Line #20 Literature/NowhereIslandUniversity


1	[[https://nowhereislanduniversity.wordpress.com/ Nowhere Island University]] is a web serial about a young man called Nathan Jacobs and his journey from an eighteen-year-old with no clue what he wants to do in life to an extremely competent soldier who can go head to head with EliteMooks and super-powered people... at the cost of some [[SanitySlippage unpleasant side-effects.]]
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3	Recruited by [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction UNIX]] (United Nations Investigations, eXtranormal) to spy on Nowhere Island University, an ExtranormalInstitute that caters to people who want to become [[MadScientist mad scientists,]] [[EliteMooks professional mercenaries,]] [[BigBad Big Bads,]] Film/JamesBond expies, or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking linguists.]] And in a world where super heroes and super villains are all running around doing their thing, the last thing the world needs is some unchecked madman to slip through the cracks and [[Main/ApocalypseHow end the world.]] However, things are much more deadly than they seem. As soon as Nathan starts school, he is sent to something called [[TrainingFromHell Hell Semester]] where he is locked in with a bunch of AxCrazy killers and former ChildSoldiers from all over the world. Between this, the worry of being discovered and [[TheProphecy a prophecy]] from the 1500s about how the world will end and Nathan has a lot on his plate. If he can survive, that is.
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5	Not to be confused with ''Webcomic/NowhereUniversity''.
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7	!! This series provides examples of:
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9	* ActionGirl: If you are female, and you've survived the Hell Semester and have gone on to join [[EliteMooks The Academy of Military Science]] or [[TheSneakyGuy Shadowhaven,]] you're this. No ifs, ands or buts.
10	** [[WaifFu Bai Feng]] gets points for taking down [[TheDreaded Ulfric Trollbjorn.]] ''With her bare hands and a broken leg.''
11	* ActionSurvivor: One of the ways to survive [[TrainingFromHell Hell Semester.]] Nathan Jacobs and his friend, John Marshall are from this group.
12	* AllThereInTheManual: The site comes with the [[https://nowhereislanduniversity.wordpress.com/intel/course-materieals/ author's research and inspiration,]] a list of [[https://nowhereislanduniversity.wordpress.com/intel/poi/ characters,]] and some useful [[https://nowhereislanduniversity.wordpress.com/intel/encyclopedia/ terms and concepts.]]
13	* AxCrazy: Nowhere Island University is a very dark story. As such, many characters, especially the ones from The Academy of Military Science and Shadowhaven, tend to be a little violent. However, there are some who deserve special mention.
14	** Salim, much as he tries to [[KnightTemplar justify it,]] seems to enjoy hurting people. Especially evident in [[https://nowhereislanduniversity.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/track-8-bring-your-friends/ Track 8.]]
15	** [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Two]] [[TheDreaded words:]] [[SoftSpokenSadist Ulfric]] [[GeniusBruiser Trollbjorn.]]
16	* BerserkButton: A few characters have these.
17	** Don't call Nathan "Killer. Just because he earned that nickname, doesn't mean he likes it.
18	** Don't call Salim out on his AxCrazy tendencies. Unless your name is [[CurbStompBattle Ulfric.]]
19	* ExtranormalInstitute: Nowhere Island University is very proud of how their students have put them years ahead of everyone else technologically.
20	* IdiotBall: The school's only fraternity, Nu Nu, grabs this and runs with it for quite a while. [[spoiler: After a dramatic change in leadership, they manage to pass it to Eric and everyone under his command. It is too late to do them any good, though.]]
21	* NobleDemon: Ulfric may be able to kill you in ways that even NIU will censor, but if you take him down single-handedly, you'll earn his respect.
22	* OvertOperative: Nathan's overuse of the recognition phrase("I thought I was applying to NYU") and his general lack of training gets him spotted by Eliza almost immediately.[[spoiler:He was intended to be this, to draw attention away from UNIX's actual spy.]]

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