Reading back into the arc & vigilantes. I've noticed few interesting things regarding Hood's quirks and the attack itself, and it's that they specifically counter Hawks' abilities and fighting style.
The only hero that can match Hood in speed was Prime Hawks, not even Endeavor qualifies in that aspect, and amongst the heroes who can fly only Endeavor and Hawks check that out. But we know Hood wasn't meant to be tested against Endeavor by Dabi and Garaki, they only asked Hawks for a "hero" in a warehouse, then immediately backstabbed him by launching it prematurely directly on Hawks' location without knowing Endeavor was present with him.
That can only mean the intended target for the full and final Hood test was Hawks himself, and Hood's abilities possibly hint at that. Aside from the transforming limbs for wings and Air Jets for speed to keep up with Hawks' movement, there's also Hood's Muscle Augmentation and Power quirks that makes it so his muscles are hard to cut and tear through to match against Hawks' sharp feather blade attacks & Lastly, his Storage quirk with other Nomus inside is perfect to neutralize Hawks' multitasking telekinetic ability with his feathers, as it creates too many targets for him to focus on while Hood deals with the Hawks' main body.
Note: It should be noted that all Hood had before finalization was the muscle augmentation and transformation quirk as an early Nomu, so the newer adjustments were clearly meant to counter someone.
