History Webcomic / Rivals

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Chuuya's past is different from canon, which is somewhat of an AdaptationalBackstoryChange and similar to that of [[VideoGame/{{Arknights}} Ifrit]]. He grew up as a HumanExperiment in a French facility, until he [[KillEmAll killed everyone around]]. He was transferred to Japan, where things went wrong again, until the mafia found him. This is where he finally found a home to be loyal to]].

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: Chuuya [[spoiler: underwent changes to his Ability due to bone marrow that was transplanted from Alex to him. This closely resembles a real-life phenomenon called [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(genetics) chimerism]], where foreign cells and DNA settle themselves into a body. Most often, this happens with a tissue transplant or in birth from child to mother or from one unborn half of twins. If this Chuuya would be DNA-tested on multiple places in real life, it would turn out that he carries a second set of DNA - Alex']].

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Intermission 3.5.

* CypherLanguage: Instead of the Chiller font on pages 51 and 52 of chapter 7, [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica runes]] are used in the Dutch translation. They are also used at the cover page for each chapter and intermission, and at specific moments usually related to Abilities, i.e the name of the Ability itself and the sentence to activate Corruption. Curiously, it has been confirmed in said translation that the runes are [[spoiler: a seperate language on its own, which supposedly sounds like the inverted form of a normal language. Loki, Chuuya and Alex picked it up while at the facility. [[RealityHasNoSubtitles The runes spoken in the comic itself (that is, not the chapter titles) are not 'translated' anywhere]], [[GuideDangIt not even in the supplementary comments]], hinting that other characters do not understand this 'runic language']].

* CypherLanguage: Instead of the Chiller font on pages 51 and 52 of chapter 7, [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica runes]] are used in the Dutch translation. They are also used at the cover page for each chapter and intermission, and at specific moments usually related to Abilities, i.e the name of the Ability itself and the sentence to activate Corruption. Curiously, it has been confirmed in said translation that the runes are [[spoiler: a seperate language on its own, which supposedly sounds like the inverted form of a normal language. Loki, Chuuya and Alex picked it up while at the facility. [[RealityHasNoSubtitles The runes spoken in tbe comic itself (that is, not the chapter titles) are not 'translated' anywhere]], [[GuideDangIt not even in the supplementary comments]], hinting that other characters do not understand this 'runic language']].

* CypherLanguage: Instead of the Chiller font on pages 51 and 52 of chapter 7, [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica runes]] are used in the Dutch translation. They are also used at the cover page for each chapter and intermission, and at specific moments usually related to Abilities, i.e the name of the Ability itself and the sentence to activate Corruption. Curiously, it has been confirmed in said translation that the runes are [[spoiler: a seperate language on its own, which supposedly sounds like the inverted form of a normal language. Loki, Chuuya and Alex picked it up while at the facility. [[RealityHasNoSubtitles The runes spoken in tbe comic itself (that is, not the chapter titles) are not 'translated' anywhere, [[GuideDangIt not even in the supplementary comments]], hinting that other characters do not understand this 'runic language']]]].

* CypherLanguage: Instead of the Chiller font on pages 51 and 52 of chapter 7, [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica runes]] are used in the Dutch translation. They are also used at the cover page for each chapter and intermission, and at specific moments usually related to Abilities, i.e the name of the Ability itself and the sentence to activate Corruption. Curiously, it has been confirmed in said translation that the runes are [[spoiler: a seperate language on its own, which supposedly sounds like the inverted form of a normal language. Loki, Chuuya and Alex picked it up while at the facility. [[RealityHasNoSubtitles The runes spoken in tbe comoc itself (that is, not the chapter titles) are not 'translated' anywhere, [[GuideDangIt not even in the supplementary comments]], hinting that other characters do not understand this 'runic language']]]].

* CypherLanguage: Instead of the Chiller font on pages 51 and 52 of chapter 7, [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica runes]] are used in the Dutch translation. They are also used at the cover page for each chapter and intermission, and at specific moments usually related to Abilities, i.e the name of the Ability itself and the sentence to activate Corruption. Curiously, it has been confirmed in said translation that the runes are [[spoiler: a seperate language on its own, which supposedly sounds like the inverted form of a normal language. Loki, Chuuya and Alex picked it up while at the facility. [[RealityHasNoSubtitles These runes are not 'translated' anywhere, hinting that other characters do not understand this 'runic language']]]].

* CypherLanguage: Instead of the Chiller font on pages 51 and 52 of chapter 7, [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica runes]] are used in the Dutch translation. They are also used at the cover page for each chapter and intermission, and at specific moments usually related to Abilities, i.e the name of the Ability itself and the sentence to activate Corruption. Curiously, it has been confirmed in said translation that the runes are [[spoiler: a seperate language on its own, which supposedly sounds like the inverted form of a normal language. Loki, Chuuya and Alex picked it up while at the facility. [[RealityHasNoSubtiles These runes are not 'translated' anywhere, hinting that other characters do not understand this 'runic language']]]].

* CypherLanguage: Instead of the Chiller font on pages 51 and 52 of chapter 7, [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica runes]] are used in the Dutch translation. They are also used at the cover page for each chapter and intermission, and at specific moments usually related to Abilities, i.e the name of the Ability itself and the sentence to activate Corruption. Curiously, it has been confirmed in said translation that the runes are [[spoiler: a seperate language on its own, which supposedly sounds like the inverted form of a normal language. Loki, Chuuya and Alex picked it up while at the facility]].

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: Chuuya [[spoiler: underwent changes to his Ability due to bone marrow that was transplanted from Alex to him. This closely resembles a real-life phenomenon called [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(genetics) chimerism]], where foreign cells and DNA settle themselves into a body. Most often, this happens with a tissue transplant or in birth from child to mother or from one unborn half of twins]].

It updates on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on [[https://soukoku-rivals.tumblr.com/ its tumblr]]. People who donate on the author's [=Ko-Fi=] get three extra pages each time. It also has been translated into Russian, Polish and Dutch - of which the latter is still running and being kept up. These translations are to be viewed [[https://soukoku-rivals.tumblr.com/post/179647985915/translations here]].

* LongRunners: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example. It has started from 2018, and at the moment of writing, is at chapter 7 out of 9, meaning there's a whole lot to go still.

* NotSoDifferent: Loki tries to make this obvious to Chuuya over the course of a few pages in chapter 7.

*** Chapter 9 cover: [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPNKfitjHnY Raver's Memory]]]].

** It also renames the terms 'Ability' and 'Ability user' to '[[GratuitousLatin Magia]]' and '[[GratuitousLatin Veneficus]]', respectively, though this was out of inability to think of a good-sounding Dutch term.

* TheCavalryArrivesLate: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]], translation-only.

* BatmanGambit: Chuuya mentions an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] one on the translated page 33 of chapter 7.

* DubNameChange: The Dutch translation changes the names of [[spoiler: Dumas, Locke and Sapkowski]] to [[spoiler: [[WebComic/VastError Sestro, Hamifi and Edolon]], respectively. In the translated intermission, the text of Dumas and Locke is even momentarily colored alongside the blood colors of Sestro and Hamifi. On page 50 of chapter 7, a MythologyGag is played on this when he calls Loki/Hamifi 'bloedheks' (blood witch), as Hamifi's original classpect was Witch of Blood.

* DubNameChange: The Dutch translation changes the names of [[spoiler: Dumas, Locke and Sapkowski]] to [[spoiler: [[WebComic/VastError Sestro, Hamifi and Edolon]], respectively. In the translated intermission, the text of Dumas and Locke is even momentarily colored alongside the blood colors of Sestro and Hamifi. Becomes a DownplayedTrope later since the first two are mentioned lesser as they become OutOfFocus in chapter 5 and 6, and the third one dies]].

''Rivals'' is a ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'' FanWebComic by [[https://princesschuuya.tumblr.com/ princesschuuya]] aka Hayate. It centers around the strange bond between Chuuya and Dazai as they are caught in an intricate scheme.

It updates on mondays, wednesdays and fridays on [[https://soukoku-rivals.tumblr.com/ its tumblr]]. People who donate on the author's [=Ko-Fi=] get three extra pages each time. It also has been translated into Russian, Polish and Dutch - of which the latter is still running and being kept up. These translations are to be viewed [[https://soukoku-rivals.tumblr.com/post/179647985915/translations here]].

* YouAreNumberSix: [[spoiler: Chuuya and Dumas have a number tattooed on their throat, as a remainder of them both being in the same facility in the past.]]