History FanFic / TheMissionStaysTheSame

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** Quite a few [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe asari]] start following or hitting on Maeteris during her trip to Illium. As an [[OurElvesAreBetter Eldar]], not only does she reject their advances, she finds it annoying and degrading.

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' crossover written by Broken Trident. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]. Unfortunately, the author has stated she feels she has burned out as a writer, and passed writing duties off to a new writer, Regina Dea, as of Chapter 21.

* NormalFishInATinyPond: In the ''40K'' universe, Gallardi is just a standard EliteMook with a slightly better than average gun. In the ''Mass Effect'' universe, his lasgun can rip through armor and kinetic barriers like a knife through butter, and his background of constant war makes him more experienced than most of the other characters (save Maeteris, but she's on a completely different level than he is). Even studying his personal data storage, which as far as he knows, is basically standard, massively improves EDI's cyber-warfare abilities by allowing her to incorporate Imperial cryptographic and cyphering protocols. Mordin lampshades the evolution of technology as the most likely explanation.

* OddFriendship: Gallardi develops one with Maeteris, since the Eldar is the closest thing to normality that he can find.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Citadel Council seems to be drifting towards this (Save Sparatus).
* ShutUpHannibal: [[BigBad Harbinger]] possesses a collector and begins to go into one of his "resistance is futile" speeches. Gallardi shoots him before he can even finish his first sentence.

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: The Eldar did this to the Reapers, pouring their psychic energy into their sun to cause it to go nova and destroy hundreds of them and wipe out all trace of Eldar civilization]].

* TheReveal: It's implied [[spoiler:Morinth]]'s possessed by a Daemon.

* UnstoppableRage: Maeteris does not take news of [[spoiler: the Eldar's destruction]] very well, and ends up plowing through the Collector army attacking Horizon almost single-handedly.

* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: The biggest source of conflict between Gallardi and Shepard; he's an AbsoluteXenophobe brought into a world where relationships between humans and aliens are rather commonplace. He and Shepard get into a few arguments over the issue, but are professional enough to not let it interfere with operations (the one time that their arguments did become divisive was on an entirely different matter -- Shepard's drinking after a rough reunion with Liara being brought up by Gallardi, who had an experience with a hung-over junior officer getting most of his unit killed). With Gallardi's CharacterDevelopment, he's begun to accept human[=/=]alien relationships a bit more.

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' crossover written by Broken Trident. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]. Unfortunately, the author has stated he feels he has burned out as a writer, and [[DeadFic will cease to update the fic at its twentieth chapter]].

** She does this again to Tela Vasir, using the memory of [[spoiler: the Eldar's descruction]] to convince her that the Reapers are real. Although in this case, it was a bit more voluntary.

* NormalFishInATinyPond: In the ''40K'' universe, Gallardi is just a standard EliteMook with a slightly better than average gun. In the ''Mass Effect'' universe, his lasgun can rip through armor and kinetic barriers like a knife through butter, and his background of constant war makes him more experienced than most of the other characters (save Maeteris, but she's on a completely different level than he is). Even studying his personal data storage massively improves EDI's cyber-warfare abilities by allowing her to incorporate Imperial cryptographic and cyphering protocols.

* NormalFishInATinyPond: In the ''40K'' universe, Gallardi is just a standard EliteMook with a slightly better than average gun. In the ''Mass Effect'' universe, his lasgun can rip through armor and kinetic barriers like a knife through butter, and his background of constant war makes him more experienced than most of the other characters (save Maeteris, but she's on a completely different level than he is).

!!This Fanfic provides examples of:

** To be fair, it was a Krogan shotgun fired at point-blank range.
*** To be more fair, the type of rounds used in ME weapons are useless for armor-penetration and Gallardi's armor is resistant to even Space Marine bolter shells. There is absolutely no reason at all for that shotgun to have done ''anything'' to him beyond possibly knocking up down, but even that is unlikely given the kind of crap it can get hit by without bothering the wearer.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Gallardi's plasma pistol can vaporize most heavy resistance the team encounters. Unfortunately, he only has three shots left (and there's the whole explode-upon-overheating thing, but that hasn't been an issue as of late).
** Averted later on. Thanks to placing some trust in Mordin, Gallardi gets the rounds analyzed, so the Normandy can produce more ammo.

* ChickMagnet: Gallardi, especially with the power sword. As Shepard says:
--> "Well, let me tell something about women - even in our advanced age, a lot of them love dashing swordsmen."
** Mind you, a number of these women are asari, which disgusts him to no end.

* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:A species-wide example for the ME-verse Eldar when the Reapers came for them during their Cycle.]]
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:It's revealed that a daemon of some sort has been possessing Morinth for quite some time now.]]

* FishOutOfWater: Both ''40K'' characters: Gallardi has trouble dealing with a humanity that is open to aliens, while Maeteris is put off by how optimistic and friendly everyone is. Ironically enough, the two former enemies find that the only person they can really relate to is each other - which, considering how much the Imperials and Eldar hate each, is quite funny to read.
* GivingRadioToTheRomans: {{Downplayed}}: Galardi gives the Systems Alliance (but ''not'' the Citadel Council) the principles for Imperial laser technology. Considering how much ME-verse combat revolves around kinetic barriers, directed energy weaponry is a major GameBreaker in this universe.

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: The plasma pistol Gallardi brought with him only has three shots left, and no way to replace ammunition (this is solved later, but hasn't been brought into effect fully).

* NormalFishInATinyPond: In the 40K universe, Gallardi is just a standard EliteMook with a slightly better than average gun. In the ''Mass Effect'' universe, his lasgun can rip through armor and kinetic barriers like a knife through butter, and his background of constant war makes him more experienced than most of the other characters (save Maeteris, but she's on a completely different level than he is).

** [[spoiler: Jack]] was also turned into a psyker [[spoiler: due to the tests Cerberus performed on her when she was a child]].

** HumansAreMorons: It's that the Illusive Man thinks this trope, as he believes that humanity has no natural advantage against all of the other aliens and so must try to get the advantage where they can.
** Gallardi in contrast believes HumansAreWarriors/ HumansAreSpecial, particularly when he compared the loyalist Imperium forces to the Chaos forces (in that the latter had advantages in warpcraft, daemon support and such in addition to the comparable tech both have) and asserted that the former does not need the latter's extra strengths to fight them.
* TheReveal:[[spoiler:It's implied Morinth's possessed by a Daemon.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: M'tarr.

* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: The biggest source of conflict between Gallardi and Shepard; he's an AbsoluteXenophobe brought into a world where relationships between humans and aliens are rather commonplace. He and Shepard get into a few arguments over the issue, but are professional enough to not let it interfere with operations (the one time that their arguments did become divisive was on an entirely different matter- Shepard's drinking after a rough reunion with Liara being brought up by Gallardi, who had an experience with a hung-over junior officer getting most of his unit killed). With Gallardi's CharacterDevelopment, he's begun to accept human[=/=]alien relationships a bit more.

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' crossover written by Broken Trident. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]. Unfortunately, the author has stated he feels he has burned out as a writer, and [[DeadFic will cease to update the fic at twenty chaptes]].

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' crossover written by Broken Trident. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Quite a few [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe asari]] start following or hitting on Maeteris during her trip to Illium. As an [[OurElvesAreBetter Eldar]], not only does she reject their advances, she finds it annoying and degrading.

* InterspeciesRomance: Shepard had one with Liara before dying. This becomes a divisive issue between her and Gallardi.

* InsultBackfire[=/=]IllTakeThatAsACompliment: During the argument between Gallardi and The Illusive Man, Gallardi brings up a quote from an Imperium general on how courage wins wars and makes Humanity what it is. When The Illusive Man calls said general hopelessly idealistic, like Shepard, Gallardi says that Shepard should take that as a compliment: the general he quoted was [[FourStarBadass Lord Commander Solar Macharius]], whose crusade brought nearly a thousand planets under the Imperium's control in about a decade and who was considered a military genius on par with ''[[GodEmperor the Emperor Himself]]''. Shepard says she has a lot to live up to for that comparison.

* MindRape: Maeteris does this to Jack by implanting some of her memories of Chaos into Jack's mind. This sends Jack into a minor HeroicBSOD, and it informs Maeteris that [[spoiler: Jack's a psyker]].

* NotSoStoic: Maeteris is full of poise and grace and firmly follows the ascetic lifestyle of her kind, and Kasumi manages to get a laugh out of her more than once.
** And she and Gallardi end up bonding somewhat by jokingly speculating on the [[TheFederation Tau]] attempting to recruit [[BloodKnight the]] [[AxeCrazy Orks]] to [[EpicFail join the Greater Good]].

* OneManArmy: Gallardi's weapons and combat training allow him to be this at times.

* PsychicPowers: Maeteris is a Farseer, so she has quite a few powers available for use.

* {{Squee}}: Maeteris, [[TheStoic of all people]], upon finding out that there is a Gyrinx outside the Normandy.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gallardi gives one to The Illusive Man, calling him a selfish coward for not having enough faith in Humanity's ability to combat the alien races. For someone who lived in the most CrapsackWorld possible, it's actually pretty inspiring.
** HumansAreMorons: It's that The Illusive Man thinks this trope, as he believes that humanity has no natural advantage against all of the other aliens and so must try to get the advantage where they can.

* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:A species-wide example for the ME-verse Eldar when against the Reapers came for them during their Cycle.]]

* AbsoluteXenophobe: One of the biggest sources of conflict is Gallardi's training and conditioning clashing with the Citadel's open policy towards aliens of all kinds. He begins to grow out of it around Chapter 18, but he has a crisis of faith following the team's departure from Illium Justified in-story, as Gallardi points out just how horrific the aliens of the 41st Millennium are, and how the aliens of Mass Effect are much more friendly as less likely to eat you.

* {{Badass}}: Everyone, but special mention goes to Gallardi when he kills [[TheBrute a krogan]] with ''a sword'' (granted it's a power sword but still).
** Also a mention to Maeteris, in the latest chapter Maeteris not only kill a krogan with a sword, but it also shows how powerful a Farseer is[[spoiler: by sensing an ambush made by a Shadow Broker Agent among other things]].

** Also a mention to Maeteris, in the latest chapter Maeteris not only kill a krogan with a sword, but it also shows how powerful is a Farseer[[spoiler: by sensing an ambush made by a Shadow Broker Agent among other things]].

* AbsoluteXenophobe: One of the biggest sources of conflict is Gallardi's training and conditioning clashing with the Citadel's open policy towards aliens of all kinds. He begins to grow out of it around Chapter 18. Justified in-story, as Gallardi points out just how horrific the aliens of the 41st Millennium are, and how the aliens of Mass Effect are much more friendly as less likely to eat you.

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''[[{{Warhammer40000}} Warhammer 40,000]]'' crossover written by Broken Trident. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]

* FishOutOfWater: Both ''40K'' characters: Gallardi has trouble dealing with a humanity that is open to aliens, while Maeteris is put off by how optimistic and friendly everyone is.

* AbsoluteXenophobe: One of the biggest sources of conflict is Gallardi's training and conditioning clashing with the Citadel's open policy towards aliens of all kinds. He begins to grow out of it around Chapter 18.

''The Mission Stays The Same'' is a ''Franchise/MassEffect''[=/=]''[[{{Warhammer40000}} Warhammer 40,000]]'' crossover written by Ursakar. It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436717/1/The-Mission-Stays-the-Same here]]