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1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11983366/1/Just-Let-Me-Die-A-Widowmaker-Story Just Let Me Die - A Widowmaker Story]]'' is one drop of the FanficFuel that was created by the [[NoPlotNoProblem lack of plot]] in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''.
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4	!!Tropes in ''Just Let Me Die - A Widowmaker Story''
5	* AntiGravity: The "lift" technology seen both in the game and referenced in-story. A Talon vehicle loses one lift and is rendered immobile, but Overwatch's Infantry Fighting Vehicles are tougher, able to maneuver despite losing one of six lifts.
6	* ArsonMurderAndLifeSaving: Fareeha Amari broke protocol by [[SuicideAttack trying to take on a fighting vehicle]] on foot, but [[ImprobableAimingSkills she succeeded]] so Gérard's scolding turns into praise.
7	* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: Averted. Overwatch decided to replace lightly-armed [=APCs=] with heavily-armed Infantry Fighting Vehicles for VIP transport.
8	* BlackComedy: Talon's chemical injectors emit a small "beep" after they've completely emptied their lethal chemical into the target.
9	* CallBack: Amélie's fear of spiders, [[NoodleIncident mentioned]] in an animated short, is explained here--she watched a spider devour a butterfly she'd raised from a caterpillar.
10	* CallForward: Talon's list of missions for their new agent mentions stealing Doomfist's gauntlet, which was shown to be a failure thanks to Tracer and Winston in the ''Overwatch'' cinematic trailer. Her handlers are also aware that "near-death experiences" might bring back the old Amélie, even if only for a few seconds[[note]]When resurrected by Mercy ingame, Widowmaker may lament the fact that she's still alive.[[/note]]
11	* CatchPhrase: In a case of {{Futureshadowing}}, Fareeha Amari tells Lacroix to "Put your security in my hands" (which is her default voice line in ''Overwatch.'')
12	* [[invoked]]CelebrityVoiceActor[=/=][[AsHimself As Herself]]: Lena Oxton voices Tracer on ''[=MorningWatch=]'', but ceases to do so after both a public campaign and her own evolving belief that the overly-flattering portrayal of Overwatch in the show does children a disservice.
13	* ColdBloodedTorture: Talon's treatment of Amélie Lacroix--waterboarding, sleep deprivation (audio/lights), questionable "medical" tests, constant temperature fluctuations, and psychological games.
14	* ContinuityNod: Symmetra drops a present by that is an attempt to win favor with Overwatch in Paris on behalf of Vishkar.
15	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Overwatch doesn't like Vishkar, believing them to be this. That doesn't stop Blackwatch from dealing with them, however.
16	* CrapsaccharineWorld: Even with the fantastical advances under {{Technobabble}} below, kids still live on the streets, governments pour most of their money into Overwatch at the expense of everything else, and society in general has tipped toward militarism, driven by fear of Omnics ([[CorruptCorporateExecutive among other reasons]]).
17	* CrazyPrepared: Overwatch condition the non-action NiceGirl wife ''who doesn't even know anything important'' to resist torture...''just in case.''
18	* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Amélie betrays everyone she knows in a dream, including her own husband.
19	* DoomedByCanon[=/=]ForegoneConclusion: Amélie Lacroix is twisted into the assassin Widowmaker.
20	* EvilIsPetty: In addition to kidnapping Amélie, Talon also ensures every plant in her greenhouse dies.
21	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Gérard's realization why his wife acted so strangely comes about two seconds before she kills him, and upon this he resigns himself to the fact.
22	* FalseFlagOperation: Talon pulls two, both involving Vishkar. One is a NoodleIncident in which their agents dress as anti-Omnic extremists to steal Vishkar technology. The other uses the technology gained from the first to trick Amélie into thinking it's Vishkar who is holding her prisoner.
23	* FightingFromTheInside: Oh boy, does she try, but [[DoomedByCanon we all know]] [[TearJerker where it's going...]] [[spoiler:She manages to control ''how'' she kills her husband--hoping that a chemical injection will prove cleaner than a rifle shot. She's wrong, and he dies in agony.]]
24	* {{Futureshadowing}}: Anyone familiar with ''Overwatch'' already knows the basics of what happens in this story; it's just the ''how'' that is being depicted here.
25	* GoodCopBadCop: Amélie accuses her tormenters (who she believes to be Vishkar) of playing this game. The person interrogating her confirms it.
26	* GratuitousFrench: Averted. One: The characters are actually French, living in Paris to boot. Two: The phrases used aren't just stuck there for effect; they actually make sense.
27	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Amélie believes Overwatch is dangerously close to this trope, if not already fallen into it (Blackwatch), but she does concede even Blackwatch is not as bad as her current captors.
28	* HollywoodMidLifeCrisis: Averted--an ''actual'' crisis develops when Gérard thinks he's losing his wife. He does sensible things, like checking himself in with a counselor and moving his wife's (discreet) appointment at Overwatch up despite being married to a significantly younger woman who could be called a TrophyWife based on looks alone (see [[UglyGuyHotWife below]]).
29	* HopeSpot: Gérard is told that super-scientist Winston and temporally-displaced Tracer will search for his lost wife. However, [[DoomedByCanon nothing comes of it]].
30	* IDieFree: Subverted. Amélie certainly tries, but it turns out the chemical she injected herself with was part of the plan all along--she just moved up the timetable. [[spoiler:After she kills her husband, Amélie tries again by jumping off her house's roof. She fails, and Talon reels her in.]]
31	* ImprobableAimingSkills: Fareeha Amari "has her mother's eyes" (read: aim) by pulling off a difficult shot against an enemy infantry fighting vehicle.
32	* InstantSedation: Played with, though as noted on the trope page some RealLife sedatives can act in "a few seconds" (which is presumably the type Talon filled Amélie's greenhouse with). Also see EvilIsPetty for the other effect of their stun gas.
33	* InterruptedSuicide: Amélie tries to throw herself off her house. She knows it probably won't kill her, but hopes that it will do enough damage that Talon will give up. Talon, of course, has other ideas.
34	* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Overwatch will search every "desert, rainforest, city, and monastery" for Gérard's lost wife (presumably looking for those [[ElaborateUndergroundBase Elaborate Underground Bases]]).
35	* MeaningfulName: "Widowmaker" earns her name by making a widow of ''herself.'' She also receives a package from "Birdclaw Corporation" that begins her descent into [[{{Brainwashed}} Talon work]].
36	* MonumentalDamage: It's implied the Omnic Crisis destroyed or damaged [[UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates Mount Rushmore]], the [[UsefulNotes/{{London}} Old Bailey]], and the [[BuildLikeAnEgyptian pyramids]].
37	* MostCommonSuperpower: Deliberate choice by Talon with the plunging neckline, even though it [[EpicFail prevents the suit's thermal concealment from working as designed.]]
38	* NarrativeProfanityFilter: Amélie's thoughts became a "roiling boil of unprintable words" when thinking of Vishkar.
39	* NiceGirl: Amélie has no combat training whatsoever, meaning that when she decides to take [[IDieFree drastic action]] the best she can do is bodyslam a technician wheeling a toxic cart. She is even downgraded to "Non-Threat" by her kidnappers after they realize this.
40	* OCStandIn: [[JustifiedTrope By necessity]] since not much information is given about Gérard other than "he is the husband of Widowmaker who she killed." Widowmaker herself doesn't have much pre-conversion characterization either.
41	* OneBulletLeft: Enforced. Talon gives Widowmaker one bullet. So when she completes her mission, then tries to [[IDieFree kill herself]], no such luck!
42	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Adding to Gérard's suspicions, Amélie seems to no longer be interested in the children they'd pseudo-adopted or her greenhouse. Even said kids pick up on a change. Eventually, Gérard figures it means Amélie is no longer interested in being his wife. He's aware that you can't count on DivorceIsTemporary, realizing "once you used the 'd' word, you couldn't take it back."
43	* OppositesAttract: The chapter title even says as much--Amélie is a museum conservator who at a minimum distrusts Overwatch while Gérard works as a counterterrorism agent for the very organization Amélie dislikes.
44	* OverrankedSoldier: Downplayed; Fareeha Amari ([[Characters/OverwatchOffense future "Pharah"]]) is noted to be "impressive" for her age; her mother is already a LivingLegend InUniverse anyway.
45	* PrecisionFStrike: Amélie does NOT like the food she is given, saying that wants to leave the "Vishkar" facility and never eat "merde" (shit) like this again.
46	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Somewhat misdirected, though not unjustified. Amélie gives Gérard an earful for his hesitance to approve her Protocol 37 request, blasting Overwatch as an obsessive consumer of government funds "while everything else goes to ruin."
47	* RunningGag: InUniverse, "-Watch" gets attached to a lot of things, often as a marketing tie-in. [=YOURWatch=] action figures, the ''[=MorningWatch=]'' ShowWithinAShow, and the [[SarcasmMode very original]] "Watchers" group that presents itself as a community check on Overwatch. Even the kids who help out Amélie get in on it, calling themselves "[=GreenWatch=]" ([[JustifiedTrope they do take care of plants...]]).
48	* ShoutOut: Wouldn't be a proper fanfic of a Blizzard work without them.
49	** The work's title alludes to the anguished cries of one Phil Coulson during his time in the T.A.H.I.T.I. program.
50	** Raptora [=MkII=] suits use [[VideoGame/StarCraftIIWingsOfLiberty Backlash rockets]] as their main armament.
51	** Amélie quotes [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] at one point ("Mind what you have learned, save you it can"), even going so far as to think about a "short green alien who talked in riddles."
52	** Amélie's birthday is November 7, the day ''Overwatch'' was announced in RealLife.
53	** Amélie's anniversary is May 24, the day ''Overwatch'' released to the public.
54	** Talon loaded Amélie with the TriggerPhrase [[VideoGame/BioShock1 "Would you kindly..."]]
55	** Some of Amélie's last thoughts before killing her husband are hoping that he will [[Disney/TheLionKing "Run, run away and never return"]].
56	* ShowWithinAShow: The SaturdayMorningCartoon ''"[=MorningWatch=]"'' widely consumed by kids InUniverse. Regarded as propaganda (at least initially) by a suspicious Amélie Labelle, though she does use its overly-idealistic portrayal to take a jab at Gérard Lacroix's refusal to process additional Protocol 37 paperwork.
57	* SlapSlapKiss: How Gérard and Amélie first got to know each other--she filed paperwork for compensation as a result of "unacceptable damage to uninvolved civilian property" caused by an Overwatch operation; he was the person (un)lucky enough to have to respond.
58	* StreetUrchin: Amélie is warned about a roving group of these who might make trouble for her shop. Sure enough, she finds five kids running around in her new greenhouse, tipping plants and making messes.
59	* StuffBlowingUp: Justified in that Overwatch doesn't want anyone getting their hands on technology from a downed aircraft. Not that this makes Amélie any happier to see even more of her museum destroyed in the process.
60	* SurvivalMantra: Amélie comes up with one to resist Talon's ColdBloodedTorture--it involves her name, her plants, and her birthday.
61	* TakeOurWordForIt: Whatever insults Amélie's mind cooked up while under ColdBloodedTorture aren't detailed, but she "woke up choking on bits of her own vomit."
62	* {{Technobabble}}: Amélie is disgusted by the notion that the world can create a genetically-enhanced [[UpliftedAnimal gorilla scientist]] who proceeds to invent a [[TimeMaster "chronal accelerator"]] but kids still live on the streets. She also overhears a conversation between scientists involving "lengthy words" that made no sense to her.
63	* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted. Gérard makes an appointment with an Overwatch psychologist, but gets punted to the back of a line due to lack of serious symptoms or evidence suggesting anything wrong with Amélie. Once she blows off the [=GreenWatch=] kids, he works to get her visit moved up.
64	* TitleDrop: Amélie hopes the chemical she injects herself with will "just let me die."
65	* TriggerPhrase: After being tortured, injected, and modified by Talon, Amélie has one that doubles as a ShoutOut.
66	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Amélie is shown a video of her helpers [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes saying things no kid should say]], such as comparing her to an image of a presumably naked woman in a "magazine no kid his age should see." One of the kids still supports her, but [[KidsAreCruel the others torment him]] by implying he's at minimum the result of an affair. [[spoiler:Subverted--it's all an illusion cooked up by Talon but in her anguish Amélie doesn't catch it.]]
67	* UglyGuyHotWife: Downplayed, but implied. Gérard is described as a "grizzled Colonel" while Amélie is a "knockout woman ten years his junior."

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