History Fanfic / UncleAdam

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Downplayed with Lute. While she's still an angel like in the canon series, Lute is specifically a ''heavenborn'' angel (i.e. a natural-born angel instead of a "[[AngelicTransformation Winner]]") and [[spoiler:heavily implied (if not implicitly) to be a horui as well]].

* AssholeVictim: While there are plenty of Sinners who didn't deserve to be killed by Adam and the Exorcists in the Extermination, there ''are'' Sinners who are [[BeyondRedemption fully unrepentant of their malicious actions]] that definitely earn their cruel demise.

* AdaptedOut: The story begins around the 1920s, so Rock music hasn't been invented yet, therefore Adam uses a spear like everybody else instead of an electric guitar.

* AgeLift: Inverted and justified. Since the fic starts off in the 1920s, Charlie is only 10 (by hellborn years) compared to her older canon counterpart.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. While Adam does have a traditional sense of right and wrong and what's objectively moral and amoral, his overall (albeit nuanced) views and judgment of the newly deceased souls after spending over many millennials as an angel mostly focuses on what they've done by the time of their death rather than how many sins they have committed while growing up.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: {{Reconstructed|Trope}}. As Adam tells Charlie most bluntly and truthfully he would, if she wasn't the Princess of Hell (therefore, also under the protection of the treaty), he wouldn't hesitate to kill her upon first sight. Gradually, this allows Charlie to become something of a MoralityPet to Adam during the yearly timeskips.

* MirrorCharacter: Like in canon, Emily is this for Charlie. Both are PrincessClassic in their respective worlds with friendly, optimistic, and idealistic personalities. Most importantly, it's to a plot point that they both slowly reconcile their WideEyedIdealism with the [[GrayAndGreyMorality nuances of their respective worlds]] and think more heavily about their goals to be TheRedeemer. Adam, and many other characters who knew Charlie and Emily by extension, lampshade the similarities between the two girls.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Adam, which is a fundamental premise of the story. Make no mistake, he's still a misogynistic asshole who greatly enjoys slaughtering sinners, just like in canon. However, his interactions with Charlie (and his first one with Emily) bring out his softer side, and even outside of that, he demonstrates positive aspects and characteristics that are absent from his canon incarnation.

* CerebusRetcon: InUniverse. In the canon, Adam's current appearance as an Exorcist Angel has him wearing TwentyFourHourArmor for what's heavily implied to be CompensatingForSomething [[spoiler:given his first relationship with Lilith being a complete failure and the implication that Lucifer may have seduced his second wife]]. [[spoiler:In the fic, his heavily covered armor is the result of him dealing with the "shame" of feeling exposed after gaining free will, and he describes it like a "tear in his soul".]]

** It's more like Even ''Jerk'' Has Standards; Adam is still an asshole who enjoys killing sinners and a misogynistic pervert to anyone with a vagina under their skirt, but he's got a couple of these that are absent from his canon incarnation.

* MoralityPet: Charlie gradually becomes one to Adam over the course of the story.

* OddFriendship: "Friendship" probably isn't the right word to describe the relationship between Adam and Alastor, but there's certainly a (rather unusual) sense of camaraderie between Adam and Alastor. They get along well enough to the point that Adam is willing to accept help from Alastor in finding Elizabeth Bathory and keep him safe from the extermination list for 5 years. [[spoiler:And it's heavily implied that both Adam and Alastor are so disgusted by the atrocities committed by the Axis Powers that Adam is willing to keep Alastor off the extermination list ''permanently'' in exchange for assistance in dealing with high-ranking Sinners from the Axis Powers once they inevitably end up in Hell.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: Adam lets other Sinners sell out an Overlord's location in exchange for sparing them for a year. Not only it let them get a bigger target, it also helps to sow chaos in Hell by stating that not even Overlords are safe from The Exorcists.

** The more Charlie spends time and bonds with Adam during the yearly timeskips, the more she gradually realizes that the stories she read and heard from her parents about him, the history of hell, and themselves as "rebellious dreamers being unfairly persecuted", are becoming ''very'' inaccurate. [[spoiler:In chapter 8, Lilith goes as far as to tell Charlie (off-screen) that while the stories aren't fully true, it did felt that way to her.]]

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Downplayed with Lute. While she's still an angel like in the canon series, Lute is specifically a ''heavenborn'' angel (i.e. a natural-born angel instead of a "[[AngelicTransformation Winner]]") and [[spoiler:heavily implied to be a horui as well]].

* UnreliableExpositor: The more Charlie spends time and bonds with Adam during the yearly timeskips, the more she gradually realizes that the stories she read and heard from her parents about him, and themselves as "rebellious dreamers being unfairly persecuted", are becoming ''very'' inaccurate.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Downplayed with Lute. While she's still an angel like in the canon series, Lute is specifically a ''heavenborn'' angel (i.e. a natural-born angel instead of a "[[AngelicTransformation Winner]]").

* AdaptedOut: The story begins around the 1920s, so Rock music hasn't been invented yet, therefore Adam uses a spear like everybody else instead of an electric guitar.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Downplayed with Lute. While she's still an Exorcist Angel like in the canon series, Lute is specifically a ''heavenborn'' angel (i.e. a natural-born angel instead of a "[[AngelicTransformation Winner]]").

* UnreliableExpositor: The more Charlie spends time and bonds with Adam during the yearly timeskips, the more she gradually realizes that the stories she read and heard from her parents about him, and themselves being unfairly persecuted, are becoming ''very'' inaccurate.

"Weren't they yours too?" Charlie tries to stop the exterminations a century too early, still just a child, and comes face to face with their Leader: Adam, the First Man. And she tries again, every year. What starts as a yearly snag in Adam's joy ride of extermination turns into something unexpected Charlie wares down Adam's defenses and learns that there is more to the story.

Besides, its been a long time since Adam tried something new, and he's never got the chance to be an Uncle before.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/54140866 Uncle]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14332366/1/Uncle-Adam Adam]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' fanfic by Creator/AkumaKami64.

Adam and The Exorcists enact the extermination of the Sinners in Hell every year. One day, a little devil girl begs Adam to not kill the Sinners.\\
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Due to her being the daughter of Lucifer, Adam cannot harm her, but he can carry her back to her house as other Exorcists do the killing. And they talk throughout the trip.\\
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14332366/1/Uncle-Adam Uncle]] [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/54140866 Adam]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' fanfic by Creator/AkumaKami64.

!!The story has the following examples of:

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Adam, which is a fundamental premise of the story. Make no mistake, he's still a misogynistic asshole who greatly enjoys slaughtering sinners, just like in canon. However, his interactions with Charlie (and his first one with Emily) bring out his softer side, and even outside of that he demonstrates positive aspects and characteristics that are absent from his canon incarnation.
** He's a BenevolentBoss to the other Exorcists, and allows Earthborn Exorcists to leave without anything more than effectively signing a secrecy oath after they claim revenge against a particular Sinner who's wronged them in some way.

** When the rare Sinner appears before him and asks for a MercyKill, Adam treats him with dignity and even takes the time to answer a few sincere questions that the Sinner has about why he was sent to Hell before giving him a quick, relatively painless kill.

* DecapitationPresentation: Alastor makes his debut during 1933's Extermination Day by creating a pile of Overlord heads for the Exorcists to find, hook up to a radio to broadcast their screams across Hell.

* EnemyCivilWar: According to Charlie's inner narration, there's been several internal conflicts in Hell over the centuries, including a revolt against Lucifer and Lilith by Crusader Sinners, an attempt by Dracula to unite Pentagram City, and efforts by Roman Sinners to establish an Overlord Republic. And in the period actually covered by the story, we see a war break out between Lucifer and Elizabeth Bathory when the latter tries to abduct Charlie.

*** When Charlie responds to him with a DoubleEntendre response, he mentally refuses to respond with a flirt, as he knows that Charlie is at least 100 years old, but for a hellborn that's 10 years for her and therefore she is a minor.

* OddFriendship: "Friendship" probably isn't the right word to describe the relationship between Adam and Alastor, but there's certainly a (rather unusual) sense of camaraderie between Adam and Alastor. They get along well enough to the point that Adam was willing to accept help from Alastor in finding Elizabeth Bathory and keep him safe from the extermination list for 5 years. [[spoiler:And it's heavily implied that both Adam and Alastor are so disgusted by the atrocities committed by the Axis Powers that Adam is willing to keep Alastor off the extermination list ''permanently'' in exchange for assistance in dealing with high-ranking Sinners from the Axis Powers once they inevitably end up in Hell.]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14332366/1/Uncle-Adam Uncle Adam]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' fanfic by Creator/AkumaKami64.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: It's more like Even ''Jerk'' Has Standards; Adam is still an asshole who enjoys killing sinners and a misogynistic pervert to anyone with a vagina under their skirt, but he's got a couple of these that are absent from his canon incarnation.
** When Charlie responds to him with a DoubleEntendre response, he mentally refuses to respond with a flirt, as he knows that Charlie is at least 100 years old, but for a hellborn that's 10 years for her and therefore she is a minor.
** If a Sinner is willing to sell out their Overlord, Adam and the Exorcists will spare them from the year (although admittedly part of this could fall under PragmaticVillainy as well).
** Adam will also treat regretful Sinners who ask for a MercyKill with respect and dignity, giving them quick and painless kills and even taking time to answer sincere questions before giving the MercyKill.
** He's also genuinely furious with Lucifer's less-than-impressive parenting skills.
** As much as he hates Lucifer and Lilith, Adam isn't petty enough to [[BrokenPedestal destroy Charlie's view of her parents]] out of spite.

* OddFriendship: "Friendship" probably isn't the right word to describe the relationship between Adam and Alastor, but there's certainly a (rather unusual) sense of camaraderie between Adam and Alastor. They get along well enough to the point that Adam was willing to accept help from Alastor in finding Elizabeth Bathory and keep him safe from the extermination list for 5 years. [[spoiler:And it's heavily implied that both Adam and Alastor are so disgusted by the atrocities committed by the Axis Powers that Adam is willing to keep Alastor off the extermination list 'permanently' in exchange for assistance in dealing with high-ranking Sinners from the Axis Powers once they inevitably end up in Hell.]]

* GlamourFailure: Adam can tell that the "Charlie" he meets in 1993 is actually Lucifer from his smell.

* GutFeeling: Adam tells Lucifer to look after Charlie more seriously because he has a feeling that something horrible is about to happen in the human world. [[labelnote:explanation]] This bit happens in 1993, when Ukraine faced the worst part of the Holodomor famine and the Nazi party just got into power in Germany. [[/labelnote]]

* EnemyCivilWar: According to Charlie's inner narration, there's been several internal conflicts in Hell over the centuries, including a revolt against Lucifer and Lilith by Crusader Sinners, an attempt by Dracula to unite Pentagram City, and efforts by Roman Sinners to establish an Overlord Republic.

* GutFeeling: Adam tells Lucifer to look after Charlie more seriously because he has a feeling that something horrible is about to happen in the human world. [[labelnote:explanation]] This bit happens in 1993, when Ukraine faced the worst part of the Holodomor famine and Nazi party just got into power in Germany. [[/labelnote]]

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Downplayed; Adam is busy consoling scared Charlie from her nightmare while Lucifer fighting off Elizabeth Bathory in the background, but both can see the explosions and hear Lucifer's roar.

!The story has the following examples of:

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The author creates OriginalCharacter Overlords that are based on real criminals, including UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper & UsefulNotes/GrigoriRasputin.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Adam, which is a fundamental premise of the story. Make no mistake, he's still a misogynistic asshole who greatly enjoys slaughtering sinners, just like in canon. However, his interactions with Charlie (and his first one with Emily) bring out his softer side, and even outside of that he demonstrates positive aspects and characteristics that are absent from his canon incarnation. It's shown that he's a BenevolentBoss to the other Exorcists, and allows Earthborn Exorcists to leave without anything more than effectively signing a secrecy oath after they claim revenge against a particular Sinner who's wronged them in some way. He is willing to offer deals to Sinners to spare them from the Extermination in exchange for selling out Overlords AND honor those deals (instead of just killing them anyway, which he could easily do without consequences given how powerful he is). And when the rare Sinner appears before him and asks for a MercyKill, Adam treats him with dignity and even takes the time to answer a few sincere questions that the Sinner has about why he was sent to Hell before giving him a quick, relatively painless kill.

--> "I am your enemy. The man that hates you, ''both'' of you, most in all of time and space! No exception. So why am '''I''' had to save '''your''' daughter while she was attacked in '''your''' kingdom by one of '''your''' sinners?"

* HopeSpot: Adam teaches Emily that the reason that St. Peter is and he used to be the one who greets souls coming into Heaven is to assure them that they really are in Heaven, {{Avert|edTrope}}ing this trope.

* HopeSpot: Adam teaches Emily that the reason that St. Peter is and he used to be the one who greets souls coming into Heaven is to assure them that they really are in heaven, {{Avert|edTrope}}ing this trope.

* PragmaticVillainy: Adam let other Sinners sells out an Overlord's location in exchange of sparing them for a year. Not only it let them get a bigger target, it also helps to sow chaos in Hell by stating that not even Overlords are safe from The Exorcists.

''[[https://fanfiction.net/s/14332366/1/Uncle-Adam Uncle Adam]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' fanfic by Creator/AkumaKami64.

* PragmaticVillainy: Adam let other Sinners sells out an Overlord's location in exchange of sparing them for a year. Not only it let them get a bigger target...