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So, a vigilante!Izuku AU in which the Vigilante Network (any vigilante active for longer than two weeks is invited in, Stain was expelled for murdering indiscriminately) is descended from the rebel group that Second led. Izuku was taken under an older vigilante's wing after he went active at seven years old. That older vigilante was the previous leader of the Network and he went by Kensei, which was not his legal name. Izuku's code name is Nanatsuya, and, due to the high death rate of vigilantes, Nanatsuya is one of the longest active vigilantes, and is in excellent shape, as it is essential for vigilante work, although the stress and trauma turned his hair white. After Kensei's death, Nanatsuya became the next leader of the Network. All Might saw that Nanatsuya was truly dedicated to saving people and offered him One For All. Nanatsuya accepted because he would be able to save more people that way. Nanatsuya tends to be particularly hard on human traffickers and on those who commit Quirk-status-based hate crimes. 'Tsuya is really good at gathering information and disguising himself. The first Quirk from One For All that Nanatsuya manifested was Gearshift, and remember, 'Tsuya retains Izuku's analysis capabilities, with more self-preservation. 'Tsuya had one vigilante friend besides his mentor, her name was Zanshin (her Quirk allowed her to make a lightbow and as many arrows as she had the energy for), and the HPSC had her murdered. His calm and formal demeanor is partially the result of trauma, partially him trying to be taken seriously by his fellow vigilantes, and partially him being an exhausted workaholic. His default expression is a calm smile, even when being tortured. His vigilante uniform is a black bodysuit under a steampunk vest with dark grey combat boots and an indigo domino mask plus his canonical mouthguard.

Perspectives of the Past Users on Nanatsuya:

First: appreciates his heroic spirit, worries about his lack of social life, thinks that Nanatsuya reminds him a bit of Second, recognizes that Nanatsuya has absolutely been hate crimed, approves of him as a User.

Second: likes his resolve, thinks he does well as a leader, appreciates the way he uses Gearshift, recognizes that he has experienced prejudice for most of his life, approves of him as a User.

Third: definitely reminded of Second, recognizes that he is a traumatized teenager, approves of him as a User.

Four: likes his calm and formal demeanor, appreciates the way he is prepared for most situations, approves of him as a User.

Five: thinks he could stand to let loose a bit, likes the way he is excellent with a grappling hook, approves of him as a User.

Six: likes his uniform, thinks that he is a workaholic, approves of him as a User.

Seven: does not really understand him but knows that he is doing his best to save people, does not believe that All Might chose wrong.

Vigilante Izuku prompt

Izuku *crying while sat in a alley hunched over*:

Eraserhead*panicking*: Shit kid, are you okay?!

Izuku *moving out of the way, still crying*: They're so cute!!!!

*there are 2 kittens laying on top if each other shivering*

If Dabi had been in his right mind last night, he probably would have patched the girl he now knows as ‘Toga' up as best as he could be bothered, dropped her off at one of those homeless shelters —preferably one in the Red districts where they were underground and more tolerant— and then slouched off into the night, hopefully to never see nor hear about her ever again. Instead Dabi is sat on a warm, ratty couch, swaddled in blankets, bracketed by two insane children doing crafts —using Sharpies to scribble thunder-clouds onto the back of Chaser’s hoodie at Toga’s request—, feeling like he’s in the rec-center of some kind of home for the self-preservationally challenged. And the worst part is… its kind of… not terrible.

- Serendipitous Encounters Chapter Four: "Dabi’s guide to being a good Samaritan"

Vilantro- Villain-Cilantro

My more serious villain(??) Deku au! It’s more Vigilante but he’s really toeing it. 

It’s almost here!!! Vigilante Deku!!!!

The 2nd opening of the 6th season of My Hero Academia!

Me and my pathetic ass trying to choose which one to write a fanfic on:-

Zutara mermaid au: come here girl

Sasunaru Fantasy au: come to the back

Hiccstrid runaway au: VIP

Kakairu royalty au: Drinks on me

Vigilante Izuku au: You see what you workin' with

Ima have to go with Dadzawa because of my love for Vigilante Izuku fics.

FUCK ship wars for a second this is a real judge of your character are you a Dadmight fan or a Dadzawa fan

Me:- I wrote a vigilante Izuku fanfic!

Also me:- No, you self-reflected on a poor boy is what you did.

I've got this Headcanon of Vigilante Izuku getting really hurt in a fight but running away before dadzawa can help him. Next day he still goes to school (UA's Gen or Support course). Dadzawa recognizing him and dragging him to recovery girl 'cause health first and adopting vigilante Izuku's second.

give me vigilante izuku & dadzawa request or something

oneshot scenes to write or just general thoughts

Aizawa, externally : oh, no reason

aizawa : hey kid, do you have parents?

vigilante!izuku : wh- no? why?

aizawa, internally, : YES LETS FUCKIN GO

This is Aizawa in every vigilante Izuku fic on AO3

Vigilante Izuku: I want someone to take me out.

Aizawa: Like on a date or with a sniper?

Vigilante Izuku totally deadpan: I'm aroace

I dunno why Villain Deku is such a popular AU when Vigilante Deku is so much cooler. I mean think about it. He idolizes heroes and aspires to be one of them despite not having a quirk. He ignores everyone’s mockery of his dreams. So when he meets All Might and says he can’t be a hero without a quirk, Deku rejects that. He can be hero. He trains his body to peak human strength. He trains himself in multiple fighting forms. Then the entrance exam comes and he goes out into the night as a vigilante.

writing vigilante deku fic and then seeing multiple posts on people hating on said type of fics bc deku is ooc and every fic is the same

takes a lot of fun and motivation out of it tbh

aizawa: aren't you supposed to be in bed?

izuku had snuck out to partake in vigilantism along with his dad: you didn't tuck me in

aizawa: kid-

villain they captured: hey if you don't tuck kids they don't sleep- learned from my own family you see-

aizawa: we're going home and im going tuck you in the same way hotel workers tuck in the bed sheets

It's been 8mo the since I posted the original picture, but I've finally learned enough to express what I actually wanted to draw back then lol?

Styles different...when I feel like it I'll try to draw this with lines just a tad different in a few months

Viridian: the Green Guide fanart by myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown

Check out the fic my dudes!! Vigilante, never enrolled in UA!Izuku It's a completed fic that I've fortunately read while it was still a wip. I really recommend!

Pov: you're a criminal knocked on your ass by Viridian whose shooting down your accomplice

A wide shot view of the drawing:

Raccoon Izuku AU

When you found a thing and it is cursed and terrifying, but your brain goes... What if.. and now it is a Thing.

Prompt comes from https://archiveofourown.org/works/25455724/chapters/61756255#workskin by Teobot, check it out please because credit.

Anyway, Raccoon Izuku

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Izuku is heading home after a long day, shoulders still smarting from school when he hears something in an alleyway. A clang and a couple loud voices. He knows he shouldn't look, or intervene at all, but Izuku has always been bad at listening to reason. He peeks into the alleyway, and then immediately hides behind the corner, chest heaving. Five guys, all surrounding someone on the ground. He's pretty sure he saw something metal flash, and oh my god they are going to kill someone. He chances another glance. He was right, the leader is holding a knife. He leans back trying to catch his breath. If he leaves, they are going to kill that person! But, if he stays, they might kill him! Or worse, recognize his uniform, trackhimdownfindouthe'squirklessandandattackhismomandthenshemightdieandtheyhewouldbetotallyaloneandohmygodhewasnotpreparedtodealwiththistoday.

Something catches his eye from the dumpster. A horridly bright neon pink stuffed raccoon head. Will it work as a distraction? The voices grow louder. He makes his choice and opens the dumpster to get it. And immediately regrets his decision because this isn't a stuffed animal head to throw, this is a fursuit. He almost laughs, because what is his life now. Then he slips the mangled but untorn suit on. It smells awful, but, if this works, the shock factor will be enough to scare them away. Or at least give him enough time to get the victim to run away. Hopefully. Maybe. He sends a brief thanks to his mom, just in case, and gets out of the dumpster. And almost immediately falls on his face. Then he is up and running but it's the wrong direction, it's towards the thugs not the victim and he's pretty sure he's some sort of noise but he's not sure what.

The first thug turns, sees him, drops the gun and bolts. The other four share confused looks before bolting too, directly into the wall, where they collapse, unconscious. Izuku stumbles to a shock, trips again and catches himself on his hands. He did not expect that to work at all. He's pretty sure his life passed before his eyes and Jesus he needs to spend less time watching All Might documentaries. There is a rustle on the right and a soft 'what the fuck?' and Izuku snaps his head over, neck cracking. The victim visibly bluescreens. Izuku makes direct eye contact, and then it hits him. He just saved someone. While dressed in a suit. A raccoon suit. What the heck. Relief and adrenaline bubble up in him, and Izuku's shoulders start shaking, trying to keep the laughter in. He fails. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees the person back out of the alley, but he is too busy trying to catch his breath. When he finally stops, he realizes that he can hear the distant sound of police sirens. And Izuku has another realization. He really doesn't want to explain this. Ever. To anyone. So he stands up, finds the right alleyway home and starts running.

Omake:

"Final question," Naomasa says, pad and paper in hand. "Who was it that caught you?"

The criminal changes from quiet to terrified and he abruptly starts blubbering. "I-I dont know man- it came from the dumpster and it was bright pink, oh God why was it pink and it was screeching and running at us and please please please can you put me in jail I don't ever want to see it again. It was big, why was it so big, I'm never going down an alley ever again just take me away please."

Naomasa writes the words down, then slowly blinks and looks back up. "What?"

The criminal leans forward, eyes flicking about nervously "Please get me out of here, I don't want it to come back, last month my brother lost his eye to a territorial raccoon over a piece of chicken and that one was normal sized. You gotta get me out of here before it comes back. I don't wanna be raccoon food man. Please."

Naomasa gestures for the policemen to take him away, bewildered because his quirk listed all of that as true. None of them had been lying. He had thought it a fluke, but no, even the victim had said something about a "deranged pink raccoon that stared into the soul and then started chittering/laughing." How is he going to explain any of this to the police chief? Or file paperwork? Does this count as an animal attack? He genuinely doesn't want to know.

Notes: In this story his laughter is now high pitched and quick, so yes, he did sound similar to a chittering raccoon. And yes, I can't spell Naomasa's last name for the life of me, so he stays Naomasa.

You know, you're scrolling your tag and you see like two ideas and you just want to smash them together? No? Well I do sometimes. So here:

Consider Izuku as a vigilante for longer than the police realize. They only have figured out in the past week or so (not the current year or two ) because Izuku basically cosplays as different underground heroes. And I'm not talking put a wig and outfit on and call it good, I'm talking wearing makeup, and indiscreet voice changer (or quirk at bottom), outfit as close as possible, with stilts or pumps heels even and contacts and wigs and mannerisms. He planned this out for months, spent hours researching different underground heroes just to get their mannerisms, fight styles, patrols and hobbies. He got so good he's fooling not only the civilians, but other pros at a distance. The only reason there was a report a new vigilante was out and about was because he literally ran into Eraserhead while cosplaying as him. So now Eraserhead is trying to find his double and Izuku is committed now to staying as Eraserhead.(He doesn't want to be caught in a different cosplay and cause more suspicion or paranoia). (Alternatively, he just focused on Eraserhead because he was the easiest to copy)

Notes on Izuku profile: Notably, there would be some changes. Considering Aizawa is 6ft ish/ 183 cm, Izuku would have to be decently tall to be close. Let's say between Shinsou's height of 177 (5'9) and Kirishima's 170 (5'6) so about 5'8-5'7 (Add 1in pumps) It's still a solid four inches, but if Izuku doesn't actually slouch as much, just gives off the appearance, or doesn't stand close to Aizawa, no one can tell. Also consider that his hair would be shaved shorter so that wigs would stay on easier. (More crew cut like, at least on the sides (think undercut?)) If you really wanted to, 3-4in pumps (but that seems clunky) Listen Izuku got really into his cosplay, of course he shaved his sides.

Effects of world around him? One, people are more confused about what Eraserhead's quirk is, because sometimes he erases quirks and sometimes he can...taze people? Move really fast? Heal overnight/in hours? (Because they switch) If USJ, Shigaraki takes longer because the underground has no clue what the cues are either

Two: UA could probably be for sixteen (not fifteen) years olds, just to make the height difference easier.

Three: On April 1st, Aizawa creates a truce and he makes the vigilante (Eraser Head or EH/Eh Rubberskull? Rubbernoggin? Pencillead? Leadtail? for short) be him instead. His friends only catch when Izuku starts skipping away. They have several seconds of bluescreening before that though.

Midoriya's possible quirk? Mimic: Whether it be just a voice thing, or expands to mannerisms and or quirk (very slightly/asthetics) (Shinso bonding or Monoma bonding?)

Or, alternatively, a minor shape-shifting quirk, not enough for permenance (does it once and it lasts for like 4hrs) and has to perfect by himself. (Or a friend who could do that to other people)

Finally, Echo: has a set of three quirks that he can echo- can activate for 3-5 seconds. Easier and longer the more time he spends in their presence, and are consciously chosen. (He can use his mom's for 20 minutes, but only because he grew up with her). (Monoma bonding?)

Other Random sidenotes:

Izuku bringing Shinsou in on it (maybe once on the day before the next April fool's, after he was caught)

"Are you sure it isn't mitosis? Because I'm staring at three Aizawas and I'm pretty sure I'm not seeing things "

If the whole class is involved:

"Guys, Aizawa multiplied. There is no class, and mini-hims are all sleeping around campus. I almost tripped over one of them on five separate occasions."

"You think that's bad? We ran out of coffee again. We bought coffee beans last week! One of them even hissed at me like Aizawa does when I tried to get my own!"

Meanwhile Aizawa: no schoolwork :)))

Random student: *traumatized* there are neon yellow catapillars everyone and Everytime I look back they've gotten closer

Other random: At least you know where they are. When I look back, they Vanish

Izuku standing next to Aizawa, both dressed as Eraserhead.

"Are you sure it isn't the shorter one?"-Mic

*Both give Mic a disappointed look*

Mimic!Izuku in 1A:

"Guys guys watch this- *changes to Aizawa voice* -Hi I'm Aizawa, I'm 30, going through my midlife crisis, sleepless and part cat and catapillar. Also I despise everything-"

Or *in Aizawa voice "*cackles* Logical Ruse!"

Raccoon Izuku AU 2 It’s been two weeks since what Izuku calls The Incident happened. He still hasn’t put his laundry away. Everytime he tries to, its cold dead eyes stare into his soul and all his determination fades away like mist. He’s not quite sure how no one noticed he wears the same five shirts now. He lives in terror of the day his mom finds it in his basket. The good news though, is that he was finally able to work out the trend in bank robberies with the villian Mistletoe. Izuku finishes writing in his notebook. He has a call to make.

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A few days later, and Izuku knows his mom is getting suspicious. She had offhandedly mentioned seeing him in the same shirt a few days ago. Nothing had happened, but if he doesn't get the laundry done, then she's going to look and see the fursuit. Which leads him to his current quandry; where should he dispose of it? Izuku takes out his map, and searches for the most obscure route. With luck, nothing will happen. He hopes.

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Izuku is monstertruckig stupid. He did the Midoriya equivalent of thinking "What's the worst that could happen?" One might wonder why Izuku is thinking this. It's because he is yet again trapped in an alleyway with a drug dealer and noted convict Prickle. Except this time he is stuck, because they had followed him, haggling, while he was trying to open the dumpster at the dead end. Izuku really hates his life, but he knows he will hate what he has to do more to ensure they can't trace anything back to him.

He puts on the suit, and waits. And waits. And waits. And then one of them turns, probably to confirm everything is in the suit, and spots him. And faints. Prickle turns around too, his excitment from having more Trigger slowly turning to terror. Izuku accidentally lets out a peep. Prickle spins on his heel and sprints out, but trips over the dealer's body and slams face first into the ground. He doesn't move. Izuku blinks, and takes off the stuffy head. He hadn't thought he did anything terrifying that time. Izuku looks down at the cold dead eyes of the suit, and shudders. Okay, maybe he had. Anyone would be terrified if this was just standing, staring at them, in a dark corner. Izuku nudges the dealer with his shoe, but the man doesn't move. Izuku shrugs and continues stuffing the fursuit in his backpack. He had more important things to worry about, such as getting rid of the suit somewhere where there aren't people.

Just his luck, all the alleys he can check on the way back are too well taken care of, busy, or don't have an mostly full dumpster in sight. Izuku sighs, and reluctantly decides to shove it in a bag under his bed. It'll be fine.

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Extra: In this au, Izuku does keep track of villians and notable crime. However, he only does the bare minimum in reporting on big scenes, due to being ignored for knowing/reporting too much or for not having an analysis quirk. (There has to be a law for quirk determined evidence, like Naomasa and Shin Nemoto (truth of statement, evidence/admittance), or Togas' (victim or killer appearance) or Nighteye (does the future count as evidence? or do you have to catch them in the act/ wait for it to happen?)) Instead he gives just enough for a lead without being memorable or suspicious instead of notes or notebooks.

My absolute favorite types of fics to read are the ones where Izuku is a quirkless vigilante teamed up with Hatsume and/or Shinsō and they have a really nice platonic bond and they will both kill and die for each other.

Izuku manages to piss off every pro hero but they hit the protect button the second they find out he’s a kid. Except for Endeavor who he hates with a passion (the feeling is mutual). Todoroki knows Izuku for both his vigilante and civilian personas, cue his absurd theories. And mayhaps Tododeku.

Izuku goes to UA but nObody makes the connection until he pulls some heroic shit outta nowhere. Bakugo is less of a dick and more like a worried-for-his-long-lost-childhood-friend-but-still-an-asshole. For some reason Izuku has a lot of cats. Many meme references, Aizawa’s done with all of this shit, a dash of childhood trauma, and BAM

It may seem obscure, but I’ve read, like, over ten fics that for that exact description. If you have read/made something like that, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WOULD READ THE HECK OUT OF IT AND SUPPORT YOU BECAUSE IT’S A STELLAR STORYLINE AND I WOULD READ IT A THOUSAND MORE TIMES

At this point I should probably just write one myself.