History Roleplay / AsteroidQuest

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Red is the only villain so far whose aggression is sexual in nature, and much of the drama of threads 3 and 4 involve him trying to rape Jessica. He's also by far the most monstrous villain in the story.

[[folder:The First Neumono Christmas]]
An AlternateUniverse featuring Polo and Rokoa in a BuddyCopShow.

* MythologyGag: In ''Roleplay/UnnaturalSelection'', there was a one-off gag in a discussion thread about Alison being a cruel crime boss in an alternate universe. Here, while Polo's ultrahive's CAI uses [[Roleplay/UnnaturalSelection Alison]] as a spokesperson, the Grinch's CAI has mafia!Alison.

* HealingFactor: Neumono. They can suvive incredibly grevious injuries -- including, if they're tough, lucky, and have access to immediate medical care, [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]]. [[FromASingleCell There are body mass]] [[AvertedTrope limitations, though]] -- they can't survive [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe being torn in half]] for instance.[[note]]Well, in average they can't. According to ITQ, the most extreme recorded (or theoretical?) example of regeneration had 47% of body mass left.[[/note]]

* CoolShades: [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/src/135054917893.png Lukratsa rozu Steelnaut,]] the main actor of the ShowWithinAShow based on the events of ''Polo Quest'', features them. Howver, she doesn't mind [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/68983.html#76319 taking them off at request.]]

* CoupDeGrace: After [[spoiler:Red]] is beaten within an inch of his life, Jessica delivers the killing blow.

%%* GentleGiant: Three Stripes and Katzati.

%%* LighterAndSofter: The Three Stripes intermission.
%%* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
%%* LotusEaterMachine: The salikai's hallucinogenic gas.
%%* MadScientist: The salikai.
%%* TheManBehindTheMan: In the intermission, [[spoiler:the salikai behind Rokoa's warhive]].

** Averted in the intermission, which has a predominately female cast.
* GentleGiant: Three Stripes and Katzati.
* GirlsNeedRoleModels: Both the intermission and Polo Quest have predominately female casts, and the story largely revolves around them. This is even more explicit in the intermission, where, for most of the story, literally the only guys are TheLoad, {{Mook}}s, or rarely-seen villains.

* LighterAndSofter: The Three Stripes intermission.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* LotusEaterMachine: The salikai's hallucinogenic gas.
* MadScientist: The salikai.
* TheManBehindTheMan: In the intermission, [[spoiler:the salikai behind Rokoa's warhive]].

Notable for making extensive use of "Inside the Quest", a thread on tgchan where posters can have Q&A sessions with quest characters. Setting information and character minutiae abound, and Asteroid Quest characters eventually became so popular that [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/49496.html separate]] [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/85202.html threads]] had to be created to give other quest characters room. In late 2015, one character [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/96269.html#96274 celebrated]] her 100th ITQ appearance.

* YouWakeUpInARoom

* StrongerWithAge: Neumono do not visibly age; they tend to only get bigger and stronger, if anything.

* HealingFactor: Neumono. They can suvive incredibly grevious injuries -- including, if they're tough, lucky, and have access to immediate medical care, [[OffWithHisHead decapitations]]. [[FromASingleCell There are body mass]] [[AvertedTrope limitations, though]] -- they can't survive [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe being torn in half]] for instance.

Has also spawned a [[http://www3.tgchan.org/wiki/Polokoa_Quest fan-quest]] by Jukashi, of ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'' fame. See also Roleplay/UnnaturalSelection, which is confirmed to be in the same {{Verse}} since Polo Quest thread 6.

* HeroicSacrifice: Likol blowing himself up in the salikai's faces, right before they could nuke everyone, saving countless neumono lives.

* InMediasRes

Has also spawned a [[http://www3.tgchan.org/wiki/Polokoa_Quest fan-quest]] by Jukashi, of ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'' fame. See also Roleplay/UnnaturalSelection, which is in the same {{Verse}} according to WordOfGod.

Notable for making extensive use of "Inside the Quest", a thread on tgchan where posters can have Q&A sessions with quest characters. Setting information and character minutiae abound, and Asteroid Quest characters eventually became so popular that [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/49496.html separate]] [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/85202.html threads]] had to be created to give other quest characters room.

* HumanoidAliens: Every sapient except yich eaters and salikai, but even they mimic the body plans of Earth animals, keeping the spirit of the trope. Curiously, [[WordOfGod the author]] has said he has difficulty drawing actual humans, and [[FurriesAreEasierToDraw prefers these stylized alien races instead]].

* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:The asteroid.]]

* InMediasRes

* RashomonStyle: For the (presumably) final act, the story is split into two threads; one continues to follow Polokoa as the viewpoint character, while the other follows [[spoiler:Rokolo]]. The two are updated simultaneously, allowing readers to pick one side or see both viewpoints on the story develop simultaneously. There are a few [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/src/141152183460.png subtle]] [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/src/141152165441.png differences]] between the two as well.

* HumanoidAliens: Everything except yich eaters. Curiously, [[WordOfGod the author]] has said he has difficulty drawing actual humans, and [[FurriesAreEasierToDraw prefers these stylized alien races instead]].

* LoveableRogue: Hok deviates a bit from the norm in that he's willing to kill, but all his victims so far were either trying to kill him, or kidnapping hostages. Regardless, he stays loyal to the trade hub and his friends though thick and thin.

* {{Retcon}}: The BadEnd in part 2. Part 3 starts at an earlier point in time, and posters took different actions that led to a better result. The new ending became canon for the larger storyline.

* SlasherSmile: Rokoa.
** Rokoa's actress in the ShowWithinAShow, Tammi, has become [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/49496.html#84899 quite good at portraying it.]]
* StrongerWithAge: Neumono.

* AscendedMeme: Polokoa herself; the concept originally started as a joke on the discussion boards. Jukashi took the idea and ran with it.

** [[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/src/137272976427.png Hello, Saulanna.]]

* FusionDance: Polokoa is a Composite, constructed by stitching giblets of Polo and Rokoa together.
** MentalFusion
* GenderFlip: Chief is female in Rokolo's CAI. In [[Roleplay/UnnaturalSelection the story they originate from]], he is male.

* ScienceHero: Dastrika.

* ChristmasSpecial: Started on Christmas Eve 2014. It went a little long, though, ending in May of 2015. It also has shades of parody -- this is the first time neumono are trying out the experience, so everyone is rather awkward and confused about the whole thing. The villain is also literally named "TheGrinch", and provides an absurdly over-the-top FinalBattle.

* FanFiction

* LighterAndSofter

* ChristmasSpecial: Started on Christmas Eve 2014. It went a little long, though, ending in May of 2015. It also has shades of parody -- this is the first time neumono are trying out the experience, so everyone is a rather awkward and confused about the whole thing. The villain is also literally named "TheGrinch", and provides an absurdly over-the-top FinalBattle.

* MallSanta: Pilon works as one, much to Polo's denial and horror (because it means she'll have to pass as a child, and she ''hates'' when that happens)
* MythologyGag: In Roleplay/UnnaturalSelection, there was a one-off gag in a discussion thread about Alison being a cruel crime boss in an alternate universe. Here, while Polo's ultrahive's CAI uses [[Roleplay/UnnaturalSelection Alison]] as a spokesperson, the Grinch's CAI has mafia!Alison.

* SwitchingPOV
** Averted in [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent parts 3 and 4]], which followed a single protagonist for the entire journey. The story returned to SwitchingPOV in part 5, however.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: The Three Stripes intermission.

* DarkerAndEdgier: To mainstream Asteroid Quest.