History FanFic / TheJoyOfBattle

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6188814/1/The_Joy_of_Battle_Historical_Espionage_Action The Joy of Battle: Historical Espionage Action]]'' is a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' {{Fanfic}} by the writer [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2466112/CobraShipper CobraShipper]] on Website/FanFictionDotNet.

For the most part, the story incorporates ''Franchise/MetalGear'' canon and includes many [[CallForward Call Forwards]] to the ''[=MGS=]'' series with a healthy dose of the series' infamous FridgeLogic.

* {{Prequel}}: To ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3''.

* BastardGirlfriend: Sabine though sometimes on a psychological level rather than physical.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6188814/1/The_Joy_of_Battle_Historical_Espionage_Action The Joy of Battle: Historical Espionage Action]]'' is a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' FanFic by the writer [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2466112/CobraShipper CobraShipper]] on Website/FanFictionDotNet.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A girl soldier, a beekeeper with the inability to feel pain, a Soviet serial bomber, an almost inhuman [[UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} Gypsy]] who has lived most of his life in the woods, a sniper so [[BadassGrandpa old he has great-grandchildren]], and a naive spirit medium. It's amazing they can function as a unit. [[Webcomic/TheCobraDays Then again...]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Fear's eyes go from amber to red when he gets excited.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6188814/1/The_Joy_of_Battle_Historical_Espionage_Action The Joy of Battle: Historical Espionage Action]]'' is a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' FanFic by the writer [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2466112/CobraShipper CobraShipper]] on FanfictionDotNet.

** [[GratuitousRussian The Russian characters]] use Russian swear words a few times, and Joy teaches Sorrow an offensive Mandarin phrase to repeat to Fury.

* AlternateHistory: As this fic is based in the [=MGS=] universe, alternate history is a given. Historical notes at the end of each chapter explain how certain details were changed for the sake of fitting into the [=MGS=] universe and the Hollywood version of WW2. There's also the matter of V2 rockets being deployed pre-D-day.

Like the [[FanWebComics fan webcomic]] ''Webcomic/TheCobraDays'', ''The Joy of Battle'' follows the missions of the [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Cobra Unit]] during WorldWarII. The story first appeared on fanfiction.net in July 2010 and remains incomplete though it is still updated regularly. According to [=CobraShipper=]'s Website/DeviantArt page, under the name [[http://slythgeek.deviantart.com/ slythgeek]], ''The Joy of Battle'' was only meant to be a short novella but blossomed into an over 100,000 word epic.

* WarFic: It's set during WorldWarII. War is definitely happening, but many of the War Fic tropes are averted.
* WorldWarII: Most of the story takes place during World War II in the European Theater.

Like the [[FanWebComics fan webcomic]] ''TheCobraDays'', ''The Joy of Battle'' follows the missions of the [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Cobra Unit]] during WorldWarII. The story first appeared on fanfiction.net in July 2010 and remains incomplete though it is still updated regularly. According to [=CobraShipper=]'s Website/DeviantArt page, under the name [[http://slythgeek.deviantart.com/ slythgeek]], ''The Joy of Battle'' was only meant to be a short novella but blossomed into an over 100,000 word epic.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A girl soldier, a beekeeper with the inability to feel pain, a Soviet serial bomber, an almost inhuman [[UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} Gypsy]] who has lived most of his life in the woods, a sniper so [[BadassGrandpa old he has great-grandchildren]], and a naive spirit medium. It's amazing they can function as a unit. [[TheCobraDays Then again...]]

The main arc of the story so far takes place from late 1943 to 1944 in England, France, and Germany with [[{{Flashback}} flashbacks]] to times earlier in the war and earlier in the lives of each of the Cobras. As the [[IncrediblyLamePun title]] of the fic implies, the story is mostly about the Joy (known as The Boss in ''[=MGS3=]'') and features extensive BackStory about her relationships with her father and David Oh (aka Major Zero). As the fic is classified under "Adventure/Romance", there is a lot of time given to relationships, especially the one between Joy and Sorrow. It also focuses more on the [[SpyFiction spy game]] of the beginnings of [[HistoryOfTheColdWar Cold War]] and how the Cobra Unit was involved.

* ColdWar: ''The Joy of Battle'' lays the beginnings of the Cold War.

Like the [[FanWebComics fan webcomic]] ''TheCobraDays'', ''The Joy of Battle'' follows the missions of the [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Cobra Unit]] during WorldWarII. The story first appeared on fanfiction.net in July 2010 and remains incomplete though it is still updated regularly. According to [=CobraShipper=]'s DeviantArt page, under the name [[http://slythgeek.deviantart.com/ slythgeek]], ''The Joy of Battle'' was only meant to be a short novella but blossomed into an over 100,000 word epic.

* LaResistance: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that the French Resistance members in the V2 arc are [[spoiler:complacent in a murder conspiracy in which they killed their former leader]]. Their current leader keeps them in line through fear rather than friendship and dedication to a cause.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A girl soldier, a beekeeper with the inability to feel pain, a Soviet serial bomber, an almost inhuman [[{{Roma}} Gypsy]] who has lived most of his life in the woods, a sniper so [[BadassGrandpa old he has great-grandchildren]], and a naive spirit medium. It's amazing they can function as a unit. [[TheCobraDays Then again...]]

* ThemeNaming: The Cobra Unit. Also Le Feu [[hottip:*: The Fire]] and La Glace [[hottip:*: The Ice]] of the French Resistance.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6188814/1/The_Joy_of_Battle_Historical_Espionage_Action The Joy of Battle: Historical Espionage Action]]'' is a ''MetalGearSolid3'' FanFic by the writer [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2466112/CobraShipper CobraShipper]] on FanfictionDotNet.

For the most part, the story incorporates ''MetalGear'' canon and includes many [[CallForward Call Forwards]] to the ''[=MGS=]'' series with a healthy dose of the series' infamous FridgeLogic.

* {{Prequel}}: To ''MetalGearSolid3''.

* AbusivelySexyWoman: Sabine though sometimes on a psychological level rather than physical.

* FridgeLogic: Elements taken from [=MGS3=], for the most part.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6188814/1/The_Joy_of_Battle_Historical_Espionage_Action The Joy of Battle: Historical Espionage Action]]'' is a ''MetalGearSolid3'' FanFic by the writer [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2466112/CobraShipper CobraShipper]] on [[{{ptitle2ugbrwb8sjn4}} fanfiction.net]].

* LargeHam: Mark Astrus and Sabine DeMille.