History FanFic / ShatteredReflection

A dramatic FanFiction based in one of the many outrealms of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. ''Shattered Reflection'' is written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1318050/Natzo Natzo]] and hosted on Website/FanFictionDotNet ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11574281/1/Shattered-Reflection here]]) and Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/5893465?view_full_work=true here]]), and has quickly become a popular retelling of the ''Awakening'' storyline since its beginning on October 23, 2015. Fans are especially drawn to the unique portrayal of the Shepherds, and the main character, Rose, whose DarkAndTroubledPast both delights and traumatizes readers.

The story has been on hiatus for the past year.

* BuxomIsBetter: Rose's admirers certainly seem to think so.

The story remains active, and is updated nearly once a month, on average.

-->'''Miriel:''' [[YouMakeMeSic It]] would be his word against that of Naga herself.

* RealityEnsues: The Shepherds in the current timeline are starting their story and most only have experience against bandits. Rose is an end game unit with strong magic at her disposal and decades of experience. Currently, she outclasses all the Shepherds. She is still vulnerable since her body is still mortal and hasn't regained all her Fell Dragon powers.

--->'''Frederick:''' Pardon my insolence, Lady Naga, but I must ask! How can you trust her? How can ''we'' trust ''them''? Isn't she the Fell Dragon? Is Robin its vessel too? Should we not eliminate the Fellbloods, like Exalt Au–\\

--->'''Frederick:''' Pardon my insolence, Lady Naga, but I must ask! How can you trust her? How can ''we'' trust ''them''? Isn't she the Fell Dragon? Is Robin its vessel too? Should we not eliminate the Fellbloods, like Exalt Au–\\

A dramatic fanfiction based in one of the many outrealms of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11574281/1/Shattered-Reflection Shattered Reflection]]'' written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1318050/Natzo Natzo]] and hosted on FanFiction.Net has quickly become a popular retelling of the Awakening storyline since its beginning on October 23, 2015. Fans are especially drawn to the unique portrayal of the Shepherds, and the main character, Rose, whose DarkAndTroubledPast both delights and traumatizes readers.

** Chrom, much like in the original game. [[TheTease Rose takes full advantage of it to get some petty revenge.]]

* SheepInSheepsClothing: An in-universe example. It turns out that Robin, a Plegian who acts all nice and supportive and genuinely helpful to Chrom, eventually shows his true colors. As a friend who is nice and supportive and genuinely helpful. And doesn't even hold all that FantasticRacism against them. What a guy!

A dramatic fanfiction based in one of the many outrealms of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11574281/1/Shattered-Reflection Shattered Reflection]]'' written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1318050/Natzo Natzo]] and hosted on FanFiction.Net has quickly become a popular retelling of the Awakening storyline since it's beginning on October 23, 2015. Fans are especially drawn to the unique portrayal of the Shepherds, and the main character, Rose, whose DarkAndTroubledPast both delights and traumatizes readers.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler:Rose and Robins' mother Morgana turns out to be this to Rose herself.]]

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: [[spoiler:Morgana is as strong as the superhuman Rose despite her age because she of all the farming she did on her own.]]

** During the battle for Ylisstol, the Shepherds account for anything that could reasonable happen in order to repel the invading army. Their back-up plans wind up having back-up plans, and ''all'' of them become necessary.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Robin and Rose work their tails off to win battles for the Shepherds and do everything they possibly can to keep as many people alive as possible. Nonetheless, due to their Plegian origins, very few of the initial Shepards offer them the approval they've earned, either being blatant and unironic racists, or just showing utter indifference to their efforts and the troubles they're going through. They have, for the most part, just gotten used to it. Fortunately, most of the Shepherds have been getting better about it. At least for now.

* EvilIsNotAToy: Rose herself has good intentions, but she risks going rampant when using her Fell Dragon powers because its inherently evil nature.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: The generic village maiden Chrom marries as a last resort in the game is named Arianne.

* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:Vaike's distaste for Rose is enough to where when they are contemplating how to deal with her (as he believes that even if she isn't their Grima her power could bolster his if killed by the Fell Dragon), he makes a suggestion to use her children as leverage. Miriel immediately gets on his case for every thinking of finishing the suggestion and Frederick, who has made it clear he doesn't trust her, even finds the notion distasteful.]]

* FantasticRacism: Robin and Rose are Plegian, biologically. This causes some friction with the more militant Shepherds, specifically Frederick, Sully, and Vaike, who don't trust them and make sure to let them know it. Frequently. And with lots of mean words. [[spoiler: [[CharacterDevelopment While they get better about it over time,]] much to [[TheCynic Rose's]] surprise and disbelief, the reveal that they are also Fellbloods reignites the friction.]]

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Robin and Rose work their tails off to win battles for the Shepherds and do everything they possibly can to keep as many people alive as possible. Nonetheless, due to their Plegian origins, none of the Shepherds save Chrom ever offer them the approval they've earned, with the rest either being blatant and unironic racists, or just showing utter indifference to their efforts and the troubles they're going through. They have, for the most part, just gotten used to it. Fortunately, most of the Shepherds have been getting better about it. At least for now.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: Aside from Chrom and Robin, everyone on the Shepherds and the forces of good have plenty of characteristics that could be considered unflattering, at best. Most of them are [[FantasticRacism racist,]] judgmental, [[KnightTemplar fanatical,]] or just plain old [[LawfulStupid stupid.]] Nonetheless, they at least have moral centers to balance out their flaws and are genuinely seeking to do good, even if they don't always get it right. Unlike the BigBad [[EldritchAbomination Grima.]]

* FantasticRacism: Robin and Rose are Plegian, biologically. The Shepherds make sure to let them know about this. Frequently. And with lots of mean words. This was enough to cause many fans to start rooting for Rose to simply kill them all. [[spoiler: [[CharacterDevelopment They get better about it over time,]] [[TheCynic much to Rose's surprise and disbelief. It's unclear if they will retain that attitude.]]]]

** Tiki and [[spoiler:Morgana]] know the full truth about who Rose is, while [[spoiler:Phila, Emmeryn, and Robin]] know an abridged version that omits the fact that the Shepherds were the ones who betrayed and murdered her.
** Only Robin, Rose, Phila, and Emmeryn know that [[spoiler:Morgana is the rightful heir to the Plegian throne]].

-->'''Miriel:''' I[[[YouMakeMeSic t]]] would be his word against that of Naga herself.

* AdaptationalJerkass: The Shepherds are all far more racist and unlikable than they were in canon, especially Vaike, Sully, and Frederick.

* AbusiveParents: Validar definitely counts. Even if you don't include the fact that [[spoiler: in both universes, he had one of his own children killed in a sick ritual of blood.]] [[spoiler: This makes his [[CatharsisFactor eventual]] [[KarmicDeath death]] [[SmitingEvilFeelsGood and soul binding]] [[TheDogBitesBack at the hands of Rose]] especially enjoyable.]]

* AdaptationalKarma: A bit downplayed, in that he did eventually die in the original story, but Validar's fate in ''Shattered Reflection'' tends to be seen as ''much'' more [[CatharsisFactor satisfying.]]

** Vaike has an even worse one in Chapter 24 when he suggests going after Rose's children to neutralize her as a threat.

* NotQuiteTheRightThing: [[spoiler: Second timeline Chrom murdering Rose under the justification that he needs to end Fellblood lineage and sever Grima's ties to the world made sense, but horribly backfired in the long run. Naga ends up taking back her blessings, including the Falchions and the Fire Emblem. And since Rose survived, her power as the Fell Dragon did too and is now mass producing Risen automatically since she's no longer there to control it. Killing Grima and Rose has left the world in the same ZombieApocalypse situation as before, only now instead of having two solutions as in canon, they have none.]]

** Miriel to Vaike when he suggests hurting Rose's children.
--->'''Vaike:''' ...We could take matters into our own hands. Her kids... they are her weakn-\\

* AlternateTimeline: Four so far.

** [[https://sta.sh/01mw4wd5jkiy This]] explains it far better than words can. Read from bottom to top

** Thorn, and by extension Rose, are literally backup twins for Falchion and Robin respectively since Thorn was made as a backup in case Chrom or Robin where to fall.

* KickTheDog: After the big InternalReveal, Frederick actually suggests killing the Fellbloods-
-->'''Naga:''' '''Do not finish that sentence, knight.'''

** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Corrin and the Hoshidan royals]] show up at the end of chapter 12, where Grima stops Mikoto's assassination to reclaim some old weapons of his.]]