He Who Fights Monsters (fanfic)
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Saizo: So, you like being a wimpy human? |
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He Who Fights Monsters is a Rosario + Vampire fanfic written by Hawker 748.
The story is about what would happen to Tsukune if Moka hadn't crashed into him on the first day of Youkai Academy. While other fanfics generally try and keep the fanservice, comedy and rather awkward attempts at flirting in, this one is completely based around the horror side of the series, making it a unique contrast to what's normally portrayed in these stories.
Tropes used in He Who Fights Monsters (fanfic) include:
- Accidental Pervert: Tsukune gropes Moka and accidentally removes her Rosario in chapter eight. What happens next is a massive shock for eveyone.
- Aerosol Flamethrower: Tsukune's first weapon of choice.
- Anyone Can Die
- Armor-Piercing Question: "Are you sure you're human?"
- Ascended Extra: Keito was a minor villain who only appeared for one episode in the original series. Here her role has increased to the point she becomes Tskune's girlfriend.
- Asshole Victim: While Tsukune has quickly decided that turning to murdering anyone he fights is the best way to solve his problems, with the debatable exception of Inner Moka, pretty much everyone deserves what's coming to them.
- Badass Normal: Tsukune appears to be headed this direction.
- Black and Grey Morality: Averted hard, which is a little surprising for such a dark story.
- Bullying a Dragon: Tsukune's third fight opens up with what is essentially this. Though Tsukune is just a normal human, he's made it clear to the school population that he's more than willing to ruthlessly take someone out if he needs to do so. The person bullying him is aware of this.
- Chick Magnet: To Tsukune's confusion/dismay he gets more fangirls each time he kills someone.
- Combat Pragmatist: Tsukune, oh so much.
- Crazy Prepared: Ties into the above. He spends all of his free time making himself ready for a potential life-or-death fight. He even has multiple weapon caches in his room.
- Curb Stomp Battle: Tskune's fight with Harunobu is this to the point its almost painful to read.
- Curiosity Killed the Cast: Saizo falls victim to this when he's curious about Tsukune's true form and attacks him to see what it is.
- Darker and Edgier: It's Rosario + Vampire without the fanservice and comedy.
- Dating Catwoman: Tsukune and Keito's relationship is something like this.
- Death by Adaptation: Inner Moka. And the last we see of Kurumu is her being taken to Keito's office for "punishment".
- Not exactly the last thing so far. Tsukune finds Kurumu's hairband and bra in Keito's Enforcer office. It's all but implied, yet it makes one wonder what really happened to Kurumu there.
- Death by Childbirth: Keito claims she never knew her father, and her mother died soon after giving birth to her. Now consider she's a Jorōgumo. Anyone who knows the basics of some spider reproduction habits should realize this strongly implies that Keito's mother ate her father, and then Keito devoured her mother soon after hatching. It's no wonder she advises against she and Tsukune having children.
- Deconstruction Fic: The story is about what Tsukune would be like if he didn't have Moka to protect him and what an ordinary human like him would have to do to even survive in a place were everyone is much bigger, stronger and faster than he is.
- Defeat Means Friendship: Harshly averted; Tsukune has, so far, killed every monster he's directly fought, including Inner Moka.
- Defiant to the End: Tsukune, when he thinks he's about to die. Specifically, trapped and with his humanity revealed, Tsukune's grimly refuses to beg for his life when given the opportunity and decides to focus on working up enough saliva to spit in Keito's eyes before he dies.
- Disney Villain Death: Saizo
- Don't Tell Mama: Tsukune's parents have no idea whatsoever about the things he's getting up to at school.
- Eyescream: Tsukune does this to Saizo.
- Face Death with Dignity: Tsukune's reaction to Keito learning that he's human.
- For Want of a Nail: The whole story is kicked off by Tsukune not getting hit by Moka on her bike.
- From Nobody to Nightmare: Tsukune sees this is the path he's on, and freaks out when called on it. The students and even the Enforcers agree, with Kuyou himself stepping out of Tsukune's way.
- Groin Attack: Tskune uses one of these to incapacitate Harunobu.
- He Who Fights Monsters: The whole basis of the plot is Tsukune slowly becoming this trope. Heck, it's the name of the story.
- Heroic BSOD: Tsukune has a breakdown after killing a fellow student for the first time.
- Humans Are Warriors: Tsukune has quickly proven himself to be the most lethal student on campus so far, deadlier than even Inner Moka, who he kills. Tsukune even points out to his fellow students, after having killed two monsters, that humans are experts at fighting dirty.
- Improbable Weapon User: Tsukune has used hairspray and a lighter, a sharpened butterknife, a fire hose and a chair leg to kill five students, including Inner Moka (not all at the same time; the challengers come one at a time), while defending himself.
- Improvised Weapon
- It Gets Easier: Tskune is initially feels guilty and disgusted when he is forced to kill an opponent. However, by the time he makes his fifth kill, he's barely able to restrain himself from murdering Yukari in cold blood when she gets angry at him for killing Moka.
- Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Tsukune first only kills when he has no other choice. More recently, he goes for lethal force as soon as running away isn't an option
- Karma Houdini: Tsukune sure feels like one. It's more a case of Blue and Orange Morality at work, since he has been protecting himself...
- Kill It with Fire: Tsukune kills his first monster this way. Which leads to him...
- Kill It with Water: ...killing his second monster this way.
- Made of Iron: Tsukune.
- Moral Dissonance: Tsukune can't believe that others start respecting him more after he kills a fellow student.
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: Tsukune doesn't normally do this but he does give a awesome one liner to the first monster he kills
- "Fire needs three things to exist: Heat, oxygen, and a source of fuel. Guess which you are!"
- Relationship Upgrade: The End of chapter 8 and all of chapter 9 centers around Tsukune and Keito going through this.
- Teacher-Student Romance: Nekomone seems to have feelings for Tsukune
- The Dreaded: Tsukune as of chapter 9
- We Can Rule Together: Kuyou actually seems to be trying to do this to Tsukune, extending multiple offers to him to join The Enforcers.
- Wham! Episode: Tsukune killing Inner Moka in chapter eight came out of nowhere.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: A Lamia offers to be Tsukune's mistress in chapter 10.
- Yandere: Being a Jorōgumo, Keito is naturally fiercely territorial regarding her boyfriend, Tsukune.
- Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: Tsukune feels ashamed and slightly guilty when Keito praises him for his ruthlessness.