History FanFic / BoyScoutsOneHalf

* CanadaEh: The Canadian terrorists who take over Camp Moses at one point are living embodiments of Canadian stereotypes. They seem aware of this, and resentful of the lack of respect they get because of it, which is what leads them to do what they do.

* SensoryAbuse: Becker seems to like to subject himself to this, often listening to extremely loud music. Actually, it isn't only loud music: for example, once it was noted that he was loudly listening to the random noise of a Playstation game disc! Fortunately, he is considerate enough to use headphones, making it only Sensory Self Abuse.
** [[CatchPhrase WHAT????]]

* TheSociopath: Since he's been [[{{Main/Flanderization}} Flanderized]] into a somewhat ineffectual, fowl annoyance usually played for comedic effect, it can be somewhat shocking to remember that Taylor Kuntz was introduced by having him try and gut a hapless squirrel (who just happened to be Mike Quadrozzi), seemingly taking great pleasure at the thought of what he was about to do.

* MeanwhileBackAtThe: Part 6 is titled, "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch," a title paying direct homage to the [[{{Series/Bonanza}} trope namer]]. This story has nothing to do with the ongoing plot of ''BS½ in Japan'', instead showing what the characters left behind in Massachusetts are up to in the main characters' absence. The [[Main/WordOfGod author's notes]] with this story indicate that one such "Meanwhile, Back at the..." story should be expected after each regular multi-part story with the main cast.

*** WordOfGod says that all other fictitious works by Creator/RumikoTakahashi still exist in Universe as fiction. Takahashi-sensei must have just had a major creative slump between ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' and ''Manga/InuYasha''.

* GroundhogDayLoop: The final match in the ''BS½ in Japan'' Anime Deathmatch, in a parody of [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Endless Eight]]. Readers get to experience the match eight times, in reference to Endless Eight's animated adaptation. As for the characters, they went through enough loops of approximately five and a half minutes for thirteen years to pass.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Matthew's guilt over keeping secret from Sarah that he and Matty Hayes are the same person seems to have taken the form of mental penguins who berate him for this deception. Curiously, if one of the penguins needs to speak, it is often with the voice of actor Creator/DavidWarner.

* HandWave: In real life, the Boy Scouts has a policy that any interactions between youth members and adults has to have at least two adults present as a safety: to avoid placing children at risk if a Scoutmaster has [[PedophilePriest unsavory intentions]], or to protect the adults from [[FalseRapeAccusation untrue accusations]]. Matthew Atanian is an Assistant Scoutmaster, and spends a ''lot'' of time hanging out with his friends who are youth in the program. Matthew, being 20 as the story begins, is not exceptionally older then his friends who are all mid - late teens. Still, he spends a lot of time hanging out with his friends, even away from Scouting functions, where he is the only adult present. This is largely a matter of plot, as it would be difficult for them to get into a lot of the situations they do if they had to drag an additional person who was over 18 along with them -- especially if this person was unaware of their curses. Still, in the real world the amount of time Matthew spends with his friends could have UnfortunateImplications and lead Matthew into much trouble. This is [[HandWave Hand Waved]] on a few occasions, with Matthew being aware of the policies but glossing over them as he knows he has no ill intent and he trusts his friends to not [[TheRat mention his ignoring of said policies to those who might take issue with it]].

* FamouslyMundaneFictionallyMagical: When the main characters have to relocate to Japan, they are quite surprised to find that the country actually suffers from many of the tropes about it that are [[{{JapaneseMediaTropes}} regularly portrayed in fiction]]. [[{{Kaiju}} Giant Monsters]]? HammerSpace? AnimeHair and HairColors? All real. In fact, Kenny even notes that since arriving in Japan they are developing HighPressureBlood!

* FanFic/ShipperOnDeck: Kirstin is this for Matthew and her sister Sarah, and actively helps Matthew in his efforts. Kirstin is even the one who suggested Matthew's using of his female form to get closer to Sarah.

* UnwittingMuggleFriend: The Garden Snake Patrol has, at the time it is created, eight members. Four of them are cursed. One is a SecretKeeper for the cursed Scouts. One is innitially disliked by the rest of the patrol. Then there is John Becker and Matthew Swett who have no idea about the curses, but are still active and valued members of the patrol.

* DarkerAndEdgier: This series does it for comedic effect in ''Hell Comes to Springfield'' (although that comedy does come dangerously close to NightmareFuel). However, it does it for real (and can cause some MoodWhiplash) in the climatic story of the series, when [[spoiler: most of the main characters from this and the other Boy Scouts ½ Universe stories are all dead, much of the Springfield area is completely wiped out, Earth itself is in danger of complete devastation, and the only soloution is a HeroicSacrifice that will [[ResetButton negate the current timeline]], effectively killing this version of anyone who is still left.]]

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: After the creator of the series realized that the surname of Taylor Kuntz could have an unfortunate mispronunciation, WordOfGod was quick to explain that it was pronounced ''Koontz''.

* BelatedBackstory: Several Characters suddenly get dramatic backstories after their initial appearances. References to John's [[spoiler: Multiple Personae]] do not appear until ''Perspectives IV'', while it's revealed that Fenny is actually a [[spoiler: Goddess]] in ''Perspectives III'' and specifically that she's a [[spoiler: Goddess of Death]] in ''Perspectives V''.
** This backstory is gone into much sooner, being revealed or at least hinted at as soon as in the first part of the ContinuityReboot that occurs after ''Perspectives X''.

* BiTheWay: It is ambiguous if this was this trope or IfItsYouItsOkay, but on one occasion when Matty kissed Perfume while both were in their [[{{InvoluntaryShapeshifting}} female forms]], Perfume expressed a preference Matthew... but didn't seem entirely opposed to the idea of some [[{{YuriGenre}} girl on girl]]. When she discovered it was a ruse on Matty's part to get rid of unwanted suitor Taylor Kuntz, she was [[{{WomanScorned}} pissed]].
** It is possible BiTheWay may also apply to Nicole Porter, who has been shown to be romantically linked with a male character (Jason) but definitely seemed curious for more information on what it was like when she discovered that Matty Hayes was a [[{{BlatantLies}} lesbian]]. [[note]] Nicole is unaware that "Matty" is actually a heterosexual male who at the time [[{{InvoluntaryShapeshifter}} just happens to be]] in a female body. [[/note]]
** This isn't greatly explored as ''Boy Scouts ½'' is not an [[{{Lemon}} adult]] work, but theoretically Matthew Atanian's sexuality could be defined as a strange inversion of bisexual: His preference is exclusively towards females, but he himself could be either gender in a relationship.
** ''In Japan Origins: Megumi'' left it ambiguous as to if Meg didn't return Chris's feelings because she didn't feel the same, or because of the inconvenience of the timing.

* EvilAlbino: Initially Len Nakrifs seems like an aversion of the trope, but by the end of the story in which we meet him he is revealed to be none other then [[spoiler: Professor Snarfinkle, which should be no surprise to anyone good an anagrams]].

** TwinSwitch: When involved in a production of RomeoAndJuliet, Nicole, who had been playing Juliet, foists her roll upon Kirstin so that Kirstin might [[spoiler:get to kiss Aaron, who is playing Romeo.]]

* Creator/WilliamShakespeare: When the characters need to do a play, they present a production of RomeoAndJuliet. [[spoiler: Things succeed despite]] everything [[GoneHorriblyWrong going horribly wrong]].

* [[MythologyGag/FanFic Mythology Gag]]: ''Boy Scouts ½ In Japan Origins: The Boys'' includes a reference to the never written third ''Troop 180 Chronicles'' story, and the unresolved cliffhanger this left from the previous ''Troop 180 Chronicles'' story:
-->'''Mike''': What about what happened to you on that shooting sports camping trip we went on with Troop 180?
-->'''Bill Gelinas''': That was just a bad dream. That didn’t happen. Heck, I don't even remember how that ended.

* [[{{GrandUnifiedTimeline/TheNineties}} Grand Unified Timeline]]: ''Boy Scouts ½'' is set in the late 90's.

** {{Crossover}}: With the titular boarding house now being the residence of many of the characters, MaisonIkkoku is introduced into what had previously been just a Manga/RanmaOneHalf fic.
*** WordOfGod says that all other fictitious works by [[Creator/RumikoTakahashi Takahashi Rumiko]] still exist in Universe as fiction. Takahashi-sensei must have just had a major creative slump between UruseiYatsura and Manga/InuYasha.

''[[http://bs1-2.weebly.com Boy Scouts ½]]'' [[note]] (pronounced, ''Boy Scouts One Half'') [[/note]] is a fan fiction series, set in the same universe as [[Creator/RumikoTakahashi Takahashi Rumiko's]] ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', which follows an entirely original group of characters who are Boy Scouts living in Massachusetts, some of whom are a group of {{Self Insert}}ed MartyStu characters. After a trip to China, five of the members of Troop 192 find themselves suffering curses from the same training ground of cursed springs that some of the ''Ranma ½'' characters had once visited.

** MartyStu[[invoked]]: [[ThirtySuePileup Many of the characters]] are based on the authors or people they know. (And most of these are males, hence Marty Stu rather than MarySue.)
*** However, the typical idea of a Marty Stu is averted in that the AuthorAvatar characters are usually not presented in an idealized light.

* '''''Boy Scouts ½ in Japan''''' -- A year has passed since they first became cursed, and now needing someplace to hide from a secret organization bent on their destruction the cursed members of Boy Scout Troop 192 find themselves living in Japan... and at MaisonIkkoku!

A Character page can be found [[{{Characters/BoyScoutsOneHalf}} here]], a Recap page [[{{Recap/BoyScoutsOneHalf}} here]], and a Shout Out page [[{{ShoutOut/BoyScoutsOneHalf}} here]].

* It is ambiguous if this was a case of BiTheWay or IfItsYouItsOkay, but on one occasion when Matty kissed Perfume while both were in their [[{{InvoluntaryShapeshifting}} female forms]], Perfume expressed a preference Matthew... but didn't seem entirely opposed to the idea of some [[{{YuriGenre}} girl on girl]]. When she discovered it was a ruse on Matty's part to get rid of unwanted suitor Taylor Kuntz, she was [[{{WomanScorned}} pissed]].
** It is possible BiTheWay may also apply to Nicole Porter, who has been shown to be romantically linked with a male character (Jason) but definitely seemed curious for more information on what it was like when she discovered that Matty Hayes was a [[{{BlatantLies}} lesbian]]. [[note]] Nicole is unaware that "Matty" is actually a heterosexual male who at the time [[{{InvoluntaryShapeshifter}} just happens to be]] in a female body. [[/note]]
** This isn't greatly explored as ''Boy Scouts ½'' is not an [[{{Lemon}} adult]] work, but theoretically Matthew Atanian's sexuality could be defined as a strange inversion of bisexual: His preference is exclusively towards females, but he himself could be either gender in a relationship.

''[[http://bs1-2.weebly.com Boy Scouts ½]]'' [[note]] (pronounced, ''Boy Scouts One Half'') [[/note]] is a fan fiction series, set in the same universe as [[RumikoTakahashi Takahashi Rumiko's]] ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', which follows an entirely original group of characters who are Boy Scouts living in Massachusetts, some of whom are a group of {{Self Insert}}ed MartyStu characters. After a trip to China, five of the members of Troop 192 find themselves suffering curses from the same training ground of cursed springs that some of the ''Ranma ½'' characters had once visited.

*** WordOfGod says that all other fictitious works by [[{{RumikoTakahashi}} Takahashi Rumiko]] still exist in Universe as fiction. Takahashi-sensei must have just had a major creative slump between UruseiYatsura and Manga/InuYasha.

* LineOfSightName & SueDonym: When Matthew Atanian needs an alias for his female form, the name he comes up with combines both of these. That name is Matty Hayes: Matty, as he never liked being called that thinking it sounded too feminine; and Hayes, after a character in the ''{{Robotech}}'' novel he was reading at the time.

''[[http://bs1-2.weebly.com Boy Scouts ½]]'' [[note]] (pronounced, ''Boy Scouts One Half'') [[/note]] is a fan fiction series, set in the same universe as [[{{RumikoTakahashi}} Takahashi Rumiko's]] ''RanmaOneHalf'', which follows an entirely original group of characters who are Boy Scouts living in Massachusetts, some of whom are a group of {{Self Insert}}ed MartyStu characters. After a trip to China, five of the members of Troop 192 find themselves suffering curses from the same training ground of cursed springs that some of the ''Ranma ½'' characters had once visited.

* AnimeChineseGirl: Perfume. She is, after all, from the same village as [[RanmaOneHalf Shampoo]].

* TheBarnum: Nicole Porter, being an {{Expy}} of the [[RanmaOneHalf original work's]] Tendo Nabiki, qualifies for this. It seems to stem partially from a MoneyFetish, although she does seem to like to contribute some of her gains to household expenses. (She and her sisters are orphans, and otherwise survive only on inheritances and her elder sister's income.) Her monetary pursuits have certainly made her quite the HighSchoolHustler.

* DirtyOldMan: A youthful version in the form of Derek from Troop 180. DirtyKid does not apply, as Derek is an older teenager and knows ''exactly'' what he is doing. His tendencies can be quite excessive, and were even weaponized on one occasion. Derek is one of the characters based on a real person, but any such tendencies the real person had were exaggerated to turn the fictional version of him into an {{Expy}} of the [[RanmaOneHalf original work's]] DirtyOldMan character, Happosai.

* ExcitedTitleTwoPartEpisodeName: A few of the stories have titles that fit this trope, likely in homage to the fact that the [[RanmaOneHalf original work]] often used such titles.

** The Porter sisters are expies of the Tendo Sisters from ''RanmaOneHalf'', with Sarah being the [[{{Tsundere}} tsundere]] love interest of the main character (like Akane), Kirstin being the cooking and cleaning caregiver (like Kasumi), and finally Nicole being the money lover with questionable principles (like Nabiki). This is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] with the first names of Kirstin and Nicole starting with the same letters as those they are expies of.

** Despite being based on a real person, the character of Derek Provost is also an Expy of [[RanmaOneHalf Happosai]].
** Taylor Kuntz shares his initials with [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno Tatewaki]] and is basically what you would get if you took away Kuno's pretension of class. (These two were also lampshaded in an Anime Deathmatch story.)

** ElsewhereFic: Set in the same universe as RanmaOneHalf, but following an entirely different group of characters living in Massachusetts.

** GenderFlip: The [[RanmaOneHalf original work]] had as its main character Ranma, a male who could become a female. ''Boy Scouts ½'' continued this by having the character of Matthew Atanian similarly cursed as a male who would transform into a female. But then later in the series we meet Perfume who explores the Gender Flipped version of this: she is naturally a female, but fell into a spring that curses her to transform into a male.

** OriginalCharacter: In the sense that they are not characters from the [[RanmaOneHalf original work]]? Almost all of them! In the sense that they are ''completely'' original? Well... that may be a slightly smaller list... (That is, if one does not consider characters based on or inspired by real persons as "original characters.")

* GenderBender: A given with a RanmaOneHalf fic. One of the main characters, Matthew Atanian, fell into the same cursed spring as Ranma and thus has the same curse. A later introduced character is a woman, Perfume, suffering from the inverse curse. See Involuntary Shapeshifting below.

* HouseWife: With Sarah Porter having to work to support herself and her sisters, and Nicole Porter more interested in her own shady business dealings, Kirstin Porter is left to tend to household matters. She does not seem upset by this arrangement, which makes sense for a character who is an {{Expy}} of YamatoNadeshiko [[RanmaOneHalf Tendo Kasumi]].

* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: It ''is'' a RanmaOneHalf fic. Thus, characters have curses by which they transform into alternate forms when splashed with cold water, and revert to their natural forms with hot water.

** WordOfGod in the author's notes from the third ''Boy Scouts ½ in Japan'' story even provides {{Fanon}} explanation for why, in [[RanmaOneHalf the original work]], Shampoo and the Jusenkyo Guide speak this way but Moose and Cologne do not. It is presumed that characters who speak with such heavy accents studied multiple languages, at least English and Japanese, and thus have sufficient working knowledge but not proficiency. Meanwhile, Moose studied only Japanese, so is proficient in that language but will be unable to speak directly with any of the Boy Scouts ½ characters who only know English. Meanwhile, Cologne being as old and wise as she is, is able to speak both Japanese and English fluently.

* AlternateContinuity: One of the segments of the story ''Of Possible Alternatives'' features the main ''Perspectives'' cast suffering from [[{{RanmaOneHalf}} Jusenkyo curses]]. Weather this is instead of or in addition to the cursed characters of the main series is not made clear.

** {{Crossover}}: With the titular boarding house now being the residence of many of the characters, MaisonIkkoku is introduced into what had previously been just a RanmaOneHalf fic.

*** WordOfGod says that all other fictitious works by [[{{RumikoTakahashi}} Takahashi Rumiko]] still exist in Universe as fiction. Takahashi-sensei must have just had a major creative slump between UruseiYatsura and InuYasha.