1 | ->A young man stands in his nest, and it just so happens that today is this young man's preparation day. |
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3 | [[quoteright:314:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/featherbent_4189.png]] |
4 | [[caption-width-right:314:Live for the people who are here for you, not for the people who could be.]] |
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6 | A ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' visual novel complete with voice acting, conceptualized by [[http://fivetail.tumblr.com Fivetail]] and [[http://nevernoahh.tumblr.com NeverNoahh]]. |
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8 | ''Featherbent'' is an AlternateUniverse starring [[IdiotHero John Egbert]] and various other Homestuck characters as bird-people, or more accurately, [[HalfHumanHybrid human/troll-bird hybrids]]. John is a humble Perch, a passive, independent, and nomadic class, who is best friends with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Vriska]], a stronger, fiercer Hunter. They live in the Strata, a homestead consisting of the dark and damp Understory, the brighter Canopy, and the windy upper-class heights of the Emergent. |
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10 | When John Egbert carelessly treads the forbidden reaches of the Forest Floor, however, he finds that [[GovernmentConspiracy it shelters more than a few treacherous secrets about the place he was once proud to call home]]. |
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12 | The first chapter was released on [[CallBack 4/13]] and the second was slotted to be released on [[ArcNumber 6/12]] but postponed to some time in July. The third game was released on October 10, 2014. The first three chapters were downloadable [[http://featherbent.com/games here]], but as of writing the page is down. More information was available on the [[http://featherbent.com/ main website]], however, most functions are currently missing. |
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15 | !!''Featherbent'' provides examples of the following tropes: |
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17 | * AllThereInTheManual: The site provides extra information on the ''Featherbent'' universe, such as which birds each character is modeled after. |
18 | %%* AlternateUniverseFic |
19 | %%* AmbidextrousSprite: Comes with the territory.%%How? |
20 | %%* AnimeHair: ''Everyone.'' |
21 | * ArcWords: "Don't look down." |
22 | * ArcNumber: Just like the [[{{Webcomic/Homestuck}} original series]], the numbers 413 and 612 are numbers that seem to pop up over and over again. |
23 | * BadassBoast: To no one's surprise, Vriska likes these a lot. |
24 | -->'''Vriska:''' Wouldn't have made a name for myself out here will all these other hunters. Wouldn't have won this nest in the fight against the poor sucker who had it before. Heck, I wouldn't have been able to defend it this long! Not that it's a surprise people keep challenging me for it. I mean, look how sweet this setup is!!!!!!!! |
25 | * BlackComedy: John decides to give Karkat a good impression by saying, "If I was dying, I'd do it somewhere way more hilarious. Like up in a Canopy fountain or something. Then I'd become a ghost and haunt it until they renamed it after me. Look, all I'm saying is that this is a really crummy place to die and you probably should have thought this through a little more." |
26 | * {{CallBack}}: Many of the visual novel's key elements are an automatic callback to the original work. |
27 | * ColorCodedCharacters: Thanks to the FantasticCasteSystem, the universe's inhabitants (Hunters in particular) follow a LawOfChromaticSuperiority. |
28 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Karkat. |
29 | -->'''John:''' You can keep your tragic, mysterious past to yourself, dude, fact of the matter is you could probably use a muffin. |
30 | * DareToBeBadass: Vriska says this to John, telling him to show some "goddamn independence" and "show [Dad] you can do just fine on your own!" |
31 | %%* DeadpanSnarker: Karkat. |
32 | %%--> '''Karkat:''' [[SarcasmMode I fucking love cranberries.]] |
33 | * EasingIntoTheAdventure: John starts his adventure preparing for an annual celebration. [[GovernmentConspiracy No big deal, right?]] |
34 | %%* TheFaceless: Terezi Pyrope. |
35 | * HairFlip: About three seconds into her introduction, Vriska gives "an unwitting toss of silky raven hair". |
36 | * HalfHumanHybrid: All of the characters are a form of bird hybrid. This leads to some ArtisticLicenseBiology, thanks to the mechanics of wings. |
37 | * HumanOutsideAlienInside: Hunters are different from Perches, as they are biologically predisposed to only 12 specific feather colorings, despite being outwardly identical to Perches in every other aspect. |
38 | * IdiotHero: John Egbert. As such, the majority of John's actions are not the brightest. |
39 | %%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Vriska Serket. |
40 | * {{Leitmotif}}: All main characters have individual themes specific to them. |
41 | ** ''Breeze'', John's theme. |
42 | ** ''Flightless'', Karkat's theme. |
43 | ** ''Abrasive'', Vriska's theme. |
44 | * LessonOfTheDaySpeech: In Arc 1 Chapter 1, Vriska states: "Live for the people who are here for you, not for the people who could be." |
45 | * MeetCute: John and Karkat's first meeting doesn't go all that well. |
46 | ** This is mainly in Karkat's opinion, however, considering he gave him a rather ChillyReception. |
47 | * MessyHair: Vriska implies this is one of the reasons why no one will go out with John. [[LoserProtagonist Among other things.]] |
48 | %%* PirateGirl: Vriska Serket. |
49 | * RecurringRiff: The menu theme contains sections from various other in-game themes. |
50 | %%* RomanceGame |
51 | %%* SceneryPorn |
52 | * ShipTease: WordOfGod says that [[spoiler: Vriska with Dave and Dirk with Jade are apparently on the horizon.]] |
53 | * ShoutOut: |
54 | ** Did someone say [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cuil-theory Cuil Theory]]? |
55 | ** When Karkat questions Tavros about his life before being banished, you have three ways of responding to his answers: [[VideoGame/LANoire Truth, Doubt, or Lie]]. |
56 | %%* SkyPirate: Gotta have your pirates. |
57 | * StealthExpert: May also double as a BadassBoast. John apparently snuck past the Imperial Guards with his sharp maneuvering skills through a dangerous path without being harmed, as he is "the best flyer [he] knows." |
58 | * TheExile: Karkat. It's also hinted that there are others in the Floor. |
59 | * WallOfText: For the first game, there's quite a bit of exposition involved. |
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