History YMMV / MassVexations

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: In its heyday, it was considered a big fic, popularizing the SelfInsert genre in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' archives. But over the years, the glut of SelfInsert fanfics that came after made many look back and and see it wasn't a truly great fic in the first place with the author himself acknowledges there are problems.

** Averted in MV 3 after [[spoiler: Tali's mind-rape and Thane's death]].

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this, almost bordering on psychopathic, [[PinballProtagonist useless]], and [[IdiotHero idiotic]] in many cases. He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''punched'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's former relationship with him and her relationship with Thane when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon, and was tempted to shoot him in the face. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. It was surprising no one else called him out on his behavior. One of the few meaningful changes he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaidan in the first entry and her and Thane in the second. For trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things.

* HolyShitQuotient: Chapter 17 of Mass Vexations 3. [[spoiler: Nogond is dead and has been replaced by an impostor, Daro'Xen has some kind of devious plan in the works, Tali is missing, there's a Reaper on Rannoch, and Legion's learned how to use 'That's what she said' in conversation.]]
** FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler: The impostor is one of the Migrant Fleet's most dangerous exiles, he mind-raped Tali, Legion nearly died and the Reapers know about the Fade.]]
** Chapter 35 of MV3: They found an ancient Prothean ship... [[spoiler: with ''five'' working stasis pods on board. None are Javik, so he may turn up later.]]

** WordOfGod has stated that it was intended as a deconstruction of self-insert tendencies. Though later, he has considered the trilogy an OldShame of his.

** WordOfGod has stated that it was intended as a deconstruction of self-insert tendencies.

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this, almost bordering on [[PsychopathicManchild psychopathic]], [[PinballProtagonist useless]], and [[IdiotHero idiotic]] in many cases. He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''punched'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's former relationship with him and her relationship with Thane when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon, and was tempted to shoot him in the face. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. It was surprising no one else called him out on his behavior. One of the few meaningful changes he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaidan in the first entry and her and Thane in the second. For trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things.

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this. For one, he was condescending, aggressive, and sanctimonious to a lot of people. He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''punched'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's former relationship with him and her relationship with Thane when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. It was surprising no one else called him out on his behavior. As for trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things. The only form of change he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaidan in the first entry and her and Thane in the second. [[http://rp.rpen.us/2011/10/fanfics-mass-vexations-by-herr-wozzeck-mass-effect-life-in-thedas-by-hazza137-dragon-age-origins/ One reviewer]] noted how weird it was for him to be liked by Shepard despite his behavior:

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this. For one, he was condescending, aggressive, and sanctimonious to a lot of people. He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''punched'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's former relationship with him and her relationship with Thane when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. It was surprising no one else called him out on his behavior. As for trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things. The only form of change he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaiden in the first entry and her and Thane in the second. [[http://rp.rpen.us/2011/10/fanfics-mass-vexations-by-herr-wozzeck-mass-effect-life-in-thedas-by-hazza137-dragon-age-origins/ One reviewer]] noted how weird it was for him to be liked by Shepard despite his behavior:

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this. For one, he was condescending, aggressive, and sanctimonious to a lot of people. He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''assaulted'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's relationship when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. It was surprising no one else called him out on his behavior. As for trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things. The only form of change he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaiden in the first entry and her and Thane in the second. [[http://rp.rpen.us/2011/10/fanfics-mass-vexations-by-herr-wozzeck-mass-effect-life-in-thedas-by-hazza137-dragon-age-origins/ One reviewer]] noted how weird it was for him to be liked by Shepard despite his behavior.

* CanonDefilement: The Fade arc takes a lot of liberties with Dragon Age canon. Chiefly, the idea that the pilgrimage to the Black City would be able to purify souls when in [[Franchise/DragonAge the actual games]] this is the place that initiated the darkspawn taint.

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this. For one, he was condescending, aggressive, and sanctimonious to a lot of people. He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''assaulted'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's relationship when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon. It was surprising no one called him out on his behavior. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. As for trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things. The only form of change he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaiden in the first entry and her and Thane in the second. [[http://rp.rpen.us/2011/10/fanfics-mass-vexations-by-herr-wozzeck-mass-effect-life-in-thedas-by-hazza137-dragon-age-origins/ One reviewer]] noted how weird it was for him to be liked by Shepard despite his behavior.

* SeasonalRot: Some fans accuse the fanfic of having this in the later fanfics, citing the overusage of other characters from other universes and the entire [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Fade]] storyline.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Nogond]], we hardly knew ye... *sob*

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this. For one, he was condescending, aggressive, and sanctimonious to a lot of people He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''assaulted'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's relationship when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon. It was surprising no one called him out on his behavior. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. As for trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things. The only form of change he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaiden in the first entry and her and Thane in the second. [[http://rp.rpen.us/2011/10/fanfics-mass-vexations-by-herr-wozzeck-mass-effect-life-in-thedas-by-hazza137-dragon-age-origins/ One reviewer]] noted how weird it was for him to be liked by Shepard despite his behavior.

* CanonDefilement: The Fade arc takes a lot of liberties with Dragon Age canon. Chiefly, the idea that the pilgrimage to the Black City would be able to purify souls when in actual games this is the place that initiated the darkspawn taint.

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this. For one, he was condescending, aggressive, and sanctimonious to a lot of people He mouthed off a number of characters, often for petty reasons. He also ''assaulted'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's relationship when he met him on the Citadel after Horizon. It was surprising no one called him out on his behavior. The only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap in MV2. As for trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things. The only form of change he did was playing ShipperOnDeck between Shepard and Kaiden in the first entry and her and Thane in the second.[[http://rp.rpen.us/2011/10/fanfics-mass-vexations-by-herr-wozzeck-mass-effect-life-in-thedas-by-hazza137-dragon-age-origins/ One reviewer]] noted how weird it was for him to be liked by Shepard despite his behavior.

* CanonDefilement: The Fade arc takes a lot of liberties with Dragon Age canon: chiefly, the idea that the pilgrimage to the Black City would be able to purify souls when in actual games this is the place that initiated the darkspawn taint.

* DesignatedHero: Art can come off as this. For one, he has mouthed off a number of characters for often petty reasons. He has also ''assaulted'' Kaidan, a commanding officer, over Shepard's relationship. It was surprising that the only form of reprisal was Tali calling him out on his crap. As for trying to change the course of canon for the better, he hasn't done much in the grand scheme of things. [[http://rp.rpen.us/2011/10/fanfics-mass-vexations-by-herr-wozzeck-mass-effect-life-in-thedas-by-hazza137-dragon-age-origins/ One reviewer]] noted how weird it was for him to be liked by Shepard despite his behavior.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Art a GaryStu of the bygone Creator/DavidGonterman-esque variety, or is he -and the whole story- a StealthParody/Deconstruction of Gary Stus in fan fiction?

** Averted in MV 3 after [[spoiler: Tali's mind-rape and Thane's death.]]

** It goes ''even further.'' It sounds like FanFic/SpellbindingRadiance uses the same method of getting the hero to the canon universe in question, aka, [[spoiler: The person dying and entering the Fade in the right area so that they're reshuffled dimensionally. It's outright stated that Art's teacher and Ashley Williams did the same thing, so it's not a unique thing. If this is the case, than ''how many other Self-Insert fan fictions are the result of the death of the author?'']]

* CrossoverShip: [[spoiler:Garrus and [[HeavyRain Madison]]]].

* JumpingTheShark: Chapter 39. The story went from primarily science-fiction with some mystical elements hinted at to weaving supernatural and spiritual elements right into the plot. [[spoiler: The Fade, a shared dreamspace/afterlife, is seen and visited, and Orange explains that there is a lot more going on than it looks.]]

* AngstWhatAngst: The tendency of this trope to show up in self-insert fiction where the author avatar just teleports into their world is heavily deconstructed. Almost as soon as he realizes he's in the Mass Effect universe, Art begins wondering what's become of every person he's ever come to really care about, and about what they must be thinking in turn. At first, Art brushes off the angst under the pretense that [[PlotlineDeath he can head home via Virmire]]. However, by the time he gets to Virmire he's truly gotten to know the Mass Effect cast, and so he begins greatly second-guessing himself on his desire to go home, torn between losing one group of people that he cares about to gain another. When he finally decides to attempt to go back to his home dimension, [[spoiler:it ends up not happening thanks to Shepard saving him at Virmire]]. After that, the angst comes for him with a major vengeance when he realizes that he'll never see the family and friends that he knew for basically his entire life. Even worse is that thanks to the cover story he made to avoid suspicion, he basically can't tell anyone about why he's really angsting and has to hold the real reason for his angst in. As if that wasn't enough, [[spoiler:Ashley Williams, the woman who taught him everything about how to use military-grade weaponry, a reasonably good friend of his, and '''''one of the people he was trying to save from her probable in-game fate on Virmire''''' was the one who died. Art blames her death on himself for not being able to convince Shepard to save her instead of him.]] After the obligatory OneWomanWail, he spends an entire chapter locked in his room while moaning about his predicament. He gets better [[AFriendInNeed thanks to Tali]].
** It gets worse. [[spoiler: In Mass Vexations 2, he finds out that fate would not let him die on Virmire, so he basically spent all that effort for nothing.]] However, [[spoiler: Ashley didn't die, she went space-travelling the way he did, so it's not that bad... technically.]]

** Very, very averted in MV 3 after [[spoiler: Tali's mind-rape and Thane's death.]]

* CompleteMonster: Kul'Yenvar. When ''Jack'' thinks you're a fucked-up monster...

** Chapter 35 of MV3: They found an ancient Prothean ship... [[spoiler: with ''five'' working stasis pods on board. It's likely that one is Javik.]]

* FollowTheLeader: There were relatively few MassEffect self-inserts before Mass Vexations was originally posted. Afterwards, the section at first slowly and then very quickly became flooded with quite a few self-inserts.
** Equally, a Franchise/DragonAge counterpart called FanFic/LifeOnThedas (now with its own page too) was released that directly references Vexations, as the GenreSavvy main character is a fan of it. Became AscendedFanboy when Herr Wozzeck endorsed it in chapter 13 of MV2.

* IdiotBall: Art picks it up for the Kahje mission.