History FanFic / SurrogateOfZero

* HumanoidAbomination [=/=] MindHive: Shinji is, as labeled by Asuka, ''Homo Apotheosis'': the embodiment of the Well of Souls created in Third Impact. In other words, he's an Angel...a description that Shinji doesn't do much to dispel since [[spoiler:he made his and Asuka's daughter's skull into an Angelic core inside his body]]. His AT Field mastery also gives him seemingly superhuman power (he can casually break stone with his bare hands and climb up solid rock walls), plus Halkegenian magic doesn't affect him. That said, he is very reluctant to actually use the Well of Souls to its full potential, for various reasons.

* BadassBookworm: Due to being the container of the [[{{Instrumentality}} Well of Souls]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Shinji]] has the sum of human knowledge stored in his head.

* BodySurf: [[spoiler:Rei]] emerges through Shinji and comes close to [[spoiler:"tanging" Siesta before she's stopped by Asuka]].

* ComicRolePlay: Well, not actually comedic. After failing to get Louise to understand the implications of [[spoiler:Siesta suddenly becoming a mistress of Count Mott]] through discussion, Shinji roleplays the possible iterations with her. It's eerily effective; Asuka is especially impressed.

* {{Dramedy}} [=/=] LighterAndSofter: ''Surrogate'' is much more comedic in tone than ''Points'', although the fundamental seriousness is still present.
* ExpositionBeam: Shinji gives Louise, Colbert, Osmond, and Longueville an idea of his past and what he had to deal with by having them each relive [[spoiler:his experience of piloting Unit 01 against Sachiel]].
* EyeScream: The experience of [[spoiler:Sachiel impaling Unit 01's head through its eye]] is described in detail during the ExpositionBeam scene. Also, see YourMindMakesItReal below.
* [[AnimalEyeSpy Familiar Eye Spy]]: Shinji discovers that the familiar/master bond allows he and Louise to see through each others' eyes. They use this in ch. 7 to discuss [[spoiler:Siesta's odd behavior and what would have caused it]] via written notes.

* HumanoidAbomination [=/=] MindHive: Shinji is, as labeled by Asuka, ''Homo Apotheosis'': the embodiment of the Well of Souls created in Third Impact. In other words, he's an Angel...a description that Shinji doesn't do much to dispel since [[spoiler:he made his and Asuka's daughter's skull into an Angelic core inside his body]]. His AT Field mastery also gives him seemingly superhuman power (he can causally break stone with his bare hands and climb up solid rock walls), plus Halkegenian magic doesn't affect him. That said, he is very reluctant to actually use the Well of Souls to its full potential, for various reasons.

* YourMindMakesItReal: Because of the ExpositionBeam[=/=]EyeScream above, Louise, Osmond, Colbert, and Longueville all bleed from their right eyes as a side effect.

* HumanoidAbomination [=/=] MindHive: Shinji is, as labeled by Asuka, ''Homo Apotheosis'': the embodiment of the Well of Souls created in Third Impact. In other words, he's an Angel...a description that Shinji doesn't do much to dispel since [[spoiler:he made his and Asuka's daughter's skull into an Angelic core inside his body]]. His AT Field mastery also gives him seemingly superhuman power (he can he causally break stone with his bare hands and climb up solid rock walls), plus Halkegenian magic doesn't affect him. That said, he is very reluctant to actually use the Well of Souls to its full potential, for various reasons.

** [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaClassic "By your command, Mistress."]]

* HumanoidAbomination [=/=] MindHive: Shinji is, as labeled by Asuka, ''Homo Apotheosis'': the embodiment of the Well of Souls created in Third Impact. In other words, he's an Angel.
** He's also very, ''VERY'' [[RealityWarper powerful]]. Or he could be if he allowed himself to access the Well of Souls; He's got... [[BrokenHero issues]], Ok? And he doesn't want to freak people out. Though even in his "normal" state (relatively speaking) The laws of Physics, or Magic, don't mean much to him; he can causally break stone with his bare hands, climb up solid rock walls, and most spells have little to no effect on him.

* LemonyNarrator: Asuka never holds back on snarking; mostly at Shinji.

* PowerLimiter: Asuka herself acts as a Barrier between the Well of Souls and Shinji. For his sake, it should be mentioned, since he doesn't want the power it offers, and she protects (or merely blacks?) him from the other personalities within the Well [[spoiler: such as Rei]].

** He's also very, ''VERY'' [[RealityWarper powerful]]. Or he could be if he allowed himself to access the Well of Souls; He's got... [[BrokenHero issues]], Ok? And he doesn't want to freak people out. Though even in his "normal" state (relatively speaking) The laws of Physics, or Magic, don't mean much to him; he can causally break stone with his bare hands, climb up solid rock walls, and shrug off spells that would seriously wound (or even kill) an average person.

** He's also very, ''VERY'' [[RealityWarper powerful]]. Or at least he could be if he allowed himself to access the Well of Souls; He's got... [[BrokenHero issues]], Ok? A ''lot'' of them. Though even in his "normal" state (relatively speaking) The laws of Physics, or Magic, don't mean much to him.

* LemonyNarrator: Asuka never holds back on snarking Shinji.

* BadassBookworm: Due to be the container of the [[{{Instrumentality}} Well of the Souls]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Shinji]] has the sum of the human knowledge stored in his head.

* ComicRolePlay: Well, not actually comedic. After failing to get Louise to understand the implications of [[spoiler:Siesta suddenly becoming a mistress of Count Mott]] through discussion, Shinji roleplays the possible iterations with Louise. It's eerily effective; Asuka is especially impressed.

Discussion threads for ''Surrogate'' at {{Spacebattles}}.com can be found [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=209481 here]] and [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=212364 here]]. Note that the second thread includes a snippet of chapter 8 yet unpublished in ff.net.

!!See ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' for the tropes of those respective universes.

** Asuka's narration sits on both sides of the fourth wall--it's not only a foundation of the story, Shinji hears most (if not all) of it in his head.
*** For a bit of extra screwiness, he's also aware that she's an UnreliableNarrator, so It's hard to tell when he's "listening" to the narration or tuning it out.
** [[spoiler:Rei]] also tries to join the fun this but Asuka blocks any attempts at doing so. However, the two of them do converse "behind the scenes" about certain issues.

* UnreliableNarrator: Self-admitted by Asuka.

Discussion threads for ''Surrogate'' at {{Spacebattles}}.com can be found [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=209481 here]] and [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=212364 here]].

'''Shinji''': "What."

** [[spoiler:Rei]] also tries join the fun this but Asuka blocks any attempts at doing so. However, the two of them do converse "behind the scenes" about certain issues.

** Shes also a self-admitted UnreliableNarrator.

* InteractiveNarrator:
** Asuka's narration sits on both sides of the fourth wall--it's not only a foundation of the story, Shinji hears most (if not all) of it in his head.
** [[spoiler:Rei]] tries to be this but is rebuffed by Asuka. However, the two of them do converse "behind the scenes" about certain issues.

** Count Mott is strongly implied to be a piece of work; Guiche all but says outright that he's got a taste for rape, and throws orgies for other nobles as a way of securing influence.

* DeathByChildbirth: Just as in ''Points'', although the details are still unknown. What's established is that [[spoiler:Shinji and Asuka's baby was a girl]]. Also, [[spoiler:the baby's skeleton is referred to as "hand-sized", and Asuka calls her "aborted" at one point, hinting that Asuka may have died from a miscarriage]].

* [[AnimalEyeSpy Familiar Eye Spy]]: Shinji discovers that the familiar/master bond allows he and Louise to see through each others' eyes. They use this in ch. 7 to discuss [[spoiler:Siesta's odd behavior and what would have caused it]] via notes written on paper.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The start of ch. 7, when [[spoiler:Siesta]] interrupts one of Louise's classes to tell Shinji goodbye, and slightly drunk as well, signals to him that something is very wrong.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7620797/1/Surrogate_of_Zero Surrogate of Zero]]'', by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1211674/Charles_Bhepin Charles Bhepin]], is a crossover fic between ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'', wherein Louise summons a [[HumanoidAbomination post-Third-Impact]] Shinji Ikari as her familiar. It's a rewrite of ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6038980/1/ Points of Familiarity]]'', promising "[[WordOfGod A smaller scope, a tighter narrative, less innuendo.]]"

* TragicKeepsake: When Shinji goes to Halkegenia, he takes two of these with him: [[spoiler:the skulls of Asuka and their baby, the former of which Shinji transforms into an Angelic core in his body]].

* AristocratsAreEvil: The commoners generally see the nobles as this, especially when they think that Louise stole Shinji away from his prior life to be her familiar.

* DeathByChildbirth: Just as in ''Points'', although the details are still unknown. What's established is that [[spoiler:their baby was a girl. Also, the baby's skeleton is referred to as "hand-sized", and Asuka calls her "aborted" at one point, hinting that Asuka may have died from a miscarriage]].

** [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} A wild portal appears!]]

** A familiar in one of Louise's classes is described by Asuka as a [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Beholderkin]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7620797/1/Surrogate_of_Zero Surrogate of Zero]]'', by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1211674/Charles_Bhepin Charles Bhepin]], is a crossover fic between ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima'', wherein Louise summons a [[HumanoidAbomination post-Third-Impact]] Shinji Ikari as her familiar. It's a rewrite of ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6038980/1/ Points of Familiarity]]'', promising "[[WordOfGod A smaller scope, a tighter narrative, less innuendo.]]"

!!See ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''LightNovel/ZeroNoTsukaima'' for the tropes of those respective universes.

* DeathByChildbirth: Just as in ''Points'', although the details are still unknown. What's established is that [[spoiler:it was a girl. Also, the baby's skeleton is referred to as "hand-sized", and Asuka calls her "aborted" at one point, hinting that Asuka may have died from a miscarriage]].

* LighterAndSofter: ''Surrogate'' is much more comedic in tone than ''Points'', although the fundamental seriousness is still present.

* PosthumousNarration: Asuka is the narrator following after her death and even mentions [[spoiler:her skull]] [[FirstPersonPerspective in first-person]].

* MisterSeahorse: A ''very'' odd take. Some of Shinji's behaviors lead Asuka to note that by [[spoiler:taking their unborn daughter's soul into himself]], he's made himself metaphysically pregnant.