Mezo Shoji (障しょう子じ目め蔵ぞう Shōji Mezō?), also known as the Tentacle Hero: Tentacole (触手ヒーロー テンタコル Shokushu Hīrō Tentakoru?), was a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, training to become a Hero. Eight years later, Mezo has graduated from U.A. High School, becoming a Pro Hero and winning the Imamura Peace Prize.[2]