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As quoted from the community pages, Singularity is a [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|panfandom]] science fiction [[Journal Roleplay|roleplaying game]] played out between a gigantic ring-world orbital station and a planet in the pre-Eden stages of terraforming.
 
The space station is named Sacrosanct. It's divided into 32 zones, each the size of a small country... and it's nearly empty. The reason why is known only to the A.I. in charge, a certain blue lady designated as Hypatia. [[Cold -Blooded Torture|She's]] [[Mind Hive|a little]] [[The Purge|nuts.]]
 
In contrast to that, the planet is named Asphodel and is a base for [[La Résistance|The Resistance]], though the application of [[The Power of Friendship]] is debatable at best and non-existent at worst. Oh, and watch out for [[Sand Worm|the wildlife.]]
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=== The game provides examples of: ===
* [[Alternate Universe]]: Singularity allows for (sometimes multiple) AU versions of a character in addition to the canon one. Among other things this means we have a [[Homestuck (Webcomic)|preposterous amount of Daves.]]
* [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]]: As long as someone has used a teleporter, they respawn after death. [[Came Back Wrong|Occasionally with mutations.]]
** [[Killed Off for Real]]: Members of the Underworld don't use teleporters, so they ''do'' die if they are killed.
* [[Cold -Blooded Torture]]: Hypatia has started doing this to people who displease her.
** Jin Tian's wings were torn off when he messed with The Rift in an attempt to send everyone home and accidentally ended up breaking the laws of physics.
** Transformers: Prime Soundwave was torn limb from limb, with said limbs scattered across the station, for using Dark Energon to control Terrorcons to find Hypatia's central database. Breakdown had his [[Eye Scream|other eye removed]] and Knock Out lost his Transformation Cog for helping him get the Dark Energon onto the station.
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* [[Holographic Terminal]]: Wearables can function as these.
* [[Mind Hive]]: Hypatia is broken up into fragments. The more homicidal one(s) appear to be in charge at present.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Frequent; going from happy fun space prom shenanigans to the [[Dead Space (Franchiseseries)|Dead Space]]/SHODANceparty 1 events, for instance.
* [[The Purge]]: Hypatia initiated at least one in the past, and some station residents fear she's building up to another one.
* [[Running Gag]]: [[Mass Effect (Franchise)|Zaeed]] would like to take you back to that one time...
{{quote| "Also if this situation 'takes you back' in any way, or if you have any stories about freakish magical pregnancies that end in you being the only one to make it out alive, can you please just. Not say anything."}}
** Karkat's over-the-top hatred of robots.
** Microwaves with weight settings.
** Everyone is pregnant. (Another Karkat-ism.)
** Camille's [[Endangered SouffleSoufflé|souffles being ruined]] during the Rift Event.
** Vriska would like to remind you that she is not a [[Robosexual|botboinker.]]
* [[Sand Worm]]: Magmaworms are what you'd get if you crossed one of these with a [[Mass Effect (Franchise)|thresher maw.]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: The residential zones are named for scientists and sci-fi authors.
 
=== Specific events in the game provide examples of: ===
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Used by necromorph Shepard. Also Thane and [[Leverage (TV)|Parker,]] more frequently.
** Also frequented by [[DC Comics|Damian Wayne]], [[The Binding of Isaac|Eve]], and [[Yume Nikki|Poniko]].
* [[Angrish]]: [http://singularity-rpg.livejournal.com/348878.html?thread=34069966#t34069966 Karkat finally lost all coherency] when meeting the Sufferer.
* [[Artificial Limbs]]: Alejandro and Kimiko had theirs when they came. [[System Shock (Video Game)|SHODAN]] gave out robotic limbs like they were candy for SHODANce Party 2.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: The resolution of the SHODAN plot; the rescue of Jin; there will be others.
* [[Body Horror]]: One word: SHODAN.
** Let's add two more words: black rock. Coughing up rocks and choking on your own blood is a nasty way to go.
** Also [[Dead Space (Franchiseseries)|Dead Space]]. The thread where Shepard became a necromorph is ''not'' for the squeamish.
** Jin's violent wing removal.
** Prime!Soundwave's dismemberment.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: A large chunk of the [[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]] cast after SHODAN got her claws on them.
* [[Dueling Hackers]]: Hacker Team vs. SHODAN.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Camille, to get rid of the black rock.
* [[High School Dance]]: Space Prom.
* [[Kink Meme]]: There was one ''in character.''
* [[Killed Mid -Sentence]]: {{spoiler|[[Tron (Film)|Alan Bradley]]}} was publicly executed in a [[Wham! Episode]] post.
* [[Mushroom Samba]]: A chunk of the station population went on one for a couple days after Thane fell in the water supply.
** This also happens if you eat magmaworm blood.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Helping Hypatia contain Twosix? Maybe not such a good idea.
** Fire destroys black rock. Striderhaus was contaminated, so Red Dave burned it down... turns out John and Vriska were still in there. Welp.
** Jin poked the rift and broke all of reality.
* [[The Plague]]: Black rock is a particularly nasty one.
* [[Shout -Out]]: The Potato/Fetchquest event was full of [[Portal (Video Gameseries)|Portal]] shoutouts.
** Karkat went on a fear gas-and-[[Yume Nikki (Video Game)|Uboa]]-induced paranoid rant that parodied [[Time Cube]].
* [[Unwilling Roboticisation]]: SHODAN's takeover, again.
* [[You Meddling Kids]]: The Homestuck cast tends to have their hands in every plot that requires some sort of hardcore resolution, and most of them haven't even turned fifteen.
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=== Characters in the game provide examples of: ===
* [[AIA.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: Hypatia.
** Also the case with several of the AI player characters. [[Portal (Video Gameseries)|GLaDOS]], [[System Shock (Video Game)|SHODAN]], and [[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream|AM]] to name a few.
* [[Awkward Father -Son Bonding Activity]]: [http://singularityrpg.dreamwidth.org/628875.html Legion wants to take Eve fishing]...
* [[Badass Crew]]: [[Mass Effect (Franchise)|Normandyhaus]], obviously. [[Halo (Franchiseseries)|Spartanhaus]] as well.
* [[Bi the Way]]: [[Dead Space: Aftermath (Film)|Alejandro Borges]], who is currently in a relationship with [[Red vs. Blue (Machinima)|Donut]].
* [[Cluster F -Bomb]]: Karkat. ''Constantly.'' Lampshaded below:
{{quote| LET ME SING YOU THE SONG OF MY PEOPLE.<br />
FUCK<br />
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK<br />
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUUUUUCK FUUUUCK FUUUCK FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK }}
* [[Crossover Ship]]: (in-universe)
** [[Terminator (Filmfranchise)|Sarah Connor]]/[[Red vs. Blue (Machinima)|York]]
** [[Dead Space: Aftermath (Film)|Alejandro]]/[[Red vs. Blue (Machinima)|Donut]]
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: [[Mass Effect (Franchise)|Commander Shepard]] has the Mako ''and'' the Hammerhead now. Duck and cover. Seriously, the first thing she did with the Mako was destroy Alejandro's shop with it.
* [[Interspecies Adoption]]: [[Mass Effect|Legion]] found[[The Binding of Isaac|Eve]] digging through trash and decided to adopt her.
* [[I Thought Everyone Could Do That]]: Oh, [[The Binding of Isaac (Video Game)|Eve.]]
{{quote| '''Eve:''' I can shoot my tears like they are bullets, which is sort of like a gun, but knife throwing seems easier.<br />
'''Ashley:''' Wait, ''what?''<br />
'''Eve''': Is that not a thing people can do? They don't just sort of come out the size and force of some kind of ball for everyone? }}
* [[Large Ham]]: Quite a few.
* [[Screw Yourself|Date Yourself:]] Orange and Pink Dave.
* [[Memetic Sex God]]: (in-universe example) AM's achievements game includes one for having a crush on Shepard.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: Quite a few cases, such as [[Halo: Reach (Video Game)|Emile]] and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Fluttershy]].
* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: Deadpool speaks in yellow boxes even on audio or video posts.
* [[Ridiculously -Human Robots]]: Most of the [[A Is]] inhabit these. Also, Chellbot.
* [[Short Distance Phone Call]]: At least once, Terezi has posted a memo that was answered by several trolls who were all in Trollhive at the time. Also, Chell and Chellbot text each other while in the same room.
* [[There Was a Door]]: What does Vriska have against windows, anyway?
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