Line #34 Fanfic/Dekugate


1	After narrowly saving Nabu Island from powerful villains, Class 1-A elects to stay behind and help with recovery efforts, though Izuku needs a few more days to heal before he can do much of anything. Thankfully, retired Symbol of Peace All Might and current revered urban rescue hero Parakeet, his beloved parents, arrive to help look after him and the others. But not everyone is as happy to see them as Izuku is. And he soon finds out that the absurd rabbit hole of hatred extends to him as well.
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3	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39303069/chapters/98352987 Dekugate]]'' is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' FanFic by [[{{Creator/Aconstantstateofbladerunner}} aconstantstateofbladerunner]]. Izuku, his parents, and his class decide to continue their stay on the Nabu Island community to help restore things after [[Anime/MyHeroAcademiaHeroesRising Nine's destructive presence]]. But everything takes a turn for the worse when the Little Prince discovers an unconventional antagonist who proves to be more dangerous than Nine himself.
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6	!!''Dekugate'' provides examples of:
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9	* AdaptationalBadass: Thanks to her new profession, Inko is well trained when it comes to rescue missions and defeating mid-level villains.
10	* AdaptationalJobChange: Inko goes from an average office worker to a Pro Rescue Hero.
11	* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: In their canon universe, Toshinori and Inko were just acquaintances with the shared goal of supporting Izuku's hero dream. In this reality? They're an OfficialCouple with Toshi being Izuku's biological father.
12	* AmbiguousSituation: A heart-wrenching example. Izuku is a fifteen-year-old boy who has just discovered that there is an entire Internet community [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence dedicated to hating him]], and it’s obvious that [[HeroicBSOD he isn’t equipped to handle it yet]]. Over the course of the story, he tends to vacillate between understanding that the Dekugaters are a vocal minority of [[LoonyFan crazy people]] that [[BiasSteamroller could never be talked out]] of [[IrrationalHatred their views]], knowing this but still wanting to be “perfect” so he can protect his loved ones from [[GuiltComplex suffering at their hands]], or believing that the Dekugaters [[VillainHasAPoint actually have some valid criticisms to make]]. This can make it hard to get a precise reading of Izuku’s mindset at a given moment; when his thoughts call him a SpoiledBrat who only got where he is [[{{Nepotism}} because of his father]], is he merely “workshopping” the way the Dekugaters [[TheoryTunnelVision will spin certain events]], and feeling crushed by their baseless hatred? Or has his self-esteem been damaged enough from the online assault that he actually believes that about himself?
13	* AmicableExes: [[spoiler:Toshinori admits that he used to date David Shield while they were in college. Even though they lasted a semester, they remained lifelong friends until the I-Island Incident]].
14	* AngerBornOfWorry: Like any good mother, Inko gives a serious scolding to Izuku after he [[spoiler:decided to venture out into a serious typhoon that would have left him ''drowning'' if she and her team weren't around to find him]].
15	* AnimalStereotypes: Dogs are known for being good trackers and have the instincts to find anything of interest. [[spoiler:Omori Aimi can transform into a dog and has been spying on Toshinori and the hero agency looking for dirt to slander his son and wife. And if that wasn't enough, she also has multiple social media accounts and keeps tabs on anyone associated with Izuku and Yuuei for potential information]].
16	* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Inko's hero name is Parakeet and her uniform brings the colorful bird to mind.
17	* BaitAndSwitch: In Chapter 3, Izuku wakes up in the middle of the night hearing noises and is worried that someone is breaking into their agency to attack them. When he goes to stop the perpetrator, [[spoiler:it turns out to be Jiro who came down to investigate some noises herself]].
18	* BattleCouple: In the past, All Might and Parakeet would team up to take down rampaging villains or save civilians from ongoing disasters.
19	* BeachEpisode: The last chapter has Izuku and his friends and classmates enjoying a well-deserved break at a local beach while his parents supervise them.
20	* BigDamnHeroes: In Chapter 9, [[spoiler:just before Izuku succumbs to his wounds and almost drowns, his mom and her rescue team manage to pull him out in the nick of time]].
21	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Nitta Mari pretends to be sweet and polite towards Izuku. In truth, [[spoiler:she detests him under the belief that he's bringing down the image of her beloved Number One Hero]].
22	* BittersweetEnding: The story ends on a happy note with only a dash of bitterness. [[spoiler:Dekugate still exists and its followers will continue to harass the Mighty Family for a long as the sun is shining. Despite their existence, Izuku has decided not to let their influence tarnish his road to heroism as he can instead focus on the more positive aspects of his life, such as his loving parents and his reliable friends. Also, Toshinori and Inko manage to record Nitta Mari for illegally recording minors along with her online crimes so she may be doing some jail time for her antics]].
23	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Not that it bothers him but All Might's post that publicly criticizes Dekugate for terrorizing his family resulted in many of his former fans renouncing their love for him]].
24	* ButNotTooBi: All Might and David Shield both identify as bisexual (at least in this continuity), but both married women. All Might is still HappilyMarried, while David has shown no romantic interest in anyone after losing his wife to cancer.
25	* {{Cliffhanger}}: The last scene of Chapter 7 has Class 1-A answering questions for the Nabu community. [[spoiler:It ends with Nitta Mari preparing to ask a clearly petrified Izuku her question.]]
26	* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Subverted by force. Inko mentions that she grew up in foster care. But through the power of Dekugate, [[spoiler:they found her true father who's revealed to be a deadbeat, small-time, gangster-wannabe doing time in Thailand just to slander her]].
27	* ContentWarnings: The opening notes of Chapter 5 flat out state that the chapter is filled with toxic fandom-related discussions involving all types of triggering content that many readers would find uncomfortable. The author even gives the reader the option to skip the chapter and proceed to the next one without reading it if they wish.
28	* DeadGuyJunior: Inko considered naming Izuku after her husband's master and mother. But Toshinori was against it as he wanted his child to be their own person and not be stuck in the shadow of someone close to him.
29	* DeathByAdaptation: The absence of David Shield's wife is left unexplained in canon. Here, she's stated to have died of terminal cancer shortly after Melissa was born (though the conspiracy theorists [[IRejectYourReality don't believe it]]).
30	* DemotedToExtra: Despite playing a prominent role in stopping Nine, Bakugou has little to no relevance in the story/restoration process as he keeps to himself to recover at the agency.
31	* DieForOurShip: The more rabid [=MightyShield=] (and [=NightMight=] and [=EndMight=]) shippers hate Inko for being an obstacle to their favourite ship and openly pray for her death. There are also numerous death threats and at least one actual attempt on her life.
32	* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: Izuku gets a taste of hearing his own ramblings when Nitta Mari brings up All Might's hero statistics.
33	* DotingParent: Both of Izuku's parents shower him with unconditional love and affection.
34	* DramaticIrony:
35	** Izuku constantly frets that Nine is still out there and will strike again, yet he's unaware that the weather-manipulating villain was already taken care of by [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork Shigaraki]].
36	** Nitta Mari correctly calls out how odd it is that Izuku suddenly shows up with a quirk extremely similar to All Might's after All Might publically stated his child was Quirkless for a decade. However, instead of figuring out the true explanation she takes this as evidence for the Dekugate conspiracy.
37	* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When [[spoiler:Toshinori]] casually identifies Nitta's online handle, she gleefully gasps "You've read my blog!" He then bluntly reminds her that she [[spoiler:prayed for his wife and son to die]] on that blog.
38	* EasilyCondemned: The Dekugaters might be single-minded in their efforts to tear down [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence Izuku]] and Inko, but they’re just as willing to place people on pedestals. Since they [[TheoryTunnelVision assume]] that it’s an OpenSecret among heroes that “Deku” is an actor who’s being [[EngineeredHeroics molded into a figurehead for the Commission]], they’re quick to assume that anyone who fought Izuku in the Sports Festival or joked about him being a “big target” in the License exam is an “ally” who hates the situation as much as they do. The trouble is, these “fans” are just as quick to condemn these “allies” for [[CategoryTraitor “selling out”]] the instant they say anything positive, or even neutral, about Izuku.
39	* EnemyCivilWar: A very [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example, but it’s there. Once Omori’s [[FairWeatherFriend friends]] start distancing themselves from her after [[spoiler:she [[EveryoneHasStandards crosses a line even the Dekugate community thinks is too far]], she retaliates by posting screenshots of the posts they deleted (supporting her stalking and promoting [[ConspiracyTheorist barely coherent theories]]) to sink their credibility in turn]].
40	* EngineeredHeroics: The denizens of Dekugate genuinely believe [[spoiler:that all of Izuku's fights were orchestrated by the Hero Commission just to make him look good]].
41	* EveryoneHasStandards:
42	** Even Mineta agrees that it'd be unpleasant to listen to strangers talk about wanting to bang your parents.
43	** The Dekugate community might be a really toxic segment of the Internet, but not everyone is on the same page regarding what behavior is “acceptable” in pursuing their theories. [[spoiler:When Omori Aimi, aka “@redroverrover,” actually posts online to [[NeverMyFault complain]] how “Deku” had ruined her chance to [[LoonyFan spend a few hours stalking All Might]] and [[EntitledBitch playing with him disguised as a dog]], she receives ''massive'' backlash from her peers that sends [[FairWeatherFriend her former friends]] scrambling to delete any evidence that they had ever supported her]].
44	** The effects aren’t actually that different, but at the very least the Dekugaters' [[IRejectYourReality disconnect from reality]] means that they generally don’t literally want Izuku to ''die'' to end Dekugate. Since they regard all his battles as publicity stunts, "dying" would simply mean that the actor playing Izuku would move on to other projects- just as they believe "Mary Shield" moved to Arizona after she died of cancer. [[DeconstructedTrope However]], this doesn't apply to Inko, who was clearly a Pro Hero before even "meeting" All Might- the community really ''does'' anticipate the possibility of her dying. And, as Inko explains, the concept of "forcing the end" means that fanatics like this community will only wait for the "fated" end of Dekugate for so long before attempting to [[SelfFulfillingProphecy bring it about themselves]], so Izuku wouldn’t necessarily be safe forever.
45	** As much as Izuku would love to lash out and potentially hurt Dekugaters, he admits to feeling uncomfortable when [[spoiler:his father utterly destroys Nitta Mari to the point that she's breaking down in tears. His parents would later commend him for being better than the two]].
46	* FanPreferredCouple: InUniverse. The Dekugate community consider All Might and David Shield, or [=MightyShield=], to be the superior ship compared to Toshinko.
47	* {{Fangirl}}: Ochako is a huge fan of Parakeet for her rescue work and is in absolute heaven when she meets her in person.
48	* FemaleMisogynist: Dekugaters, comprised mainly of women, hold a strong hatred for Inko, believing that she's setting back feminism because of her supposedly “shameful” performance as a Pro Hero mixed with her hooking up with their cherished Number One Hero. They also post many unflattering comments about the 1-A girls.
49	* ForceAndFinesse: Toshinori considers his hero dynamic with Parakeet to be this as his All Might persona would use his brute strength to take on major villains and high-level disasters while his wife used her skills for small-level crimes and helping with disaster aftermaths.
50	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
51	** When Izuku browses through the comments of an All Might x Parakeet fanvideo, he finds one comment that bitterly remarks "imagine unironically supporting this propaganda". In Chapter 5, [[spoiler:a recurring conspiracy post in Dekugate is that the Hero Commission ''forced'' All Might to marry Parakeet and have a child in order to push the idea that the Number One Hero is "heteronormative"]].
52	** During their boys-only sleepover, Kaminari brings up All Might stans and jokes about how they have their own "religion" in his honor. [[spoiler:We soon learn that Dekugate is infested with older, die-hard fans who have it bad for the Number One Hero]].
53	** Late in the morning, Jiro mentions to Izuku that there was a dog making its way outside their apartment. [[spoiler:It's revealed that the "dog" was a Nabu woman using her Quirk to spy on Izuku and dig up any incriminating information]].
54	* HappilyEverAfter: In Chapter 2, Toshinori uses this phrase to wrap up the tale of how a Mighty Hero and Princess Parakeet fell in love and had a beautiful baby boy. But as we all know, [[AndTheAdventureContinues the end is just the beginning]].
55	* HappilyMarried: Toshinori and Inko prove to be this. They're openly affectionate, trade jokes and light-hearted bickering with one another, and are very blessed to have the other in their lives.
56	* HardTruthAesop: Inko tells her son that there will always be people who think you aren’t good enough regardless of what you do. So the best you can do is ignore them and do the best you can with your own life.
57	* HatedByAll: Deconstructed with Inko. As she explains in Chapter 10, [[spoiler:she grew up with 18 years worth of criticisms and unreasonable hatred from strangers who loathed her just because she was involved with their favorite hero. This has led to the poor woman developing paranoia over her actions along with an eating disorder as many of them took shots at her physical appearance. This was what led to Izuku being born premature and having to stay in a hospital during the first days of his life]].
58	* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Toshinori's go-to outfits consist of tacky but colorful Hawaiian shirts. His wife even has a dress or two that compliments his style.
59	* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Izuku gets an emotional breakdown in Chapter 6 when he realizes that anyone around him could be a member of Dekugate who hates him just for existing and that there isn't anything he can do to stop them]].
60	* HidingYourHeritage: At some point in his childhood, Izuku agreed to keep his identity as All Might's son a secret knowing that too many people would try to take advantage of his friendship just to get close to his father.
61	* HistoryRepeats:
62	** To Inko's horror, [[spoiler:she had to witness the two most important people in her life be stuck in hospital rooms with the possibility that they couldn't make it. The first was when Izuku was born premature, and the second was after her husband's fight against All For One]].
63	** Just like how Izuku discovered the atrocities of his personal hatebase and became paranoid and grief-stricken, [[spoiler:the same happened to his mother when she and All Might came out as a couple]].
64	** Izuku worries about putting Ochako through a similar nightmare if he decides to pursue her.
65	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Nitta Mari casually stalked Izuku and filmed him without permission, sneering about how he couldn't do anything about it. [[spoiler:Her HumiliationConga is CaughtOnTape, doubling as an AccidentalPublicConfession of her crimes]].
66	* HomeschooledKids: Izuku was home-schooled until he was ready for middle school due to his parents' fears of being picked out by potentially perilous pariahs or pestering paparazzi.
67	* HonoraryUncle: Izuku considered David Shield to be this, especially since the Shields would care and watch over Izuku throughout his childhood.
68	* HostileWeather: In Chapter 8, a sudden typhoon forces everyone to take shelter and prepare for the worst. [[spoiler:But after worrying that his mom is still out on patrol along with the fear of the Dekugaters getting to witness the death of "Inkstain", Izuku escapes the shelter and feels the unyielding wrath of mother nature]].
69	* HumbleHero: Parakeet isn't as powerful or well-recognized to be on Top Hero Rankings as her husband and she rarely works in other areas unless necessary. But the Green Avian Hero doesn't mind as she's more interested in using her abilities to support her small community which was in desperate need of a hero.
70	* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Downplayed in the last chapter. [[spoiler:Toshinori brings up explicit examples of Dekugate's infamy in order to tear apart die-hard fan Nitta Mari. His son could tell from the tone of his voice that he always wanted to bring up those references in retaliation]].
71	* IllKillYou: [[spoiler:Inko mentions having received countless death threats after she was revealed to be pregnant]].
72	* ImproperlyParanoid: The Dekugate community believes that they are bravely defying a shadowy conspiracy to tell their “truths,” so suspicion towards outsiders is the norm. This reached its peak after Sir Nighteye was killed, as a good percentage of the community was convinced that he’d been assassinated for opposing the Hero Commission. Naturally, the only thing the Dekugate community needs to fear is being judged as crazy online and the occasional flame war.
73	* InSpiteOfANail: Even though Izuku is the biological son of All Might, he still grew up Quirkless and dealt with a rough and lonely childhood.
74	* InsaneTrollLogic:
75	** This is a story about a toxic Real Person Shipping community rife with conspiracy theorists- what did you expect? One standout example would be the fans' reasoning for labeling [[HumbleHero Parakeet]] an AttentionWhore; "Why do we never see her out doing errands [[YouAnsweredYourOwnQuestion without the paparazzi in attendance?]]"
76	** [[spoiler:Nitta Mari]] provides another example when explaining why Izuku battling [[PersonOfMassDestruction Nine]] when he attacked her home island [[UngratefulBitch hasn't changed her opinion of "Deku" one bit]]. As she explains, "Quirk registration exists!", meaning [[NotSoOmniscientAfterAll the Hero Commission]] should have known that a villain [[WeatherManipulation who could create storms]] was approaching Nabu. That leaves two options; either the Commission had recklessly endangered the public by sending the KidHero Deku to fight Nine [[SketchySuccessor instead of a real hero]], or the "storm villain" [[EngineeredHeroics was working for the Commission all along]]! Either way, Deku’s "heroism" came at the cost of nearly destroying her home, so Nitta would never ''dream'' of worshiping him for it like the "sheep" around her.
77	* {{Irony}}: As Shoji points out, Bakugou could have had the opportunity to meet his idol All Might much sooner if he hadn't bullied and cast out his son since childhood.
78	* ItRunsInTheFamily: Inko comments on how HeroicSelfDeprecation runs in the Mighty Family.
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82	* LackOfEmpathy: One of the most appalling things about the various fandoms shown in-story is that since they [[IRejectYourReality refuse to acknowledge]] that the situations reported by the media are real and not a "narrative" constructed by the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Hero Commission]], they have no problem dismissing, or even rooting for, major personal tragedies that befall their idols. One fan actually became offended by people calling them out for [[SpeakIllOfTheDead insulting Mary Shield, who had died of cancer years before]], since it's been "proven" that Mary's actress simply went to Arizona when her contract was up. Omori Aimi actually [[spoiler:outlined an "ideal solution" for Dekugate that involved [[DeathOfAChild Izuku "dying" against Nine]], All Might and Inko [[GriefInducedSplit "splitting up" out of grief]], and Yagi finally getting together with [[StarCrossedLovers David]] after "realizing things about himself" in the wake of his loss]]. She simply assumes that the public would just move on from "Deku", and All Might would be able to finally reveal how ridiculous the whole act was several years down the line!
83	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: One of the first posts on Dekugate criticizes how All Might explained to her daughter in real life how he and Inko got together and fell in love, describing the setup and dynamics like something out of worldbuilding for fanfiction.
84	* LoonyFan: [[spoiler:Several of the Nabu women are dedicated fans to All Might and are ecstatic to see him in person. However, they have zero affection for either his son or his wife and are looking for information on them to break apart their happy "family". And to Izuku's horror, there's a whole ''community'' of deranged fans on Dekugate who obsess over All Might, ship him with David or Nighteye, and believe that Inko and him are poxes that deserve to die]].
85	* LoveAtFirstSight: All Might admits to having fallen head over heels when meeting Parakeet for the first time. Inko, on the other hand, brushed him off as a showboating chump and needed more time to truly love him.
86	* LovingAShadow: As the story demonstrates in detail, this is one of the perils of fame. All Might may be LovedByAll, but not every fan is going to take his actual emotions into account. For instance, one fan complains about All Might's post-Kamino haircut "triggering their depression" without considering the emotional fallout their "idol" was dealing with at the time. More seriously, the Dekugate community [[IRejectYourReality adamantly refuses]] to see him as anything but TheWoobie InUniverse. They have built an entire narrative around him being [[StarCrossedLovers tragically separated from his true love, David Shield]], and feel justified in spewing hatred towards [[HappilyMarried his real-life wife]] for standing in the way of their fantasies.
87	* MaliciousMisnaming:
88	** Dekugate has given Inko the unflattering name of ''Inkstain'' and Izuku is often called the ''ball and chain''.
89	** Apparently the whole reason why it's called Dekugate to begin with is that [[spoiler:the fans who learned of Izuku's pregnancy when his name was released misread it as "Deku", just like Bakugou]].
90	* {{Manchild}}: In all honesty, [[spoiler:[[LoonyFan Nitta Mari]] is so petulant and illogical that you have to feel sorry for the way she embarrasses her ''actual'' child when they're out in public. At one point she confronted [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence Izuku]] by saying "You never answered my question" in the middle of a soup line- when ''she had never had the chance to ask said question'', due to an emergency evacuation. After she finished harassing her [[WouldHurtAChild fifteen-year-old]] nemesis, she immediately went online to complain about him. And all the while, she publicly "worries about the future", if a couple of "brats who have no idea what harassment is" are the heroes they have to look forward to!]]
91	* MeaningfulName: The Avian Hero confides in her son that she chose his name because it had the same kanji for "nine", which fits with his father and his father's mother being the eighth and seventh holders of One For All.
92	* MindOverMatter: Inko has strengthened her telekinetic Quirk throughout her hero career.
93	* MoodWhiplash: In Chapter 4, Izuku and his friends engage in a friendly game of hide and seek with the Nabu children during a local cookout. But when Izuku goes to hide, [[spoiler:he discovers three of the townswomen express their disgust towards him and his mother while trying to find new ways to get some dirt on them]].
94	* MoreInsultingThanIntended: After Izuku [[MotivatedByFear makes the mistake]] of [[spoiler:running into a typhoon to try to save his mother]], Inko [[AngerBornOfWorry furiously points out]] that she [[ExactWords could]] have his hero license revoked for that stunt. Her reaction is entirely justified, given the circumstances, but in the moment, she had assumed that her son had let the legacy of One For All [[PrideBeforeAFall go to his head]], so she needed to reinforce the fact that [[HumblePie Izuku still had a lot to learn]]. This was ‘not’ the right thing to say to a kid who was [[spoiler:already in a spiral of needing to be ‘perfect’ to ward off the [[ConspiracyTheorist Dekugaters]]]]. By the time Izuku’s parents sent him to bed, he had already started to convince himself that his mother ‘would’ take his license, and that [[GuiltComplex he might in fact deserve it]] for being [[SketchySuccessor unworthy of his parents’ legacy]].
95	* MortonsFork: Seeing as the crux of the Dekugate community is that [[BiasSteamroller they hate Izuku Midoriya]], mainly [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence due to his existence]], his every action, and the actions of others relating to him, tend to run into this.
96	** If [[TheCape All Might]] focuses more on interacting with fans when he's out with Izuku, the community points out how [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness strange it is]] for such a kind man to neglect "his own son". If All Might [[GoodParents focuses on showing Izuku affection]] instead, the Dekugaters state that "real" families aren't that openly affectionate, meaning [[BadBadActing they're playing it up for the fans]]- and typically, they'll resent this "farce" [[EntitledBitch cutting into their experience of meeting All Might]].
97	** Since All Might and Parakeet kept their social media posts on Izuku to [[DotingParent gushing about what a good boy he was]], the whole situation is officially “too good to be true.” From the very start, children are loud, messy, and aggravating, so if they really had a son, they’d have some choice remarks to make (and no, it’s not possible that they might have occasionally been annoyed at Izuku and simply chose to keep those moments off the Internet.) On the other hand, any moment that could conceivably imply that All Might is unhappy with his wife or child is taken deadly seriously as the Dekugaters mourn the [[DomesticAbuse pain]] he’s no doubt going through.
98	*** Going even further than that, if All Might ''mentions'' his son on social media, the Dekugaters resent the obvious effort to [[EngineeredHeroics raise Izuku's stock]] among the public. Focus on other things instead, and the fanbase will once again point out [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness how out of character it would be]] for All Might to ignore his own son.
99	** If Izuku doesn't maintain a stellar record against villains, the Dekugaters would scoff at how they're supposed to believe that such a weakling is the son of [[WorldsStrongestMan All Might]]. But when he triumphs against [[TheDreaded high-level villains]], they point out how [[ContrivedCoincidence ridiculous]] it would be to have one teenager run into such dangerous threats and lambast the Hero Commission for putting people in danger just to [[EngineeredHeroics set up their new "golden boy"]].
100	** If Izuku emerges from a tense battle [[IncriminatingIndifference acting just as usual]] while around the cameras, the Dekugate community pounces on that as "proof" that the whole thing was staged, and he was never in any danger. React with [[HeroicBSOD understandable nervousness]], however, and the community calls him too [[SketchySuccessor spoiled and fragile]] to ever succeed All Might- or else too lazy to be a pro hero, since [[TheoryTunnelVision a simple video shoot was enough to exhaust him]].
101	** When Izuku interacts with fans, there's just no way to win where the Dekugaters are concerned. If he [[NoSocialSkills fumbles in any way]] due to having less than a year’s experience in public speaking, then [[InsaneTrollLogic what more proof do they need]] that he can’t be the son of [[TheCape All Might]]? Show [[OcularGushers any sign]] that he’s an overwhelmed teenager? That triggers a ''field day'' of people [[KickTheDog comparing him to a sulky toddler]]. If he manages to get his act together enough to honestly say that [[HumbleHero he has a lot to learn but is doing his best]], with [[ThePowerOfFriendship the help of his friends and rivals]], the Dekugaters just sneer at how transparent [[BitchInSheepsClothing his act]] is, to the point of teaching others how to “see through” him. If he [[OutOfCharacterMoment somehow]] became self-assured, eloquent, and socially adept overnight, ''that'' would just trigger another round of outcry over [[AttentionWhore how much he loves the spotlight he’s leeching from All Might]]!
102	** One of the factors that first clued Izuku into the "Dekugate" theories was a LoonyFan complaining that Yagi had sounded like he was [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall laying out exposition for a fanfiction]] when telling Izuku how he and Inko had met; it all sounded too scripted to be real. But when Izuku had to respond that he didn't know something about his dad's life, the fans pounced on that as evidence that All Might really didn't tell him anything... and [[KickTheDog made fun of Izuku for "acting like a toddler" by brushing the question off that way]].
103	** Izuku [[IgnoranceIsBliss (unknowingly)]] took quite a bit of heat from the community for not [[SlaveToPR going on social media to ask for hopes and prayers]] when his father was in the hospital in critical condition. However, given that one of the main complaints Dekugaters have against Izuku and his mother is that they're [[AttentionWhore shamelessly soaking up the spotlight at All Might's expense]], it's hard to imagine that that same community would react well to the idea that he was [[SocialMediaBeforeReason busy on his phone while his father was fighting for his life]]. Either way, he's painted as callous.
104	** Even his (supposed) love life [[ShipToShipCombat falls into this]]! If he publicly associates with the boys in his class more than the girls, then the Dekugaters accuse the Commission of blatantly trying to [[SmallNameBigEgo appease them]] by bowing to [[YaoiFangirl their wishes]] for the next "Number One's" love life. This goes double if [[FireForgedFriends Shoto]] is involved, as they sense a [[AltarDiplomacy "political match"]] being made between the "families" of the current top two heroes. If they believe Izuku's being set up with a girl, however, that's obviously the same [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain heteronormative agenda]] that's shackled All Might being passed down to the next generation, making Izuku's love interest the next [[MaliciousMisnaming "Inkstain"]]. [[WorkingClassHero Uraraka]] is a [[SarcasmMode favorite]] option for this, as the Dekugaters detect similar [[GoldDigger impure motives]] to Inko's.
105	* MotivatedByFear: In Chapter 8, [[spoiler:Izuku gets so worried about his mom's absence while working in a typhoon mixed with the potential fear of Dekugate turning her death into a spectacle that he leaves the agency to find her]].
106	* MovingTheGoalposts: Basically the crux of the "Dekugate" theory is that the [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain hidebound]] [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Hero Commission]] has spent years separating [[StarCrossedLovers All Might and David Shield]] since it would be unprofitable to have [[LovedByAll the Number One Hero]] be anything but heterosexual. The thing is, both David and All Might are already openly bi -- it apparently [[NoBisexuals just doesn't count]] unless they're currently in a relationship with a man!
107	* MyBelovedSmother: Inko is very cautious about Izuku helping his friends clean up the community along with what he can accomplish on his own. It's justified for the former as he's still recovering from his destructive battle against Nine while the latter is based on how he grew up Quirkless and is still mastering an extreme Quirk like One For All.
108	* NamedByTheAdaptation: David Shield's wife is named Mary here.
109	* NonActionBigBad: The main villain of the story is actually [[spoiler:a group of older All Might fans who have a great disdain for Inko and Izuku and have channeled their hatred through an online hate site called Dekugate]].
110	* NotSoOmniscientAfterAll: The Hero Commission, [[PlayedWith at least from the perspective]] of the "Dekugate" community. In typical conspiracy theorist fashion, these [[{{LoonyFan}} Loony Fans]] have built the Commission up to be [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness a shadowy force]] capable of legally restraining All Might, the WorldsStrongestMan, to the point where his entire life is shaped according to their "narrative". In the eyes of the "real fans", a good portion of the world's "villains" are actually hired guns used to make heroes look good (such as ''Shigaraki'' and "the laziest [[AloneWithThePsycho hostage situation]] ever.") Even when the {{Tinfoil Hat}}s acknowledge that a threat ''is'' legitimate (such as [[PersonOfMassDestruction Nine's]] recent attack on Nabu Island), it's taken for granted that the Hero Commission knew about it in advance, and [[EngineeredHeroics positioned properly "marketable" heroes in place]] to make a good showing. In the culmination of this line of thought, the Mighty Shield shipping community is convinced that David Shield was [[FrameUp framed]] for [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom unwittingly]] ''instigating a major act of terrorism'' so the Hero Commission could keep the Number One Hero "marketable". Naturally, the Commission never actually claims omniscience, and in fact is [[SuperheroParadox often more outmatched]] than their PR teams would like to admit.
111	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Both Toshinori and Inko have radical reactions when they learn from their son that [[spoiler:he was motivated to run into the typhoon because of Dekugate]]. Toshinori becomes cold and serious after realizing that [[spoiler:Dekugaters were on the island and harassing his family]] while Inko becomes nonresponsive and fragile.
112	* OriginalCharacter:
113	** Nitta Mari, a red-headed woman with a SuperHearing Quirk who's been a fan of All Might since the Bronze Age.
114	** Mrs. Katayama, a woman who grows red flowers on her hair and [[spoiler:is also a die-hard All Might fan]].
115	** Omori Aimi, a short Nabu woman whose Quirk allows her to [[spoiler:transform into a husky]].
116	* OpenSecret:
117	** Zigzagged with Izuku's lineage. The public knew about All Might getting together with Parakeet and bearing a child, but it wasn't made clear who the child was until Izuku entered Yuuei. Some of the 1-A kids had no idea until sometime during their first year but others (like Shouto or Tenya) knew to some degree.
118	** On a much darker note, the Dekugate community ''assumes'' that the entire conspiracy must be common knowledge among everyone involved in the hero industry. As Izuku notes despairingly, the theorists [[TheoryTunnelVision use any "evidence" they can find]] to label the hero students who interact with him as [[MortonsFork either]] leeches who [[AttentionWhore care more about fame than in exposing the truth]], ''idiots'' who [[GoodIsDumb simply can't pick up the obvious]], or "true heroes" who are [[PsychologicalProjection every bit as furious at the situation]] as the Dekugate fans are.
119	* PapaWolf: After being informed about [[spoiler:Nitta Mari being a Dekugater who harassed his son]], Toshinori becomes a lot more proactive in ensuring that [[spoiler:the dumb bitch and her cronies don't try to harass his family again]]. This is best shown in the last chapter where [[spoiler:he gives Nitta a well-deserved TheReasonYouSuckSpeech after catching her trying to illegally film his son]].
120	* PetTheDog: Downplayed, but in chapter five, one Dekugater expresses sympathy for Deku, commenting that no kid deserves to be treated like a "sounding board for heterosexuality" and hoping (possibly sincerely) that he at least gets to have fun when he's taken to what the user views as "photo shoots".
121	* PrecisionFStrike: Employed when [[spoiler:Toshinori]] calmly tells Nitta Mari that she and all the Dekugaters "can all fuck off."
122	* PsychologicalProjection:
123	** Reading between the lines, this is one of the main issues with the Dekugate community. They insist that the Hero Commission is responsible for shaping people's entire lives to fit a "narrative", simply because [[MoneyDearBoy it would be more profitable]] than the truth. But even as they rail against this "conspiracy", various Dekugaters are eager to workshop ways that the Commission could end [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence the "Deku" charade]], break up All Might's [[HappilyMarried marriage]], and get him together with David Shield- basically because they prefer [[YaoiFangirl their RP Fanfiction]] to real life.
124	** For all the hatred Dekugaters spew towards All Might's hypothetical [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain homophobic "handlers"]], the entire community participates in [[NoBisexuals bisexual erasure]] by absolutely refusing to consider that the openly bi All Might could be happy with a wife and son.
125	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Izuku is All Might's biological son in this universe.
126	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Toshinori gives two of these in Chapter 11. The first is to [[spoiler:Dekugate via public post where he spells out how all of their conspiracies are full of baloney and that he hates them all for the horror they inflicted on his wife and child out of pettiness]]. The second is to [[spoiler:Nitta Mari for openly hoping for Inko's death and her compliance with the other acts of depravity she was involved in. He also points out that she's setting a terrible example for her own children]].
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130	* SelfDeprecatingHumor: There was an online user known as "aconstantstateofwhyamidoingthis-deactivated".
131	* SentIntoHiding: [[spoiler:Parakeet]] confesses in Chapter 10 that [[spoiler:the reason Izuku was homeschooled for most of his early years was to keep each other safe from Dekugaters who began harassing their family with death threats]].
132	* ShipToShipCombat: InUniverse. On the internet, there's been bad blood between [=MightyShielders=], [=EndMight=] lovers, and the somber [=NightMight=] fans. But one thing they can all agree on is that [[spoiler:they despise Inko for getting in the way of their ship(s)]].
133	* SlumberParty: Chapter 3 features Izuku and his guy friends having a slumber party where they talk about Izuku's parents and other assorted questions.
134	* SmallNameBigEgo: This is very common among Dekugaters, since their [[NeverMyFault best explanation]] for why they’re censured or sidelined by the Internet is that [[TheyKnowTooMuch their theories are so on-point]], the powers that be need to MakeAnExampleOfThem to keep the conspiracy going. This also shows itself in their [[EntitledBitch entitlement]]; one fan felt genuinely offended that the Hero Commission hadn't read one particular blog theory of "a perfect end to Dekugate" and changed their plans for Yagi's whole life to match!
135	** Certain segments of the Dekugate community are absolutely unconcerned with the "narrative" because they're convinced that ''they're'' All Might's largest source of income, and if the Hero Commission ever actually pushed them away, they'd lose their jobs shortly afterwards.
136	* SpoiledSweet: Gender-inverted with Izuku. His parents are professional heroes, with his father being the Fairest in the Land, and is treated with never-ending adoration by the two of them. And yet, Izuku's heart remained humbled and he constantly thinks to himself how lucky he is to have two of the greatest parents in the world.
137	* SurprisePregnancy: Izuku was conceived much sooner than Toshinori and Inko were expecting.
138	* TakeThat:
139	** The story is a hardcore critique of fans who engage in RealLife shipping and bully others for not agreeing with their over-the-top or even ludicrous beliefs.
140	** Chapter 7 has Izuku discovering [[spoiler:[[FoeRomanceSubtext Bakudeku]] and is slightly disturbed by how the fans portray him as a [[{{Uke}} fragile, effeminate wimp]] who needs to be dominated by his [[{{Seme}} aggressive rival]]. That and the fan content which features the boys in ''very'' [[{{Ephebophile}} intimate situations]]]].
141	* TautologicalTemplar: Naturally, the Dekugate community takes the normal ConspiracyTheorist view that ‘’they’’ are the only ones smart enough to see the truth, with various wordings. For instance, one fan lamented how hard it was for TheEmpath such as herself to watch the Sports Festival and see [[FriendlyRival Deku’s schoolmates]] try to get some [[InUniverseCatharsis catharsis]] for being trapped in [[EngineeredHeroics Deku’s]] shadow by throwing punches his way. Another influential fan, [[FortuneTeller @thestarscantlie]], publicly cleared themselves of the potential moral ramifications of spreading predictions without the subject’s consent by basically saying “Those with my level of psychic sensitivity [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass are gifted with the morals and sensitivity]] to treat that knowledge with respect.”
142	* TearsOfJoy: In Chapter 10, [[spoiler:Izuku cries these after his father cracks a joke on the livestream about a stupid conspiracy about Izuku not being his real son. Toshi, Inko, and the Yuuei kids laugh it up leading to the little prince to laugh at how absurd the whole thing was]].
143	* ThereAreNoTherapists: Subverted. [[spoiler:Inko considers assisting Izuku in looking for a therapist to help him with his feelings over Dekugate. And it's suggested that she herself has her own therapist given the hate she's been forced to live through for 18 years]].
144	* TheyJustDontGetIt: Dekugate has existed for 18 years and remains insistent that All Might's relationship with Parakeet is staged by his higher-ups. [[spoiler:Even after Toshinori makes a public post chastising Dekugate for harassing his family while proclaiming his love for his wife and son, the fanatics continue their work believing that he's being forced to say those horrible things just like in the past]].
145	* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: After discovering the existence of Dekugate, Izuku is horrified to realize that any random person he passes on the street could be a lunatic who hates him and his mother and wishes for them to die painfully.
146	* ThinkNothingOfIt: While Nabu Island is thankful for Izuku's heroic feat and rewards him and his friends with food and praise, the young boy feels he doesn't deserve it given the disastrous state of the community and how the free food and gifts should be used for the restoration efforts.
147	* UnwantedAssistance: At least a good portion of the Dekugate community [[IRejectYourReality have honestly convinced themselves]] that All Might and David Shield have tragically [[StarCrossedLovers had their entire lives controlled by a corrupt Hero Commission for decades on end]]. In the view of these fans, everything they do, from [[YaoiFangirl writing graphic smut]] depicting the "couple", to campaigning to have David's [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom accessory to terrorism]] charges dropped, to [[LackOfEmpathy eagerly speculating]] when Izuku might be "killed off", to sending death threats to Parakeet, is in service of fighting back against this conspiracy and showing these "prisoners" that YouAreNotAlone. None of the actual people involved appreciate their efforts, to put it mildly.
148	* WeAreEverywhere: [[spoiler:Izuku comes to a disturbing realization that Dekugate's followers hail from ''all over the world'' and have existed since All Might made his debut. Even if he were to stop the Nabu Trio from antagonizing him, that still wouldn't stop the countless critics and haters from continuing their absurd crusade against Izuku and Inko]].
149	* WeUsedToBeFriends: After the I-Island incident, Inko decided to cut ties with David Shield and no longer sees him as a friend. [[spoiler:The same applies to Toshi who admits that he's still furious at David for jeopardizing countless lives, including his own daughter's, just for a vanity project]].
150	* WhatTheHellHero: Inko is 100% Furious that her son willingly [[spoiler:disobeyed orders to stay in the shelter so he could run straight into a dangerous typhoon in a failed attempt to rescue her. She also brings up how him needing to be saved by her team could place other potential victims at risk of not being rescued on time]]. Even [[BewareTheNiceOnes Ochako]] gives him a disappointing glare when they reunite in their sleeping quarters.
151	* YokoOhNo: The main reason why the Dekugate fanbase abhors Parakeet is that she got together with All Might, indirectly sinking their beloved ships like [=MightyShield=]. Their hatred of her prompts them to not only spew venomous insults and threats at her and her son but also craft a conspiracy theory about the HPSC forcing All Might to make a fake family with her and keep him away from his so-called "true love" David Shield.
152	* YouAreGrounded: [[spoiler:Toshinori explains to his son that when they go back home, he'll be stuck at home grounded with no access to media devices nor is he allowed to go anywhere without his parents' approval]].
153	* YouDidntAsk: Class 1-A never knew that Parakeet was Izuku's mom until her arrival on Nabu Island. Her son confesses that he never brought it up and they never asked him. The same applied to his dad being the Symbol of Peace.
154	* YourFavorite: Inko loves lemon pesto and her Prince Charming gets the idea to make that dish in a charity livestream alongside some of Izuku's friends (and Bakugou).
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