Line #10 Fanfic/BirthAndReDeath


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12528832/1/Birth-and-Re-Death Birth and Re-Death]]'' is a ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' fanfiction by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/8152484/ThreeDollarBratwurst ThreeDollarBratwurst.]]
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3	If you've played a ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' game, especially on [[FinalDeathMode Classic Mode]], you understand the frustraion of [[SaveScumming restarting over and over]] [[ThatOneLevel on difficult chapters]] so that [[NoDeathRun all your comrades survive.]] After [[AuthorAvatar Randall]] [[YouWakeUpInARoom wakes up in an unfamiliar bar with no memory of where he is or how we got there]] -- or why he has the accoutrements of a [[CrystalDragonJesus monk or priest]] -- he discovers two unsettling facts. First, he is [[TrappedinAnotherWorld trapped in Ylisse]], the fictional land of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', and second, the frustrating process mentioned above has become his reality -- when he dies, he [[GroundhogDayLoop returns to a previous point in time]] and can "retry" what got him killed in the first place. After joining up with [[TheHero Chrom]] and his [[MildlyMilitary Shepherds]], Randall must [[TookALevelInBadass train]], make [[FireForgedFriends friends and allies]], and use his power as best he can to prevent the BadFuture, even as the [[ForWantOfANail plot diverges]] from the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening game's]] storyline and [[OutsideContextVillain unforeseen forces]] seem to be at work...
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5	!! ''Birth and Re-Death'' contains examples of:
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7	* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: After the battle at the Breakneck Pass, Randall teaches the Shepherds some Earth songs, most notably "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" -- ostensibly relax and boost morale -- and they all sing along together and have a grand time.
8	* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] The reason for Lucina replacing Lon'qu as Basilio's champion and fighting the Shepherds in Regna Ferox in the [[DuelsDecideEverything battle]] between the East and West Khan's [[CombatbyChampion champions]] is not explained in the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening game]]. This is inverted, though, when Lucina explains to Randy that she intends to replace Lon'qu as Basilio's champion in Regna Ferox so that he doesn't suffer a lasting injury in that duel, which he did in [[BadFuture her timeline.]]
9	%%* ArcWords: "Know when to use your power. And use it."
10	* AutoSave: It appears that the "reset point" for his power is whenever he wakes up.
11	* CombatMedic: Randy uses a healing staff for [[TheMedic its intended purpose]] as well as [[CarryABigStick more violent ones.]] He [[TookALevelInBadass further dips into the Combat aspect]] when he begins to learn magic, especially dark magic with Tharja.
12	* CruelMercy: Gangrel, after being defeated, gets imprisoned for life with a hex that prevents him from committing suicide in prison. Bonus points that it comes from Maribelle, whose hometown was the first to be attacked by Gangrel's armies, handing out said punishment in his trial along with consulting a certain dark mage on hexes.
13	* DanceOfRomance: While in [[spoiler: prison, after being captured by the Plegians]], Maribelle teaches Randall some Ylissean court dances.
14	* DeadpanSnarker: Randy can be quite sarcastic, though he doesn't usually mean any harm.
15	* TheDeterminator: Vasto won't stop [[spoiler:his loss of both an arm and a leg]] from letting him be an effective wyvern knight and quite useful to [[spoiler:Lord Aventine's]] plans.
16	* GroundhogDayLoop: Very early on, Randy discovers that when he dies, he will wake up at an earlier point in time, keeping the memories of his death. Which is useful, because he's [[ButtMonkey going to die a lot.]]
17	* InsomniaEpisode: Because the [[SavePoint save points]] that Randy will SnapBack in time to are right when he wakes up, repeated unsuccessful runs or attempts tire him out as he becomes increasingly more sleep-deprived.
18	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:When the Plegians attack Themis, Melinda, Isadora, Captain Jackson, and others are killed. Despite Randy's efforts to get himself killed and reset the events, he's unable to do so.]]
19	** [[spoiler: Libra sacrifices himself to rescue the hostages from the Plegians and without Randy around to rewind, he winds up dead for good in the present timeline.]]
20	* LaResistance: [[spoiler:Quite a few familiar faces, both Ylissean and Plegian, are agents of a conspiracy to overthrow both royal families and institute a government more resembling a republic or democracy. These include Lord Aventine, Vasto, Mustafa, Phila, and Maribelle's father, Duke Hadrian Osprey. Randall comes to work with them after Vasto kidnaps him, and suggests the name "the Patriots" to several members of the rank-and-file.]]
21	* NakedFirstImpression: Well, not a first impression, but an early impression nonetheless -- in Chapter 3, Vaike tells Randy to use the mirror in the women's bathhouse, knowing full well [[{{Tsundere}} Mari]][[ProperLady belle]] has already entered. HilarityEnsues.
22	* RomanticFalseLead: The relationship between [[spoiler:Maribelle and Randy]] ended up not working out, as they come to realize that their relationship has the unhealthy and unfortunate basis in their [[spoiler:shared experiences of the tragedy at Themis and their subsequent captivity.]] Time will tell who they actually each will end up with, but for the moment, the chances of them getting back together seem low.
23	** [[spoiler: In the later chapters after [[AmicableExes both slowly settle the rift between them]], Maribelle ties the knot with Chrom while Randall seems to be leaning towards Female Robin. ]]
24	* SelfMutilationDemonstration: When [[TheMedic Maribelle]] is training Randy in the art of healing magic, she cuts herself and has him heal the wounds. [[JustifiedTrope Apparently,]] [[TrainingFromHell this is how Ylissean healers train, and why they are the best in the world.]]
25	* SirSwearsALot: Randall curses more than many, but not all, of his comrades; much humor comes from the juxtaposition between his diction and that of the ProperLady Maribelle.
26	* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: From what glimpses we get from the books Randall reads and the knowledge he gets from training, the people of the ''Awakening'' world seem to have developed a solid theoretical foundation for understanding their magic, and some well-understood empirical factors are brought to bear.
27	* SuicideByCop: When the Plegians attack Themis,[[spoiler:Melinda and Isadora, among others, are murdered]]. Randall rushes Aversa, shouting to provoke her or another Plegian into killing him and giving him the chance to "retry" the day. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]
28	* SpottingTheThread: [[spoiler:Over time, Robin notices and collates certain inconsistencies in Randall's behavior, and ultimately confronts him about his respawning ability.]] Turns out that...
29	** ThereIsAnother: [[spoiler:Robin has the same ability, and remembers the "lost timelines" that end in both of them dying, just as Randall does.]]
30	%%* TrappedInAnotherWorld: A key premise of the story.
31	* TrashTalk: Randall is fond of doing this to the villains in the story, which can get him in more trouble when they realize he knows more than he should.
32	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Depending on your perspective, the whole of [[spoiler:the Patriots.]] Their goals are certainly reasonable and understandable, but their methods sometimes are quite extreme. For example, [[spoiler:Lord Aventine works with the Grimleal on occasion, to Randy's disgust]], and [[spoiler:Phila believes that the best way to protect the Exalted family is to dethrone them.]]
33	* YouWakeUpInARoom: The story starts when Randy wakes up in an unfamiliar bar and isn't sure where he is, how he got there, or how he got the possessions that seem to be his, including his robes. The [[TheNeedForMead establishment]] in which he finds himself initially prompts the question WhatDidIDoLastNight, but he quickly finds out that he is actually TrappedInAnotherWorld.

Context Fanfic / BirthAndReDeath