History Literature / Distortionverse

* [[SawedOffShotgun Sawed-Off Shotgun]]: Ezequiel's {{Weapon of Choice}}.

* {{White Mask Of Doom}}: Baal take this trope [[UpToEleven up to eleven]].

* {{Rapunzel Hair}}: Veckert Rainer. Invoked in the first chapter of ''Chapter 4 - Il Canto del Buio'', when - after a shower - has to switch the hairdryer to ''tornado mode'' to dry it properly:

-->'''Veckert''': Anyway, I won't lose heart. I open the drawer, take the hairdryer, plug it, activate ''tornado mode''. Yes, ''tornado''! And there's nothing to laugh about! If you had to dry hair as long as mine, you would surely understand what I mean!

* {{Ship Sinking}}: [[InUniverse In-Universe example]]: in ''Sharoine'', though most female fans of the fictional {{Show Within the Show}} ''la principessa dei petali di luce'' ship Eliphya with her antagonist [[OverarchingVillain Count Sebastien]], she explicitely states that she hates him. And, yes, he's exactly the one who [[ShamefulStrip completely destroyed her clothes by means of animated thorns]] in a special episode of her series.

* {{The Chessmaster}}: Rosenmaester.

* {{You Gotta Have Blue Hair}}: Veckert Rainer and Wentzel Herzog. Aki Simic also qualifies with her green hair.
* {{Zombie Apocalypse}}: the Haemophage invasion in ''Bloodsuckerz Slayers''.

* {{Schoolgirl Lesbians}}: [[spoiler:Veckert Rainer and Nyu Lyonell]] in ''Chapter 4 - Il Canto del Buio''.

* {{The Reptilians}}: both Daevka and Shoiga qualify for this trope, even if none of those two species is actually hostile towards men.
** Just to cite two examples, Dkrav'lest Daevka runs a Night Club in New Langdon city, while J. J. Rhepp has his own wine bar;

** Werner Kroemer calls [[spoiler:Veckert]] [[Manga/RoseOfVersailles Lady Oscar]] on several occasions.

** In ''Sabbie'', [=RealLifeAnime=] boss compares his upcoming show to both {{Dragon Ball}} and {{Sailor Moon}};
** In ''Sharoine'', Eliphya compares Count Sebastien to "''a gay version of [[SailorMoon Tuxedo Kamen]]''";

'''Distortionverse''' is an Italian ongoing series of short novels with {{Manga}} themes. The series is made up of five books (until now), whose titles show use of {{Gratuitous English}} (being enlisted as ''Distortionverse: Chapter [number]'', even if the books are in written ''only'' in Italian).

* {{Badass}}:
** VORS Blame - a gigantic robotic bodyguard equipped with ''two triple-barrel shotguns'' and a ''shoulder machinegun'';
** [=EiN=]. Full stop.
** Veckert Rainer qualifies also as {{Badass Normal}}, having no special powers whatsoever and being nonetheless able to [[spoiler:figure out [=EiN=]'s scheme and preventing him to retaliate with his powers]] in ''Chapter 1 - La Notte che Cammina''.

The novels are set in the same [[TwentyMinutesintotheFuture near future]], spanning from 2038 to 2064. The timeline split up from the {{Real Life}} following a {{First Contact}} with aliens in the early 2000s, and - as a result - taking place in an {{Alternate Reality}} in which all electric energy is produced by distorting the spacetime.

** Veckert Rainer qualifies also as {{Badass Normal}}, having no special powers whatsoever and beign nonetheless able to [[spoiler:figure out [=EiN=]'s scheme and preventing him to retaliate with his powers]] in ''Chapter 1 - La Notte che Cammina''.

* {{Even Girls Want her}}: Michelle Dumas and [[spoiler:Veckert Rainer]].

** in the sequel ''Chapter 6 - Uptune!'', it is confirmed that they actually had.

* {{Love Dodecahedron}}: in such extent that ''Chapter 6 - Uptune!'' could be confused with a Main/{{SoapOpera}}.

The novels are set in the same [[TwentyMinutesintotheFuture near future]], spanning from 2038 to 2063. The timeline split up from the {{Real Life}} following a {{First Contact}} with aliens in the early 2000s, and - as a result - taking place in an {{Alternate Reality}} in which all electric energy is produced by distorting the spacetime.

[[EnsembleCast The protagonists of the novels vary within each volume]]: only ''Chapter 1 - La Notte che Cammina'' and ''Chapter 4 - Il Canto del Buio'' share the same characters, though several cross-references can be found throughout the series.

This pages list the tropes for the whole series, grouping all five books:

* {{Clothing Damage}}: suffered by Eliphya in several episode of her show.

* {{Dead for Real}}: several characters, including [[spoiler:Egon Kramers]] and [[spoiler:Wentzel Herzog]] in ''Sabbie'', [[spoiler:Bertrand Brillouin]] in ''Chapter 5 - Rumori di Fondo'', [[spoiler:Nyu Lyonell]] in ''Chapter 4 - Il Canto del Buio''. And [[spoiler:all the inhabitants of Northern Algol at the end of ''Chapter 2 - Rosenmaester]].

* {{One Winged Angel}}: [[spoiler:Bertrand Brillouin]] in ''Chapter 5 - Rumori di Fondo''. [[spoiler:He]] turns into a [[EldritchAbomination [=three-metres-tall=] monster with six eyes, six bladed arms, chainsaw teeth, and spike-harpoons-spawning shoulders]].

** Werner Kroemer calls [[spoiler:Veckert]] [[VersaillesNoBara Lady Oscar]] on several occasions.

** One of the chapter names of ''Chapter 5 - Rumori di Fondo'' is blatantly called [[NeonGenesisEvangelion ''You can (not) retreat'']];

** Rosenmaester, the {{Big Bad}} of ''Chapter 2'' is an outmost shout out both to [[DeathNote Light Yagami]] and [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Adrian Veidt]];

* {{Gratuitous German}}: Vortag Schlieber's name for several reasons: Schlieber is not a German word whatsoever, while Vortag translates as ''Eve'' in English. And, no, it's not {{Played for Laughs}}. Also, the name Rosenmaester, though looking German-like, is just a combination of Rosen (rose) and Maester (???) which is a {{Final Fantasy X}}-version of ''Meister''.

* {{Death Is Cheap}}: [[AvertedTrope averted]], since when a character dies in Distortionverse, it's usually {{Dead for Real}}; there is one notable exception, though: [[spoiler:Silman Simmerik - alias Baal the Mad]]. Anyway, it's not perfectly clear if [[spoiler:Silman died and resurrected or simply recovered from his injuries]].

** Ezequiel fit this trope for the whole ''Sabbie''. Then, in the end [[spoiler:it's revealed that his lack of emotions is due to a bullet which remained stuck in his brain]];

** Rosenmaester, the {{Big Bad}} of ''Chapter 2'' is an outmost shout out both to [[DeathNote Light Yagami]] and [[{{Watchmen}} Adrian Veidt]];

* {{Badass}}: [=EiN=]. Full stop.
* {{Badass Automaton}}: VORS Blame - a gigantic robotic bodyguard equipped with ''two triple-barrel shotguns'' and a ''shoulder machinegun''.

* {{Fangirl}}: Jazele qualifies for this in ''Sharoine''.

* {{Magnificent Bastard}}: Rosenmaester.

* {{Shipping Goggles}}: many fans of Eliphya ship her with her antagonist [[OverarchingVillain Count Sebastien]], though she explicitely states that she hates it. And, yes, he's the one who [[ShamefulStrip completely destroy her clothes by means of animated thorns]] in a special episode of her series.

* {{Word of God}}: there's a section dedicated to this at the end of each volume.

* {{One Winged Angel}}: [[spoiler:Bertrand Brillouin]] in ''Chapter 5 - Rumori di Fondo''.

* {{Robo Speak}} VORS Blame: each line of speech starts with a ">" command line symbol.

'''Distortionverse''' is an Italian ongoing series of short novels with {{Manga}} themes. The series is made up of five books (until now), whose titles show use of {{Gratuitous English}} (being enlisted as ''Distortionverse: Chapter [number]'', even if the books are in written in Italian).

* {{Badass Long Coat}}: Veckert Rainer wears one in most occasions.

* {{Cryptic Background Reference}}: the ''Tryadine Effect'' case which was solved by Veckert before the events told in ''Chapter 1 - La Notte che Cammina'' and resulted in the opening of the dome of [[DomedHometown St. Patrick SHIELD]] is never explained in the regular series - only randomly hinted at.

* {{Emotion Suppression}}: Ezequiel fit this trope for the whole ''Sabbie''. Then, in the end [[spoiler:it's revealed that his lack of emotions is due to a bullet which remained stuck in his brain]].

* {{Rapunzel Hair}}: Veckert Rainer. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the first chapter of ''Chapter 4 - Il Canto del Buio'', when - after a shower - has to switch the hairdryer to ''tornado mode'' to dry it properly:

-->'''Veckert''': Anyway, I won't lose heart. I open the drawer, take the hairdryer, plug it, activate ''tornado mode''. Yes, ''tornado''! And there is nothing to laugh about! If you had to dry hair as long as mine, you would surely understand what I mean!

** Rosenmaester, the {{Big Bad}} of ''Chapter 2'' is an outmost shout out both to [[DeathNote Light Yagami]] and [[{{Watchmen}} Adrian Veidt]].
* {{Show Within a Show}}: ''La principessa dei petali di luce'', ''Renaissance'', ''Bloodsuckerz' Slayers'', ''Sexy Guardians! Neko girls''. All produced by the {{Mega Corp}} [=RealLifeAnime=].
* {{Something About a Rose}}: Count Sebastien in ''Sharoine''. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in ''Chapter 2 - Rosenmaester'', since the eponymous character pseudonym is given by the mass media. Actually, his [[spoiler:killer blood-sucking flowers]] are chrysanthemums, not roses.
* {{Sunglasses at Night}}: Vortag Schlieber insanely loves his {{Triangle Shades}} and almost always wear them. Dkrav'lest Daevka also qualify for this.

* {{Transformation Sequence}}: all members of the [=ESPDeC=] while going in the ''uptuned'' status. [[=EiN=]] qualifies also for this trope.
* {{Weapon of Mass Destruction}}: Rosenamester's [[spoiler:blood-sucking flowers]], if handled correctly.

* {{Zombie Apocalypse}}: the Haemophage invasion in ''Bloodsuckerz' Slayers''.