History Fanfic / TitanLegends

* TakeThat: There's a brief one in ''Silent Night'' against the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series.

** Boogeymen: ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' series, ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series, ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'', ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}'', ''Film/{{Candyman}}'', ''Film/ChildsPlay'', ''Film/{{Scream}}'', ''Film/JackFrost1997'', and ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''.

** And ''Sins of Youth'', a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', though sadly it seems to be DeadFic.

* KillEmAll: Subverted at the last second in ''Boogeymen II: Teenage Wasteland'' when the "heroes" (AKA the villains) [[spoiler:manage to reverse the whole thing just before the Samara/Sadako merged monster kills them all]].
** [[spoiler:Subverted in ''Boogeymen IV: Dolorum Ipsum Quia'' when it turns out Raven's alive and she manages to get the Spectre to reverse all the death]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Specifically ''Boogeymen III'', which features or will feature just about every horror movie character there was, including one scene where the protagonists are attacked by no less then 100 "slashers" from nearly as many movies. You know the drill.

-->-- '''Noel''', snarking at Legend Maker during a [[NoFourthWall No Fourth Wall]] moment.

Some fanfics are good. Some fanfics are bad. And some fanfics are written so well they are fanfic in name (and copyright law) only. ''FanFic/TitanLegends'' falls into that category. The plot... is basically taking every stupid, Sueish [[MarySue 'omg my character joins the titans!']] fanfic and doing it right. The characters can drift into Sueishness, but are easily redeemed by good writing and some truly fascinating plot twists. For most this is a truly enjoyable series. And slightly addictive...

The series also includes most of the tropes found in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', so this page will mostly consist of ones unique to the original characters or original story lines.

* AgeAppropriateAngst: Done with most characters at least once.

* ArchEnemy: More than a few.

* BigBad: There's always one for each of the stories.
* [[InvincibleVillain Boring Invincible Villain]]: Arguable with the Lord of the Night.

* {{Crossover}}: ''Danny's Inferno'', a crossover with WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom.

** And ''Sins of Youth'', a crossover with ''The Incredibles'', though sadly it seems to be DeadFic.
* DarkerAndEdgier: As with the Sueishness, this fanfic actually does it well.

* NoFourthWall: Not for Robert, anyway.

* ShoutOut: Quite a lot, including some you'd never expect, like Grant Morrison's ''Doom Patrol'' run.
** This troper's favorite, for sheer strangeness, was when a story actually referenced the infamous exploitation film ''I Spit On Your Grave''.

[[AC:Black And White]]
* LeBeauGeste: Done twice by Noel, first by spending hours on a Valentine's Day card for Raven (which gets shot down), then by [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice impaling himself with a sword]] in an effort to peform a spell to save Raven from Trigon]].
** The second one [[spoiler:[[OfficialCouple works]] and they finally [[FirstKiss kiss]]]].
* BigBad: The Lord of the Night

* EroticDream: Noel has one... which promptly turns into a nightmare when Demon Raven tries to kill him.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Noel's [[OperationBlank Operation Market Garden]].
* HarmlessVillain: The Welder.
* HeroicSacrifice: In the Trigon arc, it turns out the only way to use a weapon from Etrigan to kill Trigon is to [[SomeoneHasToDie stab it through your heart]].
** Noel steps up to the plate when he realizes it's the only way to save Raven.
*** He [[spoiler: [[UnexplainedRecovery gets better]]]].

* PsychoForHire: Killjoy.
* PsychoSupporter: Sizzle.
* SubordinateExcuse: Murdercrow.
** Though when she finally confesses, [[spoiler:The Lord of the Night rejects her and kills her]].

** Also a nod to YouAreTooLate.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:The Lord killing Murdercrow and Shadowmaster.]]

[[AC:Wings Of The Eagles]]

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The Anglo Saxon Patrol in the ''White and Black'' arc.

* BigBad: Though s/he hasn't been revealed yet.
* BittersweetEnding: The ending of the ''Eye of the Beholder'' arc.

* CardCarryingVillain: Evil John.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted by [[spoiler:the Zap Pack]].

* DrivenToSuicide: Attempted, but failed by [[spoiler:Eyesore]] after [[spoiler:she [[DespairEventHorizon realizes what she's done]]]].
** Though the end result is hardly any better.

* ExecutiveSuiteFight: Noel's showdown against [[spoiler:Maxwell, then the Titans]].
* HeroForADay: Andrew Benjamin in the ''H.E.R.O.'' arc gets to do this.
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler: Slade's plot]] in an arc, [[spoiler:Noel]] suffers a complete mental breakdown and ends up in a lunatic asylum.

* InsaneEqualsViolent: [[SplitPersonality Eyesore]], at least when [[TheOphelia Marissa]] isn't in control.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Noel started out as a relatively decent person: this story is where he started becoming one of these.
** Specifically after ''The Epic of Gauntlet'', see below.
* KidAppealCharacter: The Zap Pack.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Maxwell Collins.

[[AC:The Epic Of Gauntlet]]
* ArchEnemy: Peregrine and Gauntlet have this in about as classic a sense as you can get.
* BigBad: Slade

* DumbMuscle: Brick. (It's his name for a reason.)

* JerkAss: Noel started acting this way in this story.

[[AC:Flashing Lights And Sounds]]

* AxCrazy: The White Hole
* BigBad: The Sorceress
* {{Bishonen}}: We never really learn the name of one extremely pretty male disciple, so Noel simply dubs him 'Bish' for bishounen. He's also blonde.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Warning: MAJOR spoilers below. (Also quite sad.)

* {{Malaproper}}: Nigel.
* MartyrWithoutACause: Nigel. Dear GOD, Nigel. Fortunately, he's getting better.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Tim.
* FatGirl: Sophie Mathews.

* Fembot: Viridian, though given her appearance some might consider her a RobotGirl.

[[AC:Boogeymen]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:Noel]] in ''Boogeymen IV: Dolorum Ipsum Quia''.

* BigBad: One for each of the stories.
** Boogeymen: Michael Myers.
** Boogeymen II: Samara/Sadako merge. (And the TV.)
** Boogeymen III: Freddy Krueger (so far anyway).
** Boogeymen IV: John Kramer, AKA the Jigsaw Killer.

* ChekhovsGun: Used quite a few times in these stories. (Spoilers ahead.)
** [[spoiler:The Orb of Archetypal]].
** [[spoiler:Gizmo's Intrinsic Field Remover in Boogeymen II]].
** [[spoiler:The crowbar Flay severed in Boogeymen II]].
** [[spoiler:The empty elevator in Boogeymen IV]].
** [[spoiler:Cyborg's stolen favorite taser]].

* ClosingCredits: Usually the only fanfics to include them.

* DeusExMachina: The usual method of causing the mayhem is the [[PowerNullifier Orb of Archetypal]].

* ForeignLanguageTitle: ''Dolorum Ipsum Quia'' roughly means "sorrow for it's own sake" in Latin.

* HeroicBSOD: Subverted and lampshaded by Gauntlet in Boogeymen IV.

* TheLawOfConservationOfDetail: Used quite thoroughly in Boogeymen IV, which led quite a few to think they were {{Asspull}}s, at least until some of those readers had FridgeBrilliance moments. (spoilers)

* RedHerring: Used in some of the stories. (spoilers)

[[AC:Boogeymen Gaiden]]

[[AC:Christmas Stories]]

* BigBad: In ''God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'', it was Leopold Magozzi.
** In ''Silent Night'' it's The Lord again.

* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: Subverted when Gauntlet leads an attempt to do this to Savior in ''Adeste Fidelis'', but is stopped immediately when the sheet flies off of Terra (who's playing the ghost of Christmas Past). Considering Noel's childhood, maybe it's better that they were stopped.

* SexySantaDress: Used by several Titan females in ''Adeste Fidelis'' (in private of course).
** Jinx wore one in ''God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'' too.
* LetThereBeSnow: Gauntlet and others use the Weather Wizard's wand to cause snow to fall for Christmas in ''God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen''.

[[AC:The Cutting Edge]]

* BeleagueredAssistant: Roman Fernandez.

* GuiltByCoincidence: [[spoiler: Detective Chesbro and Roman Fernendez.]]

* SympatheticMurderer: [[VigilanteMan Cauterize]].
* UnwittingPawn: Several; the biggest might be [[spoiler: Toby Garigen]].

[[AC:Crisis Point]]

* BigBad: Alexander Luthor and Superboy-Prime. Later, [[spoiler: The Lord]].

* CrisisCrossover: A re-imagining of one, to be precisely.

* EvilVersusEvil: The [[spoiler: Lord of the Night]] versus Superboy-Prime and Alexander Luthor.
* PowerLevels: Played straight as minor anti-villain Peregrine has a device later in the story that gives a 'rudimentary combat numerical reading' of various characters AND Lampshaded/Homaged as it leads directly into an [[MemeticMutation 'Over 9000']] joke which several of the background characters openly laugh at.

[[AC:Danny's Inferno]]

* BattleAura: A few.
* BigBad: Sizzle/[[spoiler:Flammadea]]

* HeroicRROD: [[spoiler: Danny, who, at the end of his fight against Flammadea, is so worn out that he dies. [[UnexplainedRecovery For a bit]] ]]
** HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: [[spoiler:The DBZ-esque colossal fights between Danny and Sizzle/Flammadea (Especially the final one!)]]

* LargeHam: Filled with these, most of them coming from Sizzle[[spoiler:/Flammadea.]]
* NighInvulnerability: [[spoiler:The F.U.M.B.L.E.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Again Sizzle[[spoiler:, and later Danny.]]

* UnstoppableRage: Sizzle[[spoiler:/Flammadea.]]

[[AC:Miscellaneous]]

* AGodAmI: The aptly-named Lord of the Night, as well as [[spoiler:Sizzle/Flammadea in Danny’s Inferno, and also Danny when he briefly becomes The Primmortal]]...but also subverted with...

* BizarreAlienBiology: Used quite a lot with Tamaraneans and Blacktrinians.
** Often used for laughs when the Titans are just hanging out in the Tower.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Starfire and Scalpel.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Peregrine and Brick, respectively, in ''The Epic of Gauntlet''.
** Also Myth and Charm, aka Sword and Shield, in ''Flashing Lights and Sounds''.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Sophie, Noel, and Metatron are all this to some extent.

* ExiledToTheCouch: In the fanfic ''Hand In Hand'', Noel and Rob get their hands magically glued together. After Robert is incapacitated by Zorkaberries, Noel and Raven decide to be a little daring... and much to their horror, find that [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Rob has woken up and is taking notes]]. Noel and Rob are promptly exiled from Raven's room.
** Note: Noel is ''still naked'' when she does this.

* FieryRedhead: Scorcher.

* GenkiGirl: Zippy, somewhat justified due to her lightning powers.

* GrudgingThankYou: Whenever Noel has to thank Robert. Or compliment him.
** Also Noel with Danny at the end of ''Danny's Inferno.''

* LoveMartyr: Poor [[spoiler: Murdercrow]].

* MamaBear: Starfire's teammates are her family. You do NOT mess with a Tameranian's family.

* ManipulativeBastard: Slade pulls this off several times against most of the OC's.

* [[KindheartedCatLover Nigh-Psychotic Genocidal Misanthropist Cat Lover]]: The Lord, who has a hidden room of kittens in ''Boogeymen III'' and a small black cat he defends from the Black Lanterns in ''Boogeymen Gaiden'' (said cat also appears in ''Hearts of Darkness.'')

* PluckyComicRelief: Gauntlet and Beast Boy.

** Also Beaker of the future Titans.

* TheReveal: The ending of the [[spoiler: Zap Pack arc of ''Wings of the Eagles'']]. Also Cauterize’s identity in Cutting Edge.

** And AGAIN with Noel in [[spoiler: Boogeymen IV]]. Noel's that kind of person.
** Who called who out?

** Boogeymen II: ''Film/JeepersCreepers'', ''Film/TheRing'', ''{{Film/Ringu}}'', ''Film/SleepawayCamp'', ''Franchise/SilentHill'', ''Film/{{Species}}'', ''Film/TheBurning'', ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'', and ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', with ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' and ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' making a return.

There's also a [[WMG/TitanLegends WMG page]] and a [[Awesome/TitanLegends CMOA page]].

** Boogeymen II: ''Film/JeepersCreepers'', ''Film/TheRing'', ''Ringu'', ''Film/SleepawayCamp'', ''Franchise/SilentHill'', ''Film/{{Species}}'', ''Film/TheBurning'', ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'', and ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', with ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' and ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' making a return.

** Boogeymen II: ''Film/JeepersCreepers'', ''TheRing'', ''Ringu'', ''Film/SleepawayCamp'', ''Franchise/SilentHill'', ''Film/{{Species}}'', ''Film/TheBurning'', ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'', and ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', with ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' and ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' making a return.

* ExiledToTheCouch: In the fanfic ''Hand In Hand'', Noel and Rob get their hands magically glued together. After Robert is incapacitated by Zorkaberries, Noel and Raven decide to be a little daring... and much to their horror, find that [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Rob has woken up and is taking notes]]. Noel and Rob are promptly exiled from Raven's room.

** Boogeymen: ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' series, ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series, ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'', ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}'', ''Film/{{Candyman}}'', ''Film/ChildsPlay'', ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'', ''Film/JackFrost1997'', and ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''.

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* {{Homage}}/[[TheParody Parody]]/{{Plagiarism}}: Legend Maker sometimes likes to borrow snippets or segments of other material. The difference is if asked, he will admit that fact up front: as he puts it, he is "passing the words on" to a potentially new audience, and never takes credit for said words, including sometimes in the story itself (see ''Crisis Point'' below). Hence, his borrowing doesn't exactly fit precisely into any of the three categories: it's more of a mix of the three. But as the saying goes "The good borrow from the best, the great steal outright."

** He knew how to [[YouHave48Hours pile on the pressure]] as well.

** Then Kid Flash screws that up and [[That70sShow bursts out about breasts the size of watermelons]] when Raven comes along.

* {{Bishonen}}: We never really learn the name of one extremely pretty male disciple, so Noel simply dubs him 'Bish' for bishounen. [[BlondGuysAreEvil He's also blonde]].

* BlondesAreEvil: Subverted with Terra, who in this storyline doesn't betray the Titans.

* SquirrelGirl: [[http://terraine114.deviantart.com/art/Destroyer-of-All-That-Breathes-177955695 The Lord learns there are no exceptions to her rule.]]

* {{Crossover}}: ''Danny's Inferno'', a crossover with DannyPhantom.

-->-- Noel, snarking at Legend Maker during a [[NoFourthWall No Fourth Wall]] moment.

* BoringInvincibleVillain: Arguable with the Lord of the Night.

* JerkassStu: Noel sometimes, though it's often quickly roped back in or subverted. In a particular subversion, he is not thanked for it. Other characters inform him bluntly that he's being an asshole when he does this.
* JerkassWoobie: Oh, ''Noel''.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Played with with Noel, who actually has pure white hair, in that he is annoyingly cunning, but also one of the heroes of the series. Playing straight with his father, Maxwell, who has silver hair.

** Boogeymen: ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' series, ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series, ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'', ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}'', ''Film/{{Candyman}}'', ''Film/ChildsPlay'', ''Film/{{Scream}}'', ''Film/JackFrost1997'', and ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''.
** Boogeymen II: ''Film/JeepersCreepers'', ''TheRing'', ''Ringu'', ''Film/SleepawayCamp'', ''SilentHill'', ''Film/{{Species}}'', ''Film/TheBurning'', ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'', and ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', with ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' and ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' making a return.

* BadSanta: In ''Adeste Fidelis'', [[ItMakesSenseInContext Santa from ''Santa's Slay'' is brought to life (by accident) and tries to kill the Titans]].

* DroppedABridgetOnHim: [[spoiler: Nightwalker being revealed as a girl in ''Boogeymen II.'']]

* PerkyGoth: Sophie, again. While her clothes are not typically the black spiked wrist bands or the dark hair, she wears funeral suits as casual clothes and has a certain thing for bats.

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** Boogeymen II: ''Film/JeepersCreepers'', ''TheRing'', ''Ringu'', ''Film/SleepawayCamp'', ''SilentHill'', ''Film/{{Species}}'', ''Film/TheBurning'', ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight'', ''ResidentEvil3Nemesis'', ''Film/{{Phantasm}}'', and ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'', with ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' and ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' making a return.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: While the authors usually do their best to avoid plot holes, a few have shown up, the most egregious being that due to misreading part of the official website during the first season, the Titan Legends Jump City is set in Florida instead of California. Which means Titans East makes no sense. The characters are [[LampshadeHanging usually aware of this...]]