History TabletopGame / NewVindicators

* [[spoiler: Argus - as the brains behind the Armada and its apparent leader]] is also appearing to be this for the Armada arc.

* TheBadGuysWin: Subverted - while the Axis has won the war, brutal resistance by the Allied nations and the looming Cold War showdown with the Japanese allows Russia, Canada (sheltering the British and Free French) and almost 40 states of the US (reformed as the American Commonwealth) to remain independent. Although they can't take on the Greater German Reich or the Japanese Empire directly, freedom fighters like the Continentals can get relatively safe havens when needed.

* TheBadGuysWin: Subverted - while the Axis has won the war, brutal resistance by the Allied nations and the looming Cold War showdown with the Japanese allows Russia, Canada (sheltering the British and Free French) and almost 40 states of the US (reformed as the American Commonwealth) to remain independent. Although they can't take on the Greater German Reich or the Japanese Empire directly, freedom fighters like the Continentals can get relatively safe havens when needed.

Alternate Universe settings have also appeared. [[http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=38110 Infinite]] and [[http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36182 Ultimate]] flavors respectively. There is also an alternate universe story about a world where the Nazis, with superhuman aid, won World War 2.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Adonis is the leader of the Affiliation.]] [[spoiler:Lacuna is really Elizabeth Lamperouge.]]

* BlessedWithSuck: Pretty much any Neo-Sapien but primarily the Nephilim. Specifically, because they're half demon, their powers work by channeling energy from Hell, but they also have the psyches of demons inside their minds. If they ever lose control of themselves, those demons take over and turn into rampaging beasts covered in Hellfire armor.

* CrapsackWorld: Crap in heaven the Oubliverse is not a fun place to live in. Rogue Demons run rampant, having their way with the women of the world, [[GambitRoulette all part of a sick plan to control Hell]]. The Nephilim are for the most part total {{Jerkass}}es, Neo-Sapiens are treated like pond scum [[FridgeLogic despite having the power to melt faces]]. Interpersonal relationships are torn apart on a daily basis due to constant infidelity. It's sad that only admittedly happy and normal person with a good relationship seen so far is an expy of [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]].

* CursedWithAwesome: Michuru Bradshaw, Adonis Skraag & David Dathe. Eventually Rumble picks this up too. Nephilim in general have this.

* FaustianRebellion: Neo-Sapiens are the descendants of Nephilim who are the children of the Fallen. The lynchpin in the Fallen's plots seem to be the overwhelming army of Neo-Sapiens populating the world. In hindsight, they should have kept it in their pants.

* GenderBender: The Author has stated that Nephilim are created when the Fallen mate with human women but Semyazza is known most as the woman in the green dress, although often in this guise he doesn't mate with human men, he tempts them-as he did with Atlas and Ben Altair.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: All Nephilim get them when they use their powers.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The cosmology behind the Nephilim and Neo-Sapiens. Basically, demons are just fallen Angels of various orders-there were six, then seven Seraphim, who are typically referred to as 'The Fallen', as they make Nephilim-who are half Demon.

* AlternateUniverse: Hikari reiterates what the pilot episode of Sliders tells us and Suicide King actually goes off to explore the multiverse, looking for Belle of [[LessThanThreeComics LessThanThree Comics']] Brat Pack, who he met during the MassiveMultiplayerCrossover of ''Hostis Humani Generis''

** Lilith bails the heroes out after Deimos fails to be useful

** Bulwark, his backstory reveals that he suffered from Asperger syndrome. Despite ridiculous claims, and refusing to act serious except in the most dire situations, Bulwark is kept around because he's very good at 1) hitting things and 2) being hit; although he is kicked off the team at one point.

** Bulwark likes to tell who he is, a lot.

** While they are not going to be seen for (if the filler continues to march on) many months/years, a current threat to the PC's are the Dark Vindicators

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Laptua-Prime wasn't always a bad egg, they just turned that way.

* VillainousBreakdown: Deimos has a spectacular one when he is finally defeated at the end of Night of A Thousand Deimoses. Laputa-Prime has one when Prodigy is able to trick them, which is pretty fitting.

* ShoutOut: Several characters are references to past [=PC=]s from games the author has played in, mostly seen with the Europeans. There are also plenty of pop culture shout outs, for example: The Blue Knight's false name is Henry Percy, in reference to the historic figure and character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part ONe.

* ActionGirl: Crusader, Rumble & Tripper

* AnimateDead: Magic appears in the setting, in typical D&D schools, one of which is necromancy. So a few zombies raised from the dead have appeared-Jason is a necromancer and could do this, but hasn't, and the Damn eventually raises a zombie army.

Alternate Universe settings have also appeared. [[http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=38110 Infinite]] and [[http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36182 Ultimate]] flavors respectively.

* {{Sidekick}}: A few heroic partnerships have shown up in the series, mostly being alluded to, there's The Detective & Gumshoe, Hammer & Sickle, and Paladin & The Blue Knight. They usually avoid being HypercompetentSidekicks, but aren't bumblers-they're usually just less experienced than the hero.

** This is less true of the world as a whole and more the situations the [=PCs=] find themselves.

** Also, Apocalypse-Tasties started out as a nickname the [=PCs=] came up with, Bulwark ends up using it in the actual story.

* IHaveYourWife: Apocatastasis does this to Magnus Loder AND Ben Altair. Noah Meinstein does this to his son Daniel. Laputa does this to Emily by kidnapping her parents, and also try to hold off the PCs by kidnapping their loved ones.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: For example, the first European Academy campaign had 8-7 [=PCs=], a main bad guy force of sixteen, and many other NPC students, teachers, love interests, minor villains, and the like.

* ShoutOut: Several characters are references to past [=PCs=] from games the author has played in, mostly seen with the Europeans. There are also plenty of pop culture shout outs, for example: The Blue Knight's false name is Henry Percy, in reference to the historic figure and character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part ONe.

*** He's said that's just blondes in general though: Crusader, Chienne, Boson... if you happen to be a blonde girl, you're the author's pet.

** Bulwark is insane. His backstory reveals that he suffered from Asperger syndrome. Despite ridiculous claims, the emotional maturity of a 5-year-old and the IQ of a monkey, Bulwark is kept around because he's very good at 1) hitting things and 2) being hit; although he is kicked off the team at one point.

* AlternateUniverse: Hikari reiterates what the pilot episode of Sliders tells us and Suicide King actually goes off to explore (and maybe look for Professor Arturo?) the multiverse, looking for Belle of [[LessThanThreeComics LessThanThree Comics']] Brat Pack, who he met during the MassiveMultiplayerCrossover of ''Hostis Humani Generis''

* AnyoneCanDie: Played straight in a few rare cases but almost always averted a number of [=NPCs=] have been killed for no reason beyond being in the wrong place at the wrong time, though the author's pet [=NPCs=] all have ContractualImmortality.