Line #19 FanFic/Reticence


1	Reticence is a ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' Fan Fic written by Kraven Ergeist and set directly after the events of Evangelion 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. Originally intended to be a short Fic meant to make fans feel better about [[BrokenBase 3.0]], support from fans and the authors desire to see the story through to the end led to Reticence becoming a full fledged fan sequel.
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3	The plot deals with Shinji Ikari trying to make up for [[spoiler: causing Third and Fourth Impact]] (and also repair his relationships with his former friends and allies) and WILLE's ongoing war with Nerv and [[BigBad Gendo Ikari]].
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5	The story can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9382989/1/Reticence here]].
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7	!! Reticence contains examples of:
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9	%%* BigBad: Gendo Ikari
10	* BullyingADragon: Ritsuko points out Misato is effectively doing this the longer she and the rest of WILLE treat Shinji like shit instead of trying to come to an understanding with him. [[spoiler:Since Eva-01 reacts to Shinji's emotional state now without him even needing to be inside it, if Shinji ever gets to the emotional breaking point he decides [[OmnicidalManiac he wants the world to die]], Unit 01 ''would'' respond to that wish and there's not a damn thing any of them could do to stop it.]]
11	* ConservationOfNinjutsu: The MP-Evas: [[spoiler:the Dummy System controlling them shares an "Hive Mind" whose intelligence is divided the more there are of them. On their first appearance, they are [[Main/EliteMook nigh unkillable berserkers with super strength, super speed and the ability to use eyebeams]]. By the time of the final fight where there are thousands of them, they are reduced to [[Main/RedShirt Red Shirts]] easily shredded by the dozen by EVA 8+2, unable to use any of their previous abilities and having to resort to conventional Eva weaponry.]]
12	** Inverted with [[spoiler: the EVA-13 Mass Produced copies, which are extremely strong even in great numbers.]]
13	* CoolBigSis: Sakura seems to be this toward Shinji. [[spoiler: Becomes a literal one in the final chapter when a still 14 years-old Toji comes back to life.]]
14	* DefrostingIceQueen: Misato and Asuka.
15	* '''EarnYourHappyEnding''': [[spoiler: It's not an easy journey for any of our heroes but by the end the world is recovering, Shinji, Rei, Asuka and Misato come out of it as better people and thousands people who were supposedly killed during Third Impact have come back (including Toji)]].
16	* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The world's technically already live through this with Third Impact [[spoiler:and the barely averted Fourth Impact]], but Ritsuko points out there's an even ''bigger'' worse-case scenario in the works: [[spoiler:Since Eva-01 is linked to Shinji's emotional state, if Shinji ever gets to the point he doesn't ''care'' if the world ends, or even worse he ''[[OmnicidalManiac wants]]'' the world to end, the results would likely be worse than a potential ''Fifth Impact''.]]
17	* FixFic: The basic goal of the fic is to ensure our long-suffering protagonists EarnYourHappyEnding after the absolute cluster-fuck canon has left them in at the moment.
18	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Shinji and Rei uses the Wunder to lift the Black Moon to space and ''throw it into the Sun'', with no chances of escaping the subsequent shockwave of the explosion. Averted when against all odds they survive and crash back on Earth three years later, having drifted in space in a suspended state in the wreckage of the Wunder all this time. The epilogue reveals that it was ''Yui'''s doing, having used all of EVA-01's godly power to carry them to safety back on Earth, ultimately being the one who made the sacrifice.]]
19	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Misato is in danger of falling head-first into this in the beginning. [[spoiler:It's why Kaji, Mari, and even Ritsuko are willing to work behind her back (discreetly in the last one's case) to help Shinji and Rei Q out against her orders, as they recognize she's too blinded by her emotional baggage to make sound decisions.]]
20	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Invoked by Gendo Ikari.
21	* LighterAndSofter: While still very dark Reticence is a lot less dark than You Can (Not) Redo.
22	* NakedOnRevival: [[spoiler: Rei-Q is absorbed into Unit-01's core, merging together with Rei-II and regaining her memories. Later, she is released from Unit-01, completely naked; somewhat mirroring the episode from the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion original series]] where Shinij is spit back from Unit-01, nude.]]
23	* NoRomanticResolution: The story ends on an ambiguous note in regards to [[spoiler: the romance subplot with Shinji having feelings for Rei and Asuka and being unsure of who he wants to be with]].
24	* ShipperOnDeck: Mari tries through the story to get Asuka and Shinji together. [[spoiler: She's joined by Sakura latter on.]]
25	* ShipTease: Reticence ships Shinji/Asuka and [[spoiler: Shinji/Rei]].
26	* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: The Nemesis Series, WILLE's main antagonists in 3.0, get rapidly replaced by the MP-Evas, copies of Mark.06 much tougher to defeat. [[spoiler: In the final fight, they get replaced by Mass Produced versions of '''[[OhCrap EVA-13]]'''.]]

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