History Fanfic / VigilantismOfOlympicProportions

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32328631/chapters/80139667 Vigilantism of Olympic Proportions]] is a Manga/MyHeroAcademia fanfic written by 3AMFanFicQueen that presents an alternative universe wherein Class 1-A starts off as a vigilante group called the Pantheon operating underground before being found by Eraserhead and the other staff at U.A.

** As part of the backstory, Inko and Katsuki's parents die in the aftermath of a villain attack.

* InSpiteOfANail: Shouto still completely freezes someone in an iceberg during the Sports Festival.

** Izuku and Katsuki in particular are especially notable as their canon relationship started extremely toxic while here, years of living on the streets as orphans together made for a far different and healthier dynamic.

* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul:

** Ashido, Koda, Ojiro, Shoji, and Tokoyami were neglected by her family due to her appearance.

** Aoyama and Kaminari were kicked out by their families because of his Quirk.

%%** Bakugo, Hagakure, Midoriya, and Sato lost their parents.
%%** Kirishima was turned into his family's literal punching bag after he got his Quirk.
%%** Ashido, Koda, Ojiro, Shoji, and Tokoyami were neglected by her family due to her appearance.
%%** Hitoshi was forced to wear a muzzle so he could not speak.
%%** Momo was purposefully underfed by her parents even though her Quirk requirements made that dangerous - she's implied to have an eating disorder she's still battling.
%%** Tenya's parents were MarriedToTheJob, and Tensei was pretty much his only caretaker. When Tensei died, Tenya's parents never tried to step in.
%%** Asui was neglected in favor of her younger siblings.
%%** Aoyama and Kaminari were kicked out by their families because of his Quirk.
%%** Jiro left because her parents were pressuring her into the music business.
%%** Ochako left her parents because she hoped it would allow them to recover from their struggling finances.

%%** Katsuki, Izuku, Toru, and Sato lost their parents.

%%** Mina was neglected by her family due to her appearance.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Each member of the pantheon had worse backstories than their canon counterparts. Some are orphans, some are casted out rejects, many had abusive families, and all are runaways. Some of them have been living on the streets for years.

* DeathByAdaptation: As part of the backstory, Inko and Katsuki's parents die in the aftermath of a villain attack.

* AdaptationalAngst: Each member of the pantheon had worse backstories than their canon counterparts. Some are orphans, some are casted out rejects, many had abusive families, and all are runaways. Some of them have been living on the streets for years.

* AdaptedOut: Unsurprisingly, Mineta is not part of Class 1-A in this fic, being replaced by Shinsou.

* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: Rather than entering U.A. as mostly strangers, 1-A has been living, working, and fighting together for years before the fic starts.

--> '''Izuku''': “Yeah, you’re right, I nearly ''did'' die at the USJ because ''you weren’t there''. And the injuries I got? They were from a ''quirk that could kill anyone''. Quirked or no. Not to mention, I went down swinging, and stabbed Shigaraki as I fell. I actually ''fought'' at the USJ, All Might. And where were you? Let me put this into perspective for you, ''Toshinori''. I have spent the last 11 years ''of my life'' being told that I won’t amount to a damn thing because I can’t use telekinesis, and I’m not belching fire. But you want to know what I did? ''I kept fighting''. I created one of ''the most intricate'' and ''respected'' vigilante organizations of all time. I kept 20 preteens alive, safe, and fed, when all we had to our names was an abandoned warehouse. I got all 20 of those kids a chance in the UA Hero Course. I did every last bit of this with not a quirk to my name, and I will be ''damned'', before I take your advice. And if your teaching is filtered through ''this much'' prejudice? Then it may be time to hang up that cape. Because it sure as ''hell'' is not heroic."

!!Tropes in this fic include:

* WhamLine: Chapter 30 ends with Shouto and Kendo's match being interrupted by the "temperature of the arena spik[ing]" and someone yelling out Shouto's name, indicating Endevour's presence.

* TheRunaway: All of the Pantheon's members start off as this, either because they're orphaned, abused, or neglected.

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: All of the Pantheon's codenames come from Greek deities and mythological figures.