Line #35 FanFic/GoblinQueen


1	->''"But now, with the skill to weave stories into reality on a small level, I had all the words I needed. And every single one would be right."''
2	-->Taylor Hebert, Godblooded
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4	''Goblin Queen'' is a ''Literature/{{Worm}}''/''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' crossover fanfic by Biigoh. It can be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/goblin-queen-vii-worm-exalted.307078/ SpaceBattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/goblin-queen-worm-exalted-crosspost.448/ Sufficient Velocity]], [[https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/goblin-queen-worm-exalted-crosspost.506/ Questionable Questing]], and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9683187/1/Goblin-Queen Fanfiction.net]].
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6	A zany cocktail that has been compared to ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' meets ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' meets ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', ''Goblin Queen'' is known as one of the oddest ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' fanfics thus written, an [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] crossover that is surprisingly upbeat and happy for both a fanfic based off of ''Worm'' and a story where the protagonist has an EldritchAbomination made of dreams and living narrative in her head.
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8	In this timeline, Taylor called out for help in her locker and something beyond her shard answered. An Unshaped Raksha. A story come, quite literally, to life. What follows is both an epic, and heartwarming exploration of Taylor's character, alongside the character of the Brockton Bay Wards, the Undersiders, and Taylor's other allies and enemies. With frequent interludes and Omake both from Biigoh and from readers.
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10	The plot goes off the rails fairly quickly recruiting [[FlatCharacter overlooked characters from canon]] and changing interpersonal dynamics to build a very different perspective of the gangs and happenings of Brockton Bay.
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12	'''Warning:''' Full story provides spoilers for ''{{Literature/Worm}}.'' Sort of. It's gone rather off the rails though, so it's hard to tell what are spoilers and what's not anymore.
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15	!!''Goblin Queen'' provides examples of:
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17	* AbandonedWarehouse: Repurposed into an awesome hideout! Now with extra decadence!
18	* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Well a storm drain really, but it's more dramatic to call it a sewer when you make your daring escape from your overly dedicate not-so-SecretAdmirer (aka, you self-proclaimed ArchEnemy)!
19	%%* AlternateUniverseFic
20	* AnachronismStew: ''Franchise/StarTrek'' replicators and Zeppelins coexist in a world where the protagonist uses a CoolSword that looks like it's made of obsidian.
21	* AnArmAndALeg: In a callback to Canon, Taylor Loses an Arm. It doesn't stick.
22	* AntiVillain: Rose Knight is more AffablyEvil than canon Skitter, even if she's twice as manipulative.
23	* BazaarOfTheBizarre: Visited by the Undersiders, a profitable and informative shopping trip for all involved. A linchpin for the plot of the Heaven and Infinity arcs.
24	* BeneathTheMask: Taylor is very emotionally repressed due to the abuse perpetuated by Emma. The combination of abuse, her powers and her "guest" have had interesting effects on her psyche.
25	* BiggerOnTheInside: The Undersiders' Abandoned warehouse is implied to be this after Rose Knight gets through with it.
26	%%* {{Bizarrchitecture}}
27	* CloudCuckooLander: Rose Knight, Rose Knight, Rose Knight. Part of the raksha power set involves narrative rewriting of the world...but the raksha have to believe it themselves on some level for it to take effect. As a result, Taylor's view of the world is a little odd, ''especially'' given how people notice her reality edits.
28	* CoolCar: Squealer Certainly Thinks so.
29	* CoolHouse: Rose may have gone a ''little'' overboard with the Undersiders' hideout.
30	* CoolTrain: Squealer's vehicle is half this, half CoolCar
31	* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler: Rose Knight creates and drops a 30-mile asteroid in the Battle That Never Was.]]
32	* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: The Museum Non-Heist]]. Also? [[spoiler:Rose Knight vs. The Empire 88]].
33	* ContinuityNod: All over the place. Especially in Parahumans Online snippets.
34	* ElaborateUndergroundBase: It wouldn't be Coil without one.
35	* EnemyMine: Shadow Stalker thinks she's this to Taylor. Tattletale is this for humor when she finds out Taylor's pen name and powers.
36	* DeadlyDecadentCourt: [[spoiler:Coil's]] group isn't actually this, but that doesn't stop Taylor from pretending they are.
37	* EldritchLocation: The Wyld, also as of the Infinity Arc [[spoiler:the Second Sun]]. To a Lesser Extent, places affected by Vista's power.
38	* EntertaininglyWrong: Taylor somewhat intentionally about Sophia's motives.
39	* FilmNoir: Liberally cribbed details from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. Can you say "Police Zeppelin?"
40	* FisherKing: Taylor and her Guest are the King and his kingdom, respectively.
41	* FoodPorn: Completely aside from the way that the Spacebattles Threads are full of various delicious ways to cook Tanuki, there's some oblique references to ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'' in at least two chapters using incredibly vivid food-triggered hallucinations from excess deliciousness.
42	* GeniusLoci: Taylor's guest [____].
43	* GiftedlyBad: Taylor's fanfics are one part prophecy, and three parts {{Troll}}ing. Quality is not a thing, unless you consider [[SoBadItsGood leaving the reader in stitches]] quality.
44	* GuileHero: Tattletale. Against [[spoiler: Taylor]].
45	** Taylor herself, as shown by her [[spoiler:social trouncing of Sophia.]]
46	* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler:Emma decides to become a Cauldron cape after she mistakes Sophia's and Madison's CharacterDevelopment for MoreThanMindControl and gets scared out of her mind.]]
47	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Madison]], sort of, depending on your definition of "face," and [[spoiler:Sophia]] who goes from a warped [[spoiler:predator/prey]] mentality to a semi-decent human being.
48	* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:''Sophia''. She's definitely become a nicer person because of confronting her weakness and being humble enough to admit she was wrong about prey being unable to become predators. Said revelation came after a giant GuileHero moment from Taylor in which she realized how much of a manipulative [[TheChessmaster schemer]] she could be, and now regards it as her mission in life to stop Taylor from ruling the world. That this is an incredibly misreading of Rose Knight's motives doesn't occur to her.]]
49	* IndustrialGhetto: The Docks.
50	* LogFic: Not just the ever popular [[MemeticMutation Vista Logs]] but also the Parahumans Online sections.
51	* MuseumOfTheStrangeAndUnusual: Its own sound system, Parahuman Attacks, and best off, Authentic Pirate Gold! What more could you want from a museum?
52	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Madison's]] reaction to her actions in, when she [[spoiler:comes to terms with Taylor saving her from harm and realizes tat she's been a terrible person for what she put Taylor through]].
53	* MysteriousBacker: [[spoiler:Coil]] is this to Taylor. Invoking the trope directly is how [[spoiler:Lisa gets her to join the Undersiders]].
54	* OCStandIn: Very well done. Even [[spoiler: Madison]] [[FlatCharacter gets a time to shine]]...
55	* PaintingTheFourthWall: Biigoh changes the text to Bold or Red and Bold (depending on if you read on Spacebattles or Fanfiction.net respectively) to show you when Taylor is shaping a fantasy.
56	* PocketDimension: Earth Bet exists within one. A stable bubble in the Wyld.
57	* PopCulturedBadass: Uber and L33t. Especially on Parahumans Online.
58	%%* SchizoTech: Tinkers. Just, Tinkers.
59	* StylisticSuck: Everything God Empress Rose writes in universe. Luckily, we don't get to see most of it. unluckily, most, is not all.
60	* SupervillainLair: Coils is Canonical, but the Undersiders get one too.
61	* SuperPowerLottery: [[spoiler: Emma got a cauldron formula that turns the imbiber into a Dragonblooded Exalt.]]
62	* TheChessmaster: Rose Knight in the Museum Heist.
63	* TitleDrop: By Regent, twice.
64	* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: Taylor can instantly identify [[spoiler:Raksha]].
65	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverKill: Implied. Taylor's battle [[spoiler:against the Empire 88 and Protectorate and Dragon in the Timeline that never was]], seems to have been full of this.
66	** [[spoiler: Turns out that Rose Knight was throwing around enough power vs Empire 88 that a least one random mook triggered in the timeline that never was, but because of the nature of shards, the girl also triggers in the kept timeline.]]
67	** [[spoiler: She created and dropped a 30-mile asteroid in that fight.]]
68	* TookALevelInBadass: Madison, and Sophia's taking a course in Badass Entrances.
69	* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:After being humiliated by Taylor and learning that she's regarded as a supporting cast member at best, Sophia undergoes a second trigger due to her feelings of helplessness...and examines her life, realizing she's been a complete JerkAss who's driven away the Wards for no good reason. She's become something more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.]]
70	* WorthyOpponent: Taylor and Lisa. It's not so much that they dislike each other, it's just that her GiftedlyBad fanfiction gives the perfectionist (and, thanks to her SherlockScan powers, a superhuman literary critic) Lisa a migraine.
71	* VigilanteMan: Played with. Although Sophia seems to be taking lessons from Batman's Animated Series iteration, she's [[spoiler:actually less of a vigilante than in both the original and in most other fanfics.]]
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