#arguably TTM counts too

[zuppizup]

Can't believe TDPO gave us not one (Dear Callum), but two, (Chasing Shadows) "Rayla Alone" introspectives.

Winning in the most painful ways 🥹

[genos-walking-autoclave]

Odd scenario - after calling the S Class heroes scaredy cats, all of them (beside king and blast) now want you dead. To survive, you need to kill them in retaliation, what is your survival plan?

Ok. So I like this stuff a lot actually -cheesy as it is- 

I’ve got to preface with some assumptions. 

I am just going to assume I know what I know about the anime/manga/web-comic because that’s easier (and more fun) than trying to keep track of what I should and shouldn’t know. 

I am more or less myself with little to no modifications or special abilities and only moderate physical fitness. 

In short. I’m most likely pretty f***ed. 

There are at least three possible tactics I’ve decided are reasonable responses in this scenario. 

Negotiation

Spy Tactics

Assassinations'

The Negotiator 

Just to be clear, I just want to survive here. I’m not necessarily worried that they’re my best friend. If they still dis-like me but at least let me live that’s an absolute win. 

Your prompt specifically states that everyone Except King and Blast want me dead. -It’s hard for me to believe I’m not dead immediately tbh- the first thing I would do is seek out King’s help. To date no hero aside from Saitama has really been able to see through King and that would be my advantage. If King told the other heroes not to attack me they may respect him, at least as long as he’s around that should buy me some time at least. 

Buddying up to King directly also gives me unique access to Saitama. If King and Saitama agreed to come to my side my chances of survival might increase from almost zero to upward of 30%. Additionally, if Saitama came to my defense so would Genos and with Genos I have reduced the number of S-class heroes out for blood and increased my chance of survival at least another 10% I would imagine. -these numbers are pretty made up-. At this point I may have to lay low and stay close to Saitama’s gang for a while -not a worst case scenario if you ask me- but now I’m building some momentum and security. 

My next targets would be Fubuki and Bang. Bang may not be hard to win over after getting King and Saitama on my side. Two S-class down 13 more to go. If I get Fubuki on my side it doesn’t necessarily reduce the probability that Tatsumaki will want to kill me but does reduce the likelihood that she will actually follow through with it, I’ll count that as 3/15 s-class dealt with. That’s not nothing because Tatsumaki is arguably one of the most deadly of the S-class. At this point I also have more freedom and additional options since I’ll likely be allowed to join the Fubuki group as a novice member and I’ll be able to be surrounded by heroes more often (although the Blizzard Group may not increase my chances of survival more than 2% on their own Fubuki’s connection to Tatsumaki improves my survival chances considerably).

 At this point, I would attempt to leverage Bang to get Atomic Samurai to stand down. 5/15 S-class down. 

At this point my life has been changed forever but if any of this has worked I’ve started to gain a chance at survival. (tbh for as long as they might put up with me I’d be sleeping on the floor at King’s or Saitama’s.) 

During my for months (hopefully if I can survive that long) time earning a living working with the Blizzard group and sleeping on people’s couches I would attempt to build rapport with some of the Tanktop crew and to slowly gain TTM trust and respect. (6/15) If I got the opportunity I would find a way to support Zenko and hopefully thereby convince Metal Bat that he doesn’t need to kill me (7/15). Maybe TTM deciding to not want to kill me anymore might convince Superalloy to back down as well. 

Zombieman can be a bit obsessive about an idea so he could be hard to convince but if I got either him or CE to back down I might be able to get them both. CE might be able to convince Pig God to back down as well.

One of the most significant weaknesses of this plan is that I’m really not sure how to get Flashy Flash, Watchdog Man, Drive Knight, Puri-Puri, Metal Knight, to back down. -Maybe I’ll just try to look super hot and PPP will back down. >.>’-

The Spy

This is a really really risky plan. This plan is slightly less complicated but significantly more technical but the gist would be to use Hack the HA in a plan to discover Metal Knight’s secret base. He can’t have his fingers in as many pies as he does without leaving a trace. I’d follow the money and resources back to him. As far as I can tell he’s probably a normal human so if I can slide in under the radar with the right weapons I’ll be able to take him out first and then I’ll have two things. A mostly secret, mostly secure location to stay, and an ungodly amount of information on the hero association and the heroes. Information which I could use to protect myself, neutralize threats, and find other heroes weak points.

The Assassin

All the S-Class heroes have incredibly egos which often become more of a weakness than a strength. As the Monster association showed us, even the most powerful heroes can find their match with the right match-up. My whole goal for survival in this scenario would be to keep my opponents off-base and on the defensive, exploiting weaknesses at every turn until victory is assured. A solid (albeit reprehensible) opening move would be to kill King. That could buy you time because the HA and heroes would not understand what person of in-human abilities could possibly kill the strongest man. It also shows them you mean business. But keep in mind there are at least 5 others ranked above King and so it would not be long before they gathered their strength to take you out. You’ll need allies without a doubt and you may find ‘enemy of my enemy is my friend’ types in the hidden ninja village, the Monster Association, and a number of other shady criminal organizations. 

Some Weaknesses that come to mind:

Tatsumaki - Fubuki, unwillingness to work with others

Bang - His students, his pride, 

Atomic Samurai - His students, his pide, things that can’t be cut. 

Child Emperor - A fear of not being useful/needed, being looked down on, the limitations of his technology and creativity

Metal Knight - Pride, fear, arrogance 

King - He’s literally weak. 

Zombieman - His obsession with the House of Evolution, You could send him on a multi-year wild goose chase.

Drive Knight - The limitations of his parts and creativity 

Pig God - Comparatively Slow moving, 

Superalloy - Simply breaking through his shell will shatter his confidence. 

Watchdog - Apathy, 

Flashy Flash - Arrogance, Possibly Sonic?, 

Genos - Revenge quest, send him on a wild goose chase too. 

Metal Bat - Zenko 

TTM - inferiority complex, his Tanktop team, comparatively slow moving, predictable fighting style

PPP - Beautiful boys, inattentiveness 

The primary reason this strategy is not necessarily a wise move is that at the end of the day you’ll have Saitama to reckon with and you’re not going to win that fight. Your only real chance of survival is to get this guy on your side, and you won’t do that by actually offing heroes. 

[1lovepeace]

@zuppizup You're absolutely right. TDPO really does love Rayla because with everything we've gotten so far and no doubt there's more to come. They're revealing the deepest, most profound, and heaviest emotional journey of Rayla's arc. They know her story is not over, not by a long shot. Showing how she processed her grief and how all her negative feelings, heavy emotions, and extreme conflicts towards her family will be expressed and resolved piece by piece. Where all 5 of them alleviate and reassure each other of every moment from everything. Embracing their daughter in their arms and telling her how much they love, adore, and care about her, how important she is to them, and just how proud they are of her.

I really hope we get this. But I have faith that it'll be done justice.

Can't believe TDPO gave us not one (Dear Callum), but two, (Chasing Shadows) "Rayla Alone" introspectives.

Winning in the most painful ways 🥹