The Gulch Verse: Difference between revisions

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The Gulchverse consists of six main stories (with two short drabbles that can be easily squeezed in). [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6472956/1/Tales_from_the_Otherside Tales from the Otherside] and [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6641466/4/Tic_Tok Tic Tok] take place prior to the mini-series event and are told from Gulch's and DG's cyborg parents' viewpoints respectively. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5793720/27/Otherside_Encounter Otherside Encounter] (the original story of the Gulchverse), [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5805375/3/A_Dastardly_Plot A Dastardly Plot],[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5968631/63/The_Courting_of_Officer_Gulch The Courting of Officer Gulch], and [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7049382/1/A_Day_in_the_Life_of_an_Azkadellian_Bodyguard A Day in the Life of an Azkadellian Bodyguard] happen after the ending of the show and happen simultaneously to one another, just from very different viewpoints. Even with the stories often covering the same time, they don't seem redundant due to the new perspective's take on events. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5785955/1/Awkward Awkward] and [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5797906/1/Test Test] can fit into this Gulchverse mythology very easily, but aren't essential.

 

The Gulchverse is also known for the tendency of the writer to complain about characters gaining a life of their own to the point where she can't even predict where events will go next (the readers aren't complaining, however, since it never seems to be in a disappointing direction).

* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: Does Cain actually have the authority to boss around most of the individuals he does? No? Does anyone want to try arguing with him?

* [[Badly-Battered Babysitter]]: Judging by the events Gulch had to face while DG was growing up, it is a miracle either of them survived her childhood. This includes her {{spoiler|getting him partially gored by a bull, setting his hair on fire, knocked off a roof, dangling off a watertower by his belt, shot...}} There is a reason he calls her his nemesis.

* [[Doomy Dooms of Doom]]: As Fonteroy states, Cain has the "Eyebrows of Doom" when he gets angry.

* [[Dramatic Stutter]]: Gulch's brain tends to do this when presented with extremely shocking information or requests. Az solves this by using short words and short sentences.

* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Gulch. DG sometimes is, but she's had longer to adapt than him.

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Though technically written after the "Otherside Encounter," both Gulch and young DG speculate what each other's ideal match would be like in "Tales from the Otherside".

** She returns the favor later by saying he needs a nice girl who doesn't think that nice guys finish last. Gulch jokingly asks to visit the universe where he could find this person and jokes further by asking if DG has a long-lost relative who fits those qualifications he could have.

* [[Full-Frontal Assault]]: Gulch at the assasination attempt, wearing only his holster.

** Also, the traveling storms are T.O.R.N.A.D.O (Trans Ordinate Rotational Nimbus Automatic Displacement Operant)

* [[I Think You Broke Him]]: Dawkins is upset that Az broke Gulch {{spoiler|by saying they were getting married}} and ruining all of his entertainment.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: Several incidents in DG's childhood, though a few are explored in "Tales From the Otherside" and "Tic Tok."

* [[Oblivious to Love]]: {{spoiler|Az thinks Gulch is this, but there are hints in his viewpoint that he's oblivious due partially to denial}}.

* [[Original Character]]: Not only is Gulch about 99% animegus' creation, but the O.Z. is now populated with various characters of the writer's imagination. This includes the Dawkins, the [[It Makes Sense in Context|Seven Dwarves-themed guards]], Lord Fonteroy, Lord Fastidium... And those are only the ones that gain some form of name. There is also the Winky, the Tin Men who considered betting on Gulch and Jeb fighting...

** Not to mention the Otherside characters. Gulch's parents, Officer Bentley, Roxanne...

* [[Pass the Popcorn]]: What do the Royal Guards do when the aristocrats are about to be informed one of the princesses are about to marry a commoner? Sneak into the meeting, eat popcorn, and watch the show. Dawkins also sells tickets to especially interesting events.

* [[POV Sequel]]: "The Courting of Officer Gulch" and "A Day in the Life of an Azkadellian Bodyguard" are this to "Otherside Encounter," just as "Tic Tok" is the POV Sequel to "Tales From the Otherside."

** "Click"

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: Lord Fastidium. Ambrose can pull it off, but Lord Fastidium is the one who never speaks in any other style {{spoiler|unless he is trying to yield to a duel to avoiding being sprayed with mace again}}.

* [[Smashing Hallway Traps of Doom]]: Gulch complains that not even cheap sci-fi movies use chompers anymore. {{spoiler|They were actually pistons; they only looked like chompers because he was shrunk}}.

* [[Socially Awkward Hero]]: Gulch's first moments in the O.Z.? Dive to protect a woman he doesn't know from gunfire. Gulch's first ball? Hide in the drapes.

* [[Tomboy Princess]]: DG

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Gulch doesn't usually get mad, but when he does... He's scary calm. This includes {{spoiler|the assassination attempt and the meeting where a very stupid/suicidal advisor makes a comment about Az not being [[It Makes Sense in Context|pure]]}}. He felt bad about his behavior after the second event, however.

* [[Wacky Marriage Proposal]]: {{spoiler|Neither Az nor Gulch really ASKED the other to marry. They just sort of stated they were getting married. And it wasn't in very normal circumstance either time. The first one was at DG and Cain wedding when Az caught the bouquet. The second time was after a duel at dawn}}.

* [[Walking Disaster Area]]: Gulch when it deals with anything political. Eventually he is banned from all meetings.

 

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