History Fanfic / SeventyTwoHours

* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:In the sequel, Issac Freemantle.]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The general consensus of the ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' fandom is that in order to so much as survive to the last day of the Program you have to either already be AxCrazy or else succumb to this. Here, Doug is the clearest cut example, going from an [[IDidWhatIHadToDo unfortunately necessary execution of a traitor]] to utterly ''destroying'' a soldier's head with a shovel as he's on his knees, begging for mercy. The only reason this doesn't fall under CallingTheHeroOut because everyone else is too scared of him to actually do that.

* LockedInAFreezer: Several of the SABRE members, by [[spoiler:Gus]].

72 Hours is a FanFiction written by Anthony Marston (the pen name of Matthew Carter) and based on the cult Japanese novel, film and manga ''Literature/BattleRoyale.'' It's considered the best Battle Royale fanfiction ever written. It is a specific type of Battle Royale fanfiction that blurs the lines between original and fanfiction, called an Original Battle Royale (OBR). [=OBRs=] take the basic premise of the original – young people in an isolated location, given random weapons and forced to kill each other to a single survivor – and little more.

* AbusiveParents: Marie, whose mother is aggressively insistent about her future.

Marston went on to publish an actual novel entitled ''Liquid Soul''. The Amazon page for the novel can be found here. [[http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Soul-Matthew-Carter/dp/1432729950]]

* YouSuck: In the sequel, the Program fan Nick King is obviously meant as a mockery of all the quasi-sociopathic fans who wish they could have a Battle Royale with their own classes. Nick doesn't last long.

It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1501019/1/72_Hours here]]. Be warned that it's not for the faint of heart, containing a huge amount of NightmareFuel, NauseaFuel, ParanoiaFuel and {{Squick}}. It's also however a fascinating character study (like the original ''Literature/BattleRoyale'').

* BattleCouple: Paul and Ashley in the latter stages of the book, as are Joel and Katie.

* BigBad: Joel as head of the [[FiveBadBand wrestlers]], though he's not the only one in the story overall. The others are the SplitPersonality maniac Damien, religious zealot [[CuteAndPsycho Katie]] (who teams up with Joel) and ColdSniper Marie. Which is the biggest of the bads is up for debate, since each is prominent from the start and they terrorize different groups of students at different times. [[spoiler: That said, it's of note that Marie dies much earlier than the others, Damien kills Katie and dies last of the four himself, but Joel is a more direct antagonist to the main protagonists, [[LaResistance SABRE]].]]

* YouSuck: In the sequel, the CompleteMonster and Program fan Nick King is obviously meant as a mockery of all the quasi-sociopathic fans who wish they could have a Battle Royale with their own classes. Needless to say, Nick doesn't last long.

72 Hours is a FanFiction written by Anthony Marston (the pen name of Matthew Carter) and based on the cult Japanese novel, film and manga BattleRoyale. It's considered the best Battle Royale fanfiction ever written. It is a specific type of Battle Royale fanfiction that blurs the lines between original and fanfiction, called an Original Battle Royale (OBR). [=OBRs=] take the basic premise of the original – young people in an isolated location, given random weapons and forced to kill each other to a single survivor – and little more.

It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1501019/1/72_Hours here]]. Be warned that it's not for the faint of heart, containing a huge amount of NightmareFuel, NauseaFuel, ParanoiaFuel and {{Squick}}. It's also however a fascinating character study (like the original BattleRoyale).

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Damien clearly has it. In the original BattleRoyale, Kazuo Kiriyama is a borderline example, but doesn't really count. Damien, on the other hand, is a skinny kid with one good arm who is the physically strongest guy on the island.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Than the original BattleRoyale. The themes are darker, the violence more graphic, and the psychology of the characters is usually more disturbing.

** Benny the Bunny is obviously inspired by the cheerful girl instructor Oneesan in the BattleRoyale movie.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The general consensus of the BattleRoyale fandom is that in order to so much as survive to the last day of the Program you have to either already be AxCrazy or else succumb to this. Here, Doug is the clearest cut example, going from an [[IDidWhatIHadToDo unfortunately necessary execution of a traitor]] to utterly ''destroying'' a soldier's head with a shovel as he's on his knees, begging for mercy. The only reason this doesn't fall under CallingTheHeroOut because everyone else is too scared of him to actually do that.

* [[spoiler:RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: In ''Uprising,'' there is a heartbreaking scene that appears to be an homage to Kazushi's attempted rape of Chigusa in the original BattleRoyale, except succeeding. However, much like Kazushi, the rapist in question gets lovely payback.]]

* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: The relationship between Lindsay and Rudy is a tragic example of this trope. Not only do their parents and fellow peers (especially Naomi) disapprove of their romance, [[ItGotWorse they're among the students sent to Battle Royale,]] where [[YankTheDogsChain they are expected to kill one another.]]

It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1501019/1/72_Hours here]]. Be warned that it's not for the faint of heart, containing a huge amount of NightmareFuel, HighOctaneNightmareFuel, NauseaFuel, ParanoiaFuel and {{Squick}}. It's also however a fascinating character study (like the original BattleRoyale).

'''Warning: Some unmarked spoilers ahead. Steer clear if you want to go into the fic with the twists intact.'''

* {{Kuudere}}: Anna, all the more interesting because her nickname is IceQueen.

* RalphWiggum: Shane, who is still in high school school in his twenties because of his stupidity. He appears to suffer from clinical retardation.

* FanFicChopSuey: Arguably done well. It is impressive, considering that there's literally several hundred shoutouts. These range from subtle dialogue references to including the entire plot of Carrie as Damien's backstory (and everyone else's, by virtue of the Prom being ruined - albeit non-fatally - by the chaos resulting from Damien's humiliation there by the Brat Pack). The sheer gratuity of the references may grate however, such as classic rock songs frequently being quoted in their entirety.

* ShoutOut: Far, far too many to list – it would require its own page.

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