History YMMV / FateRevelationOnline

* FridgeBrilliance: Kayaba's learning about the ability to trigger circuit development where seemingly none are present wasn't a fluke of his research. The author has discussed in some threads the idea that the Association and other magi, predicting a future period of extremely reduced mana supply, worked together to bury this knowledge centuries ago. However secrets like that take time to die so it's possible Zouken Matou either lived before or during the period when the knowledge was being suppressed. When he started training Kayaba, Zouken revealed this to him as the starting point for his failed plan to make Shinji a suitable heir.

* ChristCarterEffect: Due to the extremely slow burn combined with ScheduleSlip, it's looking increasingly unlikely that the cast will be clearing Aincrad any time this decade.

* FinalBoss: By WordOfGod, possibly [[spoiler: Shirou as [The Crimson King]]].
** This will potentially make them TheDreaded after the events of the SAO arc:
---> [[spoiler: SURVIVOR ONE: Yeah, the Absolute Sword is pretty strong, but she's not Sixth Ranger strong, you know?]]
---> [[spoiler: SURVIVOR TWO: Yeah, even when she wins, it lacks that sense of, of overwhelmingness. Against the Absolute Sword you don't feel that complete despair and lack of options.]]
---> [[spoiler: ASUNA: I totally know what you mean.]]
** Which makes this line a possible ChekhovsGunman reference:
--->[[spoiler:'''Kirito (introducing Shirou):''' Currently he's in his second form as the [Horned Knight], and of course everyone is familiar with his original form, the [Sixth Ranger]. Fortunately there hasn't yet been an event terrifying enough to require the [Third Transformation].]]
* OneSceneWonder: [Slime Breeder} has only appeared in ''one'' chapter, and hasn't been mentioned since, but is still a highly memorable character who provides a good example of those whose eccentricities were further amplified by Kayaba's death game.

** OneSceneWonder: He's only appeared in ''one'' chapter and hasn't been mentioned since, but remains popular.

** [[spoiler: TheDreaded: After the events of SAO arc in the fic, he becomes this:]]
--> [[spoiler: SURVIVOR ONE: Yeah, the Absolute Sword is pretty strong, but she's not Sixth Ranger strong, you know?]]
--> [[spoiler: SURVIVOR TWO: Yeah, even when she wins, it lacks that sense of, of overwhelmingness. Against the Absolute Sword you don't feel that complete despair and lack of options.]]
--> [[spoiler: ASUNA: I totally know what you mean.]]
** Which totally makes this line a possible ChekhovsGunman reference:
-->[[spoiler:'''Kirito (introducing Shirou):''' ''"Currently he's in his second form as the [Horned Knight], and of course everyone is familiar with his original form, the [Sixth Ranger]. Fortunately there hasn't yet been an event terrifying enough to require the [Third Transformation]."'']]

* [[spoiler: FinalBoss: By WordOfGod, possibly Shirou as [The Crimson King].]]

--> [[spoiler: ASUNA: I totally know what you mean.]]

* [[spoiler: FinalBoss: By WordOfGod, possibly Shirou as [The Crimson King].]]

* [[spoiler: FinalBoss: By WordOfGod, possibly Shirou]]