History Roleplay / AtherCity

******* Actually, most of those mentioned above have died, or otherwise been removed from the protagonist group. It currently consists of Andrus, Jack, Lucinda, Michael, John, Connor, Lee, Solaris and Conglacior, with the recent update meaning that nobody is TheHero until Lucius gets killed off.

**** Doesn't Arthur [=McQuietus'=] third form count as well?

* AppliedPhlebotinum / {{Unobtainium}}: So far, brimstone (hellish substance which secretes incredibly deadly venom, is horrifically radioactive, superheated, and virtually indestructible), orichalcum (absorbs energy and substance traits upon contact, excluding those of brimstone, which can then be used to great effect), luciferite (a metal that directly opposes brimstone, is virtually indestructible, and is saturated with a form of energy apparently only usable by a select few) and bloodsteel (only unique insofar that it violently repels orichalcum).

** The half-Japanese girl Frost is fighting at the moment can apparently use [[{{Naruto}} Fire Release ninjutsu]] and has a [[Manga/{{Bleach}} zanpakutou]] that is basically a fusion between Senbonzakura and Ryuujin Jakka. Her "zanpakutou" also has several attacks that are blatant expies of Byakuya's techniques.

** The half-Japanese girl Frost is fighting at the moment can apparently use [[{{Naruto}} Fire Release ninjutsu]] and has a [[{{Bleach}} zanpakutou]] that is basically a fusion between Senbonzakura and Ryuujin Jakka. Her "zanpakutou" also has several attacks that are blatant expies of Byakuya's techniques.

* XanatosRoulette: How Lucius managed to convince Jonathan that Jenny sold him out when they tried to leave Novus Ordo Seclorum. It's quite complicated.

** The entirety of Lucinda's character or [[BeyondTheImpossible pretty much any addition]] to the story by her author is a reference to something.

**** Doesn't Arthur McQuietus' third form count as well?

*** Other notable villainous characters include Chaos, Arthur McQuietus and Legion.

** BadassTransplant: Michael. [[BeyondTheImpossible Twice.]] The first transplant occurs when he loses his arm and Cepheus gives him one made of brimstone; he is then given a mechanical arm from Nick after the brimstone arm is torn from the roots.

* BeyondTheImpossible: Nick rips a building apart and makes a tornado of rubble with his mind.
** Nathan fires a [[GatlingGood Gatling gun's worth]] of [[MagneticWeapons railgun shots]].

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Whenever Nick is about to do something dangerous in the first game. See BeyondTheImpossible.

******* Actually, most of those mentioned above have died, or otherwise been removed from the protagonist group. It currently consists of Andrus, Jack, Lucinda, Michael, John, Connor, Solaris and Conglacior, with the recent update meaning that nobody is TheHero until Lucius gets killed off.

*** Not the fight against Chaos, though. [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll That was a spectacular]] [[OrIsIt (if somewhat feinted)]] [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll loss for Dominic.]]

** Both Nick and Alex have used VideoGame/MegaMan-esque ArmCannons.

* StaffChick: A rare male example, Connor has been training to use WhiteMagic, complete with YouShallNotKill ultimatum.

** What's more, granite and etinarg can be combined in equal proportions to form granarg, [[BeyondTheImpossible which has]] [[BeyondTheImpossible ''exactly zero gravity'']] [[BeyondTheImpossible if done correctly.]]

* FallDamage: Solaris makes a reference to this, then tells herself to stop seeing the world as a game.

* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Three of them show up as the QuirkyMinibossSquad during the fight against Cepheus; the fourth had previously caused a miniature zombie apocalypse-type scenario and been subsequently defeated.

* FourHorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Show up as the QuirkyMinibossSquad during the fight against Cepheus.
** Less quirky, more evil. But still rather incompetent, in comparison to the mutants fighting them.
* ForMeItWasTuesday: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Lee.
-->'''Lee:''' "Because, while all this is ‘fighting huge groups out for your blood’ thing is new to me, for you it’s just damn Tuesday and Sarah is only Number 152 on the list of things trying to kill you, just below ‘Generic NOS Mage Number 34’ and just above that rock over there.”

** What's more, granite and etinarg can be combined in equal proportions to form granarg, which has [[BeyondTheImpossible ''exactly zero gravity'']] if done correctly.

** What's more, granite and etinarg can be combined in equal proportions to form granarg, which has [[BeyondTheImpossible ''exactly zero gravity'' if done correctly.]]

* FloatingContinent: Thinis, the capital of New Egypt. The 'ground' of the city is madeup of etinarg, a rock that has [[ArtisticLicencePhysics negative gravity]] compared to other substances... [[CaptainErsatz such as granite, for instance.]]

*** He's dead now, but Chaos seems to be stepping up to this role.
*** Also Lucius, who was planning to ally with Chaos and share the throne of BigBad. Until Chaos betrayed him and destroyed his [[SoulJar soul containers]] with AntiMagic.
*** Arthur [=McQuietus=] has potential to rise to the position, having already destroyed part of a major town singlehandedly.

* BloodMagic: In the sequel, two kinds are seen in several characters - a certain mutation allows the user to control and solidify their blood for use as weaponry, whilst actual, vampire-esque blood magic exists to make the user ageless and significantly more powerful than the average human, so long as they continuously drink the blood of others for sustenance.

*** Not the fight against Chaos, though. [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll That was a spectacular]] (if somewhat feinted) [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll loss for Dominic.]]

** The City of the Dying, where Solaris originates from, is also destroyed, although she has not learned this as of yet.

*** Their ultimate form being the Cosmic elemental, using every possible elemental combination available.

* FloatingContinent: Thinis, the capital of New Egypt. The 'ground' of the city is madeup of Etinarg, a rock that is not affected by the gravitational pull of the Earth,

* AncientConspiracy: The Klilox, fulfilling the Prophecy of Death (simply said, bringing the apocalypse)

**** Also, one might see Void as the OlderAndWiser mentor of sorts, in certain lights... perhaps not a very mentorial mentor, but certainly the oldest of the main group in the sequel. Of course, this subjects him to MentorOccupationalHazard, and... well, yeah.

* FateWorseThanDeath: Ancalagon the Dragon of hell.
-->'''Cepheus:''' "It would seem that Ancalagon could not keep his powers from Hell intact. How unfortunate to lose such a valuable asset, his punishment when he returns to Hell shall be long and exquisite."

** Nick even uses the word ascended to describe Dominic and himself, but it's actually a reference to {{Homestuck}} rather than this trope.

** "Lucius Ferre" looks a lot like Lucifer. His first and last names also refer to [[LightEmUp light]] and [[ExtraOreDinary metal]] respectively, indicating his power over these two elements.

** Both Nick and Alex have used Game/MegaMan-esque ArmCannons.