Jak and Daxter: Next Generation is a Sequel SeriesFanfic written by albino-ottsel. It revolves around the [[True Companions best friends']] kids and the friends and enemies they make.
It was first published on Fanfiction.net on January 21, 2006 and has been going on since. The first chapter is here. Though for the longest time, it was just an ongoing series with no overarching plot, the author has recently confirmed that the layout for the rest of the story has been completed.
There's now a Character Sheet.
Expect all Jak and Daxter spoilers to be unmarked.
Tropes
Abusive Grandparents - Jary's grandparents blamed him for their daughter's death. Eventually they realize their mistake and reconcile, but it's too little too late: the damage is done.
Action Girl - Ava and Scout. Callan might count too by virtue of being a Wastelander.
Action Mom - Ashelin and Tess, of course. Aaralyn might count as well, being a Wastelander and all...
Alas Poor Jerkass - Tancredo's father, Rajesh, who's been shown as a stuck-up asshole, hands Jak over to the Dark Makers in order to get his son back. He later goes back and sacrifices himself to save Jak. Then we find out how much the death of his wife affected him. Suddenly, he's Woobie material.
Art Evolution - Well, writing evolution. The progress from the first few stories to the later ones is especially evident when compared side-by side.
Ascended Extra - Jary and Caton. Poor Gad has yet to get the same amount of character development.
Dead Baby Daughter - Daxter and Tess' first child, a girl named after Keira,was killed when she was a baby, several years pre-story. That would explain why they're so protective of their second child.
Dead Guy Junior - Damas, named for his paternal grandfather.
Did Not Do the Research - In some cases, though albino-ottsel has been trying to avert this as of late. For Sorea's quinceanera, she came right out and said that she had trouble with the research, so she "bastardized an important cultural event for her own purposes."
Final First Hug - Jary and his grandmother embrace for the first time after he's bailed out of prison. In the next chapter, he skips town and falls to his supposed death. He never returns to Haven, and we don't even know if he's contacted his grandparents and told them that he's still alive.
Gratuitous Spanish - The monkaws sometimes have whole conversations in Spanish, which would count as Bilingual Bonus if the author didn't include translations.
Hostage for MacGuffin - A weird variant. After Tancredo is captured, Rajesh and Jak go to rescue him. But, as it turns out, Rajesh had contacted the Dark Makers and offered to trade Jak for Tancredo.
I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy - Roarke, after showing up and making things extremely uncomfortable between Jary and Scout, he eventually sets things right.
There's something I want you [Jary] to understand. I love Scout. If I thought you would hurt her, I would never try to get you guys back together. But I know that she'll be happy and safe with you. That's all I care about.
Informed Ability - All Wastelanders are badasses by default, unless shown to be otherwise.
In the Blood - Just look at the main cast; ass-kicking is apparently hereditary.
Interspecies Romance - Sorea and Caton, though Sorea goes to one of the local Precursors to be turned into a human whenever they meet up. Caton did not find out until the Valentine's Day story, and it was confirmed during Sorea's birthday story that they're both still virgins.
Jerkass Woobie - Jary, though the "woobie" part was applied retroactively, and he's outgrowing the "jerkass" part.
Loads and Loads of Characters - Besides the original series' characters and their kids, there are the kids' classmates, teachers, more distant relatives...
{BestFriends - Damas, Wes, Jak, Ava and Cayo were the original group of friends. Scout and Sorea came in shortly before the group achieved true best friends status. Jary and his friends Caton and Gad were brought in eventually, and Riona, Tancredo and Jak form their own little group of friends as well.
Noodle Implements - Callan's plan to help get Scout and Jary back together.
Scout: It doesn't involve fuzzy pink handcuffs and a copy of Tuck Everlasting, does it?
Callan: ... Actually, it's Catcher in the Rye.
Noodle Incident - Whatever happened in first grade to get Jak's powers sealed away is never elaborated on.
No One Could Survive That / Not Quite Dead - After Jary falls off the Interstate, he is presumed dead. However, he survived the fall and managed to make it the rest of the way to Spargus.
Overprotective Dad - Sig invoked this when he met Jary for the first time, but it's mostly averted because Ava and Scout are total badasses, and Sorea has every other character in the main cast looking out for her.
Parental Abandonment - Poor, poor Tancredo. Dead mom and disinterested father. Or so everyone thought. Too bad he died before they could reconcile.
Jary as well.
Power Trio - Jak (id), Tancredo (superego) and Riona (ego).
Primal Scene - Scout and Jary walk in on Aaralyn with her boyfriend (who Scout didn't know about). Things quickly become very awkward.
The Quiet One - Lajos. He speaks maybe once per story.
Rape as Drama - Jary is a product of rape and later, Scout is almost raped by Jary's father.
Retired Badass - Averted, as most of the original cast is still in action. Jak the First is the closest thing to being retired, as he's now a Captain in the Freedom League rather than the sole world-saver.
Romantic False Lead - Roarke for Scout. He was likable, but since his introductory story also revealed that Jary was an underdog and had a crush on Scout, it was obvious what would happen. He eventually gets Character Development.
Scars Are Forever - After Jary nearly falls to his death, his left shoulder and a good portion of his left arm and torso are scarred up. Also, he has scars from the knife wounds his father inflicted.
Slice of Life - The older stories were generally self-contained, and about the kids acting like, well, kids. While most later stories are also self-contained, they are much more dramatic, and some big underlying plot is beginning to come to light.
Spotlight-Stealing Squad - Daxter shows up a whole lot more than Jak the First does. Jary also seems to be the one of the most fleshed-out characters (he at least has a lot of tropes).
Superdickery - Chapter 138 opens with Jary beating the shit out of Roarke. It is quickly revealed that he's just trying to teach Roarke how to fight.
Taking The Kids - When Sig and his wife divorce in the beginning of the series, both agree that Sig, who's moving to Haven City, should take Scout.
Tear Jerker - Most of the Meaningful Funerals, especially the one-shot that focused on Samos's death, and was dedicated to the memory of a real-life person.
Their First Time - There was a story that opened with Scout and Jary's first time. The author made sure to mention that they used a condom (bothtimes).
Twin Switch - In a story featuring a pair of twins as they grow up, it was inevitable. It was actually done twice, once played for humor, the other to introduce the fact that Wes got his father's Superpowered Evil Side and Damas got the Superpowered Good Side.
Voluntary Shapeshifting - Daxter, Tess and Veger can change into human forms at will. Jak inherited that ability. Cayo and Sorea (and occasionally Pecker and Berri) will go to Tess or Daxter if they need to be turned into a human for whatever reason.
Wiper Start - Done with Veger in one story, not to show that he was unfamiliar with the vehicle, but to bring up that he was nervous.
Word Of God - The occasional before- and after-chapter spiels.
. Though for the longest time, it was just an ongoing series with no overarching plot, the author has recently confirmed that the layout for the rest of the story has been completed.
There's now a Character Sheet.
Expect all Jak and Daxter spoilers to be unmarked.
