History Fanfic / PhantomPains

* FightingFromTheInside: Jermaine and [[spoiler:Ember]] do this throughout "Circus of Fear." While Jermaine never becomes fully hypnotized, [[spoiler:she]] is.

* HeroicVow: [[spoiler:Jermaine promises his family, friends, and Lancer that he will ''not'' turn into Dark Phantom. Dark Phantom mocks him for it.]]

* VillainOpeningScene: "Whiteout" begins with the Guys in White chasing Ember.

* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: When the temperature of the Nasty Sauce reaches critical at the end of "Future Shock," the temperature gauge actually ''broke''.

* SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Johnny 13 and Kitty join Team Phantom in "Lost Souls."]] Dorathea, Poindexter, and Youngblood could also be considered reserve members.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: In "Future Shock," [[spoiler:Dark Phantom]] is shown to be a [[TheJuggernaut juggernaut]] that seems unstoppable. He was like this to such a degree that the Observants believed [[spoiler:killing Jermaine was the only way to keep him from coming into existence. However, through the use of some Fenton weapons and his newly acquired ghostly wail, Jermaine was able to at least weaken his evil self enough to trap him in the Carter Thermos.]]

* ElementalEyeColors: In ghost form, Jermaine's normally ghostly green eyes glow [[spoiler:icy blue when he uses his ice powers.]]

* AncientEgypt: In "Nefarious Pharaoh," Hotep-Ra is the spirit of the minion of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who looks just like Jermaine. Later on, the scepter transports everyone in Amity Park to an ancient Egypt-like dimension.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: In "Future Shock," [[spoiler:Dark Phantom]] is shown to be a [[TheJuggernaut juggernaut]] that seems unstoppable. He was like this to such a degree that the Observants believed [[spoiler:killing Jermaine was the only way to keep him from coming into existence. However, through the use of some Fenton weapons and his newly acquired ghostly wail, Jermaine was able to at least weaken his evil self enough to trap him in the Fenton Thermos.]]

* HeroicBSOD: As in canon, Jermaine (and the rest of Casper High's students) spends most of "Emotion Eater" in this state because of [[spoiler:Spectra's]] mind games, until his friends' support and his desire to not let them down snaps him out of it.

** [[spoiler:Dark Phantom is almost completely invincible in "Future Shock." Even though nobody in the BadFuture can stand him, none of them can stop him as he ravaged the planet. The Specter Deflector doesn't weaken him like it would Jermaine. Even when Jermaine gains the ghostly wail, it's not enough to knock him out. Jermaine only wins because the enemy being his future self means he can't kill Jermaine. Even after he's imprisoned in the Carter Thermos, he dents it trying to break out. He eventually does break out in "The Dreaded" and is only defeated through a combination of having him fight Pariah Dark and Clockwork trapping both villains in a temporal paradox.]]

** [[spoiler:Dark Phantom starts "Future Shock" off by revealing his ghostly wail and proceeding to lay waste to Amity Park with it. In his battle with present Jermaine, Dark Phantom's ultimately defeated when his past self gains the power earlier then he expected and proceeds to weaken him with it before capturing him in the Carter Thermos.]]
* LastDisrespects: While [[spoiler:Jermaine's family]] get a statue erected in their honor that says "Gone, but Not Forgotten" in "Future Shock," [[spoiler:[[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Mr. Lancer's]] statue is sinking in the ground and just says "Gone."]]

Fourteen-year-old Jermaine Carter gains ghost powers after an accident involving his parents' ghost portal, becoming a half-ghost hero known as the Ghost Boy in the process. Unlike the series' canon, his parents and sisters know from the beginning. With help from his family and friends, Jermaine defends Amity Park from ghost attacks.

* BigWordShout: Jermaine discovers his [[spoiler:ghostly wail]] like this when being attacked by the future versions of his friends.

* SheCleansUpNicely: In "Flames of Love," [[spoiler:Ember]] lets her hair down, touches up her makeup, and puts on a dress for the school dance. All of this is accompanied by the above-mentioned BishieSparkle when Jermaine first lays eyes on her, who's at a loss for words and simply blinks twice and smiles from ear to ear. Later on at the dance, ''all'' the boys stare at her with slack jaws and are in disbelief that she's Jermaine's date. Despite all that, this is ultimately downplayed since Ember was already quite attractive.

** [[spoiler:About halfway through "Going Ghost," Desiree (similar to her canon debut episode) gets uncharacteristically angry at Jermaine after he gives her a "good job" pat on the back. She apologizes for the outburst and explains she had a ''long'' history of men touching her without her consent.]]

* BishieSparkle: In "Flames of Love," sparkles of white light appear around [[spoiler:Ember]] when Jermaine first sees her in her dress for the dance.

* ArtifactOfDoom: In "Nefarious Pharaoh," the scarab scepter makes Jermaine a power-hungry dictator who enslaves his classmates, friends, and teacher, and it can trap people in a physical manifestation of Ancient Egypt.

* BishieSparkle: [[spoiler:Ember]] has this ''big time'' when Jermaine first sees her in her dress for the dance.

* EmpathicEnvironment: In "Hostile Weather," whenever Jermaine gets a strong emotion, the weather gets rough and usually changes in sync with his mood.

* MisplacedRetribution: [[spoiler:The ghosts in the BadFuture of "Future Shock" take their aggression out on past Jermaine despite him stating he never did the action his future self would. They don't care since they figure Jermaine will grow up into Dark Phantom anyway and hold him accountable regardless.]]

* BullyHunter: Poindexter still goes after bullies, as in canon. Jermaine becomes one, as well.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: In "Circus of Fear," Jermaine tries to reach the brainwashed [[spoiler:Ember]] several times. [[spoiler:He eventually does.]]

* LittlestCancerPatient: The terminally ill kids who Jermaine visits in "Ghostly Road Trip."

** In "Nefarious Pharaoh," the scarab scepter not only brainwashes Jermaine, but it also transports everyone to an Ancient Egypt-like realm. It can also be used to control the sphinx and summon hieroglyphs to life.

* {{Mummy}}: As in canon, Hotep-Ra is the spirit of the minion of an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, and he manifests as a skeletal mummy ghost covered up with bandages.

* PowerTrio: [[spoiler:Jermaine, Desiree, and Ember.]]

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The color scheme of Circus Gothica.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Clockwork's plan in general in "Future Shock." He knows Jermaine's a good if brash kid and doesn't deserve the dreary future set for him. So, he allows Jermaine into said BadFuture to see if he can change things.]]

* AncientEgypt: In "Nefarious Pharaoh," Hotep-Ra is the spirit of the minion of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who looks just like Jermaine. Later on, the scepter transports everyone in Amity Park to an Ancient Egypt-like dimension.

* ArcWords: Freakshow's fond of repeating "Cross over to the dark side" and "Unleash your dark side at Circus Gothica" in "Circus of Fear."

* BewareTheSuperman: [[spoiler:Dark Phantom]], [[KnightOfCerebus big time]] though this is more a case of an obvious outcome as [[spoiler:Dark Phantom killed his human half, the part of him that feels empathy, kindness, and remorse instead of Jermaine willingly allowing himself to be corrupted by his own power.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Jermaine tries to reach the brainwashed [[spoiler:Ember]] several times.

* InternalHomage: As mentioned in the description, every chapter is a rewrite of one or more episodes from the original series.

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Valerie]] is initially reassuring when Kwan thinks they're doomed, but when Jermaine fails to even land a scratch on the sphinx, she changes her mind.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: In "Reality Warper," Jermaine, Desiree and Ember try to hold onto the Reality Gauntlet when they're in the air. [[ChanceActivation They end up touching the Reality Gems in the sequence required to activate them all at once]] and enable control of reality.

* CardCarryingVillain: [[spoiler:Dark Phantom]] is an unrepentant, sadistic, monster that revels in the evil he causes. [[spoiler:Justified in that he is literally incapable of any positive emotions or characteristics, as he destroyed the human half of himself (i.e., his morality, empathy, and remorse).]]

* KnowWhenToFoldThem: Seeing that the first battle is going poorly, as well as his [[spoiler:ice powers]] hindering him, Jermaine (as well as [[spoiler:Desiree and Ember]]) makes a break for the Ghost Zone as it's the only place Undergrowth has no control over. He just barely gets there.

* NoSell: None of Jermaine's attacks have any effect on the sphinx, including his strongest power, the ghostly wail.

* OrWasItADream?: When he first wakes up in "Dream Weaver," Jermaine has a few vague memories of fighting an unfamiliar ghost, but he can't be sure if they're from a real memory or another dream.

* WhenDimensionsCollide: As in canon, [[spoiler:Pariah pulls Amity Park into the Ghost Zone after Danny pulls out the Fright Knight's sword in "Evil Overlord."]]