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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: After a plan is made to officially unite the galaxy under a single banner, an Alliance devoted to destroying the Reapers, [[spoiler: the Commander is unanimously made by all the races into "Praetor" Shepard.]]

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* ArcWords: "Find something worth fighting for." This comes up several times during both ''Razor's Edge'' and ''Requiem''.

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* ArcWords: *AwesomeMomentOfCrowning:
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* MoralityChain: Tali is pretty much the reason Shepard is still sane. This fact is readily acknowledged by Shepard and even the Illusive Man.

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* ArcWords: "Find something worth fighting for." This comes up several times during both Razor's Edge and Requiem.

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* ArcWords: "Find something worth fighting for." This comes up several times during both Razor's Edge ''Razor's Edge'' and Requiem.''Requiem''.



* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] is one of the major characters in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, is best friends with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.

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* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] is one of the major characters in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, is best friends with Tali, and in Requiem ''Requiem'' even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.



* BetaCouple: Oddly enough, in Requiem Shepard and Tali could be considered the BetaCouple for Garrus and Kasumi.
* BlessedWithSuck: Shepard's biotic abilities during Razor's Edge. Since he hasn't had any training he can't use them without getting [[PsychicNosebleed severe headaches]]. This is mostly averted by Dark Witness due to training from Jack. By the time Requiem rolls around Shepard has had 6 months to practice and can fling biotics with the best of them.

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* BetaCouple: Oddly enough, in Requiem ''Requiem'' Shepard and Tali could be considered the BetaCouple for Garrus and Kasumi.
* BlessedWithSuck: Shepard's biotic abilities during Razor's Edge.''Razor's Edge''. Since he hasn't had any training he can't use them without getting [[PsychicNosebleed severe headaches]]. This is mostly averted by Dark Witness ''Dark Witness'' due to training from Jack. By the time Requiem ''Requiem'' rolls around Shepard has had 6 months to practice and can fling biotics with the best of them.



* DidntSeeThatComing: Shepard's newly developed biotic abilities end up being a lifesaver twice in Dark Witness since no one knows about them.

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* DidntSeeThatComing: Shepard's newly developed biotic abilities end up being a lifesaver twice in Dark Witness ''Dark Witness'' since no one knows about them.



* DrowningMySorrows: Shepard has a couple episodes of this early on in Razor's Edge. He eventually gets better.
* FantasticRacism: Kai Leng as in canon, but the segments from Leng's point of view really take the cake. He refers to Shepard and Tali's relationship as being "No better than [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality.]]"
* HeroicBSOD: Shepard goes into one when confronting the Thresher Maw on Tunchaka during Grunt's rite. Shepard also has a big one earlier after confronting Liara on Illium.

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* DrowningMySorrows: Shepard has a couple episodes of this early on in Razor's Edge.''Razor's Edge''. He eventually gets better.
* FantasticRacism: Kai Leng as in canon, but the segments from Leng's point of view really take the cake. He even refers to Shepard and Tali's relationship as being "No better than [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality.]]"
* HeroicBSOD: Shepard goes into one when confronting the [[SandWorm Thresher Maw Maw]] on Tunchaka during Grunt's rite. Shepard also has a big one earlier after confronting Liara on Illium.



* MagnificentBastard: The epilogue of Razor's Edge has the Illusive Man showing off his MagnificentBastard credentials in style.

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* MagnificentBastard: The epilogue of Razor's Edge ''Razor's Edge'' has the Illusive Man showing off his MagnificentBastard credentials in style.



* MeaningfulName: All the names given by the rachni. According to them it isn't so much giving a name as "We sing only of what we see within."

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* MeaningfulName: All the names given by the rachni. According to them it isn't so much giving a name as "We "''We sing only of what we see within."''"



* NoodleIncident: Pretty much everything that occurred during the events of VideoGame/MassEffect1, as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem''. 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 threatend to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and kill Tali]] really pushed Shepard 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).
* TranquilFury: Pretty much the entire team after the crew of the Normandy is kidnapped by the Collecters. Shepard in Dark Witness after some thugs start shooting at Tali and Shepard's mom and when the Shadow Broker nearly kills Tali. In all three cases large amounts of asskicking follows.

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* NoodleIncident: Pretty much everything that occurred during the events of VideoGame/MassEffect1, as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem''. 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 threatend threatened to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and kill Tali]] really pushed Shepard 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).
* SpitTake: Happens to Shepard twice during ''Dark Witness.'' The first is when Garrus mentions that the ''SSV Orizaba'' will be at the Citadel soon and the second is when Hannah Shepard mentions that due to the incident of some thugs nearly killing her and Tali she can skip straight to asking Shepard awkward questions about his sex life.
* TranquilFury: Pretty much the entire team after the crew of the Normandy is kidnapped by the Collecters. Shepard in Dark Witness ''Dark Witness'' after some thugs start shooting at Tali and Shepard's mom and when the Shadow Broker nearly kills Tali. In all three cases large amounts of asskicking ass-kicking follows.

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* BlessedWithSuck: Shepard's biotic abilities during Razor's Edge. Since he hasn't had any training he can't use them without getting [[PsychicNosebleed severe headaches]]. This is mostly averted by Dark Witness due to training from Jack. By the time Requiem rolls around Shepard has had 6 months to practice and can fling biotics with the best of them.



* DefiantToTheEnd: Shepard's response after being cornered by rachni while the Reapers make one last attempt at indoctrinating him? Pull out a couple of grenades.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Shepard's newly developed biotic abilities end up being a lifesaver twice in Dark Witness since no one knows about them.



* NoodleIncident: Pretty much everything that occurred during the events of VideoGame/MassEffect1, as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem''. 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]]. 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).

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* NoodleIncident: Pretty much everything that occurred during the events of VideoGame/MassEffect1, as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem''. 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 threatend to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape and kill Tali]] really pushed Shepard 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).
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The trilogy focuses strongly on a Shepard/Tali pairing, with much [[AdapationExpansion expansion]] to the canon plot as well as copious helpings of CharacterDevelopment, AwesomeMoments, and HeartwarmingMoments.

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

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The trilogy focuses strongly on a Shepard/Tali pairing, with much [[Adapation Expansion [[AdapationExpansion expansion]] to the canon plot as well as copious helpings of CharacterDevelopment, AwesomeMoments, and HeartwarmingMoments.
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* WhamLine: Chapter 18 of ''Requiem''.
-->[[spoiler: Miranda: "Keystone is the Illusive Man's plan to seize control of the Citadel."]]

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[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6049842/1/Razor-s-Edge Razor's Edge]] is a MassEffect fanfic by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2399641/Tairis-Deamhan Tairis Deamhan]].

Has two sequels [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6814325/1/Razor-s-Edge-Dark-Witness Razor's Edge:Dark Witness]] dealing with the events of The Lair of the Shadow Broker and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7952484/1/Razor-s-Edge-Requiem Razor's Edge:Requiem]] featuring the events of MassEffect3.

Note that the Shepard featured in this story has a combination of the Spacer and SoleSurvivor backgrounds.

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[[http://www.''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6049842/1/Razor-s-Edge Razor's Edge]] Edge]]'' is a MassEffect fanfic trilogy by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2399641/Tairis-Deamhan Tairis Deamhan]].

Has two sequels [[http://www.The first installment in the series, ''Razor's Edge'', covers the events of VideoGame/MassEffect2. Its immediate sequel,''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6814325/1/Razor-s-Edge-Dark-Witness Razor's Edge:Dark Witness]] dealing Edge: Dark Witness]]'' picks up right after the ending and deals with the events of The Lair of the Shadow Broker and [[http://www.Broker. The third installment in the series, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7952484/1/Razor-s-Edge-Requiem Razor's Edge:Requiem]] featuring Edge: Requiem]]'' features the events of MassEffect3.

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

Note that the Shepard featured in this story has a combination of the Spacer and SoleSurvivor backgrounds.



* AdaptationExpansion: Many events in the games that seem improbable or outright silly are given serious consideration as to how they could have happened. A very notable example is the Cerberus takeover of the Citadel in ''Requiem'' which is referred to as [[spoiler: Operation Keystone.]] Considerable attention is paid to how exactly an NGOSuperpower is able to invade a space station that is 25 kilometers long and defended by a powerful multinational fleet, as well as how difficult it would be to repel an invasion of that magnitude once it had become firmly entrenched.



** Also the rachni have a FAR larger part than in canon during Requiem.

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


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* NoodleIncident: Pretty much everything that occurred during the events of VideoGame/MassEffect1, as [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Requiem''. 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]]. 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).
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* HeroicBSOD: Shepard goes into one when confronting the Thresher Maw on Tunchaka during Grunt's rite. Shepard also has a big one earlier after confronting Liara on Ilium.

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* HeroicBSOD: Shepard goes into one when confronting the Thresher Maw on Tunchaka during Grunt's rite. Shepard also has a big one earlier after confronting Liara on Ilium.Illium.
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* HeroicWillpower: Part of what allows Shepard to resist Reaper indoctrination. As for the other part...
-->''The Reapers' ability to warp the mind found root in the doubts and fears that lived in the psyche of every man, woman, and child. To purge him of that influence would have been to purge what made him human, to make him like the workers and soldiers of rachni, one mind among the whole without fear or doubt. Hope-Singer's song couldn't banish the twisted call of the Reapers, but it let him see it for what it was.''
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** Urz even joins the party after Tunchaka as the TeamPet. He proves invaluable during the Collector attack on the Normandy by [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome taking down a Collector that almost had Joker.]]
** Also the rachni have a FAR larger part than in canon during Requiem.
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* HeroicBSOD: Shepard goes into one when confronting the Thresher Maw on Tunchaka during Grunt's rite. Shepard also has a big one earlier after confronting Liara on Illum.

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* HeroicBSOD: Shepard goes into one when confronting the Thresher Maw on Tunchaka during Grunt's rite. Shepard also has a big one earlier after confronting Liara on Illum.Ilium.
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** That card is implied to be the only reason this trope is Averted, [[spoiler: and sure enough, once it's revealed that Tali double-crossed him, the Shadow Broker proceeds to play this trope straight.]]

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** That card is implied to be the only reason this trope is Averted, Averted however, [[spoiler: and sure enough, once it's revealed that Tali double-crossed him, the Shadow Broker proceeds to play this trope straight.]]
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* DrowningMySorrows: Shepard has a couple episodes of this early on in Razor's Edge. He eventually gets better thanks.

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* DrowningMySorrows: Shepard has a couple episodes of this early on in Razor's Edge. He eventually gets better thanks.better.

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* DeadManWriting: Mording leaves a message to be seen by Shepard after his death.

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* DeadManWriting: Mording Mordin leaves a message to be seen by Shepard after his death.



* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Said by Mording during his DeadManWriting bit and by Garrus before Legion's HeroicSacrifice.

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* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Said by Mording Mordin during his DeadManWriting bit and by Garrus before Legion's HeroicSacrifice.


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**That card is implied to be the only reason this trope is Averted, [[spoiler: and sure enough, once it's revealed that Tali double-crossed him, the Shadow Broker proceeds to play this trope straight.]]

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* DrowningMySorrows: Shepard has a couple episodes of this early on in Razor's Edge. He eventually gets better thanks.



* HeroicBSOD: Shepard goes into one when confronting the Thresher Maw on Tunchaka during Grunt's rite. Shepard also has a big one earlier after confronting Liara on Illum.



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

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

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* [[spoiler:BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Shepard versus all his fears and the Reapers powers in the form of Saren. Shepard wins.]]
* BetaCouple: Oddly enough, in Requiem Shepard and Tali could be considered the BetaCouple for [[spoiler:Garrus and Kasumi.]]

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* [[spoiler:BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Shepard versus all his fears and the Reapers powers in the form of Saren. Shepard wins.]]
wins.
* BetaCouple: Oddly enough, in Requiem Shepard and Tali could be considered the BetaCouple for [[spoiler:Garrus Garrus and Kasumi.]]



* MagnificentBastard: The epilogue of Razor's Edge has the Illusive Man showing of his MagnificentBastard credentials in style.

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* MagnificentBastard: The epilogue of Razor's Edge has the Illusive Man showing of off his MagnificentBastard credentials in style.



* VillainousBreakdown: Averted compared to canon with the Shadow Broker. [[spoiler:The fact that he still has one more card to play probably has something to do with it.]]

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* TranquilFury: Pretty much the entire team after the crew of the Normandy is kidnapped by the Collecters. Shepard in Dark Witness after some thugs start shooting at Tali and Shepard's mom and when the Shadow Broker nearly kills Tali. In all three cases large amounts of asskicking follows.
* VillainousBreakdown: Averted compared to canon with the Shadow Broker. [[spoiler:The The fact that he still has one more card to play probably has something to do with it.]]
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* ArcWords: "Find something worth fighting for." This comes up several times during both Razor's Edge and Requiem.

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* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Oddly enough in Requiem Shepard and Tali could be considered the BetaCouple for Garrus and Kasumi.]]

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* [[spoiler:BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Shepard versus all his fears and the Reapers powers in the form of Saren. Shepard wins.]]
* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Oddly enough Oddly enough, in Requiem Shepard and Tali could be considered the BetaCouple for Garrus [[spoiler:Garrus and Kasumi.]]
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* DisappearedDad: Shepard's dad was on Mindoir when the batarians attacked it.

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* VillainousBreakdown: Averted compared to canon with the Shadow Broker. [[spoiler:The fact that he still has one more card to play probably has something to do with it.]]

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* MeaningfulName: All the names given by the rachni. According to them it isn't so much giving a name as "We sing only of what we see within."
** Worth noting is the fact that the rachni can't even give a name to [[FantasticRacism Kai Leng's]] song.
* VillainousBreakdown: Averted compared to canon with the Shadow Broker. [[spoiler:The fact that he still has one more card to play probably has something to do with it.]]]]
* WorkingWithTheEx: Shepard was with Liara during the hunt for Saren, so yeah.
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* MagnificentBastard: The epilogue of Razor's Edge shows us the Illusive Man showing of his MagnificentBastard credentials in style.

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* MagnificentBastard: The epilogue of Razor's Edge shows us has the Illusive Man showing of his MagnificentBastard credentials in style.

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* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Oddly enough in Requiem Shepard and Tali could be considered the BetaCouple for Garrus and Kasumi.]]



** Also the first fight between Shepard and Kai Leng.

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** Also the first fight between Shepard and Kai Leng. Practically a SingleStrokeBattle.
* DeadManWriting: Mording leaves a message to be seen by Shepard after his death.
* FantasticRacism: Kai Leng as in canon, but the segments from Leng's point of view really take the cake. He refers to Shepard and Tali's relationship as being "No better than [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality.]]"
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Said by Mording during his DeadManWriting bit and by Garrus before Legion's HeroicSacrifice.
* MagnificentBastard: The epilogue of Razor's Edge shows us the Illusive Man showing of his MagnificentBastard credentials in style.
* ManipulativeBastard: The Shadow Broker is a LOT more manipulative, and a lot more dangerous.
* VillainousBreakdown: Averted compared to canon with the Shadow Broker. [[spoiler:The fact that he still has one more card to play probably has something to do with it.]]

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* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] is one of the major characters in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, is Best Friends with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.

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* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] is one of the major characters in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, is Best Friends best friends with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.Garrus.
* CurbStompBattle: Shepard versus the Shadow Broker after the latter nearly kills Tali. Liara even compares it more to an execution than a battle.
** Also the first fight between Shepard and Kai Leng.
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* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] is one of the major characters in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, becomes BFs with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.

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* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] is one of the major characters in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, becomes BFs is Best Friends with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.
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For tropes relating to the original go here: Franchise/MassEffect
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* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] gets a lot more screen time in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, becomes BFs with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.

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* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] gets a lot more screen time is one of the major characters in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, becomes BFs with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.

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[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6049842/1/Razor-s-Edge Razor's Edge]] is a MassEffect fanfic by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2399641/Tairis-Deamhan Tairis Deamhan]]

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[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6049842/1/Razor-s-Edge Razor's Edge]] is a MassEffect fanfic by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2399641/Tairis-Deamhan Tairis Deamhan]]Deamhan]].

Has two sequels [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6814325/1/Razor-s-Edge-Dark-Witness Razor's Edge:Dark Witness]] dealing with the events of The Lair of the Shadow Broker and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7952484/1/Razor-s-Edge-Requiem Razor's Edge:Requiem]] featuring the events of MassEffect3.

Note that the Shepard featured in this story has a combination of the Spacer and SoleSurvivor backgrounds.

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!!Tropes contained in Razor's Edge:

* AscendedExtra: [[ClassyCatBurglar Kasumi]] gets a lot more screen time in this fic. She gets a lot more screen time compared to canon, becomes BFs with Tali, and in Requiem even rejoins Shepard. Also has a great deal of ShipTease with Garrus.
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[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6049842/1/Razor-s-Edge Razor's Edge]] is a MassEffect fanfic by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2399641/Tairis-Deamhan Tairis Deamhan]]

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