Line #62 Fanfic/ACityFallen


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14011563/1/A-City-Fallen A City Fallen]]'' is a fanfic by [=Palaeontologica=]. Initially a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'' and ''Series/{{Primeval}}'', it diversified to include several franchises, including one of the author's previous works. While the series is set in the same reality as ''Arcane'', focusing on the city of Piltover and the surrounding area, plot elements such as [[PortalToThePast anomalies]] are taken from ''Primeval''.
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3	!!This fanfic provides examples of:
4	* AbortedArc: The very existence of the ''Ceratosaurus''. The appendix confirms that the original ending strongly involved them.
5	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Jinx is marginally less psychotic than in the original. ''Marginally''.
6	* AlwaysABiggerFish: The black ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' breaks into the facility Jinx and Vi are sheltering in, and is about to devour them. [[spoiler:Cue the arrival of the '''''Vastatosaurus''''' ''rex''.]]
7	* ArtisticLicenseBiology:
8	** There's no way the megopterans could reproduce at the rate at which they do.
9	** With his obvious lack of external ears, Hwëdværian should not be so accomplished at echolocation.
10	* ArtisticLicensePaleontology:
11	** The ''Quetzalcoatlus'' is implied to be much larger than the real animal.
12	** The gorgonopsid is not only too large, but its skull structure is entirely wrong. This is excusable, though, since [[spoiler:it's the same one from episode 1.6 of ''Primeval'']].
13	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: The [[spoiler:''Vastatosaurus rex'']] in Chapter 21. After [[spoiler:devouring Danny alive]], it begins chasing Caitlyn and Vi, it gets distracted when the latter throws a gun at it.
14	* BizarreAlienBiology:
15	** The [[SuperHearing future predators]] from the original series have the same abilities they did in Season 1. While their biology is explored in less detail than some other creatures, their ears are stated to have atrophied to mere holes.
16	** The [[BigCreepyCrawlies megopterans]] have developed a sort of lung, which is why they're so big.
17	** The ''Quetzalcoatlus'', a recurring threat throughout the series, possesses a spiny tongue with which it grabs its prey.
18	* ChameleonCamouflage: The camouflage beasts from ''Primeval'' are able to almost instantaneously change colours and move a lightning-fast speed.
19	* ColdBloodedTorture: The ''Quetzalcoatlus'' brutally attacks and effectively tortures Caitlyn and Jinx, just for the hell of it. [[spoiler:It's enough to drive the latter over the edge.]]
20	* ConvenientCranny: The cavity where Caitlyn and Vi hide from the ''Quetzalcoatlus''. [[spoiler:It doesn't help.]]
21	* CurbStompBattle: The fight between the ''Quetzalcoatlus'' and the [[spoiler:''Vastatosaurus rex'']]. The former suffers an agonizing death.
22	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:The ''Quetzalcoatlus'' has its wing bitten off, gets pinned to the ground, loses its beak, and then gets decapitated, all by the ''Vastatosaurus rex'']].
23	%%* DeathFromAbove: The preferred hunting tactic of the [[spoiler:''Callidaves nyx'']].%%Is?
24	* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Vi has a nightmare where she's attacked by a huge, muscular creature with fangs. [[spoiler:Later on, she picks up on just how similar it looked to the gorgonopsid]].
25	* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
26	** The first we see of Jinx is when she blows up a building, killing and badly injuring a squadron of enforcers.
27	** The arrival of [[spoiler:Alan Jonah]].
28	* FeatheredFiend: The [[spoiler:''Callidaves'']]. They hunt by ambushing their prey from the treetops, pinning them down, and either stabbing them in the head or slashing them to pieces with their claws. [[spoiler: The only reason nobody died was that Jinx named their leader, leading to the theropods realizing their prey was as intelligent as them.]]
29	%%* GenreBuster: Being a crossover between ''Arcane'' and ''Primeval'', this was perhaps inevitable.%%What was?
30	* {{Gorn}}: Nearly every confrontation has extreme violence.
31	* ItCanThink: The ''Callidaves nyx'', future predators, ''Quetzalcoatlus'', and ''Utahraptor'' all have their own versions of this.
32	* MysteriousAnimalSenses: At one point, Hwëdværian claims that Jinx smells of sadness.
33	* {{Pheromones}}:
34	** The camouflage beast produces these whenever it's in the vicinity of a megopteran nest. These pheromones placate the bugs.
35	** When a megopteran dies, it emits pheromones that attract others.
36	* ReformedButNotTamed: To an extent, Hwëdværian. On coming through the anomaly, his initial goal was to [[spoiler:kill everything in sight and then bring his pack-mates through]]. Upon encountering Jinx and realizing they could communicate, he calmed down somewhat, though his natural aggression and bloodlust still shines through in fights.
37	* ReligionOfEvil: The Ordo Cranii in ''Demons and Harpies''. Believing it to be a saviour sent by God, they worship [[spoiler:a skullcrawler]].
38	* {{Sadist}}: The ''Quetzalcoatlus''. Following its initial encounter with the humans, it systematically stalks and attacks them, first almost killing [[spoiler:Caitlyn]] and then [[spoiler:Jinx]].
39	* SequelHook: In the epilogue, [[spoiler:Alan Jonah]] is seen giving a vial of Shimmer to a man. [[spoiler:That man is Lewis Dodgson]].
40	* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:Alan Jonah]]'s first scene is a reference to his introduction in ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''.
41	* SuperIntelligence: The [[spoiler:''Callidaves'']], especially the leader. While not the most technologically advanced race, they have basic stone tools, and have mastered the usage of fire. They can also recognize tones and the usage of names, which is how [[spoiler:Jinx accidentally prevents an attack by giving their leader a name, Spindles.]]
42	%%* SuperPersistentPredator: The ''Quetzalcoatlus''.
43	* TRexpy: The [[spoiler:''Vastatosaurus rex'']]. It's a direct descendant of ''Tyrannosaurus'', but is far larger and more aggressive.
44	* TwoFaced: [[spoiler:Cyclops, one of the ''Utahraptors'' from ''Literature/{{Primitive War}}'', has a knife stuck in his right eye from a fight.]]
45	* {{Xenofiction}}: Some scenes are from the [[PointOfView POV]] of animals, notably the ''Quetzalcoatlus''.

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