History Fanfic / Coyote

* GoLookAtTheDistraction: At the USJ, Riley manages to give Izuku enough time to come up with a plan by distracting the League of Villains.

** Riley Coyote's name and ToonPhysics quirk are an obvious reference to [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]]. He might also be a reference to Coyote, a TricksterArchetype from Myth/NativeAmericanMythology, especially since he is mentioned being a Native American ethnically.

** Izuku also qualifies. A specific example would be his fight with Hitoshi Shinso, where he offers NoSympathy towards the latter's situation in regards to [[BadPowersGoodPeople his]] [[CompellingVoice Quirk]] and how people have treated him over the years because of it as well [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong as call him out for being "wrong"]] for being upset with said situation.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Bakugo is hardly a saint in canon, but his cruelty toward others is played up in this fic. Canon Bakugo would most likely never have even considered using Riley's fear of hurting others against him.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Nedzu lays into Aizawa for ruining the lives of the students he expelled, having high standards for students so that he won't have to work hard to teach them, subjecting his class to "logical ruses"... and having a poor personal appearance and sleeping in class.

** Riley resents that he and Izuku were discriminated against, for being a foreigner and Quirkless, respectively, and yet Riley has no problem throwing out ableist slurs.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19402837/chapters/46173859 Coyote]]'' is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' ForWantOfANail fanfic written by Creator/RalphHayesJr that shows Izuku's life if he had a friend in childhood rather than having his canon FriendlessBackground.

* AdaptationalVillainy: While {{canon}}!Aizawa is presented as a SternTeacher and a PragmaticHero, here his methods are reframed as cruel and a massive risk to both his students and the hero community in the long term. He expels students on whims rather than for any justified reason, refuses to admit that he's fallible and doesn't care that several students in the class he expelled a few years back were DrivenToSuicide. He's [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech raked over the coals]] and suspended without pay -- all but outright fired -- for his callous attitude.

* GenreSavvy: Both Riley and Izuku instantly recognized Shigaraki as the leader of the invading League of Villains because his body language had the confidence of the guy everyone follows, with the lesser members giving him a wide berth despite his scrawny appearance and Noumo following him around like a lost puppy.

* InformedAttribute: It's stated that Riley loves making other people more than anything. While he does spend some time doing that, he spends just as much time, if not more, belittling, humiliating, and talking down others for various offenses [[DisproportionateRetribution (some of which are minor enough that they don't warrant Riley's actions)]].

** Oobleck's lack of chemical properties is actually exploited by Riley, who notes things made with it are fire-proof, acid-proof, shock-proof, etc. His hero suit is made of it precisely because of those properties. [[spoiler: It is also revealed to be the one thing Shigaraki's Decay quirk can't disintegrate.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: Riley resents that he and Izuku were discriminated against, for being a foreigner and Quirkless, respectively, and yet Riley has no problem throwing out ableist slurs.

*** Aizawa's threat to expel the worst performing student ultimately leads to the entire class dropping out because none of them want to risk their futures on the whims of a petty {{Jerkass}} who kicked out an entire class for not meeting his standards, which they had been warned of ahead of time. They may be striving to be heroes but you are not going to entrust achieving your goal to someone who acts like that, especially after they prove a warning you received about them right.

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Riley's father is a Native American and Riley himself resembles an anthropomorphic coyote. He and Izuku participate in a blood brother ritual (with Riley dressed in Native American attire). His Quirk lets him create [[MadeOfIndestructium indestructible weapons and armor]]. His father's quirk, [[SuperSmoke Smoke Signals,]] allows him to create smoke and use it to form elaborated images, and cultivates the stereotypical Native American's image to throw off his business clients' expectations.

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Riley's father is a Native American and Riley himself resembles an anthropomorphic coyote. He and Izuku participate in a blood brother ritual (with Riley dressed in Native American attire). His Quirk lets him create [[MadeOfIndestructium indestructible weapons and armor]]. His father's quirk, [[MagicalSmoke Smoke Signals,]] allows him to create smoke and form elaborated images and scenarios, and cultivates the stereotypical Native American's image to throw off his business clients' expectations.

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Riley's father is a Native American and Riley himself resembles an anthropomorphic coyote. He and Izuku participate in a blood brother ritual (with Riley dressed in Native American attire). His Quirk lets him create [[MadeOfIndestructium indestructible weapons and armor]].

*** The results of Aizawa expelling an entire class are shown. Half of them went to seek schooling at other hero schools while badmouthing the school to the press over it. The other half either wound up not finishing their education and scraping by on minimum wage, dropping out completely and becoming villains, or committing suicide. Getting expelled from such a prestigious school is not just a matter of "you aren't cutting it here": either other rival schools will seek to get their hands on such talent or no other school will touch them because of who did the booting out. One commenter mentions that [[ValuesDissonance in a highly competitive society like Japan]], being expelled from a school can lead someone to be DrivenToSuicide.

* MiseryBuildsCharacter: The elementary school's principal justifies his laissez-faire attitude toward Bakugo bullying Izuku by saying that in Japan, students are expected to endure bullying.

* UtilityBelt: The 'Midoriya Layout', a complete kit of support gear that becomes part of the UA hero classes' outfits, including medical and communication supplies and devices, as well as weaponry adapted to each hero's abilities and quirks, and protective gear; much of this equipment is carried on an actual belt, and is designed to be compact and light so it's easy to carry and doesn't interfere with the hero's moves, plus economic enough so most of it can be acquired on normal sports shops, hardware stores, and Army-Navy surplus; the Support Class upgrades its efficiency and resistance.

** In Chapter 10, as part of a class assignment, Izuku, Riley and Mineta upgrade Midnight's outfit, making it much more protective while also improving her efficiency as a hero while still looking quite attractive.