Line #45 Fanfic/MHAWorldsFinest


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13653576/1/MHA-World-s-Finest MHA: World's Finest]]'' is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' crossover story by [=LD1449=] in which Bruce Wayne is thrown into the world of My Hero Academia and strikes up a friendship with Nana Shimura. You can also read it on ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-worlds-finest-bnhaxbatman-complete.868273/ Spacebattles]]'' and ''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/mha-worlds-finest-bnhaxbatman.70126/ SufficientVelocity]]''.
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3	The sequel called ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-triumvirate-knights.889027 MHA: Triumvirate Knights]]'' is also up, showing the AU that follows from the events of the first story. Take heed of spoilers for ''World's Finest'', should you choose to read the sequel first. It can also be read [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/triumvirate-knights.74415/ here]] which has additional chapters.
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5	No longer posting on Fanfiction, but is on [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/3150870 AO3]].
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8	!!''MHA: World's Finest'' contains examples of...
9	* AdaptationalNameChange:
10	** Due to the press recording what they can of the Triumvirate's activities and powers, Sorahiko becomes publicly known as "Blink" (although he uses his canon moniker Gran Torino when acting in an official capacity).
11	** Mixed with NamedByTheAdaptation, Nana is also dubbed "Titania".
12	** While he's still known to the public as Batman, the press also adds a little, pazaze to his name; The Shadow Hero: Batman!
13	* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Batman loses his right arm in the final battle against All for One.]]
14	* BadassNormal: Batman, as usual. With the DramaticIrony that, until the end of the story, nobody knows that he's Quirkless. Theories on what his quirk could be abound even in the sequel.
15	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:All for One is still at large and dangerous, but his clash with the Triumvirate has shaken him, as Batman brought his fears to the surface, they all survived him, and the BrokenMasquerade has overall weakened his operations. Nana can't continue the good fight and must flee Japan, but she knows that she made a lasting difference, neither her LoveInterest nor her best friend died, and a new slew of heroes will rise to oppose their ArchEnemy; this slew will be led by Toshinori, who at the end of the story comes to America to find that his mentor is alive, HappilyMarried, and ready to guide him into becoming the Symbol of Peace.]]
16	* BrokenBird: Beneath her go-getter optimist mask, Nana is readying herself for an eventual fated encounter with [[BigBad All for One]] that she doesn't expect to survive, and is mourning both the death of her husband and the fact she needed to put her son, Kotaro into foster care to keep him safe.
17	* BrokenMasquerade: [[spoiler:All for One's existence and influence is made public thanks to the heroes' efforts, leading to his criminal empire being torn apart, with many of his underlings and associates being identified and arrested. As a result, he can no longer hide in the shadows as he has done since the very beginning of his career.]]
18	* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Batman and Nana managed to save Sorahiko and drag All for One out into the open, but the former ends up losing his right arm.]]
19	* CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:Bruce survives the fight with All for One, but his lost arm means he couldn't continue crimefighting if he wanted to.]]
20	* ChekhovsGun: Batman prepares a secret measure that he intends to use to counter All for One when the time comes and there is no other resort. This is none other than [[spoiler:Scarecrow's fear toxin, which proves vital in distracting the villain and enabling the trio to make it out of their battle with him alive.]]
21	* CryIntoChest: Recalling the story of how she lost her husband and subsequently gave up her son for his safety ends with Nana sobbing while Bruce holds and comforts her.
22	* GivingRadioToTheRomans: Bruce Wayne establishes [=WayneTech=] on the MHA earth by introducing (and patenting) the DC universe's more advanced technological advancements, in turn upping the Support Gear industry (notable even more for being some three decades before MHA canon, with I-Island not even established).
23	* HopeBringer: While Bruce ([[SecretIdentity and Batman]]) lay the first chinks in Nana's armor, it is of course Toshinori who convinces her that One For All can be passed to a successor who will eventually defeat All for One.
24	* ImNotAfraidOfYou: Despite having his arm cut off by All For One and being held in a chokehold, Batman shows no fear
25	-->'''Batman''': You want to know my quirk?
26	-->'''All For One''': It is quite a curiosity. Yes.
27	-->'''Batman''': I’m not afraid of monsters!
28	* InternalReveal: After the climatic showdown with All For One, Nana finally learns who Batman is, much to her shock.
29	* IShallTauntYou: In order to distract All for One and get under his skin, Bruce suggests that Nana laugh in his face. [[spoiler:When she, Batman, and Gran Torino finally do face him, they make sure to taunt him all the while so that he'll slip up.]]
30	* JustToyingWithThem: Due to boredom, AFO plays around with the heroes. They use this to their advantage, resulting in [[spoiler:his criminal empire being exposed and torn apart]].
31	* LikesClarkKentHatesSuperman: Nana grows ever closer with Bruce even as she grows ever more irritated with Batman.
32	* LoopholeAbuse: Though he is a vigilante in by the strict definition of the word, Batman is technically not breaking the Japanese laws against them because he doesn't have a Quirk. Not that anyone knows this. HilarityEnsues.
33	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Respectively with Bruce/Batman and Nana/Titania; although it's also downplayed by the latter being a StepfordSmiler, and while the former remains a world-weary cynic he's determined to find a way to make a tangible difference in the war against All for One.
34	* SecondLove: Bruce for Nana, who slowly falls in love with him as she continues to grieve for the husband she lost and the son she gave up.
35	* StealthHiBye: Nana is quite incensed whenever Batman pulls this on her.
36	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Nana and Sorahiko don't get a good initial impression of Batman, so their team-up starts off like this (only on their side, however, as he knows who they are and [[ItAmusedMe is more entertained than anything]]).
37	* UnderestimatingBadassery: AFO took his time playing around with Batman, Nana, and Sorahiko, which ended up costing him dearly.
38	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As a result of being affected by Scarecrow toxin, AFO ends up seeing hallucinations of his past victims. He becomes too distracted to effectively fight back against both Nana and Batman.]]
39	* VitriolicBestBuds: Even after coming to trust Batman, Sorahiko and he still snipe at each other frequently.
40	* WhamLine: Batman reveals just how much he knows about All for One [[spoiler:after the villain is affected by [[SupernaturalFearInducer Fear Toxin]]]].
41	-->''[[spoiler:You've been frightened all your life...Shigaraki.]]''
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43	!!''Triumvirate Knights'' contains examples of...
44	* AdaptationalBadass:
45	** Thanks to more training and proper support, Gentle [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-triumvirate-knights.889027/post-74765285 is a lot stronger and more skilled]] than in canon. Best exemplified, thus far, by him single-handily holding off a Nomu.
46	** All Might of all people thanks to being taught by the [[BoxingLessonsForSuperman Triumvirate]]. Nana taught him how to use One For All even better, as well as fighting with super-strength, while Batman and Sora hammered into him more about how to fight and investigate. During his fights, we see him analyzing key details upon the fly, using expert skill, and in quieter moments demonstrating astounding stealth, and even Sir Nighteye respects his strategic prowess.
47	** Heroes in general are also held to a higher standard, as they are not signing up for an occupation during a time of peace, but when All For One and his minions publicly remain at large.
48	* AdaptationalHeroism: [[GentlemanThief Gentle]] is now a teacher at UA in this story, having succeeded in becoming a Hero.
49	* AdaptationalIntelligence: While canon Izuku is pretty intelligent, this story plays it up further due to Izuku both not having the crippling anxiety and doubt that inhibited him early in canon, as well as knowing that becoming a hero without a Quirk means he needs to fight smarter than his opponents in order to stand a chance.
50	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Bakugo is only slightly better in his attitude than his pre-character development phase. With Izuku more confidentially standing up to him throughout their childhood, to the point where they've had multiple fights a month with Izuku coming out on top sometimes, he starts U.A. with significantly more respect towards Deku than he does in canon. WordOfGod notes that it's still in a condescendingly egotistical way along the lines of 'he's been a rival to me for years, so disrespecting him is disrespecting me,' but it's better than nothing.
51	* AdaptationalWimp: In some regards to All For One. While the megalomaniac is unquestionably dangerous, he has lost several canon advantages. He has been a public threat for decades, with ongoing investigations chipping away at his resources, and keeping Quirks away from him--especially the Super Regeneration Quirk he had stolen in canon and copied into all his Nomu. Now if they or he take damage, it actually sticks. He also retains mental trauma from his clash with the Triumvirate which he has been unable to do away with.
52	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul:
53	** Izuku and Katsuki's relationship is simultaneously better and worse than canon; there is more mutual respect overall, but the former is more defiant towards the latter (notably addressing him on a LastNameBasis and no longer as [[AffectionateNickname Kacchan]]). The latter is also still irritated by the former if more tempered due to time and experience.
54	** Melissa being the adopted daughter of Bruce and Nana, which had the two-fold effect of [[WordOfGod implementing a fan theory]] - she is actually the daughter of Toshinori Yagi/All Might and was adopted by David Shield in canon but by the Wayne's instead in the TK-verse.
55	** Following Shoji's humiliating loss to Izuku, which he publicly acknowledges was from him underestimating Izuku for being Quirkless, and apologizes for, they become closer friends than canon.
56	** After many students from 1-A and 1-B leave the Hero Course at UA, both classes are merged together, with the remainder becoming much closer.
57	* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Tokoyami loses an arm fighting one of the villains that All for One unleashes.]]
58	* ArtificialLimbs: Bruce has one that comes with a few surprises, [[spoiler:which comes in handy when he has to neutralize [[TheBrute Muscular]]]].
59	* BigDamnHeroes: Just as the students are being overwhelmed by the villains All for One sent, Nana, Sorahiko, Bruce, and Terry come in to save them.
60	* BoringButPractical: According to WordOfGod, Gentle was this for most of his career. He would win fights quickly and simply by trapping them in the air as that was his main technique, but as this is not very flashy it did not get him much attention, even when he became an UA teacher. However, this proves vital in allowing him to stonewall a High-End Nomu all on his own.
61	* DemotedToExtra:
62	** Whereas he was one of the more prominent members of [=1A=] in canon, [[spoiler:Kaminari]] is one of the 16 students who left the Hero Course following the attack by All For One.
63	** The same applies to the canon identity of the UA Traitor. In canon, while not constantly prominent, the identity of the Traitor was still someone with a good amount of relevance and [[spoiler:one of Izuku's friends]]. Here, [[spoiler:Aoyama]] is one of the 16 students who left the Hero Course.
64	* TheDreaded:
65	** All For One. The people of Japan have known about him for decades, and are justifiably afraid of him and his Nomu.
66	*** During the attack on [[spoiler:the Sports Festival, the heroes and hero students have to deal with waves of low-level villains, who are attacking in good part because they are terrified of what All For One will do to them if they do not.]]
67	** Batman, even thirty years later. Chimera was panicking at the very idea of someone facing him with an outfit resembling Batman's appearance and symbol, having to reassure himself that it was not the original.
68	*** Even thirty years later, All For One is still scared of Bruce more than anyone else.
69	* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Bruce ''electrocutes'' one of Muscular's eyes and slices up his other one in order to disorientate the villain.]]
70	* HappilyAdopted: Melissa Wayne.
71	** Bruce and Nana had [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-triumvirate-knights.889027/post-74582807 their reasons]] for being the ones to adopt her.
72	* GoodIsNotSoft: The Triumvirate are absolutely brutal in putting down their enemies, but they ''stay'' down, and pass on their teachings well.
73	* ImNotAfraidOfYou: Bruce says as such to All for One.
74	--> "You want to know something?"\
75	Wayne's voice softly spoke, cutting through the tension. All for One stopped, his hand just a hair's breadth away from the nearly hyperventilating Melissa.\
76	The old man's sneer could have chipped at a steel wall for all its intensity. "I can be afraid of Monsters... " Then he smirked, condescension and contempt dripping from the expression. "But I'll never be afraid of sad, pathetic creatures."
77	* JerkassHasAPoint: Endeavour is this for Shoto in the aftermath of the Sports Festival. [[spoiler:The man does not even bring up how Shoto nearly died continuing to use ice against Muscular when it had proven useless as opposed to fire, but instead the very terrifying likelihood that All For One would target Shoto for his immensely powerful Quirk. As much as Shoto hates it, he concedes it would be the height of irresponsibility to risk All For One getting it or even giving it to one of his pawns.
78	* InspirationalInsult: Bakugo gives one to Ochako, which gets her to think twice about quitting being a hero.
79	* LegacyCharacter: Terry takes up the mantle of Batman.
80	* NervesOfSteel: Even with [[spoiler:All for One in front of him, a literal thought away from ending his life]], Bruce shows no fear whatsoever.
81	--> '''[[spoiler:AFO:]]''' You truly hold yourself as the man with no fear. Don’t you.
82	* NoHeroToHisValet: To the public, All Might is the world's greatest hero, the one who defeated All for One, something even the Triumvirate couldn't do. To the Triumvirate, he will always be their student and friend.
83	* NonActionGuy: Gender-inverted with Melissa. Bruce taught her some self-defense, but she [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-triumvirate-knights.889027/post-74584886 isn't interested in fighting herself]].
84	* NoodleIncident: Tokoyami and Mei have a match against each other in the Sports Festival. Whatever happened, it took nine minutes, involved the use of her BigRedButton, ended with Mei stealing All Might's microphone to advertise her merchandise, and had the result of turning Tokoyami's feathers, his clothes, and his ''Quirk'' all completely pink and enraged him so thoroughly that everyone, even Bakugo, quietly agreed to his demand to [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain never speak of it again]].
85	* NuclearOption: Gigantomachia is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-triumvirate-knights.889027/post-74430842 being kept as a weapon of last resort]] by AFO.
86	* PointOfDivergence:
87	** Because All Might never had the falling out with Nighteye, he ended up having more sidekicks than canon. Included in the list are Hawks, Mirko, and Edgeshot.
88	** Instead of outright dismissing Izuku's dream, All Might instead tells him these lines below, leading to Izuku taking a more proactive stance against Bakugou:
89	--->''"If you choose it, it is not an easy life.''\
90	''"But the quirk in your body is not the sole measure of what it is to be a hero. Perhaps they can punch harder, move faster, See things others can't. But what is a hero, a true hero young man is measured by the spirit that beats in your chest." ''\
91	''"If you want it hard enough, work hard enough and chase your dream, whatever that may be, then there's no force on earth that can stop you."''\
92	''"You can become a hero."''
93	* PrimalFear: As [[TheDreaded the most feared villain of Japan]], All for One inspires this.
94	-->Izuku wasn't sure if he could've mustered up the strength to move, even if he wasn't being held in place by All for One's quirk.\
95	The sheer presence the villain exuded alone made him afraid, sent his heart a-racing and every muscle in his body feeling drained and weak. He wasn't sure if it was another quirk or just his own cowardice at work.
96	* ProperlyParanoid: Bakugou, having grown up fighting Izuku and his tactics, grows suspicious when the latter seemingly gets his partner for the exercise captured. He ended up being right.
97	* PutOnABus: Following the attack by All For One, 16 students from the Hero Course decide to either transfer to different schools or drop out entirely, leaving a single Class 1 consisting of the remaining 24. The students that left: from [=1A=], [[spoiler:Aoyama, Kaminari, Sero, Ojiro, Sato, and Mineta]]; from [=1B=], [[spoiler:Awase, Kodai, Shoda, Komori, Kamakiri, Tsuburaba, Manga, Bondo, Reiko, and Rin.]]
98	* RetiredBadass: They may no longer be active, but the Triumvirate can still kick ass when needed.
99	* RevengeBeforeReason: Even though AFO knows intellectually that Bruce is no longer a physical threat, he [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-triumvirate-knights.889027/post-74118036 can't ignore being insulted by Bruce]] due to Bruce being the first man to ever beat him.
100	* RightForTheWrongReasons: In-universe shippers are right in that Batman and Titania are a couple, but not because the new Batman is their love child.
101	* SecretSecretKeeper: Nedzu is aware of the Triumvirate's true identities.
102	* ShroudedInMyth: Even after all these years, the Triumvirate are [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mha-triumvirate-knights.889027/post-77223235 still a mystery to many]].
103	* ShutUpHannibal: All Might isn't taking All for One's taunts lying down.
104	-->'''"You can't protect them from me All Might."'''\
105	The Symbol of Peace crashed downwards, both fists slamming down only to be caught by All for One, his own feet burying themselves up to the knee in the asphalt as the ground cratered and cracked beneath them.\
106	'''"You can't protect anyone... And you know it... That's what you're afraid of."'''\
107	All Might grit his teeth struggling to power through the man's iron-hard grip.\
108	'''"He will die. So will Nana. So will Sorahiko. I'll get them, one, after another. You can't protect them forever."'''\
109	All Might lurched forward, and with another shock wave the mother of all headbutts cracked along All for One's face, bone and blood bursting before All Might freed himself from the hold, grabbed the villain by the neck and knee, lifted him up, and sent him headfirst into the asphalt.\
110	He knelt over the fallen villain fist reeling back. "I CAN PROTECT THEM TODAY!" He roared.
111	* StealthHiBye:
112	** Just because he hasn't done it to Nana for years does not mean Bruce can't or won't do it when necessary.
113	** Surprisingly, it is revealed that All Might can do this too, likely due to Bruce's training.
114	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Strongly [[AvertedTrope averted]] with the heroes in Japan. With the example of the Triumvirate, there is a ''lot'' more emphasis among heroes on teamwork, especially given the public knowledge of the threat of All For One, including how many independent heroes he has killed. All Might himself has put together a team of some of the most powerful heroes within Japan, declaring them his Pillars of Peace. Another example is Gunhead and Ingenium forming their own team.
115	* UnderestimatingBadassery: The villains think they're just facing a bunch of old people when the Triumvirate [[BigDamnHeroes show up to help the students]].
116	* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] is in no way related to Bruce here, rather than being his unknown offspring as in the DCAU. [=LD1449=] despised that reveal and considers it a BrokenAesop, so he's not using it in the story.
117	* WrongAssumption: When Midoriya tells Tsuyu that he's thinking about a big decision, she assumes he's thinking of quitting. In truth, he's contemplating [[spoiler:accepting One for All from All Might]].

Context Fanfic / MHAWorldsFinest