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4	[[caption-width-right:300: [[OCStandIn Yes]], that's [[GenderFlip Shinji]] [[BadassAdorable hugging]] a [[NukeEm nuclear]] [[UsefulNotes/FromRussiaWithNukes bomb]].]]
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6	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4673040/1/ And If That Don't Work?]]'' by Sunshine Temple is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' -and some ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' and ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment''- fanfic where with [[NukeEm enough gun]], even an Angel can be destroyed, AT field and all, without an Eva. Of course, this tactic usually means wiping out a fair chunk of the surrounding area. And you definitely don't want your pilot and Operations Director getting caught in the blast. Nevertheless, with a proven alternative available, NERV's political position has changed big time. And Shinji? Well...Shinji rapidly becomes either [[OCStandIn unrecognizable]] or more "natural".
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8	By the same author is ''Fanfic/TheReturn'', a ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''/''Franchise/SailorMoon'' cross which does much the same thing with those franchises.
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11	!!This fic contains examples of:
12	* AbusiveParents: Neither Gendo or Dr. Insana are ''hostile'' to their children, but it's hard to categorize their parenting to either as anything else.
13	* AliceAllusion: Shinju's got the hairband, [[ElegantGothicLolita dress]], and morbid cuteness.
14	* AsteroidsMonster:
15	** Israfel keeps splitting and doesn't stop until it numbers in the hundreds. Then they start using tactics, proving that, yes, the Angels are getting smarter.
16	** [[spoiler:Matarael]] uses a very similar tactic in its attack.
17	%%* BadassAdorable: [[{{Moe}} Shinju]], [[ElegantGothicLolita just]] [[BloodKnight Shinju]].
18	* BandOfBrothers: Used and Deconstructed. In ch 9, Shinju gives the Saint Crispin's Day speech from ''Theatre/HenryV'' to invoke this trope as part of a plan to get the public to accept the [[spoiler:{{Cyborg}}, [[HalfHumanHybrid half Evangelion]] Asuka/Kiko.]]
19	* BeehiveHairdo: Asuka (yes, Asuka) is talked into wearing one of these to a victory party. It's likely a case of AuthorAppeal, especially given [[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/sunshinetemple/FanArt_not_on_site/AsukasFancyDress.jpg the dress]] she wears with it. [[spoiler:It eventually becomes a permanent feature.]]
20	%%* {{BFG}}: The Evas are equipped with rifles built from Iowa Class Battleship guns.
21	* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Asuka is subjected to operand conditioning to keep her functional after [[spoiler: being burned by acid down to a "screaming potato" and then rebuilt as a cybernetic [[HalfHumanHybrid human-Evangelion hybrid]].]] She happily notes that she doesn't get nightmares about it, ever.
22	** Plus {{Brainwashing}} [[spoiler:for loyalty, obedience, and discomfort with old bodily functions]].
23	* CreepyChild: Shinju has two settings: this or {{Moe}}...especially when she's [[StepfordSmiler happily]] cleaning her various [[GunStripping weapons]].
24	* CreepyDoll: In keeping with the above, most people think Shinju's doll collection is cute. Asuka on the other hand...
25	* {{Doorstopper}}: 254,979 words over twelve chapters.
26	%%* ElegantGothicLolita:
27	%%** This is essentially Shinju's default state outside of combat.
28	%%** Asuka gets touched with this; see the BeehiveHairdo entry.
29	* {{Fembot}}: [[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/sunshinetemple/FanArt_not_on_site/NigokikoplugsuitGlossy05.jpg Visually at least]] Kiko straddles the line between this and RobotGirl.
30	* FirstEpisodeResurrection
31	** Shinji gets resurrected via clone, resulting in Shinju becoming more badass, assertive, and [[{{Newsreel}} popular]] than [[OCStandIn Shinji ever was]].
32	** A couple chapters later the cycle restarts with Asuka [[BookEnds seeing Shinju]] in her first scene and with Kaji seeing Misako. Apparently ItRunsInTheFamily.
33	* FlowerMotifs: Shinju is sent an unusual bouquet in ch. 6. As a GeniusBonus, [[spoiler:the flowers can all be negatively interpreted as Death, Revenge, Suspicion, and Loathing. This is a warning of Mikki's true intentions.]]
34	%%* ForScience: "Sciencier" Insana's motivation / catchphrase.
35	%%* FountainOfYouth: A side effect of what happens to Shinji and Misato.
36	* FourIsDeath: This time Shinju is the Fourth Child. To ram the point home: after her fifth kill she gains the nickname "[[{{Pun}} Ace of Spades]]."
37	%%* GatlingGood: The [=YA11=] Dreadhog has a nuclear powered one of these.
38	%%* GenderFlip: ...and an especially twisted one, at that.
39	%%* HalfHumanHybrid: The Ayanamis and Kiko.
40	%%* HumansAreTheRealMonsters - From the Angels' perspective. They just want to rescue "mother".
41	%%* HumansAreCthulhu: Another part of the Angels' views on humans.
42	* HumansThroughAlienEyes: From ch. 5 on, the fic is starting to feature scenes from the Angels' perspective. For them, humans are monsters that consort with {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and perverted Angelic flesh to make war machines. Nuclear weapons are particularly horrifying to them, being machines capable of destroying souls.
43	* INeedAFreakingDrink: Ritsuko goes for her office liquor stash while discussing [[spoiler: Kiko and the Ayanamis' ability to generate AT fields, Insana's proposed built-in armaments, and general discipline issues.]]
44	* ImMelting: [[spoiler:Asuka]] basically gets partially liquefied by [[spoiler:Matarael's acid attack]] in ch. 7. Practically {{Gorn}}.
45	* ItsRainingMen: Nerv hard drops far more than often than canon, such as the [[spoiler:Ramiel]] battle. Unlike the canon this time the pilots regularly sing paratrooper songs. It's that kind [[RealRobot of fic]].
46	* LossOfIdentity
47	** Shinju is unrecognizable as Shinji after a couple of chapters [[spoiler:and is picking up bits of Rei.]]
48	** Misato is mostly herself, [[spoiler:but she does refer to "Katsuragi" as another person.]]
49	** [[spoiler:And poor [[strike:Asuka]] Kiko. Shinju even encourages her to give up on her old self.]]
50	* MadScientist: Given all the cloning, Angel-killing nukes, and the Evangelions themselves...seems to be a theme.
51	** It should be noted that the "sanest" one is an {{expy}} of [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Engineer]] who designed and built a plane armed with a [[{{BFG}} giant nuclear-powered Gatling rail gun]].
52	** Insana is after ch. 7 the undisputed king of this trope amongst the characters of this story.
53	* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: And the man that embraces the above to the fullest just happens to be ''Asuka's'' father. [[spoiler:Former MIT Professor Tino Noah Insana. You can guess his [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment nickname.]] Arguably a weirder father than Gendo, and in charge of S2 research.]]
54	%%* MeaningfulName: Dr. Insana. Hoo boy.
55	* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler:Asuka --> Nigokiko/Kiko after Asuka was turned into a human/EVA-02 hybrid]].
56	* MildlyMilitary: NERV is seen as this by JSSDF and Azazel. One of the key themes of the fic is NERV being forced to become more transparent.
57	%%* {{Newsreel}}: The Azazel and Nerv pilots are frequently in these.
58	* NuclearWeaponsTaboo: Very much {{averted}}, though the political (and other) fallout of using nukes keeps NERV in business.
59	%%* NukeEm: How Sachiel meets his end.
60	%%* OCStandIn: Arguably what happens to Shinji and then to Asuka.
61	* OxymoronicBeing: Kiko is a miniature giant robot. That is, she's [[HalfHumanHybrid half]] [[HumongousMecha Evangelion]] but [[RobotGirl human sized.]]
62	* PoweredByAForsakenChild: In chapter 5, Misako [[InvokedTrope uses this exact phrase]] when discussing [[spoiler:the dummy plugs]].
63	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: All three Ayanamis.
64	* RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun: Asuka is constantly reminded that she blew up a mountain as a high point of her first battle, despite her complaints of it being covered with Angels and rather small.
65	** Shinju too, just ask about Operation Excelsior around her.
66	* RobotGirl: Subverted by Kiko, who is [[spoiler:a [[OrganicTechnology human/Eva hybrid]] ]].
67	* ShoutOut: ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'', ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers,'' ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''
68	* ShovelStrike: The Evangelions have Spetsnaz-style prog shovels.
69	* SovietSuperscience: Mostly averted. The Angel Buster nukes are slight modifications of real weapons.
70	* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: Nigokiko was designed ''to be a Sapiency Driver for Unit 02''... to enable [[spoiler: Asuka]] to Pilot Unit 02, being able to [[spoiler: generate AT fields]] is just a side effect.
71	* SurvivalMantra: Latching onto a bit of advice from Rei, Shinju has "Open your heart" which she chants while gutting Angels.
72	* TailorMadePrison: Ever wonder where Nerv was planning to put Sandalphon? Enter the Caina Containment Complex, a prison for Angels. It's secured by a nuclear SwordOfDamocles DeadMansSwitch, much to [[spoiler:Iry's]] chagrin.
73	* TheyCalledMeMad: Ritsuko says this exact line in the first chapter.
74	-->[[LampshadeHanging "We know, Intro to Theater."]]
75	* TokenHuman: [[spoiler:Toji is currently the only pilot who is not partly Angel/Evangelion]].
76	%%* UnusualEars: Kiko, as expected.
77	%%* WeCanRebuildHim: This is Insana's plan to [[spoiler:save Asuka's life after the Matarael battle]].
78	%%* WhiteVoidRoom: Where [[spoiler:Mikki]] and the other Angels plot.

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