History Roleplay / ClarkKallenAndHisMerryBand

%% * LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Standard for the Fire Emblem series, really.

* OnlySaneMan: Jael is the first person to [[CallingOutTheHero call Clark out]] on some of his actions, though Streak shows signs of dissent.

Clark Kallen and his Merry Band is the name of a clan and role-play on the Fire Emblem Arena Battle League, a ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' fan site. The story takes place on the continent of Elibe from ''Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken'', specifically in Etruria not too far from the border of the [[ShiftingSandLand Nabata Desert]]. The leader of this RagtagBunchOfMisfits is the eponymous Clark Kallen, a CrazyPrepared mercenary whose origins are unknown. Some characters fade in and out of the story due to the nature of the RP, but most of the characters fit into one of the following categories:

This role-play provides examples of:
* AntiHero: Clark is the forerunner, but Brannan as well.
** Several other characters are slipping into this, justifying their [[HeWhoFightsMonsters slow loss of morality]] by claiming it is [[SurvivalMantra necessary for survival]].
-->'''Weyler:''' How could that not bother me, that Clark just threatened to kill a woman looking for her husband?!
* AppliedPhlebotinum: Bloodbane
* AuthorAvatar[=/=]WriteWhoYouKnow: Tookie in ''spades''. The real Tookie doesn't even try and hide it. All things considered, this is fairly disturbing.
* BadassBookworm: Weyler is a good contender, after decimating a fair amount/most of Vassarin's troops in Chapter Four.
** The [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome introduction of Wonderwall]] cements this. Weyler is hit by [[spoiler: Jane's [[KillItWithFire fire of judgment]], which has [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill reduced Karaisali to shambles]]]]. When the smoke clears, [[NighInvulnerability there's not so much as a scratch on his body]].
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' mention House Persantius or Vastian's history with them around him.

** Oddly, Clark takes a stand for Karaisali despite his [[AntiHero past]] [[VillainProtagonist behavior]].

* BigEater: Byron.
* BloodKnight: XEQ, borders on AxCrazy.
* TheBrute: Vassarin.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Evelyn, Derran, and Jabin. There are several others, but Evelyn and Derran were notable fighters while they were involved, and Jabin was the party's main healer and had a fair bit of dialogue with Brianna.
** Evelyn seems to be reappearing at the moment.

* ColdSniper: XEQ, to the point of not talking, but that's for a [[UncannyValley different]] [[NotEvenHuman reason]].
* CrazyPrepared: Clark. It was revealed that he is this way because [[spoiler:he's being actively hunted by the strongest soldiers in Elibe]].
* DoomedHometown: Langras steps it up to Doomed Homeworld. [[spoiler:Also, Karaisali.]]

* DualWielding: Brannan, recently.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Tookie, and one of the rare cases who tries to fit in... though some people probably wish he hadn't.
* ForgotAboutTheMindReader: Tookie's reaction to Emysia's ability to read minds. Notably his. [[AuthorAvatar You'd think he of all people would know better.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: Relus, with the Langras Crusaders apart from Tookie, on the grounds that they grew up together.
* FriendlySniper: Recens

* GodwinsLaw: Mentally invoked by Tookie.
* GoodOldFisticuffs[=/=]ImprobableWeaponUser: Valtair is quite possibly the only person in Elibe who prefers to use his fists to any form of weaponry or magic.
* GroinAttack: Tookie. [[SociopathicHero His glee in doing so is a bit disturbing]].
* HoYay: The story is set in a Fire Emblem universe. The subtext was almost unavoidable.
* IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam: Kajan. The audience gets very few glimpses of him, but he is portrayed as a very capable and efficient soldier with a grudge against Clark. In his debut battle, Kajan's stats were only slightly behind Myke and Clark's, but the combination of [[ICallItVera Grandalgram]] and Kajan's skillset (including Heavy Force) made him a true nightmare.
* IdiotHero: Tookie, though so far it's a reasonably creative use of the term "Hero".
* IneffectualLoner: Myke, initially, though he's opening up and realising that he can't do much by himself.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: All of the named wyvern knights so far possess special weapons.
** ICallItVera[=/=]ThemeNaming: Their weapons are also named after them in most cases.

* KillItWithFire: Jane, to ''[[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer everything]]''.
** In the opening to Chapter Eight, things [[DoomedHometown turned]] [[MoralEventHorizon ugly]].
* KnightInShiningArmor: Myke, coupled with AlwaysSaveTheGirl towards [[DamselInDistress Lilane]].
** Also Rowan, with a dash of LawfulGood thrown in for [[{{Pun}} good measure]].
* LaResistance: The Langras Crusaders.
** The villagers of Auncet would qualify, but they're a bit of a subversion, since the protagonists have to put down their rebellion.
** As would the villagers of Sydelle.
*** Ironic in that the villagers are [[EnemyMine going to have to team up with the noble they rebelled against to take on an even greater threat.]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Standard for the Fire Emblem series, really.
* MagicKnight: Reynald and Maria.
* NighInvulnerability: XEQ
** Add [[spoiler: his fellow golems]] here, [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak point aside]].

* NothingUpMySleeve: Clark's vials in Chapter Three.
* OhCrap: The Bernese Wyvern Knights are having this effect, particularly on Clark and Tookie.
** Expanding upon this, [[CurbStompBattle the]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown first]] [[UnstoppableRage fight]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge against]] [[LightningBruiser Kajan]]. Myke spent the entirety of Chapter Nine standing between him and the rest of the group, and even he had trouble handling the furious soldier.
** In terms of stats, Chapter Ten has introduced enemies that even Myke and Clark have trouble damaging with standard weaponry. Granted, they can just switch to stronger swords, but it's still a big DifficultySpike.

* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Graael Order

** Kajan holds this attitude toward Clark as well.

* {{Psycho For|Hire}} [[{{Pun}} Fire]]: Jane, who spends Chapter Two gleefully incinerating her enemies.
* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Tookie and Griez's first sparring session goes [[CurbStompBattle something like this]].
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Whisperwinds
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits
* TheReveal [[spoiler: [[{{Golem}} XEQ isn't exactly what you'd call "human."]]]]

* SatelliteCharacter: Lilane, towards Myke.
** For now, anyway. The real Tookie seems to be working on this... somehow.
* ScheduleSlip: It's to be expected; the story is basically co-written by a fairly large pool of authors, all of whom have to juggle school, work, and other things in their lives.)

* TheSpeechless: As mentioned above, XEQ.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Myke, Clarisse
* StatisticallySpeaking: The story is driven by Fire Emblem-esque battles; this is very much involved.

* TwangHello: XEQ's favorite way to greet outsiders.
* VillainProtagonist: Clark borders on this at times, as shown by his treatment of the wench in Chapter One.
** His reaction to the youth in Sydelle supports this notion further.
** His [[TranquilFury reaction]] to [[spoiler:Karaisali's destruction]] lifts him out of this territory...slightly.
** XEQ is this to Jael's HeroAntagonist.
* WhatTheHellHero: Jael successfully makes use of this on Clark.

%% !! StatisticallySpeaking, this role-play provides examples of;

%% * GlassCannon: Lilane and Emysia, though slightly more on the SquishyWizard side.
%% * FragileSpeedster: Streak, definitely. Also Serena, though she's a little sturdier.
%% * JackOfAllStats: Weyler. An [[GameBreaker overpowered]] Jack, but a Jack nonetheless. Tookie as well at the moment, though focusing slightly more on offense than defense.
%% * LightningBruiser: Clark and Myke. For his level and considering his build, Tookie is a potential Lightning Bruiser too.
%% * MightyGlacier: Griez.
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: {{Subverted|Trope}}: Clark's finisher is supposed to [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty distract his opponent while he runs up and sweeps their legs from under them]]. It doesn't really matter where it lands.

Clark Kallen and his Merry Band is the name of a clan and role-play on the Fire Emblem Arena Battle League, a ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' fan site. The story takes place on the continent of Elibe from ''Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken'', specifically in Etruria not too far from the border of the [[ShiftingSandLand Nabata Desert]]. The leader of this RagtagBunchOfMisfits is the eponymous Clark Kallen, a CrazyPrepared mercenary whose origins are unknown. Some characters fade in and out of the story due to the nature of the RP, but most of the characters fit into one of the following categories:

** Add [[spoiler: his fellow golems]] here, [[ForMassiveDamage weak point aside]].

!! StatisticallySpeaking, this role-play provides examples of;

* GlassCannon: Lilane and Emysia, though slightly more on the SquishyWizard side.
* FragileSpeedster: Streak, definitely. Also Serena, though she's a little sturdier.
* JackOfAllStats: Weyler. An [[GameBreaker overpowered]] Jack, but a Jack nonetheless. Tookie as well at the moment, though focusing slightly more on offense than defense.
* LightningBruiser: Clark and Myke. For his level and considering his build, Tookie is a potential Lightning Bruiser too.
* MightyGlacier: Griez.

-->Jael, [[{{WhatTheHellHero}} telling Clark exactly what she thinks]] of his methods.

Clark Kallen and his Merry Band is the name of a clan and role-play on the Fire Emblem Arena Battle League, a ''{{Franchise/Fire Emblem}}'' fan site. The story takes place on the continent of Elibe from ''Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken'', specifically in Etruria not too far from the border of the [[{{ShiftingSandLand}} Nabata Desert]]. The leader of this {{Ragtag Bunch Of Misfits}} is the eponymous Clark Kallen, a {{Crazy Prepared}} mercenary whose origins are unknown. Some characters fade in and out of the story due to the nature of the RP, but most of the characters fit into one of the following categories:

* Byron's Fury: a rival band headed by [[{{TheRival}} Byron]], Clark's former employer.

* {{Anti Hero}} (Clark is the forerunner, but Brannan as well.)
** Several other characters are slipping into this, justifying their [[{{HeWhoFightsMonsters}} slow loss of morality]] by claiming it is [[{{SurvivalMantra}} necessary for survival]].
-->Weyler: "''How could that not bother me, that Clark just threatened to kill a woman looking for her husband?!''"
* AppliedPhlebotinum (Bloodbane)
* {{Author Avatar}}/{{Write Who You Know}} (Tookie in ''spades''. The real Tookie doesn't even try and hide it. All things considered, this is fairly disturbing.)
* {{Badass Bookworm}} (Weyler is a good contender, after decimating a fair amount/most of Vassarin's troops in Chapter Four.)
** The [[{{CrowningMomentOfAwesome}} introduction of Wonderwall]] cements this. Weyler is hit by [[spoiler: Jane's [[{{KillItWithFire}} fire of judgment]], which has [[{{NoKillLikeOverkill}} reduced Karaisali to shambles]]]]. When the smoke clears, [[{{NighInvulnerability}} there's not so much as a scratch on his body]].
* {{Berserk Button}} (Do ''not'' mention House Persantius or Vastian's history with them around him.)
** Oh yeah, don't get innocent people involved. [[{{Even Evil Has Standards}} Tookie (despite happily carving his way through the Graael Order and the Whisperwind-led rebels) doesn't seem to like that.]]
** Oddly, Clark takes a stand for Karaisali despite his [[{{AntiHero}} past]] [[{{VillainProtagonist}} behavior]].

* {{Big Eater}} (Byron.)
* {{Blood Knight}} (XEQ, borders on {{Ax Crazy}}.)
* {{Brother Chuck}} (Evelyn, Derran, and Jabin. There are several others, but Evelyn and Derran were notable fighters while they were involved, and Jabin was the party's main healer and had a fair bit of dialogue with Brianna.)

* {{The Brute}} (Vassarin)
* {{Clear My Name}} (Chapter Three revolves around Brannan being blamed for a rape he didn't commit.)
* {{Cold Sniper}} (XEQ, to the point of not talking, but that's for a [[{{Uncanny Valley}} different]] [[{{Not Even Human}} reason]].)
* {{Crazy Prepared}} (Clark. It was revealed that he is this way because [[spoiler:he's being actively hunted by the strongest soldiers in Elibe.]]
* {{Doomed Hometown}} (Langras steps it up to Doomed Homeworld. [[spoiler:Also, Karaisali.]])
* {{Disproportionate Retribution}} (The rationale behind Chapter Eight; Jane's answer to Clark and co wounding Byron and Brannan (for all of a day and after she'd nearly killed Clark anyway)? [[spoiler:''Burn down an entire town.'']] Even Byron thought that she'd gone a bit overboard.
* {{Dual Wielding}} (Brannan, recently.)
* {{Fish Out of Temporal Water}} (Tookie, and one of the rare cases who tries to fit in... though some people probably wish he hadn't.)
* ForgotAboutTheMindReader (Tookie's reaction to Emysia's ability to read minds. Notably his. [[{{Author Avatar}} You'd think he of all people would know better.]])
* {{Friendly Enemy}} (Relus, with the Langras Crusaders apart from Tookie, on the grounds that they grew up together.)
* {{Friendly Sniper}} (Recens)
* {{Genki Girl}} (Serena is positively ''brimming'' with energy.)
* {{Godwins Law}} (Mentally invoked by Tookie.)
* {{Good Old Fisticuffs}}/{{Improbable Weapon User}} (Valtair is quite possibly the only person in Elibe who prefers to use his fists to any form of weaponry or magic.)
* {{Groin Attack}} (Tookie. [[SociopathicHero His glee in doing so is a bit disturbing]].)
* {{Ho Yay}} (The story is set in a Fire Emblem universe. The subtext was almost unavoidable.)
* {{I Do Not Like Green Eggs And Ham}} (Kajan. The audience gets very few glimpses of him, but he is portrayed as a very capable and efficient soldier with a grudge against Clark. In his debut battle, Kajan's stats were only slightly behind Myke and Clark's, but the combination of [[{{ICallItVera}} Grandalgram]] and Kajan's skillset (including Heavy Force) made him a true nightmare.)
* {{Idiot Hero}} (Tookie, though so far it's a reasonably creative use of the term "Hero".)
* {{Ineffectual Loner}} (Myke, initially, though he's opening up and realising that he can't do much by himself.)
* {{Infinity Plus One Sword}} (All of the named wyvern knights so far possess special weapons.)
** {{I Call It Vera}}/{{Theme Naming}} (Their weapons are also named after them in most cases.)
* {{Kid Hero}} (Myke, one of the strongest people in the group, is also one of the youngest, tying with Tookie at sixteen.)
* {{Kill It With Fire}} (Jane, to ''[[{{WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer}} everything]]''.)
** In the opening to Chapter Eight, things [[{{DoomedHometown}} turned]] [[{{MoralEventHorizon}} ugly]].
* {{Knight In Shining Armor}} (Myke, coupled with {{Always Save The Girl}} towards [[{{Damsel In Distress}} Lilane]].)
** Also Rowan, with a dash of {{Lawful Good}} thrown in for [[{{Incredibly Lame Pun}} good measure]].
* {{La Resistance}} (The Langras Crusaders.)

*** Ironic in that the villagers are [[{{EnemyMine}} going to have to team up with the noble they rebelled against to take on an even greater threat.]]
* {{Lets Fight Like Gentlemen}} (Myke and Ognus, to each other.)
-->Ognus: ''"This is a duel between gentlemen, so if you please--"''
* {{Loads and Loads of Characters}} (Standard for the Fire Emblem series, really.)
* {{Magic Knight}} (Reynald and Maria.)
* {{Nigh Invulnerability}} (XEQ)
** Add [[spoiler: his fellow golems here, [[ForMassiveDamage weak point aside]].]]
* {{No Name Given}} (Myke, Lilane and Emysia are only ever referred to by first name (or nickname in Myke's case), like everyone else from Langras; their surnames are purely {{Word Of God}}. Tookie ''has'' a last name, but would rather use his alias than his real name. XEQ also applies, though for [[{{Not Even Human}} other reasons]].)
* {{Nothing Up My Sleeve}} (Clark's vials in Chapter Three.)
* {{Oh Crap}} (The Bernese Wyvern Knights are having this effect, particularly on Clark and Tookie.)
** Expanding upon this, [[{{CurbStompBattle}} the]] [[{{NoHoldsBarredBeatdown}} first]] [[{{UnstoppableRage}} fight]] [[{{RoaringRampageOfRevenge}} against]] [[{{LightningBruiser}} Kajan]]. Myke spent the entirety of Chapter Nine standing between him and the rest of the group, and even he had trouble handling the furious soldier.
** In terms of stats, Chapter Ten has introduced enemies that even Myke and Clark have trouble damaging with standard weaponry. Granted, they can just switch to stronger swords, but it's still a big {{Difficulty Spike}}.
* {{Only Sane Man}} (Jael is the first person to [[{{CallingOutTheHero}} call Clark out]] on some of his actions, though Streak shows signs of dissent.)
* {{The Omniscient Council of Vagueness}} (The Graael Order)
* {{The Only One Allowed to Defeat You}} (Myke and Vassarin haven't ''saved'' each other under this, but the two do insist that [[{{Leave Him To Me}} no-one touch the other]], as seen in Chapter Four.)

* {{Perfect Poison}} (Balas dies from accidentally touching a small cut on his body with a thin coating of Clark's poison on his finger.)
* [[{{Psycho For Hire}} Psycho for]] [[{{Incredibly Lame Pun}} Fire]] (Jane, who spends Chapter Two gleefully incinerating her enemies.)
* {{Punch Punch Punch Uh Oh}} (Tookie and Griez's first sparring session goes [[{{Curb Stomp Battle}} something like this]].)
* {{Quirky Miniboss Squad}} (The Whisperwinds)
* {{Ragtag Bunch Of Misfits}}
* {{The Reveal}} [[spoiler: [[{{Golem}} XEQ isn't exactly what you'd call "human."]]]]
** With the arrival of [[spoiler: Bern's military]], we have another one: [[spoiler:Clark is the "Vergant" Bern has been searching for]]. [[{{LateArrivalSpoiler}} It's not a surprise]] [[{{AllThereInTheManual}} if you read his profile.]]
* {{Satellite Character}} (Lilane, towards Myke.)

* {{Schedule Slip}} (It's to be expected; the story is basically co-written by a fairly large pool of authors, all of whom have to juggle school, work, and other things in their lives.)
* {{Sdrawkcab Name}} (Simetra is Artemis backwards, which makes this a {{Meaningful Name}}.)
* SociopathicHero (Tookie murders multiple enemy soldiers...for getting blood on his shirt. ''Their'' blood, to clarify.)
* {{The Speechless}} (As mentioned above, XEQ.)
* {{Spell My Name With An S}} (Myke, Clarisse)
* {{Statistically Speaking}} (The story is driven by Fire Emblem-esque battles; this is very much involved.)
* {{Throwing Your Sword Always Works}} (Subverted: Clark's finisher is supposed to [[{{TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty}} distract his opponent while he runs up and sweeps their legs from under them]]. It doesn't really matter where it lands.)
* {{Twang Hello}} (XEQ's favorite way to greet outsiders.)
* {{Villain Protagonist}} (Clark borders on this at times, as shown by his treatment of the wench in Chapter One.)

** His [[{{TranquilFury}} reaction]] to [[spoiler:Karaisali's destruction]] lifts him out of this territory...slightly.
** XEQ is this to Jael's {{Hero Antagonist}}.
* {{What The Hell Hero}} (Jael successfully makes use of this on Clark.)
* {{Wham Episode}} (Between Chapter Seven and Chapter Eight; reveals on both Clark's backstory and [[CosmicHorrorStory Langras' situation in general]].)

!! {{Statistically Speaking}}, this role-play provides examples of;

* {{Glass Cannon}} (Lilane and Emysia, though slightly more on the {{Squishy Wizard}} side.)
* {{Fragile Speedster}} (Streak, definitely. Also Serena, though she's a little sturdier.)
* JackOfAllStats (Weyler. An [[{{Game Breaker}} overpowered]] Jack, but a Jack nonetheless. Tookie as well at the moment, though focusing slightly more on offense than defense.)
* {{Lightning Bruiser}} (Clark and Myke. For his level and considering his build, Tookie is a potential Lightning Bruiser too.)
* {{Mighty Glacier}} (Griez.)

* {{Oh God Did She Just Hear That}} (Tookie's reaction to Emysia's ability to read minds. Notably his. [[{{Author Avatar}} You'd think he of all people would know better.]])

* HeroicSociopath (Tookie murders multiple enemy soldiers...for getting blood on his shirt. ''Their'' blood, to clarify.)

* {{Author Avatar}}/{{Write Who You Know}} (Tookie in ''spades''. The real Tookie doesn't even try and hide it. [[{{HeroicSociopath}} All things considered,]] this is fairly disturbing.)

* {{Groin Attack}} (Tookie. [[{{Heroic Sociopath}} His glee in doing so is a bit disturbing]].)
* {{Heroic Sociopath}} (Tookie murders multiple enemy soldiers...for getting blood on his shirt. ''Their'' blood, to clarify.)
** Arguably Serena, but to a much milder degree.

* {{Sdrawkcab Name}} (Simetra is Artemis backwards, which makes this a {{Meaningful Name}}.)

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* {{Fish Out of Temporal Water}} (Tookie, and one of the rare cases who tries to fit in... though [[{{Heroic Sociopath}} some people probably wish he hadn't]].)

Clark Kallen and his Merry Band is the name of a clan and role-play on the Fire Emblem Arena Battle League, a ''{{Fire Emblem}}'' fan site. The story takes place on the continent of Elibe from Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken, specifically in Etruria not too far from the border of the [[{{ShiftingSandLand}} Nabata Desert]]. The leader of this {{Ragtag Bunch Of Misfits}} is the eponymous Clark Kallen, a {{Crazy Prepared}} mercenary whose origins are unknown. Some characters fade in and out of the story due to the nature of the RP, but most of the characters fit into one of the following categories:

** In the opening to Chapter Eight, [[{{ItGotWorse}} things]] [[{{DoomedHometown}} turned]] [[{{MoralEventHorizon}} ugly]].

* {{Wham Episode}} (Between Chapter Seven and Chapter Eight; reveals on both Clark's backstory and [[{{Cosmic Horror}} Langras' situation in general]].)

* {{Staff Chick}} (Alice)

* {{The Mario}} (Weyler. An [[{{Game Breaker}} overpowered]] Mario, but a Mario nonetheless. Tookie as well at the moment, though focusing slightly more on offense than defense.)

* {{Game Breaker}} (Derran and Evelyn were fairly overpowered before they left, and Myke and Weyler can currently [[{{OneManParty}} clear entire maps by themselves.]] [[{{LightningBruiser}} Clark]] has been [[{{NighInvulnerability}} nearly unstoppable]] [[{{LevelGrinding}} since the end of the prologue]].
** Now the enemies are getting a lot stronger, the statistical leads that Clark, Myke and Weyler have had over just about ''everything'' have vanished. On the other hand, personal skills have been introduced on both sides to further diversify the cast. Some of these make quite an impact.

* {{Complete Monster}} (A couple, mileage varying depending on who you ask.)
** [[{{YourMileageMayVary}} Depending on your point of view]], we have [[{{VillainProtagonist}} Clark]], [[{{ColdSniper}} XEQ]], [[{{AristocratsAreEvil}} the earl of Auncet]], and [[{{PsychoForHire}} Jane]].

* {{Memetic Badass}} ({{Rocks Fall Everyone Dies}}...except [[{{NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow}} Clark]].)
** And Kajan, apparently.
** {{Memetic Mutation}}/{{Ascended Meme}} (CLARK AND MYKE; BRAVE SWORD SPAM.)

*{{Green Eggs And Ham}} (Kajan. The audience gets very few glimpses of him, but he is portrayed as a very capable and efficient soldier with a grudge against Clark. In his debut battle, Kajan's stats were only slightly behind Myke and Clark's, but the combination of [[{{ICallItVera}} Grandalgram]] and Kajan's skillset (including Heavy Force) made him a true nightmare.)