History Fanfic / TheHunterAmongstVillains

* {{AntiHero}}/AntiVillain: Garou tends to toe the line between these two, but is usually viewed as the latter. Garou is ruthless, willing to fight any hero or villain and isn't above humiliating his opponents. However, he also has a strict moral code and his willingness to help those rejected by society are genuine. None of his hunts have ever involved civilians and the police, and has even made it clear to the people who follow him that they're to be left alone, or face the consequences.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: The society of quirks runs on this by a mile. In their eyes, anyone who defends the status quo is good while anyone who disrupts it is a villain, hence why Garou is really feared because no one's strong enough to stop him and he's constantly defying the expectations of what a typical villain acts like.

* ForWantOfANail: In ''so'' many levels it would've been amusing as equally as it would've been horrifying in-universe.
** The entirety of Garou's actions. From kicking the ass of several pro heroes as well as fighting villains, it exposes society to a character that doesn't fit the mold for a hero or villain, since he's neither but has the qualities of both. If he was in his own world this would've been fine, but the society of Manga/MyHeroAcademia runs on BlackAndWhiteMorality, throwing many people in for a loop.
** While Kai Chisaki is still part of the Yakuza, he serves as the NumberTwo for Garou as his advisor and it was his idea to prompt Garou to gather a following. Thanks to his success with the help of the Hero Hunter, Eri is spared from a lifetime of trauma and abuse since Kai felt that harming her would earn Garou's ire, which isn't out of character for him considering his PetTheDog moments with Ghin.

* HourglassPlot: In his own home world, Garou was far from weak, but in the end he lost to Saitama. In this new world, he is Saitama in all but name, considering how below everyone else compared to him in terms of power. Leading to poor Garou suffering from the same crisis as Saitama as he grows bored and frustrated with how weak everyone in My Hero Academia is.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Garou shamelessly judges heroes because they thought that he was a villain with a powerful quirk, believing they could put him behind bars with the help of Eraserhead's erasure. In addition to this is the fact that they focus too much on the quirks that make them completely 'lazy and complacent' and that they never thought deeply about the plan to capture him. This is also connected to the fact that [[VillainHasAPoint he's right]] about heroes' emphasis on quirks in MHA's world where there are characters, like Ghin and Izuku, who are mistreated and ostracized due to their quirkless status.

* TallPoppySyndrome

* {{The Reason you suck}}: In this story is full of these moments but the major three are:
** Garou who shamelessly judges them because thinking that he was a villain with a powerful quirk, they could put him behind bars with the help of Eraserhead's erasure, in addition to the fact that they focus too much on the quirks that make them completely 'lazy and complacent' and that they never thought deeply about the plan to capture him. This is also connected to the fact that [[VillainHasAPoint he's right]] about heroes importance of quirks in MHA's world where there are characters, like Ghin and Izuku, who are mistreated and ostracized due to their quirkless status.
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* {{Everyone Has Standard}}: All Might may want to stop Garou's plans for the unforeaseble future that will lead them in a probalbly peril if nothing is done but he refuses to kill Garou, for in his eyes he didn't commit any kind of atrocius crime (well, he didn't kill anyone at least) and he sees good in him in his heart. That is why he's trying to redeem him.
* TheDreaded: It didn't take long for Garou to become this in Japan. It's telling that ''both'' heroes and villains are scared shitless of him.
* ForWantOfANail: In ''so'' many levels it would've been amusing as equally it would've been horrifying in-universe.

* Everyone Has Standard: All Might may want to stop Garou's plans for the unforeaseble future that will lead them if nothing is done but he refuses to kill Garou, for in his eyes he didn't commit any kind of atrocius crime (well, he didn't kill anyone at least) and he sees good in him with. That's is way he trying to redeem him.

* Irony: In Garou’s world, over the majority of the Heroes possess little to no superpowers, barring cyborgs, espers or genetically altered individuals like Zombie Man. Yet through sheer training and those managing to break their "limiter" have immense skill, talent or raw strength. Yet for the heroes of My Hero Academia, where over 80% of the human race has superpowers, they are significantly weaker in the face of someone like Garou, who deems the vast majority of them the equivalent of B or A class heroes. Which is for heroes who are above average in strength. Allmight and perhaps Star and Stripes are the only ones who could qualify as S-class, but the former fails to meet Garou’s expectations due to being crippled.
* Everyone Has Standard: AllMight may be to stop Garou's plans for the unforeaseble future that will them if nothing is done but he promply refuses Hawks's suggestion to break their {{Thou Shall Not Kill}} code; implied that he want gone with every idead to stop him.
He may have killed AFO in a tremedous way (though readers that would far from the true for AFO's demise), He will not kill Garou which in eyes is a man who hasn't done nothing immoral or inhuman sort of action, and he reinforces that Garou has brought happiness to a child and helped her mother go through Ghin's depression. Although while he refused this notion, is not off the table completely for others, since there are rich and corrupted people who wanted to renstablish the previous [[StatusQuoIsGod old
Hero society]] or villains who want to take the fame and respect of the followers who want him "'''death'''", or rogue heroes who absuderly thinks he want to destroy the world, when in fact of chapter 22 is totally unfounded.

Hero society]] or villains who want to take the fame and respect of the followers who want him '''death'''.

** Garou who shamelessly judges them because thinking that he was a villain with a powerful quirk, they could put him behind bars with the help of Eraserhead's erasure, in addition to the fact that they focus too much on the quirks that make them completely 'lazy and complacent' and that they never thought deeply about the plan to capture him. This is also connected to the fact that [[VillainHas A Pointhe's right]] about heroes importance of quirks in MHA's world where there are characters, like Ghin and Izuku, who are mistreated and ostracized due to their quirkless status.

** Garou who shamelessly judges them because thinking that he was a villain with a powerful quirk, they could put him behind bars with the help of Eraserhead's erasure, in addition to the fact that they focus too much on the quirks that make them completely 'lazy and complacent' and that they never thought deeply about the plan to capture him. This is also connected to the fact that *he's right* about heroes importance of quirks in MHA's world where there are characters, like Ghin and Izuku, who are mistreated and ostracized due to their quirkless status.

* MagneticHero: Garou is a darker version of this. Thanks to his crusade in defeating many heroes and villains, it's earned him a following from those who resonate with his ideals. It's very telling that Kai Chisaki, a man who's willing to murder anyone who so much lays a finger on him, takes off his mask as a way to show respect. Kai was even planning on initially manipulating Garou for the benefit of the Shie Hassakai, but upon seeing just how effective he was and how similar their ideals truly are, was instead content with letting the Hero Hunter take the reins of leadership and instead becomes his advisor.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Kai Chisaki, someone who's well known for cleanliness of the highest order to the point of using his Quirk on people who touch him, ''has his mask off'' while talking to Garou as a way to show respect, indicating just how much Garou's presence and actions have heavily changed hero society.

** Spinner and fellow mutant friends also join the Silver Fang, and has a role very similar to when he was a follower of Stain’s ideology in canon.

* Irony: In Garou’s world, over the majority of the Heroes of his world possess little to no superpowers, barring cyborgs, espers or genetically altered individuals like Zombie Man. Yet through sheer training and those managing to break their "limiter" have immense skill, talent or raw strength. Yet for the heroes of My Hero Academia, where over 80% of the human race has superpowers, they are significantly weaker in the face of someone like Garou, who deems the vast majority of them the equivalent of B or A class heroes. Which is for heroes who are above average in strength at best. Allmight and perhaps Star and Stripes are the only ones who could qualify as S-class, but the former fails to meet Garou’s expectations due to being crippled.

** Dabi alongside several former villains who would’ve joined the League of Villains in canon, instead join the Silver Fang instead due to his ideals resonating with their own. Dabi joins after seeing Endeavor defeated and ''hilariously'' humiliated him in the second round, becoming more than willing to adopt Garou’s idea’s and leads him towards slightly benign path than the outright dark one he would’ve taken. Not to mention has Chisaki use his quirk to heal his grievous burns and restores his appearance; acting as a physical representation of this redemption.
** Spinner and fellow mutant fanboy friends also join the Silver Fang, and has a role very similar to when he was a follower of Stain’s ideology in canon.
** Twice and Mr. Compress also join the Silver Fang due to having far more influence early on than Shigaraki would’ve gathered.
* Irony: In Garou’s world, over the majority of the Heroes of the Hero association possess little to no superpowers, barring cyborgs, espers or genetically altered individuals like Zombie man. Yet through sheer training and those managing to break their "limiter" have immense skill, talent or raw strength. Yet for the heroes of My Hero Academia, where over 80% of the human race has superpowers, they are significantly weaker in the face of someone like Garou, who deems the vast majority of them the equivalent of B or A class heroes. Which in One Punch Man is for heroes who are above average in strength at best. Only Allmight and perhaps Star and Stripes are the only ones who qualify as S-class, but the former fails to meet Garou’s expectations due to being crippled.

* NormalFishInATinyPond: While Garou's far from Saitama's level of strength, and has yet to surpass Bang, the fact that he constantly dishes out CurbStompBattle after CurbStompBattle like Halloween candy shows just how dissatisfied he is with the fragile society of MHA. On top of that when he witnesses just how ''easy'' it is to make Japan bend to his knees, makes him immeasurably disappointed since he expected a much better fight than what he’s been given.

** After the ceasefire is established, Garou had agreed to stop actively hunting heroes but will still not show any mercy to heroes who are foolhardy enough to come face him. One of which is none other than the Mt. Lady who arrogantly believed she can take down Garou because he was quirkless and could make a name for herself. Only for the pompous rookie get a well deserved beat down by Garou in less than a minute.

** Dabi alongside several former villains who would’ve joined the League of Villains in canon, instead join the Silver Fang instead due to his ideals resonating with their own. Dabi joins after seeing Endeavor defeated and ‘’hilariously'' humiliated in the second round, allowing Garou’s idea’s to lead him towards slightly benign path than the outright dark one he would’ve taken.