History FanFic / DevaSeries

* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler: The Emperor of Japan]] lasts longer than his younger kin.

[[AC: Tropes found in the ''Deva Series'':]]

** The mages tasked with denying Hong Kong come from the [[StarWars the Five-oh-First]] company.

The ''Deva Series'' is a series of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' fanfiction written by Tropers/DaishiPrime, taking place in an AU where the events of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' never happen.

* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler: The Emperor of Japan]] lasts longer than his younger kin.

** [[spoiler: Technicaly, it started out just with WHEN, but it's gotten progressively stronger. The side story makes it out as just when it's going to happen at first, then how many lives that person will 'create' IE: conceive. But as endless Waltz proceeds, she's getting more and more things it shows her.]]

* ClingyMacGuffin: [[spoiler: Maunder's Device]] refuses to leave her.

The ''Deva Series'' is a series of ''LyricalNanoha'' fanfiction written by Tropers/DaishiPrime, taking place in an AU where the events of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' never happen.

** "[[HisDarkMaterials Subtle knife]]", [[spoiler: Al Hanthean parlance for a military hack.]]

* {{Badass}}: Akira. Single-handedly facing down six of our combat leads, all of which are themselves {{Badass}}es, is a very good way to show yourself to be a bad motherfucker.
** BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler: The Emperor of Japan]] lasts longer than his younger kin.

*** Daishi Prime also mentions a WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[spoiler: [[SystemShock SHODAN]]]].

** Also, Allina's device [[spoiler: named [[TwoThousandOne HAL]], who even speaks in the same CreepyMonotone. It finally gets to say "Good morning, Dave" and "IM SORRY DAVE IM AFRAID I CANT DO THAT" in ''Endless Waltz'' chapter 45.]]

*** Also, the Alpha Seed's response upon accepting new orders: [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaClassic "By Your Command."]]

** "Sort of their version of the [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Husker Hail Mary.]]"

* PsychoForHire: Jubal Early, as in ''{{Firefly}}''.

** [[{{Firefly}} Jubal Early]] the craziest of the Black Dogs.

** When [[spoiler: Szash]] imprints a Seed Alpha, she notes that putting her hand into its mouth is distinctly unpleasant, but can't pull it out or the Seed will try to kill her. This is reminiscent of the scene in ''{{Dune}}'' where Paul is tested by the Reverend Mother.

** Equally blatantly is Megan's device [[spoiler: [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Longinus]], a red spear that diverges into a helix at one end]]

* AntiHero: Takashi is a striking [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type IV]], who would be a Type V if the Lords of the Circles weren't as nasty. Of course, his actions dye him darkly enough to make it hard to decide which side of this line he should be falling on.

** "[[{{Bleach}} Berry-kun]]"
*** Also from ''{{Bleach}}'' (and how did we miss this for so long?), Noriko's device 'Senbonzakura'.

* PetalPower: Noriko's signature spell is 'Cascade of Spring's Glory' - a variable but large number of small free-floating shields/sensors, 2cm or so across and thinner than a molecule, which she uses for attack, defense, and scouting. This was inspired by [[{{Bleach}} Kuchiki Byakuya]] and the source of her device's name. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Cidela in 'Academy Blues' when Noriko first demonstrated the spell for her classmates.

** Also, Allina's device [[spoiler: named [[TwoThousandOne HAL]], who even speaks in the same CreepyMonotone. It finally gets to say "Good morning, Dave" in ''Endless Waltz'' chapter 45.]]

** Also, Allina's device [[spoiler: named [[TwoThousandOne HAL]], who even speaks in the same CreepyMonotone]]

* CombatClairvoyance: [[spoiler: Natalia]] starts manifesting this.

* ConflictKiller: [[spoiler: Kriegsen post-reveal]] in ''Path of Vengeance'', [[spoiler: possibly reprising this role]] in ''Endless Waltz''.

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis: Hayate offers this to [[spoiler: Colonel Hughes]] at the end of ''Academy Blues''. Nanoha also offers this to [[spoiler: Szash]] before the start of hostilities over Hong Kong.

*** Also, the Alpha Seed's response upon accepting new orders: [[BattlestarGalactica "By Your Command."]]

** Obviously, ''[[GundamWing Endless Waltz]]''.

-->"The second one, though… if you ever hear a Paladin say 'let's see how far we've come'… [[DontAskJustRun run.]] [[DropWhatYouAreDoing Drop whatever you're doing,]] [[DontAskJustRun just grab any wounded or civilians in the area and run.]] [[TooDumbToLive If you're the bloody idiot who convinced us to say it,]] [[PrepareToDie put your head between your knees and kiss your butt good-bye.]] It means we think you're good enough to take our very best, and we're going to give it to you. It means the {{Power Limiter}}s, tactical limitations, and [[IAmNotLeftHanded personal restrictions]] we habitually operate under [[WillfullyWeak – for the challenge –]] just got tossed out the window, and the only thing limiting our actions and power are the Three Oaths.

* AliensInCardiff: [[spoiler: Al Hanthis]] reappears not in [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]], nor in [[BigApplesauce New York]]... but Cairo.

* AntiMagic: The Seed can resist most magic. It's said that enough power can penetrate their defences, but like Blanks from ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' and their being overpowered by sufficiently strong Warp entities, it hasn't come up very often.

* InsistentTerminology: [[spoiler: Sara insisting that she's an EvilGenius, not a MadScientist.]]

* WeakButSkilled: A Circle mage, even with a wolfpack behind him, cannot compete in raw power with a Device-user of equal or even slightly lower rank. He usually makes up the difference with reliability, control and skill.
--> "Tai-yu-sensei might not know a lot of spells, but she can throw out a Buster Cannon level strike faster than blinking."

* InTheHood: Megan tries this, after her partial ShapeshifterModeLock.

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Hayate's people and the two Circles factions may be working together, but none of them like it.
* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis: Hayate offers this to [[spoiler: Colonel Hughes]] at the end of ''Academy Blues''. Nanoha also offers this to [[spoiler: Szash]] before the start of hostilities over Hong Kong.

* LesYay: Despite the ShipSinking listed below, this is still a ''Nanoha'' fic, so the slack is taken up by Niranjana and Allina (with some very mild Laura/Noriko thrown in).