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First Confrontation: Overhaul Crew vs. MLA-Dark Might Alliance

Setup and Context

Location: An abandoned industrial district in Musutafu, a neutral territory where criminal factions meet to negotiate black-market deals. The area is littered with derelict factories, rusted machinery, and narrow alleyways, ideal for ambushes and escapes.

Timing: Early in the AU timeline, shortly after the Overhaul crew begins distributing their prototype Quirk-Destroying Drug, drawing the attention of the MLA-Dark Might alliance, who see Chisaki’s operation as a potential asset or threat.

Trigger: The MLA, led by Re-Destro, and Dark Might arrange a meeting with Kai Chisaki to propose an alliance, expecting him to join their cause or submit as a subordinate. Chisaki, however, views their Quirk-worshipping ideology as an affront to his goal of eradicating Quirks and restoring yakuza dominance. Initial negotiations turn hostile when Chisaki refuses to bow to their authority.

Key Players

Overhaul Crew (Shie Hassaikai)

Kai Chisaki (Overhaul): Leader, wielding his Overhaul Quirk to deconstruct and reconstruct matter. His strategic mind drives the crew’s tactics, aiming to outmaneuver rather than overpower.

Shin Nemoto (Confession): Uses his Quirk to extract truths, providing real-time intelligence by interrogating captured MLA operatives during the fight.

Rikiya Katsukame (Vitality Stealing): Enhanced by black-market Quirk amplifiers, he drains enemy stamina to weaken MLA fighters and Dark Might’s minions.

Joi Irinaka (Mimic): Manipulates the environment by possessing objects, reshaping the battlefield to trap enemies and facilitate escape.

Eight Bullets (Supporting): Other members, like Sakaki Deidoro (Sloshed), provide distractions with their Quirks, sowing chaos to cover the crew’s movements.

MLA-Dark Might Alliance

Re-Destro (Rikiya Yotsubashi): MLA leader, using his Stress Quirk to amplify his strength as the fight escalates. He seeks to absorb Chisaki’s operation into the MLA.

Dark Might: A narcissistic, power-obsessed villain wielding a corrupted version of One For All-like abilities (stockpiled strength and speed, but unstable). He views Chisaki as a potential subordinate or rival to crush.

Skeptic (Tomoyasu Chikazoku): Deploys surveillance drones and hacked systems to track the Overhaul crew, feeding data to MLA fighters.

Geten: An MLA elite with Cryokinesis, creating ice barriers and attacks to control the battlefield.

MLA Operatives and Dark Might’s Minions: A mix of MLA soldiers with diverse Quirks (e.g., hardening, telekinesis) and Dark Might’s enhanced thugs, outnumbering the Overhaul crew but less coordinated.

The Fight: From Scuffle to Conflict

Phase 1: Tense Negotiations and Initial Clash

Setting the Scene: The meeting takes place in a dilapidated warehouse. Chisaki arrives with Nemoto, Katsukame, and Mimic, while the rest of the Eight Bullets are positioned nearby. Re-Destro and Dark Might, flanked by Geten, Skeptic, and operatives, demand Chisaki hand over his Quirk-Destroying Drug formula and pledge loyalty.

Breaking Point: Chisaki rejects their offer, declaring Quirks a “plague” and the MLA-Dark Might vision a “delusion.” Dark Might, enraged by the insult, lunges with a super-speed punch, which Chisaki dodges by deconstructing the floor beneath him, collapsing it into rubble.

Scuffle Begins: Katsukame charges into MLA operatives, draining their vitality to slow their attacks. Nemoto uses Confession on a captured operative, revealing Skeptic’s drone positions. Mimic possesses the warehouse walls, causing them to buckle and disorient the enemy. The Overhaul crew’s precision catches the alliance off-guard, but Dark Might’s raw power and Geten’s ice attacks force them to scatter.

Phase 2: Ideological Clash and Escalation

Chisaki’s Defiance: Chisaki rebuilds the rubble into spiked barriers using Overhaul, trapping MLA operatives and taunting Re-Destro’s Quirk supremacy as “mindless worship.” Re-Destro, stressed by Chisaki’s defiance, bulks up with his Stress Quirk, smashing through barriers and closing in.

Dark Might’s Aggression: Dark Might, refusing to let Re-Destro take the lead, unleashes a shockwave that levels part of the warehouse, nearly hitting his own allies. Chisaki exploits the chaos, deconstructing debris to create a smokescreen and ordering Mimic to manipulate the surrounding factory walls into a maze-like trap.

MLA Counterattack: Geten freezes the maze’s pathways, slowing the Overhaul crew, while Skeptic’s drones pinpoint their movements. MLA operatives with ranged Quirks (e.g., telekinetic projectiles) bombard Katsukame, forcing him to retreat. Nemoto extracts more secrets, revealing Dark Might’s unstable Quirk limits, which Chisaki files away for future use.

Phase 3: Overhaul Crew’s Survival and Escape

Turning the Tide: Chisaki, recognizing the numerical disadvantage, shifts to survival. He uses Overhaul to fuse debris into a massive golem-like structure, distracting Dark Might and Re-Destro. Katsukame drains vitality from Geten, weakening his ice attacks, while Nemoto sows doubt among MLA operatives by shouting their confessed secrets, causing hesitation.

Mimic’s Gambit: Mimic possesses an adjacent factory’s machinery, triggering a chain reaction of collapsing structures and steam explosions to cover the crew’s retreat. Chisaki deconstructs a wall to create an escape route, carrying Eri (kept hidden until now) to ensure her safety.

Final Stand: Dark Might pursues, but Chisaki reconstructs the ground into spikes, slowing him. Re-Destro, enraged, smashes the spikes but is delayed by Mimic’s collapsing factory. The Overhaul crew slips into the alleyways, using pre-planned escape routes scouted by Nemoto’s intelligence.

Aftermath: The MLA-Dark Might alliance regroups, realizing Chisaki’s refusal to submit and his anti-Quirk ideology make him a dangerous rival. The Overhaul crew escapes with minimal losses, though Katsukame is injured. Chisaki vows to destroy both the MLA and Dark Might, seeing their Quirks as the ultimate disease.

Dynamics and Themes

Ideological Rift: Chisaki’s anti-Quirk crusade directly opposes the MLA’s liberation and Dark Might’s power obsession, setting up a three-way conflict that destabilizes the criminal underworld. This rift forces heroes to contend with multiple threats later.

Precision vs. Power: The Overhaul crew’s surgical tactics (Mimic’s traps, Nemoto’s intelligence, Chisaki’s Quirk control) contrast with the alliance’s brute force (Dark Might’s shockwaves, Re-Destro’s strength), highlighting Chisaki’s strategic edge despite being outnumbered.

Eri’s Role: Chisaki’s protection of Eri during the escape underscores her value to his plans, foreshadowing her exploitation in the Quirk-Destroying Drug’s production.

Mutual Underestimation: The MLA-Dark Might alliance underestimates Chisaki’s resolve, expecting him to fold like other criminals. Chisaki, in turn, underestimates Dark Might’s raw power, prompting him to seek stronger allies or enhancements in future arcs.

Theme of Control: Chisaki’s refusal to submit reflects his obsession with controlling society’s Quirk “disease,” while the MLA-Dark Might alliance’s demand for loyalty exposes their own control issues, setting up future betrayals within their ranks.

Impact on the AU

Overhaul’s Survival: The crew’s escape, facilitated by Mimic’s environmental control and Chisaki’s Quirk, establishes them as a persistent threat. Their survival forces the MLA-Dark Might alliance to divert resources to hunt them, creating openings for heroes to exploit.

Alliance Tension: Dark Might’s reckless attacks and Re-Destro’s frustration highlight cracks in their partnership, foreshadowing internal conflicts that weaken their hold on the underworld.

Hero Society’s Response: The fight’s aftermath leaks to the public via Skeptic’s hacked footage, edited to frame heroes as unable to stop the rising criminal tide. This boosts demand for Chisaki’s Quirk-Destroying Drug among fearful civilians, escalating societal unrest.

Chisaki’s Evolution: The close call prompts Chisaki to accelerate his drug production and seek new allies (e.g., minor yakuza factions or black-market Quirk dealers), setting up his role as a recurring antagonist.

Conclusion

Overhaul Crew as the First Threat in the MLA-Dark Might AU

Context and Role in the AU

In the absence of the League of Villains, the Overhaul crew, formally the Shie Hassaikai, steps into the spotlight as the primary antagonistic force during the early arcs of this AU. Kai Chisaki (Overhaul) leverages his Quirk, strategic intellect, and the yakuza’s resources to pose a significant challenge to hero society. Unlike the LOV’s chaotic villainy, the Overhaul crew operates with surgical precision, aiming to dominate the criminal underworld and exploit the societal unrest caused by the MLA-Dark Might alliance’s propaganda. Chisaki’s survival and escape after key confrontations establish him as a recurring threat, setting the stage for a more calculated and persistent adversary.

Overhaul Crew’s Motivations and Ideology

Core Philosophy

Quirk Eradication vs. Supremacy: Chisaki’s disgust for Quirks as a “disease” contrasts sharply with the MLA-Dark Might alliance’s Quirk worship. He seeks to eradicate Quirks using his Quirk-Destroying Drug, aiming to restore humanity to a “pure” state, which he believes will allow the yakuza to reclaim dominance over society.

Yakuza Revival: Chisaki’s ultimate goal is to restore the Shie Hassaikai to its former glory, using the Quirk-Destroying Drug as a tool to control both heroes and villains, positioning the yakuza as the ultimate power in a post-Quirk world.

Pragmatic Ambition: Unlike the MLA’s ideological revolution or Dark Might’s narcissistic pursuit of power, Chisaki’s motivations are coldly pragmatic. He views the societal upheaval caused by the MLA-Dark Might alliance as an opportunity to expand his influence, exploiting the chaos to distribute his drug and undermine hero society.

Conflict with the MLA-Dark Might Alliance

Ideological Clash: The Overhaul crew’s anti-Quirk stance puts them at odds with the MLA’s Quirk liberation ideology and Dark Might’s power worship. This creates a three-way conflict between heroes, the MLA-Dark Might alliance, and the Overhaul crew, with Chisaki manipulating both sides to advance his agenda.

Strategic Opportunism: Chisaki uses the MLA’s propaganda to destabilize hero society, creating a market for his Quirk-Destroying Drug among those fearful of unchecked Quirk use. He avoids direct confrontation with the MLA-Dark Might alliance, instead targeting weaker factions to build his power base.

Structure and Operations

Leadership and Key Members

Kai Chisaki (Overhaul): The mastermind, wielding his Overhaul Quirk to manipulate matter and bodies with devastating precision. His strategic intellect and ruthless demeanor make him a formidable leader.

Eight Bullets: The core enforcers, including Shin Nemoto (Confession), Rikiya Katsukame (Vitality Stealing), and others, whose Quirks are enhanced through Chisaki’s experiments or temporary alliances with black-market Quirk amplifiers. Their loyalty is absolute, driven by fear or devotion.

Eri: A pivotal asset, whose Rewind Quirk is exploited to produce the Quirk-Destroying Drug. Chisaki keeps her under tighter control, using her as a bargaining chip and a weapon.

Mimic (Joi Irinaka): Enhanced by black-market drugs, Mimic’s Quirk allows him to manipulate environments, making him a key asset in ambushes and escapes.

External Allies: Without the LOV, Chisaki secures funding and resources from other criminal syndicates, including minor European contacts from the Gollini syndicate’s network (before their full alignment with the MLA). This bolsters the crew’s arsenal and intelligence network.

Operational Tactics

Precision Strikes: The Overhaul crew avoids large-scale battles, favoring targeted attacks on hero facilities, black-market dealers, and MLA sympathizers to secure resources and test their drug.

Quirk-Destroying Drug: The crew’s primary weapon, distributed through underground networks to weaken heroes and villains alike. Chisaki uses the drug to extort compliance from other criminal groups.

Psychological Warfare: Nemoto’s Confession Quirk extracts secrets from captives, allowing Chisaki to blackmail heroes or expose MLA plans. This intelligence advantage enables the crew to stay one step ahead.

Escape Mechanisms: Mimic’s environmental manipulation and Chisaki’s ability to reconstruct spaces ensure the crew can evade capture, even in dire situations. Temporary Quirk enhancements from black-market sources further aid their survival.

Reworked Story Arcs with Overhaul as the First Threat

The Overhaul crew’s role as the initial major antagonist reshapes early MHA arcs, emphasizing their calculated threat and Chisaki’s ability to survive and escape. These arcs highlight the crew’s growing influence and set up their recurring presence.

Entrance Exam Arc (Seeds of the Underworld)

Setup: The Overhaul crew begins distributing prototype Quirk-Destroying Drugs in the criminal underworld, targeting low-tier villains and disgruntled civilians. Chisaki uses the MLA-Dark Might propaganda to fuel fear of Quirks, boosting demand for his drug.

Plot: Izuku Midoriya encounters a minor villain using a weakened version of the Quirk-Destroying Drug during the entrance exam, revealing its existence early. All Might saves Izuku but notices the drug’s effects, hinting at a new threat. Chisaki, monitoring from afar via Nemoto’s intelligence, marks Izuku as a potential obstacle due to his connection to All Might.

Crew’s Role: The crew operates subtly, testing their drug’s market while avoiding hero attention. Chisaki’s survival is ensured by Mimic’s manipulation of the environment to cover their tracks.

USJ Arc (Underworld Ambush)

Setup: The Overhaul crew launches a calculated attack on the Unforeseen Simulation Joint to steal hero data and test their enhanced fighters, exploiting the chaos caused by MLA-Dark Might protests.

Plot: Chisaki sends Katsukame and Nemoto, boosted by black-market Quirk amplifiers, to infiltrate the USJ. Katsukame’s Vitality Stealing weakens Class 1-A, while Nemoto extracts secrets from captured students. Izuku and All Might repel the attack, but Chisaki escapes using Mimic’s Quirk to collapse the facility, leaving no trace of his involvement.

Crew’s Role: The attack establishes the Overhaul crew as a precise, dangerous force. Chisaki’s escape solidifies his status as a recurring threat, with the heroes unaware of his identity.

Sports Festival Arc (Public Exposure)

Setup: The Overhaul crew uses the Sports Festival to gather intelligence on UA students’ Quirks, aiming to identify targets for their drug or potential recruits.

Plot: Nemoto, posing as a spectator, uses Confession to extract information from students’ families, while Mimic sabotages the arena to create chaos. Chisaki appears via hologram, announcing his intent to “cleanse” society of Quirks, shocking the public. Izuku’s performance draws Chisaki’s attention, marking him as a threat. The crew escapes when heroes intervene, using Mimic’s Quirk to blend into the environment.

Crew’s Role: The crew’s public debut escalates their threat level, while Chisaki’s escape via Mimic’s abilities ensures their continued operations.

Stain Arc (Criminal Rivalry)

Setup: Stain’s anti-hero crusade clashes with the Overhaul crew’s anti-Quirk agenda, as he views Chisaki’s drug as a perversion of true heroism.

Plot: Chisaki sends the Eight Bullets to eliminate Stain, fearing his influence could disrupt their plans. Izuku, Iida, and Todoroki confront Stain, only to be ambushed by Katsukame and Nemoto. Stain’s defeat is spun by the MLA’s Curious as proof of hero society’s weakness, but Chisaki escapes using Overhaul to reconstruct a building, trapping heroes temporarily.

Crew’s Role: The crew’s conflict with Stain highlights their ruthlessness and ideological opposition to other villains. Chisaki’s escape reinforces his elusiveness.

Final Exams Arc (Infiltration and Sabotage)

Setup: The Overhaul crew infiltrates UA’s final exams to test their drug on students and sabotage hero training.

Plot: Chisaki’s operatives, posing as exam proctors, use weakened Quirk-Destroying Drugs to impair students’ abilities. Nemoto extracts secrets from faculty, revealing UA’s vulnerabilities. Izuku and Bakugo uncover the sabotage, but Chisaki escapes via Mimic’s environmental manipulation, leaving behind a warning of his growing power.

Crew’s Role: The crew’s infiltration exposes their intelligence-gathering prowess, while Chisaki’s escape maintains their threat.

Forest Training Camp Arc (Eri’s Exploitation)

Setup: The Overhaul crew lures Class 1-A to a training camp near their hideout, aiming to kidnap students for Quirk experiments and exploit Eri’s Rewind Quirk.

Plot: Katsukame and enhanced Eight Bullets attack the camp, using the Quirk-Destroying Drug to weaken students. Chisaki personally confronts Izuku, revealing Eri’s role in his plans. Izuku’s One For All counters Chisaki’s Overhaul, but Mimic’s Quirk allows the crew to escape with Eri, retreating to a fortified hideout.

Crew’s Role: The attack showcases the crew’s combat strength and Eri’s importance, while their escape sets up a rescue arc.

Hideout Raid Arc (Confronting Overhaul)

Setup: Heroes launch a raid on the Shie Hassaikai’s hideout to rescue Eri and stop the Quirk-Destroying Drug’s production.

Plot: All Might, Nighteye, and Mirio lead the assault, facing Chisaki’s Overhaul and the Eight Bullets’ enhanced Quirks. Nemoto’s Confession exposes hero strategies, while Mimic’s environmental control traps attackers. Izuku saves Eri, but Chisaki escapes by reconstructing the hideout’s structure, collapsing it to cover his retreat. The heroes recover Eri but fail to capture Chisaki.

Crew’s Role: The raid cements the Overhaul crew’s threat, with Chisaki’s escape ensuring his return as a recurring villain.

Character Dynamics and Themes

Izuku Midoriya

Conflict: Chisaki’s Quirk-Destroying Drug threatens Izuku’s dream of heroism, forcing him to confront a villain who rejects the very essence of Quirks. His determination to save Eri mirrors his desire to protect All Might’s legacy.

Development: Facing Chisaki’s precision and the crew’s enhanced fighters pushes Izuku to refine One For All, emphasizing strategy over brute force.

Katsuki Bakugo

Conflict: Bakugo’s pride in his Quirk clashes with Chisaki’s anti-Quirk ideology, making him a prime target for the drug. His disdain for Chisaki’s calculated cruelty drives his growth.

Development: Bakugo’s battles against the Eight Bullets hone his tactical use of explosions, countering Nemoto’s psychological manipulation and Katsukame’s vitality draining.

Shoto Todoroki

Conflict: Todoroki’s dual Quirk makes him a target for Chisaki’s experiments, challenging his self-acceptance. He rejects the crew’s ideology, solidifying his heroic resolve.

Development: Fighting enhanced Eight Bullets pushes Todoroki to balance his fire and ice, countering Mimic’s environmental traps.

Ochaco Uraraka

Conflict: Ochaco’s empathy drives her to protect Eri and counter the crew’s psychological warfare, exposing their manipulation of fear.

Development: Her tactical use of Zero Gravity disrupts the crew’s operations, showcasing her growth as a strategic hero.

All Might

Conflict: Chisaki’s drug threatens All Might’s legacy, forcing him to confront a villain who seeks to erase Quirks entirely. His mentorship of Izuku takes center stage.

Development: All Might’s role shifts to rallying heroes against the Overhaul crew, proving his influence beyond physical power.

Themes

Quirk Value vs. Humanity: Chisaki’s anti-Quirk stance contrasts with the MLA-Dark Might’s Quirk worship, forcing heroes to define the role of Quirks in society.

Control vs. Freedom: The Overhaul crew’s calculated control clashes with the MLA’s liberation rhetoric, highlighting the dangers of both extremes.

Sacrifice and Redemption: Eri’s exploitation and rescue underscore themes of sacrifice, with heroes risking everything to protect the vulnerable.

Persistence of Evil: Chisaki’s repeated escapes emphasize the enduring nature of calculated villainy, challenging hero society to adapt.

Impact of Overhaul’s Survival and Escape

Recurring Threat: Chisaki’s ability to escape, facilitated by Mimic and his Overhaul Quirk, makes him a persistent danger, unlike the LOV’s more chaotic threats in canon. His survival allows him to rebuild, potentially aligning with or opposing the MLA-Dark Might alliance in later arcs.

Societal Impact: The Quirk-Destroying Drug’s spread creates widespread fear, amplifying the MLA’s propaganda and destabilizing hero society. This forces heroes to address public trust issues earlier.

Narrative Shift: Chisaki’s calculated villainy contrasts with Dark Might’s theatricality, setting up a dynamic where heroes must tackle both ideological and practical threats. His escapes foreshadow a longer-term conflict, unlike the LOV’s defeat in canon.

Conclusion