Superior Spider-Deku


"...And in recent news, the Vigilante that claims to be Otto Octavius has once again struck by brutally beating the Villain group known as the Resevoir Dogs. Sources say that the injuries these individuals have sustained will possibly cripple them for life. More on that..."

Izuku tried hard not to flinch as his teacher threw a wrench right through the television set. "Y-You didn't need to do that..."

"Hey! I was watchin' that!" The man in the white and black costume who's mask completely covered his face shouted. Suddenly his voice seemed to change, becoming deeper and more jokey. "Ah, that's okay! It wasn't even that good!"

"FOOLS! I have told them time and time again that I am Otto Octavius!" The tall muscular man in the red and black Spider-Man costume shouted while shaking his fist. "I even proved my identity through the display of my abilities! I have given technology beyond their wildest dreams! Is that not enough for them!"

"Y-You have to understand Oct..." Izuku could tell that the man was glaring at him from behind his mask and corrected himself. "Doctor Octavius, it's a bit hard to believe. I-I mean Otto Octavius is..."

The man who was once a Supervillain of fiction sighed. "Yes, yes I know that." He then picked up a comic from his work bench and held it up, displaying it to Izuku. It was the first issue of the Superior Spider-Man comic. "Juvenile filth... I can't believe that people consumed this drivel, and the writing! By god! How DARE they mangle my intellect by portraying me as a crackling madman who spews such ridiculous catchphrases!"

"Gah..." Izuku turned to the two people sitting next to the masked man, and older teenager or someone possibly in their twenties with patches of exposed skin and black hair. The other was a teenage girl his age with messy blond hair tied in two buns wearing a schoolgirl outfit. She hummed a cheerful tune and kicking her feet, and had a smile that Izuku thought was far too eerie. "Do you mind keeping your monologues to a bare minimum? I'm getting a headache already."

"You best watch your tongue Dabi." Otto growled out before motioning to Izuku. "Come. You need to learn how to manage the hardware and software of your web-shooters."

Izuku gulped before approaching the man. "Doctor..." Izuku looked to the broken television. "Did you... really hurt those Villains that badly?"

Otto paused only for a second before replying. "Yes. I noticed that in this world that humans have much thicker skin and tolerance to pain. I decided to test how much strength I could apply to criminals on those reprobates."

"You shouldn't have donee that!" Izuku shouted, causing everyone to look at him. "Y-You're trying to be a Hero, aren't you!? Heroes aren't supposed to hurt people like that! You just make people scared!"

For a second Izuku thought Otto was going to hit him. Instead the man just gave a small sigh. "Why must I remind you about this time and time again Izuku Midoriya? I'm not trying to be just any "Hero" like Parker and his ilk. I'm trying to be a superior Hero." He paused before continuing. "Though yes, I will be sure to pull my punches a bit more from now on. This was a test and nothing more. I will not do more than necessary unless I am provoked."

Izuku gave a sigh of relief. Well, at least that was one battle won.

"Party pooper!" The girl shouted, sticking her tongue at Izuku. "Otto-sama is at his best when he is like that!" Her smile grew ever more and her thighs rubbed together. "That display of power, all the blood and broken bones that match so well with his suit! Oooh...! He looks just so cool!"

"Jesus Christ you're a freak." The guy, Dabi, muttered out but didn't particularly sound horrified.

"You're tellin' me." The masked man said before interjecting with the other voice, "I like her!"

Izuku paused for a moment before looking back at Otto. "A-and who are they?"

"Employees of mine. They will be acting as part of my private security force and assisting me in helping track down that fool Beck." Otto then looked at Izuku. "They will also be your teammates once I leave this world."

"H-Huh?"

"Yes. I have told you that I wouldn't be training you just to be any Spider-Man. But a superior Spider-Man and Hero this world has never seen before... at least not until me." Otto motioned to the three. "Your world doesn't see the potential in creating a system similar to the Thunderbolts. A path that is far more profitable and complimentary to their... skills than just random acts of villainy."

Izuku could not help but be amazed. Otto did not stand idly by when he arrived on this Earth. He had proceeded to transform an abandoned amusement park into a high-tech laboratory and base with spare parts from a local junkyard. He even managed to sell amazing inventions through third parties to make money.

Now he was hiring people that would normally be Villains to be his team of Heroes?

A team that he planned to just give to Izuku?

"B-But I can't..." Izuku began only for Otto to interrupt him.

"Currently? Absolutely not. But given time under my tutelage you will." Otto then motioned Izuku to look at the workbench. "Now stay focused. The composition to this particular brand of webbing is..."

"By the way! Your name is Izuku, right?" Izuku looked over his shoulder to see the girl smiling at him. "You're kinda a square... but you're pretty cute!"

"S-She called me cute!" Izuku whispered to himself with a blush on his face. He never talked to a girl before, and he certainly wasn't called cute by one before either!

"Toga." Otto spoke harshly. "Keep your impulses under control. If you approach him in your usual matter, I guarantee you will never be able to indulge yourself again."

The girl, Toga, simply giggled happily with a massive blush on her face. "Right, Otto-sama!"

Izuku gulped as he focused back on Otto's lessons.

The man was scary and certainly nothing like the Heroes he admired. Izuku knew this man had done terrible things in the past, things that couldn't be forgiven.

Yet, he also needed a teacher.

And Izuku knew that despite all his actions, Otto Octavius was honestly trying to become a Hero after years of being a Villain.

But the question was... could Izuku make sure he kept Otto on that path?


Note: This idea spun out of an idea I had where an entirely different version of Spider-Man shows up to mentor Izuku, and unfortunately for him it's the Spider-Man who is being a superhero by using the tactics of a supervillain. Also he's an egotistical asshole.

Poor Izuku.

Be sure to read Amazing Fantasy when you get the chance.