Line #85 Literature/TrappedOnDraconica


1	''What you looking at, you Franchise/FinalFantasy reject?''
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4	Ben is just your typical teenager – loud, obnoxious and always getting himself into hot water. Coming from a troubled household, it’s no wonder Ben’s been on the wrong side of the tracks lately. Ben thinks that his troubles can't possibly get any worse. How wrong he is...
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6	Mysteriously teleported to the world of Draconica, the homeland of the Dragons, Ben gets caught up in a invasion by the Baalarian Empire – who are hell-bent on capturing him. But what did Ben ever do to upset them?
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8	With no idea how he got here – and with intentions only on getting home, Ben embarks on a fantastical journey. Joining forces with the Dragonkin sisters Daniar and Erowin, Ben must help them take down the Empire before their dark grasp tightens across the land.
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10	Little does Ben realise that his role in this battle is far more vital than he realises – and that his coming here was no accident. So he embarks on a journey that will change his life forever.
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12	Written by Dan Wright and featuring anime artwork by Alexis M. Centeno, ''Trapped on Draconica'' is an epic fantasy adventure that is well aware of the FantasyKitchenSink and other story conventions.
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14	[[Literature/LegacyOfTheDragokin Click here for the sequel,]] ''[[Literature/LegacyOfTheDragokin Legacy of the Dragonkin]]''
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24	!! The Tropes of Draconica
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26	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Discussed by Ben, "Girls are all the same: You claim to like {{Nice Guy}}s but you can't resist a bad boy' however it's defied by Daniar, who honestly can't stand them.
27	* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Baalaria captures Brittania's capital. Team Good flees and regroups and [[spoiler: Baalaria captures their new base with the Eastern Alliance.]]
28	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence:
29	** [[spoiler: Erowin dies and becomes an angel, a being ''much'' more powerful than a dragonkin.]]
30	** [[spoiler: Dronor dies and becomes a spirit, but his level of power doesn't change. Likely because he's already the single most powerful being in the setting.]]
31	* BabiesEverAfter [[spoiler: Ben dreams that Daniar is pregnant during her wedding to Kalak.]]
32	* TheBadGuyWins: Sort of.
33	** [[spoiler: Gothon's goal was to be reunited with his wife; [[TogetherInDeath he succeeded.]]]]
34	** [[spoiler: Kazebar wanted to steal Ben's power to travel between worlds and take over the universe. [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII He had a small measure of success.]]]]
35	* CainAndAbel: At the start of the story, Daniar and Rana are not on speaking terms; Daniar and Zarracka are full-on enemies.
36	* TheCavalry: When Team Good is captured and helpess the Eastern Alliance army arrives to save the day.
37	* CharacterDevelopment: Ben begins as selfish and somewhat cowardly, goes on to show that he has a good heart, and eventually becomes brave enough to angrily defy Gothon and give up his freedom for the sake of his friends.
38	* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Subverted.]] Daniar busts a drug runner early on in the narrative and he shows up later working for the BigBad and out for revenge. [[spoiler: Daniar busts him again without any trouble then or later.]]
39	** [[spoiler: Kazebar]] is mentioned ''very'' early on in the story, but only pops up in the last thirty-or-so pages.
40	* CurbStompBattle: Daniar's rematch with a [[spoiler: drug runner-turned soldier]] lasts about five seconds. The narration describes it as 'the shortest battle of her life'.
41	* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Team Good goes through a lot of hardship, a lot of pain, and a lot of suffering. Each one of them had a moment where they would have given up if not for the encouragement of the group. They all earn a happing ending.]]
42	* DarkestHour: [[spoiler: After Yusef betrays the Eastern Alliance this trope occurs. The only remaining military threat to Baalaria is gone, Daniar is lethaly poisoned, Ben and Kalak captured, and all their possible allies refused or tapped. Then Rana shows up.]]
43	* DoingInTheScientist: Early one of Alister's advisors say they 'stopped believing in magic years ago' and insists that the dragonkin powers are not magic despite being bestowed on the princesses by a dragon god. Shortly afterward, Gothon uses teleportation magic to launch a sneak attack. [[spoiler: Its purpose is to capture Ben and steal his definitely magical powers to travel between worlds.]]
44	* ElementalPowers: The dragonkin sisters.
45	** AnIcePerson: Zarracka
46	** BlowYouAway / ShockAndAwe: Rana
47	** PlayingWithFire: Daniar
48	** GreenThumb: Erowin
49	* EvilPlan:
50	** Gothon conquers one kingdom after another in order to enforce a uniform peace. He also wants to capture Ben [[spoiler: so he can save his wife.]]
51	** [[spoiler: he's actually being manipulated by Kazebar. He told Gothon that Ben's soul could revive her so he could get ''his'' hands on the boy and steal his latent power to travel to other worlds and become a god.]]
52	* FourIsDeath: Inverted. Erowin is the fourth dragonkin sister and was blessed with the power to ''heal'' in addition to her elemental powers. [[spoiler: She is the only one of the four to die and then come back from the dead.]]
53	* HappilyEverAfter: [[spoiler: Everyone on Team Good gets one, including Gothon]]
54	** [[spoiler: Ben reconciles with his mother, reconnects with his father (who is out of jail and turning over a new leaf) and [[MeetCute meets cute]] a reincarnated Erowin.]]
55	** [[spoiler: Daniar and Kalak are married with a kid on the way.]]
56	** [[spoiler: Rana marries Taurok and they set about rebuilding the Baalarian Empire.]]
57	** [[spoiler: Gothon is escorted to the afterlife by his beloved wife.]]
58	* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Ironically it's the YouShallNotPass performed by the 300 Leondians. They crush a Baalarian army without lossing a single soldier. The Eastern Alliance believes they can win against Baalaria and end the war in their favor. Then Yusef sells them out.]]
59	* IWantThemAlive: Gothon insists that Ben and Kalak be brought to him alive. [[spoiler: He knows that Kalak is his son, and Lucia has convinced him that sacrificing Ben can bring his dead wife back to life.]]
60	* LukeIAmYourFather: Done ''twice.'' [[spoiler: Kalak was the Emperor's son, Ben was Kazebar's.]] Ben even lampshades it.
61	* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Kazebar, who possessed Lucia years ago and through him manipulates Gothon.]]
62	* NotADate: Ben goes to a romantic play with Erowin and no one else. He is the only one ''not'' aware that this is a date.
63	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Daniar is TheCape for her kingdom; catching poachers, busting up drug smuggling and setting a moral example for civilians. This is why she's on hand to save Ben early on.
64	* [[spoiler: ShaggyDogStory: The Eastern Alliance Arc. After crossing the desert and finding the alliance and fighting them, it all comes to nothing because of Yusef.]]
65	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan:
66	** Discussed by Ben along with its opposite. He thinks girls only ''claim'' to like nice guys when they're really only interested in bad boys.
67	** [[spoiler: Daniar can't stand the arrogant Kalak, until his mask slips she finds out he's better than he lets on. She's all over him after that.]]
68	** [[spoiler: Rana thinks all men are worthless worms, until she meets Taruok. His nobility wins her over to the point she gladly becomes his empress shortly after meeting him.]]
69	* TheReveal:
70	** [[spoiler: Gothon's wife is is DeadAllAlong and he accidentally killed her in a squabble and deluded himself into thinking otherwise.]]
71	** [[spoiler: Lucia has been possessed by Kazebar for the entire story and has manipulated Gothon to get his hands on Ben who was thrown into another world by Dronor to keep the power to travel between worlds from being abused.]]
72	** [[spoiler: Ben and Erowin are twins and their father is the ManBehindTheMan, Kazebar.]]
73	* UnwittingPawn: All of Team Evil is this for [[spoiler: Kazebar.]]
74	* WholePlotReference: The "Eastern Alliance" arc bears a stunning likeness to Film/ThreeHundred.
75	** The line about the TheEmperor fighting "free men".
76	** Gothon's offer to Kazem is similar in theme and purpose as Xerxes.
77	** 300 ProudWarriorRaceGuys guarding a narrow pass.
78	** A LastStand.

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