History DeconstructedCharacterArchetype / RemnantInferisDoom

In ''Fanfic/RemnantInferisDOOM'', certain characters get picked apart and torn down throughout the course of the story.

* Marv Talg is a DeconstructiveParody of the Incubus and HornyDevils characterization popularized by characters like [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan]]. He's a hypersexual hedonistic demon, and one would normally expect him to be played for fanservice or something of the like much akin to others of his kind in more fantastical settings. '''Nope'''. He's shown to be a horrific [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who indulges in vice and rape as easily as breathing, and whatever attractiveness he has is undercut by the sheer horror of his actions. His indulgences are not considered cute, attractive, or remotely endearing in any way. They are shown to be repulsive and horrible, with all characters, including the villainous ones, [[EvenEvilHasStandards reacting appropriately to him]]. He also, in many ways, harkens back to the original mythology surrounding the Succibi/Incubi and how they and their actions were portrayed; with horror and disgust.

* Ruby Rose is often an idealist who [[WideEyedIdealist looks for the best in everyone and believes that the life of a Huntress is like an adventure from a fairy tale]]. When the demons start invading, she's forced to wake up to the cruel reality of her world far earlier than she can deal with it. As the story progresses, the constant conflict and horror she's forced to witness breaks and disillusions her. She starts to become more aggressive towards the Legions of Hell, but she also develops a sense of murderous [[BloodKnight blood-lust]], [[PsychoticSmirk hunting and killing them with a smile on her face]], and she eventually becomes just as cynical and ruthless as the Slayer.

* Ozpin picks apart the ManipulativeBastard as well as secretive character tropes. Ozpin, while a good man at heart, does manipulate things so that the Slayer becomes someone more manageable through Team RWBY being a PositiveFriendInfluence to him. While on paper it is a sound idea, it doesn't quite pan out. The Slayer ends up being more of a ToxicFriendInfluence on them than they are a positive influence on him thanks to how much utter Hell his life puts them through both figuratively and literally. Instead of making him a better and more manageable person, he ends up making them worse in one way or another. Being good at manipulating people, regardless of whether the outcome would be good or bad, doesn't mean your plan will always pan out. As for him being so secretive, it's something that causes a rift between him and the Slayer, as the Slayer ''knows'' [[LockedOutOfTheLoop he's being left in the dark on certain things]], which just frustrates him and makes him harder to control. By the time they meet up again in the "Kingdom of Tyrants" arc, the Slayer makes it clear that he's tired of Ozpin's secrets and that he's going to confess the truth ''or else''.

* Canonically, Jaune ripped apart the ButtMonkey archetype, but his portrayal in this story instead deconstructs the side/background character. In his rant to Pyrrha, it's shown that he's painfully aware that he's merely a footnote in someone else's story and has further insecurities about how someone else is always saving the day with him barely doing anything of value that contributes to the heroes efforts to save Remnant. Exacerbating matters is that he's going through as much hardship as the main characters yet has gained nothing for it. His main goal is to get on the heroes' level and become more active in the fight against Hell so that all the trauma he's had to endure wouldn't have been for nothing.

** TheBerserker: His [[UnstoppableRage unrelenting rage and visceral brutality]] makes him one of Hell's greatest enemies. However, in a world besieged by monsters who feed off fear, hate, and other negative emotions, [[ThePowerOfHate someone fueled entirely by their hatred]] just makes things worse. The Slayer always draws Grimm like moths to a flame, and the Grimm as a whole start acting far more erratic because of his presence. His hatred for the demons and the demons' hatred for him combined led to the Grimm invasion of Vale happening '''far''' earlier than it did in canon. A number of characters have called out that his presence has just as much worsened the situation with Grimm as it has improved their odds against Hell.

** TheBerserker: His [[UnstoppableRage unrelenting rage and brutality]] makes him one of Hell's greatest enemies. However, in a world besieged by monsters who feed off fear, hate, and other negative emotions, [[ThePowerOfHate someone fueled entirely by their hatred]] just makes things worse. The Slayer always draws Grimm like moths to a flame, and the Grimm as a whole start acting far more erratic because of his presence. His hatred for the demons and the demons' hatred for him combined led to the Grimm invasion of Vale happening '''far''' earlier than it did in canon. A number of characters have called out that his presence has just as much worsened the situation with Grimm as it has improved their odds against Hell.

* Ruby Rose is often an idealist who [[WideEyedIdealist looks for the best in everyone and believes that the life of a Huntress is like an adventure from a fairy tale]]. When demons start invading, she's forced to wake up to the cruel reality of her world far earlier than she can deal with it. As the story progresses, the constant conflict and horror she's forced to witness breaks and disillusions her. She starts to become more aggressive towards the Legions of Hell, but she also develops a sense of murderous [[BloodKnight blood-lust]], [[PsychoticSmirk hunting and killing them with a smile on her face]], and she eventually becomes just as cynical and ruthless as the Slayer.

** TheUnfettered: The Slayer is completely unscrupulous and willing to do anything to stop the demons advance, one such example being suggesting killing the comatose Amber to prevent Hell or Salem from getting her half of the Maidens powers. However, despite the small shades of TheFettered that he does show, when we say "willing to do anything to stop Hell", we mean it. That includes destroying Epsilon, despite him knowing beforehand and outright being told that doing so would result in a massive ecological disaster that would cause Grimm activity to spike (and that's at a time when Grimm activity is at an all-time high) alongside rampant insurgency and crippling all four kingdoms' in one way or another, he still fully intends to go through with it. This willingness to do anything to stop Hell no matter the cost causes his allies to turn against him and try to stop him from achieving his goals as a result and [[spoiler:he later gets branded as an enemy to the entire planet when he succeeds in destroying the facility]].

** TheParagon: In many ways, through strength, tenacity, and martial prowess, he's everything that a young Huntsman or Huntress should strive to emulate. Even what he does (kill demons) isn't that far off from killing Grimm. However, his nigh-endless quest to destroy the horrors that threaten the innocent has reduced him to a murderous, violent, genocidal killing machine with no regard for his own life. In the end, the person that a Huntsman should strive to be like ends up being someone that no one would ever want to be, and the Slayer wants no one to turn out like him either.
** TheUnfettered: The Slayer is completely unscrupulous and willing to do anything to stop the demons advance, one such example being killing the comatose Amber to prevent them or Salem from getting her half of the Maidens powers. However, despite the small shades of TheFettered that he does show, when we say "willing to do anything to stop Hell", we mean it. That includes destroying Epsilon, despite him knowing beforehand and outright being told that doing so would result in a massive ecological disaster that would cause Grimm activity to spike (and that's at a time when Grimm activity is at an all-time high) alongside rampant insurgency and crippling all four kingdoms' in one way or another, he still fully intends to go through with it. This willingness to do anything to stop Hell no matter the cost causes his allies to turn against him and try to stop him from achieving his goals as a result and [[spoiler:he later gets branded as an enemy to the entire planet when he succeeds in destroying the facility]].

* Ozpin picks apart the ManipulativeBastard as well as secretive character tropes. Ozpin, while a good man at heart, does manipulate things so that the Slayer becomes someone more manageable through Team RWBY being a PositiveFriendInfluence to him. While on paper it is a sound idea and would probably work well in canon ''RWBY'', here, it doesn't pan out. The Slayer ends up being more of a ToxicFriendInfluence on them than they are a positive influence on him thanks to how much utter Hell his life puts them through both figuratively and literally. Instead of making him a better and more manageable person, he ends up making them worse in one way or another. Being good at manipulating people, regardless of whether the outcome would be good or bad, doesn't mean your plan will always pan out. As for him being so secretive, it's something that causes a rift between him and the Slayer, as the Slayer ''knows'' [[LockedOutOfTheLoop he's being left in the dark on certain things]], which just frustrates him and makes him harder to control. By the time they meet up again in the "Kingdom of Tyrants" arc, the Slayer makes it clear that he's tired of Ozpin's secrets and that he's going to confess the truth ''or else''.

* Canonically, Jaune ripped apart the ButtMonkey archetype, but his portrayal here instead deconstructs the side/background character. In his rant to Pyrrha, it's shown that he's painfully aware that he's merely a footnote in someone else's story and has further insecurities about how someone else is always saving the day with him barely doing anything of value that contributes to the heroes efforts to save Remnant. Exacerbating matters is that he's going through as much hardship as the main characters yet has gained nothing for it. His main goal is to get on the heroes' level and become more active in the fight against Hell so that all the trauma he's had to endure wouldn't have been for nothing.

* The Slayer himself ends up being a deconstruction of many things, to the point where practically his entire character gets ripped apart over the course of the story:

* The Slayer himself ends up being a deconstruction of many things, to the point where practically his entire character is ripped apart over the course of the story:

* Ozpin picks apart the ManipulativeBastard as well as secretive character tropes. Ozpin, while a good man at heart, does manipulate things so that the Slayer becomes someone more manageable through Team RWBY being a PositiveFriendInfluence to him. While on paper it is a sound idea and would probably work well in canon ''RWBY'', here, it doesn't pan out. The Slayer ends up being more of a ToxicFriendInfluence on them than they are a positive influence on him thanks to how much utter Hell his life puts them through both figuratively and literally. Instead of making him a better and more manageable person, he ends up making them worse in one way or another. Being good at manipulating people, regardless of whether the outcome would be good or bad, doesn't mean your plan will always pan out after all. As for him being so secretive, it's something that causes a rift between him and the Slayer, as the Slayer ''knows'' [[LockedOutOfTheLoop he's being left in the dark on certain things]], which just frustrates him and makes him harder to control. By the time they meet up again in the "Kingdom of Tyrants" arc, the Slayer makes it clear that he's tired of Ozpin's secrets and that he's going to confess the truth ''or else''.

** NinetiesAntiHero: He checks every box off the list, from his {{jerkass}} attitude, to his gritty title and ruthless manner of dispatching his enemies. The change to a setting much LighterAndSofter than what he's used to emphasize how problematic this attitude is. Back on the UAC facility, he could get away with being a massive dick thanks to the only things there being demons for him to kill as well as only two allies who had the patience to put up with his attitude. On Remnant, he has to work with Ozpin and his allies, and they ''don't'' have any tolerance for his behavior. The only reason they put up with it is because he's their best chance at stopping Hell, so they don't have many options. In fact, many of them see him as either a monster, as much a threat as Hell itself, or a useful asset at best.

** TheUnfettered: The Slayer is completely unscrupulous and willing to do anything to stop the demons advance, one such example being killing the comatose Amber to prevent them or Salem from getting her half of the Maidens powers. However, despite the small shades of TheFettered that he does show, when we say "willing to do anything to stop Hell", we mean it. That includes destroying Epsilon, despite him knowing beforehand and outright being told that doing so would result in a massive ecological disaster that would cause Grimm activity to spike (and that's at a time when Grimm activity is at an all-time high) alongside rampant insurgency, he still fully intends to go through with it. This willingness to do anything to stop Hell no matter the cost causes his allies to turn against him and try to stop him from achieving his goals as a result and [[spoiler:he later gets branded as an enemy to the entire planet when he succeeds in destroying the facility]].

** The BullyHunter: His aggressive actions against the bullies at Beacon Academy don't give him a good standing with the students or teachers. It's not that what he was doing was wrong, it's that the way he went about it is so brutal that it makes people less inclined to like him than the actual bullies he's trying to teach a lesson. Velvet in particular finds him to be just as monstrous as the demons and was very disgruntled that he was the one to save her and not the teammates that she puts her trust in. Additionally, it's shown that his actions didn't actually solve anything. Team CRDL just resolves to get stronger so they can get revenge on him.

** NinetiesAntiHero: He checks every box off the list, from his {{jerkass}} attitude, to his gritty title and ruthless manner of dispatching his enemies. The change to a setting much LighterAndSofter than what he's used to emphasize how problematic this attitude is. Back on the UAC facility, he could get away with being a massive dick thanks to the only things there being demons for him to kill as well as only two allies who had the patience to put up with his attitude. On Remnant, he has to work with Ozpin and his allies, and they ''don't'' have any tolerance for his behavior. The only reason they put up with it is because he's their best chance at stopping Hell, so they don't have many options. In fact, many of them see him as either a monster, as much a threat as the demons, or a useful asset at best.

* Ruby Rose is often an idealist who [[WideEyedIdealist looks for the best in everyone and believes that the life of a Huntress is like an adventure from a fairy tale]]. When demons start invading, she's forced to wake up to the cruel reality of her world far earlier than she can deal with it. As the story progresses, the constant conflict and horror she's forced to witness breaks and disillusions her. She starts to become more aggressive towards the Legions of Hell, but she also develops a sense of murderous [[BloodKnight blood-lust]], [[PsychoticSmirk hunting and killing them with a smile on her face]], and eventually becomes just as cynical and ruthless as the Slayer.

* The Slayer himself ends up being a deconstruction of many things, to the point where practically his entire character is ripped apart:

** TheUnfettered: The Slayer is completely unscrupulous and willing to do anything to stop the demons advance, one such example being killing the comatose Amber to prevent them or Salem from getting her half of the Maidens powers. However, despite the small shades of TheFettered that he does show, when we say "willing to do anything to stop Hell", we mean it. That includes destroying Epsilon, despite him knowing beforehand and outright being told that doing so would result in a massive ecological disaster that would cause Grimm activity to spike (and that's at a time when Grimm activity is at an all-time high) alongside rampant insurgency, he still fully intends to go through with it. This willingness to do anything to stop Hell no matter the cost causes his allies to turn against him and try to stop him from achieving his goals as a result.

** The BullyHunter: His aggressive actions against the bullies at Beacon Academy don't give him a good standing with the students or teachers. It's not that what he was doing was wrong, it's that the way he went about it is so brutal that it makes people less inclined to like him than the actual bullies he's trying to teach a lesson. Velvet in particular finds him to be just as monstrous as the demons and was very disgruntled that he was the one to save her and not the teammates that she puts her trust in. Additionally, it's shown that his actions didn't actually solve anything. Team CRDL just decides to get stronger so they can get revenge on him.

In ''Fanfic/RemnantInferisDOOM'', certain characters get picked apart and torn down over the course of the story.

* Ozpin picks apart the ManipulativeBastard as well as secretive character tropes. Ozpin, while a good man at heart, does manipulate things so that the Slayer becomes someone more manageable through Team RWBY being a PositiveFriendInfluence to him. While on paper it is a sound idea and would probably work well in canon ''RWBY'', here, it doesn't pan out. The Slayer ends up being more of a ToxicFriendInfluence than they are a positive influence thanks to how much utter Hell his life puts them through both figuratively and literally. Instead of making him a better and more manageable person, he ends up making them worse in one way or another. Being good at manipulating people, regardless of whether the outcome would be good or bad, doesn't mean your plan will always pan out after all. As for him being so secretive, it's something that causes a rift between him and the Slayer, as the Slayer ''knows'' [[LockedOutOfTheLoop he's being left in the dark on certain things]], which just frustrates him and makes him harder to control. By the time they meet up again in the "Kingdom of Tyrants" arc, the Slayer makes it clear that he's tired of Ozpin's secrets and that he's going to confess the truth ''or else''.

* Ozpin picks apart the ManipulativeBastard as well as secretive character tropes. Ozpin, while a good man at heart, does manipulate things so that the Slayer becomes someone more manageable through Team RWBY being a PositiveFriendInfluence to him. While on paper it is a sound idea and would probably work well in canon ''RWBY'', here, it doesn't pan out. The Slayer ends up being more of a ToxicFriendInfluence than they are a positive influence thanks to how much utter Hell his life puts them through. Instead of making him a better and more manageable person, he ends up making them worse in one way or another. Being good at manipulating people, regardless of whether the outcome would be good or bad, doesn't mean your plan will always pan out after all. As for him being so secretive, it's something that causes a rift between him and the Slayer, as the Slayer ''knows'' [[LockedOutOfTheLoop he's being left in the dark on certain things]], which just frustrates him and makes him harder to control. By the time they meet up again in the "Kingdom of Tyrants" arc, the Slayer makes it clear that he's tired of Ozpin's secrets and that he's going to confess the truth ''or else''.

In ''Fanfic/RemnantInferisDOOM'', certain characters get picked apart throughout the story.