Fanfic / Superior Legacy

My name is Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius.
Doctor Octopus.
The Superior Spider-Man.
And if you are here, then that means I have chosen you.
Be thankful for I shall make you a part of something bigger than you can imagine.

Superior Legacy is a My Hero Academia/Spider-Man fusion story written by Saint Danielle. The story follows Izuku's journey towards his childhood dream while mentored by one of Spider-Man's deadliest foes himself.

The Fanfiction.net version can also be read Superior Legacy here.

Superior Legacy contains examples of:

Tropes A-K

• Adaptational Badass: Despite no longer being the bearer of One For All, Izuku still has an impressive powerset. Increased physical abilities, Spider-Sense and, on top of that, Venom Blast.
• Adaptational Early Appearance: In canon, Moonfish appears only during the Forest Training Camp Arc. Here, he appears months prior to the U.A. Entrance Exam when he attacks the civilians and gets taken down by Izuku. Similarly, during the same night, Stain makes his first appearance. He takes Izuku's unconscious body away from the battle scene.
• Adaptation Expansion: The story expands on Izuku's time before the events of the U.A. and includes such elements as him training, working a part-time job and researching the applications of his powers.
• Adaptational Superpower Change:
  • As per the premise, Izuku now possesses all the powers of standard Spider-Man plus a bit of extra from Miles Morales' Spider-Man.
  • Melissa Shield injected herself with the super soldier serum and now possesses all the enhanced abilities plus the photographic memories of Taskmaster.
• All Webbed Up: Attempted by Izuku during his fight with Moonfish. Otto criticized a waste of the ammunition and taught Izuku how to best use it. During the Entrance Exam, Izuku scores a huge amount of points simply by webbing up robots as he swings through the fake city.
• Alone with the Psycho: Izuku wakes up in an unknown apartment and is fed some convenience store food by Stain. It all goes well until Stain shows his obsessive hatred of 'fakes'.
• Badass Bookworm:
  • Otto is one himself, having gone up against Spider-Man time and again, often contending with Green Goblin for the title of his archenemy.
  • This is also the direction Otto is trying to push Izuku in. While the man could easily help him with whatever exams and homework he gets, Otto wants Izuku to match his own brainwork to the good doctor's own very high standards.
• Berserk Button: Bakugou absolutely despises the idea of anyone looking down on him. When he finds out that Izuku, apparently has had a Quirk all these years, he takes it as personal insult and proof of Deku deceiving him on purpose.
• Composite Character:
  • After taking Super-Soldier Serum, Melissa becomes the composite of herself, Captain America, Citizen V and Taskmaster of all people.
  • By the virtue of being the one to create the serum, David Shield is the composite of himself and Dr. Erskine.
• Dramatically Missing the Point: In his flashback, Chizome Akaguro (before Stain) was receiving guidance counselling at his school. The teacher asked him if he really thought his current path was the right one. It is clear that the teacher wanted Akaguro to stay at school. Instead, the boy decided that this was a sign he had to become a murderous vigilante.
• Fair-Weather Friend: While not exactly considered friends by Bakugou himself, the general population of Aldera Junior High would normally join in on the blonde's verbal torment and bullying of Izuku. After Izuku accidentally knocks Bakugou out with his Venom Blast, the majority of the students start kissing up to Izuku and more openly talking smack about the blonde.
• For Want Of A Nail:
  • Instead of dying as he did on Earth-616, Otto Octavius' consciousness ended up in Izuku's world. The latter's act of heroism was witnessed by Octavius and prompted the man to take him as the apprentice and his chance at redemption.
  • Why doesn't All Might go to offer Izuku One For All in this story? According to Hawks and Ishigoro Arisama, David Shield suffered a fatal accident and All Might left for America to console his daughter, Melissa. How this will affect his teaching position at U.A. is currently unknown.
  • Due to Izuku having the Spider-Powers, Otto's guidance and more solid battle plan, the young man proceeds to quickly raze through the enemy robots. In the process, he steals kills of some other participants', among them Uraraka Ochaco.
• Friendly Enemy: One-sided on Stain's part but he genuinely wishes for Izuku to become his ally. He also looks out for the boy as he fights the unknown assailant who was going after the aspiring hero.
• Fun with Acronyms: Izuku's goggles are called AME. It stands for Absolute-Monitoring-Eyes. In nature, jumping spiders (the ones with the eyesight closest to humans) have the ocelli also known as Antero-media eyes. Or AME.
• Kid Hero: As is the case with all the students in the world, Izuku is an aspiring hero at the age of fourteen. The Hero part gets even more pronounced when Izuku goes on to fight and apprehend Moonfish.

Tropes L-Z

• Legacy Character:
  • Izuku takes on Doctor Octavius's mantle of the Superior Spider-Man, who himself was a legacy character. Of sorts.
  • Victoria Vegzet is this universe's version of none other than Doctor Doom!
• Meaningful Name:
  • Ishigoro Arisama. Her name consists of the words that translate roughly as "Will", "Poshumour work", "Truth/Ideal State". Essentially, it translates to her continuing the work of her predecessor in keeping up the peaceful image of the society.
  • Moonfish's real name here is Gichibera Kajiya. The first word roughly means "Slingjaw", the type of fish that can extend their jawsand the second means "Blacksmith", relating to the blades of his Quirk.
• Mythology Gag:
  • Octavius' profile name in the mobile app is Tolliver 616. Elliot Tolliver was the name he would use in the civilian identity.
  • Izuku's suit, courtesy of Octavius, is based on the Superior Octopus
• Original Character:
  • This universe's version of Doctor Doom, Victoria Vegzet/Von Doom.
  • Arata Kidou, a young man who became Arcade and proceeded to attack U.A. during the entrance exam.
• Parents as People: Inko was genuinely relieved when she found out that her son was Quirkless due to the numerous dangers that come with the profession. Understandably, she feels immense guilt and shame over being happy that her son's dream is impossible.
• The Bet: At the end of chapter four, Bakugou and Izuku make a bet on who will score first on the entrance exam to U.A. The winner gets to attend the school. The loser must look for another place to study at.
• The Stations of the Canon: Izuku still goes to U.A. for the entrance exam. Depending on the results of the aforementioned bet, Class 1-A might lose either him or Bakugou.
• Two Beings, One Body: Downplayed. As a result of the complications during the process of empowering Izuku, Octavius had accidentally ended up in Izuku's body. For now, he seems only capable of talking to him and viewing some of the memories of the boy.
• Wham Shot:
  • In chapter 6, Green Goblin makes his first appearance in the bar full of villains, reveals the secret of All Might's condition and recruited everyone present into his new Goblin Nation.
  • In chapter 8, following the end of the exam, the new villain Arcade proceeds to lock everyone in the area, activate robots and declare the hunt after all the applicants.
  • In the same chapter, the unknown attacker takes control over Midnight and uses her to knock all the staff out, thus ensuring that the potential students are on their own.

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