Backstory Elements
This character's backstory is why, in the present day, they have two symmetrical scars on their face.
What is: Anxo Reyes-Santos
This user's large anchor is used to keep them stabilized while riding waves.
What is: Jalen Mano
This user's rare accumulation quirk allows for large blasts of light to be expelled at a time.
What is: Sasha Harrow
The first ship ever made in BTA were between these two characters.
What is: Kencoda / Kenichi Todoroki and Coda Yushiro
These four characters are on the left poster hung up on my wall.
What is: Ryker Cullivan, Kenichi Todoroki, Zixin "Zay" Liu, Maxwell Armstrong
Mentioned briefly in the Burnt to Ashes novel, this character almost floats away upon quirk activation.
What is: Ryker Cullivan
This user's forearm devices allow them to fire punches like rockets at much higher speeds.
What is: Finneas "Nyx" Austin
What are the three main quirk categories?
What is: Emitter, Transformation, Mutant.
This popular BTA ship's alternate ship name is "Fairy Tale".
What is: Ryker Cullivan and Milo Huxley
Name three characters that, during the canon war, were stationed Downtown at Tatooin Station.
What is: Shinju Shirokage/Ryker Cullivan/Anxo Reyes-Santos/Draven Harrow-McClain/Rowan Cunningham/Carlos de Castro/Cora Castillo-Rosario/Eden Moreno
This character, born to a Jorōgumo woman, was brought up by their home country's government.
What is: Rekka Daikiba-Enma
This hero's costume has smoke bombs intended to be dropped on enemies from above. This user has a mask to protect their own eyes.
What is: Draven Harrow-McClain
Upon making eye contact with the user, the user can invoke a sense of schizophrenic dread on anyone the user inflicts their quirk on.
What is: Cleo Hsieh-Estrada
This character has the most ships out of anyone in BTA.
What is: Lolana Etana
This BTA side story written in 2024 features the character, at the end, blending up their own brain at the end.
What is: Anxo Reyes-Santos
Name the three main characters with familial jailing as main aspects of their backstory.
What is: Shinju Shirokage/Carlos de Castro/Rue Harrow
This user's grappling hook is used for added mobility and it allows the user to make quick get-aways and use their quirk while doing so.
What is: Astaroth Beowulf.
What is the Quirk Singularity theory?
What is: A theory that states that as quirks mutate, blend, and get passed down through generations, the quirks will become stronger and more complex until they can no longer be controlled.
This ship has the most ship art drawn of them, clocking in at seven pieces uploaded to Toyhouse.
What is: Codazora / Coda Yushiro x Izora Xayavong
These two characters tie for the most Artfight 2025 attacks received.
What is: Eden and Jess
This character had the most counted pets out of all BTA characters.
What is: Shinju Shirokage.
In this character's original costume design, they had a drinking hat. This was later scrapped in future designs.
What is: Kenichi Todoroki
The quirk "IQ" is the most common BTA quirk among all characters. Name one character who has the quirk "IQ".
What is: Elias de Castro/William R. Worth II/Virginia D. Worth/Kiyoshi Hokori
This ship that originally was introduced in Burnt to Ashes, the original novel, was scrapped immediately due to backlash.
What is: Shinhito / Shinju Shirokage and Akihito Hōkori
This character's original design featured split dyed white and black hair, as well as green eyes.