History FanFic / TheNowakverse

* EvilAlbino[=/=]HeroicAlbino: Widget has been both.

* MythologyGag: Before she first encounters the Rangers, Widget lets off her anger on Gadget dolls made by Applause, known among Rangerphiles as "[[FanNickname Gadget plushies]]" and for being outrageously expensive nowadays. The only hints at their identity are their make, their size, and that Jürgen asks Widget if they should travel to Orlando[[hottip:*:as in Walt Disney World]] to get more.

* SelfDeprecation: In the aformentioned MSTing,(which, remember, Nowak himself co-wrote) Mike & the Bots frequently poke fun at the story's dark tone and the overuse of Technobabble. Later, Nowak shows up and depicts himself as a guy who always over analyzes things.

** Although not explicitly mentioned, Albacore is one to the [[TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea Nautilus]].

** Kapitänleutnant Jürgen could be one to ''Film/DasBoot''.

--> "No," gasped Dale. Then, a howl: "NOOOOOooooo!"

* ShoutOut: The Exterminator is based on a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] toy.

'''The Nowakverse''' is probably the most famous FanVerse in the ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' fandom. It started with John Nowak's FanFic ''Under The Bridge'' which was followed by another two stories by the same author, ''Icarus'' and ''Sovereign''. Several other authors at least used elements from the ''Nowakverse'' in their stories, be it only the main original character, Gadget's [[LongLostRelative long lost sister]] Widget Hackwrench, be it Widget's self-made submarine Albacore including the entire crew, [[spoiler:her husband]], Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Jürgen, [[spoiler:and their son, Gimcrack]]. Widget actually managed to build up so much of a fame of her own that no other original character from ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' FanFic has ever been subject of more FanArt.

* ByronicHero: Widget [[HeelFaceTurn turns into one]] in ''Under The Bridge''. She also refers to herself as one over and over and over again.

* CharacterDevelopment: In particular, Widget in ''Under The Bridge''.

* EnemyMine: Widget when she needs Rescue Rangers help in ''Under The Bridge''.

* GondorCallsForAid: The massive help mission which the Rangers launch in ''Under The Bridge'' after they've received Widget's call for help.

* HeelFaceTurn: During the fateful events of ''Under The Bridge'', Widget develops from the BigBad to a ByronicHero.

* {{MST}}: ''Under The Bridge'' was [=MSTed=] by Nowak himself, along with a coauthor.

* SpeakOfTheDevil: In ''Under The Bridge''.

* StuffBlowingUp: Especially in ''Sovereign'', but also the remarkable scene in ''Under The Bridge'' when [[spoiler:Widget tries to kill the Rangers for the first time]].

* TankGoodness: The Exterminator from ''Under The Bridge''.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The Darned Nearly Recoilless Rifles designed by Widget. .22 Rimfire might be small for humans, but they are described in ''Under The Bridge'' as the rodent equivalent of 150mm artillery. Nevertheless, they were conceived and are used mostly as anti-personnel rifles.
** Also in ''Under The Bridge'', Gadget herself builds [[spoiler:a magnetic homing torpedo out of an illegaly imported Soviet 14.5×114 anti-tank machine gun round to sink her sister's submarine]].

* SelfDepraction: In the aformentioned MSTing,(which, remember, Nowak himself co-wrote) Mike & the Bots frequently poke fun at the story's dark tone and the overuse of Technobabble. Later, Nowak shows up and depicts himself as a guy who always over analyzes things.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The Darned Nearly Recoilless Rifles designed by Widget. .22 Rimfire might be small for humans, but it is described in ''Under The Bridge'' as the rodent equivalent of 150mm artillery. Nevertheless, it was conceived and is used mostly as an anti-personnel rifle.

-->Ich bin Muenster von Kublewagen-Nebelwerfer, der family solicitor.

* OldShame: Although Nowak never vocally disowned ''Under The Bridge'', his vicious MST of it and his constant potshots at it in later MST works imply he's no longer fond of it.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: "Pelagic" means an open zone in the deep ocean. It has nothing to do with cats. Given that Nowak cowrote the MST of ''Under the Bridge'', presumably he looked up what the word meant at some point after writing the story, because the MST beats him up ''heavily'' for misusing the word.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Widget_Hackwrench_1114.gif
[[caption-width:281:Fan art of Widget Hackwrench.]]

* ByronicHero: Widget [[HeelFaceTurn turns into one]] in ''Under The Bridge''.

* {{MST}}: ''Under The Bridge'' was [=MSTed=]. Sort of [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in that ''Under The Bridge'' is considered among the best ''CDRR'' FanFic, and that Nowak himself co-wrote the [=MSTing=].

* WrenchWench: Widget, maybe even more so than Gadget.

** Kapitänleutnant Jürgen could be one to ''DasBoot''.

* WrenchWench: Widget, maybe even more so than Gadget.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Too many to list.

* TropeMobile: What'd Widget be without Albacore?

'''The Nowakverse''' is probably the most famous FanVerse in the ''RescueRangers'' fandom. It started with John Nowak's FanFic ''Under The Bridge'' which was followed by another two stories by the same author, ''Icarus'' and ''Sovereign''. Several other authors at least used elements from the ''Nowakverse'' in their stories, be it only the main original character, Gadget's [[LongLostRelative long lost sister]] Widget Hackwrench, be it Widget's self-made submarine Albacore including the entire crew, [[spoiler:her husband]], Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Jürgen, [[spoiler:and their son, Gimcrack]]. Widget actually managed to build up so much of a fame of her own that no other original character from ''RescueRangers'' FanFic has ever been subject of more FanArt.

* HeelFaceTurn: During [[{{Understatement}} the fateful events]] of ''Under The Bridge'', Widget develops from the BigBad to a ByronicHero.

* ShoutOut: The Exterminator is based on a [[DoctorWho Dalek]] toy.

[[quoteright:281:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Widget_Hackwrench_1114.gif]]
[[caption-width-right:281:Fan art of Widget Hackwrench.]]

'''The Nowakverse''' is probably the most famous FanVerse in the ''[=~Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers~=]'' fandom. It started with John Nowak's FanFic ''Under The Bridge'' which was followed by another two stories by the same author, ''Icarus'' and ''Sovereign''. Several other authors at least used elements from the ''Nowakverse'' in their stories, be it only the main original character, Gadget's [[LongLostRelative long lost sister]] Widget Hackwrench, be it Widget's self-made submarine Albacore including the entire crew, [[spoiler:her husband]], Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Jürgen, [[spoiler:and their son, Gimcrack]]. Widget actually managed to build up so much of a fame of her own that no other original character from ''[=~Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers~=]'' FanFic has ever been subject of more FanArt.