Twisted Fates

A Fan Sequel to the adventure game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, by the Troper known as Manga Bottle

Sissel is enjoying his cozy new life, but then Lynne, Cabanela and Jowd are troubled by a case involving a vicious Serial Killer known only as 'The Twister'. Sissel tries to help, but soons finds himself in the middle of a nightmare. Add a cranky daruma-faced ghost, a snarky tabloid reporter, and the return of a few familiar faces, welcome and unwelcome, and Sissel finds himself with more than he bargained for.

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Since this Fanfic is a Sequel, be warned that the story, and thus this page, contains spoilers for the original game.


 * Almost-Dead Guy: Since he's now a ghost, it's obvious that Toon-face has already filled this role. Whatever truth he was going to tell about  remains to be seen, though, since he's forgotten almost everything from his old life.
 * Asshole Victim: Post-mortem Toon-face seems to apply. Reynard's stories seem to suggest that he wasn't too bad in life, though.
 * Ax Crazy: It's probably safe to say that the Twister falls under this category... minus the Berserk Button.
 * Bloodier and Gorier
 * Cats Are Mean: Sissel encounters a group of alley cats who do not like him at all.
 * Continuation: the story takes place a year after the original story.
 * Darker and Edgier
 * Deadly Gas: Chapter 9 features an ugly encounter with mustard gas.
 * Dirty Old Man: Toon-Face tries to hit on Lynne, who is not amused.
 * Don't Ask, Just Run
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: Poor Sissel... it's hard to take any credit when you're a cat, though.
 * While most people are unaware of Sissel's powers, those few who are aware are ususally grateful for his help. Well, that is except for Toon-Face...
 * Finger in the Mail:
 * Four Is Death: Many ghosts have the ability to wind time back four minutes before a person's death.
 * The Twister makes his first appearance in Chapter 4.
 * Friend to All Living Things: The Ambassador for the blue-skinned foreigners has no fear of snakes, spiders and even frickin' bears.
 * Even Evil Has Standards:
 * If It Bleeds, It Leads
 * I Have a Family: One of the Twister's victims begs for his life because he needs to care for his sick mother.
 * I'm a Humanitarian: In a fashion.
 * It's Personal:
 * It's Up to You: The natural outcome when a team of three (or four, counting Sissel... if he's, y'know, important enough), gets cut down due to
 * Jerkass: Toon-Face has this in spades.
 * Reynard isn't too far off, either.
 * While Lynne, Jowd and Cabanela are on lunch break,
 * Meat Puppet:
 * Mind Rape:
 * Moment Killer: Sissel deliberately ruins Yomiel's romantic intentions because he wanted to talk to to him.
 * Monochromatic Eyes: Toon-Face's eyes are blank and white like an unused daruma doll,
 * Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: Subverted slightly, as the Little Ambassador is somewhat aware of the fact that snakes and spiders creep people out, he just tends to forget.
 * Noodle Incident: Sissel is forced to revive Missile before the story begins, but all we're told is that it involved a lawnmower.
 * Paparazzi: Reynard Charivari is a reporter for a tabloid magazine.
 * People Puppets:
 * Pie in the Face: Alma is being harassed by Reynard, so she plans to slap him with a chocolate cheeskcake.
 * Retcon: The author has gone back and altered a few chapters a couple of time to clear up Plot Holes and poor characterization.
 * Serial Killer: The Twister is a particularly brutal one.
 * Homage: Chapter 6 contains a reference to this piece of fanart by rongs1234.
 * Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror: Kinda all over the place.
 * Take Me Instead!:
 * Torture Technician: This is how the Twister prefers to kill his victims.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Jowd has a fear of reptiles in general.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Jowd has a fear of reptiles in general.