History Fanfic / ASubtleKnife

The fic was ended in 2022 after a lengthy hiatus, due to the author being unable to write Jacob's character anymore due to [[CreatorRecovery better life circumstances.]]

* FakingAmnesia: Edge does this from the beginning of the story to cover up that he is a self-insert. [[spoiler: After the Slaughterhouse 9 arc, he's begun to wonder if his self-insert memories are fake ones inserted by the 9 so Jack Slash's son can blossom.]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Jack Slash]] does this wonderfully when he appears, and use this to traumataize and hurt Edge in the process as events unfold.

-->''Dr. Roquette:''' I know I might have been… short with you all at first, but… thank you. You saved my life, and we saved the world tonight. If there's anything I can do to repay you-?\\

* ChainsawGood: Averted. The power-testing sequence in Hone 3.4 explicitly mentions that, in addition to blunt weapons, Edge's blade-projection powers (and Jack Slash's [[IncrediblyLamePun by extension]]) don't work on combo-weapons such as a baton with a hidden knife sheathed in it, blunt weapons that are actually sharp, sharp-looking weapons that are actually dull, or chainsaws.

This story is an exploration of [[BadPowersBadPeople how much powers can influence a person's path in life]], when Jacob Rodrigo wakes up as a self-insert in the Young Justice series with the powers of [[KnifeNut Jack Slash]] and tries to be a hero despite his predisposition to easily kill people. After [[spoiler: beating Batman to taking down Victor Zsasz]] he joins the team at the same time as Artemis, and does his best to do good, not matter how bad the world makes it turn out.

* AbortedArc: The final arcs of the story became this as the author found he could no longer get into the necessary mindset to write Jacob’s character, instead summarizing them before deciding to go straight the end of the story and move on to the sequel.

* AbortedArc: The final arcs of the story became this as the author found he could no longer get into the necessary mindset to write Jacob’s character, instead summarizing them before deciding to go straight the end of the story and the sequel.

''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-subtle-knife-worm-yj-si.342043/ A Subtle Knife ]]'' is a Literature/{{Worm}}/''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' crossover fanfic by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/industrious.314783/ industrious]].

* RealityEnsues:
** Justice League members get upset and push for Edge's removal when he is, however inadvertently, linked to traumatizing experiences for the Team.
** Serling Roquette has nightmares of being kidnapped long after she's been rescued, [[spoiler: and sitting front-row to her mentor's kidnapping later only makes it worse]].

* ChainsawGood: Averted. The power-testing sequence in Hone 3.4 explicitly mentions that, in addition to blunt weapons, Edge's blade-projection powers (and Jack Slash's [[IncrediblyLamePun by extension]]) don't work on blunt weapons, or on chainsaws.

* TheComicallySerious: When Aqualad gets in on the joking fun at times. He's straight-faced enough to convince most of the Team that bad-mouthing the military is a death-worthy trespass before he craks up at Edge's joke about [[CrossesTheLineTwice air-boarding the guilty parties before executing them]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Edge comes off as this due to his fears about being associated with the Slaughterhouse Nine. [[spoiler: his fears are broadcasted to the rest of the Team by Martian Manhunter's simulation in arc 9.

* BewareTheSuperman: Edge muses this when he and the Team get front row seats to watch a FlyingBrick with FrickinLaserBeams go to town on a group of soldiers with conventional guns.

* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:The Slaughterhouse Nine Arc]].

* OhCrap: Whenever someone uninformed sees what Edge is capable of doing/surviving. Also occurred when they discovered x-ionized weapons can cut Kryptonians.

* PsychicBlockDefense: Presumably due to the presence of his Shard, Edge's mind is ''not'' a nice place to be. Martian Manhunter gets put through the wringer when he pokes around unwisely in the wrong part of Edge's psyche.

** Most of the Heroes reactions to Edge at points in the story.

!This fanfic contains examples of:

* ADayInTheLimelight: Multiple characters that aren’t Edge get point of view chapters, especially in the interludes.

* AscendedExtra: Doctor Roquette, who Edge strikes up a relationship with. Captain Atom, in the aftermath of their mission to clear his name. [[spoiler: Freddie, or Lt. Marvel, who joins the team with Edge and his Shard’s prompting to Captain Marvel.]]

* BadassAdorable: M’gann, Artemis. [[spoiler: Lt. Marvel joins early, and once people become aware that his secret identity is a wheel-chair bound elementary school student he gets this a lot.]]

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: M’gann is a martian currently living on Earth, and constantly encounters cultural aspects that trip her up and confuse her at times.

* TheComicallySerious: When Aqualad gets in on the joking fun at times. He’s straight-faced enough to convince most of the Team that bad-mouthing the military is a death-worthy trespass before he craks up at Edge’s joke about [[CrossesTheLineTwice air-boarding the guilty parties before executing them]].
* CrazyPrepared: Edge came off like this when he requisitioned a near-perfect set of equipment for when he was put n charge of the search for Clayface. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It didn’t stop him from getting hospitalized with hypothermia from his own cold gun, though.]]

--> Dr. Roquette: I know I might have been… short with you all at first, but… thank you. You saved my life, and we saved the world tonight. If there’s anything I can do to repay you-?
--> Edge: How about coffee?
--> Edge mentally: ''…Did I just say that?''
* DramaticIrony: Because of his own connection to Jack Slash, Edge thinks very highly of Artemis, believing her to be Green Arrow’s [[HeroicBastard illegitimate daughter]], and she always worries and fumes whenever he compliments her drive to live up to her "Uncle’s" legacy.

* EntertaininglyWrong: The Heroes in-setting think they know what is going on with Edge. To say that are they mistaken is an understatement.

* EtTuBrute: Literally everyone involved in Captain Atom’s trial, from the judge to the coroner to his best friend who served as his defense, was in on the plot to frame him.
* FakingAmnesia: Edge does this from the beginning of the story to cover up that he is a self-insert. [[spoiler: After the Slaughterhouse 9 arc, he’s begun to wonder if his self-insert memories are fake ones inserted by the 9 so Jack Slash’s son can blossom.]]

--> Batman: Imagine an assassin with a keen mind for deduction. He’s resistant to physical force, and his offensive power is limited only by line of sight. In fact, his ability improves with it - he’s most dangerous from far away. But he wants to be a ''hero'', gentlemen.

* GreenEyedMonster: Connor feels this way about the charming, good-looking, FlyingBrick Lt. Marvel when he’s introduced to the team in the aftermath of an embarrassing incident between him and M'gann. [[spoiler: Then he discovers that Lt. Marvel’s secret identity is a wheelchair-bound elementary school student and promptly becomes one of the Lieutenant's top supporters.]]

* MindOverMatter: M'gann’s telekinesis.

* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: Edge does not have SuperToughness, but he has wetware implants in Bonesaw's style to let him act like he’s MadeOfIron, even surviving a cut throat with minimal suffering.

* RealityEnsues: Justice League members get upset and push for Edge's removal when he is, however inadvertently, linked to traumatizing experiences for the Team.
** Serling Roquette has nightmares of being kidnapped long after she’s been rescued, [[spoiler: and sitting front-row to her mentor's kidnapping later only makes it worse]].

* SureLetsGoWithThat: Artemis is so ashamed of her villain dad she can't bring herself to disillusion her teammates from the theory that she's actually Green Arrow's illegitimate daughter.

* ThouShaltNotKill: Like most Heroes, Edge does his best to practice this and encourage others to do so. He gets a WhatTheHellHero moment on his first mission when he carves up a League of Shadows assassin, but he defends himself because a) his power is blade projection so when he’s protecting people he doesn’t have a non-lethal setting, and b) the guy was a werewolf and his knife wasn’t made of silver, so he’ll eventually recover.

* WhamEpisode: Interlude 5, [[spoiler: Superboy ''triggers''.]]

* WhatTheHellHero: Most of the Heroes reactions to Edge at points in the story.