History Fanfic / DistortionsSymphogear

** There are a series of Omakes done in the style of [[Literature/{{Worm}} forum posts talking about the recent events in the story.]] They even have been subtitled as "[[LampshadeHanging Totally Not a PHO Interlude]]".

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite all of the experiments that the science wing of the Four Horsemen have done, which includes kidnapping receptor children to test a gene-engineered bio-weapon dedicated to wiping out Finé's descendants or cloning brain-dead versions of all of the Adaptors, they refuse to give the go-ahead to an idea to create [[DesignerBabies test tube babies]] using the Adaptors' DNA.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: As a continuation of Symphogear, many of the major twists and events of previous seasons, like Chris' involvement with Finé and her HeelFaceTurn, Maria, Shirabe, and Kirika's involvement with F.I.S. before joining S.O.N.G., Miku being [[DemonicPossession possessed by Shem-Ha]], are mentioned without much thought.

* RevengeBeforeReason: Lieutenant Samantha Acamporra knows what she's doing is wrong, but she's so full of hatred towards SONG for her brother's death that she doesn't care.

** There are a series of Omakes done in the style of [[Literature/{{Worm}} forum posts talking about the recent events in the story.]] They are even subtitled as [[LampshadeHanging "Totally Not a PHO Interlude"]].

* RevengeBeforeReason: Lieutenant Samantha Ancampona knows what she's doing is wrong, but she's so full of hatred towards SONG for her brother's death that she doesn't care.

* TheUnmasquedWorld: [[spoiler: One of the first things that the Four Horsemen does is reveal/leak the identities of the Adaptors, all of the classified information on relics to the world, and information on the different government involvement and connections in recent events, causing massive PR issues overall.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite all of the experiments that the science wing of the Four Horsemen have done, which includes kidnapping receptor children to test a gene-engineered bio-weapon dedicated to wiping out Finé's descendants or cloning brain-dead versions of all of the Adaptors, they refuse to give the go-ahead to an idea to create [[DesignerBabies test tube babies]] using the Adaptors' DNA.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: As a continuation of Symphogear, many of the major twists and events of previous seasons, like Chris' involvement with Finé and her HeelFaceTurn, Maria, Shirabe, and Kirika's involvement with F.I.S. before joining S.O.N.G., Miku being [[DemonicPossession possessed by Shem-Ha]], are mentioned without much thought.

* PerspectiveFlip: The flashback at the beginning of Chapter 17 is one of the events of episode 4 of G from Komichi's perspective, showing Komichi's reasons for trying to befriend Chris and why she asked Chris to sing during the school festival. [[spoiler: It also showed her reaction to the reveal of Chris' identity as an Adaptor on the news.]]

* TheUnmasquedWorld: [[spoiler: One of the first things that the Four Horsemen does is reveal/leak the identities of the Adaptors, all of the classified information on relics to the world, and information on the different government involvement and connections in recent events that have occurred over the past couple of years, causing massive PR issues overall.]]

There will be [[LateArrivalSpoiler spoilers]] for the series, so it is recommended that you have seen the entire series before reading.

* TheUnmasquedWorld: [[spoiler: One of the first things that the Four Horsemen does is reveal/leak the identities of the Adaptors, all of the classified information on relics to the world, and information on the different government involvement and connections in recent events, causing massive PR issues overall.]]

* PerspectiveFlip: The flashback at the beginning of Chapter 17 is one of the events of episode 4 of G from Komichi's perspective, showing Komichi's reasons for trying to befriend Chris and why she asked Chris to sing during the school festival. [[spolier: It also showed her reaction to the reveal of Chris' identity as an Adaptor on the news.]]

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Genjuro gets taken out this way in chapter two.]]

* BaitAndSwitch: In Chapter 17 we have a scene of Kirika begging Shirabe not to do this and Shirabe saying that she is
sorry. [[spoiler: They're playing TabletopGame/{{Uno}} and Shirabe just won herself the hand.]]

!!''Distortions'' provides examples of:

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite all of the experiments that the science wing of the Four Horsemen have done, which includes kidnapping receptor children to test a gene-engineered bio-weapon dedicated to wiping out Finé's descendants or cloning brain-dead versions of all of the Adaptors, they refuse to give the go-ahead to an idea to create [[DesignerBabies test tube babies]] using the Adaptors' DNA.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: As a continuation of Symphogear, many of the major twists and events of previous seasons, like Chris' involvement with Finé and her HeelFaceTurn, Maria, Shirabe, and Kirika's involvement with F.I.S. before joining S.O.N.G., Miku being [[DemonicPossession possessed by Shem-Ha]], are mentioned without much thought.

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The villainous group call themselves The Four Horsemen and they name different parts of their organisation around elements of The Literature/BookOfRevelation, it is unclear in-universe if using the name is meant to be symbolic of their goals.

Distortions is a ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' fanfiction that takes place after the events of ''XV''.

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[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/distortions-symphogear-spoilers-for-those-who-havent-seen-xv.797294/ Spacebattles]], [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13414345/1/Distortions FanFiction.net]], and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21112022/chapters/50237195 Archive of Our Own]]. There is an omake collection of post from Sufficient Velocity on Archive of Our Own that can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21496828/chapters/51233836 here]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The Adaptors, used to fighting [[{{Mooks}} Noise and Alca-Noise]], have some discomfort dealing with the Staples, due to them being human clones that don't just vanish (into ash for Noise and into mist for Alca-Noise) when they are defeated by their Gears.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite all of the experiments that the science wing of the Four Horsemen have done, which includes kidnapping receptor children to test a gene-engineered bio-weapon dedicated to wiping out Fine's descendants or cloning brain-dead versions of all of the Adaptors, they refuse to give the go-ahead to an idea to create [[DesignerBabies test tube babies]] using the Adaptors' DNA.

* EliteMooks: The Automen, androids built partially from reverse-engineered Autoscorer parts, are these to the Staples. They are slightly tougher to take down and have weaponry (either gamma-ray lasers or rapid-fire coilguns) actually capable of hurting the Adaptors in their transformed state. Ironically, their more robotic nature makes them psychologically easier for the adaptors to fight then the Staples.

* EliteMooks: The Automen, androids built partially from reverse-engineered Autoscorer parts, are these to the Staples. They are slightly tougher to take down and have weaponry (either gamma-ray lasers or rapid-fire coilguns) actually capable of hurting the Adaptors in their transformed state.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite all of the experiments that the science wing of the Four Horsemen have done, which includes cloning brain-dead versions of all of the Adaptors, they refuse to give the go-ahead to an idea to create [[DesignerBabies test tube babies]] using the Adaptors' DNA.

* GasMaskMooks: The Staples, the basic soldiers used by the Horsemen, usually wear gas masks when not operating subtly. This also hides the fact they are [[ExpendableClone clones.]]

* StunnedSilence: The reaction of everyone when during a press conference [[spoiler: done for the Adaptors after their identities become known, when Hibiki admits, without even giving a second thought, that she and Miku are in a relationship to the entire world.]]

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The Adaptors, used to fighting [[{{Mooks}} Noise and Alca-Noise]], have issues dealing with the Staples, due to them being human clones and not just vanishing (into ash for Noise and into mist for Alca-Noise) when they are defeated by their Gears.

* MysteriousWatcher: [[spoiler: The Pale Man, an individual who has been watching the events. Strangely only the Adaptors have been able to recognize him, anyone else, even those who he has talked to directly, only seem to recall how pale is skin happens to be.]]

GasMaskMooks: The Staples, the basic soldiers used by the Horsemen, usually wear gas masks when not operating subtly. This also hides the fact they are [[ExpendableClone clones.]]

** Chapter 12: [[spoiler: Tsubasa is in a base of the Horsemen and find a laboratory with a very familiar individual in it:]]

* EmbarrassingNickname: Chris and Tsubasa are given nicknames of Megadeth and Samurai, respectively, by the American Soldiers that they end up saving from the Four Horsemen in Panau.

** Chapter 12: [[spoiler: Tsubasa is a base of the Horsemen and enters a laboratory and goes in, seeing it is empty of any living beings, but what she does see shocks her in disbelief:]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Yumi, like in cannon, has conversations with others that feel like this including this conversation in Chapter 16:

* BluffTheImpostor: While Hibiki's family is being moved to by some [=SONG=] agents, Koyomi Tachibana, Hibiki's grandmother, asks some questions about how Hibiki has been doing, like has the media been keeping her from getting enough sleep due to the media circus or how has she been eating. Their answers, that the media has been keep her up when Hibiki [[HeavySleeper could sleep through a tanker truck exploding]] and eats three meals a day when she [[BigEater eats much more than that]], tell her that they know nothing about Hibiki and aren't connected to [=SONG=] in any way.

* MadBomber:Caprice Calcattera, a member of the White Unit of the Horsemen, deals with explosives and seems to only care about creating as much chaos as possible with her bombs.
* MysteriousWatcher: The Pale Man, an individual who has been watching the events. Strangely only the Adaptors have been able to recognize him, anyone else, even those who he has talked to directly, only seem to recall how pale is skin happens to be.

* StunnedSilence: The reaction of everyone when during a press conference done for the Adaptors after their idenities become known, when Hibiki admits, without even giving a second thought, that she and Miku are in a relationship to the entire world.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The villainous group call themselves The Four Horsemen and name different parts of their organisation around the Literature/BookOfRevelation, it is unclear in-universe if using the name is meant to be symbolic of their goals.
* TheUnmasquedWorld: One of the first things that the Four Horsemen does is reveal/leak the identities of the Adaptors, all of the classified information on relics to the world, and information on the different government involvement and connections in recent events, causing massive PR issues overall.

** Chapter 12: Tsubasa is a base of the Horsemen and enters a laboratory and goes in, seeing it is empty of any living beings, but what she does see shocks her in disbelief:
---> '''Tsubasa:''' '''''Kanade?!'''''

'''Miku:''' Then how did Yumi know that the Horsemen’s combat arm is named the White Unit?​