History FanFic / NotQuiteHeroes

* HypocriticalHumor: Drakken is absolutely outraged that another villain invaded ''his'' laboratory and [[UnusualEuphemism "outsourced"]] one of ''his'' inventions.

* AndThenWhat: At one point, Shego asks Drakken what he'll do with the world if he succeeds in taking it over. After thinking it over a bit, he says that he'll mostly let the existing governments run things as long as they acknowledge his supremacy and respect his genius. They'll just contact him occasionally when they need some problem solved -- perhaps he'll set up [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a website where they can send requests for help]].

* BraggingThemeTune: The introductory chapter is a Shego-and-Drakken-centered parody of the show's title sequence and theme song.

* CutLexLuthorACheck: Drakken occasionally invents something that isn't useful for taking over the world, but ''does'' have profitable potential. He has a lawyer/agent who sells these inventions through cover identities and launders the proceeds back to Drakken. One of more annoyingly tedious parts of Shego's job is to pick out these opportunities from the flood of [[MadScientist crazy ideas]].

** The [[WordOfGod author]] credits SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor [[DependingOnTheWriter as written by]] Creator/ElliotSMaggin as the source for the idea.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2466293/1/Not_Quite_Heroes Not Quite Heroes]]'' by [=MatthewC=] is a ''KimPossible'' action-adventure fanfic, in which one of Dr. Drakken's plans to {{take over the world}} is derailed by another villain who steals Drakken's latest invention to use in his own bid for global domination. This leads to a [[EvilVersusEvil battle of villain against villain]] -- some of the heroic characters from [[{{Canon}} the series]] become involved, but the focus is on Drakken and Shego's adventure. Along the way, there are some interesting character insights, concluding with one possible view of [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Drakken's thoughts and actions]] in ''[[WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama So the Drama]]''.

** The [[WordOfGod author]] credits Lex Luthor [[DependingOnTheWriter as written by]] ElliotSMaggin as the source for the idea.

* TheReveal[=/=]TheNotSecret: The first appearance of Drakken's enemy avoids naming him, but gives enough description to identify him as [[spoiler:Gemini]].

* AIIsACrapshoot: Drakken once created a lair-management AI that [[KillAllHumans tried to kill everybody in the lair]]. It remains online, connected only to the the speakers and sensors, until he gets around to debugging it. HilarityEnsues when Shego holds Ron captive in that particular lair -- the computer tells Ron that it [[BlatantLies wants to help him escape]] and guides him to a chute leading to a lethal drop. [[spoiler: Ron's [[RunningGag pants get caught]], enabling him to climb back to safety.]]

* RevengeBeforeReason: Drakken is determined to get his invention back and make [[spoiler:Gemini]] pay for stealing it, dismissing Shego's [[PragmaticVillainy practical advice]] to just escape, start over, and let Kim Possible or Global Justice or somebody deal with him.

* RevengeBeforeReason: Drakken is determined to get his invention back and make [[spoiler:Gemini]] pay for stealing it, dismissing Shego's [[PragmaticVillainy practical advice]] to just escape, start over, and let [[SomebodyElsesProblem Kim Possible or Global Justice or somebody]] deal with him.

* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: At one point, Shego asks Drakken what he'll do with the world if he succeeds in taking it over. After thinking it over a bit, he says that he'll mostly let the existing governments run things as long as they acknowledge his supremacy and respect his genius. They'll just contact him occasionally when they need some problem solved -- perhaps he'll set up [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a website where they can send requests for help]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2466293/1/Not_Quite_Heroes Not Quite Heroes]]'' by [=MatthewC=] is a ''KimPossible'' action-adventure fanfic, in which one of Dr. Drakken's plans to {{take over the world}} is derailed by another villain who steals Drakken's latest invention to use in his own bid for global domination. This leads to a [[EvilVersusEvil battle of villain against villain]] -- some of the heroic characters from [[{{Canon}} the series]] become involved, but the focus is on Drakken and Shego's adventure. Along the way, there are some interesting character insights, concluding with one possible view of [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Drakken's thoughts and actions]] in [[TheMovie "So the Drama"]].

* LetsYouAndHimFight: A good-guy version of a usual villain tactic: When Shego visits Yamanuchi looking for information about the enemy's [[TheDragon main fighter]], Sensei gives her some advice that turns out to be useful. He does so out of prgamatic calculation: the more closely matched the two evil factions are, [[DivideAndConquer the more damage they will do to each other]].

* DartboardOfHate: Shego sometimes personalizes her sparring-practice robot with a latex mask of Kim Possible's face. She's actually a bit embarrassed about it, especially when Ron stumbles across it.

* [[WhatWouldXDo What Would Kim Possible Do?]]: At a loss to come up with a plan to find and rescue Drakken[[hottip:*:see the TheReasonYouSuckSpeech entry]] , Shego kidnaps Ron in order to find out how Kim does it. [[spoiler:Kim blitzed her way through Drakken's henchmen until some of them provided her with useful leads. Shego doesn't see any way to emulate this strategy... until thinking about henchmen makes her connect the dots and realize that Carter is really working for Gemini.]]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2466293/1/Not_Quite_Heroes Not Quite Heroes]]'' by [=MatthewC=] is a story in which one of Dr. Drakken's plans to {{take over the world}} is derailed by another villain who steals Drakken's latest invention to use in his own bid for global domination. This leads to a [[EvilVersusEvil battle of villain against villain]] -- some of the heroic characters from [[{{Canon}} the series]] become involved, but the focus is on Drakken and Shego's adventure. Along the way, there are some interesting character insights, concluding with one possible view of [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Drakken's thoughts and actions]] in [[TheMovie "So the Drama"]].

* [[WhatWouldXDo What Would Kim Possible Do?]]: At a loss to come up with a plan to find and rescue Drakken[[hottip:*:see the "TheReasonYouSuckSpeech" entry]] , Shego kidnaps Ron in order to find out how Kim does it. [[spoiler:Kim blitzed her way through Drakken's henchmen until some of them provided her with useful leads. Shego doesn't see any way to emulate this strategy... until thinking about henchmen makes her connect the dots and realize that Carter is really working for Gemini.]]

* [[WhatWouldXDo What Would Kim Possible Do?]]: At a loss to come up with a plan to find and rescue Drakken, Shego kidnaps Ron in order to find out how Kim does it. [[spoiler:Kim blitzed her way through Drakken's henchmen until some of them provided her with useful leads. Shego doesn't see any way to emulate this strategy... until thinking about henchmen makes her connect the dots and realize that Carter is really working for Gemini.]]

* LetsYouAndHimFight: When Shego visits Yamanuchi looking for information about the enemy's [[TheDragon main fighter]], Sensei gives her some advice that turns out to be useful. He does so out of prgamatic calculation: the more closely matched the two evil factions are, [[DivideAndConquer the more damage they will do to each other]].

* LetsYouAndHimFight: When Shego visits Yamanuchi looking for information about the enemy's [[TheDragon main fighter]], Sensei gives her some advice that turns out to be useful. He does so out of prgamatic calculation: the more closely matched the two evil factions are, the more damage they will do to each other.

Not Quite Heroes tropes

* NotAGame: Shego tries to talk Drakken into [[VillainExitStageLeft escaping while they have the chance]] rather than [[RevengeBeforeReason continue the fight out of wounded pride]]. She even addresses him by [[DoNotCallMePaul his real name]] in an attempt to [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious get through to him]]:

* DartboardOfHate: Shego sometimes personalizes her sparring-practice robot with a latex mask of Kim Possible's face. She's actually a bit embarrassed about it, especially when Ron finds it while looking for something he can use to escape.

* [[WhatWouldXDo What Would Kim Possible Do?]]: At a loss to come up with a plan to find and rescue Drakken, Shego kidnaps Ron in order to find out how Kim does it. [[spoiler:Kim blitzed her way through Drakken's henchmen until some of them provided her with useful leads. Shego doesn't see any way to emulate this strategy... until thinking about henchmen makes her connect the dots and realize that Carter is really working for Gemini.]]

Not Quite Heroes tropes