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Even when she realized that her relationship with Gendo wasn't all she once thought it was, Ritsuko felt powerless to change anything. When she happens to find a certain insect shaped artifact, however, the equation changes. Drastically.
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Even when she realized that her relationship with Gendo wasn't all she once thought it was, Ritsuko felt powerless to change anything. When she happens to find a certain insect shaped insect-shaped artifact, however, the equation changes. Drastically.
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During the Sahaquiel fight, [[MadScientist Dr. Ritsuko Akagi]] realizes her life has reached a dead end. While driving home, she gets hit with a series of minor inconveniences -- including a flat tire, a missing jack, and a malfunctioning lighter -- and finds a damaged [[ClingyMacguffin alien superweapon]] that binds with her overnight. After some thought, and appreciating the power it gives, Ritsuko resolves to stop [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Third Impact]] as the ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
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* AlternateSelf: The Scarlet Scarab, an AlternateUniverse version of Ritsuko that got the same powers and was summoned by Leliel to protect itself when Ritsuko charges into the Dirac Sea to kill it. [[spoiler:This version of Ritsuko had overall worse luck than BB-Ritsuko at keeping her identity secret, and was [[ReforgedIntoAMinion lobotomized by Gendo into becoming his personal superhuman weapon]] (even [[HeroKiller killing her own version of Misato/Green Lantern]] when she was ordered to fight her). Ritsuko manages to fix the lobotomy just enough for the Scarlet Scarab to regain her senses and decide to perform a HeroicSacrifice to atone, and the Blue Beetle takes even further steps to try to prevent this from happening to her.]]
* AppliedPhlebotinum: Ritsuko uses [[spoiler:surviving Angel stems cells from Ireul to repair the Scarab.]]
* {{BFG}}: The Scarab claims it ''always'' has a bigger gun, including one stated to be so powerful that it would destroy at least 80% of Japan as ''collateral damage''. And implies that it keeps going up from there.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Reach is scared off and NERV and SEELE's plans are defused-however, [[ButNowIMustGo Ritsuko is forced to leave]] and become a wanderer because she has become a wanted woman due to her involvement in the Instrumentality Plan and Gendo releasing her identity as the Blue Beetle.]]
* AppliedPhlebotinum: Ritsuko uses [[spoiler:surviving Angel stems cells from Ireul to repair the Scarab.]]
* {{BFG}}: The Scarab claims it ''always'' has a bigger gun, including one stated to be so powerful that it would destroy at least 80% of Japan as ''collateral damage''. And implies that it keeps going up from there.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Reach is scared off and NERV and SEELE's plans are defused-however, [[ButNowIMustGo Ritsuko is forced to leave]] and become a wanderer because she has become a wanted woman due to her involvement in the Instrumentality Plan and Gendo releasing her identity as the Blue Beetle.]]
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* AlternateSelf: The Scarlet Scarab, an AlternateUniverse version of Ritsuko that got who received the same powers powers, and was summoned by Leliel Leiliel to protect itself when Ritsuko charges into the Dirac Sea to kill it. [[spoiler:This version of Ritsuko had overall worse luck than BB-Ritsuko at our Ritsuko when it came to keeping her identity secret, and was [[ReforgedIntoAMinion lobotomized by Gendo into becoming his personal superhuman weapon]] (even [[HeroKiller killing her own version of world's Misato/Green Lantern]] when she was ordered to fight her). Ritsuko manages to fix undo the lobotomy just enough for the Scarlet Scarab to regain her senses and decide to perform a HeroicSacrifice to atone, atone for her actions, and the Blue Beetle takes even further steps to try to prevent this from happening to her.her in her world.]]
* AppliedPhlebotinum: Ritsuko uses [[spoiler:survivingAngel stems Angelic stem cells from Ireul to repair the Scarab.]]
Scarab]].
* {{BFG}}: The Scarab claims it ''always'' has a bigger gun, including one stated to be so powerful that it would destroy at least 80% of Japan as ''collateral damage''.And (And implies that it keeps going up from there.
there.)
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Reachis scared are driven off of Earth, and NERV Gendo and SEELE's respective plans for Third Impact are defused-however, thwarted. However, [[ButNowIMustGo Ritsuko is forced to leave]] the planet and become a wanderer wanderer, because she has become a wanted woman due to her involvement in the Instrumentality Plan and Gendo releasing leaking her identity as the Blue Beetle.]]
* AppliedPhlebotinum: Ritsuko uses [[spoiler:surviving
* {{BFG}}: The Scarab claims it ''always'' has a bigger gun, including one stated to be so powerful that it would destroy at least 80% of Japan as ''collateral damage''.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Reach
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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Blue Beetle [[WeaponizedTeleportation teleports Zeruel to Mercury]] but is unable to finish it off. WordOfGod confirmed at the end of that very chapter that we'll be seeing it again.]] Triggered during the final battle.
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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Blue Beetle [[WeaponizedTeleportation teleports Zeruel to Mercury]] Mercury]], but is unable to finish it the Fourteenth Angel off. WordOfGod confirmed at the end of that very chapter that we'll be seeing it again.]] Triggered during the final battle.
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* {{Cyberspace}}: How Ritsuko deals with [[spoiler:Ireul, with the Scarab's help.]]
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: [[spoiler:Ritsuko finds out that the Scarlet Scarab killed her own alternate version of Green Lantern/Misato Katsuragi (not that she had any other choice, being a lobotomized weapon for Gendo Ikari) and the Scarlet Scarab kills herself on a HeroicSacrifice to destroy Leliel when Ritsuko manages to undo the lobotomy.]]
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: [[spoiler:Ritsuko finds out that the Scarlet Scarab killed her own alternate version of Green Lantern/Misato Katsuragi (not that she had any other choice, being a lobotomized weapon for Gendo Ikari) and the Scarlet Scarab kills herself on a HeroicSacrifice to destroy Leliel when Ritsuko manages to undo the lobotomy.]]
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* {{Cyberspace}}: How Ritsuko deals with [[spoiler:Ireul, with the Scarab's help.]]
help]].
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: [[spoiler:Ritsuko finds out that the Scarlet Scarab killed herown alternate version of world's Green Lantern/Misato Katsuragi (not that she had any other choice, being a lobotomized weapon for Gendo Ikari) Ikari), and the Scarlet Scarab kills herself on in a HeroicSacrifice to destroy Leliel Leiliel when Ritsuko manages to undo some of the lobotomy.]]
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: [[spoiler:Ritsuko finds out that the Scarlet Scarab killed her
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* DisintegratorRay: The aptly-named annihilator beam "breaks normal organics down into their component atoms."
* DrunkWithPower: Ritsuko's first flight and having the Yakuza afraid of her pushes Ritsuko a little into this territory.
* EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit: Referenced in one Omake: Ritsuko Akagi breaks into a MadScientist laughter while figuring out a CrazyEnoughToWork scheme and says that because of her smoking habit she used to break into a coughing fit whenever she tried before, but now that the ComicBook/BlueBeetle armor has fixed her body [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks she is able to do it at will]].
* ForWantOfANail: There are strong hints that this story diverges from ''Superwomen Of Eva 2: Emerald Courage'' on the simple fact that [[spoiler:Misato is not going paedophiliac for Shinji. In the other story Misato shows an attraction to Shinji early on and is more fed up with Kaji than in canon, so she ends up using her power ring to slam the elevator doors in his face shortly before the BigBlackout that coincided with Matarael's attack, and she takes that opportunity to defeat Matarael. After proving that her ring can take the fight to the Angels, she resigns her position as Tactical Operations Director. In ''Blue Defiance'', she did not use her ring to slam the doors in Kaji's face and was then trapped in the elevator with Kaji, preventing her from facing Matarael, and because she didn't get the chance to face an Angel, she kept her position as Tactical Operations Director. In that story Kaji replaced Misato and ordered an evacuation when Sahaquiel arrived rather than having the Evas try to catch it; here, Misato used the same plan as in canon, which directly resulted in the Scarab being where it was for Ritsuko to pick it up.]] However, ''Blue Defiance'' has yet to specifically mention [[Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton Power Girl, Supergirl]], or Wonder Girl.
* FugitiveArc: [[spoiler:After the WhamEpisode. And, interestingly, it never truly gets resolved on the story proper--Ritsuko saves the world, sure, but has to remain on the run on the epilogue.]]
* DrunkWithPower: Ritsuko's first flight and having the Yakuza afraid of her pushes Ritsuko a little into this territory.
* EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit: Referenced in one Omake: Ritsuko Akagi breaks into a MadScientist laughter while figuring out a CrazyEnoughToWork scheme and says that because of her smoking habit she used to break into a coughing fit whenever she tried before, but now that the ComicBook/BlueBeetle armor has fixed her body [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks she is able to do it at will]].
* ForWantOfANail: There are strong hints that this story diverges from ''Superwomen Of Eva 2: Emerald Courage'' on the simple fact that [[spoiler:Misato is not going paedophiliac for Shinji. In the other story Misato shows an attraction to Shinji early on and is more fed up with Kaji than in canon, so she ends up using her power ring to slam the elevator doors in his face shortly before the BigBlackout that coincided with Matarael's attack, and she takes that opportunity to defeat Matarael. After proving that her ring can take the fight to the Angels, she resigns her position as Tactical Operations Director. In ''Blue Defiance'', she did not use her ring to slam the doors in Kaji's face and was then trapped in the elevator with Kaji, preventing her from facing Matarael, and because she didn't get the chance to face an Angel, she kept her position as Tactical Operations Director. In that story Kaji replaced Misato and ordered an evacuation when Sahaquiel arrived rather than having the Evas try to catch it; here, Misato used the same plan as in canon, which directly resulted in the Scarab being where it was for Ritsuko to pick it up.]] However, ''Blue Defiance'' has yet to specifically mention [[Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton Power Girl, Supergirl]], or Wonder Girl.
* FugitiveArc: [[spoiler:After the WhamEpisode. And, interestingly, it never truly gets resolved on the story proper--Ritsuko saves the world, sure, but has to remain on the run on the epilogue.]]
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* DisintegratorRay: The aptly-named annihilator beam "breaks normal organics down into their component atoms."
atoms".
* DrunkWithPower: Ritsuko's firstflight flight, and having the Yakuza afraid of her her, pushes Ritsuko a little into this territory.
* EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit: Referenced in oneOmake: omake. Ritsuko Akagi breaks into a MadScientist laughter while figuring out a CrazyEnoughToWork scheme and says that because of her smoking habit habit, she used to break into a coughing fit whenever she tried before, but now that the ComicBook/BlueBeetle armor scarab has fixed her body body, [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks she is able to do it at will]].
* ForWantOfANail: There are strong hints that this story diverges from ''Superwomen Of Eva 2: Emerald Courage'' on the simple fact that [[spoiler:Misato is not goingpaedophiliac pedophiliac for Shinji. In the other story story, Misato shows an attraction to Shinji early on and is more fed up with Kaji than in canon, so she ends up using her power ring to slam the elevator doors in his face shortly before the BigBlackout that coincided with Matarael's attack, and she takes that opportunity to defeat Matarael. After proving that her ring can take the fight to the Angels, she resigns from her position as Tactical Operations Director. In ''Blue Defiance'', she did not use her ring to slam the doors in Kaji's face face, and was then trapped in the elevator with Kaji, preventing her from facing Matarael, and because she didn't get the chance to face an Angel, she kept her position as Tactical Operations Director. In that story story, Kaji replaced Misato and ordered an evacuation when Sahaquiel arrived arrived, rather than having the Evas EVAs try to catch it; here, Misato used the same plan as in canon, which directly resulted in the Scarab being where it was for Ritsuko to pick it up.]] up]]. However, ''Blue Defiance'' has yet to never specifically mention mentioned [[Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton Power Girl, Supergirl]], or Wonder Girl.
* FugitiveArc: [[spoiler:After the WhamEpisode. And, interestingly, it never truly gets resolvedon in the story proper--Ritsuko saves the world, sure, but has to remain on the run on in the epilogue.]]
* DrunkWithPower: Ritsuko's first
* EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit: Referenced in one
* ForWantOfANail: There are strong hints that this story diverges from ''Superwomen Of Eva 2: Emerald Courage'' on the simple fact that [[spoiler:Misato is not going
* FugitiveArc: [[spoiler:After the WhamEpisode. And, interestingly, it never truly gets resolved
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** Blue Beetle apparently has determined her situation has crossed this after the WhamEpisode, as she then proceeds to [[spoiler:attack Seele and destroy the Mass Production Evas directly.]]
** The Annihilator Beam is labeled as only to use in this fashion by Ritsuko after hearing how much destruction it would cause as ''collateral damage''. She even refuses to use it against [[TheJuggernaut Zeruel]] on their first encounter because of said potential devastation. [[spoiler:It finally gets used by her to kill Zeruel on the final chapter, because they are in orbit and there will be no collateral damage. The blast can be seen from the ground with the naked eye.]]
** The Annihilator Beam is labeled as only to use in this fashion by Ritsuko after hearing how much destruction it would cause as ''collateral damage''. She even refuses to use it against [[TheJuggernaut Zeruel]] on their first encounter because of said potential devastation. [[spoiler:It finally gets used by her to kill Zeruel on the final chapter, because they are in orbit and there will be no collateral damage. The blast can be seen from the ground with the naked eye.]]
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** Blue Beetle apparently has determined her situation has crossed this after the WhamEpisode, as she then proceeds to [[spoiler:attack Seele SEELE and destroy the Mass Production Evas directly.]]
EVAs directly]].
** The Annihilator Beam is labeled as only touse be used in this fashion by Ritsuko Ritsuko, after hearing how much destruction it would cause as ''collateral damage''. She even refuses to use it against [[TheJuggernaut Zeruel]] on in their first encounter encounter, because of said potential devastation. [[spoiler:It finally gets used by her to kill Zeruel on in the final chapter, because they are in orbit and there will be no collateral damage. The blast can be seen from the ground with the naked eye.]]
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: The Scarab and [[spoiler:Misato's Green Lantern ring]] retain their comic book counterparts' animosity toward each other, leading to this trope. Ritsuko also ends up having to fight an alternate version of herself called the "Scarlet Scarab" after Leliel summons her to defend itself.
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: The Scarab and [[spoiler:Misato's Green Lantern ring]] retain their comic book counterparts' animosity toward each other, leading to this trope. Ritsuko also ends up having to fight an alternate version of herself called the "Scarlet Scarab" after Leliel Leiliel summons her to defend itself.
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* MirrorMatch: Blue Beetle versus the Scarlet Scarab within Leliel's Dirac Sea.
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* MirrorMatch: Blue Beetle versus the Scarlet Scarab Scarab, within Leliel's Leiliel's Dirac Sea.
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* OhCrap: Very, ''very'' [[JustifiedTrope justified]] when Ritsuko realizes she has to face down [[spoiler:Bardiel in control of both [[HumongousMecha Unit 03]] ''and'' Misato's Green Lantern ring, without hurting either [[HumanShield Toji or Misato]] ''and'' without any Evangelion support whatsoever.]]
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* OhCrap: Very, ''very'' much [[JustifiedTrope justified]] when Ritsuko realizes she has to face down [[spoiler:Bardiel [[spoiler:Bardiel, in control of both [[HumongousMecha Unit 03]] Unit-03]] ''and'' Misato's Green Lantern ring, without hurting either [[HumanShield Toji or Misato]] ''and'' without any Evangelion support whatsoever.]]whatsoever]].
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* ProfessionalKiller: At Seele's urging, Gendo hires [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]]]] to dispose of Blue Beetle.
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* ProfessionalKiller: At Seele's SEELE's urging, Gendo hires [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]]]] to dispose of Blue Beetle.Beetle.
**[[spoiler:Deathstroke brings his crew with him, which in this story is composed of three well-known ComicBook/TeenTitans traitors: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_(character) Terra]], [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Amy_Allen_(New_Earth) Bombshell]], and Slade's own daughter, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Wilson Ravager.]]]]
**[[spoiler:Deathstroke brings his crew with him, which in this story is composed of three well-known ComicBook/TeenTitans traitors: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_(character) Terra]], [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Amy_Allen_(New_Earth) Bombshell]], and Slade's own daughter, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Wilson Ravager.]]]]
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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. [[spoiler:Initially [[AvertedTrope averted]] when Ritsuko signs up with the JSSDF as Blue Beetle to be their anti-Angel weapon and shares technology from the Scarab, the aversion is then subverted when Deathstroke's attack and the events of the WhamEpisode result in the destruction or grounding of most of the vehicles outfitted with Scarab technology.]]
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* ReedRichardsIsUseless: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. [[spoiler:Initially [[AvertedTrope averted]] when Ritsuko signs up with the JSSDF as (as Blue Beetle Beetle) to be their anti-Angel weapon weapon, and shares technology with them derived from the Scarab, Scarab; the aversion is then subverted when Deathstroke's attack and the events of the WhamEpisode result in the destruction or grounding of most of the vehicles outfitted with Scarab technology.]]
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* SecretIdentity: Ritsuko has a much better grasp ''why'' she needs one than most of the Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEva.
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* SecretIdentity: Ritsuko has a much better grasp of ''why'' she needs one than most of the Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEva.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Gendo and Nerv in a particularly notable example, as Ritsuko deliberately attempts to subvert this.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Gendo and Nerv NERV, in a particularly notable example, as Ritsuko deliberately attempts to subvert this.
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** [[spoiler: [[AlienInvasion The Reach have arrived]].]]
** [[spoiler: Terra and Deathstroke have captured the Blue Beetle and are going to deliver her to Gendo.]]
** [[spoiler: Terra and Deathstroke have captured the Blue Beetle and are going to deliver her to Gendo.]]
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** [[spoiler: [[AlienInvasion The Reach have arrived]].arrival of the Reach]].]]
** [[spoiler:Terra and Deathstroke have captured and his crew capturing the Blue Beetle and are going planning to deliver her to Gendo.]]
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* {{Yakuza}}: The Blue Beetle debuts against Yakuza who are set to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example of someone]] who ignored their warning that it would be a ShameIfSomethingHappened to him.
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* {{Yakuza}}: The Blue Beetle debuts by fighting against Yakuza who are set to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example of someone]] who ignored their warning that it would be a ShameIfSomethingHappened to him.
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* EvilLaughTurnedCoughingFit: Referenced in one Omake: Ritsuko Akagi breaks into a MadScientist laughter while figuring out a CrazyEnoughToWork scheme and says that because of her smoking habit she used to break into a coughing fit whenever she tried before, but now that the ComicBook/BlueBeetle armor has fixed her body [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks she is able to do it at will]].
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: The Scarab and [[spoiler:Misato's GreenLanternRing]] retain their comic book counterparts' animosity toward each other, leading to this trope. Ritsuko also ends up having to fight an alternate version of herself called the "Scarlet Scarab" after Leliel summons her to defend itself.
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* LetsYouAndHimFight: The Scarab and [[spoiler:Misato's GreenLanternRing]] Green Lantern ring]] retain their comic book counterparts' animosity toward each other, leading to this trope. Ritsuko also ends up having to fight an alternate version of herself called the "Scarlet Scarab" after Leliel summons her to defend itself.
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* OhCrap: Very, ''very'' [[JustifiedTrope justified]] when Ritsuko realizes she has to face down [[spoiler:Bardiel in control of both [[HumongousMecha Unit 03]] ''and'' Misato's GreenLanternRing, without hurting either [[HumanShield Toji or Misato]] ''and'' without any Evangelion support whatsoever.]]
* PhlebotinumBreakdown: The Scarab, at first.
* PhlebotinumBreakdown: The Scarab, at first.
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* OhCrap: Very, ''very'' [[JustifiedTrope justified]] when Ritsuko realizes she has to face down [[spoiler:Bardiel in control of both [[HumongousMecha Unit 03]] ''and'' Misato's GreenLanternRing, Green Lantern ring, without hurting either [[HumanShield Toji or Misato]] ''and'' without any Evangelion support whatsoever.]]
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5128529/1/Superwomen-of-Eva-2-Blue-Defiance Superwomen of Eva 2: Blue Defiance]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1615106/Mike313 Mike313]] is a ''Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEva'' story starring [[MadScientist Dr. Ritsuko Akagi]] as the ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
During the Sahaquiel fight, [[MadScientist Dr. Ritsuko Akagi]] realizes her life has reached a dead end. While driving home, she gets hit with a series of minor inconveniences -- including a flat tire, a missing jack, and a malfunctioning lighter -- and finds a damaged [[ClingyMacguffin alien superweapon]] that binds with her overnight. After some thought, and appreciating the power it gives, Ritsuko resolves to stop [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Third Impact]] as the ComicBook/BlueBeetle.
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* AlternateSelf: The Scarlet Scarab, an AlternateUniverse version of Ritsuko that got the same powers and was summoned by Leliel to protect itself when Ritsuko charges into the Dirac Sea to kill it. [[spoiler:This version of Ritsuko had overall worse luck than BB-Ritsuko at keeping her identity secret, and was [[ReforgedIntoAMinion lobotomized by Gendo into becoming his personal superhuman weapon]] (even [[HeroKiller killing her own version of Misato/Green Lantern]] when she was ordered to fight her). Ritsuko manages to fix the lobotomy just enough for the Scarlet Scarab to regain her senses and decide to perform a HeroicSacrifice to atone, and the Blue Beetle takes even further steps to try to prevent this from happening to her.]]
* AppliedPhlebotinum: Ritsuko uses [[spoiler:surviving Angel stems cells from Ireul to repair the Scarab.]]
* {{BFG}}: The Scarab claims it ''always'' has a bigger gun, including one stated to be so powerful that it would destroy at least 80% of Japan as ''collateral damage''. And implies that it keeps going up from there.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Reach is scared off and NERV and SEELE's plans are defused-however, [[ButNowIMustGo Ritsuko is forced to leave]] and become a wanderer because she has become a wanted woman due to her involvement in the Instrumentality Plan and Gendo releasing her identity as the Blue Beetle.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The annihilator beam, first mentioned when Blue Beetle deals with some Yakuza.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Blue Beetle [[WeaponizedTeleportation teleports Zeruel to Mercury]] but is unable to finish it off. WordOfGod confirmed at the end of that very chapter that we'll be seeing it again.]] Triggered during the final battle.
* CityOfAdventure: Tokyo-3, of course, complete with a part of town on the WrongSideOfTheTracks.
* {{Cyberspace}}: How Ritsuko deals with [[spoiler:Ireul, with the Scarab's help.]]
* DeadAlternateCounterpart: [[spoiler:Ritsuko finds out that the Scarlet Scarab killed her own alternate version of Green Lantern/Misato Katsuragi (not that she had any other choice, being a lobotomized weapon for Gendo Ikari) and the Scarlet Scarab kills herself on a HeroicSacrifice to destroy Leliel when Ritsuko manages to undo the lobotomy.]]
%%* DeusAngstMachina: In the prologue, Ritsuko realizes her life has fallen to this.
* DisintegratorRay: The aptly-named annihilator beam "breaks normal organics down into their component atoms."
* DrunkWithPower: Ritsuko's first flight and having the Yakuza afraid of her pushes Ritsuko a little into this territory.
* ForWantOfANail: There are strong hints that this story diverges from ''Superwomen Of Eva 2: Emerald Courage'' on the simple fact that [[spoiler:Misato is not going paedophiliac for Shinji. In the other story Misato shows an attraction to Shinji early on and is more fed up with Kaji than in canon, so she ends up using her power ring to slam the elevator doors in his face shortly before the BigBlackout that coincided with Matarael's attack, and she takes that opportunity to defeat Matarael. After proving that her ring can take the fight to the Angels, she resigns her position as Tactical Operations Director. In ''Blue Defiance'', she did not use her ring to slam the doors in Kaji's face and was then trapped in the elevator with Kaji, preventing her from facing Matarael, and because she didn't get the chance to face an Angel, she kept her position as Tactical Operations Director. In that story Kaji replaced Misato and ordered an evacuation when Sahaquiel arrived rather than having the Evas try to catch it; here, Misato used the same plan as in canon, which directly resulted in the Scarab being where it was for Ritsuko to pick it up.]] However, ''Blue Defiance'' has yet to specifically mention [[Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton Power Girl, Supergirl]], or Wonder Girl.
* FugitiveArc: [[spoiler:After the WhamEpisode. And, interestingly, it never truly gets resolved on the story proper--Ritsuko saves the world, sure, but has to remain on the run on the epilogue.]]
* GodzillaThreshold:
** Blue Beetle apparently has determined her situation has crossed this after the WhamEpisode, as she then proceeds to [[spoiler:attack Seele and destroy the Mass Production Evas directly.]]
** The Annihilator Beam is labeled as only to use in this fashion by Ritsuko after hearing how much destruction it would cause as ''collateral damage''. She even refuses to use it against [[TheJuggernaut Zeruel]] on their first encounter because of said potential devastation. [[spoiler:It finally gets used by her to kill Zeruel on the final chapter, because they are in orbit and there will be no collateral damage. The blast can be seen from the ground with the naked eye.]]
* HeroicComedicSociopath: The Scarab is a PsychopathicManchild BloodKnight that firmly believes ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and doesn't understand why Ritsuko doesn't want to use a DisintegratorRay against some {{Yakuza}} [[{{Mooks}} enforcers]].
%%* HeroWithBadPublicity: As a consequence of the WhamEpisode.
%%* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: The Scarab, again.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: The Scarab and [[spoiler:Misato's GreenLanternRing]] retain their comic book counterparts' animosity toward each other, leading to this trope. Ritsuko also ends up having to fight an alternate version of herself called the "Scarlet Scarab" after Leliel summons her to defend itself.
%%* MamaBear: Misato to Shinji.
* MirrorMatch: Blue Beetle versus the Scarlet Scarab within Leliel's Dirac Sea.
%%* MoralityChain: Ritsuko is this to the Scarab.
%%* MostCommonSuperpower: Thanks to the Scarab.
* MythologyGag: It's rather appropriate that a major plot of the ComicBook/BlueBeetle story is a [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 PR war]].
* OhCrap: Very, ''very'' [[JustifiedTrope justified]] when Ritsuko realizes she has to face down [[spoiler:Bardiel in control of both [[HumongousMecha Unit 03]] ''and'' Misato's GreenLanternRing, without hurting either [[HumanShield Toji or Misato]] ''and'' without any Evangelion support whatsoever.]]
* PhlebotinumBreakdown: The Scarab, at first.
* ProfessionalKiller: At Seele's urging, Gendo hires [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} Slade Wilson]]]] to dispose of Blue Beetle.
* ProjectedMan: Ritsuko uses one built with Scarab technology to help maintain her SecretIdentity.
* ReedRichardsIsUseless: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. [[spoiler:Initially [[AvertedTrope averted]] when Ritsuko signs up with the JSSDF as Blue Beetle to be their anti-Angel weapon and shares technology from the Scarab, the aversion is then subverted when Deathstroke's attack and the events of the WhamEpisode result in the destruction or grounding of most of the vehicles outfitted with Scarab technology.]]
* RoomFullOfCrazy: Ritsuko only manages to fill up the whiteboard before Misato interrupts her.
* RunningGag: The Scarab's ''repeated'' suggestions that they kill Gendo.
* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:Specifically, the alternate future Ritsuko saw in the memories of her AlternateUniverse counterpart, the Scarlet Scarab. Barely.]]
* SecretIdentity: Ritsuko has a much better grasp ''why'' she needs one than most of the Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEva.
%%* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Misato]] and Ritsuko become this [[spoiler:to each other]].
%%* ShipTease: Between Ritsuko and Shinji.
%%* VillainTeamUp: [[spoiler:Between SEELE and the Reach.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Gendo and Nerv in a particularly notable example, as Ritsuko deliberately attempts to subvert this.
%%* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/TheAuthority The Bleed]].]]
%%* WeaponizedTeleportation: How Blue Beetle defeats [[spoiler:[[TheJuggernaut Zeruel]].]]
* WhamEpisode:
** [[spoiler:When Gendo discovers Blue Beetle's SecretIdentity and reverses all the PR manipulation she's been working on in one fell swoop.]]
** [[spoiler: [[AlienInvasion The Reach have arrived]].]]
** [[spoiler: Terra and Deathstroke have captured the Blue Beetle and are going to deliver her to Gendo.]]
%%* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Scarab would ''really'' like to know.
* {{Yakuza}}: The Blue Beetle debuts against Yakuza who are set to [[MakeAnExampleOfThem make an example of someone]] who ignored their warning that it would be a ShameIfSomethingHappened to him.
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