History Awesome / YesterdayUponTheStair

* After letting All For One believe that the ManipulativeBastard swayed him to their side, Izuku signs his weaknesses to Toshinori while standing next to him because he's blind, then draws the villain's full attention by revealing just how hard he played them. Like the cheap kazoo they are.

"Where's your doctor, All For One?" Izuku asks.\\

"You shouldn't have killed her," Izuku tells him quietly. "Maybe you wouldn't have lost so much, if you hadn't. Or maybe I would've found another reason to hate you. It's not like you make it hard."\\

"It doesn't matter if I tell you." Izuku's eyes burn cold with anger. "I doubt you ever even learned her name."\\

One For All lights up the night. Izuku kicks out at All For One's weak knee, and in the space left by the enemy's pain, he hurtles clear.

** And when they bring up how Izuku permanently blinded Muscular and how it was "too far", Aizawa tells them that Muscular is still alive, was never in danger of dying, and that he had been planning on beating a 9-year-old child to death for ''fun'', [[ArmorPiercingQuestion before asking if they think Izuku went too far to protect an innocent kid]]. Nobody has anything else to say or ask after that.

* Izuku's ScheherezadeGambit against [[spoiler: Shigaraki Tomura]], keeping his cool and keeping them distracted long enough for help to arrive. The fact he's able to do so even in the face of [[spoiler: Aizawa's NearDeathExperience creating a pseudo-phantom]] is ''incredibly'' impressive.
** The way he starts it off -- comforting [[spoiler: the distraught Aizawa]] and then, when the villain scoffs, looking them dead in the eyes and saying "I wasn't talking to you. But since you're asking... would you like to talk?"

* While Izuku doesn't think much of it, the way he ''weaponizes'' DisappointedInYou, exploiting the very fact that nobody would '''ever''' expect him to [[spoiler: do anything that might disappoint All Might]]. Followed by him utterly ''shutting them down'' before they can go into full lecture mode, with his words knocking them completely off their guard and getting them to realize that ''something is wrong'':

* Ragdoll managing to keep her cool under pressure and intense pain to comfort Izuku when [[spoiler: her Quirk's being ripped away]]. Not only that, she's able to [[spoiler: quietly reveal to him All For One's physical weaknesses]] in the process!

* After letting [[spoiler: All For One]] believe that the ManipulativeBastard swayed him to their side, Izuku signs his weaknesses to Toshinori while standing next to him [[spoiler: because he's blind]], then draws the villain's full attention by revealing just how hard he played them. Like the cheap kazoo they are.

* Izuku giving power to the dead, creating a [[CavalryOfTheDead army of the dead]] [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing Lord of the Rings]] style. And the ones that are not tearing into Overhaul are [[BigDamnHeroes helping the rest of the heroes out]].

* Izuku giving power to the dead, creating a [[CavalryOfTheDead army of the dead]] lord of the rings style. And the ones that are not tearing into overhaul are [[BigDamnHeroes helping the rest of the heroes out]].

** Eri revives Izuku by rewinding him to before he died.

* While under the influence of [[CannotTellALie Nemoto's Quirk]], Izuku tells Overhaul of how he saw All For One's victims tear the man apart, and he's going to watch Overhaul's do the same to him.

-->'''Izuku:''' I know I was feeding you bullshit, but I didn’t think you’dactually swallow it. ... You ''do'' scare me, All For One. But the thing is, I'm always afraid. Every minute of every day. And when you're afraid for that long, you forget what it's like to feel anything else. And now, when something frightening comes along, I can't tell the difference anymore between the new fear and the old. Of course you scare me. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion You think that makes you]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion special]]''?

* Izuku calling Katsuki out on his ItsAllAboutMe attitude and ''finally'' getting him to start grasping the ''depth'' of the scars he's carved into his long-time victim.

* Izuku calling Sir Nighteye out for a being a total dick to him ever since he arrived to intern, simply because he didn't think Izuku was a proper candidate for One For All. He also completely ''shreds'' Nighteye's very mistaken belief that Izuku's Quirk has made him indifferent to death, by pointing out that ghosts don't ''become'' ghosts by dying peacefully in their sleep - they suffer, alone and in pain, and Izuku has had to deal with that since he was ''three''.

* Izuku's ScheherezadeGambit against [[spoiler:Shigaraki Tomura]], keeping his cool and keeping them distracted long enough for help to arrive. The fact he's able to do so even in the face of [[spoiler:Aizawa's NearDeathExperience creating a pseudo-phantom]] is ''incredibly'' impressive.
** The way he starts it off -- comforting [[spoiler:the distraught Aizawa]] and then, when the villain scoffs, looking them dead in the eyes and saying "I wasn't talking to you. But since you're asking... would you like to talk?"

* While Izuku doesn't think much of it, the way he ''weaponizes'' DisappointedInYou, exploiting the very fact that nobody would '''ever''' expect him to [[spoiler:do anything that might disappoint All Might]]. Followed by him utterly ''shutting them down'' before they can go into full lecture mode, with his words knocking them completely off their guard and getting them to realize that ''something is wrong'':

** Aizawa then privately apologizes to Izuku, owning up to how he misjudged the situation between them and patiently, calmly dealing with the emotional fallout he helped cause.

* Ragdoll managing to keep her cool under pressure and intense pain in order to comfort Izuku when [[spoiler:her Quirk's being ripped away]]. Not only that, she's able to [[spoiler:quietly reveal to him All For One's physical weaknesses]] in the process!
* Aizawa handling a particularly despicable member of the press who keeps trying to trip him up with 'gotcha' questions, leading up to a glorious speech calling out the BlackAndWhiteInsanity of acting like people are incapable of growing or changing for the better.

* After letting [[spoiler:All For One]] believe that the ManipulativeBastard swayed him to their side, Izuku signs his weaknesses to Toshinori while standing next to him [[spoiler: because he's blind]], then draws the villain's full attention by revealing just how hard he played them. Like the cheap kazoo they are.
-->'''Izuku:''' I know I was feeding you bullshit, but I didn’t think you’d actually swallow it. ... You ''do'' scare me, All For One. But the thing is, I'm always afraid. Every minute of every day. And when you're afraid for that long, you forget what it's like to feel anything else. And now, when something frightening comes along, I can't tell the difference anymore between the new fear and the old. Of course you scare me. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion You think that makes you]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion special]]''?
* Upon realizing that Aizawa is seriously considering expelling the classmates who formed a rescue team, Izuku makes... not a threat, but a promise: if he expels any of them, then Izuku will follow them right out the door.

** For bonus points? He makes this promise through sign, with Yamada translating for him.
* Izuku calling Katsuki out on his ItsAllAboutMe attitude and ''finally'' getting him to start really grasping the ''depth'' of the scars he's carved into his long-time victim.

* While under the influence of [[CannotTellALie Nemoto's Quirk]], Izuku tells Overhaul of how he saw All For One's victims tear the man apart and he's going to watch Overhaul's do the same to him.

-->'''Aizawa:''' "Is this how it usually goes?"
-->'''Bakugou:''' "What?"
-->'''Aizawa:''' "You make demands, shout them loud enough, throw a tantrum until you get what you want? Is that how you deal with teachers? Is that how you expect to deal with me?"

* Aizawa handling a particularly despicable member of the press who keeps trying to catch him up with 'gotcha' questions, leading up to a glorious speech calling out the BlackAndWhiteInsanity of acting like people are incapable of growing or changing for the better.
** And when they bring up how Izuku permanently blinded Muscular and how it was "too far", Aizawa tells them that Muscular is still alive, was never in danger of dying, and that he was planning on beating a 9-year-old child to death for ''fun'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion before asking if they think Izuku went too far to protect an innocent kid]]. Nobody has anything else to say or ask after that.

-->'''Izuku:''' "I know I was feeding you bullshit, but I didn’t think you’d actually swallow it. ... You ''do'' scare me, All For One. But the thing is, I’m always afraid. Every minute of every day. And when you’re afraid for that long, you forget what it’s like to feel anything else. And now, when something frightening comes along, I can’t tell the difference anymore between the new fear and the old. Of course you scare me. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion You think that makes you]] ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion special]]''?

-->'''Izuku:''' "Because if you did, then it would mean that my goals and the school’s just... don’t line up. It would tell me that you care more about following rules than protecting people, and Sensei, I’ve had teachers who felt that way all my life. ''I don’t need one more''."

* Izuku calling Sir Nighteye out for a being a total dick to him ever since he arrived to intern, simply because he didn't think Izuku was a proper candidate for One For All. He also completely ''shreds'' into Nighteye's very mistaken belief that Izuku's Quirk made him indifferent to death, by pointing out that ghosts don't ''become'' ghosts by dying peacefully in their sleep - they suffer, alone and in pain, and Izuku has had to deal with that since he was ''three.''
* While under the influence of Nemoto's Quirk, Izuku tells Overhaul that he saw All For One's victims tear the man apart and he's going to watch Overhaul's do the same to him.

* Izuku calling Sir Nighteye out for a being a total dick to him ever since he arrived to intern, simply because he didn't think Izuku was a proper candidate for One For All. He also completely ''shreds'' into Nighteye's very mistaken belief that Izuku's Quirk made him indifferent to death, by pointing out that ghosts don't ''become'' ghosts by dying peacefully in their sleep - they suffer, alone and in pain, and Izuku has had to deal with that since he was ''three.''

-->'''Izuku:''' "I know I was feeding you bullshit, but I didn’t think you’d actually swallow it. ... You ''do'' scare me, All For One. But the thing is, I’m always afraid. Every minute of every day. And when you’re afraid for that long, you forget what it’s like to feel anything else. And now, when something frightening comes along, I can’t tell the difference anymore between the new fear and the old. Of course you scare me. You think that makes you ''special''?

** And when they bring up how Izuku permanently blinded Muscular and how it was "too far", Aizawa tells them that Muscular is still alive, was never in danger of dying, and that he was planning on beating a 9-year-old child to death for ''fun''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion before asking if they think Izuku went too far to protect an innocent kid]]. Nobody has anything else to say after that.

** And when they bring up how Izuku permanently blinded Muscular and how it was "too far", Aizawa tells them that Muscular is still alive, was never in danger of dying, and that he was planning on beating a 9-year-old child to death for ''fun'' before asking if they think Izuku went too far. Nobody has anything else to say after that.

-->'''Izuku:''' "I know I was feeding you bullshit, but I didn’t think you’d actually swallow it."

** One For All has finally made Izuku's ISeeDeadPeople quirk strong enough that ghosts can fully interact with the world and be seen by others. Rei shows this off by finally being able to protect Izuku from Bakugou's abuse by tackling him to the ground and pinning him there while he can only stare at her in shock.

** And when they bring up how Izuku permanently blinded Muscular and how it was "too far", Aizawa tells them that Muscular is still alive, was never in danger of dying, and that he was planning on beating a 9-year-old child to death for ''fun'' before asking if they think Izuku went too far.

* Izuku calling Katsuki out on his ItsAllAboutMe attitude and ''finally'' getting him to start really grasping the ''depth'' of the scars he's carved into his long-time victim.

-->'''Izuku:''' "Because if you did, then it would mean that my goals and the school’s just… don’t line up. It would tell me that you care more about following rules than protecting people, and Sensei, I’ve had teachers who felt that way all my life. ''I don’t need one more''."
** For bonus points? He makes this promise through sign, with Yamada translating for him.

-->'''Izuku:''' "I know I was feeding you bullshit, but I didn’t think you’d actually swallow it."

* After letting [[spoiler:All For One]] believe that the ManipulativeBastard swayed him to their side, Izuku signs his weaknesses to Toshinori while standing next to him because he's blind, then draws the villain's full attention by revealing just how hard he played them. Like the cheap kazoo they are.

* After letting [[spoiler:All For One]] believe that the ManipulativeBastard swayed him to their side, Izuku signs their weaknesses to Toshinori while standing in their blind spot, then draws the villain's full attention by revealing just how hard he played them. Like the cheap kazoo they are.

** And when they bring up how Izuku permanently blinded Muscular and how it was "too far", Aizawa tells them that Muscular is still alive, was never in danger of dying, and that he was planning on beating a 9-year-old child to death for ''fun'' before asking if they think Izuku went too far.

* Aizawa handling a particularly despicable member of the press who keeps trying to catch him up with 'gotcha' questions, leading up to a glorious speech calling out the BlackAndWhiteInsanity of acting like people are incapable of growing or changing for the better.