History Fanfic / ThePigTheMaskAndTheSlayers

* JerkToNiceGuyPlot: Over the course of the story Dream becomes a lot more of a NiceGuy than a JerkAss, though this takes a lot of time to happen.
* ManipulativeBastard: Dream to a tee, both in Canon Dream SMP and here. For example, in ''Vol 2 - 12: On the Brink - Part 2'' he [[spoiler: goes out of his way to murder Tanjiro to control Nezuko through fear, and continues to do this until ''Vol 2 - 16: On the Brink - Part 5'' where Technoblade shows up and stops him from doing the same thing to Nezuko after she steps out of line]]. He also does this earlier on in ''Vol 1 - 3: Arrival - Part 3'' where he interrogates Nezuko while constantly making her think he had done something horrible to Rokuta, and also using her being hungry as a way to fish information out of her.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Technoblade and Dream are sent to the ''Demon Slayer'' universe thanks to a tampered Nether Portal, which was messed with by Dream XD [[spoiler: Dream's father]]. Later, in ''Vol 3 - 27: Transference - Part 1'' [[spoiler: after his Death, Tanjiro gets sent to the Dream Isles/Dream SMP by Dream XD to heal his soul after Dream killed him earlier on in ''Vol 2 - 12: On The Brink - Part 1'']]

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Whereas in canon Dream SMP, Technoblade [[ObfuscatingStupidity acts like a dumbass to hide his extreme badassery]], in this story he is a stoic swordsman with a TragicBackstory with hints of Canon Technoblade mixed in.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Whereas in canon Dream SMP, Technoblade is a HiddenBadass that acts like a dumbass to hide his extreme badassery, in this story he is a stoic swordsman with a TragicBackstory with hints of Canon Technoblade mixed in.

* AdaptationalBadass: [[spoiler: In the original source material, Hanako Kamado dies because of Muzan Kibutsuji in the first episode. Here, she becomes a Demon due to Wilbur in ''Vol 1 - 10: White Streak - Part 1'' after she is resurrected by Technoblade using a Totem Of Undying in ''Vol 1 - 4: Arrival - Part 4''. Her Blood Demon art is the exact same as Wilburs, though she uses it in a completely different way than him. After being trained by Wilbur, she is able to defeat a Demon Slayer all on her own, cause a Shinobu Kocho and Kanao Tsuyuri to run away with Wilburs help, and more impressively, defeat Upper Moon 3 in a one-on-one using her ability and combat prowess to its fullest extent]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: In ''Demon Slayer'' canon Nezuko Kamado is sided with the heroes. In this fanfic, she is sided with the villains, though through CircumstancialVillainy rather than being an outright villain. This also fits with Hanako Kamado, as in the original, she is dead, whereas here, she is resurrected by Technoblade, and turned into a Demon by Wilbur [who is Upper Moon Six in this fanfic instead of Daki and Gyutaro] and becomes a part of the BigBadWannabe aka Muzan and his Twelve Kizuki later on, though only because she has yet to side with the true BigBad of which that belongs to Technoblade]].

* ExperiencedProtagonist: Technoblade and Dream both, and that is thanks to their altered backstories and their extreme swordsmanship and combat prowess. For Dream, he is a the son the of The Dream God, a faction of Gods that are hellbent on protecting the prosperity of Humanity, and as such, he has fought many times, giving him his insane swordsmanship skills, his combat prowess, and his on-a-dime planning. Technoblade is also a God, the Blood God to be precise, and, as of ''Vol 3 - 25: Moon and Flame - Part 2" was [[spoiler: revealed to have lived since medieval times as a mercenary at the age of 15, and then after his family was killed, he became The Blood God and a general of an army of Demons to destroy the land, becoming what everyone believed The Devil to be]].
* GeniusBruiser: [[spoiler: Wilbur is both extremely smart and has an extremely overpowered Blood Demon Art and knows how to use it]].

** Transference - Chapters 27 - Ongoing
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Technoblade and Dream are sent to the ''Demon Slayer'' universe thanks to a tampered Nether Portal, which was messed with by Dream XD [[spoiler: Dream's father]].

* DynamicCharacter: Canon Dream is an ArchEnemy and is TheSociopath who does not care about others, even going as far as to manipulate everyone around him into doing his bidding. In this story, Dream, while still being TheSociopath, is also changed from the ArchEnemy to AlasPoorVillain due to his heavy backstory change.

** On The Brink Arc - Chapters 12-17
** Private Lessons Arc - Chapters 18-23
** Ranboo And The Spiders - Chapter 24 - Interlude
** The Flame and The Moon Arc - Chapters 25-Ongoing

* RePower: In canonical ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' Nezuko is a Demon with an explosive fiery blood Blood Demon Art. In ''The Pig, The Mask, and The Slayers'' however, Nezuko doesn't become a Demon, rather, she remains human through the story and practices Moon Breathing, learning it from Kokushibo to become a Demon Slayer to [[spoiler: become a spy within their ranks for Technoblade's and Muzan's plan to annihilate them from within]]. This also applies to characters like Technoblade and Dream, where they are Demi-gods/sons of Gods and are therefore extremely overpowered. Technoblade can also use his powers to create other Demons that are immune to the sun, a Demons main weakness. Both Dream and Technoblade have inventory, though they barely show up and use them, seeing as it takes a lot of power for them to actually do so. With Dream, it's potentially deadly if he doesn't put on his mask to fix him after the fact. [[spoiler: Wilbur also gets some cool new powers, as he became a Demon after Muzan found him, gaining the ability to create explosions using a red mist, as well as generate smoke from his body to make it so Demon Slayers can't use their breathing techniques, handicapping them. Hanako also has these exact same abilities, though hasn't unlocked a majority of them, and is creating her own techniques using this new Blood Art of hers]].

* ExperiencedProtagonist: Technoblade and Dream both, and that is thanks to their altered backstories and their extreme swordsmanship and combat prowess. For Dream, he is a the son the of The Dream God, a faction of Gods that are hellbent on protecting the prosperity of Humanity, and as such, he has fought many times, giving him his insane swordsmanship skills, his combat prowess, and his on-a-dim planning. Technoblade is also a God, the Blood God to be precise, and, as of ''Vol 3 - 25: Moon and Flame - Part 2" was [[spoiler: revealed to have lived since medieval times as a mercenary at the age of 15, and then after his family was killed, he became The Blood God and a general of an army of Demons to destroy the land, becoming what everyone believed The Devil to be]].

* EvilWeapon: The Demon Blade is a gift from Kokushibo to Nezuko. However, it has a curse, and that curse is that if a Human were to wield the blade for too long, then they would lose their humanity and become a Demon.

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:In ''Demon Slayer'' canon Nezuko Kamado is sided with the heroes. In this fanfic, she is sided with the villains, though through CircumstancialVillainy rather than being an outright villain. This also fits with Hanako Kamado, as in the original, she is dead, whereas here, she is resurrected by Technoblade, and turned into a Demon by Wilbur [who is Upper Moon Six in this fanfic instead of Daki and Gyutaro] and becomes a part of the BigBadWannabe aka Muzan and his Twelve Kizuki later on, though only because she has yet to side with the true BigBad of which that belongs to Technoblade]].

%%* ExperiencedProtagonist: Technoblade and Dream both, and that is thanks to their altered backstories and their extreme swordsmanship and combat prowess.

* BadassNormal: During this story, Nezuko does not use any sort of mystical abilities, and up until ''Vol 3 - 24: Moon and Flame - Part 1'' she doesn't even have any sort of special ability, can completely holds up on her own while going toe to toe with Demons like Kokushibo, simply using a wooden blade and nothing more, even being able to slice through his skin with it.

** Private Lessons Arc - Chapters 18- 3

** The Flame and The Moon Arc - Chapters 25-26 [Ongoing]

* AncientEvil: This is Technoblade, as seen in ''Vol 3 - 5: The Flame And The Moon - Part 2''. [[spoiler: Wilbur]] explains to Muzan that Technoblade has been alive for far longer than even the Demon King has been after Technoblade delivered a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to him.

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: This is what happens to Tanjiro Kamado. In ''Demon Slayer'' he is the protagonist, whereas here is a supporting character that dies in ''Vol 2 - 1: On The Brink - Part 1'' after arguing with Dream, who kills him in an act of DeadSerious to show Nezuko that he is not kidding around anymore]].

%%* ManipulativeBastard: Dream to a tee, both in Canon Dream SMP and here.

---> [[spoiler: '''Wilbur''': In the folklore of old, they all tell the tale of a pig-legged or goat-legged creature that raised hell on anyone it came into contact with, that destroyed cities because it felt like it. A heartless monster who wanted to devour your soul. He was the Devil in the Holy Bible, Satan in the Book of Morman, you name a religion, he is their antichrist. That is Technoblade. That is the Blood God. And THAT was who you annoyed today, Lord Muzan.]]

---> '''Dream''': So what? If that is how she must live now, then what do a few lives dying to protect ourselves mean?
---> '''Tanjiro''': IT’S THE ENTIRE VILLAGE! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT!
---> '''Dream''': Listen to me, Kamado, and hear my words clearly. I do not care. I’ve lost the ability to care over my time being alive, Do you wish for your sister to die?
---> '''Tanjiro''': No, of course not, but—
---> '''Dream''': So then that means you will let however many people die so that she lives. Mukago spoke to me about this issue independently, and the rest of the Lower Moons gave me a better explanation. Demons cannot stomach human food. Their stomachs physically cannot handle it, nor can their metabolism let it pass. It gets rejected. Animal meat is a good enough substitute. However, it can only go so far. Barely, even, so it doesn’t do the same thing as human flesh does.

* DynamicCharacter: While canon Dream is an ArchEnemy, CompleteMonster and is TheSociopath who does not care about others, even going as far as to manipulate everyone around him into doing his bidding. In this story, Dream, while still being TheSociopath, he is also changed from the ArchEnemy to AlasPoorVillain due to his heavy backstory change.

This is an Alternate Universe Fanfiction created by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/13112978/DeathlyJazzHands55 DeathlyJazzHands55]], in which Dream and Technoblade break out of Pandora's box ''Earlier than in canon Dream SMP'' and are teleported to the world of ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' ''Before Muzan Kibutsuji murders the Kamado Family''. What takes place is a series of canon-altering events that change the world of ''Demon Slayer'' for better or for worse.

You can find this fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13938462/1/The-Pig-the-Mask-and-the-Slayers Here]] on Website/FanfictionDotNet or [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33254485/chapters/82569802 Here]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn

!!''The Pig The Mask And The Slayers'' Provides Examples Of:

* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler: Nezuko Kamado fits this trope, as in canon ''Demon Slayer'' she is sided with the heroes. In this fanfic, she is sided with the villains, though through CircumstancialVillainy rather than being an outright villain. This also fits with Hanako Kamado, as in the original, she is dead, whereas here, she is resurrected by Technoblade, and turned into a Demon by Wilbur [who is Upper Moon Six in this fanfic instead of Daki and Gyutaro] and becomes a part of the BigBadWannabe aka Muzan and his Twelve Kizuki later on, though only because she has yet to side with the true BigBad of which that belongs to Technoblade]].

* DynamicCharacter: While canon Dream is an ArchEnemy, CompleteMonster and is TheSociopath who does not care about others, even going as far as to manipulate everyone around him into doing his bidding. In this, Dream, while still being TheSociopath, he is also changed from the ArchEnemy to AlasPoorVillain due to his heavy backstory change.
%%* ExperiencedProtagonist: Technoblade and Dream both fit this, and that is thanks to their altered backstories and their extreme swordsmanship and combat prowess.

* JerkAssHasAPoint: This happens with Dream when he talks to Tanjiro about what has to happen with [[spoiler: Hanako so she can live, based on her new physiology as a Demon.]]

* JerkToNiceGuyPlot: This fits Dream, as over the course of the story he becomes a lot more of a NiceGuy than a JerkAss, though this takes a lot of time to happen.

* MisunderstoodVillain: Technoblade sees The Demon Slayer Corp as the BigBad when he himself is already fulfilling this role.