History Fanfic / WhyAreWeHereAgain

** Thanks to Shoji's [[TheGrotesque frightening looking appearance]], a ''lot'' of people treated him like a villain which soon resulted in being [[FrameUp wrongfully accused]] of doing petty crime. Unfortunately, soon after he lashed out at an old classmate for some reason or another and was soon sent to Class A to be "reformed". However, it should be mentioned he got off ''lightly'' as other people believed he should've had a [[DisproportionateRetribution more severe punishment]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: Mineta was disliked in {{Canon}} due to his lewd and cowardly behavior, but he eventually develops true heroic tendencies. Here, he proposes the other 1-A students to ''sacrifice'' Honenuki to the villains in order to save themselves after they get trapped on the Shipwreck Zone. Unsurprisingly, the others were disturbed by his suggestion, and later on most of the class went to Izuku and asked if he could do anything to get Mineta expelled. [[spoiler: As it turned out, that issue fixed itself after Izuku learned that he was the [[TheMole traitor]] the entire time.]]

** Izuku has ''not'' forgotten how [[NeverMeetYourHeroes All Might crushed his dreams]] once upon a time and seems to hold a serious grudge against him. Not just All Might, as we quickly come to find out - he's lost his faith in ''all'' heroes. After the Sludge Villain incident, he completely tore up all his hero posters and threw away or sold his merchandise. Not to mention, all his admiration and respect for Bakugou went down the tubes at the same time as well. It is very obvious to people that he outright hates the man now. [[spoiler: And it honestly becomes even worse upon learning All Might used to be Quirkless himself. However, a sincere apology and the reveal he had considered Izuku to be the next wielder of One For All helps repair their relationship a bit.]]

* CoolSword: Izuku learns how to wield a sword and Momo provides them for him. He carries it on his back so easier to maneuver but noted that its sheath looks like it is crossing out the 18 on the back of his uniform, as if defying that symbol of control over him.

* DontYouDarePityMe: Izuku hates being looked down on for being Quirkless. It's what fuels his hatred of All Might and dislike of heroes, causes a brief fallout with the rest of Class A when they keep coming back for him during their second break-out, and causes him to reject Monoma's first apology because he's only doing it after learning Izuku's Quirkless.

* ForWantOfANail: Since Izuku never received One for All's Quirk, the honor ended up going to someone else - who turns out to be Mirio, foreshadowed by Izuku noting that All Might's been tutoring him privately and Mirio confessing that recently he's gotten a major boost in power. This is later confirmed when it's Mirio's point of view.

* GracefullyDemoted: [[spoiler: After Iida goes after Stain a ''second time'' and was caught, Eraserhead takes his vice-president status away as punishment. Iida accepted this demotion gracefully with no complaints.]]

* HatesTheirParent: ''Yeeeaaah,'' no one would find both Dabi and Shoto fitting these boxes perfectly surprising, considering how much of an {{Abusive Parent|s}} Endeavor is. Izuku even pointed out that almost all of Shoto's decisions had to do with either spiting or doing the exact opposite of what his father would have wanted. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Izuku starts to break him out of that toxic mindset.]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler: As it turned out, Mineta was the traitor in U.A. Something that made Izuku's job ''much'' easier to do in figuring out how to expel him when the class finally has enough of his behavior. There was suspicion of a second one after the summer camp was attacked, only for Dabi to reveal he had bugged Shouto's phone when they last met.]]

** Jiro unexpectedly delivers one to Bakugou when she gets fed up with his attitude. Surprisingly, while Bakugou's annoyed by it he takes it to heart (somewhat) and respects her guts for calling him out like that. He even decided she was one of the most tolerable people in that school second only to Kirishima.
** [[spoiler: After Class A won the Sports Festival, Izuku ends up ripping the general public a new one and telling them ''exactly'' what he thinks of them. Specifically about their sudden willingness to cheer for their victory when all they've done for the whole Sports Festival is root for literally ''anyone'' who isn't Class A.]]

* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: As Momo stated her parents have always been overprotective but as soon as she got her quirk they became a lot more constricting. Frustrated with her lack of freedom, eventually that led to sneaking out, dressing up, and going to parties when she got bored. Though, she mentioned after getting caught she regrets her past actions.

* TroubledTeen: All of 1-A, to various degrees. Much of the story revolves around on their struggles with distrust of authority and breaking out from self-destructive cycles.

** The background indicates that Izuku gave a heavy tongue-lashing to the heroes who stood by and did not act while Bakugo was about to be killed by the Sludge villain.

* YouAreNumber6: Instead of names, the teachers call Class A by their seat numbers. Izuku suspects this is secretly a genius [[{{Dehumanization}} dehumanization tactic]] to make the student feel guilty about their past actions and strive to do better. Then upon seeing the students' improvement, the teachers will start "remembering" their names all the sudden in a subtle attempt to reassure them that they're doing good. Izuku and Bakugo's [=POVs=] reluctantly concede it is surprisingly effective. That doesn't keep the kids from having a few laughs at the USJ when Sero (who is number 13) begins to answer every time Aizawa and Vlad King ask 13 (the hero) something.

Instead of 1-A being a class for heroes, twenty would-be-future-villains are chosen across the country being forced to attend the class that helps eliminate future villians and reintegrates them back into society.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: It's ''kind of'' inevitable when Class A in this universe is actually a class to help students not fall completely into villainy and reintegrating them back into society. While the students aren't completely angsty and brooding, compared with their original counterparts who don't have to deal with their families' disappointment, society's discrimination of them, and their past decisions, you can certainly expect more angst then usual.

** When Izuku finally hit his limit re: his classmates' treatment of him, he hacked into his school records to completely ruin them all (and the school itself) and ensure Bakugo finally got his KarmaHoudiniWarranty.
** When Uraraka's family hit hard times she become a rather well-known thief to support them financially (not that they knew). She went by the alias [[CodeName "Zero"]] and even made headlines occasionally. She was sold out by a rival competitor and soon found herself in Class A. She seems to regret her actions now though.

** Tired of being stuck in a glorified GildedCage by her overprotective parents. Momo stared sneaking out to parties and befriending rather [[ToxicFriendInfluence terrible friends]] that pressured her to use her Quirk illegally by giving them fake money, clothing, etc. Eventually, she was caught and sent to Class A after being sold out by them. She's mentioned how much she regrets her previous actions.
** Thanks to Shoji's [[TheGrotesque frightening looking appearance]], a ''lot'' of people treated him like a villain which soon resulted in being [[FrameUp wrongfully accused]] of doing petty crime. Unfortunately, soon after he lashed out at an old classmate for some reason or another and was soon sent to Class A to be "reformed". Though it should be mentioned he got off ''lightly'' as other people believed he should've had a [[DisproportionateRetribution more severe punishment]].

** Monoma ends up [[spoiler:helping Izuku capture Muscular after copying Aizawa's and Kaminari's Quirks, using the former to cancel his transformation and the latter to knock him out.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: From ''Himiko Toga'' of all people. Apparently, she was a Class A student the year before the current batch for her dangerous Quirk and unstable mindset. She was the last to graduate and ended up going to the Support Class at UA after getting a handle of her [[BloodLust Quirk and desire for blood]].]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: Monoma is even a bigger JerkAss here than in {{Canon}}. In canon, his [[GreenEyedMonster rivalry and antagonistic behaviour]] towards Class 1-A was more understandable because they were much more popular then 1-B after the USJ incident. However, here, he's been provoking and taunting the whole class ''for no reason whatsoever'' besides the sole reason of discrimination. However, [[spoiler:following the Sports Festival, he begins to lighten up and even tries to cheer Izuku up after a particularly nasty argument with Bakugo leaves him in a bad state, and by the end they consider each other good friends.]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Juzo Honenuki from Class 1-B. After Izuku manages to save his life during the USJ incident, he warmed up to Class A really quickly despite it being the "villain" class. He defended them to Class 1-B on multiple occasions and helped Izuku do dishes during his detentions in his homeroom. Class A ''themselves'' started warming up to him despite how much bad blood is between their two classes, to the point that they even invite him to sit with them during the Sports Festival!

* AnimalLover: Given how sweet and gentle Koda is, one would wonder why he was enrolled in Class 1-A as a vigilante. According to Asui, he released stray dogs from the pounds across the city, and helped an abused circus lion find a nice home in a zoo before the Pro-heroes caught him.
* ArcWords: "There's power in powerlessness", which symbolize how Izuku can turn his supposed weakness as a Quirkless person into a strength of his own.

** Class B plays a ''much'' more pivotal role in the story compared to {{Canon}}. Especially Juzo Honenuki, who plays the NiceGuy of the class and befriends Class A. They're all directly involved in the USJ incident and are frequent rivals of Class A because of all the bad blood between them. Though the antagonism varies student to student.

--> '''Nezu:''' Imagine a leader – and take another look at that boy. He wouldn’t go down in a battle of raw strength, where a hero would appear victorious and as legendary as the warriors of old. If he so willed, I believe he could wage a battle of wits, unlike any of us have ever seen. All he needs to do, is slip.

* CassandraTruth: After Honenuki gets trapped with Midoriya in the shipwreck zone during the USJ incident, Midoriya confesses that he's Quirkless and that [[BatmanGambit he fooled Class 1-B into thinking he had a Quirk that can steal other people's Quirks]]. Later when Honenuki tries to explain this to his class, everyone keeps talking over him, so he decides it would be more entertaining to see how the big reveal inevitably happens, and just let's his class believe whatever they want. It isn't until the Sports Festival that Class 1-B finds out the truth.
* CoolSword: Izuku learns how to wield a sword and Momo provides them for him. He carries it on his back so easier to maneuver, but noted that its sheath looks like it is crossing out the 18 on the back of his uniform, as if defying that symbol of control over him.
* CounterfeitCash: ''Momo'', of all people, used to produce fake money, clothing and other things for her [[ToxicFriendInfluence friends]] after they found out what she was capable of doing and begged her to make some for them. She did in a desperate attempt because she was afraid she'd disappoint them if she didn't comply, but when they were caught [[UngratefulBastard they immediately ratted her out]] and she was sent to Class A for it.

** While technically Jiro is there for "villainous" behavior all she really did was eavesdrop on [[spoiler: Endeavor]] once. Sadly, [[HeKnowsTooMuch she learned too much]] and since UA didn't know her personally if she would blab the information not, they thought it best to enroll her in a in Class A to keep an eye on her ''just in case''.

** Hilariously, Izuku suffers from the same problem as Jiro. His stay in Class A has ''nothing'' to do with hacking in his school's security systems (since he didn't get caught), making sure his old classmates had black marks on their records for bullying him for so long, getting his teachers fired and potentially his old school shut down for corruption, and publicly shamed heroes for not doing anything during the sludge incident. ''Nope.'' It had to do with [[HeKnowsTooMuch him knowing All Might's secret]] and UA not knowing if they could trust him enough to keep it a secret which consequently earned him a ticket straight to Class A. [[spoiler:It was actually because Nezu investigated Izuku and realized the great potential Izuku had: certain that, if left to his own devices, Izuku would becom a terrifying villain that heroes would be hard pressed to defeat, he brought him to Class A so he would become TheLeader and make the group a SuperTeam.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: Izuku hates being looked down on for being Quirkless. It's what fuels his hatred of All Might and dislike of heroes, causes a brief fallout with the rest of Class A when they keep coming back for him during their second break-out and causes him to reject Monoma's first apology because he's only doing it after learning Izuku's Quirkless.

--> '''Dabi''': Half the villainous population in the country wants to know that kid; he’s got the heroes quaking in their boots. Bet they regret taking ''him'' into UA.
** Class 1-A increasingly becomes feared as well as they prove their ability, and defy and beat the expected narrative at the Sports Festival.
--> '''Media expert''': ''–Killer, Stain, was defeated by the provisional hero, Lemillion, alongside three members of UA’s infamous class 1-A – often dubbed the'' class A threat ''– namely, the class president, Izuku Midoriya, their vice, Tenya Iida, and the son of the number two hero, Shoto Todoroki.''

** During their first encounter, Monoma tries to copy Izuku's Quirk, only to find himself unable to use any of the Quirks he has previously copied. Izuku realizes Monoma somehow copied his Quirklessness, but Monoma and eventually most of 1-B believes Izuku has some sort of power-stealing Quirk.
* EpiphanyTherapy: {{Reconstructed}}. Despite Izuku pointing out that all of Shoto's actions have always either been to spite Endeavor in some way or to please Dabi, he gives an encouraging speech about forgetting both of them and just doing what ''he'' wants. Of course, as inspiring as the message was, a pretty speech only goes so far, but it does begin to set Shoto into a healthier path.

** ''Played with''. Izuku outright admits to himself that [[spoiler:if Hagakure did turn out to be the traitor, he wouldn't even care and would find some way to frame Mineta of it in order to expel him. This is mostly due to knowing Hagakure would have regreted her actions not knowing this would have happened and her actually ''doing something'' useful to help them. Unlike Mineta who only suggested they work with the villains and ''sacrifice'' a member of Class 1-B in order to survive. This never came to be as Mineta actually did turn out to be the [[TheMole real traitor]].]]
** Later, it's revealed that, due to Shoji's [[{{TheGrotesque}} grotesque and frightening looking appearance]], many people treated him like a villain. Shortly after he was framed and wrongfully accused for petty crimes, and after lashing out at an old classmate, he was sent to Class A.

** After the Sports Festival, Izuku suggests to pull another, secretly expecting to ensure the teachers will arrange for tougher security while they are at home, keeping Dabi away from Shoto. The objective is successful, but Izuku learning that his classmates had decided to keep someone guarding him during the escape causes a short-term rift between him and the others.

* HatesTheirParent: ''Yeeeaaah,'' no one would find both Dabi and Shoto fitting these boxes perfectly surprising, considering how much of a [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent]] Endeavor is. Izuku even pointed out that almost all of Shoto's decisions had to do with either spiting or doing the exact opposite of what his father would have wanted. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Izuku starts to break him out of that toxic mindset.]]

** A big part of Shoto's CharacterDevelopment is deciding which side he's actually on. First, he's trained to become a hero by [[AbusiveParents Endeavor]]; then changes sides and joined Dabi as a villain; then he meets Izuku and decides to be a vigilante; after that doesn't work out, he decides to become a hero, then villain again, and so on and so forth.

-->'''Izuku:''' I’m... not on anyone’s ''side''. I-I’m on ''my side!''

* ImplicitPrison: Class A is often compared to a prison by the students particularly and for good reason too. The kids are completely cut off from the outside world. They are forced to live in dorms away from home, they have no access to any means to communicate ouf of school and the only thing they have is a set of old cellulars that can only call or text each other or the teachers, and the communications are constantly being monitored by the teachers.

** Izuku stills ends up saving Iida from Stain along with Shoto.

* TheKindnapper: ''Played with''. Dabi decides to kidnap Shoto as a chance to get away from Endeavor. Shoto is hardly resistant in the matter as Nezu notes that there weren't any signs of a struggle and he even fights off Pro-heroes that try to "save" him. Not to mention, after being forced to attend UA, he keeps trying to find a way to get back with him. [[spoiler:He eventually realizes that Dabi has always been more obsessed with his hatred of Endeavor than interested in helping his brother, and Dabi's later efforts are definitely against Shouto's will.]]

* LifeSavingMisfortune: Most of 1-A's students regard their place in U.A. as something they want to escape, but eventually it proves to be something good, because it allows them to make friends with people in the same situation, lets them train and learn how to use their Quirks in a controlled situation and eventually sets them on the path to become a SuperTeam that may be able to help change society for the better.

--> '''Endeavor:''' [[spoiler: That man isn't my son.]]
--> '''Shoto:'''[[spoiler: He ''is''- and you need to face that.]]
--> '''Endeavor:''' [[spoiler: He is ''not'' my ''son''. That was a ''fabrication''- a ''lie'' to keep you in check.]]
* MadeOfIndestructium: The students of Class A are all impressed by the durability of the brick phones they were given. They went through Kaminari's electricity, water, the shipwreck events at USJ and all the numerous villains the class fought, and they didn't even have ''one'' dent in it.

* MarkOfShame: Class A members are forced to wear red armbands with their seat number, numbered blazers and ankle trackers to distinguish them from normal hero class students.

* NoJustNo: A running gag is teachers saying this to Class 1-A, and Izuku in particular.

* NumberTwo: Izuku made Iida his vice-president, which the teen did his best to live up to, and everyone appreciated his efforts to pull them out of trouble. However, while they were happy with him doing that, outright orders were not something they tended to listen to unless the situation was actually serious. After Iida was demoted to third-in-command after going vigilante after Stain, Momo was made vice-president, and everyone made a point of obediently listening to her to tease Iida.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The students of Class A ''knew'' there was something more than what met the eye when Midoriya [[spoiler:darted out in last minute to attack Shigaraki to save All Might during the USJ incident]]. After all, the Midoriya here doesn't have any of his reckless heroism that his [[{{Canon}} canon counterpart]] has or any sort of [[BrokenPedestal idol worship]] of him, so it was oddly suspicious when he tried to save All Might (because he was ''All Might'', he could handle it). As such they soon deduced there was something about All Might he knew that they didn't that forced his hand in an effort to save him - most likely some sort of [[AchillesHeel weakness]].

* PlayfulHacker: Izuku is a really good programmer and hacker - having used those skills to ruin pretty much everyone from his old school and getting Bakugo sent to Class A. The heavy restrictions at U.A. keep him from accessing computers, but every time he gets a chance, he proves he hasn't lost it.

* ShipTease: Even though nothing happens in-story (given that there is a tag stating there will be no romantic relationships), there's a lot of this between Izuku and Ochako. The two help each other a lot of times - even sharing some tender moments - and she's the only one allowed to write on Izuku's notebooks.

* SoProudOfYou: Aizawa makes it clear to his class he's proud of them for proving themselves worthy heroes after they [[spoiler:went above and beyond to rescue Izuku and Shoto from the League of Villains]].

* UndyingLoyalty: The entire class (with the exception of Bakugou maybe) has this towards Izuku, to the point where [[spoiler: after their [[GreatEscape break-out]] failed]] they all warned Aizawa that if Izuku was expelled then soon the school would find a reason to expel ''everyone''. Shoto, in particular, even stated to Izuku upfront whatever path Midoriya will choose, he'll be there right alongside with him. This is one of the reasons why Aizawa picks Izuku as the Class President [[spoiler:and had, in fact, been expected to happen by Nezu, who brought Izuku into 1-A precisely because he had a great potential of becoming TheLeader]]. Their loyalty is such [[spoiler:that ''all of them'' (save for Jiro and Hagakure, who were in hospital, but later tell off the others because they missed out) break out of U.A. to rescue Izuku and Shoto.]]
* {{Unishment}}: While being treated as a test subject in the Support Class is usually deemed a punishment, ''it is not'' in Izuku's case. In fact, he makes [[OddFriendship fast friends]] with the local MadScientist Mei Hatsume and a previous ex-convict student of Class A, Himiko Toga. Played straight with Iida though, as he comes back looking as if he was used as an experimental test dummy.
* UnknownRival: As it turns out, Hagakure clocked Uraraka as her rival back when they both worked as professional thieves. Uraraka had not idea of the other girl's rivalry with her at the time. [[spoiler: Something she paid dearly for later, when Hagakure ratted her out to the police to eliminate competition, which subsequently landed her in Class A.]]

** The background indicates that Izuku gave a heavy tongue-lashing to the heroes that stood by and did not act while Bakugo was about to be killed by the Sludge villain.

* YouAreNumber6: Instead of names, the teachers call Class A by their seat numbers. Izuku suspects this is secretly a genius [[{{Dehumanization}} dehumanization tactic]] to make the student feel guilty about their past actions and strive to do better. Then upon seeing the students improvement the teachers will started "remembering" their names all the sudden in a subtle attempt to reassure them that they're doing good. Izuku and Bakugo's POV's reluctantly concede it is surprisingly effective. That doesn't keep the kids from having a few laughs at the USJ, when Sero (who is number 13) begins to answer every time Aizawa and Vlad King ask 13 (the hero) something.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Izuku noted that Mirio reminded him a lot of All Might. He has a certain kind of presence that just makes him feel safe and he's a very easy-going person that even Izuku sort of likes him despite his current distaste for heroes and All Might in particular.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]] by Momo who is well aware of this, and was able to sneak into parties she's not yet old enough to attend by dressing up accordingly.

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: From ''Himiko Toga'' of all people. Apparently, she was a Class A student the year before the current batch for her dangerous Quirk and [[AmbiguousDisorder unstable mindset]]. She was the last to graduate and ended up going to the Support Class at UA after getting a handle of her [[BloodLust Quirk and desire for blood]].]]

* BullyTurnedBuddy: Downplayed and eventually [[spoiler:Defied]] by Izuku and Bakugo. After a lot of character development from both of them over the course of the story, they [[spoiler:both agree that they'll never actually be friends again. However, they're willing to work together on building the H1A SuperTeam.]]

* ShipTease: Even if it is unlikely anything will happen (given that there is a tag stating there will be no romantic relationships), there's a lot of it between Izuku and Ochako, as she's one of Izuku's best friends and supporters, the two help each other a lot of times - even sharing some tender moments - and she's the only one allowed to write on Izuku's notebooks.

* TerminallyDependentSociety: As Izuku puts it, society's dependance on All Might has been hindering the finding of a potential replacement. Izuku proposes to 1-A that they become a SuperTeam that acts as a foundation, ensuring someone's fall will not collapse everything.

** Thanks to Shoji's [[TheGrotesque frightening looking appearance]], a ''lot'' of people treated him like a villain which soon resulted in being [[FrameUp wrongfully accused]] of doing petty crime. Unfortunately, soon after he lashed out at a old classmate for some reason or another and was soon sent to Class A to be "reformed". Though it should be mentioned he got off ''lightly'' as other people believed he should've had a [[DisproportionateRetribution more severe punishment]].
** Before getting caught on the job and arriving in Class A, Hagakure used to be a professional thief. Society led her to believe that she wouldn't be worth anything more then that and after becoming a thief she was later given the code name "[[CodeName The Invisible Thief]]". [[spoiler:She was also the one that sold out Uraraka.]]

** Unlike Monoma's [[{{Canon}} canon counterpart]] who can only copy one Quirk for five minutes, here he can copy up to ''three'' though the time limits is still five minutes. He also ends up [[spoiler:helping Izuku capture Muscular after copying Aizawa's and Kaminari's Quirks, using the former to cancel his transformation and the latter to knock him out.]]
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: [[spoiler: After Class A's [[GreatEscape fake break-out,]] the teachers put extra security on Izuku as class president to make sure he won't escape much to his frustration. Turns out that extra security detail they decided on was Lemillion.]]

* AdaptationalJerkass: Monoma is even a bigger JerkAss here then in {{Canon}}. In canon, his [[GreenEyedMonster rivalry and antagonistic behaviour]] towards Class 1-A was more understandable because they were much more popular then 1-B after the USJ incident. However, here, he's been provoking and taunting the whole class ''for no reason whatsoever'' besides the sole reason of discrimination. However [[spoiler:following the Sports Festival he begins to lighten up and even tries to cheer Izuku up after a particularly nasty argument with Bakugo leaves him in a bad state, and by the end they consider each other good friends.]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Juzo Honenuki from Class 1-B. After Izuku manages to save his life during the USJ incident, he warmed up to Class A really quickly despite it being the "villain" class. He defended them to Class 1-B on multiple occasions and helped Izuku do dishes during his detentions in his homeroom. Class A ''themselves'' started warming up to him despite how much bad blood is between their two classes, to the point that they even let him sit with them during the Sports Festival!

* AnimalLover: You might ask your self how someone as sweet and gentle as Koda was enrolled in Class A as a vigilante. [[ThisExplainsSoMuch Then you learn what he was in for and suddenly it all makes soooooo much sense.]] According to Asui, he released several stray dogs from the pounds across the city and helped an abused circus lion find a nice home in a zoo before the Pro-heroes caught him.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: After Bakugo's latest string of insults at Izuku, Kirishima decides he's fed up with him.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Todoroki's family no question. Just like {{Canon}}, their [[DysfunctionalFamily family dynamics are completely dysfunctional]], ''more so'' in this universe because Shoto was with Dabi for 2 years and hates Endeavor even more if that was possible.

** [[spoiler: After Izuku chases down Shoto during the Stain arc, Shoto comes to grips that he shouldn't idolize Dabi as much as he does after he finds out he joined the League of Villains. He slowly comes to terms with the fact that his brother never cared about him as much as [[{{Patricide}} the goal of killing their father-]] not in the way Midoriya does at least since Dabi never tried to rescue him from a hopeless situation before.]]

* CoolSword: Izuku learns how to wield a sword and Momo provides them for him. He carries it on his back so easier to maneuver, but noted that its sheath looks like it is crossing out the 18 mandatory to be on the back of his uniform, as if defying that symbol of control over him.

** Shoji barely avoided ''worse'' than Class A. He was regularly accused of committing petty crimes, and when he lashed out at a former classmate, his poor record meant that a more severe punishment was ‘required,’ but he was sent here as a last chance.
** Hilariously, Izuku suffers from the same problem as Jiro. His stay in Class A has ''nothing'' to do with hacking in his school's security systems (since he didn't get caught), making sure his old classmates had black marks on their records for bullying him for so long, getting his teachers fired and potentially his old school shut down for corruption, and publicly shamed heroes for not doing anything during the sludge incident. ''Nope.'' It had to do with [[HeKnowsTooMuch him knowing All Might's secret]] and UA not knowing if they could trust him enough to keep it a secret which consequently earned him a ticket straight to Class A. [[spoiler:It was actually because Nezu realized the great potential Izuku had, and that if left to his own devices he might end up becoming a terrifying villain that the heroes would be hard pressed to defeat, so he brought him to Class A so he could turn them into a great hero team.]]

** Izuku slowly becomes this to the general public and the heroes for being Class A's Class President despite being Quirkless, leading them into two close escape attempts to become vigilantes [[spoiler: and giving a lambasting TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the public after getting third place in the Sports Festival.]]
--> '''Dabi''': "Half the villainous population in the country wants to know that kid; he’s got the heroes quaking in their boots. Bet they regret taking ''him'' into UA.”

--> '''Media exert''': ''–Killer, Stain, was defeated by the provisional hero, Lemillion, alongside three members of UA’s infamous class 1-A – often dubbed the'' class A threat ''– namely, the class’ president, Izuku Midoriya, their vice, Tenya Iida, and the son of the number two hero, Shoto Todoroki.''

** While Izuku can't stand Mineta, he admits that he is smarter then he acts. As such he deduces that if Mineta [[spoiler: was the traitor and possesses a phone that would have enough overwhelming evidence to make him instantly be guilty,]] he'd have enough sense to hide it somewhere very secure. After scouring his dorm room, Izuku finally found what he was looking for '''underneath his pillow.'''

* FlawExploitation: Class B figures out early on that no matter what Class A wouldn't ever leave Izuku behind. They use the class' UndyingLoyalty towards their President and targets him during the second break-out attempt, knowing that if he was captured they would come back for him. To prevent this, they always try to have someone to protect him while they're trying to escape, which doesn't really help his insecurity complex with being Quirkless.

** ''Played with''. Izuku outright admits to himself that [[spoiler:if Hagakure did turn out to be the traitor he wouldn't even care and would find someway to frame Mineta of it in order to expel him. This is mostly due to knowing Hagakure would have regreted her actions not knowing this would have happened and her actually ''doing something'' useful to help them. Unlike Mineta who only suggested they work with the villains and ''sacrifice'' a member of Class 1-B in order to survive. This never came to be as Mineta actually did turn out to be the [[TheMole real traitor]].]]
** Later it's revealed due to Shoji's [[{{TheGrotesque}} grotesque and frightening looking appearance]] many people treated him like a villain. Shortly after he was framed and wrongfully accused for petty crimes, and after lashing out at an old classmate, he was sent to Class A.

** All of Class A attempts to do this by breaking out of UA to become vigilantes. [[spoiler: The attempt fails though because of Izuku forgetting to account Class 1-B who ends up catching them in the act.]]
** Izuku suggests one again after the Sports Festival, secretly planning it so the teachers will establish tougher security around them while at home to keep Dabi away from Shoto. [[spoiler:The stated objective succeeds, although the circumstances cause a short-term rift between Izuku and the others.]]
** After summer camp, the entire class (save for Jiro and Hagakure, who are in the hospital) stage a ''third'' break out [[spoiler:so they can help rescue Izuku and Shoto from the League of Villains.]] [[spoiler:They successfully stage the rescue attempt and return to U.A. with no injuries. This was also supported by Aizawa, who "accidentally" left their dorm door open as part of his final test for them.]]
* GrewASpine: Izuku grew one after he got [[NeverMeetYourHeroes his dream was crushed by All Might]] and got sick and tired of being Bakugou's [[ExtremeDoormat doormat]]. He set up an elaborate scheme to get Bakugou sent to Class A so he could finally learn some humility (while giving all of his other classmates a black mark and ensuring the teachers would get investigated) and refuses to cower before him anymore. To add to that after figuring out exactly ''why'' he was sent to Class A and his potential to be a villain... let's just say his self-esteem shot though the roof.

** A big part of Shoto's CharacterDevelopment is deciding which side he's actually on. First he's trained to become a hero by [[AbusiveParents Endeavor]] then changes sides and joined Dabi as a villain, then he meets Izuku and decides to be a vigilante, after that doesn't work out he goes decides to become a hero, then villain again, and so on and so forth.

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Izuku is sent to this state temporarily after the second escape attempt fails and he figures out that the class was secretly bodyguarding him since Class B personally started targeting him first. Even after the rest of the class explains their reasoning which even he admits is sound- he can’t help but feel "useless" compared to them for being quirkless. It certainly didn't help matters that it came from people who he genuinely considers friends didn't believe he could defend himself when it came down to it. He even considers transferring into the Support Class with Mei before Aizawa snaps him out of his funk and gave him a much needed confidence boost.
* HowWeGotHere: The story begins ''in medias res'' when 1-A is doing their first [[GreatEscape break-out attempt]], and after there goes back to the first day of school.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every chapter is titled with a question that is related to the chapter's theme. For example, the first, "How Did This Happen?", introduces the concept of Class 1-A and Izuku's first day, and the second, "Who Are You?", shows the students introducing themselves - until the last chapter, "The Answer", which ends with the answer to the DrivingQuestion that is the story's title.
* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:When Monoma copies Tokoyami's Quirk, he thinks that Class 1-A's warnings not to use it are just them trying to keep him from using it on them. Monoma's Dark Shadow (aided by the fact that it is heavily raining and the middle of the night) goes berserker and attacks anyone nearby (even Monoma), with only Izuku's intervention preventing further damage.]]

** Izuku wins the Obstacle Course by using the mines to impulse himself over the rest of the racers

* TheKindnapper: ''Played with''. Dabi decides to kidnap Shoto as a chance to get away from Endeavor. Shoto is hardly resistant in the matter as Nezu notes that there wasn't any signs of a struggle and he even fights off Pro-heroes that try to "save" him. Not to mention, after being forced to attend UA he keeps trying to find a way to get back with him. [[spoiler:He eventually realizes that Dabi has always been more obsessed with his hatred of Endeavor than interested in helping his brother, and Dabi's later efforts are definitely against Shouto's will.]]

** While interviewing Shoto, Detective Tsukauchi informs him that his mother Rei has no idea of his 2 year disappearance as it would have only been detrimental to her already fragile mind. It would have undoubtedly reversed whatever progress the doctors had made with her.

** The original plan Izuku came up with when they were going to become vigilantes was to ''always'' use self-defense when fighting villains and using their Quirks. That's exactly how Izuku and Shoto fought Stain without any serious vigilante charges against them: they tried to end it peacefully first and when that didn't work they provoked him into attacking them first.
** During the capture-the-flag between Classes 1-A and 1-B, the former keep exploiting the loopholes to win pretty much every round. 1-B tries to get the teachers to close the loopholes or exploit them themselves but Aizawa forbids it saying heroes are expected to win in spite of the villains not following the rules.

* LukeYouAreMyFather: As per the case of Dabi and Endeavor. [[spoiler: A fact that Endeavor's still in denial about despite Dabi telling him up front who he really is before hand. As such his denial annoys and pisses Shoto off to no end.]]

* MistakenForProfound: The story opens with Sero {{Title Drop}}ping the question to Kaminari. Kaminari morosely contemplates that none of them truly understand why are there, only for Sero to interrupt him: he meant to ask why '''they''' are there on the roof in the middle of the night, because he had forgotten the plan, and he is now concerned about Kaminari's emotional state.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: As it turned out Mineta was the traitor in UA. Something that made Izuku's job ''much'' easier to do in figuring out how to expel him when the class finally has enough of his behavior. There was suspicion of a second one after the summer camp was attacked, only for Dabi to reveal he had bugged Shouto's phone when they last met.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The students of Class A ''knew'' there was something more then what met the eye when Midoriya [[spoiler:darted out in last minute to attack Shigaraki to save All Might during the USJ incident.]] After all, the Midoriya here doesn't have any of his reckless heroism that his [[{{Canon}} canon counterpart]] has or any sort of [[BrokenPedestal idol worship]] of him so, it was oddly suspicious when he tried to save All Might (because he was ''All Might'', he could handle it). As such they soon deduced there was something about All Might he knew that they didn't that forced his hand in an effort to save him - most likely some sort of [[AchillesHeel weakness]].
* PaintingTheMedium: The Hero Analysis entries at the end of every chapter mark the progress made in the story. The first ones only have Izuku's writing, but as Ochako and he become closer she begins to make comments and funny drawings. The chapter where [[spoiler:Mineta is expelled]] ends with Mineta's analysis [[spoiler:covered with mentions of his expulsion and status as a traitor]], the one where [[spoiler:Izuku is kidnapped]] finishes with Tsuburaba's analysis [[spoiler:smeared with Ochako's tears]] and the final chapter ends with [[spoiler:Ochako's hero analysis of Izuku, cementing his future as a hero, as well as a page with the entire class' autographs, symbolizing their future status as a SuperTeam]].
* PlayfulHacker: Izuku is a really good programmer and hacker - having used those skills to ruin pretty much everyone from his old school and getting Bakugo sent to Class A. The heavy restrictions at U.A. keep him from accessing computers, but every time he gets a chance he proves he hasn't lost it.

* OddFriendship: Between Izuku, Mei, and Toga. You'd think in normal situations if you were treated as a ''literal'' test subject you would do your best to avoid that person. ''That did not happen here.'' In fact, Izuku even helped with there designs and they all became fast friends. They even offered to help Izuku and Class A with acquiring support items. This was a friendship truly made in hell.

** Izuku has ''not'' forgotten how [[NeverMeetYourHeroes All Might crushed his dreams]] once upon a time and seems to hold a serious grudge against him. Not just All Might, as we quickly come to find out - he's lost his faith in ''all'' heroes. After the Sludge Villain incident, he completely tore up all his hero posters and threw away or sold his merchandise. Not to mention, all his admiration and respect for Bakugou went down the tubes at the same time as well. It is very obvious to people that he outright hates the man now. [[Spoiler: And it honestly becomes even worse upon learning All Might used to be Quirkless himself. However, a sincere apology and the reveal he had considered Izuku to be the next wielder of One For All helps repair their relationship a bit.]]

* {{Bloodlust}}: [[spoiler: ''Played with''. Toga admitted that she used to be a member of Class A before graduating and becoming a member of the Support Class. Her [[BlessedWithSuck Quirk]] forced her to act out of her mind if she was deprived of blood. UA solved this problem by changing her diet and exercising her Quirk.]]

** Izuku has ''not'' forgotten how [[NeverMeetYourHeroes All Might crushed his dreams]] once upon a time and seems to hold a serious grudge against him. Not just All Might, as we quickly come to find out - he's lost his faith in ''all'' heroes. After the Sludge Villain incident, he completely tore up all his hero posters and threw away or sold his merchandise. Not to mention, all his admiration and respect for Bakugou went down the tubes at the same time as well.

* FlippingTheBird: PlayedForLaughs. A rather hilarious example of this was done by Shoto showing ''exactly'' what he thought of the audience during the Sports Festival '''''on live television''''', much to their horror and Class A's hysterical laughter.

* FriendlyRival: Juzo Honenuki. After the USJ, he begins to make friends with Izuku, and through him a good part of Class 1-A. He even sits with them after losing to Uraraka. [[Spoiler:By the end, when the rest of Class 1-B lets their sister class go to save Izuku, they all seem to be heading in this direction.]]

* TheKindnapper: ''Played with''. Dabi decides to kidnap Shoto as a chance to get away from Endeavor. Shoto is hardly resistant in the matter as Nezu notes that there wasn't any signs of a struggle and he even fights off Pro-heroes that try to "save" him. Not to mention, after being forced to attend UA he keeps trying to find a way to get back with him. [[spoiler:He eventually realizes that Dabi has always been more obsessed with his hatred of Endeavor than interested in helping his brother.]]

** Before the Sports Festival, Izuku checks the rulebook [[spoiler:and notices that there's no actual explicit rule against hacking the system, so he hacks it before the tournament to set up all of Class 1-B's survivors against those of 1-A who are likelier to beat them in the first round. Nezu catches him, but decides to let it slide because he thought it was the best part of the Festival.]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler: As it turned out Mineta was the traitor in UA. Something that made Izuku's job ''much'' easier to do in figuring out how to expel him when the class finally has enough of his behavior.]]

* OddFriendship: Between Izuku, Mei, and [[spoiler:Toga]]. You'd think in normal situations if you were treated as a ''literal'' test subject you would do your best to avoid that person. ''That did not happen here.'' In fact, Izuku even helped with there designs and they all became fast friends. They even offered to help Izuku and Class A with acquiring support items. This was a friendship truly made in hell.

* RiggedContest: [[spoiler:After checking the rules in the guidebook for the Sports Festival, Izuku noticed that there wasn't ''[[LoopholeAbuse technically]]'' a rule stating he couldn't hack into the computer system and manually alter the fights so Class 1-A has a huge advantage against Class 1-B. While he does almost get caught mid-work, it turns out that Nezu allowed it to remain, finding it the most entertaining part of the festival.]]

* {{Unishment}}: While being treated as a test subject in the Support Class is usually deemed a punishment, ''it is not'' in Izuku's case. In fact, he makes [[OddFriendship fast friends]] with the local MadScientist Mei Hatsume and a previous ex-convict student of Class A [[spoiler: Himiko Toga.]]

* YouAreNumber6: Instead of names, the teachers call Class A by their seat numbers. Izuku suspects this is secretly a genius [[{{Dehumanization}} dehumanization tactic]] to make the student feel guilty about their past actions and strive to do better. Then upon seeing the students improvement the teachers will started "remembering" their names all the sudden in a subtle attempt to reassure them that they're doing good. That doesn't keep them from having a few laughs at the USJ, when Sero (who is number 13) begins to answer every time Aizawa and Vlad King ask 13 (the hero) something.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Izuku noted that Mirio reminded him a lot of All Might. He has a certain kind of presence that just makes him feel safe and he's a very easy-going person that even Izuku sort of likes him despite his current distaste for heroes.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]] by Momo who is well aware of this so in a plan to sneak into parties she's not yet old enough to attend, she used this to her advantage and dressed up accordingly.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Monoma is even a bigger JerkAss here then in {{Canon}}. In canon, his [[GreenEyedMonster rivalry and antagonistic behaviour]] towards Class 1-A was more understandable because they were much more popular then 1-B after the USJ incident. However, here, he's been provoking and taunting the whole class ''for no reason whatsoever'' besides the sole reason of discrimination. However [[spoiler:following the Sports Festival he begins to lighten up and even tries to cheer Izuku up after a particularly nasty argument with Bakugo leaves him in a bad state.]]

** Hilariously, Izuku suffers from the same problem as Jiro. His stay in Class A has ''nothing'' to do with hacking in his school's security systems (since he didn't get caught), making sure his old classmates had black marks on their records for bullying him for so long, getting his teachers fired and potentially his old school shut down for corruption, and publically shamed heroes for not doing anything during the sludge incident. ''Nope.'' It had to do with [[HeKnowsTooMuch him knowing All Might's secret]] and UA not knowing if they could trust him enough to keep it a secret which consequently earned him a ticket straight to Class A. [[spoiler:It was actually because Nezu realized the great potential Izuku had, and that if left to his own devices he might end up becoming a terrifying villain that the heroes would be hard pressed to defeat, so he brought him to Class A so he could turn them into a great hero team.]]

* TheDreaded: Izuku slowly becomes this to the general public and the heroes for being Class A's Class President despite being Quirkless, leading them into two close escape attempts to become vigilantes [[spoiler: and giving a lambasting TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the public after getting third place in the Sports Festival.]]

** '''Dabi''': "Half the villainous population in the country wants to know that kid; he’s got the heroes quaking in their boots. Bet they regret taking ''him'' into UA.”

* CassandraTruth: After Honenuki gets trapped with Midoriya in the shipwreck zone during the USJ incident, Midoriya confesses that he's Quirkless and that [[BatmanGambit he fooled Class 1-B into thinking he had a Quirk that can steal other people's Quirks]]. Later when Honenuki tries to explain this to his class, he's completely ignored and no one believes him. As such he eventually gives up and just let's his class believe whatever they want. It isn't until the Sports Festival that Class 1-B finds out that Honenuki was telling them the truth.
* CoolSword: Izuku learns how to wield a sword and Momo provides them for him.

* TheDreaded: Izuku slowly becomes this to the general public and the heroes for being Class A's Class President despite being Quirkless, leading them into two close escape attempts to become vigilantes [[spoiler: and giving a lambasting TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the public after getting third place in the Sports Festival.]] According to Dabi, half the villain population wants to meet him while he's got heroes quaking in their boots and regretting putting him in Class A.

** During their first encounter, Monoma tries to copy Izuku's Quirk, only to find himself unable to use any of the Quirks he has previously copied. Izuku realizes Monoma somehow copied his Quirklessness, but Monoma and eventually 1-B believes Izuku has some sort of power-stealing Quirk.

* FriendlyRival: Juzo Honenuki. After the USJ, he begins to make friends with Izuku, and through him a good part of Class 1-A. He even sits with them after losing to Uraraka.

* AdultFear: Inko was absolutely ''horrified'' when her poor Quirkless son was sent to Class A because the class is well known to house potentially dangerous students from across the country.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25749178 Why Are We Here Again?]]'' is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' AlternateUniverse FanWork by ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/cloud_nine_and_three_quarters cloud_nine_and_three_quarters]]''.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The students of Class A ''knew'' there was something more then what met the eye when Midoriya [[spoiler: darted out in last minute to attack Shigaraki to save All Might during the USJ incident.]] After all, the Midoriya here doesn't have any of his reckless heroism that his [[{{Canon}} canon counterpart]] has or any sort of [[BrokenPedestal idol worship]] of him so, it was oddly suspicious when he tried to save All Might (because he was ''All Might'', he could handle it). As such they soon deduced there was something about All Might he knew that they didn't that forced his hand in an effort to save him; most likely some sort of [[AchillesHeel weakness]].
* PaintingTheMedium: The Hero Analysis entries at the end of every chapter mark the progress made in the story. The first ones only have Izuku's writing, but as Ochako and he become closer she begins to make comments and funny drawings. The chapter where [[spoiler:Mineta is expelled]] ends with his analysis [[spoiler:covered with mentions of his expulsion and status as a traitor]], the one where [[spoiler:Izuku is kidnapped]] finishes with Tsuburaba's analysis [[spoiler:smeared with Ochako's tears]] and the final chapter ends with [[spoiler:Ochako's hero analysis of Izuku, cementing his future as a hero, as well as a page with the entire class' autographs, symbolizing their future status as a SuperTeam]].

* RiggedContest: [[spoiler: After checking the rules in the guidebook for the Sports Festival, Izuku noticed that there wasn't ''[[LoopholeAbuse technically]]'' a rule stating he couldn't hack into the computer system and manually alter the fights so Class 1-A has a huge advantage against Class 1-B. While he does almost get caught mid-work, it turns out that Nezu allowed it to remain, finding it the most entertaining part of the festival.]]

* SoProudOfYou: Aizawa makes it clear to his class he's proud of them for proving themselves worthy heroes after they [[spoiler:went above and beyond to rescue Izuku and Shoto from the League of Villains.]]
* SternTeacher: Much to Izuku's apparent shock as he's not used to having {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s as teachers, he finds one in Eraserhead. His respect for him only grows after he defends the class from Monoma's discrimination and reveals [[spoiler: he used to be in Class A as a "villain" himself.]]

* MistakenForProfound: The story opens with Sero {{TitleDrop}}ing the question to Kaminari. Kaminari morosely contemplates that none of them truly understand why are there. Only for Sero to interrupt him: he meant why are '''they''' there on the roof at night. Sero forgotten the plan. Now concerned for Kaminari's emotional state.

* OddFriendship: Between Izuku, Mei, and [[spoiler: Toga]]. You'd think in normal situations if you were treated as a ''literal'' test subject you would do your best to avoid that person. ''That did not happen here.'' In fact, Izuku even helped with there designs and they all became fast friends. They even offered to help Izuku and Class A with acquiring support items. This was a friendship truly made in hell.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The students of Class A ''knew'' there was something more then what met the eye when Midoriya [[spoiler: darted out in last minute to attack Shigaraki to save All Might during the USJ incident.]] After all, the Midoriya here doesn't have any of his reckless heroism that his [[{{Canon}} canon counterpart]] has or any sort of [[BrokenPedestal idol worship]] of him so, it was oddly suspicious when he tried to save All Might (because he was ''All Might,'' he could handle it). As such they soon deduced there was something about All Might he knew that they didn't that forced his hand in an effort to save him; most likely some sort of [[AchillesHeel weakness]].

** Natsuo also ends up pitching his own "[[AbusiveParents Reason You Are A Garbage Human Being]]" speech to Endeavor after he crashed their first family dinner with Shoto and ''it. Was.'' '''''Glorious.'''''

* TerminallyDependantSociety: As Izuku puts it, society's dependance on All Might has been hindering the finding of a potential replacement. Izuku proposes to 1-A that they become a SuperTeam that acts as a foundation, ensuring someone's fall will not collapse everything.

* EpiphanyTherapy: {{Reconstructed}}. Despite Izuku pointing out that all of Shoto's actions have always either been to spite Endeavor in some way or to please Dabi, he gives an encouraging speech about forgetting both of them and just doing what ''he'' wants. [[RealityEnsues Of course, as inspiring as the message was, a pretty speech only goes so far]], but it does begin to set Shoto into a healthier path.

* RealityEnsues:
** After Izuku reveals Present Mic's entomophobia to the class, they are all too happy to take advantage of this to run him out of class. Cue the exams, and all of them have to work like hell to make up for their poor knowledge of English.
** Regardless of his increase in confidence, Izuku is still affected by the ten-plus years of bullying he's suffered.

* SuperTeam: [[spoiler:Inspired by Aizawa's talk about All Might, Izuku manages to convince Class 1-A to become this in order to become the replacement for All Might and upheave hero society by forcing them to change the rules.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: The entire class (with the exception of Bakugou maybe) has this towards Izuku, to the point where [[spoiler: after their [[GreatEscape break-out]] failed]] they all warned Aizawa that if Izuku was expelled then soon the school would find a reason to expel ''everyone''. Shoto, in particular, even stated to Izuku upfront whatever path Midoriya will choose, he'll be there right alongside with him. This is one of the reasons why Aizawa picks Izuku as the Class President [[spoiler:and had, in fact, been expected to happen by Nezu, who brought Izuku into 1-A precisely because he had the ability of gaining this]]. Their loyalty is such [[spoiler:that ''all of them'' (save for Jiro and Hagakure, who were in hospital, but later tell off the others because they missed out) break out of U.A. to rescue Izuku and Shoto.]]

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Izuku reveals to the disbelief of everyone else that Present Mic is terrified of insects. Something Class A is all but happy to exploit when he's teaching them, much to Eraserhead's irritation and Present Mic's er- sanity which has taken a major hit since then.

** Thanks to Shoji's [[TheGrotesque frightening looking appearance]], a ''lot'' of people treated him like a villain which soon resulted in being [[FrameUp wrongfully accused]] of doing petty crime. Unfortunately, soon after he lashed out at a old classmate for some reason or another and was soon sent to Class A to be "reformed". Though it should be mentioned he got off ''lightly'' as other people believed he should've had a [[DisproportionateRetribution more severe punishment.]]