Line #126 Tropers/StarSword


1	[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sf-81a_black_knight_9205.png]]
2	[=StarSword=] is an American troper, and a longtime gamer, [[SpeculativeFiction sci-fi/fantasy nut]], and fan of crime shows. In short, OneOfUs.
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4	An unabashed [[Franchise/StargateVerse Gatehead]] and [[Series/{{Firefly}} Browncoat]], as well as a major fan of ''[[VideoGame/{{X}} X3: Terran Conflict]]'' and ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''. He's on [[http://steamcommunity.com/id/StarSword_C/ Steam]] and [[http://raptr.com/StarSword/ Raptr]] regularly.
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6	[=StarSword=] does a fair amount of cleanup work around the wiki, particularly on recent launches, and is a frequent contributor to YKTTW.
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8	!!Tropes created or completed by [=StarSword=]:
9	* AbsurdlySharpClaws (completed): When your NaturalWeapon is an AbsurdlySharpBlade.
10	* AlcubierreDrive: Moving a starship by contracting space ahead of it and expanding it behind.
11	* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge (completed): A weapon should be obsolete by the standards of the setting but proves not to be.
12	* ArmorAndMagicDontMix: Spellcasting characters can't or don't wear armor. Started from a LostAndFound query.
13	* BizarreAlienPsychology (completed): Alien minds are weird compared to humans'.
14	* BoardingPod: A vehicle fired from one ship at another to board it.
15	* BurnTheUndead (completed): Fire is efficient at killing undead.
16	* CopKiller (completed): The murder of a law officer is [[{{Pun}} deadly]] serious.
17	* DraconicHumanoid (completed): [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Humanoid with dragon-derived features.]]
18	* FantasyConflictCounterpart (completed): Fictional war draws inspiration from RealLife war.
19	* FictionalUnitedNations: A formal diplomatic apparatus that negotiates between nations.
20	* FireKeepsItDead (completed): Fire is effective at keeping things from coming back from the dead.
21	* ForensicAccounting: Investigation by following the money or paper trail.
22	* FowlMouthedParrot: An animal that mimics people swearing.
23	* FrontlineGeneral (completed): A flag officer who prefers to be in the thick of it.
24	* HolyIsNotSafe (completed): Just because something is considered good doesn't mean it's safe for {{Muggles}}.
25	* HistoricalCharacterConfusion (completed): Getting historical figures mixed up.
26	* IntroductionByHookup: Character has a one night stand, then encounters his/her partner in an unrelated context the next day.
27	* MechanicallyUnusualClass (completed): CharacterClass distinguished by an unusual mechanical gimmick.
28	* MobileFishbowl: An aquatic character brings water with him to travel on land.
29	* PompousPoliticalPundit: Aggressive talking head on political shows.
30	* QuoteToQuoteCombat: Countering a quote with another quote.
31	* PhlebotinumHandlingRequirements (completed): A piece of AppliedPhlebotinum has a specific requirement for use.
32	* SparseListOfRules (completed): A list of rules or similar that the audience only ever learns part of.
33	* TidallyLockedPlanet: Natural satellite where one side always faces the body it orbits, and one side always faces away.
34	* TranslationPunctuation: Use of nonstandard punctuation and/or formatting to indicate TranslationConvention.
35	* UpThroughTheRanks: Veteran enlisted soldier becomes an officer.
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37	!!Came up with the name for:
38	* EverybodyKnewAlready. Technically he came up with Every''one'' Knew Already and it was mis-transcribed, but we're splitting hairs.
39	* FireKeepsItDead
40	* GooglingTheNewAcquaintance
41	* OffBridgeOntoVehicle
42	* TropesThatGoBoom
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44	!!Suggested the image for:
45	* ButterflyKnife
46	* HumanAliens
47	* LimitedLoadout
48	* PunishedForSympathy
49	* StockGods
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51	!!Work pages created by [=StarSword=]:
52	* ''VideoGame/DoubleOhSevenFromRussiaWithLove''
53	* ''Fanfic/BaitAndSwitchSTO''
54	* ''DarthWiki/BlueSuns''
55	* ''VideoGame/TheBureauXCOMDeclassified''
56	* ''Literature/TheClanChronicles''
57	* ''Literature/TheElminsterSeries''
58	* ''DarthWiki/EVNovaUnitedGalacticFederation'': Mod creator.
59	* ''Literature/{{Federation}}''
60	* ''Literature/TheFlightEngineer''
61	* Website/GOGDotCom
62	* ''Series/NYC22'', a {{Short Runner\|s}}
63	* ''GameMod/{{Polycon}}''
64	* ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternity'' (originally ''Project Eternity'')
65	* ''VideoGame/StarCitizen''
66	* ''Literature/StarRiskLtd''
67	* Recap/StarTrekOnlineFoundryBaitAndSwitch: Mission author.
68	* Recap/StarTrekOnlineFoundryRelics
69	* ''Radio/StarWarsRadioDramas''
70	* ''VideoGame/StarfleetAdventures''
71	* ''FanFic/TheTranslationInBlood''
72	* ''VideoGame/XBeyondTheFrontier''
73	* ''VideoGame/XRebirth''
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75	!!Works with in-depth knowledge:
76	* ''Manga/BusouRenkin''
77	* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''
78	* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': ''{{Morrowind}}'' through ''{{Skyrim}}'', though I've played ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'' and ''{{Daggerfall}}'' as well
79	* ''VideoGame/EscapeVelocity''
80	* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Film/{{Serenity}}''
81	* ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms''
82	* ''Literature/TheLaundrySeries''
83	* ''Franchise/MassEffect''
84	* ''MatadorSeries''
85	* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights''
86	** ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2''
87	* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Original manga only.
88	* ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft I}}'': Wrote a homebrew campaign for it, though it had a few {{Game Breaking Bug}}s that he's only just getting around to fixing. Will post a download link if it's ever finished.
89	* ''Franchise/StargateVerse'', particularly ''Series/StargateSG1''
90	* ''Franchise/StarWars''
91	* ''VideoGame/{{X}}-Universe''
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93	!!Tropes exhibited by [=StarSword=]:
94	* HundredPercentCompletion: Very much a completionist.
95	* TheAlcoholic: {{Defied\|Trope}}. He's not a teetotaler by any stretch, but he carefully monitors his alcohol intake due to having a family history of alcoholism.
96	* AspergerSyndrome
97	* AwesomeButImpractical: Has this opinion of some of {{Steam}}'s new features. Instead of adding silly shit like trading cards they should focus on stuff that's actually useful like the ability to schedule downloads for times when his data cap is lifted.
98	* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: Four or five different projects lie uncompleted on his hard drive.
99	* {{Brainy Brunet\|te}}
100	* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike: Has definitely been known to do this, particularly about ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Spongebrain Squareass]]'', which incites either homicidal rage or the feeling that his brain is about to melt with no middle ground.
101	* CrossPlayer: Plays a female character 90% of the time if the game offers a choice, and freely admits to having no idea whatsoever why.
102	* DigitalPiracyIsEvil:
103	** Told a guy on Raptr who suggested pirating the soundtrack of ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' to go to hell. But subverted a little in that he is less concerned about piracy when the item in question is out of print (for instance, older editions of D&D {{splat}}s).
104	---> "If one could support the artist, one would, but since one cannot, one might as well save a buck."
105	** Also doesn't care about {{DRM}} one way or the other as long as it doesn't interfere with his ability to play a legal copy in single-player. You start messing with that, you're gonna have problems.
106	* FanHater: Hates ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' fanboys because they're idiotic, but has no opinion on the games.
107	* FanonDiscontinuity: [[invoked]] Subverted. He agrees that the SWEU post-''Literature/DarkNestTrilogy'' is canon, but strongly dislikes it because he thinks Luke would've noticed [[spoiler:his own gorram nephew going dark-side]] and done something about it earlier.
108	* GrammarNazi[=/=]SpellingNazi: [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Spelling it "rouge" instead of "rogue"]] is a particular BerserkButton since he loves the ''ComicBook/XWingSeries''.
109	* LawfulGood: [[invoked]] Self-describes as such and plays LG characters when possible in games.
110	* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Used intentionally on a post on the {{Steam}} forums regarding whether or not Valve should add different "values" for achievements, similar to Gamerscore or PSN trophies.
111	--> '''[=DM36=]:''' In this topic, people that don't like milk, while others do. The milk lovers want to add chocolate to their milk! The milk haters protest.\
112	'''[=StarSword=]:''' You forgot the milk lovers who think the milk is fine as it is and doesn't need chocolate. Or prefer to use it to make tomato soup, and [[LampshadeHanging this is where the metaphor begins to break down. :D]]
113	* MilitaryBrat: Both parents were US Navy officers, and met on the USS ''Briscoe'' (DD-977).
114	* MustHaveCaffeine: Doesn't function well without a cup or two of coffee.
115	* ShoutOut: His Internet handle is a reference to ''[[Literature/{{Animorphs}} The Andalite Chronicles]]'', the name of an Andalite Dome Ship.
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117	!!Tropes commonly used in [=StarSword's=] writing:
118	* HumansAreWhite: Averted, and has written at length about how this trope annoys him, particularly in science fiction.
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120	!!Tropes applicable to [=StarSword's=] {{Original Character}}s:
121	[[foldercontrol]]
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123	[[folder:Kalir Patten (''Neverwinter Nights 2'')]]
124	-> '''Race:''' Aasimar\
125	'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\
126	'''Class:''' Paladin 20 of the Red Knight/Divine Champion 10
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128	[[http://fav.me/d1yzyc7 Kalir Patten]] is a paladin of the Red Knight developed for ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2''. Her backstory eventually developed into an entire knightly order called the Order of the Lanceboard, which makes use of militarism and combat tactics to fight evil and make life better for Faerûnians.
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130	* ActionGirl: Kind of a job requirement for paladins.
131	* ActionMom: She has three daughters. Narra was fathered by Casavir during the Shadow War, and her twins Sybille and Ressa are Gann's.
132	* BattleCouple: With Gannayev-of-Dreams, whom she married after ending the Spirit-Eater curse permanently in ''Mask of the Betrayer''. Also formed one with Casavir, but his getting crushed by a CollapsingLair put an end to that.
133	* TheCaptain[=/=]FourStarBadass: Relinquished her rank as Knight-Captain of Crossroad Keep, only to then be made Knight-Commander of an Order of the Lanceboard garrison in Thay, headquartered around the Academy of Shapers and Binders.
134	* GeniusBruiser: High-ranking members of the Order of the Lanceboard are required to be masters of both battlefield and small-unit tactics and be reasonably familiar with geography, meteorology, engineering, and other science disciplines that can play into the outcome of a fight. Kalir also speaks several languages ([=StarSword=] statted her in pen-and-paper once) and very much enjoys reading and the theater.
135	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Again, she's a paladin. More specifically, she's tender and caring with her loved ones and firmly believes that most people are naturally good at heart and that [[Theatre/SouthPacific you've got to be taught to hate]]. She prefers to talk first and fight second, though she has no qualms about killing those who need to be killed and absolutely despises slavers in particular.
136	* HappilyMarried: To Gannayev-of-Dreams.
137	* ImprobableAge: She's in her mid-twenties by the time of the Spellplague. Spending almost the entirety of 1374 DR in near-constant battle does wonders for your character level. She was granted her current rank in the Order of the Lanceboard on basis of skill and commitment alone, which ruffled more than a few feathers.
138	* MeaningfulName: Subverted. She's been told "Kalir" means something in Celestial, but as she doesn't speak it she has no idea what and has never bothered to look it up.
139	* {{Omniglot}}: This being ''D&D'', she speaks six languages fluently (Common, Chondathan, Draconic, Illuskan, Infernal, and Mulhorandi).
140	* ThePaladin
141	* PregnantBadass: She didn't know it at the time, but she was carrying Narra during ''Mask of the Betrayer'' and has no real clue how she didn't miscarry due to all the insanity she got up to. Lucky for her, all that was settled in a couple of months, and her order placed her on administrative and diplomatic duties once she reestablished contact.
142	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Always listens to her (frequently older and more experienced) subordinates' opinions, even if she may ultimately decide counter to them.
143	* WeaponOfChoice: The [[LegendaryWeapon Silver Sword of Gith]].
144	[[/folder]]
145
146	[[folder:Lieutenant Commander Diana Shepard (''Mass Effect'')]]
147	-> '''Race:''' Human\
148	'''Alignment:''' Paragon\
149	'''Class:''' Infiltrator
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151	[[http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/902100723096778160/B0DD83ED2CE54203D08F90E6254CFB55959A5B3F/ Diana Shepard]], [=StarSword=]'s ''Franchise/MassEffect'' character, with the [[DarkAndTroubledPast Earthborn]] and War Hero backgrounds.
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153	* ActionGirl: It's ''Shepard''.
154	* BattleCouple: With Kaiden Alenko.
155	* {{BFG}}: Favors single-shot, high-damage sniper rifles. Used the M-98 Widow in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and the Kishock Harpoon Gun in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.
156	* BiTheWay: Describes herself as 80% straight. She's slept with both men and women, but the only person she's ever fallen in love with is Kaidan.
157	* CombatPragmatist: Only too happy to make environmental kills like blowing up explosive containers and the like.
158	* DarkAndTroubledPast: An orphaned inner-city girl and former {{gang banger\|s}} from Cincinnati, she joined the Alliance because it gave her something to believe in. She also found God through an Alliance chaplain.
159	* FriendlySniper
160	* GoodIsNotNice[=/=]GoodIsNotSoft: Likes people for the most part, and will swallow her pride for the greater good. But she can be described as "no greater friend, no worse enemy": she has zero tolerance for reckless endangerment, particularly of civilians, and beat the crap out of Admiral Koris after he fired on a geth dreadnought with her and her team still aboard.
161	* MeaningfulName: "Diana," as in the Roman goddess of archery and the hunt. She's a sniper.
162	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Garrus.
163	[[/folder]]
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165	[[folder:Gothren Marvani (''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'')]]
166	-> '''Race:''' Dunmer
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168	[[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=50110413 Gothren Marvani]] is [=StarSword's=] current character in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', and the son of one of his ''Oblivion'' characters [[spoiler:which made for an interesting encounter during Sheogorath's quest]]. A sellsword born in Skingrad, he is a veteran of the Great War during which he served the Empire as a scout and saboteur. He was crossing into Skyrim looking for greener pastures when he was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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170	* BowAndSwordInAccord[=/=]LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe[=/=]MagicKnight: A fine swordsman, proficient archer, and decent battlemage.
171	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has several scars from his career as a mercenary.
172	* HappilyMarried[=/=]InterspeciesRomance: Married Ysolda, a Nord, and adopted a son and daughter.
173	* HeroicBastard: The son of Morgiah Marvani, the Champion of Cyrodiil, and Martin Septim. He is thus (unknowingly, mind) the last survivor of the Septim Dynasty.
174	* [[RealMenLoveJesus Real Men Love Talos]]: Openly worships Talos and the Nine, and openly hates the Thalmor because of it (has been known to return to the Embassy just to kill more of them). He's also been known to pray to the nicer daedra on occasion, Azura in particular.
175	[[/folder]]
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177	See also Characters.BaitAndSwitchSTO.

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