History Fanfic / Venality

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** [[spoiler: ''Possibly'' with All For One, who doesn't seem to want to take over Shigaraki's body anymore and is more than happy to have his successor lead the charge against Hero Society. It helps that All For One seems to actually value his close allies, while in canon he couldn't care less about them.]]

** For the most part, it's left ambiguous as to just how right the League is in their presumptions about most of the Heroes they go after, such as Mt.Lady, Endeavor, and Midnight, and if said heroes are truly as evil as the League assumes. The only exception to this is [[spoiler: The Heroes Commission, who are revealed to be an extremely shady and evil organization that, among other things, kidnaps kids and turns them into soldiers, pays off papers to keep silent about the less than savory actions of certain heroes, and may or may not be genetically experimenting on the kids they kidnap. While the Commission could be argued to be somewhat shady in canon, it's nowhere near as bad as this.]]

** [[spoiler: Among the prisoners that join up with the League after the Tartarus breakdown include Nine and [[Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes Number Six]], both of whom have little, if any, presence in the main story.]]

* BorrowedCatchphrase: [[spoiler: How does Endeavor enter his final fight against Touya and Shoto? By stating "I am here."]]

** [[spoiler: Endeavor spends his last moments alive attempting to give either of his sons a HeelRealization, and calming tell then to take their revenge once that failed.]]

* IAmNotLeftHanded: [[spoiler: Endeavor, during his final battle against his two sons, holds back throughout the fight due to his guilt. When Kamui Wood is killed, however, Endeavor immendiately goes all out, and while he is still defeated, he leaves both Dabi and Crucible half-dead.]]

* JoinOrDie: [[spoiler: Quoted word for word by Re-Destro when threatening the League, telling them to either join the Meta Liberation Army or be killed by them.]]

** [[spoiler: Just before their final battle against him, Touya and Shoto completely pick apart Endeavor and his past actions, stateing that he didn't deserve their forgiveness after all that he had done. Endeavor, in term, gives his sons a minor one before his death, telling them to tell him if all of the death and horror they had wrought was worth it.]]
* RejectedApology: [[spoiler: Endeavor attempts to apologize to Shoto and Touya during his final battle against them ultimately fall flat. Neither brother wants to forgive Endeavor for his years of abuse, and the latter comes to realize that their would be no hope in getting them to stand down.]]

* AnyoneCanDie: And they do. [[{{CharactersDroppingLikeFlies}} A lot]]. So far, of the canonical characters present in the story, [[spoiler: Native, Stain, The Chainsaw Noumu, Mt.Lady, Spinner, Tengai, Tabe, Mimic, Snatch, Slide'N'Go, Skeptic, Curious, Moonfish, Gang Orca, Wash, Yoroi Musha, Manual, and Gran Torino]] have bit the dust.

* CorruptBureaucrat: If the reports Izuku and Momo read are to be believed, the Hero's Commission is this, big time. They actively bury stories criticizing heroes and drive the companies publishing them out of business, and protect Heroes when they break the law, whatever that be through massive amounts of property damage, [[{{DisproportionateRetribution}} breaking petty thieves and criminals beyond repair]], or even straight up murdering innocents suspected of being villains.

* {{Expy}}: Geten being characterized as someone who blames Endeavor for his tragic life and will do anything to harm him, even killing family members that had nothing to do with his suffering, makes him come across as this stories answer to [[spoiler: Dabi's, aka Touya Todoroki's, canonical personality. With that said, unlike Dabi, Geten does seem drift anyway from this mindset after being defeated by Dabi and Shoto.]]

** "I understand. Be careful, he's tough" [[spoiler: Masaki "Manual" Mizushima, ending his conversation with Ryukyu before letting her take over the fight against Muscular. He later dies from his injuries offscreen.]]

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: [[spoiler: Mostly thanks to the fact that [[{{OutdatedByCanon}} she had a large presence in the story before her quirk was revealed in the official manga]], Prisoner C-46 doesn't have her ArmCannon Quirk here, and instead has a Quirk revolved around hacking.]]

* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: Both Overhaul and Chronostasis return to the story during the Tartarus breakout, escaping the prison and the League with the possible intention of rebuilding the Shie Hassaikai.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: The Chainsaw Noumu, who's fate is ambiguous in canon, self destructs itself here to give the League time to escape the training camp.
** [[spoiler: Stain ends up being killed during the Hosu raid by Toru and Momo.]]
** [[spoiler: Yu "Mt. Lady" Takeyama is killed during the Kamino Ward battle by Hitoshi.]]
** [[spoiler: Shuichi "Spinner" Iguchi is killed by Overhaul during the meeting between the League and the Shie Hassaikai.]]
** [[spoiler: Hekiji Tengai is killed by Toru before the Shie Hassaikai raid.]]
** [[spoiler: Joi "Mimic" Iranaka and Soramitsu Tabe are both killed during the Shie Hassaikai raid, the former being forced to commit suicide by Hitoshi while the latter bled out due to a head injury.]]
** [[spoiler: Slide'n'Go and Tomoyasu "Skeptic" Chikazoku are killed during the battle between the Meta Liberation Army and the League, the former getting his throat silt by Toru while the latter is dropped from the main MLA tower by Ochako.]]
** [[spoiler: Moonfish, Wash, and Kugo "Gang Orca" Sakamata are all killed during the Tartarus Breakout, the former getting his head reduced to a fine paste by All For One while the latter two are killed in the fight against Dabi and Crucible.]]

** Muscular and Moonfish never make a physical appearance here, due to Izuku finding them too violent and unstable for the League. [[spoiler: The Tartarus breakout has given Muscular some relevancy, due to him being forced to work for All For One and implying that he would join the League. This is still the case with Moonfish, however, as he is killed before he could really do anything.]]

** Gentle and La Brave only receive a passing mention due to the story skipping over the Culture Festival. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}} as of the nationwide prison breaks, as Gentle makes his debut escaping from prison and assisting Nine crew, implying that he will play a role in the story at a later date.]]

* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Ochako, as of Chapter 52, has been captured by the heroes and is to be imprisoned somewhere unknown. WordOfGod has confirmed that she will return at some point, but as of now she is out of the story.]]

** Chapter 52 ends off with [[spoiler: Ochako being completely outplayed by Nezu, exposed as a traitor, and captured, making her the first member of Venality to be taken out of the story (though it is implied that this won't stick.)]]

** [[spoiler: Among the prisoners that join up with the League after the Tartarus breakdown include Nine, Prisoner C-46, and [[Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes Number Six]], all of whom have little, if any, presence in the main story.]]

** Gentle and La Brave only receive a passing mention due to the story skipping over the Culture Festival.

* TheMole: Izuku, Ochako, Denki, and Momo are all stationed in U.A and actively feeding information about the school to the League. [[spoiler: Following the Kamino Ward incident, only Denki and Ochako remain in the school.]]

** Muscular and Moonfish never make a physical appearance here, due to Izuku finding them too violent and unstable for the League.

** It says a lot about how violent and unstable Muscular and Moonfish are that the entire League, including people like Shigaraki, Mina, and '''Toga''', were disturbed by their brutality. Absolutely no one objected when Izuku rejected their requests to join the League and tipped their location off to the police.

** [[spoiler: [[{{UncertainDoom}} While not outright said]], it's heavily implied that Slide'n'Go and Tomoyasu "Skeptic" Chikazoku are killed during the battle between the Meta Liberation Army and the League, the former getting his throat silt by Toru while the latter is dropped from the main MLA tower by Ochako.]]

** [[spoiler: Unlike in canon, Curious is taken alive by Toga. Given that Ochako is out for her blood, whether or not this sticks has let to be seen.]]

* UncertainDoom: During the battle between the Meta Liberation Army and the League, [[spoiler: Slide'n'Go is stabbed in the throat by Toru while Skeptic is dropped off the main MLA tower by Ochako. Neither are confirmed dead after this, but given that both injuries are likely severe, and, in the cause of Skeptic, something that outright killed Curious in canon, the chance for either living are very low.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: It's heavily implied that Re-Destro is more than willing to use Eri as leverage against the League should he need to. It's for this reason that Izuku takes a risk and trusts his mom to protect her without turning her into the Heroes.]]

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Haru Garaki is ''very'' similar to Tomura's long dead sister, Hana Shimura. She has brown hair with sliver highlights and her quirk has the same activation as Tomura's decay, though with [[{{HealingHands}} opposite effects]]. Her being in an accident years ago, while vague, lines up with Tomura's quirk activation incident, and her injuries, which include a lost arm and damage to her throat and torso line up with the canonical fatal injuries Hana received. Haru also very quickly forms a bond with Tomura, expressing concern for his neck scratching habit. The fact that The Doctor was ordered, by All for One, to keep Haru away from Tomura out of worry that she would regain her memories doesn't help these comparisons.

** While Bakugou and Mirio believe that they can save Izuku, certain more experienced and cynical characters, such as Mirko, believe it's a fool's errand, and that Izuku is far too indulged in the League's cause to ever end up anywhere but a prison cell.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Haru Garaki may be a crippled medic and surprisingly kind for a villain, but she is still dangerous if backed into a corner. It's eventually revealed that she has a rifle built into her prosthetic arm, and she is more than willing to use it if she needs to.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Momo is this for the League. Unlike the rest of the League who consider all heroes scum she acknowledges that some of them are worthy of the title such as Tensei Ida, the Wild Wild Pussycats and numerous members of the top ten. Additionally she makes it clear she doesn't enjoy fighting her former classmates.

** Izuku: Izuku was more than right in pointing out that Mirio was deflecting a lot of the faults of heroes and All Might onto All for One (something that All Might himself later do again when he [[{{NeverMyFault}} deflected most of his guilt of turning Izuku into a villain onto his arch nemesis]]), and that the heroes would only respect now that he had a powerful quirk. He also points out that Mirio attempting to save him and his friends was laughable given that none of them had any intention of going back to a world that did nothing but hurt and abuse them.

* MeaningfulRename: After [[spoiler: revealing himself to Endeavor and nearly killing him]], Touya begins to use his mother's maiden last name, Himura, signifying his full abandonment of Endeavor's name. Shoto would end up following his big brother in doing this a few chapters later.

** [[spoiler: Unlike in canon, Curious is taken alive by Toga. Given that Ochako is out for her blood, whether or not this sticks is up for debate.]]

* UncertainDoom: During the Kamino Ward battle, it's not made clear if [[spoiler: Mt.Lady and Sir Nighteye managed to survive the battle, as they are never seen past their scenes with Hitoshi and Ochako. The former being at the mercy of someone who wants her dead while the later being in the middle of a building destroying explosion and having said building collapse on him don't exactly help their chances.]] {{Subverted}} once the battle is over, however, as it's revealed that [[spoiler: Nighteye barely managed to make it out, while Mt.Lady was killed.]]
** During the battle between the Meta Liberation Army and the League, [[spoiler: Slide'n'Go is stabbed in the throat by Toru while Skeptic is dropped off the main MLA tower by Ochako. Neither are confirmed dead after this, but given that both injuries are likely severe, and, in the cause of Skeptic, something that outright killed Curious in canon, the chance for either living are very low.]]

* WhamEpisode: After a string of uncontested victories, chapter 27, ''Overhaul'', would raise the steaks of the story when [[spoiler: Spinner is KilledOffForReal by Overhaul, firmly introducing the fact that the League isn't immune to losing members.]]

** Mirko and Hawks would start making regular appearances during the Internship arc instead of the Pro Hero arc in canon.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: [[spoiler: Haru Garaki is ''very'' similar to Tomura's long dead sister, Hana Shimura. She has brown hair with sliver highlights and her quirk has the same activation as Tomura's decay, though with [[{{HealingHands}} opposite effects]]. Her being in an accident years ago, while vague, lines up with Tomura's quirk activation incident, and her injuries, which include a lost arm and damage to her throat and torso line up with the canonical fatal injuries Hana received. Haru also very quickly forms a bond with Tomura, expressing concern for his neck scratching habit. The fact that The Doctor was ordered, by All for One, to keep Haru away from Tomura out of worry that she would regain her memories doesn't help these comparisons.]]

** "Quit struggling, Toga. This is the end for you." [[spoiler: The Repelling Hero, Red Stone]]
** [[{{BigWhat}} "What?"]] [[spoiler: Chizome "Stain" Akaguro]]
** [[{{AintTooProudToBeg}} P-Please. I'm sorry. I don't..."]] [[spoiler: Yu "Mt.Lady" Takeyama]]
** "You're not with them?" [[spoiler: An unnamed Police Officer.]]
** "Take this, you bastard! [[spoiler: High Speed Cutter!"]] [[spoiler: Shuichi "Spinner" Iguchi]]
** "I... I don't-" [[spoiler: Walter, a member of the Shie Hassaikai]]
** "Mister Setsuno. Save Me." [[spoiler: Maseo, a member of the Shie Hassaikai]]
** "No. Don't-" [[spoiler: Hekiji Tengai]]
** "[[spoiler: Kai!]] You-" [[spoiler: Joi "Mimic" Iranaka, before being KilledOffscreen.]]
** "[[{{TemptingFate}} I shall end you here and now, Tomura Shigaraki]]" [[spoiler: Sajin "Snatch" Higawara.]]

** Toru's villain name is Violet, which is, InUniverse, an intention ShoutOut to ''[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles The Incredibles]]''. This is despite the fact that Violet is a heroic character within the movie. {{Downplayed}} in that the official Police callsign for Toru is the far more generic "Ghost", which ends up catching on with both the Heroes and public.

** Hawks gives an indirect one to the League when he is announced as the Number One hero, encouraging the Heroes to step up their game and indriectly challenging the League to step up theirs.

** Izuku Midoriya, from birth, wanted nothing more than to be a hero in spite of being quirkless. Years of bullying and abuse that accumulated in his personal idol, All Might, crushing his dreams without a second thought broke Izuku, leading to join the League. Had Izuku just gotten any support or encouragement, the events of this story could have been avoided.

* WorthyOpponent: Rappa and Mirko, [[Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes in a callback to their canonical teamup]], are very complementary of each others talents and accomplishments, and are very [[{{FriendlyEnemy}} friendly to each other even on the battlefield]]. Rappa even calls his first fight with Mirko the best one he had in years.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Due to his [[{{TheAtoner}} regret over how he treated Izuku]], Bakugou, while still somewhat of a prideful {{Jerkass}}, is more approachable and genuinely heroic. [[spoiler: This is best shown with his conviction of [[{{SaveTheVillain}} saving Izuku from the League and himself]] when the latter outs himself as Usagi, overall portraying Bakugou as much more mature at that point than in canon.]]

* ArchEnemy: Aside from the canonical ones such as All Might and All for One, Izuku and Bakugou, Mina and Kirishima, and Momo and Iida are all set up as main rivals to each other.

* TheAtoner: Bakugou is quickly revealed to be one by his first appearance. Izuku's disappearance caused him to have a massive JerkassRealization, resulting in Bakugou swearing to become a hero, find Izuku, and bring him back home. [[spoiler: Later, when Izuku outs himself as being part of the League, Bakugou then switches his goals to save Izuku from the League and stop him before he is too far gone.]]

** Suggesting that Izuku needs to be saved from the villains or that he isn't happy in his current life is another way to piss him off. [[spoiler: Mirio suggesting this was enough for Izuku to get even colder and more insulting towards the hero.]]

** [[spoiler: While Bakugou and Mirio believe that they can save Izuku, certain more experienced and cynical characters, such as Mirko, believe it's a fool's errand, and that Izuku is far too indulged in the League's cause to ever end up anywhere but a prison cell.]]

** Mirio: [[spoiler: Mirio was right in saying that Izuku was manipulated by All for One in turning into a villain, even if Izuku isn't shown to care. He was also fairly accurate in pointing out that Izuku isn't happy in his current life and that, deep down, he just wants to be saved and respected by the heroes he once looked up to, and that he, and his friends, deserve a second chance.]]
** Izuku: [[spoiler: Izuku was more than right in pointing out that Mirio was deflecting a lot of the faults of heroes and All Might onto All for One (something that All Might himself later do again when he [[{{NeverMyFault}} deflected most of his guilt of turning Izuku into a villain onto his arch nemesis]]), and that the heroes would only respect now that he had a powerful quirk. He also points out that Mirio attempting to save him and his friends was laughable given that none of them had any intention of going back to a world that did nothing but hurt and abuse them.]]

* BringIt: How does Izuku respond to [[spoiler: Bakugou stating that he will save him from the League?]]

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Despite having every reason to fight and turn him in, Mirio decides to form a truce with Izuku and the League so that they could take down the Shie Hassaikai together.]]

** Just before his fight with Hojo and Setsuno, Hitoshi uses the full force of Hojo's quirk to deliver a crippling punch to Tabe's head, knocking him out of the fight before it even began. [[spoiler: Around an hour later, when the Shie Hassaikai raids is finished, Tabe is found dead due to extreme head trauma and internal bleeding, the crystal infused blow having fractured his skull.]]

** [[spoiler: Hekiji Tengai is killed by Toru before the She Hassaikai raid.]]

* DisappointedInYou: While it's never outright said, one can tell that Aizawa is [[spoiler: extremely disappointed in Izuku and Momo for choosing to be villains. [[{{IHaveNoSon}} It's to the point where Aizawa refuses to achknowledge that the two were once his students]].]]

* AscendedExtra: Mustard and Magne. In canon, Mustard is a one off villain, getting captured during the Training Camp attack, who's character never gets much spotlight and backstory is completely unknown, while Magne is an ultimately minor villain who never shows off much in the way of personality [[spoiler: before getting killed by Overhaul.]] In this story, both of them have far more focus, as Mustard is given a proper backstory and manages to escape the Training Camp, while Magne is given several point of view shots and actively participates in several attacks after the Training Camp arc, such as the Provisional License battle. [[spoiler: It helps that she also survives the meeting with Overhaul here.]]

** Izuku: [[spoiler: Izuku was more than right in pointing out that Mirio was deflecting a lot of the faults of heroes and All Might onto All for One (something that All Might himself would later justify by [[{{NeverMyFault}} deflecting most of his guilt of turning Izuku into a villain onto his arch nemesis]]), and that the heroes would only respect now that he had a powerful quirk. He also points out that Mirio attempting to save him and his friends was laughable given that none of them had any intention of going back to a world that did nothing but hurt and abuse them.]]

** [[spoiler: Because Izuku never proved himself worthy for One for All, Mirio would end up becoming All Might's successor.]]

* MamaBear: Toru forms this kind of relationship with [[{{BrokenBird}} Eri]], becoming very protective of her and promising to save her from Overhaul.

* BringIt: How does Izuku respond to [[spoiler: Bakugou stating that he will save him?]]

* DisappointedInYou: While it's never outright said, one can tell that Aizawa is [[spoiler: extremely disappointed in Izuku and Momo for choosing to be villains.]]

** Izuku, being someone who suffered under abuse as a child, is understandably '''not''' happy when Toru tells him that Overhaul was using his quirk on Eri to produce Quirk erasing bullets.

* FirstNameBasis: All of the members of Venality are on this with one another, showing how much they trust and relay on each other. This is [[{{PlayedWith}} played with]] with the newer members[[note]] Ochako, Denki, and Momo. [[/note]], however, as more formal characters like Kurogiri and Shoto refer to them by their last names.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Just before [[spoiler: their fight during Kamino Ward]], Izuku criticizes Bakugou's decision to intern under Best Jeanist, telling him that [[{{RighteousRabbit}} Mirko]] would be a far better fit for Bakugou's [[{{BloodKnight}} personality]]. Zero points for guessing who Bakugou ended up interning under during the Internship Arc.

* MamaBear: Related to the PapaWolf entry down below, Ms.Joke ends up joining Aizawa and Present Mic in tracking down the League and Venality after some of her students are injured in the Provisional License attack.
* ManipulativeBastard: Even if he didn't intend to be one, Izuku fits this to a tee. While every member of Venality had doubts about Hero society, it was Izuku, through helping people like Toru, Denki, and Ochako with their problems, or offering people like Mina, Shoto, and Hitoshi a place to stay where they wouldn't be judged or abused, that caused these doubts to bloom into a full on hatred of heroes. Izuku seems to embrace this role more over the course of the story, however, as he deliberately asked for Rappa and Setsuno[[note]] though he would get [[{{RedOniBlueOni}} Rappa and Tengai]] instead due to Overhaul predicting this.[[/note]] to work with the League during their "alliance" with the Shie Hassaikai, knowing full well that they were the least loyal to Overhaul and the most likely to turn if given the chance.

* TheMedic: Haru Garaki (who is heavily implied to be a [[spoiler: noumuified or amnesiac Hana Shimura]]) serves as this to the League. Her quirk, Repair, allows to heal all wounds, external or internal, by placing all five of her fingers on the subject, though she cannot regrow limbs doing this.

* ShipTease: As of the Shie Hassaikai raid, Momo and Shoto are shown to be very close, often complementing each others work. Characters like [[{{DeadpanSnarker}} Mustard]] are more than willing to point this out.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: During the Sports Festival, Monoma copied Izuku's quirk, Bound, to overpower him, the same quirk that Izuku had spent months of rigorous training to master without falling on his ass. Unsurprisingly, Monoma almost immediately self-K.O's himself because he lacks the knowledge to even use the quirk properly, let alone fight with it.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Played with for Mina and Kirishima. While she notes they were merely classmates rather then friends she did appreciate that he was less cautious around her than others due to his quirk and he admired her for standing up to Gigantomachia. When they meet each other again during the USJ attack she expresses resentment towards him for having everything she wanted and only being less cautious around her due to his quirk. She since expressed the desire to kill him at multiple points. However when encountering him again during the attack on the training camp she refers to him as her old friend.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Played with for Mina and Kirishima. While she notes they were merely classmates rather then friends she did appreciate that he was less cautious around her than others due to his quirk and he admired her for standing up to Gigantomachia. When they meet each other again during the USJ attack she expresses resentment towards him for having everything she wanted and only being less cautious around her due to his quirk and has since expressed the desire to kill him at multiple points. However when encountering him again during the attack on the training camp she refers to him as her old friend.

* BaitAndSwitch: Chapter 17, ''Steam'', followed the usual format of a heroic character making a FaceHeelTurn and joining Venality, in this case being Iida, who is given a reason to turn against the heroes, makes an account on Venality, and even discovers that Momo is working with the League. Despite this buildup, however, Iida is ultimately still on the side of the heroes by the end and actively disapproves of Venality, making this the first {{Subversion}} of the stories FaceHeelTurn format.

* SmugSuper: Most of the League and Venality portray themselves as arrogant their fights with the heroes, and almost always has some kind of taunt to rile them up. The fact that none of them have been captured and they have always managed to put up a fight shows that their confidence isn't at all unfounded.

* VillainProtagonist: The story mainly follows the members of Venality and the League, with the point of view switching constantly between each member.

* AdaptedOut: The mall incident never happens here both due to Stain never becoming as popular as he was and Izuku being on Shigaraki's side.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Izuku Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, Toru Hagakure, Hitoshi Shinsou, Mina Ashido, Ochako Uraraka, Denki Kaminari, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Mei Hatsume are all directly involved with Venality and the League.

* CorruptBureaucrat: If the reports Izuku and Momo read are to be believed, the Hero's Commission is this, big time. They actively bury stories criticizing heroes and drive the papers publishing them out of business, and protect Heroes when they break the law, whatever that be through massive amounts of property damage, [[{{DisproportionateRetribution}} breaking petty thieves and criminals beyond repair]], or even straight up murdering innocents suspected of being villains.

* DisappointedInYou: While it's never outright said, One can tell that Aizawa is [[spoiler: extremely disappointed in Izuku and Momo for choosing to be villains.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: In general, most of the League and Venality appear to hate [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrites]], likely due to their belief that the entire hero system was founded on hypocrisy. The reason Momo and co went after Stain in the first place was due to his refusal to see that his "crusade" was hurting just as many people who deserved to be heroes as those who didn't, all while holding looking up to All Might, who is no less clean that some of the heroes Stain had killed.

* ManipulativeBastard: Even if he didn't intend to be one, Izuku fits this to a tee. While every member of Venality had doubts about Hero society, it was Izuku, through helping people like Toru, Denki, and Ochako with their problems, or offering people like Mina, Shoto, and Hitoshi a place to stay where they wouldn't be judged or abused, that caused these doubts to bloom into a full on hatred of heroes.

* TheMole: Izuku, Ochako, Denki, and Momo are all stationed in U.A and actively feeding infomation about the school to the League. [[spoiler: Following the Kamino Ward incident, only Denki and Ochako remain in the school.]]

* TrueCompanions: The League of Villains, being comprised of societal rejects, those who had a bad hand in life, and those who seek to destroy the current hero system, all trust and care about each other to an immense degree. It to the point where [[spoiler: when one of their members gets killed, '''everyone''' in the League gets pissed off and all but outright swears to make the perpetrator suffer.]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Due to his [[{{TheAtoner}} regret over how he treated Izuku]], Bakugou, while still somewhat of a loud {{Jerkass}}, is more approachable and genuinely heroic. [[spoiler: This is best shown with his conviction of [[{{SaveTheVillain}} saving Izuku from the League and himself]] when the latter outs himself as Usagi, overall portraying Bakugou as much more mature at that point than in canon.]]

** {{Downplayed}} with Shigaraki, who isn't ''as much'' of a [[{{PsychopathicManchild}} psychopathic manchild]] here and outwardly expresses his friendship and pride with the other members of the League, especially Izuku.

** Izuku lost all of his respect for All Might after the latter crushed his dreams, to the point of hating him just as much as Bakugou. In term, All Might no longer has his mentor-student friendship with Izuku, and in fact doesn't even remember Izuku before U.A.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Izuku Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, Toru Hagakure, Hitoshi Shinsou, Mina Ashido, Ochako Uraraka, Denki Kaminari, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Mei Hatsume are all directly involved with Venality and the League in this story.

* AscendedExtra: Mustard and Magne. In canon, Mustard is a one off villain, getting captured during the Training Camp attack, who's backstory and character never gets much spotlight, while Magne is an ultimately minor villain who never shows off much in the way of personality or backstory [[spoiler: before getting killed by Overhaul.]] In this story, both of them have far more focus, as Mustard is given a proper backstory and manages to escape the Training Camp, while Magne is given several POV shots and actively participates in several attacks after the Training Camp arc, such as the Provisional License battle. [[spoiler: It helps that she also survives the meeting with Overhaul here.]]

* BreakTheHaughty: Endeavor suffers this twice. Firstly, Shoto running away makes him realizes how much of a fool he was, though he is unabled to seek any forgiveness. Then, an even bigger one happens during the Kamino Ward battle, when [[spoiler: Shoto and Touya reveal themselves as villains, blaming their father for making their lives miserable. This '''breaks''' Endeavor, to the point were he hardly puts up a defense when Shoto and Touya launch a powerful attack at him, [[{{AnArmAndALeg}} robbing Endeavor of an arm]].]] He's even noted to be subdued and unusually somber in the hospital afterwards.
* BrokenPedestal: To say the least, Izuku's admiration for All Might and hero society in general shattered completely after the former crushed his dreams and after discovering just how corrupt the system is.

* CorruptTheCutie: Mina Ashido, in middle school, was a friendly, cheerful, but inwardly depressed child who just wanted to be accepted despite her quirk. Que Himiko Toga entering the scene and becoming Mina's OnlyFriend and eventual girlfriend, resulting in her turning into an AxCrazy, murdering psychopath.

** It says a lot about how violent and unstable Muscular and Moonfish are that the entire League, including people like Shigaraki, Mina, and '''Toga''', were disturbed by their brutality. Absolutely no one objected when Izuku rejected their requests to join the League and tip their location off to the police.

** Izuku Midoriya has [[{{BlindedByRage}} Wraith]]. Despite his intelligence and ability to calmly plan around and act in most situations, Izuku is ''very'' emotionally unstable due to his past experiences. As such, when dealing with problems that cause him to lash out, such as anything to do with Bakugou, Izuku abandons any rationality and throws himself into the problem with little reason, to the point where people like [[{{PsychopathicManchild}} Shigaraki]] come off as more stable by comparison. This has very nearly lead to Izuku being defeated and/or captured on multiple instances, a good example being his battle with Bakugou at the Sports Festival, in which Izuku's sloppiness and rage results in not only Bakugou and Inko discovering his identity, but Nezu as well, who also puts together that Izuku is connected with the League. It's only thanks to All for One pulling Izuku out then and there that Izuku wasn't arrested by the police.
** Of course, Katsuki Bakugou isn't much better in this regard. Bakugou lack of a filter and horrendous temper end up setting the story in motion, and even when he slightly mellowed out, his inability to control his rage at pivotal moments constantly either makes things worse for the heroes or destroys potential leads into defeating the League.

** Momo Yaoyorozu has rashness. Had she simply waited a few seconds to see what Midnight would do to the man she confronted instead of immediately assuming that Midnight was planning on sexually assaulting him, her FaceHeelTurn could have been avoided assuming what Midnight was doing was innocent.

** All of the characters who encountered Venality before U.A [[note]] Shoto, Toru, Hitoshi, and Mina. [[/note]] would end up becoming disillusioned with hero society due to various instances of this trope. For example...

** [[spoiler: Hitoshi's killing of Mt.Lady argueably comes off as this. The woman very clearly regretted killing Hitoshi's father and was scared out of her mind when at his mercy. Add on the fact that her death was heavily implied to be long and brutal, and any triumphantly at seeing Hitoshi getting his {{Revenge}} is robbed.]]
** Mina and Toga torturing an innocent police officer, threatening to go after his wife and child if he didn't speak, killing him after getting the infomation they need, and [[{{ArsonMurderAndJaywalking}} making fun of him for playing Gacha games]] definitely comes off as [[{{Understatement}} a bit]] too far.

** Mina and Toga torturing an innocent police officer, threatening to go after his wife and child if he didn't speak, killing him after getting information out of him, and [[{{ArsonMurderAndJaywalking}} making fun of him for playing Gacha games]] definitely comes off as [[{{Understatement}} a bit]] too far.

* TheMedic: Haru Garaki (who is heavily implied to be a [[spoiler: noumuified, or at least amnesiac Hana Shimura]])) serves as this to the League. Her quirk, Repair, allows to heal all wounds, external or internal, by placing all five of her fingers on the subject, though she cannot regrow limbs doing this.

* SmugSuper: Most of the League and Venality portray themselves as arrogant and taunting in their fights with the heroes. The fact that none of them have been captured and they have always managed to put up a fight shows that their confidence isn't at all unfounded.