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3	A cooperative fanfiction, set almost immediately after the events of ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore: For Answer''. It's written by multiple fanfiction authors (Zero Reaper, Krimzon-8, [=xXThe perfect SoldierXx=], n147258, Sakai the Demon and Precursor), each of whom has multiple characters featured.
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5	There are many main characters, but the two major heroes are Ghost and Kruger. Immediately afterwards is Felix, with Daven, Razer and Deimos being there as well. These core characters are also the first character of their respective writer: Zero Reaper with Ghost, Krimzon-8 with Kruger, [=xXThe perfect SoldierXx=] with Felix, n147258 with Daven, Sakai the Demon with Deimos, and Precursor with Razer.
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7	The story begins with Ghost and Holly, two members of a reformed ORCA, and their recruitment of Kruger, an instrumental member for their rise. With these three, ORCA begins to rise to the top, taking on the League who lorded over the rest of the world and trying to do their best for Earth. However, as Ghost becomes more and more ruthless and Kruger begins to question his actions, the members of ORCA are slowly turned against each other...
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9	The main writing is done on this forum: [[http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/82054/33188986/1/ Armored Core Post-FA Era]].
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11	!!''Armored Core: from the Ashes'' provides examples of:
12	%%* AceCustom: Of Requiem, Seraphim, and Death Omega, Requiem is by far the most powerful example. Because of the fact that they're all customised with different parts and weapons, ''all'' the [=NEXTs=] can be considered this, with one or two exceptions (such as the identical AI-based prototypes used by Omer).
13	%%* AcePilot: Kinda goes without saying.
14	%%* ActionGirl: Almost all of the female characters, though with varying levels of success. Rain is the best example.
15	%%* ActionSurvivor: When a more skilled character is around, those under that skill are typically this.
16	%%* AllAPartOfTheJob: Several characters.
17	* AlphaCouple: As of the Sahara battle, there is really only one couple that began in the RP officially that is working out. It's between the [[TheBerserker berserker]] [[BloodKnight blood knight]] Razer and the relatively calm Maria.
18	%%* AlphaStrike: NEXT-on-NEXT combat requires a lot of firepower.
19	%%* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Daven to Wynne, even though she was his ex at the time.
20	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Averted. Ghost and Kruger are shown to be, by some margin, the most powerful human beings in all of history, who could almost be called gods because of the fact that ''no-one can touch them'' on the battlefield. This is something that Ghost [[AGodAmI does not forget]].
21	%%* AmbitionIsEvil: Played straight with Ghost.
22	%%* AndThenWhat: Maximillian (and later Ghost) about the League.
23	%%* AntiHero: Ghost. Alternately, he could be considered a VillainProtagonist.
24	%%* TheAntichrist: Ghost is the walking, talking, apocalypse-inducing embodiement of this trope.
25	%%* AnyoneCanDie: Has been invoked on the original characters of ''Armored Core: For Answer'', ironically.
26	%%* ApocalypticLog: Done by Sebastian and Nikolus.
27	%%* AppliedPhlebotinum
28	%%* ArchEnemy: Ghost and Kruger.
29	%%* ArmorIsUseless:
30	%%** Nearly every single time, though averted with tank-types.
31	%%** Completely inverted with Fallen Angel when it had Exosteel armour; Kruger's Moonlights (which cut through solid titanium like it's paper) barely left a scratch on it.
32	* ArmoredCoffins: Vero Nork's death is this as she couldn't get out of the cockpit.
33	%%* AwesomeButImpractical:
34	* AxCrazy: Ghost's abilities in particular are mentioned as bordering on uncontrollable when he's in his Demon state.
35	%% The Demon abilities often enhance this, and both Razer and Epsilon are this when enraged.
36	%%* BackStory: Armored Core 4 and for Answer. The defunct Prequel thread also counts.
37	* BadassFamily: The Thermidors are a subversion - They're all fighting each other most of the time. Seeing as Ghost is the one who basically wiped the Thermidor family off the face of the Earth, maybe he's just the family's resident internal grim reaper.
38	%%* BadassLongcoat: Ghost is described as wearing a trench coat. It goes with his showmanship, doesn't it?
39	* BadassNormal: Any non-augmented pilot that is high-ranked, especially true with Zach who is about as normal as they come and yet one of the absolute top pilots.
40	%%* BatmanGambit: Used by Kruger.
41	%%* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: Generally subverted towards the main characters.
42	%%* BerserkButton: Demons.
43	%%* TheBerserker: Razer, Epsilon, Leon, any Demon.
44	%%* BetaCouple: Daven and Wynne had problems, but got over them fairly well. The Beta Couple to these two is Zach and Menno.
45	%%* {{BFG}}: Any weapon on the prototypes, any weapon designed for extreme damage.
46	%%** Requiem.
47	%%* {{BFS}}: Any blade that is longer than the mech using it is tall.
48	%%* BigBad: Ghost goes from Big Good gradually to this. Subverted, though, since he's still the protagonist.
49	%%* BigBulkyBomb: Thermonuclear devices. On Requiem. Necessary? Maybe not. Overkill? Yes. Fun? Yes. Completely awesome to the point where we hope they're used? Yes.
50	%%* BigGood: Kruger, Ghost in the beginning.
51	%%* BigNo
52	%%* BodyguardCrush: Ghost to Holly in a way. Although he's not formally her bodyguard, his behaviour - and the way his Demon abilities work - tends to drift toward this.
53	%%* BreakTheCutie: Happens a lot.
54	* BrokenAce: Ghost. He's a master NEXT pilot, a brilliant {{Chessmaster}}, and has astounding physical abilities, capable of taking on armies with his bare hands. He's also a nihilistic monster, a SelfMadeOrphan with a [[IDidWhatIHadToDo ruthless streak the size of a small continent]], willing to commit [[OmnicidalManiac omnicide]] to bring peace to the world. And that's just the beginning. WordOfGod states that this is because he tried so hard to be the ultimate human being, the perfect warrior in every conceivable way, that it cost him his sanity - and literally everything else in his entire life.
55	%%* ByronicHero: Ghost plays this trope as straight as it can be played.
56	%%* CapedMecha: Requiem. Ten bucks says that gets [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] as soon as Requiem appears.
57	%%* ChainsawGood: Requiem's chainsaw-staff. Most of Ghost's prototype [=NEXTs=] have chainsaws, but they're just not as big as Requiem's.
58	%%* {{Chickification}}: Done to Wynne, especially after she's captured. She becomes an ActionGirl again later.
59	%%* ClusterFBomb: Razer, though others have their moments. Subverted with some characters.
60	%%* ColonelKilgore: Ghost and Razer at times.
61	%%* ColonyDrop: The fall of Cradle 01.
62	%%* CombatAestheticist: Ghost. His excuse is 'inspiring fear into the enemy'.
63	%%* CombatPragmatist: Most of the pilots.
64	%%* CommutingOnABus: Done with some characters, biggest is Deimos.
65	%%* ConsolationPrize
66	%%* ConsummateProfessional: Over half the pilots.
67	%%* CouldntFindAPen: Sebastian's lab.
68	%%* CradlingTheirKill: Ghost after he accidentally shot Holly. She got better... [[LaserGuidedAmnesia sort of]].
69	%%* CrapsackWorld: Very crapsack from rabid pollution, related to MinovskyPhysics. Having an OmnicidalManiac around isn't helping, especially when he's got his own army.
70	%%* CursedWithAwesome: Most Demons.
71	%%** Ghost doesn't act like his abilities are a curse, though - on the contrary, he loves having nigh-unlimited physical power at his fingertips. This may be due to his slight AGodAmI tendencies.
72	%%* DadTheVeteran: Zach, V'Rugh, Berlioz, Joshua, Jean Pierre the Fifth, Sahdana, Takafumi, Nikola. [[spoiler: As of confirmed living as of the Sahara, Zach is the only one alive.]]
73	%%* DaddysLittleVillain: Akina Arisawa to a degree.
74	* DarkIsNotEvil: Ghost; he constantly wears black and dark grey clothing, all of his mechs are painted black and blood-red, he has black hair and (under the influence of his Demon abilities) red eyes - hell, even his ''name'' screams this... but he's the hero.
75	%%** Played straight by Felix. Painfully straight.
76	%%* DarkMessiah: Ghost, though the Messiah is beginning to be subverted; he seems to be turning into TheAntichrist.
77	%%* DeathFakedForYou: How the story even works.
78	%%* DeconstructedTrope: Ghost is one of the most major heroes. And he's becoming a villain rather quickly.
79	%%* DefeatMeansFriendship: Employed a fair amount.
80	%%* DoomsdayDevice:
81	%%** NEXT mechs themselves.
82	%%** The Demons could be considered these too, in a way; there's no doubt that Ghost or Felix could take on an army single-handedly and win.
83	%%* DramaPreservingHandicap: Invoked a lot.
84	%%* EmbarrassingTattoo: Rain.
85	%%* EmotionsVsStoicism:
86	%%* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Ghost with Holly.
87	%%* EvenEvilHasStandards: Averted with Ghost, who doesn't care.
88	* EveryoneIsRelated: The Thermidor family takes up a significant amount of characters.
89	%%* EvilPlan: Ghost has an especially large one.
90	%%* EvilTwin: Ghost to Maximillian, especially later on. Given that Maximillian was at least a Type III AntiHero himself, that's saying something.
91	%%* EvilvsEvil: Ghost vs. the League is this. Except Ghost tends to be the more evil of the two factions.
92	%%* TheExtremistWasRight: Name an instance where this does not occur during some battles.
93	%%* FakingTheDead: Ghost is like a cat. Except he doesn't run out of lives. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that he's the most powerful Demon, and regenerative abilities with no comparison.
94	%%* FatalFlaw: For several characters.
95	%%** One example is Daven's chivalry to Wynne.
96	%%** Another is Ghost's overconfidence.
97	%%* FictionIsNotFair:
98	%%** Ghost has done a fair amount of KarmaHoudini incidents, besides Holly.
99	%%** Daven is another example, being very often injured or similar.
100	* FlawExploitation: Most pilots can pick a flaw in an opponent's style, and abuse it.
101	%%* FourStarBadass: Ghost. [[spoiler: Until the Sahara, at least.]]
102	* FromNobodyToNightmare:
103	** Played straight with Daven, who was just a basic mechanic before and partly during ''VideoGame/ArmoredCoreForAnswer''. He proceeded to become the third-command in ORCA, and a high-ranked pilot.
104	** Interestingly inverted with Ghost, who, since he was nineteen, has been possibly the largest single force in the world, having more or less dictated the course of the [[WorldWarWhatever Lynx War]], was pulling the strings behind ORCA, and is [[spoiler:well, until recently]] the commander of the world's second-largest military faction.
105	%%** Several other pilots also qualify, such as Mariasa Isabella, Stein, and Leon as of this moment.
106	%%* GadgeteerGenius: Felix, who personally made his NEXT and a weapon Daven was interested in.
107	%%** It can also be inferred with all characters, as several have to be able to maintain their machines.
108	%%** This is also true of Zach, who could be inferred to have been at least helping upgrade Advent Dawn.
109	%%* GatlingGood: Daven. His original NEXT featured three out of a possible four. His next mech, Seraphim, featured one that's amazingly powerful.
110	%%* TheGenericGuy: Played mostly straight with Deimos, at least until you touch on the whole fact of his being a Demon.
111	%%* GlassCannon:
112	%%** Most light mechs that have very good armaments. The VOB SOLARWIND that Wynne uses.
113	%%** [[spoiler: Mecci has provided a lot of pilots for ORCA during the second 'phase' of writing. These all pilot MP NEXTs, including Wynne due to not having the AMS for NEXT units. However, these MP NEXTs are even a bigger playing of this trope straight, in that they're amazingly powerful as well.]]
114	%%* GreenRocks: Kojima Particles.
115	%%* LadyAndKnight: An odd, gender-flipped version between Ghost and [[spoiler: an insane, severely yandere Fiona Jarnefeldt]] that is also subverted by Ghost's skill.
116	* NobleDemon: Ghost plays this trope as straight as he can, right down to extremely intentionally making himself appear evil (WordOfGod says that there will be a reason revealed for this later on). And then there's the fact that this trope is even a pun when applied to him.
117	%%* NecessarilyEvil: Ghost is either this or a KnightTemplar, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation depending on how you look at it]].
118	%%* PutOnABus:
119	%%** Holly.
120	%%** Actually, at least one character is this at any given time - a side effect of having many characters.
121	%%* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: Ghost has this ''towards his own family''. Which may actually be a good thing. He also has it towards the most powerful NEXT pilots on Earth, based on his actions towards.
122	* TrueCompanions: Averted with Ghost's team. They're all psychopathic monsters to some degree or another, and little more than {{UnwittingPawn}}s to Ghost.
123	%%* ZeroApprovalGambit: Ghost working on one of these is the only way the fic can possibly avoid a DownerEnding.

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