History Fanfic / TheScorpionJar

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31632545/chapters/78281438 The Scorpion Jar]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Mad_Nimrod/pseuds/Mad_Nimrod Mad_Nimrod]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' FanFic wherein his encounter with All Might causes Izuku to have a revelation. Maybe it's true that somebody like him doesn't have what it takes to become a Pro Hero... after all, he doesn't have a Quirk.

But... that doesn't mean that those who ''do'' have Quirks automatically qualify. Maybe it takes more than being born with some random power to be heroic. And if that's the case, then he can think of several people who certainly don't deserve the chance to pursue the dream he's been denied...

* ADayInTheLimelight: The Chapter 1 focuses on Izuku after his encounter with All Might and after the Sludge Villain incident... as well as his plan to bring down those who tormented him.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny:

** All of the allies Izuku gathers while executing his plan to take down Aldera from the inside were also being bullied, tormented and picked upon. By the time the school is shut down, he considers them all to be real friends.

* CynicismCatalyst: Having his idol declare that his Quirklessness meant he could never become a hero, followed by being berated for the part he played in saving Katsuki, left Izuku understandably embittered... and determined to ensure that Katsuki and other bullies wouldn't continue getting away with all their crimes.

* FantasticRacism: Along with Izuku dealing with bullies because of his Quirkless nature, Chapter 2 reveals that many non-hero jobs actually require a person to have a Quirk in order to apply for their programs. It's also stated that many Quirkless Graduates have to move ''out of'' Japan to find work in other countries where Quirkless Protection laws are actually enforced. All Might's thoughts on the latter are {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the narrative.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: All Might is guilt-stricken when he sees how his advice led Izuku to become more deadly and cut-throat on his quest to be a true hero.

* OpenSecret: In Chapter 2, Izuku confesses to have been the organizer for Aldera's downfall along with the arrests of it's bullies.

* ShoutOut: One of the bullies is named [[{{Webcomic/OnePunchMan}} Garo]]. He's described as having gray hair and razor sharp nails as his Quirk.

* TakeAThirdOption: Rather than continuing his fruitless pursuit of becoming an official hero or giving up to take on any average job, Izuku makes the decision to be involved in the hero industry as an observer who keeps tabs on the heroes and take down any of them that he feels aren't worthy of the title.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31632545/chapters/78281438 The Scorpion Jar]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Mad_Nimrod/pseuds/Mad_Nimrod Mad_Nimrod]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' FanFic wherein his encounter with All Might causes Izuku to have a revelation. Maybe it's true that somebody like him has what it takes to become a Pro Hero... after all, he doesn't have a Quirk.

* EveryManHasHisPrice: {Exploited}} by Izuku to turn his bullies into {{Unwitting Pawn}}s.

* DramaticIrony: Stain decides that whichever Pro Hero told Izuku that he could never become a hero must be "a faker of the highest caliber, taking one of All Might's greatest promises and twisting it to suit their prejudices." He vows to himself that if he ever discovers their identity, he'll murder them in Izuku's honor, unaware that the culprit is none other than All Might himself... somebody Stain idolizes, and whose teachings he has twisted to suit his own biases.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Nedzu laughs maniacally after seeing Izuku's testimony in his interview of what he did to ensure Aldera's closure.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: During the fateful encounter, All Might tells Izuku that he could still pursue a doctor or police officer's path if he wanted to help the world. But he learns after Izuku's interview that many of those careers ''require'' a Quirk meaning that the Quirkless boy would still have no future to call his own.

* EvilTeacher: Izuku discovers that [[spoiler: many of Aldera's faculty, including it's principal, are remnants from a defunct villain group that were forced into hiding a decade ago. This explains why many of them have allowed bullying and Quirk supremacy to fester into the school for so long.]]
* FantasticRacism: Along with Izuku dealing with bullies because of his Quirkless nature, Chapter 2 reveals that many non-hero jobs actually require a person to have a Quirk in order to apply for their programs. It' also stated that many Quirkless Graduates have to move ''out of'' Japan to find work in other countries where Quirkless Protection laws are actually enforced. All Might's thoughts on the latter are lampshaded in the narrative.
--->And people wondered why Japan had a declining population.

* IllKillYou: Bakugou promises to throw Izuku out the school window himself if he doesn't conform to being a worthless waste of space.

* FantasticRacism: Along with Izuku dealing with bullies because of his Quirkless nature, Chapter 2 reveals that many non-hero jobs actually require a person to have a Quirk in order to apply for their programs. It' also stated that many Quirkless Graduates have to move ''out of'' Japan to find work in other countries where Quirkless Protection laws are actually enforced.

* TheDogBitesBack: Part of Izuku's masterplan involves rallying the other bullied and mistreated students at Aldera to help him in obtaining sufficient evidence against their bullies and staff to take them down.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The Chapter 1 focuses on Izuku after his encounter with All Might and after the Sludged Villain incident... as well as his plan to bring down those who tormented him.

* ADayintheLimelight: The Chapter 1 focuses on Izuku after his encounter with All Might and after the Sludged Villain incident... as well as his plan to bring down those who tormented him.

* ADayintheLimelight: The chapter 1 focuses on Izuku after his encounter with All Might and after the Sludged Villain incident... as well as his plan to bring down those who tormented him.

* ADayintheLimelight: Chapter 1 focuses on Izuku after his encounter with All Might and after the Sludged Villain incident, as well as his plan to bring down those who tormented him.

* EvilTeacher: Izuku discovers that [[many of Aldera's faculty, including it's principal, are remnants from a defunct villain group that were forced into hiding a decade ago]]. This explains why many of them have allowed bullying and Quirk supremacy to fester into the school for so long.

-->'''Katsuki:''' Shut up, Deku! I don't know where you got the idea, but a quirkless pile of shit like you will always be worthless! Nothing you do in life will ever amount to anything more than the dirt under my shoe! I know you're too stupid to take my advice, but either smarten up or I'll throw you off the roof myself, got it shithead!?

* DidntThinkThisThrough: During the fateful encounter, All Might tells Izuku that he could still pursue a doctor or police officer's path if he still wanted to help the world. But he learns after Izuku's interview that many of those careers ''require'' a Quirk meaning that the Quirkless boy would still have no future to call his own.

* TheDogFightsBack: Part of Izuku's masterplan involves rallying the other bullied and mistreated students at Aldera to help him in obtaining sufficient evidence against their bullies and staff to take them down.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Despite how Katsuki had told him to [[SuicideDare take a swan dive off the roof]] earlier that day, Izuku still stepped in to save him from the Sludge Villain. His reward for this was getting berated by all the Pro Heroes who had been standing by watching Katsuki suffocate.

-->'''Katsuki:''' Shut up, deku! I don't know where you got the idea, but a quirkless pile of shit like you will always be worthless! Nothing you do in life will ever amount to anything more than the dirt under my shoe! I know you're too stupid to take my advice, but either smarten up or I'll throw you off the roof myself, got it shithead!?

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Seeing Izuku's interview

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Katsuki's expires, alongside those of all his fellow bullies, when Izuku presents the Board of Education with evidence of all their crimes and how the staff at Aldera let them get away with it all.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Nezu laughs maniacally after seeing Izuku's testimony in his interview of what he did countless times to ensure Aldera's closure.

* TheChessmaster: Much of Izuku's plan to bring down Aldera came from using the arrogance and greed of his abusers and Katsuki to turn them into unwitting pawns to achieve that goal.

* InformationBroker: Izuku begins his revenge plot by trading data of Aldera's misdeeds (pictures and such) for homework and test answers to other students. Once he gathers enough, he [[CantStopTheSignal releases it to the media]].

* HomeschooledKids: After Aldera shuts down, Izuku continued his education through online learning to finish the year before taking the UA entrance exam.

* HomeschooledKids: After Aldera shuts down, Izuku continued his education through online learning to finish the year before taking the UA entrance exam.

* TheChessmaster: Much of Izuku's plan to bring down Aldera came from using the arrogance and greed of his abusers and Katsuki to turn them into unwitting pawns to achieve that goal.

* VillainRespect: Akaguro Chizome, aka the Hero Killer Stain, roars with laughter as he watches Izuku's interview, admiring his work and musing that he has what it takes to become a ''true'' hero. He you even want to meet him in person.

* VillainRespect: Akaguro Chizome, aka the Hero Killer Stain, roars with laughter as he watches Izuku's interview, admiring his work and musing that he has what it takes to become a ''true'' hero.