Hero Registry

Item from One-Punch Man by ONE & Yusuke Murata

The Hero Association's classification system — S, A, B, C classes with numbered ranks, determining pay, prestige, and who gets to ignore the rules.

The Hero Registry is the bureaucratic backbone of the Hero Association. Heroes are classified into four classes (S, A, B, C) and ranked numerically within each class. Rankings shift based on performance, public opinion, and the Association's assessment of threat response. The system is deeply flawed — Saitama (the strongest hero) languished in B-Class because he failed the written exam, while King (a fraud) sits at S-Class Rank 5 on reputation alone. Sweet Mask gatekeeps A-to-S promotion. The registry is the series' most effective satire of institutional hierarchies.

Appearance

Not a physical object but the institutional framework that organizes heroes. Rankings are displayed on the Association's website, broadcast during emergencies, and used by the public to judge who's worth trusting. The ranking board is a constant source of drama.

Also known as: Hero Registry, Hero Rankings

What They Know

• Four classes: S (highest), A, B, C (lowest). Numbered ranks within each class (lower number = higher rank)
• Promotion requires both performance metrics and subjective assessment — bureaucracy determines who's 'heroic'
• Sweet Mask blocks A-to-S promotion as A-Class Rank 1 — a deliberate bottleneck
• Saitama's ranking history: C-Class → B-Class Rank 7 → A-Class Rank 39. Each promotion took humiliatingly long given his actual power

Connections

• managed_by — hero_association_hq

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