History Roleplay / ReachingSalvation

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: How the contestant food chain is ultimately decided.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:

* DifficultySpike: When Shima and his lot show up, things get noticeably tougher for everyone.

* GreatEscape: Breakout Arc. Doubles as MeaningfulName - seeing as that's when the plot was dialed UpToEleven and things really began to [[{{Pun}} break out]] all over the place.

%%* JerkAss: [[UpToEleven Nathan]], unsurprisingly.

** Nathan does this brilliantly at times. Others are just as guilty, [[UpToEleven Nathan just does it better.]]

* UpToEleven: And then some. The best example would probably be the mass power boost upon becoming an adult.

** Neo said [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda "Well, excuuuuuuuse me princess!"]].

** 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 ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' on one of the discussion threads.

Roleplay/ReachingSalvation is a Role Playing experience that has since been separated into two distinct halves: The Acer Tournament story line and the Post Acer War story line. The original 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 Website/FanFictionDotNet, whilst the Post Acer story takes place [[TimeSkip five years later]], with the contestants that competed in the Acer Tournament in the original RP having moved on and set up their own little village.

!! General Roleplay/ReachingSalvation Tropes:

* AfterTheEnd: Roleplay/ReachingSalvation ''is'' set after TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, which is somewhat of a big hint.
* AllThereInTheManual: The information and character creation threads count as this.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Big Five could easily do a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on any of the contestants back when they were running things, hence why none bar Shima could challenge them.
** Subvert when applied to Post Acer contestants village and how its run, as their isn't really anyone in charge so to speak, but those that act as the leader figures aren't the strongest, but probably the best suited for the position.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: In Roleplay/ReachingSalvation versus, there really is are no 'good guys' in the traditional sense of the word.
* 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.

%%** Most ideas of the plot in the orginial Roleplay/ReachingSalvation are related to The Hunger Games.

* ShoutOut: Full list to come.
** [[Film/{{JurassicPark}} Clever Girl]] - courtesy of Paul.

%%* TeenageWasteland: Need I explain? Not so much in the {{Sequel}}.

!! Tropes pertaining to the original Roleplay/ReachingSalvation only:

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Shima's situation could en up being this, given the fact that he wants to change the world for the better yet he was betrayed by those he trusted most, seemingly when their apposing views finally brought them to odds. As a result [[{{BigBad}} Shima]] is now out for {{Revenge}} against those who turned on him, painting him as [[{{AntiVillain}} Well Intentioned Extremist]] as he does seem to want to change the world for the better. Sadly it's not his first priority anymore.]]

%% ** Luke and Kira also have their moment during the Breakout Arc.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: ''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.

* BigDamnHeroes: Parodied and subverted, if only accidentally ([[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments though it was completely hilarious]]) by the Big Five's fashionably late arrival during the [[GreatEscape Breakout Arc]] when Shima called them out before [[CurbStompBattle brushing off]] a few of the contestants [[AttackAttackAttack stupid enough to attack him]].

* ButtMonkey: Joey, much to his chagrin, is this for a number of characters - [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Heidi in partciular at times]], made all the more funny by the [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments fact she's nearly five years younger than he is]].
%%* CallingYourAttacks: Parioded on several occasions.
* CerebusSyndrome: Whilst things were by no means cute and fluffy before hand, things get noticably darker after Shima first pops during the Breakout Arc, because shortly afterwards people starting ''dying''.
%%** KnightOfCerebus: Shima, again.

%%*** With his [[TheBusCameBack reappearance]] Shima has also changed direction from SmugSnake to MagnificentBastard. [[DragonInChief Oliver]] also shows shades of this in his own way.
%%* ChildrenForcedToKill: What it may lead to in the final week, though YMMV on some previous occurrences.

** A few characters, including Nathan, Luke and Zackary, all carry swords with them. I'm pretty sure someone even carries a katana. Why? [[{{KatanasAreJustBetter}} Simple]].

%%** DarkIsEvil: Nathan, evnetually.

%%** LittleMissSnarker: Heidi is this when not talking to the few people she actually likes.
%%*** Erika has moments of this.

%%** DragonInChief: Oliver's job description in a nutshell.

%%* GeniusDitz: Amelia.

* FlashStep: Super Speed.

%%* GenreSavvy: A few characters have shown symptoms of this, but the closest to being full blown GenreSavvy is, surprisingly, Percival.
%%** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] on various occassions and a few people have tried to play this for laughs. [[EpicFail It didn't work]].

%%* GunKata: I'm waiting for Paul to pull this off myself.

* 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 [[{{LampshadeHanging}} lampshaded]] the whole thing as they walked off to resume the challenge.

* HatesBeingTouched: Eithne, until he got a lid on his powers and grew out of it.

* HonorBeforeReason: Eithne is ''very'' guilty of this, usually doubles up as a LeeroyJenkins.
** Averted in the LeeroyJenkins department at least ever since he [[TookALevelinBadAss achieved his new level in Bad Ass]], that doesn't stop him from considering his code of honor before all else at times, though.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Paul averts this, seeing as her already has plenty of experience with guns prior to the start of the RP whilst Eithne [[{{InvokedTrope}} 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 [[TrademarkFavoriteFood 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.

* KickTheDog: Nathan does this brilliantly at times. Others are just as guilty, [[{{UpToEleven}} Nathan just does it better.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Surprisingly, Percival is more guilty of this than anyone thus far. Must come with the territory of being the most GenreSavvy character we have...
* LeeroyJenkins: Once again, Eithne is very guilty of this during his first confrontation with Heidi.
** Averted from this point on as no one has been guilty of this since Eithne invoked said trope in the above example.

* MamaBear: Heidi and Erika to Simon and Elena, respectively. You so much look at either of these two kids wrong with Heidi and Erika around and prepare to run.
** Ironically, Suvi plays both Heidi and Elena, whilst Rand is the reverse with Erika and Simon. Hmm...
* TheMedic: Shepard, Amelia and the NPC nurses.
* MindRape: The fear-inducing fog in the maze challenge, also hint to Anya's Flow. No doubt more on the way.

* PutOnABus: The contestants sent to the Disqualification Room most certainly count.
** 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 fifth of Part IV.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Eithne's HannibalLecture during his fight with Nathan doubles as one of these.

%%* ScarsAreForever: Thadius, once again.

* SliceAndDiceSwordsmanship: We have a few characters who are skilled enough to deserve this.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Eithne is this, as are many other characters.
* SmugSnake: Shima, ''was'' this prior to his return in Part III. Nathan ''is'' this trope at times.

%%* SwordSparks: Happened once or twice, I think.

%% This is a zero context example. Please do not uncomment until further context has been added. * TraumaInn: The Infirmary.

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* AnyoneCanDie: See KilledOffForReal.
* AuthorAppeal: Nobody would want to make characters they dislike role playing as, would they?

* BigBad: Shima is introduced as the BigBad during the Breakout Arc.
** [[spoiler: BigBadDuumvirate / BiggerBad: 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 BiggerBad at first whilst Shima serves as a more open antagonist towards the contestants]]

* BlackAndGreyMorality: I think it's safe to say that in Roleplay/ReachingSalvation versus, there really is are no 'good guys' in the traditional sense of the word.
* 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'''
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Everyone's got one considering the CrapsackWorld they all live in.
* TheDreaded: All adults. No Exceptions.
* {{Expy}}: [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Oh]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender dear God]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} where]] [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} to]] [[ComicBook/XMen even begin?]]
** Most ideas of the plot in the orginial Roleplay/ReachingSalvation are related to The Hunger Games.
* KilledOffForReal: Thus far we have in no particular order: [[spoiler: Minerva and Myra Strife, Mitsu, Shepard, Sabina, Shima, and various other characters whose names I cannot remember]].

* TeenageWasteland: Need I explain?
** Not so much in the {{Sequel}}.
* * TimeSkip: Five years between the original and the {{Sequel}}.

* AbortedArc
* ActionGirl: Heidi, Erika, the list goes on and on...
** LadyOfWar: Lillian and Anya.

* AloneWithThePsycho: Poor twins...
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Luke feels this way towards Nathan, Nathan seems to feel this way towards the Big Five.

* ArcVillain: [[spoiler: What Shima ends up being]].
* 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.

** It's more along the lines of a subversion when you think about it, seeing as he hasn't gone above twenty feet - yet.
* 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).

* BadassNormal: According to WordOfGod, [[spoiler: Thadius]] is this.
* BallisticBone: One of [[{{EliteMook}} Shima's Illuminati]] can do this.
** Funnily enough, he was fighting Paul at the time when he displayed this ability - one, if not the only, other person in the RP who uses a ranged weapon as their primary offensive weapon.
* BattleAura
* BattleCouple: Nathan and Kira - for a while.
** [[{{OfficialCouple}} Joey and Erika]] also count.
* BerserkButton: Everyone's got one - some just have bigger buttons than others.

** [[{{GenreSavvy}} There's a good reasons for that, probably]].
* BFS: Eithne's sword.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Luke feels this towards Kira.
** Eithne adopted this attitude towards Tom, Heidi and Simon.

* BigNO!: Multiple examples.
* Bishonen: As above, multiple examples.
* BlatantLies: What the Big Five are feeding the kids.
* BloodKnight: AN example here and there, Heidi sticks out though.
* BoomHeadshot: Paul's M.O.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Has happened once or twice.

* CallingYourAttacks: Parioded on several occasions.

** KnightOfCerebus: Shima, again.
* ChallengeSeeker: Nathan has shown signs of being this.

* ChekhovsGun: List to be added later.
* ChekhovsGunman: Amelia.
* TheChessmaster: The Big Five and Shima fit the bill here.
** With both showing shades of ManipulativeBastard and the Big Five even moving slowly towards [[{{MagnificentBastard}} Magnificent Bastard(s)]] whilst for the time being, Shima is more of a SmugSnake than anything else.
*** With his [[{{TheBusCameBack}} reappearance]] Shima has also changed direction from SmugSnake to MagnificentBastard. [[{{DragonInChief}} Oliver]] also shows shades of this in his own way.
* ChildrenForcedToKill: What it may lead to in the final week, though YMMV on some previous occurrences.

* ChivalrousPervert: A few.
* ClothingDamage: Played straight and subverted - differs from fight to fight.
* CombatPragmatist: No one is above fighting dirty to survive.
* CoolBigSis: Heidi and Erika could be seen as this to Simon and Elena respectively.
* CoolSword: A few characters, including Nathan, Luke and Zackary, all carry swords with them. I'm pretty sure someone even carries a katana. Why? [[{{KatanasAreJustBetter}} Simple]].

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Shima and his lot - given they're all WellIntentionedExtremist]].
** DarkIsEvil: Nathan, evnetually.
* DeadpanSnarker: Everyone's had a shot at being this at least once.
** LittleMissSnarker: Heidi is this when not talking to the few people she actually likes.
*** Erika has moments of this.
* DealWithTheDevil: Agreeing to join [[{{BigBad}} Shima]] could be seen as this.

* DesignatedMonkey: [[{{BlessedWithSuck}} Joey.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Eithne fits the bill. Others, such as Luke and even [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} Paul during his battle in the Breakout Arc]] could also qualify.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Fits some of the interactions with the Big Five rather well.

* DoubleEntendre: All over the place.
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Lillian is TheDragon of the FiveManBand]].
** DragonInChief: Oliver's job description in a nutshell.
* DiscardAndDraw: Nathan's power allows him to do this.
* DissonantSerenity: Shima.
* GeniusDitz: Amelia.

* ElementalBaggage: A few characters suffer from the effects of this.
* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: Inverted, Averted and Subverted on occasion.

* FightingYourFriend: Happens as the plot progresses.
* FiveManBand: [[spoiler: ''The Big Five'']].
** BigBad: [[spoiler: Acerbus]].
** TheDragon: [[spoiler: Lillian]].
** EvilGenius: [[spoiler: Thadius]].
** TheBrute: [[spoiler: Vanthus]].
** DarkChick: [[spoiler: Anya]].
* FiveManBand: Nathan's group before the Departure Arc.
** TheLeader: Nathan.
** TheLancer: Luke.
** TheSmartGuy: Eithne for the most part, he also doubles as a second Lancer.
** TheBigGuy: Tom, though he an Eithne will occasionally swap roles when the situation calls for it.
** Finally, Kira doubles as TheChick and TheHeart.
* GenreSavvy: A few characters have shown symptoms of this, but the closest to being full blown GenreSavvy is, surprisingly, Percival.
** [[{{LampshadeHanging}} Lampshaded]] on various occassions and a few people have tried to play this for laughs. [[{{EpicFail}} It didn't work]].
* GreatEscape: Breakout Arc.
** Could double as MeaningfulName - seeing as that's when the plot was dialed UpToEleven and things really began to [[{{IncrediblyLamePun}} breakout out]] all over the place.
* GunKata: I'm waiting for Paul to pull this off myself.
* GunsAreWorthless: Many contestants seem to believe this, for some reason. Paul, and of recently, Eithne being the only exceptions.

* HotBlooded: A few characters could be classed as this.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: ''Everyone'' is guilty of pulling this at least once.
* IAmYourOpponent: A few cases of this.

* ImageSong: If the themes picked by the characters creator count.

* {{Irony}}: See MamaBear entry below.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Nathan.

* KillItWithFire: Luke, Luke and Luke. And who else... oh yeah, LUKE!
* KillItWithIce: Nathan.
* LampshadeHanging: On a few occasions, though only one or two are note worthy. And others are just groan inducing.

** 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}} very bad]] idea.
* LoveTriangle: Depending on how the next few days go, the situation with [[{{OneTrueThreesome}} Luke, Kira and Nathan]] could end up morphing into one of these.
** Now I have no idea what the hell it is. Doesn't seem like either ship has much chance of winning now.

** What Shima did to [[spoiler: [[{{BrainWashedAndCrazy}} Tom and Eithne]]]].

* MoreDakka: Subverted with Paul in that he knows exactly what he's doing.
** Though this trope may or may not have been played straight during the chimera challenge.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Big Five. Shima now also qualifies as this. Nathan likes to think he qualifies for this. [[{{SmallNameBigEgo}} He doesn't]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: See HelloNurse above.

* OddCouple: I think both [[{{PortmanteauCoupleName}} Nathira and Joka]] ([[{{FanDumb}} Yes, I did make this up just this second]]) count as this.
* OhCrap: Too many examples to list.
* OneSteveLimit: Shima's group has two character's named Oliver. One is TheStoic DragonInChief whilst the other is an EliteMook.
** Was [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] into effect, with the the EliteMook being given a new name to help set him apart from the DragonInChief.
* OnlySaneMan: Shepard has shown signs of being this, at times.
** [[{{LeaningOnTheFourthWall}} Some of his thoughts at times seem to support that he agrees with this statement]].
* PlayingWithFire: Luke once again.
* PowerTrio: The teams of three.For details about how surivives which role in which PowerTrio see the individual character sheets.
* PsychicPowers: No explanation needed.

** 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 fifth of Part IV.

* RedShirts: [=NPCs=]
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler: Shima [[{{InvokedTrope}} invokes]] this trope as his entire purpose in the RP at first. Turns out he had a FreudianExcuse the entire time]].
* SayMyName: Percival, [[spoiler:when Shepard pulls a HeroicSacrifice.]]
* ScarsAreForever: Thadius, once again.
** Eithne also counts due to the fact he can't get a skin graft for his burnt right hand, it's not his only scar.
** Heidi also carriers a few scars on her arms.

* SerialEscalation: We've had a fair few good examples of this.
* ShipperOnDeck: People, both in and out of the RP, seem to be cheering for [[{{PortmanteauCoupleName}} Lukira over Nathira]].
** [[spoiler: Doesn't look like either of them will win in the end, though]].
* ShipTease: Oh ''so'' much.

* StockSuperpowers: See SuperpowerLottery below.
* TheStoic: Shima and Tom fit this quite nicely.
** Not anymore [[spoiler: since Shima started [[{{BrainwashedAndCrazy}} messing with Tom's head]] he's not even close to being stoic]].
** Oliver ''is'' this trope.
* StoryArc: Each day seems to count as it's own arc, so to speak.

* SwordSparks: Happened once or twice, I think.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction
** As Book, who suggested this Trope said [[{{TemptingFate}} "I'll be damned if no one has invoked this trope."]] I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Shima seems to have this going on with the Big Five.
* TookALevelInJerkass: This applies to Nathan. [[SerialEscalation he's slowly gotten worse as things have progressed]].
* TrapMaster: Paul proved he was this during the chimera challenge.

* {{Tsundere}}: Heidi personifies Type A of this trope to a T.
* {{Understatement}}: Shit loads of 'em.
* UnskilledButStrong: Could apply to some.

* {{Utopia}}: What the Big Five promise the contestants. See Blatant Lies.
* VideogameFlamethrowersSuck: Subverted(?) with Paul and his use of the Flamethrower during the Breakout Arc.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Shepard was suppose to be a Redshirt, yet he's still around in the second half of Part III. Hmm...
** Simon was also a planned RedShirt that was meant to add more vulnerability to the RP.

* WouldntHurtAChild: Played straight by the likes of Eithne, Luke and many more including Heidi - if her attachment to Simon is anything to go by.

** Big Five anyone?
*** 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}}.

* DitzyGenuis: Amelia.

* 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. [[TrueCompanions 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]].]]
* HiddenVillain: [[{{Sarcasm Mode}} I wonder who it could be...]]

** Averted in the LeeroyJenkins department at least ever since he [[{{TookALevelinBadAss}} achieved his new level in Bad Ass]], that doesn't stop him from considering his code of honor before all else at times, though.

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

* JerkAss: [[{{UpToEleven}} Nathan]], unsurprisingly.

* CaptainObvious

* TraumaInn: The Infirmary, [[{{CaptainObvious}} duh]].

* {{Expy}}: [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Oh]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender dear God]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} where]] [[{{Naruto}} to]] [[ComicBook/XMen even begin?]]

** Even if accidental, it was [[{{RuleOfFunny}} completely hilarious]].
** 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]].

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: Lillian is TheDragon of the FiveBadBand]].

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

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[{{FiveBadBand}} The Big Five]] could easily do a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on any of the contestants back when they were running things, hence why none bar Shima could challenge them.

* BigDamnHeroes: Parodied and subverted, if only accidentally ([[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}} though it was completely hilarious]]) by the Big Five's fashionably late arrival during the [[{{GreatEscape}} Breakout Arc]] when Shima called them out before [[{{CurbStompBattle}} brushing off]] a few of the contestants [[{{AttackAttackAttack}} stupid enough to attack him]].

* BreakingSpeech: Nathan attempted to give his own little version of one of these to [[{{ShrinkingViolet}} Kira]] when he found her waiting from him to wake up in the Infirmary after his fight with Eithne.

* ButtMonkey: Joey, much to his chagrin, is this for a number of characters - [[{{CrowningMomentOfAwesome}} Heidi in partciular at times]], made all the more funny by the [[{{CrowningMomentOfFunny}} fact she's nearly five years younger than he is]].

Roleplay/ReachingSalvation is a Role Playing experience that has since been separated into two distinct halves: The Acer Tournament story line and the Post Acer War story line. The original 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 whilst the Post Acer story takes place [[{{TimeSkip}} five years later]], with the contestants that competed in the Acer Tournament in the original RP having moved on and set up their own little village.

** Neo said [[{{PhoenixWright}} "Well, excuuuuuuuse me princess!"]].
*** Does double duty as ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'' ShoutOut, given how it's the TropeNamer and all.

** Various powers count as [[{{ShoutOut}} Shout-Outs]], too.

* '''BadAss''': ''Mandatory'' if you want to live.
** WorldOfBadass is probably just the best way to sum it all up.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Eithne's creator admits to him being hit by this - he went from rather comedic, lighthearted HeroicComedicSociopath to cold, BadAss JerkassWithAHeartOfGold. This sudden shift in characterization has more to do with his original characterization not really fitting in with the overall tone of the roleplay than anything else, however.

* KillItWithFire: Luke, Luke and Luke. And who else... oh yeah, [[{{BadAss}} LUKE!]]

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Zackary.

* {{Expy}}: [[VideoGame/{{BlazBlue}} Oh]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender dear God]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} where]] [[{{Naruto}} to]] [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} even begin?]]

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Paul averts this, seeing as her already has plenty of experience with guns prior to the start of the RP whilst Eithne [[{{InvokedTrope}} 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.

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

* {{Expy}}: [[{{BlazBlue}} Oh]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender dear God]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} where]] [[{{Naruto}} to]] [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} even begin?]]

* 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.
*** Type V for sure a the current point.
* 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]]]].

* {{Expy}}: [[{{BlazBlue}} Oh]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender dear God]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} where]] [[{{Naruto}} to]] [[{{XMen}} even begin?]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[{{FiveBadBand}} The Big Five]] could easily do a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on any of the contestants back when they were running things, hence why no bar Shima could challenge them.

** Not so much in the {{Sequel}}.
* * TimeSkip: Five years between the original and the {{Sequel}}.

** LadyOfWar: Lillian and Anya.

* TheArcher: Minerva of the twins most certainly counts as this.

* RedShirts: NPCs

* ItGotWorse: This seems to be the main premises of the entire RP at times. I mean, each day there's a new challenge which is suppose to be harder than the day before and as a result each day that passes is harder by default.

* {{Expy}}: [[{{BlazBlue}} Oh]] [[{{AvatarTheLastAirbender}} dear God]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} where]] [[{{Naruto}} do I]] [[{{XMen}} even begin?]]

* {{Expy}}: [[{{BlazBlue}} Oh]] [[{{AvatarTheLastAirbender}} dear God]], [[{{Bleach}} where]] [[{{Naruto}} do I]] [[{{XMen}} even begin?]]

** Eithne gets himself a {{BFS}} that's an expy of the new [[{{Bleach}} Zangetsu]] design from the latest arc shortly before defection.

** 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.

* BeyondTheImpossible / FridgeLogic: Where does all this crap in the tower come from in the first place?

** TheHero (read: [[{{AntiHero}} The Anti-Hero]]) Nathan.

* HannibalLecture: Nathan attempted to give his own little version of one of these to [[{{ShrinkingViolet}} Kira]] when he found her waiting from him to wake up in the Infirmary after his fight with Eithne.