History Roleplay / ReachingSalvation

* AnyoneCanDie: See KilledOffForReal and InfantImmortality for details.

** [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate: The Big Five are, not surprisingly this given that they're EvilAllAlong, with Acerbus acting as the groups leader making him the ultimate BigBad. Counts as them being the Bigger Band at first whilst Shima serves as a more open antagonist towards the contestants]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: As Rand pointed out, Roleplay/ReachingSalvation is set after TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, so this pretty much applies to everyone.
** Special mention goes out to all those that actually put some though into their characters DarkAndTroubledPast, at least enough to shed some light on it during the actual RP, anyway.

* '''ActionGirl''': You'd be hard pressed to find a girl who ''doesn't'' qualify as this in RS. I think the only true notable exceptions would be Elena and Mitsu, for obvious reasons of course.
** Both Anya and Lillian also count, seeing as being an adult makes them very powerful by default, however they lean more towards LadyOfWar due to their age.

** [[spoiler: Eithne is also a rather good example of what happens when you cross a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains}} Type I with a Type II - the Noble Woobie Anti-Villain.]] His status at this was confirmed when he signs on with [[{{BigBad}} Shima]] as he thinks it's the best way to ensure his own survival, which up until meeting some of the [[TrueCompanions other contestants]] was his sole goal in the the whole plot.]]

* BadassNormal: According to WordOfGod, Thadius most certainly qualifies as this.
* BallisticBone: One of [[{{Mook}} Shima's Illuminati]] can do this.

* BattleCouple: Nathan and Kira.
** With the strained relationship now going on between Nathan and Kira at the moment it's now more of a {{Subversion}}, they still seem willing to compete as teammates in the current challenge but it's unclear whether or not Nathan's little HannibalLecture after his fight with Eithne has seen their [[{{AbandonShip}} relationship go down in flames]]
** [[spoiler: They officially broke up in Part III of the original.]]
** Joey and Erika may also count, however I don't actually remember them throwing down together since I joined (which was early on in Part II) so less so than Nathan and Kira.
* BerserkButton: Everyone's got one - some just have bigger buttons than others.
** Eithne and Nathan recently took to pushing each others [[{{BerserkButton}} buttons]] and ended up trying to do a NoHoldsBarredBeatDown on one another. Eithne came out on top, if only just.

* [[spoiler: BitchInSheepsClothing: ''Kira'' of all people seems to be showing shades of this as off the Beast Tamer Challenge. It's rather frightening actually, y'know, given the prior status as a ShrinkingViolet. Though I guess that just means that BewareTheNiceOnes is all too true in this case.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: Luke feels this towards Kira according to Luke's creator.
** [[{{ShipperOnDeck}} Others would disagree, however.]] [[{{ShippingGoggles}} Though those fancy goggles they're wearing probably aren't helping.]]
** Eithne has adopted this attitude towards Tom, Heidi and Simon. Not that he's told any of them this.
* BiggerBad: Presumably, the [[spoiler: Big Five]]. [[{{HiddenAgendaVillain}} Though, with their true motives hidden from us it's rather debatable and all down to guess work]].

* BigNO!: If we've not had this yet, I'm offended. [[{{Serious Business}} Seriously]].
** We've officially had a few examples of this trope now.
* BlatantLies: Arugably what the Big Five are feeding the kids.
* BoisterousBruiser: Eithne fit this trope to a T. in his earlier appearances, [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} though he's mellowed out now.]]
* BoomHeadshot: Paul killed a chimera this way, if I remember correctly. Eithne did this with one of his apples in the same challenge.

* CaptainObvious: Everyone's pretty much had a shot at being this.

* CombatPragmatist: Not as much as one would expect, but there have been a few nasty cases of it as well, hopefully, things can't get any worse.
* ClothingDamage: Played straight and subverted - differs from character to character.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Played straight with Eithne when first introduced, as he was a bit of an idiot, but CharacterDevelopment helped him out and he TookALevelInBadAss. Joey might count as this, if he actually won a fight or two.
* CurbStompBattle: A few have happened. Shima vs. the Contestants and Oliver and Pride vs. Eithne and Sabina being the most notable. [[spoiler: Though only the latter battle actually had someone KilledOfForReal; Sabina]].

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Nathan and Eithne subvert this during their first few clashes, though no one really wins any of those.
** Even after finally having a full on fight their situation is closer to EnemyMine due to the fact both just want out of the Acer Tournament, though both want out for completely different reasons.

* TheDragon: Oliver is this for Shima.
** He's more a DragonInChief seeing as he's the one that oversees to the day-today running of Shima's base and maintaining the peace between the residents.
** [[spoiler: Lillian is this to Acerbus within the FiveBadBand dynamic.]]

* ElementalBaggage: Jayden can only manipulate water, [[{{BlessedWithSuck}} he can't create it.]]
* EnergyAbsorption: A take on Nathan's power - debatable.

* {{Expy}}: [[{{BlazBlue}} Oh]] [[{{AvatarTheLastAirbender}} dear God]], [[{{Bleach}} where]] [[{{Naruto}} do I]] [[{{XMen}} even begin?]]
** Most ideas of the plot in the first place are related to The Hunger Games
* FaceHeelTurn:
** HeelFaceTurn: A character doing one of these could be doing either, depending on who you view as more evil - Shima or The Big Five.
* FlashStep: Eithne's invented his own version which he calls Kinetic Step.
** Nathan's Super Speed may also count.
* FightingYourFriend: Bound to happen as things move along.
* FireForgedFriends: Eithne and Nathan are planned to become a rather good example of this during their time with Shima, however at the moment their still stuck on TheRival and/or EnemyMine stage.

** Exactly who fills which position is exactly unclear for the most part, but it's clear that [[spoiler: Thadius is the EvilGenius of the group]], everyone else's position within the group is still up in the air for the time being.
* FiveManBand: Nathan's little group seems to be shaping up to be one of these.

*** [[spoiler: The Band now lies in tatters with Nathan and Eithne having defected to Shima and the remain three having a butt load of their own problems to deal with]].
* ForeShadowing: Lots of it from certain characters, to see some of it you gotta read between the line.

** Eithne has started playing around with this trope as off his fight with Nathan, though he mainly [[{{AvertedTrope}} averts it]] as all he does is shoot out the lights in the training room to help set up his NoHoldsBarredBeatDown on Nathan.

* HatesBeingTouched: Eithne counts in his own way.

* HoYay: Loads of it all over the place, really.
** FoeYay: Just as common.

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Zackary plays with the trope slightly.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Nathan has moments of this.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: [[{{Moe}} Mitsu]] and [[{{TheMedic}} Shepard]]]] thus far, along with numerous other [[{{RedShirt}} random characters]].

* MagicAIsMagicA: Book on the Flow is essentially a rule book.

* TheMedic: Shepard and the NPC nurses.
** Amelia has also been added to the list as pf Part III.

** Does what Shima did to [[spoiler: [[{{BrainWashedAndCrazy}} Tom]]]] count as this?

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Debatable, but a few characters are probably rather guilty of this.
** See HelloNurse above from probably one of the best examples in the RP thus far.

** One or two true examples to come in the future.

* OhCrap: Sabina's Golem coming to life qualifies as the most recent, I think. Plenty of others, though.
** No longer the case as off the survival challenge, one of the best OhCrap moments to date in the entire RP.I'm pretty sure someone say's this trope word perfect, too.

* PlayingWithFire: Luke most certainly qualifies.
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Subverted in that we've had the one liner, yet no ass kicking to speak of. Zackary has had a good few of these.
* PowerTrio: The teams of three.

* RedShirts: NPC count in their own way.
** Nathan loves making the RedShirts do as they're suppose to.

* ShoutOut: Full list to come.
** [[Film/{{JurassicPark}} Clever Girl]] - courtesy of Paul.
** Neo said [[{{PhoenixWright}} "Well, excuuuuuuuse me princess!"]].
*** Does double duty as ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'' ShoutOut, given how it's the TropeNamer and all.
** FanNickname The Big Five, originally coined by Dobi Boshi and becoming a term used in and out of the RP is used at first as a passing Shout Out to YuGiOh on one of the discussion threads.
** Various powers count as [[{{ShoutOut}} Shout-Outs]], too

* TalkingIsAFreeAction:

* TeenageWasteland: Need I explain?

* TimeSkip: A few are used to speed things along when needed.

* '''WorldOfBadass''': Rule of thumb.

Both are set AfterTheEnd in a TeenageWasteland in which the majority of adults have seemingly vanished, with a few notable exceptions in the [[{{FiveBadBand}} Big Five]] and [[spoiler:the mysterious [[{{AntiVillain}} Shima]]. That is until TimeSkip that leads into Post Acer stuff leads a large majority of the former teen competitors of the Acer Tournament becoming young adults.

** [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate: The Big Five are, not surprisingly this given that they're EvilAllAlong, and with Acerbus acting as the groups leader making him the ultimate Big Bad. Counts as them being the Bigger Band at first whilst Shima serves as a more open antagonist towards the contestants]]
** Who is the the Post Acer BigBad you might ask? It's [[spoiler: Lillian]] what happened to the others has been left vague for the time being.

* '''ActionGirl''': You'd be hard pressed to find a girl who ''doesn't'' qualify as this in RS. I think the only true notable exceptions would be Elena and Mitsu, for obvious reasons of course. Both Anya and Lillian also count, seeing as being an adult makes them very powerful by default, however they lean more towards LadyOfWar due to their age.

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---> "''The year is 2121. A mysterious apocalypse has struck the Earth, leaving little left. Strangely, animals, plants, and animals remained unharmed. Buildings, houses, and structures stand with little harm done to them. The human species still exist, but only in form of children and teenagers no older than the age of twenty. In this dystopian setting, it is hard to survive and even harder to meet another one of your species. However, the apocalypse, called the Great Storm by many, left the presence of Flow. The Flow is a mysterious essence that is found in air, water, and earth. It is intangible and odorless, and can be-reused again and again. Usually, in its dormant state, it is also invisible to the human eye. A gift granted to all those left on the Earth is the ability to manipulate Flow. When being used, the Flow is usually visible in a sea-green aura, though it may change according to the user. Each user has a Flow ability specific to them, whether it be the ability to manipulate wind, change sizes, or cause plain destruction. Flow is used to hunt and fight, and is a valuable tool to those who wield it.''

---> "''Our protagonists are normal teenagers who find themselves looking at a vermilion tower appear in the distance one bleak night. Curiosity overwhelms them, and they each make a journey to the mysterious tower before them. Along the way, they meet others with similar goals: all to reach the tower. Sharing common goals, some of the teenagers group together and make their way to the tower. Eventually, they make it, apparently before anyone else. Seeing as the tower is closed, the group decides to bust in and do so by breaking a large hole in the castle. They make their way in, only to be stopped by a mysteriousadult.What's even more strange is this man has a mechanical arm and looks deceivingly like a scientist. After some conversation, the man tells them of a tournament coming soon, dubbed 'The Acer Tournament.' After a scuffle, the group is dumped out in the front of the castle again, where many more teenagers have arrived. A large drawbridge is opened, and five adults-- including the mechanical armed one-- introduce themselves as the hosts of the Acer Tournament. This tournament is for all participants who must endure tasks for three weeks in order to reach the ultimate prize: a promised spot in an utopia. Some protagonists jump in right away, while others are a bit more skeptical but join in eventually. The contestants are allowed to live inside the tower for the duration of the tournament, and are given bed and food. While it's definitely shady to how the adults manage to get all this (and how they even are alive at this point), the contestants are grateful and reside in the rooms with one other roommate. They are split into groups of three, and they must work together to complete the tasks.''"
---> -- Roleplay/ReachingSalvation summary taken directly from the Info Thread found [[http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/69987/33050510/1/ here]]

Reaching Salvation is a Role Playing experience set AfterTheEnd in a TeenageWasteland in which the majority of adults have seemingly vanished, with a few notable exceptions in the [[{{FiveBadBand}} Big Five]] and [[spoiler:the mysterious [[{{AntiVillain}} Shima]] and his group of [[{{Mooks}} loyal subordinates]]]]. The RP was originally created by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2023763/LastPrelude LastPrelude]] and is hosted on [[http://forum.fanfiction.net/forum/This_is_Not_a_Forum/69987/ This is Not A Forum]] over on FanFiction.net where we are in the process of playing out the first half the second week and are currently on Part IV with lots more on the way, no doubt.

!! Roleplay/ReachingSalvation displays examples of the following Tropes:

* '''ActionGirl''': You'd be hard pressed to find a girl who ''doesn't'' qualify as this in RS. I think the only true notable exceptions would be Elena and Mitsu, for obvious reasons of course. Both Anya and Lillian also count, seeing as being an adult makes them very powerful by default, however they lean more towards LadyOfWar due to their age.

* AloneWithThePsycho: Poor twins...
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Luke feels this way towards Nathan, Nathan seems to feel this way towards the Big Five.
* AntiHero: And then some with Nathan. However, everyone has at least displayed some symptoms of this in the past, [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes}} sliding up and down the scale for various reasons.]] Most fall between Types II and IV.
** Nathan is slowly moving towards [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes}} Type V]] in the eyes of most other contestants.
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Shima has painted himself as this despite being the biggest contender for the position of BigBad. He's outwardly stated he's out for {{Revenge}} for what the others did to him some point prior to the start of the RP, but you can't help but feel sorry for the guy when you take into account that he does want to change the world for the better - possibly could end up going as far as being the DesignatedEvil and becoming a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes}} Mix of Type IV and V]]]].
** [[spoiler: Eithne is also a rather good example of what happens when you cross a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains}} Type I with a Type II - the Noble Woobie Anti-Villain.]] His status at this was confirmed when he signs on with [[{{BigBad}} Shima]] as he thinks it's the best way to ensure his own survival, which up until meeting some of the [[TrueCompanions other contestants]] was his sole goal in the the whole plot.]]

* TheArcher: Minerva of the twins most certainly counts as this.
* ArtificialLimbs: Thadius' mechanical arm makes him a subject of this trope.
** WordOfGod states that Thadius' arm also doubles as an ArmCannon.
** Though given what we've seen so far, he ''did'' generate a force field by using the controls built into the arm, so having it morph into an ArmCannon may not be so hard to believe. We'll have to wait and see.

* AttackAttackAttack: Some contestants seem to think of this as their main battle strategy.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Doonjor could count, considering his sheer size when compared to everyone one else present in the RP.
** It's more along the lines of a subversion when you think about it, seeing as he hasn't gone above twenty feet - yet.
* AuthorAppeal: Nobody would want to make characters they dislike role playing as, would they?
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Big Five can easily do a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on any of the contestants - hence why no one is dumb enough to take them on.
* AxCrazy: Some characters have moments in which they come across as rather AxCrazy.
** Luke's creator has stated this is what happens to him during his BackToBackBadasses moment with Kira during the Breakout Arc.
* BackToBackBadasses: Tom and Eithne count during the first half of the chimera challenge.
** Luke and Kira also have their moment during the Breakout Arc (see BattleCouple below).

* BadassBoast: Shit loads of it at times.

* BallisticBone: One of [[{{Mook}} Shima's Eleven]] can do this.

*** [[spoiler: Given the interaction between the entire during the Beast Tamer Challenge, I think it's safe to say that the ship has officially sunk. Majorly.]]

** Luke and Kira also count as a BattleCouple in the sense that they have so many [[{{ShipperOnDeck}} Shippers on Deck]].

* BigBad: Shima is setting himself up as the current BigBad, [[spoiler:even if he is somewhat of an AntiVillain and is merely out for {{Revenge}} against those that turned on him aka the [[{{FiveBadBand}} Big Five]]]].

** We've officially had a few examples of this trope now.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: I think it's safe to say that in Roleplay/ReachingSalvation, there is no good in the traditional sense of the word.
** It's more GreyAndGrayMorality to be honest, seeing as the ultimate goal of The Big Five has is unknown.

* BrokenPedestal: The Big Five are on one of these after Shima planted the seeds of doubt during the Breakout Arc.

* '''CharacterDevelopment''': Once again, ''everyone'' is subjugated to this.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: Played with a ''lot''. The one's referred to kids in the actual RP, Elena and Simon play this rather straight.
** Everyone else? Yeah... not so much, really.

* '''CrapsackWorld''': Oh dear God!

* CurbStompBattle: We've had one or two of these thus far, [[{{ForeShadowing}} no doubt with more on the way as things progress.]]
** Confirmed. There are several [[{{CurbStompBattle}} Curb Stomp Battles]] planned in the near future.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: As Rand pointed out, Roleplay/ReachingSalvation is set after TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, so this pretty much applies to everyone.
** Special mention goes out to all those that actually put some though into their characters DarkAndTroubledPast, at least enough to shed some light on it during the actual RP, anyway.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A lot of the characters have become this via CharacterDevelopment.

*** They play with the trope in a most bizarre fashion. Whilst none of them have directly hurt any of the contests thus far, from what we've seen, they're hardly protecting them by making them compete in life threatening challenges for a shot at {{Utopia}}.

** [[spoiler: Eithne is also a rather good example of what happens when you cross a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains}} Type I with a Type II - the Noble Woobie Anti-Villain.]] His status at this was confirmed when he signs on with [[{{BigBad}} Shima]] as he thinks it's the best way to ensure his own survival, which up until meeting some of the [[{{Nakama}} other contestants]] was his sole goal in the the whole plot.]]

* HelloNurse: A rather morbid example. Eithne wakes up several hours after his fight with Nathan to find [[{{HelloNurse}} Ameila]] is the one assigned to look after him. [[spoiler: Then she reveals his Flow is slowly turning him into a cripple, prompting a minor HeroicBSOD on his part. [[{{Nakama}} Heidi and Simon, along with Tom]], soon snap him out of it though. Given that he now plans to turn one of [[{{EliteMook}} Shima's Eleven]] into his own personal blood bank/lab rat so he can cure himself [[{{NiceJobBreakingItHero}} it might have been better off to leave him to his self pity]].]]

** [[{{JurassicPark}} Clever Girl]] - courtesy of Paul.

** Simon was also a planned RedShirt that was meant to add more venerability to the RP.

*** Does double duty as a LegendOfZelda ShoutOut, given how it's the TropeNamer and all.

** Though given what we've seen so far, he ''did'' generate a force field by using the controls built into the arm, so having it morph into an ArmCannon may not be BeyondTheImpossible. We'll have to wait and see.

* BeyondTheImpossible: We've had a fair few good examples of this.

* TookALevelInJerkass: This applies to Nathan I think, [[{{BeyondTheImpossible}} he's slowly gotten worse as things have progressed]].

* IfYouKnowWhatIMean: All over the place, even this post isn't free of it (see above).

* Infant Immortality: [[spoiler: [[{{AvertedTrope}} Averted]] ''hard'' with Mitsu's death during the Beast Tamer Challenge]].

*** [[spoiler: The Band now lies in tatters with Nathan and Eithne having defected to Shima and the remain three having a butt load of their own problems to deal with.

** Neo said [[{{PhoenixWright}} "Well, excuuuuuuuse me princess!"]]

* SayMyName: Percival, when Shepard pulls a {{HeroicSacrifice}}.

* BerserkButton: Everyone's got one - [[{{Nudge Nudge}} some just have bigger buttons than others]].

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Shima has painted himself as this despite being the biggest contender for the position of BigBad. He's outwardly stated he's out for {{Revenge}} for what the others did to him some point prior to the start of the RP, but you can't help but feel sorry for the guy when you take into account that he does want to change the world for the better - possibly could end up going as far as being the DesignatedEvil and becoming a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes}} Mix of Type IV and V]]. Eithne is also a rather good example of what happens when you cross a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains}} Type I with a Type II - the Noble Woobie Anti-Villain.]] His status at this was confirmed when he signs on with [[{{BigBad}} Shima]] as he thinks it's the best way to ensure his own survival, which up until meeting some of the [[{{Nakama}} other contestants]] was his sole goal in the the whole plot.]]

** Shima and Co. also went for a trip on the bus after the events of the [[{{GreatEscape}} Breakout Arc]] but it looks as though TheBusCameBack as of end of the first third of Part III.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Eithne's HannibalLecture during his fight with Nathan could double as one of these.

** Oliver, too.

* FireForgedFriends: Eithne and Nathan are planned to become a rather good example of this during their time with Shima, however at the moment their still stuck on TheRival/EnemyMine stage.

---> -- Roleplay/ReachingSalvation Summery taken directly from the Info Thread found [[http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/69987/33050510/1/ here]]

** Exactly who fills which position is exactly unclear for the most part, but it's clear that [[spoiler: Thadius is the EvilGenius of the group]] Everything thing else is still up in the air for the time being.

* HelloNurse: A rather morbid example. Eithne wakes up several hours after his fight with Nathan to find [[{{HelloNurse}} Ameila]] is the one assigned to look after him. [[spoiler: Then she reveals his Flow is slowly turning him into a cripple, prompting a minor HeroicBSOD on his part. [[{{Nakama}} Heidi and Simon, along with Tom]] soon snap him out of it though. Given that he now plans to turn one of [[{{EliteMook}} Shima's Eleven]] into his own personal blood bank/lab rat so he can cure himself [[{{NiceJobBreakingItHero}} it might have been better off to leave him to his self pity]].]]

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Paul averts this, seeing as her already has plenty of experience with guns prior to the start of the RP whilst Eithne {{invoked this trope}} in his fight with Nathan, though it also counts as a subversion given he's been shown throwing and aiming things, mainly [[{{TrademarkFavouriteFood}} apples]] at various points prior and it's taught him to have reasonable aim, yet he'd never really fired a gun prior to using it in the fight.

** The beast [[{{PowerTrio}} Joey's team]] is paired up with during the Beast Tamer Challenge thinks about pulling this off, [[{{ButtMonkey}} Joey]] [[{{LampshadeHanging}} Lampshades]] that it would be a [[{{GenreSavvy}} ''bad'']] idea.

** See HelloNurse above from probably one of the most recent and best examples.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Eithne and Nathan try to do this to one another after a round of insults results in both pushing the other's BerserkButton. One or two true examples to come in the future.
* [[{{IfYouKnowWhatIMean}} Nudge Nudge]]: All over the place, even this post isn't free of it (see above).

* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler: Shima [[{{InvokedTrope}} invokes]] this trope as his entire purpose in the RP at first. Turns out he has had a FreudianExcuse the entire time]].

** Neo said "Well, excuuuuuuuse me princess!"

* We've officially had a few examples of this trope now.

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Shima has painted himself as this despite being the biggest contender for the position of BigBad. He's outwardly stated he's out for {{Revenge}} for what the others did to him some point prior to the start of the RP, but you can't help but feel sorry for the guy when you take into account that he does want to change the world for the better - possibly could end up going asd far being the DesignatedEvil and becoming a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes}} Mix of Type IV and V]]. Eithne is also a rather good example of what happens when you cross a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains}} Type I with a Type II - the Noble Woobie Anti-Villain.]] His status at his is confirmed when he signs on with the [[{{BigBad}} Shima]] as he thinks its the best way to ensure his own survival, which up until meeting some of the [[{{Nakama}} other contestants]] was his sole goal in the the whole plot.]]

** Confirmed. There are several CurbStompBattles planned in the near future.

* FiveBadBand: [[spoiler ''The Big Five'']].

** Could double as MeaningfulName - seeing as that's when the plot was dialed UpToEleven and things really began top breakout out all over the place.

** GenreBlindness made him forget one important rule when doing this however: BewareTheNiceOnes. Kira delivered a [[{{CrowningMomentOfAwesome}} spectacular]] ShutUpHannibal which doubles and/or sets up what appears to be Kira [[{{TookALevelInBadAss}} taking a level in Bad Ass]].

* HelloNurse: A rather morbid example. Eithne wakes up several hours after his fight with Nathan to find [[{{HelloNurse}} Ameila]] is the one assigned to look after him. [[spoiler: Then she reveals his Flow is slowly turning him into a cripple, prompting a minor HeroicBlueScreenOfDeath on his part. [[{{Nakama}} Heidi and Simon, along with Tom]] soon snap him out of it though. Given what he now plans to turn one of [[{{EliteMook}} Shima's Eleven]] into his own personal blood bank/lab rat so he can cure himself, [[{{NiceJobBreakingItHero}} it might have been better off to leave him to his self pity]].]]

* ImageSong: If the themes picked by the characters creator count.
* ImplausibleAimingSkills: Paul averts this, seeing as her already has plenty of experience with guns prior to the start of the RP whilst Eithne {{invoked this trope}} in his fight with Nathan, though it also counts as a subversion given he's been shown throwing and aiming things, mainly [[{{SignatureFood}} apples]] at various points prior and it's taught him to have reasonable aim, yet he'd never really fired a gun prior to using it in the fight.

* See HelloNurse above from probably one of the most recent and best examples.

* OneStevenLimit: Shima's group has two character's named Oliver. One is TheStoic DragonInChief whilst the other is an EliteMook.

** Some of his thoughts at times seem to support that he agrees with this statement.

* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler: Shima {{Invokes}} this trope as his entire purpose in the RP at first. Turns out he has had a FreudianExcuse the entire time]].

[[spoiler: Doesn't look like either of them will win in the end, though]].

* TookALevelInJerkass: This applies to Nathan I think, he's slowly gotten worse as things have progressed.

* TraumaInn: The Infirmary, for obvious reasons.

* AntiHero: And then some with Nathan. However, everyone has at least displayed some symptoms of this in the past, [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes}} sliding up and down the scale for various reasons.]]
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Shima has painted himself as this, seeing as he's outwardly stated he's out for revenge for what the others did to him. Eithne is also a rather good example of what happens when you cross a [[{{SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains}} Type I with a Type II - the Noble Woobie Anti-Villain.]]]]

* BigBad: Shima is setting himself up as the current BigBad, [[spoiler:even if he is somewhat of an AntiVillain and is merely out for revenge against those that turned on him aka the [[{{FiveBadBand}} Big Five]]]].

* BiggerBad: Presumably, the Big Five. Though, with their true motives hidden from us it's rather debatable and all down to guess work.
* BigDamnHeroes: Parodied and subverted, if only accidentally ([[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}} though it was completely hilarious]]) by the Big Five's fashionably late arrival during the Breakout Arc when Shima called them out before [[{{CurbStompBattle}} brushing off]] a few of the contestants [[{{AttackAttackAttack}} stupid enough to attack him]].

* BoisterousBruiser: Eithne fit this trope in his earlier appearances, [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} though he's mellowed out now.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: Agreeing to join Shima could be seen as this.

* TheDragon: The character of [[{{TheFaceless}} Oliver]], who has yet to actually appear, has been hinted to be this for Shima.

* FlashStep: Eithne's invented his own version which he calls Kinetic Step, Nathan's Super Speed may also count.

* FireForgedFriends: Eithne and Nathan end up becoming a rather good example of this.
* FiveBadBand: ''The Big Five''.

** TheHero (read: [[{{AntiHero}} The Anti-Hero]]) Nathan
** TheLancer: Luke for the most part, though Eithne does get a shot at it.
** TheSmartGuy: Eithne and Tom mainly take turns in being this while the other fills in as the TheBigGuy as it suits them

* GunsAreWorthless: Many contestants seem to believe this, for some reason.

* HandWave: Played straight during the chimera challenge when one of the contestants asked The Big Five where the chimeras had come from and they got waved off as an answer then they lampshaded the whole thing as they walked off to resume the challenge.

* HonorBeforeReason: Eithne is ''very'' guilty of this.

* IAmNotLeftHanded: Everyone is guilty of pulling this at least once.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Eithne is this at times, other times he's just straight out JerkAss. Joey had a moment as one of these during the Breakout Arc during the face off with Shima.

* LampshadeHanging: On a few occasions, though only one or two are note worthy.

* MoreDakka: Subverted with Paul (who's also the only one that seems to use guns right now) in that he knows exactly what he's doing.

* NighInvulnerability: For the time being, The Big Five and Shima have this going for them except against each other.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: One or two to come in the future.

** No longer the case as off the survival challenge, one of the best OhCrap moments to date in the entire RP.

* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Shima's purpose in the RP as of the moment]].

*** Other characters also apply (Let me know if you want you character filed under this).

* ShipTease: Oh ''so'' much.
** Several
* ShoutOut: We've got a lot, surprisingly. We could probably have our own page of Shout-Outs if I was to list them all.

* SmugSnake: Shima, currently. Nathan has shown shades of this in his own way.

** Not anymore [[spoiler: since Shima started [[{{BrainwashedAndCrazy}} messing with Tom's head]] he's not even close to being stoic]]

** Big Five anyone?

Reaching Salvation is a Role Playing experience set AfterTheEnd in a TeenageWasteland in which the majority of adults have seemingly vanished, with a few notable exceptions in the [[{{FiveBadBand}} Big Five]] and [[spoiler:the mysterious [[{{AntiVillain}} Shima]] and his group of [[{{Mooks}} loyal subordinates]]]]. The RP was originally created by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2023763/LastPrelude LastPrelude]] and is hosted on [[http://forum.fanfiction.net/forum/This_is_Not_a_Forum/69987/ This is Not A Forum]] over on FanFiction.net where we are in the process of playing out the first half the second week and are currently on Part III with lots more on the way, no doubt.