History FanFic / VariousVytalVentures

* DropTheHammer: Ruby uses a regular one for forging, and then of course there's Nora's Magnhild.

* BarBrawl.

* SmartPeoplePlayChess

* AnimalMotifs: Adam and Blake, naturally.
* {{Backstory}}: Pretty much the point of this chapter.

* JustForPun: Yang is said to disassemble and reassemble Ember Silica using a lot of nuts, bolts, and screws of various sizes. In other words, Yang loves to screw a lot.

* LosingYourHead: The Queen, ironically.
* MeaningfulName: Aggromantulas. So named because of their tendency to jump fangs first into a fight.
* MonsterIsAMommy: Implied with the Queen, and confirmed by WordOfGod.
* NoNameGiven: The White Fang Speaker.

* SpiderSwarm: Towards the end, especially once the Queen is loose.

* TypicalTentacleTactics.
* WhipItGood: The way the Kraken attacks with its tentacles.

* YourWorstNightmare: The Nightmare claims to be this, but Ruby [[spoiler: scoffs at the idea of it, and its later shown to be rather pathetic as Grimm go]]. Some of the dreams suffered by the characters, however, may fit the trope.

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* GiantSpider: Aggromantulas, natch. Their Queen takes it UpToEleven.

* AbsenteeActor: All of the Beacon Professors are absent from this trip.

* AbsenteeActor: Featuring only one member of the titular Team RWBY, Blake. The others must be off doing their own thing.

* AbsenteeActor: Professor Port is mentioned but is otherwise completely absent from the trip.

* PrimalFear: Ruby's friends have nightmares revolving around these, namely bugs (An injured and powerless Yang finds herself being attacked by a swarm of rapier wasps), snakes and being eaten alive (Pyrhha finds herself attacked by snakes and is about to be eaten by a Taijitu Grimm), humiliation (Sun becomes a clown performing at the circus, only to be jeered, mocked, and [[ProducePelting pelted by produce]]), existential dread (Nora becomes invisible, inaudible, and intangible to her friends, with everyone forgetting her), sadism (Weiss gets [[MindRape psychologically tortured]] by reflections taunting her about her insecurities; Velvet gets assaulted by Team CRDL and is about to be gang-raped; Penny is about to be disassembled alive), and abadonment or disownment from friends and family (Jaune turns into a baby as he is abandoned and cruelly taunted by the now adult versions of his friends Pyrhha, Ruby, and Weiss; Ren's mother disowns him, claiming he brought shame upon his family and forces him commit Seppuku).

* AdultFear: Ruby is ForcedToWatch her friends be tortured within their nightmares, and is powerless to do anything about it until she manages to find a way to get them out.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Yang has a brief line saying she enjoys screwing around a lot. While taken at face value as someone who finds the rules 'suggestions' rather than absolute, it also alludes to her love of boys.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Chapter titles are two four letter words, usually a short common phrase like 'Body and Soul', 'Rock and Roll', or 'Wine and Dine', that indicates the chapter's content. WordOfGod is that the final chapters are intended to be 'Rise and Fall' and then ‘Dusk and Dawn’, set long after the end of the RWBY main series.

* AmusingInjuries: As per the course, Jaune gets smacked around quite a lot in the story, both by his teammates and by the Kraken. Being MadeOfIron, he’s largely back on his feet in no time, though it does nothing for his dignity.
* BattleCry: Some serious, some not. Yang’s "[[Webcomic/LookingForGroup for pony!]]" takes the cake, though.

* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Surprisingly averted by Yang, who doesn’t lose a single strand this time around. However, she arguably gets worse in the form of SlipperySwimsuit and ClothingDamage.

* PrimalFear: Ruby's friends have nightmares revolving around these, namely bugs (An injured and powerless Yang finds herself being attacked by a swarm of rapier wasps), snakes and being eaten alive (Pyrhha finds herself attacked by snakes and is about to be eaten by a Taijitu Grimm), humiliation (Sun becomes a clown performing at the circus, only to be jeered, mocked, and [[ProducePelting pelted by produce]]), existential dread (Nora becomes invisible, inaudible, and intangible to her friends, with everyone forgetting her), sadism (Weiss gets [[MindRape psychologically tortured]] by reflections taunting her about her insecurities;, Velvet gets assaulted by Team CRDL and is about to be gang-raped; Penny is about to be disassembled alive), and abadonment or disownment from friends and family (Jaune turns into a baby as he is abandoned and cruelly taunted by the now adult versions of his friends Pyrhha, Ruby, and Weiss; Ren's mother disowns him, claiming he brought shame upon his family and forces him commit Seppuku).

* ShoutOut: WordOfGod is the Queen was explicitly modeled after the Xenomorph Queen from ''Franchise/{{Aliens}}''. A Ripley quote from the same movie shows up shortly after her arrival. Furthermore, the Queen is described as having four mandibles, unlike the two found on most of the regular Grimm Spiders. Likely inspired by the ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' franchise. Also, the White Fang's speaker is frequently referred to as ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' or ''Film/TheElephantMan'' due to his lack of proper name.

* ShoutOut: Countless ones, particularly to the 'Mirror-verse' of Star Trek fame. Also, while Ironwood's robot soldiers mostly stick to the classic CrushKillDestroy, at least one rather hilariously also tacks on '[[WebAnimation/PonyDotMov Swag!]]' to its repertoire.

* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: The Grimm that attacks the beach is called a Kraken, and looks like an enormous squid with too many tentacles and a mouth of sharp teeth. Likely [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraft]]-inspired.

* ShoutOut: WordOfGod is the Queen was explicitly modeled after the Xenomorph Queen from Franchise/{{Aliens}}. A Ripley quote from the same movie shows up shortly after her arrival. Furthermore, the Queen is described as having four mandibles, unlike the two found on most of the regular Grimm Spiders. Likely inspired by the Franchise/{{Predator}} franchise. Also, the White Fang's speaker is frequently referred to as 'Film/{{Dumbo}}' or 'Film/TheElephantMan' due to his lack of proper name.

* InsufferableGenius: Averted hard. Ozpin is more amused and helpful than smug, and says Ruby gave him a good game for her first try.

* FairytaleMotify: Expanded upon, thanks to the AU nature of the chapter. Particularly with the character of Ozpin, referred to frequently as 'The Wizard' and who appears as a great holographic head to his subjects in order to appear great and powerful.

* ShoutOut: Countless ones, particularly to the 'Mirror-verse' of Star Trek fame.

* {{Jossed}}: Tends to happen frequently, especially during the earlier entries in the series as the author is building off of speculation regarding everything from the characters, their family situations, to the mechanics of the setting, much of which has been disproved by the series itself as further episodes were released. The author has long since given up on trying to update any previous entries to try and bring them more in-line with the Canon universe and has simply decided to declare them non-canon or AU, but generally tends to work the existing canon into later entries.

* CombatTentacles: The Kraken's means of attack. Also crosses over into NaughtyTentacles at one point, to Weiss' horror.

* NaughtyTentacles: "It's in my swimsuit!"

* TentacleRope: The Kraken does try various techniques with its limb to pin the girls up, though it overlaps with Naughty Tentacles as well. Possibly by accident.

* DanceBattler: Most of the fighters, but special mention goes to Nora and DJ Deadb3ar, whose style is explicitly called 'breakdance fighting'.

* ShoutOut: Nora and DJ Deadb3ar engage in classic '[[DanceBattler breakdance fighting]]' in the style of Film/{{Zoolander}}, with Nora even pulling some of her moves straight from the movie itself.

* UncannyValley: The mirror [[spoiler: Penny]] is firmly put into this, with an unblinking gaze and unchanging smile. Even when half their face is ripped off.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: Velvet's closet is stuffed to the brim with a lot of weird outfits, in a Shout Out to the contest held to design her look in the show.

* BoobyTrap: To name a few: saws, darts, sliding walls, flames, pit traps, and crushing ceilings. Most of which seem to be poisoned, though that is admittedly guesswork on the part of the victims.

* HiddenDepths: Emerald is implied to have some, she manages to work well alongside Ruby and the others despite her status as The Mole.

* [[spoiler: SecretTestOfCharacter: The entire mission was learning more about the team leaders' personalities and flaws.]]
* SpikesOfDoom

* UncannyValley: The mirror [[spoiler: Penny]] is firmly put into this, with an unblinking gaze and unchanging smile. Even when half their face is ripped off. [[/folder]]