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* BreakTheCutie: RLOADR Akari to extremes.
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* MetaFiction: The Brushogun arc, and on-off in RLOADR.
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* MetaFiction: The Brushogun arc, and on-off in RLOADR.arc.
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* MurderArsonAndJaywalking: RLOADR Nabiki's consistently hardcore psychopathic acts and nature are literally given a HandWave as being on the same level as illegal downloading; which is generally simply morally neutral when it causes no harm, and grants a bonus much larger audience who would never have seen the work othervise; whereas indifferently selling somebody who had saved your life into sex-slavery... is not.
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* OppositesAttract: Ryoga is increasingly paired off with Jinx, who, prior to the events of ''Titans and the Lost Boy'' and ''Dark Titans'', was a super-villain, and is still very antagonistic. In RLOADR the other Ryouga is paired off with Nabiki instead, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope who wants him to head her]] [[PsychoForHire mercenary organisation]] (which pretty much requires him to strongly rein her in if her HeelFaceTurn is going to last). Each case is naturally at heart about two people instinctively drawn towards a missing part of the brain that the other has in spades. [[DontTryThisAtHome In real life pairing off autistic with clinical sociopaths tends to turn very ugly for the former though]].
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* OppositesAttract: Ryoga is increasingly paired off with Jinx, who, prior to the events of ''Titans and the Lost Boy'' and ''Dark Titans'', was a super-villain, and is still very antagonistic. In RLOADR the other Ryouga is paired off with Nabiki instead, [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope who wants him to head her]] [[PsychoForHire mercenary organisation]] (which pretty much requires him to strongly rein her in if her HeelFaceTurn is going to last). Each case is naturally at heart about two people instinctively drawn towards a missing part of the brain that the other has in spades. [[DontTryThisAtHome In real life pairing off autistic with clinical sociopaths tends to turn very ugly for the former though]].
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* AliensAreBastards: The aliens from the X-COM world in ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad''.
** The Psions.
** The Psions.
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* AliensAreBastards: The aliens from the X-COM world in ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad''.
** ThePsions.
** The
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* OutOfCharacter: Absolutely excellent in TTATLB and DT, but:
** The "Road To Cydonia" counterparts of Ryoga and Ranma have been perfectly willing to kill an awful lot of completely outmatched human opponents, even if not strictly necessary, which is one of the most defining qualities that the original characters would as good as ''[[BullyHunter never]]'' do, and it is only possible to take a character so far before it turns into something else, or a narrative spokespiece, which should be reserved for original creations. This is a fundamental massive keystone of the characters that is strongly averted here.
** [[FriendToAllLivingThings Kasumi]] is here perfectly willing to participate in ColdBloodedTorture, and [[ExtremeDoormat Konatsu]], whose entire point was that he had no natural urge to kill whatsoever and had to be drugged by magic to get any, now hears voices in his head urging him to murder while constantly running dozens of graphic dismemberment scenarios in his head, which makes him come across not as the NiceGuy he originally was, but as a socially affable/polite SerialKiller. Canon Konatsu would be running paralysis potion, and other disabling without permanent harm, scenarios.
** A much smaller issue is that Ryoga, whose entire point during the manga was that he liked Akane because he blindsidedly mistook her for a super-strong Kasumi with the same interests as him, and was then paired off with a girl much closer to his/their actual ideal, sans the superhuman martial arts. In both the DT-verse and the X-COM-verse, Ryouga is now mainly attracted to a mischievous sociopath, [[UnfortunateImplications one of which literally looks like a 12-year old]], and his relationship with Akari strictly referred to as a fallback option. Although DT-verse Ryouga ended up attracted to Jinx initially because of mind-control.
** The "Road To Cydonia" counterparts of Ryoga and Ranma have been perfectly willing to kill an awful lot of completely outmatched human opponents, even if not strictly necessary, which is one of the most defining qualities that the original characters would as good as ''[[BullyHunter never]]'' do, and it is only possible to take a character so far before it turns into something else, or a narrative spokespiece, which should be reserved for original creations. This is a fundamental massive keystone of the characters that is strongly averted here.
** [[FriendToAllLivingThings Kasumi]] is here perfectly willing to participate in ColdBloodedTorture, and [[ExtremeDoormat Konatsu]], whose entire point was that he had no natural urge to kill whatsoever and had to be drugged by magic to get any, now hears voices in his head urging him to murder while constantly running dozens of graphic dismemberment scenarios in his head, which makes him come across not as the NiceGuy he originally was, but as a socially affable/polite SerialKiller. Canon Konatsu would be running paralysis potion, and other disabling without permanent harm, scenarios.
** A much smaller issue is that Ryoga, whose entire point during the manga was that he liked Akane because he blindsidedly mistook her for a super-strong Kasumi with the same interests as him, and was then paired off with a girl much closer to his/their actual ideal, sans the superhuman martial arts. In both the DT-verse and the X-COM-verse, Ryouga is now mainly attracted to a mischievous sociopath, [[UnfortunateImplications one of which literally looks like a 12-year old]], and his relationship with Akari strictly referred to as a fallback option. Although DT-verse Ryouga ended up attracted to Jinx initially because of mind-control.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Kasumi for Ryouga/Jinx. To the extent that she has been [[RelationshipSabotage subtly sabotaging]] Raven's budding relationship with Ryouga.
** Cyborg and Ranma are also pro Ryouga/Jinx, although they aren't actually interfering.
** Starfire ships Ryouga/Raven, and does what she can to support that relationship.
** In ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', X-COM Ryouga ships Titans Ryouga/Raven.
* SociopathicSoldier: Shampoo to extremes, and possibly Mousse, in RLOADR.
** Cyborg and Ranma are also pro Ryouga/Jinx, although they aren't actually interfering.
** Starfire ships Ryouga/Raven, and does what she can to support that relationship.
** In ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', X-COM Ryouga ships Titans Ryouga/Raven.
* SociopathicSoldier: Shampoo to extremes, and possibly Mousse, in RLOADR.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Kasumi for Ryouga/Jinx. To the extent that she has been [[RelationshipSabotage subtly sabotaging]] Raven's budding relationship with Ryouga.
**Ryouga. Cyborg and Ranma are also pro Ryouga/Jinx, although they aren't actually interfering.
**interfering. Starfire ships Ryouga/Raven, and does what she can to support that relationship.
** In ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', X-COM Ryouga ships Titans Ryouga/Raven.
* SociopathicSoldier: Shampoo to extremes, and possibly Mousse, in RLOADR.relationship.
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** In ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', X-COM Ryouga ships Titans Ryouga/Raven.
* SociopathicSoldier: Shampoo to extremes, and possibly Mousse, in RLOADR.
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* VillainProtagonist and TokenEvilTeammate: Shampoo in "FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad". [[MoralEventHorizon She plays assassination-games with her prey for sexual gratification]], regardless who that prey are, [[{{Bully}} including completely outmatched humans]]. X-Com Nabiki appears comparatively HeelFaceTurn most of the time due to her near FateWorseThanDeath experience, but allegedly plans to start her own world-spanning war-profiteer and mercenaries-for-hire organisation, which would turn her much worse than DT Nabiki/[[CompleteMonster a more extreme version of]] [[BlackLagoon Balalaika]]). Jinx also qualifies to a degree, but she is genuinely improving, and was simply a burglar, not an assassin.
* XanatosGambit: Cologne pulls one off to [[spoiler: demonstrate how outdated the customs of Juketsuzoku are.]]
** Nabiki pulls one off to [[spoiler: escape H.A.E.Y.P. Academy, defeat the Headmaster, and obtain everything she needs to start her own team of supervillains.]]
** Cologne pulls one off to [[spoiler: avoid working with Happosai.]]
** Lex Luthor pulls one off to [[spoiler: obtain an army of meta-martial artists.]]
* XanatosGambit: Cologne pulls one off to [[spoiler: demonstrate how outdated the customs of Juketsuzoku are.]]
** Nabiki pulls one off to [[spoiler: escape H.A.E.Y.P. Academy, defeat the Headmaster, and obtain everything she needs to start her own team of supervillains.]]
** Cologne pulls one off to [[spoiler: avoid working with Happosai.]]
** Lex Luthor pulls one off to [[spoiler: obtain an army of meta-martial artists.]]
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* AntiHero: DT Ryouga, Raven, and Ranma are types II, but Raven is quickly marching downwards lately. Since arriving in the XCOM-verse, she's lost her telekinetic powers but gained the ability to possess the enemy to turn them into kamikaze meat-puppets. X-Com Ryoga is a type IV.
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* AntiHero: DT Ryouga, Raven, and Ranma are types II, but Raven is quickly marching downwards lately. Since arriving in the XCOM-verse, she's lost her telekinetic powers but gained the ability to possess the enemy to turn them into kamikaze meat-puppets. X-Com Ryoga is a type IV.II.
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* BrickJoke: Fairly early in ''Dark Titans'', Cyborg reveals to Ryouga that the T-Brella has a helicopter option. They then proceed to discuss the helicopter option until it drives Robin nuts. It is then never mentioned nor used again for the (current) duration of ''Dark Titans''. Then, in ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', we get this little gem.
-->'''X-Com Ryouga:''' "Don't tell me. Your Ryouga… His umbrella. Does he really have something crazy like that?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"That's right."
-->'''Ryu Kumon:''' "What? What does it have?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"Ryo's umbrella has a ''Helicopter Option''!"
* BrokenAesop: [[GenkiGirl Anime Starfire]] [[OutOfCharacter somehow rationalises]] restraint against non-superpowered opponents as a version of supremacism, and not in the "You should show restraint against the aliens as well" direction, but rather [[KillEmAll the other one]]. [[hottip:*: Possibly a very loose, some generations-removed, memetic leftover from the popular online or GTA style: "If you are willing to accept the unavoidable realities of eating animals, you have to be willing to murder, eat, and put anybody in a genocide camp, or you're a hypocrite, as benevolence has to include all or nothing, and as all is impossible per definition you should all become casual spree-killers, or you are all horrible people" rationale.]] This despite that her teammates would have preferred to use non-lethal force against the alien war-breeds as well, but they were conceptually designed to be impossible to use it against, and near impossible to even keep alive in confinement to boot. However, she also makes a valid point about that the term "inhuman" is contradictory, as there will always be some human perfectly willing to commit any level of atrocity, although the correct term is "[[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inhumane inhumane]]".
** Shampoo is also here portrayed as at least as extreme as [[PsychoForHire the Russian mercenaries that Starfire condemned]]. The psychologist that Starfire spoke to, here stating that UNETCO members who started to not find the act of murder unpleasant and actually greatly enjoyed it were sensibly weeded out of the organisation, yet Shampoo is still there without anybody batting an eyelash.
-->'''X-Com Ryouga:''' "Don't tell me. Your Ryouga… His umbrella. Does he really have something crazy like that?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"That's right."
-->'''Ryu Kumon:''' "What? What does it have?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"Ryo's umbrella has a ''Helicopter Option''!"
* BrokenAesop: [[GenkiGirl Anime Starfire]] [[OutOfCharacter somehow rationalises]] restraint against non-superpowered opponents as a version of supremacism, and not in the "You should show restraint against the aliens as well" direction, but rather [[KillEmAll the other one]]. [[hottip:*: Possibly a very loose, some generations-removed, memetic leftover from the popular online or GTA style: "If you are willing to accept the unavoidable realities of eating animals, you have to be willing to murder, eat, and put anybody in a genocide camp, or you're a hypocrite, as benevolence has to include all or nothing, and as all is impossible per definition you should all become casual spree-killers, or you are all horrible people" rationale.]] This despite that her teammates would have preferred to use non-lethal force against the alien war-breeds as well, but they were conceptually designed to be impossible to use it against, and near impossible to even keep alive in confinement to boot. However, she also makes a valid point about that the term "inhuman" is contradictory, as there will always be some human perfectly willing to commit any level of atrocity, although the correct term is "[[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inhumane inhumane]]".
** Shampoo is also here portrayed as at least as extreme as [[PsychoForHire the Russian mercenaries that Starfire condemned]]. The psychologist that Starfire spoke to, here stating that UNETCO members who started to not find the act of murder unpleasant and actually greatly enjoyed it were sensibly weeded out of the organisation, yet Shampoo is still there without anybody batting an eyelash.
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* BrickJoke: Fairly early in ''Dark Titans'', Cyborg reveals to Ryouga that the T-Brella has a helicopter option. They then proceed to discuss the helicopter option until it drives Robin nuts. It is then never mentioned nor used again for the (current) duration of ''Dark Titans''. Then, in ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', we get this little gem.
-->'''X-Com Ryouga:''' "Don't tell me. Your Ryouga… His umbrella. Does he really have something crazy like that?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"That's right."
-->'''Ryu Kumon:''' "What? What does it have?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"Ryo's umbrella has a ''Helicopter Option''!"
* BrokenAesop: [[GenkiGirl Anime Starfire]] [[OutOfCharacter somehow rationalises]] restraint against non-superpowered opponents as a version of supremacism, and not in the "You should show restraint against the aliens as well" direction, but rather [[KillEmAll the other one]]. [[hottip:*: Possibly a very loose, some generations-removed, memetic leftover from the popular online or GTA style: "If you are willing to accept the unavoidable realities of eating animals, you have to be willing to murder, eat, and put anybody in a genocide camp, or you're a hypocrite, as benevolence has to include all or nothing, and as all is impossible per definition you should all become casual spree-killers, or you are all horrible people" rationale.]] This despite that her teammates would have preferred to use non-lethal force against the alien war-breeds as well, but they were conceptually designed to be impossible to use it against, and near impossible to even keep alive in confinement to boot. However, she also makes a valid point about that the term "inhuman" is contradictory, as there will always be some human perfectly willing to commit any level of atrocity, although the correct term is "[[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inhumane inhumane]]".
** Shampoo is also here portrayed as at least as extreme as [[PsychoForHire the Russian mercenaries that Starfire condemned]]. The psychologist that Starfire spoke to, here stating that UNETCO members who started to not find the act of murder unpleasant and actually greatly enjoyed it were sensibly weeded out of the organisation, yet Shampoo is still there without anybody batting an eyelash.
-->'''X-Com Ryouga:''' "Don't tell me. Your Ryouga… His umbrella. Does he really have something crazy like that?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"That's right."
-->'''Ryu Kumon:''' "What? What does it have?"
-->'''Cyborg:'''"Ryo's umbrella has a ''Helicopter Option''!"
* BrokenAesop: [[GenkiGirl Anime Starfire]] [[OutOfCharacter somehow rationalises]] restraint against non-superpowered opponents as a version of supremacism, and not in the "You should show restraint against the aliens as well" direction, but rather [[KillEmAll the other one]]. [[hottip:*: Possibly a very loose, some generations-removed, memetic leftover from the popular online or GTA style: "If you are willing to accept the unavoidable realities of eating animals, you have to be willing to murder, eat, and put anybody in a genocide camp, or you're a hypocrite, as benevolence has to include all or nothing, and as all is impossible per definition you should all become casual spree-killers, or you are all horrible people" rationale.]] This despite that her teammates would have preferred to use non-lethal force against the alien war-breeds as well, but they were conceptually designed to be impossible to use it against, and near impossible to even keep alive in confinement to boot. However, she also makes a valid point about that the term "inhuman" is contradictory, as there will always be some human perfectly willing to commit any level of atrocity, although the correct term is "[[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inhumane inhumane]]".
** Shampoo is also here portrayed as at least as extreme as [[PsychoForHire the Russian mercenaries that Starfire condemned]]. The psychologist that Starfire spoke to, here stating that UNETCO members who started to not find the act of murder unpleasant and actually greatly enjoyed it were sensibly weeded out of the organisation, yet Shampoo is still there without anybody batting an eyelash.
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* CastFromHitPoints: In ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', it was recently discovered that Jinx's power was this. She just was so used to doing it that she didn't notice.
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** Used again later. Starfire mentions in ''Dark Titans'' that Ranma and her had a discussion regarding the mechanics of the Hiryu Shoten Ha. Then, in ''Reflection Lost on a Dark Road'', during her battle with [[spoiler: Herb]], Starfire uses the Hiryu Korin Dan, a variation of the Hiryu Shoten Ha that Ranma developed.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: The source of Brushogun's massive power-up. As opposed to his canon incarnation, Brush realizes at one point that his powers are at their most potent when he copies the work of another artist because people recognize and believe in those copies, giving them much greater power than any of Brushogun's own original creations.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: The source of Brushogun's massive power-up. As opposed to his canon incarnation, Brush realizes at one point that his powers are at their most potent when he copies the work of another artist because people recognize and believe in those copies, giving them much greater power than any of Brushogun's own original creations.
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** Also, in RLOADR: X-COM Nabiki/X-COM Ryouga
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** And then there's ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', which is a crossover between ''Dark Titans'' and ''FanFic/TheRoadToCydonia'', making it a ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' + ''RanmaOneHalf'' + ''{{X-COM}}'' crossover.
* CrossoverShip: Jinx/Ryouga
* CrossoverShip: Jinx/Ryouga
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Raven, especially after trading in her telekinesis for mind-control abilities. Of course, given that she is now presented as a massive force of pure nihilistic entropy, the "not evil" part is turning iffy.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Raven, especially after trading in her telekinesis for mind-control abilities. Of course, given that she is now presented as a massive force of pure nihilistic entropy, the "not evil" part is turning iffy.Raven
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Although it is uncertain how much of this was unintentional and simply inherent undertones in the original XCOM chronology, there are lots of RuleOfSymbolism aspects packed into RLOADR, very FamilyUnfriendlyAesop style or othervise, including Saffron now being an EldritchAbomination [[SuicideAttack suicide bomber]]. The opposition are written as some kind of odd {{Buddhism}} + [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul Internet Addiction]] + [[PoliticalIdeologies Socialism]] + SpoiledBrat + PsychopathicManchild + [[{{Islam}} Islam Fundamentalist]] + EldritchAbomination extreme TakeThat AccentuateTheNegative distortion/inaccurate associations overlap, which comes across as UnfortunateImplications, considering that the first three (to five) groups are generally completely harmless in real world terms, if possibly helpless in certain areas, while [[SociopathicSoldier some of the types]] [[TheMengele of people]] set as {{Designated Hero}}es against them are very much not.
** The CentralTheme set from the beginning of the third part is that we all have to wake up and not spend our lives in a coma, which is a sympathetic in theory if not execution ("Wake up and smell the rotting corpses, burning ozone, absolute savagery, and infinite abyss of despair and entropy!" is probably not the best approach), but not always possible to fix on ones own, especially if it would require a neurological off button, whereas SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids dreams, hopes, kindness, and higher ideals maintained for sanity and tranquility are unable to handle the [[RealLife real world]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop and as such]] are delusions that should evaporate into thin air to be replaced with amoral nihilism.
** The CentralTheme set from the beginning of the third part is that we all have to wake up and not spend our lives in a coma, which is a sympathetic in theory if not execution ("Wake up and smell the rotting corpses, burning ozone, absolute savagery, and infinite abyss of despair and entropy!" is probably not the best approach), but not always possible to fix on ones own, especially if it would require a neurological off button, whereas SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids dreams, hopes, kindness, and higher ideals maintained for sanity and tranquility are unable to handle the [[RealLife real world]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop and as such]] are delusions that should evaporate into thin air to be replaced with amoral nihilism.
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* EvilPlan: Headmaster plans to build power using a school for supervillains.
** Brushogun plans to make bad guys using his superpowers to cause destruction.
** Nabiki plans to [[spoiler: betray the Headmaster and escape with four of his most useful students while the Teen Titans and the Nerima Wrecking Crew defeat him for her]].
** Lex Luthor plans to [[spoiler: obtain an army of meta-martial artists.]] Probably to use against Superman.
** Brushogun plans to make bad guys using his superpowers to cause destruction.
** Nabiki plans to [[spoiler: betray the Headmaster and escape with four of his most useful students while the Teen Titans and the Nerima Wrecking Crew defeat him for her]].
** Lex Luthor plans to [[spoiler: obtain an army of meta-martial artists.]] Probably to use against Superman.
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* EvilPlan: The Headmaster plans to build power using a school for supervillains.
**supervillains. Brushogun plans to make bad guys using his superpowers to cause destruction.
**destruction. Nabiki plans to [[spoiler: betray the Headmaster and escape with four of his most useful students while the Teen Titans and the Nerima Wrecking Crew defeat him for her]].
**her]]. Lex Luthor plans to [[spoiler: obtain an army of meta-martial artists.]] Probably to use against Superman.
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* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner:
-->'''Saffron:''' LITTLE ONE. LET ME SEE YOUR FIRE.
-->'''Saffron:''' LITTLE ONE. LET ME SEE YOUR FIRE.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: X-COM uses tactics that would be considered war crimes against any nation on earth. Fortunately for them, [[InhumanableAlienRights aliens have no rights]].
** X-COM Ryouga uses [[TouchOfDeath killing techniques]] and possesses an [[DarkIsEvil evil ki]].
** X-COM Ryouga uses [[TouchOfDeath killing techniques]] and possesses an [[DarkIsEvil evil ki]].
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* InhumanableAlienRights: It really sucks to be an alien in the X-COM-verse. Even if you're an ally of X-COM.
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* MindRape: In ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', [[spoiler: X-COM attempts to use a machine to destroy the false memories implanted within Starfire's mind so that they may discover what the Mind is actually up to. Except none of Starfire's memories are false.]]
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* MoodWhiplash: The third part: "FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad" takes a massive leap along the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, to IDidWhatIHadToDo, SociopathicSoldier, ToThePain {{Gorn}}, BlackAndGrayMorality, ARealManIsAKiller, ColdBloodedTorture, BreakTheCutie, GoodIsImpotent, HighOctaneNightmareFuel and so onwards, or to put it another way, it presents the likes of {{Warhammer 40000}} and FriedrichNietzsche as the only reliable worldview, and everything/everybody else must be assimilated. It is still very well written though, likely even more so on a technical level, which isn't necessarily a good thing when used in this direction.
* MoralEventHorizon: See above. The enemy is deliberately constructed in such a manner that justifies virtually every single aspect of what by real world standards translate as war-crime acts, and with every alternate angle covered, as such idealists are left with no other option but conform, and run over their lines of restraint. That said, in this type of unrealistic scenario, it would obviously be justified as no other option was left, but the narrative is still very (mis)leading.
* MoralEventHorizon: See above. The enemy is deliberately constructed in such a manner that justifies virtually every single aspect of what by real world standards translate as war-crime acts, and with every alternate angle covered, as such idealists are left with no other option but conform, and run over their lines of restraint. That said, in this type of unrealistic scenario, it would obviously be justified as no other option was left, but the narrative is still very (mis)leading.
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Ambiguously Autistic was renamed to Ambiguous Disorder and repurposed away from autism
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Although it is uncertain how much of this was unintentional and simply inherent undertones in the original XCOM chronology, there are lots of RuleOfSymbolism aspects packed into RLOADR, very FamilyUnfriendlyAesop style or othervise, including Saffron now being an EldritchAbomination [[SuicideAttack suicide bomber]]. The opposition are written as some kind of odd {{Buddhism}} + AmbiguouslyAutistic + [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul Internet Addiction]] + [[PoliticalIdeologies Socialism]] + SpoiledBrat + PsychopathicManchild + [[{{Islam}} Islam Fundamentalist]] + EldritchAbomination extreme TakeThat AccentuateTheNegative distortion/inaccurate associations overlap, which comes across as UnfortunateImplications, considering that the first three (to five) groups are generally completely harmless in real world terms, if possibly helpless in certain areas, while [[SociopathicSoldier some of the types]] [[TheMengele of people]] set as {{Designated Hero}}es against them are very much not.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Although it is uncertain how much of this was unintentional and simply inherent undertones in the original XCOM chronology, there are lots of RuleOfSymbolism aspects packed into RLOADR, very FamilyUnfriendlyAesop style or othervise, including Saffron now being an EldritchAbomination [[SuicideAttack suicide bomber]]. The opposition are written as some kind of odd {{Buddhism}} + AmbiguouslyAutistic + [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul Internet Addiction]] + [[PoliticalIdeologies Socialism]] + SpoiledBrat + PsychopathicManchild + [[{{Islam}} Islam Fundamentalist]] + EldritchAbomination extreme TakeThat AccentuateTheNegative distortion/inaccurate associations overlap, which comes across as UnfortunateImplications, considering that the first three (to five) groups are generally completely harmless in real world terms, if possibly helpless in certain areas, while [[SociopathicSoldier some of the types]] [[TheMengele of people]] set as {{Designated Hero}}es against them are very much not.
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* IdiotCannonball: Brother Blood briefly considers doing the "drooling vegetable" variation to Ryouga, but ultimately passes on that in favor of making him a slave.
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* StupidityInducingAttack: Brother Blood briefly considers doing the "drooling vegetable" variation to Ryouga, but ultimately passes on that in favor of making him a slave.
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* MurderArsonAndJaywalking: RLOADR Nabiki's consistently hardcore psychopathic acts and nature are literally given a HandWave as being on the same level as illegal downloading; which is generally simply morally neutral when it causes no harm, and grants a bonus much larger audience who would never have seen the work othervise; whereas indifferently selling somebody who had saved your life into sex-slavery...[[{{Understatement}} is not]].
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* MurderArsonAndJaywalking: RLOADR Nabiki's consistently hardcore psychopathic acts and nature are literally given a HandWave as being on the same level as illegal downloading; which is generally simply morally neutral when it causes no harm, and grants a bonus much larger audience who would never have seen the work othervise; whereas indifferently selling somebody who had saved your life into sex-slavery...[[{{Understatement}} is not]].not.
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* ForWantOfANail: Because of the Teen Titans' influence on the Wrecking Crew, various changes are made to Teen Titan storylines. Examples? Red X never gets the suit. [[spoiler: Kasumi does]]. Ranma meets Lieutenant Daizo. Daizo [[spoiler: never ends up controlling Brushogen or turns evil]]. Anything else? Oh yes. [[spoiler: Ryouga rescues Terra]].
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: TeenTitans and RanmaOneHalf are completely unrelated. They also take place on different sides of the planet, which is how they could theoretically happen at the same time.
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: TeenTitans ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' and RanmaOneHalf ''RanmaOneHalf'' are completely unrelated. They also take place on different sides of the planet, which is how they could theoretically happen at the same time.
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After ''FanFic/DarkTitans'' comes ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', a [[MegaCrossover crossover fic]] written by [[FanFic/DarkTitans Lathis]] and [[FanFic/TheRoadToCydonia Cap'n Chryssalid]].
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* AliensAreBastards: The aliens from the X-COM world in ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road''.
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* AliensAreBastards: The aliens from the X-COM world in ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road''.''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad''.
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* BrickJoke: Fairly early in ''Dark Titans'', Cyborg reveals to Ryouga that the T-Brella has a helicopter option. They then proceed to discuss the helicopter option until it drives Robin nuts. It is then never mentioned nor used again for the (current) duration of ''Dark Titans''. Then, in ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', we get this little gem.
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* BrickJoke: Fairly early in ''Dark Titans'', Cyborg reveals to Ryouga that the T-Brella has a helicopter option. They then proceed to discuss the helicopter option until it drives Robin nuts. It is then never mentioned nor used again for the (current) duration of ''Dark Titans''. Then, in ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', we get this little gem.
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* CastFromHitPoints: In ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', it was recently discovered that Jinx's power was this. She just was so used to doing it that she didn't notice.
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* CastFromHitPoints: In ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', it was recently discovered that Jinx's power was this. She just was so used to doing it that she didn't notice.
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** And then there's ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', which is a crossover between ''Dark Titans'' and ''FanFic/TheRoadToCydonia'', making it a ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' + ''RanmaOneHalf'' + ''{{X-COM}}'' crossover.
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** And then there's ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', which is a crossover between ''Dark Titans'' and ''FanFic/TheRoadToCydonia'', making it a ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' + ''RanmaOneHalf'' + ''{{X-COM}}'' crossover.
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* MindRape: In ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', [[spoiler: X-COM attempts to use a machine to destroy the false memories implanted within Starfire's mind so that they may discover what the Mind is actually up to. Except none of Starfire's memories are false.]]
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* MindRape: In ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', [[spoiler: X-COM attempts to use a machine to destroy the false memories implanted within Starfire's mind so that they may discover what the Mind is actually up to. Except none of Starfire's memories are false.]]
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* MoodWhiplash: The third part: "Reflections Lost On A Dark Road" takes a massive leap along the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, to IDidWhatIHadToDo, SociopathicSoldier, ToThePain {{Gorn}}, BlackAndGrayMorality, ARealManIsAKiller, ColdBloodedTorture, BreakTheCutie, GoodIsImpotent, HighOctaneNightmareFuel and so onwards, or to put it another way, it presents the likes of {{Warhammer 40000}} and FriedrichNietzsche as the only reliable worldview, and everything/everybody else must be assimilated. It is still very well written though, likely even more so on a technical level, which isn't necessarily a good thing when used in this direction.
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* MoodWhiplash: The third part: "Reflections Lost On A Dark Road" "FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad" takes a massive leap along the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, to IDidWhatIHadToDo, SociopathicSoldier, ToThePain {{Gorn}}, BlackAndGrayMorality, ARealManIsAKiller, ColdBloodedTorture, BreakTheCutie, GoodIsImpotent, HighOctaneNightmareFuel and so onwards, or to put it another way, it presents the likes of {{Warhammer 40000}} and FriedrichNietzsche as the only reliable worldview, and everything/everybody else must be assimilated. It is still very well written though, likely even more so on a technical level, which isn't necessarily a good thing when used in this direction.
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** In ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', X-COM Ryouga ships Titans Ryouga/Raven.
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** In ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', ''FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad'', X-COM Ryouga ships Titans Ryouga/Raven.
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* VillainProtagonist and TokenEvilTeammate: Shampoo in "Reflections Lost On A Dark Road". [[MoralEventHorizon She plays assassination-games with her prey for sexual gratification]], regardless who that prey are, [[{{Bully}} including completely outmatched humans]]. X-Com Nabiki appears comparatively HeelFaceTurn most of the time due to her near FateWorseThanDeath experience, but allegedly plans to start her own world-spanning war-profiteer and mercenaries-for-hire organisation, which would turn her much worse than DT Nabiki/[[CompleteMonster a more extreme version of]] [[BlackLagoon Balalaika]]). Jinx also qualifies to a degree, but she is genuinely improving, and was simply a burglar, not an assassin.
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* VillainProtagonist and TokenEvilTeammate: Shampoo in "Reflections Lost On A Dark Road"."FanFic/ReflectionsLostOnADarkRoad". [[MoralEventHorizon She plays assassination-games with her prey for sexual gratification]], regardless who that prey are, [[{{Bully}} including completely outmatched humans]]. X-Com Nabiki appears comparatively HeelFaceTurn most of the time due to her near FateWorseThanDeath experience, but allegedly plans to start her own world-spanning war-profiteer and mercenaries-for-hire organisation, which would turn her much worse than DT Nabiki/[[CompleteMonster a more extreme version of]] [[BlackLagoon Balalaika]]). Jinx also qualifies to a degree, but she is genuinely improving, and was simply a burglar, not an assassin.
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* Angst Nuke: Ryouga's perfect shishi houkodan
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* Angst Nuke: AngstNuke: Ryouga's perfect shishi houkodan
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** And then there's ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', which is a crossover between ''Dark Titans'' and ''FanFic/TheRoadToCydonia'', making it a Teen Titans + Ranma 1/2 + X-COM crossover.
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** And then there's ''Reflections Lost on a Dark Road'', which is a crossover between ''Dark Titans'' and ''FanFic/TheRoadToCydonia'', making it a Teen Titans ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' + Ranma 1/2 ''RanmaOneHalf'' + X-COM ''{{X-COM}}'' crossover.
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* ApocalypseMaiden: Raven, just like in TeenTitans.
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* ApocalypseMaiden: Raven, just like in TeenTitans.''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.
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* {{Crossover}}: TeenTitans + RanmaOneHalf. Technically, it's also now a massive crossover, including the worlds of Batman, Superman, The Justice League, and at least a mention of existing manga/anime (See TheCameo).
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* {{Crossover}}: TeenTitans ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' + RanmaOneHalf. ''RanmaOneHalf.'' Technically, it's also now a massive crossover, including the worlds of Batman, Superman, {{Batman}}, {{Superman}}, The Justice League, JusticeLeague, and at least a mention of existing manga/anime (See TheCameo).
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The ''Dark Titans'' duology is a ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''/''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'' crossover by Lathis. The series consists of two fics: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2957130/1/The_Titans_and_the_Lost_Boy The Titans and the Lost Boy]]'', written from 2006-2007, and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3462706/1/Dark_Titans Dark Titans]]'', started in 2007 and still being updated, with the most recent chapter being posted June 16 2010. The premise is very simple: take Jump City, insert the Nerima Wrecking Crew. Set to liquefy, serve chilled. In execution, on the other hand, it's actually a complex work.
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The ''Dark Titans'' duology is a ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''/''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'' crossover by Lathis. The series consists of two fics: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2957130/1/The_Titans_and_the_Lost_Boy The Titans and the Lost Boy]]'', written from 2006-2007, and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3462706/1/Dark_Titans Dark Titans]]'', started in 2007 and still being updated, with the most recent chapter being posted June 16 2010.May 31, 2011. The premise is very simple: take Jump City, insert the Nerima Wrecking Crew. Set to liquefy, serve chilled. In execution, on the other hand, it's actually a complex work.
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* '''Wedding Party:''' The Titans attempt to prevent Starfire from being married off while Blackfire makes a bid for the throne, Ryouga and Terra go camping, and Speedy learns the consequences of disrespecting others.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Kasumi. She appears to be TheTeamNormal, although she is the SupremeChef and is studying medicine. Secretly however, she [[spoiler: is a better hacker than Gizmo and is the one who stole the Red X suit.]]
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* {{Otaku}}: Gizmo displays a few signs of this.
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Heh, I don't care if he can shoot atomic powered snot-blasts, there's '''no''' way he's winnin' this. He's up against freakin' ''Tetsuo'' . . . '''Tetsuo''', boss!"
--> '''Nabiki:''' You've seen {{Akira}}?
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Please, it's a movie about a dystopian future where science goes mad, ''of course'' I've seen {{Akira}}!"
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Heh, I don't care if he can shoot atomic powered snot-blasts, there's '''no''' way he's winnin' this. He's up against freakin' ''Tetsuo'' . . . '''Tetsuo''', boss!"
--> '''Nabiki:''' You've seen {{Akira}}?
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Please, it's a movie about a dystopian future where science goes mad, ''of course'' I've seen {{Akira}}!"
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* {{Otaku}}: Gizmo displays a few signs of this.
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Heh, I don't care if he can shoot atomic powered snot-blasts, there's '''no''' way he's winnin' this. He's up against freakin' ''Tetsuo'' . . . '''Tetsuo''', boss!"
--> '''Nabiki:''' You've seen {{Akira}}?
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Please, it's a movie about a dystopian future where science goes mad, ''of course'' I've seen {{Akira}}!"
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Heh, I don't care if he can shoot atomic powered snot-blasts, there's '''no''' way he's winnin' this. He's up against freakin' ''Tetsuo'' . . . '''Tetsuo''', boss!"
--> '''Nabiki:''' You've seen {{Akira}}?
--> '''Gizmo:''' "Please, it's a movie about a dystopian future where science goes mad, ''of course'' I've seen {{Akira}}!"
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* LethalChef: Akane
** Also Raven, although partially justified in this case due to trying to use ingredients labelled in Chinese.
* LethalChef: Akane
** Also Raven, although partially justified in this case due to trying to use ingredients labelled in Chinese.
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* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Ryouga, Starfire, Raven, Terra, and Jinx.
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* GenreSavvy: Lieutenant Uehara, Ranma, Akane, and Brushogun during the "Big Trouble in Little Tokyo" arc.
** Jinx regularly attempts to predict Headmaster's lines just before he says them in ''The Titans and the Lost Boy'', and usually comes very close.
* GotVolunteered: How Ryouga ended up training Terra.
** Jinx regularly attempts to predict Headmaster's lines just before he says them in ''The Titans and the Lost Boy'', and usually comes very close.
* GotVolunteered: How Ryouga ended up training Terra.
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* XanatosGambit: Cologne pulls one off to [[spoiler: demonstrate how outdated the customs of Juketsuzoku are.]]
** Nabiki pulls one off to [[spoiler: escape H.A.E.Y.P. Academy, defeat the Headmaster, and obtain everything she needs to start her own team of supervillains.]]
** Cologne pulls one off to [[spoiler: avoid working with Happosai.]]
** Lex Luthor pulls one off to [[spoiler: obtain an army of meta-martial artists.]]
** Nabiki pulls one off to [[spoiler: escape H.A.E.Y.P. Academy, defeat the Headmaster, and obtain everything she needs to start her own team of supervillains.]]
** Cologne pulls one off to [[spoiler: avoid working with Happosai.]]
** Lex Luthor pulls one off to [[spoiler: obtain an army of meta-martial artists.]]
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* MonumentalDamage: In the "Big Trouble in Little Tokyo" arc, [[spoiler: Evangelion Unit 1]] destroys the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
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* OminousMultipleScreens: Played for laughs in ''The Titans and the Lost Boy''. When the Headmaster heads to the security suit, there are several screens that would normally display what's going on all over the academy. Unfortunately, Nabiki had Gizmo gut the system, so none of the screens actually show anything.
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* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Pettanko Pettanko]]: Jinx and Terra
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* CollapsingLair: Brother Blood activates a self-destruct mechanism in H.A.E.Y.P. after sealing everyone in the [[DeadlyTrainingArea obstacle course]] with all the safeties deactivated in an attempt to take out the Titans and the Nerima Wrecking Crew at the same time.
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* SplitPersonality: Kasumi shows signs of this at the end of the "Red XX" arc.
