History Fanfic / ChildrenOfRemnant

* DeconstructedTrope: After [[spoiler:Blake and Pyrrha confess their feelings for Jaune, Blake begins stripping so that they can have a threesome and consummate their relationship. In any other story, [[CoitusEnsues coitus would ensue]] and then they'd be in a happy three-way relationship. In this one, Pyrrha and Jaune aren't comfortable with it, and Blake gets about ten seconds away from being a full-fledged rapist before she realizes that she's pressuring them too much]].

** Salem's original plan has [[UpToEleven two in one]]. The original plan relied on Cinder's desperation to prove herself, her children's lack of moral agency, and the humans' paranoia in order to start the war with humanity that she seeks. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for her, that plan failed because her children proved themselves to have more self-control than she previously thought... but it's no matter, because in the process of proving that point, they integrated themselves with Cinder, giving her both their trust and the ability to betray them later down the line]].

* BlueBloods: The Claimed are all children of prominent families from each Kingdom (and Menagerie). Emerald is the only one who is explicitly of noble blood... or rather, she's supposed to be, but the King and Queen of Vacuo refused to give up their real daughter and just found a random orphan girl instead.

* TheAce: With Pyrrha out of the world for fifteen years, Yang takes a similar role. She's the vaunted fighter with the powerful Semblance, to the point that she even performed Pyrrha's canon feat of beating all of team CRDL at once. She's given the nickname "Unbreakable," and is the leader of team YRRN. This is all largely due to Summer's influence getting her past her UnskilledButStrong and immaturity faster than in canon.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Ruby at one point refers to a "Nana Maria", clearly referring to fellow Silver-Eyed Warrior Maria Calavera and implying that the two are a lot closer than they are in canon.

* BreakingSpeech: Salem gives one to [[spoiler:Jaune detailing how her plan to have "children" was, in reality, a long con to raise his sisters as weapons capable of wiping out humanity - and managing to put all of the blame onto him in the process]].
* CanonMarchesOn: The author contemplated retconing Cinder's backstory into her canon one following the release of "Midnight", but they ultimately decided that their original backstory worked better [[spoiler:and they're not that different in the long run anyway]].

* TheChessmaster: Cinder, as in canon. She spends the entire Beacon arc doing everything possible to start a war between Salem and humanity, all while appearing to be a relatively reasonable woman to most and an outright mother figure to the Claimed. [[spoiler:It actually becomes {{deconstructed}} later on, as this is the ''only'' thing that Cinder is truly good at, and it leaves her a depressed and self-pitying wreck of a person who can't help but create contingency plans against people who care about her just because she ''might'' need it]].

** Weiss: TheArchmage. Weiss is a prodigious witch, capable of magical feats that even ''Salem'' couldn't pull off with her full power. Unfortunately, she is as powerful as she is because she absorbed more of the Darkness than her siblings, so she's [[{{Womanchild}} childish]] and all-but completely insane. The result is that she does absolutely nothing to help the situation; every time she tries to help, her inability to understand what's going on around her only makes things worse, and [[spoiler:it takes a SanityStrengthening moment that almost kills her for her to finally help]].

* DramaPreservingHandicap: Weiss is actually a better mage than Salem, with a more intimate knowledge of the Darkness and magic in general. However, she's all-but insane and locked in a [[{{Womanchild}} childlike mentality]] due to her trauma. It says a lot that she is ''still'' one of the greatest threats the Kingdoms have ever faced with that handicap. [[spoiler:When she temporarily makes herself sane, she is able to find and teleport to Jaune from across the city, which is specifically noted to be something Salem would find impossible]].

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Horrifically averted. [[spoiler:After Blake reveals how her and Pyrrha feel about Jaune, she tries to pressure them into a threesome so that they can consummate their relationship. However, when she realizes that Jaune and Pyrrha are clearly uncomfortable with it yet aren't comfortable saying no, she's horrified and breaks down. On the other hand, [[DownplayedTrope Yang comforts her by telling her that, luckily, she didn't go too far over the line and can make up for it]].]]

* RealityEnsues: After [[spoiler:Blake and Pyrrha confess their feelings for Jaune, Blake begins stripping so that they can have a threesome and consummate their relationship. In any other story, [[CoitusEnsues coitus would ensue]] and then they'd be in a happy three-way relationship. In this one, Pyrrha and Jaune aren't comfortable with it, and Blake gets about ten seconds away from being a full-fledged rapist before she realizes that she's pressuring them too much]].

--> '''Emerald''': You don't get it. I'm mad at you b-because... Because you're ''better than me''. You've always been the one who I turned to when I needed to not feel afraid. You're stronger than ''Mother'' and you shouldn't have to be afraid of anything! And it's… it's ''frustrating'' that you're letting yourself get pushed around like this!\\

** Ruby is still in Yang's year in Beacon even though she didn't have her canon fight with Torchwick before the year started.

* TheAce: With Pyrrha out of the world for fifteen years, Yang takes a similar role. She's the vaunted fighter with the powerful Semblance, to the point that she even performed Pyrrha's canon feat of beating all of team CDNL at once. She's given the nickname "Unbreakable," and is the leader of team YRRN. This is all largely due to Summer's influence getting her past her UnskilledButStrong and immaturity faster than in canon.

** While Weiss' {{Familiar}} is clearly [[spoiler:her birth mother Willow]], it's not clear if it's the actual spirit of the person or if it's just a facsimile of them.