History Recap / JauneArcLordOfHungerDeath

* WhatAreYou: After Nihilus defeats Cinder, she glares at him before bitterly asking " What are you?"

-->'''Cinder:''' You, a mere GRIMM think you can command me!? To make me kneel before you!? I am Salem's chosen! I am to be the Maiden above all! And you should know your place!

-->'''Nihilus:''' [[IAmTheNoun I… am the inevitable]], the end of all things. And you… are now mine.

* BadassBoast: Cinder gives one to Nihilus after refusing his offer to make her his apprentice.

* WhatAreYou: Cinder asks this of Nihilus after he defeats her.
-->'''Cinder:''' What are you?\\
'''Nihilus:''' I… am the inevitable, the end of all things. And you… are now mine.

* MeaninglessVillainVictory: While Nihilus defeats Cinder, her abrupt suicide prevents him from obtaining the Fall Maiden's powers or making her his apprentice.

-->'''Ironwood:''' No, he will make it. This is bad, yes, but huntsmen have survived worse. I'm living proof of that. Qrow just needs a little-- ''(Ironwood pauses as he remembers Qrow's Semblance)''\\
'''Qrow:''' ''(coughing)'' Heh, you just figure it out, Jimmy?

-->'''Qrow:''' Damnit. ''(coughs)'' Why's the last face I get to see have to be your ugly mug, Jimmy?

[[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHunger Index]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerChance Prologue]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerDreams 1]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerInitiation 2]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerVictory 3]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerResponsibility 4]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerControl 5]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerLeadership 6]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerFear 7]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerMalachor 8]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerHunger 9]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerSatiation 10]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerDance 11]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerBreach 12]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerAftermath 13]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerVytal 14]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerGnawing 15]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerDestiny 16]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerLegends 17]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerNihilus 18]] | [[Recap/JauneArcLordOfHungerChaos 19]] | '''20''']]-]]]

* AvengingTheVillain: Still coping with Roman's death, Neo ignores Cinder's orders and tries to attack Nihilus (Roman's killer) the moment he shows himself. She quickly changes her mind after he no-sells her illusions and blasts her with lightning.

* BladeLock: After using her powers to form a ten-foot greatsword, Cinder then charges at Nihilus and locks her blade with Crocea Mors.

* EntertaininglyWrong: While watching the video of Jaune transforming into Darth Nihilus, Ironwood notices the white mask that Jaune placed on his face just before his transformation. Because of the similarities that Nihilus's mask shares with a Grimm mask, Ironwood comes to the conclusion that Nihilus is one of Salem's servants.

* EntertaininglyWrong: After watching the video of Jaune transforming into Nihilus, Ironwood is convinced that Salem must be behind this somehow due to mistaking the Mask of Nihilus for a Grimm mask.

* WeCanRuleTogether: A villain-to-villain variant. Intrigued by Cinder's half-Maiden abilities, Nihilus offers to make her his apprentice. Realizing that she would just be his slave, Cinder refuses.
-->'''Nihilus:''' You… have potential. Join me. And you will rise… you shall see the truth.\\
'''Cinder:''' And what, praytell, is this truth?\\
'''Nihilus:''' The truth, is that the galaxy, the universe, is far larger than this worthless ball of dirt. [[OmnicidalManiac And all of it… shall die.]] Sacrifices to my hunger. Join me… [[KneelBeforeZod bow before me as my apprentice]], and you shall bear witness to the end of all things.

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Nihilus [[NoSell no-sells]] Neo's illusions and blasts her with Force lightning, Neo realizes that she's outmatched and wisely chooses to flee.

* CharacterDeath: Cinder, Emerald, Mercury, and Qrow are all killed in this chapter. On a lesser note, Ivori and Kobalt of Team FNKI are also confirmed by Ironwood to have been killed by the airship's explosion in the previous chapters, although he never mentions them by name specifically.

* TheReveal: The Maidens are all powerful Force ghosts being subconsciously controlled by their hosts.

* AdaptationalOriginConnection: This fic's version of the Maidens have their origins altered so they are powerful Force ghosts that grants their hosts PowersViaPossession, much like Nihilus.

* AllForNothing: Discussed. While in the middle of transferring Amber's Aura into Pyrrha's body, the half of the Fall Maiden's powers that Cinder stole from Amber returns to her body as a result of Cinder's death. This leads Ozpin to wonder whether that made everything he and Pyrrha did up until now pointless. Regardless, since the transfer was already underway, all Ozpin can do is continue it.

* ContinuityNod: Upon meeting Nihilus face-to-face for the first time, Cinder asks him if he is one of Salem's experiments, remembering how Salem once created a Grimm whale. This is a reference to the Monstra, a gigantic Grimm that Salem uses to attack Atlas in Volume 8.

* CallForward: Upon meeting Nihilus face-to-face for the first time, Cinder asks him if he is one of Salem's experiments, remembering how Salem once created a Grimm whale. This is a reference to the Monstra, a gigantic Grimm that Salem uses to attack Atlas in Volume 8.

* TheReveal: The Maidens are all powerful Force ghosts who are subconsciously being controlled by their hosts.