History Irony / FanWorks

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** In the first chapter, Marinette has been unable to tell Adrien how she has for a while. The one thing that finally compels her to act is dealing with a liar like Lila.

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/22255240/chapters/54134770 The Murder of Lila Rossi]]'', it's mentioned that fact that Rose was actually friends with Prince Ali, rather than working to disprove Lila's lie of being his friend, ended up making it easier to believe. After all, if a regular girl from Paris could be his friend, why not a daughter of a diplomat. Doesn't help that when Rose and Juleka did confront Lila over this, she either [[PlayingTheVictimCard played the victim]] or came up with an excuse.
* ''Fanfic/TruthAndConsequences'' contains a dramatic and somewhat sad example; Master Fu admits at the end he chose Marinette to train as his successor because the role of Guardian is incredibly lonely, and he felt that LonelyRichKid Adrien was isolated enough as it is, while the AllLovingHero Marinette had enough of a support network of friends an family to offset it. The thing is, Marinette was the one of the pair who suffered the most HeroicFatigue for the role and wanted to retire from being Ladybug, while Adrien ''loved'' being Chat Noir explicitly because it allowed him freedom from his civilian life, and wanted to keep doing it forever. Of the pair, Adrien probably would've been happier in the role, and the tragic events of the story might not have happened.

* In ''Fanfic/AnnouncerAU'', seeing Izuku's in-depth analysis of the competitors Quirks at the Sports Festival and further interacting with the boy makes Sir Nighteye decide that Izuku should be the one to inherit One For All from All Might (who a later phone call revealed had independently made the same decision). In canon, he looked down on Izuku, viewing him as an InadequateInheritor.

* In ''Fanfic/ASmallButStubbornFire''
** Sabine sees Ladybug as an avatar of hope and wanting that for her daughter not knowing that they are one and the same.
** When their conversation brings up Cat Noir rejecting Marinette’s feelings back in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E06Weredad Weredad]] Sabine points out to Tom that Cat Noir is in love with Ladybug. What chance does their daughter have against a woman in a skintight outfit.
** Sabine thinking she should teach Marinette some martial arts so she can defend herself. If only she knew what her daughter could actually do.
** Sabine compliments that through the connections that her daughter has made that Paris practically revolves around Marinette. Paris also relies on Marinette's role as Ladybug to keep them safe.

* In ''Fanfic/AnnouncerAU'', seeing Izuku's in-depth analysis of the competitors Quirks at the Sports Festival and further interacting with the boy makes Sir Nighteye decide that Izuku should be the one to inherit One For All from All Might. In canon, he looked down on Izuku, viewing him as an InadequateInheritor.

* In chapter 10 of ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'' Shinji finds ironic that Touji and Kensuke cannot stand Asuka and mock her fanclub... when they'll spend more time with her than any of her fans.

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* In ''Fanfic/AvengerGoddess'', Tony wonders if this applies to [[spoiler:Obadiah Stane’s final fate, as the man dies after becoming the very power source he tried to steal from Tony]].

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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Pretender}}'' Frederick, who trusted Robin the least and believed him to a spy, ends up becoming Robin's [[TheConfidant confidant]] and [[SlashFic lover.]]

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* Often PlayedForDrama throughout ''[[Fanfic/ThroughTheLookingGlassMyNextlifeAsAVillainess Through The Looking Glass ]]'':

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* ''Fanfic/TheLastPrayer'': The scientists running "The Monster Study" refused to switch the Hot and Cold groups[[labelnote:*]]The Hot group was praised no matter what they did while the Cold group was criticized and berated for every mistake they made[[/labelnote]] because their son Atsui was in the Hot group and they couldn't bear to ruin his confidence (never mind their daughter Samui was in the Cold group). After the study was defunded, Atsui struggled as a shinobi due to his overinflated ego while Samui excelled due to her drive to succeed.

** In canon Sakura was the member of Team 7 Obito/Tobi cared about the least: he had a complicated history with Kakashi, he was responsible for a lot of misery in Naruto’s life and deliberately singled Naruto out as being similar to his past self, and he acted TheCorrupter to Sasuke plus used him as a weapon; but he never showed any interest in Sakura. In this timeline Obito identifies with Sakura the most out of his students, seeing her as being akin to himself at that age, someone not starting with a lot of raw power skill and being [[OvershadowedByAwesome overshadowed by her teammates]]. So he connects with her and encourages her development as a Shinobi.
** In canon, Danzo acted for what he saw as the good of the Leaf. Said actions were often self-serving and overly ruthless but he honestly believed the Leaf would prosper as a result of what he did. Danzo also looked down on ninja who acted out of emotion or revenge, condemning Sasuke for ignoring Itachi service to the Leaf by attacking it. Here, after his death to Jiraiya, the remnants of Root have become consumed with Revenge to the point of actively wanting to destroy the Leaf.
** Naruto upon encountering Fuu is uncharacteristically upset-angered upon being exposed to her view that as a Jinchruki she is not a person but a tool for her village's prosperity and safety with Naruto claiming such a perspective is wholly wrong and wishing she would come to the Hidden Leaf because such a viewpoint would not be tolerated there. As the very next arc shows, [[spoiler:Naruto’s own mother Kushina, wife of the Hokage and Jinchruki of the Nine-Tails, has more or less the exact same view of herself that Fuu does]].
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10969652/1/Sakura-s-Glasses Sakura's Glasses]]'', while Sakura enjoyed helping the Uchiha Clan elders, she laments being their ReplacementGoldfish for Obito, who did the same when was alive. After the elders are killed, she tries to cope with their death by helping Sasuke the same she helped them... in essence, making him ''her'' ReplacementGoldfish. When her Inner self calls her out on it, she is quickly horrified.

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** In chapter 2 Misato notes how ironic is they are using the MP-Evas as instruments of salvation when they were created to be their destruction’s tools.
** In that same chapter Asuka ponders about her life’s several ironies: she had missed terribly her mother, but her mother had been always there and she had been unable to find her, open up and feel her love because Kyoko’s death had driven her to shut her heart; and she owed her family and her current happiness to two women she hardly considered as friends.

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