History Fanfic / TheAgeOfDusk

** Recent WordOfGod implies that the Chaos Gods are not so much independent [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] in their own right so much as 'aspects' of the Nex. That's right. [[strike: Four [[CameBackWrong Five]]]] ''[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence SIX]]'' of the biggest Big Bads in the galaxy are just parts of an even ''bigger one''.

** Iacob, the "Last Good Man in the Galaxy", investigates the DysonSphere that one of the C'tan are hiding in with his fleet, causing the refugees to go insane. [[spoiler: He finally goes in, going insane himself before dying, and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero setting loose what was inside it.]]]]

** The [[LawfulEvil Star Father]] now has a physical body.
** Chapter 39 is a massive one for readers. Surerly the might of Imperium Pentum and [[spoiler:five primarchs]] are enough to take on chaos forces? Cue the muster of the Imperium of Travesties...

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The Nex and the Draziin-maton, the mere mention of which makes the walls bleed, overrun the entire Eye of Terror with the aid of [[spoiler:Erebus]] and take down most of the Daemon Primarchs in weeks.

* TheAlliance - Eastern Fringe Alliance, composed of Tau, Krork, Ultramar, Realm of Fathers and factions of Imperium Pentum

** Based on the latest revalations, the biggest bad of them all might just be Lorgar, the [[ReligionOfEvil Word Bearer]] Primarch and his patron, [[UltimateEvil The Nex]].

* BigDamnHeroes: The Krork seem to be shaping up to be this for the galaxy as a whole, halting the Nightbringer's necrons.

* BigGood: Vulkan's back!
** And so are [[spoiler:Leman Russ, Corax, Jaghatai Khan and Lion El'Johnson!]]
** Also [[spoiler: Revelation]] definitly counts
*** Also [[spoiler: those two lost Primarchs...they're back.]]
* CameBackStrong: Khaine, raised by the Dark Eldar
* TheCameo See Word of God.
* TheCavalry: The Iron Hands and Fire Beasts are this to [[spoiler:Valhalla]]. Earlier, [[spoiler:Vulkan himself is this to Armageddon]]

* CoolStarship: The Idealist, the first [[ArtificialIntelligence AI-]]run ship in the Tau Empire. [[spoiler:Too bad Chaos Lord Mawdredd destroys it.]] [[spoiler: More of them are built though]].

* DisneyDeath: The Orks as a whole. Spores from Orks simply lay dominant in planetary ecosystems, which finally grew and became Orks in the 51st Millenium.

** Very often the case due to the lack of even remotely good factions.

* ForeverWar: Goes with the territory, but the Tau Empire and the Nightbringer's Necrons have been in one for MILLENIA, with the Tau creating more and more advanced weaponry and AI to fight against the ancient and obscenely powerful Necrons. [[spoiler:And then the war ends with a final decisive assault by the Necrons on T'au itself... only for the Necron forces on it to teleport away at the hour of their victory, called away by something else.]]

* GondorCallsForAid - Subverted; Biel-Tan craftworld does not call for help from other Eldar - but they come nontheless

* HeroesUnlimited: After liberating Armageddon, Vulkan rebuilds the Adeptus Astartes using his own blood and some MK I Astartes who survived the Second Age of Strife

* MercyKill: Vulkan pulls one off against [[spoiler:Fulgrim]].

* {{Mordor}}: The Solar System is this trope on an interplanetary scale, warped by Chaos and periodically struck by the Dragon Tides which sweep away everything on the planets it hits.

* OhCrap: [[CrapsackWorld Given the universe we are talking about, quite a few]]

** [[spoiler:This new ork race, renamed "the War of Krork" is mor or less stated to be Orks in their original state]].

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Imogen's Brotherhood of the Willing, a pseudo-Inquisition that is much more effective than its Imperial predecessor. [[spoiler: The reborn Emperor is apparently putting one of these together in the webway, gathering the remannts of the Grey Knights and Custodes as well as Astartes, heroes and scientists from all of human history to his side in preperation for ... something.]]

* RammingAlwaysWorks: Against a Witch Hunter class cruiser or its progenitor the Tau Idealist, it doesn't. Unless of course, you blow off its engines first or ram one from inside a sun.

* CoolStarship: The Idealist, the first [[ArtificialIntelligence AI-]]run ship in the Tau Empire. [[spoiler:Too bad Chaos Lord Mawdredd destroys it.]] More of them are built though.

* EnemyMine: Vulkan's Imperium is in a huge one with the [[spoiler:Realm of Fathers]], who, while [[spoiler:gene stealer cultists or pure breeds to a man or alien]], are far too industrially vital and heavily armed to destroy without crippling the Imperium. The new Space Marines, particularly the Fire Beasts, may not like them, but they will use weapons built by them and fight beside the Cultists as long as the Pure Strains are kept out of sight.

** The Grey Knights and Custodes have been fighting against the Void Dragon's Necrons and the endless tides of daemons on Titan for over sixteen thousand years.
*** Of course, this took place in a warp storm as bad if not worse than the Eye of Terror, and we all know how such regions of space scoff at our universe's notion of linear time.

* ItGotWorse: Repeatedly. First the Ophilim Kiasoz starts tearing its way through space, unmaking reality as it passes. Then Ahriman releases the Void Dragon, who besieges half the galaxy at once. Then, the Nex and the Draziin-maton rise from the deep warp and overrun the Eye of Terror, conquering the Chaos Primarchs and overthrowing the Chaos Imperiums of Abaddon and Huron Blackheart with ease.

** Also Silent King of Necrons together with Triarchs against [[spoiler:: all Necron warriors]]
* MexicanStandoff: [[spoiler:Corax, Leman Russ and Maugan Ra]] end up pulling one off during the fight on Altansar.
** [[AvertedTrope Not really]] - [[spoiler: Maugan Ra managed to disable Corax's pistol earlier in their fight.]]

* BadassAbnormal: The afromentioned Ryzan-Catachan Plasma Commandoes are [[BadassNormal particularly powerful and resilient Catachans (or equally strong humans from the Ryzan-Catachan sphere)]] who were [[ArtificialLimbs cybernetically]] [[ElectronicEyes augmented]] by Ryzan tech priests.

** Chapter 39 is a massive one for readers. Surerly the might of Imperium Pentum and [[spoiler: five primarchs]] are enough to take on chaos forces? Cue the muster of the Imperium of Travesties...

* SuperSoldier: Comes with the territory, but among numerous examples the Kai Bane Host stands out as super soldiers when compared to "normal" super soldiers

* BadassNormal: [[ItsRainingMen The Confederation of Justice]], who manage to old the Dorn Revenants of all people hostage before being convinced to join Vulkan's empire.

** And so are [[spoiler:Leman Russ, Corax, Jaghatain Khan and Lion El'Johnson!]]
** Also [[spoiler: The Revelation]] definitly counts

** also Antioch - ship with the most [[WaveMotionGun powerful lance beam weapon]] ever built by the hand of man, Devil of Catachan - carrier which can carry Battlecruisers, and the Goliath Engine.

* DeaderThanDead: Any system that gets close enough to the Ophiliim Kiasoz is erased from reality.

** Very often the case due to the abundance of even remotly good factions.

*** Of course, this took place in a warp storm as bad if not worse than the eye of terror, and we all know how such regions of space scoff at our universe's notion of linear time.

* HeroesUnlimited: After liberating Armageddon, Vulkan rebuilds the Adeptus Astartes using his own blood and some MK I Astartes who survived the second age of strife

* ItGotWorse: Repeatedly. First the Ophilim Kiasoz starts tearing its way through space, unmaking reality as it passes. Then Ahriman releases the Void Dragon, who besieges half the galaxy at once. Then, the Nex and the Draziin-maton arises from the deep warp and overruns the Eye of Terror, conquering the Chaos Primarchs and overthrowing the Chaos Imperiums of Abaddon and Huron Blackheart with ease.

** [[AvertedTrope Not really]] - [[spoiler: Maugan Ra earlier managed to disable Corax pistol]]

** Temestor Braiva force is another example, consisting of various minor factions of Imperium Pentum [[spoiler: and still they are enough to wage war against Arhiman Empire]]

* SuperSoldier: Comes with the territory, but among numerous examples the Kai Bane Host stands out as super soldiers when related to "normal" super soldiers

* TookALevelInBadass: Remember Valchocht the Maker? That Daemon who assaulted Titan and was defeated by the Grey Knights? Well he is now a Chaos God.

** The Son Of A Woodsman does this with the Lord of the flayed ones, fighting him to a standstill so that Kage and Crolomere can escape.

** Temestor Braiva force is another example, consisting of various minor factions of Imperium Pentum [spoiler: and still they are enough to wage war against Arhiman Empire

** The most recent update mentions a Blood Knight named ''[[{{Twilight}} CULLAN]]''.
*** And he apparently carries with him a long dead husk of a human woman.
** The Draziin-Maton are partly inspired by the [[DoctorWho Could-Have-Been King and his army of Meanwhiles and Never-weres]]

** And so are [[spoiler:Leman Russ and Corax!]]

* SuperSoldier: Comes with the territory, but the Kai Bane Host appears to be this in comparision to other super soldiers

* GondorCallsForAid - Averted; Biel-Tan craftworld does not call for help from other Eldar - but they come nontheless