History Fanfic / ACityFallen

* AbortedArc:
** The very existence of the ''Ceratosaurus''. The appendix confirms that the original ending strongly involved them.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange
** Jinx is marginally less psychotic than in the original. ''Marginally''.
* AlwaysABiggerFish:
** The black ''Tyrannosaurus'' rex breaks into the facility Jinx and Vi are sheltering in, and is about to devour them. [[spoiler:Cue the arrival of the '''''Vastatosaurus''''' ''rex''.]]

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny:
** The [[spoiler:''Vastatosaurus rex'']] in Chapter 21. After [[spoiler:devouring Danny alive]], it begins chasing Caitlyn and Vi, it gets distracted when the latter throws a gun at it.

* ChameleonCamouflage:
** The camouflage beasts from ''Primeval'' are able to almost instantaneously change colours and move a lightning-fast speed.
* ColdBloodedTorture:
** The ''Quetzalcoatlus'' brutally attacks and effectively ''tortures'' Caitlyn and Jinx, just for the hell of it. [[spoiler:It's enough to drive the latter over the edge.]]
* ConvenientCranny:
** The cavity where Caitlyn and Vi hide from the ''Quetzalcoatlus''. [[spoiler:It doesn't help.]]
* CurbStompBattle:
** The fight between the ''Quetzalcoatlus'' and the [[spoiler:''Vastatosaurus rex'']]. The former suffers an agonizing death.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath:
** [[spoiler:The ''Quetzalcoatlus'' has its wing bitten off, gets pinned to the ground, loses its beak, and then gets decapitated, all by the ''Vastatosaurus rex'']].
* DeathFromAbove:
** The preferred hunting tactic of the [[spoiler:''Callidaves nyx'']].
* DreamingOfThingsToCome:
** Vi has a nightmare where she's attacked by a huge, muscular creature with fangs. [[spoiler:Later on, she picks up on just how similar it looked to the gorgonopsid]].

* FeatheredFiend:
** The [[spoiler:''Callidaves'']]. They hunt by ambushing their prey from the treetops, pinning them down, and either stabbing them in the head or slashing them to pieces with their claws. [[spoiler: The only reason nobody died was that Jinx named their leader, leading to the theropods realizing their prey was as intelligent as them.]]
* GenreBuster:
** Being a crossover between ''Arcane'' and ''Primeval'', this was perhaps inevitable.
* {{Gorn}}:
** Nearly every confrontation has extreme violence.
* ItCanThink:
** The ''Callidaves nyx'', future predators, ''Quetzalcoatlus'', and ''Utahraptor'' all have their own versions of this.
* MysteriousAnimalSenses:
** At one point, Hwëdværian claims that Jinx smells of sadness.

* ReformedButNotTamed:
** To an extent, Hwëdværian. On coming through the anomaly, his initial goal was to [[spoiler:kill everything in sight and then bring his pack-mates through]]. Upon encountering Jinx and realizing they could communicate, he calmed down somewhat, though his natural aggression and bloodlust still shines through in fights.
* ReligionOfEvil:
** The Ordo Cranii in ''Demons and Harpies''. Believing it to be a saviour sent by God, they worship [[spoiler:a skullcrawler]].
* {{Sadist}}:
** The ''Quetzalcoatlus''. Following its initial encounter with the humans, it systematically stalks and attacks them, first almost killing [[spoiler:Caitlyn]] and then [[spoiler:Jinx]].
* SequelHook:
** In the epilogue, [[spoiler:Alan Jonah]] is seen giving a vial of Shimmer to a man. [[spoiler:That man is Lewis Dodgson]].
* ShoutOut:
** [[spoiler:Alan Jonah]]'s first scene is a reference to his introduction in ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''.
* SuperIntelligence:
** The [[spoiler:''Callidaves'']], especially the leader. While not the most technologically advanced race, they have basic stone tools, and have mastered the usage of fire. They can also recognize tones and the usage of names, which is how [[spoiler:Jinx accidentally prevents an attack by giving their leader a name, Spindles.]]
* SuperPersistentPredator:
** The ''Quetzalcoatlus''.
* TRexpy:
** The [[spoiler:''Vastatosaurus rex'']]. It's a direct descendant of ''Tyrannosaurus'', but is far larger and more aggressive.
* TwoFaced:
** [[spoiler:Cyclops, one of the ''Utahraptors'' from ''Literature/{{Primitive War}}'', has a knife stuck in his right eye from a fight.]]
* {{Xenofiction}}:
** Some scenes are from the [[PointOfView POV]] of animals, notably the ''Quetzalcoatlus''.

* TheWoobie:
** The gorgonopsid in the first few chapters. [[spoiler:It gets into a brutal fight with Hwëdværian, gets badly wounded in a confrontation against a group of enforcers, then gets into a fight with a second future predator, and finally gets killed by Jinx]].

* StockDinosaurs:
** ''Ceratosaurus'' is the only true example. While ''Quetzalcoatlus'' is not a dinosaur, it may count.

* SeldomSeenSpecies:
** ''Barosaurus'' and ''Saurophaganax''.
** The flexible tongue of the ''Quetzalcoatlus'' is a reference to the ones in ''[[Literature/PrimitiveWar Primitive War]]''.

** The flexible tongue of the ''Quetzalcoatlus'' is a reference to the ones in ''Literature/{{PrimitiveWar}}''.

** [[spoiler:Alan Jonah]]'s first scene is a reference to his introduction in ''Film/[[GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''.

* AlwaysABiggerFish:
** The black ''Tyrannosaurus'' rex breaks into the facility Jinx and Vi are sheltering in, and is about to devour them. [[spoiler:Cue the arrival of the '''''Vastatosaurus''''' ''rex''.]]

** The [[spoiler:unnamed sapient troodontids]]. They hunt by ambushing their prey from the treetops, pinning them down, and either stabbing them in the head or slashing them to pieces with their claws. [[spoiler: The only reason nobody died was because Jinx named their leader, leading to the troodontids realizing their prey was as intelligent as them.]]

** The unnamed [[spoiler:sapient troodontids]], especially the leader. While not the most technologically advanced race, they have basic stone tools, and have mastered the usage of fire. They can also recognize tones and the usage of names, which is how [[spoiler:Jinx accidentally prevents an attack by giving their leader a name.]]

** The [[spoiler:''Vastatosaurus rex'']]. It's a direct descendant of ''Tyrannosaurus'', but is far larger and more aggressive.

** The gorgonopsid in the first few chapters. [[spoiler:It gets into a brutal fight with Hwëdværian, gets badly wounded in a confrontation against a group of enforcers, then gets into a fight with a second future predator, and finally gets killed by Jinx]].