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The history of the villainous son of Endeavor, Dabi from My Hero Academia.
Biography
Background
Toya Todoroki was the first child to be born in the Todoroki household. He inherited his father's Quirk, but to a more powerful degree, as his Quirk allowed him to cast hotter flames. Toya was close to his father and strived to become a hero like his father and hoped he would be able to perfect his father's technique with his Quirk. Due to this, his father, Enji, made it his task to train his son as his successor who would surpass him and All Might. Unfortunately for him, however, Toya also inherited his mother's ice resistance, causing him to injure himself during training. As a result, Endeavor abandoned his goals of training Toya. Toya refused to let go of this, however, believing he is destined to surpass All Might and so he would continue on his training on his own time.
Toya slowly began to feel despair for himself when his parents had two more children into the family, as he was being neglected. Despite this, Toya would still interact and play with his siblings when he had time to spare. When Enji learned that Toya was still trying to master his technique, he pleaded for him to stop as he was constantly getting burns on his skin. Toya refused, stating Endeavor started this flame in him and he had to succeed before the rest of the family appeared. Toya told his father to acknowledge him before lashing out towards an infant Shoto. However, Enji quickly stopped him and made the decision to isolate Shoto from his siblings.
Five years later, Toya developed a great status with Fuyumi and Natsuo and was seen playing with his siblings, but they were prevented from interacting with Shoto, as he was being subjected to their father's constant, harsh training. Toya watched hatefully, as his little brother was being dragged away by their father. That night, Toya spoke with Natsuo about how he was in the wrong for putting Shoto in harm but was greatly upset over their father for neglecting them. However, Natsuo was not interested in talking, as he tried to go back to sleep, causing Toya to become upset.
Later on, Toya went on to train at Sekoto Hill once more, with the intention of continuing his training once more. Before he could leave however, Rei tried to stop him, as she suggested for him to go play with friends and to stop thinking so much about his father. However, his anger and distraughtful behavior causes Toya to be frustrated with this and furiously accused his mother of not knowing anything, saying she came from a poor family that sold her, which is why he was born and coldly replies to her by saying that she's the one to blame.
Sometime later, Toya eventually under went a growth spurt as he trained on the hill. He discovered his flames turned blue because of his emotional state and felt great accomplishment of handling his Quirk, with tears of joy coming from his eyes. He later went to his father and asked for him to visit him at Sekoto Hill, with the intention of surprising him with his newfound techniques, as he believed he'll compete with Shoto and that he wasn't a mistake. However, this only added more stress and frustration to Enji, when he discovered the recently new burns on Toya's body and even fiercely confronted Rei for not prohibiting him from training.
Toya later went back to Sekoto Hill during the holidays, but was greatly upset when his father did not show up to see him. As Toya began to tear up, his quirk acted up and he eventually burned himself and the entire area around him. With the flames of his Quirk exceeding two-thousand degrees, it was presumed that Toya was completely incinerated from this incident, as only remains of his lower left jaw were found. His supposed death alone had a great, negative affect on his family. A small altar was made by his father and placed in his room, who would often go there to pray, expressing his regret for the loss of his son. Natsuo also resented his father for his role in Toya's death.
In truth, Toya had survived this incident by jumping into a nearby lake to quell the flames, as he desired to show his father his ability. His charred and unconscious body was found by All For One. Initially, he was taken in as a potential candidate to carry his legacy, he was put through a serious procedure that put his body back together, but the damage done to his organs made All For One refuse to take him under his wing. Instead, he was placed in a daycare and remained comatose for three years until he was finally awoken.
Confused around his surroundings, Toya was shocked to hear his new voice and how long he was unresponsive. He attempted to leave, but was prevented from his daycare assistant Mr. Sunny, who explained to him that this was his new home now and the people present here are going to be his new family. Toya refuses and believes that his father must be worried about him, wishing to see him again and to reconcile with his other relatives.
All For One then communicates with Toya through a computer monitor how that will not be possible. He then explains to Toya that his Quirk caused serious damage to his body and organs, to the point that using his power would only do more harm to him than good. Because of this, he was refused to be taken in under All For One's ranks, citing him as a failure, bringing Toya into despair. All For One then suggests they could potentially restore his power and he could go on to live a normal life with them as their family, but Toya refused, stating he does not intend to learn from anyone else other than his father. Ultimately, it was decided that they would let Toya go after he ran away after he set the building aflame.
Toya fled the destruction and went back home at some point and yet when he did, he discovered that his family thought he was dead and put up an altar of him. He was then reminded how even after three years had passed, nothing has changed since his incident. He secretly saw his father continuing his abusive training on Shoto to be his successor. For that reason, it became clear to him that he was nothing but a failure in life and that his family had moved on from him.
In the end, Toya abandoned any hope of humanity left in him. Instead, he began to embrace a dark path he was setting himself, devoting his life on making his Quirk more powerful and revenge on his father, no matter how much harm it did to his body. From that point on, Toya had "died" and Dabi was "born."
Initially, he was given a month to live but his hatred allowed him to continue to live into adulthood. He dyed his hair black to hide his identity and from the shadows learned new moves from his father's hero work to better his skill. His flame power being stronger than his fathers, enhanced all of his new attacks but also left parts of his body badly scarred though he never felt pain.
Vs. Hero Killer Arc
Dabi first appears in The Aftermath of Hero Killer: Stain, where he is shown to be watching a news broadcast about Stain's capture.
Final Exams Arc
Later on, Dabi and Himiko Toga are recruited by Giran to join the League of Villains. The two then meet Tomura Shigaraki, who Dabi comments on about his gross appearance. Displeased, Tomura immediately demands Kurogiri to get rid of them, but he refuses as he wanted Tomura to at least hear them out. Giran then begins the introductions.
After Himiko's introduction, Giran introduces Dabi as a criminal who hasn't committed any major crimes and that he follows Stain's ideology. Dabi was not on board with the League of Villains, questioning about the league's motivations and was displeased of seeing the possibility of Himiko Toga joining.
Tomura notes at least she introduced herself and asks for him to introduce himself, in which he does, but refuses to give out his real name, stating they will learn in due time. When Dabi brings up Stain's ideology and intends to make it real, Tomura becomes extremely frustrated and attempts to kill him and Toga, as they quickly prepare for him, but Kurogiri managed to prevent this from happening. Tomura then leaves the building, who Dabi comments about how sickening he is.
Forest Training Camp Arc
Together with the Vanguard Action Squad, Dabi observes the campsite of U.A. While Toga bickers about her mask and Muscular wishing to rush in, Dabi tells everyone to remain silent and wait for everyone to arrive. Once all ten members arrive, Dabi begins to take the lead by burning down the forest. Dabi then takes on Shota Aizawa, catching him off guard. Aizawa was able to evade his attack, however and was able to successfully capture him after a quick battle. He then begins to interrogate him, but Dabi begins to turn into liquid and dissolves away. It is later revealed that was a clone and that the real Dabi was with Twice, who had made a clone of Dabi to keep the heroes occupied for the time being. Dabi then orders him to make two more clones to keep Aizawa busy again.
After Mr. Compress captures Katsuki Bakugo, Dabi waits for everyone to arrive before making their escape. Eventually, everyone arrives, including Toga, bringing back one sample of blood from one person, much to Twice's disappointment. Dabi eventually spots the remaining heroes chasing after them and attempts to hold them off once more while Toga and Twice battle them. Mr. Compress eventually reaches to him, but without the marbles.
Kurogiri then begins to open a portal for the Vanguard Action Squad to make their escape. They ultimately failed at capturing Fumikage Tokoyami, but Dabi was successful in capturing Bakugo. He personally taunted his younger brother Shoto for failing, before the league escaped.
Hideout Raid Arc
Dabi and the rest of the league are later present in the hideout, where they observe Tomura welcoming Bakugo to the team. The group of villains watch U.A.'s public apology regarding the villain attack on the camp. While Tomura explains to Bakugo that the League of Villains are aiming for a just society, Dabi sends Twice to free Bakugo from his restraints under Tomura's orders.
Once Bakugo is freed, he immediately attacks Tomura, refusing to accept their delusional ideology. Despite this, the villains are not afraid of him, with Dabi even thinking that he's a fool. Eventually, All Might, leading a group of heroes and the police charge into their hideout and restraint the villains.
However, the villains are suddenly saved by All For One, who uses Kurogiri's Quirk to create a warp gate for them to escape.
Hero License Exam Arc
After All For One's defeat in the hands of All Might, Dabi begins searching for recruits for the League of Villains. He comes across a group of low life thugs that act hostile towards him, only for him to kill them, thinking of them as nothing but trash.
Shie Hassaikai Arc
Dabi later accompanies Tomura, Spinner and Mr. Compress in capturing Kai Chisaki. The Pro Hero, Snatch, attempts to fight them off, while Dabi confronts him. The pro-hero recognized Dabi as the culprit behind the burning deaths, as the latter notes on his rising infamy. Snatch continued to attack but is eventually trapped in a marble by Mr. Compress, containing his fire. Mr. Compress asks Dabi if he is going to die. Dabi claims that only his upper half was composed of sand and was unsure whether he'd die or just be heavily injured. After Tomura finishes humiliating Chisaki and taking his Quirk bullets, he takes his leave with the rest of the villains.
Pro Hero Arc
Dabi is first seen giving out orders for High-End to accomplish. After High-End was defeated, Dabi eventually confronted Endeavor himself, surprised by the results of the battle. With his vision blurred out, Endeavor can barely recognize him, but from his voice, he can tell that Dabi is the one responsible for killing the Pro Hero, Snatch. Dabi does not recall the hero but unleashes his flames, trapping him, Endeavor and Hawks in a wall of flames. With the two heroes weakened, Dabi takes the opportunity to kill them, but he is stopped by the No. 5 Pro Hero Miruko. With her being present, Dabi forces himself to flee the area by calling out for Ujiko, but not before he calls out Endeavor's full name, planning to talk with him another time.
Sometime later, Hawks meets with Dabi, revealing himself to be associated with the League of Villains (in reality however, Hawks was a spy sent from the heroes to gather info on the villains). Hawks is mad to find out that the Nomu, High-End, attacked today at the city and not tomorrow at a nearby factory. On top of this, he noticed that High-End was much different compared to previous Nomus. Dabi told him he changed his mind and that he wanted to see High-End's capabilities. Dabi tells him that it's not wise for him to place his trust on him and he was testing to see if Hawks was truly on his side. Eventually, the two depart their own way, with Dabi saying that though he won't let Hawks see the boss yet, he plans to contact him again.
Dabi is later seen at a dock nearby and begins to remember who Endeavor was talking about. He rubs his eyes which begins to drip out blood as he recalls when Snatch asked if he ever thought about the families of his victims, stating that he thought about them so much it drove him crazy.
Meta Liberation Army Arc
Prior to the events of the Hero Billboard Chart JP, Dabi continued his search for more recruits to join the league, only to kill them back and forth as he struggled to find those that had any value. Making no progress, he eventually returned back to the hideout, in which he questioned why everyone was gathered up here instead of searching for new recruits, only for Toga and Twice to mock his actions at recruiting people. He later participated in battling Gigantomachia with his fellow league, only for them to lose.
Dabi and the rest of the villains were then transported to the doctor's hideout and noticed the amount of Nomus contained and how different they looked. Soon, the doctor revealed himself and introduced himself as Daruma Ujiko. After hearing Tomura's motive, Ujiko agreed to help him, as long as he can tame Gigantomachia. Dabi refused to take part and was more invested on searching for recruits instead, only for Ujiko to request for Dabi to test out the High Ends, though Dabi showed no interest in that either.
Dabi later accompanied the league after Tomura received a call from Rikiya Yotsubashi to challenge the Meta Liberation Army and rescue Giran from their clutches and took part in the battle. During the battle, Dabi engaged in conflict with one of the Meta Liberation Army's warriors, Geten and held his own against him for an extended period of time. Following the events of the battle, however, the Meta Liberation Army submitted themselves to Tomura's command. As a result, this allowed the League of Villains and Meta Liberation Army to unite as one. Dabi became one of Tomura's nine lieutenants.
Following this, Dabi later had a private meeting with Hawks, in which Hawks decided not to share his true thoughts regarding the formation of the Paranormal Battle Front.
Endeavor Agency Arc
Dabi was one of the nine lieutenants present during a meeting with Hawks, who informed them about Endeavor and how he's taken on three students on an intern. Dabi commented on how they haven't changed ever since the Training Camp Incident.
Paranormal Liberation War Arc
Four months later, Dabi is assigned the role as the leader of Vanguard Action Guerilla Warfare Regiment: Violet, alongside Geten. During the raid led by the Pro Heroes, Hawks confronted Twice in a private room. He was about to kill him, until Dabi interrupted the scene by firing his blue flames. Hawks rescues Twice from Dabi's attacks, causing the latter to commend that Heroes are always willing to save lives. However, he throws Hawks off balance by shouting his real name Keigo Takami. This enable Twice to break free of Hawks' grip, Dabi joyfully encourages him to go wild and that the others are waiting, yet Hawks kills Twice as he is too much of a threat to keep alive.
Dabi is enraged at Twice's death and burns away Hawks' feathers in retaliation. Hawks asks him if he cares about Twice being killed. Dabi admits that he does care about Twice's death (though only because he needed Twice to make his dream come true), and that he can't cry because his tear glands are all burned up. Hawks notes on how he knew all about the other members of the League except Dabi and Tomura, so he asks Dabi who he is, and the latter tells him his real name, though it is censored to the readers (in the anime, the scene is muted, and Hawks' shocked reaction is shown). Afterward, Dabi explains his motivations to a surprised Hawks: he claims that there are no "real" Heroes and he is the ultimate manifestation of Stain's will. Before Dabi can finish off Hawks, Fumikage arrives to defend him.
From there on, Dabi reveals to Fumikage that Twice was killed in battle by the hero he's defending, Hawks. Dabi asks why he bothers to show up here, claiming that the Pro Heroes are no better than they are. Fumikage states he's here, simply to protect his mentor, in which Dabi then accuses him that he's stopped thinking for himself. He then proceeds to attack Fumikage, in which Fumikage manages to avoid, thanks to Dark Shadow. Dabi continues to taunt both him and Hawks, while Fumikage waits for Hawks's orders, who insists that he must leave the area, now. Fumikage proceeds to do so, resulting in a chase between him and Dabi, who attempts to finish him and Hawks off. He is interrupted by Geten's ice attacks, however, from his battle with the other Pro Heroes.
Dabi later rejoins with Mr. Compress, once Gigantomachia sensed Tomura's calling. Upon arriving, he asks Mr. Compress where the other lieutenants are, in which Mr. Compress tells him that he was supposed to be with them together. He then senses that Twice was killed and explains to them that he tried to calm down Himiko, but failed as she has gone ahead and entered in a state of berserk against the Pro Heroes. The two observed both her and Gigantomachia from that point on, unleashing their wrath upon the Pro Heroes.
Eventually, Dabi and the other lieutenants managed to get together and head off to Tomura's direction with Gigantomachia. Dabi believes that Tomura has finally awaken from his slumber and is currently battling the Pro Heroes on the other side, explaining to the villains why Gigantomachia has suddenly made his move. While Gigantomachia continues to battle against the heroes, Dabi prevents Skeptic from leaving, ensuring his safety. Dabi and the others play their part in creating obstacles for the heroes as means to prevent them from stopping Gigantomachia.
Gigantomachia manages to defeat the Pro Hero, Mount Lady, but he is then stopped by the group of heroes from U.A., who are working together to put him to asleep. Dabi and the other villains then work together once more to prevent them from doing so, in which they managed to defeat the heroes, allowing Gigantomachia to continue his rampage.
The villains eventually arrived at the scene where Tomura is at, in which Gigantomachia manages to rescue him before the Pro Heroes could do any more damage to him. From this point on, Dabi reunites with the Pro Hero, Endeavor and spots that his son is accompanying him, Shoto Todoroki. This allowed Dabi the opportunity to reveal to them on who he truly is. As he proceeds to wash away the black dye from his hair, he reveals to them that he is the long-lost eldest child of the Todoroki family; Toya Todoroki. He voices how he was disappointed to see that his own family couldn't recognize him at first, but nonetheless, he explains to them why he's committed the acts he's done as a result of the abuse he's lived under his father's selfish desires and dreams. He also brings up how he was deemed unworthy to carry on his legacy. He then reveals to them that all of this has been pre-recorded and is currently being broadcasted across Japan by Skeptic, with the rest of his family learning of his survival. Dabi then reveals that his plan was to originally kill Shoto sometime after he succeeded his father, but changed his approach when he learned that his father managed to actually become the No. 1 Pro Hero instead. He expresses his frustration over how his father refused to die during his battle with Hood in Kyushu, how Ending and Starservant had failed to kill him while reminding him that he never forgot what he did to him, stating that he intends to bring him down to his demise with him.
In disbelief, Endeavor denies that Dabi could really be Toya due to seeing him die, but the latter says that he really is Toya and taunts his father for being unable to suspect him, despite having so much fire-based heroes in the Endeavor Agency. He even volunteers some of his DNA to prove his story though voices how he had a test done already. As his pre-recorded video continues, he shows the audience his DNA test matched against his DNA and some of Endeavor's blood taken from Kyushu. The results prove that he indeed has Endeavor's blood, though he knows they probably will not believe a villain. He then talks about how his father wanted a successor and how he and two of his siblings were neglected with Shoto being his final successful creation, but even then, Endeavor abused Shoto many times from what Dabi had seen. He claims that Endeavor doesn't have an empathetic bone in his body and he's obsessed with his self-importance and being in the limelight, which is anything but what a hero should be. Dabi also talks about Hawks and shows how he killed both Twice and Best Jeanist apparently without remorse, which makes sense since his father was a criminal so Hawks' origin had to be kept secret, and Endeavor captured that criminal and it was fate that caused them both to meet. Finally, Dabi gives a speech to the crowd that heroes are dishonest people who only care about their reputation to the public in order to hide their sins, as part of his goal to make the civilians lose their faith in heroes, who would be stupid if they didn't. The video also reaches the rest of his family who are stunned that Toya was alive but by what he became.
At the battle, Dabi thanks Endeavor for staying strong until now, so he could finish him off and moves to attack his paralyzed father. However, his words come back to bite him when Best Jeanist turns out to be alive and restrains the villain, proclaiming his return to hero duty.
Dabi is in disbelief, claiming that he was sure that he saw Best Jeanist dead, but the hero says that Dabi has overreached and he'll come apart like inferior denim. Dabi says that him being alive won't change the Todoroki family's past and addresses Shoto, who is crying in anger. Nejire Hado attempts to strike at Tomura and Spinner, but Dabi blasts her with flames, taunting Endeavor that another child's bright future has been burned by his flames. Shoto attacks him and tells Dabi that he was responsible for Ending nearly killing Natsuo, even though Toya used to come to him for comfort when he was younger. Dabi only reacts that it was shameful since Natsuo's death would've really hurt Endeavor. Shoto calls him insane, and Dabi confirms that he has no feelings anymore and he will kill Shoto too, with a sadistic grin.
Izuku confronts Dabi, saying that he will protect both Shoto and Endeavor because Shoto is his friend and Endeavor was his mentor who made him better, and has the potential to change for the better. Endeavor is encouraged by Izuku's forgiveness and gains the resolve to fight back against Gigantomachia, while Dabi taunts Izuku about how he was only trying to show his truth towards the young hero and even then society is starting to accept it.
After the end of the war, Dabi ultimately succeeded in his goals: turning the public against heroes via his video and ruining Endeavor's reputation as the No. 1 Hero. Dabi returns to the escaped villains' new headquarters, where he talks to himself about how Endeavor can't die without making a public statement about the mess he created, while celebrating his victory to himself and wishing for the rest of the Todoroki family to meet him in hell. He then reflected on his childhood and near-death experience, noting it should have been expected because his father taught him only to turn up the heat.
Once recovering from his injuries and acknowledging his actions, Endeavor publicly addressed the mass and confirmed Dabi's story of his abusive ways while determined to keep going strong. Dabi expressed disappointment that he failed to break his father, laughing that he didn't push him too far.
U.A. Traitor Arc
A month after the Paranormal Liberation War, Dabi has been in hiding in All For One's secret cave enclave with the remaining members of the League. When during a fight with Star and Stripes leaves the Quirks factors of "Tomura" were damaged and All For One apologizes on having to wait until he recovers, to which Dabi notes on his waning patience to finally take down his father. This leads to All For One telling how they are similar in many was but different while he gloats on how he carefully plots different routes to his goal so he can rarely be at a loss and that unlike Dabi, he has friends to spare through amny spies he has located within U.A. currently. Dabi then brings up the possibility if they cold be in trouble if they got caught, to which All for One assures him that won't br the case he ahs multiple friends to use as disposable pawns.
Dabi finds Himiko lamenting at her old family house, showing callous surprise that a nutjob like her had a heart, to which Himiko replies she was just curious as to what happened, calling it a normal feeling. Dabi asks Himiko if she's ready to bring and end to the world, and Himiko responds by saying it's too late to ask now. Dabi says that whether they laugh or cry, tomorrow will come with impartiality, and encourages her to laugh because that's why they live, then burns down her childhood home. She notes it was reckless, though thanks him because it was needed. He shrugs off her gratitude while noting how this act of kindness was just for his own personal catharsis to spite Endeavor and notes their enemies don't have the manpower to catch them. Dabi then reminds Himiko of her power to use the Quirks of those she loves, and gives her a vial of Twice's blood, telling her to continue his Sad Man's Parade so that they may have the last laugh.
Final War Arc
After being warped by All For One, Dabi charges to confront his father while ignoring orders from his superiors. He tells Endeavor that he didn't expect to see him soon and tries to murder all of Endeavor's allies but is stopped and gets called out by a furious Shoto, to which Dabi laughs at him. After they are warped elsewhere, he clashed with his younger brother.
While fighting, Dabi mocks at Shoto for how he became a masterpiece to Enji and how he suffer pain when he was abused by him. Shoto then asked him where he had been after his accident and why he didn't come home. As his Quirk burns off more skin, Dabi acknowledges the question stating that it was only fair they talk because they're brothers after all. Dabi then told Shoto how he survived thanks to All For One, his return home, and becoming Dabi after finding nothing changed. He calls Shoto a 'half-baked puppet' and coldly mocks at him by saying that he'll never amount to anything while overwhelming him with his blue flames of hatred. However, Shoto manages to used a new technique that is very powerful to take him out. Shoto also lashes out extremely at Dabi saying that even though Enji was a horrible father and how his harshness and stubbornness has torn apart the family, but he yells at him that he chose to take the path of hatred and murder. Dabi reacts angrily saying that despite sharing pain with each other, they look opposite before being defeated by Shoto's ultimate move.
However, Dabi copies Shoto's move and recovers, incinerating Kido and Onima and killing them both. Realizing he has little time left, Dabi begins flying over to Endeavor. With Kurogiri now free, Skeptic informs Dabi and tells him where Endeavor's located. Dabi emerges at Gunga and confronts his father. Expressing disappointment he couldn't kill Shoto and bring his corpse to Endeavor, Dabi decides to just kill his father and begins chasing him.
Eventually, it's revealed that Dabi has been compressing heat inside of him, intending to blow himself up and destroy everything in a 5 kilometer radius. With the police noting that Skeptic likely informed Dabi of where the civilians were located in the evacuation shelter, he intentionally spawned there in an attempt to kill as many people as possible, including his family as a last attempt to spite Endeavor. Endeavor tries to get Dabi to stop and put out his flames but to no avail and is brutally attacked by his son. Dabi's mind is broken thanks to the intense heat, with him talking like a child. As Endeavor tries to stop Dabi, ice starts to grow from his chest as a defense method due to him being on the verge of death, revealing that Dabi always had his mother's quirk. Deciding to take responsibility, Endeavor takes Dabi with him and begins flying up in the sky, intending to die alongside his son. However, Dabi weakly reveals Rei's arrival.
Rei uses her Quirk to cool down the flames, just as Fuyumi and Natsuo follow her pleading with Dabi (or Toya in this instance) not to take anyone else with him. Endeavor begs Dabi to let him be the only one he kills. Dabi then notices that all of his family is finally watching him, but dismisses it, saying to himself if it was so simple, it should've happened sooner. Just as he begins to explode, Shoto arrives and finally puts a stop to him with Great Glacial Aegir. Defeated, Dabi weakly curses his family and tells them all to die, affirming he hates all of them, even as Endeavor pulls himself over to his son and apologizes to him.
Epilogue
After All For One's demise, Dabi was hospitalized into a life support pod, but he is slowly walking towards death from his burn injuries as well as being frozen on the inside. He can only speak for a few minutes every day. He was visited by his now handicapped father, Endeavor (who is retiring as a pro hero due to his health issues from the final battle) and his family everyday. When noticing his family, he taunts them and retorts he's not a tourist attraction. Endeavor tells Dabi his flames have forced him into retirement, causing Dabi to sarcastically offer his condolences, calling Endeavor a "coward" for playing nice now that everything's over. Endeavor, without hesitation, agrees and admitted he knows his son has always kept a close on him. Endeavor promises to visit him everyday in order to atone every sin he committed, even though he acknowledges it's far too late. Fuyumi and Rei also tell Dabi they want to talk as well, causing his heart rate to spike and the doctor telling them to leave and come back tomorrow. Before they do, Shoto asks Dabi for his favorite food. His brother stays silent and everyone starts leaving before Dabi croaks out "soba". When Shoto replies "Same here", Dabi remembers Shoto's words during their fight about their paths crossing, causing him to cry from his burnt tear ducts and give a silent apology to his youngest brother.
Chapter 431
Eight years after the events of the Final War, Shoto tells his former classmates that he prays at Toya's altar, confirming that Dabi succumbed to his injuries and died at some point during those eight years.