Todoroki Family

"Ugh... should've known... but with Shoto at U.A. and finally able to see mom again... and now that she's starting to cheer up, since you're making an effort... I thought... I thought we might just turn into a real family..."

- Fuyumi after Natsuo leaves the family dinner in ""

Todoroki Family is the family ship between Enji Todoroki, Rei Todoroki, Touya Todoroki, Fuyumi Todoroki, Natsuo Todoroki and Shoto Todoroki from the My Hero Academia fandom.

Canon
The Todoroki family is not a typical loving family, but a forced, abusive, unloving one from the start. The biggest conflict of the family comes from Enji's treatment of Shoto and Touya. Ever since a young age, Enji has put them through a inhuman training routine with the intent of raising someone that could eventually surpass All Might. The only difference is Touya willingfully follow his father's training meanwhile Shoto is unwillingly forced to. The Todoroki's family backstory is first shown in Season 2, when Shoto talks to Izuku about his family, it gets more in The Hellish Of The Todoroki Family and the most are after Touya's Hell Dance

Enji & Rei
Endeavor bought her family over to marry her through a Quirk marriage. It's revealed that he chose her because of how her Ice Quirk counters the drawbacks of his Fire Quirk. Despite his reasons for marrying her, he did show some feelings for her when they first met, as he described her as a strong person who could melt at the slightest touch. The fact that he also remembered her favorite flowers even though she only mentioned it once shows that he at least cared about her in the beginning. As shown in his memories, Enji initially had a much healthier relationship with his wife during the first few years of their marriage. He was genuinely happy when raising and training Touya's Quirk when it was evident that it possessed superior firepower to his own and was happy upon the birth of their second daughter Fuyumi despite her not having the Quirk he hoped for. Later, Enji said that he never forced Rei to have more children against her will and that she herself genuinely wanted more, due to believing that they could encourage each other.

The relationship between them started to sour when Touya's stubbornness prevented him from stopping from training and subsequently burning himself, leading to Enji's decision to have more kids so Touya would be forced to give up. After Natsuo and Shoto were born, Enji's obsession to overcome All Might led him to train Shoto only while neglecting the others. Despite Rei telling him that all Touya wanted was to be acknowledged, he responded that all he can show is the world of heroes. Rei accused him of running away, something he would admit to be true to Natsuo years later. When he started harshly training Shoto when he was still very young, Rei tried to stop him, but Enji refused to listen and told her to stay out of his way, smacking her when she tried to defend her son. When he caught Touya with burns on his stomach, Endeavor hit Rei and accused her for not stopping his self-injurious Quirk training.

Enji & Touya
Originally, his oldest son Touya was supposed to be his successor because his fire Quirk gave him flames more powerful than even Endeavor's. As such, Endeavor tried to train him and teach him one of his secret techniques. He seemed to not push Touya through the same ruthless training he would later do with Shoto, and in return Touya was excited to learn his father's ultimate move and surpass All Might, demonstrating a more positive relationship. Unfortunately, Touya inherited his mother's weaker constitution which prevented him from improving it. Seeing this, Endeavor stopped training Touya but due to him inheriting his stubbornness, Touya continuously trained himself regardless of the burn scars he got. This behavior ultimately led to the birth of Natsuo and Shoto in an attempt to force him to give up, but all it did was make Touya even more determined to prove himself and be acknowledged. At one point, Endeavor told Touya to live a life beyond that of a Hero, but Touya told him that it is because he lit the fire in him to surpass All Might that he can't quit.

One day, after Touya broke down and almost attacked Shoto as an infant, Endeavor chose to seclude his youngest son from his other siblings while asking Rei to keep her eye on Touya. Endeavor claimed he felt he could only show Touya the world of a hero but Rei felt he was running away, a statement he would confess to Natsuo years later. Endeavor's neglectful treatment of his eldest son was what ultimately drove him to train at Sekoto Peak, resulting in him incinerating his body and disappearing; he would reveal that the reason he chose not to go to Sekoto Peak with Touya was that he had no idea what to say to him. At first, Enji appeared to show no guilt about this accident, but in actuality, he bore much anger at himself for what happened. His flashback showed Enji looking at the burning Sekoto Peak while shouting in absolute horror. Recently, it has been shown that he acknowledges that it's his fault for Touya's fate and that the supposed death of his eldest son was something Enji can never forgive himself for. Enji usually prays at Touya's Butsudan Buddhist altar in his home and wishes he was here. Now Touya wants to made Enji suffer as a revenge, even if it cost the other family members.

Enji & Fuyumi
As seen in his memories, despite Fuyumi not having the Quirk he desired, he was nonetheless happy when she was born and revealed that during the time Fuyumi was born and Touya was still young, it was one of the happiest times of the Todoroki family and one the most stable times for them. Eventually, as with her brothers Touya and Natsuo, Endeavor ultimately neglected her. Despite this, Fuyumi is the only child better able to look past their father's faults and forgive him for his previous behavior, especially since her father was trying to atone for his mistakes and be a better person. Fuyumi is more than aware of how problematic her family turned out because of Endeavor's abuse while expressing some fear of it, but she is the one who supports Enji the most in his effort to improve and fix his family issues. Fuyumi goes out of her way to help her father mend his relationship with her brothers, so in this way, they can be a normal family. Although her initiatives have not yet been very successful, Enji thanks his daughter for all the support she has given him, thinking Fuyumi doesn't know how much she has saved him. When he leaves with the boys, he once more thanks Fuyumi who only responds to his gratitude with a smile. Endeavor later revealed that he is building a new house for his children and their mother, while he remains at their house alone. When he sees her visiting him at the hospital, Fuyumi was concerned and asked her father why he was crying. He replied by apologizing for everything he did to her. After reminiscing of Touya and the events that made him become a villain, Fuyumi stated that she knew their family was broken, but was scared and unable to step in and only continued to fix things on the surface. She offers to be there with the rest of the family to help her father stop Touya.

Enji & Natsuo
As with his sister, for years Enji neglected his second son Natsuo due to not inheriting a powerful Quirk to surpass All Might. Enji deemed him a failure and did not put much thought into his upbringing. This is why Natsuo even mentions that he hardly remembers his father. After regretting his previous behavior towards his family, Enji is more than willing to do everything possible to amend his mistakes towards them, although he is perfectly aware that his son detests him, and he knows that his hatred towards him is more than justified. Enji tells Natsuo he will change his ways, but Natsuo cannot accept this sudden change and has no problem with letting out everything he thinks of Enji to him, which includes his full anger about the fact that Fuyumi and himself were neglected, the abuse he put his mother and Shoto through, and being the main cause for Touya's demise. He still feels the need to try and reconnect with them as he has his daughter arrange a dinner for Shoto and his friends. During the dinner, he and Natsuo are still on tense terms, despite Fuyumi's attempts to mend it. Natsuo decides to leave earlier so as not to be in the same room as his father. Shortly after leaving dinner, Natsuo is captured by Ending, a criminal who wants Endeavor to kill him. By putting his child in danger, Endeavor freezes because he's traumatized by the look on Natsuo's face. Fortunately, Shoto, Izuku, and Katsuki manage to defeat Ending and rescue Natsuo. Endeavor embraces Natsuo, grateful that his son's life is safe. As Natsuo breaks free of Endeavor's grasp, Endeavor confesses that he is regretful for what he did to the family due to his negligence and the damage caused accordingly. Natsuo tells his father he doesn't care and declares that, unlike his mother, Shoto, and Fuyumi, he is unable to forgive him. Endeavor responds that he sees Natsuo as kind enough and states that it's okay if Natsuo doesn't forgive him because he's not looking for it, he just wants to atone for his mistakes. Crying, Natsuo questions why he has to be the only one to try and proactively change and what exactly will Endeavor do to atone. Later, Enji confesses he will have a new house for him, Fuyumi, and their mother, as he realizes that the only thing he can do to help his family is to take himself out of the equation.

After his family comes to visit him in the hospital after the Paranormal Liberation War, Enji sincerely apologizes to Natsuo and the rest of his family for everything that ruined their family. While Natsuo says Enji is the root cause for Touya's descent into villainy, Natsuo also takes some responsibility for not acting and speaking to his father when he was younger and offers to help his father stop Touya. Then, when Hawks and Best Jeanist arrive and lend their aid, as he watches his father cry again, Natsuo reminds Enji that he's only helping until Touya is stopped, showing he's still unwilling to forgive his father, but Enji is nevertheless grateful and continues crying while replying that he understands.

Enji & Shoto
Enji is Shoto's father. Their relationship initially started out poor: Shoto grew up experiencing his father's abuse not only towards him but also his mother. As explained during the Sports Festival, Enji regarded Shoto merely as a tool to surpass All Might, because Shoto possesses a perfect mix of both his parents' Quirks, something his other children do not. As a result, Enji put Shoto through ruthless training, which caused Shoto a severe degree of physical and emotional pain. Shoto, harboring a bitter hatred towards his father on account of this, as well as the abuse towards his mother, refused to use his fire powers in battle until Izuku Midoriya reminded him of his mother's encouragement. After Shoto used his flames in battle, Enji was visibly excited, although Shoto still made clear to him that they were not on good terms. Nevertheless, Shoto accepted his father's field training offer, showing that he realizes his father's success as a Hero. Enji later expressed pride in his son after he succeeded in his Hero license exam - he called him his son, not his tool, as he had previously done. Enji tried to pat his son on the head, though Shoto gave him the cold shoulder. Undeterred by this rejection, Enji simply told his son he would try to be a better hero and man that Shoto could be proud of. Shoto simply shrugged him off but smiled to himself in response. Enji and Shoto are the Todoroki Family member Touya have the grudge at the most.

Touya & Fuyumi
When Fuyumi was born, Touya was happy with the new addition to the family. When they were kids, Touya confided in her about his desire to be acknowledged in the eyes of their father. In turn, Fuyumi showed great concern over seeing her older brother's burn marks and asked him not to push himself, though Touya angrily ignored her pleas and simply said a girl wouldn't understand, determined to surpass All Might. Despite being a "failed creation" like him and Natsuo, Touya did not share a particularly positive relationship with Fuyumi. Though he did interact with her rather well and would play together with her and Natsuo, Touya would choose to confide in Natsuo his personal thoughts and doubts instead. When Natsuo told Touya to talk to Fuyumi about his doubts instead of him once in a while, Touya rejected the idea, believing that both his mother and Fuyumi were good for nothing due to their constant attempts to dissuade him from training his Quirk and his dream of becoming a hero that surpasses All Might.

After awakening from his coma, he wanted to apologize to his sister and other relatives for his actions but that changed after his brief return home. Nowadays, Fuyumi mourns his "death" and she prays at his altar. Unlike Natsuo, she doesn't seem to blame their father for his death. However, when Touya revealed himself in public in an attempt to attack Enji and Keigo, Fuyumi appeared greatly shocked by this despite not knowing his true identity around that time. Like the rest of her family, Fuyumi would be deeply shocked and saddened by Touya's broadcast and the revelation that her brother had become a mass murderer and a villain.

Touya & Natsuo
In Fuyumi's words, Touya and Natsuo were extremely close to each other, to point of being inseparable as they always played together as kids. Touya would also tell Natsuo everything about his personal conflicts and inner struggles, leaning on him for emotional comfort. Though Natsuo did indeed love his brother and listened to him, when Touya was talking to his younger brother when he was sleepy, Natsuo asked Touya to talk to Fuyumi every once in a while, slightly exhausted at having to listen to his brother's problems so often. This would hurt Touya, who believed Natsuo was brushing him off just like their father did, and explained that Natsuo was the only one who could understand him and the only one Touya believed he could really talk to, demonstrating just how much Touya relied on his younger brother. His supposed death greatly affected Natsuo, which caused him to greatly resent his father, whom he considers to be primarily responsible for what happened to Touya.

Nowadays, Natsuo still remembers Touya and still can't forgive his father for it. When Touya revealed himself in public in an attempt to attack Enji and Hawks, Natsuo appeared greatly shocked by this despite not knowing his true identity around that time. Around the time of the Paranormal Liberation War, Natsuo is shown to be deeply horrified upon learning that Touya is actually his long-lost brother Touya who survived his accident. After reminiscing of Touya and the events that made him become a villain, Natsuo stated that Enji was the root cause for Touya's descent into villainy. However, he also admits that he had a part to play as well, and believes if he'd been more open with his father about his mistreatment of Touya in the past, things wouldn't have turned out so badly, choosing not to place all the blame on his father's shoulders and instead offering to be there with the rest of the family to help his father stop Touya. As seen from their past, despite their supposed positive relationship, its been implied that Touya himself didn't initially have a good impression of his younger brother when he was born due to having figured out that his father was trying to make his new "replacement" in having more children. Also, Touya reacted callously to when Shoto informed him that Ending nearly killed Natsuo and said Enji would have suffered more if he lost his son.

Fuyumi & Natsuo
Natsuo has a good relationship with Fuyumi, and as with Touya, they usually played together as kids. The pair still get along in their older years, with Fuyumi regularly teasing him about his secret girlfriend in their visit to their mother much to his dismay. However, unlike him, Fuyumi is able to look past their father's faults. He knows that she is trying so hard to fix the family that Enji broke, and that everyone can live together as a real and normal family. For this reason, for Fuyumi's sake, he is willing to begrudgingly participate in which his father is present, to respect the feelings of his sister, although this inevitably generates tension and Natsuo usually leaves to avoid more problems. She also expressed concern for him after he was attacked by a villain, which he assured his frantic sister

Quotes
"Ugh... should've known... but with Shoto at U.A. and finally able to see mom again... and now that she's starting to cheer up, since you're making an effort... I thought... I thought we might just turn into a real family..."

- Fuyumi after Natsuo leaves the family dinner in ""

Fanon
Due to Enji's past abuse and neglect to his family that ended up 'killing' Touya, the fandom didn't really like it. But some part of the fandom sees the part where Enji really, really tries to fix himself for his family, and they ended up liking this. They are usually featured in a comedic family animatic videos.

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