Line #44 Audioplay/StrikersSoundStageX


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3	''[=StrikerS=] Sound Stage X'' is a two-disc self-contained [[AudioAdaptation Audio Drama]] story, part of the ''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' franchise. Taking place three years after ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', it excluded everyone introduced before that, with the exception of minor character Mariel and revolved around a new incident that the heroes must handle.
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5	What appeared to be an ordinary SerialKiller case that Enforcer Teana was investigating turns out to be something more sinister as ancient texts that speak of the [[NightOfTheLivingMooks undead]] SuperSoldier army of Mariage led by the Dark King Ixpellia are uncovered together with the identity of a terrorist named Tredia who plans to use them. With the threat of a ZombieApocalypse looming over the horizon, Subaru and friends must battle the Mariage, and locate both Ixpellia and the mastermind behind this latest terrorist attack before it's too late.
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7	'''NOTE:''' Only general tropes for the series are listed here. For character-specific ones, check out the [[Characters/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers character]] [[Characters/StrikersSoundStageX pages]].
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10	!!''Sound Stage X'' provides examples of:
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12	* AllThereInTheManual: The Sound Stage X Dictionary has additional information on the plot, such as how [="N2R"=] got its name and the implications of [[spoiler:Teana's partner being implicated as the killer]].
13	* AmusementPark: Marine Garden.
14	* AssholeVictim: The hotel owner is shown to have a shady past and sleazy personality before he gets murdered.
15	* AudioAdaptation: Unusually for the series, it actually has events with lasting consequences for canon.
16	* BattleAmongstTheFlames: Inevitable in any battle against the Mariage since the first step in any of their attacks involves torching the place they're in.
17	* BittersweetEnding: The Mariage are neutralized, but [[spoiler:Ix goes into a coma that could last from one to a thousand years, and Teana's partner is arrested, upsetting her and leading to her taking a leave of absence due to feeling responsible]].
18	* BusmansHoliday: The incident occurs when Subaru was organizing a mini-reunion for any Riot Force Six member she could get a hold of.
19	* ConsultingAConvictedKiller: Ginga and [[spoiler:Cinque]] must consult the imprisoned BigBad Jail Scaglietti in order to gather some important data on the Mariage serial arsonist case. Scaglietti only asks for [[LibationForTheDead enough Belkan wine to honor the dead]] [[spoiler:Due]] in exchange for his info.
20	* CouldntFindAPen: The Ancient Belka Psalms, which were written in blood on the walls of one of the murder sites.
21	* DarkerAndEdgier: To start with, this is the first time where InnocentBystanders are explicitly killed on-screen en masse.
22	* DeusExitMachina: All of the super-powerful old cast are off on their own missions, allowing the newer cast to take the spotlight.
23	* DugTooDeep: The UnderwaterRuins [[spoiler: containing Ixpellia]] were uncovered during the construction of the Marine Garden.
24	* {{Dystopia}}: Orussia, a place torn by civil war where basic necessities are scarce, but weapons and ammunition are plentiful.
25	* EvilPoacher: Erio and Caro catch one in the track where they first appear. He was quite surprised to find himself being hunted down by a dragon in this day and age.
26	* HeKnowsTooMuch: The hotel owner gets murdered immediately after he realizes what's going on.
27	* ImpromptuTracheotomy: The murder victims were found with their throats stabbed.
28	* IronicEcho: Subaru flicks Ixpellia in the forehead when she's angsting, and tells her it's something you do to children who are being unreasonable. [[spoiler:Later, Ixpellia does the same thing to Subaru when she starts to cry about Ixpellia's impending coma.]]
29	* LensmanArmsRace: The booklet describes the Ancient Belka War as this, and mentions how this was the direct cause for its destruction.
30	* LineOfSightName: The name for [="N2R"=] [[spoiler:the Nakajima sisters' unit]] came from the part of the rehabiliation center where they stayed.
31	* LowerDeckEpisode: The Mariage case is the only major storyline in the entire franchise where neither the Three Aces (Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate), nor a certain clone of the last Belkan Sankt Kaiser play a major role--in fact, the Aces don't appear in it at all. As a result, it is a fairly grounded (by the series' standards) episode that offers unique insight into what most TSAB investigations that don't involve an impending apocalypse or two are like.
32	* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: What started as a SerialKiller and arsonist case turned out to be a terrorist plot to revive a Dark King and unleash an army of undead SuperSoldiers.
33	* MundaneMadeAwesome: Vivio going Full Drive to do a data search with MAXIMUM POWER.
34	* ParryingBullets: The [[NightOfTheLivingMooks Mariage]] has no need for DeflectorShields since they can block a barrage of Magic Bullets with a single [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm blade]]. This Sound Stage also had a scene that had FragileSpeedster Erio using Strada to deflect physical bullets fired by an EvilPoacher.
35	* {{Pilgrimage}}: The work features a small scene of [[NunsAreFunny Sein]] assisting [[SternTeacher Sister Schach]] in a mass pilgrimage, though where they're going is a bit of a mystery given that any presumed holy sites in their religion would be on Belka (a planet that was lost in a dimensional dislocation decades if not centuries earlier).
36	* PsychicAssistedSuicide: How one person died in front of Subaru. She wasn't able to stop him despite his pleas to save him.
37	* PutOnABus: All characters from the Nanoha universe that appeared before ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''.[[note]]except for Mariel[[/note]] And the "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" title and logo too.
38	* SuperpowerfulGenetics: The booklet mentions that the Belkan Royalties directly invoking this, experimenting on their bodies to not only turn themselves into [[PersonOfMassDestruction Persons of Mass Destruction]], but to also ensure that their descendents would inherit their powers.
39	* TimeSkip: Three years after ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''.
40	* WarriorPrince: The standard king during the Ancient Belka War, who are mentioned in the accompanying booklet as having turned themselves and their descendants into [[PersonOfMassDestruction Persons of Mass Destruction]] to better lead their countries as symbol of power.
41	* WhamLine: Ginga and [[spoiler: Cinque]] are interrogating Jail Scaglietti about the whereabouts of the current BigBad and drops this bombshell at the end:
42	--> [[spoiler: ''He died four years ago. He was devoured by the Mariage.'']]
43	* ZombieApocalypse: What Tredia was planning to start with the Mariage.

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