History Fanfic / NightsQuatroFacetsOfDreams

* CharmPerson: Heavily implied that Skid and Pump are this, as when they shout "[[{{Catchphrase}} It's a Spooky Month]]" and do their iconic dance, they can compel others to do this. Even Nightmaren; which is something they weaponize.

* HurtingHero: Opposed to the rest of the protagonists (see BrokenHero above), Coraline, Dipper, and Mabel are more personally afflicted by their adventures; Coraline developed a prejudice against magic beings, Dipper sunk lower onto his mistrust for strangers, and Mabel acquired self-hatred [[JerkassRealization after coming to terms of how she was during summer]]. Nonetheless, they still overcome all these things to save the Night Dimension.

*** Crescendo represents the monsters that could be befriended with ease by Frisk's kind words, while Aquamarine represents those that were pitied against Frisk due to circumstances involving their backstories, but after befriending Frisk and overcoming their sorrows, became protective of the kid. The bird duo is Asriel and Chara; two best friends tragically separated, that lashed out after realizing they'd never see their friend again.

** When Skid and the rest find [=NiGHTS=] in the Unconscious Space, he promises he'll get them "the [[PrecisionFStrike hell] out of here" just like he said in "The Stars" in response to Susie almost catching him and Pump in her room. This time, though, he means it metaphorically.

** Almost all the chapter names of the last arc are pulled from the [=NiGHTS=] duo-logy soundtrack. "Growing Wings" and "Cruising Together" are the last level's songs (the latter, the second one after a triumphant return of the ''VideoGame/NigthsJourneyOfDreams'' dreamers), "Theme of a Tragedic Revenge" is Reala's alternate theme, and "D'Force Master" is Wizeman's theme.

** Owl notes that along with the Ideya's power, Frisk has a sixth one he can't tell what is, but understands its integral to her. It is the power of Determination, which Frisk herself and the narration allude to in important moments. [[spoiler: It also allows Frisk to survive a TakingTheBullet moment after she tanks an attack from Wizeman in Dipper and Mabel's place. She notes that its been a while since she had to use so much Determination like she did for that maneuver.]]

** Owl notes that along with the Ideya's power, Frisk has a sixth one he can't tell what is, but understands its integral to her. It is the power of Determination, which Frisk herself and the narration allude to in important moments. [[spoiler: It also allows Frisk to survive a TakingTheBulelt moment after she tanks an attack from Wizeman in Dipper and Mabel's place. She notes that its been a while since she had to use so much Determination like she did for that maneuver.]]

** Coraline's first dream shows the Pink Palace and its surrounding area, eventually ending in the well. The Zero Degree Zoo is also a giant version of the snowglobe from Detroit Zoo, where her parents were trapped in.

** Frisk is aware of the idea of good people hiding their secrets to protect others, and seemingly monsters turning out to be [[WellIntentionedExtremist good]] or [[TragicVillain tragic]] people. An indirect reference to how everyone in ''Undertale'' has HiddenDepths that are addressed eventually, and how its ultimate BigBad, [[ComeBackWrong Flowey]], is more miserable than he appears to be.

** Frisk is the ambassador of monsters and living with Toriel, two of the possible choices in the True Pacifist Route's ending. When [[spoiler:Chara]] appears, their last dialogue also homages the ending of the Genocide Route.

* BrokenHero: [=NiGHTS=], Skid and Pump, and Frisk all can qualify for it. [=NiGHTS=] is constantly being attacked by [[spoiler: her own kind]], Skid and Pump's families are fractured and they have to quickly wake up of how actually dangerous the world is, Frisk harbors guilt for being unable to get the Dreemurr children out of Mt. Ebott, but besides some minor breakdowns, they remain pretty optimistic.

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: The six younger protagonists deconstruct to varied degrees the different types of KidHero they embody in their original works.

** Skid and Pump, the boys that pass life with a cheerful smile, and never take anything seriously (as in, analyze the dangerous situations with brainpower), either have to be warned multiple times about the scariness and seriousness of the situation by [=NiGHTS=] and Owl, or have their lack of maliciousness and wit exploited by the villains. Even more concerningly, it's hinted that part of it is a mask to keep themselves from going mad over how broken their families are. After they first meet Wizeman (by voice) and they get their Ideyas of Intelligence back, they start to take things more seriously, even if while remaining their cherry selves.
** A lighter case compared to the rest, but Frisk, being an AllLovingHero who tries their best to help as many people and monsters possible, suffers from SamaritanSyndrome due to being unable to find a way to revive Chara and Asriel so the Dreemurr family can be fully happy. Her pacifist ways work on the Nightmarens she faces because they are miserable and in need of compassion; otherwise, she knows she'll have to fight Wizeman and not hold back. Reala even says that Frisk being a people-loving pacifist is "foolish".

** Coraline, Dipper, and Mabel, being witty and brave children that fought against supernatural threats and their manipulative charms, and grew thanks to living in a different place than their birth one (the difference mainly), might've learned positive things and became heroes, but also got traumatized by what they faced and learned (demonstrated better by Coraline's prejudice against magic beings and Mabel's guilt-driven self-hatred). It's their CharacterDevelopment to try and overcome these traumas.

-->''Skid and Pump:'' (''excited'') Holy Moley... ''it's the GrimReaper!''
-->''NiGHTS:'' Actually, this creep's name is just Faux.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Frisk claims this is the source of their determination. All the kids also reach the epiphany necessary to tap on the power of their Ideya of Courage by diving into the darkness to [[spoiler: save [=NiGHTS=]]].

* Skid and Pump's arc follows their native series' usual spirit, ending up much goofier and comedy based than the rest. While it has its scary moments and tragic implications too, the boys handle their internal troubles and enemies in a much more cheerful (if not naive) way than the rest of the kids.
* {{Downplayed}} with Frisk's arc. Frisk's weighted down by a mistake of the past, but manages to get through it with a smile, learns to cope with it much quicker, and essentially does a PacifistRun with the Nightmarens she faces to get the Ideyas back from.

* The epilogue's name, "Always Have Work To Do", is [[spoiler: part of what Steven Universe said near the end of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'' in response to Spinel's regret. It ties into the fic's CentralTheme, but also hints at Steven's cameo at the end.]]

* [=NiGHTS=] calls Dipper and Mabel's Ideyas of Courage the first ticket to [[Music/CaravanPalace "a wonderful land of candy, jam, and ice cream!"]].
* One of Hexal's abilities during his battle is to increase his maze's walls size by making blocks fall from the sky, which is compared by the narration as if it were [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} a puzzle game with Eastern European music]].

* ShoutOut: [=NiGHTS=] calls Dipper and Mabel's Ideyas of Courage the first ticket to [[Music/CaravanPalace "a wonderful land of candy, jam, and ice cream!"]].

** Coraline initially refuses to accept [=NiGHTS=] and Owl are her friends, but it's because she thinks they will manipulate her to their own interests just like the Other Mother, her biggest trauma source.

** All the endings of the works featured in it (minus ''Spooky Month'', that was incomplete by the time this fic was made) become these in retrospect, as while the heroes triumphed against the evils they had to face after a lot of struggle, they sustained emotional scars thanks to the experiences. And Wizeman hasn't given up yet.

* CentralTheme: Not everything in your life is tied up after one or a couple more adventures and/or big events. The kids still have problems (mostly of the emotional/psychological kind) in their lives after their adventures, and Wizeman didn't give up yet on his conquest for Nightopia, even after being bested two times.
* CrossoverVillainInChief: Wizeman and his Nightmarens are the main and sole antagonists here. {{Justified|Trope}} since the villains actually willing to kill the kids died, with most of the remaining ones being bullies (in Skid and Pump's case) and redeemed/befriended antagonists (in Skid and Pump and Frisk's case).