Tales of Bleach: Unreal Society: Difference between revisions

 

''Unreal Society'' begins with the majority ''Bleach'' soul reaper cast virtualized into the land of Sylvarant as per an experiment by Urahara. A lock-in mode transition engages and the cast finds themselves trapped in the land of Sylvarant, forced to play the game to find their way out.

 

 

''Blades of Destiny'', the final installment, is an original addition meant to, in the author's own words, "tie up loose ends created by the other two series". It's still ongoing, but it hasn't been updated in a while in favor of another fanfic the author has written, ''[[Soul Chess]]'', which had its page long before this one.

 

 

== Tropes A to M ==

* [[Actor Allusion]]: The inevitable reference that {{spoiler|Ratatosk}}/Emil and Ichigo are voiced by [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] is made. And also turned into a [[Running Gag]].

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Virginia {{spoiler|As the Emerald Witch of Ymir}}. Shunsui as [[The Unexpected]] when he joins the party in ''Unreal Society'' for the majority of the fic.

* [[A God Am I]]: {{spoiler|Album Atrum}}. Very very justified as of chapter 28.

* [[Alternate Universe]]: On a meta-level [[Word of God|the author]] has stated that such is a case for the series given the discontinuity it has with canon Bleach. Since the fic was created before Aizen's defeat there are a lot of differences between it and canon. Chapter 1 of Return of the Samurai was Retconned to cement that the series follows the anime's continuity since Ichigo mentions that he losts his powers and regained them the previous April (referring to the Xcution arc). However, before the retcon, [[Tite Kubo]] made some of the Visoreds captains and Rukia a Vice-Captain and in Blades of Destiny Rukia is still an unseated officer and there are Original Characters as replacement captains for Tosen, Gin and Aizen despite Ichigo being in college, [[Captain Obvious|which is long after the events of canon]].

** Even before that {{spoiler|Alice kills Dondochakka for being a [[Panty Thief]]}}

* [[Artistic License]]: Invoked to make {{spoiler|Lloyd and Colette}} closer than they were in canon by the end of Unreal Society. Also invoked to describe how Byakuya’s parents died and his and Hisana’s pre-marital relationship.

* {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins]]: Album Atrum succeeds in his plans with Crepusculo Palacio Imperial}}. {{spoiler|[[Fission Mailed|Of course Ichigo and the others intend to reverse the effects.]]}}

* [[Ass Shove]]: Zelos does this to Renji using Zabimaru during training for [[Disproportionate Retribution|implying incest]] [[Berserk Button|between his mother and sister and him]].

** In Blades of Destiny {{spoiler|the same thing happens to Colette. Lloyd saves her and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|kills her would-be rapist]]}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Auto Erotica]]: Ichigo and Sheena do this in the chapter 3 omake of Blades of Destiny}}.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Kiku Capricornia

* [[Badass Boast]]: Ichigo tells Volt he plans to take him down in a single strike. {{spoiler|He does}}.

* [[Barrier Maiden]]: {{spoiler|Senna Atrumier}}.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Ichigo does not take kindly to betrayal.

** You do not insult Byakuya's late wife Hisana.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Sheena is normally easygoing and a very big Tsundere. ''Never'' have we seen her get as violent as she did when she marked her territory of {{spoiler|Ichigo}} toward Alice. Emil put it the best: “Women are scary.”

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Ichigo’s relationship with Emil in ''Return of the Samurai''. Also, despite being a year younger, this is his relationship with Lloyd in Unreal Society, especially after Kratos' betrayal.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Seen quite a few times

* [[Blatant Lies]]: How the Bleach cast keeps the Symphonia cast in the dark about the true nature of the relationship between their worlds. If these were original characters it would borderline Mary Sue status. [[Up to Eleven|they're that blatant]].

* [[Body Count Competition]]: Kenpachi tries to have one with Ichigo in chapter 34 of ''Unreal Society''.

* [[Bridal Carry]]: Ichigo carries {{spoiler|Sheena}} in this fashion to Mizuho {{spoiler|while the group goes and collects the Zircoin so she can duel Kuchinawa}}.

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Some wonder just exactly why Momo was put in charge of Palmacosta, {{spoiler|until the end of}} ''{{spoiler|Unreal Society}}'', after the events with Dorr.

** Zelos too to some extent.

* [[Call Back]]: In chapter 32 it turns out that Raine never explained to Lloyd and the others what MILF means.

** Richter calls Ichigo the {{spoiler|Shepard of Regeneration}}. See [[Call Forward]] below.

*** Sheena is also called a {{spoiler|Shepard of Regeneration}} by Rachel in ''Blades of Destiny''

* [[Call Forward]]: In chapter 8 Shunsui says that parents might let their kids walk into dangerous situations, but never let them go where death is certain. Symphonia fans will be reminiscent of what is eventually to happen at Altessa's house much later on.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]]

* [[Character Development]]: Pronyma and Mithos{{spoiler|' [[Heel Face Turn]]}}

*** In chapter 26 Lloyd has the maturity to {{spoiler|not be a glory hog and clear a path for Kratos to reach the Crepusculo Palacio Imperial because of Kratos' importance in the general plan against Album Atrum}}.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Sheena creates a special seal based off of hollows in chapter 22 of ''Unreal Society''. She uses it in chapter 23 against Rodyle. {{spoiler|It's a gillian's cero}}.

** In ''Return of the Samurai'' Ichigo mentions how he "isn't working right now" when Richter tells him he isn't obligated to find Marta for him. Remember that Ichigo's job for Ikumi is pretty much the same as [[Outlaw Star|the Hawking and Starwind Repairs]].

** In chapter 3 of ''Return of the Samurai'' Ichigo notes that Lloyd is {{spoiler|back to wearing red and not green anymore}}.

** {{spoiler|Nel}} is correct when {{spoiler|she}} says that {{spoiler|she}} was not affected by the Derris Emblem. {{spoiler|She}} stayed back to help Kenpachi and Sajin during the time that the group encountered the trap.

** Ichigo remembers beating Omaeda's fat ass atop Sokyoku Hill.

* [[Crutch Character]]: Several members of the Bleach cast and the Symphonia cast eventually realizes they can't rely on them forever too.

* [[Cry Into Chest]]: Sheena into {{spoiler|Ichigo after Corrine dies complete with [[Howl of Sorrow]]}}.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: See [[Anticlimax Boss]] above

** Chad's victory over {{spoiler|Ikkaku}} at the colosseum.

* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: Rukia and the rabbit that Emil forms a pact with. She actually winds up taking it for herself as a pet. Later Presea has this same instance with Kon's plush body.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: {{spoiler|Pronyma after her [[Heel Face Turn]]}}. Kiku's primary powers.

** Naomi in ''Blades of Destiny'' is originally an assassin {{spoiler|targeting Raine}}, but after she is defeated by Rachel she becomes a member of Ratatosk's Rangers.

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: The Fluffy Chapter of Fluffy Fluff and it is [[WAFF|appropriately named]]

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Almost with Renji via [[Seppuku]]. {{spoiler|[[Lotus Eater Machine|This was the right call considering he was under the influence of the Derris Emblem]]}}.

* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: especially smoked herb sticks

** {{spoiler|Album Atrum in Bankai}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Dying Declaration of Love]]: Serina to Regal}}.

* [[Epic Fail]]: Mithos' attempts to {{spoiler|possess soul reapers}} wind up being this because of {{spoiler|their [[Empathic Weapon|territorial Zanpakuto spirits]]}}.

* [[Equivalent Exchange]]: Ichigo lampshades the use of this trope. In exchange for {{spoiler|never being able to use Origin's power again}} Ichigo is able to {{spoiler|take the form of the [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|Final Getsuga Tensho]] without losing his Soul Reaper powers}} in order to {{spoiler|defeat his rampaging inner hollow}}.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Ichigo's Hollow does not enjoy a battle royale and prefers that it be him against all of his enemies and not have some of his enemies picking each other off while trying to fight him.

* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: {{spoiler|Orihime when joining Cruxis}}. {{spoiler|Nemu during her [[Face Heel Turn]]}}.

** {{spoiler|Nemu}} in Blades of Destiny

* [[Faking the Dead]]: The group, specifically a really annoyed Ichigo, actually fights {{spoiler|Zelos and defeats him when he reveals to have been working for Cruxis}}. It turns out this was planned and {{spoiler|Rangiku}} was in on it.

* {{spoiler|[[Famous Last Words]]: Botta to Nel: "Take care of Lord Yuan"}}

* [[Fauxshadowing]]: Sort of. In the fanfic's continuity Rukia is the lieutenant of {{spoiler|Meltokio's Royal Guard}}, implying that she will eventually become a lieutenant in the Gotei, which she does not. However, ''Unreal Society'' was made before [[The Bus Came Back|she showed up again in Bleach]] in which she actually is a lieutenant. [[Mythology Gag|creating something else entirely]].

** Byakuya, shockingly, of all people shows this at one point.

* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Sheena {{spoiler|wandering about modern day Japan}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Fission Mailed]]}}: In chapter 27 {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins|Album Atrum succeeds in whatever he has accomplished]]. In chapters 28 and 29 we find out he's completely rewritten history}}. However, things can be fixed so all hope is not lost. Chapter 27 is even called [[Trailers Always Spoil|Achievement Unlocked:]] {{spoiler|[[Meaningful Name|Fission Mailure]]}}

** Ratatosk's Rangers is one of these. It's explicitly stated [[One of Us|by the author]] at the start of Blades of Destiny. Marta is [[The Hero]], Lavirna is [[The Lancer]], Serina is [[The Chick]], Kiku is [[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]] and Rachel is [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]. Emil [[The One Guy|the only male member]] is the [[Sixth Ranger]].

* {{spoiler|[[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]}}: Ichigo, Sheena and Lloyd are all this after {{spoiler|[[The Bad Guy Wins Album|Atrum succeeds in his plans]]}}. {{spoiler|It later extends to their friends}}.

* [[Flat What]]: Seen twice in ''Blades of Destiny'' in successive chapters

*** There's more than just these instances. These are the most blatant, but there are small hints left throughout the fic that point to this conclusion.

* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: In-universe example. At one point Ichigo mimics Aizen for comedic effect and everyone starts laughing, but then Momo has a slight [[Heroic BSOD]] and Hitsugaya [[Death Glare|glares]] as Ichigo.

** Also Lloyd cannot know both Demonic Chaos and Demonic Circle simultaneously, though [[Rule of Cool|the same rule applies]].

* [[Gesundheit]]: Renji makes use of this trope when the name of {{spoiler|Colette's illness, Chronic Angelus Crystallus Inofficium}}, is stated for the first time.

* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: Occasionally.

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Many of the characters early in ''Unreal Society'' come and go with Ichigo as the only Bleach character to really mingle with the Symphonia cast. Renji and, of all people, [[The Unexpected|Shun]][[Ascended Extra|sui]], are the first two to stay.

* [[Hand Wave]]: The author [[Sincerity Mode|totally forgot]] Yumichika had been {{spoiler|taken by Cruxis}} and had to use this trope to state that {{spoiler|he had been rescued}}.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: The Symphonia cast suffers this {{spoiler|going so far as to tell the Bleach cast to get lost}} when {{spoiler|Urahara is forced to reveal to them that the world is virtual}}.

** Raine has one during {{spoiler|the invasion of Rodyle's ranch}} when Chad is about to {{spoiler|flood the room. She's on her hands and knees completely petrified of the thought of drowning}}.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Yosei of ''Blades of Destiny'' is made of this trope.

* [[Hulking Out]]: {{spoiler|Grimmjow's supposed Segunda Etapa}}.

* [[If I Can't Have You]]: Both Mimi and Alice attempt this on Ichigo. Neither succeeds.

* [[If My Calculations Are Correct]]: Despite being [[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]] Kiku often spouts knowledge like this when she speaks.

** {{spoiler|Orihime actually does get to do this for a few chapters}}.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: {{spoiler|Byakuya}} and Raine. It's also a [[Ship Tease|possibility]] with Altessa and {{spoiler|Virginia}}. Sajin and {{spoiler|Virgina}} is also teased at as well.

* [[Insult Backfire]]: Rukia calls Rodyle a monster, but he takes it as a compliment

** In ''Blades of Destiny'', Sheena calls Kasumi {{spoiler|Atrum}} a conniving little bitch. Kasumi also takes it as a compliment.

* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: {{spoiler|Orihime}} takes the high road when {{spoiler|she}} finds out {{spoiler|Ichigo}} and {{spoiler|Sheena}} are an item.

* [[Just a Flesh Wound]]: Presea decimates {{spoiler|Rodyle}} with a splitting injury that splits {{spoiler|him}} down from {{spoiler|his}} cranium to the middle of {{spoiler|his}} torso as well as cooking {{spoiler|him}} well done, but {{spoiler|he}} is still able to move around for a bit longer before dying. The narration [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades the ridiculousness]].

* [[Kick Chick]]: Serenity

* [[Kick the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Mayuri}} uses Uryu’s Quincy pride against him and then takes Aisha hostage to [[Mind Screw]] with Uryu.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: Dondochakka}}.

* [[Knight Templar Big Brother]]: Talbumosuke will not let anyone harm his younger sister Senna, even his dad. {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Turns out this is because he needs her for her bloodline in order to become a god]]}}.

* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: If you read the author's notes of the first chapter of ''Return of the Samurai'' or ''Blades of Destiny'' it is said that they are "direct sequels" to ''Unreal Society'', spoiling that {{spoiler|the world does actually exist}}.

* [[Magikarp Power]]: All of the monsters Emil and the others obtain in ''Return of the Samurai''.

* [[Mama Bear]]: {{spoiler|Virginia and Pronyma.}} The description of [[Death Glare|the look]] the latter gives an Adjuchas for attempting to harm {{spoiler|Kiku}} is just wow.

* [[Martial Pacifist]]: {{spoiler|Orihime}} becomes one of these.

* [[Meaningful Echo]]: At the beginning of the story Kratos says to Lloyd, [[The Stations of the Canon|as he always does]] to "be a good boy and wait here". He says it because he believes Lloyd will only get in the way. Come time towards the end of ''Unreal Society'' Kratos says the line again, but this time it's to {{spoiler|protect Lloyd from getting his butt kicked by Hollow Ichigo}}.

** In the last chapter, not including the epilogue, of ''Unreal Society'', Mithos calls him and Lloyd the Hero of Old and the Hero of New {{spoiler|working together}}. In ''Return of the Samurai'' this phrase is repeated with Lloyd as the Hero of Old, Emil as the Hero of New and Ichigo as the Hero of the Outside.

** Several times during ''Unreal Society'' Lloyd says to Colette "Welcome back". In ''Return of the Samurai'' {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|she says it to him when he finally comes clean]]}}.

** Naomi '''Libra''' and Kiku '''Capricorn'''ia. The two zodiacs are opposite each other and the two characters are [[Foil|FOILs]] of each other.

* [[Memetic Badass]]: In-universe it is stated that if Cyrus Konsama is angry with you he'd rip out your innards and wear your stomach lining as a hat.

* [[Moment Killer]]: Lloyd [[Running Gag|keeps]] interrupting [[WAFF]] moments between {{spoiler|Ichigo}} and {{spoiler|Sheena}}

* [[Multi Mook Melee]]: In the battle {{spoiler|on Aselia}} and the assault {{spoiler|on the Crepusculo Palacio Imperial}}

* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]]: Generally inverted, but sometimes played straight. {{spoiler|Sometimes it's the only solution}}.

** [[Butt Monkey|Renji]] gets conned by Aifread into becoming a pirate.

** ''Blades of Destiny'' {{spoiler|whose [[Alternate Universe]] [[Soul Chess|isn't the only world]] to have Captain and Vice-captain of Squad 10 Mari Akari and Yuna Homura}}.

== Tropes N to Z ==

* [[Neck Lift]]: {{spoiler|When Tenebrae blows up}}, Ichigo performs this on Alice {{spoiler|for causing it}}. Later Alice performs one on {{spoiler|Marta during their battle at Altamira}}.

* [[No Kill Like Overkill]]: Byakuya uses Shukhei Hakutekan {{spoiler|on the Pope}}. [[Lampshade Hanging|He even notes how it's completely unnecessary, but just doesn't care]].

* [[Noodle Incident]]: We are never showed the effects {{spoiler|the [[Lotus Eater Machine|DerrisEmblem]]}} had on Chad and Uryu. When questioned neither desires to talk about it.

** Presea ties Kon to the support beam in the bathroom in Altessa's house. Ichigo would rather not ask why.

* [[Not So Different]]: Presea and Hitsugaya, which many fans of the series believe is what sparked her interest in the white haired Soul Reaper. Also Orihime and Pronyma, which is lampshaded by the former.

** Yggdrasil compares Kenpachi to Forcystus

* [[NSFW]]: There is a warning label given at the top of the page that chapter 17 of ''Blades of Destiny'' is this. The lemons in the fic are also this to a much lesser extent.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: {{spoiler|Virginia}}.

* [[One of Us]]: There are several times Ichigo [[Genre Savvy|names a trope]] whether by narration or in dialogue.

* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Kiku, though its more like perpetual deadpan.

* [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]]: Ichigo {{spoiler|loses his hollow mask halfway through}} ''{{spoiler|Unreal Society}}''. {{spoiler|He gets it back}}.

* [[Power Gives You Wings]]: {{spoiler|Orihime}} as an Angel of Cruxis

* [[Psycho for Hire]]: This is one of Kenpachi's titles.

** [[Limit Break|STRUM. AND. DRANG]]!

** the middle of {{spoiler|Mithos'}} speech in ''Blades of Destiny'': "We! Will! Not! Give! Up!"

* [[Reverse Mole]]: {{spoiler|Renji}} as Desian Captain Lancer

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: There is a chapter called this and it involves {{spoiler|Byakuya}} carrying it out {{spoiler|on the Pope}}.

** Ichigo wondering if he forgot to tip the Pizza guy in Blades of Destiny every time he answers the door.

* [[Scars Are Forever]]: Subverted. Rangiku had a scar on her eye where {{spoiler|Decus, disguised as}} Lloyd, struck her. Marta later healed it. Played straight with {{spoiler|Grimmjow}} walking around with one hand after {{spoiler|Ichigo beats him yet again, but he gets a prosthetic one from the Vanguard}}.

* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: Emil

* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: {{spoiler|Ichigo}} says this straight out to {{spoiler|Sheena about him and Nel}}, but {{spoiler|she}} doesn't believe {{spoiler|him}}.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Besides the official couples there's also the constant teasing of Yuan and Nelliel and Hitsugaya and Presea as they are the only pairings yet to make any move towards the other or have any sort of confirmed romantic interest, but there is plenty of ammunition to see that they pair up well.

* [[Shoo the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Sheena}} tries to do this to {{spoiler|Ichigo}} after {{spoiler|the second set of bad news from Urahara, which is that since the world is virtual (even though this turns out not to be true) the Symphonia cast will forget the}} {{spoiler|''Bleach''}} {{spoiler|cast ever showed up and anything and everything they've done will revert back to the way it ways before they showed up. [[Anguished Declaration of Love|It doesn’t work]]}}.

** When Kratos' shield is destroyed {{spoiler|in his duel with Lloyd}} he begins using part of [[Tales of Vesperia|Yuri's]] moveset.

*** His Mystic Arte while fighting like this bears a striking resemblance to [[Tales of the Abyss|Guy Cecil's]] second Mystic Arte.

** Ichigo keeps comparing the pacts forged with monsters in ''Return of the Samurai'' to [[Pokémon]]

** Emil telling himself that he [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|mustn't run away]].

** Emil, in his Ratatosk personna, channels Vegeta from [[Dragon Ball Abridged]]

** Ichigo quotes [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina]]: "Believe not in the you that believes in me or the me that believes in you. Believe in the you that believes in yourself."

** Cyrus' [[Outlaw Star|caster]].

** Talbumosuke Atrumier's Zanpakuto is a clear shout out to the [[Soul Series]].

** It seems the [[Dragon Age Origins|Qunari]] aren't the only people without cookies in their culture.

** A [[Death Glare]] from Byakuya is compared to [[Ace Attorney|Miles Edgeworth]]

** Cyrus seems to have resolved a merc job in a similar fashion as [[Mass Effect|Urdnot Wrex]].

** A father and his best friend being betrayed by someone they trusted to the [[Big Bad]] only for the father to die and the best friend be asked to report the tragedy to his family? [[Star Fox|sounds familiar]].

** Ichigo channels [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Kamina]] by shouting "Who the hell do you think I am?" and tells himself [[Lampshade Hanging|he should stop watching so much anime]].

* [[Shown Their Work]]: In the chapter where Raine talks about the growth of rosemary in ''Return of the Samurai'' it is actually true that the plant is susceptible to frost and grows best in dry climates.

* [[Spit Take]]: Ichigo does this when he sees {{spoiler|Derris Kharlan on its way to Earth}} on the news.

* [[Squee]]: This is the standard reaction to any Colloyd fan in chapter 38 when {{spoiler|they kiss}}.

* [[Swiss Army Apendage]]: {{spoiler|Both of Decus' arms in his Resurreccion in}} '' {{spoiler|Blades of Destiny}}''.

* [[Take That]]: Sees a lot of use in-universe. As part of the series' charm the characters often knock each other down a peg or two. Zelos is very often the victim of this, but Lloyd and Ichigo sometimes wind up on the receiving end. A lot of times when Ichigo is the victim it is [[The Comically Serious|Byakuya]] putting him down.

* [[Team Mom]]: May is this as well as [[Cool Big Sis]] to her subordinates as Captain of Squad 5

* [[Tempting Fate]]: Seen regularly enough by both the good guys and the bad.

* [[The Starscream]]: Album Atrum is this to {{spoiler|Aizen}}.

* [[The Stations of the Canon]]: ''Unreal Society'' and ''Return of the Samurai'' mostly follow this to the letter, but it is completely averted with ''Blades of Destiny''. [[Word of God]] says ''Blades of Destiny'' was partially created to have an Xover continuation that averted this trope.

** Talbumosuke Atrumier {{spoiler|Also known as Album Atrum}} has utilized quite a few of these in ''Blades of Destiny''

*** 1 was what he did when he {{spoiler|had Raine taken into custody and had a war form between the Soul Society and Aselia in order to while he slipped out the back door to work with the Crepusculo Palacio Imperial}}

* [[Title Drop]]: The third installment's 32nd chapter is called ''Shatter Fate with the'' '''''Blade of Destiny'''''

* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: Decus and Alice become Arrancar in}} ''{{spoiler|Blades of Destiny}}''.

** Orihime's badassery goes [[Up to Eleven]] in chapter 8 of ''Blades of Destiny'' when she {{spoiler|decides to rescind Mayuri's right to live}}.

* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: {{spoiler|Pesche and Dondochakka}}.

* [[Unknown Rival]]: Decus is this to Ichigo. Given [[Love Triangle|his reasoning]] and the [[Can't Catch Up|difference in power]] the use of this trope is to be expected.

* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: When {{spoiler|Pesche}} starts to tell the story of how {{spoiler|he wound up in Alice's basement}} there is a clear difference between {{spoiler|his}} narration and what is actually happening.

** Byakuya {{spoiler|kissing Raine}} despite having just {{spoiler|told her he wasn't sure how he felt about her}}.

** {{spoiler|Aizen's}} appearance at the end of chapter 41 of ''Unreal Society'' considering {{spoiler|he is supposed to be serving a sentence of 20 thousand years underground}}.

** Chapter 36 of ''Blades of Destiny''. {{spoiler|[[Anyone Can Die|people start dying]]}}.

*** Chapter 37 is no slouch either. {{spoiler|16 people die. The most [[Tear Jerker|gutwrenching of which]] is Kiku's death at Pronyma's hands}}.

** This from Chapter 32 of ''Unreal Society''

'''Storyteller:''' No, don't be. {{spoiler|I've heard the term used before}}. }}

** From Ichigo to {{spoiler|Origin}}: Just how do you know about {{spoiler|the Dangai Precipice World}}. And later from {{spoiler|Origin}} at the beginning of the very next chapter claiming that {{spoiler|He's met Yamamoto}}.

** Both in-universe and out. Lloyd, after everyone from the Bleach cast has left Aselia, saying {{spoiler|"They're gone"}}.

* [[When She Smiles]]: [[Perpetual Frowner|Kiku]].

* [[Worthy Opponent]]/[[The Rival]]: {{spoiler|Grimmjow becomes this to Ichigo}}.

* [[You Can't Thwart Stage One]]: Album Atrum {{spoiler|real name Talbumosuke Atrumier}} is able to go along with his plan without a hitch due to the trickery he pulls along the way. The good guys are only able to make a move against him when things are down to the wire.

 

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