Inasa Yoarashi / Gale Force

Inasa Yoarashi is a first-year student in the Hero Course at Shiketsu High School.

He was originally accepted into U.A. High School through recommendation with the top score of his year but declined the offer and chose Shiketsu instead.

He is one of Shiketsu’s most talented students and is recognized as such by pro hero Shota Aizawa.

His hero name is Gale Force, and he fights using a coat-like hero costume equipped with multiple jet-like exhaust ports.

Inasa is loud, extremely high-spirited, and deeply passionate about heroism, believing the most important quality in a hero is "heat"—emotional intensity and passion.

Despite his bombastic presence, he is also emotionally delicate, taking things to heart and reacting strongly when his ideals are challenged.

Name: Inasa Yoarashi

Gender: Male

Hero Name: Gale Force

Quirk: Whirlwind

School: Shiketsu High School, Hero Course, First Year

Former Recommendation: Accepted top of the recommendation exam for U.A. High School, same year as Izuku Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki, but declined enrollment

Birthday: September 26

Height: 190 cm

Blood Type: B

Hometown: Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Favorite Thing: Hot-blooded spirit / passionate enthusiasm

Personality Keywords: Extremely honest, straightforward, hot-blooded, high-tension

Voice Actor (Anime): Ryota Iwasaki

Inasa is a textbook hot-blooded character who believes that what matters most in a hero is "heat"—passionate conviction and emotional drive.

He worships intense, heartfelt effort and is drawn to people whose fighting spirit feels "hot" and honest.

He is big-framed, muscular, with a shaved head and eyes that show white on all sides, giving him a somewhat intense appearance.

He talks loudly, gestures wildly, and often ends his sentences with an enthusiastic tone, like a sports-club upperclassman who never turns his energy down.

According to Hanta Sero, Inasa feels like Tenya Ida and Eijiro Kirishima combined and then squared: hyper-sincere, formal yet explosive, and constantly fired up.

He is extremely outgoing and loves to approach others first, even complete strangers, with zero hesitation.

He also has a comically extreme way of bowing: he bends down so fast and hard that he slams his forehead into the ground.

From a distance he always looks like he is laughing loudly, but internally he is carefully feeling joy, anger, frustration, and hurt, all very deeply.

He is kind to children and academically capable, making him a surprisingly good student in both heart and mind.

However, he is still immature in some ways, prone to getting swept up in emotion and resolving conflicts with brute force instead of calm reasoning.

Inasa draws a sharp line between "hot" heroes who fight with their hearts and "cold" heroes whom he sees as driven by ego or personal grudges.

Because of this, he strongly dislikes what he perceives as personal vendettas or self-centered motives in hero work.

He especially despised Enji Todoroki (Endeavor), whom he viewed as the polar opposite of the passionate hero he idolized.

To Inasa, Endeavor seemed like a man consumed by personal ambitions and grudges rather than selfless, fiery idealism.

This belief spilled over onto Shoto Todoroki.

Inasa initially saw Shoto as embodying the same "coldness" he hated in Endeavor, which colored their relationship for a long time.

Through the Provisional Hero License Exam, however, Inasa gradually confronted his own biases and emotional wounds.

He eventually adjusted his view of both Endeavor and Shoto, recognizing that his earlier hatred was shallow and based on incomplete understanding.

Inasa is tall and physically imposing, standing 190 cm with a broad, athletic build.

He has a shaved head and four-white eyes (visible white around the entire iris), which gives him a striking, intense gaze.

His hero costume is a long coat outfitted with numerous exhaust ports.

The design emphasizes functionality for aerial combat, allowing him to channel and direct wind in multiple directions.

The costume is heavily insulated and warm, fitting for someone who spends a lot of time fighting at high altitude in strong winds.

Notably, his left sleeve is made significantly larger, suggesting a focus on channeling or bracing powerful gusts from that arm.

Shiketsu student Camie Utsushimi comments that Inasa has an extremely loud voice.

Katsuki Bakugo mockingly calls him "Baldy" because of his shaved head.

Whirlwind

Inasa’s Quirk, Whirlwind, allows him to generate and manipulate wind.

He can create powerful blasts of air to blow away objects, lift people, and reshape the battlefield.

He can launch explosive gusts strong enough to fling multiple targets or rubble, as well as fine, delicate streams of wind.

His control is so precise that he can selectively lift only his intended targets from within a wide area, leaving unwanted objects untouched.

He can generate wind in several directions at once and use it to freely maneuver through the air, effectively granting him flight.

This combination of raw power and mobility makes him extremely dangerous in open environments with lots of space.

However, his usage tends to be conceptually "rough."

Even though his fine control is technically impressive, his decision-making about how to apply that power often lacks subtlety.

A clear example of this comes during the Provisional Hero License Exam’s rescue phase.

To "rescue" civilians buried under rubble, he simply blows the entire mass—rubble and victims together—toward himself, an efficient yet reckless solution that earns him a penalty.

Inasa is one of the strongest first-year students at Shiketsu High School.

His abilities are impressive enough that he participates in the Provisional Hero License Exam alongside second-year students as an exception.

During the first phase of the exam, he is the first participant to pass.

He knocks out 120 examinees by himself, an astounding feat that shows just how overwhelming his battlefield control can be.

Despite his raw power and precision, his lack of emotional restraint and misjudgments in cooperative situations hold him back.

This flaw becomes critical during the second phase of the exam.

Named Techniques

Blade Gale – Rampage

A powerful offensive move where Inasa compresses and releases slicing winds, attacking with violent, cutting gusts.

It focuses on wide-area destruction and overwhelming force.

Blue Storm – Male

A high-output storm technique in which he summons intense, swirling winds.

This move emphasizes large-scale environmental control, making it hard for enemies to move or escape.

Radiant Flame, Exalted

A combination technique performed with Shoto Todoroki during the Provisional Hero License Exam.

Inasa generates a massive vortex of wind, and Shoto feeds his flames into it, creating a towering spiral of fire.

This firestorm can directly strike targets or imprison them in the center of the vortex, trapping them in a whirling pillar of burning air.

Although visually spectacular and tactically powerful, it still fails to decisively defeat the powerful pro hero Gang Orca, who emerges from the flames mostly unfazed.

With Endeavor (Enji Todoroki)

As a child, Inasa once approached Endeavor during hero work to ask for an autograph.

Endeavor rejected him coldly, too focused on his mission and personal ambitions to humor a starstruck boy.

That harsh dismissal became a deep emotional scar for Inasa.

He concluded that Endeavor was a "cold man," the complete antithesis of the fiery, passionate heroism he admired.

This childhood trauma stayed with him for years.

It influenced his perception of Endeavor as a hero who fought for personal glory and grudges rather than ideals.

With Shoto Todoroki

When Inasa later encountered Shoto during the U.A. recommendation exam, he knew Shoto was Endeavor’s son.

Still, he consciously decided to give Shoto a chance, hoping that meeting him might help him overcome his hatred of Endeavor.

He tried to speak to Shoto warmly and openly.

At that time, however, Shoto was consumed by his own resentment toward Endeavor and focused entirely on proving himself.

Shoto gave Inasa a cold, indifferent response, barely acknowledging him.

To Inasa, this mirrored Endeavor’s earlier rejection and seemed to confirm that both father and son were "cold" and unfeeling.

Even though Inasa passed the U.A. recommendation exam with the top score of his cohort, he refused admission and chose Shiketsu High School instead.

Objectively speaking, it was a very small incident—but to Inasa, who was still carrying that childhood wound, it was enough to change his life plans.

During the Provisional Hero License Exam, the friction between Inasa and Shoto resurfaces during combat with Gang Orca.

Their inability to cooperate leads to disrupted teamwork and nearly results in injuring Yo Shindo, a student from Ketsubutsu Academy High School, who is incapacitated nearby.

Because of their conflict and the resulting mishap, both Inasa and Shoto fail the Provisional License Exam.

Afterward, Inasa reflects deeply on his behavior and recognizes that his prejudice and emotional stubbornness caused more harm than good.

He directly apologizes to Shoto, acknowledging his own faults.

Shoto responds by meeting him halfway, and the two manage to reconcile, even if Inasa admits he still "doesn’t quite like him yet."

From that point on, they maintain an awkward but improving relationship.

Inasa actively looks for ways to get along better and build a more genuine connection.

After the exam and their remedial training, Inasa confronts his feelings again when he sees Endeavor in person.

He tells Shoto, face to face, that Shoto will someday become a hero he can proudly hold his head high about.

Before saying this, Inasa literally punches himself in the face hard enough to bleed from his nose and mouth, symbolically "resetting" his emotions.

Endeavor thanks him, though he also expresses concern about Inasa’s self-inflicted injuries.

With Other Characters

Inasa attends remedial lessons for the failed Provisional License candidates alongside Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo, with Camie Utsushimi joining later due to special circumstances.

Under Gang Orca’s special "trial," the group must win over a class of unruly children by cooperating and showing what it means to be heroes.

Inasa’s natural friendliness and high energy help him connect with the kids.

He shows his kindness and enthusiasm, contributing to the group’s success in earning their Provisional Hero Licenses.

Camie thinks his volume is over the top, but this does not bother Inasa at all.

Bakugo casually insults him as "Baldy," yet Inasa keeps interacting with him with his usual intensity.

Shota Aizawa, a pro hero and teacher at U.A., regards Inasa highly as a capable and impressive student hero.

Inasa himself greatly admires U.A. and its ideals, shouting that he loves U.A. High School and has always wanted to shout "Plus Ultra!" at least once.

Provisional Hero License Exam

Inasa participates in the Provisional Hero License Exam alongside second-year students due to his exceptional skills.

He dominates the first phase, eliminating 120 examinees by himself and becoming the first to pass.

During the rescue phase, his rescue method is powerful but crude, leading to deductions.

In the combat phase against Gang Orca, his unresolved hostility toward Shoto nearly causes serious collateral damage.

Their clashing flames and winds almost engulf Yo Shindo, who is already incapacitated.

This incident, combined with their poor teamwork, results in both Inasa and Shoto failing the exam.

They later attend a special make-up course with Bakugo and, eventually, Camie.

In this class, Gang Orca gives them a unique challenge: win over a group of problematic children and earn their trust and admiration.

Through various antics, displays of power, and genuine communication, Inasa and the others succeed.

By the end, Inasa has grown significantly, gaining a better sense of how a hero should think and act beyond just being "hot-blooded."

Later Appearances and Second War

In the main manga storyline, Inasa returns during the large-scale Second War against the villains.

He arrives at the former Gunga Mountain Villa site with Camie Utsushimi, Seiji Shishikura, and Chojuro Kon (Nagamasa Mora’s classmate), supporting heroes in dire straits.

Faced with a horde of clones of Himiko Toga and the manipulation of All For One, Inasa uses his powerful winds to blow away groups of enemies.

Despite the villain leader’s attempts to sway morale with his words, Inasa remains utterly unmoved, demonstrating a kind of "anti-rhetoric" resistance where AFO’s speeches simply do not land.

His willingness to shout back, act without hesitation, and refuse psychological manipulation makes him a surprisingly strong mental counter to All For One’s tactics.

He plays a supportive but impactful role in stabilizing the frontline and protecting allies.

Eight Years After the Second War

Eight years after the Second War, Inasa continues working as a pro hero.

Camie makes an offhand comment that leads him to dye his hair silver, giving him a new visual style compared to his shaved-head student days.

By this time, Inasa ranks 16th on the Hero Billboard Chart JP, marking him as a well-known and successful professional.

His ranking shows that his passionate, straightforward brand of heroism has resonated with the public.

Inasa often shouts phrases like "Plus Ultra!" with genuine excitement, expressing how much he loves U.A. High School even though he did not attend it.

He openly gushes over U.A. students’ battles, calling them "hot" and declaring how much he loves intense, passionate fights.

He is so honest that he will bluntly say when he still dislikes someone, while at the same time sincerely trying to overcome those feelings.

This mix of honesty, self-awareness, and effort makes him a uniquely endearing character.

His habit of bowing so intensely that he slams his head into the ground is both comedic and revealing.

It reflects the way he lives: everything is done at maximum power, without halfway measures or hesitation.

Even though he originally refused U.A. because of his grudge against Shoto and Endeavor, he later openly cheers Shoto on.

Telling Shoto that he believes he will become a hero he can be proud of shows how far Inasa has come in letting go of his past hurt.

He sees noise, passion, and emotional honesty as heroic virtues.

If someone is fighting with genuine heat, Inasa is almost guaranteed to be in their corner, cheering at full volume.