Line #154 Fanfic/SanzaSalazarSaga


1	'''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2434664/1/The_Life_And_Times_Of_Red_X The]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2962153/1/Maiden_Of_Stone Sanza]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3466691/1/A_Tale_Of_Two_Apprentices Salazar]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5304834/1/Shades_of_Gray Saga]]''' is a [[FanVerse series]] of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fanfics, originated by Tropers/RySenkari but later continued by a friend of the creator of the original trilogy nicknamed [[http://oneortheother.deviantart.com/ oneortheother]], is a series of ''Teen Titans'' [[AlternateUniverseFic Alternate Universe fics]] in which the identity of the thief who stole Robin's Red X suit prior to the events of the third season "X" turns out to be a Jump City teenager named Sanza Salazar. Because the original fanfic of the saga was written prior to the airing of season five, it basically ignores that entire season and branches off from the end of season four, though events from season five are explored and retold in some chapters.
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3	The saga explores the duality of Sanza's ordinary high-school life with his criminal escapades as Red X as he comes into contact and conflict with numerous heroes and villains throughout the saga.
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5	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2434664/1/The_Life_And_Times_Of_Red_X The Life And Times Of Red X]]'' is the first story. It features the reveal (to the reader, at least) of Sanza's identity in the first few chapters [[spoiler: and the reveal to the Titans later on]]. It introduces the reader's to Sanza's mother and sister, who provided his initial reason for stealing the suit, and allow the villain Slade to get his foot in the door to persuade Red X/Sanza to become his apprentice. Thus, this story revolves around Red X's struggles to avoid Slade's advances, protect his family, and remain true to himself as his loyalties wax and wane between Slade, the Titans, and himself.
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7	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2962153/1/Maiden_Of_Stone Maiden Of Stone]]'' is essentially a FixFic which revisits the circumstances behind [[spoiler: Terra's revival]]. Terra is freed from her petrified condition by the scientific machinations of a group of scheming corporate executives who seek to cause natural disasters in order to make billions of dollars on the subsequent destruction of Jump City. Red X is pulled into the conflict after attempting to steal from these gentlemen [[spoiler: but eventually becomes personally involved after the villains threaten his loved ones and after he begins to see the freed Terra as a kindred spirit]].
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9	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3466691/1/A_Tale_Of_Two_Apprentices A Tale Of Two Apprentices]]'' concludes the trilogy. Slade makes another appearance, and Red X and Terra are both in his sights, hence the "two apprentices" part of the title. In addition, the Brotherhood of Evil makes an appearance and threatens Jump City. The first half of the fanfic is basically a retelling of the fifth season of the series, with the action revolving around Jump City instead of taking the Titans around the world. The second half of the fic gets much more personal and closes nearly all of the loose ends and story threads established throughout the trilogy.
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11	The original trilogy inspired a fan to write a story which takes place several months afterward, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5304834/1/Shades_of_Gray Shades of Gray]]'', in which Red X is framed for murder and a mysterious stranger makes an appearance in the city. It is still ongoing.
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13	One of the main characters, Sanza Salazar, had cameoed in two seasons of ''Webcomic/SurvivorFanCharacters'' as a contestant.
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16	The Sanza Salazar Saga contains examples of the following tropes:
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18	%%* AbnormalAmmo
19	** DepletedPhlebotinumShells: Rev's guns and Red X's projectiles.
20	* AgeAppropriateAngst: For Sanza and Maddie. Actually, we have sympathy for most of the 'Teen' cast anyway.
21	* AlternateUniverseFic: Branching off from the end of season four.
22	** FixFic: ''Maiden of Stone'' is basically a fic that has [[spoiler: Terra revived under different circumstances than the original so that she doesn't have the opportunity to say IJustWantToBeNormal]].
23	* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Parodied during the SadisticChoice.
24	* AndYourLittleDogToo: Happens with Maddy quite a bit even when they aren't specifically trying to target Sanza.
25	%%* AntiHero: Red X.
26	* AntiVillain: Rev, well if he wasn't a DesignatedHero for fighting evil and what not.
27	* ArtisticLicenseGeology: The climax of Maiden Of Stone. Earthquakes do not work that way...
28	%%* AssholeVictim: Most of the victims.
29	* AppliedPhlebotinum: Almost an overdose. The 'miracle polymer Xynothium' is a great example.
30	* BackToBackBadasses: Red X and Rev.
31	* BadassFamily: The Salazars. Even Sanza's mother Maria can sometimes hold her own against the VillainOfTheDay.
32	* BadassNormal: Sanza, Rev in ''Shades of Gray''. Sedaris is an evil example.
33	%%* BattleCouple [[spoiler:Red X and Terra.]]
34	* BecauseImGoodAtIt: One of the reasons Sanza continues to put on the Red X suit and remain a thief even after working with the Titans so much.
35	* BerserkerTears: In similar fashion to the original series, there are numerous occasions in which BerserkerTears are shed during particularly emotionally charged fights. Any time Red X/Sanza battles Slade, for example.
36	%%* BigBad: Slade, Frederick Dullahan, [[spoiler: Sedaris]]
37	%%* BittersweetEnding: ''The Life And Times Of Red X''
38	%%* BlackKnight: Red X and Rev.
39	* BluffingTheMurderer: In this case, bluffing the thief, as Raven bluffs/intimidates Red X into giving up some crucial information.
40	* BluffTheImpostor: Terra bluffs the imposter Red X.
41	* CatFight: Jinx vs. Terra in ''Maiden of Stone'', Madame Rouge vs. Terra in ''A Tale Of Two Apprentices''.
42	* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: lampshaded by Rev's comments on the powerlessness of humans.
43	%%* CowerPower.
44	* ChristianityIsCatholic: averted, Sanza and his family are Catholic but there are numerous Protestant characters, most notably Sanza's friend Steve and one of the bad guys from ''Maiden of Stone''.
45	* CombatPragmatist: Red X, Rev.
46	* ComesGreatResponsibility: Played straight, subverted and averted.
47	%%* CoolMask
48	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Many of the villains of ''Maiden of Stone'' are these.
49	%%* {{Cyborg}}
50	%%** ElectronicEyes
51	%%* DarkestHour: Chapter 13 of ''Maiden of Stone'' and Chapter 21 of ''A Tale of Two Apprentices''
52	%%* DarkShepherd: Rev, very much
53	%%* DeathByOriginStory: [[spoiler: Miguel Salazar]].
54	%%* DesignatedVictim: Maddy
55	* DestructiveSaviour: Almost every boss battle will involve a ton of property damage.
56	%%* DoomMagnet: Sanza.
57	* DoubleConsciousness: A played down version of this is Sanza's 'inner thief'. He is a unrepentant Kleptomaniac after all.
58	* DirtyCoward
59	* DoubleAgent: Sanza.
60	* DontFearTheReaper: Rev makes the claim during a particularly bloodtastic battle.
61	%%** ChronicBackstabbingDisorder
62	* TheDragon: Sedaris, Slade in the first part of ''A Tale of Two Apprentices''
63	%%** DragonInChief
64	%%* DramaticThunder: Robin and Red X's first one-on-one battle is the most memorable instance
65	%%* DudeWheresMyRespect: Sanza/Red X, especially in the first fic.
66	%%* DueToTheDead: Miguel Salazar.
67	%%* EarnYourHappyEnding: Oh, you heroes most certainly must earn that happy ending...
68	%%* EvilGenius: [[spoiler: Sedaris]]
69	* EyeScream: during the fight with Dr. Ruell when Sanza [[spoiler: hookshots him in the eye]]
70	%%* FauxAffablyEvil: Sedaris.
71	%%* {{Foil}}: Red X and Robin
72	%%* {{Foreshadowing}}: A lot, if you actually pay attention.
73	* FragileSpeedster: Rev, in a sense. It is stated he doesn't really have any stamina for a prolonged fight, opting for HitAndRunTactics and using his weapons to beat his foes.
74	%%* FriendlyEnemy: Red X and Rev.
75	%%* {{Gangbangers}}: NOT in the way you perverts are thinking.
76	%%* GentlemanThief
77	%%** PhantomThief
78	* GreenRocks: Just what can't a case of Applied Xynothium/Phlebotinum do? Anything from explosives to bands to lasers to wings. Yes, you read that right.
79	* GrudgingThankYou: Almost every occasion in which the Titans save X or vice versa.
80	%%* GunsAkimbo: Rev.
81	* AHandfulForAnEye: Red X employs this tactic at the start of the trilogy, before he [[spoiler: gets a reactor that allows him to power his suit indefinitely]]
82	* HardWorkHardlyWorks: [[spoiler: Even after Sanza trains with the True Master, Slade still wrecks him]]
83	* HeroicSacrifice: Averted. Sanza turns down a [[spoiler:TakingYouWithMe moment against criminal mastermind Slade. Because? Well because he ain't no hero.]]
84	%%* HighSchool
85	%%* HighSchoolDance
86	%%* HippieTeacher: Ms. Perlitz.
87	* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler: Sanza passes up the chance to kill Slade at the end of the first fic leading to a BittersweetEnding, though he would've had to kill himself as well to do so]].
88	* HostageSituation: Most notably Maddy and Maria in "The Life And Times of Red X" and Terra and Raven in "Maiden of Stone".
89	%%* HumansAreBastards: Embodies Rev's mindset.
90	* HumansAreWhite: There's almost more Tamaranians than the TokenMinority.
91	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Red X and Robin both have moments, especially during a certain someone's death.)
92	%%* IHaveYourWife: sometimes mother and sister.
93	* IJustWantToBeNormal: despite the fifth season not being {{Canon}} to this fic, its characterizations ''are'', and thus Terra's "Things Change" angst carries over into her personality in the second and third fics of the trilogy.
94	%%* IWorkAlone: Red X [[spoiler: at least at the start of each fic]].
95	%%* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Several times.
96	%%* InferredSurvival: [[spoiler: Nicholas and Lonnie Jarvin]].
97	* InTheBlood: Ass-kickery is genetic in the Salazar bloodline.
98	%%* InHarmsWay: Sanza wouldn't have it any other way.
99	%%* ItsPersonal: Anyone who messes with Sanza's family.
100	%%** ThisIsUnforgivable
101	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: This embodies young Sanza Salazar, at least for the early sections of series as he later becomes more of a NiceGuy.
102	%%* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Slade]].
103	* KilledOffForReal: numerous characters from the original series, most notably [[spoiler: The Brain, The True Master, and Slade]]
104	* LetsGetDangerous: Steve and Cleo get this kind of moment in ''A Tale Of Two Apprentices''.
105	* LikeFatherLikeSon: Sanza and his deceased father both have a lot of personality traits in common.
106	* LogicalFallacies: [[strike: Chemistry]] The nigh-unlimited uses of the 'miracle polymer Xynothium' which defy logic and knowledge of molecular bases surely counts, then again it is powered by {{Phlebotinum}}.
107	%%* LovableCoward: Overlaps with below. Sanza.
108	%%* LovableRogue: Overlaps with above. Sanza.
109	* LoveDodecahedron: Raven, Beast Boy, Terra, Sanza, Starfire, Robin.
110	* LoveIsInTheAir: Romance is a big part of the trilogy.
111	%%* LoveRedeems
112	* MacGuffin: The Crisis Crystal, at least in the first few chapters of ''Maiden of Stone'', [[spoiler: before it is used to de-petrify Terra]].
113	%%* MadScientist: Dr. Ruell.
114	* MeaningfulName: Reverend in ''Shades of Gray'' is quite religious.
115	* MoralityChain: Sanza can [[BerserkButton lose it]] whenever his loved ones are threatened.
116	%%* MoralityPet: Sanza's mother Maria and younger sister Maddy.
117	* MoreThanMeetsTheEye: There is much more to young teenager Sanza Salazar than meets the eyes... Same for the CorruptCorporativeExectutive villains of the second fic, most of them look rather harmless, especially the SinisterMinister. Rev also looks relatively tame without his CoolMask.
118	%%* MissionFromGod: Rev believes this.
119	%%* MrExposition: Father Abuela.
120	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler: Sanza and Terra]] are subjected to this in chapter 21 of ''A Tale Of Two Apprentices''.
121	* NotHimself: Terra catches onto Madame Rouge impersonating Red X.
122	%%* ObliviousYoungerSibling: Maddy.
123	%%* OneManArmy
124	%%* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The villains of ''Maiden of Stone'', at least in the beginning.
125	%%* {{Omniglot}}: Rev.
126	%%* OneWingedAngel: Dr. Ruell.
127	%%* OrderVersusChaos: Titans vs. Sedaris.
128	%%* OutGambitted
129	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Averted by OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Sanza, but played straight by a few other people such as Maria Salazar who despite having a job, we never see her at work.
130	%%* PlayingWithFire: Sorel.
131	* PoweredArmor: Played straight with Red X and Rev. Though perhaps you could make the case it is less 'armor' and more like equipable utility devices.
132	* ProperlyParanoid: Rev, very much. He's even shown to be mostly correct)
133	* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Cleo]] in ''Maiden of Stone''. Unlike many fanfics in which this is glossed over, the act has a profound impact on its victim's psyche and drives Sanza to a DarkestHour moment, with ripple effects that permeate the rest of the trilogy.
134	%%* RealMenLoveJesus: Sanza, Rev.
135	%%* RescueRomance: Played straight and subverted.
136	%%* ReligiousBruiser: Sanza technically.
137	%%* SadisticChoice: ''Maiden of Stone'' chapter 18.
138	* SaveTheVillain: [[spoiler: Red X tries to save Sorel, but he is unable and Sorel dies a KarmicDeath]]. Also Robin tries to save Red X during one of their battles but HilarityEnsues after a JerkAss moment from Red X.
139	%%* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: [[spoiler: Red X and Terra]]
140	* ScienceIsBad: Most of the scientists in the trilogy are either evil or unscrupulous or both.
141	%%* SecretIdentity: Plays a big part in Sanza's story, obviously.
142	%%* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Red X's thoughts after a failed robbery.
143	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Averted by the Teen Titans in the MoS when they fail to catch the CorruptCorporateExecutive. Played straight by Rev, though his opinion on what is 'right' is debatable...
144	* ShesNotMyGirlfriend: Robin toward Starfire in the first fic, [[spoiler: Sanza toward Terra in the second and the start of the third]].
145	* SinisterMinister: One of the council of villains in ''Maiden of Stone''
146	* ShoutOut: Plenty, a few examples are Pulp Fiction, Dodgeball:
147	--->"If you can dodge a starbolt, you can dodge a ball"
148	--->"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!"
149	* SkewedPriorities: "ll kill that kid myself, what is he doing? Trying to get us killed? Or worse, arrested?" From ''Shades of Gray'', chapter seven.
150	%%* SocialDarwinist: Sedaris.
151	%%* SpiritedCompetitor
152	%%* SternTeacher: Mr. Backlund.
153	* SuperheroTrophyShelf: Sorel sends Sanza on a quest to fetch items from the Titans in ''The Life and Times of Red X'' in order to test his worthiness as an apprentice for Slade.
154	** CollectorOfTheStrange
155	%%* SwissArmyWeapon: Red X's Xynothium weapons sure count.
156	* SympathyForTheDevil: The Titans don't consider Red X a 'real' villain, at least compared to Slade anyway. No sympathy for him...
157	%%* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Sorel... it doesn't work]]
158	%%* TearsOfFear
159	* ThereIsNoTry: Sanza's training with the True Master, which also involves...
160	%%** DontThinkFeel
161	%%** DrillSergeantNasty
162	%%** ILetYouWin
163	%%** StealthMentor: The True Master's ninja friends' role.
164	%%** TheSpartanWay
165	%%** TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn
166	%%** ToughLove
167	%%** TrainingFromHell
168	%%** YourEyesCanDeceiveYou
169	%%* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Red X's reaction [[spoiler: to Sorel's death]].
170	* ThouShaltNotKill: People can be KilledOffForReal but the heroes generally avoiding doing that. Ironically, this trope is mainly subverted by the religious Rev.
171	%%* TokenEvilTeammate: Rev, well a WellIntentionedExtremist.
172	* TraitorShot: Especially in the first fic it's clear that Red X/Sanza should not be trusted.
173	%%* TriggerHappy: Rev, very much. Lampshaded.
174	%%* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet
175	* TheUnfettered: Red X on the "heroic" side, Sedaris on the villainous.
176	%%* VigilanteMan: Needless to say
177	* ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer: Deconstructed when [[spoiler: Robin accidentally kills Slade in a TheKillerBecomesTheKilled moment by kicking him over a ledge when he was lunging at him, later he wonders if he did the right thing. But he decides that ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption]].
178	** Also in Shades of Gray, Rev is a proud preacher of how MurderIsTheBestSolution and ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption.
179	* WarriorTherapist: Rev gets the most of these moments, but Sanza gets a few. Overlaps with below.
180	%%* WarriorPoet: Overlaps with above.
181	%%* WhatTheHellHero: Red X gets a few of these moments, obviously.
182	* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Subverted with the Xynothium. Played straight with Rev.
183	%%* WithDueRespect: Sorel and Sanza's interactions.
184	%%* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Dr. Ruell, [[spoiler: Sedaris toward the end]].
185	* WouldntHitAGirl: Played straight, subverted, and averted.
186	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Rev just wants the world to be a better place, the heroes might agree more with his cause if his tactic wasn't MurderIsTheBestSolution.
187	%%* XMarksTheHero: Parodied with Red X.
188	* XRayVision: Subverted with Rev who has general all-purpose awesome vision that grants him ImprobableAimingSkills and the ability to 'see through people' by reading their body language.
189	%%* VisionaryVillain (Averted by each and every one of the {{Big Bad}}s,
190	%%* YouKilledMyFather
191	%%** PrepareToDie
192	%%* YoungGun: He even has Chekhov's Gun.

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