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*** TheBigBad The BigBad is Rome [[spoiler: (Ania eventually takes this over when she's the only Career left.)]]
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** Tina, who totally killed [[spoiler: Den]] with his own [[spoiler: cleaver]].
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* BigBadAssBirdOfPrey: One of these chases Gil and Thew during ''Brutal''. It also features prominently in one of the ''What If'' endings and receives the name "Gil-bird."
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** ''Unsurvivable'' leans most heavily towards this trope, ending with everybody dead except for [[spoiler: Riben]], who has his parents and loved ones executed for [[spoiler: his failure to kill]] and becomes addicted to morphine. Lovely.
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** ''Unsurvivable'' leans most heavily towards this trope, ending with everybody dead except for [[spoiler: Riben]], who has his parents and loved ones executed for [[spoiler: his failure to kill]] and becomes addicted to morphine. Lovely.
* FeatheredFiend: One of these chases Gil and Thew during ''Brutal''. It also features prominently in one of the ''What If'' endings and receives the name "Gil-bird."
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* FiveManBand:
** Both of Amer's alliances in ''Horrible'' are three-man versions of this:
*** In the first alliance, TheHero / TheBigGuy is Amer, TheLancer / TheSmartGuy is Eston, and TheChick is Raivis.
*** In the second alliance, TheHero / TheSmartGuy is Igris (The 'Smart Guy' part isn't as obvious as it was with Eston, but he's the most rational of the bunch in most occasions, particularly when it comes to rations, and also the one to think up [[spoiler: the poison plan at the end]].), TheLancer / TheBigGuy is Amer, and TheChick is Fronce.
** Another three-man version comes from ''Brutal''; the roles are not as well-defined, but still evident if one looks closely: TheHero / TheBigGuy is Switz, TheLancer / TheSmartGuy is Austria, and TheChick is Liet.
** And again, in ''Unsurvivable'': Ermine as TheHero / TheBigGuy, Italo as TheLancer / TheChick, and Riben as TheSmartGuy.
** The [[FanNickname Ottoman Alliance]] in ''Unsurvivable'' consists of Turk - TheHero / TheBigGuy - Romania - TheLancer - and Egypt - TheSmartGuy / TheChick.
** Both of Amer's alliances in ''Horrible'' are three-man versions of this:
*** In the first alliance, TheHero / TheBigGuy is Amer, TheLancer / TheSmartGuy is Eston, and TheChick is Raivis.
*** In the second alliance, TheHero / TheSmartGuy is Igris (The 'Smart Guy' part isn't as obvious as it was with Eston, but he's the most rational of the bunch in most occasions, particularly when it comes to rations, and also the one to think up [[spoiler: the poison plan at the end]].), TheLancer / TheBigGuy is Amer, and TheChick is Fronce.
** Another three-man version comes from ''Brutal''; the roles are not as well-defined, but still evident if one looks closely: TheHero / TheBigGuy is Switz, TheLancer / TheSmartGuy is Austria, and TheChick is Liet.
** And again, in ''Unsurvivable'': Ermine as TheHero / TheBigGuy, Italo as TheLancer / TheChick, and Riben as TheSmartGuy.
** The [[FanNickname Ottoman Alliance]] in ''Unsurvivable'' consists of Turk - TheHero / TheBigGuy - Romania - TheLancer - and Egypt - TheSmartGuy / TheChick.
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* IDontWantToDie: Obviously, none of the characters do, but [[spoiler: Eston]] fulfills this trope in the traditional sense during the third ''What If'' scenario, in which he asks to be alone and cries for a while before letting himself be killed so [[spoiler: Raivis]] can win the Hunger Games.
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See also ''FanFic/TheRules'', another Hetalia story by the same author with a slightly similar premise.
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* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: Seen in ''Brutal'', with a pack of wolf muttations [[spoiler: chasing Switz and Liet and killing Thew.]]
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* SavageWolves: Seen in ''Brutal'', with a pack of wolf mutations [[spoiler: chasing Switz and Liet and killing Thew.]]
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* VasquezAlwaysDies: Averted in [[spoiler: Brutal]]. The two longest-lasting female characters are the sweet, innocent, blonde-haired [[spoiler: Liet]] and the tough, determined, dark-haired [[spoiler: Veta]]. [[spoiler: Liet]] is killed violently, but [[spoiler: Veta]] ends up winning.
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* VasquezAlwaysDies: Averted Inverted in [[spoiler: Brutal]]. The two longest-lasting female characters are the sweet, innocent, blonde-haired [[spoiler: Liet]] and the tough, determined, dark-haired [[spoiler: Veta]]. [[spoiler: Liet]] is killed violently, but [[spoiler: Veta]] ends up winning.
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* VasquezAlwaysDies: Averted in [[spoiler: Brutal]]. The two longest-lasting female characters are the sweet, innocent, blonde-haired [[spoiler: Liet]] and the tough, determined, dark-haired [[spoiler: Veta]]. [[Spoiler: Liet]] is killed violently, but [[spoiler: Veta]] ends up winning.
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* VasquezAlwaysDies: Averted in [[spoiler: Brutal]]. The two longest-lasting female characters are the sweet, innocent, blonde-haired [[spoiler: Liet]] and the tough, determined, dark-haired [[spoiler: Veta]]. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Liet]] is killed violently, but [[spoiler: Veta]] ends up winning.
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* VasquezAlwaysDies: Averted in [[spoiler: Brutal]]. The two longest-lasting female characters are the sweet, innocent, blonde-haired [[spoiler: Liet]] and the tough, determined, dark-haired [[spoiler: Veta]]. [[Spoiler: Liet]] is killed violently, but [[spoiler: Veta]] ends up winning.
** Also avoided in the first ''What If'': the harsh, manipulative and never-mentioned-to-be-attractive [[spoiler: Gries]] wins.
** Also avoided in the first ''What If'': the harsh, manipulative and never-mentioned-to-be-attractive [[spoiler: Gries]] wins.
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* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Ax and Magya describe Ilber (an albino, thus the white hair) as good looking.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Switz, Liet and Austria; Igris, Fronce, and China; briefly Norge, Ise and Sui.
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** In ''Unsurvivable'', [[spoiler: Italo]] sneaks poison into [[spoiler: Ermine’s]] food to see what it does, not thinking that it will kill her.
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** All of the female Careers involved.
** Also Veta and Greis.
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** All of the female Careers involved.
** Alsoinvolved. As for the non-Careers, Veta in ''Brutal'', Gries in ''Horrible''; Sui (near the end of the Games) and Greis.Tina (in one instance) in ''Miserable'' and Romania, Holland and Ermine in ''Unsurvivable'' qualify.
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* AfterActionHealingDrama: Happens in ''Miserable'', when Ise patches Norge's near-fatal wounds after a battle with Careers despite knowing that they will likely have to kill each other afterwards.
* AfterActionPatchup: Occurs between Igris and Amer during ''Horrible'' as a sign of the boys' growing trust for one another.
* AfterActionPatchup: Occurs between Igris and Amer during ''Horrible'' as a sign of the boys' growing trust for one another.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: The many ships in the series fall into three categories: those that are wholly one-sided or cut short before they can be reciprocated (Rome/Ania, Natalya/Vahn, Sve/Finni, Feli/Sheen), the ShipTease or those seen with ShippingGoggles (Lovi/Spain, Osso/Magya, Thew/Maria, Wy/Seborga, Ax/Ilber, Franse/anyone...) and the sole reciprocated and lasting ship, Austria/Veta.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: The many ships in the series fall into three four categories: those that are wholly one-sided or cut short before they can be reciprocated (Rome/Ania, Natalya/Vahn, Sve/Finni, Feli/Sheen), the ShipTease or those seen with ShippingGoggles (Lovi/Spain, Osso/Magya, Thew/Maria, Wy/Seborga, Ax/Ilber, Ermine/Italo, Turk/Romania, Cuba/Nada, Anissa/Zavann, Shiran/Plutonia, Franse/anyone...) ), those that are mere lust (Amantius/Cisca, arguably Natalya/Vahn) and the sole reciprocated and lasting ship, Austria/Veta.
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* AmericaSavesTheDay: Not America itself, but the characters representing the country, both want to be heroes in their own sense of the word - Amer by protecting his allies, Alf by winning the Games and bringing glory to his district. Only [[spoiler: Amer]] actually manages to 'save the day', though, and more often than not he just ends up making things worse.
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* AmericaSavesTheDay: Not America itself, but the two of characters representing the country, country; both want to be heroes in their own sense of the word - Amer by protecting his allies, Alf by winning the Games and bringing glory to his district. Only [[spoiler: Amer]] actually manages to 'save the day', though, and more often than not he just ends up making things worse.
** In a more comedic example, this is Romania’s response to Turk when he suggests recruiting every other tribute into their alliance. He hadn’t thought of that.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Shiran in Igris's introductory chapter. Also Natalya to Vahn.
* AntiVillain:
** Lude, a Career, gains sympathy in his befriending of [[spoiler: and hesitation to kill]] Ciano.
** Magya just wants to put all the tributes out of their misery. She accomplishes this by putting knives in their throats.
** Japan, also a Career, displays a strong sense of honour.
** Taberah, Career, wants to win the money to cure her critically ill father.
* AntiVillain:
** Lude, a Career, gains sympathy in his befriending of [[spoiler: and hesitation to kill]] Ciano.
** Magya just wants to put all the tributes out of their misery. She accomplishes this by putting knives in their throats.
** Japan, also a Career, displays a strong sense of honour.
** Taberah, Career, wants to win the money to cure her critically ill father.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Shiran in Igris's introductory chapter. Also Natalya to Vahn.
Vahn and Heracles to Sadik.
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** Lude, a Career, gains sympathyAntiClimaxCut: Played for Drama in Unsurvivable. Egypt is pinned to the ground by Turk, who takes out his befriending of sword and brings it down before Egypt can say goodbye to his family – then the scene cuts, and it’s revealed [[spoiler: Egypt merely got a scratch.]]
* AntiVillain: Those appearing in the series can be sorted into four categories:
** Type I (all are definite villains, but have certain standards, moral codes, or Pet the Dog moments): Lude (particularly in the fourth What If), Japan, Osso, Yao (merges with Type II), andhesitation arguably Anglynn (due to kill]] Ciano.
** Magya just wants to put allher rather inactive role in the tributes hunts and her preoccupation with her imaginary friends).
** Type II (characters who kill only out oftheir misery. She accomplishes this by putting knives necessity, not having wanted to join the Games; or due to some sort of trauma in their throats.
** Japan, also a Career, displays a strong sense of honour.
**past or present): Russia, Chia, arguably [[StoicWoobie Vash]], Taberah, Career, wants to win Vahn in his [[spoiler: death scene]], arguably Den, Yao (merges with Type I), Cisca, and arguably Ivan.
** Type III (WellIntentionedExtremist): Magya; [[spoiler: Norge]] towards themoney end of ''Miserable.''
** Type IV (mostly evil only by association; rarely actively malevolent and usually good-natured): Rome, Ax, Antonio, Sheen, Cisca tocure her critically ill father.an extent.
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** Lude, a Career, gains sympathy
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** Type I (all are definite villains, but have certain standards, moral codes, or Pet the Dog moments): Lude (particularly in the fourth What If), Japan, Osso, Yao (merges with Type II), and
** Magya just wants to put all
** Type II (characters who kill only out of
** Japan, also a Career, displays a strong sense of honour.
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** Type III (WellIntentionedExtremist): Magya; [[spoiler: Norge]] towards the
** Type IV (mostly evil only by association; rarely actively malevolent and usually good-natured): Rome, Ax, Antonio, Sheen, Cisca to
* Nada also apologizes to Turk when they’re fighting – [[spoiler: to the death]].
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
** [[{{Vitriolic Best Buds}} Platonic version]] between the quarrelling duo Fronce and Igris, when [[spoiler: Fronce is mortally wounded. Doubles as a {{How Dare You Die on Me}} moment.]]
** [[{{Vitriolic Best Buds}} Platonic version]] between the quarrelling duo Fronce and Igris, when [[spoiler: Fronce is mortally wounded. Doubles as a {{How Dare You Die on Me}} moment.]]
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Exclusively platonic versions:
**[[{{Vitriolic Best Buds}} Platonic version]] One occurs between the [[VitriolicBestBuds quarrelling duo duo]] Fronce and Igris, when [[spoiler: Fronce is mortally wounded. Doubles as a {{How Dare You Die on Me}} moment.]]
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** When Ise bandages Norge's wounds after their fight with Careers.
** The entire ending of ''Horrible'' is basically this for [[spoiler: Amer and Igris.]]
** Anyone who thought Ermine really saw Italo as The Load was proven wrong by [[spoiler: her Heroic BSOD]] after [[spoiler: his death.]]
** A subtle example, but Turk (who had previously decided Egypt was his ‘property’ rather than his ally) calls him a friend [[spoiler: after his death.]]
** The entire ending of ''Horrible'' is basically this for [[spoiler: Amer and Igris.]]
** Anyone who thought Ermine really saw Italo as The Load was proven wrong by [[spoiler: her Heroic BSOD]] after [[spoiler: his death.]]
** A subtle example, but Turk (who had previously decided Egypt was his ‘property’ rather than his ally) calls him a friend [[spoiler: after his death.]]
** [[spoiler: Amer]] and [[spoiler: Ermine]] when protecting or avenging their allies.
** A good many of the Careers, such as Journs from ''Miserable'' and Ivan from ''Unsurvivable,''
** A good many of the Careers, such as Journs from ''Miserable'' and Ivan from ''Unsurvivable,''
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* TheBrute: Alf serves as The Brute in the FiveBadBand for the ''Brutal'' Careers, and Wiremu for the ''Horrible'' Careers.
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* TheBrute: Alf serves as The Brute in the FiveBadBand for the ''Brutal'' Careers, and Wiremu for the ''Horrible'' Careers. Careers, Journs and/or Ilber for ''Miserable,'' and Ivan and/or Amantius for ''Unsurvivable.''
* [[BulletHolesAndRevelations Cannon Shots and Revelations]]: A variation is used twice, once in Brutal and once in Unsurvivable. In both situations, two characters ([[spoiler: Toris and Thew]] in Brutal, with [[spoiler: Toris]] being the victim; [[spoiler: Ermine and Egypt]] in Unsurvivable, with [[spoiler: Egypt]] being the victim) are put in life-threatening situations when a cannon goes off, and the reader is left until the next chapter to discover which was killed.
* CruelTwistEnding: At first, [[spoiler: Unsurvivable]] seems like it’s building up to the series’ typical bittersweet ending – most of the tributes have died, but [[spoiler: Turk]] survives, injured but with a family to return to and far fewer psychological scars than the rest of the Victors. Then, in the epilogue, it’s revealed that he died of his wounds on the hovercraft and the actual winner is [[spoiler: Riben,]] who [[spoiler: went into shock after being buried by an avalanche]] and was going to be left to die so that [[spoiler: Turk]] could be the fan-preferred Victor. [[spoiler: Riben]] not only has to deal with painful memories and the loss of his allies, but his parents are tortured to death in front of him as his punishment for [[spoiler: not killing anyone in the Games]], and the same fate befalls anyone he becomes close to. He is now a drug addict hinted to be [[spoiler: the morphling who died in the Quarter Quell.]]
** [[spoiler: Zavann]]in ''Unsurvivable'' - twice! First off he appears to be killed by [[spoiler: Ivan]] at the bloodbath, but was in reality only PlayingPossum; later, he seems to have been struck by the same lightning that kills [[spoiler: Anissa]], but lingers on long enough to [[spoiler: be killed by Ermine]].
** [[spoiler: Riben wins this way]] in ''Unsurvivable''.
** [[spoiler: Riben wins this way]] in ''Unsurvivable''.
* DivorcedInstallment: ''Asylum'' and ''Comrade'' were originally supposed to be epilogues of some of the ''What If'' endings.
** ''Unsurvivable'' leans most heavily towards this trope, ending with everybody dead except for [[spoiler: Riben]], who has his parents and loved ones executed for [[spoiler: his failure to kill]] and becomes addicted to morphine. Lovely.
* HistoryRepeats: Invoked by the Capitol with the design of the arena in Horrible, which resembles that of the previous Games in which several current tributes lost friends and family.
** This trope is written all over [[spoiler: Riben]]. Not only is he the [[spoiler: young DarkHorseVictor brother of a previous dead tribute (just like Shiran)]], but he also [[spoiler: loses his ally to accidental poisoning just like he lost his sister years earlier]]. The Capitol invokes this when they poison his loved ones as punishment for [[spoiler: surviving the Games without a kill.]]
** This trope is written all over [[spoiler: Riben]]. Not only is he the [[spoiler: young DarkHorseVictor brother of a previous dead tribute (just like Shiran)]], but he also [[spoiler: loses his ally to accidental poisoning just like he lost his sister years earlier]]. The Capitol invokes this when they poison his loved ones as punishment for [[spoiler: surviving the Games without a kill.]]
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The core series - ''Brutal'', ''Horrible'', ''Miserable'', and ''Unsurvivable''.
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Completely averted with Eudocia, who tries to hide her asthma from the audience in order to make herself appear stronger, and [[spoiler: is easily killed when Corianne [[KickTheDog steals her inhaler.]]]]
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* KilledOffForReal: Everyone but A whopping ninety-two tributes, plus [[spoiler: Igris' and Shiran’s]] mother, [[spoiler: Natalya's and Vahn's]] mother, both of [[spoiler: China's and Riben’s]] parents and the girl who [[spoiler: Riben]] grew close to in the epilogue. [[spoiler: Taberah’s]] father most likely died without the cure she would have won him, as well. In fact, it's much easier to list those characters who ''don't'' die - [[spoiler: Veta, Amer, Shiran and Riben]], and plus some minor characters back home.home and in the Capitol.
* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler: Raivis and Raisa]] in the third What If and Hit the Bottle.
* LastSurvivorSuicide: [[spoiler: Defied]] by [[spoiler: Riben]] in the epilogue of Unsurvivable – he states that although he has considered it, he can’t bear to bring more violence upon anyone when [[spoiler: his sister]] detested it so much.
* LastSurvivorSuicide: [[spoiler: Defied]] by [[spoiler: Riben]] in the epilogue of Unsurvivable – he states that although he has considered it, he can’t bear to bring more violence upon anyone when [[spoiler: his sister]] detested it so much.
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* MeaningfulName: WordOfGod explains the psychology behind each name chosen for the tributes. Most of them are references to their countries or ''Hetalia'' human names.
* MeaninglessVillainVictory: The second and fourth What Ifs. [[spoiler: Russia]] survives, but is hinted in a SpiritualSuccessor oneshot to be locked away in an asylum, no danger to the world.
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* PostVictoryCollapse: Gil in ''Brutal'' after [[spoiler: killing Corianne.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Turk]] serves as this in the end of Unsurvivable; he appears to have won the Games, but it turns out that [[spoiler: he died from his wounds]] and [[spoiler: Riben’s DisneyDeath]] makes him the Victor.
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* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: The third What If, and by extension Hit the Bottle, are both terribly depressing but end with [[spoiler: Raivis finding love and new purpose in life.]]
** This is the entire purpose of the fifth What If.
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* TitleDrop: The final line of ''Miserable,'' as [[spoiler: Amer]] thinks about [[spoiler: Shiran]]:
--> "Being a victor and mentor is miserable, but at least he won't have to go it alone."
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: For Romania in ''Unsurvivable.'' In her introductory chapter, she exhibits some hints of psychosis as she gleefully anticipates the bloody nature of the Games. This never recurs after the bloodbath, with her becoming a quirky but loyal ally to Turk, never fighting with intent to kill until the very end, and even showing reluctance to leave an unconscious Riben behind to die.
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** Another example occurs in Miserable, when Tina misinterprets Den's decision to go 'hunting' as hunting for food, rather than for other tributes. It could also double as DramaticallyMissingThePoint, as it shows that she and Sui aren't as eager to kill as Den is.
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** Another example occurs in Miserable, when Tina misinterprets Den's decision to go 'hunting' as hunting for food, rather than for other tributes. It could also double as DramaticallyMissingThePoint, as it shows that she and Sui aren't as eager ready to kill as Den is.is.
* ContinuityNod: The Victors of the past games in the series occasionally make appearances ([[spoiler: Veta]] is mentioned indirectly in Horrible and by name in Miserable; the epilogue of Miserable is in [[spoiler: Amer’s]] POV; [[spoiler: Shiran]] appears, albeit unnamed, in Unsurvivable) and the previous games and tributes are often referenced.
** The series also references specific characters or games from the Hunger Games canon occasionally, mostly in Unsurvivable – Haymitch and Wiress are mentioned, Egypt and Yana are the District 12 tributes said to have worn nothing but coal dust on the chariots, [[spoiler: bloodbath victim]] Chanelle is hinted to be a girl Katniss briefly recalls in the book series, and the entire Games is implied to be the snowy arena remembered in the same scenario.
** Finally, Miserable contains a Continuity Nod to Lucky Lady, another FanFiction in Number One Fan of Journey’s canon, in the character of Shaw Telfair, the victor of the 13th Hunger Games.
* ContinuityNod: The Victors of the past games in the series occasionally make appearances ([[spoiler: Veta]] is mentioned indirectly in Horrible and by name in Miserable; the epilogue of Miserable is in [[spoiler: Amer’s]] POV; [[spoiler: Shiran]] appears, albeit unnamed, in Unsurvivable) and the previous games and tributes are often referenced.
** The series also references specific characters or games from the Hunger Games canon occasionally, mostly in Unsurvivable – Haymitch and Wiress are mentioned, Egypt and Yana are the District 12 tributes said to have worn nothing but coal dust on the chariots, [[spoiler: bloodbath victim]] Chanelle is hinted to be a girl Katniss briefly recalls in the book series, and the entire Games is implied to be the snowy arena remembered in the same scenario.
** Finally, Miserable contains a Continuity Nod to Lucky Lady, another FanFiction in Number One Fan of Journey’s canon, in the character of Shaw Telfair, the victor of the 13th Hunger Games.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Amer's initial HeroicSacrifice for his brother, Matt, is seen only in a one-shot tie in, and even then quite briefly.
** In ''Unsurvivable,'' Ermine kills two large fox mutations which were attacking Riben; again, this is unseen by the readers.
** In ''Unsurvivable,'' Ermine kills two large fox mutations which were attacking Riben; again, this is unseen by the readers.
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** The [[FanNickname Ottoman Alliance]] in ''Unsurvivable'' consists of Turk - TheHero / TheBigGuy - Romania - TheLancer - and Egypt - TheSmartGuy / TheChick.
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* GenderFlip: Germania, South Italy, China, Greece, Poland and Finland are all female here. As are Sweden, Finland (again) and North Italy in ''Miserable''.
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* PowerTrio: Found all over the place: Switz, Liet and Austria; Igris, Fronce and China; Amer, Raivis and Eston; Igris, Amer and Fronce; Den, Sui and Tina...
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* PowerTrio: Found all over the place: Switz, Liet and Austria; Igris, Fronce and China; Amer, Raivis and Eston; Igris, Amer and Fronce; Den, Sui and Tina...Tina; Ermine, Italo and Riben; Turk, Romania and Egypt ...
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** Ilber to Osso: "What a sad excuse for a career! Sitting on your butt all day instead of actually doing anything!"
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* KilledOffForReal: Everyone but [[spoiler: Veta and Amer]], and some minor characters back home.
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* KilledOffForReal: Everyone but [[spoiler: Veta Veta, Amer, Shiran and Amer]], Riben]], and some minor characters back home.
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* SoleSurvivor: Each story has only one: [[spoiler: Veta]] in ''Brutal'', [[spoiler: Amer]] in ''Horrible'',[[spoiler: Gries, Russia, Raivis, Russia again, and Fronce]] in the ''What If''s (respectively, and not counting the [[EverybodyLives fifth]]) and [[spoiler: Shiran]] in ''Miserable.''
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* SoleSurvivor: Each story has only one: [[spoiler: Veta]] in ''Brutal'', [[spoiler: Amer]] in ''Horrible'',[[spoiler: Gries, Russia, Raivis, Russia again, and Fronce]] in the ''What If''s (respectively, and not counting the [[EverybodyLives fifth]]) and fifth]]), [[spoiler: Shiran]] in ''Miserable.''Miserable,'' and [[spoiler: Riben]] in ''Unsurvivable.''
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** Norge and Ise in ''Miserable.'' [[Spoiler: Until they're revealed to be [[LongLostRelative Long Lost Relatives.]]]]
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** Norge and Ise in ''Miserable.'' [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Until they're revealed to be [[LongLostRelative Long Lost Relatives.]]]]
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** Norge and Ise in ''Miserable.'' [[Spoiler: Until they're revealed to be [[LongLostRelative Long Lost Relatives.]]
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** Norge and Ise in ''Miserable.'' [[Spoiler: Until they're revealed to be [[LongLostRelative Long Lost Relatives.]]]]]]
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* IdenticalStranger: Twice; both with a RedOniBlueOni theme - [[JerkJock Alf]] and [[ExtremeDoormat Thew]] in ''Brutal'' and [[HotBlooded Rica]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Nada]] in ''Unsurvivable.'' Justified, as they're based off [[PolarOppositeTwins America and Canada.]]
** Norge and Ise in ''Miserable.'' [[Spoiler: Until they're revealed to be [[LongLostRelative Long Lost Relatives.]]
** Norge and Ise in ''Miserable.'' [[Spoiler: Until they're revealed to be [[LongLostRelative Long Lost Relatives.]]
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** This was what Rome's stylist intended him to look like in the parade. [[WhatTheHellCostumingDepartment Rome disagreed.]]
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** This was what Rome's stylist intended him to look like in the parade. [[WhatTheHellCostumingDepartment [[WTHCostumingDepartment Rome disagreed.]]
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* IncrediblyLamePun: Finni's joke about physicists. Hardee-har-har.
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** [[ConvectionSchmonvection Radiation Schmadiation]]: On the other hand, scenes following this scenario are the only ones mentioning sunburn. Otherwise, ultraviolet radiation does not exist—no sunburn, no snow blindness.
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* CynicismCatalyst: * DeadLittleSister: This trope is all over the place in the series.
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* CynicismCatalyst: * DeadLittleSister: This trope is all over the place in the series.
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* CynicismCatalyst: * DeadLittleSister: This trope is all over the place in the series.
** [[spoiler: Russia]] crosses the {{Despair Event Horizon}} into full-blown madness after the death of [[spoiler: his sister Ukraine]].
** Spain is also scarred by [[spoiler: his sister Maria's death in an earlier Games]], and is partially inspired to protect Lovi due to remorse over not saving [[spoiler: Perdita]] at the bloodbath.
** The guilt of accidentally killing [[spoiler: China]] haunts [[spoiler: Fronce]] for the rest of the Games.
** But probably the Most Triumphant Example is the effect that [[spoiler: Raivis' and Eston's deaths]] (and probably [[spoiler: Fronce's and Igris's]], following the Games) had on [[spoiler: Amer]], forever destroying his view of himself as a hero and leaving him with extreme SurvivorsGuilt.
** [[spoiler: Russia]] crosses the {{Despair Event Horizon}} into full-blown madness after the death of [[spoiler: his sister Ukraine]].
** Spain is also scarred by [[spoiler: his sister Maria's death in an earlier Games]], and is partially inspired to protect Lovi due to remorse over not saving [[spoiler: Perdita]] at the bloodbath.
** The guilt of accidentally killing [[spoiler: China]] haunts [[spoiler: Fronce]] for the rest of the Games.
** But probably the Most Triumphant Example is the effect that [[spoiler: Raivis' and Eston's deaths]] (and probably [[spoiler: Fronce's and Igris's]], following the Games) had on [[spoiler: Amer]], forever destroying his view of himself as a hero and leaving him with extreme SurvivorsGuilt.
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Dead Little Sister was renamed. Check to see if the example actually fits before readding.
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* DeadLittleSister: This trope is all over the place in the series.
** [[spoiler: Russia]] crosses the {{Despair Event Horizon}} into full-blown madness after the death of [[spoiler: his sister Ukraine]].
** Losing [[spoiler: his brother Toris]] to the Games two years previously turns Raivis into even more of a nervous, paranoid wreck than he already was.
** Spain is also scarred by [[spoiler: his sister Maria's death in an earlier Games]], and is partially inspired to protect Lovi due to remorse over not saving [[spoiler: Perdita]] at the bloodbath.
** The guilt of accidentally killing [[spoiler: China]] haunts [[spoiler: Fronce]] for the rest of the Games.
** But probably the Most Triumphant Example is the effect that [[spoiler: Raivis' and Eston's deaths]] (and probably [[spoiler: Fronce's and Igris's]], following the Games) had on [[spoiler: Amer]], forever destroying his view of himself as a hero and leaving him with extreme SurvivorsGuilt.
** [[spoiler: Russia]] crosses the {{Despair Event Horizon}} into full-blown madness after the death of [[spoiler: his sister Ukraine]].
** Losing [[spoiler: his brother Toris]] to the Games two years previously turns Raivis into even more of a nervous, paranoid wreck than he already was.
** Spain is also scarred by [[spoiler: his sister Maria's death in an earlier Games]], and is partially inspired to protect Lovi due to remorse over not saving [[spoiler: Perdita]] at the bloodbath.
** The guilt of accidentally killing [[spoiler: China]] haunts [[spoiler: Fronce]] for the rest of the Games.
** But probably the Most Triumphant Example is the effect that [[spoiler: Raivis' and Eston's deaths]] (and probably [[spoiler: Fronce's and Igris's]], following the Games) had on [[spoiler: Amer]], forever destroying his view of himself as a hero and leaving him with extreme SurvivorsGuilt.
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** Switz volunteers for the Games to protect his little sister, Liet.
** Sve does the same for his girlfriend, Finni.
** Spain always looks out for his female ally, Lovi.
** Switz volunteers for the Games to protect his little sister, Liet.
** Sve does the same for his girlfriend, Finni.
** Spain always looks out for his female ally, Lovi.
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* IWillProtectHer:
** Switz volunteers for the Games to protect his little sister, Liet.
** Sve does the same for his girlfriend, Finni.
** Spain always looks out for his female ally, Lovi.
** Switz volunteers for the Games to protect his little sister, Liet.
** Sve does the same for his girlfriend, Finni.
** Spain always looks out for his female ally, Lovi.
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The Brutal series (or the [[{{Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy}} inaccurately named]] [[ArtifactTitle Brutal trilogy]]) is a series of {{fan fiction}}s by Number One Fan of Journey on Fanfiction.net. It is named for its first installment, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6200154/1/Brutal Brutal]], and continues with a sequel, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6507611/1/Horrible Horrible]], a third installment, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7341787/1/Miserable Miserable]], and a new ''fourth'' tale [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8316851/1/Unsurvivable Unsurvivable]]. It also has a few tie-ins, so far including [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6749961/1/Coming_Home Coming Home]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6482745/1/Of_Happiness_and_Sanity Of Happiness and Sanity]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7089237/1/Hit_The_Bottle Hit The Bottle]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8160600/1/Two_More Two More]], and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6802723/1/What_If What If]].
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The Brutal series (or the [[{{Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy}} inaccurately named]] [[ArtifactTitle Brutal trilogy]]) is a series of {{fan fiction}}s by Number One Fan of Journey on Fanfiction.net. It is named for its first installment, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6200154/1/Brutal Brutal]], and continues with a sequel, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6507611/1/Horrible Horrible]], a third installment, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7341787/1/Miserable Miserable]], and a new ''fourth'' tale [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8316851/1/Unsurvivable Unsurvivable]]. It also has a few tie-ins, so far including [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6749961/1/Coming_Home Coming Home]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6482745/1/Of_Happiness_and_Sanity Of Happiness and Sanity]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7089237/1/Hit_The_Bottle Hit The Bottle]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8160600/1/Two_More Two More]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7817037/1/Difference Difference]], and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6802723/1/What_If What If]].
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** Likewise, the oneshot "Ephemeral" is listed under the same category but comes from Igris's POV.
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Alas Poor Villain is being moved back to Main. Examples that don\'t describe the moment or are purely editor opinion are being deleted.
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** [[spoiler: Taberah]] spending her last moments worrying about the reason she signed up for the Games in the first place.
** [[spoiler: Vahn]] saying he "just wanted to go home".
** [[spoiler: Rome]] being betrayed by his ally.
** [[spoiler: Osso and Magya]], the former dying beside his only friend in the arena, the latter realizing that she can't end everyone's suffering and acknowledging the beauty of life before leaving it.
** [[spoiler: Taberah]] spending her last moments worrying about the reason she signed up for the Games in the first place.
** [[spoiler: Vahn]] saying he "just wanted to go home".
** [[spoiler: Rome]] being betrayed by his ally.
** [[spoiler: Osso and Magya]], the former dying beside his only friend in the arena, the latter realizing that she can't end everyone's suffering and acknowledging the beauty of life before leaving it.
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* {StepfordSmiler: StepfordSmiler: Russia is always smiling, even while [[spoiler: slicing up and killing other tributes.]]
