History Fanfic / AndIfThatDontWork

* ForScience: "Sciencier" Insana's motivation / CatchPhrase.

* {{Newsreel}}: The Azazel and Nerv pilots are frequently in these.

* NukeEm: How Sachiel meets his end.
* OCStandIn: Arguably what happens to Shinji and then to Asuka.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: All three Ayanamis.

* WeCanRebuildHim: This is Insana's plan to [[spoiler:save Asuka's life after the Matarael battle]].

** See CloningBlues above. As a result, Shinju ends up being more badass, assertive, and [[{{Newsreel}} popular]] than [[OCStandIn Shinji ever was]].

* FountainOfYouth: A side effect of what happens to Shinji and Misato; see CloningBlues above.

* CloningBlues: Shinju and Misako (and of course Rei).
** There's no way to make this make sense without major spoilers, so here goes: Shinji and Misato are lethally irradiated by the nuke that kills Sachiel. Gendo has Ritsuko use the soul transfer technology to dump their souls into differently-aged Rei clones; thus, Shinji is now 12-year-old Shinju, and Misato is 19-year-old Misako. They are passed off as Rei's sisters.
** A common theme is just how much Misato and Shinji really are in the clones. Especially given how Shinju acts.

* CreepyChild: Shinju has two settings: this or {{Moe}}...especially when she's [[StepfordSmiler happily]] cleaning her [[KnifeNut various]] [[GunStripping weapons]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673040/1/ And If That Don't Work?]]'' by Sunshine Temple is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and some VideoGame/TeamFortress2 and WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment fanfic where with [[NukeEm enough gun]], even an Angel can be destroyed, AT field and all, without an Eva. Of course, this tactic usually means wiping out a fair chunk of the surrounding area. And you definitely don't want your pilot and Operations Director getting caught in the blast. Nevertheless, with a proven alternative available, NERV's political position has changed big time. And Shinji? Well...

Currently ''And If That Don't Work?'' clocks in at more than two hundred thousand words over a mere 12 chapters; it was started in 2008 and is still going.

Shinji rapidly becomes either [[OCStandIn unrecognizable]] or more "natural". A bit of AuthorAppeal with the militarization of NERV and the way a certain character dresses. The [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] are a lot of fun. By the same author is ''Fanfic/TheReturn'', a ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''/''Franchise/SailorMoon'' cross which does much the same thing with those franchises.

* BadassAdorable: [[{{Moe}} Shinju]], [[ElegantGothicLolita just]] [[BloodKnight Shinju]].
* Main/BandOfBrothers: Used and Deconstructed. In ch 9, Shinju gives the Saint Crispin's Day speech from ''Theatre/HenryV'' to invoke this trope as part of a plan to get the public to accept the [[spoiler:{{Cyborg}}, [[HalfHumanHybrid half Evangelion]] Asuka/Kiko.]]
* BeehiveHairdo: Asuka (yes, Asuka) is talked into wearing one of these to a victory party.
** Likely a case of AuthorAppeal, especially given [[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/sunshinetemple/FanArt_not_on_site/AsukasFancyDress.jpg the dress]] she wears with it.
*** And now [[spoiler:it's a permanent feature.]]
* {{BFG}}: The Evas are equipped with rifles built from Iowa Class Battleship guns.

* ElegantGothicLolita:
** This is essentially Shinju's default state outside of combat.
** Asuka also gets touched with this; see the BeehiveHairdo entry.

* GatlingGood: The [=YA11=] Dreadhog has a nuclear powered one of these.
* GenderFlip: ...and an especially twisted one, at that.
* HalfHumanHybrid: The Ayanamis and Kiko.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters - From the Angels' perspective. They just want to rescue "mother".
* HumansAreCthulhu: Another part of the Angels' views on humans.

* MeaningfulName: Dr. Insana. Hoo boy.

** [[LampshadeHanging "We know, Intro to Theater."]]

* UnusualEars: Kiko, as expected.

* WhiteVoidRoom: Where [[spoiler:Mikki]] and the other Angels plot.

* SurvivalMantra / MadnessMantra: Latching onto a bit of advice from Rei, Shinju has "Open your heart" which she chants while gutting Angels.
* TailorMadePrison: Ever wonder where Nerv was planning to put Sandalphon? Enter the Caina Containment Complex, a prison for Angels. It's secured by a nuclear SwordOfDamocles DeadManSwitch, much to [[spoiler:Iry's]] chagrin.

* [[WeCanRebuildHim We Can Rebuild Her]]]]: This is Insana's plan to [[spoiler:save Asuka's life after the Matarael battle]].

[[caption-width-right:300: [[OCStandIn Yes]], that's [[GenderFlip Shinji]] [[BadassAdorable hugging]] a [[NukeEm nuclear]] [[MnogoNukes bomb]].]]

* Main/BandOfBrothers: Used and Deconstructed. In ch 9, Shinju gives the Saint Crispin's Day speech from ''Theatre/HenryV'' to invoke this trope as part of a plan to get the public to accept the [[spoiler:HollywoodCyborg, [[HalfHumanHybrid half Evangelion]] Asuka/Kiko.]]

* BadassAdorable: [[{{Moe}} Shinju]], [[ElegantGothicLolita just]] [[BloodKnight Shinju]]

* {{Fembot}}: [[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/sunshinetemple/FanArt_not_on_site/NigokikoplugsuitGlossy05.jpg Visually at least]] Kiko straddles the line between this and RobotGirl

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673040/1/ And If That Don't Work?]]'' by Sunshine Temple is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[spoiler:and some VideoGame/TeamFortress2 and WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment]] fanfic where with [[NukeEm enough gun]], even an Angel can be destroyed, AT field and all, without an Eva. Of course, this tactic usually means wiping out a fair chunk of the surrounding area. And you definitely don't want your pilot and Operations Director getting caught in the blast. Nevertheless, with a proven alternative available, NERV's political position has changed big time. And Shinji? Well...

* AbusiveParents - Neither Gendo or Dr. Insana are ''hostile'' to their children, but it's hard to categorize their parenting to either as anything else.
* AliceAllusion - Shinju's got the hairband, [[ElegantGothicLolita dress]], and morbid cuteness.

* BadassAdorable - [[{{Moe}} Shinju]], [[ElegantGothicLolita just]] [[BloodKnight Shinju]]
* Main/BandOfBrothers - Used and Deconstructed. In ch 9, Shinju gives the Saint Crispin's Day speech from ''Theatre/HenryV'' to invoke this trope as part of a plan to get the public to accept the [[spoiler:HollywoodCyborg, [[HalfHumanHybrid half Evangelion]] Asuka/Kiko.]]
* BeehiveHairdo - Asuka (yes, Asuka) is talked into wearing one of these to a victory party.

* {{BFG}} - The Evas are equipped with rifles built from Iowa Class Battleship guns.
* CloningBlues - Shinju and Misako (and of course Rei).

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror - Asuka is subjected to operand conditioning to keep her functional after [[spoiler: being burned by acid down to a "screaming potato" and then rebuilt as a cybernetic [[HalfHumanHybrid human-Evangelion hybrid]].]] She happily notes that she doesn't get nightmares about it, ever.

* CreepyChild - Shinju has two settings: this or {{Moe}}...especially when she's [[StepfordSmiler happily]] cleaning her [[KnifeNut various]] [[GunStripping weapons]].
* CreepyDoll - In keeping with the above, most people think Shinju's doll collection is cute. Asuka on the other hand...

* {{Fembot}} - [[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/sunshinetemple/FanArt_not_on_site/NigokikoplugsuitGlossy05.jpg Visually at least]] Kiko straddles the line between this and RobotGirl

* FlowerMotifs - Shinju is sent an unusual bouquet in ch. 6. As a GeniusBonus, [[spoiler:the flowers can all be negatively interpreted as Death, Revenge, Suspicion, and Loathing. This is a warning of Mikki's true intentions.]]
* ForScience - "Sciencier" Insana's motivation / CatchPhrase.
* FountainOfYouth - A side effect of what happens to Shinji and Misato; see CloningBlues above.
* FourIsDeath - This time Shinju is the Fourth Child. To ram the point home: after her fifth kill she gains the nickname "[[{{Pun}} Ace of Spades]]."
* GatlingGood - The [=YA11=] Dreadhog has a nuclear powered one of these.
* GenderFlip - ...and an especially twisted one, at that.
* HalfHumanHybrid - The Ayanamis and Kiko.

* HumansAreCthulhu - Another part of the Angels' views on humans.
* HumansThroughAlienEyes - From ch. 5 on, the fic is starting to feature scenes from the Angels' perspective. For them, humans are monsters that consort with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and perverted Angelic flesh to make war machines. Nuclear weapons are particularly horrifying to them, being machines capable of destroying souls.
* INeedAFreakingDrink - Ritsuko goes for her office liquor stash while discussing [[spoiler: Kiko and the Ayanamis' ability to generate AT fields, Insana's proposed built-in armaments, and general discipline issues.]]
* ImMelting - [[spoiler:Asuka]] basically gets partially liquefied by [[spoiler:Matarael's acid attack]] in ch. 7. Practically {{Gorn}}.
* ItsRainingMen - Nerv hard drops far more than often than canon, such as the [[spoiler:Ramiel]] battle. Unlike the canon this time the pilots regularly sing paratrooper songs. It's that kind [[RealRobot of fic]].

* MadScientist - Given all the cloning, Angel-killing nukes, and the Evangelions themselves...seems to be a theme.

* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter - And the man that embraces the above to the fullest just happens to be ''Asuka's'' father. [[spoiler:Former MIT Professor Tino Noah Insana. You can guess his [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment nickname.]] Arguably a weirder father than Gendo, and in charge of S2 research.]]
* MeaningfulName - Dr. Insana. Hoo boy.
* MeaningfulRename - [[spoiler:Asuka --> Nigokiko/Kiko after Asuka was turned into a human/EVA-02 hybrid]].
* MildlyMilitary - NERV is seen as this by JSSDF and Azazel. One of the key themes of the fic is NERV being forced to become more transparent.
* {{Newsreel}} - The Azazel and Nerv pilots are frequently in these.
* NuclearWeaponsTaboo - Very much {{averted}}, though the political (and other) fallout of using nukes keeps NERV in business.
* NukeEm - How Sachiel meets his end.
* OCStandIn - Arguably what happens to Shinji and then to Asuka.
* OxymoronicBeing - Kiko is a miniature giant robot. That is, she's [[HalfHumanHybrid half]] [[HumongousMecha Evangelion]] but [[RobotGirl human sized.]]
* PoweredByAForsakenChild - In chapter 5, Misako [[InvokedTrope uses this exact phrase]] when discussing [[spoiler:the dummy plugs]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning - All three Ayanamis
* RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun - Asuka is constantly reminded that she blew up a mountain as a high point of her first battle, despite her complaints of it being covered with Angels and rather small.

* RobotGirl - Subverted by Kiko, who is [[spoiler:a [[OrganicTechnology human/Eva hybrid]] ]].
* ShoutOut - ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers,'' ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''
* ShovelStrike - The Evangelions have Spetsnaz-style prog shovels.
* SovietSuperscience - Mostly averted. The Angel Buster nukes are slight modifications of real weapons.
* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids - Nigokiko was designed ''to be a Sapiency Driver for Unit 02''... to enable [[spoiler: Asuka]] to Pilot Unit 02, being able to [[spoiler: generate AT fields]] is just a side effect.
* SurvivalMantra / MadnessMantra - Latching onto a bit of advice from Rei, Shinju has "Open your heart" which she chants while gutting Angels.
* TailorMadePrison - Ever wonder where Nerv was planning to put Sandalphon? Enter the Caina Containment Complex, a prison for Angels. It's secured by a nuclear SwordOfDamocles DeadManSwitch, much to [[spoiler:Iry's]] chagrin.
* TheyCalledMeMad - Ritsuko says this exact like in the first chapter.

* UnusualEars - Kiko, as expected.
* [[WeCanRebuildHim We Can Rebuild Her]]]] - This is Insana's plan to [[spoiler:save Asuka's life after the Matarael battle]].
* WhiteVoidRoom - Where [[spoiler:Mikki]] and the other Angels plot.

* MnogoNukes - The Russians drop the Bomb on an Angel.

* RedsWithRockets - Azazel

* [[spoiler:[[WeCanRebuildHim We Can Rebuild Her]]]] - This is Insana's plan to [[spoiler:save Asuka's life after the Matarael battle]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673040/1/ And If That Don't Work?]]'' by Sunshine Temple is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[spoiler:and some VideoGame/TeamFortress2]] fanfic where with [[NukeEm enough gun]], even an Angel can be destroyed, AT field and all, without an Eva. Of course, this tactic usually means wiping out a fair chunk of the surrounding area. And you definitely don't want your pilot and Operations Director getting caught in the blast. Nevertheless, with a proven alternative available, NERV's political position has changed big time. And Shinji? Well...

Shinji rapidly becomes either [[OCStandIn unrecognizable]] or more "natural". A bit of AuthorAppeal with the militarization of NERV and the way a certain character dresses. The [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] are a lot of fun. By the same author is ''Fanfic/TheReturn'', a ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''/''Manga/SailorMoon'' cross which does much the same thing with those franchises.

* ImMelting - [[spoiler:Asuka basically gets partially liquefied by Matarael's acid attack in ch. 7.]] Practically {{Gorn}}.
* ItsRainingMen - Nerv hard drops far more than often than canon. Such as the [[spoiler:Ramiel ]] battle. Unlike the canon this time the pilots regularly sing paratrooper songs. It's that kind [[RealRobot of fic.]]

* BodyHorror - [[spoiler:Asuka basically gets partially liquefied by Matarael's acid attack in ch. 7.]] Practically {{Gorn}}.

* HumansThroughAlienEyes - From ch. 5 on, the fic is starting to feature scenes from the Angels' perspective. For them, humans are monsters that consort with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and [[BodyHorror perverted Angelic flesh]] to make war machines. Nuclear weapons are particularly horrifying to them, being machines capable of destroying souls.

* FourIsDeath - This time Shinju is the Fourth Child. To ram the point home: after her fifth kill she gains the nickname [[IncrediblyLamePun "Ace of Spades."]]

** See CloningBlues above. As a result, Shinju ends up being more [[BadassLolita badass]], assertive, and [[{{Newsreel}} popular]] than [[OCStandIn Shinji ever was]].

* HumansThroughAlienEyes - From ch. 5 on, the fic is starting to feature scenes from the Angels' perspective. For them, humans are {{Complete Monster}}s that consort with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and [[BodyHorror perverted Angelic flesh]] to make war machines. Nuclear weapons are particularly horrifying to them, being machines capable of destroying souls.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673040/1/ And If That Don't Work?]]'' by Sunshine Temple is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[spoiler:and some VideoGame/TeamFortress2]] fanfic where with [[MnogoNukes enough gun]], even an Angel can be destroyed, AT field and all, without an Eva. Of course, this tactic usually means wiping out a fair chunk of the surrounding area. And you definitely don't want your pilot and Operations Director getting caught in the blast. Nevertheless, with a proven alternative available, NERV's political position has changed big time. And Shinji? Well...

* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter - And the man that embraces the above to the fullest just happens to be ''Asuka's'' father. [[spoiler:Former MIT Professor Tino Noah Insana. You can guess his [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment nickname.]] Arguably a [[strike:worse]] weirder father than Gendo, and in charge of [[ItGotWorse S2 research.]]]]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673040/1/ And If That Don't Work?]]'' by Sunshine Temple is a ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[spoiler:and some VideoGame/TeamFortress2]] fanfic where with [[MnogoNukes enough gun]], even an Angel can be destroyed, AT field and all, without an Eva. Of course, this tactic usually means wiping out a fair chunk of the surrounding area. And you definitely don't want your pilot and Operations Director getting caught in the blast. Nevertheless, with a proven alternative available, NERV's political position has changed big time. And Shinji? Well...

Shinji rapidly becomes either [[OCStandIn unrecognizable]] or more "natural". A bit of AuthorAppeal with the militarization of NERV and the way a certain character dresses. The [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] are a lot of fun. By the same author is ''Fanfic/TheReturn'', a {{Ranma}}/SailorMoon cross which does much the same thing with those franchises.