Line #45 VisualNovel/Featherbent


1	->A young man stands in his nest, and it just so happens that today is this young man's preparation day.
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3	[[quoteright:314:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/featherbent_4189.png]]
4	[[caption-width-right:314:Live for the people who are here for you, not for the people who could be.]]
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6	A ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' visual novel complete with voice acting, conceptualized by [[http://fivetail.tumblr.com Fivetail]] and [[http://nevernoahh.tumblr.com NeverNoahh]].
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8	''Featherbent'' is an AlternateUniverse starring [[IdiotHero John Egbert]] and various other Homestuck characters as bird-people, or more accurately, [[HalfHumanHybrid human/troll-bird hybrids]]. John is a humble Perch, a passive, independent, and nomadic class, who is best friends with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Vriska]], a stronger, fiercer Hunter. They live in the Strata, a homestead consisting of the dark and damp Understory, the brighter Canopy, and the windy upper-class heights of the Emergent.
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10	When John Egbert carelessly treads the forbidden reaches of the Forest Floor, however, he finds that [[GovernmentConspiracy it shelters more than a few treacherous secrets about the place he was once proud to call home]].
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12	The first chapter was released on [[CallBack 4/13]] and the second was slotted to be released on [[ArcNumber 6/12]] but postponed to some time in July. The third game was released on October 10, 2014. The first three chapters were downloadable [[http://featherbent.com/games here]], but as of writing the page is down. More information was available on the [[http://featherbent.com/ main website]], however, most functions are currently missing.
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15	!!''Featherbent'' provides examples of the following tropes:
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17	* AllThereInTheManual: The site provides extra information on the ''Featherbent'' universe, such as which birds each character is modeled after.
18	%%* AlternateUniverseFic
19	%%* AmbidextrousSprite: Comes with the territory.%%How?
20	%%* AnimeHair: ''Everyone.''
21	* ArcWords: "Don't look down."
22	* ArcNumber: Just like the [[{{Webcomic/Homestuck}} original series]], the numbers 413 and 612 are numbers that seem to pop up over and over again.
23	* BadassBoast: To no one's surprise, Vriska likes these a lot.
24	-->'''Vriska:''' Wouldn't have made a name for myself out here will all these other hunters. Wouldn't have won this nest in the fight against the poor sucker who had it before. Heck, I wouldn't have been able to defend it this long! Not that it's a surprise people keep challenging me for it. I mean, look how sweet this setup is!!!!!!!!
25	* BlackComedy: John decides to give Karkat a good impression by saying, "If I was dying, I'd do it somewhere way more hilarious. Like up in a Canopy fountain or something. Then I'd become a ghost and haunt it until they renamed it after me. Look, all I'm saying is that this is a really crummy place to die and you probably should have thought this through a little more."
26	* {{CallBack}}: Many of the visual novel's key elements are an automatic callback to the original work.
27	* ColorCodedCharacters: Thanks to the FantasticCasteSystem, the universe's inhabitants (Hunters in particular) follow a LawOfChromaticSuperiority.
28	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Karkat.
29	-->'''John:''' You can keep your tragic, mysterious past to yourself, dude, fact of the matter is you could probably use a muffin.
30	* DareToBeBadass: Vriska says this to John, telling him to show some "goddamn independence" and "show [Dad] you can do just fine on your own!"
31	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Karkat.
32	%%--> '''Karkat:''' [[SarcasmMode I fucking love cranberries.]]
33	* EasingIntoTheAdventure: John starts his adventure preparing for an annual celebration. [[GovernmentConspiracy No big deal, right?]]
34	%%* TheFaceless: Terezi Pyrope.
35	* HairFlip: About three seconds into her introduction, Vriska gives "an unwitting toss of silky raven hair".
36	* HalfHumanHybrid: All of the characters are a form of bird hybrid. This leads to some ArtisticLicenseBiology, thanks to the mechanics of wings.
37	* HumanOutsideAlienInside: Hunters are different from Perches, as they are biologically predisposed to only 12 specific feather colorings, despite being outwardly identical to Perches in every other aspect.
38	* IdiotHero: John Egbert. As such, the majority of John's actions are not the brightest.
39	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Vriska Serket.
40	* {{Leitmotif}}: All main characters have individual themes specific to them.
41	** ''Breeze'', John's theme.
42	** ''Flightless'', Karkat's theme.
43	** ''Abrasive'', Vriska's theme.
44	* LessonOfTheDaySpeech: In Arc 1 Chapter 1, Vriska states: "Live for the people who are here for you, not for the people who could be."
45	* MeetCute: John and Karkat's first meeting doesn't go all that well.
46	** This is mainly in Karkat's opinion, however, considering he gave him a rather ChillyReception.
47	* MessyHair: Vriska implies this is one of the reasons why no one will go out with John. [[LoserProtagonist Among other things.]]
48	%%* PirateGirl: Vriska Serket.
49	* RecurringRiff: The menu theme contains sections from various other in-game themes.
50	%%* RomanceGame
51	%%* SceneryPorn
52	* ShipTease: WordOfGod says that [[spoiler: Vriska with Dave and Dirk with Jade are apparently on the horizon.]]
53	* ShoutOut:
54	** Did someone say [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cuil-theory Cuil Theory]]?
55	** When Karkat questions Tavros about his life before being banished, you have three ways of responding to his answers: [[VideoGame/LANoire Truth, Doubt, or Lie]].
56	%%* SkyPirate: Gotta have your pirates.
57	* StealthExpert: May also double as a BadassBoast. John apparently snuck past the Imperial Guards with his sharp maneuvering skills through a dangerous path without being harmed, as he is "the best flyer [he] knows."
58	* TheExile: Karkat. It's also hinted that there are others in the Floor.
59	* WallOfText: For the first game, there's quite a bit of exposition involved.

Context VisualNovel / Featherbent