History Fanfic / NobodysHero

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Revolver shows why he's the leader of the Knights of Hanoi as he summons his powerful monsters and destroys all the [=SOLdiers=] without fail.

* MotiveDecay: Ai reveals that [[spoiler: after his capture, he wanted to do a SuicideByCop because there is a [[ICannotSelfTerminate self-preservation protocol]] built in him, necessitating for him to escalate things until he's killed. But two years of grief blinded him and he forgot his original intention, rather,]] his desire warped into [[KillEmAll terminating humanity]].

* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: This is why Ai turned evil and wants to kill all humans. Soulburner bitterly notes while they understand why Ai wants revenge for [[spoiler:Yusaku's death after he was shot by a tank]], less so when he blames everyone and tries to KillEmAll. [[spoiler:This was revealed to be opposite to [[SuicideByCop Ai's original plan]] since [[ICannotSelfTerminate he cannot self terminate]], but grief and two years of self-isolation is not good for one's mental health.]]

* AdultFear: Kids are not exempt from the brutality of war as the [=SOLdiers=] target everyone they see. A family can only scream their kid's name as he tumbles down a slippery slope while the [=SOLdiers=] invade the remaining sanctuary. It would have ended badly if it wasn't for Yusaku's interference.

* AdultFear: Kids are not exempt from the brutality of war as the [=SOLtiS=] target everyone they see. A family can only scream their kid's name as he tumbles down a slippery slope while the [=SOLtiS=] army is invading the remaining sanctuary. It would have ended badly if it wasn't for Yusaku's interference.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: SOL Technologies was taken over by Ai and he repurposed the building into his base of operations.

* FirstKiss: [[spoiler: Ai kissed Yusaku in what turned out to be his first kiss just before his departure, making the latter confused about his feelings.]]

* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: Takeru agrees to be responsible for Ai once Yusaku is gone. He clears up that he cannot forgive Ai's actions but cannot help but think of if Flame was in the same situation, and he would wants someone to take care of Flame and make sure he's happy if it was Takeru who died.]]

* TookALevelInJerkass: Thanks to her brother's death and the never-ending war, Blue Maiden became jaded and prone to anger. She angrily chewed out Yusaku when he wants to save Ai even after all the deaths and destruction he's caused and is the only one who never forgave Ai after his capture. [[spoiler:She apologized to Yusaku but still refuses forgive Ai for what he's done.]]

** In between [[spoiler:Yusaku's capture and escape]], Ai and Yusaku have a heavy conversation about Ai's action in the last two years, and it becomes unnerving as Ai slowly shows how unhinged and AxCrazy he became.

* ActionSurvivor: [[spoiler:Naoki]] survived the initial onslaught two years ago and even TookALevelInBadass after joining the Knights of Hanoi. The next time Yusaku meets him, he just saved and reunited a kid with his relatives.

* ActionSurvivor: [[spoiler:Naoki]] survived the initial onslaught two years ago and even TookALevelInBadass after joining the Knights of Hanoi. The next time Yusaku met him, he just saved and reunited a kid with his relatives.
* AdaptationalSexuality: While Ai's feelings is only hinted and Yusaku's feelings are somewhat ambiguous in canon, both are shown to have feelings for each other in this fic.
* AdultFear: Kids are not exempt from the brutality of war as the [=SOLtis=] target everyone they see. A family can only scream their kid's name as he tumbles down a slippery slope while the [=SOLtis=] army is invading the remaining sanctuary. It would have ended badly if it wasn't for Yusaku's interference.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: SOL Technologies was taken over by Ai and repurposed the building into his base of operations.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: After heavily debating if Ai is even redeemable, Playmaker asks Revolver, Soulburner, and Blue Maiden angrily asks if they forgot their friendship with Ai and if killing him will solve everything, leaving the others speechless. Revolver tries to reverse this with his question, but Playmaker pointed out [[ArmorPiercingResponse his hypocrisy.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Revolver shows why he's the leader of the Knights of Hanoi as summons his powerful monsters and destroys all the [=SOLdiers=] without fail.
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:A [=SOLtis=] bot captures Yusaku when he used himself as bait to save the helpless citizens. He manages to free himself after figuring out how to transform into his Playmaker avatar. ]]

* BigBrotherIsWatching: Ai can monitor everything happening in the outside world with the help of his AISPY mainframe, and send his [=SOLtis=] bots to attack anytime he wants. [[spoiler: It can also detect Cyberse monsters, which is how Ai was able to discover Yusaku's existence.]]

* BlatantLies: Combined with BadBadActing.[[spoiler: Ryoken and Roboppi certainly didn't create a program or Ai stealing an ethernet cable and connect himself to the laptop. Ryoken also didn't mean to accidentally initialize the transfer to the network while deleting him. It's also not a ploy to send him to the alternate timeline, not to mention destroy all the evidence in front of Takeru, no siree.]]
* BrokenPedestal: The survivors turn hostile once Playmaker shows up in front of them, believing he abandoned them in time of need, and started to throw everything they can get their hands on at him. Yusaku understands they need to have something to vent their feelings out, so he let them vent before giving a RousingSpeech.

** Yusaku is kidnapped and confined to a lavish room in the heart of Ai's fortress, compared to the desolate ruins outside. His room is heavily guarded by [=SOLtis=] androids who won't let him out without Ai's permission.

* GraveMarkingScene: [[spoiler: Yusaku's understandably unnerved when Ai takes him to the heart of the fortress to visit his other self's grave.]]

* KilledOffForReal: Alternate Yusaku is the first casualty, then Ai kills [[spoiler:Akira and the Kusanagi Brothers]] in his [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge rampage for Yusaku's death]] two years ago.
* LackOfEmpathy: Defied. Ai claims [[spoiler:he deleted all his emotions and can't feel anything anymore. Yusaku sees through his lies and tries to convince AI that he's still the Ai who loves humans and to turn back from his senseless bloodshed. Ai didn't take it well and started to crack further.]]

* MotiveDecay: Ai reveals [[spoiler: after his capture he wanted to do a SuicideByCop because there is a [[ICannotSelfTerminate self-preservation protocol]] built in him, necessitating for him to escalate things until he's killed. But two years of grief blinded him and he forgot his original intention, rather,]] his desire warped into [[KillEmAll terminating humanity]].

* MythologyGag: Ai reveals there used to be [[Anime/YuGiOhARCV four separate dimensions]] and there are ways to travel between them before it merged into one. The [[spoiler:Real Solid Vision]] also existed before it's outlawed for being too dangerous and replaced with VR technology.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ai chose to lock himself in his fortress and let his army fight when he could have led his army. Yusaku notes that Ai must have been lonely for two years while looking at the outside world but never interacting with anyone else. [[spoiler:Once Yusaku escapes, that's the time Ai finally went out of his fortress and attack the resistance camp.]]

* RobotWar: Revolver reveals to Yusaku that Ai declared war against humanity and for two years, Den City became the site of a bloody war between Ai's [=SOLtis=] and the residents of the city.

* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: Takeru agrees to be responsible for Ai once Yusaku is gone. He clears up that he cannot forgive Ai's actions but cannot help but think of Flame in the same situation, and he wants someone to take care of Flame and make sure he's happy if it's Takeru who died.]]

* TookALevelInJerkass: Thanks to her brother's death and the never-ending war, Blue Maiden became jaded and prone to anger. She angrily chewed out Yusaku when he wants to save Ai even after all the deaths and destruction he's caused and is the only one who never forgave Ai after his capture. [[spoiler:She apologized to Yusaku but still won't forgive Ai for what he's done.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Ai, whose [[SanitySlippage sanity is deteriorating]] after Yusaku's death, constantly switches between affectionate with Yusaku and psychotic who wants to keep him safe from "those pesky rebels". [[spoiler:He's even willing to use a mind-control device to keep him docile, and once Yusaku escapes, had a VillainousBreakdown before deciding to kill him.]]

* MotiveDecay: [[spoiler:After his capture, Ai reveals he wanted to do a SuicideByCop because there is a self-preservation protocol built in him. But his grief blinded him and he forgot his original intention, rather, his desire warped into taking over the world.]]

* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: Why Ai turned evil and wants to kill all humans. Soulburner bitterly notes while they understand why Ai wants revenge for Yusaku's death, less so when he wants to blame ''everyone'' and make them suffer even if they are innocent. [[spoiler:This was revealed to be opposite to [[SuicideByCop Ai's original plan]], but grief and two years of isolation is not good for one's mental health.]]

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: After heavily debating if Ai is even redeemable, Playmaker asks Revolver, Soulburner, and Blue Maiden angrily asks if they forgot their friendship with Ai and if killing him will solve everything, leaving the others speechless. Revolver tries to reverse this with his own question, but Playmaker pointed out [[ArmorPiercingResponse his hypocrisy.]]

** Yusaku gives one to Ai as he believes Ai didn't actually delete his emotions, that he misses Yusaku and his self-imposed isolation is making things worse. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this had the [[BreakingSpeech opposite effect]] on Ai [[SanitySlippage in the worst way possible.]]]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Ai is finally stopped and the city begins anew with other cities aiding in Den City's reconstruction, but there are still a lot of casualties and traumatized people who need help after Ai's Reign of Terror. Yusaku goes back to his own time extremely traumatized from the ordeal and Ai has a VillainousBSOD from his actions and the former's departure. But after a few months, Revolver transfers Ai to Yusaku's universe where the two reunite in a heartwarming moment.]]
* BlatantLies: [[spoiler: Ryoken and Roboppi certainly didn't create a program or Ai stealing an ethernet cable and connect himself to the laptop. Ryoken didn't mean to accidentally initializing the transfer to the network while deleting him. It's also not a ploy to send him to the alternate timeline, not to mention destroy all the evidence in front of Takeru, no siree.]]

* CruelMercy: [[spoiler: Blue Maiden wants Ai to live, not because she forgives him, but she wants him to experience the same pain of living without Yusaku like how she lives and her brother is dead.]]

* FusionDance: [[spoiler: Turns out Ai can fuse with all of his monsters, equipping Dark Templar's armor into his body and attacking Playmaker directly instead of dueling. Decode Talker equips himself into Yusaku's body to protect him and make the fight even.]]

* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Ai kidnaps Yusaku, invites him for breakfast where a feast is readied for him before Ai makes a comment about hotdogs. The mere mention of it prompted Yusaku to ask questions and quickly turned the conversation sour.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ai chose to lock himself in his fortress and let his army fight when he could have led his army. Yusaku notes that Ai must have been lonely for two years, while looking at the outside world but never interacting with anyone else. [[spoiler:Once Yusaku escapes, that's the time Ai finally went out of his fortress and attack the resistance camp.]]

* RousingSpeech: Playmaker pacifies the hostile crowd after giving a moving speech on how moving on from their tragedies will be hard, but bonds can help and teach how to live again.

* KilledOffForReal: Alternate Yusaku is the first casualty, then Ai kills [[spoiler:Akira and the Kusanagi Brothers]] in his [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge rampage for Yusaku's]] two years ago.

* HardLight: Ai was able to integrate LINK VRAINS into the real world, turning the-once data monsters real, allowing them to wreak havoc in the real world. It depends on the Duelist's determination instead of life points if the monster will last long in battle. [[spoiler:Turns out, he used a [[Anime/YuGiOhARCV Real Solid Vision projector.]] to do it]]

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Ai, desperate to revive Yusaku, sent a data storm to pick him up and send him to the Alternate Universe but thought it failed. Turns out, it took Yusaku [[DelayedRippleEffect 2 years to catch up to the Alternate Universe's timeline.]]]]

* SacredFirstKiss: [[spoiler: Ai kissed Yusaku in what turned out to be his first kiss just before his departure, making the latter confused about his feelings.]]

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: [[spoiler: Ryoken and Roboppi certainly didn't create a program and connect Ai, nor accidentally delete him from the network. It's not a ploy to transfer him to the alternate timeline, not to mention destroy all the evidence in front of Takeru, no siree.]]

* {{Yandere}}: Ai, whose [[SanitySlippage sanity is deteriorating]] after Yusaku's death, constantly switches between getting affectionate with Yusaku and psychotic who wants to keep him safe from "those pesky rebels". [[spoiler:He's even willing to use a mind-control device to keep him docile, and once Yusaku escapes, had a VillainousBreakdown before deciding to kill him.]]

* AdaptationalSexuality: While Ai's feeling is only hinted and Yusaku's feelings are somewhat ambiguous in canon, both are shown to have feelings for each other in this fic.

---> '''Ai:''' I can’t have my Yusaku back, sure! But you’re still a Yusaku, and that’s just as good, right?!

A random data storm in the real world transfers Yusaku to an alternative future, a future where he's dead, Ai is the emperor and takes over Den City. Torn between wanting to save Ai and the Resistance's wishes to destroy Ai, he must first survive if he wants to resolve the war. Too bad Ai is dead set on capturing him.\\\

* AdaptationalSexuality: While Ai's only hinted in canon and Yusaku's feelings are somewhat ambiguous, both are shown to be in love with each other in this fic.

* BigBrotherIsWatching: Ai can see everything happening in the outside world with the help of his AISPY mainframe. [[spoiler: It can also detect Cyberse monsters, which is how Ai was able to discover Yusaku's existence.]]

* DuelToTheDeath: Ai and Yusaku face off one last time in the middle of a giant data storm. [[spoiler:After a brutal battle, Ai pinned down Yusaku and was about to kill him but couldn't go through with it. Go and Faust tasered him a little later.]]

* KilledOffForReal: Alternate Yusaku is the first casualty, then Ai kills the [[spoiler:Kusanagi Brothers and Akira]] in his rampage two years ago.
* LackOfEmpathy: Defied. Ai claims that he deleted all his emotions and can't feel anything anymore. Yusaku sees through his lies and tries to convince AI that he's still the Ai who loves humans and to turn back from his senseless bloodshed. Ai didn't take it well.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ai chose to lock himself in his fortress and let his army fight when he could have led his army. Yusaku notes that Ai must have been lonely for two years, all alone while looking at the outside world. Once Yusaku escapes, that's the time Ai finally went out of his fortress and attack the resistance camp.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Revolver is shown to be a level headed leader, willing to listen to both sides when a verbal spat happens, doing his best to protect the remaining citizens, and giving his subordinates a second chance when they failed in protecting Yusaku. [[spoiler:The people of Den City wants to vote him to be their new mayor, much to his chagrin.]]

* HardLight: Ai was able to integrate LINK VRAINS into the real world, turning the-once data monsters real, allowing them to wreak havoc in the real world. It depends on the Duelist's determination instead of life points if the monster will last long in battle. [[spoiler:Turns out, he used a [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV Real Solid Vision projector.]] to do it]]

* MythologyGag: Ai reveals there used to be [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV four separate dimensions]] and there are ways to travel between them before it merged into one. The [[spoiler:Real Solid Vision]] also existed before it's outlawed for being too dangerous and replaced with VR technology.

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