Shinji and Warhammer40K: Difference between revisions

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[[File:shinji40k 2494.png|frame|[[Orcus on His Throne|Lord Shinji Upon His Terrible Throne]]]]

{{quote|''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~|WH40k]] can make anything [[Took a Level In Badass|Awesome]]. Even [[Take That|one of, if not the, most whiny, pathetic spineless wusses in fiction]]. This is my creed. The Emperor's hand guides all.''|[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1211674/Charles_Bhepin Charles Bhepin], the author.}}

{{quote|''[[Warhammer 40,000|WH40k]] can make anything [[Took a Level in Badass|Awesome]]. Even [[Take That|one of, if not the, most whiny, pathetic spineless wusses in fiction]]. This is my creed. The Emperor's hand guides all.''|[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1211674/Charles_Bhepin Charles Bhepin], the author.}}

[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|As its name suggests]], ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3886999/1/Shinji_and_Warhammer40k Shinji and Warhammer40k]'' is a ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' [[Fan Fiction]] that incorporates elements of everyone's favorite [[Grimdark]] sci-fi setting into brutal [[Humongous Mecha]] action. Shinji Ikari, the resident [[Butt Monkey]] of the ''Eva'' series, discovers a case full of ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' miniatures and rulebooks at a very young age, with a ''profound'' effect on his personality, character, and relationship with his guardians. He somehow [[Took a Level In Badass|takes a full 20 levels in badass]] as a result, becoming a [[Badass Bookworm]] [[Magnificent Bastard]] who knows no fear, charges headlong into combat without hesitation, exhibits nearly prescient planning abilities, and earns the reverence and adoration of his people for his heroism.

[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|As its name suggests]], ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3886999/1/Shinji_and_Warhammer40k Shinji and Warhammer40k]'' is a ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' [[Fan Fiction]] that incorporates elements of everyone's favorite [[Grimdark]] sci-fi setting into brutal [[Humongous Mecha]] action. Shinji Ikari, the resident [[Butt Monkey]] of the ''Eva'' series, discovers a case full of ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' miniatures and rulebooks at a very young age, with a ''profound'' effect on his personality, character, and relationship with his guardians. He somehow [[Took a Level in Badass|takes a full 20 levels in badass]] as a result, becoming a [[Badass Bookworm]] [[Magnificent Bastard]] who knows no fear, charges headlong into combat without hesitation, exhibits nearly prescient planning abilities, and earns the reverence and adoration of his people for his heroism.

[["On the Next..."|In the second chapter]], he actually arrives in Tokyo-3 and meets his Evangelion.

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<big>'''See ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' for the tropes of those respective universes.'''</big>

<big>'''See ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' for the tropes of those respective universes.'''</big>

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** [[Colonel Badass]] - Misato eventually gets a well-deserved promotion, and even acts as commander of NERV for a time.

** [[Little Miss Badass]] - {{spoiler|Mana}}, as soon as {{spoiler|she's given command of ''Magnos Tancred''}}.

** [[Took a Level In Badass]] - Besides his prologue power-up, Shinji eventually travels to [[Shangri La|Javaal]] to better understand his abilities, returning with the power to {{spoiler|reduce an Angelspawn to vapor with a glance}}. Additionally, the secondary characters get their own upgrades: Toji, Hikari, Maya, Makoto, Mana, Kensuke...yes, '' Kensuke.'' Chapter 34 even has a {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]] [[Everything's Better with Penguins|Penguin]]}} moment. On the other side, several of the Angels are '''much''' more dangerous than their original versions, to the point where Matariel terrorizes Tokyo-3 with Angel-spawn and Sahaquiel trades its ''kamikaze'' attack for bombing '''THE WHOLE WORLD'''.

** [[Took a Level in Badass]] - Besides his prologue power-up, Shinji eventually travels to [[Shangri La|Javaal]] to better understand his abilities, returning with the power to {{spoiler|reduce an Angelspawn to vapor with a glance}}. Additionally, the secondary characters get their own upgrades: Toji, Hikari, Maya, Makoto, Mana, Kensuke...yes, '' Kensuke.'' Chapter 34 even has a {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]] [[Everything's Better with Penguins|Penguin]]}} moment. On the other side, several of the Angels are '''much''' more dangerous than their original versions, to the point where Matariel terrorizes Tokyo-3 with Angel-spawn and Sahaquiel trades its ''kamikaze'' attack for bombing '''THE WHOLE WORLD'''.

*** Ironically, this is the one trope Bpen was deliberately trying to ''avert'' at first; his author's notes claim that Shinji just needs a better childhood to become awesome, but Shinji's "better childhood" also came with his own gang, [[Chessmaster]] training at the feet of an Eldar Farseer, the universal respect and adoration of his entire hometown, and the ability to call in favors and financial support from wealthy friends. Badass as all hell? Definitely. [[Ordinary High School Student]]? Not even close. [[Rule of Cool|Not that it matters in the long run.]]

* [[Batman Gambit]] - Gendo has his schemes, and SEELE has theirs, but it takes a long time for them to realize that {{spoiler|Shinji's successes are ''not'' merely the result of the other side's actions}}.

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** Kaworu is also confirmed to be this in the author's notes. That's why in ch. 42, he decides to {{spoiler|take out Magnos Tancred FIRST even though it's the one that's least of an immediate threat.}}

{{quote|{{spoiler|"If you say something about my 'not having any honor', I will be severely disappointed in you, Ikari-kun." Kaworu commented in the same cheery voice he had used earlier, in complaining about being stabbed in the face as a hello. "I've told you this before, I did not come here to -fight-." He grinned wider. "I came here to WIN."}}}}

* [[Go Mad ~~From~~ the Revelation]] - Ritsuko begins to crack more and more when what Shinji does takes the laws of physics and [[Negative Space Wedgie|throws them completely out the window.]] By chapter 35, Ritsuko {{spoiler|qualifies as a full-fledged [[Girl Genius|Spark]]}}.

* [[Go Mad from the Revelation]] - Ritsuko begins to crack more and more when what Shinji does takes the laws of physics and [[Negative Space Wedgie|throws them completely out the window.]] By chapter 35, Ritsuko {{spoiler|qualifies as a full-fledged [[Girl Genius|Spark]]}}.

{{quote|{{spoiler|"What sort of '''madness''' are we going to '''inflict''' upon the galaxy? '''FOOLS!''' I will '''destroy you ALL''' before I let-"

Maya coughed. "Focus, sempai."}} }}

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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] - So much so that even Bpen says he is in despair about never getting to those little side-stories he wants to write. Interesting new characters are introduced and after their arcs sadly ignored to make room for new plotlines.

* [[Lotus Eater Machine]] - While trapped in the Dirac Sea, Shinji spends some time in [[Canon|a strange alternate universe]] where Tokyo-3 is mostly intact and the battle against the Angels has been less devastating, but Misato is only a major, Rei is strangely robotic, and Asuka's a total bitch. Afterward, he worries if his exit [[Dream Apocalypse|destroyed it]].

* [[Lonely At the Top]] - One of Shinji's deep fears.

* [[Lonely at the Top]] - One of Shinji's deep fears.

{{quote|''{{spoiler|...for what he wanted most was a friend, not a slave.}}''}}

* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]:

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** {{spoiler|At the end of ch. 44, a ''massive'' coordinated missile attack, including nukes and ICBMs, has been launched at Tokyo-3 to try to destroy the resurrected Yui.}}

* [[Madness Mantra]] - In early fights, Shinji's "[[Survival Mantra|I mustn't run away, I mustn't run away]]" runs more along the lines of "[[The Berserker|BURN! MAIM! KILL!]]"

* [[Mad Scientist]] - {{spoiler|Ritsuko}}, of all people, is already very close since {{spoiler|[[Go Mad ~~From~~ the Revelation|she was exposed to too much craziness.]]}} It remains to be seen if she starts embracing it after {{spoiler|Luftschloss Sturmbrand successfully took off.}}

* [[Mad Scientist]] - {{spoiler|Ritsuko}}, of all people, is already very close since {{spoiler|[[Go Mad from the Revelation|she was exposed to too much craziness.]]}} It remains to be seen if she starts embracing it after {{spoiler|Luftschloss Sturmbrand successfully took off.}}

* [[Magitek]] - Ritsuko desperately tries to avert this, but Shinji keeps finding ways to mess with physics, and psychic crystals are required for the next generation in anti-Angel weaponry.

* [[Marshmallow Hell]] - During the Javaal Arc.

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** (gasp!) "Inquisitor Horaki!"

* [[Sadistic Choice]] - The Leliel battle presents Shinji with the choice between saving Rei or Asuka when all three pilots are about to be sucked into the Angel's Dirac Sea. By now, of course, you ''know'' Shinji's gonna [[Take a Third Option]] and opt for the [[Heroic Sacrifice]] instead.

* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]] - The usual suspects, as well as every glasses wearing character who [[Took a Level In Badass]] at some point. [[Lampshaded]] heavily at several points when characters spontaneously note that Shinji should have these as well when it's apparent that he's manipulating events. [[It Runs in The Family|It probably just runs in the family.]]

* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]] - The usual suspects, as well as every glasses wearing character who [[Took a Level in Badass]] at some point. [[Lampshaded]] heavily at several points when characters spontaneously note that Shinji should have these as well when it's apparent that he's manipulating events. [[It Runs in The Family|It probably just runs in the family.]]

* [[Serial Escalation]]- Just when you think there is no way for this fic to get any more utterly batshit insane, the next chapter proves you dead wrong. {{spoiler|Shinji's private army of Macedonian Terminators}} is one of the most normal things this fic has to offer.

* [[Screaming Warrior]] - Pulled off by Shinji in the prologue, using -what else?- "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]

{{quote|For the sea did surge, and the waves did flow over him, and he gasped and flailed and something big and black rose along with the tides to clonk him upside down the head.}}

* [[Space Marine]] - [[Department of Redundancy Department|Prominently featured]] [[Warhammer ~~40000~~|in a game that Shinji likes]].

* [[Space Marine]] - [[Department of Redundancy Department|Prominently featured]] [[Warhammer 40,000|in a game that Shinji likes]].

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] - Mayumi Hamigishi/Yamagishi's surname is spelt in quite a few different ways, probably unintentionally.

* [[Spirit Advisor]] - Shinji's four figures. Given what they're figures of, their advice is not always helpful...

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* [[Transforming Mecha]] - The Asshimar, Cradle-made biomechanical flying disks that can transform into twelve meter tall robots.

** In DnD, {{spoiler|an aasimar is a human descendant of a Celestial, although too distantly to be considered half-celestial. An aasimar paragon is the embodiment of all that is good and noble, and full of light.}} There is also the NRX-044 Asshimar Mobile Suit.

* [[Troperiffic]] - This is a crossover between ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]''; it will likely be easier to list tropes that it ''doesn't'' invoke.

* [[Troperiffic]] - This is a crossover between ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''; it will likely be easier to list tropes that it ''doesn't'' invoke.

* [[Tsundere]] - Asuka's irritation/anger at Shinji increases early on the more {{spoiler|she comes to <s>like</s> adore him}}. Outright rage {{spoiler|tends to be reserved for her rivals for his attention}}.

* [[Ubermensch]] - Slightly subverted in that Shinji is ''by far'' the most loving and compassionate character in the story, but the fundamental fact, of changing the history of the future ultimately by simply ''willing'' it to be so, remains. That every male, at at least some point in the story, wants to be him, and every female likewise to ''serve'' him, only piles the effect on and on.

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*** "Ahem": Didn't Odin (Shinji) also have two ravens named Huginn and Muninn (a.k.a. '''J'''iro and '''K'''entaro) that brought him information and acted as his "eyes"?

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]] - Tackled by Rei and Kaworu. Shinji and Rei agree early on that her being being a [[Half-Human Hybrid]] doesn't warrant exclusion from the human race, {{spoiler|and when her secret gets out, her classmates readily accept her for who she is}}. Kaworu, on the other hand, views himself neither as human or Angel but something completely different. {{spoiler|It doesn't stop him from falling in love with Asuka, though.}}

** Shinji actually has an interesting viewpoint on the whole issue of humanity, [[Warhammer ~~40000~~|especially given his influences]]. He basically believes that "humanity" belongs to anyone who is able to choose to be compassionate and work together rather than destroy.

** Shinji actually has an interesting viewpoint on the whole issue of humanity, [[Warhammer 40,000|especially given his influences]]. He basically believes that "humanity" belongs to anyone who is able to choose to be compassionate and work together rather than destroy.

{{quote|'''Kaworu''': "Humanity is defined by its FUNCTION, not its FORM! It defines itself. The genome is supremely adaptable; it does not matter what shape we wear, now or in the future."

"The shape of man is sacred! The form of man is for man alone!" Shinji shouted back."Let everyone who wishes to live as a human, with his limits and his laws, be treated as a human being. Our shape may change, yes, in time. But let us change the universe to suit ourselves, not ourselves into the demands of space and life beyond- for that way lies surrender. No, Nagisa. Humanity is defined by its WILL to keep going, proudly on, stubborn, free, and unbreakable." }}

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** The only reason Rei isn't insanely creepy as a [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]] is that she has no desire to [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]...[[Bi the Way|rather the opposite, in fact]].

* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] - Maya

* [[You Have Failed Me]] - Averted. Gendo, as the semi-malevolent amoral dictator of NERV, uses the threat of firing people to keep them in line. With events taking a different turn, the best he can do is severely reprimand them and dock pay since [[Take a Third Option|the list of other careers a NERV employee can have has significally increased]], as well as the UN taking a more active role in overseeing the agency. Played straight with SEELE, which will make bloody examples out of people who they see as inadequate, and {{spoiler|Gendo's execution of Rei II after she stops blindly following his orders}}.

* [[You Have Failed Me...]] - Averted. Gendo, as the semi-malevolent amoral dictator of NERV, uses the threat of firing people to keep them in line. With events taking a different turn, the best he can do is severely reprimand them and dock pay since [[Take a Third Option|the list of other careers a NERV employee can have has significally increased]], as well as the UN taking a more active role in overseeing the agency. Played straight with SEELE, which will make bloody examples out of people who they see as inadequate, and {{spoiler|Gendo's execution of Rei II after she stops blindly following his orders}}.

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]] - After Shinji's psychic soldiers almost kill Iruel, Kaworu finishes the job and puts Lader in charge.}}

* [[Yuri Fan]]girl - Rei