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Line 6: [[It Got Worse]]. The premise of [[CLAMP]]'s manga and anime ''[[X 1999]]'' puts the [[Story -Boarding the Apocalypse\|Apocalypse]] in the hands of a fifteen year-old boy, Shirou Kamui. His choice between saving humanity and [[The End of the World Asas We Know It\|saving the planet]] is complicated by [[Refusal of the Call\|his own indecision]], his own lack of information. Epic is an [[Alternate Universe Fic]] by [http://mithrigil.livejournal.com Mithrigil] that updates the situation--[[Butterfly of Doom\|what if]] Kamui had been given ten additional years, to make an informed decision? Given that premise, it's no wonder '''Epic''' takes the [[Darker and Edgier]] route. Gone are [[The Woobie]] and the concept of [[Break the Cutie\|breaking the cutie]]: with the youngest member of the central cast a twenty-four year old animator, this is definitely not a story about people pretending to be [[Ordinary High School Student\|ordinary high school students]] while saving the world. It also directly challenges the concept of [[Too Soon]], discussing terrorism in [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?\|a directed political fashion]]. '''Epic''' is complete and can be read [http://community.livejournal.com/epic_is_epic/ here]. ~~----------------------------~~ ~~This Fanfic provides examples of the following tropes:~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Affably Evil]]: Representative Kigai * [[Alas, Poor Yorick]]: Subverted, they never find {{spoiler\|Daisuke's}} head. * [[Angsty Surviving Twin]]: Subaru. * [[Anyone Can Die]]: Played straight. A reversal of ''X'', actually: {{spoiler\|Fuuma spares the little girl's life}}, whereas ten years later in '''Epic''', {{spoiler\|Kamui leaves her to die with the rest.}} * [[Apocalypse of the Week]]: Was supposed to happen in 1999 and was delayed until Kamui could make an informed decision. * [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Despite his obvious mental instability and [[Foe Yay\|the fact that he's sleeping with the enemy]], Subaru has managed to rule the Sumeragi Clan unchallenged for seven years on sheer value of kicking ass. * [[Badass]]: Several, most notably [[Badass Longcoat]] Subaru Sumeragi, who [[Took a Level Inin Badass\|took at least one level]] in 2001 when he blew up the SONY building. * [[Because Destiny Says So]]: Subverted repeatedly. * [[Big Bad Friend]]: {{spoiler\|Kamui, to Fuuma.}} * [[Bishonen]]: Subverted, since they're all older. There are references to [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall\|Kamui looking like he was a manga character before he grew up.]] * [[Bring Out Your Gay Dead]]: As in ''X''. * [[Chekhov's Gun]]: {{spoiler\|Seishirou's car}}, which would make {{spoiler\|Yoshio}} [[Chekhov's Gunman]] and {{spoiler\|Subaru}} [[Chekhov's Boomerang]]. {{spoiler\|Kamui drives a Subaru, after all, and Sorata, ever the hanger of lampshades, makes the pun on Subaru-the-car after the collapse of Nakano in book 2.}} Line 30 ⟶ 31: ** Also, {{spoiler\|Hurricane Aoki}}, and Sorata {{spoiler\|dropping the roof of Zojo-ji.}} * [[Dead Little Sister]]: Kotori becomes one. * [[Death Byby Irony]]: {{spoiler\|Representative Kigai is electrocuted and drowns.}} ** Also later, {{spoiler\|Kakyou, who has been going blind, gets [[Eye Scream\|stabbed through the eyes]].}} * [[Death Byby Sex]]: Subverted twice: once, {{spoiler\|Aoki and Karen, wherein ''he'' dies}}, and a second time {{spoiler\|which might as well be sex-by-death for the onmyouji}}. Averted for {{spoiler\|Sorata, who does not have the time to sleep with Arashi.}} * [[Deconstructor Fleet]]: CARD-CARRYING MEMBER! * [[Disability Superpower]]: Subverted ''hard''. * [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Subaru most of the time, and {{spoiler\|Fuuma in Book 2.}} * [[Downer Ending]] * [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him]]: Averted, though the bridge literally drops. * [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]] * [[Emotionless Girl]]: Still Arashi. Line 68 ⟶ 69: * [[Dying Declaration of Love]]: {{spoiler\|Sorata.}} * [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler\|also Sorata.}} * [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler\|Aoki with the same electrical wires he used to kill Kigai.}} * [[Hometown Hero]]: Fuuma, the Marvel. * [[Ho Yay]]: Discussed, occasionally realized. Line 81 ⟶ 82: * [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Subverted with Kamui, who's pretty much gotten over it. * [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: Daisuke. * [[Impaled ~~With~~with Extreme Prejudice]]: Twice, {{spoiler\|Inuki}} and then {{spoiler\|Aoki}}. [[In the Back]]. * [[Incredibly Obvious Bomb]]: Subverted. Kusanagi has to ask which cars they were hidden in. {{spoiler\|[[The Ambulances]].}} * [[Instant AI, Just Add Water]]: Subverted, since Nataku cannot function without Anonymous. * [[Invisible to Normals]]: As in ''X''. {{spoiler\|Inuki's invisibility to normals is more tragic and disturbing here, however, as Yuzuriha is married to Daisuke who cannot see him.}} * [[Journey to ~~The~~the Center of ~~The~~the Mind]]: Multiple times, thanks to Kakyou. * [[Kick the Dog]]: {{spoiler\|Kamui}} is very fond of doing this. ** Just. {{spoiler\|The Ambulances.}} Which might actually cross the [[Moral Event Horizon]]. * [[Love Makes You Evil]]: Double-subversion: {{spoiler\|Subaru, Subaru, Subaru.}} * [[Magnificent Bastard]]: [[Writer Onon Board\|A favorite trope of the author.]] Seishirou. {{spoiler\|One would argue that he wins out, in the end.}} Representative Kigai. Line 99 ⟶ 100: * [[My Significance Sense Is Tingling]]: As in ''X''. * [[No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine]]: Subaru has Sorata and Arashi over for tea ceremony, during which he tells them very politely where they and their apocalypse can stick it. * [[Officer and Aa Gentleman]]: Kusanagi. * [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Seishirou {{spoiler\|explicitly tells}} Subaru that {{spoiler\|he will not permit anyone but Subaru to kill him--and that he'll have to.}} * [[Only One Name]]: Hinoto, Kanoe, Nataku, Anonymous. Line 107 ⟶ 108: * [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Imonoyama. See also [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]. * [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler\|Kakyou calls Subaru out on his inaction and gets a fist through the eyes for it.}} * [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: {{spoiler\|Subverted with}} Fuuma. * [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Tokiko, later Kotori. * [[Seers]]: One on each side. 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