History ChildOfTheStorm / TropesIToP

* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler: The Winter Soldier]].

* ImplacableMan: [[spoiler:The Winter Soldier. When Tony was younger, his family's security detail was told that if the Soldier came after them, they were to throw themselves in front of him and die as slowly impossible, in hope that the Starks would have enough time to escape.]]

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Clint and [[spoiler:the Winter Soldier. Which is unsurprising considering that the Winter Soldier is actually Clint's grandfather.]]

* KnifeNut: [[spoiler: the Winter Soldier]] favours a vibranium knife in close quarters and, despite several broken ribs following a fight with Steve, Natasha and Clint, gives as good as he gets in a knife fight with ''Wolverine.''

* TheMagicComesBack: Elements of this - mutants are appearing (off screen, by and large) in greater numbers, ancient monsters are being resurrected by dark magic, a demigod Prince walks the Earth once more, the Sorcerer Supreme is making his presence known, and the most ancient and deadly book of dark magic that has ever and will ever exist, the Darkhold, has been taken from its vault by a nightmare that everyone thought was dead: [[spoiler: The Winter Soldier]]. [[spoiler: And to make it all worse, the Darkhold's creator is on the move...]]

* MalevolentMaskedMan: [[spoiler: The Winter Soldier]] ticks every single box of this trope. [[spoiler: Ultimately subverted, however. He's a victim of brainwashing, who steadily regains control of his mind and body.]]

* NoNonsenseNemesis: Unlike Malfoy, Von Strucker and Gravemoss, [[spoiler: The Winter Soldier]] does not grandstand. He'll kill you however suits him best, whether it's right up close, or if you're a PhysicalGod, he'll snipe from the best part of a mile away with some AbnormalAmmo.

* ObviouslyEvil: [[spoiler: The Winter Soldier]]. Technically a subversion, since he isn't actually evil.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Pretty much all Asgardians are this. Of humans, examples include Doctor Strange (over 400, doesn't look a day over 40), his former apprentice Wanda Maximoff (45, looks under 30), the First Class of X-Men and Magneto (Charles Xavier, Sean Cassidy, Alex Summers, Hank [=McCoy=] all in their 60's/70's and not looking it), Natasha (over 80, looks under 30 thanks to the Russian Infinity Formula), and [[spoiler: Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, thanks to the Russian Infinity Formula and Zola's modifications]]

* OneManArmy: [[spoiler: The Winter Soldier]], natch.
** All of the Avengers qualify. It's probably why Fury, at the top of his head, can only think of three people who can beat [[spoiler:the Winter Soldier]] at his own game. All three of those people are on the Avengers.

* PatchworkStory: On a micro level, the author occasionally makes reference to making chapters by stitching disparate scenes together. On a grander scale, elements such as Natasha's history with the Red Room [[spoiler: and the Winter Soldier]] are incorporated, as well as the X-Men, the Fantastic Four (not yet powered) and an as yet unpowered Peter Parker.

** [[spoiler: The Winter Soldier]].

* PunyEarthlings: Most species out in the universe, and most of the supernatural creatures on Earth, believe this and are consistently baffled at Asgard's habit of sticking up for humanity and warning everyone else to steer clear - which, since Earth is a magic infested DeathWorld inhabited by a dominant species that seems happiest when killing something (usually each other), most are happy to do. However, the various supernatural creatures are aware of MugglePower and keep up TheMasquerade out of fear, even if they won't admit it, and Asgard takes a HumanityIsYoung approach and, believing that HumansAreSpecial, seek to nurture humanity's potential. It is notable that those aliens exposed to humanity long term, such as a few Kryptonians (most famously, Jor-El), and Captain Mar-Vell, tend to develop similar attitudes. It is also implied that humanity has an unrivalled capacity to produce people with powerful superhuman abilities, from [[PersonOfMassDestruction nigh]] [[PhysicalGod godlike]] beings to those who are more restricted, but [[OneManArmy plenty deadly up close,]] with Loki considering [[spoiler: the Winter Soldier]] someone who is [[SuperSoldier mostly]] human, to be the deadliest assassin in the Nine Realms. And that's all leaving aside the interest of [[spoiler: the Phoenix...]]

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: a non-romantic example in Carol Danvers and Jean-Paul Beaubier. The former is TheLadette, a HotBlooded tough as nails ActionGirl and PassionateSportsGirl [[{{Determinator}} with a never say die attitude]] [[spoiler: far more literally than most, as Gravemoss finds out. She is quite literally ''too stubborn to die'']] and a somewhat spiky personality. The latter is a very CampGay FragileSpeedster and a consummate ChivalrousPervert and even the not remotely interested Harry notes that the only appropriate adjective to describe him is 'beautiful'. However, it also plays with this, revealing that Carol has a softer side in terms of her getting a bit {{Adorkable}} about flying, playing big sister to a lost Mattie Franklin and a cold Diana, and her issues with her parents, and that Jean-Paul's attitude is largely (but perhaps not entirely) [[ObfuscatingStupidity a façade designed to throw people off]] and when that façade drops, he's genuinely frightening, he's capable of absently pulling a SherlockScan on someone he barely knows and that he's a ruthless CombatPragmatist when the situation requires.
** Harry and Carol also have something of this dynamic - though while it is not romantic as such, there is a touch of {{UST}} - about them, with Harry being the more softly spoken, outwardly emotional and sensitive of the two. He's also rather {{Adorkable}}, a bit bashful and has hints of ChildrenAreInnocent [[BreakTheCutie (until after chapter 71, anyway)]]. However, 'outwardly emotional' also means 'is HotBlooded, doesn't like injustice and has stopped repressing his temper' and he gets steadily more and more authoritative as time goes by.

** Harry, though he tempers it with being {{Adorkable}}.

* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: During chapter 43, Sif ends a brief POV section facing down a gigantic undead sea serpent. By the next time she's mentioned, she's brought down ''five'', and her next onscreen appearance shows her to be unscathed.
** Peter Wisdom [[spoiler: a.k.a Regulus Black]] has [[spoiler: found and destroyed several horcruxes. Only the diadem and Harry's scar remain.]]
* OhMyGods: a frequent RunningGag is Harry's repeated struggles with trying to figure out who or what, as a demigod, he should swear by (or possibly, swear at).
* OlderThanTheyLook: has pretty much all Asgardians as this. Of humans, examples include Doctor Strange (over 400, doesn't look a day over 40), his former apprentice Wanda Maximoff (45, looks under 30), the First Class X-Men (Charles Xavier, Sean Cassidy, Alex Summers, Magneto, Hank [=McCoy=] all in their 60's/70's and not looking it), Natasha (over 80, looks under 30 thanks to the Russian Infinity Formula), and [[spoiler: Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, thanks to the Russian Infinity Formula and Zola's modifications]]

** Harry.

* NearVillainVictory: It occurs in chapters 74-78. HYDRA actually succeeds in TakeOverTheWorld, [[spoiler:rendering Thor comatose, making Loki into an OracularHead, capturing Steve, Bruce Banner and Tony while Avengers Tower is destroyed]], while SHIELD is still crippled from the attacks on chapter 70. Nick Fury even makes a LampshadeHanging when he's briefing the Shadow Initiative, which was created just in case something like this occurred.

** And the second time she does it ([[{{Troll}} mostly to annoy him]]). In that regard, she succeeds.

** And one of Doctor Strange's, who seems to be completely bonkers, but is also a ManipulativeBastard of the highest level.

** Thor, Loki and the Hulk all qualify as this, while Tony is speculated to simply require the right armour to reach this level. Others mentioned include Magneto, the Juggernaut, the Abomination and Count Nefaria. Harry, as Thor's son, proves capable of reaching this level as an adult.

* MythologyGag: Ron mentioned in the second book that Molly Weasley has a cousin who is an accountant. Well, we finally learn his identity. [[spoiler: Agent Phil Coulson.]] As you might have guessed, he isn't actually an accountant.

-->'''Wisdom''': For Heaven's sake, Miss Braddock! Put your clothes on!

--> If I see you anywhere near my son ever again, I do not care if the resultant war sets the entire cosmos alight: I will strike you down.

--> And we haven't started a war for a couple of years. There is also the fact that, regrettably, I have not managed to catch up with either of the last two people to threaten my nephew. What is it that mortals say? 'Third time's the charm'?

-->'''Fury''': The funny thing about Harry Dresden is that you can tell where he’s been because it’s ''always'' on fire.

--> [[spoiler: ''A great evil has passed from the world, but other terrors seek to take its place. The traitor has fallen, and from his flesh and bone, the Dark Lord has been reborn. He has returned, greater and more terrible than ever before, and now he seeks the means to become greater and more terrible still. He is only the first. I see others, lurking in the shadows. A room, the walls dripping with blood, and within it, the Ageless Kingmaker, a Thief with a Thousand Faces. A Lord of Blood, seeking to break the seal of the dawn. The King of the Wild, seeking vengeance. The Queen of Darkness, seeking power that was never hers. And beyond them all, something ancient beyond telling awakens. Embers long banked now burn again. Welcomed by fools, the twisted flame spreads unchecked once more, consuming all. But as Twilight falls, Dawn shall rise.The brightest shiner, the Phoenixborn, he who rises from the ash, grows in Winter’s shadow. He is one of three, always three, and a sword of fire waits for his hand. He shall find the lost, rallying them to him. One, a beacon in an ocean of fallen stars, that waits to be lit. Another, a hound in chains, that waits to break free. A third, a memory in a cocoon of frozen time. Together, they shall herald the coming of the Heroic Age. But beware: for power a price must be paid and the scales must be balanced. Victory cannot come without loss and life can only be bought with life. All the while, another approaches. From beyond the stars he comes, he whose name is death. He searches for the Six, the Infinite Six, and he shall not be denied. He must face his opposite, for only then shall he face his equal.'']]

--> No. No more running.

-->Fudge. Fuck off and die. Thor.

--> "Well, fuck the mission then."

--> "Go fuck yourself, Lucius."

* JesusTaboo: Averted and played straight. Jesus does exist, yes, and he is the son of God, but God is simply a very powerful Skyfather/Elder God. And he hasn't, and probably won't, appear. As of Chapters 15&16 of "Ghosts of the Past," Jesus has appeared and is generally a cool guy complete with telling other skyfathers to back off so he can have a private word with Harry.

* MythologyGag: you know how Ron mentioned in the second book that Molly Weasley has a cousin who is an accountant? Well, we finally learn his identity. [[spoiler: Agent Phil Coulson.]] As you might have guessed, he isn't actually an accountant.

* NGOSuperpower: the Avengers now qualify as one of these.

** And one of Doctor Strange's. In Strange's case, ''Ghosts of the Past'' establishes that it's not entirely for sure - especially when the stress dials up.

*** He has since extended this to those who generally need defending.
* PsychicBlockDefense: Several characters have varying levels of this, as a natural result of dealing with a world full of people with psychic powers. Harry learns to construct one from Betsy Braddock. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, as it turns out in ''Ghosts of the Past'', Sinister has an even better one.]]

* MakeMeWannaShout: Sean, which gives him a whole battery of very scary abilities, including a CompellingVoice (the use of which as part of a RoaringRampageOfRevenge still occasionally gives Nick Fury nightmares) and the ability to hit the resonant frequency of anything, whether it be [[GlassShatteringSound glass]], diamond or even [[BodyHorror bone]]. And he's had [[BadassGrandpa the best part of fifty years practice...]].

** Jane treats Harry more as a little brother than a stepson as she's not even fifteen years older than him.

* MagicalQueer: Jean-Paul, as the OnlySaneMan of the group of kids, would be this if it wasn't transparently obvious that he has colossal issues of his own, a life beyond dispensation of sage advice, and in many ways, Harry helps him as much as the other way around. He's also [[PragmaticHero probably the most ruthless]] of the kids.

** Harry Dresden.

*** First, when Gravemoss appears behind them in the tunnels.

* JesusTaboo: Averted and played straight. Jesus does exist, yes, and he is the son of God, but God is simply a very powerful Skyfather/Elder God. And he hasn't, and probably won't, appear. As of Chapters 15&16 Jesus has appeared and is generally a cool guy complete with telling other skyfathers to back off so he can have a private word with Harry.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Snape.

** Harry's ([[NamesTheSame both of them]] eventual SignatureMove.

* MythologyGag: you know how Ron mentioned in the second book that Molly Weasley has a cousin who is an accountant? Well, we finally learn his identity. [[spoiler: Agent Phil Coulson.]] As you might have guess, he isn't actually an accountant.

* JesusTaboo: Averted and played straight. Jesus does exist, yes, and he is the son of God, but God is simply a very powerful Skyfather/Elder God. And he hasn't, and probably won't, appear.
* JesusWasWayCool: According to Thor and Loki. They were something of a bad influence on him.

* InfoDump: Mostly averted - [[MegaCrossover remarkably]] - because Harry is the AudienceSurrogate and is learning about all these new things at the same time as the audience. Sometimes crops up in the extensive author's notes.

** Harry's eventual SignatureMove.

* LineageComesFromTheFather: Played With, as far as Harry is concerned. While, obviously, being the son of Thor is the part everyone notices, his mother was related to the Grey family. As in, Jean Grey, who shares Harry's famous eyes. [[PsychicPowers It is implied that they share more than that.]]

** '''The Grey Court''': Classic Dracula vampires, originating with Varnae, the first vampire, created by a spell from the Darkhold in the last days of {{Atlantis}}, 17,000 years ago, who went on to sire a large Court, being on record as having fought Thor, Odin, Vili, Ve and Bor at varying points in history, and was last seen during the Black Plague. Since then, Dracula has taken over as [[VampireMonarch King of the Grey Court.]] The three day rule applies on turning, with the person turned having, in the meantime, the powers of the vampire but their own mind. One or two [[{{Dhampyr}} part-vampires of this kind exist]], Blade and Spitfire II (the latter as a result of a blood transfusion from Blade). They are hinted to be a particular target of [[TheHunter Asgardian purges]] and themselves attempted to wipe out the Clan Akkaba, heirs of Apocalypse. The Clan responded by summoning [[spoiler: the Phoenix]] and attempting to bind Her to their will in Vienna in 1897. Since [[spoiler: the Phoenix]] was none too fond either of vampires or of being controlled, it ended very badly, both for the Clan and the Court, both being almost entirely wiped out. Only Dracula and [[spoiler: the girl nominated as host]] survived, the former because he got out in time and the latter because Albus Dumbledore pleaded for her life.

** Chapter 50 has Tony state that Logan's got his World War II memories back, as in ''XMenEvolution'' and immediately note how thoroughly arbitrary this is.

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Dresden [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial states that he won't act like this towards Captain America, if they ever meet]].

** By the end of Book I, Harry establishes himself as being comfortably in this tier.

** Then Chapter 55 flips it on its head, and explores the ramifications of this, how it might do more harm than good (it's positively expected in Asgard, but everyone there has a HealingFactor and supertoughness. On Earth, not so much), and really, all Harry was doing was satisfying his anger, with Sean Cassidy, who though he supported it because he knew Luna's mother and is fond of Luna herself, noting that it was [[KickTheSonOfABitch 'straight from Erik's playbook']]. The eventual conclusion is that while it isn't too serious, because of magical medicine, and Harry's intentions were good, the long term effects could be problematic, especially if it's part of a trend. The chapter is appropriately titled 'Not Black And White'.

** Jared Kincaid a.k.a. the Hellhound.

** Played straight with Sif, in regard to weapons, apparently, thanks to being a GodOfWar.

* MemeticBadass: In-universe, the mysterious 'Lady Knight', who apparently, among other things, taught [[GodOfWar Sif]] and [[MasterSwordsman Fandral]] how to wield a sword. In wielding a sword, their only peers in all the Nine Realms are each other. Think about this for a moment. She taught a GodOfWar ''how to swordfight''.

** ''Natasha'', of all people, gets a couple brief moments towards Harry.
** Mrs. Weasley, obviously.

* TheManBehindTheMan: A brief paragraph suggests that Thanos is the man behind Gravemoss.

* PsychicBlockDefense: Several characters have varying levels of this, as a natural result of dealing with a world full of people with psychic powers. Harry learns to construct one from Betsy Braddock. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, Dr. Sinister has an even better one.]]