History Fanfic / JewelOfDarkness

** Most of Midnight's hair is burned off by the CombinedEnergyAttack, with the rest cut off to aid in monitoring her later recovery.

* UltimateUniverse: In addition to being set in an alternate TT universe that is shoehorned into a DarkerAndEdgier {{DCAU}}, it also appears to be taking elements from the [[{{DCU}} comic 'verse]] (such as certain references to Slade's past and [[CaptainMarvel Black Adam's rule over Khandaq]]).

* LampshadeHanging: Jinx gets what may be one of the funniest examples of lampshade hanging ever when, after a string of failed attempts to find of method of flight, she utters this gem:
--> "How hard can it be to defy the laws of physics? Everybody does it."
** While explaining to Ai how she intends to turn the Titans [[DividedWeFall against each other]], Midnight points out how heroes normally use the same tactic [[EnemyCivilWar against villains]].
** Beast Boy lampshades the CollapsingLair trope when Midnight's lair begins to self-destruct:
--> "And there's the post big fight self destruct."
** Same chapter, Robin explains why he thinks Midnight survived:
--> "[[NeverFoundTheBody No body, no death]], in our line of work."
** When Terra expresses surprise that Jump City has a diamond mine, Cyborg states that the city has a lot of stuff, and that he sometimes still gets surprised. This most likely is in reference to the fact that the city's layout on the show often seemed to change depending on the needs of each episode.

* MythologyGag: When the Titans first meet Guerra, he and Beast Boy get into an argument over the necessity of needing a secret identity when you don't look human. During this argument, Cyborg brings up how Beast Boy wore a mask when he first met the Titans, as shown in the canonical show's origin episode.
** In the "Fear" chapter, after Mumbo gets knocked aside by the EldritchAbomination he summoned, he grouses that the next assistant that he gets will be a rabbit. In one episode of canon, he changed Raven into a rabbit and forced her to be his assistant.
*** In the same chapter, the thing that Beast Boy is changed into in his nightmare is clearly based on the Beast he was changed into in the episode "The Beast Within".
*** Beast Boy also compares said Eldritch Abomination to the monster from the fictional movie "Wicked Scary", which featured in the canonical episode "Fear Itself".
** In the chapter where Guerra first shows up, Midnight realizes that she was better off hiring him than Cinderblock; this is a reference to how Guerra is fulfilling Cinderblock's role on the show.
** At one point, Beast Boy suggests they all dress up in Robin's costume. The B-plot in one episode was the Titans dressing up as Robin while he was away training.
** And in a myth gag for the greater [[TheDCU DCU]], Midnight's ultimate plan is codenamed Operation "Blackfire" -- not after Starfire's sister, but Deacon Joseph Blackfire, the one-time BigBad of a Batman miniseries from the late 80s.
** The breifcase Robin shows Jinx is likely the same McGuffin fought over in the TV episode ''Revved Up''.
** Robin is surprised at how fast Starfire befriends Terra, remembering that it took a lot longer for her to warm up to the other Titans. This implies that the team met in a similar fashion as in the canonical origin episode.

* ShoutOut: In one chapter, while drowning his sorrows (during his TenMinuteRetirement) at a rib joint, Cyborg asks -- in a very [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]] manner -- "why are the ribs always gone?"
** At one point, the Titans attend a costume party (for League members and affiliates) dressed as the gang from ScoobyDoo.
** During a flashback to one of Raven and Slade's training scenes, he teaches her to read body language so as to never be deceived by your opponent. The whole thing is very similar to a scene between Arya and Syrio in ''Series/GameOfThrones''[[hottip:*: and by extension, ASongOfIceAndFire]].
** See MyNameIsInigoMontoya above. All Cyborg was missing from that was "Hello" and "PrepareToDie" (and Midnight lampshaded it asking if that's what he was going to say next).
*** During the following fight, when Starfire becomes TheBerserker, Midnight compares her to the [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]].
** When the T-Car is stolen in its premiere chapter, Beast Boy asks Cyborg "[[DudeWheresMyCar Dude, where's your car?]]"
** During one of the WorldBuilding chapters, we see the President talking with his advisors. One of the things they discuss is the case of a Metahuman girl with spider-like abilities, who is the daughter of a Congressman. The Congressman's name? [[{{Spider-Man}} Parker.]]
** There are several references to [[Comicbook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Grant Morrison's run on Batman]].
** The title of the chapter where Mad Mod first appears contains a reference to ''Film/AClockworkOrange'', which was the StarMakingRole for Mod's voice actor MalcolmMcDowell.
** The opening quotes in many of the chapters.
** The Endless Council is full of shout outs. [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] is a member, the [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Sorcerer Supreme]] is mentioned as being an agent/associate of theirs, and the assassin they send after Midnight is strongly implied to be an alternate version of [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]].
** As noted above, the MissingEpisode apparently involves Susano being kidnapped by a Marine and taken to the ''Manga/OnePiece'' world. Strangely, his recounting of what happened to him afterwards also contains a couple of references to ''FanFic/AShadowOfTheTitans'', implying that the Susano there is the same guy.

* BadassSpaniard: Guerra, again, of the Mexican variety.

** The Endless Council is full of shout outs. [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] is a member, the [[DoctorStrange Sorcerer Supreme]] is mentioned as being an agent/associate of theirs, and the assassin they send after Midnight is strongly implied to be an alternate version of [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]].

* MultiversalConquerer: What Falcon fears this universe's version of Trigon will become if he succeeds in his plans. This is why he convinces the rest of the Endless Council to assassinate Midnight to prevent Trigon's rising.

* AlternateContinuity: Diverges from canon well in the BackStory, though so far the plot has followed a mostly similar path.

** In the same chapter [[spoiler: Jinx's]] conspiracy plot is introduced, we also get [[spoiler: Beast Boy]] who might-or-might-not-have received a coded message in his mail. After decodeing the letter, he eats it, so it is not entirely clear.

** After their encounter with Mad Mod, Jinx decides to upgrade her magic skills, as she's starting to see herself as TheLoad. This apparently includes a new costume.

** In a flashback, Raven is shown attending a production of "{{Faust}}" and reading "TheCountOfMonteCristo" while waiting for it to start.

* AlternateUniverseFic

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Averted. Midnight remembers killing Cyborg's father, describing it as the only life she regrets taking, and a key moment in her life.

** She then ends that second situation with a classic XanatosGambit: she tells Robin that one of the Titans is a traitor, knowing that Robin will either a) waste his time and energy searching for a nonexistent spy, leaving him vulnerable to her, or b) alienate the other Titans, thus dissolving the team and removing them as a threat.

** This group is so far-reaching that [[spoiler: its leader can walk in and out of the Watchtower whenever he wants.]]

As usual though, {{YMMV}}.

* TheChessmaster: The leader of the conspiracy mentioned below is a literal one, as we at one point see him playing with [[spoiler: VandalSavage]], who reminds him to be careful, because people aren't as predictable as a chess game.

* SarcasticClapping: After Cyborg gives Midnight a brief TheReasonYouSuckSpeech just prior to the big fight, she replies with a slow, mocking clap and a promise to put his heartfelt speech on the Internet in memorium. [[spoiler: The mock clapping Slade gives the Titans when they beat her puts her clapping to shame.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: One seems to be shaping up, as while Slade is the [[TheManBehindTheMan man behind Midnight]] and seems set to be TheHeavy in the second arc, there's also the mysterious "Good Man" who leads TheConspiracy below. Plus, Trigon is the BiggerBad working to make his way down into this role.

* TheConspiracy: [[spoiler: Whatever group Jinx is working for, they've also managed to infiltrate the Justice League.]]

** She arguably has a second Dragon in her robot double, Ai.

* TheMole: [[spoiler: Jinx is spying on the Titans for someone, though at this point it's not clear who. And she's showing signs of BecomingTheMask]].