Soul Chess: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''Aizen. You may have defeated Urahara-san, but now you face an opponent who will trip you up at every turn, stop you at every juncture and counter your every move. You now face an opponent [[Xanatos Speed Chess|who can play by your rules and settings]]. [[The Chessmaster|From now on you face me]].''|'''[[Guile Hero|Lelouch]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Lamperouge]]'''}}

 

 

The story is noted for staying very true to character, even considering [[Bleach|how many]] [[Loads and Loads of Characters|the source material brings.]] Lelouch, Aizen, Yoruichi, Urahara, and everyone else are all completely in character.

Also important is something ''extremely'' rare in any crossover: ''things don't change right away''. The story starts sometime a little before the turn back the pendulum arc, and major changes don't happen for several chapters. This is partially because the overall spread of events was [[The Chessmaster|designed]] to allow for [[Magnificent Bastard|inconsistencies,]] and partially because Lelouch starts out at a fairly low rank, and stays that way for a while. His rise through the ranks is steady and believable.

 

== Tropes A to G ==

* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: {{spoiler|Hisana's Bankai's ultimate form can cut through Starrk's cero and also through Hallibel and Grimmjow's hierro enough to hack off their arms.}}

* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't even THINK on {{spoiler|[[Attempted Rape|raping Orihime]] especially when [[What an Idiot!|ICHIGO IS NEARBY]] Needles.}} It won't end well.

* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Yuna and Rangiku, respectively.

** In chapter 107 Kendra becomes the Veronica to {{spoiler|Orihime's}} Betty with regards to {{spoiler|Ichigo}}. {{spoiler|It’s subverted at the end of the chapter where Ichigo pulls the [[Just Friends]] line on Kendra, seemingly not knowing that she thought of him in that way, and tells Orihime that [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|she’s his girl]]}}

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Happens so often that counting would be meaningless. It's not always predictable, though.

* [[Christmas Episode]]: The aptly named ch 72 [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Lelouch's White Chirstmas]]

* [[Circles of Hell]]

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: According to Mia, most arrancar have a similar philosophy.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Rukia says that she'll replace Byakuya's flowers when her rabbit eats them, before {{spoiler|Hisana }} calls her on this.

** In chapter 53, Hisana tells Lelouch that if the Head Captain wanted his input he'd ask for it directly. In chapter 70, Yamamoto asks Lelouch to {{spoiler|Lead the battle against Talbumosuke as the tactician}}.

* [[Creator Cameo]]: Both the omake writer and the author appear in the 100th chapter omake. [[Author Avatar|Sort of]]

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Happens every now and then. Some are done well others...not so much

* [[Darkest Hour]]: [[Wham! Episode|Chapter 123]]. {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins|Aizen WON]], Seireitei is conquered, Captain-Commander Yamamoto is [[Oh Crap|DEAD]], and Unohana is captured by the enemy. To put it simply, [[HSQ|HOLY SHIT!!!]]}}

** Ichigo's comment in chapter 106 when Isshin is going to an overseas trip for a medical conference for a week pretty much said it all.

{{quote|'''Ichigo''': "Dad, nothing's going to happen relax. You're acting like [[Foregone Conclusion|Britannia's going to invade the country]] or [[Tempting Fate|creatures from the depths of hell are going to rise up and attack us]]."}}

* [[For Want of a Nail]]: Inverted. {{spoiler|The series basically inserts Lelouch into Bleach 126 years ago}}. Major changes have happened to [[The Stations of the Canon]] of [[Bleach]] as a result. Of course...

** [[In Spite of a Nail]]: That doesn't mean anything worth a damn for {{spoiler|The [[Code Geass]] universe}} due to the {{spoiler|[[Temporal Paradox]]}}. Makes it blatantly impossible to [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]

* [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]: The "Ask Eien Tamashi" segments of the Newsletters.

* [[Freudian Slip]]: "Six, '''SIX!'''"

* [[Genre Savvy]]: While heavily outclassed in this department by people like Lelouch, Kaien does realise and suspect that an enemy building could be booby-trapped.

* [[Genre Shift]]: The series turns into a Courtroom Drama for an entire arc.

* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Double subverted. {{spoiler|Yuna lives just long enough to say goodbye}}.

* [[Non Sequitur Thud]]: Yammy in chapter 76. Oh dear god were those statements completely unlinked.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Ikkaku flips out when Shisato abandons him to Yachiru.

** Cornelia's face in chapter 58 when she realizes her infantile brother Lelouch is missing.

 

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