Line #38 DarthWiki/Wormhole


1	In [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] America, a tyrannical government has risen to power. However, there was [[{{Mordor}} one isolated village]] [[CityInABottle that they left untouched]]. Which was a really stupid move, actually.
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3	An orphaned boy known only by the name Wyrm is born without arms, making him [[TheChewToy the outcast of the town]]. But it's more than just that though - Wyrm secretly harbors [[{{Pyromaniac}} an unusual fascination with fire]], [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed which leads to him eventually burning down his home village]].
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5	Then he's eventually discovered by the SecretPolice and arrested, and it just so happens that his roommate is the supposedly dead Dr. Fang. The Doctor makes a deal with Wyrm, saying that he can replace his prosthetic arms in exchange for agreeing to his conditions. Wyrm accepts, and once they're broken out of jail, Fang performs the operation (which was badly needed in Wyrm's case, since his original prosthetics would have actually given him Tetanus and killed him). Then comes those terms of agreement; Fang is actually planning a revolution, and he wants Wyrm's cooperation in LaResistance - and being the only source of maintenance, Wyrm has no choic other than to accept. He isn't happy about it.
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7	So they later come to meet a former lab rat who was [[HalfHumanHybrid genetically manipulated]] to have wings...except they don't work for flying. She however, does possess amazing powers, that no less [[BlessedWithSuck come with major drawbacks]]. And then they pick up a [[UnluckyEverydude civilian]], a [[AscendedFangirl crazy fangirl]], and several others. There's a few kinks in the story, but it's so far coming along well.
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10	Still a work in progress, but now comes with a [[Characters/{{Wormhole}} Character sheet!]]
11	See also ''DarthWiki/DeadSeaCircus'', a spinoff of the saga.
12	!DarthWiki/{{Wormhole}} provides examples of:
13	* AnimalMotifs: seen occasionally when overlapped with AnimalStereotypes.
14	** Wyrm has dragons (loner, hot-tempered, likes fire) and worms (often disregarded and crude, but somehow brings good out of his own bad)
15	** Syra has moths, being beautiful and also very very insane. She's also attracted to Wyrm like a moth to a flame.
16	** The entire ''DarthWiki/DeadSeaCircus'' have their own AnimalMotifs, being hybridized sea creatures themselves.
17	* AntiHero: Wyrm. His first action is essentially burning down an orphanage (and by mistake, his whole town), but it turns out he's surprisingly heroic at times.
18	** Dr. Fang is this also. He's a revolutionary {{determinator}} hell bent on overturning the malicious government...and has no qualms about manipulating people to accomplish said revolution.
19	** Rose Quartz is a Type II, being a KnightInSourArmor who believes ScienceIsBad[[note]]Despite being one of the {{Science Hero}}es in the story[[/note]] and also a BrokenBird.
20	** Syra is a {{Yandere}} for Wyrm, who professes that she "has no friends or family". It's clear she has some psychological issues.
21	* AuthorAppeal: Wyrm's red hair is treated as a {{fetish}} for many people.
22	** SchizoTech of all kinds, especially {{steampunk}} and DieselPunk.
23	** The fact that this is about a pyromaniac should clue anyone in on the fact that there's enough [[StuffBlowingUp explosions]] [[strike: to give Creator/MichaelBay an orgasm]] to go around.
24	* AxeCrazy: Wyrm, whenever he gets his [[{{Pyromaniac "urges"]], complete with SlasherSmile.
25	** Syra at one point, after finding out that Wyrm wasn't the hero she thought he'd be, goes into a blind rage and chases after him with a meat cleaver. Naturally, [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten Wyrm never lets her forget this]].
26	* BodyHorror: A'plenty. For one thing, ''anything'' involving the experiments and genetic manipulation.
27	** [[spoiler: What eventually happens to Tom]].
28	* BreakTheCutie: Puzzle, Rose, and Syra. [[spoiler: Also, Yui]].
29	** Also happens to Puzzle, both in the experimentations and when surviving the zeppelin crash.
30	* CloudCuckoolander: Syra and Dr. Fang.
31	* CuteAndPsycho: Syra is ''definitely'' this trope. She has a brief HeroicBSOD after being disillusioned by Wyrm, then she snaps and goes after him with an axe. She gets better, though.
32	** Rose could be this to a far lesser extent.
33	** Wyrm himself could count; depending on how cute you think he is[[note]]At the very least, he's certainly a PrettyBoy[[/note]], but he is ''definitely'' a psycho.
34	* DarkAndTroubledPast: '''EVERYONE'''. [[EspeciallyZoidberg Except]] [[UnfazedEveryman Tom]].
35	** Wyrm grew up in an OrphanageOfFear where AllOfTheOtherReindeer picked on him for being born without arms. It makes a little more sense why he [[spoiler: enjoyed burning down said orphanage so much]].
36	** Rose was a lab rat, who had to watch Mica suffer and die from the experimentations; not to mention nearly dying herself.
37	** Quintel J. Fang's [[spoiler: memories actually [[GhostMemory transcend from the past three generations]], in which he had those of his father and grandfather installed into his brain]].
38	** Puzzle lost his family in a zeppelin crash, and [[spoiler: was ''also'' one of the experiments alongside Rose]].
39	** Syra seems to have suffered one, but all we know is that she "has no friends or family".
40	** [[spoiler: Tom eventually gets in on the party, once the scientists turn him into an EldritchAbomination]]
41	* DoggedNiceGuy: Gender-flipped; Syra is more or less aware that Wyrm just isn't interested in being romantically involved with ''anyone'', but she nonetheless insists upon making her affections toward him clear.
42	* DudeHesLikeInAComa: Syra could not have been happier to have an unconscious Wyrm in her house.
43	* DysfunctionJunction: It's a rule of thumb that no character thus far has a fully normal brain.
44	* EducationThroughPyrotechnics: Actually, this ''is'' the best way to teach Wyrm something. When Fang wants to get his attention, he pulls out a lighter and flicks it on.
45	* {{Expy}}: Believe it or not, Wyrm was inspired by another [[FieryRedhead redhead]] [[GogglesDoNothing with goggles]] and [[DeadpanSnarker a dry sense of humor]]. He's basically Matt from Manga/DeathNote.
46	* GogglesDoNothing: Wyrm and Rose Quartz. The former has these as a result of being an expy of Matt from Manga/DeathNote. They are actually a subversion as they keep his eyes from burning should he end up caught in his own fires. Rose's are purely aesthetic.
47	* GotVolunteered: Poor Wyrm...
48	* GreatEscape: Wyrm and Fang, after joining forces.
49	* HollywoodFire: Averted.
50	* KillItWithFire: You have no idea...
51	* MatchlightDangerRevelation: Or rather, flamethrower-danger, but still counts.
52	* MeaningfulName: "Wyrm" is also the name of a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent type of dragon]], given he's [[LonersAreFreaks solitary]], [[HotBlooded easily provoked]] and a {{pyromaniac}}. Then there's the way people tend to perceive him, (which is generally "lower than dirt"), and [[spoiler: the way he even thinks of himself]].
53	** Puzzle is...well, [[ShapedLikeItself puzzling]]. He's also very good at puzzles and strategy, and basically named after the symbol of Autism Awareness.
54	* MedicalHorror: Probably where most of the {{gorn}} comes from.
55	* NotInThisForYourRevolution
56	* ANuclearError: Possibly going to happen, but to put things frankly, [[CreatorsApathy I don't care]], [[RuleOfCool and neither will you]].
57	* OutrunTheFireball
58	* TheRuinsICaused: The opening scene has Wyrm looking back at the [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed town he burned down]].
59	* RunningGag: Wyrm's pyromania when it isn't being PlayedForDrama.
60	** Wyrm frequently brings up the time Syra came after him with a meat cleaver and tried to kill him, usually either comparing how she's [[CharacterDevelopment toned it down since]] or in comparison to someone not as crazy as she is.
61	* ShoutOut: Syra really likes [[DeathNoteAbridged installing cameras in people's bathrooms]].
62	* ShownTheirWork: In regards to the way Wyrm's pyromania is portrayed, his symptoms are actually very close to real-life pyromania.
63	* StealthHiBye: Syra is particularly good at this, given how she once popped out of a fireplace...that had just been put out.
64	* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Syra has cameras everywhere.
65	* SwordAndGun: Or Machete and Flamethrower, in Wyrm's case.
66	* UnderestimatingBadassery: Frequent mistake made by members of the elitists regarding Wyrm. However, Huvris avoids falling into this.
67	* UnreliableNarrator: Wyrm opens up the prologue in his own POV, and it's pretty obvious there are things he's not telling the audience.
68	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Wyrm was supposed to be a {{bifauxnen}} a la SamusIsAGirl in the story.

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