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* BadWithTheBone: [[spoiler:Izuku's]] Zanpakutō is a chokutō named Kotsusei (Push around Bone Spirit) that creates growths of bone from the ground it touches.

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* BadWithTheBone: [[spoiler:Izuku's]] Zanpakutō is a chokutō named Kotsusei (Push around Bone (Bone Spirit) that creates growths of bone from the ground it touches.touches that can explode into shrapnel on command.



** Oshi mawase Kotsusei! (Push around Bone Spirit!), Kotsujōheki! (Bone Locking Wall!), Shikotsurin: Kotsuchūrō! (Dead Bone Forest: Bone Pillar Prison!), Shikotsumyaku! (Dead Bone Pulse!)

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** Oshi mawase Kotsusei! (Push around Bone Spirit!), around), Kotsujōheki! (Bone Locking Wall!), Shikotsurin: Kotsuchūrō! (Dead Bone Forest: Bone Pillar Prison!), Shikotsumyaku! (Dead Bone Pulse!)


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* JustForPun: After Izuku's fight with Bakugo he makes one [[spoiler:about having grown more than backbone while using a Shikai based off of bones.]]
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* ShoutOut: Mask Spirits are the Spirit Sword that the wielder has rejected due to being unable to accept part of their mentalit-, wait is this a Persona turned Shadow?

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* ShoutOut: Mask Spirits are the Spirit Sword that the wielder has rejected due to being unable to accept part of their mentalit-, [[VideoGame/Persona4 wait is this a Persona turned Shadow?Shadow?]]
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* BadWithTheBone: [[spoiler:Izuku's]] Zanpakutō is a chokutō named Kotsusei (Push around Bone Spirit) that creates growths of bone from the ground it touches.


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** Bakugo - Unare (Snarl)
** Oshi mawase Kotsusei! (Push around Bone Spirit!), Kotsujōheki! (Bone Locking Wall!), Shikotsurin: Kotsuchūrō! (Dead Bone Forest: Bone Pillar Prison!), Shikotsumyaku! (Dead Bone Pulse!)


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* ChickMagnet: Izuku seems to already have the attention of at least 5 girls who are concerned for him Kendo, Ochako, Momo, Mina, & Pony.


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** Aizawa & Vlad get called out by the students & All Might for not stepping in & allowing the fight to go on when Bakugo chose to use Shikai


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** Honenuki Jūzō recognizes that Izuku's blade is made of bone & his sword seems to rattle in his grip.
** Character's Zanpakuto usually have a design that references something about their quirk from canon & some have similar abilities to their quirks.


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* HavingABlast: Bakugo as in canon with his sword Bakuga (Explosive Fang) which leaves trails of energy scars that explode on anything it touches.


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** Izuku's Zanpakuto ability [[spoiler:is to create bones that can explode for immense damage. Seems like breaking his bones for more power is a multiversal thing.]]
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* ShoutOut:Mask Spirits are the Spirit Sword that the wielder has rejected due to being unable to accept part of their mentalit-, wait is this a Persona turned Shadow?

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* AdaptationalSexuality: It's mentioned that Mirio & Tamaki are dating during the UA staff talk while there is no indication of this relationship beyond friendship in canon.



** Mask Spirits are the Spirit Sword that the wielder has rejected due to being unable to accept part of their mentalit-, wait is this a Persona turned Shadow?


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* AbledInTheAdaptation: All Might doesn't seem to have his canon crippling injuries or time limit.
* AdaptationalJobChange: [[spoiler:Hisashi]] now works as UA Day Dorm Manager.



** Class 1A is now composed of Camie, Pony, Momo, Itsuka, Tōru, Ochako, Asui, Mina, Jirō, Sero, Kirishima, Iida, Bakugō, Tokoyami, Aoyama, Shinsō, Kaminari, Shōto, Shōji, & Izuku. Aizawa also specifies that Class 1A & 1B are only divided for teaching regular school subjects effectively & that during Swordmaster Training that they are all comrades. May develop differently in the future.



* ByThePowerOfGrayskull / CallingYourAttacks: Shikai releases & Techniques
** Aizawa - Ubae (Deprive), Hakudatsu no Hikari (Light of Deprivation)
** Recovery Girl - Chūnyū suru (Inject)
** All Might - Shin'en kara tachiagare (Rise from the Abyss), Suiryū Sensatsugiri. (Water Dragon, Thousand Flying Needles Cut.)



* ColorMotif: Each person has a unique reiatsu color. Bakugo (red brown), Izuku (green white)



* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Hisashi's workplace is shown to be filled with these once they're put under investigation for poor working conditions.

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Hisashi's workplace is shown to be filled with these once they're put under investigation for poor working conditions. These types of Black Companies are considered breeding grounds for Mask Spirits.
* CustomUniform: Apparently killing 500 Mask Spirits & Rogues earns the right for a Swordmaster to customize their uniform.
* CuttingTheKnot: During Aizawa's Shikai Test, [[spoiler:Izuku simply knocks the staff out of his hand to end the effect when Jinzen doesn't work.]]



** Shikai use in the school is prohibited without explicit supervision even when training at UA to prevent accidents.



* GoodCopBadCop: Kan to Aizawa when training the students



* MeditationPowerup: Jinzen serves as this with variations of sitting or exercise while blocking out the world.



* NoodleIncident: There was apparently a large scale fight between 2 different classes of a Swordmaster School that resulted in it shutting down.

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* NoodleIncident: There was apparently a large scale fight large-scale civil war between 2 different classes of a Swordmaster School that resulted in it shutting down.down.
** While Swordmasters & Guilds are considered part of the JSDF the latter don't have real control over them due to a cock up 150 years ago.



** C rank Basic (weak or basic spirit energy reserves), B Intermediate (large reserves and Shikai), A Advanced (overwhelming reserves and Bankai), S Master (hasn't been specified but are clearly on another level). The rankings mostly indicate potential that they could reach and it is possible to reach a higher rank over time.

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** C rank Basic (weak or basic spirit energy reserves), B Intermediate (large reserves and Shikai), A Advanced (overwhelming reserves and Bankai), S Master (hasn't been specified but are clearly on another level). The rankings mostly indicate potential that they could reach and it is possible to reach a higher rank over time. It is also meant to organize types of techniques that can be effectively learned based on cost & necessary control to work. UA's standards & curriculum needs Swordmasters at least Rank B or higher to effectively learn techniques.


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* PowerNullifier: Aizawa's Zanpakuto Chidama Sango (Blood Coral Crystal) is a long staff of dark orange coral with a red crystal orb with a spiky darker red coral within that can do this with Hakudatsu no Hikari (Light of Deprivation)


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** The kendogi worn by senior Swordmasters have a red stripe to symbolize having taken the lives of Mask Spirits & Rogue Swordmasters.


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* SecretTestOfCharacter[=/=]HiddenPurposeTest: Aizawa seems fond of these, with the Shikai test [[spoiler:being meant to have people think outside of relying on their Shikai. He also plans to have Izuku & Bakugo fight sooner after noticing their animosity & feels it better to have it done now in a controlled environment & get insight into how far they'll go or react in a fight.]]


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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Bakugo has made a less than positive impact on his class combined with what Izuku mentions about him. Even Aizawa notices this.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Crossing over with BringIt. Izuku gives a pointed one to Bakugo at how he doesn't know what it means to be a real Swordsmaster due to everybody kissing up to him & challenges him to try at UA.
* {{Troll}}: Hisashi enjoys messing with people when he knows things they don't.
** Nedzu to Aizawa by forcing him to attend orientation & stealing his sleeping bags.
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** Unintentional, but the C-S ranking system can actually be compared to the grading system in Bleach Soul Ignition/Resurreccion (green blue red gold).

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** Unintentional, but the C-S ranking system can actually be compared to the grading system in Bleach Soul Ignition/Resurreccion (green blue (blue green red gold).



** C rank (weak or basic spirit energy reserves), B (large reserves and Shikai), A (overwhelming reserves and Bankai), S (hasn't been specified but are clearly on another level). The rankings mostly indicate potential that they could reach and it is possible to reach a higher rank over time.

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** C rank Basic (weak or basic spirit energy reserves), B Intermediate (large reserves and Shikai), A Advanced (overwhelming reserves and Bankai), S Master (hasn't been specified but are clearly on another level). The rankings mostly indicate potential that they could reach and it is possible to reach a higher rank over time.
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* DieOrFly: Battle Awoken are people who awaken their Spirit Swords when in life threatening danger like All Might and Izuku. It’s so rare that it only occurs in 1% of all cases, the last time in Japan was over 30 years prior and is more common in underdeveloped countries.

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* DieOrFly: Battle Awoken are people who awaken their Spirit Swords when in life threatening danger like All Might and Izuku. It’s so rare that it only occurs in 1% of all cases, the last time in Japan was over 30 years prior and is it's more common in underdeveloped countries.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14310764/1/My-Hero-Academia-Soul-of-the-Sword My Hero Academia: Soul of the Sword]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' & ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' crossover by Creator/SeerKing. Heavy AU. Instead of Quirks, Spirit Swords appeared in the world, as well as Mask Spirits. Join Midoriya Izuku as he grasps his own sword and moves forward

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14310764/1/My-Hero-Academia-Soul-of-the-Sword My Hero Academia: Soul of the Sword]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' & ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' crossover by Creator/SeerKing. Heavy AU. Instead of Quirks, Spirit Swords appeared in the world, as well as Mask Spirits. Join Midoriya Izuku as he grasps his own sword and moves forwardforward.



* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Hisashi is a more constant & positive presence in his son’s life.
** Izuku decides that he & Bakugo are no longer friends early on after getting his sword.
** Itsuka is closer to Izuku & Ochako due to befriending them during the entrance exam.
* AlternateUniverse: In this universe instead of people developing quirks until 80% of all people gained one, people gained spirit swords in their sleep & make up 10% of the total population.

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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Hisashi is a more constant & and positive presence in his son’s life.
** Izuku decides that he & and Bakugo are no longer friends early on after getting his sword.
** Itsuka is closer to Izuku & and Ochako due to befriending them during the entrance exam.
* AlternateUniverse: In this universe universe, instead of people developing quirks until 80% of all people gained one, people gained spirit swords in their sleep & and make up 10% of the total population.



* CoolOldGuy: Izuku’s Zanpakuto appears in a white cloak with this kind of voice as well as red eyes & white gauntlets.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Hisashi’s workplace is filled with these once they’re put under investigation for poor working conditions.
* DieOrFly: Battle Awoken are people who awaken their Spirit Swords when in life threatening danger like All Might & Izuku. It’s so rare that it only occurs in 1% of all cases, the last time in Japan was over 30 years prior & is more common in underdeveloped countries.

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* CoolOldGuy: Izuku’s Zanpakuto appears in a white cloak with this kind of voice as well as red eyes & and white gauntlets.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Hisashi’s workplace is shown to be filled with these once they’re put under investigation for poor working conditions.
* DieOrFly: Battle Awoken are people who awaken their Spirit Swords when in life threatening danger like All Might & and Izuku. It’s so rare that it only occurs in 1% of all cases, the last time in Japan was over 30 years prior & and is more common in underdeveloped countries.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: All Might & Nedzu notices how a Mask Spirit is much more dangerous than it should have been & consider whether someone with a unique sword could have done it in spite of losing his hands.
** Izuku’s Zanpakuto has a name with 8 characters & he mentions Bakugo’s sword having 5 characters.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: All Might & and Nedzu notices how a Mask Spirit is much more dangerous than it should have been & and consider whether someone with a unique sword could have done it in spite of losing his hands.
** Izuku’s Zanpakuto has a name with 8 characters & characters, and he mentions Bakugo’s sword having 5 characters.



* GoodParents: Hisashi is willing to quit his job once he hears his son nearly died. Also Inko as in canon

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* GoodParents: Hisashi is willing to quit his job once he hears his son nearly died. Also Inko as in canoncanon.



* InSpiteOfANail: Bakugo’s power goes to his head & becomes a total dick to everyone especially Izuku.
** All Might still ends up saving Izuku at the underpass from a sludge monster & ends up training him.

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* InSpiteOfANail: InSpiteOfANail:
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Bakugo’s power goes to his head & and becomes a total dick to everyone especially Izuku.
** All Might still ends up saving Izuku at the underpass from a sludge monster & and ends up training him.



* MakingASplash: All Might’s Zanpakuto Ryūjinmaru (Dragon Man Circle) has this ability & can erode anything hit over time.
* MesACrowd: Ectoplasm’s Zanpakuto Bunshin allows him to create copies of himself & anyone he’s encountered making them identical even in spirit senses.
* MythologyGag: A young boy who gains a magic sword that appears as an old man in a cloak. Think Ichigo & Zangetsu would get along with them?

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* MakingASplash: All Might’s Zanpakuto Ryūjinmaru (Dragon Man Circle) has this ability & and can erode anything hit over time.
* MesACrowd: Ectoplasm’s Zanpakuto Bunshin allows him to create copies of himself & and anyone he’s encountered making them identical even in spirit senses.
* MythologyGag: A young boy who gains a magic sword that appears as an old man in a cloak. Think Ichigo & and Zangetsu would get along with them?



* NoodleIncident: There was apparently a civil war between 2 different classes of a Swordmaster School that resulted in it shutting down.

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* NoodleIncident: There was apparently a civil war large scale fight between 2 different classes of a Swordmaster School that resulted in it shutting down.



* PowerLevels: Swordmasters & Mask Spirits have 4 ranks.
** C rank (weak or basic spirit energy reserves), B (large reserves & Shikai), A (overwhelming reserves & Bankai), S (hasn’t been specified but are clearly on another level). The rankings mostly indicate potential that they could reach & it is possible to reach a higher rank over time.
** Class 1 (newly formed can usually be dispatched by a single C graduate while an older one could take a team of 10 C or 1 B rank), 2 (more intellect abilities power, usually takes 2-3 B ranks to beat or a single skilled B-A rank), 3 (nightmare able to destroy cities in rampage, requires entire guilds to hold off for evacuation & gathering as many A ranks as possible), 4 (living natural disaster able to destroy nations requiring intervention of global A & S ranks). They grow stronger & evolve by devouring large amounts of normal people or swords masters, though it’s unknown how a class 4 is formed.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Spirit Swords & Inner Worlds are deeply personal to their wielder & represent important things to them.
** Izuku’s is a valley of mountains with each peak representing his relationships & the weather his emotions. When he finally accepts that Bakugo is no longer his friend, the hollow mountain finally collapses into a grave like structure of rubble.
** Mask Spirits are Spirit Swords that were rejected by their wielder & embody their negative emotions. It’s mentioned how some swords don’t appear due to bullying or being unable to change something in their life. Izuku’s sword only came out when he was willing to fight for his life.
* {{Sadist}}: Zuiun Seiran is this to rookie prodigies & a HopeCrusher.
* {{Sizeshifter}}: Takeyama Yū’s sword Kyojinhei (Giant Soldier) has her ability to grow super large from canon & seemingly RequiredSecondaryPowers of super strength or ignoring weight.
* StrongAndSkilled: UA’s training methods are intended to give their students solid skill in swordsmanship compared to Ketsubetsu & Shiketsu who focus on getting Shikai first.

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* PowerLevels: Swordmasters & and Mask Spirits have 4 ranks.
** C rank (weak or basic spirit energy reserves), B (large reserves & and Shikai), A (overwhelming reserves & and Bankai), S (hasn’t been specified but are clearly on another level). The rankings mostly indicate potential that they could reach & and it is possible to reach a higher rank over time.
** Class 1 (newly formed formed, can usually be dispatched by a single C graduate while an older one could take a team of 10 C or 1 B rank), 2 (more intellect abilities intellect, abilities, and power, usually takes 2-3 B ranks to beat or a single skilled B-A rank), 3 (nightmare able to destroy cities in rampage, requires entire guilds to hold off for evacuation & and gathering as many A ranks as possible), 4 (living natural disaster able to destroy nations requiring intervention of global A & and S ranks). They grow stronger & and evolve by devouring large amounts of normal people or swords masters, though it’s unknown how a class 4 is formed.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Spirit Swords & and Inner Worlds are deeply personal to their wielder & represent important things to them.
** Izuku’s Inner World is a valley of mountains with each peak representing his relationships & and the weather his emotions. When he finally accepts that Bakugo is no longer his friend, the hollow mountain finally collapses into a grave like structure of rubble.
** Mask Spirits are Spirit Swords that were rejected by their wielder & and embody their negative emotions. It’s mentioned how some swords don’t appear due to bullying or being unable to change something in their life. Izuku’s sword only came out when he was willing to fight for his life.
* {{Sadist}}: Zuiun Seiran is this to rookie prodigies & and a HopeCrusher.
* {{Sizeshifter}}: Takeyama Yū’s sword Kyojinhei (Giant Soldier) has her ability to grow super large from canon & and seemingly grants the RequiredSecondaryPowers of super strength or ignoring weight.
* StrongAndSkilled: UA’s training methods are intended to give their students solid skill in swordsmanship compared to Ketsubetsu & and Shiketsu who focus on getting Shikai first.
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* FunctionalMagic: Spiritual Formations which involve inscribing scripture on an object & charging with reiryoku to enforce rules in a designated area.

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* Foreshadowing: All Might & Nedzu notices how a Mask Spirit is much more dangerous than it should have been & consider whether someone with a unique sword could have done it in spite of losing his hands.

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: All Might & Nedzu notices how a Mask Spirit is much more dangerous than it should have been & consider whether someone with a unique sword could have done it in spite of losing his hands.



* Sadist: Zuiun Seiran is this to rookie prodigies & a HopeCrusher.
* Sizeshifter: Takeyama Yū’s sword Kyojinhei (Giant Soldier) has her ability to grow super large from canon & seemingly RequiredSecondaryPowers of super strength or ignoring weight.
* StrongAndSkilled: UA’s training methods are intended to give their students solid skill in swordsmanship compared to Ketsubetsu & Shiketsu who focus on getting Shikai first.

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* Sadist: {{Sadist}}: Zuiun Seiran is this to rookie prodigies & a HopeCrusher.
* Sizeshifter: {{Sizeshifter}}: Takeyama Yū’s sword Kyojinhei (Giant Soldier) has her ability to grow super large from canon & seemingly RequiredSecondaryPowers of super strength or ignoring weight.
* StrongAndSkilled: UA’s training methods are intended to give their students solid skill in swordsmanship compared to Ketsubetsu & Shiketsu who focus on getting Shikai first.first.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14310764/1/My-Hero-Academia-Soul-of-the-Sword My Hero Academia: Soul of the Sword]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' & ''Manga/Bleach'' crossover by Creator/SeerKing. Heavy AU. Instead of Quirks, Spirit Swords appeared in the world, as well as Mask Spirits. Join Midoriya Izuku as he grasps his own sword and moves forward

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14310764/1/My-Hero-Academia-Soul-of-the-Sword My Hero Academia: Soul of the Sword]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' & ''Manga/Bleach'' ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' crossover by Creator/SeerKing. Heavy AU. Instead of Quirks, Spirit Swords appeared in the world, as well as Mask Spirits. Join Midoriya Izuku as he grasps his own sword and moves forward
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14310764/1/My-Hero-Academia-Soul-of-the-Sword My Hero Academia: Soul of the Sword]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' & ''Manga/Bleach'' crossover by Creator/SeerKing. Heavy AU. Instead of Quirks, Spirit Swords appeared in the world, as well as Mask Spirits. Join Midoriya Izuku as he grasps his own sword and moves forward
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!!This work contains examples of:
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Hisashi is a more constant & positive presence in his son’s life.
** Izuku decides that he & Bakugo are no longer friends early on after getting his sword.
** Itsuka is closer to Izuku & Ochako due to befriending them during the entrance exam.
* AlternateUniverse: In this universe instead of people developing quirks until 80% of all people gained one, people gained spirit swords in their sleep & make up 10% of the total population.
* CapeBusters: The Guilds train sword masters to destroy Mask Spirits, but the most notable is the UN’s Mask Elimination Unit for the most dangerous or elusive targets.
* CoolOldGuy: Izuku’s Zanpakuto appears in a white cloak with this kind of voice as well as red eyes & white gauntlets.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Hisashi’s workplace is filled with these once they’re put under investigation for poor working conditions.
* DieOrFly: Battle Awoken are people who awaken their Spirit Swords when in life threatening danger like All Might & Izuku. It’s so rare that it only occurs in 1% of all cases, the last time in Japan was over 30 years prior & is more common in underdeveloped countries.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Bakugo wouldn’t break the law by pulling his sword against other people even if he wanted to.
** Aizawa is a hardass on his students but even he is disgusted by Zuiun.
* Foreshadowing: All Might & Nedzu notices how a Mask Spirit is much more dangerous than it should have been & consider whether someone with a unique sword could have done it in spite of losing his hands.
** Izuku’s Zanpakuto has a name with 8 characters & he mentions Bakugo’s sword having 5 characters.
** During the entrance exam Itsuka momentarily hears some kind of incomplete soundless song.
* GiantMedicalSyringe: Recovery Girl’s Zanpakuto Jihi no Otome (Maiden of Mercy) allows her to inject spirit energy into others to heal them.
* GoodParents: Hisashi is willing to quit his job once he hears his son nearly died. Also Inko as in canon
* ImmoralJournalist: All Might warns Izuku about these type of people who want to trick Sword Masters into revealing details about their abilities or Inner World which could be used to psychoanalyze them.
* InSpiteOfANail: Bakugo’s power goes to his head & becomes a total dick to everyone especially Izuku.
** All Might still ends up saving Izuku at the underpass from a sludge monster & ends up training him.
** All Might inflicted crippling if not life threatening injuries on his arch nemesis.
** Izuku still accepts Ochako calling him Deku by giving it a good meaning.
* InTheBlood: Sword Masters who have a lineage are called Legacies.
* LargeHam: Mirio’s entrance is to drop down from the ceiling while screaming ‘POWER’
* MakingASplash: All Might’s Zanpakuto Ryūjinmaru (Dragon Man Circle) has this ability & can erode anything hit over time.
* MesACrowd: Ectoplasm’s Zanpakuto Bunshin allows him to create copies of himself & anyone he’s encountered making them identical even in spirit senses.
* MythologyGag: A young boy who gains a magic sword that appears as an old man in a cloak. Think Ichigo & Zangetsu would get along with them?
** Mask Spirits are the Spirit Sword that the wielder has rejected due to being unable to accept part of their mentalit-, wait is this a Persona turned Shadow?
** Unintentional, but the C-S ranking system can actually be compared to the grading system in Bleach Soul Ignition/Resurreccion (green blue red gold).
* NoodleIncident: There was apparently a civil war between 2 different classes of a Swordmaster School that resulted in it shutting down.
* NowWhat: After defeating his arch-enemy All Might really doesn’t know what to do with his life even with the help of others until he decides to train Izuku.
* PowerLevels: Swordmasters & Mask Spirits have 4 ranks.
** C rank (weak or basic spirit energy reserves), B (large reserves & Shikai), A (overwhelming reserves & Bankai), S (hasn’t been specified but are clearly on another level). The rankings mostly indicate potential that they could reach & it is possible to reach a higher rank over time.
** Class 1 (newly formed can usually be dispatched by a single C graduate while an older one could take a team of 10 C or 1 B rank), 2 (more intellect abilities power, usually takes 2-3 B ranks to beat or a single skilled B-A rank), 3 (nightmare able to destroy cities in rampage, requires entire guilds to hold off for evacuation & gathering as many A ranks as possible), 4 (living natural disaster able to destroy nations requiring intervention of global A & S ranks). They grow stronger & evolve by devouring large amounts of normal people or swords masters, though it’s unknown how a class 4 is formed.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Spirit Swords & Inner Worlds are deeply personal to their wielder & represent important things to them.
** Izuku’s is a valley of mountains with each peak representing his relationships & the weather his emotions. When he finally accepts that Bakugo is no longer his friend, the hollow mountain finally collapses into a grave like structure of rubble.
** Mask Spirits are Spirit Swords that were rejected by their wielder & embody their negative emotions. It’s mentioned how some swords don’t appear due to bullying or being unable to change something in their life. Izuku’s sword only came out when he was willing to fight for his life.
* Sadist: Zuiun Seiran is this to rookie prodigies & a HopeCrusher.
* Sizeshifter: Takeyama Yū’s sword Kyojinhei (Giant Soldier) has her ability to grow super large from canon & seemingly RequiredSecondaryPowers of super strength or ignoring weight.
* StrongAndSkilled: UA’s training methods are intended to give their students solid skill in swordsmanship compared to Ketsubetsu & Shiketsu who focus on getting Shikai first.

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