#traitor Kaminari

[arrowheadedbitch]

See, I like the idea of villain kaminari but also like...no I don't because I want him to have all that same energy but fight it, i want to see him fighting tooth and nail in secret to not cross over, i want him to be villainous without being a villain, I want him to agree with the villain ideology and way of thinking but still come out the other side a hero, I want him to not betray his friends, I want him to fight the worse parts of his nature and I want goodness to win out in him, I want the lesson to be that it's okay to have darkness within you, I want the character i most relate to to tell me that I can feel the darkness growing inside of me and still manage to be a good person in spite of it, I want to see a complex character fighting himself and never quite getting rid of the darkness but being a hero anyway and willing it away when necessary, I want him to tell me there isn't anything wrong with feeling like a bad person sometimes.

[wake-me-up-inside-imagines]

*Slight drdt spoilers*

13 year old me: Guys no wait you don't understand, Denki Kaminari has to be the traitor, he's way too suspicious and also it would be really funny and cool if he was the traitor, guys please listen guys-

18 year old me: Guys no wait you don't understand, Whit Young has to be the mastermind, he's way too suspicious and also it would be really funny and cool if he was the mastermind, guys please listen guys-

[thatonefandomjumper]

You ever just read a fanfic that rots your brain so much that you had no choice but to make a comic out of it? Yeah.

Anyway, here's the first 1000 words of A Mirror in the Dark by Fastern on Ao3 illustrated.

(Click for better quality)

I know I could have picked some sort of big scene to illustrate, but idk man, I felt like going from the beginning even if it doesn't seem like much is happening. Trust me when I say this is the best Traitor Kaminari fic I have ever read. My initial plan was to do the whole first chapter but then I realized I didn´t have infinite time so have these 8 pages instead!

Anyway, go read the fic right now. You will not be disappointed.

[sinner-sunflower]

BNHA really fumbled the Kaminari UA Traitor idea.

Think of the angst! I love Aoyama but imagine the hurt of bakusquad and class A if it was Kami.

[bnha-more-like-bnh-gay]

a ship that is very rare but holds a place in my heart is kamitoga. especially with lov/traitor!kaminari. bonus point if if its shinkamitoga. i can just imagine these poor 14 year olds with villainous or self destructive quirks all caring for eahc other :((

First off, SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG!

Secondly: You’re So Right For That.

Tw: mentions of dissociation

Personally, I dislike how everyone always makes fun of kami when he short circuits. Like. For the sake of this, imma just say to him, it feels like heavy dissociation and we’re running with that for now

Soooo, he joined the lov after being found in this dissociative state and they made sure he was safe and comfortable until he was grounded again

Toga thought he was adorable

Kaminari is a little weary of them all at first, but toga explains her quirk and her background and he just kinda 🥺💙😤

Toga is the first to explain what’s going on. She’s just so bubbly and extroverted and excited to have someone her age to talk to

And he’s so nice!

They’re both such bright lads

They’re so supportive when the other is feeling bad about their quirk

Kami makes a bunch of really bad good blood related puns to try and get toga to smile (“I am O so positively in love with you” “you can’t B negative about this one” etc)

Toga always makes sure to have safe foods that kami feels comfortable eating when he’s short circuited

They both make the most wonderful of puns relating to each others quirk.

How do I know this? Because the eyre both full of whimsy and whimsy loves puns, and puns are the highest form of comedy.

The first time toga made a pun about electricity, kami just 👁👄👁 and then he knew he would die for this funky fresh nerd

The number of times toga has gone about saying some shit like, “I don’t know watt you’re talking about” in the middle of lov meetings has driven shigaraki to madness

Dabi is driven to anger when he is on the receiving end of the onslaught of puns these two have, but he so enjoys watching shigaraki rip his hair out

Shinsou, toga, and kami would be such a trio. They’re protective of their people in their own rights, but when paired together, the world won’t know what hit it

Sorry this is so short but I hope you liked it!!! Thank you for the ask! :D have a good and safe day!!

[dafuq-i-did-not-sign-up-for-this]

Obligatory Villain!Kaminari Brainrot

So beside my obvious obsession with this AU/theory/headcanon whatever, there’s something that’s got me about Kaminari’s character for a long time now.

If you pay attention to it, or if you watch and read bnha in tinfoil hat mode like me, you might notice that there’s a lot of official art and manga panels where half or parts of his face are hidden.

I’ve really only started paying attention to it once I stumbled over the positive/negative charge/split personality theory. (Check out this video by Hokai on Youtube, it sums it up really well: https://youtu.be/4gH1dYDi3lA)

Now I need to make a slight distinction between panels or anime frames where he’s like half in the frame, which could be coincidences, and those instances, like in official art, that seem like they have a deeper meaning. For example that what we see of him is really only one side, and something else is hidden. A Villain family, a dark past, anger issues, some kind of dark side, or just a secret.

Some of the more obvious examples: 

So this is the very obvious one that makes almost everyone go what the fuck a little. It's pretty old and I think it's actually the one that sparked the whole theory. Here his face is very obviously split in two, and it does not look like a coincidence. With this context, here some other ones:

Those still look pretty intentional. And his face in the fantasy AU? Holy fuck.

Then there's his fight with Shishikura, to date one of my favorite scenes in the manga, because it gives so freaking much thought material about about Kaminari's character. I made a whole own post about this, so I'll spare you the elaboration.

Here again. Pretty obvious. Pretty serious look. If I'm correct this is an official art by Betten Court, the artist of the Vigilantes spin-off.

Keep in mind that in most of the official sketches his face is normal, but those few still stick out, especially the one with the split face. The design of his hair makes it easy to hide parts of his face, even if it's not as obvious as in the sketches above most of the time. There are of course characters like Shishikura, who has half his face hidden by his hair all the time, but I think this is a thing you need to see in context of the character.

I'm probably overthinking this, but I think it's an interesting detail if you keep the split personality theory in mind.

[fishy006]

look i know aoyama is the traitor and all but i have always been (and always will be) a traitor kaminari believer, and because of that i LOVE when i read fics that aren’t really about the traitor but the traitor comes up somehow and they find out the traitor is kaminari. because i’ve read all of the fics that have traitor kaminari tagged but those fics don’t have the traitor tag and it’s a pleasant surprise.

[deuteragonist1]

This is your reminder to go read 'A Mirror in the Dark' by Fastern on ao3 which imo is THE traitor Kaminari fanfic. I'll use color and bold for anything I deem spoilery. Let me know if it causes visibility issues.

1) It is finished, and clever, and hurts like hell.

2) Bakugou in it made me want to rip my heart out. No one has written him quite like this before, in terms of his behaviour with and regarding Kaminari and its development throughout the story considering, well, everything (PAIN), and I'd be surprised if someone did it again. I read his scenes with bated breath and my heart in my throat, and it only got worse as more chapters came out and I advanced in the story. They are still my favorites to re-read. He is the main reason why I want a follow-up to the story, which might actually be a possibility (see point 10). It's his complete trust in Kaminari for me, to the point where he doesn't look into him as well as he should beyond a cursory verification that Kaminari doesn't even *pass* and yet, still, he doesn't question it, not even passingly, even when everyone else is fair game. It's his explosive, violent anger when Midoriya dares to suggest that circumstances seem to point at Kaminari, to the point where Midoriya is scared of Bakugou. It's the knowledge that his reaction is going to be a thousand times worse when he discovers the truth. It's the way that he positioned himself as his most vehement protector, his first and best ally, only to discover the worst, the most impossible scenario was true. God, he didn't believe it at all until the very last second, when there were no more doubts to be had, no more excuses to believe without even questioning them, without thinking, wait, it doesn't make sense, though, because it's Kaminari, goddammit. It's Kaminari, of course it doesn't make sense, that doesn't mean harmless, kind, dumb old Kaminari is a goddamn traitor, of all things. It's Kaminari. No one has written Bakugou like this before (that I know of), all unapologetic watchfulness, furious, undisciplined care and 'fuck you you don't know him or care about him like I do' protectiveness, all throat-punching, wall-tearing, 'I'll rain hell on you for what you did after making me care about you when I didn't fucking ask for it' betrayal. God, how is he ever to trust someone like this again.

3) Ending is perfect, not rushed at all and brings a real sense of closure to the story that leaves you satisfied as well as curious for what happens after it.

4) It's the perfect mix of betrayal, extreme violence and softness, given the context.

5) Shigaraki and the other villains are so so fucked up, moreso than in canon, but it works great for this particular story.

6) The scene of the reveal. I won't say more.

7) Fastern can write. If you want a story that'll disturb you, stress you out for many reasons, make you care and fear for the main character, make your heart lurch in your throat, this is the one for you. As always, though, MIND THE TAGS.

8) ... Dadzawa. Without it being overdone, he's wonderfully in character.

9) Midoriya is still baby. Truly, you'll meet the class 1-A we know and love from the original story. Including and especially Kaminari.

10) It is a series, and the author very recently published a gorgeous (aka heartbreaking as well as original) one-shot belonging to the same storyline (the way I GASPED). There will apparently be a sequel in the future, but of course that might take time and the author has already given us so much, so be courteous and don't go harrassing them for a follow-up if you finish part one. They don't owe us one.

11) Forgot to specify it's gen.

Some extracts if it'll convince you (color and bold if deemed spoilery)

(1)

Kaminari’s breath came in sharp gasps, the unvented emotions that had built up throughout the night threatening to break out.

“You’re getting emotional again,” Shigaraki said flatly.

“I’m not,” Kaminari denied. “I know how to do my job, Tomura.”

“A job? Is that how you see it?”

Kaminari looked up and met Shigaraki’s eyes through Father’s fingers.

“A job,” Shigaraki let out a long, shuddering breath. “I’m hurt, Kaminari.”

“I didn’t mean it like—”

“Do you really see this as something so impersonal as a job? Something you can do from nine to five and then go home at the end of the day?”

(2)

Todoroki looked at him evenly, head tilting. The horrible scar that made girls find Todoroki mysterious and attractive just made Kaminari sick, and he could only look for so long, realizing just how much it bothered him. How much Todoroki hadn’t deserved whatever had caused it.

(3)

“You should’ve said something the moment you got hurt,” said Shouji.

“I know, I know,” said Kaminari. “Mr Aizawa will chew me out for it later. He’ll give me detention for the rest of forever.”

“Maybe you won’t cause so much trouble in detention,” Jirou scowled, though her eyes were tender. They were so soft, like a light haze at sunrise. Fear punched into his gut. No one looked at him like that before UA.

(4)

Midoriya froze, like he was a kid again, and Bakugou was the aggressive bully who’d tracked him down. Their dynamic had changed since then. There was some sort of strange respect present these days. The hostility was back in full force, though. The intensity of Bakugou’s glare, the fire in his eyes—there was a new emotion Midoriya hadn’t expected from him, something he hadn’t even seen him display towards people he was supposed to rescue. Protectiveness.

(This one made me unwell.)

(Came for the angst stayed for the 'Hey Kaminari's been acting really weird-' 'YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH-')

Kaminari may not be the UA traitor in canon, but he will always be the UA traitor in my heart

[pink-blend]

your kids are useless!!! send them to war!!

[arrowheadedbitch]

Okay, I finally watched the Kaminari Traitor Theory video I've been seeing everywhere and I have THOUGHTS

I feel like the positive negative charge idea can still work even if he's not the traitor, yknow? Like, imagine he has this whole other side he's been keeping in check this whole time, that's so fucking cool

He's not a villain or a traitor, but he is a bit of a...villain sympathizer. As much as he thinks it's bad he just GETS it and he can't help but feel for a lot of villains even if he's still gonna defeat them.

I like to imagine it as kind of a breaker switch! His negative side is like when the breaker in your fuse box flips and the lights go out. Positive side is in control but maybe he uses his quirk too much or something or just for whatever reason (maybe strong emotions? Bad emotions? Does there need to be a reason? It always feels like the breaker in your house flips for no reason anyways) and this kind of sociopathic bad guy side pops out and Denki has to just flip the switch back as fast as he can to get back to normal. He's pretty good at keeping it under control, it's not hard to flick the switch back, but the negative side...it's still there, it's always there

It's really just a second drawback to his quirk, but this one...he doesn't want anyone to know about it. They could think he's a villain, he can't have that. There's nothing wrong with having quirk drawbacks but this? This is one thing he'll carry alone until he dies......or until he's forced to reveal it to his friends.

This video btw

[throneoffirebreathingbitchqueen]

a poster of sorts for a longfic I’m working on. I meant to put the title of the fic on it but as you may be able to imagine, I didn’t plan that part out the best so… yeah I didn’t know where to put it. the fic itself is going to be a villain!deku au with dfo, villain!bakugou, traitors!Hakagure and Kaminari and a few other things I don’t want to spoil. I’ve finished writing the first chapter, but I want to be a few chapters ahead before I post it so I’ll have a margin of error when start updating regularly. 

anyways summary under the cut

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[yamraihasgirlfriend]

Denki: Don't worry, I got a plan. Sero: Alright. Denki: TraitorSayWhat? Aoyama: Excuse-moi? Denki: What? Sero: ... Denki: ... Denki: No wait-

[genyas-gun]

I still think it would have been cool if Denki Kaminari was the UA traitor

[heronoegg]

in the AU Toru is picked by the UA staff for showing extremely good espionage skills to find the traitor and she thinks it's Kaminari but it's not she was informed about the liberation hand sign by Snipe the one who recommended her for finding the traitor

i want Snipe Toru duo it's just a cowboy dad and his silly invisible daughter against the odds

also i gave her a invisible suit cause if Mirio can have a suit made from his hair so can she how she puts it on is a mystery to all including herself

[dafuq-i-did-not-sign-up-for-this]

I apologize in advance for the person I’ll become should Kaminari ever get revealed as a second traitor, or should he ever turn out to have connections to the Villain landscape.

[jade-of-mourning]

as far as i interpret canon, kaminari denki radiates "abandonment issues"* and "as a child i killed a man once (accidentally)"**

*citing the entirety of TUM 35 and every time he runs after kiribaku and his willingness to do literally anything for his friends

**citing every incident where he's concerned about hurting his friends in the crossfire and oh wait that's basically his entire hero growth arc that exists far in the background