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* BigDamnHeroes: Jensen in Chapter 7, ''twice.'' First he [[spoiler:kills five asari Huntresses in under a minute to seconds before they start torturing a group of quarians]], then he [[spoiler:{{Outside Ride}}s a sports FlyingCar to rescue Tali before she dies of extensive infections from an extended chase by Saren's forces.]]

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* BigDamnHeroes: Jensen in Chapter 7, ''twice.'' First he [[spoiler:kills five asari Huntresses in under a minute to - seconds before they start torturing a group of quarians]], then he [[spoiler:{{Outside Ride}}s a sports FlyingCar to rescue Tali before she dies of extensive infections from an extended chase by Saren's forces.]]

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* DeadpanSnarker: Adam and Garrus, as expected from ''anyone'' who played either Mass Effect or Human Revolution.



* ShoutOut: InUniverse, [[spoiler: Jenkins]] tries to use the fake name of [[Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]]. Adam plays along for a short while before pulling the rug from under him.

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* ShoutOut: InUniverse, [[spoiler: Jenkins]] tries to use the fake name of [[Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]]. Adam plays along for a short while before pulling the rug from under him.him by telling Jenkins he's seen the Riddick Movies.

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Non-trivial trivia; [=IgnusDei=] was [[PromotedFanboy personally involved]] with the development of DX:HR - at least to the point of having [[http://ignusdei.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=deus+ex designed several set pieces.]]



* AscendedFanboy?: [=IgnusDei=] was [[http://ignusdei.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=deus+ex personally involved]] with the development of DX:HR - at least to the point of having designed several set pieces.
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*** [[ICallItVera He also calls the]] revolver Adam's been maintaining for him "[[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Sasha]]."

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*** Adam brought a [[http://deusex.wikia.com/wiki/Revolver Diamondback .357]] [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]] with him into cryostasis, and has managed to hang onto it. Amnon maintains it for him, and has [[ICallItVera He also calls the]] revolver Adam's been maintaining for him dubbed it]] "[[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Sasha]].Sasha]]," regularly providing Adam with DepletedPhlebotinumShells to "show Sasha (his) love."
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* BerserkButton: Throughout the story, Jensen's been limiting himself non-lethal maneuvers and weapons. The gloves come off when he finds [[spoiler:what Tali believes to be her dying message. Eight asari huntresses go to greet the void within the next half hour.]]
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** There's loads of Series/{{Firefly}} stuff;

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** There's loads of Series/{{Firefly}} ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' stuff;



** One of Shepard's friends on the Citadel is an Omar named Amnon Kerensky, who greets him by saying, "[[MaxPayne Dearest of all my friends!]]"
*** [[ICallItVera He also calls the]] revolver he maintains for Jensen "[[TeamFortress2 Sasha]]."
** 2050's university student [[{{Fallout2}} Myron]] [[FalloutNewVegas Boone]] invented Zyme.

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** One of Shepard's Adam's friends on the Citadel is an Omar named Amnon Kerensky, who greets him by saying, "[[MaxPayne "[[VideoGame/MaxPayne Dearest of all my friends!]]"
*** [[ICallItVera He also calls the]] revolver he maintains Adam's been maintaining for Jensen "[[TeamFortress2 him "[[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Sasha]]."
** 2050's university student [[{{Fallout2}} [[VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}} Myron]] [[FalloutNewVegas [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Boone]] invented Zyme.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Jensen in Chapter 7, ''twice.'' First he [[kills five asari Huntresses in under a minute to seconds before they start torturing a group of quarians]], then he [[spoiler:{{Outside Ride}}s a sports FlyingCar to rescue Tali before she dies of extensive infections from an extended chase by Saren's forces.]]

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* BigDamnHeroes: Jensen in Chapter 7, ''twice.'' First he [[kills [[spoiler:kills five asari Huntresses in under a minute to seconds before they start torturing a group of quarians]], then he [[spoiler:{{Outside Ride}}s a sports FlyingCar to rescue Tali before she dies of extensive infections from an extended chase by Saren's forces.]]
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* PreemptiveDeclaration: Jensen is cloaked and clinging to a speeding aircar [[spoiler:carrying some of Saren's goons with Tali as their prisoner.]]
-->'''Jensen''': ''...Lights on, ping them. Driving with a busted tail light is something you can pull them over for.''\\
'''Garrus''': ''I don't see-''\\
'''Jensen''': (punches out tail light)\\
'''Garrus''': ''Ah, there it is.'' (cue lights and sirens)
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* BigDamnHeroes: Jensen in Chapter 7, ''twice.'' First he [[kills five asari Huntresses in under a minute to seconds before they start torturing a group of quarians]], then he [[spoiler:{{Outside Ride}}s a sports FlyingCar to rescue Tali before she dies of extensive infections from an extended chase by Saren's forces.]]
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*** Chapter 4: "You were dead, Mister Vakarian..." said the human as he unhooked the cardio-stimulators from Garrus' flesh. "Too soon, too soon! Fist wants you to suffer at least two days, minimum!"

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*** Chapter 4: "You were dead, Mister Vakarian...[[spoiler:Vakarian]]..." said the human as he unhooked the cardio-stimulators from Garrus' flesh. "Too soon, too soon! Fist wants you to suffer at least two days, minimum!"

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** [[Series/{{Firefly}} "Someone tries to kill you, you kill them right back!"]]

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** [[Series/{{Firefly}} There's loads of Series/{{Firefly}} stuff;
***Chapter 3: "Look, You want to run this job?" "Actually, yes, I do want to run this job!" "Well guess what? You CAN'T. Now get behind cover and keep your mouth SHUT. Your constant yapping is harming my calm."
***Chapter 4: "You were dead, Mister Vakarian..." said the human as he unhooked the cardio-stimulators from Garrus' flesh. "Too soon, too soon! Fist wants you to suffer at least two days, minimum!"
***Chapter 7:
"Someone tries to kill you, you kill them right back!"]]back!" "They'll beat us, hang us, then burn our corpses, and if we're lucky, they'll do it InThatOrder."
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** [[Fallout2 Myron]] [[FalloutNewVegas Boone]] invented Zyme.

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** [[Fallout2 2050's university student [[{{Fallout2}} Myron]] [[FalloutNewVegas Boone]] invented Zyme.
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** [[Fallout2 Myron]] [[FalloutNewVegas Boone]] invented Zyme.
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*** [[ICallItVera He also calls the]] revolver he maintains for Jensen "[[TeamFortress2 Sasha]]."
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** One of Shepard's friends on the Citadel is an Omar named Amnon Kerensky, who greets him by saying, "[[MaxPayne Dearest of all my friends!]]"
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** Shepard's first and middle names are [[{{VideoGame/Freelancer}} Junko Zayne]].

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** Shepard's first and middle names are [[{{VideoGame/Freelancer}} Junko Zayne]].Zayne]] - ''[[ActorAllusion another character]] voiced by JenniferHale.''
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** Shepard's first and middle names are [[{{VideoGame/Freelancer}} Junko Zayne]].
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The gap between present day and the Mass Effect times has been filled by the ''VideoGame/Deus'' games' events... and anti-augmentation fanatics have won. David Sarif, predicting a new dark age, has had his stock of knowledge cached away and key Sarif Industries personnel, including himself and Adam Jensen, turned into {{Human Popsicle}}s in the hope of seeing a less bigoted future.

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The gap between present day and the Mass Effect times has been filled by the ''VideoGame/Deus'' ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' games' events... and anti-augmentation fanatics have won. David Sarif, predicting a new dark age, has had his stock of knowledge cached away and key Sarif Industries personnel, including himself and Adam Jensen, turned into {{Human Popsicle}}s in the hope of seeing a less bigoted future.
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* BroadStrokes: ''VideoGame/DeusExInvisibleWar'' did not happen as in canon, but some elements like the Omar are in use.

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* BroadStrokes: ''VideoGame/DeusExInvisibleWar'' did not happen as in canon, but some most of its elements like the appear to be present; most major trading nexuses have Omar are in use.collectives, and TheFundamentalist Order Church is a powerful human institution - as well as a major force behind FantasticRacism towards emergent technologies such as augs and AI. This means they hate quarians, too.
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* GasLeakCoverup: Jensen is technically an Earthborn War Hero - except that the Systems Alliance is so bigoted towards augs that they suppressed him stopping the Skyllian Blitz more or less single-handedly.


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* OneManArmy: Jensen is the only reason Elysium is still standing. And given that the Alliance considers augs abominations, he did it with ''no'' support from local military forces.
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* BroadStrokes: ''VideoGame/DeusExInvisibleWar'' did not happen as in canon, but some elements like the Omar are in use.


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** [[spoiler: The Asari Huntresses working for Saren who take Tali captive]] are convinced that Spectres are after them. In the first chapter, it is suggested that Adam is being considered for Spectrehood and [[MythologyGag canon tells us]] Garrus was considered too.
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it's the [=2170s=] when the Sarif Cache is found, and unfortunately for him, anti-aug feelings are still running high. Adam is the only one who is revivable, and he promptly takes his leave from Earth in search of a friendlier place to lay down roots. After an attempt to settle in Elysium didn't go so well, he's now found work in C-SEC.

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it's It's the [=2170s=] when the Sarif Cache is found, and unfortunately for him, Sarif, anti-aug feelings are still running high. Adam is the only one who is revivable, and he promptly takes his leave from Earth in search of a friendlier place to lay down roots. After an attempt to settle in Elysium [[http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Skyllian_Blitz didn't go so well, well]], he's now found work in C-SEC.



* AscendedFanboy?: IgnusDei was [[http://ignusdei.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=deus+ex personally involved]] with the development of DX:HR - at least to the point of having designed several set pieces.

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* AscendedFanboy?: IgnusDei [=IgnusDei=] was [[http://ignusdei.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=deus+ex personally involved]] with the development of DX:HR - at least to the point of having designed several set pieces.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Wrex might be a Krogran but he sees little reason to keep searching for Tali after [[spoiler: she's kidnapped by members of a cult and dragged onto the streets during an anti-Quarian riot]].

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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Wrex might be a Krogran Krogan but he sees little reason to keep searching for Tali after [[spoiler: she's kidnapped by members of a cult and dragged onto the streets during an anti-Quarian riot]].

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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Wrex might be a Krogran but he sees little reason to keep searching for Tali after [[spoiler: she's kidnapped by members of a cult and dragged onto the streets during an anti-Quarian riot]].



* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Shepard getting murdered.]]

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* WhamEpisode: The second chapter ends with [[spoiler: Shepard getting murdered.]]
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* AscendedFanboy?: IgnusDei was [[http://ignusdei.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=deus+ex personally involved]] with the development of DX:HR - at least to the point of having designed several set pieces.
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* ApocalypticLog: [[spoiler: Tali leaves one.]]

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* ApocalypticLog: [[spoiler: Tali leaves one.one when she thinks she's going to die.]]


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** [[Series/{{Firefly}} "Someone tries to kill you, you kill them right back!"]]
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* {{Badass}}: Adam still has it. [[spoiler: Destroying five Asari Huntresses in under a minute? Hell yeah.]]
* CallBack: Modernised GEP Guns are in use.


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* {{Homage}}: WordOfGod has directly admitted that [[spoiler: Tali's "last words"]] were based on Valerie's from ''ComicBook/VForVendetta''.
* KickTheDog: Some anti-Quarian rioters shoot an old woman and leave her for dead just because she tried to defend one.


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* ShootTheBullet: Adam intercepting GEP Gun rounds.


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* SinisterMinister: Father Sandy, a priest from "The Order" biased against Omar and Quarians.

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* ApocalypticLog: [[spoiler: Tali leaves one.]]



* HeroWithBadPublicity: Adam. Even accounting for [[AssInAmbassador Udina's]] distorted views, much of humanity doesn't like him.

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* DownTheDrain: A ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' story without a sewer level is heresy most foul. Of course there's one.
* FantasticRacism: The racism against Quarians gets a much more personal looking-at thanks to [[spoiler: the Tali rescue]] this time around.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Adam. Even accounting for [[AssInAmbassador Udina's]] distorted views, much of humanity doesn't like him. [[spoiler: Also, Tali.]]
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The gap between present day and the Mass Effect times has been filled by the ''VideoGame/Deus'' games' events... and anti-augmentation fanatics have won. David Sarif, seeing this come to past, has had his stock of knowledge cached away and key Sarif Industries personnel, including himself and Adam Jensen, turned into {{Human Popsicle}}s in the hope of seeing a less bigoted future.

Unfortunately for him, it's the [=2170s=] when the Sarif Cache is found, and anti-aug feelings are still running high. Adam is the only one who is revivable, and he promptly takes his leave from Earth in search of a friendlier place to lay down roots. After an attempt to settle in Elysium didn't go so well, he's now found work in C-SEC.

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The gap between present day and the Mass Effect times has been filled by the ''VideoGame/Deus'' games' events... and anti-augmentation fanatics have won. David Sarif, seeing this come to past, predicting a new dark age, has had his stock of knowledge cached away and key Sarif Industries personnel, including himself and Adam Jensen, turned into {{Human Popsicle}}s in the hope of seeing a less bigoted future.

Unfortunately for him, it's the [=2170s=] when the Sarif Cache is found, and unfortunately for him, anti-aug feelings are still running high. Adam is the only one who is revivable, and he promptly takes his leave from Earth in search of a friendlier place to lay down roots. After an attempt to settle in Elysium didn't go so well, he's now found work in C-SEC.
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7920322/1/Mass_Effect_Human_Revolution Mass Effect: Human Revolution]]'' ([[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/mass-effect-human-revolution.229001/ Discussion thread]]) by [=IgnusDei=] is a ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution[=/=]Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover fanfic.

The gap between present day and the Mass Effect times has been filled by the ''VideoGame/Deus'' games' events... and anti-augmentation fanatics have won. David Sarif, seeing this come to past, has had his stock of knowledge cached away and key Sarif Industries personnel, including himself and Adam Jensen, turned into {{Human Popsicle}}s in the hope of seeing a less bigoted future.

Unfortunately for him, it's the [=2170s=] when the Sarif Cache is found, and anti-aug feelings are still running high. Adam is the only one who is revivable, and he promptly takes his leave from Earth in search of a friendlier place to lay down roots. After an attempt to settle in Elysium didn't go so well, he's now found work in C-SEC.

However, things are about to go wrong spectacularly. Once again, he must take up the twin mantles of detective and warrior to save the world.

!This fanfic contains examples of:

* AteHisGun: [[spoiler: Fist.]]
* CuttingTheKnot: When Adam prepares to go up against [[spoiler: a physiopharmaceutically-augmented clone Turian]], we get a ''Film/SherlockHolmes''-style chereograph in Adam's head. [[spoiler: Then Wrex barrels in and takes the clone out.]]
* DoomedByCanon: Averted with [[spoiler: Jenkins '''and''' Shepard.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Adam. Even accounting for [[AssInAmbassador Udina's]] distorted views, much of humanity doesn't like him.
* OffTheRails: [[spoiler: Shepard getting murdered.]]
* RuleOfSymbolism: InUniverse, Adam muses on the choice of flowers given by [[spoiler: Shepard's murderer.]]
* ShoutOut: InUniverse, [[spoiler: Jenkins]] tries to use the fake name of [[Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick Riddick]]. Adam plays along for a short while before pulling the rug from under him.
* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Shepard getting murdered.]]
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Adam's not welcome on Earth due to the anti-aug sentiment.
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