History Roleplay / XanderQuestRebornOnTheHellmouth

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: As mentioned in the description, there are a ''lot'' of franchises involved in the Quest. ''Buffy'' and ''Zelda'' aside, there are as many as ''twenty'' major continuities rolled up into one timeline[[labelnote:List of known continuities]]Major: ''Buffy'', ''Fate/Stay Night'', ''Bleach'', ''Dragon Ball'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rosario to Vampire'', ''Avatar the Last Airbender'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Medaka Box'', ''Castlevania'', ''Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive'', ''Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple'' and probably more; timelines with more minor influences [[spoiler: such as the other reincarnations like Alex]] include ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'', ''Manga/SailorMoon'', ''{{VideoGame/Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/StarCraft'', and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''[[/labelnote]] and dozens more minor ones. ''Zelda'' would technically be a minor continuity had Alex not gotten a head start with Briar's presence, leading to multiple instances of cross-dimensional communication and the direct attention of the Golden Goddesses.

* SummonMagic: A school of magic Alex is proficient in, used for both summoning and teleportation.[[labelnote: Summons so far]]A bunch of small monsters, including Keese, Ganondorf's reincarnated Shadow Stallion, a Deku Scrub salesman, a Celestial Goron and Celestial Postman, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Batreaux]], three priests picked by the Golden Goddesses as spiritual tutors, [[spoiler: [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer EMIYA]], [[VideoGame/FateExtra Tamamo-no-Mae]], and the spirit of one of the Nine-Tailed {{Kitsune}}'s previous "adoptions".]][[/labelnote]]

Run by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/judge-mental.37274/ Judge Mental]]. It has, at the time of writing, twenty-six discussion threads, a Story Only thread, and a fanwork thread. The current discussion thread (at the time of this writing) is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-thread-twenty-six-the-hopefully-not-thousand-post-blood-war.893752/ here]], the Story-Only Thread is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-story-only-thread.322999/ here]], and the Omakes and Specials thread is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-omakes-and-specials-story-only-thread.340908/ here]].

The story begins with the birth of [[Characters/BuffyTheVampireSlayerScoobyGang Alexander Harris]] whose soul is the reincarnation of the King of Evil, [[Characters/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]]. From there his actions are controlled by the collective votes of members of the Space Battles forum.

''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-reborn-on-the-hellmouth.247555/// Xander Quest]]'' initially appears as a simple [[CrossOver crossover]] Quest between ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', but then starts to appear elements from [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover a lot of different sources]], for example: Manga/RanmaOneHalf, Manga/DragonBall, Manga/RosarioToVampire, {{Franchise/Bleach}}, WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender, ''Film/TheSorcerersApprentice'', ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' etc. The quest was created in January 22, 2013 and is still currently running on the Roleplaying & Quest forum of Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom.

* MegaCrossover: As mentioned in the description, there are a ''lot'' of franchises involved in the Quest. ''Buffy'' and ''Zelda'' aside, there are as many as ''twenty'' major continuities rolled up into one timeline[[labelnote:List of known continuities]]Major: ''Buffy'', ''Fate/Stay Night'', ''Bleach'', ''Dragon Ball'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rosario to Vampire'', ''Avatar the Last Airbender'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Medaka Box'', ''Castlevania'', ''Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive'', ''Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple'' and probably more; timelines with more minor influences [[spoiler: such as the other reincarnations like Alex]] include ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'', ''Manga/SailorMoon'', ''{{VideoGame/Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/StarCraft'', and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''[[/labelnote]] and dozens more minor ones. ''Zelda'' would technically be a minor continuity had Alex not gotten a head start with Briar's presence, leading to multiple instances of cross-dimensional communication and the direct attention of the Golden Goddesses.

* TournamentArc: The world tournament arc, is the moment in when the story starts to develop more fully. It's also when the first MegaCrossover elements appear. Just watch the first rounds in the finals of the under eight division!

Run by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/judge-mental.37274/ Judge Mental]]. It has, at the time of writing, twenty-five discussion threads, a Story Only thread, and a fanwork thread.

Can be found in (currently) twenty-seven threads on Spacebattles. The current discussion thread is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-thread-twenty-five-happy-sixth-i-mean-ninth-birthday.720100/ here]], the Story-Only Thread is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-story-only-thread.322999/ here]], and the Omakes and Specials thread is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-omakes-and-specials-story-only-thread.340908/ here]] .

** For a long time, Alex's status as Ganondorf's reincarnation was something of a mystery. While the Hellmouth's presence was known to be a contributing factor, it ''wasn't'' known exactly ''why'' he reincarnated on Earth. [[spoiler: It turns out that it's due to the Mortal Kombat system; with the bad guys on the verge of winning once and for all, as many as ''twenty'' major continuties have merged, and Ganon's unusual temporal 'mass' led to his soul getting pulled in as well.]]

* BigFirstChoice: The choice for what Alex would think of as he grew in the womb—which would determine the person he would be the reincarnation of. Ultimately 'Golden Triangles' was selected, which caused Alex to be the reincarnation of Ganondorf. Other possible choices: the Overmind, Queen Beryl, M Bison, Azula, Lolth, and Mother Brain. [[spoiler:All of these were later revealed to have reincarnated into different people. Notably, Beryl's reincarnation shows up in the TournamentArc, and is actually Buffy's cousin.]]

** Alex is ''ridiculously'' capable for an eight-year-old, especially in magic; his casting capability is beyond that of most trained adults. He has [[INeedAFreakingDrink driven magical experts to drink]] with his ridiculous feats.

* ComicBookTime: Alex was eight for a significant part of the Quest's run, six years IRL. Most of that was the four years spent on gathering reagents for the Familiar Binding Ritual.

** Castle Shuzen is seemingly permanantly night, is massive, has various monsters wandering around (which is seemingly perfectly normal) and has enough space and a background of Darkness that [[spoiler: some manner of Necromancer skilled enough for Ambrose to consider him a problem to set up shop without being noticed.]] It also had [[spoiler: Dracula sealed underneath.]]

* ExecutiveMeddling: In-universe several times in the Tournament arc. Alex first suspects this when he fights four supernaturally potent opponents in a row, the last being without the normal break time (Though this later turns out to be [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections entirely Kahlua's fault]]). Later, the Tournament officials fail to report the EldritchAbomination Beryl accidentally let loose to Akasha Bloodriver, despite prior agreements.

** Also his reaction to finding out that the Heaven's Feel actually exist in his universe as well as the fact that a magus decided to summon [[spoiler: Dracula]] of all things in his castle for the fourth iteration of the Grail War while [[spoiler: he wasn't fully dead but sealed, which allowed him to escape his imprisonment and regain his full power]].
* {{Flight}}: There exist magical, spiritual, telekinetic and ki flight. So far Alex is only capable of the magical aspect of flight, but it may be possible to learn the other types.
* ForWantOfANail: Alex's past life and enhanced physical proclivities lead him to be significantly more 'in' with the social crowd, and an early choice of who Alex should make friends with picked led to him making friends with Cordelia, Larry and Amy.[[note]]There was an attempt to make friends with them, but assumptions were made on who merrited the 'cheerful' and 'quiet' labels and were proved wrong. Willow and Jesse would probably have been the 'annoying' options instead.[[/note]]

** Second would appear to be Dracula, a hybrid of the ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' and ''{{VideoGame/Castlevania}}'' versions, [[spoiler: who was somehow summoned in the Fourth Holy Grail War and caused significant complications, and was scheduled to be revived on the eclipse.]]
*** [[spoiler:However, he was supposedly defeated after his revival; unless [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Aria of Sorrow]] happens, he's unlikely to be relevant in the future of the Quest.]]
** Third is [[spoiler:[[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Khan]], whose past actions shaped the entire world of the quest.]]

* JustAKid: Alex constantly surprises those around him with his competence and ability despite being 'just a kid'. Does come with an actual penalty though, in the form of 'Young' trait.

%%* MagicalAsian: Lu-sensei's primary role in Alex's life.

* MegaCrossover: As mentioned in the description, there are a ''lot'' of franchises involved in the Quest. ''Buffy'' and ''Zelda'' aside, there are as many as ''twenty'' major continuities rolled up into one timeline (Buffy included, ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' not [[labelnote:List of known continuties]]Major: ''Buffy'', ''Fate/Stay Night'', ''Bleach'', ''Dragon Ball'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rosario to Vampire'', ''Avatar the Last Airbender'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Medaka Box'', ''Castlevania'', ''Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive'', ''Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple'' and probably more; timelines with more minor influences [[spoiler: such as the other reincarnations like Alex]] include ''Street Fighter'' and ''Sailor Moon'', but are speculated to include ''Metroid'', ''VideoGame/StarCraft'', and ''Dungeons and Dragons''[[/labelnote]]) and dozens more minor ones. ''Zelda'' would technically be a minor continuity had Alex not gotten a head start with Briar's presence, leading to multiple instances of cross-dimensional communication and the direct attention of the Golden Goddesses.

* NoNameGiven: The Hawaiian sorceror never gives his name before exiting the quest.

** Also, Lu-sensei and Alex had "a busy morning" when they got back from Kahlua's party... one which led to them driving down the highway to Sunnydale in a [[TheAllegedCar seriously damaged vehicle]]. What exactly happened is unknown, save that it happened in LA, so Wolfram & Hart was probably involved.

%%* OldMoney: [[Manga/RosarioToVampire The Shuzen family]] are this.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Alex won a tournament containing all the martial artists in the world of his age bracket, has repeatedly thrown down with immensely powerful monsters, has been mistaken for a god more than once, and has [[spoiler:beaten Dark Link in a straight fight]]. He's also [[ImprobableAge eight years old]], and [[ComicBookTime looks to continue being so for the near future.]]
%%* PlayerCharacter: Alexander Harris.
%%* PoliceAreUseless: 100% true on the Hellmouth for a variety of reasons. Thinking otherwise betrays dangerous naivety.

* PsychicPowers: Alex has the ''potential'' for them (though he hasn't truly developed that potential as of yet), and [[spoiler:Bison's reincarnation]] also has them.

* RedBaron: Ganondorf was known through out many of the Zelda timelines as the "Great King of Evil".

** As it turns out, the other characters who Alex could have been reincarnations of are also around- Beryl and Bison's are seen at the World Tournament [[spoiler: and Beryl turns out to be Buffy's cousin]], with others being implied to be around but not moving in the same social circles.

%%* SetBonus: The Triforce, when all three triangles are combined, or when the pieces of one triangle are reunited.

* SummonMagic: A school of magic Alex is proficient in, used for both summoning and teleportation.[[labelnote: Summons so far]]A bunch of small monsters, including Keese, Ganondorf's reincarnated Shadow Stallion, a Deku Scrub salesman, a Celestial Goron and Celestial Postman, [[spoiler: [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Servant Archer]], [[VideoGame/FateExtra Tammamo-no-mae]], and the spirit of one of the Nine-tailed kitsune's previous 'adoptions'. ]][[/labelnote]] This is particularly notable for being one of the fields that Alex breaks the rules in ''hardest'', because a great deal of his summonings should have been impossible without power like the Holy Grail backing it up.

** Maximum Power, every last one of Alex's enhancement abilities activated at once and taken to the max, then further enhanced by the spark of divine Power he has. It also [[GoldenSuperMode glows gold]]. And destroys Youki, for whatever reason.
** Altria, Medaka, and Kahlua all have their own SuperMode; Altria's is powering up the maximum that her Dragon-spirit can handle, while Kahlua's is removing all of the seals on her power.

* TournamentArc: The world tournament arc, is the moment in when the story starts to develop more fully. It's also when appear the firsts {{Mega Crossover}} elements. Just watch the first rounds in the finals of the under eight division!

* {{Troll}}: A skill of Alex's. Overshadowed by Ambrose, whose life purpose seems to involve upsetting as many people as casually possible.
* UnfinishedBusiness: Originally, the ghost of the capitain in the memorian outpost doesn't seem to realize that he and his men are dead. Once the situation is explainded to him however, he is enraged at learning that demons and other monstrous creatures have made their home in his base and decides that before he and his men are put to rest they're going to exterminate all current hostiles within the walls of the outpost.
%%* WitchClassic: Mrs. Lawson, who lives fairly close to (and sealed) the gate Briar arrived on Earth from.

** Alex's magic is ''distinctly'' unusual. Hyrulean-style magic means that he uses his own internal mana to do everything, and being Ganondorf's reincarnation means that he has a ''lot'' of magic to throw around; when Ambrose attempts to slap a seal on him to stop one deity or another getting their hooks into him ([[{{Troll and for his own amusement}}]]) he just goes on with his day because he doesn't use any external sources. In addition, the echo of Power his soul carries from having once hosted one part of the Triforce means that some rules simply break down before him- most notably Alex's own Power abilities (including Maximum Power) but also against things like summoning - [[spoiler: Archer]] is thoroughly bemused to find himself summoned not for any kind of fighting, but for helping to make a birthday gift, and this talent for breaking rules has given Ambrose more than one headache.
** [[spoiler: Archer himself's]] magic is WrongContextMagic, and gives Ambrose nearly as much of a headache. The fact that he has a connection to [[spoiler: Avalon]] is just the icing on the cake, because there are only a bare handful of people who should have that, and [[spoiler: Archer]] is ''none'' of them.

** Alex is ''ridiculously'' capable for an eight-year-old, especially in magic; his casting capability is beyond that of most trained adults. He has [[INeedAFreakingDrink driven magical experts to drink]] with his ridiculous feats, such as [[spoiler:summoning a [[Franchise/FateSeries Heroic Spirit]] ''by accident'' in order to help make a birthday present for Kahlua]].

** Also his reaction to finding out that the Heaven's Feel actually exist in his universe as well as the fact that a magus decided to summon [[spoiler: Dracula]] of all things in his castle for the fourth iteration of the Grail War while [[spoiler: he wasn't fully dead but sealed which allowed him to escape his imprisonment and regain his full power. ]]

** Second would appear to be Dracula, a hybrid of the ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' and ''{{VideoGame/Castlevania}}'' versions, [[spoiler: who was somehow summoned in the Fourth Holy Grail War and caused significant complications, and was scheduled to be revived on the eclipse. He was defeated after his revival, though, so unless [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Aria of Sorrow]] happens, he's unlikely to be relevant in the future of the Quest.]]
** Third is [[spoiler:[[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Khan]] whose past actions shaped the entire world of the quest.]]

Can be found in (currently) twenty-seven threads on Spacebattles. The current discussion thread is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-thread-twenty-five-happy-sixth-i-mean-ninth-birthday.720100/ here]], the Story-Only Thread is
[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-story-only-thread.322999/ here]], and the Omakes and Specials thread is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-omakes-and-specials-story-only-thread.340908/ here]] .

''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-reborn-on-the-hellmouth.247555/// Xander Quest]]'' initially appears as a simple [[CrossOver crossover]] Quest between ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', but then starts to appear elements from [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover a lot of different sources]], for example: Ranma, Dragon ball, Rosario + Vampire, {{Franchise/Bleach}} , Avatar: The last airbender, ''Film/TheSorcerersApprentice'', ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' etc. The quest was created in January 22,2013 and is still currently running on the Roleplaying & Quest forum of Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom.

Run by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/judge-mental.37274/ Judge Mental]]. It has, at the time of writing, twenty-three discussion threads, a Story Only thread, and a fanwork thread.

Can be found in (currently) twenty-four threads in spacebattles [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/9691022/ thread 1]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/9937297/ thread 2]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/10118795/ thread 3]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/10414422/ thread 4]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/11060081/ thread 5]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/11459767/ thread 6]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/11861026/ thread 7]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12140787/ thread 8]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12369683/ thread 9]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12624066/ thread 10]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12910265/ thread 11]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13207890/ thread 12]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13482486/ thread 13]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13917001/ thread 14]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14362334/ thread 15]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14626929/ thread 16]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14787322/ thread 17]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15003893/ thread 18]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15792098/ thread 19]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16515714/ thread 20]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17952727/ thread 21]],[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/19667900/ thread 22]],
[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/29710870/ thread 23]],
[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-story-only-thread.322999/ story-only thread]] and the [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-omakes-and-specials-story-only-thread.340908/ omakes and specials thread]] .

** Reaching a point where there is no feasable method to continue: one given example was Alex, grappling with high-level Past Life Experience, being comitted to an asylum.
* BigFirstChoice: The choice for what Alex would think of as he grew in the womb—which would determine the person he would be the reincarnation of. Ultimately 'Golden Triangles' was selected, which caused Alex to be the reincarnation of Ganondorf. Other possible choices: the Overmind, Queen Beryl, M Bison, Azula, Lolth, and Mother Brain.

** Alex is ''ridiculously'' capable for an eight-year-old, especially in magic; his casting capability is beyond that of most trained adults.
** Medaka is also this, to the ludicrous extent that she is in canon.

* ComicBookTime: Alex has been eight for most of the quest's run, four years IRL.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Despite having had no proper [[BigBad Big Bads]] yet, there have been several of these. First is Ganondorf/Demise's Curse, for obvious reasons. Secondly would appear to be Dracula, a hybrid of the ''[[Anime/RosarioToVampire Rosario]]'' and ''VideoGame/Castlevania'' versions, [[spoiler: who was somehow summoned in the Fourth Holy Grail War and caused significant complications, and is scheduled to be revived on the upcoming eclipse.]] Third is [[spoiler: [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Khan]]. whose past actions shaped the entire world of the quest.]]

* HauntedHouse: The Shuzen mansion. Dangerous to those who visit it. In constant dusk. Surrounded by black grass and other unusual and dark looking flora. Has statues that come alive and attack innocent little girls. Is haunted by a terrible vampiric monster. [[spoiler: Dracula]]. But my, what a lovely estate!

* LostRomanLegion: The nation of Memoria was originally founded by a Roman Legion that was lost in the forests of Gaul and ended in the [[LandOfFaerie Faerie]] before returning to their original world and discovering that centuries had passed since their disapearance.

** The Mirror of Shadow, which was the subject of an arc to retrieve in order to cure a mad Nine-tails.

* PastLifeMemories: They appear in the form of dreams. They are considered a trait (PLE). The more Alex views the memories of Ganondorf the more skills, abilities and powers he'll be able to use from them. The more it increases the more Alex's appearance will change to match the same physical traits of Ganondorf. Judge Mental even mentioned that Alex would start hearing Ganondorf himself speaking to him in his head if it ever got too high. He also mentioned late in the quest that it is considered a Game Over mechanic in that if Alex ever reaches a full A rank in it Ganondorf will take control. Once SB players found out about this they have stopped trying to rely on Ganondorf's memories less whenever it could be avoided and have been trying to find ways to either mitigate it's negative effects or lower PLE rank. Navi has used some form of ritual spell which has reduced Alex PLE from C rank back to D rank. Improving his Spiritual Prowess and Favor with the goddess of wind, Farore offer Alex benefits in that the higher his rank is with both the more he can mitigate the negative aspects PLE.

%%* PostFinalBoss: The Hawaiian sorceror for the Tournament arc.

* PowerUp: When Alex kills a suitably powerful beast, a heart container is left with their corpse, which Alex can use to power-up in several ways.
%%* PsychicPowers: Alex has them, as does an M Bison expy. Implied to be hard to obtain.

%%* RunningGag:
%%** ENLIGHTENMENT.
%%** Alex's RandomEncounters.

* SuperSpeed: The Body Flicker ninja technique grants a burst fast enough to seem like teleportation, and Maximum Power is (Later in the quest) every bit as fast. Lu-sensei's high-level School of Five Elements techniques, Altria's Prana Burst and various other techniques have this too.

* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of the tournament arc is when Alex takes the most notable one. He goes from only basic proficiency with Ki abilities and reasonable magic to winning out a slugfest against Altria Drake and having the SuperMode Maximum Power. This is most aptly demonstrated when the Hawaiian sorceror appears for the second time; the first time, Alex sat out the fight, having no wish to fight someone who could even briefly keep up with Lu-sensei. When he returned, Alex beat him on his own.

** Alex's magic is ''distinctly'' unusual. Hyrulean-style magic means that he uses his own internal mana to do everything, and being Ganondorf's reincarnation means that he has a ''lot'' of magic to throw around; when Ambrose attempts to slap a seal on him to stop one deity or another getting their hooks into him ([[{{Troll and for his own amusement}}]]) he just goes on with his day because he doesn't use any external sources. In addition, the echo of Power his soul carries from having once hosted one part of the Triforce means that some rules simply break down before him- most notably Alex's own Power abilities (including Maximum Power) but also against things like summoning -[[spoiler: Archer]] is thoroughly bemused to find himself summoned not for any kind of fighting, but for helping to make a birthday gift, and this talent for breaking rules has given Ambrose more than one headache.

* PurpleEyes: Amelia Reinhardt. Possesses a rather unique heritage reflected by her violet eyes, her family possessing power from their ancient oath to 'hunt the night' and a smidgen of divine favor.

-->-- ''[=SpaceBattles=]'' [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-reborn-on-the-hellmouth.247555/#post-9691022]] '''[=Judge Mental=]''', ''on the prologue of Xander Quest''

"[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xander-quest-reborn-on-the-hellmouth.247555/// Xander Quest]]" Initially appears as a simple [[CrossOver crossover]] Quest between ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', but then starts to appear elements from [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover a lot of different sources]], for example: Ranma, Dragon ball, Rosario + Vampire, {{Franchise/Bleach}} , Avatar: The last airbender, ''Film/TheSorcerersApprentice'', ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' etc. The quest was created in January 22,2013 and is still currently running on the Roleplaying & Quest forum of [[Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom Spacebattles]].

!!This Quest provides examples of:

* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: So far is very true, because most of Alex's Japanese friends he met at a martial arts tournament.

* DuelBoss: Most of them, because the majority of 'Boss' fights are against Alex's peers in tournaments or spars. The two fights in the Silent Realm against Guardians qualify too.

* EldritchAbomination: One appears in the tournament arc, having been summoned by Beryl, which takes offense at Alex and Altria accidentally eavesdropping. It requires Ambrose and the tournament officials a ''great deal'' of effort to banish.

* EldritchLocation: As always, the Hellmouth. Teleporting near it without a Protection from Evil spell gives a distinct impression of ''teeth.''

* ExactWords: [[spoiler:One of the reasons that Demise's Curse is so terrifying is ''[[ExactWords In]]''ExactWords. 'The Blood of the Goddess'', due to the immense amount of time involved, would likely be triggered by ''anyone in Hyrule'', meaning that the only reason Alex wasn't already Ganondorf before he even could speak was that he reincarnated on a different plane]].

* TheFairFolk: Compared to Briar and Navi, who are both more on the FairyGodmother side of things, the group who attempt to intercept Alex when he first contacts Navi appear to be this.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Despite having had no proper [[BigBad Big Bads]] yet, there have been several of these. First is Ganondorf/Demise's Curse, for obvious reasons. Secondly would appear to be Dracula, a hybrid of the ''[[Anime/RosarioToVampire Rosario]]'' and ''VideoGame/Castlevania'' versions, [[spoiler: who was somehow summoned in the Fourth Holy Grail War and caused significant complications, and is scheduled to be revived on the upcoming eclipse.]] Third is [[spoiler: [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Khan]]. whose past actions shaped the entire world of the quest.]]
* HauntedHouse: The Shuzen mansion. Dangerous to those who visit it. In constant dusk. Surrounded by black grass and other unusual and dark looking flora. Has statues that come alive and attack innocent little girls. Is haunted by a terrible vampiric monster. [[spoiler: Dracula]]. But my, what a lovely estate!

* JerkAssGods: Most of the gods/demons in the setting. Heavens (don't) help us. Fortunately, the Golden Goddesses and Raiden are all Aversions.
* Just A Kid: Alex constantly surprises those around him with his competence and ability despite being 'just a kid'. Does come with an actual penalty though, in the form of 'Young' trait.
* KiManipulation: Used by martial artists in the setting which includes Alex. A combination of Physical, Spiritual, and Mental energies that can do all the things the component energies can do, but at reduced efficiency.

* LittleBitBeastly: Emiko the kitsune, who has adorable fox ears and tail. Various 'monsters' in setting fit this description, such as the cat-girls Emiko is acquainted with.

* MagicalAccessory: Alex's uncle has a lot of these in the form of protective charms. Bought from the local magic shop. Very lackluster in potency.
%%* MagicalAsian: Lu-sensei's primary role in Alex's life.
* MagicalClown: The creepy almost-certainly-demon clown who performed at Alex's birthday party. Scary enough to potentially traumatize a young monster.
* MagicKnight:
** The Drake family (and associates) all use a magic-derived technique to increase their physical abilities.
** Alex is also moving towards being a more traditional one.
* ManaDrain: Alex attempted to absorb Altria's volatile dragon mana. It didn't work. *Hacking cough*
* MegaCrossover: As mentioned in the description, there are a ''lot'' of franchises involved in the Quest. ''Buffy''' and ''Zelda'' aside, there are as many as ''twenty'' major continuities rolled up into one timeline (Buffy included, ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' not [[labelnote:List of known continuties]]Major: ''Buffy'', ''Fate/Stay Night'', ''Bleach'', ''Dragon Ball'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rosario to Vampire'', ''Avatar the Last Airbender'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Medaka Box'', ''Castlevania'', ''Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive'', ''Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple'' and probably more; timelines with more minor influences [[spoiler: such as the other reincarnations like Alex]] include ''Street Fighter'' and ''Sailor Moon'', but are speculated to include ''Metroid'', ''VideoGame/StarCraft'', and ''Dungeons and Dragons''[[/labelnote]]) and dozens more minor ones. ''Zelda'' would technically be a minor continuity had Alex not gotten a head start with Briar's presence, leading to multiple instances of cross-dimensional communication and the direct attention of the Golden Goddesses.
* MegaManning: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] Alex picks up a number of techniques just by watching with his considerably enhanced senses, but usually only to the point where he must spend considerable time and effort (or direct tutelage) improving them to a point where they're usable.

* RageAgainstTheReflection: Alex defies this trope when he is polite and decidedly non-violent towards an alternate mirror version of himself. Alex embraces this trope when he destroys that same mirror when it reflects a horribly evil Alexandorf version of himself. Met with *little* success.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Alex's appearance changes more into that of Ganondorf the more influence Past Life Experience holds. Alex has noticeably developed faintly-darker skin, somewhat-reddish brown hair, and slightly-golden brown eyes. These traits are in regression, as Alex has recently greatly reduced the influence of PLE. Rather confusingly, this also applies to Alex's little sister, who ''somehow'' looks like a Gerudo too.

* SizeShifter: Alex knows Enlarge Person, and trades knowledge of the spell to Ayane and Kasumi in exchange for the Body Flicker technique.

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Alex's eyes become more gold in their default state the more Ganondorf's supernatural hold on him increases. Which makes his golden eyes eldritch, *not* pretty.

** [[spoiler: Archer himself's]] magic is WrongContextMagic, and gives Ambrose nearly as much of a headache. The fact that he has a connection to [[spoiler: Avalon]] is just the icing on the cake, because there are only a bare handful of people who should have that, and [[spoiler: Archer]] is ''none'' of them.

* TournamentArc: The world tournament arc, is the moment in when the story starts to {{GrowingTheBeard}}.It's also when appear the firsts {{Mega Crossover}} elements. Just watch the first rounds in the finals of the under eight division!

* AdaptationalBadass: Most distinctly, Cordelia Chase. While her canon self, later in life, proved remarkably capable at martial arts (To the point of having an anime-like growth curve, being able to pick up techniques by just watching them be performed) her Quest incarnation has been training in the [[SupernaturalMartialArts School of Five Elements]] since the age of ''six'', and makes her way to the World Tournament Under Tens division ''finals''.

* AmbiguousSituation: For a long time, Alex's status as Ganondorf's reincarnation was something of a mystery. While the Hellmouth's presence was known to be a contributing factor, it ''wasn't'' known exactly ''why'' he reincarnated on Earth. [[spoiler: It turns out that it's due to the Mortal Kombat system; with the bad guys on the verge of winning once and for all, as many as ''twenty'' major continuties have merged, and Ganon's unusual temporal 'mass' led to his soul getting pulled in as well.]]

* [[AnimalBattleAura Animal Battle Aura]]: When Alex uses his full power against someone else doing the same a giant Boar appears behind him.

* [[AnotherDimension Another Dimension]]: After meeting Briar it becomes apparent to Alex that Hyrule and Earth are in separate dimensions.

* [[BridalCarry Bridal Carry]]: What Alex does to Altria—to her slight consternation—when [[spoiler:running from the life eating abomination Beryl summoned.]]
* ChildProdigy: Alex is ''ridiculously'' capable for an eight-year-old, especially in magic; his casting capability is beyond that of most trained adults.

* CoolSword: The Blessed Blade, essentially a +1 Sword made by the Golden Goddesses, coming complete with scabbard. It also absorbs Alex's aura; why ''exactly'' is still unknown, but it helps a lot with his stealth.

* [[DefeatMeansFriendship Defeat Means Friendship]]: Zig-Zagged in the world tournament arc. Some [[note]]Primarily Ichigo, Kahlua, and Altria[[/note]] of Alex's opponents in the tournament become friends with him, but some of them do not. [[spoiler:*cough*sore loser Mohra demon assassins*cough*]]
* [[DemonicPossession Demonic Possession]]: At one point stuffed animals become possessed. D'aww, so abominable!

* DoorStopper: After four years of more-or-less daily updates, the quest is ''very'' long.

* ExactWords: [[spoiler: One of the reasons that Demise's Curse is so terrifying is ''[[ExactWords In]]''ExactWords. 'The Blood of the Goddess'', due to the immense amount of time involved, would likely be triggered by ''anyone in Hyrule'', meaning that the only reason Alex wasn't already Ganondorf before he even could speak was that he reincarnated on a different plane]].

* [[FairyCompanion Fairy Companion]]: Briar, a Hylian fairy who managed to wander through a portal to Earth and get stuck.

* [[FishPeople Fish People]]: [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender The Southern Water tribe]] are this in this universe. Alex and Briar confuses them with Zora the first time they see one of them.
* [[FlatWhat Flat What]]: The reaction of Alex when he discovers that his "Maximum Power" technique can neutralize youki.

* {{Main/Flight}}: There exist magical, spiritual, telekinetic and ki flight. So far Alex is only capable of the magical aspect of flight, but it may be possible to learn the other types.

* [[HearingVoices Hearing Voices]]: What happens when Ambrose contacts Alex when he's stuck in (a) hell.
* [[IHatePastMe I Hate Past Me]]: One of the things that terrifies Alex is becoming like Ganondorf.
* JerkAssGods: Most of the gods/demons in the setting. Heavens (don't) help us.
** Fortunately, the Golden Goddesses and Raiden are all Aversions.
* [[JustAKid Just A Kid]]: Alex constantly surprises those around him with his competence and ability despite being 'just a kid'. Does come with an actual penalty though, in the form of 'Young' trait.
* [[KiManipulation Ki Manipulation]]: Used by martial artists in the setting which includes Alex. A combination of Physical, Spiritual, and Mental energies that can do all the things the component energies can do, but at reduced efficiency.
* [[KillItWithFire Kill It With Fire]]: Extremely effective against undead-demon-vampires, the brown rats of supernatural creatures on the Hellmouth. Also works well on regenerators like Mohra Demons, though generally not well enough to take them out of the fight.

* KingOfAllCosmos: The Golden Goddesses are frequent targets for anniversary {=PoV=} Omake. They're [[CloudCuckooLander not entirely there]].

* [[LargeHam Large Ham]]: Sometimes, Alex can't resist the urge of being this. The Raging Boar demands Ham!

* [[MagicEnhancement Magic Enhancement]]: One of the schools of magic Alex is proficient in, which functions like Nasu-verse reinforcement. It's a factor in how effective Maximum Power makes Alex.
* MagicMirror: Alex uses one as a pocket dimension, wherein he can perform high circle magic without fear of detection from the Hellmouth's denizens. But with an entire dimension hidden beneath its surface, one can't help but wonder: mirror, mirror, what's behind you?
** There's also the Mirror of Shadow, which was the subject of an arc to retrieve in order to cure a mad Nine-tails.

* MagicalAsian: Lu-sensei's primary role in Alex's life.

* MagicKnight: The Drake family (and associates) all use a magic-derived technique to increase their physical abilities.

* NamesTheSame: Kenneth and Lance, Altria's cousin and friend, share their names with one of the older School of Five Elements students and one of Alex's classmates.

* NoodleIncident/OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Gen the shopkeeper ''somehow'' was so important to a Great Fairy that he was given ''three'' doses of Great Fairy's Tears. It is explicitly noted that Link, Hero of Hyrule, is incredibly well-liked by fairy-kind in general- but even ''he'' is only ever given a single drop of the stuff at a time.
** In a more traditional NoodleIncident, how and why ''exactly'' Ambrose ended up in hell that one time are up for debate.

* [[OldMoney Old Money]]: [[Manga/RosarioToVampire The Shuzen family]] are this.
* [[OurMagesAreDifferent Our Mages Are Different]]: Alex calls upon internal mana exclusively—unless he has the time and inclination to perform ritual magic. Other magic users tend to make great use of energy in the environment because most have very small reserves of internal mana.
** Alex also uses Hyrulean style of magic, which is distinct from the various Earth traditions.

* [[PastLifeMemories Past Life Memories]]: They appear in the form of dreams. They are considered a trait (PLE). The more Alex views the memories of Ganondorf the more skills, abilities and powers he'll be able to use from them. The more it increases the more Alex's appearance will change to match the same physical traits of Ganondorf. Judge Mental even mentioned that Alex would start hearing Ganondorf himself speaking to him in his head if it ever got too high. He also mentioned late in the quest that it is considered a Game Over mechanic in that if Alex ever reaches a full A rank in it Ganondorf will take control. Once SB players found out about this they have stopped trying to rely on Ganondorf's memories less whenever it could be avoided and have been trying to find ways to either mitigate it's negative effects or lower PLE rank. Navi has used some form of ritual spell which has reduced Alex PLE from C rank back to D rank. Improving his Spiritual Prowess and Favor with the goddess of wind, Farore offer Alex benefits in that the higher his rank is with both the more he can mitigate the negative aspects PLE.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Alex won a tournament containing all the martial artists in the world of his age bracket, has repeatedly thrown down with immensely powerful monsters, has been mistaken for a god more than once, and has [[spoiler: ''[[HolyShitQuotient beaten Dark Link in a straight fight]]'']]. He's also [[ImprobableAge eight years old]], and [[ComicBookTime looks to continue being so for the near future.]]
* PlayerCharacter: Alexander Harris.
* PostFinalBoss: The Hawaiian sorceror for the Tournament arc.
* PoliceAreUseless: 100% true on the Hellmouth for a variety of reasons. Thinking otherwise betrays dangerous naivety.

* [[PsychicPowers Psychic Powers]]: Alex has them, as does an M Bison expy. Implied to be hard to obtain.

* [[RandomEncounters Random Encounters]]: A RunningGag; Alex can't go ''anywhere'' on his own without running into these, and sometimes finds them even when he's ''not.''

* {{Reincarnation}}: Alex is the reincarnation of Ganondorf.

** Unrelatedly, there's also [[spoiler: Altria Drake, reincarnation of Nasuverse King Arthur. As seen later, the rest of the Round Table reincarnated along with her.]] By the time this was given actual confirmation, it was basically a CaptainObviousReveal.

* RingOut: One of the victory conditions for the World Tournament arc; Alex notably beats Kahlua this way the first time.

* RunningGag: ENLIGHTENMENT.
** Alex's RandomEncounters.

* Main/StrongFamilyResemblance: Alex's appearance changes more into that of Ganondorf the more influence Past Life Experience holds. Alex has noticeably developed faintly-darker skin, somewhat-reddish brown hair, and slightly-golden brown eyes. These traits are in regression, as Alex has recently greatly reduced the influence of PLE.
** Rather confusingly, this also applies to Alex's little sister, who ''somehow'' looks like a Gerudo too.
* SetBonus: The Triforce, when all three triangles are combined, or when the pieces of one triangle are reunited.

* SoreLoser: A number of the tournament competitors didn't take well to losing- Kahlua needed to be immediately talked down on the point that she lost on a technicality, William Marsh and Othyrm attempted to rough Alex up in a break between rounds and Gorn the Mothra demon attempted to ''assasinate'' him after the end of the tournament.

* SuperMode: Maximum Power, every last one of Alex's enhancement abilities activated at once and taken to the max, then further enhanced by the spark of divine Power he has. It also [[GoldenSuperMode glows gold]]. And destroys Youki, for whatever reason.

* {{Teleportation}}: One of the most-used spells in the quest. Alex's range with it steadily increases, from intra-city teleportation in the Tournament Arc cooldown to eventually using it to pop all the way around the world more-or-less at ''will''. Ambrose also appears to use this spell.

** Gorn vs Lee(An assumed name for [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]] [[spoiler: May actually be Azula's reincarnation.]])

* WitchClassic: Mrs. Lawson, who lives fairly close to (and sealed) the gate Briar arrived on Earth from.

* WrongContextMagic: Alex's magic is ''distinctly'' unusual. Hyrulean-style magic means that he uses his own internal mana to do everything, and being Ganondorf's reincarnation means that he has a ''lot'' of magic to throw around; when Ambrose attempts to slap a seal on him to stop one deity or another getting their hooks into him ([[{{Troll and for his own amusement}}]]) he just goes on with his day because he doesn't use any external sources.
** In addition, the echo of Power his soul carries from having once hosted one part of the Triforce means that some rules simply break down before him- most notably Alex's own Power abilities (including Maximum Power) but also against things like summoning -[[spoiler: Archer]] is thoroughly bemused to find himself summoned not for any kind of fighting, but for helping to make a birthday gift, and this talent for breaking rules has given Ambrose more than one headache.
** [[spoiler: Archer]] himself's magic is WrongContextMagic, and gives Ambrose nearly as much of a headache. The fact that he has a connection to [[spoiler: Avalon]] is just the icing on the cake, because there are only a bare handful of people who should have that, and [[spoiler: Archer]] is ''none'' of them.

* MegaCrossover: As mentioned in the description, there are a ''lot'' of franchises involved in the Quest. ''Buffy''' and ''Zelda'' aside, there are as many as ''twenty'' major continuities rolled up into one timeline (Buffy included, ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' not [[labelnote:List of known continuties]]Major: ''Buffy'', ''Fate/Stay Night'', ''Bleach'', ''Dragon Ball'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rosario to Vampire'', ''Avatar the Last Airbender'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Medaka Box'', ''Castlevania'', ''Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive'', ''Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple'' and probably more; timelines with more minor influences [[spoiler: such as the other reincarnations like Alex]] include ''Street Fighter'' and ''Sailor Moon'', but are speculated to include ''Metroid'', ''StarCraft'', and ''Dungeons and Dragons''[[/labelnote]]) and dozens more minor ones. ''Zelda'' would technically be a minor continuity had Alex not gotten a head start with Briar's presence, leading to multiple instances of cross-dimensional communication and the direct attention of the Golden Goddesses.

* TheArchmage: Merle Ambrose is as well known for his magical capability as he is for [[CloudCuckoolander his]] [[{{Troll}} personality]]. [[spoiler: Given that he's more-or-less explicitly stated to be {{Merlin}}, this makes a great deal of sense.]]

** Firstly, the Quest appeared to be a straight Buffy/Zelda crossover; the only obviously non-Buffy/LoZ thing that appeared was 'Lu-Sensei' and his school, and ki-based abilities didn't even start showing up until right before the tournament.

* MegaCrossover: As mentioned in the description, there are a ''lot'' of franchises involved in the Quest. ''Buffy''' and ''Zelda'' aside, there are as many as ''twenty'' major continuities rolled up into one timeline (Buffy included, LoZ not [[labelnote:List of known continuties]]Major: ''Buffy'', ''Fate/Stay Night'', ''Bleach'', ''Dragon Ball'', ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rosario to Vampire'', ''Avatar the Last Airbender'', ''Inuyasha'', ''Medaka Box'', ''Castlevania'', ''Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive'', ''Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple'' and probably more; timelines with more minor influences [[spoiler: such as the other reincarnations like Alex]] include ''Street Fighter'' and ''Sailor Moon'', but are speculated to include ''Metroid'', ''StarCraft'', and ''Dungeons and Dragons''[[/labelnote]]) and dozens more minor ones. ''Zelda'' would technically be a minor continuity had Alex not gotten a head start with Briar's presence, leading to multiple instances of cross-dimensional communication and the direct attention of the Golden Goddesses.

** Altria, Medaka, and Kahlua all have their own SuperMode; Altria's is powering up the maximum that her Dragon-spirit can handle, while Kahlua's is removing all of the seals on her power.

** Castle Shuzen is seemingly permanantly night, is massive, has various monsters wandering around (which is seemingly perfectly normal) and has enough space and a background of Darkness that [[spoiler: some manner of Necromancer skilled enough for Ambrose to consider him a problem to set up shop without being noticed.]] It also has [[spoiler: Dracula sealed underneath.]]

* LostRomanLegion: The nation of Memoria was originally founded by a Roman Legion that was lost in the forests of Gaul and ended in the [[LandOfFaerie Faerie]] before returning to their original world and discovering that centuries had passed since their disapearance.
* LandOfFaerie: The memorian outpost is located in it.

Run by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/judge-mental.37274/ Judge Mental]]. It has, at the time of writing, twenty-two discussion threads, a Story Only thread, and a fanwork thread.

* In a more traditional NoodleIncident, how and why ''exactly'' Ambrose ended up in hell that one time are up for debate.