Line #33 YMMV/DarwinsSoldiers


1	* AngstWhatAngst - Zachary gives Shelton a very brief answer to his Stockholm Syndrome issues in the third RP.
2	-->'''Shelton''': Damn it, he was right. I betrayed them, I never thought of it as betrayal, but I did. And now a bunch of them just died for me. I know they're the enemy, but they trusted me!
3	-->'''Zachary''': [[http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/index.php?showtopic=7319&view=findpost&p=9179254 Fuck them!]]
4	-->'''Shelton''': ...That's probably the best answer anyone could've given.
5	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic - None in the fic but [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome several moments]] ''demand'' that you open up Website/YouTube and blast [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZm4zseMok0 Primo Victoria]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q6skxRLnsI Preliator]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqDuR1NM7ps Schwarze Sonne]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1a_ikfUico Danger Zone]] at full volume.
6	* BadassDecay - Meta example. Dr. Keith Bailey from the rebooted Furtopia RP was just as capable with a firearm as any other character. In the Gang of Five [=RPs=], he is pretty much incapable of fighting.
7	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment - As Drs. Shelton and Zanasiu run away from the exploding Einstein-Rosen Bridge at the end of the first RP, a [[http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/index.php?showtopic=4340&view=findpost&p=9069804 winged fox swoops down from the sky]] and [[DeusExMachina flies them to safety]]. This moment is never spoken of again.
8	* CreatorsPet - Dragore from the Furtopia [=RPs=] fits this trope perfectly. A Mary Sue and a [[TheScrappy scrappy]] with a big role, adored by the creator and steals the spotlight.
9	** Lupis from the rebooted Furtopia RP is ''even worse''. He literally hijacks the entire story and the plot shifts from a focus on the terrorists to the rogue scientists, who ''were originally in the background''.
10	* GeniusBonus - There are some references that make little to no sense unless one has an understanding of science.
11	* GrowingTheBeard - Shelton in the third RP, literally and figuratively.
12	* HilariousInHindsight - In 2011, ''Disruptive Selection'' introduced a character named [[https://darwinssoldiers.fandom.com/wiki/ROSS ROSS]], a crime-solving rogue AI who devoted his time to defeating and exposing internet-based criminals. Four years later in the real world, IBM released [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2017/02/24/college-students-use-ai-to-build-legal-research-firm/?sh=4754a9e924d9 ROSS]], the first artificially-intelligent digital lawyer. Looks like all that crime-fighting paid off!
13	* HoYay - During Lab 101's escape, Shelton and Kerzach squeeze into a single bathroom stall and cut their way through to the adjacent maintenance rooms. When it's time to leave back through the bathroom, there are people waiting for the bathroom.
14	-->'''Shelton''': "What exactly are we going to tell them if they ask why both of us were in the bathroom for so long? I mean, I'm all for the new identity, but I doubt they'll believe we were so inspired by the Exodus that we declared our love for each other."
15	** Roux and Aisha are a couple.
16	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome - At least one per story/RP.
17	* MoralEventHorizon - In James' mind, Siberys crossed it in ''Card of Ten'' when threatening a child's life to force the king to commit suicide.
18	* TheScrappy - Dragore from the Furtopia [=RPs=] is utterly ''loathed'' by the majority of the players. His constant {{wangst}}ing is annoying enough but the fact that he's a God-Mode Sue cements his Scrappy status.
19	** Aydin from ''Disruptive Selection'' is a close contender for the "[[SarcasmMode coveted]]" title of most "hated character". Being a relatively flat character who [[WriterOnBoard shares his creator's views]] and being a member of a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture thinly veiled]] unflattering depiction of modern day Native Americans will do that.
20	** Lupis from the rebooted Furtopia RP is the same a Dragore but the negative traits were ramped up to eleven.
21	%%* ShockingMoments - Quite high. Some parts of the [=RPs=] and stories get absolutely crazy.
22	* {{Squick}}:
23	** Where Shelton gets the implantable chips. [[spoiler:he removes them from through the noses of his dead teammates.]]
24	** And Dr. Landon's sarcastic comment about the in-universe movie of the first RP:
25	--->'''Dr. Landon:''' A lewd [[SerialEscalation 12 way]] followed by a battle between three different dimensions, led by a guy dressed like the guy from ''Film/AnimalHouse'' screaming "Toga! Toga! Toga!".
26	** [[http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/index.php?showtopic=7319&view=findpost&p=9214895 An implied]] [[ThreeWaySex Three-way]] between [[SnakePeople Spc. Crota]], [[FunnyAnimal Zachary]] and Roux.
27	--> '''Spc. Crota:''' What, you want her? We can share; he said multiple partners.
28	* StrangledByTheRedString - Of the four relationships consummated in the Culeston hotel, only Shelton/Shakila had any sort of foreshadowing[[note]]It was also ironically the only relationship that didn't work out[[/note]].
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