History Fanfic / Regret

* ShowerOfAngst: The protagonist, after he's raped, almost killed by Gardevoir, and kills a Champion in Dewford, takes a shower to try to [[OutDamnedSpot cleanse his feelings]]. It doesn't really work.

* AcrophobicBird: Although she's very good at running, Sophie the Skarmory is incapable of flying, even though her species is normally capable of such a feat. It's speculated that her lack of flight may have come from being raised from a non-Flying Type Pokemon and that she could learn to fly given enough time, but she's killed before she is able to be teached.

** Somewhat. Generally it seems that the more power a person or Pokémon has, the more they abuse it. Case in point being [[spoiler:the Sinnoh Elite Four member Aaron]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Pretty much the basis of the story. Most Pokemon are depicted as bloodthirsty, a lot of people and Pokemondie, and The Soldier goes through a lot of horror beyond the scope of the Franchise, including being raped and almost killed by two Gardevoir, in his attempts to save the world.

* NoNameGiven: To the point that even the supporting characters don't use a proper vocative. The most we've seen the main character being called is Soldier, as a joke.
** Averted at the end. It's [[spoiler:revealed in Chapter 58]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Pretty much the basis of the story.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of a lot of friendship-based fics, in addition to a lot of other Pokemon-based fics. Also the depiction of some Pokémon, Gardevoir in particular - the author goes a long way to get away from the general stereotype used.

* ShowerOfAngst: The protagonist, after Dewford.

* NamedAfterTheInjury: Scar the Charmeleon, named for the scars on his chest. The solider actually initially resists calling him that, dismissing it as an unimaginative name, but the Charmeleon likes it enough that it becomes his permanent name.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Somewhat. Generally it seems that the more power a person or Pokémon has, the more they abuse it. Case and point being [[spoiler:the Sinnoh Elite Four member Aaron]].

* DarkIsEvil: Lacey.

* RealityEnsues: Quite frequently.

* DarkIsNotEvil: As of the latest chapter, the colony of Shiftry, who are only acting [[spoiler: because most of Celebi's plans end up ruining the world]]. [[TheJester Loki]] also qualifies - he can battle well, but his main interests are pranking others and playing around.

* BlackBestFriend: Chris is this to Adryan.

* PsychicPowers: The [[CaptainObvious Psychic Pokemon]]. Given the mythology, one would expect Psychic-adapted humans to be similar.

* {{Badass}}: The main character, somewhat. Most of his pokemon too.

* [[spoiler:AbusivePrecursors: The Celebi. They were originally meant to help keep the world on the right track, but due to ImmortalityImmorality, they eventually decided to start reshaping history. Some of their changes, such as making humans more resilient, are genuinely beneficial. But in order to achieve this, they had to steal children near the time of birth, and raise them as {{Unwitting Pawn}}s.]]

* ActionSurvivor: Arguably everyone, given the nature of the world they live in.

* BadassAbnormal: Aaron, who can commune with every form of insect, Pokemon or not. [[spoiler:Too bad he was a bad guy]].

It now has a crossover by a different author with the mindnumbingly popular FanFic/{{Pedestal}} being written, found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436255/1/Memento here]] (though it has since been discontinued), as well as a direct 'sequel' (it may not take place after the events of Regret) written by the same author, located [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7599030/1/Transgression here]].

It now has a crossover by a different author with the mindnumbingly popular FanFic/{{Pedestal}} being written, found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436255/1/Memento here]], as well as a direct 'sequel' (it may not take place after the events of Regret) written by the same author, located [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7599030/1/Transgression here]].

** Averted at the end. It's [[spoiler:Callum Swift]].

* AxCrazy: Lacey. She starts off by [[spoiler:trying to murder the main character]], kills random Pokémon whilst still with her trainer or goes off on her own to do so, and as of the latest chapter, [[spoiler: massacred most of her former clan]]. Scar also seems to be getting this way when battling, and Erra, since Fallarbor (justified in that she was affected by some sort of toxin that keeps her in a sort of adrenalin overdrive).

* [[spoiler:AbusivePrecursors: The Celebi. They were originally meant to help keep the world on the right track, but due to ImmortalityImmorality, they eventually decided to start reshaping history. Some of their changes, such as making humans more resilient, are genuinely beneficial. But in order to achieve this, they had to steal children near the time of birth, and raise them as {{UnwittingPawn}}s.]]

A DarkerAndEdgier Pokemon experience that starts off as an ApocalypseFic. The main character gets wound back in time 80 years to stop the BadFuture from occurring, with little more than a few vague pointers as to what he needs to do. Pokemon are depicted as dangerous, intelligent creatures, with people dying from ComMons such as Wurmple being a common occurrence. In fact, the author goes out of his way to create a vibrant, realistic world with little political, economic and day-by-day quirks that makes the world seem incredibly realistic and likely.

It now has a crossover by a different author with the mindnumbingly popular [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/Pedestal Pedestal]] being written, found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436255/1/Memento here]], as well as a direct 'sequel' (it may not take place after the events of Regret) written by the same author, located [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7599030/1/Transgression here]].

* BadassAbnormal: Aaron, who can commune with every form of insect, Pokemon or not. Too bad [[spoiler: he was a bad guy]].

* CrapsackWorld: The horrible future the main character is from.

* FaceHeelTurn: Played with in [[spoiler: Mia's]] case.

* FreakOut: The protagonist suffers one when he's told the theory that [[spoiler:if he stops the BadFuture, he'll disappear]]. He decides forget about the future and live his own life, for a little while, and even now he hasn't decided what to do.

* LampshadeHanging: Constantly.

* MoralityChain: Scar.

* NailedToTheWagon: The Soldier gets forcibly addicted to a serum extracted from poison Pokémon, and can't [[GoingColdTurkey go cold turkey]] by himself. Scar does the trick by breaking the syringe's needle and stabbing him in the arm with it. It works - the Soldier starts to mind his addiction after that, and seeks help to get rid of it.
* NamelessNarrative: The protagonist. He's often just referred to as The Soldier.

* RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale: Averted ''hard''.

* YouCantFightFate: Played straight in that when the soldier tries to get away from having to save the world, he ends up being dragged back into having to do so. Oddly averted at the start, in that [[spoiler: he was never fated to save the world. Celebi's first choice was gunned down at the last moment, so it chose the protagonist instead, seeing as how he was nearby]].

It now has a crossover with the mindnumbingly popular [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/Pedestal Pedestal]] being written, found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7436255/1/Memento here]].

* FemaleSuccessIsFamily: Averted with Chris, who builds up her own business with her own work.