History Fanfic / JannaVsTheForcesOfEvil

* NiceHat: Both Janna and Joleen wear olive-colored beanies.

* TrappedInTVLand: In "The Second-Hand Crusade", Janna accidentally triggers a spell that does this when at a table read for the chapter's titular cartoon. Her, Marco, Jackie, and Joleen are forced to play out the episode's events before being allowed to leave, and all of them (sans Janna) are compelled to think they're their respective characters as well. Joleen, who's a huge fan of the series in question, loves every second of it.

* OCStandIn: Janna inadvertently became this, as the canon character ending up becoming an AscendedExtra. While she shares basic personality traits with the show's Janna, the Janna of this fic has the last name of Russo (rather than Ordonia), is of Italian descent (rather than Filipino), and is raised by a single mother alongside a younger sister (rather being an only child with a mother and father). She also has a friendlier relationship with Marco, with the duo quickly coming to see each other as best friends over the course of the fic (whereas the canon Janna wouldn't vocalize anything of the sort until [[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS4E37Cleaved the series finale]]).

* ShipTease: Marco and Janna. As early as the second chapter, the knowledge demon Ishkilthul remarks that Janna should be nicer to her future husband. Other characters, such as Joleen, regularly refer to them as a couple as well. Later on, Marco's parents say that the duo are destined to be together, as they themselves had a similar "prankster and victim" relationship in high school. [[spoiler:Janna fears that she may have such feelings, at the very least.]]

* RealityEnsues: In "Pinkslipped", Janna accidentally [[spoiler: demolishes her home. Janna can't instantly fix the issue because she isn't powerful enough to simply magic up a brand new house, so her family is fully resigned to homelessness until Marco's family (alerted by Glossaryck) offers to take them in.]] Later in the chapter, the police get involved when Joleen [[spoiler:tries to rob a bank in order to fix both this and their financial situation; the only reason she gets off with just a warning is because no one wants to figure out how the paperwork for "robbery by magic portal" should go.]]

The fanfic began in October 2016 and had entered the second of a planned three-season MythArc before Zim and [=SKL=] began writing a [[ReCut revised version]] of the fanfic in August 2019, entitled ''Janna vs. the Forces of Darkness'', which constitutes Chapters 30 and ownward. The writers run a Tumblr [[https://therussohousehold.tumblr.com/ over here]] that features various pieces of chapter art, additional pieces of worldbuilding, and writing updates.

* WebcomicTime: As of "Unfiltered", roughly six months have passed in-story. The first season takes place during autumn, while the second season takes place during late winter/spring. The fanfic has been running for almost three years.

The fanfic began in October 2016 and had entered the second of a planned three-season MythArc before Zim and [=SKL=] cut began writing a [[ReCut revised version]] of the fanfic in August 2019, entitled ''Janna vs. the Forces of Darkness'', which constitutes Chapters 30 and ownward. The writers run a Tumblr [[https://therussohousehold.tumblr.com/ over here]] that features various pieces of chapter art, additional pieces of worldbuilding, and writing updates.

The fanfic began in October 2016 and is currently in its second of a planned three-season MythArc. The writers run a Tumblr [[https://therussohousehold.tumblr.com/ over here]] that features various pieces of chapter art, additional pieces of worldbuilding, and writing updates. A [[ReCut revised version]] of the fanfic, entitled ''Janna vs. the Forces of Darkness'', is also in the works; the remastered first season is being posted on Archive of Our Own and can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17421428/chapters/41011073 here]], though is currently on hiatus as the writers finish season two of the original fanfic.

* AlternateUniverseFic: Rather than a hyperactive magic princess from another dimension getting send to Earth, only the Magic Book of Spells makes the trip, with Glossaryck naming Janna the book's new owner shortly after. We later learn that some variant of the canon show's first two seasons had already taken place before hand (as far as Mewni events go) as [[spoiler: Toffee (controlling Ludo's body on-and-off) has already usurped the throne and is trying to gain access to the source of all magic]]. Meanwhile, Star herself has been missing for months, with no one having any idea where she could possibly be.

* DancinInTheRuins: Janna's initial reaction to the horde of zombies she's summoned as her first spell is to remark how cool the entire situation is. Even as things worsen, she questions why she'd ever want to undo it... until everyone else has been turned and [[OhCrap she's trapped in the band room]].

* IWarnedYou: Glossaryck, despite preferring to play the role of EccentricMentor, frequently warns Janna (and sometimes Marco) the dangers of messing with magic. How much guidance he's willing to give in order to fix a mess after they inevitably fail to heed his warnings depends on the situation.

* PositiveFriendInfluence: Marco and Janna are this to each other. Jackie silently notes that Janna stopped getting into as much trouble as she usually does when she started hanging out with Marco, while Marco's parents point out that he's now more outgoing and confident thanks to her presence.

* TheUnapologetic: Janna, who usually sees whatever damage her antics has caused as a bonus or doesn't understand why she would even have to apologize. She eventually realizes how much she values her friendship with Marco when she acknowledges that Marco is one of the few people she's fully willing to apologize to.

* ZombieApocalypse: Janna does this as her first spell, summoning reanimated corpses that quickly transform much of the student and staff into the undead as well.

* BreatherEpisode: The intermission chapters, which serve as brief side-stories with little plot relevance. "Janna and Macro Go Bowling" is {{exactly what it says on the tin}}, "CDC Extra Scenes" is [[ADayInTheLimelight Jackie and Buff Frog going to a book club]], and "Christmas Caroline" is a ChristmasEpisode that bridges the first two seasons.
* CooldownHug: Janna gives Macro one in "Digitize Me, Diaz" when she realizes her request for him to scan the book led to him almost hitting his RageBreakingPoint.

* SheWhoFightsMonsters: "Punk to Preppy" has Janna cast a spell that slowly changes her appearance, personality, and behavior in order to become the most popular kid at school as a form of revenge against Brittany for picking on her and Marco. Marco is eventually forced to get Jackie involved in order to make her see reason.

* TrappedInTVLand: In "The Second-Hand Crusade", Janna accidentally triggers a spell that a writer put on his scripts during a table read at a show panel. Her, Marco, Jackie, and Joleen are forced to play out the episode's events before being allowed to leave, and all of them (sans Janna) are compelled to think they're their respective characters as well. Joleen, who's a huge fan of the series in question, loves every second of it.