History FanFic / MockEffect

''->They called it a dull, uninspired fanfic.\\

->They called it a dull, uninspired fanfic.\\

MOCK EFFECT

* MasterOfNone: Kaidan is described this way. "Yeah, he’s a passable engineer, a basic biotic and a half-assed marksman all rolled into one."

->They called it a dull, uninspired fanfic.
->The two or three people who enjoyed it call it…
->(The text is replaced by an enormous, shiny title.)
->MOCK EFFECT

Commander [[TheHero Jane ]][[LawfulGood Shepard]] is the pride of the Systems Alliance Military, professional and intelligent. Behind closed doors, she's also being considered to become the first human Spectre. The only drawback is her twin brother, Commander John Shepard, [[StupidEvil a violent, juvenile, wannabe]] badass [[StupidEvil with a penchant for pushing people into walls and casual swearing.]]

* [[invoked]] ActorAllusion: Kaidan flat out changes his name to [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Carth]] in the ending. Meanwhile, [[Creator/JenniferHale Jane Shepard]] has dreams and memories of being Bastila from the same game, overloading the dialogue with KOTOR references.

Commander [[TheHero Jane ]][[LawfulGood Shepard]] is the pride of the Systems Alliance Military, professional and intelligent. Behind closed doors, she's also being considered to become the first human Spectre. The only drawback is her twin brother, Commander John Shepard, [[StupidEvil a violent, juvenile, wannabe]] {{Badass}} [[StupidEvil with a penchant for pushing people into walls and casual swearing.]]

Written by [[http://masseffectfanfic.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=viewprofile&user=misterbuch Mister Buch]], Mock Effect is an AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/MassEffect'', the award-winning SpaceOpera from [[BioWare Bioware]].

* TakeAThirdOption: Leaving Tali on Virmire. [[spoiler:Much to everyone's dismay, it doesn't stick.]]
* TakeThat: Saren's indestructible base is apparently made of the same stuff as [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull Indy's fridge]].
** Also, the fic in general. While obviously written by someone with a great deal of affection for the series and all the weird things you realize when you poke in the dark corners, there's a ''lot'' of pretty harsh criticism in some parts. Hence the name of the fic...
* {{Technobabble}}: Joker freely admits to making up everything he says while flying, mostly because Captain Anderson thinks it sounds impressive.
* TooDumbToLive: Captain Kirrahe and the salarian STG. Also Saren for trying to help Sovereign kill everyone in the galaxy, to save everyone in the galaxy.

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The Saren-husk. They just shoot it while it's helplessly suspended in the air by Liara's biotics.]] [[invoked]]

* ActorAllusion: Kaidan flat out changes his name to [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Carth]] in the ending. Meanwhile, [[Creator/JenniferHale Jane Shepard]] has dreams and memories of being Bastila from the same game, overloading the dialogue with KOTOR references.

* CaptainObviousAesop: After the encounter with Dr. Saleon, Garrus learns "that… that… killing people… is wrong".

* RecycledScript: Jane keeps pointing out the sheer number of plot elements lifted from earlier [=BioWare=] games, most notably ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and to a lesser extent ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire''.

!!''FanFic/Mock Effect'' provides examples of:

* AssInAmbassador: Udina

* Technobabble: Joker freely admits to making up everything he says while flying, mostly because Captain Anderson thinks it sounds impressive.

* ActorAllusion: Kaidan flat out changes his name to [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Carth]] in the ending.

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The Saren-husk. They just shoot it while it's helplessly suspended in the air by Liara's biotics.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: A large part of the fic. Garrus is an ineffectual ButtMonkey, Liara is a sex addict, Saren is a HarmlessVillain, etc.

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Kaidan is continually frustrated by both Jane and John's complete inability to remember his name. Eventually he just gives up and settles for Carth (which Jane, being voiced by the same VA as Bastila Shan, is actually able to remember, more or less).

Written by [[http://masseffectfanfic.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=viewprofile&user=misterbuch Mister Buch]], Mock Effect is an AffectionateParody of MassEffect, the award-winning SpaceOpera from [[BioWare Bioware]].

The Shepard twins' journey begins on the Normandy, a state-of-the-art ship flown by [[strike:Seth Green]] Jeff 'Joker' Moreau. After meeting Nihilus, a idiotic turian Spectre there to evaluate Jane for the organization, they land on Eden Prime to secure a Prothean beacon. ItGetsWorse from there.

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->They called it a dull, uninspired fanfic.
->The two or three people who enjoyed it call it…
->(The text is replaced by an enormous, shiny title.)
->MOCK EFFECT

Written by [[http://masseffectfanfic.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=viewprofile&user=misterbuch Mister Buch]], Mock Effect is an AffectionateParody of MassEffect, the award-winning SpaceOpera from [[BioWare Bioware]].

Commander [[TheHero Jane ]][[LawfulGood Shepard]] is the pride of the Systems Alliance Military, professional and intelligent. Behind closed doors, she's also being considered to become the first human Spectre. The only drawback is her twin brother, Commander John Shepard, [[StupidEvil a violent, juvenile, wannabe]] {{Badass}} [[StupidEvil with a penchant for pushing people into walls and casual swearing.]]

The Shepard twins' journey begins on the Normandy, a state-of-the-art ship flown by [[strike:Seth Green]] Jeff 'Joker' Moreau. After meeting Nihilus, a idiotic turian Spectre there to evaluate Jane for the organization, they land on Eden Prime to secure a Prothean beacon. ItGetsWorse from there.

It can be found [[http://masseffectfanfic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fanfic&action=display&thread=10&page=1 here]]

A sequel, written by [[http://masseffectfanfic.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=viewprofile&user=clintjohnston23 clintjohnston23]] can be found [[http://masseffectfanfic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fanfic&action=display&thread=683 here]]





!!''FanFic/Mock Effect'' provides examples of:

* ActorAllusion: Kaidan flat out changes his name to [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Carth]] in the ending.
** Admiral Hackett has been replaced by Admiral Bishop-From-Aliens.
** Seth Green's various roles are also mentioned. In fact, let's just head this off by saying that if anyone in the game was in anything else remotely well-known, it's referenced at some point.
* AntiHero: Saren wants to be remembered as one of these, but is more of a AntiVillain
* AnythingThatMoves: Liara pretty much jerks off to this trope at night.
* AssInAmbassador: Udina
* ButtMonkey: Garrus Vakarian, most of the crew of the Normandy tend to pick on him, probably because he's [[strike:useless]] harmless. Jane Shepard and Captain Anderson to some extent.
* EvilMatriarch: Played for laughs when Liara confronted her mother on Noveria.
* HarmlessVillain: Saren is completely useless.
* HollywoodHacking: Captain Anderson's seemingly magical hacking skills are mocked.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Many chapter titles, such as ''Beacon and Eggs''
* {{Jerkass}}: John Shepard.
** Larry the turian councilor, much like his game counterpart.
* MotorMouth: Dear lord, Tali!
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Kaidan is continually frustrated by both Jane and John's complete inability to remember his name. Eventually he just gives up and settles for Carth (which Jane, being voiced by the same VA as Bastila Shan, is actually able to remember, more or less).
* NoFourthWall: Blatant actor allusion, LampshadeHanging and even references to the actual game are incredibly common.
* OneLiner: Wrex is inordinately fond of these, much to John's delight.
* OnlySaneMan: Jane Shepard. Also Udina.
** John Sheppard would be reasonably sane if his actions were viewed in the context of playing a video game, which is sometimes contrasted with Jane's habit of following boring/pointless sidequests or getting shot dozens of times trying to knock out 16 armed enemies with 4 gas grenades.
* TakeAThirdOption: Leaving Tali on Virmire. [[spoiler:Much to everyone's dismay, it doesn't stick.]]
* TakeThat: Saren's indestructible base is apparently made of the same stuff as [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull Indy's fridge]].
** Also, the fic in general. While obviously written by someone with a great deal of affection for the series and all the weird things you realize when you poke in the dark corners, there's a ''lot'' of pretty harsh criticism in some parts. Hence the name of the fic...
* Technobabble: Joker freely admits to making up everything he says while flying, mostly because Captain Anderson thinks it sounds impressive.
* TooDumbToLive: Captain Kirrahe and the salarian STG. Also Saren for trying to help Sovereign kill everyone in the galaxy, to save everyone in the galaxy.
* ScriptFic
* SitcomArchNemesis: John has Clippit, the MS Word paperclip.
* StupidEvil: John Shepard, being a {{Parody}} of Renegade Shepard.
** Saren too, as he believes the only way to save all life in the galaxy is aid the Reapers in destroying it.
* VitriolicBestBuds: The Shepard twins
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Garrus has a squad of C-Sec employees to complain to, John Shepard has been demoted to coffee boy, Tali managed to survive Virmire, Liara is in therapy for her addiction to sex, Wrex writes action movies for Hollywood and Jane Shepard is still on the Normandy, [[SequelHook waiting to get blowed up by the Collectors]].

* TakeThat: Saren's indestructible base is apparently made of the same stuff as [[IndianaJones Indy's fridge]].

* OnlySaneMan: Jane Shepard.

* AnythingThatMoves: Liara pretty muc jerks off to this trope at night.

* TakeAThirdOption: Leaving Tali on Virmire.
* TakeThat: Saren's indestructible base is apparently made of the same stuff as [[IndianaJones Indy's fridge]]

* AnythingThatMoves: Liara lives on this trope.

!!''Mock Effect'' provides examples of:

* HarmlessVillain: Saren is completely useless

* AntiVillain: Saren wants to be remembered as one of these, but is more of a AntiVillain