History FanFic / Inviolate

* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: [[spoiler: Lex delivers one each to Bruce Wayne and to Superman, but delivers it in a way where he is trying to encourage them to do better, albeit mockingly in Superman's case. It leaves the heroes rather bemused]]
* TheSchizophreniaConspiracy: [[spoiler: In this case it's played with a bit in that it's a conspiracy to cripple humanity by inducing Schizophrenia and other mental disease in humanity.]]

* {{Villain Teleportation}}: Played with and played straight. Lex does have some access to teleportation and it's better than what the nominal good guys have, but it has its own limitations.

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: Most of the Universe to the Guardians but the Green Lateran corp especially.]]

* SealedEvilInATeddyBear: Lex puts a defeated [[GreenLantern Manhunter's]] AI in a TeddyRuxpin {{Expy}}.

Add more tropes as they get spotted.

* {{Earth is the Center of the Universe}}: Played with and justified. [[spoiler: We're effectivly a weapons depot of all the survivors of the species they wiped out for the Guardians. All those alien invasions that happen? They are just exercises to keep their weapons ready.]]

* [[spoiler:{{Aliens are Bastards}}: Lex has been of this opinion from day one, and the fic pretty much validates it, once the big bads are revealed.]]

* [[spoiler:AndTheAdventureContinues: Lex, Mercy, and Eve on the newly-upgraded ''Moonraker'' crossing parallel universes in the Journey back to their one.]]

* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice]]

* [[spoiler: {{Lotus Eater Machine}}]]: Lex goes through [[spoiler:sixteen subjective years of increasingly 'perfect' realities]] as his [[spoiler:mind pushes itself to its limits trying to make him escape]].
* [[spoiler: {{Man Behind the man}}: What gets revealed in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5536346/13/Inviolate chapter 13]].]]

* [[spoiler: TheSchizophreniaConspiracy]]: [[spoiler: In this case it's played with a bit in that it's a conspiracy to cripple humanity by inducing Schizophrenia and other mental disease in humanity.]]

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler: Horribly horribly adverted. The Manhunters never rebelled. This whole time they were under the orders of the Guardians.]]

* {{Badass Normal}}: Lex all the way.

** [[spoiler:''"It's not as important to me as you'd think. I've got bigger fish to fry. I can and will wreck this country if you push me. You know I could. You worked for me and you know what I'm capable of. I'll do it and make everyone believe it was your fault. With the push of a few buttons, I can break you. Do not test me, Waller." A smile bloomed on his face as worry began to break out on her expression.'']]
** [[spoiler:''"Your men are dead. I killed them on my way here. Your cameras are under my control. This entire facility is set to self-destruct at my word. There will be no body for them to find, you have my word on that. There will be no investigation. No one will know what happened to you. My name will be clean, I will be praised to the high heavens. Your conspiracy will die in flames as I disassemble it." Lex cocked the gun dramatically. He spoke slowly. Deliberately. Menacingly. "There is no carrot. There is only stick. Answer me or die in agony."'']]

--> Lex: "I got a little bored while Teddy was telling me everything he knew and built a holographic display projector."

--> Lex: ""No one move. I have a bear." Lex declared forcefully,"

* {{Continuity Nod}}: Bunches of them.

* HollywoodGenetics: Throughly mocked with [[spoiler: Lex telling guy that Vuldarian DNA would not try to destroy Human DNA.]]

* TheCape: [[spoiler: Lex slowly becomes this over the course of the story and clinches it in the Final. He could rule over a parasite universe as a God at the cost of his own universe. Instead he scarfices his own life to save his universe.]]

* {{Earth is the Center of the Universe}}: Played with and justified. [[spoiler: We're effective a weapons depot of all the survivors of the species they wiped out for the Guardians. All those alien invasions that happen? They are just exercises to keep their weapons ready.]]

* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: [[spoiler: Lex delivers one each to Bruce Wayne and to Superman, but delivers it in a way where he is trying to encourage them to do better, albeit mockingly in Superman's case. It leaves the heroes rather bemused

* CynicismCatalyst: Lex's memory of Lena keeps coming back to him again and again, and is ultimately not only [[spoiler: the clue that makes him realize his world is fake[[hottip:*:(a la ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything)]]]], but is also [[spoiler: his ultimate motivation for his WhatYouAreInTheDark.]]

* {{Mundane Utility}}: A good example shows up in the first chapter when Lex is talking about his sonic weapon: "I've never actually hit anyone with it at level ten, but I tried it on a steak once. Vibrated the thing so hard the meat not only cooked to medium rare, but I ended up with quite possibly the most tender cut of beef you could imagine as the connective tissues and bones were practically liquified." A gruesomely amused grin crossed the man's face. "I could cut it with a plastic fork. [[NightmareFuel Can you imagine what it would do to a human body?"]]

* [[DeadLittleSister Dead Little Daughter]]: Lex's memory of Lena keeps coming back to him again and again, and is ultimately not only [[spoiler: the clue that makes him realize his world is fake[[hottip:*:(a la ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything)]]]], but is also [[spoiler: his ultimate motivation for his WhatYouAreInTheDark.]]

* {{Earth is the Center of the Universe}}: Played with and justified.

* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: Mercy does this on occasion, but mostly when she's "off-duty".

* {{No Hero To His Valet}}: Mercy has pretty much seen Lex at his best and worst.

* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: [[spoiler: Lex delivers one each to Bruce Wayne and to Superman, but delivers it in a way where he is trying to encourage them to do better, albeit mockingly in Superman's case. It leaves the heroes rather baffled.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation

* {{Genius Bonus}}: The author uses a lot of references back to canon comics continuity, even though the story has struck out into its own territory. In many cases there are references to events and characters from comics from the 40's onwards.

* {{Magnificent Bastard}}: Lex Luthor. Oh, so very much.