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On September 26, 1983, a false alarm in a bunker near Moscow quickly led to [[World War III|a two-hour war between the United States/NATO and Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact]]. This resulted [[Kill'Em All|in the deaths of billions of people]] and [[Apocalypse How|
The ''[[1983: Doomsday Stories
In part, it is inspired as well by [http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/17337.html?thread=50085049#t50085049 this kink meme fanfic] (definitely Safe For Work), also set in the ''Doomsday'' timeline, though following {{spoiler|England's death.}} Said fic can also be found [http://1983-doomsdaystories.deviantart.com/gallery/34315066#/d4j43g4 here].
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The AU is still ongoing. So far, most of the stories primarily revolve around Austria, America, Prussia and {{spoiler|Hungary}}, although a few fics focus on the British survivour nations or the Nordics, covering the years from 1983 to 2010 (though one fic takes place further down the line in 2031).
It can be found in its (current){{when}} entirety [http://1983-doomsdaystories.deviantart.com/ here].
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* [[Action Girl]] / [[Action Mom]]: Hungary is very much this, especially as shown in ''Dreams of Another Time.'' Not only could she still kick Prussia's ass {{spoiler|despite being already dead}}. But she could also {{spoiler|[[Nightmare Fuel|scare the living hell out of him]].}}
* [[Ambiguous Innocence]]: Most of the Survivor Nations, including Sopron, can come across as this. Though they too were forced to go through the chaos that followed Doomsday, these new countries for the most part have ''far'' less trauma and baggage than the remaining Old World ones.
* [[Another Side, Another Story]]
* [[Alternate History]]
* [[All Just a Dream]]: What Austria's encounters with {{spoiler|Angelic!Hungary}} might look like at first glance, which even he considers. {{spoiler|Subverted.}}
** Played straight with Prussia's nightmare in ''Dreams of Another Time.'' {{spoiler|Although Angelic!Hungary ''did'' visit him there.}}
* [[After the End]]
* [[All Hail the Great God Mickey|All Hail The Great God Arthur]]: There's mention of a cult from the Survivor-Nation of New Britain, "The Cult of the Once and Future King," worshiping [[King Arthur]] and the remnants of the [[British Royal Family]]. Which ''could'' just as well refer to {{spoiler|England himself}}.
* [[The Atoner]]: America. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, it was already too late.}}
* [[Anachronic Order]]: As with ''Hetalia,'' the stories jump between various time periods.
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Class 1, [[1983: Doomsday|just as in the source timeline.]]
* [[Back
* [[Balkanize Me]]: England and (West) Germany left a good deal of Survivor-Nations in their wake.
* [[Bedmate Reveal]]: Played with in ''One Unexpected Day.'' Prussia suspects that an oddly naked Austria ''might'' have had another bitter dream when the latter realizes that there's no one alongside him. {{spoiler|Then Angelic!Hungary smacks the albino with [[Frying Pan of Doom|her frying pan]] just as he's about to "comfort" him.}}
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* [[Body Horror]]: The stories don't shy away in describing how scarred (physically or otherwise) the remaining Nations are from either the bombs or the chaos. (West) Germany and Hungary, meanwhile, {{spoiler|before they died}} were portrayed as burned, torn and warped ''almost beyond recognition.''
* [[Broad Strokes]]: The series doesn't strictly follow [[1983: Doomsday|the source material]] (in part due to its wiki-style nature and origins), though it nonetheless tries to keep much of the spirit. Many details, such as those on Doomsday, in-verse countries and the more consistent elements of the timeline, are either preserved or played around with.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Switzerland and Liechtenstein, which Austria ''very'' carefully tolerates, as much as the thought disturbs him. It's also stated in ''An Unexpected Union'' that {{spoiler|Liechtenstein ''herself''}} may have first initiated it.
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Angelic!Hungary}} makes a conscious effort ''not'' to come across as this, especially ''Her Guarding Arm.''
** Deliberately played straight by her in ''Dreams of Another Time.'' {{spoiler|[[Nightmare Fuel|Which was meant to teach Prussia a shocking lesson.]]}}
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* [[Frying Pan of Doom]]: Still implied to be Hungary's weapon of choice. {{spoiler|And it apparently survived her own death.}}
* [[Futureshadowing]]: Given the time jumps and [[Anachronic Order]], there are references to future and past events, leading to a number of [[Call Back]] moments and [[Book Ends]].
* [[Generation Xerox]]: It's implied, especially by ''[[Next Gen Fic|A Wasteland Memorial]]'' that Sopron and Partium might become their generation's parallel to Austria and Hungary's relationship.
** It's also hinted that both Heinrich and Franz, who are in their respective eras Austria's [[Muggle|human assistants]], belong to the same line that has served him for generations.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Switzerland is familiar enough with [[World War III]] scenarios to know that Austria's persistent [[Hope Spot]] on Hungary's fate would not end well.
* [[Great Offscreen War]]: Both Prussia's "Polish Adventure" and the Alpines' squabbles with Sicily/Romano are mentioned though never actually shown in action. On the other hand, the consequences of the former are expounded upon.
* [[Guardian Angel]]: If {{spoiler|Hungary's}} any indication in the Austria-centric tales.
* [[The Great Politics Mess-Up]]
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language]]: Expect a good deal of ([[Getting Crap Past the Radar|largely translated]]) bits of foreign languages, namely:
** [[Gratuitous German]], though Switzerland and Liechtenstein tend towards [http://www.eldrid.ch/swgerman.htm Swiss German].
** Gratuitous Hungarian, used mainly by Sopron and {{spoiler|Hungary herself}}.
** Gratuitous Polish also shows up in the case of Poland himself.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Austria and Switzerland, sort of.
* [[Historical Domain Character]]: There's a passing mention of "[[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]]" leaving the DC area in America's story, as well as a reference to [[The Sound of Martial Music|Otto von Habsburg]] in {{spoiler|Hungary's}}.
** [[wikipedia:Yuri Andropov|Yuri Andropov]], who was General Secretary of the USSR in 1983 also makes an appearance in Russia's arc. He died by heart attack {{spoiler|though Russia killed him}} upon learning the truth about Doomsday.
* [[Hope Spot]]
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: How the Alpines justify closing down the borders and forcing out refugees in ''An Unexpected Union,'' which was taken from the [[1983: Doomsday|source material]]. While they're [[What the Hell, Hero?|not proud of it]], it had to be done just to survive.
* [[Internal Reveal]] / [[Dramatic Irony]]
* [[It Got Better]]: ''[[It Got Worse|Eventually]],'' anyway.
* [[I Will Wait for You]]: Austria never broke the promise he made to Hungary before the bombs fell. {{spoiler|And as it turns out, neither did she.}} The same could be said for Prussia and Germany.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Switzerland and Prussia, in various ways.
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* [[Magic Realism]]
* [[The Mafia]]: They pretty much run Sicily/South Italy, who's at odds with both the Alpines and the Survivor-Nations of what was once his brother's land.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Subverted. Death hasn't stopped {{spoiler|Angelic!Hungary}} from visiting and looking after her daughter.
* [[Mummies At the Dinner Table]]: Hinted at in ''A Symphony for a New World,'' which has Austria playing his piano alongside a crate. {{spoiler|That happens to contain Hungary's corpse.}}
* [[Never Found the Body]]: How Austria tried convincing himself in the chronologically earlier stories that [[Hope Spot|Hungary was still alive somewhere.]] {{spoiler|Subverted when his men actually ''find'' her corpse in ''A Wasteland Melody''.}} Prussia himself has a similar experience with {{spoiler|(West) Germany}}.
* [[Never Got to Say Goodbye]]: Austria, upon finally forcing himself to admit that Hungary {{spoiler|has been [[Dead All Along]] for over 20 years}}.
* [[Next Gen Fic]]: Anything involving the Survivor Nations.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: There are a number of references to events from the source timeline that are mentioned. One of the more common ones are to Prussia's "Polish Adventure," involving the "reconquest" of Pomerania and the subsequent asskicking from the Poles.
** The [http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/USS_Benjamin_Franklin_(1983:_Doomsday) Benjamin Franklin Expeditions], which helped reconnect the world in the source material, also show up in passing in ''Her Guarding Arm.''
* [[Nuclear Weapons Taboo]]
* [[Original Character]]: The "Survivor-Nations" that emerged from the wastes, such as Partium, Tuscany, New Britain, Cleveland, Rheged and North Germany. Sopron, while mentioned in passing in the source timeline, [[Ascended Extra|is portrayed as a Nation (sort of) in her own right]] {{spoiler|as Austria and Hungary's daughter}}.
* [[Passing the Torch]]: {{spoiler|(West) Germany}} had done this to North Germany, as Prussia painfully learned. Further down the line, {{spoiler|Austria}} does the same for Sopron.
* [[Perspective Flip]]
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* [[The Unintelligible]]: Cleveland, when he wants to be anyway. Actually true to the [[1983: Doomsday|source material]] since the article on Cleveland includes a sample of the Clevish dialect which is nigh incomprehensible.
* [[Time Abyss]]: This is hinted at to a degree by the 2000s-era stories, which Austria is ''trying'' to avoid. Though it's also stated that he had largely forgotten how Hungary sounded when she sang after all those years.
* [[Title Drop]]:
** ''Her Guarding Arm'' is not only a reference to Hungary's national anthem, but also {{spoiler|Angelic!Hungary's fate and role to Austria and Sopron at the end of the story}}.
** ''The Vanishing Shadows'' is [http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Literature_(1983:_Doomsday)#L.27ombre_de_Demain_.28The_Shadow_of_Tomorrow.29 the working title] [[Canon Immigrant|Jean Burnel]] uses for his novel.
* [[Vestigial Empire]]: Despite being a core member of the Alpine Confederation, Austria still misses his old Imperial days (among others). Justified in a sense given that as in the source timeline, Switzerland (and to an extent Liechtenstein) holds greater influence having been completely untouched by the bombs. The same could be said of Prussia as well.
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]:
** Austria is inferred to have succumbed to this. He may have survived the bombs, but the nuclear death of Vienna and the eventual passing on of the pre-Doomsday generation {{spoiler|as well as confirmation on Hungary's death}} left him with a bad case of grief and survivor guilt lasting decades. Granted, he ''does'' get better eventually.
** Russia also gets this, in part due to his direct involvement in Doomsday {{spoiler|as well as his guilt over losing Ukraine}}.
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