History YMMV / YesterdayUponTheStair

* BrokenBase: The departure of [[spoiler:[[TheScrappy Mineta Minoru]]]]. A lot of people see it as a TakeThatScrappy moment and are glad to see him go. Others however are disappointed in Pit Viper, feeling they've succumbed to a similar trap that other MHA Fanfic writers have by getting rid of him. Then there are those that are pissed that [[spoiler:Mineta]] got kicked out yet Bakugou was somehow allowed to stay.

** Todoroko Shouto's mother is eventually revealed in canon to be named Rei. That said, their names are homophones; her name is written with the kanji for 'cold' while Rei the Ghost is named for the Japanese word for 'spirit'.

* {{Squick}}: How Izuku beats Muscular this time around. [[spoiler:Rather than overclocking One For All, he has the ghosts around him distract Muscular, then proceeds to break his artificial eye, then ''gouge out his real one''. Muscular is left rampaging blindly before succumbing to Mustard's gas, but Izuku still ''ripped his eye out''. Later on, Izuku's hand is still covered in Muscular's blood, worrying his friends he'd been severely injured because of it. Gross]].

* ShockingMoments: [[spoiler:Toga disguising as Inasa instead of Camie brought many a reader surprised]].
* {{Squick}}: How Izuku beats Muscular this time around. [[spoiler:Rather than overclock OFA, he has the ghosts around him distract Muscular, then proceeds to break his artificial eye, then ''gouge out his real one''. Muscular is left rampaging blindly before succumbing to Mustard's gas, but Izuku still ripped his eye out. Later on, Izuku's hand is still covered in Muscular's blood, worrying his friends he'd been severely injured because of it. Gross]].

** In the short sequel ''Death and the Maiden,'' [[spoiler:Izuku's amplified powers manifest ''every ghost on or near the island'' into a tangible form, and he's able to command them at will. After this, the fight is effectively over; Wolfram is completely overrun by what amounts to an army, all members of which are clearly still marked with the fatal wounds that killed them. The sight leaves Izuku's own allies in awe, and Melissa semi-hysterically compares the scene of the mobs of dead scaling the tower after Wolfram to both a swarm of ants and a horror movie.]]

** In the short sequel ''Death and the Maiden,'' [[spoiler:how Wolfram is defeated. Izuku's amplified powers manifest ''every ghost on or near the island'' into a tangible form, and he's able to command them at will. After this, the fight is effectively over; Wolfram is completely overrun by what amounts to an army, all members of which are clearly still marked with the fatal wounds that killed them. Melissa semi-hysterically compares the scene of the mobs of dead scaling the tower after Wolfram to both a swarm of ants and a horror movie.]]

** In the short sequel ''Death and the Maiden,'' [[spoiler:how Wolfram is defeated. Izuku's amplified powers manifest ''every dead person on or near the island'' into a tangible form, and he's able to command them at will. Melissa semi-hysterically compares the scene of the mobs of dead coming for Wolfram to a horror movie.]]

** To further elaborate, the character's reputation amongst the fanbase is decisively much poorer than the majority of the characters due to [[spoiler:his borderline sexual harassment antics]] and seeming lack of real heroic traits besides one or two moments in canon, and as such there are people who see it as a good thing that his character has been removed from the story (and in the case of this story, done in a relatively nuanced and thought out way). However, [[FandomSpecificPlot this is not an uncommon element of]] Manga/MyHeroAcademia FanFiction, and as such can be seen by other fans as being a copout to avoid developing a character who, while flawed, is not as beyond redemption as is believed. The third camp can either fall into the first two camps in regards to their opinion of [[spoiler:him]], but believes that it is hypocritical to kick them them out while allowing Bakugo, a character whose behavior is infamous (especially during earlier chapters in the manga, and especially noticeable in this fanfic) for being near borderline abusive and toxic towards Midoriya, is seen as being allowed a relative free pass by comparison because he's a more major character. It's a point of contention as to whether his character development both in canon (and likely eventually in this fanfic) is/will be enough to overcome this or if it ever will.

* BrokenBase: The departure of [[spoiler:[[TheScrappy Mineta Minoru]]]]. A lot of people see it as a TakeThatScrappy moment and are glad to see him go. Others however are disappointed in Pit Viper, feeling they've succumbed to a similar trap that other MHA Fanfic writers have by getting rid of him. Then there are those that are pissed that [[spoiler:Mineta got kicked out yet Bakugou was somehow allowed to stay]].

** To further elaborate, the character's reputation amongst the fanbase is decisively much poorer than the majority of the characters due to [[spoiler:his borderline sexual harassment antics]] and seeming lack of real heroic traits besides one or two moments in canon, and as such there are people who see it as a good thing that his character has been removed from the story (and in the case of this story, done in a relatively nuanced and thought out way). However, this is not an uncommon element of Manga/MyHeroAcademia FanFiction, and as such can be seen by other fans as being a copout to avoid developing a character who, while flawed, is not as beyond redemption as is believed. The third camp can either fall into the first two camps in regards to their opinion of [[spoiler:him]], but believes that it is hypocritical to kick them them out while allowing Bakugo, a character whose behavior is infamous (especially during earlier chapters in the manga, and especially noticeable in this fanfic) for being near borderline abusive and toxic towards Midoriya, is seen as being allowed a relative free pass by comparison because he's a more major character. It's a point of contention as to whether his character development both in canon (and likely eventually in this fanfic) is/will be enough to overcome this or if it ever will.

* BrokenBase: The departure of [[spoiler:Mineta Minoru]]. A lot of people see it as a TakeThatScrappy moment and are glad to see him go. Others however are disappointed in Pit Viper, feeling they've succumbed to a similar trap that other MHA Fanfic writers have by getting rid of him. Then there are those that are pissed that [[spoiler:Mineta got kicked out yet Bakugou was somehow allowed to stay.]]

* {{Creepy Awesome}}: Everybody loves Rei, even though she tends to change into an [[EldritchAbomination eldritch horror]] when angry.

* ShockingMoments: [[spoiler:Toga disguising as Inasa instead of Camie brought many a reader surprised.]]
* {{Squick}}: How Izuku beats Muscular this time around. [[spoiler:Rather than overclock OFA, he has the ghosts around him distract Muscular, then proceeds to break his artificial eye, then ''gouge out his real one''. Muscular is left rampaging blindly before succumbing to Mustard's gas, but Izuku still ripped his eye out. Later on, Izuku's hand is still covered in Muscular's blood, worrying his friends he'd been severely injured because of it. Gross.]]

* HolyShitQuotient: [[spoiler: Toga disguising as Inasa instead of Camie brought many a reader surprised.]]

** Chapter 51: A firsthand encounter with one of [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Over]][[ChunkySalsaRule haul's]] [[PinkMist ghosts]]. Izuku [[LudicrousGibs can't even tell if its a ''person'']] that's trying to scream warnings at him to get Eri away as far as possible before Overhaul catch up to them.

* HilariousInHindsight: All For One's brother took a page from the former's book and decided to call himself "One For All" when introducing himself to Izuku. [[IKnewIt And then came Chapter 192 of canon...]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Just [[Awesome/YesterdayUponTheStair look over here]]!
* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
** Chapter 2:
--->'''Nana:''' "[It's] not like anyone's going to ''believe'' him if he tells them he saw All-Might deflate like a sad muscly balloon animal."
*** When Izuku gets home after All Might makes his offer, he realizes a problem; his mom already knows what his quirk is. He promised to keep All Might's secret, but he can't pretend to "discover his quirk" if his mother already knows his real one. While he's trying to figure out what to do, she gets home and he talks without thinking:
---->'''Izuku:''' "Mom I did a stupid thing. I did several stupid things."
---->'''Rei:''' ({{facepalm}}s)
** Shimura Nana, DeadpanSnarker and deceased [[TheMentor mentor]] of [[TheParagon All Might]], shrieks and jumps halfway down the hall when she realizes Midoriya can see her.
--->“Ebbuh,” is the first thing Nana Shimura ever says to her successor’s student.
** Why Hino follows Endeavor:
--->'''Hino:''' For kicks.
--->'''Nana:''' [[FlatWhat What?]].
--->'''Hino:''' Lady, I'm dead. There's nothing left of me but memories and how I feel about them. I'm following him around because he's an asshole and I am literally made of spite.
** Hino mentions to Nana that he hopes "the Dynamic Dickhead" orders a drink, just so he can knock it over. Later, Midoriya learns that ''actually wound up happening''.
** After Todoroki {{curbstomp|Battle}}s Sero, Midoriya [[BringMyBrownPants needs to go to the bathroom]].
** Ashido, Kaminari and Sero borrow Mika to serve as a ghost-detector since they believe the dorms are haunted. Hino decides to troll the pants out of them by making a cupboard door swing, prompting Ashido and Kaminari to hide behind Sero who holds Mika in front of him King Lion-style as a shield.
** Mirio finally makes an appearance. Izuku's response is to try smacking him with a bag of trash. After Izuku recognizes him, not even ''Aizawa'' can keep a totally straight face after this response:
--->'''Izuku: '''You're the ''pants guy''.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[Heartwarming/YesterdayUponTheStair Has its own page]].

* {{Squick}}: How Izuku beats Muscular this time around. [[spoiler:Rather than overclock OFA, he has the ghosts around him distract Muscular, then proceeds to break his artificial eye, then ''gouge out his real one''. Muscular is left rampaging blindly before succumbing to Mustard's gas, but Izuku still ripped his eye out. Later on, Izuku's hand is still covered in Muscular's blood, worrying his friends he'd been severely injured because of it. Gross.]]
* {{Tearjerker}}: [[Tearjerker/YesterdayUponTheStair Has its own page.]]

** To further elaborate, the character's reputation amongst the fanbase is decisively much poorer than the majority of the characters due to [[spoiler:his borderline sexual harassment antics]] and seeming lack of real heroic traits besides one or two moments in canon, and as such there are people who see it as a good thing that his character has been removed from the story (and in the case of this story, done in a relatively nuanced and thought out way). However, this is not an uncommon element of MyHeroAcademia FanFiction, and as such can be seen by other fans as being a copout to avoid developing a character who, while flawed, is not as beyond redemption as is believed. The third camp can either fall into the first two camps in regards to their opinion of [[spoiler:him]], but believes that it is hypocritical to kick them them out while allowing Bakugo, a character whose behavior is infamous (especially during earlier chapters in the manga, and especially noticeable in this fanfic) for being near borderline abusive and toxic towards Midoriya, is seen as being allowed a relative free pass by comparison because he's a more major character. It's a point of contention as to whether his character development both in canon (and likely eventually in this fanfic) is/will be enough to overcome this or if it ever will.

* BrokenBase: [[spoiler:Mineta's departure. A lot of people see it as a TakeThatScrappy moment and are glad to see him go. Others however are disappointed in Pitviperofdoom, feeling they've succumbed to a similar trap that other MHA Fanfic writers have by getting rid of him. Then there are those that are pissed Mineta got kicked out yet Bakugou was somehow allowed to stay.]]
** [[spoiler:To further elaborate, Mineta's reputation amongst the fanbase is decisively much poorer than the majority of the characters due to his borderline sexual harassment antics and seeming lack of real heroic traits besides one or two moments in canon, and as such there are people who see it as a good thing that his character has been removed from the story (and in the case of this story, done in a relatively nuanced and thought out way). However, Mineta being kicked out is not an uncommon element of MyHeroAcademia FanFiction, and as such can be seen by other fans as being a copout to avoid developing a character who, while flawed is not as beyond redemption as is believed. The third camp can either fall into the first two camps in regards to their opinion of Mineta, but believes that it is hypocritical to kick out someone like Mineta, yet allows for Bakugo, a character whose behavior is infamous (especially during earlier chapters in the manga, and especially noticeable in this fanfic) for being near borderline abusive and toxic towards Midoriya, is seen as being allowed a relative free pass by comparison because he's a more major character unlike Mineta. It's a point of contention as to whether his character development both in canon (and likely eventually in this fanfic) is/will be enough to overcome this or if it ever will.]]

* Ashido, Kaminari and Sero borrow Mika to serve as a ghost-detector since they believe the dorms are haunted. Hino decides to troll the pants out of them by making a cupboard door swing, prompting Ashido and Kaminari to hide behind Sero who holds Mika in front of him King Lion-style as a shield.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
** When facing off against Stain, Midoriya refutes his beliefs and calls him out on his hypocrisy.
** After the practical exam, Bakugou begins to rag on Midoriya since he didn't pass the way he wanted. Aizawa ''shuts him down'' like no teacher has ever done before.
** Ragdoll, even while getting her Quirk brutally removed from her, manages to talk to Izuku and non-verbally reveal to him key physical weaknesses in All For One.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Midoriya goes out of his way to help the ghosts and poltergeists he comes across.
** While many ghosts are walking {{Tearjerker}}s, the two following Eraserhead are hanging around just to ''thank him''.
*** Narita was killed by a SerialKiller who he took to ineffectively haunting. Eraserhead not only caught the man, he strung him up by the balls the night he tried to kill Narita's sister. For that, Narita will settle for nothing less than thanking the man to his face, no matter how long he has to wait.
*** Mrs. Kitayama drowned when a bridge she was driving on was destroyed by a villain. Her son had been in the back seat, and Eraserhead, despite his efforts, had only been able to save one of them.
** The day after the [=USJ=] incident, Midoriya is certain that his classmates are going to find him weird and creepy for [[RefugeInAudacity his]] [[ScheherezadeGambit actions]], only to learn they think he's cool. They also find him creepy, but in a cool way.
** Midoriya, almost immediately after his vicious match Todoroki, goes to protect him from a {{Poltergeist}}.

* {{Tearjerker}}: [[Tearjerker/YesterdayUponTheStair Has it's own page.]]

** [[spoiler:To further elaborate, Mineta's reputation amongst the fanbase is decisively much poorer than the majority of the characters due to his borderline sexual harassment antics and seeming lack of real heroic traits besides one or two moments in canon, and as such there are people who see it as a good thing that his character has been removed from the story (and in the case of this story, done in a relatively nuanced and thought out way). However, Mineta being kicked out is not an uncommon element of MyHeroAcademia FanFiction, and as such can be seen by other fans as being a copout to avoid developing a character who, while flawed is not as beyond redemption as is believed. The third camp can either fall into the first two camps in regards to their opinion of Mineta, but believes that it is hypocritical to kick out someone like Mineta, yet allows for Bakugo, a character whose behavior is infamous for being near borderline abusive and toxic towards Midoriya, is seen as being allowed a relative free pass by comparison because he's a more major character unlike Mineta. It's a point of contention as to whether his character development both in canon (and likely eventually in this fanfic) is/will be enough to overcome this or if it ever will.]]