Muto (霧藤 前夜, Mutou Zen'ya) is an esper and a former member of Claw. He was part of the upper echelon called "Scar".
Appearance[]
Muto has an extremely long chin, which bears a vertical scar starting from the bottom. He has small, round eyes, distinct cheekbones, and small eyebrows. His black hair seems slicked back except for a single curl in the front. He wears several yellow mala beads and a white, floor-length robe vaguely reminiscent of a monk. In the anime, he also wears red bead-like earrings.
Personality[]
Muto seems to be a creep with no redeeming qualities. He loves employing psychological torture to break the minds of his victims and induce fear in them until they submit to Claw.
History[]
Muto separated Kaito from the captured group of Awakening Lab kids, then pretended to kill the boy to frighten the others. He showed a similarly gruesome vision to Kaito.[1] He also showed Kaito a gruesome image of everyone else dead. It failed due to Kaito's and Daichi's powers.
Muto later encountered Mob and an unconscious Ritsu in a hallway. He tried to frighten Mob into submission by showing him a vision of Ritsu in a puddle of blood, but Mob redirected Muto's power into the man's brain, causing him to flip out and lose consciousness.[2] He hasn't been seen since and is presumably still recovering from the trauma he experienced from his fight with Mob.
Powers & Abilities[]
While Muto was not a very combat-suited esper, he was nonetheless a powerful addition to Claw. He specialized in torturing, interrogating, and subjugating prisoners with his mind-bending psychic power.
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Muto can put others under extremely realistic illusions, usually showing frighteningly gruesome visions to forcefully coerce others into bending to his will. This is primarily used to keep prisoners in line, but can also be used as a weapon to overwhelm the opponents' minds with sheer horror. He seems to be able to tap into a person's mind to pick out a particularly horrific illusion, showing Mob a vision of a traumatic childhood incident with no prior knowledge of such an event. | |||||
Quotes[]
- "Now, as a special service, let me show you something even more desperate."[3]
Etymology[]
- Muto means "fog, mist, haze" (霧) (mu) and "wisteria" (藤) (to).
Trivia[]
- Muto was the only member of Claw not seen interacting with any of the other members of the organization.
References[]
- ↑ Mob Psycho 100 Manga — Vol. 5 Chapter 36.
- ↑ Mob Psycho 100 Manga — Vol. 5 Chapter 43.
- ↑ Mob Psycho 100 Manga — Vol. 5 Chapter 43 (page 6).