Line #65 Fanfic/Coreline


1	-->''It has been ten years since the end of the world as we knew it. A world-wide Internet infection by an unusual type of virus (called CLULESS) was the trigger. Reality was torn to bits, never to come back fully to normal...''
2	-->-- the OpeningNarration
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4	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coreline_logo_tv_tropes.png]]
5	[[caption-width-right:250:We bid you welcome. [[WorldGoneMad Leave your sanity at the door.]] And for what's worth, enjoy your stay (Art by [[http://orionpax09.deviantart.com OrionPax09]]).]]
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7	''[=Coreline=]'' is a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover TabletopGame/D20Modern TabletopRPG / FanFic SharedUniverse setting started by marcoasalazarm, with the involvement of various other artists on the Wizards [[http://community.wizards.com/forum/non-dd-tsr-and-wotc-rpg-discussion/threads/1104551 of]] [[http://community.wizards.com/forum/non-dd-tsr-and-wotc-rpg-discussion/threads/950281 the]] [[http://community.wizards.com/forum/non-dd-tsr-and-wotc-rpg-discussion/threads/1037161 Coast]] and [[http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?161399-CORELINE-(D20-Modern-D20-BESM-Setting) EnWorld]] forums, with [[http://coreline-rpg-group.deviantart.com fan fiction and fan art]] available on Website/DeviantArt. It also has its own [[http://coreline.boards.net/ forums]].
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9	Not to be confused with ''Literature/{{Coraline}}''. Seriously, [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore don't]].
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14	[[folder: Stories Set In Coreline]]
15	* ''Fanfic/LegendsOfTheFourthOfJulyCoreline''
16	* ''Fanfic/TheGreatFireworksFiasco''
17	* ''FanFic/RiseOfTheExtraordinaryAvengersCoreline''
18	* ''FanFic/HolidayTimeHeroesCoreline''
19	* ''FanFic/DoctorShikigamisMonster''
20	* ''Fanfic/AvengersReassembled''
21	* ''Fanfic/ADayInTheLifeOfSyliaStingray''
22	* ''Fanfic/BeholdTheVanguard''
23	* ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheVanguard''
24	* ''Fanfic/TheShikigamiRangerAndTheMonsterMashers''
25	* ''Fanfic/CorelineInvasionOfPortland''
26	* ''Fanfic/TheFlightyShield''
27	* ''Fanfic/TheCaptainAndThePrince''
28	* ''Fanfic/DoubleTeamTrouble''
29	* ''Fanfic/AnEquestroidComesToEquestria''
30	* ''Fanfic/HighStakesRangers''
31	* ''Fanfic/CorelineATaleOfTwoMaris''
32	* ''Fanfic/ClineOhCrap''
33	* ''Fanfic/CorelinePokerNightAtTheBlackCrossBar''
34	* ''FanFic/RegularDinosaurPark''
35	* ''Fanfic/SemperParatus''
36	* ''FanFic/CorelineATaleOfTwoMaris''
37	* ''Fanfic/CorelineATerrificSummersEnd''
38	* ''Fanfic/CLINEStormWarning''
39	* ''Fanfic/CorelineOperationSnakeCharmer''
40	* ''Fanfic/CorelineOperationHardEntry''
41	* ''Fanfic/CorelineOperationDeadKombat''
42	* ''Fanfic/ClineOpGhostInTheMachine''
43	* ''Fanfic/ClineOperationMemoryLane''
44	* ''Fanfic/CorelineOperationEndgame''
45	* ''Fanfic/CORELINETheGravityFallsRun''
46	* ''Fanfic/CoccinelleChatSoldat''
47	* ''Fanfic/ClashOfMarvelsACorelineShortStory''
48	* ''Fanfic/BlizzardsAndBookstores''
49	* ''Fanfic/CorelineThePROGENYResearchArc''
50	* ''Fanfic/CORELINEAnAmazonsTest''
51	* ''Fanfic/ItsAllOverButTheBuildingACLineStory''
52	* ''Fanfic/SomeoneWithTheSkillsToInterveneACorelineStory''
53	* ''Fanfic/AJobForTheWaterTribe''
54	* ''Fanfic/ALittleHospitality''
55	* ''Fanfic/UneMondePleinDeDanger''
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59	!!This setting provides examples of:
60	* ActionGirl: It probably would be easier to count the women that have appeared within the stories that ''don't'' have a capacity to protect themselves.
61	* AdaptationalBadass: A potential destiny to any Fiction that arrives to the setting. [[HadToBeSharp And a perennial survival necessity]].
62	* AliensInCardiff: Multiple examples, some because of things like elements of a Fictional franchise appearing on places where it was filmed (such as Hardwick, New Jersey being terrorized by [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]), some because of the thematic irony (most if not all Elm Streets on the planet getting plagued by [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], with some managing to keep him away by changing their names, and some... not being that lucky, or Robot Hell being underneath Ride/ActionPark), some just because (such as UsefulNotes/CostaRica getting a pocket dimension over on the province of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanacaste_Province Guanacaste]] that hosts [[Anime/{{Naruto}} the Hidden Village of Konoha]]).
63	* AllFictionIsRealSomewhere: The Vanishing and all of the chaos that follows is iron-clad proof that the "World As Fiction" theory is real. Lots of drama and ass-kicking has ensued as a result.
64	* AllThereInTheManual: Lots of setting info is available on the Forums and on the Website/DeviantArt galleries, including art of many of the characters.
65	* AlternateSelf: Explicitly called "Alternates" or variations of it (like "[[Series/{{Fringe}} Walternate]]", for example), these are [[OpeningACanOfClones the many versions]] of a Fictional character that have appeared all over the [=CoreLine=] ''universe''.
66	* AmusementParkOfDoom: Spread all over the place, many of them still abandoned because of the devastation of The Hours (and one of the RealLife examples of this Trope even ''before'' the Hours, Ride/ActionPark, becoming a literal doorway to Hell... well, ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} ROBOT]]'' Hell, but ''still''...). The short story ''"[[http://marcoasalazarm.deviantart.com/art/CORELINE-REGULAR-DINOSAUR-PARK-Story-One-WIP-541646509 Regular Dinosaur Park]]"'' follows one attempt by Franchise/JurassicPark to become ''less'' full of doom... by purchasing a severe amount of MoreDakka for "asset containment" from a version of [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Washu Hakubi]] which has added "ArmsDealer" to her OmnidisciplinaryScientist resume.
67	** Even then, there's mention within the story that the Park's key market, after five years since it started business, is the [[FearlessFool "daredevil"]]-types who would ''not'' mind the park being absurdly full of danger.
68	* AppropriatedAppellation: The "[[http://marcoasalazarm.deviantart.com/art/CORELINE-INFORMATION-PACKET-THE-PARIAH-GENE-579094276 Pariah Gene]]" (a mutation that nullifies powers wide-spread in an area that becomes wider the stronger the carrier's emotions become) was called in such a way because the first-ever case of a user "erupting" and using said powers happened in such a manner (dispelling a ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' Daemon) that people assumed it was just a surge in [[http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Blank_(Psychic) Psychic Blanks (or "Pariahs")]] from that universe. It was later discovered that it was a pretty different mutation (and the work of the CLULESS Virus), but the name had long since stuck.
69	** The use of Trope names (new and old) started as the attempt by the people on the street of breaking down such wide-spread insanity amongst the Fiction backstories and powers into something that ''they'' could understand, not break their heads on the factions' multi-dollar-word encyclopedia classifications. Even the greatest and most eloquent of heroes [[NotSoAboveItAll nowadays will occasionally call a Trope by name (as it is written on ''this very Wiki''), even if they are sticklers for the other classification methods, in order to make themselves understood by regular people.]]
70	* ArcWords: "[[WorldGoneMad This crazy world]]". Also a case of "StrangeMindsThinkAlike (when they rant)".
71	* ArmsDealer: Many of them work on the setting, but an occasional secondary character is an Alternate version of [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Washu Hakubi]] (the OVA, PhysicalGod, older-than-her-home-universe Washu Hakubi) that has created her own MegaCorp ("Hakubi Customs"). The short story ''FanFic/RegularDinosaurPark'' showcases ADayInTheLimelight for her, in which she sells a whole lot of bang-bang to the security forces of ''Jurassic freaking Park'' (and the scene where she shows her wares is explicitly meant to be a ShoutOut to other 'weapons selling' scenes on this page, in particular [[Film/IronMan2 Justin Hammer]]'s and "[[Film/TaxiDriver Easy Andy]]"'s). On some other appearances she acts like a for-hire {{Expy}} of [[Franchise/JamesBond Q (the one that works for MI-6)]].
72	* BadassArmy: Among others, the Los Angeles Police Department (which is the focus of various fics written by [=Gideon020=]-essentially having become something mixing [[Manga/{{Appleseed}} ESWAT]] and [[ComicBook/JudgeDredd The Mega-City Judges]], with some ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' sprinkled on top).
73	* BadassCrew: Various stories written so far follow these, but a few that stand out are: The Champions (a crew of superheroes [[HeroesRUs funded by]] [[MegaCorp Stingray Industries]], which includes SuperFic versions of Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion, Manga/RanmaOneHalf and even WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender fiction characters) and the Extraordinary Avengers (which are a big crew composed almost totally of FusionFic (Marvel/other franchise) characters).
74	* BadassInANiceSuit: Multiple factions expose this kind of wear, such as [[Franchise/JamesBond MI-6]], [[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService Huntsman & Kingsman (who also get a lot of money making said suits to selected clientele)]], the FBI and the Secret Service.
75	* BadGuyBar: There are many places like this throughout the galaxy, from the "Black Cross Bar" in Chicago (first appearing on the short story ''Fanfic/CorelinePokerNightAtTheBlackCrossBar'') to "The Speakeasy" (also on Chicago, much more high-class and catering to the "real" organized crime, to the point that being invited to go there for a drink and not for being on bodyguard duty is a symbol of having become a "made man"), to pretty much any place that sells liquor [[Anime/BlackLagoon within the city limits of Roanapur]] to [[Franchise/StarWars Mos Eisley Cantina]].
76	* BalkanizeMe: Various places on Earth have divided into chunks great and small (such as [[Franchise/CodeGeass Britannia]] conquering part of Siberia, Los Angeles becoming a MegaCity (and mini-nation), Orlando becoming a kingdom [[Franchise/KingdomHearts ruled by King Mickey Mouse]], a chunk of Texas being ruled by WebVideo/AngryJoe, and Germany dividing again into East (which is still relatively normal) and West (which has been taken over by, and renamed into, [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist “Neo-Amestris”]].)
77	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: What a lot of Pre-Vanishing Humans believe ''had'' to be done to those who disappeared, if they [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight can shrug off as much of the crazy as they are able to]].
78	* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: The Vanishing was [[GodzillaThreshold a situation bad enough]] that people used anything capable of killing that was within reach. As well, many Fictions that came from old eras (like UsefulNotes/WorldWarII) used (or provided access to) "[[TimeTravelTenseTrouble brand new]]" versions of said old weapons. In the aftermath, many groups decided to mass-produce reproductions ([[RetroUpgrade sometimes comparatively upgraded for modern-day standards]]) to bolster their arsenals (and their pockets).
79	* BroughtDownToBadass: Happens to some Fictions with no access to their canonical powers for some reason-as an example, two of the stories by [=Mike313=] showcase a member of the Champions who happens to be [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]... who ''doesn't'' have Avatar powers, and never had them, so she has to make do with being an expert martial artist... and, oh yeah, being an expert Franchise/{{Pokemon}} trainer.
80	** The story "Legends Of The Fourth Of July" mentions repeatedly that the majority of Mari's powers (which include the capacity to use magic and multiple devices of her armor) have been locked down as part of her parole agreement, leaving her with just the enhanced physical capacity and training regular to a ComicBook/CaptainAmerica... which is more than enough to play a [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]], which she then demonstrates by kicking the crap of anybody who gets in the way.
81	* CardboardPrison: It would be pretty much easier to count the amount of prisons in the Core Timeline that don't have some degree of cardboard in its construction or have been inconvenienced by the mass chaos. Exaggerated by [[https://www.deviantart.com/orionpax09/art/Coreline-Info-Newgate-Correctional-Facilities-793635299 Newgate Correctional Facilities For Metahumans,]] which have an ''open prison policy where the inmates can stay out all day as long as they're back in their apartments by curfew!''
82	* CaughtUpInTheRapture: What technically happened to 90% of mankind. Emphasis on ''technically'', because the CLULESS Virus just took people away without caring about such things like whether they were righteous or evil or their actual religion. There is no evidence of them having been sent to "different" places during their Vanishing, either.
83	* CosyCatastrophe: For those who Vanished during the 23 Hours. [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt For those who stayed behind, though…]]
84	* CrisisCrossover: From the point of view of the comic book superheroes in this universe, living within the Coreline is being in the middle of one of these. [[ExaggeratedTrope And it gets crisis crossovers of its own]].
85	* CrossoverCouple: A hefty amount of examples appear throughout the various stories. An Alternate of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato Katsuragi]] married to an Alternate of [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma Saotome]] and an Alternate of [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit a (widowed) Jessica Rabbit]] married to an Alternate of [[Anime/YuGiOh Maximilian Pegasus]] are just two of them.
86	* CrossoverIndex: All Tropes present and accounted for, PlayedForLaughs and [[PlayedForDrama for Drama]]. DoppelgangerCrossover is one that gets a pretty large amount of mileage.
87	* DecadentCourt: Very strong examples in [[Anime/CodeGeass Neo-Britannia]] (Siberia), Italy (with [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Harkonnen]]-ruled Venice), [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Neo-Amestris]] (with Fuhrer Bradley’s constant scheming to enhance his country) and New Zealand (with the brutal clash of the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle Earth]] and [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Westeros]] Royal Houses, assisted with automatic weapons and other means (subtle and blatant) of offing people. [[Literature/HarryPotter Wizarding Britain]] is not exempt, either.
88	* DeadFic: Multiple stories being written by [=OrionPax09=] were left incomplete when he decided to retire his Internet presence.
89	* DeathWorld: Thanks to CLULESS, examples from all of Fiction have manifested throughout the universe (as a specific pair of examples, we could direct your attention to ''[[VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} both]]'' [[Film/{{Avatar}} of the]] planets called "Pandora". OK, one is a moon, but ''still''...) Those races/factions who care little about humanity (and some who do) also make the convincing argument that ''EARTH'' has become a DeathWorld itself.
90	* DestructoNookie: Given that the Core Timeline is rife with superhumans such as Kryptonians, gamma mutants, Saiyans, and more, you better believe that this is a frequent occurrence!
91	* EarthIsABattlefield.
92	* [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Earth Is The Center Of The Multiverse]].
93	* EldritchLocation: Various places, such as the entire state of Maine (the closest you get to Derry, the worse it gets), [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and about]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons about a third of]] [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield the towns called "Springfield"]].
94	* [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The End Of The World As We Knew It]]: The 23 Hours Of Madness (or “The Vanishing”). Note the past tense-many Pre-Vanishing Humans use it.
95	* ExpendableAlternateUniverse: ZigZaggedTrope. While it's obvious that many people believe this (and there's [[TerroristsWithoutACause even a terrorist faction]] (the "Knights Of The True Timeline") that takes it to its InUniverse logical extreme, exterminating Alternates of Fictional people willy-nilly for the "crime" of deviating from series canon on even the smallest iota and even up to ''existing''), there are a great many who come from those Alternate Universes that scream that (Dimensional) ClonesArePeopleToo.
96	* FantasticFlora: FantasticFruitsAndVegetables, [[MagicMushroom Magic Mushrooms]], and more from every fictional universe out there are to be found in the Core Timeline. [[https://www.deviantart.com/mike313cl/art/Coreline-Notes-On-Location-The-Greenhouse-641836642 The Greenhouse,]] a facility operated by alts of Dr. Pamela Isley and Dr. Reginald Bushroot, grows a great many examples of such plants. Dr. Shikigami of the Chicago Branch Avengers also cultivates exotic plants for the Avengers to use.
97	* FantasticLegalWeirdness: Multiple things the law has had to deal with now that everything has gone insane.... to provide some examples:
98	** Superheroes, once registered, can testify in court without needing to showcase their true identities (it is pretty obvious that some of the big-shots like Superman already have them well-known, however).
99	** Ghosts and ghouls can potentially testify on their own murders or do changes to their wills even after having passed on... however, they need to be extensively tested on such things as their mental capacity (in terms of intelligence--many ghosts are little more than ultra-spooky voice messages or pretty animalistic) and mental stability (so it can be certified that they won't go all ''Film/TheGrudge'' right in the middle of the courtroom), plus power levels (a ghost that is a PersonOfMassDestruction needs extra security in place) and how viable they are as a witness in the regular sense (because lack of information and prejudice can mould people's perceptions even beyond the grave). This has been called "[[PersonAsVerb The]] ''Literature/AnitaBlake'' Rule" on the street, and one of the people who provides services doing this testing are the Ghostbusters.
100	** DeathIsCheap (well, ''less expensive'' at least. DeathIsDramatic, nevertheless) enough that "Do Not Resuscitate" orders now have two levels: "Do Not Resuscitate" (meaning no ''[[ExactWords immediate]]'' resuscitation--the person with this degree of order is agreeing to be resurrected in some way afterwards, if circumstances allow it) and DN2R2 ("Do Not Resuscitate Nor Resurrect") Orders, which are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and now pretty stand for what the old DNR orders did.
101	* FantasticRacism: Certain characters are lumped into groups and can be discriminated against, simply because of who they are an alternate of. A good example of this is alternates of [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Illustrious Makinami]], who is canonically a BloodKnight CloudCuckoolander. As a result of this, alternates of Mari are all perceived as being the same, regardless of their actual personalities. Other characters, such as [[AdaptationalHeroism heroic alternates of famed villains]], constantly struggle with the reputation garnered by their evil counterparts. And ''this'' is in addition to the "regular" FantasticRacism types like Drow-Elf discrimination (and [[ScrewYouElves Elf]]-Human discrimination), Coordinator/"Natural" discrimination, Mutant/Normal (most probably Franchise/MarvelUniverse "normal"), Wizard-Muggle... rather thankfully, many stories show people working (with good advancements) into changing this, or showcasing that the people who really fall into applying this trope are hard-headed Jerkasses worth ridiculing.
102	* FantasyKitchenSink: Numerous kinds of magic, along with a large number of PhysicalGod types and other supernatural beings, etc., running around. A lot of magic users actually have to readjust to how all they different mystical forces interact to cast spells properly again.
103	* FourthReich: InUniverse with Neo-Amestris. The whole of East Germany has become overwritten with Amestris (with elements of other DieselPunk series, like ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'', including a 300-foot-tall Berlin Wall). Which includes such things like the President calling himself "Fuhrer". While ''Franchise/FullMetalAlchemist'' Fictions don't really see a problem with it, Reals on both sides of the Wall have a bit [[BerserkButton of an issue]] [[NoSwastikas regarding]] the ''[[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII last]]'' time someone in power in Germany called himself "[[USefulNotes/AdolfHitler Fuhrer]]"...
104	* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: InUniverse, because it [[NoFourthWall got smashed to hell and gone]] and let the threats from beyond the screen roam the Earth.
105	* GenreSavvy: An important survival skill. [[FunctionalGenreSavvy Whether a character lives]] [[DeathByGenreSavviness or dies]] for it, or if they're WrongGenreSavvy instead, is up the individual author / [[KillerGameMaster GM]].
106	* HeroesRUs: Various examples exist, from government agencies (such as ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}), to the more benevolent of [[MegaCorp Mega-Corporations]] (like [[Anime/BubblegumCrisis Stingray Industries]], [[ComicBook/GoldDigger Diggers Technologies]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Stark Industries]] and [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Wayne Industries]]), to non-profit organisations with plenty of power (like "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Foundation", the result of [[Series/KnightRider FLAG]] and [[Series/MacGyver1985 The Phoenix Foundation]] pooling resources) to superhero teams (like [[ComicBook/{{TheAvengers}} Avengers Infinity]] and the WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited).
107	* HeroesUnlimited: All superhero teams have this going on, but the Avengers Infinity and the Justice League Unlimited have it more than the rest (in the case of the League, it's even right there on the name!). A running sub-plot within OrionPax09's "Extraordinary Avengers"/"Cap Mari" stories is the attempt by the A.I. to become ''even bigger'' by being more open to FusionFic[=/=]SuperFic Alternates of characters.
108	* HitSoHardTheCalendarFeltIt: The setting divides its calendar in Pre-Vanishing and Post-Vanishing years. Like ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'', the attempt to not mention the specific year The Vanishing happened is to keep the setting from being divided (too much) by the "NextSundayAD" effect.
109	* LovecraftLite: [[ZigZaggedTrope Many people don't get lucky]], and it ''may'' take some preparation (or ''a lot'' of desperation, insanity, or balls), but it is quite possible to give beings as "lovecraftian" as [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]] or ''[[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man]]'' a [[BoomHeadshot literal faceful of boomstick]] ([[ChainsawGood or chainsaw]], if you feel brutal enough).
110	* MachineWorship: When the only thing preventing you from being killed by every freak-show monster and maniac on the planet is the gun by your side or the wheels under you, worshiping is something that comes easy... and then there's people who take it way beyond, such as the [[TabletopGame/WarHammer40000 Adeptus Mechanicus]] on the Imperium-occupied territories or (in a minor example) [[VideoGame/MadMax2015 The Church of the Angel Combustion]] (which worships mostly cars, [[BadassDriver Badass Drivers]] as "Saints", people who have cybernetic modifications or psionic powers that allow them better driving as being "touched by the Angel", and [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Cybertronians]] as the Angel's avatars. The North American "branch" of the Church is run by an Alternate of [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls "Old Man" Fiddleford McGucket]]).
111	* ManOfKryptonite: The more regular examples of this Trope (like Metallo) are roaming around, but the Pariah Gene carriers are a more broad-spectrum example of this Trope. The Gene and its carriers have been explicitly compared to the Universe being up to '''here''' with folks thinking they can bring "ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers" from their home universes with total impunity, and showing them wrong... with '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis ABSOLUTE]]''' [[CurbStompBattle brutality]].
112	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Very much unapologetically.
113	* MergedReality: One third of what CLULESS did.
114	* MoralityKitchenSink: There are quite a lot of people all over the morality spectrum on the setting. For the most part, it leans towards BlackAndGrayMorality (people who have flaws and know it and still being on the side of angels vs. the "Mwa-Ha-Ha" CardCarryingVillain-types that ''must'' be stopped) and some GrayAndGrayMorality (people can beat the crap out of each other because of misunderstandings or being jerks or whatever-no real 'villain' except maybe the guy willing to fight dirtier than everybody else (''[[EveryoneHasStandards way]]'' too much "dirtier")).
115	* MyLittlePanzer: While other examples exist throughout the setting, a specific one appears on "Legends Of The Fourth Of July": The "''Fake''huggers", mechanical replicas of [[Franchise/{{Alien}} the Facehugger]] that are programmed to act just like the real thing, except that they knock their victims out with non-lethal sonic stunners instead. Meant as a practical joke, the scared reactions of people to the Fakehuggers' attacks (which included ''[[DeadlyPrank various fatal heart attacks]]'') drove their developing company to ruin.
116	* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Different universes have different rules, which are ''literally'' DependingOnTheWriter. While most of the basic rules of a universe (and what comes out of it) are based on the series canon that was there from the beginning (ex: [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Absolute Terror Fields are utterly impervious to conventional firepower]], ComicBook/{{Superman}} is affected by Kryptonite, etc.); the specifics change, based on stuff like {{Fanon}} or just sticking to one of multiple {{Retcon}}s (ex: [[Fanfic/AndIfThatDontWork A.T. Fields could be pierced by multi-megaton monster-nukes]], or [[Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEvaEmeraldFury high amounts of Gamma Radiation can degrade the Field]]; or Terigen Mists are ''not'' lethal to Mutants, or Superman is not vulnerable to Kryptonite (but weapons as powerful as an artillery piece could hurt him)...) Individual Alternates of someone (even if they ''look'' exactly alike and come from ''very'' similar universes) may not have the ''exact same'' strengths and weaknesses (or, on the flipside, ''may'' despite coming from ''very'' different universes).
117	** Magic users in particular often have a hard time adjusting because all the mystical forces on the Line and the differences between the dimensions mean they have to learn [[HowDoIShootWeb how to cast spells in the new environment]], or things can get messed up. And not even [[Series/DoctorWho the Time Lords]] have a smooth ride when they try to tamper with the (ever-shifting) laws of time.
118	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: A potential hazard of two Alternates of a person meeting. An example of this being PlayedForDrama appears on [[http://orionpax09.deviantart.com/art/Legends-Of-The-Fourth-of-July-1-469866226 OrionPax09's story "Legends Of The Fourth Of July"]], where an Alternate of [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Illustrious Makinami]] that [[Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEvaAmericanDream has the powers of Captain America]] is so constantly put down by people who cannot see past the [[FantasticRacism prejudice of her being]] [[BloodKnight another]] [[CloudCuckoolander Mari]] that they 1) almost allowed the BigBad of the story to destroy Chicago ([[NotNowKiddo by deciding to ignore her requests for help]], [[CassandraTruth thinking them to be fabrications]]) and 2) have driven her past the DespairEventHorizon.
119	** It doesn't help that Captain America Mari had recently fought a version of herself that was an amalgam of ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} who is every bit the loon that people make Cap Mari out to be.
120	*** Overlaps with EvilMeScaresMe with one member of The Champions (an Alternate of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Hikari Horaki]] with the powers of the ComicBook/MartianManhunter), who mind-read one of her Alternates (which is fusioned with ComicBook/{{Bane}}. [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead The oodles of murderous psycho-crazy inside of her other self's mind nearly drove her insane]].
121	** And another example that overlaps with EvilMeScaresMe (or more like "depresses me") appears on "''[[http://marcoasalazarm.deviantart.com/art/CORELINE-REGULAR-DINOSAUR-PARK-Story-One-WIP-541646509 Regular Dinosaur Park]]''", where an Alternate version of [[Franchise/JurassicPark John Hammond]] (a CompositeCharacter of the [[Film/JurassicPark film]] (and ''[[VideoGame/JurassicParkTrespasser Trespasser]]'' video game) canons and the ''VideoGame/LegoJurassicWorld'' appearance) mentions his disappointment at being occasionally confused with his {{Jerkass}} [[Literature/JurassicPark book]] version.
122	* PirateNinjaZombieRobot: A quite high possibility of happening, considering all of the available options.
123	* PocketDimension: Some realms connected to Coreline, like [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Aku's]] realm or the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' island chains, manifest as these.
124	* PresidentForLife: Downplayed (and [by the standards of the Trope] rare heroic, and even more unusual having had the "for life" part ''put in place by the public'' after electing him into the role in the normal fashion) example with the Governor-For-Life of Michigan: ''[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Optimus Prime]]''.
125	* PunkPunk: The whole breadth of this Trope is represented on The Line in one way or another: there is ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''-style ScavengedPunk outside of civilization (and the original ''Film/MadMax1'' brand over on The Outback); within civilization it is CyberPunk or PostCyberPunk (with the occasional splatter of CapePunk, FantasticNoir and TheQuincyPunk); London and Venice have become SteamPunk meccas; while East Germany/[[Franchise/FullMetalAlchemist Neo-Amestris]] (as well as other spots like [[WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}} Cape Suzette]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Republic City]]) are full-blown DieselPunk and the local versions of the SeriousBusiness shows could be considered dabbling on "OlympusMons[=/=]MyLittlePanzer"-Punk...
126	* RageAgainstTheAuthor: Some Fictions that have arrived didn't take well to the fact that their lives were… well, fictional… on another universe. Some of them have developed a case of this so bad (as in "devolving into an extra of ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' when close to the author" bad) that there is a term for this: "Authored Rage".
127	* RealWorldEpisode: A more apocalyptic variation of one comprises the whole setting. And even after many years Fictional characters keep Emerging, so people still undergo the regular motions of this Trope on a regular basis.
128	* RealityBleed: Another third of what the CLULESS Virus did.
129	* RealityIsOutToLunch: The other third of what the CLULESS Virus did, on top of the multiversal collision (and the Pre-Vanishing survivors were hit with the harshness of it the hardest). [[FantasyAllAlong It never fully came back from it]], [[ZigZaggedTrope either]].
130	* RetroUpgrade: The availability of technology from all over Fiction inside the setting means that enterprising people have utilized advanced technology to upgrade old (by RealLife and other shows' standards) vehicles and weapons in order to create AceCustom pieces or simply make a mass-produced new "mark" of the old gizmos. Two examples within the setting are the [[http://marcoasalazarm.deviantart.com/art/CORELINE-Stingray-Industries-Slammer-d20-Mod-619676509 Stingray Industries "Slammer"]] (an updated copy of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMT_AutoMag_V AMT Automag V]] that works up to par of "modern-day" military-grade combat pistols) and the [[http://gideon020.deviantart.com/art/A-101-Thunderchild-135808992 A-101 "Thunderchild" (or "Razorback")]] (an updated version of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II A-10 "Thunderbolt" (or "Warthog")]] that is widely used for anti-armor/mecha-hunting duties).
131	* SciFiKitchenSink: There's numerous types of fantastic technology available in Coreline, too mant to list here.
132	* ShoutOut: Multiple:
133	** The [[Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures CLULESS]] Virus. Essentially a [[TheCracker Cracker]] version of the program that started ''that'' ball rolling.
134	** [[Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide "There Is No Safe, Only Safer"]].
135	** The 23 Hours started on November the Fifth. [[ComicBook/VForVendetta "Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November"]] has become better known world-wide because of this.
136	** The first draft of the OpeningNarration was essentially a modified version of the ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' opening narration ("In the Grim Darkness Of The Dark Future, there is Only War"). It still has some of its feeling remaining.
137	** The "Reipe"-Stingray Industries' utter humiliation at trying to muscle in on the ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'' version of NERV following their version of Rei running amok within S.I. headquarters-is described InUniverse at having been a re-enactment [[Film/BlackHawkDown of the Battle Of Mogadishu, with Stingray Security Services playing the Americans]].
138	* SuperFic: Various of the [[FanFic Fan Fics]] and sample characters made for the setting so far use this. And they're awesome.
139	* SuperSoldier: Needless to say, with the hodge-podge of technologies and magics and training methods which can make a CharlesAtlasSuperpower set that are available, there are a lot of these. So far in the stories created, we have seen amongst others: two girls with the [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Erskine super-serum]] running through their veins (and ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ DBZ]]'' levels of [[SupernaturalMartialArts martial arts training]]), a version of [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive the DOATEC Kasumi cloning project]] that was similarly enhanced, a version of [[Anime/{{Naruto}} Anko Mitarashi]] that was turned by Orochimaru into an {{Expy}} of ''[[Anime/{{Hellsing}} Alucard]]'', an Alternate of [[Manga/{{Appleseed}} Deunan Knute]] (who is more of the "absurdly BadassNormal" school of super-soldiering) as Anko's partner, an Alternate of [[Manga/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]] that has reached this classification through [[Really700YearsOld sheer experience]] and [[{{Determinator}} demented amounts of determination]] alone (let alone the {{Cyborg}} bodies), and the Stingray Industries [[ManOfKryptonite Hellsoldier]] [[ImplacableMan Project]].
140	* TakeThat:
141	** [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Alternate versions of Peter Griffin]] are essentially an endangered species on The Line, people so enraged by actions done by him that they have actively hunted him down. This is mentioned on the short story "Semper Paratus" (where one of these actions (which essentially [[DoomedHometown destroyed all of Quahog]]) is mentioned in the backstory and on the story's "current day" his absurd lack of impulse control killed almost everybody on a mega-yacht and traumatized or crippled the few survivors, while the Alternate of Peter escaped (relatively) unhurt (barring the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown given to him by said survivors)).
142	** "Legends Of The Fourth Of July" gives no love to [[Manga/LoveHina Naru Narusegawa]] (an Alternate of which appears, abusing her power as a parole officer to make Mari's life a depressive hell (although admittedly it is a version with a brutal case of {{Flanderization}})), as well as mentioning in passing that the SWATTeam that Naru brought to arrest Mari (and which Mari then curb-stomped ''hard'') included amongst their number [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD an Alternate of Grant Ward]]. They are shown two chapters later to have been left inside of a warehouse full of the "Fakehuggers" mentioned above, with Naru being driven to a quivering, praying mess thinking she can feel a Chestbuster inside of her through placebo effect.
143	** One bad wish too many (whether it was on this universe or on another one, it may never be known) turned [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Dimmsdale]] into a hellhole flooded with primordial, flesh-eating ooze.
144	** In [[FanFic/CorelineInvasionOfPortland Coreline: Invasion of Portland]], when an Inhuman ally of the Aegis Organization who took up the mantle of Iceman learned of the events of [[ComicBook/DeathOfX ''Death of X'']] and [[ComicBook/InhumansVsXMen ''Inhumans vs. X-Men'']], he recalls viewing those events as pure insanity.
145	* TemptingFate: A particularly GenreBlind thing to do, which is a bit of a RunningGag.
146	* TestosteronePoisoning: Look no further than [[Videogame/{{Borderlands}} Torgue]]... [[VerbalBackspace pardon me]], ''[[Fanfic/NoGodsOnlyGuns Torgue-Urdnot]]''. '''[[StuffBlowingUp BIG EXPLOSIONS]]''' (even their most garden-variety gun is bound to include a GrenadeLauncher as an "accesory"), '''[[ChunkySalsaRule GUNFIRE TEARING TARGETS TO SHREDS]]''', '''[[BlownAcrossTheRoom ABSURD AMOUNTS OF STOPPING POWER]]''', gun names and weapons descriptions '''[[NoIndoorVoice WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS]]''' (yelling on the stores is very much encouraged), weapons designs that either make them look like UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} props or look like Creator/RobLiefeld and Creator/JackKirby had lunch once (and, yes, they actually liked each other's gear designs. Please try not to have a LogicBomb over that), hiring [[Anime/DragonBallZ Hercule Satan as a spokesman]] ([[ActorAllusion which is only fair, actually]]) for ''[[MuggingTheMonster their]]'' version of the Glock "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPPErUZ_HPk picked]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td4pSnVegZY the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzb7SLsFwtE wrong]]..." ad series...
147	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: There are many, ''many'' ways to fulfill this Trope. One MegaCorp (Diggers Technologies) even goes as far as to make it an unwritten ''product standard'' (what do you expect when [[ComicBook/GoldDigger Brianna Diggers]] is one of the company heads? They sell Literature/{{BOLO}} rip-offs, (relatively) dirt cheap!).
148	* JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife : Inverted. Good Trope knowledge may very much ''save'' your life, depending on the circumstances. InUniverse, Website/TVTropes has become as important as The Bible and Website/TheOtherWiki.
149	* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: This is the setting in a nutshell-it’s even on the OpeningNarration. Some stories, like ''Fanfic/TheShikigamiRangerAndTheMonsterMashers'', even showcase full-blown battle sequences that are as insanely ReferenceOverdosed as the climactic fight of ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne''.
150	* VenusIsWet: One of the various reality changes done by The Vanishing was the transformation/Terraformation of Venus into a jungle planet out of (and inhabited by) pulp fiction... and which is a hard-core DeathWorld nasty enough that any kind of NatureHero that lives there (well away from civilization) is astonishingly superhuman.
151	* WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture: And Trope names.
152	* WorldGoneMad: Coreline is considered this by some, especially in the view of many of those who remained in it during the Vanishing.
153	* WorldOfBadass: You either develop some amount of badassery (specifics don’t matter) or (depending where you live) you’re either a bystander in danger or you’re as good as dead.
154	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: There is no known way for a Fiction that Emerged on the Core Timeline to return to the world he came from. So far, all kinds of super-scientists, pseudo-gods and literal gods have tried to find a way, but have not been able to. And there are many people who are despairing because of this (and many that have decided to take this opportunity to make a new life for themselves).

Context Fanfic / Coreline