History Fanfic / CruelToBeKind

** Happened again on Earth-72, after liberating it from the Kromaggs, but more specifically the U.S. and Soviet Union who are the most cautious towards Alexander. Though countries like Haiti, Japan, Taiwan, and ''Switzerland'' are at least generous and becoming members of the Commonwealth, and this is the main cause for the U.S. and Soviets making complaints toward Alexander [[{{Hypocrisy}} despite the fact that they have also been making huge territorial gains off of their Earth]]. [[spoiler:The Russians later put an attempted assassination on Alexander.]]

!!"Cruel To Be Kind contains examples of:"

* DudeWheresMyRespect: After liberating Earth from the Espheni in the ''Falling Skies'' universe, Alexander was returned with bickering distrust from the natives over his technological field advantage, and including Tom Mason (acting as advisor for the American delegation) who has a hardon for democracy and was quite critical over how Alexander was running things on Terra Prime. [[spoiler: Ambassador Felix Green did attempted to kill Alex when the latter denied sharing the more advanced Commonwealth technology with the FSU.]] Regardless, the FSU natives grudgingly realize that they need the Commonwealth to stand off from another attack by the Espheni.

* PlanetTerra: Terra Prime.

Cruel to be Kind is a Fanfic detailing the adventures of Alexander Harlow, a Self-Insert of the author Tkioz who has an alien crash land near him while he was on a walk. When he was investigating the crash, he obtained LVIOS, an alien device capable of traversing dimensions. He then proceeds to experiment with the device and form an Empire with himself as its ruler.

* BigBad: The Kromaggs of ''Series/{{Sliders}}''.

* BroadStrokes: Alexander finds that the fiction of various worlds tends to be this. Security is always better than the show portrays(much to his chagrin), and in the ''Stargate'' universe, he finds that Jaffa such as Teal'c are a good nine feet tall.

* EnemyCivilWar: Purposely incited by Alexander on the Kromaggs after the [[spoiler:complete annihilation of Kromagg Prime with a Nova Bomb and wiping out the higher command chain from existence]] and thus leaving the Kromaggs leaderless and their empire in chaos.

* BiggerBad: The Black Sun Concordant.

* GrandTheftPrototype: Operation Agincourt, where Alexander and the Commonwealth steals [[spoiler:The ''Death Stars'' (DSII and a Prototype at the Maw Installation)]] from the Galactic Empire.

* BigBad: The Kromaggs of ''Sliders''.

* ClingyMcGuffin: LVIOS. He latched onto Alexander and isn't letting go.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: ''{{Series/Andromeda}}'', ''FallingSkies'', ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', ''HonorHarrington'', ''LawAndOrder'', ''MassEffect'', ''{{Sliders}}'', ''Series/StargateSG1'', ''StarTrek'', ''StarWars'', ''Series/TheBill'', ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'', and ''{{Zombieland}}''.

* TheAlcatraz: Planet Alcatraz.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: ''{{Series/Andromeda}}'', ''FallingSkies'', ''{{Farscape}}'', ''HonorHarrington'', ''LawAndOrder'', ''MassEffect'', ''{{Sliders}}'', ''Series/StargateSG1'', ''StarTrek'', ''StarWars'', ''Series/TheBill'', ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'', and ''{{Zombieland}}''.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: After liberating Earth from the Espheni in the ''Falling Skies'' universe, Alexander was returned with bickering distrust from the natives over his technological field advantage, and including Tom Mason (acting as advisor for the American delegation) who has a hardon for democracy and was quite critical over how Alexander was running things on Terra Prime. [[spoiler: Ambassador Felix Green did attempted to kill Alex.]] Regardless, the FSU natives grudgingly realize that they need the Commonwealth to stand off from another attack by the Espheni.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Felix Green of the ''Falling Skies'' universe. [[Spoiler: Made worst that he tried to kill Alex.]]

* DudeWheresMyRespect: After liberating Earth from the Espheni in the ''Falling Skies'' universe, Alexander was returned with bickering distrust from the natives over his technological field advantage, and including Tom Mason (acting as advisor for the American delegation) who has a hardon for democracy and was quite critical over how Alexander was running things on Terra Prime. Regardless, the FSU natives grudgingly realize that they need the Commonwealth to stand off from another attack by the Espheni.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Felix Green of the ''Falling Skies'' universe.

** Earth-72, where Haiti includes what would be the Dominican Republic, and Mozambique contains a good chunk of what would be Malawi and Zimbabwe territory. In the wake of the Kromagg invasion, China is [[BalkanizeMe split into dozens of separate nations]], each proclaiming themselves the “True China,"; the American Union [[ExpandedStatesofAmerica encompasses all of North America]]; the Russian Federation almost grabbing everything in Asia and Europe; and the [[PeoplesRepublicofTyranny People’s Republic of Tasmania]].

** Happened again on Earth-72, after liberating it from the Kromaggs, but more specifically the U.S. and Soviet Union who are the most cautious towards Alexander. Though countries like Haiti, Japan, Taiwan, and ''Switzerland'' are at least generous and becoming members of the Commonwealth, and this is the main cause for the U.S. and Soviets making complaints toward Alexander [[{{Hypocrisy}} despite the fact that they have also been making huge territorial gains]]. [[spoiler:The Russians later put an attempted assassination on Alexander.]]