History Recap / TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter

* InexplicablyAwesome: A PlayedForHorror example. Maitreya is just plain capable of bending reality and her own creator cannot understand how the heck could she develop self-awareness (and a desire to commit rampant murder), escape from a completely independent computer system to infest the FPS servers, and the aforementioned reality bending. The absolute best explanation we get is that her creator says that she made Maitreya while completely fed up with the TestosteronePoisoning of her workplace.

* MagicalComputer: The computer program Maitreya gains self-awareness (for some not really explained reason), and along with it the capability to trap people who plays the game the she is an NPC in some sort of constructed world.

* TotallyRadical: Some of the dialog edges into this.

* SexyWalk: As Jade Blue Afterglow walks out of the interrogation room, Mulder leans sideways to [[EatingTheEyeCandy check her out]], only to be blocked by Scully.

* GodlikeGamer: Daryl Musashi is presented as one of the (if not the) best FPS players in the world, invited to test the newest VR environment. Nevertheless, the MonsterOfTheWeek infesting said VR offs him with little ceremony within minutes. (The episode also makes it quite clear, however, that the writers have a [[CriticalResearchFailure very vague idea of gaming and its culture]].)

* DiabolusExNihilo: How Maitreya gained sapience, a desire to kill wantonly, updated herself to FPS' game and ''is capable of bending reality'' is never really explained. Phoebe (the programmer and Maitreya's creator, who also harbors hatred for her sexist boss and her workplace's absurdly macho culture) is not only a RedHerring, she can't explain how the heck is this happening either.

* InformedAbility: Daryl Musashi supposed to be some kind of ultra-hacker, good enough that the Lone Gunmen ''worship him''... and yet his attempted solution to the situation with Maitreya is to charge into the game to try to ''shoot her'', putting him within range of her sword (and so she takes his hands... and then his head), [[RealityEnsues which shows the difference between hacking skills and live combat skills]].

* InformedAbility: Daryl Musashi supposed to be some kind of ultra-hacker, good enough that the Lone Gunmen ''worship him''... and yet his attempted solution to the situation with Maitreya is to charge into the game to try to ''shoot her'', putting him within range of her sword (and so she takes his hands... and then his head), which shows the difference between hacking skills and live combat skills.

* DiabolusExNihilo: How Maitreya gained sapience, a desire to kill wantonly, updated herself to FPS' game and ''is capable of bending reality'' is never really explained. Jade Blue Afterglow (the character's creator, who also harbors hatred for her sexist boss and her workplace's absurdly macho culture) is not only a RedHerring, she can't explain how the heck is this happening either.

->'''Mulder:''' Well, testosterone frenzy or no the only suspect we have in this man's murder is a woman.\\

[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E01TheSixthExtinction 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E02TheSixthExtinctionIIAmorFati 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E03Hungry 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E04Millennium 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E05Rush 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E06TheGoldbergVariation 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E07Orison 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E08TheAmazingMaleeni 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E09SignsAndWonders 9]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E10SeinUndZeit 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E11Closure 11]] | '''12''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E14Theef 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E15EnAmi 15]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E16Chimera 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E17AllThings 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E18BrandX 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E19HollywoodAD 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E20FightClub 20]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E21JeSouhaite 21]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E22Requiem 22]]]]-]]]

Written by Creator/WilliamGibson and Tom Maddox.

!! Tropes present in this episode:

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* BringItOn: Mulder uses those exact words as he enters the game.

%%* EmergingFromTheShadows

%%* GunTwirling

* EmergingFromTheShadows

* GunTwirling

* MagicalComputer: The computer program Maitreya gains self-awareness (for some not really explained reason), and along with it the capability to trap people who plays the game the she is an NPC in in some sort of constructed world.

* MsFanservice: Maitreya -- the body of Krista Allen, a leather fetish outfit, and an awesome ActionGirl.

* SexyWalk: As Jade Blue Afterglow walks out of the interrogation room, Mulder leans sideways to check her out, only to be blocked by Scully.

-->'''Mulder:''' ''[upon having entered the game, run out of ammo, and Maitreya is standing right in front of him]'' [[DeadpanSnarker I bet you think you're gonna]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown kick my butt up and down block.]]\\

-->'''Mulder:''' ''[upon having entered the game, run out of ammo, and Maitreya is standing right in front of him]'' [[DeadpanSnarker I guess this is where you]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown kick my ass, right?]]\\

* WinToExit: Who starts playing the game can't leave without winning.

* HellBentForLeather

* SchizoTech: Most of the examples of these shows throughout the episode are done by Maitreya (the two greatest examples being running around with a broadsword and black-powder one-shot pistol in a {{Cyberpunk}} urban environment and literally riding a ''main battle tank'' cowboy-style while "fanning the hammer" of a six-shooter as quick as she can, disregarding the tank's cannon). JustifiedTrope in that she is a video game character (and doesn't need to worry about things like reloading).