History YMMV / EnneaSeries

** In ''Mockingjay: Origin'', the Capitol crossed the line by sponsoring the Quirk Games and supporting both Heroes and Villains to keep American Hero Society rolling and reap the profits for themselves. They then proceeded to go even further by [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident killing Prim]].
** The Hero Commission passed it before the series even began by putting young Hawks through [[ColdBloodedTorture enhanced interrogation resistance training]] and using shady means to keep him [[MadeASlave trapped in their employ]]. Readers immediately called for their heads to be put on pikes when this was revealed.

** Many readers declared [[spoiler:Endeavor]] was irredeemable after he violently assaulted [[spoiler:Hawks]] in chapter twenty-nine of ''For Their Sakes'' in response to his victim revealing they knew about his [[spoiler:abuse of his family]]. His caustic comments and complete dismissal that he did anything wrong pushed him further over the line in those readers' eyes.
** [[TheHandler Norito Kaetsu]] crossed the line long before the present day when he used his Quirk to [[spoiler:[[PlayingWithPuppets control sixteen year-old Hawks]] for nearly a year]]. This pushed his victim beyond their breaking point and they became desperate enough to try to commit suicide in order to escape him.

** One of the scariest things about Hawks' situation with the Commission is how realistic their abuse of him is. While Quirks are sometimes involved, he is more often manipulated and made to obey using mundane methods. This is especially the case for the Commission President and [[TheHandler Norito Kaetsu]]. They isolate and control Hawks using threats, physical abuse, and psychological attacks, keeping him from gaining people to turn to for help all while abusing him [[{{Gaslighting}} until he believes he is the one in the wrong]].

** Kaetsu's plot is a figure of authority in a learning setting using that authority to abuse [[spoiler:and take advantage of a teenager, then stalking Hawks again as an adult once his abuser is released from prison]]. Kaetsu does not have any grand schemes; He simply wants to control and hurt one person. It makes him one of the most chilling villains in the series.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Both in and out of universe, views vary on how much Endeavor was affected by [[spoiler:Kaetsu's Fearful Fantasy Quirk]] in chapter twenty-nine [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk or if he was at all]]. Whether he was motivated to [[spoiler:violently attack Hawks]] due to the Quirk or not is up to debate, as he has been shown to be extremely aggressive, ill-tempered, and violent before. Hawks and some readers give Endeavor the benefit of the doubt and think he was manipulated while the Voices and other readers believe it was his own violent tendencies coming out. The author hasn't confirmed which interpretation is correct.

** Chapter one: The moment the eight time travelers end up in Hawks' head instead of their past selves. There were absolutely ''no'' hints in the summary or the fic's tags that imply the twist was coming, leaving many readers who came in expecting a run-of-the-mill PeggySue fic reeling once they realized what had happened.

!!Beware of spoilers! All spoilers from ''Mockingjay: Origin'' and the first ten chapters of ''For Their Sakes'' are unmarked!
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Both in and out of universe, views vary on how much Endeavor was affected by [[spoiler:Kaetsu's Fearful Fantasy Quirk]] in chapter twenty-nine ([[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk or if he was at all]]). Whether he was motivated to [[spoiler:violently attack Hawks]] due to the Quirk or not is up to debate, as he has been shown to be extremely aggressive, ill-tempered, and violent before. Hawks and some readers give Endeavor the benefit of the doubt and think he was manipulated while the Voices and other readers believe it was his own violent tendencies coming out. The author hasn't confirmed which interpretation is correct.

* CryForTheDevil: Fans unanimously loathed [[spoiler:Amplifier for torturing Hawks]] and obeying the Commission's ruthless demands. That was until his POV was shown in chapter twenty-six of ''For Their Sakes'' where it is revealed he genuinely wants to protect Hawks (especially from [[spoiler:[[SerialKiller Norito Kaetsu]]]]) and secretly disapproves of the Commission's methods, calling them cruel and unnecessary. Immediately after this sympathetic reveal, [[spoiler:Amplifier]] was killed, leaving some fans grieving and wishing he'd survived to maybe have a HeelFaceTurn.

** In the fic, Future Bakugo lost his left arm to a powerful Nomu. The exact same thing happened to [[spoiler:Miruko (who has a similar [[BloodKnight characterization]] to Bakugo)]] in the manga a few months later.

** All For One was undeniably evil from the start but some readers cheered for him when he planned to expose the Commission's corruption (albeit to destroy Hero Society) while saying Hawks might be better off working for AFO instead of the despicable Commission. This support stopped after All For One [[spoiler:threatened to turn [[TrappedInVillainy Twice]] into a Nomu if he tried to leave the League and prevented him from befriending Hawks by manipulating Twice's insecurities]], with readers declaring both AFO and the Commission should burn in hell.

** Chapter one: The moment the eight time travelers end up in Hawks' head instead of their past selves. There were absolutely ''no'' hints in the summary or the fic's tags that imply the twist was coming, leaving many readers (who came in expecting a run-of-the-mill PeggySue fic) reeling once they realized what had happened.

** Chapter five: When Hawks uses Orange's Quirk to defeat Stain. This is after Stain almost ''kills Shoto'' (as in the fight against the Hero Killer went even worse than in the previous timeline) and reveals he thinks Shoto is as bad as [[AbusiveParent Endeavor]].

* TheWoobie: Hawks is an IronWoobie. He was [[MadeASlave bought]] and raised by the abusive Commission, completely isolated with handlers that saw him as a [[{{Dehumanization}} pet project and not a person]], trained to resist torture among other TrainingFromHell, and [[InspirationalMartyr conditioned to be a self-sacrificing Hero]] with no choice in the matter. In adulthood the Commission keeps him on a leash with illegal debts and threats to his loved ones while emotionally, psychologically, and physically abusing him. He also has eight time travelers in his head (which causes him unbearable pain more often than not) and must carry the burden of [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong their mission]] on his own since no one believes him. Meanwhile he experiences their [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes traumatic pasts for himself]] as though he is living through it. He is constantly manipulated, [[CassandraTruth disbelieved]], and used by almost everyone with his opinions and safety being dismissed or seen as unimportant. This behavior often comes from his closest and most trusted allies; The Voices [[LockedOutOfTheLoop keep secrets from him]], brainwash him, and take control of him without his consent. Although Hawks is almost always on the verge of a breakdown from all the stress and trauma, he (mostly) keeps it together, selflessly fights to save the future and his friends, and stands up for the little guy even if that means defying his abusers.

* CryForTheDevil: Fans unanimously loathed [[spoiler:Amplifier for torturing Hawks]] and obeying the Commission's ruthless demands. That was until his POV was shown in chapter twenty-six where it is revealed he genuinely wants to protect Hawks (especially from [[spoiler:[[SerialKiller Norito Kaetsu]]]]) and secretly disapproves of the Commission's methods, calling them cruel and unnecessary. Immediately after this sympathetic reveal, [[spoiler:Amplifier]] was killed, leaving some fans grieving and wishing he'd survived to maybe have a HeelFaceTurn.

** In ''Mockingjay: Origin'', the Capitol crossed the line by sponsoring the Quirk Games and supporting both Heroes and Villains to keep American Hero Society rolling and reap the profits for themselves. They then proceeded to go even further by [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident killing Finnick and Prim]].

** Many readers declared [[spoiler:Endeavor]] was irredeemable after he violently assaulted [[spoiler:Hawks]] in chapter twenty-nine in response to his victim revealing they knew about his [[spoiler:abuse of his family]]. His caustic comments and complete dismissal that he did anything wrong pushed him further over the line in those readers' eyes.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Recognizing the damage done to you by abusive parents and cutting them out of your life is healthier than submitting to familial/peer pressure and forcing yourself to forgive them in order to be a quote unquote "good person". ''No one'' is owed your forgiveness even if they change, because what they did still hurt you and cannot be undone. It is your choice whether to forgive or not and if you don't that's perfectly okay. White (Future Shoto) cannot forgive Endeavor for his abuse and has found contentment, happiness, and peace in accepting that.

** After chapters of accepting abuse from the Commission, Hawks stands up to [[spoiler:Norito Kaetsu]], defeating him in a fight. Mockingjay then gives [[spoiler:Kaetsu a VigilanteExecution via an arrow to the face]], while [[SmugSnake he's]] mocking her that his arrest would never. It is extremely gratifying to read.

** All For One was undeniably evil from the start but some readers cheered for him when he planned to [[spoiler:expose the Commission's corruption (albeit to destroy Hero Society)]] while saying Hawks might be better off working for AFO instead of the despicable Commission. This support stopped after All For One [[spoiler:threatened to turn [[TrappedInVillainy Twice]] into a Nomu if he tried to leave the League and prevented him from befriending Hawks by manipulating Twice's insecurities]], with readers declaring both AFO and the Commission should burn in hell.

* CatharsisFactor: For those that dislike [[HeroKiller Stain]] and find him to be morally reprehensible, Hawks [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech ripping apart his corrupt ideals]] by pointing out he [[TheDeadHaveNames killed good people]] out of a warped sense of [[KnightTemplar self-righteousness]], then utterly curb-stomping the Hero Killer to save [[NiceGuy Tensei Iida]] and later Native, Tenya, Shoto, and Izuku was immensely satisfying.

** The moment the eight time travelers end up in Hawks' head instead of their past selves. There were absolutely ''no'' hints in the summary or the fic's tags that imply the twist was coming, leaving many readers (who came in expecting a run-of-the-mill PeggySue fic) reeling once they realized what had happened.
** White (Future Todoroki) taking control of Hawks' body to protect him from Endeavor. For chapters it seemed the Voices were stuck in Hawks' head but it turns out they're able to take control of him by force.
** When Hawks uses Orange's Quirk to defeat Stain. This is after Stain almost ''kills Shoto'' (as in the fight against the Hero Killer went even worse than in the previous timeline) and reveals he thinks Shoto is as bad as [[AbusiveParent Endeavor]].

* HarsherInHindsight: In the fic, Future Bakugo lost his left arm to a powerful Nomu. The exact same thing happened to [[spoiler:Miruko (who has a similar [[BloodKnight characterization]] to Bakugo)]] in the manga a few months later.

'''Beware of spoilers! All spoilers from ''Mockingjay: Origin'' are unmarked!'''

* HarsherInHindsight: In the fic, Future Bakugo lost his left arm to a powerful Nomu. The exact same thing happens to [[spoiler:Miruko (who has a similar [[BloodKnight characterization]] to Bakugo)]] in the manga a few months later.

** White (Future Todoroki) [[spoiler:taking control of Hawks' body to protect him from Endeavor. For chapters it seemed the Voices were stuck in Hawks' head but it turns out they're able to take control of him by force.]]
** When Hawks uses [[spoiler:Orange's Quirk]] to defeat Stain. This is after Stain almost ''kills Shoto'' (as in the fight against the Hero Killer went even worse than in the previous timeline) and reveals he thinks Shoto is as bad as [[AbusiveParent Endeavor]].
* TheWoobie: Hawks is an IronWoobie. He was [[MadeASlave bought]] and raised by the abusive Commission, completely isolated with handlers that saw him as a [[{{Dehumanization}} pet project and not a person]], trained to resist torture among other TrainingFromHell, and [[InspirationalMartyr conditioned to be a self-sacrificing Hero]] with no choice in the matter. In adulthood the Commission keeps him on a leash with illegal debts and threats to his loved ones while emotionally, psychologically, and physically abusing him. He also has eight time travelers in his head (which causes him unbearable pain more often than not) and must carry the burden of [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong their mission]] on his own since no one believes him. Meanwhile he experiences their [[SeeingThroughAnothersEyes traumatic pasts for himself]] as though he is living through it. He is constantly manipulated, [[CassandraTruth disbelieved]], and used by almost everyone with his opinions and safety being dismissed or seen as unimportant. This behavior often comes from his closest and most trusted allies; The Voices [[LockedOutOfTheLoop keep secrets from him]], [[spoiler:brainwash him, and take control of him without his consent]]. Although Hawks is almost always on the verge of a breakdown from all the stress and trauma, he (mostly) keeps it together, selflessly fights to save the future and his friends, and stands up for the little guy even if that means defying his abusers.

'''Beware of spoilers!'''
* CatharsisFactor: For those that dislike [[HeroKiller Stain]][[note]] a BaseBreakingCharacter in canon[[/note]] and find him to be morally reprehensible, Hawks [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech ripping apart his corrupt ideals]] by pointing out he [[TheDeadHaveNames killed good people]] out of a warped sense of [[KnightTemplar self-righteousness]], then utterly curb-stomping the Hero Killer to save [[NiceGuy Tensei Iida]] and later Native, Tenya, Shoto, and Izuku was immensely satisfying.

** In ''Mockingjay: Origin'', the Capitol crossed the line by [[spoiler:sponsoring the Quirk Games and supporting both Heroes and Villains to keep American Hero Society rolling and reap the profits for themselves. They then proceeded to go even further by [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident killing Finnick and Prim]].]]

* CatharsisFactor: For those that dislike [[HeroKiller Stain]][[note]] a BaseBreakingCharacter in canon[[/note]] and find him to be morally reprehensible, Hawks [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech ripping apart his corrupt ideals]] by pointing out he [[TheDeadHaveNames killed good people]] out of a warped sense of [[KnightTemplar self-righteousness]], then utterly curb-stomping the Hero Killer to save [[NiceGuy Tensei Iida]] [[spoiler:and later Native, Tenya, Shoto, and Izuku]] was immensely satisfying.

** The Hero Commission passed it before the series even began by [[spoiler:putting young Hawks through [[ColdBloodedTorture enhanced interrogation resistance training]]]] and using shady means to keep him [[MadeASlave trapped in their employ]]. Readers immediately called for their heads to be put on pikes when this was revealed.

** When Hawks uses [[spoiler:Orange's Quirk to defeat Stain. This is after Stain almost ''kills Shoto'' (as in the fight against the Hero Killer went even worse than in the previous timeline) and reveals he thinks Shoto is as bad as [[AbusiveParent Endeavor]].]]

** The Hero Commission passed it before the series even began by [[spoiler:putting young Hawks through [[ColdBloodedTorture enhanced interrogation resistance training]]]] and using shady means to keep him[[MadeASlave trapped in their employ]]. Readers immediately called for their heads to be put on pikes when this was revealed.