Line #91 Roleplay/ThereAndBackAgainRP


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[TemptingFate At least, with any luck]].]]
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4	->''Forget the world you know.''
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6	->''Forget everything you have come to understand.''
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8	->''Let your mind follow the breath of the world...let it skim the surface of the endless seas...follow it to a land filled with endless wonders...then dive into the beating depths below...''
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10	->''Now open your eyes...and tell me what you see.''
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12	-->-- '''Lizard of Aus''', [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15495342050A37021600&page=1the first post of the RP]]
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14	Welcome to Foteinigi.
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16	A world of magic, wonder, and especially adventure, There And Back Again takes place in a world where very nearly AllMythsAreTrue--and some of those myths just happen to include media from our world, reimagined and recreated in a fantasy setting. What dark perils await our heroes? What grand quests lay in their future? And how many innocent taverns will they destroy in the process? Only time will tell, but wherever our heroes are going, one only hopes that they'll be able to make it back again...
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19	!! There and Back Again contains examples of:
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21	* AdaptationDistillation: With shades of CompressedAdaptation and PragmaticAdaptation, since events that originally occurred in space or on other planets were changed to happen planetside. The events of the Saiyan genocide mostly follow the story of Bardock: The Father of Goku, though Frieza’s suspicions, Kakarot’s AgeLift and the presence of Gine are retained from Dragon Ball Super: Broly. As such, Bardock has his psychic powers from the former anime special while having also intentionally sent Kakarot away like in the latter film.
22	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: [[VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams NiGHTS]] in their origin franchise has either [[AmbiguousGender a gender up to the player to decide]], or masculine in English locations. Here, they are a demigirl, using both she/her and they/them.
23	* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'', Shoto Todoroki is a superpowered human. Here, he's a half-elf.
24	* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Literature/{{Matilda}}, as expected.
25	* AffablyEvil: [[Anime/SSSSGridman Akane]] is polite, nice, and makes an attempt at being cultured in most company, even willing to make a fool of herself if it allows her to more easily accomplish her goals. However, see FauxAffablyEvil.
26	* AnArmAndALeg: Damar is forced to amputate one of Kirito's legs to save his life, after Kled's bear trap-on-a-rope completely mangles it. See CurbStompBattle below.
27	* TheAtoner: Caitlin Snow, who is trying to make up for her past crimes as [[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Killer Frost.]] [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Ahzek Ahriman]], too, who seeks to undo the curse he unwittingly placed on his brothers-in-arms.
28	* BatmanGambit: Damar combines this with WeNeedADistraction - by convincing Kled to harass some guards that were uncomfortably close to the stables, via telling him that the guards were plotting a coup to take Gdonya from him.
29	* {{BFS}}: Kirito's sword counts as this, as its blade alone is nearly the length of an average person.
30	* BigDamnHeroes: Shoto and several others serve as this to Caitlin when Moonbow corners her.
31	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Kled, as he demonstrates by declaring the starting town his territory and insisting everyone should respect him as their leader.
32	* CurbStompBattle: [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito]] is on the receiving end of one of these, courtesy of [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Damar]], [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Kled]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance Usalia]], and {{Literature/Matilda}}, when he tries to attack [[Series/TheFlash2014 Caitlin]] and [[Anime/MyHeroAcademia Shoto]]. How bad, you ask? Well, he runs head-first into a psychic wall projected by Matilda, gets shot by a thermal blast from Damar's pistol, has Kled's bear trap-on-a-rope clamp around his left leg, and is pelted with spoons by Usalia. And then, just to make things even worse, Damar is forced to amputate his left leg just below the knee in order to save his life.
33	* DistractedByTheSexy: Both Hinata and Tavros find it hard to concentrate when Shoto's WardrobeMalfunction leaves him with only half a shirt. Hinata in particular suffers when Shoto's concern leads him to offer to carry her to the next location.
34	* EpicFail: Doesn't even BEGIN to describe Kirito's attempt to aprehend Caitlin.
35	* EvilSorcerer: [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Ahzek Ahriman]], natch.
36	* FantasticRacism:
37	** [[Anime/SSSSGridman Akane]] does not seem to think to highly of [[WebVideo/CriticalRole Mollymauk]], or other demonspawn, for that matter.
38	** At one point in the story, Team B ends up in the city of Sawwar, which several members are prohibited from entering on basis of their race; [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Amy]] has to wear a disguise in order to get in.
39	* FauxAffablyEvil: Whenever [[Anime/SSSSGridman Akane]] gets sufficiently annoyed or otherwise incensed (usually because of [[TheTrickster Molly,)]] she stops taking a stab at being kind and courteous and starts taking more ''normal'' stabs instead, either through her trusty clay-carving knife or any of her [[ArtInitiatesLife Kaiju minions.]]
40	* TheGunslinger: Both [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Damar]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Tetra]] qualify.
41	* HorrorHunger: Caitlin has to steal body heat to survive, which has led to her killing people in the past.
42	* AnIcePerson: Several, including [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaRebirth Caitlin]] [[Series/TheFlash2014 Snow]] and [[Anime/MyHeroAcademia Shoto Todoroki.]]
43	* InspectorJavert: [[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Moonbow]], and later Kirito, both serve as this to Caitlin.
44	* ISurrenderSuckers: Caitlin uses this tactic when she's cornered by Moonbow in the starting town.
45	* LaResistance: [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Corat Damar]] leads one such group.
46	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: An almost accidental version. According to TABA's lore, Chief has been fighting the Covenant for over [[ForeverWar 20 years]]. Coincidentally, Chief's player joined the group in the same year ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' would celebrate its [[MilestoneCelebration 20th Anniversary]].
47	* LeeroyJenkins: [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito]] somehow combines this with InspectorJavert. The results are [[AnArmAndALeg predictably]] [[CurbStompBattle catasrophic]] for him.
48	* MagicalClown: [[VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams NiGHTS]]. Specifically, she/they is/are a magic flying jester born to rob dreamers of their emotions and destroy their dreams [[AntiAntiChrist that rebelled against that purpose]].
49	* MacGuffin: The Star Rod, an artifact responsible for bringing dreams and warding off nightmares for the inhabitants of Dream Land. Someone way out of Dream Land and neighborhood's range stole it, which is why Meta Knight is adventuring out of what he considers his home and is especially determined in getting either a clue as to where it could be or help in the form of allies to get it back.
50	* MasterSwordsman: [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Meta Knight]], who uses his fabled [[CoolSword Galaxia]] sword in battle with fierce skill.
51	* MysticalWhiteHair: Caitlin has it. Half of Shoto's head also has it.
52	* MythologyGag: Caitlin uses the name "Louise" as an alias. The previous Killer Frost in the comics was named Louise Lincoln. Damar also mentions an island named "AR-558", this being the name of a planetoid in Deep Space Nine.
53	** Additionally, when Bardock attempts to hide his new acquaintances’ names from Percy, the names he gives are all Dragon Ball references.
54	*** Selypa: The Japanese name of Bardock’s deceased teammate, Fasha.
55	*** Kale: A Saiyan from Universe 6, introduced in Dragon Ball Super.
56	*** Toolo: The Kanassan who “cursed” Bardock with his psychic powers, both in TABA and in Bardock: The Father of Goku.
57	*** Nion: The name of a Saiyan scientist in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
58	*** “Big Green”: The name given to Piccolo in one of Z’s more infamously bad dubs.
59	** [=NiGHTS=] celebrates the victory against the Screamers of Tzeentch by calling themselves "[=NiGHTS=] the Invincible", a reference to how [=NiGHTS=] called themselves invincible in the Japanese storybook ''[=NiGHTS=]: Flying Through the Sky Without Wings''.
60	** [[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leo]]'s introduction to Team B is taken from the first episode of ''Rise'', where he and his brothers claimed they were wearing alien turtle costumes for a science fiction convention.
61	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. While he hasn't shown up in person yet, [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Jacob Black]] is a significant part of Leah's backstory; so when [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong Jake Long]] joins the group, she becomes so annoyed to run into another Jake that she almost breaks the cart they're riding in.
62	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Both teams, to varying degrees. Team A, the more stable of the two teams, being composed of [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Corat Damar]], [[Series/TheFlash2014 Caitlin Snow]], [[Anime/MyHeroAcademia Shoto Todoroki]], [[Anime/CodeGeass C.C.]], [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Atreus]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance Usalia]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata Hyuga]], [[Anime/DragonBallZ Bardock]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf the Grey]], [[VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved Master Chief, Cortana]], [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo, Kazooie]], [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2 Nia, Pyra]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Koushiro Izumi, Tetomon]], [[Franchise/TouhouProject Remilia Scarlet]], and [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo]]. Team B, if anything, is even worse. That team's membership consists of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Tetra]], [[Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid Ilulu]], [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Ahzek Ahriman]], [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad June Moone/Enchantress]], [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong Jake Long]], [[VideoGame/AzurLane Alabama]], [[Literature/NoGameNoLife Jibril]], [[{{VideoGame/Hades}} Zagreus]], [[Franchise/SonictheHedgehog Amy Rose]], [[VideoGame/NiNoKuni Casseiopeia]], [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Marie Antoinette]], [[VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams [=NiGHTS=]]], [[VideoGame/PsychoNauts Razputin]], [[VideoGame/HollowKnight Ogrim]], and [[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Leonardo]].
63	* ReformedButRejected: Caitlin is making a genuine effort to be a better person, but so far, people haven't exactly been overly trusting of her, often refusing to believe that she really doesn't mean any harm.
64	* RageBreakingPoint: During the confrontation with Kaldor Draigo, [=NiGHTS=] is initially just annoyed the grey knight with a Shakespearean accent is blocking the way of the group and is willing to just be a dignity-ruining prankster... until he mentions the word that goes against the jester's [[RebelliousSpirit very own nature]]: ''order''. Then [=NiGHTS=] goes on a rant showing indignation for anyone following order (...which turns out to be Kaldor's own last straw against the group).
65	* ShoutOut: Quite a few. For example, [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Damar]] mentions both [[Literature/{{Dune}} Duke Leto Atreides]] and the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Kingdoms of Nohr and Hoshido]].
66	* SuperSoldier: The Master Chief of the Spartan Order of Yuen-Ensi, John 117, is one of the best Spartans to ever serve Yuen-Ensi, and it is said that the Spartans were augmented with superhuman abilities to become the best fighters against the Covenant of the Forerunners. This is not counting his use of the enchanted Mjolnir armor.
67	* TalkingToThemself: June's introductory post has her quietly tell her SuperpoweredEvilSide, The Enchantress, to shut up.
68	* TeamMom: Caitlin, for sure. Shoto even has trouble reminding himself that Caitlin ISN'T his mom, both due to these tendencies and the physical resemblance between the two.
69	* TailorMadePrison: A rare heroic example: [[VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams NiGHTS]] was trapped in a green-and-blue bubble prison for a long time in the Realm of Chaos' Formless Wastelands before being rescued, and it's shown in her/their introductory post one of her/their [[DefiantCaptive many attempts of escaping it]]. Although it never moved with her/their strongest tackles, Jake was able to destroy it with a claw swipe.
70	* ThePowerOfBlood: Eileen, and any species who has the Old Blood, not only heal wounds that would take a long time to heal and remove uncureable diseases, but also gain superhuman traits superior to the average member of their species. It's too bad it can eventually transform them into beasts or drive them insane if not controlled..
71	* VillainProtagonist: Both [[Anime/SSSSGridman Akane]] and [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Ahriman]] qualify. To say nothing of [[WebAnimation/HazbinHotel Alastor]] and [[Literature/NoGameNoLife Jibril]]...
72	* WardrobeMalfunction: After being goaded by insults towards his mom, Shoto lets loose with a huge fireball. This leaves him with only half a shirt left, and no replacement.
73	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted with Caitlin; while she's killed in the past, is frequently thought to still be a murderer, and can be dangerous when provoked, she is a good person nonetheless.

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