Highlights
- Rikido Sato, also known as Sugarman, packs a powerful punch with his Sugar Rush quirk that enhances his strength when he consumes sugar.
- Despite not being a popular character, Rikido's baking skills and sugar-driven abilities make him a notable hero-in-training in My Hero Academia.
- While Rikido's reliance on sugar for his quirk has drawbacks, his ultimate moves like Sugar Rush and Sugar Knuckle showcase his strength and determination in battles.
The sugar-loving muscular student from Class-1A at U.A. High, Rikido Sato otherwise known by his hero name - Sugarman, is not the most highlighted character in the series, but when it comes to packing a punch, he can be quite powerful.
Blessed with a quirk that gives him immense strength when he ingests sugar, Rikido is a powerhouse of an individual with the ability to land a barrage of powerful punches on his opponent when in sugar rage mode. Even though Rikido may not be the most popular in the My Hero Academia series, he is still a character worth noting.
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A Baker, Hero, & Human Powerhouse All In One
Rikido quirk is known as Sugar Rush, which means he can increase his strength by five-fold for a short period of time when he ingests sugar, his body and muscles also enlarge when activating his quirk. A sugar-driven character in training to become a pro hero just like his peers. Apart from his training, he also enjoys baking cakes for his peers and is able to bake delicious cakes because of his quirk. Although he does not think much of his abilities as a baker, his classmates think otherwise and always look forward to his cakes.
Oh, I didn't expect everyone to like it so much.
Rikido is a short-range fighter who is able to use his quirk to enhance his strength physically, this means when it comes to a battle with an opponent that attacks from a distance, Rikido would be at a disadvantage. He solely depends on his brawn for power and is seen constantly ingesting sugar to maintain his quirk. Thanks to his abilities, Rikido also manages to catch the attention of the No.13 Pro hero, Shishido. Shishido is the perfect mentor for Rikido as they both use brute force when it comes to battling opponents and Shishido took him in order to hone that ability. He was also able to learn that strength is not everything and reading situations also plays an important role when in the heat of a battle.
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Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice
Since Rikido always needs to ingest sugar to activate his quirk and this can sometimes prove to be an issue. Consuming too much sugar causes him to slow down mentally, making it difficult for him to think. He also feels sleepy and tired afterward. Once he reaches his limit after ingesting sugar, he becomes much weaker. Another downside to this quirk is that he needs to have sugar all the time with him in case of a battle. This quirk is not all downside though, as he is also able to keep ingesting sugar to increase the time limit he is able to use his quirk. To increase the limit of sugar he can consume, Rikido needs to constantly train his body to become stronger so that he can use his quirk for longer.
A couple of his ultimate moves are a testament to his strength when his quirk is activated, one of them is known as Sugar Rush (similar to the name of his quirk) which gives him the speed and power to execute multiple punches at once on an opponent. The other signature move he uses is known as Sugar Knuckle, this move is an extremely powerful punch that is able to knock an opponent off their feet. While Rikido is not as powerful as his peers such as Eijiro Krishima who is able to harden his entire body, he is still able to put up a strong fight and give it his all just like heroes are meant to do.
My Hero Academia
In My Hero Academia, Young Deku is born into a world where people commonly have something called quirks, also known as superpowers. He himself is born without any, but circumstances lead to that changing. He enrolls at the UA High School, a prestigious academy where the worlds future heroes learn how to use their powers.