Pop Step is a vigilante in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and she possesses the Leap Quirk. It is an Emitter Quirk which gives her the ability to leap at very high and large distances. She does not take any damage when she lands, but Leap will not activate unless she has solid footing. Leap is good for running away and causing distractions, but other than that, it is a useless Quirk with no offensive or defensive upside. There are actually other Quirks that are just as useless as Leap during battle.

Many of these useless Quirks belong to sidekicks and aspiring Pro Heroes, but a few Villains have useless Quirks as well. Most of these Quirks cannot protect the user in any way, and certain Quirks would actually put their users at a disadvantage if they were used while fighting. Leap can get Pop Step out of dangerous situations, and most of these other useless Quirks cannot even do that.

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The Telescopic Quirk Has No Offensive Upside

User: Turtle Neck

Turtle Neck is a third-year student at Ketsubutsu Academy High School, and she goes on to become a full-fleged Pro Hero after the Final War. She became a Pro Hero despite having the Telescopic Quirk, a Transformation Quirk which allows her to retract her own body parts into her body. This ability is similar to a turtle hiding inside its shell, but Turtle Neck does not have the benefit of a protective shell.

Telescopic is a somewhat decent defensive Quirk because the user can evade fast-moving projectiles by retracting her limbs. The retraction itself occurs instantaneously, but returning to normal takes a lot longer, which can be a detriment in battle since the rest of her body remains exposed. Like Pop Step’s Leap Quirk, Telescopic is only good for evading certain attacks, but it offers virtually no offense, and the user’s body can still be restrained or damaged by other Quirks.

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The Love Quirk Only Works on 1 Person, But There Is a Major Catch

User: La Brava

La Brava may have called herself a Villain, but she never wanted to actually hurt anyone. She helped the Pro Heroes during the Final War by neutralizing Skeptic and saving U.A. High School. La Brava was born with the Love Quirk, which gives her the ability to empower someone after confessing her love for them. Unlike most Quirks, Love can only be used once a day, and it is completely useless if it is used on anyone other than the person the user has feelings for.

Love is a support Quirk, as it boosts the target’s physical strength and speed. The stronger the love, the greater the empowerment. This was shown when La Brava empowered Gentle Criminal to the point he was able to stop U.A. from crashing to the ground. Unfortunately, Love provides no offensive or defensive upside for the user during battle. The Leap Quirk at least offers Pop Step a way to escape threats, which is something the Love Quirk does not provide either.

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The Tail Quirk Offers Nothing But a Tail

User: Tailman

Many My Hero Academia fans consider the Tail Quirk to be one of the worst Quirks in the series. It is a Mutant Quirk, and like its name suggests, it gives the user a long a tail. Mashirao Ojiro from Class 1-A has done a great job with the Tail Quirk, but that can be credited more to his martial arts training and strength and conditioning rather than the Quirk’s power.

The tail is prehensile, which means the user can grab onto objects and hang from branches or street lights. Ojiro has strengthened his tail to the point that he can break some metal objects with it. At it core, Tail offers the user an extra limb, but it can be easily damaged during battle. If an ordinary citizen had the Tail Quirk, it would just be an inconvenient limb that makes sitting and wearing clothes more difficult.

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The Good Ear Quirk Basically Offers Enhanced Hearing

User: Sirius

Good Ear is a Mutant Quirk that belongs to Sirius, a Pro Hero who currently works as a sidekick for Selkie. They both specialize in maritime operations. Good Ear gives the user the ability to hear high frequencies that humans normally cannot. Initially, it appeared as though Good Ear gave Sirius fin-shaped ears, but they turned out to be special earpieces instead.

Sirius uses Good Ear to communicate with Selkie whenever they are far apart, in a manner similar to sonar and echolocation. She can also use it to detect how many people are nearby. In an actual fight, Good Ear is utterly useless because it cannot injure anyone directly or protect the user from incoming attacks. At best, it is a communication Quirk that can warn the user about a potential ambush, and even then, it might not work in areas with a lot of noise.

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The Bubble Quirk Produces Harmless Bubbles

User: Bubble Girl

Sir Knighteye was one of the best mentors in My Hero Academia, as he managed to turn someone like Bubble Girl into a capable sidekick despite her weak Quirk. The Bubble Quirk allows her to create bubbles of various sizes. The bubbles are filled with an aroma that Bubble Girl has smelled before, which means she can produce both sweet-smelling and foul-smelling bubbles.

Other than creating distractions, the bubbles do not offer much during battle. It is true that a low-level Villain can be temporarily blinded if a big bubble pops in front of their face, but the Villain can just wipe their eyes clean. Such a ploy would do nothing against someone like Dabi or Kendo Rappa. The bubbles themselves cannot block any incoming projectiles, and they offer zero protection against pure melee fighters. The only time the Bubble Quirk would be truly effective is if Bubble girl uses foul-smelling bubbles on someone with a heightened sense of smell.

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The Gecko Quirk Offers Wall Climbing & Not Much Else

User: Spinner

Spinner may have been a member of the League of Villains and one of the Paranormal Liberation Front’s nine lieutenants, but he possessed a relatively weak Quirk. Gecko gives Spinner a lizard-like appearance, as well as the ability to stick to walls and other surfaces. Even members of Spinner’s reptilian family have said that his Quirk is weak and unimpressive.

The scales produced by the Gecko Quirk do not make Spinner more durable, and his claws can barely be considered weapons. In fact, he prefers to rely on makeshift blades instead of his claws. It is true that Spinner can climb up a building to escape danger, but given the fact that Gecko does not offer any kind of speed boost, he can still get hit or captured pretty easily. This means Gecko is inferior to Pop Step’s Leap Quirk in terms of escape and evasion.

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The Squirmy Fingers Quirk Allows Someone to Bend Their Fingers More Than Usual

Known User: David Shield

The Squirmy Fingers Quirk made its debut in My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, and it has allowed David Shield to become one of the best engineers and craftsman in the world. It is a Mutant Quirk which allows the user to bend their fingers further than what a normal human is capable of. In doing so, the user can manipulate any object with finesse, ease, speed, precision and skill.

David uses the Squirmy Fingers Quirk to create top-of-the-line hero costumes and support items. Squirmy Fingers might be great for stitching costumes together, but if the user finds themselves in a dangerous situation, they might as well be Quirkless. The user cannot even make an effective fist if Squirmy Fingers is active. Pop Step can leap away, but someone like David will not be able to protect or save themselves unless he gets his fingers on the right object in time.

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The Polygraph Quirk Can Tell If Someone Is Lying

User: Makoto Tsukauchi

Polygraph is one of several Quirks introduced in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, and is easily one of the most harmless Quirks in the franchise. It is an Emitter Quirk which essentially turns the user into a living lie detector. They can judge the authenticity and genuineness of someone’s words through direct physical contact, and green-yellow sparks appear from their hand whenever Polygraph is active.

It is worth mentioning that Polygraph does not always work as intended. For example, the target can unintentionally lie if the user asks something that is slightly incorrect. Polygraph is a great Quirk for a reporter or interrogator to have once a Villain has already been apprehended, but the user might as well be Quirkless if they ever find themselves in danger.

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The Zoom Quirk Allows Someone to See Things That Are Far Away

User: Mei Hatsume

Zoom made its debut during U.A.’s popular Sports Festival. It is a Mutant Quirk which gives its user special eyesight that can zoom far away. When Zoom is active, the user can clearly see distant people and objects, and if they focus their vision on a specific spot, they can see up to 3 miles away. The Zoom Quirk basically turns the user into a living pair of binoculars.

Zoom is great for spying on Villains, and the user can track their movements from afar. Unfortunately, tunnel vision is a real risk, which means the user can get hurt by objects or Villains in their vicinity. Zoom offers no defensive upside and its offensive capabilities are non-existent. In fact, it would be pointless to activate during close-quarters combat because the user’s standard vision would be more effective.

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The Self-Destruction Quirk Leaves the User on the Brink of Death When It Is Used

User: Lady Nagant

Lady Nagant is a former Pro Hero and Villain who was born with the Rifle Quirk, but All For One gave her two other quirks after they escaped from Tartarus. One of those Quirks was an unnamed Self-Destruction Quirk that could be detonated from afar. Nagant had no idea she had this Quirk, so it is fair to assume she could have activated it herself if she had known about it.

Even if she could trigger the Self-Destruction Quirk herself, Nagant would probably only do it as a last resort. The Quirk creates a massive explosion that emerges from the user’s body, but it leaves them on the brink of death with a fully charred body. The Self-Destruction Quirk may have offensive upside, but it can realistically only be used once, and even then, the user will do everything in their power to never use it themselves.