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[What-If] Beautiful Goddess of Destruction Bulma vs Ox Goddess ChiChi!

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★ He never touched another soul. He only ever loved you. And the night you left was the night he meant to ask you to stay forever.

Warning : this fic contains lying besties, silent boyfriends, unsaid proposals, and two years’ worth of rotting what-ifs. read only if you’re cool with having your chest cracked open like a glow stick and left leaking regret on the floor. no dialogues js inner turmoild , procced if u wanna be left weeping at 2 am in the morning this fic is written entierly from regulus pov. Main masterlist || Navigation

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ANGEL & CORDELIA — Our Greatest What If

hey besties 🤍 today we open an old wound.

let’s talk about a love story that none of us expected… and that somehow hurt exactly because of that.

i’m talking about Angel and Cordelia.

we all arrived in Los Angeles carrying the ghost of Buffy. we thought we already knew what Angel’s great love looked like. we thought the bar had been set, sealed, untouchable.

and then something strange happened.

Cordelia grew.

what started as comic relief, the spoiled girl, the outsider presence from another show, slowly became the emotional center of the narrative. she matured, she suffered, she stayed. she chose him, again and again, not because of destiny, but because of understanding.

and that hit differently.

because for the first time Angel wasn’t loving an ideal. he was learning how to love someone who stood next to him in the real world.

their intimacy was built in conversations, glances, trust. it was slow. adult. earned.

and maybe that’s why we believed in it.

until the story lost control of itself.

the moment Connor arrived and the mythology started twisting Cordelia into someone else — or something else — the thread snapped. possession, confusion, pregnancy, revelations… drama kept piling up but the emotional truth disappeared.

and you can feel it as a viewer when writers are escalating instead of evolving.

what hurts the most is that when she finally comes back to him, when they finally say it, when they finally kiss…

she’s already leaving.

not a beginning. a goodbye disguised as closure.

romantic? yes. satisfying? not even close.

Angel and Cordelia became the definition of potential. of almost. of what if.

i loved them. i rooted for them. i still rewatch their scenes and feel that quiet, mature tenderness that could have been extraordinary.

but it never arrived.

it’s like waiting for the crescendo of a song that fades out instead.

and maybe that’s the real tragedy: not that they loved each other.

but that the story never let them live inside that love.

sometimes i wonder what would have happened if they had been brave enough to give Angel something radical — humanity, a future, a family, peace. a counterpoint to Buffy’s loneliness.

it would have been unexpected. it would have been risky.

it would have been beautiful.

so tell me.

were you Cangel believers? or did your heart never leave Bangel?

Hyde knew it was a mistake that he was kissing Jackie. He knew it was her lashing out. He knew she would regret it, but he didn’t give two damns. In case this was the last time he ever got to kiss her, he devoured her taste. Hyde pulled her close, and wrapped her curls around his fingers. He was nearly lost, when her hands slid under his tee shirt and her fingertips skimmed his chest. What should have been the door to more, instead was a cold bucket of water on his desire. Hyde took a step back.

“What are you doing Jackie?”

Jackie moved back in, pressed her body next him, snaked her hands up his chest, and murmured in his ear,

“I think you know exactly what I’m trying to do.”

She nearly purred it. Everything about her was sensual. It took every morsel of his shredding his conscience to pull her hands, and bracelet her wrists.

“No. Jackie. You don’t want this. You think you do, but you're hurt. You’re mad and you want to make sure Rafe is paid out for cheating on you. You will hate yourself.”

Jackie yanked herself away. Her own desire heaving in her chest. She knew what she wanted, she sure as hell didn’t need Steven being the better angel on her shoulder.

“First off, you don’t seem to have a problem kissing him. Second, I’m a grown ass woman. I know what I want. Third, you don’t get to tell me how I will feel about anything. Besides, are you telling me that you don’t want to screw like bunnies?”

Whatever desire he had left fled his body. Her description of them having sex left him raw. This wasn’t Jackie. This was a woman scorned. Hyde had zero interest in being her weapon.

“I’m not going to be your revenge fuck Jackie. If you’re looking for that I’m sure Kelso will volunteer as tribute.”

Jackie gasped at the mere idea of sleeping with Kelso. It made her feel physically ill. The idea that her wanting to have sex was interchangeable because all she wanted to do was hurt Rafe was a slap in the face.

“I would never have sex with Kelso. God, do you think so little of me?”

She dropped down on the couch and let her hands cover her shame. What the hell was she doing?

Hyde dropped next to her, this time replacing harsh with a rare moment of vulnerability.

“I don’t want to be a regret, even more than I already am.”

Jackie’s head snapped up,

“What are you talking about?”

“Come on Jackie, don’t play dumb. I know you regret loving me. I know when you settle down a little you are going to be upset and ashamed we kissed. I don’t want to be the mistake that will always haunt you. I can’t be one more regret in your life.”

Jackie heard every ounce of pain in his statement. It stabbed at her. She was so stupid. She opened this door. Now she was going to have to walk through it. What was it about this man that made her want to protect, make feel worthy, and love him?

Hyde watched a myriad of emotions flutter across Jackie’s features. He could still read her, so he knew what was coming next was going to be brutal. He just didn’t know if it was going to be for him or her. Jackie laid her head on his shoulder and laced her fingers through his,

“I don’t regret you Steven. I never have. Even when you broke my heart with the nurse. Not when you smashed my heart into the ground by letting me leave and disappearing. Loving you wasn’t a mistake. I’ve never thought that. I shouldn’t have kissed you. It was wrong, but I don’t regret it. I love Rafe, but I can’t break the connection we have, Steven. So despite what I said about screwing like buddies, it would have meant something. It is terrible of me, but I’m not sure I would have been sorry. I don’t know what kind of woman that makes me, but that is the honest truth.”

Despite his better judgement he pulled her close again, and lightly dusted her lips.

“That’s the problem Jackie, I wouldn’t regret it either. Being with you was and still would be one of the greatest privileges of my life. However, you love another man. I won’t help you be a cheater. It’s not who you are. We can forget the kiss. He never needs to know. “

Jackie bit her lip, and tried to her tears imprisoned, but they had a mind of their own. She pressed into him, and mumbled what felt like acid,

“We both know we won’t forget.”

Hyde kissed her head one more time, before pulling back.

“I know we won’t.”

Revenue Generation:

Criminal Enterprise (Giran's Domain):

Thieving operations target wealthy/corrupt

Drug trade through subsidiary gangs (ethically controversial)

Protection rackets in territories League controls

Black market sales of stolen hero equipment

Mercenary Operations:

League accepts contracts from other villains

Eliminates targets for payment

Provides services (infiltration, assassination, intelligence)

Controversial: Makes League seem like hired thugs vs. revolutionaries

Ideological Operations (Compress's Preference):

Rob from corrupt heroes and businesses

Target heroes who accept bribes

Expose and profit from institutional corruption

Frame as "revolutionary taxation"

The Tension: Compress wants ideologically pure funding; Garaki wants maximum resources regardless of source; Nine is pragmatic but prefers direct action.

Challenge 3: Hero Pressure

Intensified Hero Response Post-Kamino:

HPSC Actions:

Increased funding for hero operations

Special task forces targeting League

International cooperation to track League members

Infiltration attempts into villain networks

Rewards for information on League location

Specific Threats:

The Aizawa Task Force:

Focus on capturing Kurogiri specifically

Uses Aizawa's knowledge of Oboro to predict behavior

Coordinates with Present Mic for psychological warfare

Supported by Recovery Girl's medical research team

The Hawks Investigation:

Intelligence gathering on League's new structure

Attempts to infiltrate (possibly successfully depending on timeline)

Reports directly to HPSC on vulnerabilities

The Endeavor Patrols:

#1 Hero actively seeks major villain confrontations

Would prioritize capturing/eliminating Nine (as strongest)

Coordinates with other top heroes for overwhelming force

League Countermeasures:

Increased Mobility:

Frequent relocation of bases

No central headquarters

Kurogiri's Warp Gate prevents pattern establishment

Cell structure for operations

Intelligence Warfare:

Hero Traitor provides early warning

U.A. Traitor monitors hero student training

Giran's network tracks hero movements

Lady Nagant's HPSC knowledge predicts responses

Psychological Operations:

Compress's exposure campaigns divide hero focus

Public sympathy operations (heteromorph liberation, exposing corruption)

Making heroes appear as oppressors to marginalized groups

Forcing heroes to address systemic issues vs. just fighting

Challenge 4: The Kurogiri Problem

Increasing Instability:

Symptoms:

Warp Gates open to wrong locations

Hesitation during critical moments

Flashes of Oboro personality during stress

Emotional responses inconsistent with programming

Physical signs of strain (mist form flickering)

Impact on Operations:

Mission Failures:

Evacuation delayed, members captured

Wrong location drops expose teams to ambush

Unreliable transportation disrupts planning

Leadership Crisis:

Can't depend on most valuable asset

Debates over whether to "fix" or "save" him

Garaki wants to reinforce programming

Compress opposes erasing Oboro further

Nine pragmatically wants whatever ensures reliability

The Oboro Factor:

Deep within Kurogiri's mind, Oboro Shirakumo fights back:

Subtly sabotages operations

Leaves clues for hero investigation

Tries to protect civilians during attacks

Struggles to surface and communicate with friends

The Inevitable Confrontation:

Eventually, Aizawa and Present Mic track Kurogiri to a League operation. The confrontation becomes crisis point:

Option A: Kurogiri is captured, potentially saved

League loses critical mobility asset

Must adapt to operations without Warp Gate

Forces innovation but reduces effectiveness

Option B: Kurogiri sacrifices himself

Uses Warp Gate to save League members from hero ambush

Exhausts himself completely in the process

Dies with Oboro's personality dominant, apologizing to friends

League devastated but honors his sacrifice

Option C: Kurogiri is "repaired" by Garaki

Oboro personality suppressed completely

Returns to full functionality

But at cost of any remaining humanity

Creates moral crisis within League

Challenge 5: Ideological Fractures

The Fundamental Question: What is the League actually fighting for?

Different Answers:

Garaki: "Completing AFO's scientific vision and quirk research"

Compress: "Exposing and dismantling corrupt hero society"

Nine: "Creating world where strong rule and weak serve or perish"

Spinner: "Ending discrimination against heteromorphs and marginalized"

Toga: "Being accepted for who I am and living freely"

Twice: "Having a family and place where I belong"

Dabi: "Destroying Endeavor and exposing hero hypocrisy" (personal, not League goal)

The Problem: These goals aren't entirely compatible. They overlap enough for temporary alliance, but long-term cohesion is questionable.

Flash Points:

Nine vs. Spinner Conflict:

Scenario: Nine proposes abandoning "weak" League members who don't contribute enough combat power.

Spinner's Response: "That's the same discrimination we're fighting against! If we discard people for being 'weak,' we're no better than hero society!"

Nine's Counter: "Sentimentality weakens us. The strong survive; the weak are left behind. That's natural law."

Resolution: Compress mediates, establishing that everyone has role (even non-combatants provide support, intelligence, logistics)

Garaki vs. Compress Conflict:

Scenario: Garaki proposes using captured civilians as Nomu base material to accelerate production.

Compress's Response: "Absolutely not. We're not monsters who erase innocent people. That's a line we don't cross."

Garaki's Counter: "Your squeamishness costs us tactical advantage. AFO never hesitated when necessary."

Resolution: Partial—Garaki agrees to limit civilian use but maintains secret facilities where he continues anyway. Compress suspects but can't prove it.

Toga vs. Nine's Crew Conflict:

Scenario: Toga's emotional instability causes mission failure. Slice suggests she needs to be "benched" until stable.

Toga's Response: "You don't understand! The League is my family! I belong here!"

Slice's Counter: "Your instability endangers everyone. Until you're reliable, you're a liability."

Resolution: Twice defends Toga fiercely. Compromise reached where Toga operates with partner oversight (usually Twice or Compress)

The Path Forward: Three Potential Trajectories

Trajectory A: Escalation and Expansion

The Growth Path:

League successfully navigates challenges and grows stronger:

Months 6-12:

Successful recruitment through Giran and heteromorph outreach

Multiple successful operations increase reputation

Nine's condition stabilizes under Garaki's treatment

Kurogiri's programming is reinforced, maintaining functionality

MLA remnants absorbed (if applicable) providing resources

Months 12-18:

League controls significant territory in major cities

Heteromorph rights movement grows with Spinner/Chimera as figureheads

Public opinion increasingly divided on League's actions

Hero society forced to implement reforms to counter League narrative

International villain organizations seek alliance

Months 18-24:

League becomes legitimate threat to national stability

Confrontation with top heroes becomes inevitable

Nine approaches AFO's power level through enhancement

Gigantomachia fully integrated as ultimate weapon

Choice: Continue escalation or leverage power for negotiation?

End State: Full-scale war between League and hero society, forcing fundamental restructuring of Japanese society regardless of who "wins."

Trajectory B: Fragmentation and Decline

The Collapse Path:

Internal tensions and external pressure fracture League:

Early Signs:

Kurogiri captured or

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Trajectory B: Fragmentation and Decline (Continued)

The Collapse Path:

Internal tensions and external pressure fracture League:

Early Signs:

Kurogiri captured or killed, mobility severely compromised

Major operation fails with significant casualties

Financial strain forces difficult choices

Ideological conflicts escalate beyond mediation

Months 6-12:

Dabi's Departure: Reveals identity as Toya Todoroki, accomplishes his revenge, leaves League or dies in the attempt

Muscular Goes Rogue: Abandons League for independent rampage, eventually killed by heroes

Gigantomachia Refuses Service: Without AFO or credible successor, returns to mountains permanently

U.A. Traitor Discovered: Aoyama's exposure eliminates critical intelligence source

Months 12-18:

Spinner's Faction Splits: Forms independent heteromorph rights movement, takes Chimera and others

Twice's Death: Killed protecting League members during hero raid (Hawks or similar)

Nine's Death: Cellular degeneration finally claims him despite Garaki's efforts

Leadership Vacuum: Without Nine's power and with Kurogiri compromised, Compress and Garaki can't hold organization together

Months 18-24:

Garaki's Capture: Heroes finally locate and raid his main facility, ending Nomu production

Member Defections: Without resources or leadership, members scatter or surrender

Final Operations: Remaining loyalists (Toga, remnants of Vanguard Squad) conduct desperate attacks

League Dissolution: Organization effectively ceases to exist as coherent entity

End State: League's legacy lives on through:

Reform movements sparked by their criticisms (Spinner's work)

Individual members continuing as solo villains (Toga, possibly others)

Systemic changes forced by their exposures (Compress's revelations)

Hero society's acknowledgment that they raised valid concerns, even if methods were wrong

Trajectory C: Evolution and Transformation

The Adaptation Path:

League evolves beyond simple villainy into something more complex:

Months 6-12:

Ideological Refinement: Leadership coalesces around exposing corruption rather than pure destruction

Selective Operations: Focus on targets that demonstrate systemic problems (corrupt heroes, discriminatory institutions)

Public Relations: Compress's campaigns successfully shift some public opinion

Strategic Restraint: Minimize civilian casualties to maintain moral high ground in propaganda

Months 12-18:

Heteromorph Movement Gains Legitimacy: Spinner and Chimera's activism forces real policy discussions

Unlikely Alliances: Some heroes privately sympathize with League's criticisms if not methods

Internal Reforms: League establishes actual ethical guidelines and (mostly) follows them

Nine's Role Shift: As medical needs increase, becomes more strategic commander than field combatant

Months 18-24:

Negotiated Resolution Possibility: Hero society so damaged by revelations that negotiation becomes viable

Spinner's Faction Goes Legitimate: Heteromorph rights movement separates from League violence, achieves legal recognition

Remaining Hardliners: Core League continues operations but with clear political goals

Gray Area Operations: League occupies moral space between terrorism and revolutionary activism

Potential End States:

Option A: Tragic Martyrdom

League's final operation achieves significant reform but costs most members their lives

Survivors become symbols of necessary change

Society transforms in ways League wanted but without them to see it

Option B: Pyrrhic Victory

League forces enough reforms that their existence becomes redundant

Members choose between surrender/rehabilitation or continuing as pure criminals

Some accept redemption, others refuse and die/are imprisoned

Option C: Ongoing Insurgency

League never fully defeated, never fully victorious

Becomes permanent fixture forcing hero society to constantly self-examine

Next generation of heroes inherits more complex moral landscape

No clean resolution, just ongoing tension

Critical Character Fates and Story Beats

The Nine Arc: Rise and Fall of a Would-Be God

Act 1: Integration and Ascension

Nine joins League, brings crew and capabilities

Garaki's treatments extend his life, enhance his powers

Becomes de facto Combat Commander

Defeats Gigantomachia, earning respect

Positioned as AFO successor candidate

Act 2: The Height of Power

Nine leads successful major operations

His Weather Manipulation + League support devastates hero operations

Gains confidence that he surpasses AFO

Growing tension with other leaders over philosophy

Plans ultimate operation to demonstrate superiority

Act 3: The Physical Toll

Cellular degeneration accelerates despite treatments

Garaki warns that time is limited

Nine refuses to accept mortality

Pushes harder, operations become more reckless

Crew (especially Slice) increasingly desperate

Act 4: The Final Stand

Nine leads operation against multiple top heroes

Uses full power despite knowing it will kill him

Protects League members and crew in final act

Dies not from heroes but from his body finally giving out

Final words acknowledge he wanted to create world his crew could live in

Legacy:

Slice, Chimera, and Mummy honor his memory

League loses massive combat asset

His death proves even the strong cannot overcome mortality

Garaki loses his successor project

Demonstrates limits of Social Darwinist philosophy

The Spinner/Chimera Arc: Revolution or Revenge?

Act 1: Brotherhood Forged

Spinner and Chimera bond over shared discrimination

Train together, fight together

Begin recruiting heteromorph faction within League

Develop ideology of strength through unity

Act 2: The Movement Grows

Liberation operations free heteromorphic individuals

Some join League, others form supporting network

Public sympathy grows for heteromorph issues

Hero society forced to address discrimination

Tension with Nine's "strong rule weak" philosophy

Act 3: The Moral Crisis

Operations become more violent

Innocent people hurt in crossfire

Spinner questions whether they're helping or harming their cause

Chimera argues for escalation

Rift develops between revenge vs. reform approaches

Act 4: The Split or Sacrifice

Scenario A: The Split

Spinner decides League's violence hurts heteromorph cause

Takes faction and goes legitimate (or at least less violent)

Chimera stays with League, continues fighting

Former brothers become enemies or maintain uneasy truce

Both paths have merit and tragedy

Scenario B: The Sacrifice

Major operation goes wrong, civilians endangered

Spinner and Chimera must choose: escape or save innocents

Both choose to save civilians, protecting hero students (including Shoji)

Die or are captured in heroic act

Deaths spark major reforms in heteromorph rights

Legacy:

Heteromorph discrimination becomes central political issue

Shoji and other heroes carry torch for legitimate reform

Their deaths (or imprisonment) prove complexity of justice

Society forced to acknowledge creating them through discrimination

The Toga Arc: Love, Loss, and Identity

Act 1: Grief and Rage

Processing Tomura's death through violence

Attachment to Twice intensifies

Missions become reckless

Fixation on Izuku and Ochaco grows

Act 2: Connection and Understanding

Encounters with Ochaco become more personal

Ochaco tries to understand rather than just fight

Toga questions what she actually wants

Twice's support keeps her grounded

Partnership with Slice provides unexpected friendship

Act 3: Breaking Point

Scenario A: Twice's Death (Canon Echo)

Twice killed protecting her during hero raid

Toga breaks completely, suicidal attacks

Ochaco tries desperately to reach her

Final confrontation about acceptance and identity

Scenario B: Twice Survives

Twice's continued support allows growth

Toga develops beyond pure bloodlust

Still violent but with more control

Potential for actual character development

Act 4: Resolution

Tragic End:

Sacrifices herself saving Ochaco or civilians

Dies with Ochaco acknowledging her humanity

Finally receives acceptance she craved, too late

Redemption Path:

Captured but offered rehabilitation

Ochaco advocates for her treatment vs. punishment

Long road to recovery, may never be "normal"

Represents possibility of saving villains

Continued Villainy:

Rejects all attempts at redemption

Fully embraces villain identity

Dies unrepentant in final battle

Tragedy of someone who couldn't accept help

The Compress Arc: The Showman's Finale

Act 1: Reluctant Leadership

Steps up after Kamino despite self-doubt

Balances competing factions and personalities

Uses theatrical operations to maintain relevance

Struggles with moral weight of decisions

Act 2: Ideological Crusade

Focus on exposing corruption vs. random violence

Works with Lady Nagant on HPSC targets

Masterminds psychological warfare campaigns

Sees League as potential force for actual change

Act 3: The Moral Reckoning

Garaki's experiments cross lines Compress can't ignore

Nine's philosophy conflicts with "family" concept

Realizes League may be becoming what they fight

Must choose: maintain unity or stand on principles

Act 4: The Final Performance

Scenario A: The Grand Sacrifice

Discovers heroes about to raid League hideout

Uses Compress to save members, knowing he'll be caught

Final theatrical speech exposing hero society's flaws

Captured or killed, but message spreads

Scenario B: The Reformer

Leads League away from pure villainy

Negotiates with sympathetic heroes

Attempts to achieve change through pressure vs. terrorism

May succeed partially or fail tragically

Scenario C: The Survivor

Outlasts most other League members

Eventually captured, accepts punishment

From prison, continues advocating for reforms

Legacy as the "villain who was right"

The Kurogiri Arc: The Man in the Mist

Act 1: Degrading Functionality

Programming deteriorates post-Kamino

Oboro surfaces more frequently

Becomes unreliable for operations

League must compensate for unstable asset

Act 2: The Investigation

Aizawa and Present Mic track him obsessively

Each encounter strengthens Oboro personality

Kurogiri programming fights back

Torn between two identities

Act 3: The Confrontation

Direct encounter with Aizawa and Mic during operation

Oboro surfaces fully during battle

Moment of genuine recognition and communication

Choice: flee with League or surrender to friends

Act 4: Resolution

Scenario A: The Rescue

Oboro chooses friends, helps defeat League operation

Surrenders to heroes for treatment

Garaki's research allows partial personality recovery

Lives in care facility, sometimes remembers being hero

Scenario B: The Sacrifice

Oboro uses last strength to save League members from certain death

Warp Gate exhausts him completely

Dies apologizing to Aizawa and Mic

Heroes mourn friend finally freed from torment

Scenario C: The Weapon

Garaki "repairs" Kurogiri, erasing Oboro completely

Returns to full functionality as pure tool

Aizawa and Mic must fight friend who's truly gone

Eventually destroyed in combat, mercy for both identities

The Twice Arc: The Double-Edged Blade

Act 1: Emotional Anchor

Becomes primary support for grieving League members

His acceptance keeps Toga stable

Clone army makes League relevant despite losses

Mental state precarious but functional

Act 2: The Indispensable Asset

Every operation relies on his clones

Force multiplication makes League punch above weight

Heroes recognize must eliminate him to weaken League

Target on his back from every hero agency

Act 3: The Identity Resolution

Crisis forces confrontation with clone anxiety

Must create ultimate clone army knowing risk

Toga or other League members help him accept himself

Achieves clarity: "I am Jin Bubaigawara, and that's enough"

Act 4: The Ultimate Choice

Scenario A: Canon Echo - Heroic Death

Heroes corner League, Twice only one who can save them

Creates massive clone army despite knowing strain

Dies protecting his "family"

Death devastates League, galvanizes determination

Scenario B: Survival and Growth

Manages to survive critical battle

Mental state finally stabilizes through acceptance

Becomes even more valuable asset

Lives to see League's transformation or end

Scenario C: Capture and Imprisonment

Heroes successfully capture him alive

Imprisoned in isolation to prevent clone creation

Mental state deteriorates in solitude

Represents question: Is isolation humane punishment?

Impact on League: Twice's fate (death or capture) fundamentally changes League's capabilities and morale. His loss cannot be overstated.

The Garaki Arc: Science Without Ethics

Act 1: The Inheritor

Positions himself as keeper of AFO's scientific legacy

Accelerates Nomu research and development

Provides medical support keeping Nine alive

Attempts to create new AFO successor

Act 2: Crossing Lines

Experiments become increasingly unethical

Uses captured individuals for Nomu base

Hides extent of operations from League leadership

Research consumes him, losing last vestiges of humanity

Act 3: Discovery and Conflict

League members discover full extent of his experiments

Compress and Spinner confront him about ethics

Garaki argues necessity and science above morality

Internal trial about whether he's asset or monster

Act 4: The End of the Mad Scientist

Scenario A: Hero Raid

Heroes (led by Mirko, Aizawa, others) finally locate his facility

Discovers his Nomu chambers and horrifying experiments

Captured after brutal battle

Imprisoned in Tartarus, research destroyed

Scenario B: League Justice

League members decide he's too dangerous even for them

Compress or Spinner executes him for his crimes

Destroys his research to prevent continuation

Represents League having actual moral standards

Scenario C: The Final Experiment

Attempts to transfer his consciousness to artificial body or Nomu

Experiment fails catastrophically

Dies as victim of his own science

Poetic justice for the mad scientist

Legacy:

His Nomu continue operating after death

Research partially recovered by heroes

Questions about scientific ethics in Quirk age

Warning about pursuing knowledge without morality

The Dabi Arc: Burning Everything Down

Act 1: The Ally of Convenience

Maintains semi-autonomous relationship with League

Uses their resources for Endeavor obsession

Provides combat support when goals align

Prepares ultimate revenge reveal

Act 2: The Revelation

Orchestrates reveal as Toya Todoroki

Uses League's platform to maximize exposure

Broadcasts Endeavor's abuse to the world

Achieves primary goal of destroying father's reputation

Act 3: After the Reveal

Scenario A: Mission Accomplished - Departure

Having achieved revenge, has no further use for League

Leaves organization, becomes rogue villain

Hunted by heroes and potentially League

Dies in final confrontation with Shoto and/or Endeavor

Scenario B: Escalation - The Burning

Reveal isn't enough, wants complete destruction

Doubles down on League membership

Increasingly self-destructive attacks

Flames burn hotter, damaging his body further

Suicidal final attack

Scenario C: Unexpected Redemption

Shoto's intervention reaches something human

Doesn't excuse crimes but offers connection

Potential survival with massive consequences

Must live with what he's done

Impact on Hero Society:

Endeavor's reputation destroyed regardless

Questions about hero family abuses

Reforms in how hero children are treated

Todoroki family's public reckoning

The End Game: Multiple Possible Conclusions

Ending A: Pyrrhic Hero Victory

The Final Battle: Heroes finally corner the League in massive coordinated operation involving:

All top heroes (Endeavor, Hawks, Best Jeanist, Mirko, etc.)

International support

HPSC full resources

Trap designed specifically for League's capabilities

The League's Last Stand:

Nine (if still alive) unleashes full power knowing it will kill him

Twice creates ultimate clone army before dying

Gigantomachia rampages until finally stopped

Toga fights Ochaco in emotional final confrontation

Spinner and Chimera protect evacuating civilians

Compress delivers final speech exposing hero society

Kurogiri's final Warp Gate saves remaining members or aids heroes

Casualties:

Most League members dead or captured

Significant hero casualties (potentially beloved characters)

Massive civilian casualties despite best efforts

Physical and moral devastation on both sides

Aftermath:

League destroyed as organization

But their criticisms force systemic reforms

Hero society forever changed

Survivors questioned whether victory was worth cost

Class 1-A inherits deeply complicated world

Thematic Resolution: "Defeating villains is not the same as addressing what created them."

Ending B: Negotiated Transformation

The Breaking Point: Series of escalating conflicts reach point where:

Both sides exhausted and casualties mounting

Public opinion so divided that simple victory impossible

League's revelations forced hero society to acknowledge problems

Continued fighting only destroys what both sides claim to protect

The Negotiation: Unlikely mediators (possibly Izuku, Ochaco, Shoji, others) broker talks:

League demands systemic reforms

Heroes demand end to violence

Neither side fully trusts the other

Agreement reached: amnesty for some, punishment for others, reforms begin

The Split: League divides based on member goals:

Reformers (Spinner, potentially Toga, others): Accept amnesty, work within system for change

Revolutionaries (any surviving Nine's crew, some original members): Reject compromise, continue fighting

Criminals (Muscular if alive, others): Simply continue crime without ideology

Outcome:

Partial victory for both sides

Reforms actually implemented (heteromorph rights, hero accountability, etc.)

Some League members rehabilitated, others imprisoned or killed

Society transformed but imperfectly

Ongoing tension but trajectory toward improvement

Thematic Resolution: "Change comes not through victory but through understanding and compromise, however imperfect."

Ending C: Tragic Collapse

The Fragmentation: League cannot maintain cohesion under combined pressure of:

Internal ideological conflicts

External hero pressure

Resource depletion

Key member deaths/captures

Loss of leadership figures

The Scattering: Organization dissolves into:

Individual villains continuing solo

Small cells pursuing specific agendas

Some members surrendering

Others going underground

Few killed in final stands

Fates:

Toga: Dies saving Ochaco or captured and institutionalized

Twice: Killed by heroes, devastating blow to survivors

Spinner: Leads legitimate heteromorph rights movement

Compress: Captured, continues advocacy from prison

Kurogiri: Destroyed or saved, finally at peace

Nine: Dies from condition, crew scatters

Garaki: Captured, research ended

Aftermath:

No climactic final battle, just gradual dissolution

Individual members' fates vary

Some reforms happen, but slower and less comprehensive

Hero society mostly validates itself

But seeds of change planted by League's criticisms

Thematic Resolution: "Even failed revolutions can plant seeds for future change."

Ending D: The Dark Victory

League Ascendant: Through combination of:

Strategic brilliance

Hero society's self-inflicted wounds

Public support for their critiques

Twice's overwhelming force multiplication

Nine's raw power

Inability of heroes to unify effectively

League actually wins or achieves stalemate forcing surrender:

The New Order:

League establishes control over portions of Japan

Nine's Social Darwinist hierarchy implemented

Spinner's heteromorph rights enforced (by force)

Garaki's research continues unchecked

Compress's anti-corruption purges

The Reality:

Initial improvements for some (heteromorphs, marginalized)

But League's authoritarian methods create new victims

Infighting among League factions

Resistance movements form

Society trades one flawed system for another

Hero Response:

Surviving heroes form resistance

Class 1-A becomes symbol of hope

International intervention possible

Long guerrilla war

Eventual Outcome:

League either reforms itself or is eventually overthrown

Demonstrates that revolution without clear plan creates chaos

Cycle continues with new rebels against League authority

Thematic Resolution: "Those who fight monsters must be careful not to become monsters themselves. Power corrupts even the righteously angry."

Final Thoughts: The Weight of Absence

What AFO and Tomura's Deaths Changed

For Heroes:

Removed clear ultimate enemy

Created moral complexity (villains with valid points)

Forced self-examination of systemic issues

No simple "defeat the villain" resolution

For Villains:

Removed unifying figure and clear hierarchy

Created opportunity for ideological evolution

Fractured but also potentially freed them

Must define themselves beyond AFO's shadow

For Society:

Exposed that defeating AFO didn't solve underlying problems

Demonstrated that villainy is systemic, not individual

Created space for actual reform discussions

Complicated narrative of good vs. evil

For the Story:

Shifts from "defeat ultimate evil" to "address systemic problems"

Multiple antagonists with different valid concerns

No clean victory possible

Heroes must grow beyond simple combat

The Central Question

This entire AU explores one fundamental question:

"What happens when you defeat the villains but don't address what created them?"

AFO and Tomura's deaths at Kamino remove the symptoms but not the disease. The new League of Villains, under diverse leadership and with conflicting ideologies, represents all the various ways society can fail its people:

Garaki: The pursuit of knowledge without ethics

Nine: Social Darwinism and survival of the fittest

Compress: Recognition of corruption without clear alternative

Spinner: Marginalization creating extremists

Toga: Mental illness and societal rejection

Twice: Identity crisis and desperate need for belonging

Each member represents a different failure mode of hero society. Defeating them individually doesn't solve the underlying issues. Only systemic change, reform, and genuine effort to address root causes can prevent the next generation of villains.

The tragedy: Hero society is so invested in the current system that meaningful reform may only come after catastrophic conflict.

The hope: The next generation (Class 1-A and others) can learn from these failures and build something better.

The reality: Change is slow, imperfect, and often requires sacrifice from all sides.