History FanFic / MSLNTestDummies

** An Engineer named [[Anime/SailorMoon Chiba]], who is mentioned discussing the armor-piercing properties of roses and hiding surveillance gear in tophats

* ActionPrologue: The very first scene is Crash trying to survive a run-in with the Numbers.
* ActionSurvivor: Crash is no Ace; his raw magic power is not even on par with the Forwards. He gets by with quick thinking and the assistance of his Device and tech-toys. Various characters note that the potential is there, but needs to be honed by proper training. [[spoiler: Which Lynn starts giving him.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Mr. Kage, the apparent leader of Sektor 21, is also apparently the group's best fighter.
* {{BFG}}[=/=]MoreDakka: [[spoiler: The fight against Mr. Kage ends with him teleporting away... and around 100 50 cal-armed goons surrounding and opening fire on the Aces.]]
** [[spoiler: And while that is going on, Roland has busted out an [[TankGoodness Abrams]].]]

* [[spoiler: TankGoodness:]] apparently Sektor 21 mooks and drones don't fare well againt [[spoiler: an M1 Abrams.]]

* SwissArmyWeapon: [[spoiler: Mr. Kage has this power. Mixed with GreenLanternRing as it relies on projecting the form of the weapon type needed. Demonstrated projections include daggers, swords, staffs and [[WhipSword flail whips]].]]

* AnAxeToGrind: Lynn "Thanatos One" A. Bardou's Device Waldron takes the form of [[{{BFS}} a big one.]]

* BadassCape: Mr. Kage, definitely.

* CoolMask[=/=]{{Malevolent Masked M|en}}an: Mr. Kage.

* {{Flanderization}}: A number of canon characters.

* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: The BEST Force handles mass weapon disposal. There's a scene where Crash warns Hayate that her Barrier Jacket won't stand up to 7.62 FMJ from an AK-pattern rifle. This is one of the things that determine your stand on this work.
** Dispite that, this trope has been mostly [[AvertedTrope averted]] in-story as almost all of the fights have been using magic-based firepower and none of the dialouge has suggested anything more than 'Kinetic Weapons are Just as Good'.

* TheMole: [[spoiler: Logan]].

* RussianReversal: Roland makes such a joke when asked why EDI's UpToEleven version of Iron Howl is called "Iron Curtain". Almost everyone present at the time, oddly including fellow Earthborn Hayate, fails to get it.

* RantInducingSlight: When the Forwards rib Crash about being scared of training combat, with Raising Heart and Battery joining in, Crash is most displeased.

"Crash" is a member of the TSAB's Experimental Systems Test (BEST) Force, which tests out new systems and disposes of mass-based weapons. The Aces are scheduled for a demonstration of the new Gadget Drone countermeasure, but there's more potential than just that around. Meanwhile, a catastrophic terrorist plot is brewing in the wings. (Administrivia/NeedsABetterDescription?)

* BadDreams: [[spoiler: Crash frequently re-experiences the ActionPrologue as a nightmare.]]

Be warned: May be divisive. Currently stands at 11 chapters, but might be a DeadFic now as it has not been updated since March 2010.

* StealthHiBye: Done by Mr. Kage. Also done to Roland by someone who suspiciously resembles [[{{Hellsing}} Alucard]]. [[spoiler: Abigail "Thanatos Three" Granger]] appears with this, as opposed to the DynamicEntry of [[spoiler: her fellow Thanatos Enforcers.]]

Be warned: May be [[LoveItOrHateIt divisive.]] Currently stands at 11 chapters, but might be a DeadFic now as it has not been updated since March 2010.

** The BEST Force aircraft include [[AceCombat AWACS Sky Eye and Thunderhead, as well as Wardog and Yellow Squadrons.]]

"Crash" is a member of the TSAB's Experimental Systems Test (BEST) Force, which tests out new systems and disposes of mass-based weapons. The Aces are scheduled for a demonstration of the new Gadget Drone countermeasure, but there's more potential than just that around. Meanwhile, a catastrophic terrorist plot is brewing in the wings. (NeedsABetterDescription?)

** Alexander Vladius Carrde is [[{{Hellsing}} Alucard]]. Also doubles as a StealthPun. [[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Al Card]] anyone?[[/note]]
** Admiral Kanemitsu Mishima is [[{{Tekken}} Heihachi]].
** It should be noted that the author put most of his original characters up on a thread for such on the Animesuki forums, using various pictures to illustrate their appearance. In addition to the above, Crash is [[ThoseWhoHuntElves Junpei]] and Roland is ''JohnWayne''.

** Cooper is... [[MegasXLR Coop]].

** Cooper has a robot called Multiple Engagement Guardian Automatic Sentinel, or [[MegasXLR MEGAS]].

** Abigail Granger is [[{{Grenadier}} Rushunda Tendo]].

** EDI is... [[{{Stealth}} EDI]]. Minus the AIIsACrapshoot, at least for now.

** The Magical Autonomous Drone, Combat Assault Platform, "MADCAP", otherwise referred to as Enhanced Device Intelligence "[[{{Stealth}} EDI]]".

** An Engineer named [{SailorMoon Chiba]], who is mentioned discussing the armor-piercing properties of roses and hiding surveillance gear in tophats

** [[DragonballAbridged DODGE!!]]

** Zed is ''TheTerminator''. Somewhat hilariously, Crash calls him a ''{{Robocop}}'' reject in chapter eight.