Need help with developing your characters or filling out the profile generator? Here’s a list of fighting styles used in the official Ultra Archives to give you ideas or get you started, or help you define what style your own character uses! This is a list of both hero and villain fighting styles. Also listed is which characters have these styles listed on their profiles!
Close Range Combat, Close Combat, Close Quarters, Close Quarters Combat (CQC), Close Quarters Battle (CQB) [Izuku, All Might, Uraraka, Ojiro, Kaminari, Kirishima, Sato, Shoji, Kendo, Tetsutetsu, Endeavor, Tora, Fourth Kind, Gunhead, Mt. Lady, Destegoro, Nomu, Stain, Muscular, Magne, Spinner]
Medium Range Combat, Mid-range Combat, Medium Distance [Kaminari, Todoroki, Moonfish*]
Long Range Combat, Long Distance, Long Distance Ranged [Present Mic**, Snipe, Aoyama, Sero, Todoroki, Best Jeanist]
Surprise Attack, Sneak Attack [Aizawa, Monoma]
Medium Range Support, Mid-range Support, Medium Distance Support [Ashido, Tsuyu, Jiro, Ibara, Honenuki]
Long Range Support [Ibara, Honenuki, Thirteen]
Logistical Support, Background Support, Combat Service Support [Koda, Recovery Girl, Manual, Kurogiri]
Martial Arts [Uraraka***]
All Rounder, All-Ranged [Yaoyorozu]
Melee Fighting [Iida****]
Hit & Away, Hit and Run [Bakugou*****, Yosetsu, Gran Torino]
Extensive Attack, Vast Attack, Vast Range Attack, Massive Strike, Wide Scope Attack [Tokoyami******]
Scouting, Reconnaissance, Stealth, Spying [Hagakure]
One-on-one match [Nirengeki]
Protection Emphasis, Emphasis on Defense [Tsuburaba]
Brainwash Control [Shinso]
Handmade Item Support [Hatsume]
Surprising Type [Midnight]
Capture, Captivity, Arrest [Thirteen, Vlad King]
Wavelike Strike by Cement [Cementos]
Tactical Command [Nezu, Mandalay, Ragdoll]
Remote Control System, Remote Control, Remote Operation [Pixie-Bob, Twice]
Trap Formation [Power Loader]
Constraint, Restraint [Vlad King, Kamui]
Searching for the Enemy, Searching, Location [Uwabami]
Intelligence, Intelligence Gathering [Uwabami]
Lifesaving, Life Rescue [Backdraft]
Disaster Aid, Disaster Support [Backdraft]
Giving Orders from the Rear, Rear Direction [Shigaraki, All For One]
Vanguard Attack, Advance Guard Raid, Preemptive Strike, Charge [Dabi]
Backward Disturbance, Background Derangement, Background Distraction [Toga]
Suppression, Vast Range Suppression, Wide Scope Oppression [Mustard]
I apologize in advance for the inconsistent names (calling some by first name, some by last, and some by hero names), I just kind of went with whatever was most commonly used by the characters. There were also alternate translations of the fighting style names which were included on the list, that you can choose to use as you please. Some notes on the characters who have these fighting styles or the fighting style names (marked with asterisks above):
* Moonfish’s fighting style is “Medium Distance Threatening/Beheading Strike”, but it was generalized for this list.
** Present Mic’s fighting style is “Explosive sound from a long distance” but that’s really specific so I included him as part of the “long distance” listing instead.
*** Uraraka’s on the wiki is “Gunhead martial arts” but I generalized it for the list. In the Ultra Archives she’s just listed as CQC.
**** Iida’s is “Speed type melee fighting” but his wiki lists it as close combat. I’ve generalized it here to just “melee fighting”, but you can get specific if you want.
***** Bakugou’s fighting style on the wiki is listed as close/medium range combat, but his profile in Japanese calls it “Hit & Away”.
****** Tokoyami is listed as CQC/Mid-Range Combat on the wiki, but his fighting style is “Vast Strike by Shadows”.
Hope this all is helpful! Of course, you can always make up a fighting style that isn’t on this list. If you have any ideas, feel free to share them to help other people, I’ll make a separate post for other suggestions!
