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Mikoto Misaka is one of the main characters in Toaru Majutsu no Index and the main protagonist of A Certain Scientific Railgun. Introduced in the first volume of the Light Novels, her role in the story was later expanded in the third volume as well as the release of the A Certain Scientific Railgun anime series and manga, making her a main heroine of the science side and the main heroine of the series second only to Index.

She is the third most powerful Level 5 esper in Academy City, and is nicknamed the Railgun due to her signature move. Touma coined the nickname and whenever the two meet he usually calls her that, even after his amnesia. Read more...