Line #18 Tropers/Cganale


1	-->''That went about as well as I expected''
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3	[[quoteright:208:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ace-Combat-Assault-Horizon-New-Trailer_211.jpg]]
4	[[caption-width-right:208:[[HollywoodTactics Because this is the job of everyone in the Air Force]]]]
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6	Cganale, known by the full name of Chris Ganale ([[UnreliableNarrator which also isn't true]]), also answering to various nicknames including Raptor Jesus, That Sneaky Bastard, Magnificent Crossover Bastard, Gook in the Grass, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking 5]]. Formerly a member of the [[FanNickname World's Greatest Air Force]] in the [[ItMakesSenseInContext Fed Explosives]] field, now he's got a regular 8-hour at Target where he has a really hard time ''not'' using military radio protocol. When he's done making a fool of himself for the day, he plays video games and writes stories. Or at least, he SHOULD write stories. 97% his works as OldShame and mostly stopped writing. Now he really only tinkers very randomly at Project: Arashi and ''[=BiA=]'', and that weird-ass {{WebAnimation/RWBY}} / VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV crossover.
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8	!!Is the Mastermind Behind:
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10	* [[FanFic/ProjectArashi Project: Arashi]] - A MegaCrossover combining Manga/LoveHina and Manga/MahouSenseiNegima with themes from Franchise/FinalFantasy, Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean, TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, with all roads inevitably leading to a future that is {{Franchise/Halo}}. Aspects of modern warfare (no, not [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare that one]]) crop up throughout due to his military career.
11	* [[FanFic/StardustTheDarkPokemonWars Stardust: The Dark Pokémon Wars]] - A DarkerAndEdgier {{Franchise/Pokemon}} fic that follows a squad of elite pilots in a global war instigated by Team Rocket, mostly from the perspective of Commander Mars, who was betrayed by Jupiter and thus defected to the good guys.
12	* [[FanFic/FullMetalPanicBonds Full Metal Panic! Bonds]] - An AlternateUniverse LightNovel/FullMetalPanic story that takes place three years after TSR and tells a significant chunk of the novels in a different way. It also includes a tie-in to VideoGame/ModernWarfare [[CallBack (yes, that one)]] that was oblique at first, but now is rather obvious.
13	* An entire collection of stuff found on [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~chrisganale fanfiction.net]]
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15	!!Tropes Associated with Cganale:
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17	* AuthorAppeal: Some mention of Music/DragonForce, typically namedropping a song as suggested BGM, appears in all of his works ever since he discovered them.
18	* BerserkButton - Disparage Karen Traviss at your own peril. Also, any instance of ArmiesAreEvil or FiveRoundsRapid is the quickest way to get him frothing at the mouth.
19	* BrokenBase - Despite overall love for the Clone Wars timeframe, he no longer watches the animated series or acknowledges George Lucas in any way due to the fiasco surrounding the decision to make the Mandalorians a planet full of hippie, pacifist, pinko liberals.
20	* CatchPhrase - Several, to include the page quote, and:
21	** "I'll use it like a shotgun" - When using explosive ordnance in close quarters (Usually fatally)
22	** "To plan" and it's counterpart "...Not to plan"
23	** An admittedly-bad bastardization of [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Davey Jones']] "For now" line in reference to the East India Company owning the ''Dutchman'' used whenever applicable
24	** The ShoutOut [[{{Franchise/Halo}} "Alien basterds"]]
25	** "I can't see this having a happy ending" or some variant thereof.
26	** "This will end in tears"
27	** "Not going to lie..." usually (but not always) prefacing something offensive.
28	* CelebCrush - Creator/OliviaWilde, Creator/AmandaSeyfried, and Creator/LauraBailey.
29	* TheCuckoolanderWasRight - Way back shortly after the end of the Mahorafest arc in Manga/MahouSenseiNegima, this guy just ''pulled out of his ass'' the potential of Chao's unspecified backstory being related to {{Franchise/Halo}}. Flash-forward to the end of the series and Negi has built a very Halo-esque orbital elevator in Mahora.
30	* DeadpanSnarker - And how.
31	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife - Doesn't think about it often, but it's there, lurking deep in, usually rearing its ugly head during his bouts of TheEeyore.
32	* TheEeyore - Goes to this deep dark place on some occasions, usually with very little in the way of provocation. It's really easy to get him out, however, if you know how.
33	* ExtremeDoormat
34	* FantasticRacism - Utterly hates all species of [[ScaryDogmaticAliens The Covenant]]. Will tolerate [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Elites]] when they're on the [[{{Franchise/Halo}} UNSC]]'s side, but is vitriolic against them in ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' to the point of absurdity. Also hates elves. Generally has nothing against other nonhuman races but usually never plays anything but a human in any game with racial options.
35	* {{Geek}}/{{Nerd}}/{{Otaku}} - Whichever term actually applies, to {{Franchise/Halo}} and the Clone Wars time period of Franchise/StarWars. There's very little information on Halo or the Clone Wars that he does not either possess or can instantly acquire. It has been attributed that he has forgotten more about Halo than most people will ever know.
36	* [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin GPS-Guided Karma]] - As anyone familiar with guided munitions knows, GPS is more accurate than laser guidance. He is firmly-entrenched in the belief that all bad deeds he performs will be punished with absurd [[BuffySpeak disproportionality]] to the deed in question, if not immediately then when it would cause the most harm to his life. On the flip side, good deeds serve only to fractionally lessen the severity of the next karmic retribution, if they're acknowledged at all.
37	* HeroicSelfDeprecation - You can never convince this kid that he's done anything right in the world, or that he's not a completely-worthless waste of oxygen and space.
38	* JerkassFacade - Snarky, blustery, rude, short-tempered, and petty about trivial matters like [[UnreliableNarrator being subpar in every video game he plays]], but find yourself in his inner circle of friends and he will risk life and incarceration to rain [[DisproportionateRetribution military-grade munitions on anyone who so much as annoys you.]]
39	* MyCountryRightOrWrong - To a T. Complete down to prior military employment. Despite hating the entire concept of civilian democracy/republic/whatever form of government used by the US, personally believing that a military state run benevolently is the best form of government, he is unashamedly American and views all enemies of America as AcceptableTargets. Peaceniks are AcceptableTargets, too.
40	* WellDoneSonGuy - Not to a father figure, but there are certain individuals by whose opinions he validates his worth.
41	* WriteWhatYouKnow - The reason why combat, warfare, and military stuff shows up in all of his works, if said works don't outright feature them.
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43	!! Vandalism associated with Cganale
44	* I have installed vandalism on your page. -@/{{sirboulevard}}
45	** Oh you sneaky bastard
46	* Vandalism. [[ForTheEvulz Because I can]]. --{{Tropers/Tuckerscreator}}
47	** Not necessarily a bad reason

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