History Main / BetrayalFic

** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21417982 to lose someone]]'' features Marinette's classmates tearing up her sketchbook on Lila's orders to 'teach her a lesson'. Marinette anticipated this, and turns it around on them by revealing that the sketchbook they just ruined was filled with projects she was working on ''for their benefit'' -- and no, she has no intention of redoing any of that work. She then spells out for them just how much it would cost to ''commission'' her for any of that: far more than any of them could afford.

** A recurring plot point in fics where Katsuki is revealed to have bullied Izuku for years is that the Bakusquad (Eijiro, Mina, Sero and Denki) will immediately turn their backs on him. Eijiro ''might'' try to defend him/downplay what's going on which invariably leads to Katsuki to double down and for the read head to cut the explosive quirked boy from his life for good. ''Fanfic/WereNotFriendsKacchan'' is a perfect example of this, right down with Eijiro beating the shit of Katsuki when the later shows absolutely no remorse over his treatment of Izuku.

Betrayal Fics are generally written in response to how the writer perceives the character dynamics in a work, with the character who was betrayed usually being the ButtMonkey or otherwise someone who they feel [[DudeWheresMyRespect deserves more respect]] from the rest of the cast, with the fic dedicated to showcasing what they can do when finally taken seriously. As part of this, the people doing the betraying tend to be ones the writer dislikes, in worst case scenarios being turned into {{Ron The Death Eater}}s in the writer's quest to emphasize how badly they treat the character in question, and make to it more satisfying when they're taken down at the end. This is not obligatory, however; despite what we just said, not all Betrayal Fics are {{Revenge Fic}}s, and the writers might even be fond of the characters.

* There are an astonishing number of stories in the ''Manga/FairyTail'' fandom where, for various reasons, Lucy is removed/kicked out of either Team Natsu or the guild as a whole. Often this is done to make way for [[RonTheDeathEater Lisanna]], who's typically characterized as a much worse person than she is in canon to make Lucy look better despite Lucy already being the character the reader is meant to sympathize with.

* [[invoked]]There's been more than a few fics involving Sunset Shimmer from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' dealing with the fallout of Anon-A-Miss, the cyberbullying plotline of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWHolidays2014 the 2014 IDW Holiday Special comic book]]. Most of these also cross over with FixFic that change the ending, depending on how much the author of the individual fic wants to [[RonTheDeathEater demonize the culprits or the rest of the Equestria Girls]]:

** In ''Consequence'', Harry is sent to Azkaban for the murder of Dolores Umbridge, and again no one believes him, not even [[RonTheDeathEater Hermione and Ron]].

** ''Fanfic/HowILostMyMother'' has Princess Celestia betray Cozy Glow by stripping her daughter of her Magic and {{UnPerson||ing her for the sake of a prophecy that foretold Cozy ''might'' destroy Equestria, [[SelfFulfillingProphecy only to realize that she actually set those events into motion with that decision]] and trying to brush it all off; thinking that Cozy could just start a new life somewhere else; despite having taken everything from her Daughter and resulting in [[GoMadFromTheIsolation Cozy]] [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain Glow]] wanting to tear apart Equestria for what Celestia did to her.

** In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20989496/chapters/49912694 Audacity]]'', Adrien betrays Marinette by taking her earrings and Wishing for his family (bring Emilie, his mother, back to life) to be whole no matter the cost. He also Wishes for Marinette to be brainwashed into loving him. Since the wish requires an EquivalentExchange, Marinette's mother is killed in the new timeline. Despite her devotion, Marinette [[WistfulAmnesia can't quite shake]] a sense of betrayal, and has her memory jogged after [[CrossoverShip she meets]] a certain [[Fanfic/MaribatAU Boy Wonder]].

** ''Fanfic/HowILostMyMother'' has Princess Celestia betray Cozy Glow by stripping her daughter of her Magic and UnPerson'ing her for the sake of a prophecy that foretold Cozy ''might'' destroy Equestria, [[SelfFulfillingProphecy only to realize that she actually set those events into motion with that decision]] and trying to brush it all off; thinking that Cozy could just start a new life somewhere else; despite having taken everything from her Daughter and resulting in [[GoMadFromTheIsolation Cozy]] [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain Glow]] wanting to tear apart Equestria for what Celestia did to her.
** ''Fanfic/RainbowFactory'' sees Rainbow Dash of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' betray Scootaloo by running a factory that mercilessly slaughters ponies, show no remorse for it, and attempt to kill Scootaloo to keep it all running without interruption, all while telling Scootaloo that she never loved her.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': In ''Fanfic/TheEndOfEnds'', [[InNameOnly Beast Boy]] is [[InformedWrongness "betrayed"]] by Terra and the rest of the team, the former for breaking up with him in "[[Recap/TeenTitansS5E13ThingsChange Things Change]]" and the latter for [[InformedWrongness supposedly]] not caring about him. This leads to Beast Boy lashing out at them, [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelTurn and eventually becoming the supervillain Count Logan]] [[OmnicidalManiac who wants to end the universe]] [[DisproportionateRetribution because everyone else is happy while he's miserable.]]]]