Line #127 Fanfic/YuGiOhDissidia


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4	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8413455/1/YuGiOh-Dissidia Yu-Gi-Oh! Dissidia]]'' is a fanfiction written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3767641/Sanokal Sanokal]]. It is a crossover between the first four ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' Series in the style of ''Videogame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', hence the title. The basic premise is that Holactie, the Creator of Light, and Zorc Necrophades have summoned three heroes and three villains from each of the ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' series in order to battle for the fate of existence.
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6	The main attraction of the series is the opportunity to both see interactions between characters from different series in both terms of duels and social interactions. The series itself maintains fairly consistent characterisation in terms of the characters and canon, taking aspects generally from the anime's English dubs, but also assuming many facts from the original Duel Monsters manga and a few [[MythologyGag Mythology Gags]].
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8	A companion series, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10926471/1/Yu-Gi-Oh-Dissidia-The-Lost-Files Yu-Gi-Oh! Dissidia: The Lost Files]]'', details previews for future chapters including content from ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', and eventually ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'' and potentially other fanfiction characters.
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10	!!''Yu-Gi-Oh! Dissidia'' provides examples of:
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12	* AdaptationalBadass: Many characters in comparison to their original appearances, whether it be by skill or new cards. The only real exception is Yami Yugi. Nightshroud in particular gives Jaden a ''far'' harder time than he did previously.
13	* AdaptationalWimp: The villains are often defeated more easily than in their original series prior to the final duels, though at times it's implied that they lost on purpose. Yubel, Vector, and Dartz suffer the worst of this.
14	* BeamSpam: When the heroes encounter Reshef the Dark Being, this is its primary method of attack when it isn't using [[spoiler:the stolen attacks of the other Egyptian Gods]].
15	* BoringYetPractical: To a degree. Many characters use these tactics in duels, and searching cards are frequently employed.
16	* BreatherEpisode: The second Astral chapter is easily the most lighthearted in the story, ending with a dinner held by the Madolche.
17	* BullyingADragon: Very frequently.
18	** Joey's attempt to just punch Nightshroud in the face and Crow's challenge to do the same. Nightshroud proceeded to demonstrate that he is the progenitor of another dimension for a reason.
19	** Nightshroud in general tends to prove that if he wasn't bound to duel the heroes, they wouldn't stand much of a chance against him. Even the Signers' energy barriers are battered aside with ease.
20	* CallingYourAttacks: As per usual for a ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' story. If a card has had an attack name (and sometimes even if it hasn't) in some language, it'll be there.
21	* CastHerd: Early on, most of the heroes are divided into groups for most of the fic, although these groups begin to splinter near the end.
22	* TheChessmaster: Z-one, with some assistance from Goodwin and Dr. Faker, [[spoiler:orchestrates a number of trials for the heroes to overcome and strengthen their resolve]].
23	* {{Cliffhanger}}: On occasion.
24	** The end of the heroes' battle in the Mirror Labyrinth is the most notable example, but the earliest is when Joey takes a hit from Bakura at the end of the Chazz vs. Vector chapter.
25	** Yusei's final duel with Z-one has a number of characters react to the crimson wings of his Duel Runner catching their attention at the end of their final chapters.
26	* CompositeCharacter: Deck-wise, many characters use cards that they used in other mediums:
27	** Nightshroud's final deck is a Red-Eyes and Darkness deck, using his Field Spell and Traps to support his Red-Eyes monsters.
28	** Jaden in particular uses many of his manga counterpart's cards.
29	** The Signers all acquire their Duel Dragons to use in combination with their other cards. Crow and Jack also use some of the cards their ''ARC-V'' counterpart used.
30	** Yuma, Shark and Kite all use cards their manga counterparts used.
31	** Averted specifically with Yugi, who only uses his cards from the anime, and with Kaiba, who does not use any of the Blue-Eyes cards from ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions'', though he does use TCG[=/=]OCG-exclusive support.
32	* CoolBike: Yusei, Jack, Crow, Aporia [[spoiler:and his embodiments']] Duel Runners, Shark's motorcycle, and Orbital 7's motorcycle form. [[spoiler:Rex Goodwin also uses his old Duel Runner from the anime.]]
33	* CoolVsAwesome: Most, if not all of the duels qualify to a degree given the characters being pitted against one another.
34	** Obelisk the Tormentor alone is pitted against Reshef, [[spoiler:Quattro's Disaster Leo, and Divine Serpent]].
35	** The Reshef battle alone includes Abyss Splash, Black Ray Lancer, Shark Drake, Black Luster Soldier, and Magician of Black Chaos against Reshef, with Obelisk on varying sides due to Reshef's abilities.
36	** The Majestic Dragons vs. the Winged Dragon of Ra, and later Shooting Star Dragon vs. Ra.
37	** Pretty much every battle in Shark's duel with Vector; Vector uses a slew of Chaos Numbers Over One Hundred, while Shark/Nash battles him with his own arsenal of Numbers and even uses Barian Hope.
38	* CosmicPlaything: Every character in the series other than Yami Bakura is this to a degree, as they have all been called from their own timelines, but Jesse (pursued by Yubel throughout the story to hurt Jaden, kidnapped by Z-one at the beginning of the story, trapped in enemy territory, and later ambushed and [[spoiler:given both cards of darkness and Pendulum monsters by Nightshroud and Z-one respectively]]) easily gets the worst of it.
39	* CreatorThumbprint: Sanokal loves using [[Creator/MontyOum Monty Oum]]-style ka fights as his own personal homage to Monty.
40	* CrisisCrossover: The story is a crossover of the first four anime spinoffs; ''DM'', ''GX'', ''5D's'', and ''ZEXAL''. The planned rewrite is stated to include ''ARC-V'' and ''VRAINS'' content.
41	* {{Crossover}}: Obviously, though special mention goes to certain characters using cards that they used in the manga; the Signers in particular all obtain their Duel Dragons through various means.
42	* CuttingTheKnot:
43	** Joey actually attempts to physically fight Nightshroud at one point.
44	** When Nightshroud and Number 96 attack Jesse, Yusei, and Kite, they just completely overwhelm them rather than fight them in a ka battle.
45	** When Shark tries escaping from [[spoiler:Jakob]], he just fires a lightning bolt and drives away. [[spoiler:Jakob still catches up with him.]]
46	* DarkestHour: The events after the battle in the Mirror Labyrinth; the heroes are largely defeated, scattered, and severely mentally scarred.
47	* ADayInTheLimelight: Astral has two chapters to himself; he otherwise shares his story moments with Yuma.
48	* DiabolusExNihilo:
49	** Reshef the Dark Being shows up for a single chapter in the middle of the series with no foreshadowing whatsoever.
50	** A heroic variant with Yuga's appearance in The Lost Files. He interrupts a confrontation between Yuya & Vector, duelled Vector & left all within the span of a single (albeit longer than usual) chapter.
51	* DifferentInEveryEpisode: The beginning of each chapter features a rough narration of the character's current status.
52	* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: [[spoiler:Jesse]] winds up on this during his final duel after playing [[spoiler:Advanced Dark]], dueling out of anger and enjoying the power it gives him over [[spoiler:Yubel]].
53	* DuelsDecideEverything: It's explained that they do since this creates an even playing field, as per the rules of the conflict. That doesn't stop several ka battles (prolonged battles between summoned monsters like those in the Millennium World arc) from ensuing though.
54	* EldritchLocation: The entire setting is technically one, but special mention goes to the Mirror Labyrinth, which plays havoc with the heroes' minds.
55	* {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place.
56	** Z-one's true motives are foreshadowed over the course of the story.
57	** Faker constantly watching Kite is not just due to being his father, [[spoiler:it's because he wants to see as much of him as he can before his death, as he is unaware that Kite will be revived]].
58	** Number 96 talks a little like [[spoiler:Don Thousand]] on occasion. [[spoiler:Because he ''is'' Don Thousand]].
59	* FriendlyRivalry: A few over the course of the series in addition to those that are carried over from the main series, though they generally take a back seat to the main fights.
60	* GenreSavvy: Zigzagged. Quite a few characters are well aware when their opponent will have a counterplay in terms of duels, but most of the heroes are clueless as to the nature of the story or that they are effectively SavedByCanon.
61	* GoshDangItToHeck: The series uses the dub's level of cursing, meaning that the term "screw this up" is the harshest that the language ever gets.
62	* GuestFighter: In The Lost Files, Yuga Senku from ''Fanfic/YuGiOhXross'' makes quite the [[{{Pun}} Xrossover]].
63	* HallOfMirrors: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Mirror Labyrinth]], an underground maze of mirrored tunnels.
64	* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
65	** Jaden ends up doing significant damage to Dartz in their duel by using Neo-Spacian Dark Panther to copy the effects of Orichalcos Shunoros.
66	** Vector accidentally sends Tuner monsters to Jack's Graveyard, which results in his Red Nova Dragon having more power when it's summoned. Unlike most examples, Vector realizes as soon as he does it and holds off on using the effect of Masquerade for the rest of the match, though it doesn't help him.
67	** Yuga's defeat of Vector was due to manipulation & taunting: the exact same strategy Vector normally uses on ''his'' opponents.
68	* InvincibleHero: Mostly averted. Many of the heroes are defeated during the story, with the notable exception of Yami Yugi/Atem.
69	* KidHero: Yuma and Shark (the latter technically averts it too). Everyone else is in their late teens.
70	%%* LampshadeHanging: Frequently.
71	* LoopholeAbuse: Holactie and Zorc are forbidden from interfering with the conflict too extensively, but if an outside force intrudes, it's fair game. [[spoiler:[[DiabolusExNihilo Reshef]] and [[GuestFighter Yuga]] find this out the hard way]].
72	* MagicPokerEquation: The series tries to avert this as best it can, with searching cards frequently seen being used, but it still frequently occurs, particularly with [[spoiler:Don Thousand]], Yubel, and Jesse. However, examples like Shining Draw, Chaos Draw, and the Majestic Dragons that explicitly magically do this are specifically absent during duels.
73	* MeleeATrois: In the Mirror Labyrinth battle, Jaden is battling the Bujins when both of them suddenly have to deal with [[spoiler:Yuma and Astral in Dark ZEXAL form]].
74	* MoodWhiplash: Frequently goes from the main heroes joking with one another to being in mortal danger.
75	* MythologyGag: ''Tons''. The series practically runs on them almost as much as ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV''.
76	** Crow calls Chazz "thunder boy", as a reference to his Japanese nickname of Manjoume Thunder.
77	** Reshef absorbing the Egyptian Gods is taken from its first appearance in ''Reshef of Destruction''.
78	** Marik uses Viser Des and Byser Shock from the manga, rather than the censored versions seen in the anime.
79	** During Chazz's duel with Sartorius, where he sees his cards as different members of the cast, he sees the Moon as Zuzu Boyle from ''ARC-V''.
80	** When Jesse activates his [[spoiler:Pendulum Cards, he places them in his outer Spell/Trap zones ala the New Master Rules]].
81	** Kaiba's duel with Dartz heavily foreshadows his attitude in ''Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions''.
82	** For the final duel locations; Chazz and Jaden go to the New Domino Duel Academy, Joey goes to the "Academy Tower" from the manga, Kaiba goes to the New Domino Kaiba Corp, Yusei to the Daedalus Bridge, Kite to the Dimensional Temple where Faker opened the door to Barian World, Jesse to the same tower from GX (located at one of the Earthbound Immortal control towers), Yusei to the Daedalus Bridge, Shark to the same coliseum from ZEXAL where he battled Vector, and Yugi to the Valley of the Kings, where the battle with Reshef took place.
83	** Joey and Nightshroud extract their Red-Eyes cards from stone tablets in the ruined New Domino ala the Meklord Emperors and Shooting Star Dragon from ''5D's''.
84	** Shark is chained in the Mirror Labyrinth and used for strength by Vector at one point as he was in ''ZEXAL''.
85	** Kaiba brings [[spoiler:Obelisk back from the graveyard and sacrifices two monsters to activate its abilities as Yugi did in ''R'']].
86	** The [[spoiler:Arclight family are androids like Aporia, Paradox, and Antinomy were, and perish in the same manner]].
87	** During Yugi and Bakura's Duel, [[spoiler:Slifer is once again destroyed by Diabound, who gains its effects]] as it did in the Dawn of the Duel arc.
88	* {{Nerf}}: Most cards use their TCG[=/=]OCG effects, so this happens on occasion. The exceptions are the Egyptian Gods, the Numbers regarding their battle effects (and Utopia entirely), and [[spoiler:via LoopholeAbuse through changing the effect of Kyotara, Orichalcos Shunoros (which appears with its TCG[=/=]OCG effect earlier) and Divine Serpent]].
89	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Averted. Sanokal specifically cited that this would not happen in the series ala Shining Draw; when Yuma does use ZEXAL, [[spoiler:he uses Shining Evolution on his deck prior to the duel]]. [[spoiler:Even Jesse's Dark and Pendulum Cards were inserted into his deck prior to his duel with Yubel]].
90	* NoNonsenseNemesis: Yami Bakura and Nightshroud are perhaps the only villains that follow this, particularly the latter, who eschews dueling when he doesn't need to and simply overwhelms his opponent with darkness. The others are far more complicated, often toying with their enemies or trying to gain something from them. Yami Bakura specifically has no care for manipulation and simply wants the heroes defeated.
91	* OddFriendship: Kaiba gets on surprisingly well with the Signers, being orphans themselves, but he gets along ''enormously'' with Yuma, who has a case of DisappearedDad and is a Kaiba {{Fanboy}}.
92	* OnlySaneMan: [[TheSpock Astral]] among his group, which includes [[HotBlooded Yuma]], [[BrooklynRage Joey]], [[LargeHam Crow]], [[DitzyGenius Jaden]], and [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Chazz]]. It's mainly employed in relation to Yuma's antics, as in ZEXAL.
93	* OlympusMons: As in the parent series, several monsters are utterly massive. To list a few: The Egyptian Gods, Sacred Beasts, Dyson Sphere monsters(the size of planets), Rainbow Dragons, Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca (dwarf buildings), Majestic Dragons, Shooting Quasar Dragon, Reshef, Holactie, and Zorc.
94	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
95	** Jesse and Yusei both exhibit more anger than usual over the course of the fic, to the other characters' discomfort. [[spoiler:Particularly in the case of Jesse after being infected by Nightshroud's darkness]].
96	** In his duel against Yuga, Vector is uncharacteristically angered by Yuga, mostly due to Yuga knowing of the [[Fanfic/YuGiOhXross Arkons]], his refusal to take the duel seriously & [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Vector being on the receiving end of psychological manipulation for once]].
97	* OutOfFocus:
98	** Jesse Anderson suffered greatly from this, vanishing from the fic for ten chapters – about a year out-of-universe.
99	** Shark also underwent a case of this, before returning in towards the end of the fourth arc.
100	** Kite is another example from the beginning of the story due to being on his own and not receiving a focus chapter until the end of the first arc. The rewrite will avert this; the Lost Files pairs him up with Zuzu.
101	** Number 96 was a deliberate case, as Sanokal was uncertain as to whether he would be maintained in the series.
102	* ThePowerOfFriendship: It's ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', and Yuma continues to main this. Faker actually respects it, noting that it could be problematic for the more AffablyEvil villains.
103	* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
104	** Aside from the obvious limitations of the story being a fanfiction, certain duels have been delayed and certain cards and characters have appeared in certain ways due to their real-life release patterns.
105	** A specific example were the New Master Rules, [[spoiler:which gave Sanokal a convenient location to have Jesse activate his Pendulum Cards...]]
106	* RuleOfCool: This is employed at times for the sake of certain monster matchups, rather than what would necessarily be practical or more likely to happen in a duel.
107	* {{Sadist}}: Vector, Yami Bakura and Yami Marik are exhibit A, and all of them deeply enjoy putting the heroes through the pain of Shadow Duels.
108	* SeriousBusiness: Dueling, as per usual, in this case it's being used to decide the fate of existence in a Shadow Game. This is discussed quite deeply on occasion by Goodwin and Aporia.
109	* SceneryGorn: The setting of the conflict is a jumbled-up mess of settings from other dimensions, including the temple that Faker betrayed Vetrix in, [[spoiler:the ruins of the BadFuture of New Domino City, and the village of Kul Elna]].
110	* SharpDressedMan: Goodwin retains his silver suit for most of the story rather than bulking up for every duel, though he's shirtless in the prologue chapter.
111	* ShoutOut:
112	** The ''ka'' battles often have Creator/MontyOum or ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' style fight scenes.
113	** Nightshroud assaults the Signers' energy barriers with darkness in a similar manner to the clash between Gandalf and [[spoiler:Sauron]] in ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug''.
114	** Nightshroud and Number 96's attack on Yusei, Kite, and Jesse is written to come out of nowhere in a similar manner to [[spoiler:[[Literature/AStormOfSwords the Red Wedding]]]].
115	* SpotlightStealingSquad: Zigzagged. Many characters that are guilty of this like Crow are downplayed. However, due to a larger group than most being in the story and the main plot being overseen by certain villains, some characters get more screentime than others.
116	* TakeThat: Sometimes, though it's generally subtle and rarely extensive.
117	** Yuma gets a bit of flack thrown at him, but this is true of the canon as well. A straighter example is the conspicuous absence of Shining Draw, as it's a ScrappyMechanic among the fandom.
118	** Sanokal admitted to accidentally throwing a bit of this Yubel's way; in comparison to her more successful record in the anime, she's severely more broken here as a result of being separated from Jaden again and is constantly defeated[[note]]admittedly, one of her opponents here was Yami Yugi[[/note]]. He's stated that he'll rectify this in the ''ARC-V'' rewrite.
119	** Zigzagged with Vector; who appears and loses several times purely because Sanokal (and Hawkatana) enjoy the character, though he drew from Vector's ''brutal'' defeat scene against Yuma quite a few times for his defeat scenes.
120	* TechnologyMarchesOn: Invoked in the Yuga Vs. Vector duel. As the Umbral Horror archetype hasn't seen much use since the "ZEXAL era", and isn't equipped to deal with the current Master Rules like Yuga's deck is.
121	* TheCameo: During Chazz's duel with Sartorius, the Shadow Game causes him to see the Arcana Force monsters as characters that they represent. Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon has [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV Zuzu Boyle]] appear.
122	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: The characters from the newer series often geek out at many from the older series. Yusei is the subject of a surprising example of this; both Faker and [[spoiler:the Arclights]] are appreciative of him stabilizing Ener-D with Fortune as it allowed them to conduct more research than had been accomplished in the past.
123	* TheReveal:
124	** The conflict is actually a Shadow Game to decide the outcome of [[spoiler:the battle between Holactie and Zorc during the Millennium World arc]].
125	** [[spoiler:Number 96 is actually Don Thousand]].
126	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Frequently when a character is about to lose or get hit with a particularly damaging attack.
127	* TrueCompanions: With the exception of Kaiba and possibly Kite, the heroes are all extremely good friends.
128	* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: It's the first four ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' series' main heroes and villains all fighting on the sides of Horahkty and Zorc, the two most powerful figures in the original series.
129	* UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem:
130	** During their duel, Joey destroys Bakura's Dark Necrofear monster. However, this triggers Necrofear's effect, equipping itself to Joey's Red-Eyes Black Dragon and allowing Bakura to take control of it. To add insult to injury, Bakura plays Mind Control to take control of Joey's Jinzo.
131	** Bakura attempts to this in his duel against Kite, using Dark Necrofear's effect to take control of Kite's Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon. However, Kite is able to regain control of his monster by destroying it with Galaxy Dragun and reviving Galaxy-Eyes on his side of the field.
132	* WhamEpisode:
133	** Crow vs. [[spoiler:Primo]] reveals the dimension's origins.
134	** The aftermath of Yuma vs. Vetrix reveals the truth of the conflict.
135	** Yuma vs Number 96, where it is revealed that [[spoiler:Number 96 has been Don Thousand in disguise the entire time]].
136	** Yusei vs Z-one, where [[spoiler:Z-one reveals that he has been working to ensure victory for Holactie, as have several other villains]].
137	* WorldOfBadass: Everyone is a skilled duelist, even [[ButtMonkey Yuma]].
138	* WorldOfHam: To a degree. Characters like [[NoIndoorVoice Jack Atlas]], [[LargeHam Yami Yugi]], [[EvilIsHammy Vector]], [[HotBlooded Crow, Yuma, Joey]], [[ColdHam Yami Bakura, Shark, Kite and Nightshroud]] are all sharing the same dimension.
139	* WorldOfSnark: There is a lot of snark being thrown around, given that it's largely based on the dub.
140	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Chazz's main character arc, which he agonizes over despite several assurances that he's a WorthyOpponent.

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