Line #43 Roleplay/TheDigimonEpicsDawnOfDusk


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2	[[caption-width-right:350: Left: [[TheHero Ragna]] [[WideEyedIdealist Wrymheart]]. Right: [[TheLancer Ruatemn]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist Skysong]]]]
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4	[[Roleplay/TheDigimonEpics The Digimon Epics index]]
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6	[[TheHero Ragna Wrymheart]] is the leader of the Dragon Guardians, the world's most renowned mercenaries, who fight for truth, justice and peace while standing loyal to the [[TheRepublic Harmonius Republic]]. However, as the Republic descends into economic turmoil, Ragna and his allies find their loyalties tested as rebellion and revolution threaten the nation they have pledged to defend.
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8	[[TheLancer Ruatemn Skysong]] is the second-in-command of the Guardians and Ragna's closest friend. However, when confronted by the turmoil and suffering the Republic's economic crisis causes, he must decide whether to stand in the name of justice, or cast aside justice to do what is right.
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10	!!Tropes:
11	%%* AntiHero: [[spoiler:Ruatemn]]
12	%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Yakami and Volsung]]
13	* CallForward:
14	** Gee, that 'sky admiral' Ruatemn mentions wouldn't happen to be [[ItsAllAboutMe Imego]], [[SarcasmMode would it?]]
15	** And those three high-ranking members of the Sovereigns' cabinet are clearly the Three Great Dramon.
16	** '[[ShoutOut Towards]] [[BattleCry Our]] [[HopeSpringsEternal Future]]'
17	* CatGirl: The Butterflymon Ruatemn sleeps with is described as having feline features.
18	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A bad economic situation which leads to the overthrow of a benevolent republic by a group of militants who see one race as superior to all others. [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Hm.]]
19	* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler:All of the Guardians except Ragna and Ruatemn]]
20	* FamedInStory: The Guardians themselves. Ruatemn also makes brief mention of titles belonging to such people, though with no elaboration.
21	--> '''Ruatemn''': You're not the bane of the Parasimon swarm, the Equal of Veles, the Ruin of Yomi.
22	* FantasticRacism: Ruatemn is said to come from a place where Dragon Digimon are seen as superior to all other races.
23	* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:The Republic will be overthrown and the Dramon Empire will rise. Ruatemn will betray Ragna and join the Empire.]]
24	* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Terminus' diseased white flower being replaced by a bright red one. The Harmonious Republic being replaced by the Dramon Empire.]]
25	* ImAHumanitarian: The demon leader eats the Digicores of the {{Mooks}} he kills.
26	* MirrorCharacter: The death scenes of [[spoiler:Himiko]] and [[spoiler:Lucan]] come with this, despite the two being on opposite sides. Both die with a comrade at their side, that comrade promising to avenge them.
27	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Amon tries to use this on Ragna with a HannibalLecture, pointing out that in its current state, the Republic is little better than the sort of order a demon would create. [[ShutUpHannibal Ragna doesn't take kindly to it.]]
28	%%* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Guardians themselves.
29	%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Alpha.]]
30	* RousingSpeech: Ragna to the forces of the Frontier Town in Chapter 3.
31	%%* PraetorianGuard: Terminus' [=TigerVespamon=].
32	* ShoutOut: Giraffa Swarmlord is named after a Megacolony Unit in Anime/CardfightVanguard.
33	** [[Film/{{Gladiator}} Maximus]] the [=TigerVespamon=].
34	** [[spoiler:Ruatemn]] channels both [[Literature/FateZero Kiritsugu Emiya]] and [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch vi Brittania]] with his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to [[spoiler:Ragna]]
35	* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:Alpha is most definitely this. Except he comes with his own bagof issues.]]
36	* SuperSoldier: [[spoiler:The proto-super soldiers.]]
37	%%* TheLegionsOfHell: Demons.
38	* ThemeNaming: Most of the Royal Hive's [=TigerVespamon=] elites are named after famous Romans, Petronius, Pliny etc.
39	* TragicDream: Tomoe and Himiko's wish to return to their homeland and build a home together in the mountains. Interesting, this dream isn't beyond their physical capabilities and they would harm no-one by doing so. It's a TragicDream because [[spoiler:they're DoomedByCanon]].
40	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In a mix of the tropes, the demon leader kills off his [=IceDevimon=] scouts both because they have failed him by letting news of the demons get out, and because since news is already out, he no longer needs them around.
41	* WarIsHell:
42	--> War approached, spreading its wings of death and blood to swathe the world in chaos and anguish. Death and despair sounded their foul trumpets in honor of the approaching carnage, and the infernal drumbeat of battle pounded in time with the heartbeats of soldiers and knights, demons and monsters.
43	%%* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Kadoya and Ruatemn]]
44	* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Ruatemn thinks Ignitus is well worth reassuring and giving his word to help.
45	* WideEyedIdealist: Ragna. As Guivre notes, he'll tolerate anything which doesn't hurt someone.

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