History FanFic / Objective

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The other heroes try to keep Barnaby unaware that Kotetsu has been programmed to kill him, knowing how devastating such a revelation could be.

%%* OutdatedByCanon: The last-resort of the heroes is to [[spoiler:have Kaede copy Bellisair's power and give a new Objective for Kotetsu]], which hits a snag when Sumo Thunder throws a car at Kotetsu and [[spoiler:Kaede]], leading to [[spoiler:Kotetsu to grab and rescue her, unintentionally making Kaede copy his power and forcing her to head back and copy Bellisair again before she could free her father from the brainwashing]]. Season 2 would reveal [[spoiler:that Kaede can only copy a NEXT power ''once'']].

* WeCanRuleTogether: Bellisair tells Lunatic that if his plan succeeds, the faith in the Hero and justice systems will collapse, making it easier for Lunatic to hunt down the guilty. Lunatic declines in favor of punishming Bellisair for his arrogance and sins, only leaving him alive due to his promise to the heroes.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Barnaby

* WeCanRuleTogether: Bellisair tells Lunatic that if his plan succeeds, the faith in the Hero and justice systems will collapse, making it easier for Lunatic to hunt down the guilty. Lunatic declines in favor of punishming Bellisair for his arrogance, only leaving him alive due to his promise to the other heroes.

''Objective'' is a ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' fanfic wherein Kotetsu finds himself compelled by crime boss, Luthor Bellisair, to kill Barnaby. How did Bellisair manage that? Well, you see, Bellisair is a [=NEXT=] with the ability to get people to do his bidding by looking his victim in the eye and saying "Objective: [perform a task]."

The story is complete on the Dreamwidth Anon Meme [[http://t-and-b-anon.dreamwidth.org/3254.html?thread=4964790#cmt4964790 here]], but it's being de-anoned with edits and snippets of new content on a three-day schedule on Fanfiction.net [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7963065/1/Objective here]]

* FakeBoobs: Due to normally lacking the bust to successfully pull off Blue Rose, Karina has to pad her bra with Pao Lin's socks when duty calls. [[ShipTease Her returning them afterwards causes Pao Lin to get a bit flustered.]]

* LethalChef: Kotetsu spends a whole evening preparing a poisoned lunch for Barnaby. Then he realizes that Barnaby is never going to eat his crappy cooking, so he just laces a ready made lunch with glass cleaner.

* MagicAIsMagicA: Bellisair can only give Objectives with a clear end point. For instance, he can't give the order "obey me," because it's unclear when the victim will be finished obeying the Objective.

* TelepathicSprinklers: Played straight when the heroes need to flush Kotetsu out from Barnaby's apartment. Unlike most examples it's justified, since Karina is controlling them with her NEXT powers.

* AxeCrazy: What happens to Bellisair's victims if they don't complete their Objective within one week of getting it.

** He also asks Lunatic to delay [[spoiler:killing Bellisair]] until the heroes have fixed Tiger. [[spoiler: He only sort of does]].

* [[spoiler:ColdBloodedTorture: Lunatic on Bellisair]]

* [[spoiler:LoopholeAbuse: Bellisair said that ''he'' couldn't override an Objective.]]

* SunglassesAtNight: Justified. Bellisair has to make eyecontact with his victims, so it makes sense to obscure your eyes if you want to talk to him.

* EvilDetectingDog: Upon meeting him, John immediately decides that the brainwashed Kotetsu is up to no good and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny proceeds to chase him out of Keith's apartment and down the street.]]

* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: Invoked by Karina, when she dresses up as Blue Rose in an (improvised) sexy version of her school uniform to persuade a thug to part with his bike.

* LoveConfession: Karina tries this on Barnaby to distract him, but it falls flat once he calls her out on her EveryoneCanSeeIt crush on Kotetsu. This leads her to try the FakeoutMakeout tactic instead.

* OnlySaneMan: Antonio and Agnes for the First League heroes, and Chopman for the Second League.

''Objective'' is the name of a TigerAndBunny fic wherein Kotetsu finds himself compelled by crime boss, Luthor Bellisair, to kill Barnaby. How did Bellisair manage that? Well you see, Bellisair is a [=NEXT=] with the ability to get people to do his bidding by looking his victim in the eye and saying "Objective: [perform a task]."

!! Tropes Associated with this fic

* WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame: Nathan uses his gay bar as the heroes' initial HQ. This is hilariously lampshaded by [[OnlySaneMan Antonio.]]

* CreepyCrossdresser: Nathan pretends to be one in order to get information on Bellisair's whereabouts from one of this thugs.

** He also asks Lunatic delay [[spoiler:killing Bellisair]] until the heroes have fixed Tiger. [[spoiler: He only sort of does]].

* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler: Kaede's MegaManning abilites once again become essential in stopping the evil plot, as she uses Bellisair's power to give Kotetsu a different, less lethal Objective.]]

* MagicAIsMagicA: Bellisair can only give Objectives with a clear end point. For instance, he can't give the order "obey me."

* [[spoiler:LoopholeAbuse:Bellisair said that''he'' couldn't override an objective.]]