Paladin Academy

""The sword of the paladin is not a weapon, but a tool. A tool for them to use to protect the innocent and pass justice onto the wicked.""

- Blue Ghost, Chapter 4

Paladin Academy: A Playground-Inspired Story is a Web Serial Novel written by Silverraptor on the GiantITP Forums. Originally a story about some of Silverraptor's friends as newbies in a school of Paladins, it has expanded to include a grand cast of... well, perhaps a dozen.

The first arc involved an invasion from the Legions of Hell and a traitorous Senior Paladin attempting to slay our heroes, Viola and Kurama. Unsurprisingly, they survived.

It can be read in this thread on the forums.


 * Academy of Adventure: Well, duh.
 * Action Girl: Female Paladins, notably Viola and Penny.
 * Actual Pacifist: Blue Ghost.
 * All There in the Manual: There is a list of posters and their "characters" including ones who have yet to appear.
 * Assassin: Recaiden.
 * Battle Couple: Viola and Kurama could evolve in this direction.
 * Big Bad: Mangosta the Demon King. Also
 * Calling Your Attacks: The paladin's powers, although this seems to be optional since they pick the names themselves.
 * Chekhov's Gunman: Grim, first seen in part 1 and returns in part 17 after.
 * Chekhov's Skill: Viola's unarmed combat trick.
 * Cool Chair: Mordokai has one.
 * Convenient Coma: Happens to paladins who get separated from their crystals.
 * Conveniently an Orphan: Prerequisite for the Paladin's Call to Adventure
 * Elemental Powers:
 * An Ice Person: Kurama's power.
 * Casting a Shadow: Grim's power.
 * Light'Em Up: Nil's power.
 * Make Me Wanna Shout: Viola's power.
 * Playing with Fire: Lix's power.
 * From Nobody to Nightmare: : from ordinary kid to first to be specific.
 * Dark Is Evil: After going rogue, that is.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Grim. It is implied that
 * Evil Gloating: Mangosta mostly, but also, Recaiden and Sarudrak.
 * Extranormal Institute: The Paladin Academy.
 * Gilligan Cut: Bis suggests Nil is messing about with Mordakai's chair when the later's been left in charge. Cut to Nil spinning around in the chair while speaking to Blue.
 * Healing Factor: Grim's secondary power.
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: Nil's view of his power.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: Paladins.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Viola and Kurama both come close to it.
 * Instant Expert: Rabbit, Viola too, albeit to a lesser extent
 * Kid Hero: Most Paladins in Training, especially Penny.
 * Lawful Good: Mordocai especially.
 * Light Is Good: Mordocai.
 * Love Makes You Evil: Mordocai hints at his fear of this, though he might be proven wrong.
 * Loyal Phlebotinum: Paladin Crystals.
 * Manipulative Bastard: Mangosta. Just...Mangosta. The number of characters that have NOT been manipulated by him during the course of the first arc can be counted with one hand.
 * Mutual Kill: do this, but one part later it is revealed
 * Naive Newcomer: Viola.
 * Nigh Invulnerability: Mangosta has this, as he just will not stay dead, no matter what. Even does not know what it would take to kill him.
 * Not Quite Dead: The heroes shatter Mangosta to pieces. He is very much not dead.
 * Nothing Can Stop Us Now: Or so thinks when
 * Personality Powers: Averted. While every Character has unique powers, they are not openly related to their personality.
 * Play-Along Prisoner: Exactly As Planned.
 * Power Crystal: The Paladin's Power Source.
 * Pride: Grim's Fatal Flaw.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Mordokai.
 * She Is Not My Girlfriend: Kurama and Viola.
 * Signature Move: Unlocked Cystal's Powers
 * Suicide Mission: A 14-year old girl invading hell alone? Yeah, that qualifies.
 * Swivel Chair Antics: Nil, when Mordokai leaves him in charge.
 * The Paladin: Most (main) characters.
 * The Starscream: It is implied that would have eventually turned against, having his own plan to
 * The Stinger: Recaiden speaking with.
 * Thwarted Coup De Grace : Mangosta, several times in a row.
 * Took a Level in Badass: Paladins do this when they unlock their crystals.
 * Training from Hell: Viola receives a good-natured version of this from Rabbit.
 * Tsundere: Viola shows signs of this behavior.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Kurama and Viola.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting: Jesse's Power is to partially become a dragon.
 * Your Days Are Numbered: At least according to Recaiden they are if you end up on his hit list. Bonus points for explaining the manner of victim's death in detail beforehand, too.