History FanFic / SailorMoonZ

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** Eri(c)(k)a can't decide on one spelling, sometimes using both within one paragraph.
** You have to feel sorry for Gwynnaefael - the authors really struggle with her name.

* AerithAndBob: Well, one letter out. The elf ''Derith'' and his dragon Bob appear in episode 14. The names in the TORG world run the full gamut, from Maggie and Sakura to Quinina and Dag Nabbit.

* AnythingThatMoves:
** Athena, Ami's past-life counterpart. Ami does not like this, especially when Athena becomes a voice in her head to provide running commentary.
** Elves tend to be like this, especially young elves -- as Minako discovers when she's turned into one.

* EthicalSlut: Much to Ami's frustration, her past-life counterpart Athena was very much one of these. She slept around a ''lot,'' [[AnythingThatMoves not caring overly much what sex her partner(s) were]], but she did refuse to sleep with anyone who was married. (She did, however, not have any problems with seducing someone on the night before their wedding.)

** The most obvious one is ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'', as its characters play important roles in the story and Himeko even becomes a Senshi herself. There are tons of smaller crossovers, though, as characters from other canons show up for cameos or smaller roles.

** Episode 11 features the LightNovel/DirtyPair as a starship crew in the Silver Millennium.

* TookALevelInBadass: Pretty much ''all'' the regular characters, Senshi and non-Senshi alike, grow immensely in power and competence over the course of the fic. It's most prominent with Naru, because her increased frustration with her DistressedDamsel role and her growing out of it is one of the main plotlines of the fic.

* AerithAndBob: Well, one letter out. The elf ''Derith'' and his dragon Bob appear in episode 14.
** The names in the TORG world run the full gamut, from Maggie and Sakura to Quinina and Dag Nabbit.

* {{Crossover}}: The most obvious one is ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'', as its characters play important roles in the story and Himeko even becomes a Senshi herself. There are tons of smaller crossovers, though, as characters from other canons show up for cameos or smaller roles.

* HowDoIShootWeb: Averted in the age of the Moon Kingdom, as the Senshi were effectively apprenticed by their preceding office holder. The fact that the modern Senshi didn't get that was the impetus to what accidentally became the chronal body swap arc.

* OhCrap: The general reaction when circumstances cause infant Hotaru to age back to early teen Sailor Saturn.

* OneSteveLimit: A few minor characters end up sharing names. There are two Sayuris, ''three'' Kimikos, and two Hikarus (male and female - they even meet at one point).

* RockThemeNaming: The Dark Kingdom. Not just the Generals as in canon; the youma all have rock names as well.

* PairTheSpares: [[spoiler:Lady Dia and Naru's mother]]

* {{Flanderization}}: In-universe example with Minako. After turning into an elf, her impulsiveness, silliness and lust are taken UpToEleven, which causes several problems for her.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Eleven Senshi. Thirteen Zodiac. Nine Dark Kingdom Generals. As well as plenty of other humans (mundane and magical), dwarves, elves, golems, youma....

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: In chapter 16, Luna's mother is not only revealed to still be alive -- she is revealed to be the daughter of Queen Hecate, the Queen of the Venusian cats. Usagi is very surprised.

* GenkiGirl: Noriko.

* IHatePastMe: Ami reacts badly to finding out how much her Silver Millennium counterpart, Athena, slept around.

'''Hecate:''' That ''is'' how it usually works. She really is swift, isn't she, Luna? Haven't you taught her anything?

* {{Reincarnation}}: Discussed, as are some of the ramifications of not being able to reincarnate in a universe where having more power than a beetle guarantees reincarnation. It almost becomes a RunningGag that pretty much everyone important in the Senshi's lives turn out to be reincarnations of people from the Moon Kingdom -- to the point where it's a major surprise that Yuuichiro ''isn't.''

* {{Reincarnation}}: Discussed, as are some of the ramifications of not being able to reincarnate in a universe where having more power than a beetle guarantees reincarnation.

[[http://www.thekeep.org/~wombat/Stories/Z/ The only way to find out is to read it!]] If that link doesn't work, [[https://mega.nz/file/HRdjRahS#dT4CJBU8le3f4SjPDw2TDHxoZPPnF2RBpGK8ySRbwl8 download the whole fic (no art/bonus material) as a zip file here]].

[[http://www.thekeep.org/~wombat/Stories/Z/ The only way to find out is to read it!]] If that link doesn't work, [[http://www.oocities.org/telraven/smz.html there's an archive up to episode 22]] and the rest of the fic from episode 18 can be found by [[http://www.thekeep.org/~wombat/Stories/Z/Ep18.txt accessing the direct link for episode 18 and switching out the numbers when you want to read the rest]].

* OurElvesAreBetter: They have the glamour, good looks, pointy ears, immortality... but they're not universally ''good'' any more than humans are.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters - Eleven Senshi. Thirteen Zodiac. Nine Dark Kingdom Generals. As well as plenty of other humans (mundane and magical), dwarves, elves, golems, youma....

* NamedByTheAdaptation: Ami's parents, Kensuke and Miaka. (The fic predates Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon, in which Ami's mother's name is Saeko.)

* AerithAndBob - Well, one letter out. The elf ''Derith'' and his dragon Bob appear in episode 14.

* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle - Parodied with the "so-and-so says" segments at the end of each chapter, which is of course a parody of the "Sailor Moon Says" segments from the [=DiC=] dub. Most of the major and several of the secondary characters get their turn to present a moral -- with the notable exception of Usagi, who is constantly complaining that the others are taking over what's supposed to be her segment. The morals taught are frequently nonsensical, self-contradictive or they have nothing to do with the story that's being told. All this is repeatedly {{Lampshaded}}.
* AnythingThatMoves -

* ArtificialHuman - The Golems, [[spoiler:including Noriko]].
* AscendedExtra -

* BadassNormal -

* BiTheWay -
** Athena, Ami's past-life self, certainly was. Ami eventually comes to accept that it's true of her too.
** [[spoiler:Naru's mother]], completely out of the blue.
** Minako's past-life self Inanna, was in a sort-of relationship with Athena, where they, in Ami's words, "sometimes shared men or... each other..." Ami and Minako do briefly think about resuming their past lives' relationships, but given that they both have boyfriends who don't seem as eager for a foursome, nothing really comes of it.
* TheCameo - Chibi-Usa does not appear in the story, but she does make very brief cameo in one of the "moral" segments, mainly so she can insult Usagi.
* {{Crossover}} - The most obvious one is ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'', as its characters play important roles in the story and Himeko even becomes a Senshi herself. There are tons of smaller crossovers, though, as characters from other canons show up for cameos or smaller roles.

* DarkerAndEdgier - The Dark Kingdom are a serious threat this time round. There are deaths, [[spoiler:though none of named characters on the "good" side]].
* DarkIsNotEvil - [[spoiler:The original Dark Kingdom, a.k.a. Atlantis]] and about half of the modern Zodiac.
* DemotedToExtra - Usagi. She's one of the main character in the first few chapters, but gets moved increasingly OutOfFocus as the story goes on. This is reflected and {{Lampshaded}} in the (decidedly non-canon) "moral" segments, where Usagi is constantly miffed at not being the character to deliver the morals.
* DoorStopper - The unauthorized .lit file that's floating around weighs in at 3445 pages on the smallest text size setting in Microsoft Reader. Episode 20 alone is 56,000 words long, the length of a short novel.
* {{Flanderization}} - In-universe example with Minako. After turning into an elf, her impulsiveness, silliness and lust are taken UpToEleven, which causes several problems for her.
* GenkiGirl - Noriko.
* HalfIdenticalTwins - Gemini are described as this, looking almost completely identical except for being different genders.
* HeelFaceTurn - [[spoiler:Tethys, when she learns that youma were human once]].
* HowDoIShootWeb - Averted in the age of the Moon Kingdom, as the Senshi were effectively apprenticed by their preceding office holder. The fact that the modern Senshi didn't get that was the impetus to what accidentally became the chronal body swap arc.
** Played straight when Hemiko chooses to copy [[spoiler:Sailor Pluto to attempt to calm down the suddenly awakes Sailor Saturn, only to find herself dealing with Pluto's time-vision.]] Especially problematic due to the fact that normally she only takes on the appearance of who she copies, and not any powers.
* IHatePastMe - Ami reacts badly to finding out how much her Silver Millennium counterpart, Athena, slept around.
* LastOfHisKind - Obsidian is the last of the original Golems.

* LukeIAmYourFather - [[spoiler:Tethys is the daughter of Beryl and Magnetite.]]
* MundaneUtility - Ryo's power to foresee the future comes in handy to avoid long debates over what pizza to order.
* MyBelovedSmother - After having spent most of the fic firmly off-screen, Ami's mother Miaka comes back with a vengeance to turn into a particularly controlling version of this.
* NamedByTheAdaptation - Ami's parents, Kensuke and Miaka. (The fic predates Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon, in which Ami's mother's name is Saeko.)
* TheNicknamer - Noriko is noted for "her refusal to use the first syllable of any name." (Ami is "Mi-chan", Usagi is "Sa-chan" and Haruka is "Ka-kun.")
* OhCrap - The general reaction when circumstances cause infant Hotaru to age back to early teen Sailor Saturn.

* OneSteveLimit - A few minor characters end up sharing names. There are two Sayuris, ''three'' Kimikos, and two Hikarus (male and female - they even meet at one point).

* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame - They even have names taken straight out of Tolkien.
* OurElvesAreBetter - They have the glamour, good looks, pointy ears, immortality... but they're not universally ''good'' any more than humans are.
* PairTheSpares - [[spoiler:Lady Dia and Naru's mother]]
* RedemptionEarnsLife - [[spoiler:Jadeite]]
* {{Reincarnation}} - Discussed, as are some of the ramifications of not being able to reincarnate in a universe where having more power than a beetle guarantees reincarnation.
* ReincarnationRomance - All manner of variations. Characters such as Naru and Umino who didn't have a Silver Millennium counterpart in canon are given one. However, the story shows that just because your past lives were a couple doesn't guarantee being one in the present, and vice versa.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming - Prevalent in the Silver Millennium (even though in this story, the Silver Millennium was ''25,000'' years ago and predated most of the myths!)
* RockThemeNaming - The Dark Kingdom. Not just the Generals as in canon; the youma all have rock names as well.

* SecretKeeper -

* SecretSecretKeeper - Turns out that [[spoiler:Minako's parents]] knew the truth all along.
* ShipperOnDeck - Minako. Especially prevalent when it comes to [[spoiler:Makoto and Clark]], but very much there for other potential couples too.
* ShoutOut -

* SpellMyNameWithAnS -

* StellarThemeNaming - The members of the Zodiac are named after the zodiacal constellations.
* StepfordSmiler - [[spoiler:Noriko. Underneath her bouncy personality, she's a cyborg who can't make real friends because she's afraid to let anyone know her secret.]]
* TeacherStudentRomance - [[spoiler:Clark and Makoto. They struggle with their relationship being perceived as "wrong", but in the finale they decide to stay together.]]
* {{Tsundere}} - Hotaru, of all people, becomes one to Derith. It's all PlayedForLaughs, but she spends so much time hitting him for real or imagined slights that it borders on DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale.
* UnnamedParent - By contrast to Ami's (see above), Rei's and Minako's parents remain unnamed.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse -

* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle - Parodied with the "so-and-so says" segements at the end of each chapter, which is of course a parody of the "Sailor Moon Says" segments from the DiC dub. Most of the major and several of the secondary characters get their turn to present a moral -- with the notable exception of Usagi, who is constantly complaining that the others are taking over what's supposed to be her segment. The morals taught are frequently nonsensical, self-contradictive or they have nothing to do with the story that's being told. All this is repeatedly {{Lampshaded}}.

* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle - Parodied with the "so-and-so says" segements at the end of each chapter, which is of course a parody of the "Sailor Moon Says" segments from the DiC dub. The morals taught are frequently nonsensical, self-contradictive or they have nothing to do with the story that's being told. All this is repeatedly {{Lampshaded}}
* AnythingThatMoves - Athena, Ami's past-life counterpart. Ami does not like this, especially when Athena becomes a voice in her head to provide running commentary.

* TheCameo - Chibi-Usa does not appear in the story, but she does make very brief cameo in one of the "So-and-so says" segments, mainly so she can insult Usagi.

* DemotedToExtra - Usagi. She's a main character in the first chapter, but gets moved increasingly OutOfFocus as the story goes on.

** Episode 20 crosses over with the TORG novelizations, and includes cameos by [[ComicStrip/KnightsOfTheDinnerTable The Untouchable Trio (plus one)]].

** Episode 20 crosses over with the TORG novelizations.

* {{Tsundere}} - Hotaru, of all people, becomes one to Deryth. It's all PlayedForLaughs, but she spends so much time hitting him for real or imagined slights that it borders on DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale.