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The Sports Festival Tournament, but written by me

A lot of the matches in the 1v1 part of the tournament arc feel like they weren’t actually thought through well based on the character’s and their quirks, and things turned out the way they did for the sake of having some characters win just because. So I’m rewriting it. And actually taking into account people’s quirks.

Speed round for the first few ones that actually work out well;

Shinsou VS Midoriya, Todoroki VS Sero, Kaminari VS Ibara, Hatsume VS Iida, and Aoyama VS Mina all check out fairly well so I don’t really need to go over those. Some parts would probably be different just a bit, but otherwise it works out unchanged. Now then:

Tokoyami VS Yaoyorozu

Oooooh this match did Momo dirty. This fight, in canon, was just complete and utter bullshit. Momo is the top of the class, she got in on recommendation, and you wanna tell me that she loses in the first round while Todoroki, who is on the same level as her, gets second place? No. No, I call bullshit. Even if she were to lose, it would not be that fast and decisive. So, let’s think this through.

Let’s assume it starts the same. Dark Shadow comes in with the attack, and Momo makes a shield to block first.

Momo is actually smart and so she knows to keep an eye out for the out of bounds line

Dark Shadow shouldn’t be super strong, because, they are standing in direct sunlight. Dark Shadow is weak to light. You wanna tell me that Tokoyami lost to Bakugou because of his explosions? Excuse me, but have you tried to use any kind of flashlight in broad daylight before? It does nothing! You can’t get much brighter than direct sunlight, so I am calling bullshit on having Dark Shadow be overly strong.

Tokoyami himself doesn’t seem very strong (no offense bird boy) so really the match is more between Dark Shadow and Momo

With the way their quirks work, there’s no easy to see a clear weakness that either could have towards the other, so really in the end it comes down to experience.

Momo got in on recommendations. She can beat Tokoyami.

Momo wins.

Kirishima VS Tetsutetsu

I get it. Their quirks are nearly identical. It’s funny to have them mirror each other exactly. But that’s,,, not practical? Also the arm wrestle being the deciding factor doesn’t make sense, and why do they suddenly stop being the same- *cough* I’ll keep this one brief; given that their quirks are so similar, it comes down once again to experience. Kirishima is in 1-A and ended up being attacked by real villains. Sorry Tetsutetsu but you still lose :/

Uraraka VS Bakugou

oooh thinking about this match, in canon, fuels my rage. It really does. It’s one of the reasons that I’m here making this post, actually. Because, coming down to quirks? Holy shit, this fight in canon was a disaster.

Uraraka goes with her plan from canon, of course. It’s a good plan.

What really matters is Bakugou’s quirk

Bakugou’s quirk isn’t that he can create explosions out of thin air- his quirk is that he has explosive sweat.

So, let’s consider it. Uraraka is constantly attacking Bakugou during this match, so Bakugou gets no reprieve. He’s constantly making explosions, and thus constantly using up his sweat.

Bakugou literally should not be able to create that giant blast that he does in canon. I don’t care if it damages him to do it and therefor is worthy of being a risky move to pull off- it flat out should not be possible

There is no way that Bakugou would have been able to have enough sweat to create that blast

You can’t just do things because you’re determined

So, Uraraka’s meteor shower thing works, she gets an opening, tags Bakugou.

Now, Bakugou could conceivably use his explosions to try and move around in the air, but for the most part, he’s under Uraraka’s control

Uraraka Wins, fools

Todoroki VS Midoriya shouldn’t really change. I feel like how it plays out really does make sense. If you have any argument, feel free to say so.

Ibara VS Iida

Now, the reason I finally sat down and started writing this out was because I happened across a post about this exact match. The post says that based on the reaction time that Ibara’s vines have when faced with Kaminari’s lightning, she should have been able to get Iida before he pushed her out of bounds. I do agree with that post. So let’s go from there, shall we?

Ibara has Iida in her vines

What are Iida’s options?

This depends on how strong Ibara’s vines are, and how strong Iida’s legs are

I want to say that Ibara would probably have very strong vines, probably strong enough that Iida would have to use Recipro Burst to break out of them.

So, Iida does that, kicks his legs and breaks through the vines, but then his engines are stalled leaving him mostly quirkless.

Iida is strong and fast without his quirk, so he could reasonably try to go for what he does in canon,

But Ibara still has use of her vines, and would trap him once again

Ibara wins

Mina VS Yaoyorozu

Because Yaoyorozu beat Tokoyami in this version, that means that there’s an entirely different match going on here. SO I’m making this up on scratch. Yippee

I think Momo is capable of producing long range weapons such as bows and arrows, or guns, but given the nature that this is not a serious life and death fight, I don’t think she could use those with much success because she wouldn’t want to hurt her opponent

Momo produces a melee weapon like she has in the past then, likely some kind of rod

The downside is that if Mina manages to get a hold on Momo’s weapon, she could destroy it- but then Momo could still produce a new one while backing off and switching to being on guard

It seems like it would mostly come down to Mina’s hand to hand abilities vs Momo’s ability to use her improvised weapons

Correct me if I am wrong, because I could be, but I don’t believe we’ve seen any evidence that Mina would be good with hand to hand

I believe Momo would know how to use her improvised weapons

So, in a case of experience once again;

Yaoyorozu wins

Kirishima VS Uraraka

I am so sorry, but Kirishima doesn’t stand a chance against Ochako. Kirshima’s quirk is more of a defensive than offensive anyway, and Kirishima’s only option is up close, hand to hand. And Ochako would easily be able to get him with her quirk, and then she wins. There’s no telling for how long he could hold out, but I think a clear win goes to Ochako

Todoroki VS Ibara

There’s a lot to think about here. The way Ibara uses her vines to trap her enemies is a lot like what Sero did earlier. ...However, circumstances with Todoroki are different. Part of the reason Todoroki was so powerful against Sero was because he was angry with his father, who he had seen just beforehand. So, let’s assume that Todoroki isn’t quite as strong with his ice:

The match starts, and both of them move fast, so really I think that they would each trap each other at once.

Ibara is trapped in ice, and I don’t think her quirk would help her get out of it much

Todoroki is trapped in vines. I’m not sure that ice can be used to get out of that. He could use his fire. But I think he would still be hesitant and unsure of himself, and he wouldn’t use his fire at that point

With both of them immobile, the match is at a draw

the only example we’re given of a draw is Tetsutetsu and Kirishima, and they settle that with an arm wrestle. I think that an arm wrestle is kind of lackluster and stupid, but we have nothing else to work with, and if I were to come up with any other possible events it could be seen as me picking something that might benefit one combatant over the other. So arm wrestle.

Todoroki is strong, he trains a lot even out of school, but his quirk doesn’t really have to do with physical strength

On the other hand, neither does Ibara’s quirk

Ibara has to be strong though, because she got fourth in the entrance exam

They’re probably allowed to use their quirks, and while I don’t think hot/cold would do much for that, Ibara could use her vines to pull on Todoroki’s hand

Ibara wins

Uraraka VS Yaoyorozu

hmm. Once again, Yaoyorozu does not have a quirk suited for long range battle. Uraraka, on the other hand, is made for hand to hand, it seems. I’m trying to think about it and keep it fair for Momo honestly, but... the way I see it, even if she’s good with her weapons, she can’t be untouchable. So, if Ochako sends her flying, it’s a matter of whether or not Momo has any way of creating something that could help pull herself back down. It depends on how complicated of an object Momo can make. There’s nothing that could be grabbed with a simple whip, so if Momo wants to get down after being anti-gravitied, she’ll need something that can pierce through the ground and grab hold. Honestly, I don’t think she could. So Momo takes the lose here, sadly.

Uraraka wins

Ibara VS Uraraka

And the grand finale. And sadly... I don’t see how Ochako could win this one. Ibara’s quirk is pretty powerful for restraint, honestly, it’s like her quirk was made for the Sports Festival tournament arc. And yet in canon she supposedly lost in the second round? Hmm.

Ibara wins

How would this change characterization?

Well, we don’t get to see Class B often, but we can say that the public would see Class A and B on equal ground now at least, given that a Class B student won the Sports Festival. Monoma is probably... just as insufferable if not more because “HAHA I THOUGHT CLASS A WAS THE BEST BUT A CLASS B STUDENT WON THE SPORTS FESTIVAL!!1!”

In Class A, I don’t think that Tokoyami, Kirishima, Iida, or Mina would feel too effected by the change. They aren’t the kind to really obsess over winning.

Bakugou would throw an absolute shit fit. He would lose his mind over the fact that he was out the first round, and then the person who beat him didn’t even win overall. He said he would win and he failed. Hard. Best case scenario, maybe after he calms down, he tries to think more respectfully of his other classmates because he’s been knocked down off of his high horse. Worst case scenario, he goes even deeper in his “I need to be stronger, and strength is the only thing that matters” mentality. I don’t know if Jeanest would send in an internship offer or not, because he didn’t get far, but the reason he did it in the first place was because he saw Bakugou’s attitude problem.

Todoroki has to deal with the fact that he didn’t make it to the last match. He’s not even second place; he’s tied for third with Yaoyorozu (oh hey, gay bffs). Dumpsterfire man would be i n s u f f e r a b l e about it, and would not shut up. Because if Shoto had used his fire against Ibara, he could have won. But he didn’t. So, dumpsterfire would be worse, although I don’t think Todoroki would actually care all that much.

Yaoyorozu would have a bit of a confidence boost, because she didn’t get out in the first round. She tied with Todoroki for a respectable third place. This means the exam arc goes over smoother, because she would see herself and Todoroki as equals, and probably wouldn’t be afraid to speak her mind. Yay! Confidence for the girl!

Uraraka... hmm. It’s almost like the canon battle, but on a grander scale. She tried her hardest, she was so close to winning the whole thing, but then she didn’t stand a chance against Ibara’s vines. She would be frustrated for sure. But I think she would roll with it. She would get hella more internship offers, but I don’t know who she would pick if not Gunhead. Maybe one of the ladies in the top ten hero rankings? Because they’re definitely tough, and they would probably ask for her.

Anyway, that’s it! That’s my take! I am open to discussion, but I’m not really here to argue. Have a nice day :)

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