History FanFic / YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor

* BigBad: The Shadow Queen.

* BlondesAreEvil: The Shadow Queen.

%%* BigBad: The Shadow Queen.

%%* BlondesAreEvil: The Shadow Queen.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2532621/1/YuGiOh_The_Thousand_Year_Door Yu-Gi-Oh! The Thousand Year Door]] is a fanfiction written by Cyber Commander. A remake of the fic, using updated rules and info, which now complete, can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8130614/1/Yu_Gi_Oh_The_Thousand_Year_Door_Redux here]]. Although it takes place in the Yugioh world, virtually every character is an OC of some kind. The entire plot references ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' and a few other ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games. Several characters, artifacts, and spells from the Mario games appear as characters or cards.

Although most references in the fic come from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', many characters from other Mario games have and will appear, at least as cameos. Cyber Commander has said that there were four characters he definately ''never'' intended to appear: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Bowser, the first three because they would overshadow the actual heroes of the fic, and the last because he feels that Bowser is Mario's enemy, and should not be anyone else's.

* PainfulTransformation: In ''Redux'', [[spoiler:Iris was taken to a demon institute of sorts after agreeing to serve Graz'zt.]] During her stay, she was taken apart, reshaped, and put back togther. To say it was excruciatingly painful is an understatement. (Oddly enough, she claims that after only week, she started to enjoy it, suggesting that the bargain she made caused her to become masochistic.)

** Possibly Smithy too, who seems to treat Cloaker and Domino like dirt. Stan expresses to himself that the two of them likey worked so hard to revive him only because they didn't have anyone else to work for.

* BittersweetEnding: Arcadia is liberated, and almost every innocent has been saved. There have even been a few unforeseen bonuses, like the suggestion of Madripoor being liberated. But there are still a few sad events that keep the ending from being entirely happy. The Companions have to leave (although Francesca realizes asking them to stay after so long would be selfish). The worst part, however, is [[spoiler:the horrid fate of Iris' soul; even though she repented, renounced her evil side, and helped the heroes win in the end, her bargain with Graz'zt still stands, and her soul is quickly claimed by the demon lord, possibly damning her forever. Still, [[HopeSpringsEternal hope for her still remains]], as the second chance given to Lyrius might mean one for her, no matter how much the odds are against it.]]
* BerserkButton:

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Crump in ''Redux''. [[spoiler: In the original story, the Shadow Queen sends him to the graveyard after he loses a duel to Stan and is never seen again. In ''Redux'' however, Grodus reminds the Shadow Queen of the other purpose Crump fulfills, which convinces her to spare Crump.]]

* AdaptationExpansion: ''Redux'' expands on some more plot points that are only mentioned in the original version as well as includes a couple other subplots that include characters who otherwise stopped playing a role back in the original version.
* AdaptationalHeroism: A good number of characters who served the Shadow Queen in the original version are instead against her in ''Redux''. Some major examples include Rawk Hawk, General White, the Shy Guy General, and Tutankoopa.
* AdaptedOut: Quite a good number of characters from the original version are completely absent from ''Redux'' and are either replaced with new characters or have their roles filled in by already existing characters. The biggest case of this being important is the removal of Wanda Underwood, as she was a finalist in the original version. (See OldShame below for the reasons why.)

* BigBad: The Shadow Queen.

* BlondesAreEvil: The Shadow Queen.
** Melisa also counts.

* CasanovaWannabe: Jackson.

* TheDragon: Lord Grodus.
** Lyrius was the first man to have the role, one-thousand years ago. After his rebirth [[spoiler:which he claims is temporary]], his attitude towards Grodus seems ambiguous, although Grodus at least seems to have grudging respect for him.

* DumbMuscle: Lord Crump.

* EvilOverlord: The Shadow Queen.

* GhostPirate: Cortez, as well as the monsters in his deck in ''Redux''.
* GenreSavvy: Stan, especially in ''Redux''.
* [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen God Save Us From The Shadow Queen!]]

* HopelessBossFight: Andy's duel with [[spoiler:Grodus in the penultimate chapter]] seems this way on the surface, as Andy can't escape the prison physically, and he knows it, and would seem this way to [[spoiler:Grodus' point of view, who believes the Queen's power over him at this point is nearly absolute]]. But it does have a deeper purpose: Andy's actual goal is to break down the magical wall the Queen has erected to block the metaphysical bond he, Stan, and Francesca share, to prevent him from aiding them at all. Eventually, he succeeds, and from what the end of the chapter suggests, may be able to fight alongside them at least in spirit.

* LadyOfBlackMagic: The Shadow Queen, naturally; she also qualifies as IceQueen.
* TheLadette: Poison.

** Aesop with his Mermail Deck also counts.

* NatureHero: More than likely, Francesca's ancestor fits, given the descriptions about her.

* {{Ninja}}: Yuki (Named Yumi in the original.)

* ObviouslyEvil: The Shadow Queen screams this.

* ValleyGirl: Melissa in the original.

* {{Cameo}}: In ''Redux'', [[SuperMarioRPG Cloaker, Domino, Smithy]], King Boo, and Petey Piranha. [[WarioWorld Red Brief J and Captain Skull]] also appear, but as a cards.

* AGodAmI: In ''Redux'', [[spoiler: The Witty Phantom, thanks to his "Take a Chance" Spell card increases his Life Points to 795,000. As a result he soon thinks he is invincible. Unfortunately for him, he makes a careless mistake which results in Stan decimating a very large chunk of those Life Points.]]

* EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce: While true, these is an added factor: Good also only has to win once, so long as they defeat the right opponent. What gives the Queen the advantage is, the heroes cannot challenge her or even confront her for most of the fic, while she has far more resources at her disposal which she can use to attack ''them'' at any time.

* HangingJudge: The Agent of Judgement - Saturn. Although she does ultimately aquit Raven, her incredibly brutal and painful method (which she compares to trial by fire) is anything but pleasant for Raven.

* IGaveMyWord: A variation occurs when Smithy appears. [[spoiler: When he finds out that his two servants ''broke'' their word by not giving the protagnists three Crystal Cards (a promise that they never intended to keep, because they didn't have any) he agrees to duel Andy to make up for it, rather than simply beating the three of them into submission.]]

* IdiotBall: Mellisa, Kurtus, Tyson, Leopold, and Maria each hold the ball at various points, but the dumbest moment is when they try to kill Stan, Fran, and Andy as soon as they enter the Palace. (This scene doesn't happen in ''Redux'', where the Shadow Spawn seem to be a little smarter, more or less.)

* PainfulTransformation: In ''Redux'', [[spoiler:Iris was taken to a demon institute of sorts after agreeing to serve Graz'zt.]] During her stay, she was taken apart, reshaped, and put back togther. To say it was excruciating painful is an understatement. (Oddly enough, she claims that after only week, she started to enjoy it, suggesting that the bargain she made caused her to become masochistic.)

* PragmaticVillainy: Some of the Shadow Queen's minions actually try to kill Stan, Fran, and Andy outright. The Shadow Queen saves them, since if they were to die without being defeated in a fair contest, she would be trapped ''forever''. This is also why she does not tolerate her minions cheating: if they cheat, it's no longer a ''fair'' contest.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Crump in ''Redux'', [[spoiler: In the original story, the Shadow Queen sends him to the graveyard after he loses a duel to Stan and is never seen again. In ''Redux'' however, Grodus reminds the Shadow Queen of the other purpose Crump fulfills, which convinces her to spare Crump.]]

* TailorMadePrison: The Palace of Shadow, thanks to the spell the Three Heroes put on her.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:The Witty Phantom summons Ancient Sacred Wyvern when he has 793,500 Life points, resulting in a monster with '''790,800''' Attack. It doesn't work as intended, due to Stans' Magic Cylinder.]]

* VillainousRescue: In the original, after Stan, Fran, and Andy pass the puzzle at the entrance of the Palace and make it inside, the Shadow Spawn (minus Vladmir) grab hold of the IdiotBall and try to kill them. The Shadow Queen finds out, and saves them. She then offers them food. The heroes are understandably confused. (See PragmaticVillainy above for her reasons.)

** In ''Redux'', Chico seems to have arachnophobia, so much that a Hunter Spider Duel Spirit scares him. (Hunter Spider is an outdated and very weak card.)

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: It's no secret that the Shadow Queen is a tyrant who keeps her subjects in line out of fear and threat of force. Most of her minions despise her, and even her own children work for her more out of fear than anything else. Her only servants who seem to be the exception are Grodus and maybe Crump, who both go out of their way to please her.

* CryForTheDevil: Not in the original, but in ''Redux'', [[spoiler: the Shadow Queen had a tragic past. Her true name is Iris, and originally, she and her two brothers were starving and penniless refugees who tried to get help at a city after escaping from a bloody revolution that had killed their parents, but were coldly rejected by the citizens. After her brothers were killed in accidents that were a direct result of this rejection, Iris was apparently driven to madness, and became the Shadow Queen after making a deal with Graz'zt.]]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2532621/1/YuGiOh_The_Thousand_Year_Door Yu-Gi-Oh! The Thousand Year Door]] is a fanfiction written by Cyber Commander. A remake of the fic, using updated rules and info, which now complete, can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8130614/1/Yu_Gi_Oh_The_Thousand_Year_Door_Redux here]]. Although it takes place in the Yugioh world, virtually every character is a OC of some kind. The entire plot references ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' and a few other ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games. Several characters, artifacts, and spells from the Mario games appear as characters or cards.

A SpinOff to this fic by 7th Librarian is being planned which will be called ''Rise of the Shadow King''. Also, ''Fanfic/Shadowchasers/Conspiracy'' can be considered a SpiritualSuccessor.

* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding: Arcadia is liberated, and almost every innocent has been saved. There have even been a few unforeseen bonuses, like the suggestion of Madripoor being liberated. But there are still a few sad events that keep the ending from being entirely happy. The Companions have to leave (although Francesca realizes asking them to stay after so long would be selfish). The worst part, however, is the horrid fate of Iris' soul; even though she repented, renounced her evil side, and helped the heroes win in the end, her bargain with Graz'zt still stands, and her soul is quickly claimed by the demon lord, possibly damning her forever. Still, [[HopeSpringsEternal hope for her still remains]], as the second chance given to Lyrius might mean one for her, no matter how much the odds are against it.]]

* [[spoiler:DolledUpInstallment: This was what ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' was, in-universe, compared to what actually happened a thousand years ago. In modern times, the would-be traitor Lan'tao tried to make money [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis by writing a novel about the conflict]], but ironically, an agent told him it was a cliché. He tried to make it unique by combining the events of the past conflict with modern ones, adding many modern personalities to Arcadia to the story (making it an in-universe example of a PragmaticAdaptation) but it still wouldn't sell. Eventually, someone suggested taking it to Nintendo. They liked the basic storyline, but wanted to change it, making it a LighterAndSofter version for a younger audience with their [[SeriesMascot company mascot]] as the star. Being an unknown author, Lan'tao really couldn't argue. Ironically, it was a hit. (The Queen has mixed feelings about it; as she says, she found it silly, but it did keep the ruse for the tournament alive for awhile.)]]

** [[spoiler:GallowsHumor: She even shows a little of this in the FinalBattle of ''Redux''. After Stan's Trap returns her heart to hr body (meaning that it is ''very'' possible, for the first time in a millennium, that she could die) and takes a solid blow from an attack, Lyrius shouts her name out; she replies, "I'm fine... Just forgot what it was like to be human..."]]

* [[spoiler:HopelessBossFight:Andy's duel with Grodus in the penultimate chapter seems this way on the surface, as Andy can't escape the prison physically, and he knows it, and would seem this way to Grodus' point of view, who believes the Queen's power over him at this point is nearly absolute (which is true, sadly). But it does have a deeper purpose: Andy's actual goal is to break down the magical wall the Queen has erected to block the metaphysical bond he, Stan, and Francesca share, to prevent him from aiding them at all. Eventually, he succeeds, and from what the end of the chapter suggests, may be able to fight alongside them at least in spirit.]]

* LastRequest: In ''Redux'', [[spoiler: the Shadow Queen agrees to tell Andy, Stan, and Fran how she went from 'a starving, penniless beggar to a sorceress leading an army of demons in only a year' under the condition that if they are defeated, it counts as their LastRequest.]]
** [[spoiler:After she defeats Andy, she reconsiders this, telling Stan and Francesca that she'll rescind that decision and give them three days to themselves once it's over, even going so far as to offer Francesca a conjugal visit with Andy if they want one. (It's not very comforting to them, and we really have to take her word on this for now.)]]

* [[spoiler:NoEndorHolocaust: By all scientific logic, something as big as Exor (which is bigger than the Washington Monument, by Stan's estimate) crashing into the Palace of Shadow from above, would cause a cataclysm that would have sank Arcada into the ocean. Nevertheless, the actual damage to the place seems to be minimal (although it is shaken up a little) and even everyone at the ''impact point'' manages to survive (even though that actual part of the Palace doesn't; more than likely there was powerful magic in place by the Queen to buffer most of the impact, and she simply didn't bother mentioning it.)]]

* [[spoiler:RousseauWasRight: St. Cuthbert's speech to Lyrius in the epilogue seems to indicate that he agrees with Rousseau, even going so far to use the "blank slate" term. He also claims that Lyrius' sword made chose Good after reverting to its "blank slate" because it found that GoodFeelsGood, even though it could remember the time when it was evil. Clearly, St. Cuthbert believes mortals have free will.]]

** Vladmir is Envy. He views anyone stronger than him as a rival, and seeks to be better than them.
*** [[spoiler: He's also envious of the average duelist. They duel for fun; he duels to kill.]]

* TheStarscream: The Queen had one of these in her army during the original battle one-thousand years ago (according to a narrative made by Leopold) and his attempt at treason killed her lover, the first man to hold Grodus' position. His name has not yet been revealed, but according to Leopold, he escaped, and still lives.
** [[spoiler:And in true Starscream fashion, he comes back to mess with her again. This time, he doesn't escape.]]

* [[spoiler:WombLevel: The Heart of the Palace of Shadow, the place where the finals of the tournament are held, is described as the interior of a still-living being, but ''not'' a very healthy one; the it's covered with growths that resemble tumors and cancers. The Companions tell Stan that this is where the original battle between the Queen and the Three Heroes happened a thousand years ago, and she likely intends to use it as a battleground again for a currently unexplained reason.]]

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: During chapter 39 of ''Redux'', Poison played a monster that prevented monsters of a specific type from attacking and used DNA Surgary to make all of Andy's monsters said type. However, Andy made a direct attack...''despite Posion's monster saying nothing about direct attacks''. In short, Andy technically cheated during that duel...and its apparently ok for protagonists to cheat once in a while antagonists are always called out. [[FlatWhat What?]]

For the custom cards used in both the original and ''Redux'', take a look at the in progress [[Cards/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor Cards]] page, which desperately NeedsMoreLove.

For the list of changes between the original and ''Redux'', take a look at the [[Notes/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor Notes]] page.

** In ''Redux'' the Shadow Spawn are warned that should they lose their rematches against the heroes, they each get sent to the sixth floor of her dungeon. During those rematches, the Spawn refuse to tell the heroes what exactly is in the sixth floor. Leopold even stops the heroes attempts to save him from the evil portal that sucks the loser into the dungeon, because it's that frightening. (The most [[NightmareFuel unsettling thing about this]] is previous statements that the prison has ''nine'' floors total, suggesting that the sixth isn't even the worst.)

* HellholePrison: The prison below the Palace of Shadow is referenced a lot over the course of ''Redux'', but when Hyde infiltrates the place late in the fic, a good look at the inside of it is finally revealed, showing that it ''is'' a horrid place. Inmates are BoundAndGagged, ''and'' consigned to small cages, a few are trapped in [[CrystalPrison Crystal Prisons]], and in one area (where Hyde meets and rescues Rave) there's a large, fiery pit of flame that is serious NightmareFuel, clearly used for torture. While the demonic jailers (at least the ones on the top three levels) are [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy incompetent at best]], it's obvious that they are only there to ''punish'' and abuse the inmates, and several other features of the prison itself prevent their escape.

** In ''Redux'' the Shadow Spawn are warned that should they lose their rematches against the heroes, they each get sent to the sixth floor of her dungeon. During those rematches, the Spawn refuse to tell the heroes what exactly is in the sixth floor. Leopold even stops the heroes attempts to save him from the evil portal that sucks the loser into the dungeon, because it's that frightening. (The most [[FridgeHorror unsettling thing about this]] is previous statements that the prison has ''nine'' floors total, suggesting that the sixth isn't even the worst.)

* [[MissingEpisode Missing Chapter:]] In the original fic, [[spoiler: there is a chapter in which Stan duels Johnson of the Big 5 from the original Yu-gi-oh series which was only posted in a site called Pokemaster Forums, but is completely absent from the chapters posted on fanfiction.net.]]

* OldShame: Cyber Commander has regretted his "extra" Dark Scorpion cards, since they completely miss the theme of the Dark Scorpions (FiveManBand), and the character of Wanda Underwood, as she's blatantly a repetitive, spiteful bashing of Weevil Underwood. He's since banned any other authors from using his Dark Scorpions and never used them again, and Wanda doesn't appear at all in ''Redux'', her duels replaced with new characters.

* ChekhovsGun: In the original, Diana mentions that her favorite hero is GreenLantern. Later on, during Diana's (under the Shadow Queen's control) rematch with Stan, Francesca uses her yellow pendant and blue light emanating from Skyscraper to create green light, and she chants the Green Lantern oath, giving Diana enough strength to fight the Queen's control.

** Only applies in ''Redux'', after defeating Cortez, he gives Stan the key to all of his treasures and gold. [[spoiler: During the epilogue, Stan gives the key to Vladimir to give him and the rest of the Spawn enough money to renew Arcadia.]]

* DeadlyHug: This is how Madolche Puddingcess attacks. She runs up to the enemy monster, puts her arms around it, tighter and tighter until it breaks. (This causes a somewhat amusing situation when Stan activates Gagagashield to protect Gagaga Girl from the attack; Gagaga Girl hugs her ''back''. Also, when Cindy duels Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi - who is working for the Queen - Puddingcess drops any illusion of being nice, and dispatches his monster with a violent kick.)

* ChekhovsGun: Only applies in ''Redux'', after defeating Cortez, he gives Stan the key to all of his treasures and gold. [[spoiler: During the epilogue, Stan gives the key to Vladimir to give him and the rest of the Spawn enough money to renew Arcadia.]]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2532621/1/YuGiOh_The_Thousand_Year_Door Yu-Gi-Oh! The Thousand Year Door]] is a fanfiction written by Cyber Commander. A remake of the fic, using updated rules and info, which is in progress, can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8130614/1/Yu_Gi_Oh_The_Thousand_Year_Door_Redux here]]. Although it takes place in the Yugioh world, virtually every character is a OC of some kind. The entire plot references ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' and a few other ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games. Several characters, artifacts, and spells from the Mario games appear as characters or cards.

Although most references in the fic come from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', many characters from other Mario games have and will appear, at least as cameos. Cyber Commander has said that there are four characters that will definately ''not'' appear: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Bowser, the first three because they would overshadow the actual heroes of the fic, and the last because he feels that Bowser is Mario's enemy, and should not be anyone else's.