History FanFic / THETECHNOQUEEN

-->'''Clandistine1:''' You have made a story where; Taylor gets an overpowered power, Taylor is decidedly a villain, the heroes are useless and don't care, a young girl gets kidnapped and tortured repeatedly - and yet it is one of the happiest and sweetest stories on the forum.

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to canon Worm, oh yeah. This is also one of Taylor's goals: To try to make crime less depressing and horrible (like it is in Brockton Bay).

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: [[spoiler:Clockblocker and TTQ finally hooking up in 6.5 was met with unanimous approval and cheering.]]

* AntiVillain: Taylor as THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]''. She's playing the villain, but she never hurts anyone, her most villainous actions go barely beyond PokeThePoodle and end up reverting soon, she gets rid of anyone that can actually be a danger and helps those who need it. Suggesting she's not a villain is not a smart move, though.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: It's made obvious that one of the reasons TTQ starts to become attracted to Clockblocker is because he was the first person to play along with her hamminess.

* BlessedWithSuck[=/=]CursedWithAwesome: Browbeat's secondary power means no one (save for Imp) remembers he is there most of the time. Imp teaches him how to take advantage of it to prank the other Wards.

* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: While Taylor's on her first date with [[spoiler:Dennis]], the techies wear these over their normal costumes.

* DeathbringerTheAdorable: Armsmaster names his puppy [[FormallyNamedPet Mr Snugglekiller]].

*** It then gets played straight when Clockblocker, hamming it up, asks her to join him on the dance floor- she didn't think anyone would actually accept her demand that she be danced with. Thankfully, Regent uses his power to nudge her body when she has trouble dancing.

** The ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' movie gets directly referenced when [[spoiler:THE BATTLE PRINCESS and THE CLOCK KING]] go back in time and end up [[spoiler:temporarily preventing their parents from hooking up.]]

* StationsOfTheCanon: Blown up with a Death Ray. Coil is taken out in the first chapter after kidnapping Dinah, Kaiser and most of Empire 88 is demasked long before canon, Lung is now an AntiHero, [[spoiler: the Slaughterhouse 9 was killed thanks to Dinah nearly putting herself in a coma to arrange their deaths, Saint is dead from a heart attack because Dragon is unshackled and is "Evil".]] And if one omake is to be believed [[spoiler:Scion has decided that being TheGadfly give his existence purpose and Golden Morning will never happen as he's having fun messing with people.]] There's a reason that Contessa is laughing manically and the Path To Victory is now getting her the perfect boyfriend.

* AscendedFanon: Every so often an idea, omake, or whole chapters made by the fans will be made canon by Prim. Half of Arc 3 was written by the fans.

* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Jack Junior sets one up when he tells THE CLOCK KING and THE BATTLE PRINCESS that he's sent an assassin back in time to stop their parents from getting together. Why is this one? He actually hasn't done ''anything.'' He just knows that their heroic tendencies will mean that they'll go back in time to try and stop him, and be so over the top and blundering (like their mother) that they'll do the job ''for'' him. And he doesn't have to lift a finger.]]

** Later on it's Charlotte Victim.... Yes her last name really is Victim.

** In one omake the first sign that something is wrong is that the thunder doesn't sound. [[spoiler: Tattletale and Panacea turned off the machine while Taylor is bed ridden with the flu.]]

* NeverLiveItDown: Vista will never let Gallant forget how he screamed like a little girl when Dark Lady Plagg sent her triceratops against him.

* DatingCatwoman: Armsmaster and "Evil" Dragon. [[spoiler:Clockblocker and TTQ as of 6.5. Later on Parian flips sides so she can "Foil" her girlfriend Flechette.]]

* DramaticThunder: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by THE TECHNO QUEEN!'s''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]''"Thunderinator". Every time somebody says her name, DramaticThunder ensues. Eventually, a law is passed to make it illegal to cause the DramaticThunder.

** The Dark Lady Plagg, AKA Panacea, AKA Amy Dallon. She's not full-time villain, she just decides to switch sides every once in a while to get some tension out of her system and have some fun.

* FreakyFridayFlip : Once again, the result of underestimating THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]''.

* KarmaHoudini: Played with. After the body-swap incident, in which Paige (in Sophia's body) beat up the other members of Taylor's bullies, recorded it, and posted it on Youtube, the PRT can't punish Sophia for it because [[RealityEnsues confessions gained by force don't hold up in court.]] Therefore, Sophia can't be kicked out of the Wards or reassigned to a Simurgh Containment Zone. The video, however, went viral, so the bullies are transferred to different schools across Brockton and Shadow Stalker's hours are cut in half (while her therapy hours are doubled).

** Many of the characters who die or get horribly injured or worse in canon... actually survive and start to get better. It is implied that Grue and Shadow Stalker are starting to bond towards the end, and they ''hated'' each other.

* ShoutOut: In 8.3 Myrrdin had to work on a case about a couple people having sex when their heart were ripped out. Later, he has to deal with a ghost master killing children. These are referencing the [[Literature/StormFront first]] and [[Literature/GravePeril third]] books of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. Later mentions all but state that Myrrdin is the TTQ/Worm version of Harry Dresden as the books plots happen but with superheroes not magic.

* StationsOfTheCanon: Blown up with a Death Ray. Coil is taken out in the first chapter, Kaiser and most of Empire 88 is demasked long before canon, Lung is now an AntiHero, [[spoiler: The Slaughterhouse 9 was killed by Dinah nearly putting herself in a coma to arrange their deaths, Saint is dead from a heart attack because Dragon is unshackled and is "Evil".]] And if one omake is to be believed [[spoiler: Scion has decided that being TheGadfly give his existence purpose and Golden Morning will never happen as he's having fun messing with people.]] There's a reason that Contessa is laughing manically and the Path To Victory is now getting her the perfect boyfriend.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Armsmaster is not above throwing a paper plane at Clockblocker during an important meeting.

** The Wards and DASTARDLY TECHIES have this reaction when Princess Umbra pushes THE TECHNO QUEEN's''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]'' 'not a real villain' button.

* PrecisionFStrike: In 5.7 Weld swears for the first time he can remember when he learns that the "Techno Queen expert" is Clockblocker.
** Aegis' reaction when Princess Umbra pushes THE TECHNO QUEEN's''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]'' 'not a real villain' button.

* AccidentalHero: the TTQ and the techies road trip vacation where they [[spoiler:kill the Slaughterhouse Nine by accident.]] (Actually [[spoiler:migraine-inducing path-to-victory by Dinah.]])

* OhCrap: The Wards and DASTARDLY TECHIES have this reaction when Princess Umbra pushes THE TECHNO QUEEN's''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]'' 'not a real villain' button.

* DeathbringerTheAdorable: Armsmaster names his puppy [[FormallyNamedPet Mr Snugglekiller]].
* DramaticThunder: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by THE TECHNO QUEEN!'s''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]''"Thunderinator". Every time somebody says her name, DramaticThunder ensues.

* FreudianSlip: Even before [[spoiler:they hooked up]], it's painfully obvious that TTQ and Clockblocker are crushing on each other like mad. You just have to listen to them - sooner or later, one of them will slip up and say something.

** She also insists that Clockblocker is the leader of the Wards and that everyone else is his sidekick. Clock thinks it's funny. His teammates have to grimmace and put up with it, since he ''is'' the expert on that particular villain.

* DeadGuyJunior: Jack Jr. [[spoiler: However other than the name and shard-induced GenreSavvy he is nothing like his father. He just wants to play video games.]]

* {{Calvinball}}: What the baseball game between the Protectorate and Faultline's Crew rapidly derives into (THE TECHNO QUEEN[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] didn't have the rulebook on her when she decided to organize it).

--> "It would have been delightfully evil to force the people of earth live out the rest of their days in darkness, their plants wilting, their animals starving, their food supplies running out… Huh. I guess I really didn’t think that one through"

* KickedUpstairs: PlayedForLaughs when Clockblocker becomes the new Ward leader. After all, being the team leader means a lot of responsibility and paperwork.

--> Danny: "Plan Red Sun Alpha."
* DatingCatwoman: Armsmaster and Evil Dragon. [[spoiler:Clockblocker and TTQ as of 6.5. Later on Parian flips sides so she can "Foil" her girlfriend Flechette.]]

* ProperlyParanoid: Myrridin got rid of all his house's mirrors in case someone with a mirror based power attacks him. It happened twice before he chucked them.

* ShoutOut: In 8.3 Myrrdin had to work on a case about a couple people having sex when their heart were ripped out. Later, he has to deal with a ghost master killing children. These are referencing the first and third books of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. Later one it all but states that Myrrdin is the TTQ/Worm version of Harry Dresden as the books plots happen but with superheroes not magic.

* SlapSlapKiss: It goes a bit farther than that. The Dark Lady Plagg and Sundancer where rolled up into a carpet when fighting each other. They continued on anyway. And then everyone starts hearing noises that were definitely not fighting in-between the actual fighting.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Humorous one in that The Dark Vizier has to walk TTQ through why they can't kidnap Dinah anymore. [[spoiler: Mainly because Dinah is now the Dark Vizier]]

'''All hail ''[[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-techno-queen-iii.311201/ THE TECHNO QUEEN!]]'''''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]

The basic premise is that Taylor grew up as a fan of cheesy villains, and when she triggers with a ridiculously powerful Tinker shard she decides that what the world (and Brockton Bay) really needs is a new, classier type of villain. Enter THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] (TTQ for short). She spends most of her time ChewingTheScenery while enacting plots that range from ridiculous (turn every piece of chocolate in town into broccoli) to actually helpful (placing ten tons of pure gold on the dance floor at a charity ball in order to interfere with the dancing).

!! THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] provides examples of:

* BenevolentBoss: THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] to the DASTARDLY TECHIES. Benefits for working for her include ridiculous wages, really good health insurance (with dental) a retirement fund and Sundays off.

* BerserkButton: Insinuating that THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] is not a real villain is one for said monarch. For Jailbird, hurting Taylor.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Some people think THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] is not a real villain. She responds with Dinosaurs, Gender swapping, or turning Dragon evil. Or, if you're particularly stupid, Disco.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Somewhat. The Dark Lady Pagg and Sundancer beat the shit out of each other while trading "Yo Mama" jokes. Afterwards they start talking about their crappy mothers, while nursing their wounds.

--> "“It would have been delightfully evil to force the people of earth live out the rest of their days in darkness, their plants wilting, their animals starving, their food supplies running out… Huh. I guess I really didn’t think that one through"
* DramaticThunder: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by THE TECHNO QUEEN!'s ''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]]''"Thunderinator". Everytime somebody says her name, DramaticThunder ensues.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Humorous one in that The Dark Vizard has to walk TTQ through why they can't kidnap Dinah anymore. [[spoiler: Mainly because Dinah is now the Dark Vizard]]

* FreakyFridayFlip : Once again, the result of underestimating THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]].
* GenderBender: Aegis tempts fate and says THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] isn't a threat. She uses her Gender Switch-Inators [[UpToEleven on the whole city]].
* GeniusDitz: TTQ at time. Like she uses the Mind-Switchinator and forgets that there is seven heroes and eight villains.

--> Regent: “Who is, I’m convinced, THE GODAMN TERMINATOR REBORN IN A TUTU!”
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: [[spoiler: Danny and the entire Dock workers association. Clockblocker is more scared of them then anything else in the story.]]

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to canon Worm, oh yeah. This is also one of Taylor's goals- to try to make crime less depressing and horrible (like it is in Brockton Bay).

* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: When one of TTQ's machines malfunctions, the Wards and Techies save TTQ and Clockblocker are turned into kids, like she planned, but they also regress mentally, forcing Clockblocker to babysit a bunch of superpowered five year olds while THE TECHNO QUEEN tries to fix things.

--> Dark Vizer: “I’m sorry boss, but it almost sounded like you said that we’re going to kidnap the ballerina version of Arnold Schwarzenegger.”

* OhCrap: The Wards and DASTARDLY TECHIES have this reaction when Princess Umbra pushes ''THE TECHNO QUEEN'''s[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] 'not a real villain' button.

* SlapSlapKiss: It goes a bit farther than that. The Dark Lady Pragg and Sundancer where rolled up into a carpet when fighting each other. They continued on anyway. And then everyone starts hearing noises that were deafinitely not fighting in-between the actual fighting.
* StationsOfTheCanon: Blown up with a Death Ray. Coil is taken out in the first chapter, Kaiser and most of Empire 88 is demasked long before canon, Lung is now an AntiHero, [[spoiler: The Slaughterhouse 9 was killed by Dinah nearly putting herself in a coma to arrange their deaths, Saint is dead from a heart attack because Dragon is unshackled and is "Evil".]] And if one omake is to be believed [[spoiler: Scion has decided that being TheGadfly give his existance purpose and GoldenMorning will never happen as he's having fun messing with people.]] There's a reason that Contessa is laughing manically and The Path to victory is now getting her the perfect boyfriend.

** Her shard's called Drama Queen as a joke to Taylor's original shard, Admin Queen.

* VillainousBreakdown: In 5.10, when THE TECHNO QUEEN''[[note]]*krakathoom*[[/note]] discovers ''why'' [[spoiler:Accord]] became a villain.

** Later on it's Christina Victim.... Yes her last name really is Victim.

* ProperlyParanoid: Myrridin got rid of all his house's mirror in case someone with a mirror based power attacks him. It happened twice before he chucked them.

* DatingCatwoman: Armsmaster and Evil Dragon. [[spoiler:Clockblocker and TTQ as of 6.5]]

* WorldOfHam: ''Oh god.'' Sooner or later, nearly everyone in Brockton starts getting in on [=TTQ's=] madness. By the time of THE BATTLE PRINCESS and The Clock King, the landscape of villainy in the world has shifted to one more suited for Adam West's Batman days.