History Fanfic / BluesDriveMonsters

* MakeMeWannaShout: Mirai Horooka's Quirk, "Noise," lets her "store" any sound she hears and turn it into blasts of destructive force. The twist is that it applies to ''all'' sound and she can apparently store a near-infinite amount of energy, turning her into a PersonOfMassDestruction.

** The new villains terrorizing Musutafu City turn out to be runaways from a government facility called the Yard: [[PerceptionFilter Shin]] [[TheBigGuy Yuurei]], [[MakeMeWannaShout Mirai]] [[StrawNihilist Horooka]], and [[HatePlague Koh]] [[TykeBomb Kyoumoto]]. Most of the story revolves around the heroes' and League of Villains' power struggle around those three.

* StrawNihilist: Mirai openly mocks the idea of hoping for a better future and just wants to break everything she can see. "It doesn't matter" is practically her CatchPhrase.

The faculty struggle to maintain normalcy, but when Class 1-A is caught in one of the incidents, Katsuki Bakugo decides to take matters into his own hands. In doing so, he sets off a chain of events that will lead the school to question everything it has stood for. One of the darkest secrets of the Hero Society has been unearthed, and what's crawled out intends to shatter the nation's fragile peace for good.

Complete as of February 2020. It is broken in three parts titled ''"The Yard"'' (Chapters 1-15), ''"Melancholy World"'' (Chapters 16-27), and ''"Broadcasts"'' (Chapters 28-33), plus a final ''"Epilogue"'' chapter.

** Uraraka is better at removing her own gravity without nausea, and mixes up her Quirk with various grappling techniques and [[CombatPragmatist cheap shots]] to keep her opponents off-balance. She's said (and later shown) to be training with Ojiro to sharpen her skills further.
** Tokoyami's able to freely manipulate Dark Shadow's shape, creating multiple limbs, protective barriers and rough wings. [[spoiler:Exposure to Koh's Quirk makes Dark Shadow completely lose it and become strong enough to effortlessly rip a semi truck to pieces. Both of them later learn to better control that state, though.]]

* AdultsAreUseless: Lampshaded but ultimately subverted. Bakugo calls out the teachers on being seemingly unable to solve any major crises without their students, but once they have enough information to go on they quickly organize an offensive and deliver a major blow to the villains' side.
* AffablyEvil: The League of Villains is shown to be pretty easy-going with each other, with the exception of [[ButtMonkey Spinner.]] Metalhead is a GracefulLoser whose easy charisma earns her plenty of allies. Shin is also shown to be levelheaded and laid-back, until he suddenly [[HairTriggerTemper isn't.]]

** [[spoiler:While fighting Kizutatchi, Shinso tries to restrain him and the villain ends up moving in a way that ''he severes his own arm'', his quirk jacked up by Trigger turned against himself. It however doesn't stop a crazed Kizutatchi from cutting Vlad King's leg off before escaping.]]

* BenevolentBoss: Shigaraki has continued to evolve into one of these after the events of the Overhaul arc, patiently hearing out his subordinates' complaints and trying to keep their spirits up. Metalhead also commands fierce loyalty from the petty crooks of Mosei-Santo, and treats them well despite not really seeing herself as a leader, and harboring no ill will towards who decided to back out.

*** Aizawa saves Mina from Metalhead while getting injured, then as [[HatePlague Koh's quirk]] activates, he keeps his quirk active on him for a long time, incurant of his own bleeding. This almost gets him killed.
*** Todoroki generates an high flame to launch a signal to nearby heroes, with great risk due to both the excessive use of his fire side and Aizawa who may not be able to keep his quirk on Koh for long.

--> '''Midoriya:''' You could always try being less... just, less. In general.
--> '''Mineta:''' Nah. I persevere. 'tis my burden.

* TheDreaded: Mirai Horooka inspires nearly superstitious terror in everyone she meets due to her powerful Quirk, obvious insanity, and [[PersonOfMassDestruction complete disregard for collateral damage.]] The fact she easily beats heroes like [[spoiler:Hawks, Nejire and Endeavor]] only contributes.

--> '''Nezu:''' I'm still not entirely sure about my lifespan. Don't want to shorten it unnecessarily.

* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The Ministry of Individuality, a mostly-redundant regulatory body that was a big deal in the early days when Quirks first manifested but has since taken a backseat to the heroes themselves. It's mostly benign, [[spoiler:with the notable exception of the Yard.]]

* LightningBruiser: The story puts even more emphasis on Shigaraki's inhuman speed. At full sprint he's able to get right in someone's face before they have time to take a breath.

* NervousWreck: Six-year old Koh Kyoumoto's experiences have left him an anxious, [[ApologizesALot constantly apologizing]] wreck.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When Midoriya is critically injured at the beginning of the story, Bakugo takes it on himself to find the villains responsible, sneaking out of U.A. to track them down. [[spoiler:He's nearly killed in the process, and unceremoniously expelled from U.A. for breaking curfew on top of his history of bad discipline.]]
* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: Shigaraki has got apparently unlimited funds in various accounts inherited from All For One to put his plans into motion as he manipulates both the heroes and Metalhead's gang to his gain. [[spoiler:At the end, however, it's revealed the money has indeed ran out, explaining why he and the League are so broke by the time the ending folds back into canon.]]

** The Yard dealt with [[spoiler:Mirai by putting her inside an anechoic chamber. This has the unfortunate side effect of making someone go insane after an hour in one of them and she was in it for ''eighteen months'', all because of how dangerous her Quirk could be. However, she was already unhinged before the treatment and her attacks show how dangerous she truly is. In fact the incident that lead to the Yard obtaining her was her ''leveling her juvenile detention center'']].

--> '''Shigaraki:''' Yes, you failed. So what? All that means is you have to keep trying. Again and again, until you get it right. We'll be trying right along with you.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14833757/chapters/34332380 Blues Drive Monsters]] is a canon-divergent fanfic of Manga/MyHeroAcademia written by [=HassouToby=], telling the story of a new threat that arises shortly after Overhaul's defeat.

* CloningBlues: The League of Villains make extensive use of clones of themselves created by Twice, compensating for their low numbers compared to the heroes and Metalhead's gang. They even [[spoiler:use clones of Toga who take the semblances of other people.]]

* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler:Ashido, despite being at ground zero of one of the bloodiest fights in the story and using her own power to melt Kizutatchi's face off, is her old bubbly self just a few chapters later. When asked how she can stay so upbeat, her reply basically amounts to [[GoodIsNotNice "he had it coming."]]]]
* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Mirai is restrained and imprisoned at the beginning of the assault at UA, and stays there for most of the operation; then Kizutatchi frees her and gives her a shot of Trigger but when she seems about to level UA, her quirk misfires and her body breaks, leaving her comatose. It's later explained she suffered an overdose of the drug.]]

* KnifeNut: The quirk of OC Yori Kizutatchi generates a cutting force from the fingers ([[spoiler:and extends to most of his arms when he takes the Trigger drug]]) that makes them like very sharp blades, and he's far too happy to use it.

** Later on, [[KnifeNut Metalhead]] and her small army of delinquents also join the fray; most notable among them is [[KnifeNut Yori]] [[TheSociopath Kizutatchi]].

* RealityEnsues: When Midoriya is critically injured at the beginning of the story, Bakugo takes it on himself to find the villains responsible, sneaking out of U.A. to track them down. [[spoiler:He's nearly killed in the process, and unceremoniously expelled from U.A. for breaking curfew on top of his history of bad discipline.]]

* TrueColors: Zig-zagged with Toga. She is often portrayed in fanfic as having sincere feelings for Izuku, even if in a messed-up way, but here as soon as she loses her upper hand when [[spoiler:Izuku breaks one of her arms (and he's even holding back)]], her mood changes completely: she just wants him dead but cowardly leaves the task to Dabi. Later she feels bad about it, blaming it on [[spoiler:Koh's signal, from which however she was mostly shielded thanks to a special tranquilizer]], but it could be just another mood swing of hers.

* {{Irony}}: In canon, [[spoiler:Endeavor's debut as #1 has him come out of a fight with a powerful enemy heavily injured but victorious, boosting his public approval.]] Here, [[spoiler:his encounter with Mirai goes badly, leaving it with no severe injuries but quite the humiliation.]]

* MookHorrorShow: In Chapter 28 [[spoiler:a furious Hound Dog can defend one side of the U.A. campus almost alone, so brutally that Recovery Girl is there ''to heal the attackers''. Shishida then joins the fray, instilling even more terror in the attackers as they see themselves assaulted by another similar "creature".]]

** Later on, [[KnifeNut Metalhead]] and her small army of delinquents also join the fray.

** The Yard dealt with [[spoiler: Mirai by putting her inside an anechoic chamber. This has the unfortunate side effect of making someone go insane after an hour in one of them and she was in it for ''eighteen months'', all because of how dangerous her Quirk could be. However, she was already unhinged before the treatment and her attacks show how dangerous she truly is. In fact the incident that lead to the Yard obtaining her was her ''leveling her juvenile detention center'']].
** The same can be said for their treatment of Shin and Koh. [[spoiler: Koh can't turn his Quirk off and thus has a kill count rivaling actual supervillains and Shin is the perfect spy and he got recruited by the League of Villains]].
* RealityEnsues: When Midoriya is critically injured at the start of the story, Bakugo takes it on himself to find the villain responsible, sneaking out of U.A. to track them down. [[spoiler:He's nearly killed in the process, and unceremoniously expelled from U.A. for breaking curfew on top of his history of bad discipline.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The teachers and parents alike just want to keep their kids safe. Even Aizawa, who's more of a SternTeacher than usual, is just miserably stressed and pushes himself almost to the brink of death during the Mosei-Santo operation. The biggest exception is [[spoiler:Osamu Nakayama, who's bad enough to ruin things for everything else.]]

* TrueColors: Zig-zagged with Toga. She is often portrayed in fanfic as having sincere feelings for Izuku, even if in a messed-up way, but here as soon as she loses her upper hand when [[spoiler:Izuku breaks one of her arms (and he was even holding back)]], her mood changes completely: she just wants him dead but cowardly leaves the task to Dabi. Later she feels bad about it, blaming it on [[spoiler:Koh's signal, from which however she was mostly shielded thanks to a special tranquilizer]], but it could be just another mood swing of hers.

** From the same chapter [[spoiler:Mina, who was present at the same clone reveal and is furious, stomps several attackers alone and manages to prevent Kizutatchi from killing Vlad.]]

** Uraraka is better at removing her own gravity without nausea, and mixes up her Quirk with various grappling techniques and [[CombatPragmatist cheap shots]] to keep her opponents off-balance. She's said to be training with Ojiro to sharpen her skills further.

* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler:Ashido, despite being at ground zero of one of the bloodiest fights in the story and using her own power to melt Kizutatchi's face off, is her old bubbly self several chapters later. When asked how she can stay so upbeat, her reply basically amounts to [[GoodIsNotNice "he had it coming."]]]]

* BenevolentBoss: Shigaraki has continued to evolve into one of these after the Overhaul attack, patiently hearing out his subordinates' complaints and trying to keep their spirits up. Metalhead also commands fierce loyalty from the petty crooks of Mosei-Santo, and treats them well despite not really seeing herself as a leader, and harboring no ill will towards who decided to back out.
* BigBad: While Shigaraki and the League are the ones who set the plot in motion and Metalhead and her gang are the most prominent threat, [[spoiler: it's Minister Osamu Nakayama and his Ministry of Individuality that appear to be the main threat. [[GreaterScopeVillain They authorized the Yard]] and it seems to be Nakayama's goal to eliminate the Pro Heroes autonomy from the government altogether.]]

* BigGood: Nezu, moreso than usual. He does his best to keep things at U.A. under control and organizes a counterattack as soon as he's able.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The battle at UA is won with only a few lives lost (none on the side of heroes) and Musutafu begins reconstruction, while Tokyo has suffered Koh's signal but not to an extent it won't be able to recover; for different reasons Koh, Shin and Mirai aren't a threat anymore, Metalhead has been imprisoned, and Nakayama has been removed from office and arrested. However a lot of damage has been still caused, many civilians have died, and a lot more are currently displaced after the events; with the truth about the Yard going public, it will take time to rebuild full trust in the hero society, and the League of Villains are still free. While the story closes with a note of optimism, many more trials await the aspiring heroes as it's made clear some canon events are going to play out anyway.]]

--> '''Midoriya:''' You could always try being less...just, less. In general.

** InSpiteOfANail: By the end of the story, however, all OCs are either dead, imprisoned, or gone to places where they are not likely to influence future events, and it's made clear some pivotal canon events will happen anyway: [[spoiler:Shigaraki is invited by the Doctor to go to a cabin in the mountains, and Izuku experiences a brief first manifestation of Black Whip.]] The fic basically replaces the Pro Hero and Joint Training arcs and then folds back into canon.

* HeroWorshipper: When Minister Nakayama shows up at U.A., he's so delighted at meeting the teachers that several of them compare him to Midoriya. [[spoiler: This doesn't help their reaction when he enthusiastically shows off his work at the Yard.]]

** Hikaru Takenoko, an enigmatic associate of Metalhead, is already quite grotesque (his head is described as looking like a Moai) and becomes even more so [[spoiler:when he takes a strong shot of Trigger. His limbs become absurdly long and snake-like while also [[EyesDontBelongThere sprouting eyes all over them]].]]

Complete as of February 2020. It is broken in three parts titled "''The Yard''" (Chapters 1-15), "''Melancholy World''" (Chapters 16-27), and "''Broadcasts''" (Chapters 28-33), plus a final "''Epilogue''" chapter.

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Guardian]]: Shin genuinely cares for Koh, but even he's aware that he makes a terrible parent between his lack of experience and [[MoodSwinger vicious temper.]] [[spoiler:When Koh is liberated by U.A., Shin makes it clear that he'll keep his distance as long as they can take care of him.]]

* BreatherEpisode: Chapter 30 is centered on the immediate aftermath of the intense events of the previous two chapters.

Complete as of February 2020. It is broken in three parts titled "''The Yard''" (Chapters 1-15), "''Melancholy World''" (Chapters 16-27), and "''Broadcasts''" (28-33), plus a final "''Epilogue''" chapter.

* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:after reducing himself to a terrible physical state to help Metalhead, Mainichi can't take it anymore as control of the situation keeps slipping from her fingers. She lets him go.]]

Complete as of February 2019. It is broken in three parts titled "''The Yard''" (Chapters 1-15), "''Melancholy World''" (Chapters 16-27), and "''Broadcasts''" (28-33), plus a final "''Epilogue''" chapter.

It is broken in three parts titled "''The Yard''" (Chapters 1-15), "''Melancholy World''" (Chapters 16-27), and "''Broadcasts''" (ongoing as of late 2019).