History FanFic / RazorsEdge

* HurtingHero: Shepard. In addition to the very hard choices and grinding losses of canon, he also has to deal with [[spoiler: being indoctrinated]], which does a number on his mental health. As the story goes on it becomes a race to defeat the Reapers before Shepard falls apart.

** At Hock's party, Kasumi changes a password to [[StarWars Dagobah]].

** When Joker blasts a pair of torpedoes into the geth base pit, he comments that it's [[StarWars "Easier than shooting womp rats]]!"

* ShipTease: For Garrus and Kasumi. Though by the time of ''Requiem'', it's become less "WillTheyOrWontThey", and more "[[UpToEleven What does a human-turian baby look like?]]"

** Also the Rachni have a FAR larger part during ''Requiem'' than in the canon game.

* NoodleIncident: Everything that occurred during the events of ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem'' when Vega presses Garrus for more details. In particular, though, is an event referenced by Tali in ''Razor's Edge'' she calls the "Tartarus incident" when Shepard [[NotSoStoic lost his cool]] against a gang of pirates who were apparently [[BerserkButton torturing kidnapped colonist children]]. The fact that the pirates then threatened to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and kill Tali]] really pushed Shepard [[UnstoppableRage over the edge.]] It should be noted that the incident in question is nowhere to be found in the game (there aren't even any locations called Tartarus in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'').

* NotSoDifferent: Shepard's cybernetics, Renegade tendencies, Spectre status and [[spoiler: indoctrination]] remind him of Saren.

*** In Shepard’s defence, it’s implied [[spoiler: the indoctrination was keeping him from telling anybody.]]

* BadDreams: Shepard, as he has the SoleSurvivor background ([[spoiler: and is later indoctrinated]].)

''Razor's Edge'' is a ''Franchise/MassEffect'' fanfic trilogy by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2399641/Tairis-Deamhan Tairis Deamhan]].

For tropes relating to the original go here: Franchise/MassEffect

--> '''Garrus''': "Sooo... You forgot to mention the AI, huh?"
--> '''Tali''': "The WHAT?"

* CasualDangerDialogue: All over the place from Shepard and Garrus but Tali and Hanah Shepard have a great moment in ''Dark Witness,'' discussing Shepard's stubbornness while hunkered down behind a table exchanging shots with some thugs.

--> '''Liara''': "Shepard! Get out of there!"
--> '''Shepard''': "I've got nowhere to go, Liara. Armor is good, though. Thanks."

--> '''Shepard''': "Someone better be dead."
--> (cut to next scene)
--> '''Miranda''': "No one is dead, Commander."
--> '''Shepard''': "That can be fixed."

--> '''Garrus''': "Boss, why is it that you say ''I've got a plan''... the same way a terrorist says ''I've got a bomb''?"
--> (cut to next scene)
--> '''Garrus''': "This is a terrible, '''terrible''' plan!

--> '''Shepard''': "Ready to see your homeworld?"
--> (cut to next scene)
--> '''Tali''': (while evading heavy AntiAir fire) ''"This is not what I had in mind!"''

* DirtyBusiness: Shepard feels this way about destroying Purgatory, and makes sure that the responsibility is his alone.

--> '''Shepard''': "Might want to secure yourselves, ladies and gentlemen."
--> '''Jack''': "Hey!"
--> '''Shepard''': "And Jack."

--> '''Harbinger''': "You cannot harm me. We bring your salvation."
--> '''Shepard''': "Yeah? Well I bring a really big gun." ([[TorsoWithAView Blows a hole in the drone's chest]])

--> '''Shepard''': "I'm starting to think this is too easy."
--> (cut to next scene under fire from dozens of geth)
--> '''Garrus''': "Dammit Shepard, next time you think the mission is 'too easy' keep your mouth shut!"

--> '''Tali''': "You're just being nice because I'm on to your plan to lure me back to fix your engines so you don't have to get dirty.
--> '''Shepard''': "With all the upgrades we're talking about, chances are I'll be down there helping you, so my cunning plan must not be working too well. Besides, if I'm going to get dirty, I figure might as well be with a friend. That... came out sounding very different than it did in my head. Let's just pretend I didn't say that."

* WorkingWithTheEx: Shepard was with Liara during the hunt for Saren, so... [[CaptainObvious yeah.]]

* NoodleIncident: Everything that occurred during the events of VideoGame/MassEffect1, as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem'' when Vega presses Garrus for more details. In particular, though, is an event referenced by Tali in ''Razor's Edge'' she calls the "Tartarus incident" when Shepard [[NotSoStoic lost his cool]] against a gang of pirates who were apparently [[BerserkButton torturing kidnapped colonist children]]. The fact that the pirates then threatened to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and kill Tali]] really pushed Shepard [[UnstoppableRage over the edge.]] It should be noted that the incident in question is nowhere to be found in the game (there aren't even any locations called Tartarus in ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'').

* BigDamnHeroes: A group of krogan show up in time to save [[Miranda, Jacob, Mordin, and Kasumi]] from the Shadow Broker's soldiers.

* NoodleIncident: Everything that occurred during the events of VideoGame/MassEffect1, as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem'' when Vega presses Garrus for more details. In particular, though, is an event referenced by Tali in ''Razor's Edge'' she calls the "Tartarus incident" when Shepard [[NotSoStoic lost his cool]] against a gang of pirates who were apparently [[BerserkButton torturing kidnapped colonist children]]. The fact that the pirates then threatened to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and kill Tali]] really pushed Shepard [[UnstoppableRage over the edge.]] It should be noted that the incident in question is nowhere to be found in the game (there aren't even any locations called Tartarus in Mass Effect 1).

* AdaptationalVillainy: It is indirectly confirmed [[spoiler: by a fully-indoctrinated Kai Leng that The Illusive Man is not indoctrinated by the Reapers, and he is pursuing an agenda to take control of the Reaper fleet on his own.]]

* YouAreInCommandNow: The mantle of leadership (as well as Spectre status) unexpectedly falls onto Garrus's shoulders after the events of [[WhamEpisode Utukku]].

* GenreSavvy: Anderson is well aware that [[BerserkButton harming Shepard's crew]] is a [[TooDumbToLive BAD idea]]. When Vega and a group of marines were going to take Shepard into custody Anderson personally told Vega that any threats against the crew would go badly, that it went double for Garrus, and that 'god help your stupid grunt soul if the quarian on that crew manifest gets caught in the line of fire.'

--> '''Garrus''': "Dammit Shepard, [[GenreSavvy next time you think the mission is 'too easy' keep your mouth shut!]]"

The trilogy focuses strongly on a Shepard/Tali pairing, with much [[AdaptationExpansion expansion]] to the canon plot as well as copious helpings of CharacterDevelopment, AwesomeMoments, and HeartwarmingMoments.

** Come ''Requiem'', and Mordin precedes to blow this trope to hell and back with three simple words [[spoiler: ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny "Do not ingest."]]'']]

* ThanatosGambit: The Rachni queen offers to pull one of these if Shepard [[ShootTheDog kills her.]] See the [[Awesome/RazorsEdge awesome moments]] page for details.

** Shepard and his team never go to Sanctuary in ''Requiem.'' Instead, they discover Cronos Station thanks to the fact that some of the Leviathans' thralls were Cerberus sleeper agents and Leviathan was able to extract the location of the station by putting together bits of information from various agents. Because of that, the plot-important events of Sanctuary take place on Cronos, although [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome we don't see how Miranda dealt with her father.]]

* NotWhatItLooksLike: The video file the Shadow Broker sends to [[spoiler:Tali]] is designed to cast Shepard in the worst possible light.

* AdaptationalBadass: Kai Leng. Who manages to shrug off [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice being impaled in the chest.]] (Which killed him in the actual game.)

* BattleCouple: Shepard and Tali, after their RelationshipUpgrade of course.

** [[AdamBaldwin Kal']][[{{Series/Firefly}} Reegar]] and his squad are BigDamnHeroes.

* DemotedToExtra: Many of the new characters introduced in VideoGame/MassEffect3 suffer this fate in ''Requiem'', such as Cortez, Traynor, and Vega. Even Javik hasn't done much after being recruited.

** [[AdamBaldwin Kal']][[{{Firefly}} Reegar]] and his squad are BigDamnHeroes.