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Spinner: “Hey can you help m-”
Mr. Compress: “I’m so terribly sorry, but my back just doesn't work like it used to.”
Spinner: “But-”
Mr. Compress: “You flatter me but no, I'm too old for that.”
Spinner: “You’re only a year older than Twi-”
Mr. Compress: “Now if you'll excuse me, it's time for my mid-afternoon nap.”
Spinner: >:(
Okay I have a (probably not great) idea:
The hurdy gurdy is a musical instrument that traveling bards used to take their music on the road
“Hurdy Gurdy Man” is a song that exists
That song got a bit of a creepy reputation after it was used in a movie about the Zodiac Killer (Zodiac by David Fincher if I remember correctly),
This means the song has some villainous vibes by association there
Mr. Compress is pretty much the LOV’s resident bard/entertainer
Mr. Compress also probably has a bunch of weird shit in at least a couple of his marbles
Some of that weird shit may include some musical instruments or something he stole out of a museum…
In conclusion: Please let Mr. Compress play “Hurdy Gurdy Man” on the hurdy gurdy.
Thank you so much for bringing this to life. This is perfect! Play that funky music, magic man!
Okay I have a (probably not great) idea:
The hurdy gurdy is a musical instrument that traveling bards used to take their music on the road
“Hurdy Gurdy Man” is a song that exists
That song got a bit of a creepy reputation after it was used in a movie about the Zodiac Killer (Zodiac by David Fincher if I remember correctly),
This means the song has some villainous vibes by association there
Mr. Compress is pretty much the LOV’s resident bard/entertainer
Mr. Compress also probably has a bunch of weird shit in at least a couple of his marbles
Some of that weird shit may include some musical instruments or something he stole out of a museum…
In conclusion: Please let Mr. Compress play “Hurdy Gurdy Man” on the hurdy gurdy.
League of Villains + Man with a Mission
Mr. Compress & “The Aristocrats”
It’s the magic man’s birthday today, and to celebrate here is an obligatory headcanon:
Mr. Compress has previously admitted to having a career as an entertainer before committing to villainy full-time, so he likely made his rounds at various entertainer hot spots and engaged in some backstage shenanigans with other performers before the curtains went up. With this in mind, a young Atsuhiro Sako could’ve easily been exposed to a certain age old joke called “The Aristocrats”.
This joke has quite the history, as it started out during the age of vaudeville and became a tradition among entertainers to share with each other. It’s also unique because, while the setup and punchline of the joke remain the same across most iterations, the middle part always differs depending on who’s telling it.
The setup is that a family is performing an admittedly awful act to a talent agent hoping to get booked, with the punchline being that they call this act “The Aristocrats” so it’s a parody of the filthy-stinking upper class. But the punchline isn’t what makes the joke funny... it’s the fact that the teller is expected to describe the most off-color, shocking, taboo, offensive, tasteless, and downright disgusting “act” they can conceive of. For reference, here’s the Wikipedia article listing examples of what’s usually included.
(If you want to find some examples of the joke, there are many variations done by different comedians over the years, but please look at your own risk because some of them can be pretty triggering if you don’t have the stomach for off-color comedy.)
Anyway, a joke that lets the most revolting parts of your imagination run wild while simultaneously encouraging you to trash the rich? Of course little Atsuhiro Sako would love this joke and would have created several of his own iterations to share during his time in the entertainment circuit! Which brings us to the fun part of this headcanon:
Right after everyone in the Vanguard Action Squad got recruited but before they attacked the Training Camp, Mr. Compress waited for Kurogiri to leave for a bit then told his current iteration of “The Aristocrats” TO THE ENTIRE LEAGUE!!! You bet your ass every single one of those degenerates came up with their own versions within the next 24 hours and shared them while a horrified Kurogiri watched!!!
And that’s how Mr. Compress used what some would consider the worst joke of all time to endear himself to the League of Villains and won the award for “most effective bonding activity”.
Horikoshi’s new drawing on his twitter!
The words in the top background is:
変態仮装行列 | Debauched Costume Parade
(lit. translation: Strange Costume Parade; but I used ‘debauched’ to convey the tone/feel it’s going for)
Context!
Halloween’s getting popular to celebrate in Japan, especially in Shibuya Ward in Tokyo, where crowds of (young) people gather in costumes to party. Over the years, it got more rowdy and drunk and stupid, until finally in 2018, a riot broke out that overturned cars and smashed vending machines.
Commentators said it was lawless, a sign of the end of civilization. Also no one was spending money at the shops they were blocking from potential customers. The director of Shibuya Center Shopping Street, Mr. Toshiyuki Ono, (basically like some community big-shot/neighborhood captain?) got angry and called this a ‘Debauched Costume Parade.’ There were suggestions to control it by turning it into a formal event limited to a park, or fine the participants, or even ban Halloween in Shibuya.
So of course, the phrase Debauched Costume Parade started trending on social media, and maybe even turned into a bit of a meme.
It’s hard to control the annual Shibuya Halloween Mob because there’s no formal organizer, and so there’s no one to take responsibility. This is a purely spontaneous gathering of people to party and get drunk. It’s an ‘debauched’ anarchic riot that pisses off authorities and making the good citizens clutch their pearls…
…Which is the exact spirit and philosophy of the League of Villains. 👌🏼🖤 Hence in the doodle, they’re here to join in the fun, probably invite a riot, and maybe start the end of civilization.
Kept thinking about how Mr. Compress’s outfit has a design that means that anyone in the league could wear it and pretend to be him. Bulky trench coat hiding the body, a mask and baclava to hide the face and hair, all they’d have to do is not speak and people wouldn’t know the difference.
Then I made this. Enjoy.
these are the greatest threat to society?
Highlights Summary of the new event in MHUI
The LOV gets a fancy new hideout!
They immediately take out a load bearing wall and cost the PLF hundreds of thousands in property damage. :)
The chaos begins bc Twice made a bunch of clones for the league to beat up spar with– Twice thinks they should be able to mop the floor with their clones because they all powered up during their fight with the MLA (with Compress futilely attempting to point out that Twice’s clones all have the same exact combat ability as the originals), and Spinner is a little mean and asks the clones to just go away (lmao). Clone!Dabi and Clone!Tomura’s feelings get hurt, Clone!Tomura retaliates by decaying part of the PLF villa and Clone!Dabi just starts setting stuff on fire. Completely healthy expressions of sadness as always, boys!
The league eventually defeats their wildin’ clones, but are left with a very-large-very-noticeable-very-on-brand hole in the side of the PLF villa. They decide to do the logical, forthcoming, and responsible thing and hide all evidence of their involvement.
The League: >talk about how good and experienced they are at hiding evidence
>They proceed to get caught immediately.
Rather than own up to anything, they all run away and hide in a dark room. These are the guys that destabilized all of Japan.
Side note: Tomura’s blasé reaction to whatever hijinks the LOV instigate is one of the best things about their group dynamic. Like yeah, Tomura, this might as well happen. they’re having fun so what the fuck ever right. no matter what insane bullshit they get up to, he just hopes it kills him first.
“Are you The League of Morons!?” D… Do you want a serious answer.
They encounter Skeptic, who was apparently just…. Sitting alone in that dark room, monitoring the league through hidden cameras this whole time?? Most of the league is understandably creeped out. Noticeably, Tomura doesn’t have any real reaction to his privacy being invaded by either the LOV (who barged into his room without knocking at the start of the event) or Skeptic (who again, basically admitted to monitoring him in his bedroom through surveillance cameras) at any point during this event— which fits with his lore about growing up under constant video surveillance by AFO. :’) Let’s give the MHUI devs a round of applause for their canon compliant fridge horror!
Skeptic diverts attention away from his voyeurism by calling the league out for destroying PLF property. ReDestro and Trumpet also appear, much like ineffective chaperones on a middle school field trip, and scold the LOV for their wanton property damage (this is made funnier when you remember that Tomura absolutely cratered the base of their operations like a week ago– ya’ll knew what he was about). Trumpet asks the LOV if any of them are able to use their quirks to fix the damaged wall.
Tomura’s suggestion for fixing the wall? Just destroy the entire villa and rebuild it from scratch (smart). He even offers to lend a hand returning the settings to zero (kind). He gently but firmly emphasizes that the LOV is a team and reminds Trumpet that there is no “I” in anarchy (patient)– Destruction is OUR thing. :)
Trumpet knows a landmine when he sees one and immediately changes the subject from “fixing the wall” to just having the LOV clean up their own damn mess.
The league spends a good few minutes talking about the best way to clean up the debris and lamenting that the pieces of rubble are too big for Mister C to compress… with all of them casually forgetting that Tomura can just decay the pieces of rubble, until he chimes in at the last minute while seeming kind of offended that they forgot (thanks, Boss!).
Tomura reminds them that he is an honors student in destroying things and that he can totally decay pieces of building with one hand and that if sensei had been here he would have TOTALLY given him a good grade in senseless property damage– >:(
Ujiko appears at the end of the event and spoils the fun immediately with his usual ominous bullshit– because we know it’s not a *real* LOV-centric event unless we’re reminded about the Constant Unspeakable Horrors surrounding Tomura’s whole existence somehow. The end!
TL;DR: Everyone say thank you to MHUI for continuing to capitalize on the LOV’s potential for whimsical and mildly unhinged hijinks.
Bonus cute LOV found family + shipping crumb stuff under the readmore:
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IN ANY PLACE THAT YOU FIND LOVE IT FEELS LIKE COMPRESSMAS!
MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
found family 💕
ATTENTION!!!
Thank you for your attention.
League of Villains color spread for MHA Team-up Mission 39
Christmas with the LOV at the PLF Mansion:
Skeptic: “You can’t call that eggnog if more than half of it is booze!”
Twice: “WATCH ME!”
…
Re-Destro: “Sir, pardon my asking but how did you break your leg for the second time?”
Tomura: “I’m the grand commander, if I wanna go sledding then I’m gonna go sledding, and the absence of snow is not gonna stop me!”
Re-Destro: “So you thought sledding down the main staircase was the next best thing?!”
…
Skeptic: “How did you get on top of the tree?!”
Spinner: *waves his hand that is built to stick to surfaces*
Skeptic: “Why are you on top of the tree?!”
Spinner: *points at the angel tree topper he just set up that looks like Magne*
Toga who just walked in: “Bask in her holy glory or become the dirt we walk on!”
…
Trumpet: “Don’t you think that’s enough fried chicken?”
Mr. Compress: “Don’t you think that we deserve to fill up after living off of canned goods for several months? Now would you like to indulge in a drumstick or would you rather eat a salad and be sad?”
…
Skeptic: “We’re trying to stay hidden, so what part of setting so many logs on fire that the chimney smoke can be seen from three districts over is keeping this base a secret?!”
Dabi: “I’m keeping Santa Claus smoked out so he can’t try his breaking and entering business here, that’s how I’m keeping this base a secret!”
And of course, caroling time!
“Jingle bells Enji smells
Hawks just laid an egg
The Jeanmobile lost a wheel
And the nomu got away!”
