"Hahahahaha! Now I will cover the world in darkness!" Devil Earl says on the T.V. "Not so fast Devil Earl!" All Might announces himself as his theme song plays. 'Ah man, that lame theme song means All Might is here. Just when it's getting good, the hero always butts in' I thought to myself. "No! Not All Might!" Devil Earl cries out in denial. "Your days of villainy are over, Devil Earl" All Might declares. 'Come on Devil Earl! You got this!' I cheer for Devil Earl. "DETROIT SMASH!" All Might screams his signature move as he hits Devil Earl, launching him into the sky. "NOOO!" Devil Earl screams in defeat. "Hahaha, I have defeated the villain! Hahaha!" All Might laughs with that stupid smile. 'Darn it, he got beat again. It's not fair, why doesn't any monster have a chance against All Might?' I think to myself.
Later that day, I ask my Dad a question. "Dad, why do the monsters always lose to All Might?" I ask him. "Well son, it's because heroes never lose." Dad tells me. "They never lose?" I ask, confused at the statement. "But, monsters have things they want too. And monsters try. They try really hard." I say as my Dad gets a confused look on his face. "Son, why are you supporting them?" He asks. "We are not supposed to support them." He tells me. "But, I want to support them…what about my feelings?" I ask. "Why should the popular win, while the hated lose?" That was the question that made me question the status quo of this world.
The world I live in is not a normal society, it's a superhuman one. 80% of the population have some uncanny ability that makes them unique called quirks. Cities swirled with chaos and confusion following the appearance of these powers and a new profession emerged. Those who 'supposedly' fight for justice and help others in need are called heroes, while those who cause chaos and destruction are called villains.
Sounds cool, right? That's what I thought, until the day I went to go find out what my quirk was. "As you can see, the boy has an extra joint in his foot, which usually indicates whether or not he has a quirk." The Doctor explains after the tests. "I'm sorry to say this, but you son is quirkless." The Doctor announces.
I am part of the 20% of the population that doesn't have a quirk and as such are labeled quirkless. Being diagnosed quirkless was like signing a death wish. We are seen as useless and unable to do anything because of our lack of a quirk. Hell, most quirkless individuals don't pass the age of 21 before they take their own life due to being discriminated against. And no hero ever helps us, not even All Might. Heroes are supposed to help the people, yet none try to help the quirkless at all.
While my life went to shit after I was diagnosed, it wasn't what shaped my view of society. Unlike most kids, I always liked the monsters more than the heroes. Why? Because whenever they get outmatched, they never give up. Some just also just want to fix the world. However, no monster is supposed to win. Because of my view on monsters, I was seen as the black sheep of the world. But even my love for monsters wasn't what set me on this path. It was when I was still in elementary school.
I was 6 at the time and I was at the park when I saw how life in this World truly worked. I was playing with other kids at the park when a kid named Tatsu announced the game we were going to play. "Let's play heroes and monsters." Tatsu announces. "You're going to play too, right Garou?" Tatsu asked me. "Come on man." The others encourage me. "O…okay." I say, nervously.
"Dududa, All Might is here!" Tatsu announces while pretending to be All Might. "Detroit Smash!" Tatsu screams All Might's signature attack as he punches one of the kids in the face. "Be more careful." I say. "Huh?" They all looked at me confused. "That must've hurt." I tell them. Tatsu simply smirks and says, "Okay then, why don't you be the monster?" He says. "Huh?" Why don't you be the monster? Why don't you be the monster? Those words repeat in my head. "You're the monster now, got it?" Tatsu says.
It's not like I didn't want to be the monster. Did I hate that Tatsu was always the hero? No, that wasn't it either. It's because the game itself just felt so incredibly one-sided and unfair.
Heroes and monsters is just a game of pretend based on kids T.V. Shows. Everyone is free to choose what role they play. Tatsu was the most popular kid in class, but me? I was friendless. Always with a dark cloud above. Everyone knew who the hero was going to be. I didn't stand a chance in hell.
"Detroit Smash!" Tatsu repeats All Might's attack, but I dodge it easily as Tatsu slips and falls on the ground. "Hey, why did you dodge?!" Tatsu asks, angry. "Huh?" I am confused. 'I was supposed to let him hit me?' I thought to myself. "Guys, hold Garou still." Tatsu orders his friends. "Haha, okay." They both say as they grab both my arms.
Naturally there was no scenario where the monster would ever win, I was always the loser. "Detroit Smash!" Tatsu says one last time before punching me in the face. "Garou the poop monster is dead!" Tatsu declares as he and his friends left me alone, crying. I learned that the popular kid always beats up the little guy that no one likes that day. It's how the world works.
A few months later at school, I got sick of playing the monster and getting beat up, so I challenged Tatsu in class. "I've had enough!" I say. "Come on, fight me Tatsu." I challenge him. "What are you talking about?" He asks as if he didn't know. "I don't want to be the monster in your games anymore!" I tell him. "If I win, that's it! You have to promise to leave me alone forever!" I say.
He just smirks and says, "Guys hold Garou for a second." He orders his friends as they grab me. "Hey, that's cheating, let go! I want to fight Tatsu one on one." I yell, but no one listens. I hate that Tatsu thought he could do whatever he wanted, so I broke free from their grasps and punch Tatsu as hard as I could, sending Tatsu to the ground crying.
By then, the teacher came back and saw Tatsu lying on the ground crying with me standing above him. "What happened here?!" The Teacher asks. Before I could answer, everyone else speaks before me, "Garou was fighting!" "We were playing then out of nowhere Garou got mad!", "He went totally crazy!", "What the heck is wrong with him?", "Why'd you hurt Tatsu?" I hear them all say, making me look like the bad guy. The Teacher yells at me before telling me to go to the Principal's Office.
"Now tell me Garou, why did you get into that fight?" The Principal asks. "I don't know." I answer. "Is it true you became violent over heroes and monsters?" He asks. "Tatsu is always…I mean—" I am cut off by the Principal. "Can you not tell the difference between reality and fantasy?!" He asks in a rude tone. "No that's not it all! I'm always the monster and—" I am cut off by the Principal yelling at me. "You're the one who lost his temper, so you'll be the one who will be punished!" The Principal screams at me as I start to cry. "You're just making me apologize because Tatsu is super popular, so you all are making me the bad guy!" I scream back at him. "Wrong, you did something you shouldn't have, so now you apologize!" He says as I give up trying to fight him.
I realized that day that there is nothing fair in this world. The popular sit on their shiny pedestals and everyone will follow them without a second thought and laugh at the people they all hate. It is how the world works and I hate it.
Screw justice and screw evil too. I'm supposed to take all the hate because that's what everyone else wants?! It's not fair, I can't stand it. It pisses me off! All I want is to make them understand.
I'm here to fight for underdogs everywhere. Good, Evil? I reject them both. I was told every monster is supposed to lose. Well, I'll become the strongest monster ever and no one will ever beat me. Ever.