History Fanfic / ProHeroMetalBat

* AdaptationalJerkass: While Bakugo was a BarbaricBully in canon, here it is taken to psychopathic levels. Since Izuku starts to [[GrewASpine stand up to him]] and [[spoiler: even becomes a public hero by saving Eri from the mall shooters]], Bakugo's attempts to beat Izuku's dreams out of him become more and more absurd. This is accentuated by the fact that he believes in MightMakesRight and finds [[TheSocialDarwinist the idea of saving helpless citizens from villains and catastrophes superfluous in becoming a hero]], completely ignoring the fact that Izuku saved a girl's life and thinking that Rescue Points don't count as "real" points.

* BatterUp: The major premise of the fic. Izuku finds a metal bat in the garbage of Dagobah beach and takes it as his weapon. [[spoiler:It ends up destroyed by the end of the Entrance Exam.]]

* ForWantOfANail: Izuku does not become All Might's successor.

* HypocriteHasAPoint: One of All Might's reasons for not choosing Izuku as a successor is Izuku's quirklessness means he has no experience using a quirk. Toshinori was a quirkless boy given One for All, but Izuku's lack of experience in canon is a major reason he hurts himself so much.

** Izuku still trains by cleaning up Dagobah beach.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Izuku doesn't realize [[spoiler: he's been shot until after reporting to the police about the villain attack.]]

---> '''Izuku''': 'Forcing me to'--What? No! No! No one is forcing me to be a hero! This is all my choice!\\

'''Izuku''': It's not like I asked to be hurt! What, you think I asked Katsuki to bash my head into the ground? You think I asked his to practice his quirk on me all the time? Do you think I asked to be shot?! Why is everything my fault? How is it every bad thing is because of me and anything good is because of literally anything else?!\\

'''Izuku''': Oh, you weren't born with a quirk? Shame you drew the short straw in life! Guess you don't get anything, but it's not like it's a loss to watch you suffer! Oh, you risk your life to help fucking Katsuki of all people from losing his? Well let's just praise him for doing absolutely nothing and tell you off for it!\\

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Izuku gives a very good one to Bakugo during their Battle Training's match. [[BatmanGambit Besides being very cathartic for Izuku, it also angers Bakugo to the point he attacks without thinking, so Izuku can trick him, and he and Uraraka win the battle.]]
* WreckedWeapon: [[spoiler: Izuku's metal bat is absolutely ruined in the entrance exam. In the end, it is broken in half.]]

* WrongContextMagic: As of chapter 11, Aizawa and Nezu have determined that due to multiple third-party witnesses, genetic tests, physiological tests, hospital records, and more, that they are one hundred percent sure that Izuku does not have a Quirk. They even had Aizawa use his Quirk on Izuku the whole time they were testing him. They still have absolutely no idea how Izuku is able to become superhuman when he gets a hold of a baseball bat since normal people can't knock holes in concrete, stop giant robots, shrug off bullet wounds, or bat a baseball 2.5 kilometers.

* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:Izuku gets punched in the face so hard by the USJ-Nomu that when Shoji, Uraraka, and Sero go to help him, part of his face falls off and needs to be bandaged back on]].

* GagHaircut: After getting [[spoiler:scarred at the USJ and the doctors shaving half his hair to treat his face]], Izuku shaves the other half leaving a mohawk. He was notably trying to ''avoid'' this trope, but nearly everyone thinks the mohawk counts.

** At the USJ, Izuku is able to keep fighting even after [[spoiler: a chunk of his scalp has been torn off, and was even able to stand up to ''the Nomu'', hitting it so hard that it's launched into the lake]].

* AdaptationalIntelligence: All Might didn't pick Izuku as a successor because he realized Izuku was very timid, physically weak and had no experience with a quirk. Both would cripple his ability to use One For All. This is in contrast to canon where he picks Izuku based on a single action and didn't realize just how badly Izuku was fairing. Crosses over with AdaptationalAngstUpgrade and CruelToBeKind because he acknowledges Nighteye's prediction and doesn't want to place so much of a burden on a child with a timid personality.

* AdaptedOut: Sato, Hagakure and Mineta have been replaced in 1-A by Itsuka Kendo, Shiozaki Ibara, and Pony Tsunotori.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Unpleasant {{Jerkass}} though he maybe, Endeavor genuinely respects Izuku for his drive and determination, to the point where he helps Ectoplasm [[spoiler:stop some of the spectators from trying to interfere in Izuku's match with Bakugou because [[FantasticRacism they didn't like a quirkless kid coming so far]]]].

* FantasticRacism: This is shown by [[spoiler:the Sports Festival spectators when Bakugou outs Izuku as being quirkless. Not only do they ''immediately'' turn on the boy they were cheering for just moments ago and demand that Izuku be disqualified, some of them go as far as trying to interfere in the match themselves, only being stopped by Aizawa erasing their quirks and Ectoplasm setting up a perimeter to prevent them from reaching the arena]].

* GagHaircut: After getting [[spoiler:scarred at the USJ and the doctors shaving half his hair to treat his face,]] Izuku shaves the other half leaving a mohawk. He was notably trying to ''avoid'' this trope, but nearly everyone thinks the mohawk counts.

* TheGrappler: Izuku describes himself as this when he doesn't have his bat. By his own recolection, he can't remember the last time he threw a punch.

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Downplayed, as Izuku does not intend on murdering anyone. However, he grapples with his anger against his bullies and in Chapter 8, realizes that if he fought as Bakugou did, beating up people he doesn't like, then he would become just like him.

** Izuku and Uraraka still go against Bakugou and Iida in the Battle Training, and win in a similar manner.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Izuku is Quirkless, but then he pulls off stuff that he ''really'' shouldn't be able to do, like smacking a fridge across the beach with his bat, or carving a hole under the foot of the Zero Point Robot with just the force of his swing. Nezu theorizes he may be an example of human evolution.

* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: Downplayed, but Izuku is visibly a little uncomfortable about Uraraka trying to get close to him. It's mentioned that this is due to his poor social skills- he's used to meeting his friends in the middle of doing other things, and isn't used to people just walking up and introducing themselves.

** During the Hero vs. Villain Exercise, one of the ways Izuku baits Bakugo (see BatmanGambit) is by comparing him to the shooters at the Mall in a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. It is not until the exercise is over does Izuku realize just how appropriate those claims were.
--> '''Bakugo''': I'm not a fucking villain! I'm a goddamn hero! I have the powerful quirk! I have people who know what I'm going to be! This exercise is just a cheap fucking act—!\\
'''Izuku''': And nothing about you is[.] Nothing you say is part of an act. I know this isn't from some improve classes Uncle Masaru tried to enroll you in. Every word you say is genuine. Tell me to stay down; to back off; to let you do your shit and stay out of your way; you mean all of it, from whatever it is your heart is. And I've heard it all before; not just from you, but from the guy who shot me in the fucking shoulder. Do you remember that? Me being shot? You yelling at me because I got shot? Because the alternative to not getting shot was letting a goddamn child take the bullet instead? I remember it. I remember the three thugs terrorizing people for shits and giggles. I remember the guy with guns tapped to his hands trying to mow me down. I remember doing everything I fucking could to not let that kid get shot too. Last I checked, protecting people and not blaming the victims of attacks was what heroes did. And would you look at that? The universe puts me in the hero roll for a class exercise, and who else deserves to be on the opposing villain team than you?
** During their match in the Sports Festival, Todoroki compares Izuku to himself in how both of them have people around them trying to tell them what to do and who to be, and how both of them are determined to spite those people. While Izuku acknowledges Todoroki's point about their motivation for heroism being spite, he still [[NotSoSimilar denies that they have similarities]], because unlike Todoroki, Izuku is genuinely trying his hardest to win and reach his goals despite having a power he doesn't understand and doesn't work right for him.

** In the same chapter, when Inko voices her suspicions that his "friends" are forcing him to becoming a hero to hurt him, Izuku snaps into a rant about how little faith the world seems to have in him,

* SirSwearsALot: Izuku curses frequently. It is still not as bad as Bakugo, but helps establish his more delinquent character.

** At the USJ, he hits one of the thugs hard enough to send him through a tree, and one of his swings launches [[spoiler: the Nomu]] straight into the lake, which make Todoroki suspect that he might be related to All Might.

* WreckedWeapon: [[spoiler: Izuku's metal bat is absolutely ruined in the entrance exam. In the end it is broken in half.]]

* WrongContextMagic: As of chapter 11, Aizawa and Nezu have determined that due to multiple third-party witnesses, genetic tests, physiological tests, hospital records, and more, that they are one hundred percent sure that Izuku does not have a Quirk. They even had Aizawa use his Quirk on Izuku the whole time they were testing him. They still have absolutely no idea how Izuku is able to become superhuman when he gets a hold of a baseball bat, since normal people can't knock holes in concrete, stop giant robots, shrug off bullet wounds, or bat a baseball 2.5 kilometers.

* PsychologicalProjection: Todoroki becomes increasingly angry with Izuku over the course of the Sports Festival when he sees the latter "barely ttying" in his matches against Monoma and Tetsutetsu, and refuses to lose against someone who's so arrogant that he doesn't feel the need to use his full power in his fights, saying that he won't be beaten down by Izuku's "disrespectful superiority complex". This is all while Todoroki is still handicapping himself and not using the other half of his Quirk.

** This is even more pronounced in later chapters once Izuku becomes more aware of his insane feats of strength. Despite numerous medical tests, he still doesn't display any signs of a Quirk Factor, Aizawa can't erase his power when he's using it, [[spoiler:Monoma can't copy it, and notes that it feels different from any other Quirk that he's tried to copy]], and Izuku can't consciously turn it on or off because he doesn't feel any noticeable change whether he's using it or not. The only way to even notice Izuku's power is either when he's using it [[MagicFeather on his bat]], or observing its effects like his resistance to injuries.

* GatheringSteam: Subtly. During his match with Monoma, Izuku still "hits like a cinderblock" after getting his arms vut with Kamikiri's Quirk.

* JerkassHasAPoint: A lot of what Bakugou says is bullying and telling Izuku to give up, but he does make a point that Bakugou has been training to enter UA since he was four years old, while Izuku only really started training himself in the last ten months. Even Izuku has to give his bully that much.

* MadeOfIron: Izuku still gets injured in fights, but he can really handle punishment. In the entrance exam, he gets up and keeps beating the zero-pointer despite his injuries.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: During the Hero vs. Villain Exercise, one of the ways Izuku baits Bakugo (see BatmanGambit) is by comparing him to the shooters at the Mall in a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. It is not until the exercise is over does Izuku realize just how appropriate those claims were.

* PercussionTherapy: Izuku reveals that his DesperationAttack where he slammed the remains of his bat into the Zero-Pointer's wheels was basically him having a tantrum when he felt he could do nothing meaningful.

* PercussiveMaintenance: Izuku reveals that his DesperationAttack where he slammed the remains of his bat into the Zero-Pointer's wheels was basically him having a tantrum when he felt he could do nothing meaningful.

* WrongAssumption: All Might and Vlad King worry that Izuku has made a [[DealWithTheDevil Deal with All for One]] for a quirk, but he is really just a case of CharlesAtlasSuperPower. Downplayed in that they aren't sure, just very worried.

** This is most apparent during the entrance exam. First, Izuku destroys several villain bots, earning 15 villain points. [[spoiler:Then comes his confrontation with the zero-pointer. As opposed to destroying it as in canon, Izuku whacks its wheels until the ground beneath it collapses. It is left relatively undamaged and is only trapped, but Izuku showcases real super strength and does not hurt himself. This ends up netting him 75 rescue points, putting him in first place.]]

* BatterUp: The major premise of the fic. Izuku finds a metal bat in the garbage of Dagobah beach and takes it as his weapon. [[spoiler: It ends up destroyed by the end of the entrance exam.]]

** After getting hurt in the combat exercise, Izuku is fully healed within a few minutes by Recovery Girl's quirk, a rate far beyond a normal person. This insane healing rate happens again [[spoiler:at the USJ, where it only takes him a few seconds to wake up after Recovery Girl heals his torn-up face]].

* DisappearedDad: It's heavily implied that Izuku's dad is dead in this story.

* ShoutOut: Chapter 12 is named "VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee".

** All Might's reasons for not making Izuku his successor are Izuku's canonical problems with as one. These include his low self-esteem, recklessness, and lack of any experience with a quirk.

* [[DecliningPromotion Declining Recommendation]]: Izuku turns down the offer of a recommendation to UA by Gang Orca after the attack at the mall.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Izuku enters a jewelry store after training, his bat still under his arm. Momo Yaoyorozu assumes he's there to steal something as his weapon and appearance make him look like a delinquent. She subtly preps to stop him until he asks a clerk for help finding a necklace for his mom.
** Izuku displays super strength during the practical exam and [[spoiler:Momo gives details about the quirk Izuku claimed to have. She and All Might have no idea that Izuku has literally just trained until he gained super-strength. She speaks completely earnestly about his quirk in front of All Might, who remembers Izuku as being quirkless. All Might naturally comes to fear that Izuku is now an associate of All For One.]]
** All Might mentally goes over several good reasons why he initially considered giving Izuku One For All, but then didn't (including that Izuku was far too timid and meek, not to mention had a remarkable lack of self-preservation skills).
** Ojiro points out that Izuku hiding his quirkless status will not last long, and that he won't put his neck or reputation on the line for such a silly, easily misproven lie.
** When UA suspects that Midoriya may have some connection to All for One, they do ''not'' jump to conclusions and test him as surreptitiously as possible. They kill two birds with one stone by giving him a special evaluation that also covers his physical performance.
** Bakugo's usage of his gauntlets during the combat training gets him in serious trouble.

''Pro Hero Metal Bat'' is a Manga/MyHeroAcademia and Manga/OnePunchMan crossover by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4354856/Phantos-God-of-Horrors Phantos God of Horrors]]'' that details Izuku's gradual transformation into a bat swinging hero in the style of Metal Bat.

The fic can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12936766/1/Pro-Hero-Metal-Bat here]] on Website/FanfictionDotNet and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14666679/chapters/33883275 here]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn.