Line #15 FanFic/DevilWithABlueDress


1	''Devil With A Blue Dress'' by [=TF2Chan=] user Amp acts as a {{prequel}} to ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', in which a number of the team members are recruited by a mysterious woman in blue. In the process, we get an in-depth look in the featured team members, including the recruitor. While there is an overarching plot, the chapters are basically standalone stories that can be read in any order.
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3	Enjoy the fic [[http://www.tf2chan.net/fanfic/res/41.html here]].
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5	!!The fanfic contains the following tropes:
6	* AbusiveParents:
7	** [[spoiler:Pyro's father was molesting her, and when she tried to tell others, no one believed her, not even her mother. Developing a fascination with fire as a control mechanism, Pyro eventually burned the house down with her parents in it, jamming all the doors, windows, and other entrances to ensure they wouldn't be able to escape.]]
8	** From the looks of things, [[spoiler:Soldier's dad, who gave him a hell of a shiner upon finding out he was dating a Japanese girl.]]
9	* AgentMulder: Tavish [=DeGroot=], with the recruitor having to play AgentScully in his chapter.
10	* AllMythsAreTrue: In this ''[=TF2=]'' universe, [[Myth/CelticMythology kelpies]] seem to at least be real.
11	* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[spoiler:Pyro is described as looking vaguely Asian or Native American, with coppery skin. Her being called a "shifty, tricky little chink[[note]]a slur used against Chinese people[[/note]] girl" in her backstory and her house having a koi pond implies the former.]]
12	* BigDamnHeroes: Tavish saves the recruitor [[spoiler:from being drowned by a kelpie.]]
13	* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:The Soldier, or more specifically the young Jane Doe]], surprisingly enough.
14	* BreakingSpeech: The recruitor delivers a masterful one to recruit the Medic.
15	* BreatherEpisode: The Demoman's chapter is far more lighthearted than the previous four. His past isn't particularly traumatic nor does he consider it to be so; his problem is that he isn't making enough money to relocate his mother to a climate that will be better for her health. Something the recruiter is keen to solve...
16	* CantGetAwayWithNothing: The Soldier couldn't get into the military because of his flat feet.
17	* ChildSoldiers: [[spoiler:Pyro]] was in mental institution ward for ten- to seventeen-year-olds, meaning that [[spoiler:she's even younger than the Scout.]]
18	* CoolCar: The recruitor drives a silver Bel Air.
19	* CoveredWithScars: [[spoiler:Pyro's arms are covered in burn scars from the fire she set to kill her parents.]]
20	* CrapsaccharineWorld: Australia; every single resident is a rowdy mustached badass living in a rather comfortable and high-tech environment; but outside, there is the dangerous outback with loose government mutants, not to mention achieving citizenship can be summed up as a ''year-long'' [[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Game]].
21	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Everyone to certain extents.
22	** Pyro: [[spoiler:Molested by her (yes, [[SamusIsAGirl her]]) father and called a liar by everyone, including her mother. Developed a fascination with fire that resulted in her burning her house down with both parents inside. Her baby sister was inside too, but she considered it a MercyKill, saving her from the hell that their parents or a foster home would put her through.]]
23	** Engineer: [[spoiler:Despite his brilliance, his [[MarriedToTheJob passion for his work]] caused every relationship he had to fail.]]
24	** Soldier: [[spoiler:Rejected from the military and separated from his high school sweetheart when she and her family were sent to a Japanese internment camp. She eventually found her way back to Japan, married someone else and had two children.]]
25	** Heavy: [[spoiler:Part of the Soviet army during the rule of Stalin, he was forced to take part in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_No._227 Order 227]] and gun down any of his own comrades who tried to flee.]]
26	** Sniper: [[spoiler:Wasn't considered a natural-born citizen of Australia due to his mother being British, and was put through hell because of it. Voluntarily put himself through the grueling citizenship trial at sixteen, surviving a year alone in the unforgiving outback. At some points, he killed or was forced to kill in self-defense the other three applicants, one of whom was going to be a father.]]
27	** Medic: [[spoiler: Was sent to a [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust concentration camp]] when he was young and came out so traumatized that he turned to drug abuse in an attempt to numb his pain.]]
28	* {{Epigraph}}: Each chapter ends with a quote from a book, movie, or a famous figure fitting to each character backstory. This even includes the extended version of the Sun Tzu quote from the "Meet the Soldier" video.
29	* DevotedToYou: Why Spy [[spoiler:willingly attends the ball, knowing full well it's a trap set for him to get him to join RED/BLU.]]
30	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The Demoman is very considerate of his blind mother, and the Scout seems to be rather fond of his mom; inverted in the case of [[spoiler:the recruitor, who's really just doing everything to ensure the Scout's safety.]]
31	* TheFairFolk: Tavish strongly believes they exist, as one of his first friends claimed to be a faerie.
32	* {{Flashback}}: All chapters end with one.
33	* ForegoneConclusion: One way or another, [[spoiler:the recruitor's son will become the [=BLU=] Scout.]]
34	* GentleGiant- Heavy. He is a genuinely kind person who is still dealing with feelings of guilt for what he had to do during the war.
35	* HeadTurningBeauty: The recruitor, [[spoiler:a given if you've seen the "Meet the Spy" video.]]
36	* IHaveManyNames: The recruitor always uses a pseudonym whenever in a new location, all of which we can assume to be fake.
37	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Dell Conagher is a brilliant thinker and technician, but has a string of failed relationships due to his passion for his work inevitably alienating his lover.
38	* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Soldier's high school sweetheart didn't, and now she's living in Japan with a husband and two children. Of course, the recruiter could be lying about that, but either way it's tragic.]]
39	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Demoman and Heavy.
40	* LoveMakesYouEvil: Or manipulative and morally ambiguous. [[spoiler:After all, she's doing this for Scout...]]
41	* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: A more sympathetic example, but the title should have clued you in.
42	* MamaBear: It doesn't matter [[spoiler: if she has to endure mad scientists, freezing weather, and a dangerous Australian outback; Scout's mom is ''not'' going to let her son down.]]
43	* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Pyro strongly believed she was doing this to her baby sister, to save her from the horrific childhood she herself experienced at the hands of their parents.]]
44	* MoralityPet: Considering Heavy's [[TriggerHappy usual behavior]], it's easy to see that the recruitor is one for him.
45	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Sniper's 'weapon' in the Arena is a pair of sunglasses. The others are given a kukri, a submachine gun, and a sniper rifle--his base weapons in the game, implying that Sniper subdued them all and stole their weapons.
46	* UsefulNotes/NaziGermany: Medic is [[spoiler:a Holocaust survivor who routinely abuses drugs to deal with the trauma and PTSD he suffers because of it.]]
47	* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Pyro is in truth a ''very'' troubled teenage girl]].
48	* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Pyro burned down her -- yes, ''her'' -- house with her parents sill inside.]]
49	* ShellShockedVeteran: The Heavy, as a result of being made to participate in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_No._227 Order 227]].
50	* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:Jane Doe]] and his high school sweetheart Yurie, a Japanese-American in a [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII rather sour time to be one]]. Also [[spoiler:Scout's mom (the recruiter) and Spy.]]
51	* ThereAreNoTherapists: [[spoiler:Surprisingly, averted. The recruiter finds Pyro in a mental health facility that appears to be fairly clean and well-maintained, and by all appearances looks like a pretty good place to be staying. But even if it is, the recruiter has no intention of letting her remain there.]]
52	* WarIsHell: [[spoiler:As a member of the Soviet army, Heavy was forced to gun down his own comrades as part of Order 227.]]
53	* YouAreNumberSix: The Sniper is literally #6 in the survival race to qualify for Australian citizenship.

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