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* TheSociopath: Tsali the Ultimate Weapon is a {{Deconstruction}} of this. [[spoiler: Several systems in his artificial brain were secretly modified to completely suppress his empathy and sense of mercy so he would never feel remorse for his crimes. However, when those systems are [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone accidentally damaged]]...
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* AntiClimax: [[spoiler: Venus's death in Episode 66]]. Tsali and [[spoiler: Venus]] had been hunting each other and battling for three decades; when Tsali finally finds and kills her, she's half-dead and completely insane [[spoiler: thanks to Dark Tails possessing her]]. Tsali himself lampshades this and muses his disappointment that they couldn't have a climactic final battle.
** Episode 63 subverts this. Sonic, Shadow, and Eric end up defeating Tsali fairly easily thanks to their Super forms. Then Tsali [[GodzillaThreshold summons Maledict himself for aid]], beginning the actual climactic fight.
** The ending is a lesser example. [[spoiler: Sure Sonic and friends get their Planet Egg back and save the galaxy, but [[KarmaHoudini none of the villains get any sort of retribution for their crimes]]. Instead, they all make tenuous cease-fires with each other and leave quietly.]]
** Episode 63 subverts this. Sonic, Shadow, and Eric end up defeating Tsali fairly easily thanks to their Super forms. Then Tsali [[GodzillaThreshold summons Maledict himself for aid]], beginning the actual climactic fight.
** The ending is a lesser example. [[spoiler: Sure Sonic and friends get their Planet Egg back and save the galaxy, but [[KarmaHoudini none of the villains get any sort of retribution for their crimes]]. Instead, they all make tenuous cease-fires with each other and leave quietly.]]
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* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: The Empire of Mecca are shown to surgically impregnate their women and force them to give birth ''[[{{Squick}} every few seconds]]'', due to their belief that SexIsEvil.
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* {{Manchild}}: Beelzebub is an immature drug-fueled hedonist that would easily be the poster for a man child if he wasn't also incredibly [[AnythingThatMoves dangerous]].
* MassOhCrap: Everyone - including [[{{Satan}} Maledict]] himself - has one of these in Episode 75 when [[spoiler: Dark Tails steals the Chaos Emeralds and becomes a god]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Eric the Hedgehog. Is he simply an eccentric and lucky IdiotSavant, or is he a HumanoidAbomination with the power of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve? Both explanations are implied in the story.
* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: The Empire of Meccaare shown believe SexIsEvil to the point that they forcibly surgically impregnate their women and force them to give birth ''[[{{Squick}} every few seconds]]'', seconds.
* MedievalStasis: Zigzagged due to the setting's massive SchizoTech. Demon and Angel technology, while still making advances, has stagnated due to [[ForeverWar endless warfare between them]], while Jewish and Muslim technology are deliberately held back thanks to religious fiat. Meanwhile, the Marmolims only regressed due to a near-apocalyptic Shroud infestation on theirbelief world.
** Justified with the Shroud, since no known biological species in the universe can resist Shroud corruption. Indeed, the fact thatSexIsEvil.[[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] is making them ''evolve anyway'' utterly terrifies both Maledict and Jesus.
* MementoMacGuffin: The red gem that Cosmo wears on her chest is revealed to be a very powerful and rare Doma Emerald that her family kept as a symbol of the Seedrians back on her homeworld. It allows her to communicate with the spirit of her mother Hertia [[spoiler: and her father Dark Oak]].
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Maledict pulls this on Tsali in the climax. [[spoiler: He manipulated both Tsali and the Metarex to fight each other -- but they were the ones who destroyed the galaxy and did all the killing, not him.]]
* MassOhCrap: Everyone - including [[{{Satan}} Maledict]] himself - has one of these in Episode 75 when [[spoiler: Dark Tails steals the Chaos Emeralds and becomes a god]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Eric the Hedgehog. Is he simply an eccentric and lucky IdiotSavant, or is he a HumanoidAbomination with the power of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve? Both explanations are implied in the story.
* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: The Empire of Mecca
* MedievalStasis: Zigzagged due to the setting's massive SchizoTech. Demon and Angel technology, while still making advances, has stagnated due to [[ForeverWar endless warfare between them]], while Jewish and Muslim technology are deliberately held back thanks to religious fiat. Meanwhile, the Marmolims only regressed due to a near-apocalyptic Shroud infestation on their
** Justified with the Shroud, since no known biological species in the universe can resist Shroud corruption. Indeed, the fact that
* MementoMacGuffin: The red gem that Cosmo wears on her chest is revealed to be a very powerful and rare Doma Emerald that her family kept as a symbol of the Seedrians back on her homeworld. It allows her to communicate with the spirit of her mother Hertia [[spoiler: and her father Dark Oak]].
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Maledict pulls this on Tsali in the climax. [[spoiler: He manipulated both Tsali and the Metarex to fight each other -- but they were the ones who destroyed the galaxy and did all the killing, not him.]]
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* MultipleEndings: The rewrite has four of them. Ending A is the original ending. Endings B and C are huge downers, and Ending D is the [[EarnYourHappyEnding "good" ending]]. The author also created a joke "Ending E" where [[spoiler:[[AlmightyJanitor Eric the Hedgehog was the mastermind behind literally everything]], [[RetGone deletes everyone else from the story]], and decides to start over]].
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* MoreDakka: The Dreadnought is built entirely around this trope. It seems unarmed at first glance, until it reveals its extremely powerful hidden arsenal. It's actually described as carrying [[LampshadeHanging "enough guns to make an Ork blush."]]. And during the final battle, the ship unleashes ''[[RuleOfCool Super Duper Mega Ultra Extreme Wizard Mode]]'' -- turning it into a flying mass of guns and missile launchers that promptly massacres an entire Demon battle group. While playing the 1812 Overture at full volume.
** Eric the Hedgehog's character basically revolves around this trope. His Super form, rather than giving him new powers or speed like Sonic, allows him to ''conjure gigantic guns out of thin air'' via ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve.
* MosesInTheBulrushes: [[spoiler:Sonic the Hedgehog]] was one of these; Maledict launched him into space as an infant in a capsule to euthanize him -- he survived and eventually landed on Mobius. Until Episode 53, Maledict has no idea his son was alive.
* MultipleChoicePast: When Chris asks [[RememberTheNewGuy where Eric the Hedgehog comes from]], Knuckles shrugs and says that Eric has a different (and "crazier") story every single time he's asked the question, so Sonic and friends gave up trying. [[spoiler: Turns out every single one of them is true - not that Eric knows it, since he's pretty much insane]].
* MultipleEndings: Therewrite has four of them. author wrote several alternate endings for the rewrite.
** Ending A is the ending of the originalending. Endings version.
** Ending B is a gigantic DownerEnding where [[spoiler:[[TheBadGuyWins Dark Tails implodes the Dark Planet Egg]] andC are huge downers, opens up a NegativeSpaceWedgie that swallows the galaxy and kills everyone. It's eventually vanquished, but neither the Demons nor the Angels ever recover from the resulting Shroud invasion.]]
** Ending C is a slightly modified version of the original ending where [[spoiler:the Forerunners don't invade the universe]].
** Ending D is a "[[BittersweetEnding good]]" ending; [[spoiler:Tails survives his battle with Dark Tails and successfully destroys the[[EarnYourHappyEnding "good" ending]]. The author also created Dark Planet Egg, saving the universe. However, Dark Tails still lives.]]
** Ending E is ajoke "Ending E" silly ending where [[spoiler:[[AlmightyJanitor [[spoiler:[[TheDogWasTheMastermind Eric the Hedgehog was Hedgehog]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall gets bored writing the mastermind behind story, deletes everything, and starts over from scratch]]]].
* MutuallyAssuredDestruction: Played with on an intergalactic scale. Neither Maledict nor Allysion want the Eternal War to flare up again; when the Demon and Angel militaries collide, whole galaxies are exterminated and torn apart. But when the Metarex war distracts the Demons, Allysion realizes she can gain a massive advantage over her enemy by invading the Milky Way first. Her surprise attack quickly turns the ''entire Milky Way Galaxy'' into [[CrapsackWorld a hellish wasteland]] as the Demons and Angels go into open conflict.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** During the Demon-Seedrian War, Venus attempted to kill (pre-android) Tsali in order to prevent him from becoming the Ultimate Weapon. However, she's stopped by Hertia and Luke, who loved him as their adopted son. [[CassandraTruth Guess]] [[StartOfDarkness what]] [[YouCantFightFate happened]].
** Maledict tried to euthanize [[spoiler:Sonic, Shadow, and Eric]] after he created them and discovered their severe flaws. Not only did all three of them survive, but all three of them end up destroying his conspiracy.
* NonEndorHolocaust: Surprisingly averted in ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'' despite the fact that it is quite soft science fiction. Episode 66 has a space battle above a planet -- and the planet below is quickly annihilated by the millions of disabled ships crashing into it.
** In Episode 67, it's specifically stated that the Galaxy Crusher -- a Demon battlestation the size of a ''red giant'' -- cannot be deployed anywhere near planets or stars. Its sheer size messes up gravity so much that being anywhere near it destroys planets.
** The birth of [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] in Episode 75 causes nearby stars to literallyeverything]], [[RetGone deletes everyone else from burn out and moons to turn into clouds of blood. [[NightmareFuel The results are not pretty]].
* NoSexAllowed: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} horrifically by thestory]], Emirate of Mecca. The Emirate is a [[RecycledInSpace space]] Muslim theocracy that has extremely strict religious rules on sex. This naturally causes the Muslims to have very low birthrates, so [[LoopholeAbuse rather than having sex]] they [[FateWorseThanDeath turned their women into literal baby factories, which are surgically impregnated and decides forced to start over]].give birth every few seconds]].
** Eric the Hedgehog's character basically revolves around this trope. His Super form, rather than giving him new powers or speed like Sonic, allows him to ''conjure gigantic guns out of thin air'' via ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve.
* MosesInTheBulrushes: [[spoiler:Sonic the Hedgehog]] was one of these; Maledict launched him into space as an infant in a capsule to euthanize him -- he survived and eventually landed on Mobius. Until Episode 53, Maledict has no idea his son was alive.
* MultipleChoicePast: When Chris asks [[RememberTheNewGuy where Eric the Hedgehog comes from]], Knuckles shrugs and says that Eric has a different (and "crazier") story every single time he's asked the question, so Sonic and friends gave up trying. [[spoiler: Turns out every single one of them is true - not that Eric knows it, since he's pretty much insane]].
* MultipleEndings: The
** Ending A is the ending of the original
** Ending B is a gigantic DownerEnding where [[spoiler:[[TheBadGuyWins Dark Tails implodes the Dark Planet Egg]] and
** Ending C is a slightly modified version of the original ending where [[spoiler:the Forerunners don't invade the universe]].
** Ending D is a "[[BittersweetEnding good]]" ending; [[spoiler:Tails survives his battle with Dark Tails and successfully destroys the
** Ending E is a
* MutuallyAssuredDestruction: Played with on an intergalactic scale. Neither Maledict nor Allysion want the Eternal War to flare up again; when the Demon and Angel militaries collide, whole galaxies are exterminated and torn apart. But when the Metarex war distracts the Demons, Allysion realizes she can gain a massive advantage over her enemy by invading the Milky Way first. Her surprise attack quickly turns the ''entire Milky Way Galaxy'' into [[CrapsackWorld a hellish wasteland]] as the Demons and Angels go into open conflict.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** During the Demon-Seedrian War, Venus attempted to kill (pre-android) Tsali in order to prevent him from becoming the Ultimate Weapon. However, she's stopped by Hertia and Luke, who loved him as their adopted son. [[CassandraTruth Guess]] [[StartOfDarkness what]] [[YouCantFightFate happened]].
** Maledict tried to euthanize [[spoiler:Sonic, Shadow, and Eric]] after he created them and discovered their severe flaws. Not only did all three of them survive, but all three of them end up destroying his conspiracy.
* NonEndorHolocaust: Surprisingly averted in ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'' despite the fact that it is quite soft science fiction. Episode 66 has a space battle above a planet -- and the planet below is quickly annihilated by the millions of disabled ships crashing into it.
** In Episode 67, it's specifically stated that the Galaxy Crusher -- a Demon battlestation the size of a ''red giant'' -- cannot be deployed anywhere near planets or stars. Its sheer size messes up gravity so much that being anywhere near it destroys planets.
** The birth of [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] in Episode 75 causes nearby stars to literally
* NoSexAllowed: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} horrifically by the
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* IGaveMyWord: Maledict does this numerous times, both good and [[LiteralGenie bad]]. In particular, during the final battle, Maledict promises to give Sonic his Planet Egg back and spare the galaxy in exchange for the Chaos Emeralds. Afterward, Maledict keeps his word and pardons them... and lets them keep the Chaos Emeralds as thanks for their help.
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: This fanfic features the ''[[ShoutOut Fuckslayer]]'', a demonic guitar with six necks wielded by Beelzebub. It's the very first guitar ever invented. Not only is it both a LightningGun and a rocket launcher, but the music it makes is so loud that it can shake ''battleships'' apart.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: The Metarex of become this trope thanks to flanderization and VillainDecay. This is notably averted with Eggman, who has taken [[TookALevelInBadass several levels in badass]].
* IronicHell: Directly referenced. Venus the Seedrian [[DealWithTheDevil prayed to Maledict]] for the power to defend the Seedrians from Tsali. [[spoiler: He answered by giving her nearly divine power... and cursing her to slowly transform into a robot so she's just like Tsali]].
* ItCanThink: The Shroud are a NonMaliciousMonster [[Franchise/DeadSpace Necromorph]]-esque parasite race. That changes in Episode 60 which reveals that the Shroud are led by hyper-intelligent Shroud Primes. [[FromBadToWorse And then]] in Episode 69, [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] evolves them to the point that they start using military tactics and language [[spoiler: and religion; they begin worshiping Dark Tails as their god]].
* JerkassGods: Maledict and Allysion fit this to a tee. One of them is {{Satan}}, the other is CrystalDragonJesus; both of them are cruel, manipulative, sadistic, genocidal maniacs with a [[FauxAffablyEvil thin veneer]] of [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]].
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Allysion is an incarnation of this trope, at least according to the perspective of Jesus. Originally, she simply tolerated Angel excesses while focusing entirely on the defeat of Maledict. By the time of ''Dark Chaos'', she's turned into a megalomaniac BloodKnight who channels GodIsEvil and fully endorses rape and genocide simply to [[GodNeedsPrayerBadly glorify herself]], making her just as evil as Maledict if not even worse.
** Maledict himself goes from "[[PragmaticVillainy Let's try to save the galaxy if possible so we can exploit its resources]]" to "Fuck it let's just blow up the galaxy" by the end of the story.
* JustBeforeTheEnd: This fanfic takes place in a Crapsack Galaxy torn to pieces by thirty years of civil war and the Angels and Demon forces fighting over the remnants, with an EldritchAbomination and the Shroud poised to devour everything else. Sonic and friends end up just barely managing to avert the end [[spoiler: except in Endings A and B, [[DownerEnding where they fail]]]].
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Sonya wields a custom katana made of focused plasma. Espio also carries two ''wakizashi'' that he uses during the final episodes. Somewhat fitting, as Sonya is ethnically Japanese (or the ''Sonic'' universe equivalent) and Espio is a ninja. And even then, [[CombatPragmatist Sonya prefers guns]] and [[ShownTheirWork only uses her sword as a backup]].
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: This fanfic features the ''[[ShoutOut Fuckslayer]]'', a demonic guitar with six necks wielded by Beelzebub. It's the very first guitar ever invented. Not only is it both a LightningGun and a rocket launcher, but the music it makes is so loud that it can shake ''battleships'' apart.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: The Metarex of become this trope thanks to flanderization and VillainDecay. This is notably averted with Eggman, who has taken [[TookALevelInBadass several levels in badass]].
* IronicHell: Directly referenced. Venus the Seedrian [[DealWithTheDevil prayed to Maledict]] for the power to defend the Seedrians from Tsali. [[spoiler: He answered by giving her nearly divine power... and cursing her to slowly transform into a robot so she's just like Tsali]].
* ItCanThink: The Shroud are a NonMaliciousMonster [[Franchise/DeadSpace Necromorph]]-esque parasite race. That changes in Episode 60 which reveals that the Shroud are led by hyper-intelligent Shroud Primes. [[FromBadToWorse And then]] in Episode 69, [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] evolves them to the point that they start using military tactics and language [[spoiler: and religion; they begin worshiping Dark Tails as their god]].
* JerkassGods: Maledict and Allysion fit this to a tee. One of them is {{Satan}}, the other is CrystalDragonJesus; both of them are cruel, manipulative, sadistic, genocidal maniacs with a [[FauxAffablyEvil thin veneer]] of [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]].
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Allysion is an incarnation of this trope, at least according to the perspective of Jesus. Originally, she simply tolerated Angel excesses while focusing entirely on the defeat of Maledict. By the time of ''Dark Chaos'', she's turned into a megalomaniac BloodKnight who channels GodIsEvil and fully endorses rape and genocide simply to [[GodNeedsPrayerBadly glorify herself]], making her just as evil as Maledict if not even worse.
** Maledict himself goes from "[[PragmaticVillainy Let's try to save the galaxy if possible so we can exploit its resources]]" to "Fuck it let's just blow up the galaxy" by the end of the story.
* JustBeforeTheEnd: This fanfic takes place in a Crapsack Galaxy torn to pieces by thirty years of civil war and the Angels and Demon forces fighting over the remnants, with an EldritchAbomination and the Shroud poised to devour everything else. Sonic and friends end up just barely managing to avert the end [[spoiler: except in Endings A and B, [[DownerEnding where they fail]]]].
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Sonya wields a custom katana made of focused plasma. Espio also carries two ''wakizashi'' that he uses during the final episodes. Somewhat fitting, as Sonya is ethnically Japanese (or the ''Sonic'' universe equivalent) and Espio is a ninja. And even then, [[CombatPragmatist Sonya prefers guns]] and [[ShownTheirWork only uses her sword as a backup]].
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* KnightInSourArmor: Sonic and his friends become this in this story. The Milky Way Galaxy is an [[CrapsackWorld utter shithole]] and the rest of the universe is [[CosmicHorrorStory somehow even worse]], but it doesn't stop them from trying to make things better.
* KudzuPlot: This fanfic quickly becomes this trope as the GambitPileup becomes larger, the characters become more fleshed out, and the story begins to focus on the very complicated politics and conspiracies behind the Metarex War. Episode 74 basically revolves around [[ApocalypticLog explaining]] and [[TheReveal revealing]] what is going on; it's the longest chapter by quite a large margin [[spoiler:and even it doesn't fully explain everything]]. This trope is also part of the reason for the author's frequent ScheduleSlip for the rewrite -- he is trying to organize everything together. There's a rewrite that ditches and retcons quite a bit of expository material from the original, specifically to keep a clear central story arc and to avoid TheChrisCarterEffect.
* LadyLand: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Cosmo and the Seedrian refugees were only made up of female Seedrians after all the males were killed by Tsali [[spoiler: or became cyborgs and joined the Metarex]]. However, by the time Tsali finally kills them thirty years later, their society is already beginning to disintegrate over their clashing egos, personalities, and beliefs.
* LateToTheTragedy: When Sonic and his friends leave their world to find the Chaos Emeralds, they quickly discover that the galaxy is a largely ruined CrapsackWorld devastated by the thirty-year Metarex War, fought over by JerkassGods, and nearly wholly devoured by the Shroud.
* LogicBomb: [[spoiler:Tsali's FaceHeelTurn]] is brought about by one of these when he discovers [[spoiler:Maledict set his transformation into an android in motion.]] Then, directly afterward, he gets another one when Cosmo forgives him for his genocide against her people in a literal form of EvilCannotComprehendGood.
* KudzuPlot: This fanfic quickly becomes this trope as the GambitPileup becomes larger, the characters become more fleshed out, and the story begins to focus on the very complicated politics and conspiracies behind the Metarex War. Episode 74 basically revolves around [[ApocalypticLog explaining]] and [[TheReveal revealing]] what is going on; it's the longest chapter by quite a large margin [[spoiler:and even it doesn't fully explain everything]]. This trope is also part of the reason for the author's frequent ScheduleSlip for the rewrite -- he is trying to organize everything together. There's a rewrite that ditches and retcons quite a bit of expository material from the original, specifically to keep a clear central story arc and to avoid TheChrisCarterEffect.
* LadyLand: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Cosmo and the Seedrian refugees were only made up of female Seedrians after all the males were killed by Tsali [[spoiler: or became cyborgs and joined the Metarex]]. However, by the time Tsali finally kills them thirty years later, their society is already beginning to disintegrate over their clashing egos, personalities, and beliefs.
* LateToTheTragedy: When Sonic and his friends leave their world to find the Chaos Emeralds, they quickly discover that the galaxy is a largely ruined CrapsackWorld devastated by the thirty-year Metarex War, fought over by JerkassGods, and nearly wholly devoured by the Shroud.
* LogicBomb: [[spoiler:Tsali's FaceHeelTurn]] is brought about by one of these when he discovers [[spoiler:Maledict set his transformation into an android in motion.]] Then, directly afterward, he gets another one when Cosmo forgives him for his genocide against her people in a literal form of EvilCannotComprehendGood.
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* LovecraftLite: The rewrite becomes this in the canon ending. Dark Tails is ultimately defeated [[spoiler:though not without sacrifice]] and Sonic manages to make a tentative truce with Maledict and Jesus.
* LovecraftianSuperpower: Tails of all people gets one of these after getting infected with Shroud parasites, complete with tremendous amounts of BodyHorror. Among the highlights of his first transformation is ''his semen turning solid and slithering across the floor'' - before ''wrapping around him and hardening like body armor.'' Later on as he manages to take control of the Shroud inside him, he finds that he can do things like move his eyes out of their sockets and look around, grow his fingers into flensing claws, fire shards of his own bones from his wrists, and eventually fuse himself to the X-Tornado by connecting his nerves with its controls. Though all of his friends are utterly horrified and disgusted by his new powers, [[AngstWhatAngst Tails thinks it's the most awesome thing ever]].
* LovecraftianSuperpower: Tails of all people gets one of these after getting infected with Shroud parasites, complete with tremendous amounts of BodyHorror. Among the highlights of his first transformation is ''his semen turning solid and slithering across the floor'' - before ''wrapping around him and hardening like body armor.'' Later on as he manages to take control of the Shroud inside him, he finds that he can do things like move his eyes out of their sockets and look around, grow his fingers into flensing claws, fire shards of his own bones from his wrists, and eventually fuse himself to the X-Tornado by connecting his nerves with its controls. Though all of his friends are utterly horrified and disgusted by his new powers, [[AngstWhatAngst Tails thinks it's the most awesome thing ever]].
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* FantasyKitchenSink: This trope basically defines ''Sonic X: Dark Chaos'', combining pretty much everything the author could think of - from magic to demons to angels to Lovecraftian horrors to spaceships.
* FinalSolution: This trope is standard protocol for both the Demons and Angels and [[CrapsackWorld is used with wild abandon]]. A more story-focused example is Tsali's genocide against the Seedrians which started the Metarex War.
* FinalSolution: This trope is standard protocol for both the Demons and Angels and [[CrapsackWorld is used with wild abandon]]. A more story-focused example is Tsali's genocide against the Seedrians which started the Metarex War.
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* ForeverWar: Exaggerated with the conflict between the Demon Empire and Angel Federation. It's actually called the Eternal War in-universe.
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** Tsali has shades of this. Though he has actual reasons to want revenge against the Seedrians, he butchers entire worlds simply because he can, even if [[MisplacedRetribution they had nothing to do with his enemies]].
** Beelzebub [[spoiler: rapes Chris]] in Episode 67 not because he needed to run a demented experiment like he did on Cosmo, but because he thought it would be ''fun''.
* ForeverWar:Exaggerated with the conflict between the The Demon Empire and Angel Federation. It's actually called Federation have been at war for five hundred trillion years, driven by the Eternal DivineConflict between Maledict and Allysion. Most of it is on-and-off however, since both sides constantly fight each other to stalemate and are forced into long periods of cold war to recover. The background also implies that if they ever made peace, the Angel coalition would immediately and violently collapse to internal religious conflicts.
** Also played with in-universe; while the Metarex Warin-universe.did last for thirty years, Tsali and the Metarex expected it to keep going for centuries if not millennia. Its [[{{Anticlimax}} rather sudden ending]] in the last episode leaves both sides completely lost.
** Tsali has shades of this. Though he has actual reasons to want revenge against the Seedrians, he butchers entire worlds simply because he can, even if [[MisplacedRetribution they had nothing to do with his enemies]].
** Beelzebub [[spoiler: rapes Chris]] in Episode 67 not because he needed to run a demented experiment like he did on Cosmo, but because he thought it would be ''fun''.
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* GenreBlindness:
** Maledict [[SubvertedTrope seems to be a cliché evil overlord Bond villain at first]]... until his real [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] nature starts showing; [[spoiler:he didn't want to kill Sonic or Shadow because they [[LukeIAmYourFather are his sons]] and he knows just how powerful they are]]. By contrast, Allysion and most of the Angels are quite genre blind, with the notable exception of the very savvy Jesus.
** The Metarex are easily the most blatant example of this trope, unaware that they were being manipulated by Maledict the whole time despite tons of suspicious hints. They also [[PoorCommunicationKills confuse Tails for Tsali simply because both of them have two tails]], with near-disastrous consequences.
* GladiatorGames: The Demon Empire, essentially the Roman Empire in space, uses these as part of it BreadAndCircuses policies. In a similar vein to the Romans, they use recaptured slaves and criminals as fighters. However, [[ShownTheirWork lethal games are quite rare]].
** Maledict [[SubvertedTrope seems to be a cliché evil overlord Bond villain at first]]... until his real [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] nature starts showing; [[spoiler:he didn't want to kill Sonic or Shadow because they [[LukeIAmYourFather are his sons]] and he knows just how powerful they are]]. By contrast, Allysion and most of the Angels are quite genre blind, with the notable exception of the very savvy Jesus.
** The Metarex are easily the most blatant example of this trope, unaware that they were being manipulated by Maledict the whole time despite tons of suspicious hints. They also [[PoorCommunicationKills confuse Tails for Tsali simply because both of them have two tails]], with near-disastrous consequences.
* GladiatorGames: The Demon Empire, essentially the Roman Empire in space, uses these as part of it BreadAndCircuses policies. In a similar vein to the Romans, they use recaptured slaves and criminals as fighters. However, [[ShownTheirWork lethal games are quite rare]].
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* GodBeforeDogma: This trope is typically the primary difference between the less-evil religious characters and the really evil religious characters in general. However, [[AuthorTract since the author despises religion]], it's [[CrapsackWorld depressingly rare]].
** Jesus in particular embodies this trope - which isn't all that [[ShownTheirWork different from his biblical depiction]]. Most of his fellow Angels avert this though.
* GreatOffscreenWar: Several times in this story, mostly because the author has admitted that he isn't good at writing battle scenes.
** The Demon-Seedrian War, which ended in the creation of Tsali and the near-extermination of Cosmo's race, is a major part of the backstory frequently alluded but never actually shown. The author began to write a prequel to explore it, but it was scrapped.
** The battles between the Demons and Angels aren't really shown either - the story focuses more on [[WarIsHell the effects of said battles]] and the political machinations behind the scenes.
* GreaterScopeVillain: This story has several of these. Maledict is quickly revealed to be this to Tsali and becomes one of the primary villains. However, it's also shown that Jesus and Allysion had quite a large part to do with the Metarex War and the CrapsackWorld as well. And of course, there's [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]], who eventually becomes the BigBad [[EnemyMine everyone else winds up fighting]].
* HappinessInSlavery: This trope is the reason the Demon Empire was able to stop slave rebellions; they take pains to treat their slaves well in most cases and many of said slaves worship Maledict as their god anyway. [[ColdBloodedTorture Unless they fall into the hands]] of [[MadScientist Beelzebub]], [[FateWorseThanDeath that is]]. In Episode 69, Momo faithfully serves her master Aamon as her pseudo-grandfather figure, and Aamon in turn allowed her to marry his grandson Lou and legally gain her freedom. Episode 68 reveals that Astorath and his Nephilim treat their legal "slaves" as equals on their warships [[BlueAndOrangeMorality because the idea of owning another sentient being is utterly alien to them]].
* {{Heaven}}: In this story, Heaven is a massive gas giant with twelve planet-sized moons in orbit. It is the original Angel homeworld and main world of the [[TheFederation Angel Federation]]. The Angel capitol city, New Jerusalem, is on top of a massive floating station hidden in the storm-ravaged mantle.
* {{Hell}}: In this story, Hell is the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demon]] homeworld and official capitol of the [[TheEmpire Demon Empire]]. Once a temperate planet, it was long ago turned into [[SingleBiomePlanet a rocky ball of magma rivers and lava seas]]. Caronius, capitol city of the Demons, is built around its hollowed-out core.
* {{Hellfire}}: Maledict can manifest himself in a tongue of smokeless hellfire that does not consume its surroundings. Most of his powers also use a combination of this trope and Chaos Energy.
** Jesus in particular embodies this trope - which isn't all that [[ShownTheirWork different from his biblical depiction]]. Most of his fellow Angels avert this though.
* GreatOffscreenWar: Several times in this story, mostly because the author has admitted that he isn't good at writing battle scenes.
** The Demon-Seedrian War, which ended in the creation of Tsali and the near-extermination of Cosmo's race, is a major part of the backstory frequently alluded but never actually shown. The author began to write a prequel to explore it, but it was scrapped.
** The battles between the Demons and Angels aren't really shown either - the story focuses more on [[WarIsHell the effects of said battles]] and the political machinations behind the scenes.
* GreaterScopeVillain: This story has several of these. Maledict is quickly revealed to be this to Tsali and becomes one of the primary villains. However, it's also shown that Jesus and Allysion had quite a large part to do with the Metarex War and the CrapsackWorld as well. And of course, there's [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]], who eventually becomes the BigBad [[EnemyMine everyone else winds up fighting]].
* HappinessInSlavery: This trope is the reason the Demon Empire was able to stop slave rebellions; they take pains to treat their slaves well in most cases and many of said slaves worship Maledict as their god anyway. [[ColdBloodedTorture Unless they fall into the hands]] of [[MadScientist Beelzebub]], [[FateWorseThanDeath that is]]. In Episode 69, Momo faithfully serves her master Aamon as her pseudo-grandfather figure, and Aamon in turn allowed her to marry his grandson Lou and legally gain her freedom. Episode 68 reveals that Astorath and his Nephilim treat their legal "slaves" as equals on their warships [[BlueAndOrangeMorality because the idea of owning another sentient being is utterly alien to them]].
* {{Heaven}}: In this story, Heaven is a massive gas giant with twelve planet-sized moons in orbit. It is the original Angel homeworld and main world of the [[TheFederation Angel Federation]]. The Angel capitol city, New Jerusalem, is on top of a massive floating station hidden in the storm-ravaged mantle.
* {{Hell}}: In this story, Hell is the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demon]] homeworld and official capitol of the [[TheEmpire Demon Empire]]. Once a temperate planet, it was long ago turned into [[SingleBiomePlanet a rocky ball of magma rivers and lava seas]]. Caronius, capitol city of the Demons, is built around its hollowed-out core.
* {{Hellfire}}: Maledict can manifest himself in a tongue of smokeless hellfire that does not consume its surroundings. Most of his powers also use a combination of this trope and Chaos Energy.
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** An interesting version of this. The refugee Seedrians eventually saw Tsali the Ultimate Weapon as a supernatural being and TheScourgeOfGod, and Hertia deliberately cultivated fear of him in order to control her people. While Tsali is indeed a genocidal AxCrazy android who murdered their entire race [[spoiler: after they turned him into a [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul robot]] and inflicted AndIMustScream on him]], it turns out that he didn't do it alone [[spoiler: [[TheManBehindTheMan and nor was he the only one behind it]]]].
** In the background material, this trope is also the reason why [[{{Satan}} Lord Maledict]] is considered the incarnation of evil in [[Literature/TheBible the]] [[TomeOfEldritchLore Bible]]. [[BlackAndGrayMorality He isn't the incarnation of evil]], but he certainly is a cruel, manipulative {{Jerkass God|s}}.
* HobbesWasRight: Maledict embodies this trope, to the point of a particularly extreme version of LawfulEvil. If that wasn't enough, the backstory implies that [[CrapsackWorld he isn't completely wrong to be that way either]] and that [[BlackAndGrayMorality he's far better than the alternative]].
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Maledict explicitly holds back from using the ''Galaxy Crusher'' because he wants to [[PragmaticVillainy conquer the Milky Way Galaxy rather than destroy it]] and because he's utterly terrified of the prospect that it could be hijacked by his enemies. Indeed, it's only [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] and hordes of Shroud devouring the galaxy that [[GodzillaThreshold convinces him to reactivate it]].
* HorrorHunger: A rather chilling example from the rewrite in the form of the Tsali Endoskeletons. Tsali programmed them to aid him in his genocide of Cosmo's race. In the process, he gave them an endless, all-pervading hunger for Seedrian flesh, blood, skin, and bones. Of course, being robots, [[LudicrousGibs they can't eat]]...
* HumansAreFlawed: In Episode 75, Shadow the Hedgehog (of all people) uses this as his KirkSummation when Maledict gives him a WeCanRuleTogether speech. When Maledict tells him that the "monkeys" are nothing but mongrels who corrupted his perfect design, Shadow retorts in a very neat ContinuityNod to the show's ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' arc:
--> '''Shadow''': I made a promise to a girl I loved named Maria. I forgot that promise and I nearly wiped out an entire race because of it. You despise humans... and yet a human taught me the most valuable lesson of all; there are still things worth fighting for.
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: The Warpspace is re-imagined as basically a LighterAndSofter version of [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 the Warp]]. It's a mind-shattering dimension of pure Chaos Energy and (according to Maledict) [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm the "template" or "blueprint" of the universe itself]]. It also happens to be the birthplace of [[EldritchAbomination Lovecraftian horrors]] like Dark Tails [[spoiler: and the [[SealedEvilInACan Can]] of the [[AbusivePrecursors Forerunners]]]]. However, Demon-made FTL technology has advanced and become so ubiquitous across the universe that it's typically safe to travel. If anything goes wrong, though...
** An interesting version of this. The refugee Seedrians eventually saw Tsali the Ultimate Weapon as a supernatural being and TheScourgeOfGod, and Hertia deliberately cultivated fear of him in order to control her people. While Tsali is indeed a genocidal AxCrazy android who murdered their entire race [[spoiler: after they turned him into a [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul robot]] and inflicted AndIMustScream on him]], it turns out that he didn't do it alone [[spoiler: [[TheManBehindTheMan and nor was he the only one behind it]]]].
** In the background material, this trope is also the reason why [[{{Satan}} Lord Maledict]] is considered the incarnation of evil in [[Literature/TheBible the]] [[TomeOfEldritchLore Bible]]. [[BlackAndGrayMorality He isn't the incarnation of evil]], but he certainly is a cruel, manipulative {{Jerkass God|s}}.
* HobbesWasRight: Maledict embodies this trope, to the point of a particularly extreme version of LawfulEvil. If that wasn't enough, the backstory implies that [[CrapsackWorld he isn't completely wrong to be that way either]] and that [[BlackAndGrayMorality he's far better than the alternative]].
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Maledict explicitly holds back from using the ''Galaxy Crusher'' because he wants to [[PragmaticVillainy conquer the Milky Way Galaxy rather than destroy it]] and because he's utterly terrified of the prospect that it could be hijacked by his enemies. Indeed, it's only [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] and hordes of Shroud devouring the galaxy that [[GodzillaThreshold convinces him to reactivate it]].
* HorrorHunger: A rather chilling example from the rewrite in the form of the Tsali Endoskeletons. Tsali programmed them to aid him in his genocide of Cosmo's race. In the process, he gave them an endless, all-pervading hunger for Seedrian flesh, blood, skin, and bones. Of course, being robots, [[LudicrousGibs they can't eat]]...
* HumansAreFlawed: In Episode 75, Shadow the Hedgehog (of all people) uses this as his KirkSummation when Maledict gives him a WeCanRuleTogether speech. When Maledict tells him that the "monkeys" are nothing but mongrels who corrupted his perfect design, Shadow retorts in a very neat ContinuityNod to the show's ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' arc:
--> '''Shadow''': I made a promise to a girl I loved named Maria. I forgot that promise and I nearly wiped out an entire race because of it. You despise humans... and yet a human taught me the most valuable lesson of all; there are still things worth fighting for.
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: The Warpspace is re-imagined as basically a LighterAndSofter version of [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 the Warp]]. It's a mind-shattering dimension of pure Chaos Energy and (according to Maledict) [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm the "template" or "blueprint" of the universe itself]]. It also happens to be the birthplace of [[EldritchAbomination Lovecraftian horrors]] like Dark Tails [[spoiler: and the [[SealedEvilInACan Can]] of the [[AbusivePrecursors Forerunners]]]]. However, Demon-made FTL technology has advanced and become so ubiquitous across the universe that it's typically safe to travel. If anything goes wrong, though...
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* DeathWorld: Exaggerated. This fanfic pretty much takes place in an entire ''[[CrapsackWorld death galaxy]]'' in general, but special mention goes to worlds that lose their Planet Eggs (which lose their power to sustain life and become barren rocks) or get infested with Shroud parasites (which are the very definition of BodyHorror and FateWorseThanDeath rolled into one). Combined with the insane robot armies, demons, and Lovecraftian horrors everywhere, its amazing there's life in the Milky Way at all. [[spoiler: And by the end, there isn't very much]].
** A more straight example is Hell, the Demon homeworld, which is basically Mustafar on steroids... and the Angel homeworld Heaven, which is basically ''Jupiter'' on steroids.
** A more straight example is Hell, the Demon homeworld, which is basically Mustafar on steroids... and the Angel homeworld Heaven, which is basically ''Jupiter'' on steroids.
* DiabolusExMachina:
** Episode 75. Two fleets - a Demon fleet and a Metarex fleet led by the Blue Typhoon - are facing off. Maledict and the heroes are about to have their final climactic showdown. And then [[spoiler:Dark Tails suddenly appears, steals all the Chaos Emeralds, and uses them to fully manifest himself in the physical universe]], beginning the ''real'' final battle.
** The ending is one of these; [[spoiler:Dark Tails' defeat allows the Forerunners to escape - and it's implied that they quickly devastate the entire universe]].
** Episode 75. Two fleets - a Demon fleet and a Metarex fleet led by the Blue Typhoon - are facing off. Maledict and the heroes are about to have their final climactic showdown. And then [[spoiler:Dark Tails suddenly appears, steals all the Chaos Emeralds, and uses them to fully manifest himself in the physical universe]], beginning the ''real'' final battle.
** The ending is one of these; [[spoiler:Dark Tails' defeat allows the Forerunners to escape - and it's implied that they quickly devastate the entire universe]].
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Episode 64 is basically this trope in episode form. Super Sonic, Super Shadow, and Super Eric all run afoul of [[{{Satan}} Lord Maledict]] himself, and Sonic ramps his cocky confidence to the max before attacking Satan, believing that they're invincible. Cue villainous CurbStompBattle.
* {{Dystopia}}: The whole galaxy has been torn apart by religion, greed, and the pursuit of power -- embodied by the countless factions and figures bringing the galaxy to ruin. The Emirate of Mecca is easily the most brutal example -- a totalitarian Muslim theocracy RecycledInSpace, ruled by the iron fist of the Prophet Muhammad. Muslim women are turned into literal baby factories, rape and murder are legal, free speech is literally an alien concept, nearly the entire population are brainwashed fanatics, and typical living conditions range from barely livable to total hellholes. The entire Muslim leadership are also complete hypocrites, flagrantly sinning and breaking their own laws with impunity.
* DystopiaIsHard: Although the Demon Empire seems to be stable on the surface, the endless warfare and the insane logistical and economic nightmare of running such a gigantic empire is slowly weakening it. Indeed, it is strongly implied that Maledict's will and leadership is one of the only things still keeping it together.
** The Emirate of Mecca is basically a totalitarian Muslim theocracy RecycledInSpace -- as WordOfGod put it, its "if [[JustForFun/XMeetsY ISIS and al-Qaeda got together and made their own version of the Imperium of Man]].'' However, though it's the youngest Angel nation, it's already starting to crumble under its barbaric religious cruelty, [[MartyrdomCulture devotion to martyrdom]], internal contradictions, extreme corruption, and ethnic conflicts.
* EatenAlive: In Episode 71, Trinity finds a recording of Tsali torturing a little Seedrian girl to death by slowly feeding her to his Tsali Endoskeletons.
* DystopiaIsHard: Although the Demon Empire seems to be stable on the surface, the endless warfare and the insane logistical and economic nightmare of running such a gigantic empire is slowly weakening it. Indeed, it is strongly implied that Maledict's will and leadership is one of the only things still keeping it together.
** The Emirate of Mecca is basically a totalitarian Muslim theocracy RecycledInSpace -- as WordOfGod put it, its "if [[JustForFun/XMeetsY ISIS and al-Qaeda got together and made their own version of the Imperium of Man]].'' However, though it's the youngest Angel nation, it's already starting to crumble under its barbaric religious cruelty, [[MartyrdomCulture devotion to martyrdom]], internal contradictions, extreme corruption, and ethnic conflicts.
* EatenAlive: In Episode 71, Trinity finds a recording of Tsali torturing a little Seedrian girl to death by slowly feeding her to his Tsali Endoskeletons.
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* EternalRecurrence: Maledict and Allysion have fought over the galaxy [[Literature/TheBible many]] [[Literature/TheQuran times]] [[Literature/TheTalmud before]]... and they will do so again.
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* EternalRecurrence: The [[ForeverWar Eternal War]] between the Demon Empire and Angel Federation always flares up periodically, decimating galaxies before both sides eventually fight each other to exhaustion and temporarily stop fighting to rebuild, before going to war again. Maledict's entire grand plan was to end the cycle by creating the "Ultimate Weapon" to permanently defeat Allysion and her Angels [[spoiler: which eventually resulted in him creating Sonic, Shadow, Eric, and Tsali].
* EverybodyDiesEnding: This story begins like the original series, with the entire Seedrian refugee fleet dead and Cosmo as the only survivor. Also [[DownerEnding Ending B]].
* EvilLuddite: Cosmo dimly remembers the Ironwood, a powerful religious cult in the Seedrian fleet which blamed technology for the destruction of their race because of Tsali (who they saw as [[TheScourgeOfGod divine punishment for their sins]]) and regarded all technology as evil. They ended up influencing Hertia and becoming a powerful political force.
* EvilVersusEvil: Metarex versus Tsali, [[{{Satan}} Maledict]] versus the Metarex, and [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] against ''[[OmnicidalNeutral everyone]]''. The overarching conflict between Maledict and Allysionhave fought over [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks can be seen as this too]], Maledict is the galaxy [[Literature/TheBible many]] [[Literature/TheQuran times]] [[Literature/TheTalmud before]]... biblical Satan and they will do so again.all-around ManipulativeBastard, while Allysion is a crazed psychopath who wants to watch the universe burn and torture everything ForTheEvulz.
* EvilVersusOblivion: The crux of the fanfic is the final battle between [[{{Satan}} Maledict]] and [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]]. One is a ruthless [[WellIntentionedExtremist but principled]] HumanoidAbomination who wants to rule the entire universe, the other is an incomprehensible OmnicidalManiac.
* EverybodyDiesEnding: This story begins like the original series, with the entire Seedrian refugee fleet dead and Cosmo as the only survivor. Also [[DownerEnding Ending B]].
* EvilLuddite: Cosmo dimly remembers the Ironwood, a powerful religious cult in the Seedrian fleet which blamed technology for the destruction of their race because of Tsali (who they saw as [[TheScourgeOfGod divine punishment for their sins]]) and regarded all technology as evil. They ended up influencing Hertia and becoming a powerful political force.
* EvilVersusEvil: Metarex versus Tsali, [[{{Satan}} Maledict]] versus the Metarex, and [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]] against ''[[OmnicidalNeutral everyone]]''. The overarching conflict between Maledict and Allysion
* EvilVersusOblivion: The crux of the fanfic is the final battle between [[{{Satan}} Maledict]] and [[EldritchAbomination Dark Tails]]. One is a ruthless [[WellIntentionedExtremist but principled]] HumanoidAbomination who wants to rule the entire universe, the other is an incomprehensible OmnicidalManiac.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: The author had started writing a prequel story at one point, but later decided to go and rewrite the original story. The changes made to Dark Chaos ended up contradicting the prequel so much that the prequel was discontinued altogether.
* CerebusRollercoaster: The story starts out lighthearted like the original series. Starting with Episode 55, it slowly gets darker and darker until the lighthearted Episode 65. Then the gloves come off and it gets [[CrapsackWorld really]], ''[[CosmicHorrorStory REALLY]]'' dark. Although the tone is rather consistent from that point, Episodes 67 and 73 are easily the most violent and horrific chapters in the saga.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Zigzagged. The Christian sect of Marmolims in Episode 69 is pretty clearly Catholic. However, the Angel Federation itself is rather anviliciously based on right-wing evangelical Christianity.
* ClarkesThirdLaw: In the science fiction universe of ''Sonic X: Dark Chaos'', it turns out this trope is why [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Jesus Christ]] was able to perform miracles in the Bible. He discovered a forgotten cache of [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien insanely advanced]] [[AncientAstronauts Angel technology]] in a desert cave, which he was able to use thanks to his mutated genetics.
* CerebusRollercoaster: The story starts out lighthearted like the original series. Starting with Episode 55, it slowly gets darker and darker until the lighthearted Episode 65. Then the gloves come off and it gets [[CrapsackWorld really]], ''[[CosmicHorrorStory REALLY]]'' dark. Although the tone is rather consistent from that point, Episodes 67 and 73 are easily the most violent and horrific chapters in the saga.
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Zigzagged. The Christian sect of Marmolims in Episode 69 is pretty clearly Catholic. However, the Angel Federation itself is rather anviliciously based on right-wing evangelical Christianity.
* ClarkesThirdLaw: In the science fiction universe of ''Sonic X: Dark Chaos'', it turns out this trope is why [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Jesus Christ]] was able to perform miracles in the Bible. He discovered a forgotten cache of [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien insanely advanced]] [[AncientAstronauts Angel technology]] in a desert cave, which he was able to use thanks to his mutated genetics.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Sonic and his friends find a video of [[spoiler:the Chaotix being tortured by Maledict and Beelzebub]].
** Episode 67 is pretty much an episode consisting of this trope inflicted on Cosmo and Chris.
** Episode 67 is pretty much an episode consisting of this trope inflicted on Cosmo and Chris.
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* CloningBlues: [[spoiler: Sonic, Shadow, and Eric]] are failed "clones" of Maledict himself, which he made to create an "Ultimate Weapon". Because of this, all three of them can use the Chaos Emeralds (and Rings) to power themselves up. He thought they were failures and disposed of them many decades before the story. None of the [[spoiler: hedgehogs]] are happy with this truth, even though Maledict admits he treated them wrongly and is [[SoProudOfYou glad they grew up into fine hedgehogs]].
* ColdBloodedTorture:Sonic and his friends find a video A good portion of [[spoiler:the Chaotix being tortured by Maledict and Beelzebub]].
**Episode 67 is pretty much an episode consisting of this trope inflicted on Beelzebub torturing Cosmo after luring her into his base by shattering her eardrums with extremely loud rock music and Chris.drugging her with neurotoxins (and -- in the rewrite -- electrocuting her before stripping her naked and tying her to his chair with razor wire). Then when Chris goes in to save her, he is captured and suffers even worse torture, eventually ending in [[spoiler: BlackComedyRape via [[NightmareFuel giant acid-covered stinger]]]].
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Sonic's home planet is a nice and rather peaceful place to live. [[CrapsackWorld The rest of the galaxy]]? ''[[CosmicHorrorStory NOPE]]''.
** Episode 69 has Marmolim. A planet inhabited by cute beady-eyed aliens with a penchant for magic. Sounds great -- except for the fact that they've nearly been wiped out by Shroud, and are torn in a religious civil war between Christians and Maledict-worshipers.
** New Jerusalem, the Angel capitol city, is subtly implied to be this with the BigBrotherIsWatchingYou and HappinessIsMandatory overtones.
** Episode 69 has Marmolim. A planet inhabited by cute beady-eyed aliens with a penchant for magic. Sounds great -- except for the fact that they've nearly been wiped out by Shroud, and are torn in a religious civil war between Christians and Maledict-worshipers.
** New Jerusalem, the Angel capitol city, is subtly implied to be this with the BigBrotherIsWatchingYou and HappinessIsMandatory overtones.
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* CycleOfRevenge: The Metarex War is basically a hugely-escalated version of this trope between Tsali and the Metarex. Also deconstructed as [[spoiler:both sides are [[MotiveDecay getting increasingly exhausted of the endless fighting]]]]. They finally break the cycle at the end thanks to Cosmo's intervention.
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* BrainInAJar:
** [[{{Satan}} Lord Maledict]]. Despite being a PhysicalGod, he's actually little more than a skull attached to a suit of power armor filled with liquid and rotting organs, and he has to use his powers to make himself look like a hedgehog to others.
** Maledict's counterpart Allysion is an Altus Emerald in a Jar, holding her ghost inside it.
* BreadAndCircuses: This trope is actually referenced as the sole reason the Demon Empire is so powerful, despite its corruption and despotism. As long as worlds follow Demon law and (publicly) worship Maledict, they are showered with wealth and riches from across the universe. Even slaves are kept pacified through this trope, and this trope is explicitly referenced as the primary deterrent against slave rebellions.
* BrokenAesop: This fanfic emphasizes with the Angels that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are bad. [[AndThatsTerrible Really, really bad.]] However, compared with the Demons, they were portrayed as the more honorable and nicer faction overall. The rewrite fixes this somewhat by making the Angels [[BlackAndGrayMorality far more morally gray than the original]], even with some of more sympathetic Angel characters like Jesus. It also makes the Demons more gray too, to emphasize the fact that both sides are flawed and similar.
** [[{{Satan}} Lord Maledict]]. Despite being a PhysicalGod, he's actually little more than a skull attached to a suit of power armor filled with liquid and rotting organs, and he has to use his powers to make himself look like a hedgehog to others.
** Maledict's counterpart Allysion is an Altus Emerald in a Jar, holding her ghost inside it.
* BreadAndCircuses: This trope is actually referenced as the sole reason the Demon Empire is so powerful, despite its corruption and despotism. As long as worlds follow Demon law and (publicly) worship Maledict, they are showered with wealth and riches from across the universe. Even slaves are kept pacified through this trope, and this trope is explicitly referenced as the primary deterrent against slave rebellions.
* BrokenAesop: This fanfic emphasizes with the Angels that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are bad. [[AndThatsTerrible Really, really bad.]] However, compared with the Demons, they were portrayed as the more honorable and nicer faction overall. The rewrite fixes this somewhat by making the Angels [[BlackAndGrayMorality far more morally gray than the original]], even with some of more sympathetic Angel characters like Jesus. It also makes the Demons more gray too, to emphasize the fact that both sides are flawed and similar.
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* AlienCatnip: fertilizer is revealed to be the equivalent of cocaine and steroids combined for Cosmo's race.
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: The Angels have a strong non-interference policy regarding Demon border galaxies in general and the Milky Way (and Earth) in particular. It's only when the Demons start moving in and curb-stomping the Metarex that they take action and invade the galaxy in retaliation.
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: The Angels have a strong non-interference policy regarding Demon border galaxies in general and the Milky Way (and Earth) in particular. It's only when the Demons start moving in and curb-stomping the Metarex that they take action and invade the galaxy in retaliation.
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* ArchangelGabriel: Gabriel is referenced as one of four Archangels (himself, Raphael, Michael, and Tephiroth) who lead the military forces of the Angel Federation. Gabriel is a diplomat and negotiator at heart who forges alliances between the Federation and other anti-Demon elements.
* ArchangelMichael: Michael is referenced as one of four Archangels (himself, Gabriel, Raphael, and Tephiroth) who lead the military forces of the Angel Federation. An attache of [[GeneralRipper Metatron]], he is a hotheaded and aggressive {{b|loodKnight}}erserker who personally leads the armies of the Angel rebellion against the Demon Empire. He is willing to [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized exterminate entire galaxies]] if the Demons control them.
* ArchangelRaphael: Raphael is referenced as one of four Archangels (himself, Gabriel, Michael, and Tephiroth) who lead the military forces of the Angel Federation. Because of his pacifistic nature, he is in charge of civil engineering and the federal economy.
* ArchangelMichael: Michael is referenced as one of four Archangels (himself, Gabriel, Raphael, and Tephiroth) who lead the military forces of the Angel Federation. An attache of [[GeneralRipper Metatron]], he is a hotheaded and aggressive {{b|loodKnight}}erserker who personally leads the armies of the Angel rebellion against the Demon Empire. He is willing to [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized exterminate entire galaxies]] if the Demons control them.
* ArchangelRaphael: Raphael is referenced as one of four Archangels (himself, Gabriel, Michael, and Tephiroth) who lead the military forces of the Angel Federation. Because of his pacifistic nature, he is in charge of civil engineering and the federal economy.
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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: This story could probably be called ''Belief Makes You Stupid: The Fanfic'' with its {{Anvilicious}} skewering of religious faith. Although, since AllMythsAreTrue and [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks are out to get you]] in [[CrapsackWorld the story's universe]], this may actually be a prudent suggestion.
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: This story pretty much runs entirely on this. On one side you have a slave-holding, repressive, reactionary [[TheEmpire empire]] run by TheLegionsOfHell -- that [[BreadAndCircuses nonetheless does many]] [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure good things for its people]]. On the other side are the Angels, who are TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized ''at best''. And GodAndSatanAreBothJerks, "Satan" being a [[ManipulativeBastard scheming]] [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]], and "God" being a [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] AxCrazy sociopath. And then there's the malevolent EldritchAbomination, the genocidal two-tailed android fox (and his legion of cannibalistic android clones), omnicidal AbusivePrecursors, the Metarex, and of course [[MadScientist Dr. Eggman]] just to make things even more shitty. Even several of the lighter characters are quite grey--Eric and his friends eventually resort to piracy in order to replenish their supplies. Several of the saner Angel leaders aren't clean either; Jesus holds some [[UnfortunateImplications very]]...[[DeliberateValuesDissonance questionable]] views on homosexuals, though he's depicted more sympathetically than his fellow Angels.
* BloodierAndGorier: Where to begin with in this fanfic? All of the battles (especially the ones against Shroud, which take BodyHorror to the next level) in the series feature copious amounts of blood and gore. Episode 73 takes the cake when Tsali storms through the Blue Typhoon - Tsali [[spoiler: almost]] fatally stabs Sonic and Amy, shatters Cream's arms, blasts Chris with a radioactive blast of Dark Chaos Energy and finally [[spoiler: opens up Tails' ribcage and tears his still-beating heart and lungs from his chest]]. The story is rated M for a [[DarkerAndEdgier very good reason]].
* BloodierAndGorier: Where to begin with in this fanfic? All of the battles (especially the ones against Shroud, which take BodyHorror to the next level) in the series feature copious amounts of blood and gore. Episode 73 takes the cake when Tsali storms through the Blue Typhoon - Tsali [[spoiler: almost]] fatally stabs Sonic and Amy, shatters Cream's arms, blasts Chris with a radioactive blast of Dark Chaos Energy and finally [[spoiler: opens up Tails' ribcage and tears his still-beating heart and lungs from his chest]]. The story is rated M for a [[DarkerAndEdgier very good reason]].
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Zigzagged. Most of the biology behind the Shroud and the resulting BodyHorror they cause on their victims are physically and anatomically impossible. It doesn't make them any less gross and terrifying though, and is entirely done for RuleOfScary. Lampshaded by Chris in the rewrite, who states that everything about the Shroud goes against every biological law as humans understand them, and it's the reason he's utterly terrified of them.
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: This fanfic has this trope in numerous places, mostly because of its intentionally exaggerated DarkerAndEdgier look at Judeo-Christian religions in the setting and backstory. Lampshaded by Chris, who explains to Sonic that the Judaism/Christianity/Islam equivalents in the Sonic universe are basically nothing like the ones on Earth.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maledict is far more powerful than any of his subordinates. Justified considering he's literally both {{Satan}} and a PhysicalGod. Also, Astorath is much stronger than his Nephilim brethren.
* BadassArmy: The Hell Knights/Nephilim are essentially the [[NamesTheSame Hell Knights]] from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' crossed with Chaos Space Marines from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. A small group of them led by their leader Astorath nearly defeats the entire Metarex armada and the Blue Typhoon during the final battle. Sonic and his friends pretty much fit this trope too, as they manage to beat back said Hell Knights and severely damage the Demon fleet.
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: This fanfic has this trope in numerous places, mostly because of its intentionally exaggerated DarkerAndEdgier look at Judeo-Christian religions in the setting and backstory. Lampshaded by Chris, who explains to Sonic that the Judaism/Christianity/Islam equivalents in the Sonic universe are basically nothing like the ones on Earth.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maledict is far more powerful than any of his subordinates. Justified considering he's literally both {{Satan}} and a PhysicalGod. Also, Astorath is much stronger than his Nephilim brethren.
* BadassArmy: The Hell Knights/Nephilim are essentially the [[NamesTheSame Hell Knights]] from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' crossed with Chaos Space Marines from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. A small group of them led by their leader Astorath nearly defeats the entire Metarex armada and the Blue Typhoon during the final battle. Sonic and his friends pretty much fit this trope too, as they manage to beat back said Hell Knights and severely damage the Demon fleet.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Maledict - and considering he's the biblical Satan, it's very understandable. Not only is he behind various events in the Sonic series [[spoiler: such as the [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure release of Chaos]], the [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 creation of Shadow]], the Black Arms invasion, and the Metarex War]], he's also been involved in actual human history numerous times. The supplemental materials reveal that he established the Roman Empire as a Demon proxy state and manipulated the world into fighting the World Wars.
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* AncientAstronauts: Humans were descended from [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angels]] who originally colonized Earth as an outpost on the Federation border. They were nearly wiped out by a Demon attack, which caused them to lose their technology and regress. Some of them switched sides and worshiped their Demon invaders; many older pagan religions were based on [[{{Satan}} Maledict]].
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* AncientConspiracy: Both played straight and subverted. The backstory runs on the idea that both Christianity and Islam are nothing more than fronts for the Angel Federation. However, [[spoiler: Maledict's gigantic "Ultimate Weapon" gambit to defeat the Angels is less than a century old]].
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* AlternateContinuity: This fanfic is basically this trope to the third season of ''Anime/SonicX''. According to WordOfGod, the events of the ''Dark Chaos'' backstory [[CanonWelding took place in canon too]]. However, there are several key differences in the canon timeline according to the author. Most notably, [[spoiler: Tsali's homeworld is never destroyed and he never becomes the Ultimate Weapon]] and Maledict doesn't get involved in the Metarex War at all due to the Demon Empire falling into an economic depression after his war with Cosmo's race (which in turn stops the Angels from invading the galaxy in retaliation). [[ForWantOfANail Thanks to these key differences]], the canon ''Sonic X'' events happened in the show rather than the events of ''Dark Chaos''.
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* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler:Just like its source material, this doesn't end happily. Only this time, it's ''Tails'' who bites it. And Ending B takes this trope UpToEleven.]]
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* CruelTwistEnding: [[spoiler:Just like its source material, this doesn't end happily. Only this time, it's ''Tails'' who bites it. And Ending B takes this trope UpToEleven.up to eleven.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The third season of ''Sonic X'' was dark on its own for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and this fic takes it UpToEleven. Much of the galaxy is in ruins, torn about by civil war and malevolent gods. Numerous characters die and there is loads of graphic violence.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The third season of ''Sonic X'' was dark on its own for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and this fic takes it UpToEleven.up to eleven. Much of the galaxy is in ruins, torn about by civil war and malevolent gods. Numerous characters die and there is loads of graphic violence.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Just like in canon, this occurs between Tails and Cosmo, only this time, it's ''Cosmo'' who screams it while shooting ''Tails'']].
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* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Just like in canon, this occurs between Tails and Cosmo, only this time, it's ''Cosmo'' who screams it while shooting ''Tails'']].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Following Tails' death, along with the fact that she was the one to do the act, Cosmo is so distraught that she actually grabs a blaster and nearly shoots herself in the head. Sonic and the others manage to talk her out of it by saying it's not what Tails would've wanted]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Following Tails' death, along with the fact that she was the one to do the act, Cosmo is so distraught that she actually grabs a blaster and nearly shoots herself in the head. Sonic and the The others manage to talk her out of it by saying it's not what Tails would've wanted]].
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* RoleSwapAU: Tails and Cosmo end up exchanging the roles in their canonical separation [[spoiler:with ''Tails'' being the one to pull a HeroicSacrifice and ''Cosmo'' being the one to [[KillTheOnesYouLove kill the person she loves]]]].
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* StarCrossedLovers: As in canon, fate (and death) serve to separate Tails and Cosmo. [[spoiler:Except this time, it's ''Tails'' who ends up sacrificing himself while ''Cosmo'' is the one to pull the trigger]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Following Tails' death, along with the fact that she was the one to do the act, Cosmo is so distraught that she actually grabs a blaster and nearly shoots herself in the head. Sonic and the others manage to talk her out of it by saying it's not what Tails would've wanted]].
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** Tails is the biggest recipient of badass levels, to the point where he quickly enters [[MarySue Mary Sue]] territory with all the transformations and powers he gains over the course of the series. Not only does he command the Blue Typhoon, he gains control over Chaos powers as well. The rewrite tones it down considerably due to reviewer complaints.
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** Tails is the biggest recipient of badass levels, to the point where he quickly enters [[MarySue Mary Sue]] territory levels with all the transformations and powers he gains over the course of the series. Not only does he command the Blue Typhoon, he gains control over Chaos powers as well. The rewrite tones it down considerably due to reviewer complaints.
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** [[AuthorAvatar Eric the Hedgehog]] is a walking, talking deconstruction of Sonic fancharacters in general and Sonic the Hedgehog himself in particular. He's incredibly powerful, but he's so impulsive and such a massive CloudCuckoolander that not many others take him seriously despite his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass occasional]] [[CrazyAwesome badass moments]]. [[spoiler:There may or may not be [[HumanoidAbomination a reason for this]], although considering [[MediumAwareness he knows he's in a fanfiction]] and Maledict himself fears him as "unnatural"...]]
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** [[AuthorAvatar Eric the Hedgehog]] is a walking, talking deconstruction of Sonic fancharacters in general and Sonic the Hedgehog himself in particular. He's incredibly powerful, but he's so impulsive and such a massive CloudCuckoolander that not many others take him seriously despite his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass occasional]] [[CrazyAwesome badass moments]].moments. [[spoiler:There may or may not be [[HumanoidAbomination a reason for this]], although considering [[MediumAwareness he knows he's in a fanfiction]] and Maledict himself fears him as "unnatural"...]]
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*CosmicHorrorStory: There are vast empires beyond the galaxy led by omnipotent and unfettered {{Physical God}}s. [[{{Satan}} Maledict]] and [[CrystalDragonJesus Allysion]] use the entire universe as their sandbox, waging the Eternal War against each other while [[BlueAndOrangeMorality concocting up schemes alien to human minds]] and regarding their creations as their playthings. Between them is the Shroud, a sentient all-consuming [[spoiler: and ''intelligent'']] parasitic virus that devours worlds on a regular basis. And then there's the [[AbusivePrecursors Forerunners]], an entire ''race'' of {{Eldritch Abomination}}s prophesied to [[ApocalypseHow return and destroy the entire universe]] [[spoiler:which is exactly what happens in the epilogue]]. The background lore takes this even further - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were apparently founded due to the influence of said Lovecraftian horrors on humanity.
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* MedicalRapeAndImpregnate: The Empire of Mecca are shown to surgically impregnate their women and force them to give birth ''[[{{Squick}} every few seconds]]'', due to their belief that SexIsEvil.
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* BrokenBird: Poor, poor Cosmo. Cream becomes one too.
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* EternalRecurrence: Maledict and Allysion have fought over the galaxy [[Literature/TheBible many]] [[TheQuran times]] [[TheTalmud before]]... and they will do so again.
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* EternalRecurrence: Maledict and Allysion have fought over the galaxy [[Literature/TheBible many]] [[TheQuran [[Literature/TheQuran times]] [[TheTalmud [[Literature/TheTalmud before]]... and they will do so again.
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* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Where to even ''begin''?
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That wasn't played for laughs. What the fuck is wrong with you?!?!
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* BlackComedyRape: Cosmo almost suffers this in Episode 67 at the hands of [[SenseFreak Beelzebub]]. [[spoiler:Chris [[NightmareFuel isn't so lucky]]]].
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* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Just like in canon, this occurs between Tails and Cosmo, only this time, it's ''Cosmo'' who screams it while shooting ''Tails'']].
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What makes it somewhat unique among Sonic fanfiction is its complex, [[RefugeInAudacity extremely dark]], and {{Troperiffic}} ScienceFantasy setting, combining [[ReferenceOverdosed themes from sources]] as varied as ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'', the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games, the works of Creator/HPLovecraft, and [[RatedMForManly death metal]].
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What makes it somewhat unique among Sonic fanfiction is its complex, [[RefugeInAudacity extremely dark]], and {{Troperiffic}} ScienceFantasy setting, combining [[ReferenceOverdosed themes from sources]] as varied as ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'', the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' games, the works of Creator/HPLovecraft, and [[RatedMForManly death metal]].
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* MoodWhiplash: All over the place, but most notable in Episode 65. The chapter ends with a romantic, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] scene between Cosmo and Tails -- and then it cuts to [[spoiler:[[WhamEpisode Jesus launching the Angel invasion of the galaxy]]]].
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* MoodWhiplash: All over the place, but most notable in Episode 65. The chapter ends with a romantic, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] romantic scene between Cosmo and Tails -- and then it cuts to [[spoiler:[[WhamEpisode Jesus launching the Angel invasion of the galaxy]]]].
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Apparently, being a Muslim makes you into a bloodthirsty, mass-murdering pedophile - all of them (other than Abduhl) are basically every single negative stereotype about Islam taken UpToEleven. [[{{Narm}} To the point where it]] [[StealthParody actually gets somewhat ridiculous]].
** Being a Christian or Jew also turns you into a racist pedophile fundamentalist.
** Being a Christian or Jew also turns you into a racist pedophile fundamentalist.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The third season of ''Sonic X'' was dark on its own, and this fic takes it [[UpToEleven to the extreme]]. Much of the galaxy is in ruins, torn about by civil war and malevolent gods. Numerous characters die and there is loads of graphic violence.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: The third season of ''Sonic X'' was dark on its own, own for ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and this fic takes it [[UpToEleven to the extreme]].UpToEleven. Much of the galaxy is in ruins, torn about by civil war and malevolent gods. Numerous characters die and there is loads of graphic violence.
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** [[spoiler:Venus the Seedrian]] prayed to Maledict for the power to defend her race from Tsali. He answered, although [[AndIMustScream not in the way she expected]].
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** [[spoiler:Venus the Seedrian]] prayed to Maledict for the power to defend her race from Tsali. He answered, although [[AndIMustScream not in the way she expected]]. [[spoiler: This is why she ultimately betrays Maledict]].
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*** He also pretty clearly deconstructs "edgy" Sonic OCs in general (he even makes a number of subtle jabs towards the [[MemeticMutation "Coldsteel the Hedgehog" meme]]) Sue tropes.
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*** He also pretty clearly deconstructs "edgy" Sonic OCs in general (he even makes a number of subtle jabs towards the [[MemeticMutation "Coldsteel the Hedgehog" meme]]) Sue tropes.
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* DemotedToExtra: The Metarex are just one of the many different factions fighting over the galaxy. The Chaotix, Dr. Eggman, and even Sonic himself are hit badly with this, although the rewrite is adding many more scenes with them and developing them a bit more. Somewhat justified in the case of the Metarex; after Episode 64, their military power has been completely shattered and their leaders go into hiding.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Tsali was tortuously turned into a combat android by Cosmo's father Luke]] in order to stop the Demon invasion of the Seedrian homeworld. His response? [[spoiler:''Exterminating the entire Seedrian race by himself'' and hunting the survivors across the galaxy - and leaving most of the galaxy in ruins]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Tsali was tortuously turned into a combat android by Cosmo's father Luke]] in order to stop the Demon invasion of the Seedrian homeworld. His response? [[spoiler:''Exterminating the entire Seedrian race by himself'' and hunting the survivors across the galaxy - and leaving most of the galaxy in ruins]].
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* DemotedToExtra: The Metarex are just one of the many different factions fighting over the galaxy. The Chaotix, Dr. Eggman, and even Sonic himself are hit badly with this, although the rewrite is adding many more scenes with them and developing them a bit more. Somewhat justified Justified in the case of the Metarex; after Episode 64, their military power has been completely shattered and their leaders go into hiding.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Tsali was tortuously turned into a combat android by Cosmo's father Luke]] in order to stop the Demon invasion of the Seedrian homeworld. His response?[[spoiler:''Exterminating ''Exterminating the entire Seedrian race by himself'' race'' and hunting the survivors across the galaxy - and leaving most of galaxy, starting the galaxy in ruins]].Metarex War.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Tsali was tortuously turned into a combat android by Cosmo's father Luke]] in order to stop the Demon invasion of the Seedrian homeworld. His response?
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* OmnicidalManiac: Dark Tails whishes to recreate the entire universe in his own image by corrupting it with Dark Chaos Energy. Of course, this puts him at odds with Maledict and Allysion -- who both want to do the same thing in their own images.
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* OmnicidalManiac: Dark Tails whishes wishes to recreate the entire universe in his own image by corrupting it with Dark Chaos Energy. Of course, this puts him at odds with Maledict and Allysion -- who both want to do the same thing in their own images.
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* EternalRecurrence: Maledict and Allysion have fought over the galaxy [[TheBible many]] [[TheQuran times]] [[TheTalmud before]]... and they will do so again.
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* EternalRecurrence: Maledict and Allysion have fought over the galaxy [[TheBible [[Literature/TheBible many]] [[TheQuran times]] [[TheTalmud before]]... and they will do so again.
