Line #72 Fanfic/TheQuickAndEasyPath


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11865028/1/The-Quick-and-Easy-Path The Quick and Easy Path]]'' is a crossover fanfiction between ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''.
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3	The ''USS Voyager'' has just passed a nebula with elevated neutrino emissions. Despite the possibility of a way home, Janeway orders her ship to continue on. Millions of light-years away, a war against extragalactic invaders has become dire, leading the New Republic to send a ship-of-last-resort to a distant galaxy in hopes of finding a place to escape the invaders...
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5	The story is complete.
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7	!!Tropes in ''The Quick and Easy Path'':
8	* AggressiveNegotiations: The Vidiians and Hirogen try to have a productive diplomacy session. Except some of the "guards" they've brought aren't on the same page, causing this trope when they open fire on each other over the objections of the negotiators.
9	* AlternativeCalendar: Comes up in the CaptainsLog in the form of "stardates" as usual for ''Star Trek'', with the intent of providing a point of reference for the passage of time.
10	* TheArk: The purpose of NRSS ''Redemption.'' [[TheBadGuyWins The Yuuzhan Vong have the New Republic on the back foot]], so it's sent away in hopes of finding a new place to settle. Janeway flat-out calls it an "arkship of sorts".
11	* ArmchairMilitary: Proudmoore comes to think this is what the Federation Alliance and Starfleet are, only respecting Janeway due to her "70,000 light-year obstacle course".
12	* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: What's left of the Federation at [=DS9=] has to make do with crews of Bajorans, most of whom are refugees at best, or [[TradingBarsForStripes criminals at worst]].
13	* ArtificialGravity: As expected for both universes. Its failure makes boarding a station slightly difficult, though the boarding party uses magnetized boots to overcome any issues.
14	* ArtificialLimbs: See UnwillingRoboticisation below. [[spoiler:Lurtarn loses some of his Force powers from this, just like Darth Vader did.]]
15	* TheAssimilator: The Borg; Seven of Nine notes in her [[CaptainsLog personal log]] that if the Borg ever got their hands on ''Redemption's'' military technology, problems would ensue. Her proposed solution is a typical {{Understatement}}--"We will require ways to improve upon it." In ensuing chapters, the Borg do as they've always done, acquiring technology that makes them a greater threat.
16	* AttackPatternAlpha: Tuvok uses pattern Delta-Three upon engaging the Borg.
17	* AwesomeButImpractical: ''Redemption's'' existence as this trope becomes very clear over the course of the story. The ship is [[MileLongShip so big]] a spy sneaks aboard without anyone noticing, the command center is vulnerable due to overconfidence in the ship's shields[=/=]intimidation factor, most weapons can only fire in extremely limited directions, and [[PointDefenseless point-defense is nonexistent]], instead relying on swarms of fighters to do the job.
18	* BackgroundMagicField: The Force is present and wielders of it are aboard ''Redemption''. One even uses it as a HealingFactor as part of a demonstration. [[spoiler:The Borg and their Queen acquire at least some Force powers through assimilation.]]
19	* BadassBoast: Kira Nerys is left in charge of a heavily-upgraded Deep Space 9. She assures Admiral Proudmoore, [[Film/StarTrek2009 "Either we're going down, or they are."]]
20	* BewareTheNiceOnes: The crew of ''Voyager'' and their allies view Jason Proudmoore through this lens. The worst thing he's done is act slightly pompous due to possessing an immense technological advantage. [[CurbstompBattle Which could turn deadly]] if someone pissed him off. Thus, all involved endeavor not to, though it appears he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure rather than a maniac with a HairTriggerTemper.
21	* BiggerIsBetter: Discussed and Justified by Proudmoore regarding why his galaxy has such huge ships. A bigger starship will always win over a paper-equivalent fleet of smaller ones because while its firepower remains relatively constant (barring [[ImprobableAimingSkills luck to get past the dreadnaught's shields]]), the fleet of lesser ships gets [[DeathOfAThousandCuts picked off one-by-one]], leaving its single opponent relatively stronger each time a fleet member is destroyed. ([[AvertedTrope Does not apply if attackers are in swarms of fighters!]])
22	* BiologicalWeaponsSolveEverything: The Vidiian approach to their Hirogen problem.
23	* BlessedWithSuck: The Vidiian phage makes them unworthy candidates for Borg assimilation.
24	* BloodKnight: Worf's worry about recruited Bajorans given a chance to fight for their homeworld [[spoiler:and the entire galaxy]].
25	* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Seven of Nine [[LiteralMinded takes Proudmoore at his word]] when he says his fleet only needs "meat and potatoes" as provisions. The Doctor corrects her.
26	* BrainUploading: Denara Pel gets hit by ExplosiveInstrumentation; cue upload into a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Human Replica Droid]].
27	* BreakTheHaughty: Proudmoore finally admits he was wrong about [[spoiler:the Borg.]] In his defense, had technology not been [[ImportedAlienPhlebotinum stolen from his fleet]] the advantages possessed by the New Republic would have remained unchallenged.
28	* CallBack: Admiral William Ross is still around, and is now actively involved in [[StateSec Section 31]] rather than just being a sympathizer. The Borg [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E19TheOmegaDirective failed at stabalizing Omega once]] but appear to have succeeded now. Cue mass OhCrap. B'Elanna Torres recalls [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E3ExtremeRisk unimatrix shielding]], realizing it might be useful for a new problem her team is faced with. It turns out data about the [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E12Datalore Crystalline]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E4SiliconAvatar Entity's]] structure may help with focusing turbolaser blasts.
29	* TheCakeIsALie: Vidiians working for Sela begin to suspect her of this since she has an endless arsenal of excuses but hasn't delivered [[spoiler:the Human Replica Droids that would let Vidiians live free of the Phage.]] They actually call her out, only to be reminded [[BadBoss who's in charge]].
30	* CaptainsLog: It's not ''Star Trek'' without this trope, though it takes until chapter 6 to see anyone (Janeway) recording an entry.
31	* CasualInterstellarTravel: Played completely straight, though the difference in speed between hyperdrive and warp drive becomes a major plot point.
32	* CategoryTraitor: Denara Pel is considered one by the Vidiian Sodality. [[spoiler:Odo is also viewed this way by some Changelings.]]
33	* ChekhovsGun: "Large scale" reactor ejection systems come in handy to build a battlestation from ship parts.
34	* ClarkesThirdLaw: B'Elanna Torres files hypermatter here, even lampshading it as "[defying] all the science we know". Proudmoore's reaction to the Doctor's HardLight hologram applies the trope in the other direction.
35	* ClusterFBomb: Proudmoore goes on a PardonMyKlingon version of this after receiving conflicting orders within the span of two minutes.
36	* CommonTongue: And compatible communications systems to boot (though ''Redemption'' was fitted with ''hundreds'' of different types of comm arrays due to the [[JustifiedTrope nature of its mission]]). Both sides lampshade the trope.
37	* ContinuityNod: Captain Janeway notes that if something goes wrong with ''Voyager's'' enhanced FTL drive, Proudmoore's people don't know about [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong temporal mechanics]] so nobody can [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E6Timeless undo a failed flight]]. FromACertainPointOfView, the Vulcans want to [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise hold everybody back]] by preventing mass deployment of hyperdrive. Torres thinks Q Junior might mock them as [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E17QTwo "bipeds staring at screens"]] since both her and Tom's duties have been reduced to "carefully watch the readout to prevent the ship from exploding". Seven of Nine observes that [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E21SomeoneToWatchOverMe Tom and B'Elanna]] are still [[TheImmodestOrgasm very loud at night]], dashing her hopes that "procreation and the raising of subunits would eliminate the desire to engage in intimate relations". During the Dominion War, Deep Space 9 received a retrofit of additional weapons and upgraded shields. Kira brings this up again, suggesting the station be enhanced still further to fight off the Borg. Captain Janeway recalls her [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E10TheQAndTheGrey unpleasent experiences]] [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E17QTwo involving Q]].
38	* ConvergingStreamWeapon: ''Scimitar's'' thalaron blaster, mistaken for a superlaser. Admiral Proudmoore ends up explaining/demonstrating exactly what a superlaser does using pirated footage from the days of the Empire depicting the [[EarthShatteringKaboom destruction of Alderaan]].
39	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The Vidiian-Malon war in a nutshell. The Vidiians started it, but the Malon are [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E20Juggernaut prone to myth-making]], and fearing the "organ thieves" adopt a shoot-on-sight policy. The Vidiians reciprocate, leading to the conflict. Lampshaded by Proudmoore.
40	* {{Crossover}}: Between ''Franchise/StarWars'' (circa ''Literature/NewJediOrder'') and ''Franchise/StarTrek'' (the divergence begins at "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E23Endgame Endgame]]"). This also counts as one internally, as the ''Star Trek'' roster isn't limited to the crew of ''Voyager''.
41	* CurbstompBattle: NRSS ''Redemption'' tears the Borg a new one, even though [[{{Depower}} half her weapons were stripped off]] prior to launch. Proudmoore thus blows off the Borg as a threat. Seven even agrees with him up to a point but insists if the Borg were to get their hands on anything, ''Redemption's'' advantages would probably vanish. The Borg attack a second time and are just as easily dispatched, but as per their status as TheAssimilator it's noted they were more interested in gathering information than doing damage... Later, Vidiians find out exactly how useless attacking ''Redemption'' is--see RammingAlwaysWorks below. The Borg do get to administer one to [[spoiler:the Dominion]], which creates an EnemyMine situation. The roles are flipped when the Borg [[spoiler:gain upgrades from New Republic technology]], leading to a ''Redemption'' escort's complaint: "[[MirrorMatch It's like fighting ourselves!]]" ''USS Prometheus'' makes short work of Malon, after which it's remarked the waste from Malon ships might be more dangerous than the Malon vessels. The whole Federation ends up on the receiving end of one, after [[spoiler:hyperdrive-equipped, heavily-enhanced Borg]] steamroller virtually every member world. We see exactly how powerful the enemy has become when ''[[MauveShirt Red Knight 1]]'', a decently-powerful attack ship by ''Star Wars'' standards, ends up on the receiving end of this trope.
42	* CycleOfRevenge: Once the Malon declare war on all Vidiians, the latter reciprocates and like many RealLife conficts, nobody wants to let the enemy get the "last shot".
43	* DareToBeBadass: Jean-Luc Picard gives one of these speeches ([[PatrickStewartSpeech rather than his trademark]]) trying to get everyone to work together (and find a way to fit the "[[GodzillaThreshold Omega Directive]]"-like procedures into something resembling morality).
44	* DealWithTheDevil: Metaphorically speaking, Picard believes using the "Unassmilator" is essentially this and wonders if civilization will have the strength of character to pull back after the deed is done.
45	* DeathFromAbove: Proudmoore suggests using a Base Delta Zero (in Starfleet-speak, General Order 24) is sometimes the [[IDidWhatIHadToDo best solution]] even if it's an ugly one.
46	* DeathOfAThousandCuts: ''Executor''-class ships were always vulnerable to this, but the Borg seem to have picked up on it too, much to Proudmoore's dismay.
47	* DeathOrGloryAttack: The Federation's attack on Qo'noS.
48	* DeflectorShields: ''Redemption'' has such strong shields it [[NoSell utterly ignores]] an entire Borg attack.
49	* DevelopmentGag: As detailed on [[http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/47 Memory Alpha]], ''Star Trek'' is known for its references to this number. ''Voyager'' gets a unimatrix warp core after forty-seven separate simulations prove it will work instead of [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E6Timeless destroying the ship]] like the last super-fast warp drive did. Seven of Nine catalogues forty-seven separate species with analogues to some (but not all) of the Force powers she observes.
50	* DividedWeFall: A meeting of the Extragalactic Asset Monitoring Board/Starfleet Command devolves into this as Federation representatives cast doubt on Proudmoore for coming from, in their view, a galaxy of [[BloodKnight Blood Knights]] while Proudmoore shoots back that the Federation is a bunch of [[WeHaveBecomeComplacent complacent morons]] who can't see a major threat right in front of them that may demand [[IDidWhatIHadToDo getting hands dirty]].
51	* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Admiral Proudmoore drops the trope verbatim against organ-stealing Vidiians.
52	* DrunkWithPower: Averted under normal circumstances for the Borg Queen, but when certain things change, so does her attitude. [[spoiler:She really, ''really'' likes this "Dark Side of the Force" she's found...]]
53	* DyingRace: The Vidiians, courtesy of the phage [[spoiler:except that a cure exists--politics is keeping it from being fully deployed]].
54	* EatingTheEyeCandy: Exploited; a spy attractive enough to fish for information without arousing suspicion.
55	* EgomaniacHunter: The Vidiians have transformed into this, obsessing over HuntingTheMostDangerousGame for their [[OrganTheft organs]].
56	* EmergingFromTheShadows: Picard, of all people. He pulls this on Romulans who were expecting [[StateSec someone else]] at their rendevous point.
57	* TheEmpire: The former Galactic Empire at that. Proudmoore describes their destructive tendancies to his hosts, including a justification for why his Jedi Guardians [[spoiler:deflected ''Scimitar's'' blast]], thinking it a [[ConvergingStreamWeapon superlaser]].
58	* EnemyMine: Deliberately invoked between Section 31, Klingon Intelligence, and the Tal Shiar given the level of threat posed by the Borg.
59	* ExactWords: The Romulans could not contact their fleets or home. Others simply assume that meant assimilation. [[spoiler:This is due to a military protocol that orders all assets to go silent until an all-clear is given.]]
60	* ExplosiveInstrumentation: Denara Pel ends up in sickbay due to some exploding components on the holodeck.
61	* FailedASpotCheck: The Tal Shiar and its allies had to hope the New Republic would do exactly this during the chaos of a Borg attack. [[spoiler:They are correct and succeed in stealing a ship.]] The Tal Shiar builds on what it learned the first time this happened, expoiting the New Republic's casual attitude toward its allies to acquire Human Replica Droids for their Vidiian scientists as payment for services rendered.
62	* FailsafeFailure: Discussed--Seven of Nine points out how foolish the ''Redemption's'' bridge design is. Proudmoore even brings up, then mocks, the [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi destruction of the]] ''[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Executor]]'', ultimately dismissing the issue by a combination of RuleOfCool and the simple fact that they didn't design the ship. Inverted later. The Vidiian station's hanger doors ''close'' after the facility is disabled. It's just that the good guys brought some cutting gear...
63	* FanOfThePast: Exploited due to ''Redemption'' trying to speak in blink-code/Morse, Tom is put in charge of trying to figure out both what the new arrival is saying and how to respond.
64	* FasterThanLightTravel: Of course. The difference is that hyperdrives are much quicker than warp drives, which impresses Janeway and suggests there might be a real way home. It turns out even a slower hyperdrive could get ''Voyager'' home in thirty hours (instead of thirty ''years'').
65	* FirstContact: As per usual, Federation explorers view meeting any new ship (even a Star Destroyer) as this. Janeway gripes that her chance might be ruined by "Borg paranoia".
66	* [[FixedForwardFacingWeapon Fixed Upward-Facing Weapons]]: A big weakness of ''Executor'' Star Dreadnaughts. Most of their armament is on the "top" (the side the bridge tower sticks out of), so if anyone attacks from the very large arcs that ''aren't'' the top, it creates a [[{{Understatement}} slight problem]].
67	* ForWantOfANail: Captain Janeway makes a throwaway comment that turns into this trope. She tells the Vidiians they should restrict their organ piracy to those who place a similar (lack of) value on life as they do. So they [[spoiler:start a war with the Hirogen.]]
68	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: After a certain incident, Proudmoore all but calls out the newly-created Extragalactic Asset Monitoring Board for treating him like this (mostly out of fear of what he ''could'' do if [[BewareTheNiceOnes someone pushed him in the wrong direction]]).
69	* FullNameUltimatum: Proudmoore ends up on the receiving end ("Jason Arcturus Proudmoore") from Jean-Luc Picard [[spoiler:after his Jedi deflect an attack away from his ship but hit a planet instead.]]
70	* FunWithAcronyms: The General Emulation and Duplication Initiative (GEDI) attempts to mimick some Jedi Force powers (telekenisis, mind trick, acrobatics) for Human Replica Droids.
71	* GenreBlind: Sela is very grateful the New Republic has a brush with this trope; it allows her forces to obtain technology.
72	* GodzillaThreshold: Invoked by various characters from those who believe BiologicalWeaponsSolveEverything to people who simply think more drastic, but less-morally-questionable methods are acceptable due to facing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The End of the Galaxy As We Know It]]. Captain Janeway compares the current situation to the [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E19TheOmegaDirective Omega Directive]], except "for the entire galaxy". Once the emergency is over, she suggests everything can go back to the way it was. Picard sincerely hopes that all involved possess the moral courage to step back "from the precipice".
73	* GreatEscape: Downplayed. Taking advantage of the mayhem taking over the galaxy, subversive elements bust [[spoiler:Sela]] free and it's much easier than expected. It's actually more difficult to free low-level scientists responsible for developing the bioweapon than the person who started it all.
74	* GunboatDiplomacy: Exploited by Proudmoore and Martok. Certain Houses are fermenting rebellion, so ''Redemption'' visits Qo'noS for a little "weapons test." [[spoiler:It works, afterward Martok is "deluged" with people falling all over themselves to pledge their loyalty to him even as some were actively plotting against him previously.]]
75	* HairTriggerTemper: Downplayed but justified in the case of B'Elanna Torres. She has been upgraded from "Chief Engineer aboard a starship with less than 200 people" to "Co-Chief Engineer on a project to save the whole galaxy". Therefore, she becomes rather sensitive to perceived slights against her engineering prowess, though Tom Paris is able to calm her down.
76	* HardLight: ''Star Trek'' holograms fall into this category, which isn't what Proudmoore was expecting (he thought Janeway's projection was a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Human Replica Droid]]).
77	* HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee: Denara Pel's work has landed her in hot water with the Vidiian Sodality; [[spoiler:she's been pushing a phage cure.]]
78	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Vidiians firing organ-thieving beams are killed in an explosion caused by their transporters striking [[StuffBlowingUp a case of thermal detonators]]. Proudmoore suggests the "Borg problem" may also resolve itself this way [[spoiler:since Dark Side users tend to ultimately undermine themselves.]]
79	* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: {{Justified\|Trope}} in the case of the [[spoiler:Dominion]]. They figure should an escape be necessary, it would be advantageous to have technology the enemy has not seen yet available. It ends up working as the [[BiggerIsBetter command battleship]] successfully runs a gauntlet to the wormhole. Commander Donatra asks Admiral Proudmoore if he's holding anything back [[spoiler:since the Borg have gained significant power through Omega particles.]] Admiral Proudmoore calls out [[spoiler:the Romulans]] for engaging in this behavior.
80	* HollywoodTactics: Unfortunately for Proudmoore, his security teams seem to fall into this category versus the Vidiians.
81	* HonorBeforeReason: Captain Picard will ''not'' mount thalaron weapons on his ship, even in the face of annihilation. Downplayed in that there are other weapons available that remain effective which he has no problem using, though Commander Donatra does call him out on it. [[WellIntentionedExtremist The makers of "Plague"]] complain even ''Klingons'' might not want to use their weapon, after ruling out the "morally-upgright" [[WeHaveBecomeComplacent Federation]] that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo won't do what it takes.]]
82	* IgnoredExpert: Explicitly averted. When it comes time to build a battlestation from cruiser parts, Starfleet's people defer to Proudmoore's on the best way to proceed. The War Council even goes behind their own team's back to have Proudmoore's engineer speed up the plan.
83	* [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder I'm a Healer, Not a Weapon!]]: Denara Pel's reaction to being [[BrainUploading stuck]] in a weaponized Human Replica Droid.
84	* ImpliedDeathThreat: Proudmoore distinguishes between a "threat and a promise" while urging his allies to remember what his weapons can do.
85	* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Both directions. ''Star Wars'', meet transporters. ''Star Trek'', meet hyperdrives, and the like. The consequences of such are brought up as a topic of discussion once ''Voyager'' hitches a ride home in ''Redemption's'' hanger. Deconstructed upon ''Redemption's'' arrival back in the Alpha Quadrant--all this technology can't be dropped on everyone's heads without impact. The Vulcan member of the Federation Council recalls her own species' encounter with humanity centuries ago when it was deemed irresponsible to do exactly that (much to the chagrin of humans who believed Vulcans were deliberately holding them back). The Federation and its allies are ''very'' concerned about hyperdrive technology since it takes CasualInterstellarTravel to a whole different level--someone could start a war and be gone before any response could be mustered.
86	* IntergenerationalFriendship: Harry Kim and Naomi Wildman share a fondness for music and the night shift.
87	* ItsQuietTooQuiet: Picard's reaction after scoring a victory against the Borg. [[GenreSavvy Needless to say]], he's quickly proven right.
88	* IWarnedYou: Directly quoted by Captain Janeway after the Borg [[TheAssimilator do their thing]] and become dangerous even to the [[MightyGlacier massive]] ''[[TheBattlestar Redemption]]''.
89	* [[invoked]]JerkassWoobie: The crew of ''Voyager'' sympathizes with the [[DyingRace Vidiians]], but not [[OrganTheft their methods]].
90	* KangarooCourt: Denara Pel gets hauled before a [[HauledBeforeASenateSubcommittee government comittee]] and one of these.
91	* LamePunReaction: PlayedForLaughs. Tom Paris asks if B'Elanna Torres is "feeling the pressure" since she has quite literally been asked to raise warp core pressures to ten times the normal amount. She angrily shakes him before remembering [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E3ExtremeRisk she solved this once before]].
92	* LandfillBeyondTheStars: Exploited by, of all people, the Think Tank. They enlist the Malon to [[spoiler:deliver a phage cure to the Vidiians]] since the Malon put their garbage virtually everywhere that isn't their home space.
93	* LastStand: The Borg quickly find [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingons]] to be far tougher opponents than most assimilation targets, even when deprived of the usual [[EnergyWeapon Energy Weapons]] found in ''Star Trek.''
94	* LensmanArmsRace: Chakotay comments this must be the reason why Proudmoore's civilization is so much more advanced--they're always trying to kill each other so new weapons are a requirement to survive. It appears the Borg, befitting their [[TheAssimilator role]], are beginning to do this as well since their weapons are no longer something ''Redemption'' can [[NoSell simply ignore]].
95	* LoveMakesYouDumb: Fear of this is the more benign reason (among [[LoveMakesYouCrazy other]] [[LoveMakesYouEvil tropes]]) for Regulation 621.
96	* LudicrousPrecision: Seven of Nine's astronavigation chart. Janeway even asks if she "left out any rest stops".
97	* LuredIntoATrap: Deep Space 9 drops its NoWarpingZone field. The Borg pounce... only to be surprised from behind by ''Redemption'' and her fleet.
98	* {{MacGyvering}}: Downplayed, but present when there is lots of ImportedAlienPhlebotinum. Turn a hyperdrive into a one-use sled that's strapped to a ship with only a warp drive? Check. Retrofit turbolasers onto a station that lacks the energy to run them, after bolting new reactor systems on? Done. [[MatterReplicator Replicators]] also make this easier since most missing parts can simply be waved into existence anyway.
99	* MacrossMissileMassacre: Proudmoore's ship deploys [[VideoGame/TieFighter Missile Boats]] to ward off Borg.
100	* MarriedToTheJob: Tom insists Harry qualifies, even going so far as to say he'd make a great dad if he could "divorce Starfleet".
101	* MatterReplicator: Par for the course in ''Star Trek''; Proudmoore thinks it's nuts and initially asks Captain Janeway if she has someone in her ready room to shove coffee through a slot.
102	* MeaningfulName: A certain faction of Vidiians has names related to death (Dullahan) or real-life viruses (Mahburge--Marburg Virus, Dengue--a type of fever). In a case of ObviouslyEvil, a [[BiologicalWeaponsSolveEverything biogenic weapon]] is literally called "Plague", down to having the word stamped on its containers.
103	* MightyGlacier: Torres dubs most New Republic and Galactic Empire ships as these. Compared to the types of maneuverability seen in ''Star Trek'', she's not wrong.
104	* MindOverMatter: One way Proudmoore's Jedi demonstrate their Force powers--levitating [=PADDs=]. Comes in handy later to defend ''Redemption'' [[spoiler:by shoving aside a thalaron beam aimed at the ship.]]
105	* TheMole: Under the holograhpic guise of an innocent ensign, John Harrison does some snooping around ''Voyager''.
106	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Well, more like NegativeSpaceWedgie of the Week; ''Voyager's'' tendency to run into these is lampshaded when NRSS ''Redemption'' arrives. Proudmoore dismisses these as issues for hyperdrives (count how many times a ''Star Trek'' crew suffers a PhlebotinumBreakdown with their warp drive/core...).
107	* {{Mooks}}: Kyle Lurtarn's (and any Jedi Guardian's) view of Borg drones. Starfleet naturally disagrees.
108	* MoralityChip: Bioweapon developers had to turn the EMH [=MkII's=] off in order to get him to work on their project. Thankfully for the Doctor, his orders don't exceed what's allowed, though he does ultimately express disgust at the end result.
109	* MotiveRant: Implied, but not detailed. The heroes ignore it until a certain word is uttered.
110	* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Jedi Guardians boarding a Vidiian space station say that the installation is "red-hot with rage". Jaina Raynor insists there is some kind of conspiracy afoot during the "cultural exchange." [[spoiler:She's right, the Reman warbird ''Scimitar'' tries to jump ''Redemption'' but is foiled.]]
111	* NecessaryDrawback: Immunity to ion cannons? Become extremely vulnerable to thalaron radiation...
112	* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: "Nova Terra" tries to fish for information. Unfortunately, since over half her target ship's complement consists of non-military personnel, she can't seem to find anything of interest from anyone in areas a random wandering "civilian" like herself could access without arousing suspicion. Sela finds out that in a galaxy where huge starships are the norm, most craft (even smaller ones around 150m) aren't explicitly designed to land on planetary surfaces, [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E22Demon unlike the 300m-plus]] ''[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E22Demon Voyager]]''.
113	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Think Tank's canon actions are still true here, [[spoiler:they cured the phage]], but that has had [[ForWantOfANail political consequences]] among those affected. Captain Janeway inadvertantly starts a war with a flippant phrase, and upon arriving at a battle in said war she gets called out. During this battle, an injured person on ''Voyager'' gets thrown into a bacta tank... which promptly makes their condition worse instead of being the mega-HealingFactor that normally ensues as per ''Star Wars''.
114	* NonindicativeName: ''Star Wars'' uses "laser" in its weapon names ("turbolaser," "quad laser") but in ''Star Trek'' laser weapons are considered weak. When a Hirogen wonders how a laser weapon could destroy two of his ships, Janeway invokes the trope before promising no more escorts will be blown up. PlayedForLaughs later regarding "All-Terrain" transports, which are fouled up by "log rolls, cables, slightly uneven rocks, and sand".
115	* NoodleIncident: "What happens on Betazed can ''stay there.''"
116	* NoOSHACompliance: The Malons. Lampshaded by the Doctor ("Malon waste export ships would never pass Federation health and safety standards!"), and one of the reasons for the Vidiian-Malon war. [[spoiler:Malon contractors didn't care if their cargo, a phage cure, became contaminated, thus handing a dying species a lethal "cure" which stoked hostilities even more.]]
117	* NoSell: Vidiians can't steal organs through personal DeflectorShields (like the kind [[Characters/DarkForcesSaga Kyle Katarn]] wears). ''Redemption'' also demonstrats exactly how much of a MightyGlacier it is by shrugging off a Negh'Var warp core breach in order to intimidate those opposing Chancellor Martok. The Borg also begin to shrug off the more powerful weapons of [[spoiler:the Dominion]], necessitating bigger and bigger ships to chase them off. Ion cannons lose their effectiveness on the Borg as well.
118	* NoWarpingZone: The Vidiians seem to have come up with a technological means of yanking ships out of warp [[spoiler:and hyperspace.]] Detonating Omega molecules has the same effect [[spoiler:so when the Borg start harnassing them blowing up Borg attack ships becomes a dicey proposition.]] Deep Space 9 is fitted with a ''solar-system-sized'' version to buy it time if the Borg show up.
119	* ObviouslyEvil: A biogenic weapon called "Plague?" [[SarcasmMode How original.]] The developers of it, however, believe there's no point in hiding their actions as [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]] who see themselves as the galaxy's last hope.
120	* OCStandIn: Denara Pel reappears with an expanded role in Vidiian politics. [[spoiler:Kilana, a Vorta seen in a single [=DS9=] episode, also appears.]] Neela, a terrorist shown in [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E20InTheHandsOfTheProphets one episode]] of ''Deep Space 9'' also arrives as a prisoner being offered [[ThePardon a pardon]] in exchange for meaningful work.
121	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: At some point, the New Republic usurped the Tal Shiar [[spoiler:by growing proper clone bodies for Denara Pel's Vidiians, securing their loyalty. They then sabotage the intelligence triumvirate's biogenic weapons.]]
122	* OhCrap: Twice in one chapter, both because the Borg have become more dangerous. The Borg up the ante again [[spoiler:by deploying crudely Force-sensitive drones that are able to disarm their opponents from across a room.]]
123	* OrganTheft: The Vidiians are still at it. New Republic medics are very confused (one crewman was apparently killed for his ''[[EvilIsPetty ear bones]]''), but for ''Voyager'' this is [[ButForMeItWasTuesday depressingly normal]].
124	* ThePardon: [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E20InTheHandsOfTheProphets Neela]] and other criminals locked up by the Bajoran government are given (limited) freedom in exchange for working in a program called "Redemption Through Righteousness".
125	* PardonMyKlingon: With actual Klingons, no less!
126	* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: Discussed. Proudmoore mentions the "United Federation of Planets" might not be as nice as its name seems; Janeway understands his hesitation though obviously the UFP does not follow this trope at all.
127	* PetTheDog: The Hirogen, never friends to ''Voyager'', attempt to throw said ship clear of the conflagaration between themselves and the Vidiians.
128	* PhlebotinumBreakdown: ''USS Prometheus'' has a cloaking device, but it won't last very long due to the size of the ship being cloaked.
129	* PointDefenseless: ''Executors'' have a major problem with poor fire arcs; most of their big guns are on the top side. So when the enemy strikes from below...
130	* PoorCommunicationKills: Proudmoore says this in different words ("Nobody talks, everybody dies") when he learns of the Vidiian-Malon war.
131	* PsychoSerum: The Borg Queen feeds it to an uncooperative prisoner when [[ColdBloodedTorture normal methods]] won't break that person's control. [[spoiler:It causes Kyle Lurtarn to go nuts, unleashing Dark Side powers in an attempt to escape.]]
132	* PunchClockVillain: The Malon, as befitting their PlanetOfHats status as money-obsessed. [[spoiler:They work for both the Vidiians ''and'' the Hirogen--whoever pays!]]
133	* RammingAlwaysWorks: Played straight in a way that is realistic InUniverse--four Vidiian attack ships smash into ''Redemption'' but harmlessly explode. Keep in mind that [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends pre-Disney Star Wars]] has presumably-larger ''Star Destroyers'' crash into the ''Executor'' (the lead of ''Redemption's'' class) while the ''Executor'' suffered no damage due to its powerful DeflectorShields. A smaller Vidiian ship predictably accomplishes nothing other than ending up prey when it slams into a much-bigger Hirogen vessel at what would essentially be space fender-bender speeds.
134	* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: A hyperspace exit causes this for ''Voyager's'' sensors. It's promptly discussed how such large emissions may well get the attention of anyone within several thousand light-years. Occurs again due to an extremely large ship traversing the wormhole.
135	* {{Realpolitik}}: The United Federation of Planets doesn't like the fact that the Romulan Star Empire keeps a SlaveRace, but in the interests of maintaining the anti-Dominion Federation Alliance (especially valuable if things head south with Proudmoore) tongues are held.
136	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Proudmoore seems to be one. [[spoiler:Odo and Kilana hope such people are still in charge of the Alpha Quadrant as they flee the Gamma Quadrant since it is now overrun with Borg.]] Captain Janeway advocates for the release of several near-captives after they prove useful despite the fact that they [[EnemyMine used to be enemies of the Federation]]. Jean-Luc Picard's status as this enables him to preside over a court trying a spy [[spoiler:who was caught weaponizing Denara Pel's research.]]
137	* RedShirt: Surprisingly downplayed compared to the usual while [[StormingTheCastle attacking the Vekah yards]]--there is only one fatality (plus nine casualties).
138	* ReluctantWarrior: The New Republic's Admiral portrays himself this way to the denziens of ''Star Trek'', except it's kind of hard for Janeway to swallow given the presence of a [[MileLongShip massive starship]] covered in really powerful EnergyWeapons. Proudmoore gets called out on how ridiculous this attitude seems to his hosts when his Jedi Guardians defend his ship in a way that ends up harming innocent people. Janeway finally receives an explanation why this is the case; Proudmoore theorizes that the speed of hyperdrive vs. warp drive permitted larger-scale conflicts in his galaxy.
139	* RousseauWasRight: Janeway hopes she can talk the Vidiians and Hirogen into a cease-fire since the one Vidiian she meets in the Delta Quadrant with any authority (Custosan) seems to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure among [[BloodKnight Blood Knights]].
140	* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Averted for inter-galactic distances. The galaxies are two million lightyears apart--hyperdrives are just really, really fast (especially compared to warp drives).
141	* ScyllaAndCharybdis: Risk an EnemyMine[=/=]TeethClenchedTeamwork with people who may turn hostile, or watch territory get taken away in a series of unending [[CurbstompBattle Curbstomp Battles]]? [[spoiler:The Dominion, facing the Borg, chooses the first option.]] The heroes view a choice between mass-produced warships (the opposite of what Starfleet stands for) and unrestricted use of biogenic weapons as falling into this trope too.
142	* SelfDestructMechanism: The Borg are seen employing these in battle. When a large number of Borg drones beam aboard ''Redemption'', Oviha Tupa holds a deadman's switch to [[TakingYouWithMe blow the entire ship]] if control is lost.
143	* SequelHook: What's coming through that "interdimensional rift?"
144	* ShootTheMessenger: Our heroes try to do this by accident, not realizing the incoming ship is an actual messenger, ''not'' an attack force. Thankfully, PoorCommunicationKills is averted and the arrivals [[spoiler:Odo and Kilana]] survive to deliver their very important news.
145	* ShoutOut: Peppered with them.
146	** The New Republic Admiral's last name is [[Characters/WarcraftTheAllianceHumanKingdoms Proudmoore]]. Taken further as one of his staff is named Jaina [[VideoGame/StarCraft Raynor]].
147	** The chapter in which ''Voyager'' is actually set to hyperspace home carries the {{Bookends}} phrase "Set a Course For Home" as its title.
148	** When teams board a Vidiian station, they are told "[[VideoGame/Halo5Guardians the light is green]]".
149	** Proudmoore warns the Vidiians "[[Characters/StarWarsDarthVaderAndServants Don't make me destroy you.]]"
150	** Chapter 11 is called "[[WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie Everything is Awesome!]]"
151	** A spy uses "[[Characters/{{Starcraft}} Nova Terra]]" as an alias, complete with long blonde hair [[spoiler:to hide very Romulan ears.]] Continuing in this vein, we find out Jason Proudmoore's middle name is "Arcturus".
152	** Korath is still working on his [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E23Endgame chrono-deflector]] but it's decades from completion and Martok punishes him for chasing a "madman's dream" involving [[PretextForWar starting a war]] between the Empire and the Federation after the two just kicked the Dominion's arse.
153	** A certification held by some civilians aboard ''Redemption'' gives them the title "[[VideoGame/StarCraft Star-Craft]] Certified [[VideoGame/SpaceEngineers Space Engineer]]".
154	** Several chapter titles reference various memes ("[[Memes/StarWars Do Not Want]]", "[[Memes/WorldOfWarcraft Leeroy Jenkins]]").
155	** The Jedi Guardian [[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Kyle Lurtarn]] channels [[Film/TheForceAwakens Poe Dameron]] in a battle against the Borg, even dubbing them "[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars clankers]]."
156	** A shifty [[StateSec Section 31]] agent is named [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness John Harrison]].
157	** Denara Pel complains her stint in a military Human Replica Droid will be a "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E8YearOfHell year of hell.]]"
158	** Admiral Roddenberry orders ''Redemption'' to "[[Film/TheAvengers2012 bottleneck that portal. Light them up!]]"
159	** One Section 31 operative is a descendent of [[Characters/StarTrekEnterprise Malcolm Reed]] who commands the now-captured ''[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E13MessageInABottle Prometheus]]''.
160	** Kira [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E03TheSiege references]] using "atmospheric assault craft" in attacks on warp-capable starships.
161	** Proudmoore suggests [[OrbitalBombardment "hitting them with the Empire"]], straight out of the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' book ''[[Literature/NewJediOrder Rebel Dream]]''.
162	* ShutUpHannibal: Kilana actually shouts "Shut up" in exasperation (not that they hear her) to the Borg's "You will be assimilated..." speech. She also notes these speeches don't work on Jem'Hadar--it actually [[BerserkButton makes them fight harder]].
163	* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Some Federation types try this on Proudmoore. Given what's going on in their galaxy, it doesn't work very well and Proudmoore is viewed as a SourSupporter.
164	* SimpleYetAwesome: InUniverse, the AppliedPhlebotinum that makes ''Star Wars'' shields work is considered simpler in design, yet more effective than the bubbles protecting Starfleet ships. [[TimTaylorTechnology You just need more power]] for them to work properly.
165	* SkewedPriorities: The Federation view of the Romulan Praetor's protest over the deaths of [[AMillionIsAStatistic hundreds of millions]] being an issue because it deprives them of their SlaveRace.
166	* SpaceIsAnOcean: ''Star Wars'' has a lengthy entry on this trope's page, and the design considerations resulting from such thinking cause trouble for ''Redemption'' since most of its firepower consists of [[FixedForwardFacingWeapon Fixed Upward-Facing Weapons]].
167	* StarfishLanguage: Subverted. Though Kim jokingly suggests ''Redemption's'' blink-code might be something very complex by comparing English to Korean, it turns out not to be.
168	* StealthInSpace: The ''Scimitar'' just like in ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' though it doesn't work nearly as well when the responding ship just puts up a [[BeamSpam barrage of turbolaser blasts]] that hit the cloaked target due to sheer fire volume.
169	* StoneWall: ''Redemption'' heads in this direction as her weapons are destroyed.
170	* SuddenlyShouting: Janeway doesn't realize she's yelling as she chews out both Proudmoore and the Federation reps during their DividedWeFall bicker-fest. Kira Nerys also has a volume increase while vowing to make sure nobody at [=DS9=] dies without [[TakingYouWithMe Taking Them With Us]] first.
171	* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Starfleet personnel learning about ''Redemption's'' technology see some of its abilities (shields, weapons) as this. One engineer-turned-politician calls the ship "outrageous."
172	* SuicideAttack: Zig-zagged. On one hand, some ships attacking Qo'noS are being crashed into Borg. However, the single pilot is set up in an escape shuttle, so while the ''ship'' goes on a one-way mission, the pilot does not.
173	* TakingYouWithMe: Dom Reed crashes his rapidly-aged ship into a Borg vessel to protect [[spoiler:Neela's Bajorans.]]
174	* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Minor example. Seven of Nine, thought to be an InsufferableGenius by her crewmates, gets the same vibe from [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Oviha Tupa]].
175	* {{Technobabble}}: Doesn't really show up in full ''Star Trek'' form (the trope could honestly be called "Treknobabble" due to its ubiquity in that 'verse) until Chapter 8, but when it does it's just like you'd expect from the Doctor. Really takes off later once the mish-mash of ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'' AppliedPhlebotinum becomes a central plot point ("multi-resonant, pressurized quantum singularity core" anyone?) ''Star Wars'' finally gets one of its own (from the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' literature)--the Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainer that breaks through [[NoWarpingZone No Warping Zones]].
176	* {{Teleportation}}: Standard for ''Star Trek'', but the newly-arrived ''Star Wars'' people haven't heard of transporters. Admiral Proudmoore is confused--"First I was here, and now I'm [over] here!" Notably, it doesn't work with anyone's shields up (as per usual). When Vidiian ships cause ''Redemption's'' shields to flicker, some of them beam aboard. [[spoiler:Borg drones later do the same thing to ''Redemption'' after it drops shields temporarily to allow allied ships to hide inside its defensive fields.]]
177	* TemptingFate: Harry Kim thinks the nightshift is boring and wishes "something would happen" (though he's GenreSavvy enough to know BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor could be in effect and hopes it's not Borg). Another crewmember lampshades it anyway, threatening to blame Kim if something should happen (naturally, it does).
178	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: ''Redemption's'' weapon demonstration over Qo'noS shows any would-be coup organizers exactly what kind of DeathFromAbove Martok would be able to call down on their sorry heads.
179	* ThisIsNotADrill: Proudmoore's announcement when Borg drones board ''Redemption''.
180	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: A common tactic among Jedi shown in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' (particularly its video games), Jaina uses a thrown saber to cut off legs below the knee.
181	* UnnecessarilyLargeInterior: Tom Paris, B'Elanna Torres, and others remark on the sheer size of a conference room inside ''Redemption'', the latter commenting that the table alone "might just be the size of one of our nacelles".
182	* UnnecessarilyLargeVessel: The top wing of a ''Lambda''-class shuttle prevents Proudmoore from docking in ''Voyager's'' shuttlebay.
183	* UnwillingRoboticisation: Any "guest" of the Borg. [[spoiler:Such as Kyle Lurtarn.]]
184	* VerbThis: Worf's reaction to the Borg adapting against ion cannon fire. [[spoiler:Doing so makes them vulnerable to thalaron weapons.]]
185	* WeHaveBecomeComplacent: Proudmoore accuses the Federation of living the trope, being too weak to contain the Borg and refusing to acknowledge how dangeorus the galaxy they inhabit is. He implies the Vulcans in particular are prone to relying on TalkingTheMonsterToDeath when the better approach is [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim shooting first]]. Chancellor Martok also says as much, commenting "You Federation types [[Film/ThreeHundred have many soldiers. Not so many warriors]]."
186	* WellIntentionedExtremist: How Sela sees herself for [[spoiler:developing biogenic weapons]]. She also drops WeHaveBecomeComplacent, accusing the Federation of tying up the [[IDidWhatIHadToDo last hope]] in red tape.
187	* WhatTheHellHero: Proudmoore gets quite a sharp one from the Federation Alliance after his Jedi Guardians mount a defense [[spoiler:that results in the irradiation of Remus]]. Proudmoore is none too happy after first being told "Blow up anything that comes through the wormhole." only to be given countermanding oders ''from the same person'' two minutes later. Kira Nerys gives it right back at Admiral Proudmoore for [[spoiler:firing on Odo's ship]] as it arrived through the wormhole, though in defense of Proudmoore, nobody knew about this at the time, presuming it to be another hostile incursion. During some alone time, Denara Pel suggests to the Doctor that someone could, in theory, create a virus to destory the Borg. He is suitably unhappy, though she appears to have no intention to actually follow through with her idea. In terms of sheer destruction, Spock suggests Proudmoore's galaxy [[AMillionIsAStatistic doesn't care about life]] since casualty counts from the Yuuzhan Vong War were so high, but gets an earful of IDidWhatIHadToDo[=/=]GodzillaThreshold[=/=]IAmWhatIAm thrown right back.
188	* WhyDontYouMarryIt: In the form of "If you like/trust our mortal enemies so much, ''you'' can go talk to them!"
189	* ZergRush: Jedi opinion of Borg drones. [[spoiler:When the "zerg rush" suddenly consists of Force-empowered drones, it's a bit more threatening.]]

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