History Fanfic / TheBloodstainedHero

* NiceHat: Subverted. Izuku's top-hat is notably old and frayed, taking away all the class associated with one.

* AdultFear: PlayedForLaughs. Inko realizes that her son spends most of the day in a secluded area with a girl that he has romantic feelings for.
** Played far more seriously during Izuku's third-stage match against Kinoko.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13501049/1/The-Bloodstained-Hero The Bloodstained Hero]] is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Videogame/{{Bloodborne}}'' FusionFic in which Izuku spent his ten months of training in the Hunter's Dream. His months of torturous trials have hardened him into a [[ExperiencedProtagonist seasoned hunter]], but also hardened his [[TheParagon Paragon's]] heart.

* BodyHorror: During the Sports Festival [[spoiler: Kinoko attempts to win their fight by covering Izuku in spores and growing mushrooms ''inside his throat'' to force him to surrender so they can be removed before he dies of air loss. When Izuku [[{{Determinator}} refuses]] and keeps fighting, it's revealed that Kinoko does ''not'' have the ability to control her mushrooms after they start growing, nor does she have any equipment to stop it either, and she's wholly unprepared for the possibility of anyone calling her bluff; it's only because Izuku is [[ResurrectiveImmortality death proof]] that there wasn't an actual fatality as a result of her trying that strategy, and everyone who saw it happen was some combination of horrified and traumatized by what they saw.]]

* RealityEnsues: Several examples occur over the course of the story:
** When Momo tests bladed weapons on Izuku, he informs her after each attack that she hit something vital and would kill anyone without regeneration. Momo gets exasperated and asks where a ''good'' spot to stab non-lethally is, then realizes that there isn't one. A human body is full of vital organs and large arteries are in each limb, so getting stabbed anywhere is potentially lethal. Izuku, who hadn't actually thought of that, then admits bladed weapons are only good when your opponent can regenerate, you are skilled enough to intentionally miss vitals, or you want to kill someone.
** During the Sports Festival [[spoiler: Kinoko attempts to win their fight by covering Izuku in spores and growing mushrooms ''inside his throat'' to force him to surrender so they can be removed before he dies of air loss. When Izuku [[{{Determinator}} refuses]] and keeps fighting, it's revealed that Kinoko does ''not'' have the ability to control her mushrooms after they start growing, nor does she have any equipment to stop it either, and she's wholly unprepared for the possibility of anyone calling her bluff; it's only because Izuku is [[ResurrectiveImmortality death proof]] that there wasn't an actual fatality as a result of her trying that strategy, and everyone who saw it happen was some combination of horrified and traumatized by what they saw.]]

* TragicKeepsake: WordOfGod is that Izuku's top hat was originally [[TheObiWan Gehrman's]].

* TomeOfEldritchLore: Izuku's journals about Yharnam are this, according to WordOfGod. He explicitly refuses to take them out of the Dream for that very reason.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Many people are put off towards Izuku's blasé attitude towards violence [[spoiler: and his tendency to shrug off being killed]].

* UngratefulBastard: Monoma definitely qualifies. [[spoiler: When he loses control after copying Tokoyami's [[LivingShadow powers]] during the Sports Festival, Izuku immediately puts thoughts of winning on hold, calls a truce with Shoto and Bakugo, and leads the effort to save Monoma from the rampaging shadow monster. Monoma immediately tries to copy Izuku's power seconds after Izuku pulls him out of harm's way. Izuku [[DopeSlap knocks him out]] for his efforts.]]

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: While MurderIsTheBestSolution is Izuku's default goal in a crisis, he feels ashamed when two of the villain deaths were killed by his classmates in self-defense. Not because of anything like {{Pride}} or [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]], but [[ItGetsEasier because he knows how big of a deal one's first kill is]] and that because his classmates had to resort to lethal means - even by accident - means that he failed to protect them.

* TragicKeepsake: WordOfGod is that Izuku's top hat was originally [[TheObiwan Gehrman's]].

** During the Sports Festival [[spoiler: Kinoko attempts to win their fight by covering Izuku in spores and growing mushrooms ''inside his throat'' to force him to surrender so they can be removed before he dies. When Izuku [[{{Determinator}} refuses]] and keeps fighting, it's revealed that Kinoko does ''not'' have the ability to control her mushrooms after they start growing, nor does she have any equipment to stop it either, and she's wholly unprepared for the possibility of anyone calling her bluff; it's only because Izuku is [[ResurrectiveImmortality death proof]] that there wasn't an actual fatality as a result of her trying that strategy, and everyone who saw it happen was some combination of horrified and traumatized by what they saw.]]

** During the Sports Festival [[spoiler: Kinoko attempts to win their fight by covering Izuku in spores and growing mushrooms ''inside his throat'' to force him to surrender so they can be removed. When Izuku [[Determinator refuses]] and keeps fighting, it's revealed that Kinoko does ''not'' have the ability to control her mushrooms after they start growing, nor does she have any equipment to stop it either, leaving her wholly unprepared for the possibility of anyone calling her bluff; it's only because Izuku is [[ResurrectiveImmortality death proof]] that there wasn't an actual fatality as a reasult of her trying that strategy.]]

* RealityEnsues: When Momo tests bladed weapons on Izuku, he informs her after each attack that she hit something vital and would kill anyone without regeneration. Momo gets exasperated and asks where a ''good'' spot to stab non-lethally is, then realizes that there isn't one. A human body is full of vital organs and large arteries are in each limb, so getting stabbed anywhere is potentially lethal. Izuku, who hadn't actually thought of that, then admits bladed weapons are only good when your opponent can regenerate, you are skilled enough to intentionally miss vitals, or you want to kill someone.

* HumanoidAbomination: Izuku, big time. [[spoiler: Beings with even a sliver of Insight can see that his body is...off.]]

** Played far more seriously during the Izuku's third-stage match against Kinoko.

* ComboPlatterPowers: Izuku's quirk seems to be [[DimensionalTraveler the ability to move himself and objects between his own world and the Hunter's Dream (and by extension Yharnam) on a whim]]. His exposure to the many horrors and wonders of both worlds, however, has given him a massive arsenal of skills, weapons, items, arcane knowledge, NervesOfSteel and a slew of other things.

* EverybodyHasStandards: While Bakugo is still the prick that he always was, it isn't until he sees Izuku cut down villains like wheat with the [[SinisterScythe Burial Blade]] does it sink in that something ''horrible'' happened to Izuku and worries that he may be responsible in some way.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: Izuku is one of, if not ''the'' best prospective hero at UA because of his time fighting in the Dream. [[spoiler:He is skilled enough to fight Mirio on even footing, having a large amount of experience in fights where he had to dodge fast, powerful attacks and gimmicks]].

* HumanoidAbomination: Izuku, big time. [[spoiler: Beings with even a sliver of Insight can see his body is...off.]]

* [[KillTheGod Kill the Great Ones]]: What Izuku did in Yharnam[[spoiler:, gaining the title of [[KillAndReplace Usurper]]]].
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Izuku and the Doll definitely qualify; aside from their intimate moments of conversation and glances at each other, he's shown multiple times taking comfort in her presence and she's shown doting on him, with it being a RunningJoke among the Hunters of Yharnam that they always flirt and act like a married couple whenever people see them together. [[spoiler: Izuku asks for the Doll's help ''[[IntimateHaircut shaving]]'' when his arm is broken, and she deliberately leaves him with some stubble afterwards without his noticing, which WordOfGod confirms was because she liked the look on him better than Izuku being clean shaven.]] He decides to win the Sports Festival simply because she asked him to try his best.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Midnight has this reaction when her hesitation to call the first match during the Sport's Festival results in Izuku apparently dying. The poor woman practically has a nervous breakdown, with Nezu having to take up her role as referee for the remainder of the festival. And she actually got off easy, because she doesn't know that Izuku ''really did die'', have relied on his ResurrectiveImmortality to avoid truly dying]].

** [[spoiler:The normally upbeat and innuendo making [[TheTease Midnight]] is visibly ''[[HeroicBSOD broken]]'' when it looks like Izuku was killed by Kinoko's quirk]].
** [[spoiler:When Aizawa is asking Midnight about the fight between Izuku and Kinoko, he's much gentler than normal, implicitly because he's also broken to some degree by what he just witnessed]].

* ResurrectiveImmortality: [[spoiler:When Izuku dies in the real world, he wakes up in the Dream, and can simply reenter the waking world]]. The true specifics are not known, but the original body is still there when they resurrect.

* ThousandYardStare: In the aftermath of the first match of the Sports Festival, [[spoiler:where Izuku apparently dies from having Kinoko grow mushrooms inside his throat]], Midnight is mentioned as having these. [[spoiler:She feels responsible for not calling the match sooner.]]
* TomeOfEldritchLore: Izuku's journals about Yharnam are this, according to WordOfGod. He explicitly refuses to take them out of the Dream, for that very reason.

* TrueSight: Izuku's high Insight seems to grant him limited perception of usually hidden or invisible objects in the Waking World. [[spoiler: Such as [[InvisibleStreaker Hagakure]]]].

* WomenAreWiser: Downplayed. Izuku is not really a fool by any capacity, but The Doll acts as a guiding voice of reason, telling Izuku to properly rest and get his affairs in the waking world in order.

* SetSwordsToStun: Deconstructed. Izuku points out that bladed weapons are designed to kill. Non-lethal use is only possible when you are just that skilled to avoid all vitals, or your opponent can regenerate. Momo spends a long sparring session stabbing Izuku in various spots, only to hit an organ or artery each time.
* ThousandYardStare: In the aftermath of the first match of the Sports Festival, [[spoiler:where Izuku apparently dies from having Kinoko grow mushrooms inside his throat]], Mignight is mentioned as having these. [[spoiler:She feels responsible for not calling the match earlier]].

* WillfullyWeak: During the Heroes Vs. Villains Exercise, Izuku is voted to be the test's MVP for his impressive fighting skills and strategies winning the match. Izuku declines, pointing out that he was holding back and that if he were to hold back in a real life situation, it would be both dangerous and unproffessional. It is not until the USJ attack does everyone – to their horror – realize exactly what he was talking about.

* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Izuku's missing arm is completely unaffected by his HealingFactor or even [[spoiler:his ResurrectiveImmortality]], considering all that he can recover from. The problem seems less the loss of his arm and damage to the stump, but rather the fact that [[spoiler:he received the wound from the [[EldritchAbomination Moon Prescence]] while inside the Hunter's Dream]].

** Multiple spectators have this reaction when, during the Sports Festival, [[spoiler:Kinoko tries to beat Izuku by growing mushrooms ''inside of his throat'', ''''''which could easily kill him'''''. Things only get worse when Izuku does actually end up dying, sending him back to the Hunter's Dream]].

* ComboPlatterPowers: Izuku's quirk seems to be [[DimensionalTraveler the ability to move himself and objects between his own world and the Hunter's Dream (and by extension Yharnam) on a whim]]. His exposure to the many horrors and wonders of both worlds, however, has given him a massive arsenal of skills, weapons, items, arcane knowledge, and a slew of other things.

** [[spoiler:everyone has this reaction when Izuku kills three villains ''right off the bat'' during the USJ Incident]].

* ArtificialLimbs: [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu Izuku's left arm was lost]] against the [[EldritchAbomination Moon]] [[FinalBoss Presence]]. He made a replacement called Isshin out of [[BreadEggsMilkSquick porcelain, siderite, and Hunter's bones]].

* MassOfCrap:

** [[spoiler:The normally upbeat and innuendo making [[TheTease Midnight]] is visibly ''[[BreakTheBadass broken]]'' when it looks like Izuku was killed by Kinoko's quirk]].

* TrueSight: Izuku's high Insight seems to grant him limited perception of usually hidden or invisible objects in the Waking World. [[spoiler: Such as Hagakure]].

* ArtificialLimbs: [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu Izuku's left arm was lost]] against the [[EldritchAbomination Moon]] [[FinalBoss Presence]]. He made a replacement called Isshin out of [[BreadEggsMilkSquick porcelain, siderite and Hunter's bones]].
* BloodKnight: Izuku doesn't actively seek out fights, but his experiences make him overly ready to use violence.
* BrokenAce: Izuku's experiences in the dream has made him more than ready for UA, but it has left him a little...off.
* ComboPlatterPowers: Izuku's quirk seems to be [[DimensionalTraveler the ability to move himself and objects between his own world and the Hunter's Dream (and by extension Yharnam) on a whim]]. His exposure to the many horrors and wonders of both worlds however has given him a massive arsenal of skills, weapons, items, arcane knowledge and a slew of other things.
* CreepyGood: Izuku. His time in the Dream has altered him physically, but it is his behavior that most puts off others, as most lack the ability to perceive his physical abnormalities.

* EverybodyHasStandards: While Bakugo is still the prick that he always was, it isn't until he sees Izuku cut down villains like wheat with his scythe does it sink in that something ''horrible'' happened to Izuku and worries that he might be responsible in some way.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: Izuku is one of, if not the best prospective hero at UA because of his time fighting in the Dream. [[spoiler:He is skilled enough to fight Mirio on even footing, having a large amount of experience in fights where he had to dodge fast, powerful attacks and gimmicks]].

* HeroicWillpower: Izuku naturally. It is the reason he survived the Dream [[spoiler: and the reason he hasn't gone full [[EldritchAbomination Great One]] yet.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: Izuku, big time. [[spoiler: Beings with even a sliver of insight can see his body is...off]]
* InvisibleStreaker: Here it is confirmed that Hagakure's default hero outfit is just a pair of gloves and shoes. Because Izuku's high insight allows him to see the unseeable, his first reaction is to give her his coat, not wanting to take advantage of her state of undress and get distracted.
* [[KillTheGod Kill the Great Ones]]: What Izuku did in Yharnam [[spoiler: gaining the title of [[KillAndReplace Usurper]]]]
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Izuku and the Doll definitely qualify; aside from their intimate moments of conversation and glances at each other, he's shown multiple times taking comfort in her presence and she's shown doting on him, with it being a RunningJoke among the Hunters of Yharnam that they always flirt and act like a married couple whenever people see them together. [[spoiler: Izuku asks for the Doll's help ''[[IntimateHaircut shaving]]'' when his arm is broken, and she deliberately leaves him with some stubble afterwards without his noticing, which WordOfGod confirms was because she liked the look on him better than Izuku being clean shaven.]] He decides to win the sports festival simply because she asked him to try his best.
* MundaneUtility: Izuku offers to be Momo's opponent when using weapons to defend herself (having accidentally killed a villain in self-defense at the USJ), his blood vial's healing properties and ResurrectiveImmortality making him the perfect crash-test dummy for such situations.

* SetSwordsToStun: Deconstructed. Izuku points out that bladed weapons are designed to kill. Non-lethal use is only possible when you are just that skilled to avoid all vitals, or your opponent can regenerate. Momo spends a long sparring session stabbing Izuku in various spots only to hit an organ or artery each time.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: Izuku's journals about Yharnam are this according to WordOfGod.

* TrueSight: Izuku's high Insight seems to grant him limited perception of usually hidden or invisible objects in the Waking World [[spoiler: Such as Hagakure]].

* WhamShot: During the story's version of the USJ incident [[spoiler: Izuku kills several of the attacking villains with little effort in the first few minutes. No one saw it coming]].
* WillfullyWeak: During the Heroes Vs. Villains Exercise, Izuku is voted to be the test's MVP for his impressive fighting skills and strategies winning the match. Izuku declines, pointing out that he was holding back and that if he were to hold back in a real life situation, it would be both dangerous and unproffessional. It is not until the USJ attack does everyone -- to their horror -- realize exactly what he was talking about.

* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Izuku's missing arm is completely unaffected by his HealingFactor or even [[spoiler:his ResurrectiveImmortality]], considering all that he can recover from, the problem seems less the loss of his arm and damage to the stump, but rather the fact that [[spoiler:he received the wound from the [[EldritchAbomination Moon Prescence]]]].