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''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4828178/chapters/11057381 Hotspring Souls!]]'' is a 2015 fanfiction by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/CalSantiago/profile Cal Santiago.]] An AffectionateParody / RomanticComedy AlternateUniverseFic, ''Hotspring Souls!'' stars various characters from the Soulsborne (''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' and ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'') franchise by Creator/FromSoftware.

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''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4828178/chapters/11057381 Hotspring Souls!]]'' is a 2015 fanfiction by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/CalSantiago/profile Cal Santiago.]] An AffectionateParody / RomanticComedy AffectionateParody[=/=]RomanticComedy AlternateUniverseFic, ''Hotspring Souls!'' stars various characters from the Soulsborne (''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' and ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'') franchise by Creator/FromSoftware.



* BadassGrandpa: The three elderly hunters Gehrman, Eileen and Djura.
* BadassLongcoat: The Hunter.
* BadassBoast: The Hunter gets to deliver one to [[spoiler: [[BigBad Manushandradorah]]]] during the finale.

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* BadassGrandpa: The three elderly hunters Gehrman, Eileen and Djura.
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[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4828178/chapters/11057381 Hotspring Souls!]] is a 2015 fanfiction by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/CalSantiago/profile Cal Santiago.]] An AffectionateParody / RomanticComedy AlternateUniverseFic, ''Hotspring Souls!'' stars various characters from the Soulsborne (''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' and ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'') franchise by Creator/FromSoftware.

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[[http://archiveofourown.''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4828178/chapters/11057381 Hotspring Souls!]] Souls!]]'' is a 2015 fanfiction by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/CalSantiago/profile Cal Santiago.]] An AffectionateParody / RomanticComedy AlternateUniverseFic, ''Hotspring Souls!'' stars various characters from the Soulsborne (''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' and ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'') franchise by Creator/FromSoftware.



Now has a sequel/spinoff, [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5409086/chapters/12496637 Slice of Souls!]], which consists of (relatively) slice-of-life oneshots starring the gang and their friends, and also introduces characters from ''Bloodborne: The Old Hunters.''

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Now has a sequel/spinoff, [[http://archiveofourown.The sequel, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5409086/chapters/12496637 Slice of Souls!]], which consists Souls!]]'', is an anthology of (relatively) slice-of-life oneshots starring the gang and their friends, and also introduces characters from ''Bloodborne: The Old Hunters.''
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A third installment of the series, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7510432/chapters/17072818 Sibling Souls!]]'' primarily stars the Chosen Undead and focuses on him and his relationship with his older sister Anri of Astora. This story marks the debut of Anri, the Ashen One, the Fire Keeper, and Horace the Hushed from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII''.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Hunter, the Chosen Undead, the Bearer of the Curse, the Slayer of Demons... [[PlayedWith An interesting case]] regarding the Doll-- everyone else calls her "The Doll", except for the Hunter, who calls her by her real name, "Evetta".

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Hunter, the Chosen Undead, the Bearer of the Curse, the Slayer of Demons... [[PlayedWith An interesting case]] regarding the Doll-- Doll— everyone else calls her "The Doll", except for the Hunter, who calls her by her real name, "Evetta".



** There are also many references to ''VideoGame/{{Persona4}}'' and at one point the Slayer of Demons sings the Junes Department Store jingle.



** Chapter 5, "Ornstein vs. Wild" is a shout-out to ''LiveActionTelevision/ManVsWild''. Ornstein [[LampshadeHanging makes several remarks]] about how the stuff that "Bear" guy on TV are unrealistic and unsanitary.

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** Chapter 5, "Ornstein vs. Wild" is a shout-out to ''LiveActionTelevision/ManVsWild''. Ornstein [[LampshadeHanging makes several remarks]] about how the stuff that "Bear" guy does on TV are unrealistic and unsanitary.


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* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Happens again, this time with Ludwig as he's [[spoiler: fighting the lake hydra.]]

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** Solaire takes jazz drumming very seriously and his hands even bleed when he goes overboard on practicing, just like in ''Film/{{Whiplash}}''. Solaire actually mentions the film by name, and claims his hands got injured because he got "too inspired". He also reenacts the famous "Caravan" drum solo from the film's final scene.



** Chapter 5, "Ornstein vs. Wild" is a shout-out to ''LiveActionTelevision/ManVsWild''.
** The drunken party scene in "Ciaran the Delinquent" plays out exactly the same as the party from John Mulaney's standup comedy routine, "The One Thing Your Can't Replace".
** In the final chapter, when Garl [[spoiler: uses his hammer like a pickaxe to climb up the giant hydra]], the Slayer of Demons tells him, [[ VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} "Now's not the time to channel Nathan Drake!"]]

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** Chapter 5, "Ornstein vs. Wild" is a shout-out to ''LiveActionTelevision/ManVsWild''.
''LiveActionTelevision/ManVsWild''. Ornstein [[LampshadeHanging makes several remarks]] about how the stuff that "Bear" guy on TV are unrealistic and unsanitary.
** The drunken party scene in "Ciaran the Delinquent" plays out exactly the same as the party from John Mulaney's standup comedy routine, "The One Thing Your You Can't Replace".
** In the final chapter, when Garl [[spoiler: uses his hammer like a pickaxe to climb up the giant hydra]], the Slayer of Demons tells him, [[ VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} "Now's not the time to channel [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake!"]]Drake!]]"
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* CallForward: The final chapter mentions the Chosen Undead's older sister Anri. She becomes a main character later on in the series.


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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:The Fire Keeper from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' shows up in the last two chapters alongside Ludleth and the Lords of Cinder.]] She becomes a main character and part of the gang later on.


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* ShoutOut: Several, just like in the first story.
** More references to ''VideoGame/{{Persona3}}'' pop up this time around, with mentions of the gang going to Chagall Café and Wakatsu Japanese Restaurant. In chapter 3, the yoga instructors are also named Kaz and Yuko, after the Chariot and Strength social links in the game.
** Several references to ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', with the fourth chapter being a special crossover featuring Sans and Papyrus, who are [[spoiler: on a mission to rescue their father, W.D. Gaster from Seath the Scaleless.]]
** Chapter 5, "Ornstein vs. Wild" is a shout-out to ''LiveActionTelevision/ManVsWild''.
** The drunken party scene in "Ciaran the Delinquent" plays out exactly the same as the party from John Mulaney's standup comedy routine, "The One Thing Your Can't Replace".
** In the final chapter, when Garl [[spoiler: uses his hammer like a pickaxe to climb up the giant hydra]], the Slayer of Demons tells him, [[ VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} "Now's not the time to channel Nathan Drake!"]]
** The Slayer of Demons mentions ''VideoGame/{{Firewatch}}'' when the Bearer of the Curse's WeddingRingRemoval is PlayedForLaughs.


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* UpToEleven: Garl's marriage proposal is this. It starts out as a romantic serenade, then escalates into [[spoiler: a full-on war against the giant lake hydra with the entire gang and Eileen, Djura and Ludwig pitching in!]]
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* DaddysGirl: Zoe to Ornstein.

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* DaddysGirl: Zoe to Ornstein. Also Ciaran to her dads.

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Now has a sequel/spinoff, [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5409086/chapters/12496637 Slice of Souls!]], which consists of slice-of-life oneshots starring the gang and their friends, and also introduces characters from ''Bloodborne: The Old Hunters.''

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Now has a sequel/spinoff, [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5409086/chapters/12496637 Slice of Souls!]], which consists of (relatively) slice-of-life oneshots starring the gang and their friends, and also introduces characters from ''Bloodborne: The Old Hunters.''



* ADayInTheLimelight: Each chapter stars a different character or group of characters dealing with a certain scenario. For instance, the main focus of chapter 1 is the Hunter (with Artorias, the Chosen Undead and Solaire as support), chapter 2 focuses in Solaire and Maria, etc. This setup helps flesh out some of the characters who were left OutOfFocus in the first story.



* TheCameo: In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in chapter 7, [[spoiler: Petrus and Lautrec]] appear as two shady high-schoolers whom Ciaran follows to the party she plans to crash.

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* TheCameo: In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in chapter 7, [[spoiler: Petrus and Lautrec]] appear as two shady high-schoolers whom Ciaran follows to the party she plans to crash. [[spoiler: In a drunken frenzy, Petrus ends up breaking the pool table by jumping onto it while Lautrec ''[[NauseaFuel takes a shit on the computer.]]'']]



* DefrostingIceQueen: Lady Maria over the course of the story.

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Lady Maria over the course of the story. Also, Shanalotte to the Bearer of the Curse.



* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's implied the Slayer of Demons' Ash Estus Flask caused the Chosen Undead to [[spoiler: have hallucinations about teaming up with Sans and Papyrus... And then he and Rhea receive a plate of spaghetti and a note from Sans thanking him for helping him and Papyrus save Gaster.]]

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's implied the Slayer of Demons' Ash Ashen Estus Flask caused the Chosen Undead to [[spoiler: have hallucinations about teaming up with Sans and Papyrus... And then he and Rhea receive a plate of spaghetti and a note from Sans thanking him for helping him and Papyrus save Gaster.]]


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* WelcomeEpisode: Chapter 2 starts with Lady Maria being introduced to the gang.
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* TheMasochismTango: The Bearer of the Curse and the Emerald Herald's marriage is so dysfunctional that even Shalquoir calls them out on it. [[spoiler: They do eventually work towards fixing their issues after doing couples yoga together.]]

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* TheMasochismTango: The Bearer of the Curse and the Emerald Herald's marriage is so dysfunctional that even Shalquoir calls them out on it. [[spoiler: They do eventually work towards fixing their issues after doing At one point the Bearer of the Curse almost gets hit in the face by flying pots and pans in the kitchen when the Emerald Herald is having a tantrum ''over a broken dishwasher.''[[note]]Though to be fair, she wasn't actually trying to hit him.[[/note]] Shalquoir decides to intervene by signing them up for a couples yoga together.class. [[spoiler: Towards the end of the same chapter, though, the two finally address the root of their relationship problems and the Emerald Herald admits that she doesn't hate the Bearer of the Curse— she just has a lot of emotional baggage left over and [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther she's thankful that he still stays with her despite everything.]] From that point on, the two actively make an effort to fix their marriage and in the later chapters, they start to act more like a couple again.]]

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** A sushi bar, where Shalquoir spends for about 90% of the story gorging on fish.
** A souvenir shop, where the Bearer of the Curse and the Emerald Herals spend ''hours'' bickering over Green Tea Kitkats. It's also where Solaire and Rhea get their new swimsuits.

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** A sushi bar, where Shalquoir spends for about 90% of the story gorging on fish.
** A souvenir shop, where the Bearer of the Curse and the Emerald Herals Herald spend ''hours'' bickering over Green Tea Kitkats. It's also where Solaire and Rhea get their new swimsuits.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: Rhea and Astraea are cousins who look nearly identical (save for different eye and hair colors) and dress similarly. When he first sees her, Solaire mistakes Astraea for Rhea's doppelgänger.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Rhea and Astraea are cousins who look nearly identical (save for different eye and hair colors) and dress similarly. When he first sees her, Solaire mistakes Astraea for Rhea's doppelgänger. Not so much in the sequel, since Rhea grows her hair out and keeps her hood down.



* GreenEyedMonster: Gehrman is this to Solaire, resenting him for "stealing" Maria from him as well as being [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking "young and fit and good-looking with a nice body".]] Both Maria and Alfred agree on that statement, much to Solaire's embarrassment.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Gehrman is this to Solaire, resenting him for "stealing" Maria from him as well as being [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking "young and fit and good-looking with a nice body".]] Both Maria and Alfred agree on that last statement, much to Solaire's embarrassment.


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* PostKissCatatonia: A downplayed example, but [[spoiler: Solaire was ''clearly'' unprepared for that kiss Maria gave him.]]

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