Line #43 Webcomic/Recursion


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/recursion.png]]
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3	''Recursion'' is a [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry webcomic]] by Rae Bruner, the author behind ''Webcomic/FaultyLogic'' and ''Webcomic/{{Dissonance}}''.
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5	Legend tells of a time when the world of Kass was invaded by an army of demons. They commanded incredible powers, and the Kassians were rapidly conquered and enslaved. But just when everything seemed lost, a hero appeared. Her magic rivaled that of the demons, but her real power was the ability to inspire others. The Soulless Wars, as they came to be known, raged for years. And, although the hero gave her life in the final battle, the Kassians were victorious.
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7	It's more than a just legend. Kassian archeologists have discovered the remains of the hero. What's more, it has intact DNA, letting them clone the hero of old, which they name Jade.
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9	Jade, however, doesn't exhibit any of the magical and psychic powers attributed to the legendary hero. She is, as far as anyone can tell, just an ordinary little girl. The experiment is declared a failure, and Jade herself is adopted by a relative of one of the admirals overseeing the experiment.
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11	And that's just the backstory.
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13	The comic proper starts with Jade, now the leader of a squadron of fighters in the Kassian space force, preparing for the last battle in the war against Dr. Deathe. Since this is Deathe's last stronghold, they are expecting a big fight. But there's one factor that nobody expected; one that will change the course of Jade's life forever.
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15	You see, Dr. Deathe is working on a {{time machine}}.
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17	You can read [[https://recursioncomic.com/ Recursion on its own website]].
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19	!!''Recursion'' provides examples of:
20	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Dr. Daphne Deathe.
21	* AlternativeCalendar: Kass has apparently changed dating systems at some point between Jade and Toban's times. As when she asks him the date he lists something in terms of moons and eras.
22	* {{Brainwashed}}: After Deathe makes it to [[spoiler:the past]], she brainwashes several of the locals to do menial work, like picking up the weekly shipment of food from the local village.
23	* DarkLordOnLifeSupport: Dr. Deathe, see evil cripple below. In her first appearance she has a coughing fit that requires her to use an oxygen hose quick, though she tries to pass it off as a hairball.
24	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Admiral Mosley carries a [[PreciousPhoto photo]] of Lt. Seren Mosley, his relative (daughter?) and Jade's adopted mother, with him at all times. Just to drive the point home, there's an extreme closeup of the photo during his [[RousingSpeech speech]], specifically when he mentions how much the war has taken from them.
25	* DescriptionCut: One pilot comments on how brave Jade is as she faces a possible death in a fiery crash. Meanwhile, she's screaming out an AtomicFBomb.
26	* DoNotAdjustYourSet: Deathe interrupts Admiral Mosley in the middle of his {{rousing speech}} to the fleet. Unfortunately, she [[IsThisThingStillOn doesn't coordinate the broadcast very well]].
27	* DrowningMySorrows: Kibret does this before siding with Deathe.
28	* EndearinglyDorky: Jade calls Toban a dork in a decidedly friendly way.
29	* EvilCripple: Dr. Deathe has an extremely frail body as the result of a genetic condition. She has several surgical scars, is confined to a wheelchair, has to wear some type of mobility augmentation just to move her upper body, and requires supplemental oxygen.
30	* FinalBattle: The battle at the beginning of the comic is the final battle of the war we never got to see.
31	* FurryReminder: Apparently, anthropomorphic cats suffer from hairballs from time to time.
32	** Josie twitches her tail before a pounce.
33	** Jade climbs a wall with her claws.
34	* InvisibilityCloak: Deathe has seeded the area around Celeria with mines that are [[{{Technobabble}} partially submerged in subspace]], making them invisible and undetectable. Jade [[ReversePolarity overloads her impulse drive]] to make them visible again.
35	* IsThisThingStillOn: When Deathe [[DoNotAdjustYourSet interrupts the Admiral's speech]], she starts to broadcast the audio before the camera is set up, so the whole fleet gets to hear her argue with her cameraman about setting up a [[HitlerCam low camera angle]] to make her look better. What's more, when she's done with the intimidation she cuts the video but not the audio, so everyone hears her ask a minion if there's time for her to take a leak before the battle starts.
36	* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Jade tells one of her pilots this as her fighter is going down.
37	* MarriageOfConvenience: Proposed by Toban, because nobles in his setting don't get to MarryForLove. Jade declines in disgust, because they hardly even know each other yet.
38	* MyOwnGrandpa: [[spoiler: It appears that Jade is not only a clone of the great hero, but the hero herself. Meaning the DNA to create her came from her own remains.]]
39	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Dr. Death" ''would'' be such a name, which is why Dr. Deathe [[InsistentTerminology insists]] that her name is pronounced "Deeth."
40	--> '''Dr. Deathe''': I am not some kind of monster.
41	* OnlyOneName: Jade. That's her whole name.
42	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: An empty crib implies the reason for Jeremy Kibret's misery.
43	* PardonMyKlingon: "Flux" as a substitute for a certain other four-letter word.
44	* PortalToThePast: The eponymous "Recursion" is a portal to the past. [[spoiler:It's also a portal through space. One end of it is on Celeria, while the other is in the distant past of Kass]].
45	* RammingAlwaysWorks: How Jade and Toban deal with [[spoiler:Kibret in his armor]].
46	* RousingSpeech: Admiral Mosley gives one to the fleet before the battle starts, but [[DoNotAdjustYourSet gets interrupted]].
47	* ShipTease: When Jade pulls Toban away from an explosive just in time, she suddenly realizes that she is lying on top of him, and he is on the verge of expressing gratitude. She quickly kills the moment, but it's bound to stay on her mind.
48	* StableTimeLoop: It's looking that way to Jade.
49	* SymbolSwearing: Jade discovers that [[spoiler:Kassians of the past]] swear with good old-fashioned "#$%@". She finds it cute.
50	* TrappedInThePast: Since Recursions can only go backward from their point of origin, the only way to go forward would be for someone in the future to open a Recursion to you. This happens to [[spoiler:Jade, since her ship self-destructing destroyed the Recursion she came through]].
51	* UnwantedAssistance: The Computation Library Interface Personality, or CLIP, is an obvious {{parody}} of Clippy. He can be genuinely helpful but is rather tone-deaf to the situation.
52	* WaitHere: Mug tells his young daughter, Josie, that she can't come on his dangerous mission.
53	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Deathe doesn't want anyone else to suffer like she has. Unfortunately, she believes the best way to do this is to force everyone who wants to be a parent to submit to invasive genetic screening, and deny permission to anyone who's genes don't pass muster, and she's willing to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer the world]] to ensure her rules are put into effect.
54	* WillTheyOrWontThey: Jade and Toban are clearly best friends and have moments that hint at potential for more...if they can stay together that long.
55	* WithCatlikeTread: Jade is hiding from some security drones when she finally gets her stolen gauntlet-phaser to boot up. It boots up all right; right into a cheery holographic welcome message and an offer to register the unit with the manufacturer. Then it shuts back off to download a firmware update, so not only does she still not have a working weapon, but everyone in the base now knows where she is.
56	* YouWillBeBeethoven: Although it hasn't been fully confirmed, it certainly appears that [[spoiler:Jade is actually going to be the great Hero of Kass she was originally cloned from]].

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