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* HandicappedBadass: Zenya has a prosthetic arm. Jaeger has a faulty nervous system. Both are still badass.
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* MultinationalTeam: Although in the future most of humanity is part of two factions spanning the galaxy old nationalities as identities still exist so both armies are effectively this. For example, Boston is of Irish-Wester stock despite speaking with a generic Wester (North American) accent. Major Lucrezia Starace and her troops are Italian.
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* EarthThatWas: Earth has long been rendered desolute by climate change and pollution, both Westers and Reds having relocated to their capital worlds of Nova Terra and New Moscow respectively.
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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Take the Cold War with all its tropes and stereotypes, put it in space, then take it UpToEleven. Thats GIW.
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* BadBoss: Field Marshal Feng the Elder, not to be confused with his cousin Colonel/General Feng Bao-Lin. A legendary figure in the Red Army, but actually serving under him during the Connor's Emerald campaign is... unpleasant.
* EarthThatWas: Earth has long been rendered desolute by climate change and pollution, both Westers and Reds having relocated to their capital worlds of Nova Terra and New Moscow respectively.
** Inverted with Task Force Malashenko, who's elite status resulted in them being sent to the most hazardous planets and worst assignments.
* Future Imperfect: Lost knowledge and saturated propaganda has lead to both sides having a...distorted knowledge of Earth history.
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* MaryTzu: None of the player characters, but in the Red Alliance, Mao Zedong received a HistoricalHeroUpgrade to the point of him actually believed to be the same person as Sun Tzu.
* ManipulativeBastard: Engels Shan, General Black and Marshal Vostrikov are all examples of this trope.
* ManipulativeBastard: Engels Shan, General Black and Marshal Vostrikov are all examples of this trope.
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* MaryTzu: None of the player characters, but in In the Red Alliance, Mao Zedong received a HistoricalHeroUpgrade to the point of him actually this. As in, Sun Tzu and Mao are believed to be literally the same person as Sun Tzu.
person.
* ManipulativeBastard: EngelsShan, Shan is playing everyone. His friend/superior General Black and Marshal Vostrikov are all examples of is hinted to be this trope.as well.
* ManipulativeBastard: Engels
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Played with, in the narration Zenya is only referred to by his callsign (Zenya). However the other characters when talking to him call him Captain Nikolaev (or anything BUT Zenya). Potentially due to people finding it an awkward name for a spetsnaz or simply not knowing what his callsign actually is.
** The branch of the Red Army special forces Zenya is from could also be considered this trope. They're referred to as Kom-23, but nobody knows the meaning of it (23rd Office of the Komitet Spetsnaz).
** The branch of the Red Army special forces Zenya is from could also be considered this trope. They're referred to as Kom-23, but nobody knows the meaning of it (23rd Office of the Komitet Spetsnaz).
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Played with, in the narration Zenya is only referred to by his special forces callsign (Zenya). However the other characters when talking to him call him Captain Nikolaev (or Nikolaev, or anything BUT Zenya).Zenya. Potentially due to people finding it an awkward name for a spetsnaz or simply not knowing what his callsign actually is.
** The branch of the Red Army special forces Zenya is from could also be considered this trope. They're referred to as Kom-23, but nobody knows the meaning of it (23rd Office of the Komitet Spetsnaz). All their operatives get codenames too.
** The branch of the Red Army special forces Zenya is from could also be considered this trope. They're referred to as Kom-23, but nobody knows the meaning of it (23rd Office of the Komitet Spetsnaz). All their operatives get codenames too.
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* SuperSoldiers: The Hei Gui commandos. Genetically modified until very little is left other than the instinct to kill.
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* TheFederation: The Wester Federation.
** The Red Alliance for that matter.
** The Red Alliance for that matter.
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* TheFederation: The Wester Federation.
Federation. Effectively a futuristic, more homogenous NATO.
** The Red Alliance for that matter. A fusion of Russian and Chinese culture, among other smaller nations that would fall under that bloc.
** The Red Alliance for that matter. A fusion of Russian and Chinese culture, among other smaller nations that would fall under that bloc.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Shan's fellow commanders try to do this. Emphasis on try.
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The Great Interstellar War (GIW) is a tactics roleplay on [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/index.php Alternatehistory.com]] that was started by user Blackwave. It originated as a "future what if scenario" to be discussed as characters who were in-universe, but it eventually grew to become a full-fledged tactics RP (on both land and in space) with its own comic series as a spinoff.
The GIW universe is set about a millennium into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing it asunder.
The GIW universe is set about a millennium into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing it asunder.
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The Great Interstellar War (GIW) is a tactics shared roleplay universe on [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/index.php Alternatehistory.com]] AlternateHistoryDotComn that was started by user Blackwave. It originated as a "future what if scenario" to be discussed as characters who were in-universe, but it eventually grew to become a full-fledged tactics RP (on both land and in space) with its own comic series as a spinoff.
spinoff, along with various short stories and other user fiction. The GIW universe is set about a millennium few centuries into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod Word Of God says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing it asunder.
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* MaryTzu: None of the player characters, but in the Red Alliance, Mao Zedong received a HistoricalHeroUpgrade to the point of him actually believed to be the same person as Sun Tzu. Tzu.
*ManipulativeBastard: Engels Shan, General Black and Marshal Vostrikov are all examples of this trope.
*ManipulativeBastard: Engels Shan, General Black and Marshal Vostrikov are all examples of this trope.
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* Expy: Take the Cold War with all its tropes and stereotypes, put it in space, then take it UpToEleven. Thats GIW.
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* VodkaDrunkenski: The Reds are ALWAYS drinking. Vodka is of course their national drink. Chinese baiju is also popular. Cant help but take up drinking with this life.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Shan's fellow commanders try to do this. Emphasis on try.
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* IndyPloy: Zenya is not especially good at stealth. He is however good enough to fight his way out of most situations he finds himself in. Becomes a bit awkward when his first reaction in non combat situations is to go nuts.
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* MagnificentBastard: Zenya could be classified as this.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Played straight almost every battle due to the massive damage inflicted by both sides sometimes due to SaltTheEarth.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Subverted; the Blue Witches strip and change in the middle of the battlefield. Nobody falls for it, and they end up not being able to actually use their fancy as hell armor until they abandon the idea.
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* CallBack: At one point Captain Zenya jealously notes one officer had a personal assistant while he didnt. One year later, the next time he takes command of a squad, he titles one soldier as his equerry (job description including following Zenya around and doing what he says).
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* WorthyOpponent: Shan appears to consider the task force he constantly meets to be this, particularly their Commander Feng. Everyone else, both Wester and Red, thinks that's nuts, and with Shan being an honorless deserter, the feeling is not mutual. At all.
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Neither Westers or Reds could be considered totally heroic, but the latter do love their swords. From infantry bayonets, to battlesuit inbuilt vibroblades, commando knives and ceremonial officer jian swords. For the Westers this trope has been thoroughly discredited in universe.
* KnifeNut: Zenya in particular, the Red Alliance in general, having a preference for bladed weapons and close ranged combat. Especially their Kom-23 special forces.
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* ShoutOut: Selvaria Bles is also the name of a character from the game ValkyriaChronicles.
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* ShoutOut: A lot of things...
** Selvaria Bles is also the name of a character from the game ValkyriaChronicles.
** Selvaria Bles is also the name of a character from the game ValkyriaChronicles.
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* SniperDuel: Feng does this WITH A TANK. His favored tactic is to position his tanks in a defensive position then rain down death from a distance with his Crouching Tiger technique.
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* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Discussed and played with. The deployment of shotguns by Red infantry in Feng's taskforce is argued from the Wester point of view to be a sign the Reds are better equipped. In actuality though the Reds only had two shotguns.
** General Engels Shan isnt any slouch when it comes to scheming either, having successfully positioned himself as the leader of a Wester task force and being trusted by no one. All the while making elaborate battleplans and kicking ass.
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* TheDreaded: Zenya becomes this in the Polaris Cradle campaign, but mostly because he's a member of Kom-23 rather than his actual reputation. The Westers attempt to prevent panic and morale drop among their men by referring to Kom-23 as the 23rd Special Forces instead.
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* TheDreaded: Zenya becomes this in the Polaris Cradle campaign, but mostly because he's a member of Kom-23 rather than his actual reputation. The Westers attempt Shan attempted to prevent panic and morale drop among their men his battlegroup by referring to Kom-23 as the 23rd Special Forces instead.Ops unit instead (See the OnlyKnownByTheirNickname entry).
** The Red Alliance for that matter.
* TheStrategist: Engels Shan, the commander of the Wester taskforce in the story arcs of the Polaris Cradle and their premier strategist. Even his former supporter turned bitter rival Steave Boston admires his intellect and planning ability.
* TheStrategist: Engels Shan, the commander of the Wester taskforce in the story arcs of the Polaris Cradle and their premier strategist. Even his former supporter turned bitter rival Steave Boston admires his intellect and planning ability.
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**Still subverted by the Red Alliance. They have an edge over the Wester Federation when it comes to practical handheld lasers, and a small number of spetsnaz operatives are equipped with laser weapons. Those verge on TooAwesomeToUse territory however, and the spetsnaz stick with mainly using guns (or knives or fists).
* ZergRush: Often used by Red infantry. Commissars and combat drugs inrease the effect.
* ZergRush: Often used by Red infantry. Commissars and combat drugs inrease the effect.
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* OhMyGods: "By Stalin's sacred balls!"
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** COMPLETELY averted by Captain Nikolaev (Zenya)of the Red Spetsnaz. To his men he displays indifference, makes little attempt to connect or interact with them, speaks briefly and professionally, beats the crap out of one of his commandos who went against his authority, and basically couldnt care less. His squad in turn is not very fond of him. On the otherhand despite being an elite soldier, he constantly acts in a friendly (if not teasing) or at least respectful manner to all the soldiers he works with, from his commandos, to fellow officers, to common infantrymen. Perhaps more of an annoying older brother to his men then?
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** The branch of the Red Army special forces Zenya is from could also be considered this trope. They're referred to as Kom-23, but nobody knows the meaning of it (23rd Office of the Komitet Spetsnaz).
** The branch of the Red Army special forces Zenya is from could also be considered this trope. They're referred to as Kom-23, but nobody knows the meaning of it (23rd Office of the Komitet Spetsnaz).
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The GIW universe is set about a millennium into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing humanity asunder.
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The GIW universe is set about a millennium into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing humanity it asunder.
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* GasMaskMooks: The infantry on the Polaris Cradle need these to survive the radioactive atmosphere and the oxygen-free air.
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* FightingTheLancer: Steave Boston and Engels Shan despise and constantly attempt to undermine each other. However, they do have respect for the other's ability as a soldier.
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* TheChessmaster: Marshal Vostrikov pretended to be idiot as part of scheme to trick a rival Red politico into attempting to assassinate him just so that he could get the guy executed. Manipulating Westers and Reds alike. Typical of TheChessmaster, he has dastardly longterm goals (gain control of The Party and the Red Alliance).
** General Black, a Wester who seems to be using Shan and manipulating the Polaris Cradle for equally despicable very long term goals of taking over the Wester Federation. Arguably a WellIntentionedExtremist.
** General Black, a Wester who seems to be using Shan and manipulating the Polaris Cradle for equally despicable very long term goals of taking over the Wester Federation. Arguably a WellIntentionedExtremist.
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* FrontlineGeneral: Engels Shan, Boston, Manthei, Beck, Feng and pretty much every other flag rank character.
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* NuclearOption: Both side use nuclear weapons on the battlefield whenever judged necessary.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Zenya's Kom23 played straight as deadly killers with the best kit but occasionally subverted.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Zenya's Kom23 played straight as deadly killers with the best kit but occasionally subverted.infantry.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Zenya's Kom23 played straight as deadly killers with the best kit but occasionally subverted.
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*ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Zenya's Kom23 played straight as deadly killers with the best kit but occasionally subverted.
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The series is known on AH.com's Shared Worlds subforum as being perhaps the longest-running RP, with the original RP beginning back in 2010 and surviving to this day. The current RP thread can be found [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=195052 here]], while the comic series can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=148978&highlight=interstellar here]]. (It is necessary to be a member of the site to join.)
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The series is known on AH.com's Shared Worlds subforum as being perhaps the longest-running RP, with the original RP beginning back in 2010 and surviving to this day. There were two "Space Combat" RPs from the same universe, but they are unfortunately defunct as of 2012. The current RP thread can be found [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=195052 here]], while the comic series can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=148978&highlight=interstellar here]]. (It is necessary to be a member of the site to join.see it.)
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* TankGoodness: Played straight for both sides (the Red tanks are the size of buildings, for heaven's sake), though sometimes subverted for the Westers whenever they run into the superheavy “Yongkang” tank. Also, from a tactical standpoint, this could be considered a subversion; the battlesuits seem to be the tactical successor to modern armor, while the tanks in the GIW-verse function more as moving juggernauts rather than jack-of-all-trades MBTs.
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* TankGoodness: Played straight for both sides (the Red tanks are the size of buildings, for heaven's sake), though sometimes subverted for the Westers whenever they run into the superheavy “Yongkang” tank. Also, from a tactical standpoint, this could be considered a subversion; the battlesuits seem to be the tactical successor to modern armor, while the tanks in the GIW-verse function more as moving juggernauts rather than the jack-of-all-trades MBTs.MBT.
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* FourStarBadass: Engels Shan.
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SecretPolice: The Reds have one.
*ShoutOutShoutOut: Selvaria Bles is also the name of a character from the game ValkyriaChronicles.
** Also, the Bersaglieri are a veteran Wester Marine unit ingame; in real life, they're Italy's elite assault troops.
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TankGoodness: Played straight for both sides (the Red tanks are the size of buildings, for heaven's sake), though sometimes subverted for the Westers whenever they run into the superheavy “Yongkang” tank. Also, from a tactical standpoint, this could be considered a subversion; the battlesuits seem to be the tactical successor to modern armor, while the tanks in the GIW-verse function more as moving juggernauts rather than jack-of-all-trades MBTs.
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TheCommissar: Played straight with the Reds; they employ political officers to “motivate” their troops.
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TheCoup: Pulled off by Vostrikov in the comic.
*TheEngineer
TheEngineer: Julius Manthei, Ruslan Kean, and Lucrezia Starace are skilled engineers. Ruslan is an actual sapper in the Red Army, while Manthei and Starace command vehicles, so their engineering skills are very useful.
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TheFederation: The Wester Federation.
*{{Turncoat}}
{{Turncoat}}: Engels Shan.
*WellDoneSonGuy
WellDoneSonGuy: Luke Jaeger is a “designer baby,” a genetically engineered son of a rich senator. He has several defects resulting from this, and it is hinted by the player behind the character that Jaeger holds some resentment for his rich, distant father.
*WeWillUseLasersInTheFuture
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The GIWverse GIW universe is set about a millennium into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing humanity asunder.
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ActionGirl: It's about a millennium into the future, and with a massive war raging, gender barriers seem to have been completely shattered in terms of the law; thus, a large minority of both armies are female.
** Major Lucrezia Starace and Bles from the current roster of player characters.
** General Amasova, Commissar Ziyi, Ann Sasaki, and Mina Glover from the comic.
*AFatherToHisMen
AFatherToHisMen: General Tanya Amasova on Vhogsh would be the female version of this trope. She often goes out of her way to reduce casualties until she is forced to attempt a ZergRush, and she often shows signs of caring about the soldiers under her command.
--> '''Amasova:''' “Let them see that I am not the type of leader who sees them as little more than fleshy bullets.”
** Bles often shows signs of this when interacting with her platoon.
** Dimitri Sergoff, Steave Boston, and Luke Jaeger sometimes display elements of this with their own subordinates.
*BadassArmy
BadassArmy: Both the Red Army and the Wester Army.
*[[Bio-Augumentation]]
BioAugmentation: Major Luke Jaeger and Strelok the Hei Gui.
*DeadpanSnarker
DeadpanSnarker: Colonel Sergoff. Major Starace can be one as well, especially when interacting with Boston.
*EnemyMine
EnemyMine: The comic story arc in which three Westers and three Reds have to survive on a strange planet that seems to be trying to kill them.
*FantasticRacism
FantasticRacism: Many encountered aliens seem to be tribal at best; thus, humans as a whole generally look down on them and feel little remorse about killing them or using them as cannon fodder.
*GeneralRipper
GeneralRipper: Played with with Feng gunning for Shan.
*HitAndRunTactics
HitAndRunTactics: Utilized often by battlesuits. In addition, Wester tanks have the ability to “leapfrog,” which means that they activate their jumpjet thrusters to land behind enemy lines and force the Reds to babysit their thin-skinned artillery with tanks.
*HollywoodTactics
HollywoodTactics: Played straight for Selvaria Bles and the “Blue Witches,” and lampshaded a bit by the other characters.
*HoverTank
HoverTank: Both sides use these. Bonus points for being the size of buildings.
*HumongousMecha
HumongousMecha: The Grozny suits for the Reds. The Grozny is forty feet tall and carries enough firepower to wipe out entire battlesuit platoons, ranking it one step higher on the Mecha Scale than the others.
*LovableSexManiac
LovableSexManiac: The second a female officer (Starace) is introduced to the Wester officer corps, Boston transforms from a {{Jerkass}} into an annoying pervert. Starace is not amused.
*MagnificentBastard
MagnificentBastard: Zenya could be classified as this.
*MiniMecha/PoweredArmor
MiniMecha: Both sides employ heavily-armed battlesuits; Logans, Samsons, and Pattons for the Wester “Battlesuit Marines,” and the Berias for the Reds.
*MillionMookMarch
MillionMookMarch: Can be seen in the comic during Marshal Vostrikov's seizure of power.
*MissFanservice
MissFanservice: Eagle Emily, the Westers' “pinup girl.” Selvaria Bles is a former Miss Fanservice turned battlesuit commander. Often lampshaded by some of the other characters.
*Mooks
{{Mooks}}: Infantry on both sides, especially the Red penal battalions.
*MoreDakka
MoreDakka: Where do you NOT see this? It is everywhere, and it is good.
*PlotArmor
PlotArmor: The player characters, being player characters, are essentially unkillable.
*SpaceMarine
SpaceMarine: The Wester Battlesuit Marines.
*SecretPoliceSecretPolice:
** Major Lucrezia Starace and Bles from the current roster of player characters.
** General Amasova, Commissar Ziyi, Ann Sasaki, and Mina Glover from the comic.
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** Dimitri Sergoff, Steave Boston, and Luke Jaeger sometimes display elements of this with their own subordinates.
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The Great Interstellar War (GIW) is a tactics roleplay on [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/index.php Alternatehistory.com]] that was started by user Blackwave. It originated as a "future what if scenario" to be discussed as characters who were in-universe, but it eventually grew to become a full-fledged tactics RP (on both land and in space) with its own comic series as a spinoff.
The GIWverse is set about a millennium into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing humanity asunder.
The series is known on AH.com's Shared Worlds subforum as being perhaps the longest-running RP, with the original RP beginning back in 2010 and surviving to this day. The current RP thread can be found [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=195052 here]], while the comic series can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=148978&highlight=interstellar here]]. (It is necessary to be a member of the site to join.)
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This game provides examples of:
*ActionGirl
*AFatherToHisMen
*BadassArmy
*[[Bio-Augumentation]]
*DeadpanSnarker
*EnemyMine
*FantasticRacism
*GeneralRipper
*HitAndRunTactics
*HollywoodTactics
*HoverTank
*HumongousMecha
*LovableSexManiac
*MagnificentBastard
*MiniMecha/PoweredArmor
*MillionMookMarch
*MissFanservice
*Mooks
*MoreDakka
*PlotArmor
*SpaceMarine
*SecretPolice
*ShoutOut
*SuperSoldiers
*TankGoodness
*TheCommissar
*TheCoup
*TheEngineer
*TheFederation
*TheTurncoat
*WellDoneSonGuy
*WeWillUseLasersInTheFuture
*UnwillingPawn
*ZergRush
The GIWverse is set about a millennium into humanity's future, and the human-controlled galaxy has been rent asunder between two power blocs: the democratic Wester Federation and the communist Red Alliance. No other major factions have been mentioned, but WordOfGod says that there are alien factions out in the galaxy that are aware of humanity but don't really care about the cataclysmic war tearing humanity asunder.
The series is known on AH.com's Shared Worlds subforum as being perhaps the longest-running RP, with the original RP beginning back in 2010 and surviving to this day. The current RP thread can be found [[http://alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=195052 here]], while the comic series can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=148978&highlight=interstellar here]]. (It is necessary to be a member of the site to join.)
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This game provides examples of:
*ActionGirl
*AFatherToHisMen
*BadassArmy
*[[Bio-Augumentation]]
*DeadpanSnarker
*EnemyMine
*FantasticRacism
*GeneralRipper
*HitAndRunTactics
*HollywoodTactics
*HoverTank
*HumongousMecha
*LovableSexManiac
*MagnificentBastard
*MiniMecha/PoweredArmor
*MillionMookMarch
*MissFanservice
*Mooks
*MoreDakka
*PlotArmor
*SpaceMarine
*SecretPolice
*ShoutOut
*SuperSoldiers
*TankGoodness
*TheCommissar
*TheCoup
*TheEngineer
*TheFederation
*TheTurncoat
*WellDoneSonGuy
*WeWillUseLasersInTheFuture
*UnwillingPawn
*ZergRush
