History FanFic / DragonBlade

* ToServeMan: The typical motivation of an attacking hollow, but they're not very [[ImAHumanitarian picky]].

* ArrestedForHeroism: Toushiro is arrested after [[spoiler:killing an Arrancar to saving students' and teachers' lives]], and [[spoiler:killing All For One]] because [[SarcasmMode how dare he save the lives of thousands of people.]] He is more annoyed that this keeps him from being out there protecting people than bothered by it since he knows he can easily break out if he needs to.

* ArrestedForHeroism: Toushiro is arrested after [[spoiler:killing an Arrancar and saving students' and teachers' lives, and again after killing All For One]] because [[SarcasmMode how dare he save the lives of thousands of people.]] He is more annoyed that this keeps him from being out there protecting people than bothered by it since he knows he can easily break out if he needs to.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: [[spoiler:Toushiro's threat against the Pro Heroes and police. Since he is a Captain, he has the right to overrule the Gotei 13's no-fighting-humans rule and fight against or kill them if they continue to stop him from doing his job. He will do what he must to protect humanity.]]

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The ethics of power (or just ethics in general) of the denizens of Soul Society, such as Toushiro, are disturbing to ''a lot'' of people.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: [[spoiler:Toushiro's threat against the pro Heroes and police. Since he is a Captain, he has the right to overrule the Gotei 13's no-fighting-humans rule and fight against or kill them if they continue to stop him from doing his job. He will do what he must to protect humanity.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Toushiro disobeys the Academia world's laws and continues to fight and kill threats to humanity because those laws will get people killed.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler:Toushiro's Quirk lets him become dragon-like to varying degrees. His skin becomes scaly, his canines sharpen, and his fingers become claws. It's implied he can fully transform but Hyorinmaru claims it is too dangerous because he might not be able to turn back.]]

* AnotherDimension:

* ToServeMan: The typical motivation of an attacking hollow, although they aren't [[ImAHumanitarian picky]].

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The ethics of power (or just ethics in general) of the denizens of Soul Society, such as Toushiro are disturbing to ''a lot'' of people.

->''"Hitsugaya Toushiro is in another sticky situation. He's stranded across dimensions without a way home, and he'll do anything to return - even turn to crime. But the UA and a kind green-haired boy won't let him side with the villains, no matter what happens. Because every broken soul deserves healing and Izuku is just too good for this world. Post-TYBW War, PTSD."''

* EatingTheEnemy: What a Hollow is going to do if it wins.

* * TheMasquerade: Soul Society frowns upon the living, especially those without spiritual powers, knowing of its existence.

* ISeeDeadPeople: This trope in the My Hero Academia dimension, anyone can see the souls that cross over.

* TheMasquerade: Soul Society frowns upon the living, especially those without spiritual powers, knowing of its existence.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Shinigami with the ability to fight and strong spiritual pressure are put in positions of power regardless of their age.

* Masquerade: Soul Society frowns upon the living, especially those without spiritual powers, knowing of its existence.

* TraumaButton: Since Toushiro is suffering from PTSD, he has several. These include parasitic zombie bugs and fire, [[spoiler:as Endeavor discovers. When Toushiro sees his flames, he suffers a panic attack and accidentally activates his Quirk for the first time]].

* ArrestedForHeroism: Toushiro is arrested after [[spoiler:killing an Arrancar and saving students' and teachers' lives, and again after killing All For One]] because [[SarcasmMode how dare he save the lives of hundreds or thousands of people.]] He is more annoyed that this keeps him from being out there protecting people than bothered by it since he knows he can easily break out if he needs to.

* FakingAmnesia: Toushiro pretends to have amnesia in order to prevent the police and UA characters from asking him too many questions. Midoriya realizes he is lying after Toushiro accidentally reveals that he remembers more than he is supposed to.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: [[spoiler:Toushiro's threat against the pro Heroes and police. Since he is a Captain, he has the right to disregard the Gotei 13's no-fighting-humans rule and fight against or kill them if they continue to stop him from doing his job. He will do what he must to protect humanity.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Toushiro continues to fight and stop his enemies to protect humanity, thus disobeying the Academia world's laws, because those laws will get people killed.

* PoorCommunicationKills: A lot of what happens could have been avoided if Toushiro simply told the Pro Heroes the truth about his origins from the start. [[spoiler: Justified, as Soul Society does not take kindly to shinigami who reveal the existence of the afterlife to muggles.]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: A lot of what happens could have been avoided if Toushiro simply told the Pro Heroes the truth about his origins from the start.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Toushiro would not call himself a hero, but he works for the good of humanity. The Pro Heroes, police, and the public fail to realize that and he is seen as a villain by many.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: A minor example in [[spoiler:Toushiro's threat against the pro Heroes and police. If they continue to stop him from doing his job, he has the right to disregard the Gotei 13's no-fighting-humans rule and decide to kill them since he is a Captain.]]
* ShellShockedVeteran: Toushiro survived the Winter and Quincy Blood War and now has a severe case of PTSD.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One of the driving questions of many characters. Since the Nomu could not be called human anymore and was [[AndIMustScream suffering terribly]], was Toushiro's killing of it murder or a mercy kill? Same goes for his killing of [[spoiler:the Arrancar that allied with the League of Villains]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Toushiro, Midoriya, and Todoroki call out Endeavor for [[spoiler:trying to send Toushiro to a mental institution because he lost control of his Quirk, which Endeavor did out of spite because a student beat him.]]

* EntertaininglyWrong: The pro heroes and police believe Toushiro is an escaped experiment or child soldier created by All For One.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Toushiro would not call himself a hero, but he works for the good of humanity. The police and the public fail to realize that and he is seen as a villain by many.

* PoorCommunicationKills: A lot of what happens could have been avoided if Toushiro simply told the pro Heroes the truth about his origins from the start.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: A minor example in [[spoiler:Toushiro's threat against the pro Heroes and police. If they continue to stop him from doing his job, he has the right to decide to kill them since he is a Captain.]]

* TraumaButton: Since Toushiro is suffering from PTSD, he has several. These include parasitic zombie bugs and fire, [[spoiler:as Endeavor discovers. When Toushiro sees his flames, he suffers a panic attack and activates his Quirk]].
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One of the driving questions of many characters. Since the Nomu could not be called human anymore, was Toushiro's killing of it murder or a mercy kill? Same goes for his killing of [[spoiler:the Arrancar that allied with the League of Villains]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Toushiro, Midoriya, and Todoroki call out Endeavor for [[spoiler:trying to send Toushiro to a mental institution because he lost control of his Quirk, which Endeavor did out of spite because a child beat him.]]