History Fanfic / HaloChimeraRising

* CuffsOffRubWrists: Damien.

* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: [[spoiler:Hedekar challenges Luke to diffuse a bomb before the timer runs out. Luke succeeds, but it turns out that the bomb ''also'' had an additional remote detonator.]]

* KnifeNut: Eric's armor is scanned once. It contains, "a truly extraordinary number of hidden knives, blades, and garrote wires." The thug Rash had a run in with before he was recruited is another example.

* LoneSurvivor: [[spoiler:Eric is the only remaining member of Scimitar.]]

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The actions and subsequent battle against the ULF insurgents can, at times, sound exactly like something read from a news report on the WarOnTerror.

* GrayEyes: Eric has Type 2.

!''Halo: Chimera Rising'' provides examples of:

* AttackAttackAttack: When you're a Spartan, sometimes it pays to just go straight in.

* BigDamnHeroes: Fireteam Trident pulls one.

* LargeAndInCharge: Spartans tend to be tall. Really tall.

Finally, at some point after ''The Enemy of My Enemy'' was written, Katsuhiro found the TV Tropes page for it and has been a dedicated troper ever since. So much so that when he was asked if there was anything specific he wanted on this page, all he replied with was OneOfUs.

* TheArtOfWar: Mentioned in passing as one of the books in Director Carter's office.

* {{Badass}}: Many, of all sorts.
** BadassBookworm: Rashid's only demand is that he occasionally be provided with a good book. He wants to start with Steinbeck.
** BadassCrew: Scimitar in the prologue. All of the Spartan teams later on, but especially Chimera.

-> '''SPARTAN-III/Eric-G239:''' ''"Trouble? You speak of a thing you don't understand, Candidate. You never fought in the last war. You never served. Never went clip-dry in a foxhole, surrounded by red-flags and hurting on all things but your own squad mates. Never watched as the only people you ever knew got taken from you, one by one. Mission by mission, piece by piece."''

* TheThirtySixStratagems: Never mentioned by name but several of them are either discussed, used, or both.

* ChessMotifs: Rash brings them up.

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: The Laconia facility.

** Among the things included: Refugees fleeing the conflict and presenting a humanitarian crisis, insurgent suicide bombing campaigns, a charismatic leader with religious undertones that has an army of poorly skilled militia fanatically loyal to him. Heck, the insurgents are even equipped with what are essentially AK-47s and RPGs. Simply replace the ULF with a Middle Eastern terrorist organisation of your choice, [[spoiler: ONI with the CIA]], Grancia V with Afghanistan and the UNSC with Coalition soldiers.
* TheRival: Platinum is shaping up into this for Chimera.

'''Examples'''

Katsuhiro describes Chimera Rising as "A bridging story between The Enemy of my Enemy and its sequel. The story concerns the creation of a Spartan 4 team; their origins, their training, their rivalry with other fireteams. The story is intended to shift from an origin story to a more hard contact military sci-fi story, similar in scope to The Enemy of my Enemy, albeit with a more immediately personal focus." Which means that, even with the story finished, there's still more in store.

Finally, at some point after Enemy of My Enemy was written, Katsuhiro found the TV Tropes page for it and has been a dedicated troper ever since. So much so that when he was asked if there was anything specific he wanted on this page, all he replied with was OneOfUs.