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''StrikerS Sound Stage X'' is a two-disc self-contained [[Audio Adaptation|Audio Drama]] story, part of the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha]]'' franchise. Taking place three years after ''[[Striker S (Anime)|Striker S]]'', it excluded everyone introduced before that, with the exception of minor character Mariel and revolved around a new incident that the heroes must handle.

What appeared to be an ordinary [[Serial Killer]] case that Enforcer Teana was investigating turns out to be something more sinister as ancient texts that speak of the [[Night of the Living Mooks|undead]] [[Super Soldier]] army of Mariage led by the Dark King Ixpellia are uncovered together with the identity of a terrorist named Toredia who plans to use them. With the threat of a [[Zombie Apocalypse]] looming over the horizon, Subaru and friends must battle the Mariage, and locate both Ixpellia and the mastermind behind this latest terrorist attack before it's too late.

'''NOTE:''' Only general tropes for the series are listed here. For character-specific ones, check out the [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S (Anime)/Characters|character]] [[Striker S Sound Stage X/Characters|pages]].
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* [[Action Bomb]] / [[Cyanide Pill]]: A Mariage would self-destruct if captured in a final attempt to kill its captor.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The Sound Stage X Dictionary has additional information on the plot, such as how "N2R" got its name and the implications of {{spoiler|Teana's partner being implicated as the killer}}.
* [[Amusement Park]]: Marine Garden. 
* [[Arm Cannon]]: One of the things that a Mariage could shapeshift her arm into. Capable of firing artillery that could destroy a tank in one shot.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: The hotel owner is shown to have a shady past and sleazy personality before he gets murdered.
* [[Audio Adaptation]]: Unusually for the series, it actually has events with lasting consequences for canon.
* [[Battle Amongst the Flames]]: Inevitable in any battle against the Mariage since the first step in any of their attacks involves torching the place they're in.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The Mariage are neutralized, but {{spoiler|Ix goes into a coma that could last from one to a thousand years, and Teana's partner is arrested, upsetting her and leading to her taking a leave of absence due to feeling responsible}}.
* [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]: A Mariage could shapeshift their arm into a nigh-unbreakable sword or lance.
* [[Busmans Holiday]]: The incident occurs when Subaru was organizing a mini-reunion for any Riot Force Six member she could get a hold of.
* [[Couldn't Find a Pen]]: The Ancient Belka Psalms, which were written in blood on the walls of one of the murder sites.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: To start with, this is the first time where [[Innocent Bystanders]] are explicitly killed on-screen en masse.
* [[Deus Exit Machina]]: All of the super-powerful old cast are off on their own missions, allowing the newer cast to take the spotlight.
* [[Dystopia]]: Orussia, a place torn by civil war where basic necessities are scarce, but weapons and ammunitions are plentiful.
* [[Dug Too Deep]]: The [[Underwater Ruins]]  {{spoiler|containing Ixpellia}} were uncovered during the construction of the Marine Garden.
* [[Evil Poacher]]: Erio and Caro catch one in the track where they first appear. He was quite surprised to find himself being hunted down by a dragon in this day and age.
* [[Faceless Goons]]: The Mariage.
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: The hotel owner gets murdered immediately after he realizes what's going on.
* [[Hive Mind]]: The Mariage. Quattro even mentions that their tactics are like those of insects.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Ginga's interrogation of Jail reveals that the Mariage have a taste for human flesh.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: When the [[Redshirt Army]] tries to gun down a Mariage, she simply deflects all of their shots with her arm blade before killing them.
* [[Impromptu Tracheotomy]]: The murder victims were found with their throats stabbed.
* [[Lensman Arms Race]]: The booklet describes the Ancient Belka War as this, and mentions how this was the direct cause for its destruction.
* [[Line of Sight Name]]: The name for "N2R" {{spoiler|the Nakajima sisters' unit}} came from the part of the rehabiliation center where they stayed.
* [[Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot]]: What started as a [[Serial Killer]] and arsonist case turned out to be a terrorist plot to revive a Dark King and unleash an army of undead [[Super Soldiers]].
* [[Mono Gender Monsters]]: The Mariage are all female.
* [[Night of the Living Mooks]]: The Mariage.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: Nearly literally with the Mariage, with only the Pirate part not fitting.
* [[Not Using the Z Word]]: The Mariage, a horde of single-minded man-eating undead that are raised by a necromancer from corpses, are never referred to as "zombies" or "undead". The term used for them is "Corpse Weapons".
* [[Psychic Assisted Suicide]]: How one person died in front of Subaru. She wasn't able to stop him despite his pleas to save him.
* [[Pyromaniac]]: Modus operandi of the Mariage is to torch down any place that they attack.
* [[Sealed Army in A Can]]: The Mariage were uncovered during an archaeological dig.
* [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]: The Mariage could shapeshift their arms into various weapons.
* [[Superpowerful Genetics]]: The booklet mentions that the Belkan Royalties directly invoking this, experimenting on their bodies to not only turn themselves into [[Person of Mass Destruction|Persons of Mass Destruction]], but to also ensure that their descendents would inherit their powers.
* [[Time Skip]]: 3 years after ''[[Striker S (Anime)|Striker S]]''.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: The Mariage, who speak in a deep and echoey tone.
* [[Warrior Prince]]: The standard king during the Ancient Belka War, who are mentioned in the accompanying booklet as having turned themselves and their descendants into [[Person of Mass Destruction|Persons of Mass Destruction]] to better lead their countries as symbol of power.
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome]]: Vivio going Full Drive to do a data search with MAXIMUM POWER.
* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: What Toredia was planning to start with the Mariage.

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