History Literature / SailorNothing

%%* ShellShockedVeteran: Himei...while still in high school.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Though it probably didn't inspire Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, the feel's the same. More straightforwardly, it's one of the main inspirations for ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful'. [[ArcWords Exhaustion is its stated 'mood']].

%%* StupidEvil: Most Yamiko. Exceptions include [[PragmaticVillainy Pragmatic Villain]] Cobalt, Radon, and Argon.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Yamiko, ''especially'' [[spoiler: Himei]]

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by Creator/{{Twoflower}} (writer of ''Fanfic/SlayersTrilogy'') and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not ''Anime/ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Kamen's, the Queen's, and Argon's]] true identities.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Himei...while still in high school.
* ShoutOut: A very subtle one to TheyMightBeGiants.
* ShutUpKiss: [[spoiler:Himei's and Seiki's first]] NowOrNeverKiss
* SissyVillain: Argon effects this appearance, with his nail polish, mincing/floating walk, love of fine clothes, and appreciation of art.

* SocialServicesDoesNotExist

* StupidEvil: Most Yamiko. Exceptions include [[PragmaticVillainy Pragmatic Villain]] Cobalt, Radon, and DangerouslyGenreSavvy Argon.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Argon, who not only knows that he's both TheDragon and a CardCarryingVillain, but is able to avert SmugSnake status because of it: he knows he's an arrogant, condescending bastard and plans for it. He's also aware he's in a deconstruction of the Magical Girl genre, knows the roles the others are playing and works with it.

* GenreSavvy: Several of the protagonists, and Cobalt. Argon is DangerouslyGenreSavvy, much to everyone's regret.

* CrapsackWorld: Sure, it's a Toyko not too different from our own... except for the presence of Yamiko, which spiritually ravage their victims, turn into their dark sides incarnate, frequently kill their original selves, and go on to wreak merry hell on the world before returning to the Yami-Gaia. That alone must mean that the rate of random, unexplained disappearances and unsolved violent crimes is much higher than our own world.

* PragmaticVillainy: Like all the Yamiko, Cobalt's a sociopath. However, he's also obsessed with getting things done in the most efficient manner possible, which means he has no time for rape, random murder, or any of the other typical Yamiko pursuits.

** Shin: [[spoiler: initially subverts this, helping Shin to kill Dark General Xenon, but runs off to go kill her uncle ([[RapeAsBackstory who raped her and got away with it]]) immediately afterwards.]]

* EvilTwin: All Yamiko.

** Ironically though, [[spoiler:they end up killing more Yamiko than Sailors, given that [[DefectorFromDecadence Cobalt is the one behind the leash.]]]]

* GoneHorriblyWrong: [[spoiler:The priestess that created the first Yamiko was attempting to purify herself. It didn't go quite the way she was expecting...]]

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by Creator/{{Twoflower}} and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not ''Anime/ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

** ''Himemiya'' means "princess". Doubles as an {{homage}} to RevolutionaryGirlUtena.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Though it probably didn't inspire PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, the feel's the same. More straightforwardly, it's one of the main inspirations for ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful'. [[ArcWords Exhaustion is its stated 'mood']].

* ShellShockedSenior: Himei...while still in high school.

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by Creator/{{Twoflower}} and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not ''ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn -- Aki, Shin, and Himei, respectively.

* AbandonedWarehouse -- [[spoiler:Where Magnificent Kamen takes Dusty after kidnapping him]].
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer -- A standard HighSchool trope
* AllergicToEvil -- Himei detects the birth of a Yamiko via nearly debilitating headaches.
* AnachronicOrder -- Chapters 8 and 9, the former being "stream of consciousness" and the latter much more orderly, both venturing into MindScrew.
* AndYourLittleDogToo -- If Himei almost losing her friends and boyfriend were enough to trigger a HeroicBSOD, you just ''knew'' the guy who kidnapped her ''cat'' was going down.
* AndIMustScream -- [[spoiler:Ami. Oh god, Ami...]]
* AntiHero -- Shoutan Himei
* AntiVillain -- Dark General Cobalt.

* BigFancyHouse -- Seiki's, to some degree.
* BlackEyesOfEvil -- The Yamiko.
* BookEnds -- The opening and closing sentences are almost exactly the same, except for Himei's age.

* BreadEggsMilkSquick -- "Rose... wand... floating... superior... crystal... eternal... beautiful... flower... genocide!"
* BreakTheHaughty --[[spoiler: Ami didn't end up broken so much as snapped in half. Actually, snapped in half might have been kinder.]]
* BreakingSpeech-- [[spoiler:Aki's Yamiko]] to Aki.
* BrokenBird -- Himei without a doubt.

* CardCarryingVillain -- Deconstructed, as being pure evil makes the Yamiko ''incapable'' of plotting and scheming.

* CatchPhrase -- "This should not be happening"; Himei also grimly quips that "I'm very tired" wouldn't sell any action figures. However, she gains a new one later: [[spoiler:"I want to live."]]

* ChildSoldiers -- The sailors.
* ClarkKenting -- In chapter 4, Shin explicitly draws the comparison with Superman, noting, "The magic even extends to MPEG."
* CollapsingLair -- [[spoiler:The entire Yami-Gaia]]
* CrapsackWorld -- Sure, it's a Toyko not too different from our own... except for the presence of Yamiko, which spiritually ravage their victims, turn into their dark sides incarnate, frequently kill their original selves, and go on to wreak merry hell on the world before returning to the Yami-Gaia. That alone must mean that the rate of random, unexplained disappearances and unsolved violent crimes is much higher than our own world.
* {{Cuckold}} -- [[spoiler:Seiki]] is forced to watch while his Yamiko rapes [[spoiler:Himei]].
* CurbStompBattle -- Very, ''very'' few Yamiko can stand against even a normal-power Sailor. None can withstand their UnstoppableRage [[spoiler:except the Dark Queen.]]

* DarkChick -- Cobalt, who combines this with many of the traits of the EvilGenius. In a group of {{Mad Artist}}s, sexual predators, and {{Card Carrying Villain}}s, he's into PragmaticVillainy and just wants to get things done.

* ADarkerMe -- The Yamiko are the physical manifestation of this. They're just like regular people, but with absolutely no inhibitions or moral concerns. This is the clinical definition of psychopathological behavior. Robert D. Hare, Ph.D., the foremost psychologist currently (or maybe ever) teaching on the subject, has [[http://www.hare.org/ written or collaborated on]] a formidable number of texts.

* DeathSeeker -- [[spoiler:Argon, and arguably the Dark Queen.]]

* {{Deconstruction}} -- ...of heroes and villains both, and MagicalGirl stories in general.

* DefectorFromDecadence -- [[spoiler:Dark General Cobalt]]
* DespairEventHorizon -- Himei being on the edge of this pretty much sets the tone of the entire story.
* {{Determinator}} -- Kongou Shin, always.
* DeterminedDefeatist -- Himei.

* TheDragon -- Argon to The Dark Queen & Ohta to Cobalt.
** DragonInChief -- [[spoiler:Given that the Queen's pretty much insane, the weaker but functional Argon very much serves as this]].

* EmotionlessGirl -- Sailor Nothing
* EnemyWithout -- Happens multiple times, each with significant plot effects.

* EvilTwin: All Yamiko
* FateWorseThanDeath -- Take your pick. [[spoiler:Ami]] is a good candidate.

* ForTheEvulz -- The motivation of pretty much all the Yamiko except for Cobalt [[spoiler: and Radon]]. Justified in that they're largely incapable of even ''having'' a more complex motivation.

* GiantMook -- The insane, nigh-unstoppable, Sailor-killing Super Yamiko.

* GirlPosse -- The fashion club.

* GoneHorriblyWrong -- [[spoiler: The priestess that created the first Yamiko was attempting to purify herself. It didn't go quite the way she was expecting...]]
* GratuitousJapanese -- Intentionally [[InvokedTrope invoked]] for much of the Japanese names and terms. We hope.

* HeroicSacrifice -- [[spoiler:Ohta.]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters -- The whole reason the story isn't over in the first chapter.
* HurtingHero -- Himei

* IJustWantToBeNormal -- Very.
* {{Impossible Task}}/{{Snipe Hunt}} - No, Cobalt, [[spoiler: it's not possible to restore the Yami-Gaia to prosperity because the Yamiko are too Chaotic Evil to focus on some bigger picture.]]
* InfiniteCanvas -- Used in a few places, especially chapter 7.

* IWishedYouWereDead -- [[spoiler:Shin to Ami]]

* JumpedAtTheCall -- ...and regretted it. Later others "Call" themselves.
* KickTheDog -- Magnificent Kamen kicks it harder and harder as the story goes on.
* KickTheSonOfABitch -- [[spoiler:Ami. Even [[IWishedYouWereDead wishing her dead]] turns into this.]]

* {{Kuudere}} -- Himei
* LaserGuidedTykebomb -- [[spoiler:Revealed to be the purpose of the Sailors.]]

* LonelyRichKid -- Seiki
* LonersAreFreaks -- Cobalt concludes TheQuietOne will spawn the darkest, most powerful Yamiko ever.

* LyricalDissonance -- One character runs right into it when he is told what the meaning of an American song he's enjoyed listening to [[spoiler:while trying to cope with his parents' death]]. To little surprise, it's a song by TheyMightBeGiants.

* MadArtist -- Argon
* MagicalGirl -- Hitemi is one.

* ManipulativeBastard: Argon and Radon
* MeaningfulName -- A number of characters (and other things) have these.

* MindRape -- Thankfully, the victim tends to block the memory out. Probably closer to "Spirit Rape" anyway.
* MindScrew -- Justified: the chapter where this happens is narrated from Himei after [[spoiler:attempting suicide]], and her mind is currently not sure of how [[AnachronicOrder "cause and effect" is supposed to occur]].
* MinionShipping -- As observed elsewhere, Cobalt and Ohta have a definite [[TheSimpsons Burns/Smithers]] vibe.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch -- Cobalt and Ohta are both able to channel their Yamiko tendencies into constructive means rather than constant cruelties, and Cobalt is shown constantly annoyed by the inability of everyone else to follow their lead. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they had unwittingly been helped in that regard.]]
* MysteriousProtector -- Magnificent Kamen in the backstory, though also a total jerk.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain -- Aki's reputation being destroyed by [[spoiler:her own Yamiko]] turns out to be the best thing that could have happened to her.

* NobleDemon -- Argon deconstructs the trope. [[spoiler:As it turns out, having something resembling morality is not good for the self-image of a race of psychopaths. Even his [[KickTheSonOfABitch treatment of Ami]] is deliberately meant to inflame the Saliors' will to destroy the Yami-gaia]]

* NonActionGuy -- Kotashi
* NowOrNeverKiss -- [[spoiler:Himei and Seiki -- ''three'' times]]
* PaintingTheMedium -- The font varies slightly depending on who's narrating, and the background color of the webpage is usually black, but goes white at the beginning and end.

* ThePlan:[[spoiler: The priestess manipulated Cobalt and Radon in the hopes of being able to stop the Yamiko. She was very weak, and her direct interactions were limited, but without her acting, none of the events of the story would ever have happened.]]
* ThePowerOfFriendship -- Darker than usual, but used as straight as possible.

* PragmaticVillainy: Like all the Yamiko, Cobalt's a sociopath. However, he's also obsessed with getting things done in the most efficent manner possible, which means he has no time for rape, random murder, or any of the other typical Yamiko pursuits.
* PsychoForHire -- All Yamiko, especially Neon and Xenon.
* RapeAsBackstory -- Pretty much describes [[spoiler:Shin's backstory]], but not so much [[spoiler:Himei in a later chapter]], whose experience is explored in more detail.
* RapeAsDrama -- Several times, including [[spoiler:Shin and Himei]].
* {{Reconstruction}} -- At first it deconstructs how painful fighting real monsters would be for a child, but then it shows how good friends can make it all bearable.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech -- [[spoiler:Aki]] gives this to [[spoiler:Ami when she is dropped from the Fashion Club]].

* TheReveal -- [[spoiler:Kamen's, the Queen's, and Argon's]] true identities.

* SchoolNewspaperNewshound -- Shin; explicitly, she wants to unearth the truth wherever she can.
* {{Shadowland}} -- Even once using the phrase "[[NamesTheSame shadow realm]]"
* ShellShockedSenior -- Himei...while still in high school.

* ShutUpKiss -- [[spoiler:Himei's and Seiki's first]] NowOrNeverKiss

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism -- Thrown ''way'' out of whack.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide -- The Yamiko, ''especially'' [[spoiler: Himei]]
* SurroundedByIdiots -- Cobalt. [[spoiler: This is both during and AFTER his tenure as a Dark General. After the end of the Yami-Gaia, it's mere human stupidity bringing him down. Thankfully, Ohta's available to again bail his ass out, or the poor sucker might just get DrivenToSuicide after the dog and pony show had already ended.]]
* ThemeNaming -- The fashion club and the Dark Generals.

* ThereAreNoTherapists -- Downplayed. There are therapists, but they never do anyone any good.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever -- [[spoiler:The unnamed priestess who started this whole mess]].
* WordOfGod -- Right on our [[Headscratchers/SailorNothing Headscratchers page]].

* FiveBadBand: A variation:
** TheBigBad: The Dark Queen
** TheDragon / TheEvilGenius: Argon
** DarkChick / TheEvilGenius: Cobalt
** TheBrute: Both Neon & Xenon
** TheSixthRanger / TheStarscream: Radon

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Himei
** TheLancer: Aki
** TheSmartGuy: Shin
** TheBigGuy: Sekai

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by {{Twoflower}} and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not ''ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

** In ReaLife, a lone magical girl fighting monsters in an urban enviroment will quickly suffer combat fatigue and PTSD. If she can only fight the MonsterOfTheWeek instead of the monster maker, she will see the war as endless and despair.

** ''Himemiya'' means "princess".

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by {{Twoflower}} and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not ''ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy -- The Dark Generals

Written in 2000 and 2001, and available via [[http://www.pixelscapes.com/sailornothing/ this link]].

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by {{Twoflower}} and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not''ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by {{Twoflower}} and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other subversive takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not the fellow subversive story ''ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

* ADarkerMe -- The Yamiko are the physical manifestation of this. They're just like regular people, but with absolutely no inhibitions or moral concerns.
** This is actually the clinical definition of psychopathological behavior. Robert D. Hare, Ph.D., the foremost psychologist currently (or maybe ever) teaching on the subject, has [[http://www.hare.org/ written or collaborated on]] a formidable number of texts.

* EarnYourHappyEnding

* HannibalLecture -- [[spoiler:Aki's Yamiko]] to Aki.

* JumpedAtTheCall -- ...and regretted it. Later, though, others actually "Call" themselves.

* MagicalGirl -- heavily deconstructed

* TheMagicGoesAway: The ending.

* NobleDemon -- Argon deconstructs the trope. [[spoiler:As it turns out, having something resembling morality is not good for the self-image for a race of psychopaths. Even his [[KickTheSonOfABitch treatment of Ami]] is deliberately meant to inflame the Saliors' will to destroy the Yami-gaia]]
** Played straight with Cobalt, however.

* ParentalAbandonment -- Minor forms. Seiki lives alone, which he can barely stand, and Himei's parents just don't notice her injuries.

** Far worse was the behavior of Shin's parents in her backstory: although not the classical form of abandonment, [[spoiler:leaving your daughter with a known child molester as ''babysitter'' has got to be one of the most negligent acts of parenting '''ever'''.]]
*** It gets worse when you realize that [[spoiler:he did it to others in the family, too.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: Cobalt, so very much. Like all the Yamiko, he's a total sociopath. However, he's also obsessed with getting things done in the most efficent manner possible, which means he has no time for rape, random murder, or any of the other typical Yamiko pursuits.

* SurroundedByIdiots -- Cobalt
** Note: [[spoiler:that is both during and AFTER his tenure as a Dark General. After the end of the Yami-Gaia, however, it's mere human stupidity bringing him down. Thankfully, Ohta's available to again bail his ass out, or the poor sucker might just get DrivenToSuicide after the dog and pony show had already ended.]]

* ThereAreNoTherapists -- There are therapists, but they never do anyone any good.
* ThisLoserIsYou: Shoutan Himei herself, of course, for always angstily complaining about being forced to live up to her responsibilities, even if she doesn't want to. Because of her attitude, countless others, including those who care about her, come to harm.

Take a basic MagicalGirl template, influenced most of all by ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (note the title). Infuse some ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', mix in the tone and atmosphere of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', and add some of the self-awareness of ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' on top. What do you get? ''Sailor Nothing'', a WebOriginal written by @/{{Twoflower}} and a ''very'' scary magical girl story, not unlike ''Manga/ElfenLied''. It also predates some other subversive takes like ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (but not the fellow subversive story ''ShamanicPrincess''), being written in 2000 and 2001.

** Shin: [[spoiler: initially subverts this, helping Shin to kill Dark General Xenon, but runs off to go kill her uncle({{RapeAsBackstory:who raped her and got away with it}}) immediately afterwards.]]