History FanFic / DeltaInvasion

* BetaCouple: Shinji and Rei. BrotherSisterIncest is (sort of) averted by an AuthorsSavingThrow RetCon where it turns out Rei was unrelated to Shinji but [[YouFailBiologyForever injected with Yui's DNA]] for... um... some reason.

* YouFailBiologyForever: The Invadors are made of this trope.
* YouFailEconomicsForever: Tom tries to raise money by letting people challenge him... for a few yen each, as he apparently don't grasp exchange values. He makes a total of six hundred yen, which he spends on a lavish dinner at a restaurant for all his friends.
** One chapter has Tom's band signing a contract, recording a CD and having it released to million-plus sales... all within a week. The [=MSTers=] point out just how little sense this makes.
* YouFailPhysicsForever:
** The Progressive Grenades, The Nuclear Based Cannon... in fact, the entirety of the space trip to DELTA could be summarized as this.
** When the heroes' ship is attacked en-route to DELTA, there's a brawl with intercepting Invadors. When killed, the Invadors spiral down to their doom. ''In space.''
** In the fic, the moon was formed when Lilith blasted Atlantis off Earth and into space. There are no words for how wrong this is. Also, Atlantis was in the Pacific ocean...

* OldShame: The Author pulled the fic from the sites that it was hosted on because it "didn't represent his vision for Evangelion". That it had become a subject for fandom-wide mockery probably also factored into it. One of the reasons why no "raw" version was known to exist.
** That the man has the decency to be ashamed of himself provides a small comfort to anyone who has ever read the fic, as it happens.
*** Although [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/episode-242-apocalyptic-battle-chapters.html what he replaced it with]] isn't really any better.

'''This fanfic provides examples of:'''

* AlasPoorVillain: Tom genuinely feels bad about killing Matt Yazama. Never mind that Matt killed hundreds of innocent people during his rampage, attempted to start Third Impact and showed no hints of remorse for his actions (and actually seemed quite enthusiastic about it)
** Before he encountered Matt, Tom had already killed plenty of SEELE Soldiers without [[WhatMeasureIsAMook a second thought]].
* YouFailBiologyForever: The Invadors are made of this trope.
* YouFailEconomicsForever: Tom tries to raise money by letting people challenge him... for a few yen each, as he apparently don't grasp exchange values. He makes a total of six hundred yen, which he spends on a lavish dinner at a restaurant for all his friends.
** One chapter has Tom's band signing a contract, recording a CD and having it released to million-plus sales... all within a week. The [=MSTers=] point out just how little sense this makes.
* YouFailPhysicsForever: The Progressive Grenades, The Nuclear Based Cannon... in fact, the entirety of the space trip to DELTA could be summarized as this.
** When the heroes' ship is attacked en-route to DELTA, there's a brawl with intercepting Invadors. When killed, the Invadors spiral down to their doom. ''In space.''
** In the fic, the moon was formed when Lilith blasted Atlantis off Earth and into space. There are no words for how wrong this is. Also, Atlantis was in the Pacific ocean...

* BetaCouple: Shinji and Rei.
** BrotherSisterIncest is (sort of) averted by an AuthorsSavingThrow RetCon where it turns out Rei was unrelated to Shinji but [[YouFailBiologyForever injected with Yui's DNA]] for... um... some reason.

** Asuka's entire characterization is well-summed up in these two lines from the MST. (Chapter Four, when Jeff attacks Tom):
--> Asuka screamed,
--> '''Tsuneo''': And twisted her ankle, no doubt.[[note]] In the Rebuild, Rebecca says this line.[[/note]]

* InformedAttribute: John Barren is special, and you will be reminded of this fact constantly. Of course, he is actually an inferior Evangelion pilot to everyone else, is effortlessly trashed in virtually every fight he's in, never contributes to the plot and spends the last few chapters in a coma. But he's special. Really.

* ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Chapter Nine is made of this trope. It features heavily throughout the series, but in that one chapter it becomes really, really glaring. Between the five-hundred meter long ship with a crew of eight (plus one passenger) and the six-week trip across the solar system, there's very little "in scale" to be had.

** That she broke up with Tom after he abruptly left to move to the other side of the world is never once taken into consideration, not is the fact that Tom hooked up with Asuka before he knew that Jenya had dumped him.
** The [=MSTers=] note that there is far too much hate poured onto her for a one-scene fictional character, suggesting that her appearance was a TakeThat aimed at the author's ex.

** In the fic, Atlantis was formed when Lilith blasted Atlantis off Earth and into space. There are no words for how wrong this is. Also, Atlantis was in the Pacific ocean...

*** Although [[http://www.heavens-feel.com/elmer/obl.txt what he replaced it with]] isn't really any better.

* SlutShaming: Tom's ex-girlfriend Jenya is mentioned several times before finally appearing in the last chapter. In each case, she has abuse heaped on her by Tom for dumping him and then hooking up with and dumping his best friend, Mike. Added to that, Tom compares her unfavorably with Asuka throughout. She contributes nothing to the plot, but the whole thing feels like the author venting at a real ex-girlfriend.

* YouFailEconomicsForever: Tom tries to raise money by letting people challenge him... for a few yen each, as he apparently don't grasp exchange values. He makes a total of forty yen, which he spends on a lavish dinner at a restaurant for all his friends.

* AlternateUniverseFic: The [=MSTers=] imagine what a Delta-fied RebuildOfEvangelion would be like with hilarious results.

A sequel of sorts exists, ''The Apocalyptic Battle''.

''Neon Genesis Evangelion II: DELTA Invasion'', to give it its full title, is a [[SelfInsertFic self-insertion]] [[FanFic fanfic]] written by Tom Dyron. Like many other [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] fics, it was [[{{MSTing}} MSTed]] at [[http://www.heavens-feel.com/elmer/elmer.htm Elmer Studios]] (link goes to a mirror, the old site was on the now-defunct Geocities) and an [[http://pamachu-productions.blogspot.com/ audiobook production]] is also currently in the works. Set post-series (but ignoring both episodes 25-26 and ''End of Evangelion''), it concerns NERV's conflict with a new group of enemies called Invadors (yes, it's spelled like that throughout) and the adventures of new pilot [[MartyStu Tom Dyron]].

Considered to be a "Cult Classic" of badfic in its day, DELTA Invasion still gets a giggle every now and then. No "raw", non-[=MST=]ed copies were known to exist [[http://web.archive.org/web/20001017024509/http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/9623/delta.html until very recently]]. Whether this is a good or bad thing is another matter.

In 2012, Elmer Studios themselves came out of retirement with an updated version of the MSTing, the [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/search/label/delta%20invasion "Rebuild of Delta"]], published on the [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/ Elmer Studios Blog]].

A sequel of sorts exists, [[Fanfic/TheApocalypticBattle The Apocalyptic Battle]].

'''The Elmer Studios {{MSTing}}s provide examples of:'''

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: In the Rebuild, the MSTers see Justice as being this.

* AlternateUniverseFic: The MSTers imagine what a Delta-fied RebuildOfEvangelion would be like with hilarious results.

* CallBack: The first chapter of the Rebuild MSTing includes asking about what Evangelion continuity the fic is set in. The last chapter brings that up in its discussion of what "Rebuild of Delta" would be like.
* ContinuityReboot: The "Rebuild of Delta", a re-MSTing of the fic by the same people

** In the rebuild, the MSTers constantly note of the fact that they're thinking about the fic more then the writer likely did.

* MST3KMantra: Invoked by the MSTers with their attempts to analyze the fic and find explanations for its plot holes, and then realizing that they're thinking about it too much.
* MythologyGag: While the "Rebuild of Delta" is a ContinuityReboot there has been numerous references to the original Elmer Studios MSTings.
** The "Rebuild" MSTing ends with showing that [[spoiler:the Voice has a copy of ''Gates of Oblivion'']]
* ShoutOut: In addition to the MythologyGags above, there are references to other MSTings, most notably MysteryOctagonTheatre
* TestosteronePoisoning: The term is used several times in the Rebuild MSTing to describe Tom.

* BerserkButton: Tsuneo is driven into a frenzy by the crazy backstory infodump in chapter 11; the others have to bring in an electronic monk (from MartianSuccessorNadesico) to calm him down.

A sequel of sorts exists, [[Fanfic/TheApocaylpticBattle The Apocalyptic Battle]].

** One chapter has Tom's band signing a contract, recording a CD and having it released to million-plus sales... all within a week. The MSTers point out just how little sense this makes.

* {{Filler}}: Chapters 2, 3, 5 and 8 pretty much are all filler, as well as chunks of several other chapters. The MSTers wonder if the author had set himself some word and/or chapter count that he had to reach.

** Also, Jeff is supposedly a professional hitman who has killed fifty-seven people. His modus operandi would suggest otherwise.

* NoEndorHolocaust: Both averted and played straight

* RatedMForManly: The entire fic... which makes chapter 13 that much more jarring.

** The MSTers note that there is far too much hate poured onto her for a one-scene fictional character, suggesting that her appearance was a TakeThat aimed at the author's ex.

Recently, Elmer Studios themselves have come out of retirement with an updated version, the [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/search/label/delta%20invasion "Rebuild of Delta"]], published on the [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/ Elmer Studios Blog]].

--> '''Tsuneo''': And twisted her ankle, no doubt.[[hottip:*: In the Rebuild, Rebecca says this line.]]

* XMeetsY: This fic is basically a cross between ''Evangelion'' and the WWE. Wheather this is a good or bad thing is up to the reader.
** The "Rebuild" MSTing compares the fic to Webcomic/AxeCop

Considered to be a "Cult Classic" of badfic in its day, DELTA Invasion still gets a giggle every now and then. No "raw", non-MSTed copies are known to exist; whether this is a bad thing is another matter. Recently, Elmer Studios themselves have come out of retirement with an updated version, the [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/search/label/delta%20invasion "Rebuild of Delta"]], published on the [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/ Elmer Studios Blog]].

** Before he encountered Matt, Tom had already killed plenty of SEELE Soldiers without [[WhatMeasureIsAMook a second thought]]

* OldShame: The Author pulled the fic from the sites that it was hosted on because it "didn't represent his vision for Evangelion". That it had become a subject for fandom-wide mockery probably also factored into it. One of the reasons why no "raw" version is known to exist.

** Another one from the Rebuild; the constant phone calls are punctuated by Dan listing episode titles from TheBigO

''Neon Genesis Evangelion II: DELTA Invasion'', to give it its full title, is a [[SelfInsertFic self-insertion]] [[FanFic fanfic]] written by Tom Dyron. Like many other [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] fics, it was [[{{MSTing}} MSTed]] at [[http://www.heavens-feel.com/elmer/elmer.htm Elmer Studios]] (link goes to a mirror, the old site was on the now-defunct Geocities) and an [[http://pamachu-productions.blogspot.com/ audiobook production]] is also currently in the works. Set post-series (but ignoring both episodes 25-26 and ''End of Evangelion''), it concerns NERV's conflict with a new group of enemies called Invadors (yes, it's spelled like that throughout) and the adventures of new pilot [[MartyStu Tom Dyron]].

** The "Rebuild" MSTing compares the fic to AxeCop

* ShoutOut: In addition to the MythologyGags above, there are references to other MSTings, most notably MysteryOctagonTheatre

Considered to be a "Cult Classic" of badfic in its day, DELTA Invasion still gets a giggle every now and then. No "raw", non-MSTed copies are known to exist; whether this is a bad thing is another matter. Recently, Elmer Studios themselves have come out of retirement with an updated version, the [[http://www.heavens-feel.com/elmer/ "Rebuild of Delta"]], also available on the [[http://elmerstudios.blogspot.com.au/ Elmer Studios Blog]] (work in progress).

* ShoutOut: In addition to the MythologyGags above, there are references to other MSTings, most notably MysteryOctagonTheatre

* SatelliteLoveInterest: Asuka for Tom, Rei for Shinji. Also Kaji for Misato, as he does nothing in the fic other then take her out on long dates but never contributes to the plot in any way. Also possibly Jenya for John, but neither are exactly the deepest characters to begin with.

* SociopathicHero: Tom. He enjoys getting into fights and and killing Invadors, and gleefully relishes in mowing down SEELE soldiers. Not to mention his gratuitous killing of both Jeff Garyn and Keele Lorenz. Tom even calls himself a psycho several time in the fic. This being Delta Invasion, everyone laughs it off.

* TakeThat: Tom's ex-girlfriend Jenya is mentioned several times before finally appearing in the last chapter. In each case, she has abuse heaped on her by Tom for dumping him and then hooking up with and dumping his best friend, Mike. Added to that, Tom compares her unfavorably with Asuka throughout. She contributes nothing to the plot, but the whole thing feels like the author venting at a real ex-girlfriend.
** That she broke up with Tom after he abruptly left to move to the other side of the world is never once taken into consideration.

** Another one from the Rebuild; the constant phone calls are pucntuated by Dan listing episode titles from TheBigO
* ContinuityReboot: The "Rebuild of Delta", a re-MSTing of the fic by the same people

** In addition, there are references to other MSTings, most notably MysteryOctagonTheatre

* ShallowLoveInterest: Asuka for Tom, Rei for Shinji. Also Kaji for Misato, as he does nothing in the fic other then take her out on long dates but never contributes to the plot in any way. Also possibly Jenya for John, but neither are exactly the deepest characters to begin with.

* KnightOfCerberus: Arguably Justice. Up until that point, the monster battles have been goofy and fun, with little to no consequence or regard for what's going on. Justice kills thousands, leaves John in a coma, nearly kills the other Children and comes so very close to starting the Third Impact.

* AuthorCatchphrase: More like signature spelling and grammar errors; there's "The Invadors", the use of the term "children" for the singular, calling it "The Nerv" throughout, Ritsuko handing people mallets, the outdoor "floor" in the fight scenes, the "ombilical wire" and so on. The misspellings are strangely consistent.

** ANother one from the Rebuild; the constant phone calls are pucntuated by Dan listing episode titles from TheBigO