History Fanfic / Nexus

* CoolLoser: Jack states that other kids will brush him off, yet he is very popular with demons due to his GenderRarityValue.

* FoeYay: Jack and Alto in the woman's introduction chapter.

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Technically it'd be Human Mom and Half-Non-Human Dad for Jack Darby.

* TheGlomp: Miko and Raf both give one to Jack after he comes to the Autobot base after fighting Scarecrows. They back off though when he winces.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6987584/1/Nexus Nexus]]'' is a crossover AU fanfic between the ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' series and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', by Shade Penn. Its central character is Jack Darby and the fanfic picks up in the middle of the episode "Speed Metal", with some thoughts beforehand and a preface.

* [[spoiler: DeathActivatedSuperpower]]: For Jack to have finished his transformation into a half-demon, [[spoiler: he had to die first]].

FanFic/{{Nexus}} is a fanfic posted on Fanfiction Dot Net by Shade Penn.
It is a crossover AU with the newer Transformers Prime series and Devil May Cry. It’s central character is Jack Darby and the fanfic picks up in the middle of the episode “Speed Metal,” with some thoughts beforehand and a preface.

It is rather gory for the first chapter after the preface and is appropriately labelled ‘M’ for violence and sexual situations.

Integrates a great deal of both series, especially during the story’s first Arc.

* AnIcePerson: Technically, [[spoiler: it’s not Jack himself, but his sword/bow that he uses that creates ice]].
* AwkwardFatherSonBondingActivity: Subverted with [[spoiler: Jack and Vergil]]. While killing demons may count as ‘father-son bonding’ it does not count if [[spoiler: your father is an amnesiac and doesn’t know you’re his son at the time]].
* BelligerentSexualTension: [[spoiler: Jack and Knock Out all the way.]]They first try and kill each other when they meet in their mental world. [[spoiler: Their relationships currently showing signs that there getting better; as they're at least they’re not trying to kill each other now]].

* BowAndSwordInAccord: Jack’s weapon is a sword that can turn into a bow when he transforms it.

* ClothingDamage: Jack’s had to get rid of two shirts because they were bloody and ripped.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Knock Out got angry when he saw Alto standing so close to [[spoiler: Jack]], and finding out about[[spoiler: Jack’s crush on Arcee]].

* DarkIsNotEvil: This seems to be the mindset for Miko and Raf when Jack tells them he’s a half-demon.

* DisappearedDad: Jack’s father [[spoiler: is Vergil in this fic. Jack though later meets him when he gets transported to the Demon World]].

* FormFittingWardrobe: Jack described Alto’s dress to be ‘form-fitting’ and despite her having green skin, was apparently so beautiful that he called her the ‘prettiest girl he’d ever seen.’ [[spoiler: When his inner demon called him out on his crush on Arcee, he said ‘Who?’ prompting his demon half to mentally snap him out of it]].

* HealingFactor: Jack. [[spoiler: Knock Out also gets this from his and Jack’s bond]].

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: Technically it’d be Human Mom and Half-Non-Human Dad for Jack Darby.

* {{Immortality}}: Jack lampshades that he [[spoiler: doesn’t want to die ‘for a very long time’]].
* InstantArmor: [[spoiler: This is pretty much Jack’s demon form. Albeit, ‘cool looking robotic’ white armor]].
* KatanasAreJustBetter: The sword form of Jack’s weapon is a katana.

* LikesOlderWomen: Jack’s crush on Arcee, and his first encounter with Alto [[spoiler:(until he learned she wanted to steal his soul)]].

* MentalWorld: Basically the premise of the ‘soul plane’ where [[spoiler: Knock Out and Jack go. It’s revealed that the world will gets old and dusty if one of the ‘bond’ees is ‘out of range’ or not asleep]].
* MindlinkMates: [[spoiler: Knock Out and Jack]], but only when they’re both asleep.

* OrgasmicCombat: This is an interesting thing because when [[spoiler: Jack and Knock Out are fighting, Jack tackles him to the ground]]; their sparks connect and they have no idea what happened. But it’s obvious to the reader what happened.

* PowerDyesYourHair: When Jack goes into his demon form, [[spoiler: his hair turns white]]; June even said when he was in his ‘powered up’ form, that Jack [[spoiler: looked like his father]].

* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: Subverted. When Jack’s in his demon form, his voice has a metallic edge; much like the Autobots.

* SelectiveObliviousness: After Vergil [[spoiler: gets his memory back]], he immediately refuses to think about something that seems to be an upcoming plot device, claiming he hadn’t [[spoiler: thought about it ‘back then, and wouldn’t think about it now’]].
* ShirtlessScene: It’s implied Jack sleeps shirtless after he wakes up and sees the bandage covering his chest and when his mother was cleaning his wounds from the Scarecrow fight.

* SoProudOfYou: Subverted. After discovering that [[spoiler: Jack is his son]], Vergil thinks he should feel proud of him, but can’t really bring himself to since he’s [[spoiler: currently an amnesiac. That and he barely knew Jack beforehand]].
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: While Bumblebee is certainly not an animal, Jack couldn’t understand him before getting [[spoiler: ‘bonded’ to Knock Out]], and caused generally surprise when later he found he could.
* StoryArc: The official first arc is labelled ‘Demon World Arc.’
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler: Jack’s demon side]] is a snarky and darker version of him. Dante and Vergil’s demon sides also count.

* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: It is clearly implied that Dante likes June a lot, even after her being gone from his life for 13 years. Only she’s married and has no intention of cheating.
* UnwantedSpouse: [[spoiler: The entire focal point of Jack and Knock Out’s bond was that it was an accident. Jack]] even tries to figure out a way to break it without killing himself.
* VerbalTic: [[spoiler: Jack’s inner demon refers to them as ‘we’]].
* VillainByDefault: Jack could be considered this since not only [[spoiler: did his father try to literally raise hell]], but he’s been officially labelled [[spoiler: a Decepticon because of his bonding with Knock Out]].

* YourSoulIsMine: Averted. [[spoiler: Alto tries to steal Jack’s soul on their first encounter, but she can’t get past his mask to get it]].

* WhatTheHellDad: Vergil was there for his kid for exactly a year before literally going to hell. And when he found out [[spoiler: Jack]] was actually his son and not his nephew like he assumed, he punched him in the skull for it.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Subverted wit Jack. He barely thinks about his father unless he has too.

* UnfortunateImplications: Jack once expressed his tentative opinion when he asked his mom if she only got into medicine so she wouldn’t have to take him to the hospital if he got a severe enough injury. Unfortunate indeed, [[spoiler: but June rebuked it by saying she was already interested in medicine]].

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Dante, Vergil, and [[spoiler:Jack when he’s in his demon form]].

* TalkingToAnimals: While Bumblebee is certainly not an animal, Jack couldn’t understand him before getting [[spoiler: ‘bonded’ to Knock Out]], and caused generally surprise when later he found he could.

* MixedMarriage: [[spoiler: June (human) and Vergil (half-demon)]].

{{Nexus}} is a fanfic posted on Fanfiction Dot Net by Shade Penn.

* Tsundere: Alto and Jack are a mix of the two types as they're both noticeably nice to the ones they like, but also noticeably meaner to the ones they don't.

* VerbalTick: [[spoiler: Jack’s inner demon refers to them as ‘we’]].

* Yandere: Alto. She and Knock Out even try to kill each other when in the soul plane.