1 | Terrible is a Hunger Games/Axis Powers Hetalia crossover written by Sharon Stoppable. It is intended to be a companion piece to the Fanfic/BrutalSeries and follows its style of reimagining the Hetalia characters as district teenagers thrust into the Hunger Games. The fic is currently in-progress and can be found at [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8414494/1/Terrible]] |
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5 | !!!'''Provides Examples Of:''' |
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7 | * ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: Action FanFic Quiet Drama Scene: Chelsea's nostalgic memory of the campfires back home. |
8 | ** Reise and Opal talking about why they volunteered, culminating in Reise realizing she thinks of Opal as a friend. |
9 | ** Rod remembering his time with Honey and how her death drove him into depression. |
10 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Gerome, Kiku, Katya, and Thuaine. |
11 | * AlternateUniverseFic: Like in the Brutal Series, the Hetalia characters are human teenagers living in Panem, not personifications of countries living in past-to-present-day Earth. |
12 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: Tino and Susan; Russo and Tasha. Canada also has a slight crush on Katya which she does not reciprocate. |
13 | * AllMenArePerverts: Katya thinks this trope almost word-for-word after she catches Canada ogling her chest. |
14 | * AmbiguouslyJewish: Opal prays occasionally and makes reference to food she is not allowed to eat. |
15 | * AngstySurvivingTwin: Canada to Usa. |
16 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sealand seems to be this to his older brother (obviously based off England). |
17 | * AntiVillain: |
18 | ** Katya, Gerome and Opal are joined the Career program out of pressure, fear or feelings of inadequacy, never seem to enjoy killing, and have many sympathetic traits, like Gerome's relationship with [[spoiler: Talia]] and Opal's with [[spoiler: Reise]]. |
19 | ** Kiku and Reise are offer no FreudianExcuse for their volunteering (or, in Reise's case, psychotic behavior) but both have humanizing qualities and lines they will not cross. |
20 | %%** Canada simply by virtue of being in the Career pack. |
21 | * AnyoneCanDie: Obviously. |
22 | * AuthorAvatar: Opal manages to be a well-done and non-{{MarySue}}-ish one. |
23 | * AxCrazy: Definitely Addison; Reise to a letter extent. [[spoiler:Russo]] might be headed this way as well. |
24 | * BadBoss: Addison keeps her Career pack (and her gang back home in District 1) in line with threats, violence and punishment. |
25 | ** Russo's heading this way with his treatment of Tino, too. |
26 | * BandOfBrothers: The Morningstars, for the most part. |
27 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet, mild-mannered [[spoiler:Canada]] completely snaps when [[spoiler:his]] allies ignore [[spoiler:him]] one time too many. |
28 | ** Opal may seem harmless, but [[spoiler:she's the first to get a kill at the bloodbath]], after [[spoiler:cutting off that tribute's arm]], no less. |
29 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Romano volunteers for the Games to protect his sister, Talia. |
30 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Bastard In Sheep's Clothing: Thuaine plays the ‘nice guy’ angle during his interview and seems good-natured enough at first, but as the Games progress, becomes increasingly malicious and spiteful. |
31 | * BigDamnHeroes: Reise attacks Addison from behind right when the latter is about to kill Opal. |
32 | * BloodierAndGorier / DarkerAndEdgier: Carries on the Fanfic/BrutalSeries' tradition of putting the Hetalia characters through completely horrible, violent, and depressing situations. |
33 | * BloodKnight: All of the Careers could technically qualify, but Reise and especially Addis take the cake. |
34 | * BrokenBird: Rod is a rare male variation. |
35 | * BrotherSisterIncest: Just like her ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' counterpart, Tasha is completely obsessed with her brother, Russo. |
36 | * TheBrute: Addison. |
37 | * TheCameo: All the previous Victors from the Fanfic/BrutalSeries are mentioned. |
38 | * CaptainObvious: Russo in Chapter 21: |
39 | --> *After [[spoiler: his sister has been hit with a knife, her cannon has blown and her body is about to be taken away.]]* |
40 | --> Russo: [[spoiler: "She's dead! My sister is dead!"]] |
41 | * CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Reise to Opal. |
42 | * CorruptTheCutie: It looks like this may be happening to [[spoiler:Canada]], what with [[spoiler:his]] newfound resolve to kill. |
43 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Opal; see BewareTheNiceOnes above. |
44 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: None so far, but Addison’s latest goal is to [[spoiler: [[NightmareFuel build a bonfire and burn all of the Morningstars alive.]]]] |
45 | * CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Traz vs Opal, Aubrey vs Addis]] |
46 | * DarkActionGirl: All of the females in the Career packs, apart from Talia. |
47 | * DarkFic |
48 | * [[{{DoggedNiceGuy}} Dogged Nice Girl]]: Susan to Tino |
49 | * DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler:Russo]] derides [[spoiler:Tino's]] sympathy for [[spoiler:his sister's]] death, because he feels [[spoiler:Tino]] doesn't understand what he's going through. |
50 | * DrivenToSuicide: Rod reveals that he nearly did this when his girlfriend, Honey, was killed in a past Game. |
51 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: Poor [[spoiler:Ned]] |
52 | * ElegantClassicalMusician: Rod plays the violin, has a large vocabulary, and behaves in a refined manner. |
53 | * ElsewhereFic: This takes place during the 49th Hunger Games. |
54 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: The opening lines serve as one for Addison, who is first seen beating up a little girl and only goes downhill from there. |
55 | * EtTuBrute: Rod's girlfriend Honey was apparently betrayed and killed by her ally. |
56 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: even [[AxCrazy Reise]] thinks Addison is evil, noting that she enjoys killing for the thrill of battle, while Addison enjoys killing out of hatred for her victims. |
57 | ** Kiku and Gerome are horrified by Addison’s suggestion of [[spoiler: burning the Morningstars alive.]] |
58 | * EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Addison finds the terrified expression on [[spoiler:Ned's]] dying face to be hilarious. |
59 | * {{Expy}}: Ahiru is Duck from ''Anime/PrincessTutu''. As the author puts it, why not? |
60 | * FaceDeathWithDignity / HoldingHands: The Morningstars do this when confronted with a sandstorm in a deleted scene. Fortunately for them, it dies down before reaching them. |
61 | * FaceOfAThug / PerpetualFrowner: Susan has an “angry-looking face;” one of the reasons why Tino is so scared of her. |
62 | * FireForgedFriends: Gerome and Talia (if they don't become [[{{OfficialCouple}} something more]]) and the Morningstars are headed this way. |
63 | * FiveManBand: |
64 | ** Addison's Career pack: |
65 | *** BigBad / TheBrute: Addison |
66 | *** TheLancer: Gerome |
67 | *** TheSmartGuy: Kiku |
68 | *** TheChick: Talia (and arguably Romano) |
69 | ** The Morningstars: |
70 | *** BigBad: Katya |
71 | *** TheLancer / TheSmartGuy: Thuaine |
72 | *** TheBrute: Reise |
73 | *** TheChick: Canada and Opal |
74 | * FlashbackNightmare: Talia has one about being assaulted at a party. |
75 | * {{Foil}}: Katya can be seen as one to Addis. While both girls are the leaders of their Career pack and have no qualms with killing, Katya operates by a code of honor and sees her allies as family, while Addison … doesn't. |
76 | * GhostTown: The theme of the arena. |
77 | * HairTriggerTemper: the smallest thing can send Romano over the edge, [[KnightTemplarBigBrother especially if it concerns his beloved younger sister, Talia.]] |
78 | * HeartbrokenBadass: Rod (romantic version) and [[spoiler:Russo]] (platonic version). Interesting in that [[spoiler:Russo's]] heartbreak was caused by Rod. |
79 | * HeroicSacrifice: Romano volunteers to protect Talia, knowing it will most likely mean his death. |
80 | ** [[spoiler: Susan]] [[{{TakingTheBullet}} jumps in front of a throwing knife]] meant for [[spoiler: Tino.]] |
81 | * [[{{HerHeartWillGoOn}} His Heart Will Go On]]: Gender-flipped version with Rod and Honey. |
82 | * IGaveMyWord: District partners Katya and Kiku join different alliances, but swear to kill each other quickly if they run into each other. Katya misinterprets this as a non-aggression pact and is furious when [[spoiler: Kiku targets her during a battle,]] claiming he is violating their promise. |
83 | * IgnoredEpiphany:[[spoiler: Reise]] realizes how awful killing is after making friends with [[spoiler: Opal]], but resolves to do so anyway, as it’s the only way to win. |
84 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Russo with his pipe; Katya with her pitchfork. |
85 | * KickTheDog: It’s hard to find a single action of Addison’s that ''isn’t'' this. From starting a hate-gang against an innocent girl to mocking Aubrey’s gender change before killing her to threatening to kill Talia if she didn’t stop screaming. |
86 | ** Thuaine is also quite nasty to Opal much of the time. |
87 | ** Russo threatening and mocking Tino, even though the latter’s just trying to help him [[spoiler: get over the death of his sister.]] |
88 | * KillEmAll: All but one. |
89 | * KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Ahiru, May, Sealand and Chelsea so far.]] |
90 | * KillItWithFire: Addison's plan for [[spoiler: the Morningstars.]] |
91 | * LetThemDieHappy: [[spoiler: Despite not loving her in a romantic way, Russo kisses Tasha as she dies in hope of making her happy in her final moments.]] |
92 | * LikeIsLikeAComma: Felix speaks along these lines. |
93 | * TheLostLenore: Honey to Rod. |
94 | * LoveHurts: Rod finds the memories of his time with Honey to be as painful as her death itself. |
95 | * ManlyTears: When [[spoiler: Russo]] weeps for [[spoiler: his dead sister, Tasha.]] |
96 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Friends [[ActionGirl Lizzie]] and [[ValleyGirl Felix]] fulfill this trope. |
97 | * MercyKill: Kiku makes an effort to kill as quickly and painlessly as possible. |
98 | * MoralityPet: Opal to Reise, Talia to Gerome. |
99 | * MyEyesAreUpHere: said word-for-word by Katya to Canada. |
100 | * NeckSnap: At the bloodbath, [[spoiler:Gerome]] kills [[spoiler:Aubrey]] this way. |
101 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: At the bloodbath, [[spoiler:Katya]] killes [[spoiler:Ahiru]] this way. |
102 | * ObviouslyEvil: Addison. |
103 | * OddFriendship: Reise, a bloodthirsty sadist from District 12, bonds with Opal, a quirky girl from District 4. It’s genuinely sweet. |
104 | * ParentalAbandonment: Romano’s and Talia’s parents left them with their grandfather to avoid having extra mouths to feed. |
105 | * PlatonicLifePartners: Lizzie and Felix. |
106 | * PolarOppositeTwins: In his introductory chapter, Canada notes how his late twin, Usa, was outgoing, obnoxious, and confident, while he is shy, polite and unsure of himself. |
107 | * ThePollyanna: When the Gamemakers send a storm her way, Lizzie defies them by literally singing and dancing in the rain. |
108 | * PosthumousCharacter: Canada’s twin sister Usa and Rod’s girlfriend Honey. |
109 | * PsychopathicManchild: [[spoiler: After grief over his sister’s death twists his personality, Russo starts to become one of these.]] |
110 | * PuppyLove: Susan has had a crush on Tino since they were small children. |
111 | * RedShirt / SacrificialLamb: the bloodbath victims (minus [[spoiler:Susan]], who serves as [[spoiler: Tino’s Dead Love Interest]]), [[spoiler:Ned]], and arguably [[spoiler:Chelsea]]. |
112 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Tasha]], and inevitably more to come. |
113 | * ScheduleSlip: The author hasn't had time to update in a while. |
114 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Canada]] eventually gets fed up with being ignored by the rest of the Morningstars and flees the alliance. |
115 | * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Rod’s narration is often like this. |
116 | * SirSwearsALot: Romano. |
117 | * SpiritualSuccessor: To the Fanfic/BrutalSeries. |
118 | * StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Russo]] is a Type A/Type C following [[spoiler:the death of his sister,]] smiling whilst hiding intense emotional pain and growing insanity. |
119 | * SwitchingPOV |
120 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Susan]] jumps in front of a knife intended for [[spoiler:Tino]] |
121 | * TeamMom: Katya and Reise for the Morningstars. |
122 | * TookALevelInBadass: This is what Canada intends to do to get the attention of the sponsors. |
123 | * TheUnintelligible: Susan. |
124 | * UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Susan to Tino. |
125 | * ValleyGirl: Felix is a gender-flipped variety. |
126 | * VillainOpeningScene: The story starts off with Addison and her gang [[{{KicktheDog}} beating up a little girl in District 1.]] |
127 | * VillainProtagonist: Not that the other characters are ignored or portrayed as antagonists, but the Careers get a lot of focus and are portrayed quite sympathetically. In fact, the only ones of them who can be called flat-out villains are Addis and possibly Thuaine. |
128 | * WouldHitAGirl: Traz, Gerome [[spoiler: (although he was intending to kill Tino when Susan jumped in the way)]], Kiku, Russo, Rod [[spoiler:(although, again, he was aiming for Russo)]] and Thuaine. |
129 | * WriteWhoYouKnow: Reise is based off the Fanfic/BrutalSeries' author, Number One Fan of Journey. |
130 | * YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Alice, whom Canada’s sister volunteered (and died) for, says this to him after the reaping. |
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