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[[Battle Moon Wars]] is a [[Doujin]] game made by the group Werk. It is, as the name suggests, a [[Satire, Parody, Pastiche|Pastiche]] in the style of ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''.

 

 

Battle Moon Wars is notable for successfully blending Nasuverse canon together, and pulling together a unique story of its own ([[Word of God]] about power levels --or several of them ''existing'' together-- be damned!). Yes, even Phantasmoon stealing her staff from Caster is from the [http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kc330042vb8.jpg official artbooks.]

 

 

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* [[Becoming the Mask]]: Kohaku's goofy persona was a creation to hide her trauma at repeated child abuse. In ''[[Tsukihime]]'' she's an [[Yandere]] who killed her emotions and just acted silly to manipulate others. Somewhere between Kagetsu Tohya and ''[[Melty Blood]]''; she is depicted as at least partially being ''really'' that way. Oh, she still manipulates others, but it's less soulless. Given that this game is via ''[[Melty Blood]]'' [[Continuity]], it's not entirely certain what in the mythical [[The Greatest Story Never Told|Satsuki Arc]] caused that.

** Even in this game, Kohaku's first scene was plotting the "Tohno Family Takeover Plan" and she initially welcomed Saber because "one should never look a gift minion in the mouth." However, Saber grew into her [[Morality Pet]]. Heck, even if the original ''[[Tsukihime]]'', Kohaku ''stopped'' nefarious doings when someone other than Hisui gave her love and loyalty.

* [[The Battle Didn't Count]]: Much like ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', many of early bosses just ignore it if you drive their HP to 0 (even if their battle screen sprite comments you killed them and you get experience!) and just unleash their nefarious plan anyway.

* [[Be Yourself]]: Part of the lesson that Shiki Ryogi gives to Tohno Shiki in gaining strength. There's no need to fight his origins as a Nanaya; merely master it. Kill one's enemies and don't kill one's friends.

** Symmetrically, when Shiki accepts himself, Nanaya starts accepting himself too. In ''Kagetsu Tohya'', he's infuriated to be created a "mass murderer" in Shiki's dream world. Nobody there was real, so the only person he can kill is Shiki; so he can't be a "mass" murderer. When Shiki has his revelation, Nanaya stops caring about killing other people and only wants to kill Shiki or be killed by him.

* [[BFG]]: Ciel's Seventh Holy Scripture is kind of iffy since it's not an actual ''gun'' (though it's frequently listed under this trope elsewhere, and ''looks'' the part if nothing else), but [[Ninja Maid|Natsuki]] wields an anti-tank rifle, which definitely fits. Also examples of [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: So very much. Given the source material, it's to be expected. Everyone will suddenly pull someone else's bacon out of the fire at some point.

* [[Bleached Underpants]]: Instead of being someone whose only way of giving [[Mana]] was [[Supernaturally Delicious and Nutritious|blood]] and [[Deus Sex Machina|other fluid exchange]] that a Synchronizer can give; and the typical way for a Servant to receive from a non-Mage; Kohaku somehow has a Ley Line (which supposedly requires years of training to create) with Saber that simply transmits [[Mana]] through proximity. Saber only once in the beginning notes that somehow Kohaku has "something similar enough to Mana" and Kohaku wonders if that's her Synchronizer status.

* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Haruna has the power to see possible futures. ''ALL'' possible futures. If unsealed, she would be immediately besieged with seeing the countless ways everyone will eventually die. This Vision also makes her particularly weak to [[The Corruption]].

* [[Bonus Dungeon]]: Have fun dealing with the "Tohno Family Takeover Plan" should you get all Battle Masteries. {{spoiler|Kohaku unleashes the Robopocalypse of Mecha-Hisuis as well as unlocks her Magical Amber form and Saber's Saber Lily form. She somehow takes control of Arcueid; and the cast has to deal with five rounds of this. Upon failure, Kohaku breaks out the [[Easy Amnesia]] gas.}} This does, however, unlock those extra abilities in [[New Game+]]; as well as a special item that increases all stats.

* [[Colony Drop]]: One of [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Red Arcueid]]'s attacks involves ripping the moon out of the sky and dropping it on her hapless target.

* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: ( {{spoiler|Sakura decides to wear darker colors to represent accepting her [[Dark Is Edgy|Shadow elemental powers]].}})

* [[Cross Dresser]]: You can make male characters wear maid dresses or Ciel's vestment. You can even make them wear several at once. How that works is anybody's guess.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Caren. Interestingly, this is more her [[Doujinshi]] [[Little Miss Snarker]] personality than ''Fate/Hollow Ataraxia.'' She starts getting her original personality back as the plot goes into the ''Ataraxia'' plotline, but she's still...dry. Her apparent inability to change facial expressions doesn't help this image.

** Assassin: There's even a dummied out Assassin card that increased Arms and critical hits. Alas, no Assassin, no Samurai card to take from him.

* [[Everything's Better with Spinning|Swords Are Better With Spinning]]: Saber Lily's main attack involves creating a second sword out of the back of Caliburn, and basically spinning the enemy to death. And it is awesome.

* [[Evil Is Not a Toy]]: Averted with Sakura, who starts using [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Angra Mainyu]] to power her attacks after her arms upgrade in Act 4.

** Not to mention a generic enemy that...well, has a very [[School Days|NICE BOAT]].

* [[Expy]]: The fact that several characters are Expies of each other is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] a few times, such as when Touko points out that Shiki Tohno is very similar in appearance to Mikiya Kokutou (from ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:|Kara no Kyoukai]]'') and Rin remarks that Kohaku and Sakura are similar, as they both share [[Yandere]] tendencies and {{spoiler|a history of sexual abuse}}.

* [[Fan Service]]: Any female character's [[Overly-Long Fighting Animation]] has a good chance of featuring this at some point. Special mention has to go to Shirou and Sakura's combination attack, which features Sakura temporarily changing into a revealing dress that'd be fanservicey enough by itself, and then includes [[Gainaxing]] and teases [[Wardrobe Malfunction]] in several shots.

** There's also the Shiki-Shiki combo attack that quite blatantly shows off Ryougi's ass.

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Tohno Shiki, Lancer, most Real-type characters.

* [[Fusion Dance]]: Roa + SHIKI = RoSHIaKI the ninja!!! Yes really.

* [[Gainaxing]]: Sakura in Act 2.

* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: {{spoiler|The events have all been caused by [[Original Generation]] villainess Kuu who is generating a ritual to suppress a Devil that is about to emerge. While the "Soulpression" technique was mentioned earlier, the Devil is only mentioned near the end in the game.}}

* [[Gratuitous German]]: Sakura. Just Sakura. Kaleido Ruby also invokes this in her intro.

* [[Groundhog Day Loop]]: The events of ''Ataraxia'' occur during all of this; due to the various dream magics thrown around; quite a few extra players get involved the repeating four days.

* [[I Choose to Stay]]: {{spoiler|Saber chooses to stay with Kohaku. Kohaku realizes that Saber needs an honorable reason; not only an emotional one, so uses Akiha as an example of showing Saber leadership. How to handle loyalty, how to handle treachery, how to be a lion at home and a diplomat away. And, incidentally, she can stay with Kohaku as well. Sakura and some broken grail fragments help out with the mana requirement.}}

* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Shirou to Sakura while Angra Mainyu is attempting to corrupt her. Rin amusingly shows [[Genre Savvy]] and just tells him to [[Cannot Spit It Out|spit it out already and tell her he loves her.]]

* [[Intimate Healing]]: In the Post-Game Bonus stages, Touko comments on how Shirou's healing into his new body is so fast is because he's been getting ''lots'' of [[Mana]] from what he and Sakura do at night.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Kohaku and Hisui use a broom and a mop respectively in their attacks.

* [[It's Personal]]: Arcueid picks up a beef with Gilgamesh in Act 4 for not treating her like a [[Worthy Opponent]].

* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Ciel and Archer. Ciel is a Super-type unit with some evasion, Archer is a Real-type unit with high HP and Toughness.

* [[Ninja Maid]]: Hisui and Kohaku, plus new character Natsuki.

* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: RoSHIaKI, a fusion of one of the most powerful vampires and a [[Half-Human Hybrid|demon hybrid]]. He's also a freakin' ninja!

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] : Kohaku: "I don't recognize the name 'Excalibur', I'm just not good with history!" [[Cough-Snark-Cough|:CoughyeahrightCough:]]

* [[Odd Couple]]: [[Yandere|Kohaku]] ends up being [[Lady of War|Saber's]] new Master.

** One of the underlying themes in Fate/stay night was that Masters tended to summon Servants who lead similar lives to their own. This troper thought it was a neat [[Lucky Translation]], or whatever its equivalent is for [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|Massive Multiplayer Crossovers]]

*** The game itself explores this. Saber killed off her emotions as a woman to become "The King" while Kohaku killed off her emotions to become "The Doll." Both wish there was another way.

* [[Original Generation]]: Haruna, Takumi, and Natsuki all work for an organization called "Shin'i." They generally use [[Magitek]] in order to prevent the supernatural from preying on humans, as well as encourage cooperation and co-existence between the neutral supernaturals. Anybody or anything magical; good or bad; get termed as "[[Youkai]]." Vampires, Servants, etc. Including themselves. However, they are considered small potatoes against the big players of the [[Nasuverse]] like the Mage Association and the Church; they have only been around in the last 50 years, and only active in the [[Nasuverse]] region the last 10. They are, however, more native to Japan than either of those organizations; so have ties to the general supernatural community such as the Tohno family.

** In the first chapter we see them taking orders from a housecat named Mike. Mike is never shown again; although Takumi comments that he is their trainer. There's also some name drops to other members named Megami (weapon maker) and Tsukiyo; but they never show up.

** Several of the enemy monsters are thinly veiled [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to other series. For instance, three enemies are quite clearly the Paper Sisters from ''[[Read or Die]]''. There's also enemies based on the [[Getter Robo]] types.

** If you DO get Sacchin, she comes with Bakunetsu God Finger from [[G Gundam]]. Likewise, Shiro and Sakura later gets a pastiche of Sekiha Love Love Tenkyoken.

** Ciel's best attack is a variation on [[Super Robot Wars|Kyosuke Nanbu]]'s Trump Card.

** Magical Amber's attack cut-in does not really strike anything fancy aside from a [[Panty Shot]], until when Akiha, Shiki, and Hisui have a portrait that looks similar to the All-Out attack of ''[[Persona 4]]''

*** The attack itself is also a shout out to [[Eureka Seven]]