refused to unleash his full potential. So really, Todoroki has pretty bad personal problems. Then again, that factor does not matter when a combatant is bloodlusted after all XD!!!!!


Also, you want to know why I did not cover Todoroki's stats? Because, HE IS ALMOST FEATLESS!!!!!


While Todoroki is a Hero, he is actually very vulnerable to close quarters attacks should the opponent get into close range. However, funny enough, Todoroki may be a capable fighter, but he lacks the stats that make him just as durable and just as strong as a peak human at best. 





However, Despite his flaws, Todoroki is one of the best written characters in My Hero Academia. Todoroki is cool, relatable and all round, a powerful badass

 







Glacius

 
















Glacius is a Space Marshall of his species. Glacius' Species are known for their telekinesis and telepathy. And are also able to manipulate the molecular structure of their own body to adapt to the environment. In the case of Glacius, he crash landed on Earth in an icy region, and thus, he is able to create Ice Armor to protect his Shell from harm. Which is why Glacius is, well, seen with Ice :D!!!!

It is also worth noting that Glacius can also manipulate his own body structure, by transforming from a liquid to a solid substance with the flick of a switch :D!!!! Hence, Glacius is also a Shapeshifter


For the most part, Glacius has been portrayed as a rather "Good" Alignment character, and he has defeated multiple Ultratech agents and even helped defeated Gargos, who threatened to destroy the world........




That is a simple background of Glacius. Now, let's see what this Ice Popsicle of a badass is capable of :D!!!




Strength
Glacius, by all intents and purposes, is a pretty strong combatant. Here is a list of Strength feats for Glacius

• Can uppercut anyone into the air at around 40 feet into the air........... This is also considering the fact that, in a previous match up "Hisako vs Squigly", Hisako managed to uppercut Aganos into the air, who is a huge Golem that could weigh over 40-60 tons.... 

• Can puncture through Fulgore, who is a cybernetic soldier

• Is strong enough to break  through armor

Speed

A beatdown at it's finest :D

  



















In terms of Speed, Glacius is a badass. While Glacius' walking speed is left to be desired, his reflexes on the other hand make up for the drawback. Here is a list of Speed feats for the Popsicle

• Has managed to surprise and ambush ARIA, who can react at under nanosecond Speeds

• Generally, when getting serious, Glacius can fight at Faster than the Eye can track speeds

• Can scale to Riptor, who is fast enough to deliver 12 hits in three seconds

• With shape shifting, Glacius can also travel across the battlefield quickly, and even uppercut his opponents multiple times in rapid succession.

Durability

Glacius Crash lands on Earth.

  



















Glacius is a pretty durable combatant. Here is a list of Durability feats for Glacius

• Can take multiple Fire Attacks from Cinder

• Took strikes from TJ Combo, who is able destroy Fulgore with his punches. Fulgore is a Cybernetic Prototype 

• Using other game modes such as Survival and Versus, Glacius can endure attacks from Aganos, who is literally made out of Stones and Bronze

  

• Crash landed on Earth with his Space Ship.

  

•  Took Lightning attacks from Chief Thunder.

Abilities

Oooh, that's "Cold" XD!!!

Like all great Ice Users, Glacius has a fair share of impressive abilities. Here is a list of notable abilities used by Glacius

• Ice Grip: Glacius extends his arm to grab onto an opponent.
• Ice Lance: Glacius extends his arm to attack.
• Ice Pick: An anti-air icepick attack.
• Liquidize: Glacius melts into a puddle to avoid being hurt.
• Puddle Punch: After turning into a puddle, Glacius re-emerges with an uppercut. Under Crystalize’s effects, he can home in on enemies or attack them from behind with this move. The Shadow version has Glacius uppercut five times.

  

  Puddle Punch

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
• Cold Shoulder: A shoulder tackle. The Shadow version hits five times.
  
  
• Hail: Glacius creates a small ice projectile which hovers before flying forward. Multiple Hail projectiles can be fired and they can aimed in different directions. The Shadow version has Glacius create 5 projectiles which fire in a spread pattern.

  

  Glacius Using a Shadow Variant of Hail.

   
• Shatter: An unblockable attack where Glacius summons an icicle from the ground. The Shadow has Glacius summon 5 icicles, but these can be blocked.

Crystallize/Instinct Mode

Glacius coats himself in a thick layer of ice armor that absorbs one hit. If it gets hit, a new one will form after about three seconds. He also gains a defense buff and Liquidize can move much faster and further while Crystallize is active. Can use Homing Puddle Punch which moves directly in front of the opponent to attack, and Cross-Up Puddle Punch, which moves directly behind the opponent to attack.





Combo Breaker

 
















Combo Breakers are a defensive technique. Whenever the combatant is attacked by a series of combos, they have a chance to break the combo before it reaches a "Combo Finisher". To do this, they must guess the Attack type that the attacker used. For instance, if the attacker uses low kicks, and the defender guessed it correctly, then the combo is broken, and the defender has a chance to retaliate. If they guess poorly, the combo continues.


However, worst case scenario, even if the Combo Breaker is attempted, there is a chance that a "Counter Breaker" occurs. This means, despite guessing the correct pattern, the attacker can still block the counter by simply pressing the same attack type.



However, Combo Breakers are still an extremely useful technique for all combatants.  




Ultra Combo

Glacius vs Glacius..... Glacius won XD!!!

The most badass move out of all characters in Killer Instinct, Ultra Combo's are their version of a "Fatality". However, what sets them apart from most fighting games is that Ultra Combo's unleash a devastating combo that can last from 30-35 hits on average. Funny enough, you can use Shadow Strikes while the Ultra Combo is triggered, and you can start all over again, possibly going as far as to do over 100-200 hits :D!!!!!! Here is my record

My Record. Though funny enough, this is from Hisako and not Glacius XD!!!

Ultimate

FATALITY!!!!!! Ooops, wrong game.

  















Glacius has the honor of being one of the few combatants to have a "Ultimate". At least, in the 2013 reboot of Killer Instinct. Ultimate's are literally Finishers. With regards to Glacius, his Ultimate is basically three strikes with his Ice Gloves, and then summons a Ice Pillar to Launch his opponent into the air, and finally, they fall ontop of a cluster of Ice Spikes....... Brutal indeed




Other Finishers 

While Glacius has an Ultimate, there is another surprising trick he has. You see, Glacius also has "Multiple Finishers" Funny enough, most of these Finishers are only used when the opponent is literally at Death's Door. Meaning, the opponent is stunned, or out of health........ Why they are not used while in combat is a colossal mystery to me, but, Killer Instinct is just great anyway XD!!!!



Here is a list of Finishers for Glacius

 

Ice Puddle: Glacius turns into a puddle of water, which his opponent sinks into, never to be seen again.

Icicle Stab: Glacius forms one of his hands into an icicle, which he uses to freeze the opponent solid.

Water Bubble: Glacius turns into a bubble that engulfs and devours the opponent whole.

Ice Javelin: Glacius forms an ice projectile, which he tosses at his opponent.

Frozen Block: Glacius grabs the enemy, freezes them in place and shatters them.










Feats for Glacius

Glacius is one of Killer Instinct's most popular and iconic characters. so, realistically, he has achieved quite alot of feats that make him quite a badass. Here is a list of accomplishments.

• Has defeated Riptor, TJ Combo, Sadira, Spinal and Chief Thunder

• Defeated Cinder, who is literally made out of Fire

• Has defeated ARIA and Fulgore

• Defeated Saberwulf and destroyed his own Spaceship (Choice Scenario, though this is the best ending so I chose this one specifically XD!!!!!)

• Is a pretty "Cool" character.... No pun intended

 Weaknesses

While Glacius is pretty powerful, unfortunately, he has a couple of weaknesses


Firstly, with regards to his Ice. While Glacius is very durable, his Ice is not particularly indestructible.


Infact, Glacius' Ice is pretty easy to break through by sufficient force. In fact, some of Killer Instinct's heavy hitters like TJ Combo managed to break Glacius' Ice before, and TJ is just above Peak Human level.


Also, logically, Glacius' Ice is capable of melting down by Fire. Cinder for Instance had his own Story where he did beat Glacius, and, well, Cinder uses Fire.


To put it simply, Fire melts Ice...... There you go XD!!!!



While Glacius is certainly a skilled combatant..... his running speed is one of the slowest in the Killer Instinct game. While Glacius can levitate, he has never shown any notable speed feats with his levitation.




Of course, Glacius' inner shell is also a weakness, should his entire Ice Armor be destroyed, Glacius will be vulnerable to all matters of attacks. Which will kill him effectively.


And, scary enough, should Glacius indeed lose his armor, in order to regain it, he must absorb Ice once more. This sounds like an ok trade off, but the fact that it takes time to complete the process, means that Glacius cannot rebuild his Armor instantly. So, Glacius generally tries to avoid damage as much as possible



Despite his flaws, Glacius is a powerful Ice User. Glacius is fun, badass and obviously "Cool".






Summary

Shoto Todoroki

 

Advantages

• Can use both Ice and Fire compared to Glacius, who is exclusively an Ice User

• In terms of the scope of his power, Todoroki is vastly more powerful than Glacius

• Is more intelligent

• Funny enough, Todoroki has fought combatants with superior hand to hand combat skills and won.

• Todoroki's Flashfreeze Heatwave will definitely kill Glacius.

Disadvantages

• Is laughably outclassed in terms of physical stats

• While a skilled hand to hand combatant, Glacius is all round better in terms of close quarters combat

• Less Offensive attacks than Glacius

Glacius

Advantages

• Better Stats

• More Skilled in Hand to Hand Combat compared to Todoroki 

• More Offensive capabilities

Disadvantages

• While Glacius is a powerful Ice User, Todoroki beats him with versatility thanks to his  Half-Cold Half-Hot Quirk 

• Is far less powerful than Todoroki

• Not as Intelligent as Todoroki

• Should Todoroki unleash Flashfreeze Heatwave, Glacius will turn into a puddle of water and die.

The Verdict

Shoto Todoroki vs Glacius is surprisingly, an interesting match up. Unfortunately, while initially I thought it was "Very close", I have to admit, this match up is, well, not particularly a stomp, but it is kinda one sided.



While Glacius cleans the Stats against Todoroki, that is basically all he has against him. Todoroki on the other hand is FAR!!!!! more powerful than Glacius due to the Scope of his power. I mean, Todoroki's power generally does this......

  

Now some of you may be thinking "But wait, isn't Glacius suppose to be immune to ice since, well, he is made out of Ice?" Well, believe it or not, Glacius will infact survive almost all of Todoroki's Ice abilities. But...... Todoroki is not all about Ice.... He is also a Fire User. 




You see, while Todoroki's Ice may not be his best asset in this fight, at least his back up plan, his Fire, will be more than capable of killing Glacius.


And, since Todoroki can simply burn through Glacius' Ice Shell, it is only a matter of time before Glacius will melt down and be "Evaporated".


Realistically speaking, even if Glacius went up close and personal to Todoroki, it would be the worst decision he would make because Todoroki's Fire is not just ordinary fire, it can burn all Ice and Elements around him to increase it's power output.



Of course, Todoroki's Ultimate attack, Flashfreeze Heatwave, literally heats up his own ice and expands the air around him. But, this is where the fight get's pretty interesting. Since Glacius is made out of Ice, it is entirely possible that Todoroki will actually heat up Glacius' Ice and triggering Flashfreeze Heatwave without using his own Ice at all...... Quite deadly for Glacius.




So really, Glacius, while a better hand to hand fighter, has to first get up close and pray that Todoroki will not unleash his Fire attacks on him...... And that is not possible.


To be clear, Todoroki's maximum potential has yet to be seen, however, even using his current level of power, he is still more than capable of defeating Glacius.



So, thanks to his Fire Quirk, Flashfreeze Heatwave and David Matranga, I believe that Shoto Todoroki will win this fight.  

The Winner is Shoto Todoroki

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