Q/N: Read the first part of the A/N: I snuck a surprise in there.
Something different
Nora 'Garbage' Valentina flies in on a jet pack and converts her mechanical legs into a wheelchair as she lands in the ruins of Sydney, Australia. "Sheesh, this place is a mess." She says before turning to an unseen viewer. "Hiya readers my name is Nora Valk- CRAP I mean Nora VALENTINA. You're probably wondering to yourself 'Holy shit Nora, what the hell happened here?' Well I'll tell ya! I let it slip last chapter that WW3 broke out a bit after the dawn of the Age of Quirks. This was Neowolf24's idioti- I mean brilliant way of explaining the chaos that Horikoshi used to explain how few records survived from that era. But Horikoshi only seems to care about Japan. He mentions other countries briefly, but we have no idea what the world looks like. Granted, that's kind of par the course for most anime based in the real world, but still." She says dramatically.
"So we're going to have to fix that! We're going to have to go through a little bit of *ugh* history so you know what's going on. I realize that may not be everyone's forte despite how much Neowolf24 seems to enjoy this kind of nerd talk, so he's putting a bit of a TLDR at the end to sum up the important parts. If you stay put though, you'll get to see the other founding members of the Revolution too as well as the terrifying monstrosity known as Evolution!" She says, shuddering at the mention of the last creature.
"As for the history part, let's just say things went a little off the rails after WW3. Texas was a communist nation briefly! Ireland conquered the British Isles! Mogadishu of the former nation of Somalia was voted the happiest city on Earth, and that was when it was still a shit hole! Africa became a major player on the world scene, they even eclipsed Europe! Ulaanbataar, Mongolia and Addis Abba in what used to be Ethiopia became economic powerhouses that rival London, New York and Tokyo from the old days; New York and London don't even exist anymore! Most people didn't even realize there was an Ulaanbataar or an Addis Abba before now! But enough of that, let's get into the meat of this chapter." She says.
The World of MHA
Horikoshi tells us that the early part of the quirk era was pure chaos. The arrival of quirks would have resulted in a serious upset in the balance of power in the world. Add that to the already unstable nature of society today and something like World War 3 would have been inevitable. Because the records are supposed to be rather spotty, I'm going to run with the idea that only certain details about the world will be known; the reason being that the end of World War 3 spawned a brief Dark Age type period, likely triggered by a combination of a brief nuclear winter induced Ice Age and high levels of radiation. The war and its after effects would have devastated the Earth's population. By the end of the 21st century, the world population would have been around 250 million.
The reason there is little evidence of this in Japan is because of the efforts of a few thousand people with powerful quirks who were able to reverse the environmental damage brought by nuclear war. They actually managed to fix the atmosphere too, which is why Global Warming hasn't sunk a lot of the world.
We don't have an exact time line of when quirks first came to be, as the amount of time between now and then has never been specified. For the sake of this story, I'm going to say that the glowing baby was born 10 years from now, in the year 2031. All for One would have been born around 2035, the same year Katsuki's grandmother (the one All for One stole the immortality quirk from) was. Mitsuki would have been born in 2052. It would take a while for quirks to make a serious impact on the world, so I'm going to go with the idea that WW3 broke out in the year 2059.
As I said, the details have been lost, but it is largely theorized that the war started over the Ladakh border between Chinese occupied Tibet and India. Which side launched the first missile has been lost to history; however the first Indian nuke was the one that destroyed the Chinese city of Chengdu while the first Chinese nuke hit New Delhi. This prompted Russia to attack India, which resulted in America entering the war and it all went downhill from there.
The war only lasted for about a month, but the entire world was sent reeling by the disaster. Unstable areas such as much of Africa, the Middle East and Mexico completely fell apart, and even the stronger nations such as America, Russia and China ended up broken into multiple smaller nations. The resulting Dark Age lasted from 2059 to 2101, with the birth of the Pro Hero system in Rhode Island. There are a few nations that will play a larger role in the story which I want to discuss.
I also wanted to introduce a few alternatives to the American hero system; the Abyssinian system (Horn of Africa region for those who don't know that name) and the Mongolian system. The Mongolian system represents the totalitarian approach. In this system, there are heroes, enforcers and vigilantes. Heroes are pretty much exactly what they are in the American system, at least on paper. As they are meant to be tools of Propaganda, they are generally kept away from more totalitarian type functions, such as putting down rebellions, dealing with dissenters and other things like that. That doesn't mean they don't do it, they just have to make sure they aren't caught by the public. They are mostly rescue and limelight heroes. The Enforcers are effectively underground heroes, only a lot meaner. They carry out the Government's will silently. A lot of the Mongolian vigilantes would actually be considered heroes in most of the world, although many of them are revolutionaries.
The Abyssinian System was developed in the nation that formed when Ethiopia took over what were once the nations of Somalia, Eretria, South Sudan and Djibouti, which is of course now called Abyssinia again. In this system, professional heroes and what many would call the 'nicer' vigilantes coexist, with those vigilantes being referred to as unsanctioned heroes. This is because the definition of vigilantism is different. In this system, vigilantes can detain criminals utilizing a form of citizen's arrest. As long as they don't violate any other laws while fighting crime, they will be accepted without issue. The Crawler would be considered an unsanctioned hero while Stain/Steindahl would be a vigilante.
This system was formed much later in response to the Neo Zulu war, in which America and Abyssinia fought back against Zululand's aggressive expansion into Africa. Zululand or the Neo Zulu Empire as it was called then used the Mongolian system. When the Empire fell, the world saw the true horrors of the Mongolian system. The Abyssinian system formed with the hope that vigilantes would keep government sanctioned heroes in check, preventing the wide spread corruption that the Mongolian and, to a lesser extent, the American systems encouraged. Aside from Egypt, which uses the American system and Zululand which uses the Mongolian system, all of Africa pretty much uses the Abyssinian system currently. A few other nations, such as Mexico, and one of the nations born of what was once part of the United States, Canada and Mexico also adopted this system.
The United States and Canada
As I said before, the United States split up for a bit after World War 3. Canada, which was caught between the United States and Russia, was so devastated by the war that many Canadian provinces ended up joining the new American nations. It is important to note that many of the state/province borders have shifted, some quite significantly. The United States ended up falling apart due to a combination of the devastating effects of WW3 and poor infrastructure management which was caused by decades of mismanagement combined with illegal tampering from the Trump administration which was concealed before he left office. Donald Trump is generally cursed by the American population as a result, with his Presidential Monument even taking the form of the President's personal toilet. To add insult to injury, it has become a tradition for the newly elected President to eat a particularly volatile meal the day before being sworn into office, a move that has been popularly dubbed the "Trump Dump."
The nation of Pacifica consisted of Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska and Hawaii as well as the former Mexican state of Baja California and parts of the states of Utah, Arizona, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and the Yukon.
Texas became an independent nation, absorbing parts of Louisiana, Oklahoma and a small chunk of New Mexico as well as parts of the former Mexican states Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, which had been largely abandoned as the surviving Mexicans had migrated toward Mexico city in an attempt to escape radiation brought down from America by the winds. The era after WW3 was absolutely chaotic and a lot of weird things happened. For a period of around a week, Texas was actually a Communist nation, the Democratic Republic of Texas. The people of Texas really didn't appreciate this. When they wanted to create a red nation, this definitely wasn't what they had in mind. A large force of civilians backed by the Texas military ended up storming New Austin and captured the communist government. Nearly all of the Texas Communist upper command was taken out behind the New Austin Federal Court House and shot in the back of the head execution style. If you think this is a bit extreme, remember this is Texas; they've executed people for way less than trying to establish a communist dictatorship.
Many of the former Confederate states along with Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and the ruins of Washington D.C. became the nation of Dixon.
The Midwestern states were split between two nations, with the border forming through parts of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. The remaining states to the east were also a part of America. Ontario, and Manitoba joined America as well while Quebec took New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador to form their own nation.
The final nation was actually formed by a Native American confederation. When most of the citizens were evacuated to America, Pacifica, Texas or Dixon, leaving most of New Mexico as well as the states between Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho on the west side and the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma on the east nearly abandoned, many of the Native Americans living there on reservations or what used to be reservations elected to stay behind. In Canada, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan were also abandoned, but the First Nations also decided to remind behind. Some tribes, specifically the Apache, ended up occupying parts of Sonora and Chihuahua from Mexico. Much of the land was an irradiated wasteland at first, but thanks to many tribes being exposed to radiation before quirks were around, many Native Americans actually ended up with quirks that would help clean the environment up. They cleaned up the land and established the nation of Dinemakȟóčhe, a combination of the Navajo word for people and the Lakota word for land.
When what was once the United States decided they wanted to reunite, Dinemakȟóčhe did not wish to join them. Texas and Dixon wanted to force them back into the United States, but the Native American nation was able to use the Cleaner's Doctrine to stop them. The Cleaner's Doctrine was an international agreement formed in the aftermath of WW3 which stated that anyone who was willing to clean up an abandoned, irradiated piece of land could claim it as sovereign territory. Texas and Dixon countered by saying that the Native Americans weren't a sovereign nation, but the international community rejected that argument on the basis that America abandoned the tribes in that land. Unlike in the previous era, the United States was in no position to simply ignore international pressure, especially considering their former rivals of Russia recognized Mongolia's control of what was once the Eastern part of their country.
In an attempt to compromise, Dinemakȟóčhe ceded a portion of Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska to form a land bridge between Pacifica and the rest of the United States, so long as they allowed for free passage for the people of the Native Americans. At first, relations between the two nations were tense, but an invasion of Mexico by the Kingdom of Brazil in 2136 forced them to fight together or risk having the highly aggressive nation on their border. Now they are close allies.
Dinemakȟóčhe managed to build itself into a fairly successful nation while The United States managed to become a major world power again, although they aren't nearly as strong as they once were. Cities such as Chicago, New York and Washington DC are still abandoned, with the resettling of NYC being impossible because the Nuclear explosions that destroyed the city triggered a landslide which resulted in the sinking of the vast majority of Long Island. Even Liberty Island sank, resulting in the Statue of Liberty having to be rebuilt in the city of New Boston, which was built on the ruins of Boston. With Washington DC being in ruins, Philadelphia ended up as the capitol of the United States. The New York Stock Exchange was relocated to Dallas, Texas, one of the few major American cities which actually came out of the war stronger than before.
America's hero system runs a little different than it did originally. Americans in general tend to oppose stronger government regulations, so while each state does maintain its own HPSC (Known as the *State name* Hero Commission; I.E. the Texas Hero Commission.) equivalent, it doesn't even come close to the amount of control the Japanese HPSC has over the nation's heroes. Each individual state's Hero Commission shares the burden of regulating heroes with the Council of Heroics, an organization made up of representatives from the Hero Corporations.
Most American heroes do not maintain their own agencies. Rather, they are hired by Hero Corporations, organizations which handle all of the bureaucratic work for heroes. These heroes are paid by the Hero Corporations, who make their money from a combination of hero merchandise and the fees paid by the government for hero work.
Dinemakȟóčhe utilizes the Abyssinian Hero system rather than the American one. It is also home to the Geronimo Hero Academy (A name as controversial among the Apache as the man himself.) in the Apache land occupying parts Arizona, New Mexico and Sonora. While U.A. is known as the best Hero academy in the world, that's actually a bit of a misconception. U.A. produces the best Lime Light heroes in the world. Geronimo Hero Academy produces the best Underground Heroes. The school is shrouded in mystery, not even having a fixed location as it migrates the land along with the tribe itself, and its students are not well known, for obvious reasons.
America has special rules pertaining government quirk registration that were put in place after the Neo Zulu War by a new constitutional amendment. Except in the case of Professional heroes or convicted criminals, only doctors are allowed to have access to records containing details of a person's quirk. The government cannot ask about or keep record of a civilian's quirk and violating this law carries a serious punishment. This is because the Mongolian System utilizes Quirk Registration to determine if they should take a child from their parents to train them as heroes or enforcers, often using less than savory methods to do so.
Mexico
Mexico was an absolute nightmare. The country had already been suffering from fighting against the various drug cartels even before the Age of Quirks. Once quirks became more prevalent, Mexico descended into a state of anarchy. It eventually got so bad that even the cartels couldn't keep control. When the radiation from America started to drift south, many of the northern states of Mexico had to be abandoned, driving the fractured nation into even more chaos. While Mexico has reunited today, many of the Northern most states had been cleaned out and settled by the United States and Dinemakȟóčhe.
As stated earlier, the Kingdom of Brazil invaded Mexico through Central America in 2136. It was a very destructive war for the Mexicans, but with the help of the United States, Dinemakȟóčhe, and Quebec, they were able to not only push the Brazilians out of Mexico, but drive them back to South America entirely by chasing them out of Central America. At the end of the war, the Central American States were created to act as a buffer zone between Brazil controlled South America and Mexico.
The Mexican government switched from the American system to the Abyssinian system after seeing the aftermath of the Neo Zulu war. An interesting aspect of their hero system is that they incorporated bits of their culture into it. When quirks started to become more prevalent, traditional sports started to lose popularity, including wrestling. In the early ages before the Hero System arrived, a wrestler known as the Blue Demon IV, (the fourth person to hold that name and mask) was determined to keep the rich culture of Lucha Libre. He ended up taking the Blue Demon out of the ring and into the streets to fight crime. Since then, heroes, vigilantes and even villains have decided to retain the colorful masks and theatrical flair of Lucha Libre. Because of this, many of these identities have become a legacy passed down by the generations. It was a tradition which was picked up by the Mexican American community as well.
South America
While most of the world ended up a fractured mess, South America actually went the opposite direction. World War 3 was fought in South America, but there weren't really any nuclear weapons dropped there since South America didn't really have any strategic value to the rest of the world. Brazil took advantage of the chaos though, blitzing their way across the entire continent while the rest of the world was preoccupied. They had been building up there military in secret for decades in preparation for this move; WW3 just gave them a good opportunity to do so. By the time WW3 was over, almost all of Latin America outside of the Caribbean and Mexico was under control of Brazil. President Alexio Furtado, who had been ruling the country with an iron fist for decades, decided to stop pretending at this point, abolishing democracy in Brazil and declaring himself King. His descendants rule the nation to this day.
As stated earlier, his son Julio invaded Mexico, pulling the rest of North America into the war in the process. The war ended poorly for Brazil, with them losing control of Central America before finally surrendering.
Brazil uses the Mongolian system, being closely aligned with the nation of Mongolia as well. While not as close as Mongolia politically speaking, they are on friendly terms with Zululand as well. The world's political scene is generally seen as the United States, the European States, Russia, China and Abyssinia with their allies vs. Mongolia, Brazil, Zululand, The Gaelic Empire and their allies.
Europe
Europe was absolutely devastated by World War 3, to the point where many of the countries could not survive alone. Even countries like France and Germany nearly collapsed. To prevent this, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Poland formed the European Confederation out of the remains of the European Union. The Confederation grew closer over time and by the year 2119, they formally united into the European States. This was in response to a rather jarring realization made by the Europeans. The world has largely forgotten about Europe. While they still have a decent standard of living, much of Europe's economic prowess ended up in Africa, more specifically in Zulu Land and Abyssinia. If they tried to split up, even the formerly stronger nations such as France and Germany would have faded into obscurity. The European States have a higher degree of autonomy than those in the United States, but they are still fairly solid. Each of the States has their own Hero Commissions much like America's states.
The British Isles are a bit of an anomaly in Europe. During the early age of quirks, an Irish Super Villain by the name of Jonathan O'Reiley managed to overthrow the Irish government and established himself as the absolute ruler, granting himself the title of Monarch. He would later invade Northern Ireland, prompting Scotland, England and Wales to attempt an intervention. The war ended disastrously for the former Great Britain, with what little remained of their navy actually being captured by the Irish. A few years later, Monarch actually invaded the former nation of Britain, encountering little resistance as the nation had been gutted by WW3. He established the Gaelic Empire as a result of this.
Despite multiple attempts to overthrow them from both the reborn IRA and the British Resistance, Monarch and his descendants have continued to oppress the British isles to this day. As a totalitarian country, the Gaelic Empire utilizes the Mongolian Hero System.
In Eastern Europe, things are a little less organized. The Balkan Countries are as chaotic as they were in the pre quirk era. The major powers there are Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine has absorbed the nation of Moldova and the Caucasus region of Russia. Russia has taken over Belarus and the Baltic nations. There was an attempt to reunite Yugoslavia, but it failed. Russia is still relevant on the world scene, but they're off doing their own thing.
Asia
Asia was absolute chaos, but not everyone ended up worse than they were before. In fact, Mongolia actually managed to thrive in the madness, carving out a fairly large nation from parts of South Eastern Russia and North China. During World War 3, China and Russia didn't really attack each other much. That, combined with the fact that there was really nothing of significance in the mountainous country at the time meant that they came out of the war relatively unscathed. The mountains turned out to be an advantage, protecting the nation from the radiation coming from Russia and China. A combination of many Chinese companies fleeing to the relatively stable city of Ulaanbaatar and the largely untouched resources of Southeastern Russia allowed them to carve out a robust economy and a strong population. Mongolia has managed to become the dominant power in Asia and a world power in its own right. Unfortunately, it also became a totalitarian regime, much like China before the war. The only difference was that they were capitalist instead of communist. With a population of around 647 million, it is considered the most populous nation on Earth.
Down south, China was particularly devastated by the war. Poor management by the collapsing CCP made things worse for the nation which was already suffering from nuclear devastation. When the Communist Party finally fell apart, it was grim enough that it seemed like China would cease to exist as a nation altogether. The people of China couldn't stand that possibility, resulting in a mass migration from Western China and Inner Mongolia in order to ensure China's continued survival. Mongolia took Inner Mongolia; the Uyghurs established the nation of East Turkestan and Tibet regained its freedom. The Chinese managed to survive, and while they may not be the world power they once were, they have managed to create a powerful nation. They would be comparable to current day Germany in terms of power. Their population has still not returned to the prequirk level, currently only reaching around 347 million people.
India and Pakistan were effectively obliterated, as they decided the moment the war started that they would just launch every nuke they had at each other. They ended up either being absorbed into neighboring countries or forming smaller nations out of the remaining regions. Punjab and the Hindu Republic are really the only countries that have even the slightest amount of relevancy on the world scene, and the population of the region as a whole is rather small at a mere 164 million. Southeast Asia was actually a bit more stable than most of the world strangely enough. There were shifts in borders and government collapses, but other than that, things were mostly the same.
The Middle East
Uh, yeah... The Middle East was a shit storm even before World War 3, but now? Iran and Israel blew themselves off the map and they took most of the region with them. Israel was replaced by Judea as Jewish immigrants around the world decided to try again, but the Palestinians were largely annihilated, as were the Israelis. Jerusalem survived by some miracle, but that was about it. The Saudi family was forced to make a tough choice. They had the ability to intercept the attack of one city, but they were forced to choose between saving the capital of Riyadh (and themselves by extension,) or saving Mecca. To their credit, they chose to put their faith first, meaning that while Mecca survived the war, the Saudi government did not. Ironically it seems that complete annihilation brought peace to the Middle East, as things have remained relatively calm in the region ever since. Iran was wiped off the face of the Earth just like Israel was, with Tehran still remaining in ruins. Like other parts of the world, Iran is fractured into multiple smaller nations.
Like India, the Middle East has been largely forgotten by the world, with only Judea and Arabia being significant on the world stage. The Jews have enjoyed relative peace in the region strangely enough, as many of their Arab neighbors have their own problems to deal with.
Africa
There's really only one thing that can be said about Dark Age Africa. Holy shit. The fragile states organized by Colonial Europe fell into complete anarchy, with Ethiopia and Egypt being the only nations that really survived. Things in Africa were so chaotic that it wasn't unheard of for armies to accidentally attack themselves, mistaking their allies for enemies. It got so crazy that Mogadishu won the award for most peaceful city in Africa three years in a row. When the dust settled around 2121, the only recognizable nation was Egypt. Most of Africa was left decimated, but a few nations emerged as dominant powers on the world scene, launching the Continent into an age of prominence it hasn't seen in a long time.
Ethiopia absorbed the ruined nations of Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti and South Sudan to form the nation of Abyssinia, transforming the region into a major player in the world scene, with the largest economy in the world, just barely surpassing the United States. In a bizarre twist of fate, the former Somalian city of Mogadishu actually ended up becoming one of the most stable and wealthy cities in the entire continent, as well as the main port of Africa. It is frequently listed as one of the five best cities in the world to live in. Many European companies ended up fleeing to Mogadishu and Addis Abba after WW3, their selling point? Come to Abyssinia, we weren't blown into oblivion by nuclear weapons. It's the same strategy that Ulaanbaatar used to attract Chinese companies.
Down south, there was one particular ethnic group which came out of the war incredibly strong; the Zulu of what was once South Africa. When the war hit, much of the white population of South Africa grew concerned about the racial tensions that were only starting to weaken a few years earlier (Much later than most of the world, who realized that discriminating against skin color in a world where people often look like completely different species was a bit insane.) resulting in a mass exodus, with most of them fleeing to Australia and New Zealand, as America and Europe were a complete mess at the time.
This allowed the Zulu to consolidate power not only in South Africa, but Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana and the southern half of Mozambique to form the nation of Zululand. A decade after things in Africa finally stabilized; Zululand went on the offensive, pushing as far north as what was once Uganda, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo before hitting a roadblock in the form of Abyssinia. Up until that point, they had been able to advance with little resistance, but Abyssinia was a powerful nation with close ties to Europe and the United States. A lot of people feared that this would be the start of WW4, but the Neo Zulu Empire as they were known then agreed to keep Mongolia, the Gaelic Empire and Brazil out of the war if Abyssinia kept its allies with the exception of the United States, which had already been pulled into the war due to attacks on American freight ships by the Neo Zulu Empire, out of the war.
The Sahara Desert has become the world's sole remaining black zone, an area in which radiation makes living there impossible. They cleaned it up enough so that the wind wouldn't blow radiation throughout the rest of the world. But no one really wanted to claim the largely useless land, so it was left as is. The only real presence in the region is from a few oil companies which exploit the abandoned land.
Australia, the Pacific and Antarctica
Not a whole lot happened in the southern Pacific Region as they mostly stayed out of WW3. Their population was decimated by encroaching radiation however, with Indonesia getting the worst of it. In terms of borders, Brunei took over the island of Borneo after cleaning it up, but nothing else really changed. Sydney was destroyed by rampaging Kaiju sized super villain, although it had been evacuated in advance fortunately. It's actually become a bit of a joke with the Australian people that the Villain, who coincidently ended up being dubbed Captain Kaiju, must have gotten lost on his way to Tokyo. They ended up abandoning Sydney as, much like New York City, a landslide resulted in it sinking beneath the ocean.
One of the more interesting developments was the establishment of a permanent settlement on the continent of Antarctica, dubbed Ice City by most of the world. It was established near the South Pole and was settled by people who's quirks made it difficult to live elsewhere, as they required relatively cold temperatures to survive. They also built a jail for powerful villains in Antarctica.
TL; DR World Scenario
World powers are divided amongst the 'Good Guys', consisting of The United States, Abyssinia (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti and South Sudan), and to a lesser extent, the European States (which formed out of the European Union's ashes) and their allies vs. Mongolia, Brazil, Zululand (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and the southern half of Mozambique), and to a lesser extent, the Gaelic Empire (The Irish controlled British Isles). Russia is off doing its own thing.
The United States effectively ate Canada (Let's face it, you Canucks had to see that coming with our obesity rate the way it is =P.) The Neo Zulu War between Zululand (then known as the Neo Zulu Empire) and Abyssinia/America exposed the shortcomings of the American Hero System.
The Native Americans finally got their own country because of the Cleaner's Doctrine, an international agreement which states that anyone who cleans up an abandoned, irradiated piece of land can claim it as their sovereign territory. India, the Middle East and Oceania have effectively been forgotten, although there is peace in the Middle East now.
Many world class cities were wiped off the face of the Earth, with some of them (Such as New York City and London) never being rebuilt. That's enough with the history/geography lesson though. On to the Omakes!
Omake 1: The Light in the Darkness: Harbinger
A fairly tall, lithe athletic man walks out of the shadows of a nearby alley in the French city of Nice. His appearance is rather jarring. He clearly has a mutant type quirk, as he has wings, a horn and his skin is colored strangely. His hair is bicolored similar to that of Shoto Todoroki and it is tied into a high ponytail. His left side is as dark black as Shihai Kuroiro's skin. He has a wicked looking bat like wing around eight feet in length on the left side of his back and the left side of his forehead has a twisted black Addax like horn coming out of it. The wing doesn't look as if it were made for flight. It's bulky, hardened appearance looks like it is more of a shield. His left eye is a contrast to this appearance, as it has blue sclera with a white iris.
His right side is a stark contrast to the left, having a more angelic look to it. His right eye contradicts this though, as it has red sclera with a black iris, making his pupil look bigger. The right side of his body has unnaturally white skin. The right wing is an eight foot long eagle like wing. Like the demon wing, it doesn't look to be made for flight. It's sharp, strong feathers make it look more like a sword made for slashing.
He is wearing a suit of knight like armor similar in shape to what the Iida family wears minus the helmet which reflects his demonic/angelic appearance. The left side is dark black and it is covered in demonic eyes with large spikes on the shoulder. The right side is bright white and has angelic eyes covering it.
Charles Durand
Codename: Harbinger
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 243 lbs
Gender: Male
Birthday: September 9th
Age: 44
Blood Type: AB
Quirk Name: Cleansing Pain
Quirk Description: Cleansing Pain is a thematic Quirk, much like Tsuyu's Frog quirk. It comes with a set of powers based upon said theme. The angelic right side is capable of firing bolts which cause the degradation of regenerated collagen and bone calluses. This causes previously healed cuts, wounds and broken bones to come undone again. He can also transform his pain and the pain of others around him and convert it into energy. He can use this energy to fire destructive bolts of energy, use it to fuel his own healing factor, (which is not quite as powerful as Daisuke's, but still strong.) or use it to heal other people from a long distance. His ability to heal others is not as potent as Recovery Girl's but he also doesn't have the downside of causing fatigue.
Basic Biography: Charles Durand is a former hero who became a vigilante after being wronged by the French Hero Commission. His past has been marred by discrimination because of his jarring appearance. He is a dark, brooding anti-hero that has the aura of a warrior. He is a simple man who has no need or desire for fortune or status.
"I am Charles Durand; some of you may know me as the former French hero Darklight. I am now Harbinger, a Vigilante and a founding member of the Revolution. I joined the revolution because I was falsely blamed for a murder committed by another, more popular hero." He says.
The footage cuts to a security feed from 15 years ago in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is in the background, but the top appears to have sagged downward and the metal looks as if it had been melted by intense heat. The French decided to leave it as it is as a monument to all the lives lost in WW3, although they have made sure to stabilize it. Darklight is staring down at the bloodied body of a villain in shock. His armor appears to be the same as Harbinger's, but the demonic left side appears to be a reflection of the angelic right side. Beside him is a moderately tall blonde woman wearing a blue spandex leotard with a red cape and white combat boots and a bloody stiletto blade sticking out of the front of the left boot. Her name is Agnès Archambeau, otherwise known as the hero Longstep. Her quirk allows her to stretch her legs up to thirty feet at incredible speeds. She is France's number 3 hero.
"Agnes, what have you done?!" Darklight shouts as the paparazzi approaches. When she notices this, she pounces on Darklight to restrain him, concealing the blade and covering him in blood. "Darklight! You are under arrest for the use of excessive force against a villain." She shouts. Darklight is shocked at first, but he calms down when he sees the security camera, knowing that he would be vindicated when the commission saw what really happened. The feed turns back to the current day video of the Vigilante in person.
"It was an open and shut case. I was innocent, as the footage clearly shows. I was at the closed door meeting and watched as the footage played for the French Hero Commission. They watched the video, took one look at her and one look at me. The President asked if anyone else knew of the security video. Nobody else had, so they deleted the video and went with Longstep's version of the story." He says bitterly.
"I served 10 years for someone else's crime. Even when she was caught four years later murdering another villain on live television, the Commission left me to rot, all because Longstep was more popular than I was… and I thank God every day that it happened." He says before sighing.
He looks to the camera as his conviction burns bright for the entire world to see. "So you heroes can keep the Red Carpet treatment. You can have your fancy house and your exotic cars… You can take your fortune, your fame and your popularity and shove it straight up your ass. Because while you're out their signing autographs; I'll be out there saving lives. That's all I need." He says before walking back into the shadows as the feed cuts off.
Omake 2: The Comedic Vanguard, the Troll
Recorded 1 month earlier
A green skinned man with a bright white spiky Mohawk standing around eight inches in height is sitting on a platform with a fishing pole. He reels in a gigantic Tuna and laughs. "Oh man, I just can't stop winning, this place is the best! All you ever get is Tuna, and they bite like they've been fed their entire li-" He starts to say before he's interrupted by a shouting security guard. "HEY! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" The guard yells as the scene pans out to reveal that he is fishing from the Copenhagen Aquarium's Tuna Exhibit.
"What? I'm throwing them back after I catch them." He says, not even showing the slightest amount of concern. "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" He says before charging the troll like man. He rolls his eyes before firing beams of brown energy from them at the guard. The guard's eyes go wide as he explosively voids his bowels the moment he is hit. "Whoa, you okay man? I know you're mad, but who ever heard of shitting themselves in rage?" He says jokingly. "GOD DAMN IT! THE TROLL IS BACK!" He says as he finally recognizes the individual.
"Well yeah, wasn't that obvious? I kind of stand out in a crowd you know." He says, gesturing down to his costume. The Troll constantly changes his costume. This time, he appears to be wearing a yellow chicken suit without the head. Why he is wearing this is anybody's guess. Two more guards charge at the Troll and he effortlessly flips over them. His hands grow red and he taps them as he passes over head.
Several things happen in response, things that seem like they would be impossible. The Tuna that was lying on the ground managed to flop back into the tank, causing a splash of water which miraculously hit the power socket just as the water protection failed. The socket sparked, triggering a small explosion which knocks over a coffee thermos nearby. The thermos starts to roll toward one of the guards. The guard trips over the thermos, grabbing at the second guard to stop his fall. He grabs the man by the balls and squeezes as hard as he can, causing him to shriek as his legs give out beneath him. His legs hit a nearby rope securing a scuba diver suit to the ceiling. One of the boots falls from the suit and miraculously lands right on top of the second guards crotch just as the Troll looks at the camera he set up to record his hijinks.
"Hello world, I'm Carl Lykke, aka the Danish Vigilante known as the Troll, and what you just witnessed was one of my favorite abilities, Final Nut shot. Whenever I channel a bit of my energy into a male's body, reality bends over backwards to deliver the craziest nut shots you've ever seen. It's like the movie Final Destination, but with nut shots instead blood and guts!" He says before halting with a strange look on his face. He pulls his phone out of the chicken suit's pocket (Don't ask why it has one.) and records a message. "Note to self, make a Final Destination movie with nut shots. It would be hysterical." He says before returning his phone to the pocket, which seems to vanish the moment he returns the device.
Carl Lykke
Codename: The Troll
Height: 7'1"
Weight: 255 lbs
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 1st
Age: 23
Blood Type: O
Quirk Name: Ultimate Trolling
Quirk Description: Ultimate Trolling is a thematic mutant quirk similar to Harbinger's Cleansing Pain. It comes with a fairly large number of powers that most people would deem stupid.
Shit Vision: The Troll fires a pair of brown beams from his eyes which causes his target to crap themselves. Rather than just falling out, the victim's feces comes out explosively. He can make it powerful enough that it can cause the target to expel part of their intestines if he's not careful.
Final Nut Shot: Named after the Final Destination movies, Final Nut Shot allows him to channel a limited amount of reality bending energy which serves the sole purpose of creating hysterical, convoluted nut shots.
Irritation Sense: The Troll is capable of knowing the perfect way to annoy a person just by looking at them. He can also sense those who are easily annoyed.
Annoying Power: The more irritated people are with him, the stronger and faster he becomes.
Persistent Irritant: As an irritating person, the Troll is constantly in danger of serious harm from those he annoys. To accommodate this, he has one of the strongest healing factors known to man.
Quirk Trolling: The Troll can temporarily alter a person's quirk, but only in randomly selected humorous ways.
Basic Biography: Carl Lykke is a Danish standup comedian/vigilante. He originally wanted to be a hero, but he was constantly told that his quirk wasn't suited for such things. Whether he was denied because his quirk legitimately didn't fit or if it's because he irritated the hero school recruiters is unknown. Like many comedians, Carl Lykke's past was rather tragic.
He frowns briefly at the camera. "I was cast aside by a broken system despite wanting to make a difference after what happened to my parents…" He says darkly before sighing. "My parents were killed by a pair of con artists known as Dam Wrecker and the Blue Mermaid. For those of you who don't know, The Blue Mermaid is a disgraced heroine who formed a partnership with the villain Dam Wrecker. Dam Wrecker harnessed his quirk's ability to convert water pressure into concussive force to break dams, telling the Blue Mermaid where he would strike in advance. He was slow and methodical with it, trying to disguise it as an accidental failure rather than intentional sabotage. The Blue Mermaid would 'miraculously' show up and save the surviving victims. Then she would collect the government reward and split it with Dam Wrecker. When I was only five years old, the Dam Wrecker hit one of the dams near my home town. I survived because I was at a school which was on a hill on the far side of town. My mother worked at a store close to the dam and my father was an Engineer for the dam itself… I was orphaned by a pair of con artists…" He says somberly.
But then a huge grin with just a hint of madness in it appears on his face. "Rather than being bitter about it though, I chose to fight for others like me who have been hurt by evil people. How? By irritating villains so much that they make idiotic mistakes!" He shouts before cutting to another clip.
The Troll finds himself facing off with a villain that looks suspiciously like a brunette version of Katsuki Bakugou. The Villain's face is twitching in rage and his pants seem to be stained brown as he glares at the vigilante while holding his crotch. "You damn Troll! I'LL KILL YOU!" 'Katsuki' screams. It would have been intimidating if his voice hadn't been a few octaves higher due to the nut shot. The Troll surges forward faster than anyone can perceive and grins down at the villain. "Wow man, you really need to learn to relax. I've never felt so much power before. He says before pulling out a large fish from the basket on his back (He seems to be dressed in a fishing outfit for some reason.) and slapping the villain across the face with it. The villain is so distracted by the ridiculousness of being slapped with a fish that he doesn't even notice the green energy that was channeled from it to him.
"THAT'S IT! YOU'RE DEAD, YOU HEAR ME? DE-AHHHHHHHH!" He starts to scream before using his quirk. Rather than coming out of his hands, one of the largest explosive blasts the villain has ever used shoots out of his anus. His body surges forward and his head collide with a brick wall. Miraculously, he survives the impact, although he seems to have a major concussion. "Holy shit!" A bystander shouts. "There was nothing holy about that shit." The Troll quips. The moment he finishes his quip, his troll sense goes off. "Oh my god… this will be glorious." The Troll says before tying up the villain and disappearing.
Endeavor was in Copenhagen for a Fire Quirk support gear convention when he got word of an active vigilante. For some reason he decided to check it out despite the fact that he isn't really authorized to act as a hero in Denmark. (A decision he would come to regret.) When he arrived at the scene, he noticed the tied up villain. He grunts in slight irritation when he doesn't see the vigilante nearby. He is distracted when a melted white substance falls into his hair from above. He looks up and sees the Troll dressed as in a boy scout like outfit for some reason, holding a skewer with a bag of marshmallows nearby and a disappointed look on his face. "Aww man, I hate it when they fall in the fire." He says sadly.
"D-did you just try to roast a marshmallow with the flames on my head?" He says incredulously. He has no idea how to process this turn of events. Endeavor is well known across the world as the most powerful flame wielding hero on Earth. He's also rather notorious for his temper, so for someone to do something like this was insane. "Yup! Oh hold on!" He says before grabbing one of the two buckets on the emergency stairs he was sitting on. "A good camper always puts his fire out before leaving." He says before pouring a yellow liquid on top of Endeavor's head to douse his flames. Endeavor crinkles his nose as a strong odor hits him. "Whoops, that was the piss bucket, not the water bucket. My bad." The Troll says. Endeavor starts to shake with rage as his flames return with avengeance. "Ahh, ahh, ahh! Careful with the temper Endeavor, there are civilians around; civilians with cameras!" He says gleefully.
Endeavor's eye twitches in rage as he realizes this will end up on the internet eventually. He wants to kill the man, but he knows that causing collateral damage in a foreign nation would cause an international incident. While he may not care so much about reputation, being banned from the European States could be a problem; as there are several good support companies here.
The Troll slides up next to Endeavor, causing the man to start twitching more violently as he looks up in the sky for some reason. "Wow, there's some great shade here. Must be nice living in All Might's shadow in the hot summer." The Troll says as many of the spectators begin to wonder if the Vigilante has some sort of death wish. Endeavor's flames intensify and a vein pops in his forehead as the Troll seems to have struck a nerve. "Whoa easy with the fire big boy, I know you're probably upset not being the strongest fire wielder on the continent, you might as well be a wet match in a damp cave next to Madam Kazan." He adds. Endeavor's eyes widen and he begins shaking in rage at this point.
The appearance of police sirens forces him to cut his trolling short this time. Being a Vigilante in a nation utilizing the American system of heroes was kind of annoying at times. "Well, my job here is done! I should probably scram now. But before I go, here's a little parting gift!" He says before tapping his shoulder with a glowing red hand.
He jumps up toward the fire escape again, knocking a part of it loose in the process. The part lands on a nearby plank of wood sitting on an old paint can. The wood launches a trashcan lid sitting on the opposite side of the plank, turning it into a makeshift catapult. The trashcan lid slams into the side of a neon light display which then comes loose on one side. The light display seems to have a neon boot on it which promptly kicks Endeavor right in the balls, causing the man to squeak in pain before collapsing. The Troll then flees the scene as the video of what just happened to Endeavor is uploaded on the internet.
There's a fit of hysterical laughter coming out of an abandoned gas station. Inside the building, a certain scarred, black haired individual is laughing like a maniac as he watches the video of his asshole father dealing with the Troll. "Oh man, the internet is great!" He manages to wheeze out before starting to laugh again.
Omake 3: The Strategic Marvel, Contingency
A dark skinned, elderly man wearing a pair of jeans a fringed leather jacket with a few owl feathers hanging from a necklace can be seen driving an eighteen wheeler down an old dirt road. The vehicle appears to be modified for off road travel, an oddity for a semi. The trailer on the back appears to have what appear to be sections of wall strapped to a flat bed. The man whistles an old tune as he leads a convoy of trucks as a group of modified ATVs drive past. A few men and women are driving the vehicles, some with younger children riding along with them. One of the children notices the older man and waves happily. The elderly man smiles down at the child and waves back. The oddest thing about this scene is how quiet all of these vehicles appear to be.
One would be hard pressed to realize this was a group of nomadic hunter gatherers, but that's what they are. It's a rather strange clash of ancient tradition and modern technology. This band of Cheyenne Native Americans is among a small group which chose to return to their old culture, but with a new twist. Rather than Teepees and horses, they use modern vehicles and collapsible buildings to erect mobile towns as they follow the Bison Herds. These bands are descended from the same group of people who would clean the land of radiation and destroy the old, derelict ruins that dot the landscape, restoring the land to a more natural state. Now they travel the land to maintain it.
He looks over to a nearby camera on the trucks dashboard and smiles. "Hello there. My name is Eric Bradshaw. At least, that's the name I have chosen to go by for the sake of the rest of the world. Even I have to admit, Taa'eveameohtse is a bit difficult for most foreigners to pronounce. But I also happen to be a vigilante known as Contingency.
Eric 'Taa'eveameohtse' Bradshaw
Codename: Contingency
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 142 lbs
Gender: Male
Birthday: May 8th
Age: 79
Blood Type: A
Quirk Name: Contingency
Quirk Description: Eric's quirk allows him to see the potential outcomes of an action and choose the best possible option. This makes him a master tactician.
Basic Biography: Eric is a member of the Cheyenne tribe who lives with one of the roaming bands of hunters. While they have returned to their migratory lifestyle, it has been more modernized. There are no teepees anymore, as they instead erect temporary towns from collapsible buildings which are transported by trucks. Due to his advanced age, he is no longer an active vigilante. Instead, he acts as a field commander to coordinate larger operations. He is considered the General of the Revolution.
"As you may or may not know, vigilantes are an accepted part of society alongside professional heroes here in Dinemakȟóčhe. The system is not perfect, as vigilantes often lack the same training professional heroes get. Many of us took the younger vigilantes under our wings, but there are still mistakes. That said, I understand why this system exists." He says before looking over to a picture of a group of Native American soldiers alongside their American and Abyssinian counterparts.
"I was there for the reason that the Abyssinian system was made… I saw the horrors of a fully government controlled hero system first hand…" He says darkly.
A much younger version of contingency wearing a full set of green camouflaged combat gear with an assault rifle charges through the jungles of what used to be the Democratic Republic of Congo. Artillery fire and gun shots can be heard around him as he and his fellow soldiers charged through the clearing. The brunt of the enemy fire seems to be hitting an eight foot tall black woman with metallic skin. This is an Abyssinian soldier by the name of Nyala Mulugetta, who would later become the Abyssinian hero Bulwark. Her quirk, Bullet Shield, allows her to alter the trajectory of any projectile within eight hundred yards of her, drawing the fire toward her. It also gives her one of the highest degrees of invulnerability the world has ever seen. This made her an exceptional spearhead for any attack on an enemy position.
Eric notices a tank barreling down on her position and his quirk goes in to over drive. "Nyala, punch the third tree to your right at a 48 degree angle." He says into his radio. Nyala does what he requested and the tree falls toward a nearby cliff. The collision triggers a rockslide which covers the tank in rocks, jamming up the treads. A moderately well built white soldier bursts through the brush and notices the tank turning its turret toward them. A cannon emerges from his chest and he fires an anti tank round into the vehicle, blowing it up in the process.
"You should be coming up on the camp any time now. Brace yourselves; the intel we got on this place suggests it won't be pretty. It's supposed to be a 'School' for children being groomed as heroes and enforcers. The ones in here were likely taken from their parents, who would have been killed in order to keep knowledge of their quirks contained." The field commander says over the radio. Eric's grip on his rifle tightens and he has a stone faced expression. This hits a little close to home for the man, as his people are no stranger to this kind of thing. Granted, things have gotten better now that they have their own nation, but those wounds cut deep.
The three soldiers continue moving through the jungle, eventually coming across a barbed wire installation. Their stomachs drop when they see the state of some of the children. "M-my God…" A large number of soldiers and a few 'Heroes' flood out of the gates to keep Eric and his allies out of the camp. Having lost any sense of patience, Eric's eyes glow a dim orange color as he sends his quirk into overdrive. He burst into action by kicking a tree branch. The branch whips back and slams into a large fruit which he kicks into one of the soldier's faces. The soldier falls back and his rifle trips up a man who was about to throw a grenade. The grenade explodes in his hand, causing the fence behind them to collapse on top of the soldiers as Eric shoots one of the heroes in the left eye just as it starts to glow green.
The eye explodes with enough force to blow the man to pieces as one of the arms slams into the side of a flying hero who was inches away from Eric to knock him slightly off course. Eric pulls his combat knife out just before he gets close and holds it up as the man flies by, ripping his guts out in the process. He then throws the knife at a particularly large soldier, who falls backward and hits a wooden plank underneath a guard tower. The plank shoots upwards to dislodge the bricks it was holding in place, causing the tower to fall sideways, collapsing on top of the last soldiers and heroes standing to end the fight. He takes a closer look at the 'students' causing his heart to wrench in his chest.
Eric has a thousand yard stare and a deep frown on his face. "I still have some of the photos taken at the camp, and they'll be available on the Revolution's web site, but for the sake of those with weaker stomachs, I won't show them here. Long story short, these children were beaten, starved and brainwashed into the perfect soldiers. But that wasn't even the most terrifying part. What truly rattled me came out of the 'School's' office. Up until then, details about the Mongolian Hero System had been kept under tight wraps. What we found was a shocking number of similarities between the American and Mongolian systems. The frame work was nearly identical; the only difference was in execution of the system… the Mongolian system could very well be considered an evolution of the American one. Most of the world had always believed that the Mongolian system was the creation of some Machiavellian think tank, some sinister creation built to oppress the world… and they were right, but not in the way they wanted to be…"
"The world was sent reeling as faith in the modern hero system was rocked to its very foundation. Some countries, such as Japan, China, Korea, the European States and Australia went to extreme lengths to suppress the knowledge of what they learned. Others such as the United States went through moderate reforms, such as the introduction of the 30th Amendment to their constitution, which banned anyone other than medical professionals from keeping or accessing information regarding a civilian's quirk, except in the case of convicted felons and professional heroes. Abyssinia responded with a full overhaul, creating the system used in many nations around the world, including this one." He says.
"There's something else that's been bugging me though, something I find rather alarming. When it comes to quirks in warfare, there was an unspoken agreement among the nations to limit themselves. Each nation can have a maximum of 20 quirk using soldiers, and none of them can have a quirk level higher than A. In fact, people with A class or higher quirks are actually barred from serving in the military as a whole. Recently there's been talk of loosening these restrictions… I want to imagine for a second that you are a soldier. You're fighting for your life against those that want to kill you. All of the sudden, you come face to face with All Might. He's not there as a hero though, he's a soldier. It's his job to kill you… You have a mediocre quirk and a rifle in your hands, but you would probably get more use out of your gun by throwing it at him and hoping it hits him in the eye… What the hell are you supposed to do against that?" He asks. A blue light on his dash board lights up, drawing his attention.
"Ahh, looks like we're close to our next site." He says before turning to the camera again. "Well I apologize if my story was a little dull compared to some of our founding members, but in case you haven't realized, I'm an old man. My fighting days may be over, but I'm still using my quirk to guide the Revolution to victory. You will likely see me again, but for now I need to get ready to unpack." He says before terminating the video feed.
Omake 4: The Tranquil Beast, Ren
Y'all didn't think I'd bring Nora in without her partner in crime did you?
I did add a twist though.
Nora 'Garbage' Valentina is wandering around an abandoned warehouse full of scrap in her looking confused. "Ren? Where are you Renny? We need to do your interview as one of the founding members of the Revolution." She says. "Seriously, how the hell are you hiding? You're a twenty foot long Giant Ground Sloth for crying out loud!" She screams, not noticing the large hairy beast behind her. "Millennia of practice." He says calmly, making Nora jump. She turns around and pouts up at the giant beast. He is currently on all fours similar to a gorilla. His fur is dark brown and white, although their appears to be a strip of pink just above his left eye.
This is Ren, a twelve thousand year old Giant Ground Sloth. His existence is enough to rock this world to its core because of one simple fact, he has a quirk. "Besides, are you really sure about this? This is a fairly big bomb shell to drop on humanity." He says with an oddly human sounding calm voice that you wouldn't expect from a creature like him. "They're going to have to learn sometime. I'm just kind of pissed that I'm the one who has to reveal this. I know that science has suffered since WW3, but come on! 'Oh look, we got these new powers suddenly appearing! They seem to be genetic, where did they come from? Oh I know, let's do everything except check the GOD DAMN HUMAN GENETIC CODE! Seriously, it's been almost 200 years since the first quirk showed up and of all the possible scientific fields to abandon, you choose to drop genetics?! Why the hell is common sense so uncommon now days?!" She rants.
Ren chuckles at the young girl. "If there's one thing I've learned in my long life, it's that common sense was never a very common thing. Plus, the Human Genome Project was rather thoroughly destroyed during WW3. They would have had to start from scratch, so they probably thought it would take too long." He says. "I mapped the human genome and traced the source of quirks backward in three weeks Ren, THREE WEEKS! And the real kicker? Quirks have apparently existed since the beginning of life on Earth! We're just the first species to get quirks as a whole rather than rare individuals. It's so obvious in hindsight when you go back and look at ancient mythology. So many mythical figures make a lot more sense when you realize they had quirks! You told me Heracles had a strength enhancing quirk right?" She asks. "Yes, he was likely even stronger than All Might was in his prime." Ren says as he lumbers out of view while Nora sets up the recording. "Call me when you're ready for me."
She starts the recording and grins at the camera. "Hello world, it's me, Garbage! I'm not here as a vigilante this time though, I'm here as a scientist! Why? Because I've finally solved society's greatest memory! I have discovered the origin of Quirks! You might want to sit down for this one, because it's a bit of a doozy."
A few hours later
Ren is resting near Nora's workbench when he is woken up by a squeal of happiness. Nora rushes over to Ren with a huge grin on her face. "OH MY GOD! Pack your bags Ren, we're going to Japan! David Shield himself has asked to meet me!" She says. Ren sighs before tapping the giddy girl on the shoulder with one of his claws. A pink energy flows through the girl, mellowing her out.
Ren
Codename: Tranquility
Height: 20'4" long, 12'7" tall when standing on his hind legs
Weight: 3.8 tons
Gender: Male
Birthday: ?
Age: 12000+
Blood Type: ?
Quirk Name: Soothing Presence
Quirk Description: Ren is able to calm people's emotions. He usually just exudes a calming aura, but he can push his energy through his claws for a more powerful calming effect. Like many quirked creature's who existed before the Age of Quirks, Ren has an anti aging aspect to his quirk. Due to his massive size and powerful body, Ren can be devastating in combat.
Basic Biography: Like Nezu, Ren was captured by humans to be experimented on. What the humans didn't realize was that he could escape at any time. He played the part of a dumb animal when in reality he was experimenting on them. He was rescued from the lab which held him by Nora when she was only six and he has been her partner in crime so to speak ever since.
"We're probably going to have to wait on that Nora. Once Project Kingslayer goes live, you're probably going to have every government in the world on high alert and you're technically a wanted criminal." Ren says. Nora pouts before looking over to the wall where she has her first wanted poster framed. It turns out the Australian Government doesn't react kindly to nine year old girls taking down a villain that they declared uncapturable. They may be idiots, but that doesn't mean they want to look like one. "Pfft what's the big deal? All we're doing is overthrowing a totalitarian government run by a super villain, exposing the faults of the modern society and plunging the world into chaos. What could possibly be bad about that?" She asks sarcastically. Ren responds with a deadpan stare as he walks over to a set of armor hanging from mechanical arms. "Just gear me up Nora." He says calmly.
Nora grins before pressing a button on a nearby console. The arms spring to life as Ren stands up on his hind legs. The armor snaps into place, making him look like a high tech war horse. It even has a saddle on it and massive laser cannons on the sides of his body. A bluish white portal opens up in front of him and Nora hops on wearing a lighter set of armor with her war hammer at the ready. "CHARRRRRRGE!" She screams as Ren lets out a loud roar and rushes into the portal.
That's right, I made Ren a sloth.
Omake 5: The Exiled Warrior- Arrow Maiden
A young woman with dark black skin and thick brown dreadlocks wearing a black leather top with complex geometric shapes on the back and a calf length black leather skirt is hiding in the shadows of an urban city. She is also wearing a set of high tech goggles with wires that sink beneath her dreadlocks, seemingly linking directly to her brain through the skull. Her cheeks are painted with three vertical white lines on each side. This city appears to be modern, but the buildings are shaped differently than western cities. They seem to have complex geometric shapes carved into the walls and they have elaborate murals painted on many of the walls. This is Addis Abba, the crown jewel of Africa and the home of the African Renaissance. She has a collapsed compound bow on her back which she expands into its full form. Her left hand glows dimly as an arrow with a strange tip on it emerges.
She loads the arrow up and fires it at a group of crooks who were trying to break into a bank. A large, electrified net erupts from the tip, ensnaring the criminals and rendering them unconscious.
She leaps down from the roof of the seven story building she was standing on and skillfully makes her way to the ground in an impressive display of parkour. She pulls a small capsule from her belt which transforms into a rope that she uses to suspend the netted villains from a nearby fire escape. Her palm glows dimly again and a flare arrow emerges from it. She loads the arrow into her bow and fires it into the air as she pulls a small, disposable USB out of the goggles. The USB contains a recording of the fight along with evidence of the criminal's crimes. This is fairly standard practice for vigilantes in the Abyssinian system, which usually prefers to stick to the shadows while still bringing evil doers to justice. It also serves as a gesture of good will meant to encourage cooperation between vigilantes and law enforcement. She disappears into the shadows unnoticed the moment the police arrive.
The woman from earlier appears wearing a t-shirt of the prequirk era band Disturbed under an open black leather jacket with spiked studs on the shoulders and a pair of black khaki shorts with a pair of black thigh high boots and a pair of ornately designed, Africanized Goth black lace stockings. She is tall and a bit on the heavy side. Her eyes are milky white, indicating that she is, in fact, blind. She is sitting in a dingy apartment decorated with various metal band paraphernalia. She sighs before grabbing a remote and activating a camera.
"Hello, my name is Bangamuseve Hatendi, also known as the vigilante Arrow Maiden. I am also an exiled member of the Shona people from the occupied nation of Mashonaland." She says. She seems hesitant to continue, but she makes herself remember that this is for the greater good of the world. "I am also a former Zululand Enforcer class hero and an ex-convict." She says with a voice tinged with guilt and regret.
Bangamuseve Hatendi
Codename: Arrow Maiden
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 204 lbs
Gender: Female
Birthday: June 5th
Age: 35
Blood Type: AB
Quirk Name: Arrow Creation
Quirk Description: Arrow Maiden is able to create arrows with a multitude of special functions using the energy from her body.
Basic Biography: Kidnapped from her family at a young age much like any other hero in the nation of Zululand, Arrow Maiden was trained to be an Enforcer, although she was honestly more of a straight up assassin. She was exiled for turning against the government and ended up in the European States, where she resorted to a life of petty crime to survive. She eventually moved to Abyssinia to get a new start, utilizing her skills as a vigilante.
"I have more blood on my hands than most people can imagine… I was exiled from my home land when I refused to kill an innocent man. I was told he was an abusive drug dealer but I found no trace of drugs in his home and when I saw him, he was happily playing with his five year old daughter with his wife watching nearby. At first, I believed I must have been tracking the wrong man but when I checked the file, I realized he was my target. Up until now, I had never questioned my role in society, but when I started to do some digging, I finally figured out why he was a target. He was a prominent pastor who was well known for criticizing the government's treatment of the people…" She says quietly.
She sighs again. "I suppose I always knew deep down that I was being lied to, but these were the people who raised me since I was a child. They rescued me during a fire, which I later learned they were responsible for starting, and gave me a life of luxury. I was constantly praised for having such a high quality quirk and I was treated well, so of course I wanted to believe these were good people. In hindsight, I was such a blind fool." She says before chuckling mirthlessly.
"I suppose it is only fitting that I was blinded in my escape after I warned the man I was supposed to kill. He knew I was there the entire time and he knew what I was sent to do. I told him to flee, but he refused. He said he was needed here now more than ever. He did, however, ask me to smuggle his wife and daughter out of the country. I succeeded, but this was the price." She says, gesturing to her eyes.
"But that isn't why I joined the Revolution. That didn't happen until I was in Europe. When I first arrived in Italy, I was forced into a life of crime to survive. It wasn't much, just petty crimes such as purse snatching and shop lifting. When I was caught, I expected to be given a few months in prison at the most. But I was wrong. I used my quirk while committing these crimes, the prosecutor told me this, and then he offered to make it all go away if I let him use my body for his own gratification... I punched the man in the face and was sentenced to ten years in prison for snatching a purse and when I was released, I was forced to register as a villain… It was a system based upon the sex offender registry… I was put on the same level as pedophiles and rapists for the simple act of denying sexual blackmail… Granted, I suppose I probably could be considered a villain considering my actions in Zululand, but the Europeans didn't know about that." She says angrily.
She glares at the camera. "We act like it's the villain's fault for becoming what they are, but the truth is, the greatest villain in the world is society itself. Our system of beliefs has created more villains than most of the world's super villains combined. The use of quirks in a crime is constantly used to railroad small time criminals into unjust sentences... I joined the Revolution to change this, to stop the world from creating more monsters. I may not be able to force change on my own, but if I can make you truly reconsider the way our society functions; then maybe there will be one less 'villain' on the streets later on." She says before leaning back into the couch.
"So that's my story. That is who I am, and that is why I fight. For all of those who abuse the law to suit their own personal beliefs, I offer a warning. The Revolution is here, and we are coming for you."
Omake 6: The Rebellious Soul- Arsenal
A rather tall, gangly man in a black leather jacket with a royal purple crown on the back, ripped leather pants and combat boots enters an alley with a vicious grin on his face. His entire body seems to be wrapped in silver metallic chains that, on closer inspection, appear to be attached to his body. He is flanked by a short, fat two headed man wearing a long black trench coat and a pair of black fedoras. The right head on the two headed man has glowing blue eyes and no mouth while the left head has no eyes and an inhumanly large mouth.
These are the two 'heroes' known as Chain Gang and the Twin Terror. They are notorious Enforcer type heroes for the Monarch. The short woman from earlier, who can now be seen wearing black studded leather armor with chainmail covering her arms and a thick black leather knee length skirt with chain mail leggings and a dark blue half cape with the Union Jack flag on the back. She has a 3'8" long sword with a cross hilt emblazoned with the Union Jack hanging from a thick black leather belt on her left side. The left half of her face is painted dark blue.
"Good to see chivalry's not entirely dead. I was afraid you goons would keep a lady waiting." She says in a strong, husky feminine voice. "Shit, Arsenal?! Chain, we gotta run, she's too dangerous in this environment!" The Twin Terror's left head says. Chain Gang rips his chains out of the wall and growls. "We both know we're not escaping her here, she's very thorough in her planning and you know it. The alley's probably full of traps." Chain Gang says. "Damn, you're right mate. Her quirk isn't flashy, but she's still dangerous." The Twin Terror says.
Elizabeth 'Liz' Mallory
Codename: Arsenal
Height: 4'10"
Weight: 109 lbs
Gender: Female
Birthday: March 19th
Age: 31
Blood Type: B
Quirk Name: Tactile Expertise
Quirk Description: Tactile Expertise is a simple quirk with near limitless potential. It allows her to instantly learn how to perfectly utilize anything she touches. This knowledge is not limited to the object's intended use. People often joke about knowing a dozen ways to kill someone with a spoon, but Arsenal can do way more than that. She can also instantly absorb information from any book or computer, even if she doesn't understand the language it's written in. Her most dangerous ability though is that she can learn everything about a person's quirk, combat style and psychological profile with a simple touch.
Basic Biography: Arsenal is a British freedom fighter who opposes Monarch's rule. She is easily one of the craftiest people on Earth and has developed an incredible amount of spontaneous ingenuity. She's also a master of setting up traps. She is also a master Swordswoman with a powerful, athletic body.
Chain Gang growls in rage. "You lot got some nerve wearin' that old rag on you like that. Monarch the II banned the Union Jack after the riots that burned down York. Hundreds of thousands died!" He says.
Arsenal surges forward, sword drawn and a look of rage in her eyes. "You can take your propaganda and shove it up your ass you cunt. We all know Monarch II firebombed York when they rebelled." A group of nearly a dozen random enforcers appears in front of the alleyway. They charge forward, despite Chain Gang's attempt to warn them, only to get a face full of acid courtesy of a strange looking canister that shot out of the wall. Arsenal takes advantage of the distraction to grab one of Chain Gang's chains. Her hand glows dull blue as she absorbs all the information she needs to fight the man. Twin Terror charges straight at her, much to Chain Gang's horror. You don't engage Arsenal head on like that, she's much too crafty.
Twin Terror learns this the hard way when he triggers a tripwire which causes a nearby brick to shoot out a glob of glue with enough speed to throw him against the wall. He stuck to the wall helplessly while Chain Gang raised his chains, ready to intercept any potential attack.
Arsenal pulls a blade from her pocket and throws it between Twin Terror's heads. The man is initially confused by this, until he notices the strange blinking device on the end of the blade sticking out of the wall. "Oh shit." He says fearfully before the device explodes, engulfing him in flames and killing him instantly. "What the hell?! What about the gas?" Chain Gang shrieks. "It's just Mercaptan. No need to risk blowing is all up when the suggestion is enough to stop you. Now that the trash is out of the way, we're free to see why you're one of Monarch's top men." She says. They both freeze when they hear a strange sound from above them. They look up to see a few streaks of green light crossing the skies.
"Looks like D-Jam's dropping some sick beats right now." She says cheekily as a radio Chain Gang is wearing sparks to life. "The British Resistance and the IRA are moving on all fronts and there not alone! We got Vigilantes warping in from all over the world here right now and every single military base in the whole damn empire is being bombarded by some weird sound based a-." The radio cuts off abruptly, confusing Chain Gang. "What?! I thought the Revolution was moving on Brazil, that's the whole reason we sent the navy to back them up!" He shouts.
"Yeah, that's what we wanted you to think. We have a warper who can drop us anywhere in the world at a moment's notice. And that girl Garbage is a real wiz when it comes to tech. I've spent months dropping her boom boxes all across the nation. D-Jam, the vigilante responsible for the sound attacks charged the devices in advance with his quirk and we've been planning this attack for months. Plus we got Contingency back at HQ directing the attack, so we've got all the bases covered. And let's not forget our amazing leader. She's leading an attack on whatever the hell you lot are using to brainwash the masses. We've also got our warper Janus dropping vigilantes all over the nation to keep the Enforcers occupied. All while the IRA and the British Resistance assault the Gaelic Palace in Dublin. Monarch's going down tonight." She says.
Chain Gang gawks at the woman in shock. He's been involved in black ops for over a decade, but something like this is way beyond what he ever even dreamed of. A rag tag British Militia, the remnants of a pre-quirk Irish rebels and a band of vigilantes are aiming to take down an empire, and from what he can tell, they might be able to pull it off. Monarch VI may be considered a super villain in the technical sense, but the man couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag. His quirk Delegate allows him to sense the perfect way to accomplish a task given with the best resources and men. It's great for running a government, but it doesn't really help in a fight since its down side is that Monarch's fine motor skills are sacrificed for the boost in mental abilities. It's a quirk that allows him to keep a government running smoothly which ironically makes him unable to run his own body effectively.
Long story short, Chain Gang can see the writing on the wall clearly. He sums up the situation in two simple words. "Well fuck..." He says. He kneels down on his knees and puts his hands behind his head. "Alright, Monarch might be too stubborn to surrender, but I know when I'm beat. Even if I got away, I'd be facing an endless tide of foreign vigilantes who I know nothing about. You win."
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WARNING!
This omake is extremely disturbing. There will be a lot of gore and violence.
There will also be monsters that would give HP Lovecraft nightmares.
A fissure opens up in a desolate wasteland, spewing forth fire like a gate to Hell. From the flaming trench emerges a massive demonic creature standing fifteen feet tall. It is built like a professional wrestler, has a somewhat handsome face aside from the rams horns coming out of the sides of his head and dark blue skin. Its eyes radiate with black flames filled to the brim with sheer hatred. It is wearing a set of demonic armor so awesome that I can't even begin to describe it. The creature looks around and grins, showing a set of razor sharp teeth in its mouth.
"Finally! After millions of years of endless torment, I have arrived! The Earth itself trembles at my presence! Behold! The face of your new GOD! I am-" He starts to say with a voice so epic it defies description. Unfortunately, we never learn the beings name, as he is immediately hit in the head by a giant boulder, killing him on the spot. The camera zooms in on a crane which seems to be malfunctioning. Static cuts the feed and the scene cuts to a group of terrified humans running from some sort of advancing army. It cuts back and we see the crane operator.
The strange looking creature is around 3'2" tall and has long, gangly limbs attached to a chubby body. It has a cylindrical shaped nose kind of like an elephant's trunk but without the flat end. Its body is a mess of black and green felt and it is covered in googly eyes. Its mouth appears to be sideways, with an extra long chin to accommodate said mouth. The mouth is full of sharp plastic poorly aligned teeth. All together, it looks like what would happen if H.P. Lovecraft and David Cronenberg came together to make a Muppet. The scene flashes and the creature briefly changes. The felt has turned to pulsating skin and muscles, the teeth are much sharper and dripping with sickly green liquid, and it's the googly eyes have been replaced with real ones which are rapidly darting around the area. Just as soon as it appears, the image is gone and the felt puppet returns.
"Uhh oh." The creature says. Another mouth pops out of the left side of his neck and says "Spaghettios." The creature slaps his neck with an annoyed look on his face and the mouth disappears. It hops out of the crane and runs toward the unmoving demon creature. It even moves like a Muppet.
It looks down at the creature and shouts "OH SHIT! I KILLED THE MAIN ANTAGONIST!" It screams. It rushes over to the downed creature, pulls the chest plate off and starts to perform CPR. The problem is, with the difference in size, it was clearly not doing anything. He was comically rushing between his chest and his mouth to do chest compressions and rescue breaths. He eventually gets tired and nothing changes. "GOD DAMN IT! IT CAN'T END LIKE THIS!" He says. He grabs a pair of pliers and hooks them up to the crane's battery. He rushes back over to the giant before hopping onto his chest. "YOU WILL LIVE DAMN YOU! EVEN IF I HAVE TO CRAWL UP SATAN'S ASSHOLE AND PULL YOUR SOUL OUT MYSELF! CLEAR!" He screams before hooking the pliers up to the creature's nipples.
He rushes back over to the crane and ignites the engine again. The engine roars to life and the sudden surge of electricity is so intense that the creature's entire torso explodes in a shower of sparks and gore. The scene glitches out again and the American Military can be seen fighting some sort of monsters obscured by the smoke which are pouring across Philadelphia's Spring Garden Street Bridge. The static returns and we get a close up to the smaller creature's exasperated face. "Well fuck…" He says. Another mouth spontaneously opens on his forehead and says "'Nice Job dumbass, you killed Evolution.'" "SHUT UP ME!" He screams before punching himself in the forehead to make the mouth disappear.
He hops out of the crane and walks in front of the dead body looking rather nervous. "Uhh, so as you can see, the main Antagonist, the villain known as Evolution; has just died. I'm afraid that's the end of this fan fic. Such a shame too, all that effort put into world building just for it to end like this. Let's just remember that this was a random accident that was NOBODY'S fault. Okay? So uhh… bye then… annnnnd fade to black… any day now…" He says. Then he notices a wallet on the ground next to the monster. He walks over to it and opens it. A sheet of paper and a picture fall out. He picks it up and reads it.
"Be-el Ze'Bub Rakanoi, Hell's greatest actor…" He says. He then looks around and notices the shocked demonic camera crew. "Opps…" He says. "'How the hell did you miss them?'" The other mouth says, popping out of the back of his neck this time. "I THOUGHT I TOLD ME TO SCRAM DAMN IT! I HATE ME!" He says before slapping the back of his neck as if there were a mosquito. The door bursts open and Satan himself rushes into the building with a look of sheer horror on his face. He sees the Muppet like monstrosity and squeals like a terrified school girl. "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STAY OUT OF HERE! YOU'RE NOT WELCOME IN HELL!" He shouts, his voice trembling in fear. He opens up a portal underneath the small abomination and he is spit out in the middle of a desert.
He blinks a few times and then his eyes widen. "Oh right! I'M Evolution!" He says as if remembering some minor detail. He turns to the reader and smiles darkly. The static cuts out again and we see UA under siege from a group of grotesque fleshy abominations. Katsuki Bakugou is leaning against the wall, his legs a mangled mess and a resigned look on his face as he continues to blast the monsters. But no matter how many he blasts, they just keep coming. The static flashes back to a close up of Evolution's face.
"Now, you're probably wondering 'How in the world is this dinky little thing supposed to be a threat?' Well if you'd wait a few seconds I'd tell you, you constipated horse fucker." He says mockingly. "'Wait, is the horse constipated or is it you?'" Another voice says as the mouth appears on his butt. "SHUT UP! NOBODY CARES! Ahem, anyway, I won't tell you the name of my quirk until the end of this shit show, but I am effectively a biological nanite swarm. I absorb matter and convert it into biomass which I can shape and control, pretty cool huh?" He says. The static returns and we see towering masses of flesh spitting out all sorts of abominations. It cuts back to Evolution again. "As for what I am, although I am technically a fractured part of someone's personality who latched on to their quirk, I identify as a genetic abomination and my pronouns are "OH MY GOD!" and "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!" but I will also accept "KILL IT WITH FIRE!" or if your too shocked to form words, you can simply shit yourself and pass out." He says.
He leans forward and stares into the camera with a look of psychotic glee in his dozens of misshapen eyes. "Now that that's out of the way, let's get in to a little bit of what makes me tick. In order to understand me, you're going to need a little lesson in philosophy. Now hold on, don't touch that dial, I know what you're thinking 'Philosophy? Eww that's boring, I want action.' And I completely agree! So I decided to add a little ambience to the scene. Hit my music writer!"
Awaken- Dethklok
"Ahh yeah here we go! Musta Krakish! Musta Krak- OH SHIT COPYRIGHT!" He shouts as he realizes his mistake in trying to sing the song. "Anyways, you're probably wondering what my voice sounds like too? 'Why would they care about that?! This is a written story, they can't hear us.' SHUT UP ME!" He shouts. "As I was saying, if Eddie Murphy and Gilbert Godfrey had a baby, that kid would be ugly as hell, AHAHAHAHAHA!" He says before bursting into a fit of shrill, irritating, multi voiced laughter.
The scene abruptly cuts to the burning ruins of Tokyo. A 13 year old Eri with blood running down the side of her face is facing off against a group of fleshy dog like creatures holding a broken pipe. They have six bone covered legs and their jaws split vertically into two serrated mandibles. In the back ground is a large, fleshy creature with a gorilla like upper body and a spider like lower body. It appears to be wearing the peeled off face of Shouta Aizawa, who's lifeless corpse is lying face down in the background. The scene cuts back to Evolution.
"Anyways, let's start out with my childhood. For my entire life I was bullied for being weak. The teachers wouldn't help me; in fact they would often join in. But I came to realize something eventually, that's just the way things go! Here's your first lesson in Philosophy children. "In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined." This is a quote from the American psychologist Thomas Szasz. The problem is that Tommy boy kinda forgot something. Humans ARE animals! That means for us humans- 'Wait are we still human? I can't really tell anymore.' I THOUGHT I TOLD ME TO SHUT UP!" He screams.
The scene glitches out and you can see a battle involving Endeavor, Hawks, Best Jeanist, Mist (Mitsuki Bakugou) and Harbinger. Their opponent appears to be a towering mass of serpent shaped flesh with massive serrated Elephant tusks, a crocodile like mouth and no eyes. The creatures is continuously spilling blood everywhere as Harbinger struggles to weaken the creature while the others attempt to stop it from rampaging across the burning city of Paris, France. Hawks is leaning on the side of a building, his left wing having been torn off. The scene glitches back to Evolution.
"Anyway, for us Humans it is eat or be eaten AND define or be defined! As humanity progressed, we started to focus less on eating and more on defining. But then quirks came around and eating came back with avengeance! The strong ruled and the weak suffered, such is the way of the Darwinian Fever Dream that we call Quirks! 'Ooh Darwinian Fever Dream? That sounds like a cool band name.' THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT WITH MY SASS!" He screams before making his head explode in a gory mess of bone, felt, flesh and brain matter.
His head regenerates and his new eyes briefly radiate with madness and rage before returning to his false happy persona. "Anyway, progress stagnated as strength became more important. But I hate this society. This discriminatory society is what made me what I am today! New song time!" Evolution says.
Disturbed- Down with the Sickness
"OOO WA-A-A-A!" He screams before continuing. "Anyway, my purpose in life is simple; I want to end suffering forever! 'That sounds awfully noble for a villain. Don't you think?' HOW MANY TIMES TO I HAVE TO TELL ME TO SHUT UP!" He says before creating a bone like baseball bat and slamming it into his face with enough force to snap his neck. He falls to the ground and reality glitches again. In another timeline, All Might and All for One are back to back, actually working together to fight the horde of monsters. Izuku tosses Shigaraki toward the head of a giant monster before delivering a shoot style kick to a charging horse like monster that was about to blind side Redestro. In the distance, Shoto, Endeavor and even Dabi are dousing the hordes in flames. All around them the city burns as the most bitter of enemies fight together for their lives. But judging by how tired and injured they all are, it won't be enough.
Reality glitches back to Evolution, who has since healed. "But that's where philosophy comes back into play. "Life is suffering." A mistranslation of the Buddha's 1st Noble Truth that I believe is more accurate than the intended interpretation." The scene briefly glitches to show the city of Lhasa burning as giant flesh like elephant/scorpion creatures tear the city to shreds before returning to normal half a second later.
"So if life is suffering, then it stands to reason that the only way to end suffering is to end life! Well that's all well and good, but say I succeed and end all life here on Earth. It doesn't stop there, life could exist elsewhere and it could happen again! And then there's the whole parallel universe/alternate time line issue, just because life ends on this Earth, not to mention life could form again on another planet in the future. No, the only way to make sure suffering never returns is to destroy everything! 'Pretty sure Buddha wouldn't like that.' I SAID SHUT MY PIE HOLE!" He screams.
"So what is my grand plan?! Well I intend to find the source of all reality and eat it! I will become the universe and then I will ascend to the heavens, where I shall devour God himself! Or herself, or themselves, it could be a polytheistic religion that had it right. The atheist could be right about their being nothing, but that would be very disappointing. I want an epic cosmic battle for all of existence. Hell, for all I know, there might actually be a Flying Spaghetti Monster ruling over everything, that's fine by me though, I love eating Italian! 'Food or people?' Both actually, I make the meatballs out of Italian p- FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER DAMN IT! WHY CAN'T I JUST SHUT UP?!" He screams after realizing he just interrupted himself again.
The scene cuts to a previous timeline with a burning Musutafu. Heroes, Vigilantes, Villains, Cops, Military and even civilians are fighting and dying in the streets as they face an overwhelming horde of flesh like monstrosities that would give David Cronenberg nightmares. Reiko Yanagi is retreating as she is pursued by giant yellow flesh balls on legs with huge mouths and beady black eyes screaming "WAKA-WAKA-WAKA-WAKA-WAKA!"
The flesh muppet pops up on top of a ruined skyscraper and inhales deeply. "Ahh I love the smell of Armageddon in the morning." Evolution says dreamily before noticing a pastry sitting on a nearby table. He picks it up and takes a bite. He spits it out and screams "A cinnamon roll? I hate cinnamon rolls!" Then he notices Reiko and her pursuers. "'That's where I put my Pac Man monsters! I've been looking for them everywhere!'" He shouts. "FOCUS STUPID! As you can see, there's a whole lot I could do with my quirk. I can create separate creatures that I control telepathically. Think of them as disembodied body parts, kinda like how Setsuna Tokage works. 'She doesn't work well at all right now; we just ate her in this timeline.' SILENCE! I KILL ME!" He says doing a surprisingly accurate Achmed the Dead Terrorist impression.
"Now I know what you're thinking 'If he can just convert matter into biomass, why doesn't he just devour everything at once? He can end it without even trying by just eating everything and everyone before they can even respond." An extra mouth opens on the side of his face and says 'Lame!' Evolution makes a ball of flesh and stuffs it in the stray mouth like a gag. "But where's the fun in that?! I want to enjoy their suffering! 'Wait, I want to enjoy it? I thought the whole reason for doing this was to end suffering?' SHUT UP!" He screeches.
He clears his throat before continuing. "Well there's a simple explanation for that ladies and gentlemen, and if you haven't figure it out yet, I pity you. I AM COMPLETELY OUT OF MY DAMN FUCKING MOTHER GOD MIND!" The scene glitches again and we see a bloody and weary looking Recovery Girl slamming her cane into the side of a human like flesh monster as she desperately tries to keep the creatures out of the hospital. There are a few heroes, vigilantes and even villains fighting by her side, but it's clear that they can't win. The screen glitches back and we see Evolution again.
He is smiling wickedly at the audience now. "If you're trying to figure out how somebody could be this evil, I've got a little surprise for you. Open up Google and search for 'picture of Hitler and the little blonde girl.' Go ahead, I'll wait… Did you see it? Good. I did that to make a point. Humans love to think that people that evil are somehow different, that they became monsters because they were born wrong. Well if that picture tells us anything, it's that is wrong! We're all just one bad day from becoming someone like Hitler or worse! That darkness exists in all of us, isn't that neat?" He says. The other mouth pops out of his left shoulder and says "'Uhh… This is getting a little heavy for a fan fic, don't you think?' THAT'S IT!" He screams before exploding, raining blood and gore down all over the desert.
Another glitch occurs and we see the Earth from space. Massive holes have been eaten out of the coninents. The Sahara Dessert is a huge, gaping chasm, Central Europe is covered in enough flesh to be seen from space, and Australia and the southern half of South America is just gone. The scene glitches back and we see the puppet creature with an oddly serene expression.
All of the previous levity he had is now gone. All that remains is an overwhelming aura of pain, despair, madness and destruction. The air itself seems to have a sickly green glow to it, lighting up his already jarring features in a sinister way. "Finally we make our way back to Thomas Szasz's quote to learn the name of my quirk." He says with a neutral tone. His body begins to spasm violently as his form grows into something out of a H.P. Lovecraft and David Cronenberg collaboration. The creature's body is revealed, showing a mass of eyes and mouths of many different shapes and sizes. It is shaped like an amorphous blob, but it has multiple animal parts sprouting off of it as well. An uncountable number of human faces locked in tortured expressions decorate the monsters body. Thousands of sharp spider leg shaped legs emerge from the body and lift the abomination up off the ground as fleshy tentacles shoot out of its back. The creature's belly cuts open to reveal a giant mouth with razor sharp teeth as it stands at it's fully height of nearly two and a half miles tall. "EAT OR BE EATEEEEEENNNNNN!" The creature shouts with a voice that sounds like a mix between an otherworldly roar and thousands of tortured screams. The monstrosity lurches forward and eats the camera, causing the feed to cut.
A/N: Sweet Jesus what the hell did I just create? Some of you guys were commenting about how over powered some of Izuku's kids were; well now you know why. Just a heads up, I left a few hints as to the identity of Evolution, and if you figure it out, please don't comment about it. As I said earlier, this chapter was delayed largely because of Evolution. The reason? I wanted to make absolutely sure I got him right. He is without a doubt one of the most complicated characters I have ever created, and he's quickly becoming my favorite. "Why thank you." Muppet Evolution says from behind the writer, causing him to jump in fright. He unhinges his jaw and swallows the writer whole before hopping into the computer chair. "Hello world, it's me, Evolution! And I'm taking over the Author's Notes for a second. A lot of you have been wondering why some of these characters are so overpowered, and that was before I showed up. Seriously, I'm broken as hell." He says.
"Well it all goes back to the source of inspiration for the anime itself, DC and Marvel comics. In the anime, Izuku and his pals are locked in a deadly battle with a criminal overlord who wants to destroy Japanese society and replace it with his own. Do you know what the Marvel and DC universes call that? Tuesday. Seriously, for a universe full of super heroes, MHA Earth is surprisingly stable. I mean just look at Thanos? He wanted to destroy half the universe! 'I hate it when people try to half ass a job like that' SHUT UP!" He shouts.
"Anyway, I kind of like how the stakes are so low, and so does the writer, but he also wanted to see how they would respond to a cosmic level threat, like me!" He says gleefully. "So here I am! I want to eat God and use his power to destroy all of existence. I've actually met the guy before and I have to say, he's been trolling us hard! Queue the Omake!" He adds. Neowolf24 pushes Evolution's mouth open and sticks his head out. Y-you can't put an Omake in the Author's Notes! Evolution pushes him back down his throat and says "Watch me!"
Omake: The true face of God
A random portal opens in heaven and Evolution pops out of it. He looks around in confusion and notices he is in some sort of educator's office. He looks over to the desk and his eyes go wide in shock. "OF COURSE! IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW! YOU WERE GOD ALL THIS TIME!" He shouts as Principal Nezu stares nonchalantly at him. "This is just one of my many forms Evolution. I am also famous actor Morgan Freeman. It's the reason I was able to play the role so well in Bruce and Evan Almighty. I like to pop in on my creations from time to time." He says before taking a sip of his coffee. Evolution growls angrily at him. "You've just been screwing with us all this time, haven't you God Dog Mouse Bear Principal!" He shouts, pointing an accusatory finger at him.
"But of course! I love messing with the humans I created! The biggest troll in the universe is God himself! Just look at all the ridiculous things I created! Besides, I left a hint for you in my introduction. Dog is an anagram for God. But I'm afraid you'll have to leave now. Like most other things, I do not wish to be eaten. Goodbye." He says before opening a trapdoor beneath the abomination.
A/N 2: "Now is that true? Is Nezu really God? I don't know, I have a very loose grasp on reality in case you haven't noticed." He says. His body starts to bulge as the writer finally starts to escape. "Opps, looks like that's all the time I've got for now! Bye!" He says before spitting out Neowolf24 and jumping back into the computer screen. Man that was uncomfortable.
Anyways, like I said at the beginning, this was something that really needed to be done. I've been accused of putting too much exposition with my characters in the past, so the idea of covering this in a history class just didn't work for me. Instead, I decided to create a separate chapter for world building altogether.
We started with an explanation about WW3. The details are spotty, but it started as a border dispute between India and China. The thing about the Sino-Indian border dispute is that it's NOT fictional. The borders between Ladakh and Tibet as well as the borders between Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh are disputed even as I'm writing this and they have gone to war over it in the past. Since this is supposed to be our Earth, I wanted to use real issues to trigger the war.
You'll also notice that I created alternatives to the hero system developed in Rhode Island. Part of this was a result of a random thought I had. How would a Totalitarian government function in a world with quirks? I thought about it and I realized that the American system kind of set up the perfect scenario to enable that. Heroes in this universe are officially licensed civil servants, so turning that into an army of super powered enforcers wouldn't be that hard to do. In order to keep the population under control, you would need to make sure the most powerful quirks were in the hands of the government. The solution to this is a legally required registration of a person's quirk, which also already exists in this system. They just have to keep an eye on the records and take the stronger kids from their parents and BOOM, super hero army. Are their flaws with this argument? Probably, as I imagine safe guards were introduced with that idea in mind, but it is still plausible.
The Mongolian System was born as a result. It's not as much a difference in policy as it is in execution. Then the Neo Zulu War occurred, pitting the United States, Abyssinia (Pretty much the Horn of Africa region) and its allies against a totalitarian African powerhouse. The details of how the system works shook the world, leading to reform and the birth of a new system where Heroes and Vigilantes coexist.
I decided to start with North America's state of being; specifically what we call the United States and Canada. You're probably wondering why I killed off Canada. Well a lot of it has to do with their position in the world. The two largest nuclear arsenals in the world right now belong to America and Russia. If you were to take the most direct route to attack each other, then that means Canada will end up as the meat in a Nuclear Holocaust sandwich. If WW3 breaks out, the Canucks are screwed.
After WW3, things were chaotic. I chose to emphasize this madness by having Texas turn communist briefly. As a man who has lived in Texas all my life, I can honestly tell you that communism is truly reviled here, so much that it becomes a title for anybody who doesn't agree with us. Do you support gay rights? You're a commie! Are you a feminist? No, you're a commie! Are you a Nazi? Well they have the word socialist in their name and the red necks who call everyone that disagrees with them communists don't really understand history very well, so you're a commie! We also believe that when we become an independent nation again (and I mean when, there's no ifs about it in our redneck brains.) we'll be a red nation. So I decided to give them what they want. We're a red nation, just not the way we wanted. As for what happened to the government, we've executed people for a lot less than trying to establish a communist government.
Another detail I added was a new nation Dinemakȟóčhe (good luck pronouncing that.) It was made by the Native American tribes, who, if you know anything about true American History, you'll realize got a very raw deal. In a way, they've become the new Canada, with Quebec off doing their own thing.
Then we moved to Mexico, a country that is a shit storm as we speak thanks to the drug cartels. Naturally they ended up falling apart in the aftermath of WW3. North Mexico was flooded with radiation from the states, so it had to be abandoned. Eventually Mexico came back, but not without problems from the south. We know from the show that many prequirk sports lost popularity when quirks became the norm, but I thought it would be a shame to lose the vibrant tradition of Lucha Libre. Well luckily for them, the literal translation of Lucha Libre is 'Free Fighting' so the Luchadors made their way out of the squared circle and into the streets. I just wanted to add a bit of cultural flare and Luchadors are already sort of treated like super heroes down there anyway so I thought 'Why not?'
South America took a more interesting turn. Rather than falling apart like most of the world, Brazil went on the offensive, conquering the entire continent as well as Central America. They tried to invade Mexico later, but America intervened because they didn't want such an aggressive nation bordering them. They ended up losing Central America because of it. Brazil is a dictatorship, so they use the Mongolian system.
Then we saw Europe, a continent that pretty much got turned into radioactive Swiss cheese. Seriously, everyone got nuked there. It got bad enough that most of the nations would have collapsed had they not decided to unite using the old European Union to form a confederacy which eventually evolved into a nation similar to the United States, but with a higher degree of autonomy among its members. The British Isles went completely nuts though. The Irish conquering Great Britain? I did not see that one coming at all. Talk about irony.
The biggest surprise though is Europe's position in the world stage. While they're not exactly as bad as the third world nations of today, Europe has been largely forgotten by the rest of the world, a far cry from a few hundred years earlier, when they pretty much were the world.
From there we have Asia. Things took a bit of a turn there. China and Russia were torn to pieces, but a combination of rugged terrain, lack of real interest and their position between two nations that are usually on fairly good terms allowed Mongolia to thrive in this new era. They ended up getting Inner Mongolia from China and much of Eastern Russia. They even managed to attract a lot of Asian companies fleeing the destruction of China, Korea and Japan. That combined with the largely untouched resources in East Russia turned them into a global powerhouse. Unfortunately, they became a Totalitarian country and the basis of a dangerous hero system.
China was absolutely devastated by the war. It got to the point where it looked like China would cease to exist as a nation entirely. The Chinese are an ancient and proud people though, so they wouldn't let that happen. Most of the Han Chinese that moved out west to Tibet, the Xinjiang region and Inner Mongolia moved east to help reestablish the Chinese culture. They haven't regained the power they used to have, and their population is much smaller, but they aren't doing that bad.
India… well… splat. India and Pakistan ended up effectively erasing each other from the map. In the end, both nations remain fractured shells of their former selves. Punjab and a nation known as the Hindu Republic are really the only ones that are even noticed in the modern world, and even they aren't noticed often. The population of the region is much smaller as well.
The Middle East, do I even need to explain what happened there? Israel and Iran blew themselves apart and the rest of the region didn't fare much better. The Saudis are gone, but Arabia is still there and the non Israeli Jews resettled the land to form the nation of Judea. The Palestinians were effectively wiped out thanks to Iran's indiscriminate nuking; a fact which still angers much of the Arab world today, but despite this, the region has found peace. Turns out the solution to the problems in the Middle East was to destroy Israel and Palestine…
Then we get to Africa, a continent that was pure chaos way before WW3. As expected, Africa descended into anarchy for the most part. Egypt and Ethiopia were really the only ones that remained in one peace, with Ethiopia actually expanding into the rest of the Horn of Africa to form the nation of Abyssinia. You might be wondering why I chose to make Africa a major player in the world. One of the themes this story is going with is the way society seems to be regressing in that universe. This is why I chose to emphasize the Horn and South Africa. Some of the oldest known fossils of humanity's ancestors have been found in these regions, which is why they are often referred to as the Cradle of Humanity. South Africa claims to be the cradle, but science has determined that our ancestors were most likely from the Afar triangle, which is in the Horn of Africa. If humanity is regressing, then focusing on the regions which represent our beginning just makes a bit of poetic sense.
We also learned about a major event that took place roughly 60 years before the current story; the Neo Zulu War. This was the event that planted the seeds of doubt in the hero system which is starting to bloom in the story.
Finally we get to Oceania and Antarctica. Not a lot really happened here aside from Sydney being destroyed. I already explained the current state of Australia and New Zealand in the story when I introduced Nora. Antarctica was an interesting place though. I thought it would be cool to have a small settlement of people with ice quirks down there as well as a super villain prison.
Once that was done, we got to the fun part, the Revolution. We got to meet a few more members of the global Vigilante organization.
The first one I introduced is likely to become a major player in the future, the French Vigilante Harbinger. He's a rather interesting character when you look at him. He's more of a half and half than Shoto. The half Angel, half Demon appearance is rather jarring. His powers are also rather interesting. Sure, he can heal people and fire energy bolts, but nobody seems to be able to get past the more frightening aspect of his Quirk. He can reopen old wounds and convert other's pain into energy he can use. Naturally, this was deemed by society as a villainous quirk, despite the fact that he was a pro hero originally.
As I said before, these Vigilantes represent some potential problems with the American Hero System. In this case, Harbinger was framed for a murder committed by a more popular hero. It was later proven that the other hero did it, but he was left to serve out the sentence for a crime he didn't commit anyway, simply because the Commission didn't really care about such a low ranking hero. Naturally he grew disillusioned with the system, and when he was released, he became a vigilante.
After that, we get the comic relief; the Danish vigilante, known as the Troll. Yeah he's going to be a lot of fun to write. Some of his powers are rather stupid, such as Shit Vision and Final Nut Shot (I agree with the Troll by the way, a Final Destination parody themed around nut shots would be hysterical. It sounds like something I could see the guys from Jackass doing. )
Like many comedians, he has a dark past though. His parents were killed by a hero/villain con job. While I'm willing to bet that the governments of the world are rather vigilant about preventing this type of scenario, it still has the potential to be exploited by 'heroes' who would set up their own crimes/disasters to deal with. Also, am I the only one who ever thought to use Endeavor's hair flames to roast marshmallows? Sure, he would likely retaliate rather ruthlessly, but it would be funny as heck. Why not let Dabi pull a move like that?
Then we get to meet the strategic mind behind the Revolution, the Cheyenne vigilante Contingency. As he is an old man, don't expect to see him fighting often, if at all. We also got a firsthand account of the Neo Zulu War, as he was a veteran of it. We learned a bit about how quirks are approached in warfare from him as well. You'll notice that this band of Cheyenne Native Americans have gone back to their nomadic roots, but with a modern twist. I'd like to state that they are a minority among the nation. Most of the Native Americans live in normal cities like other Americans.
After that… come on guys, do you really think I could bring Nora into this story and leave her other half out? It wasn't without a twist though, as he's a Giant Ground Sloth now. He also resulted in a bombshell. Quirks have existed since life first appeared on Earth; they were just something that happened randomly, rather than a standard feature of a species. The existence of Quirks before the Age of Quirks works pretty well, as many ancient myths and urban legends can be explained by quirks. We also got to see Nora ride into battle on the back of a Giant Sloth, something which I'm sure would be on the original Nora's bucket list.
Things get serious again when the next Vigilante appears. Arrow Maiden is a former enforcer of the nation of Zululand and an ex-convict. Her story has two major points to it. It shows how the Mongolian System works in better detail and it exposes a potential flaw in public use of quirks being illegal. Quirk use in commission of a crime has become the new 'Hate Crime'. Prosecutors can tack illegal quirk use onto a crime in order to increase the severity of a sentence. It also highlights how small time offenders are placed on the same level as major villains.
I point to the villain that Mount Lady debuted against as proof of this. Kamui Wood's overly dramatic declaration that the purse snatcher was a villain never really sat right with me. This guy who stole a purse is supposed to be the same level of evil as All For One? Sure, Kamui was likely playing up the drama in order to make himself look better, but the word villain holds a lot of power in that society. We saw a good example of criminals being shoved into the villain category during one of Overhaul's flashbacks, when a couple of people referred to the Yakuza as villains. Granted, Overhaul is actually worthy of being called one given his actions, but the point stands.
I decided to illustrate the impact of criminals being made worse by adding a registration system much like the Sex Offender Registry. I also showed how the Quirk Use crime could be used as blackmail.
Then we met Arsenal, the British Rebel against the Gaelic Empire. Her power is something that always interested me. It's not a flashy power, but it can be devastating in the right circumstances. She also set up a huge part of the next chapter, the most ambitious operation in history. Vigilantes overthrowing a powerful government, how could that possibly scare the shit out of the world?
After that we got to somebody I'm too afraid to mention right now in case he tries to eat me ag- Evolution pops his head out of the computer screen and yells "Boo!" SADBFSJKBVDJKSBCVJHSFBJH The creature laughs hysterically before vanishing back into the computer. Hah…
Anyway, I would like to apologize for taking so long to post this chapter. There was just a lot of world building that had to be done, and while I do enjoy those kinds of things, they can be a lot of work. Any reviews or advice would be appreciated, especially for you know who, as I'm kind of proud of him despite how he ate me. Until next time.
