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A [[SharedUniverse Shared]] AlternateUniverseFic designed by Gena and Olita which adds a BodyHorror twist to the events of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokemon Omega Ruby]]''. Here, the Orbs are [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts of Doom]] when used improperly, transform the victim, applying some features of its [[OlympusMons respective Legendary]]. As a result, Team Magma's actions kick off a series of events that change the face of the world forever, spanning years and regions.
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* BodyHorror: Effectively 'Body Horror: the AU'.
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* SenselessSacrifice: Archie using the Blue Orb has elements of this. WordOfGod states that since the Blue Orb had accepted Kiera, she wouldn't have been risking as much. Not only that, but the very thing he wanted to prevent -- Kiera becoming a HalfHumanHybrid -- plays out ''anyway'' after the Delta Episode.
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* SenselessSacrifice: Archie using the Blue Orb has elements of this. WordOfGod states that since the Blue Orb had accepted Kiera, she wouldn't have been risking as much. Not only that, but the very thing he wanted to prevent -- Kiera becoming a HalfHumanHybrid affected by the orb -- plays out ''anyway'' after the Delta Episode.
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A [[SharedUniverse Shared]] AlternateUniverseFic designed by Gena and Olita which adds a BodyHorror twist to the events of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokemon Omega Ruby]]''. Here, the Orbs are [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts of Doom]] when used improperly, tranforming the victim into a HalfHumanHybrid of its [[OlympusMons respective Legendary]]. As a result, Team Magma's actions kick off a series of events that change the face of the world forever, spanning years and regions.
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A [[SharedUniverse Shared]] AlternateUniverseFic designed by Gena and Olita which adds a BodyHorror twist to the events of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokemon Omega Ruby]]''. Here, the Orbs are [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts of Doom]] when used improperly, tranforming transform the victim into a HalfHumanHybrid victim, applying some features of its [[OlympusMons respective Legendary]]. As a result, Team Magma's actions kick off a series of events that change the face of the world forever, spanning years and regions.
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* HalfHumanHybrid: The main characters are partially transformed into legendary Pokemon by their orbs.
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* HeelRealization: It takes several months, but Kiera eventually comes to regret how she treated Maxie after his transformation, realizing that she was [[NotSoDifferent acting like her father]].
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* HeelRealization: It takes several months, but Kiera eventually comes to regret how she treated Maxie after his transformation, realizing that she was [[NotSoDifferent [[NotSoDifferentRemark acting like her father]].
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* NotSoDifferent: Kiera is stubborn, has an incredibly vindictive streak and is willing to do some pretty awful things to get her way, much like her father. However, ''unlike'' Norman, she eventually ''recognizes'' her issues and [[CharacterDevelopment works to improve]], specifically '''because''' she doesn't want to be anything like him.
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** MyBelovedSmother: A male version, he's not concerned with what she ''can'' do with her life so much as dictating what she '''can't'''. Ideally, he wanted to see her passed off to somebody capable of 'keeping her in line'.
** ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Downplayed without becoming less disturbing. Kiera believes that Norman's behavior is ''typical'' for dads, and is startled when Archie and Maxie react to casual references to his abuse with horror.
** ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Downplayed without becoming less disturbing. Kiera believes that Norman's behavior is ''typical'' for dads, and is startled when Archie and Maxie react to casual references to his abuse with horror.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Downplayed without becoming less disturbing. Kiera believes that Norman's abusive behavior is ''typical'' for dads, and is startled when Archie and Maxie react to casual references to his abuse with horror.
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* AFriendInNeed: After Kiera's fall from grace, Wally remains one of her few allies and staunchest friends. He even goes so far as to [[spoiler:ask Jirachi to make him a hybrid simply so they won't be seperated]].
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* AFriendInNeed: After Kiera's fall from grace, Wally remains one of her few allies and staunchest friends. He even goes so far as to [[spoiler:ask Jirachi to make him a hybrid simply so they won't be seperated]].separated]].
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* LightIsNotGood: Ho-Oh is worshipped and held in high regard in the Johto region. He's also a self-centered {{Jerkass}} who flat out doesn't ''get'' why his Blessed Hybrid came to despise him. He also wants all the victims of Team Rocket's experiments killed to 'cleanse the world'.
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* LightIsNotGood: Ho-Oh is worshipped and held in high regard in the Johto region. He's also a self-centered {{Jerkass}} who flat out doesn't ''get'' why his Blessed Hybrid came to despise him. He also wants all the victims of Team Rocket's experiments killed to 'cleanse the world'.
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** MoreHeroThanThou: By comparison, Kiera insists on being the one to use the Green Orb because she feels that you don't get to call yourself the strongest trainer if you're not willing to step up and put yourself on the line when it counts.
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* MyBelovedSmother: Norman is a male version. He's not concerned with what Kiera ''can'' do with her life so much as dictating what she '''can't'''. Ideally, he wanted to see her passed off to somebody capable of 'keeping her in line'.
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* LandSeaSky: Maxie, Archie and Kiera form this with their hybrid powers, respectively.
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* PowerTrio: Maxie, Archie and Kiera form this with their [[Main/LandSeaSky]] hybrid powers, respectively.
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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Ubume]]'s child [[spoiler:wasn't even ''born'' before dying, thanks to her lover trying to kill her]].
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* InfantImmortality: {{Averted}} in [[spoiler:Ubume]]'s backstory. Her child [[spoiler:wasn't even ''born'' before dying, thanks to her lover trying to kill her]].
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* BadassGay: Kiera is an aromantic asexual, Maxie is pansexual and Archie is demisexual. Maxie and Archie are in a relationship, and all three of them are immortal and immensely powerful half-Legendary hybrids.
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* BadassGay: Kiera is an aromantic asexual, Maxie is pansexual and Archie is demisexual. Maxie and Archie are in a relationship, and all three of them are immortal and immensely powerful half-Legendary hybrids.
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* LoveCannotOvercome: After Kiera was mutated and forced to be on the run, her girlfriend Lisia doesn't take it as well (the media craze not helping) and breaks it off, scared that Kiera's transformation will eventually degrade her mind into madness.
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* InstantWebHit: Kiera and Archie embrace the use of online social media to recount their adventures. This includes taking Vines of Archie's more hilarious pranks on Maxie. Their popularity helps increase public acceptance of the trio's mutations.
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* SharkPool: Maxie finds Archie in one [[spoiler:after the Citidark scientists force him into becoming a Shadow Pokemon.]]
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* DistaffCounterpart: The authors experimented with the outcomes of this fic if it followed Alpha Sapphire's continuity instead of Omega Ruby. Based on Archie gaining Kiera's trust faster than Maxie and having less angst over his transformation, the trio would become friends sooner and easier than in their fic canon.
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* DistaffCounterpart: The authors experimented with the outcomes of this fic if it followed Alpha Sapphire's continuity instead of Omega Ruby. Based on Archie gaining Kiera's trust faster than Maxie and having less angst over his transformation, the trio would become be friends sooner and easier than in their fic canon.
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* Distaff Counterpart: The authors experimented with the outcomes of this fic if it followed Alpha Sapphire's continuity instead of Omega Ruby. Based on Archie gaining Kiera's trust faster than Maxie and having less angst over his transformation, the trio would become friends sooner and easier than in their fic canon.
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* Distaff Counterpart: DistaffCounterpart: The authors experimented with the outcomes of this fic if it followed Alpha Sapphire's continuity instead of Omega Ruby. Based on Archie gaining Kiera's trust faster than Maxie and having less angst over his transformation, the trio would become friends sooner and easier than in their fic canon.
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* Distaff Counterpart: The authors experimented with the outcomes of this fic if it followed Alpha Sapphire's continuity instead of Omega Ruby. Based on Archie gaining Kiera's trust faster than Maxie and having less angst over his transformation, the trio would become friends sooner and easier than in their fic canon.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: The authors experimented with a dark interpretation of how Norman is dealt with [[spoiler:where he's EATEN by Maxie and Archie after almost killing Kiera]], but they eventually decided that Maxie and Archie wouldn't break Kiera's trust and they retconned the event into a side-AU of their story.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: Maxie and Archie each gain a large scar on their chest from when the Orbs were forcibly removed during their transformations.
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* WalkingTheEarth: Being on the run, the trio traverse across Hoenn, Johto, Kanto and Orre - saving the world and getting into trouble along the way.
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* Power Trio: Maxie, Archie and Kiera form this with their [[Main/LandSeaSky]] hybrid powers, respectively.
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* {{Reincarnation}}: Exists in this 'verse.
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* {{Reincarnation}}: Exists in this 'verse. [[spoiler:Kiera's spunky Pikachu gets reincarnated into a sassy trainer girl. Tabitha shows up as a [[CallBack Makuhita]].]]
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** MoreHeroThanThou: By comparison, Kiera insists on being the one to use the Green Orb because she feels that you don't get to call yourself the strongest trainer if you're not willing to step up and put yourself on the line when it counts.
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* AnimalsHateHim: Pokemon can sense something ''unnatural'' about the transformed Trio and tend to freak out in their presence. This includes the vast majority of the mons they personally trained beforehand, forcing them to let most of them go.
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* {{Foil}}:
** Birch and Brendan to Norman and Kiera. While Brendan is a bit socially awkward and has some parental issues himself, he still has a loving relationship with his father, and initially assumes Norman's like his own dad.
** Groudon and Kyogre's personalities are a closer match to the Leaders of the ''other'' Team. Groudon is like an overgrown, energetic puppy lizard brimming with joy, while Kyogre's an snobby, stuck-up whale.
** Birch and Brendan to Norman and Kiera. While Brendan is a bit socially awkward and has some parental issues himself, he still has a loving relationship with his father, and initially assumes Norman's like his own dad.
** Groudon and Kyogre's personalities are a closer match to the Leaders of the ''other'' Team. Groudon is like an overgrown, energetic puppy lizard brimming with joy, while Kyogre's an snobby, stuck-up whale.
* HeroicSacrifice:
** Archie pulls one during the Seafloor Cave clash, using the Blue Orb so that Kiera won't have to and sacrificing his humanity in the process.
** Kiera follows in his footsteps during the Delta Episode, declaring that as Champion, she's the one who should take the risk of using the Green Orb.
** Archie pulls one during the Seafloor Cave clash, using the Blue Orb so that Kiera won't have to and sacrificing his humanity in the process.
** Kiera follows in his footsteps during the Delta Episode, declaring that as Champion, she's the one who should take the risk of using the Green Orb.
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* KarmicTransformation: Maxie considers his transformation to be proper punishment for his actions. The old couple on Mt Pyre feel this way about ''both'' leaders' transformations.
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** Maxie considers his transformation to be proper punishment for hisactions. actions. Particularly since he views Pokemon as naturally inferior to humans; therefore, becoming a hybrid makes him 'lesser' as well.
** The old couple on Mt Pyre feel this way about ''both'' leaders'transformations.transformations, much to Kiera's fury.
* MoreExpendableThanYou: Archie convinces Kiera to let him use the Blue Orb instead of her because she shouldn't have to risk her humanity to fix the mistakes of 'old men like them'.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Maxie's horrified upon discovering the results of his actions.
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** The old couple on Mt Pyre feel this way about ''both'' leaders'
* MoreExpendableThanYou: Archie convinces Kiera to let him use the Blue Orb instead of her because she shouldn't have to risk her humanity to fix the mistakes of 'old men like them'.
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* NotSoDifferent: Kiera is stubborn, has an incredibly vindictive streak and is willing to do some pretty awful things to get her way, much like her father. However, ''unlike'' Norman, she eventually ''recognizes'' her issues and [[CharacterDevelopment works to improve]], specifically '''because''' she doesn't want to be anything like him.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Exists in this 'verse.
* TheScapegoat: While Maxie has committed various crimes, Kiera blames him for ''everything'' that went wrong in order to avoid confronting her own insecurities.
* TheScapegoat: While Maxie has committed various crimes, Kiera blames him for ''everything'' that went wrong in order to avoid confronting her own insecurities.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Legendary hybrids can find themselves dealing with this. Part of the reason [[spoiler:Ubume]] snapped was finding out the downsides of her blessing in the worst possible way.
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A [[SharedUniverse Shared]] AlternateUniverseFic designed by Gena and Olita which adds a BodyHorror twist to the events of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokemon Omega Ruby]]''. Here, the Orbs are [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifacts of Doom]] when used improperly, tranforming the victim into a HalfHumanHybrid of its [[OlympusMons respective Legendary]]. As a result, Team Magma's actions kick off a series of events that change the face of the world forever, spanning years and regions.
For those interested in learning more, the first collected chat log can be found [[http://genalovestoons.tumblr.com/post/106939279792/the-broken-legends-au-chat-logs here]], the second [[http://rad-roach.tumblr.com/post/107353641400/broken-legends-chat-logs-pt-2 here]], and the third [[http://genalovestoons.tumblr.com/post/111318413962/broken-legends-chat-logs-pt-3 here]]. Naturally, the logs include spoilers for both games, as well as the [[PostEndGameContent Delta Episode]] and all other games in [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} the main series]].
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!!This AlternateUniverseFic contains instances of:
* AbusiveParents: Norman's repeatedly referred to as an Actual Leaky Trashbag, with good reason. Mostly emotionally and psychologically abusive, but the only reason he doesn't beat Kiera is she fought back the second time he tried it.
** MyBelovedSmother: A male version, he's not concerned with what she ''can'' do with her life so much as dictating what she '''can't'''. Ideally, he wanted to see her passed off to somebody capable of 'keeping her in line'.
** ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Downplayed without becoming less disturbing. Kiera believes that Norman's behavior is ''typical'' for dads, and is startled when Archie and Maxie react to casual references to his abuse with horror.
* AgeLift:
** Kiera started her journey around the age of 18-20. She would have started much sooner if Norman hadn't jerked her around for years, and he didn't approve of her managing to get started after ending up in Littleroot.
** Brendan is around 14-15 when Kiera first moves to Littleroot. Wally, by contrast, is around 12-13.
* BlessedWithSuck: Legendaries can bless chosen ones, but this doesn't necessarily turn out well. [[spoiler:Ubume]] can attest to this.
* BodyHorror: Effectively 'Body Horror: the AU'.
* BreakTheHaughty:
** Maxie gets hit HARD by this, leading to heavy depression and [[ItsAllMyFault self-blame]].
** Kiera goes through a comparatively more subdued version. Transformed!Maxie serves as a WakeUpCallBoss of sorts, and she doesn't take it well.
* CursedWithAwesome: Maxie, Archie and Kiera's transformations fall under this, and each copes with it differently. Maxie's horrified, but sees it as proper punishment for his actions, while Archie adapts very well. Kiera splits the difference.
* DarkerAndEdgier: After all, this is a world filled with {{Painful Transformation}}s, human experimentation, death, murder, cannibalism, and other cheery stuff.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After repeatedly saving the Hoenn Region, including heroically sacrificing her humanity, Champion Kiera finds herself running for her life, hated and feared by the people she did so much for.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: It takes a lot of work over several years, but the cursed trio eventually manage to cobble together a FamilyOfChoice and find happiness together.
* EmergencyTransformation:
** Archie using the Blue Orb against Maxie helps save his life, as Maxie had nearly ripped him apart by the time Kiera showed up.
** [[spoiler:Steven Stone]] gets transformed into a hybrid after a tragic accident.
* AFriendInNeed: After Kiera's fall from grace, Wally remains one of her few allies and staunchest friends. He even goes so far as to [[spoiler:ask Jirachi to make him a hybrid simply so they won't be seperated]].
* HalfHumanHybrid
* HeelRealization: It takes several months, but Kiera eventually comes to regret how she treated Maxie after his transformation, realizing that she was [[NotSoDifferent acting like her father]].
* HorrorHunger:
** Maxie discovers that Groudon's teeth aren't just for show, and starts having cravings for raw meat.
** [[spoiler:Brendan]] becomes another victim of this; following their transformation, they wind up eating [[spoiler:his own Blaziken]].
* LightIsNotGood: Ho-Oh is worshipped and held in high regard in the Johto region. He's also a self-centered {{Jerkass}} who flat out doesn't ''get'' why his Blessed Hybrid came to despise him. He also wants all the victims of Team Rocket's experiments killed to 'cleanse the world'.
* InfantImmortality: {{Averted}} in [[spoiler:Ubume]]'s backstory. Her child [[spoiler:wasn't even ''born'' before dying, thanks to her lover trying to kill her]].
* ItIsDehumanizing: At first, Kiera repeatedly refers to the transformed Maxie as 'it' instead of 'him'. Maxie accepts this; Archie, Tabitha and Courtney don't.
* ItsUpToYou: {{Deconstructed}}. Kiera quickly comes to resent how much everyone expects ''her'' to solve all of their problems and keep shoving it all onto her. This only gets worse after her heroism in the Delta Episode is rewarded by rejection.
* KarmicTransformation: Maxie considers his transformation to be proper punishment for his actions. The old couple on Mt Pyre feel this way about ''both'' leaders' transformations.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kiera learns this the hard way after the Delta Episode.
* PlayingWithSyringes: Team Rocket is inspired by the events in Hoenn to try making their ''own'' half-pokemon hybrids.
* StepfordSmiler: Part of how [[spoiler:Brendan]] copes with the horror of their own transformation.
* UndyingLoyalty:
** While most pokemon see the tranformed trio as freaks of nature, each of them has one or two 'mons who retain their loyalty.
** Tabitha, Courtney, Matt and Shelly towards their leaders. [[spoiler:Even being reincarnated can't break their bonds.]]
* WakeUpCallBoss: Kiera expects her big confrontation with Maxie to go '''VERY''' differently, to the point that she was rocking out to her own soundtrack with her earbuds and using her cell to record her heroic entrance. Needless to say, things don't go as planned.
* WhatHaveIBecome: Maxie's reaction to his transformation.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Archie repeatedly calls Kiera out on how she treats Maxie after the Cave of Origins.
** She also gets this from both of them after they discover [[spoiler:poor Brendan]] trapped in the Rocket Labs and she hesitates about saving them.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Legendary hybrids can find themselves dealing with this.
For those interested in learning more, the first collected chat log can be found [[http://genalovestoons.tumblr.com/post/106939279792/the-broken-legends-au-chat-logs here]], the second [[http://rad-roach.tumblr.com/post/107353641400/broken-legends-chat-logs-pt-2 here]], and the third [[http://genalovestoons.tumblr.com/post/111318413962/broken-legends-chat-logs-pt-3 here]]. Naturally, the logs include spoilers for both games, as well as the [[PostEndGameContent Delta Episode]] and all other games in [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} the main series]].
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!!This AlternateUniverseFic contains instances of:
* AbusiveParents: Norman's repeatedly referred to as an Actual Leaky Trashbag, with good reason. Mostly emotionally and psychologically abusive, but the only reason he doesn't beat Kiera is she fought back the second time he tried it.
** MyBelovedSmother: A male version, he's not concerned with what she ''can'' do with her life so much as dictating what she '''can't'''. Ideally, he wanted to see her passed off to somebody capable of 'keeping her in line'.
** ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Downplayed without becoming less disturbing. Kiera believes that Norman's behavior is ''typical'' for dads, and is startled when Archie and Maxie react to casual references to his abuse with horror.
* AgeLift:
** Kiera started her journey around the age of 18-20. She would have started much sooner if Norman hadn't jerked her around for years, and he didn't approve of her managing to get started after ending up in Littleroot.
** Brendan is around 14-15 when Kiera first moves to Littleroot. Wally, by contrast, is around 12-13.
* BlessedWithSuck: Legendaries can bless chosen ones, but this doesn't necessarily turn out well. [[spoiler:Ubume]] can attest to this.
* BodyHorror: Effectively 'Body Horror: the AU'.
* BreakTheHaughty:
** Maxie gets hit HARD by this, leading to heavy depression and [[ItsAllMyFault self-blame]].
** Kiera goes through a comparatively more subdued version. Transformed!Maxie serves as a WakeUpCallBoss of sorts, and she doesn't take it well.
* CursedWithAwesome: Maxie, Archie and Kiera's transformations fall under this, and each copes with it differently. Maxie's horrified, but sees it as proper punishment for his actions, while Archie adapts very well. Kiera splits the difference.
* DarkerAndEdgier: After all, this is a world filled with {{Painful Transformation}}s, human experimentation, death, murder, cannibalism, and other cheery stuff.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: After repeatedly saving the Hoenn Region, including heroically sacrificing her humanity, Champion Kiera finds herself running for her life, hated and feared by the people she did so much for.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: It takes a lot of work over several years, but the cursed trio eventually manage to cobble together a FamilyOfChoice and find happiness together.
* EmergencyTransformation:
** Archie using the Blue Orb against Maxie helps save his life, as Maxie had nearly ripped him apart by the time Kiera showed up.
** [[spoiler:Steven Stone]] gets transformed into a hybrid after a tragic accident.
* AFriendInNeed: After Kiera's fall from grace, Wally remains one of her few allies and staunchest friends. He even goes so far as to [[spoiler:ask Jirachi to make him a hybrid simply so they won't be seperated]].
* HalfHumanHybrid
* HeelRealization: It takes several months, but Kiera eventually comes to regret how she treated Maxie after his transformation, realizing that she was [[NotSoDifferent acting like her father]].
* HorrorHunger:
** Maxie discovers that Groudon's teeth aren't just for show, and starts having cravings for raw meat.
** [[spoiler:Brendan]] becomes another victim of this; following their transformation, they wind up eating [[spoiler:his own Blaziken]].
* LightIsNotGood: Ho-Oh is worshipped and held in high regard in the Johto region. He's also a self-centered {{Jerkass}} who flat out doesn't ''get'' why his Blessed Hybrid came to despise him. He also wants all the victims of Team Rocket's experiments killed to 'cleanse the world'.
* InfantImmortality: {{Averted}} in [[spoiler:Ubume]]'s backstory. Her child [[spoiler:wasn't even ''born'' before dying, thanks to her lover trying to kill her]].
* ItIsDehumanizing: At first, Kiera repeatedly refers to the transformed Maxie as 'it' instead of 'him'. Maxie accepts this; Archie, Tabitha and Courtney don't.
* ItsUpToYou: {{Deconstructed}}. Kiera quickly comes to resent how much everyone expects ''her'' to solve all of their problems and keep shoving it all onto her. This only gets worse after her heroism in the Delta Episode is rewarded by rejection.
* KarmicTransformation: Maxie considers his transformation to be proper punishment for his actions. The old couple on Mt Pyre feel this way about ''both'' leaders' transformations.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Kiera learns this the hard way after the Delta Episode.
* PlayingWithSyringes: Team Rocket is inspired by the events in Hoenn to try making their ''own'' half-pokemon hybrids.
* StepfordSmiler: Part of how [[spoiler:Brendan]] copes with the horror of their own transformation.
* UndyingLoyalty:
** While most pokemon see the tranformed trio as freaks of nature, each of them has one or two 'mons who retain their loyalty.
** Tabitha, Courtney, Matt and Shelly towards their leaders. [[spoiler:Even being reincarnated can't break their bonds.]]
* WakeUpCallBoss: Kiera expects her big confrontation with Maxie to go '''VERY''' differently, to the point that she was rocking out to her own soundtrack with her earbuds and using her cell to record her heroic entrance. Needless to say, things don't go as planned.
* WhatHaveIBecome: Maxie's reaction to his transformation.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Archie repeatedly calls Kiera out on how she treats Maxie after the Cave of Origins.
** She also gets this from both of them after they discover [[spoiler:poor Brendan]] trapped in the Rocket Labs and she hesitates about saving them.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Legendary hybrids can find themselves dealing with this.
