History Fanfic / AClosedFistToAnOpenPalm

* AdaptationalExpansion:
** Jasmine and Mindy went from side characters to main characters. With Jasmine being arguably the main protagonist.
** In the original TV Series, Brier only appears once (barring a small cameo in the last episode), here, he's part of the main cast.
** Blair is introduced near the start of the story as one of the main characters, instead of being reserved late into the series.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange:
** Jasmine's FanGirl personality in the series is completely gone. Here she's a HotBlooded {{Tsundere}} with a HairTriggerTemper.
** Mindy only partially retains her fangirl attitude. She's more of a TheGadfly here, with hints of CoolBigSis to Brier and Blair.
** Brier has a lot more insecurities concerning his appearance and HeightAngst to go with his stage fright.
** Most of Jasmine and Mindy's fangirling has transitioned to Blair instead, with her being a lot more obsessive with Jaden.

* BigBad: Phantasm Emperor Trilojig. Also, the Makai.

%%* FiveManBand: The 'Makai Busters'.
** TheLeader: Zenn.
** TheLancer: Jasmine.
** TheSmartGuy: Brier.
** TheBigGuy: Surprisingly, Blair, This is mostly because her deck consists of high ATK Boss monsters.
** TheChick: Mindy.

* FiveManBand: The 'Makai Busters'.

* SecretArt: Gendai Reiki, a spiritual martial art that venerates the five Gokai, a set of virtues that if a user embodies, can [[MythologyGag allow them to create new cards out of their own will]]. So far, however, this is mostly an InformedAbility. As the only practitioner that's present in the story is Zenn, who is still learning.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13272688/1/A-Closed-Fist-to-an-Open-Palm A Closed Fist to an Open Palm]]'' is an on-going ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' fanfiction. After experiencing another defeat in an ever-growing losing streak, Jasmine (full name [[AdaptationNameChange Jasmine Makurada]]) decides to quit dueling. But before she could dump her deck into a lake and leave Duel Academy forever, she meets Zenn Goto; A Duelist who practices a martial art called 'Gendai Reiki.' After a duel, the two teens make a promise to each other, creating an unbreakable bond in the face of the living remanents of a long-gone emperor forgotten by time: The Makai.

** Brier has a collection of different decks instead of only using one.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Averted with Jaden. He's not actively malicious, but his joking attitude is portrayed as inappropriate most of the time, earning the ire of others.

* AdaptedOut: Averted with Brier's friend Beauregard, it's revealed in Chapter 12 he got expelled over the Duel Giant incident because of Jaden accidentally blurting it out one time in class.
* AdultsAreUseless: A Little less so compared to canon, as they're ultimately LockedOutOfTheLoop about the Makai and Chancellor Sheppard is to busy with the Shadow Riders.

** Jasmine is passionate and determined, but she has no sense of emotional control. Only needing the smallest of slights for her JerkAss Traits to come out.

* {{KnightOfCerebus}}: The first servant of Makai; Ozumaji is this. He is introduced by possessing/kidnapping Jasmine, almost beating Zenn in a shadow duel and his defeat only serving as a sign for more to come.

* SecretArt: Gendai Reiki, a spiritual martial art that venerates the five Gokai, a set of virtues that if a user embodies, can allow them to create new cards out of their own will. So far, however, this is mostly an InformedAbility. As the only practitioner that's present in the story is Zenn, who is still learning.

* {{Adorkable}}: Zenn tries to be TheStoic, but his interactions with Jasmine and others usually leads to this trope instead.

* ClassicalAntiHero: The whole main cast is this. What cements them as TrueCompanions is that they help each other overcome these flaws.

* FiveManBand: The 'Gendai Five'.

* {{KnightOfCerebus}}: The first servant of Makai; Ozumaji is this. He is introduced by possessing/kidnapping Jasmine, almost beating Zenn in a shadow duel and his eventual defeat only serving as a sign that more creatures like him are coming.

** Jasmine uses a Harpie Lady but also supports it with [[DivineBirds Simorgh]].

** Brier is in an interesting case, as he wasn't that bad of a duelist in the show. The difference here is that he's the only one who opts to use multiple decks ala Bastion.

* HopelessSuitor: Brier is deeply in love with Blair, unfortunately for him, Blair has eyes for Jaden alone. [[spoiler:His swelling jealousy makes him a prime target for The Makai.]]

* AdaptedOut: Averted with Brier's friend Beauregard, it's revealed in Chapter 12 he got expelled over the Duel Giant incident because of Jaden accidentally blurting it out one time in class.

* NoSocialSkills: Because of his upbringing and his FriendlessBackground, Zenn tends to be awkward when it comes to social interaction, usually resorting to quotes from his master to get by in a conversation

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13272688/1/A-Closed-Fist-to-an-Open-Palm A Closed Fist to an Open Palm]]'' is an on-going ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' fanfiction. After experiencing another defeat in an ever-growing losing streak Jasmine (full name [[AdaptationNameChange Jasmine Makurada]]) decides to quit dueling. But before she could dump her deck into a lake and leave Duel Academy forever, she meets Zenn Goto; A Duelist who practices a martial art called 'Gendai Reiki'. After a duel, the two teens make a promise to each other, creating an unbreakable bond in the face of the living remanents of a long-gone emperor forgotten by time: The Makai.

Unlike other Fics, A Closed Fist to An Open Palm has it own story, with canon events from the TV Series taking place in the background. It primarily puts focus on side-characters and develops them further, giving them fleshed-out backstories and personalities.

** Jasmine uses a Harpie Lady deck as she did in the Tag Force games, but this time she adds [[DivineBirds Simorgh]] to her arsenal.
** While her deck wasn't fully shown in the Series, Mindy here uses ''Performapals''.
* AdaptationalDumbass:
** In the show, it was explained that Blair's grades were high enough to advance to Ra Yellow in a few days. Here, she mostly copies off of Brier to get by in classwork.

** Jasmine and Mindy went from side characters to main characters. With Jasmine being arguably the main protagonist.
** in the original TV Series, Brier only appears once (barring a small cameo in the last episode), here, he's part of the main cast.
** Blair is introduced near the start of the story as one of the main characters instead of being reserved late into the series.

** Jasmine's FanGirl personality in the series is nowhere to be seen. Here she's a HotBlooded {{Adorkable}} with a HairTriggerTemper.
** Mindy only partially retains her fangirl attitude. She's more of a Gadfly here, with hints of CoolBigSis to Brier and Blair.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Averted with Jaden. He's not actively malicious, but his joking attitude is portrayed as inappropriate most of the time, earning the ire of others.
* TheAce: Zenn, both as a Martial Artist and as a Duelist.
* {{Adorkable}}: Zenn tries to be seen as TheStoic, but his interactions with Jasmine and others usually leads to this trope instead.
* AnimeHair: Zenn's hair is overly long, reaching down to his waist.
* AdaptedOut: Averted with Brier's friend Beauregard, it's revealed in Chapter 12 he got expelled over the Duel Giant incident because of Jaden accidentally blurting it out one time in class.
* BigBad: Phantasm Emperor Trilojig. Also the Makai.
* ButtMonkey: AdaptationalBadass withstanding, Jasmine's ill-temper tends to make her a prime target of Mindy's teasing.
* ClassicalAntiHero: The main cast is this, what makes them pull through as TrueCompanions is that they help each other overcome these flaws.
** Zenn is composed and calm. But he has NoSocialSkills, because of this, He tends not give away information, [[PoorCommunicationKills whether or not this information can affect the well-being of others.]]
** Jasmine is passionate and determined, but she has no sense of emotional control. Only taking the smallest of slights for her JerkAss Traits to flourish.
** Mindy is TheHeart, but she tends to think the worse out of everyone. Giving her a HolierThanThou attitude and possessing little trust in others to do the right thing.
** Brier's intellect and courage are completely marred by his low self-esteem. To the point that he believes he's [[TheLoad pulling the group down as a whole]].
** Blair is loyal, but her lack of maturity can make her greedy, mean-spirited, and [[TheNapoleon uncaring of other's feelings]].
* DemotedToExtra:
** Most of the main characters from the original series are relegated to either cameos or sporadic speaking roles.
** The Sacred Beasts were the BigBads, here they're Trilojig's Minions.
* DemonicPossession: The Makai do this, they corrupt people at their most vulnerable, turning them into an EldritchAbomination.
* EmotionEater: The Makai feasts upon the five sins of Gendai Reiki: Hatred, Fear, Despair, Envy, and Gluttony. The more negativity they consume, the more stronger they become.
* FiveManBand: The 'Gendai Five'.
** TheLeader: Zenn.
** TheLancer: Jasmine.
** TheSmartGuy: Brier.
** TheBigGuy: Surprisingly, Blair, This is mostly because her deck consists of high ATK Boss monsters.
** TheChick: Mindy.
* {{Flanderization}}: A in-universe example, once a Makai possesses someone, their negative traits become exaggerated, like Jasmine going from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold to TheBully, or Brier becoming a GreenEyedMonster.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Averted for the most part with Zenn, his whole life consists of rigorous training, and he's TheAce of the story.
** Played straight with Jasmine though, after gaining back her confidence, Jasmine is shown to be a naturally talented duelist.
** Also played straight with Mindy. She's a capable duelist but it's revealed that she only dueled once in the first three months of the school year, that being the entrance exam.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Jasmine constantly insists that Zenn is not her boyfriend, despite obviously harboring feelings for him.
* InSeriesNickname: Everyone of Jasmine's friends, with the exception of Zenn, call her "Jazz".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jasmine is this in spades, while nice to her friends, her ill-temper makes her abrasive and rude to others.
* MadeOfEvil: The Makai is mindless amalgamations of negative energy, born from Trilojig's spilled blood when he was defeated centuries ago.
* NoNameGiven: The Herald of the Makai has no name so far. In the story he is mostly referred to as "The Herald", "The Speaker", or "The Worshipper".
* NoSocialSkills: Because of his upbringing and his FriendlessBackground, Zenn tends to be awkward when it comes to social interaction, usually resorting to quotes from his master to get by in a conversation
* RedOniBlueOni: Ironically, the Obelisk Blue Jasmine is the Red to Slifer Red Zenn's Blue. Jasmine is passionate, abrasive and head-strong, while Zenn is calm, composed, and reserved.
* SecretArt: Gendai Reiki, a spiritual martial art that venerates the five Gokai, a set of virtues that if a user embodies, can allow them to create new cards out of their own will. So far, however, this is mostly an InformedAbility as the only practitioner that's present in the story is Zenn, who is still learning.

* AcademyOfAdventure: No need to explain this one...

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13272688/1/A-Closed-Fist-to-an-Open-Palm A Closed Fist to an Open Palm]]'' is a on-going ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' fanfiction. After experiencing another defeat in an ever-growing losing streak Jasmine (full name [[AdaptationNameChange Jasmine Makurada]]) decides to quit dueling. But before she could dump her deck into a lake and leave Duel Academy forever, she meets Zenn Goto; A Duelist who pratices a martial art called 'Gendai Reiki'. After a duel, the two teens make a promise to each other, creating an unbreakable bond in the face of the living remanents of an long-gone emperor forgotten by time: The Makai.

** Jasmine uses a Harpie Lady deck like she did in the Tag Force games, but this time she adds [[DivineBirds Simorgh]] to her arsenal.

** Jasmine, and Mindy went from side characters to main characters. With Jasmine being argugably the main protagonist.

** Most of Jasmine and Mindy's fangirling has transitioned to Blair instead, with her being a lot more obessive with Jaden.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Averted with Jaden. He's not actively malicious, but his joking attitude is protrayed as inappropriate most of the time, earning the ire of others.

* {{Adorkable}}: Zenn tries to be seen as TheStoic, but his interactions with Jasmine and others usually lends to this trope instead.

* AdaptedOut: Averted with Brier's friend Bearugard, it's revealed in Chapter 12 he got expelled over the Duel Giant incident because of Jaden accidentally blurting it out one time in class.

* ClassicalAntiHero: The main cast are this, what makes them pull through as TrueCompanions is that they help each other overcome these flaws.

** Brier's intellect and courage is completely marred by his low self-esteem. To the point that he believes he's [[TheLoad pulling the group down as a whole]].

* DemonicPossession: The Makai do this, they corrupt people at their most vulnerable, turning them into a EldritchAbomination.

** Played straight with Jasmine though, after gaining back her confidence, Jasmine is shown to be naturally talented duelist.

* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Jasmine constantly insists that Zenn is not her boyfriend, despite obivously harboring feelings for him.

* MadeOfEvil: The Makai are mindless amalgamations of negative energy, born from Trilojig's spilled blood when he was defeated centuries ago.

* NoSocialSkills: Because of his upbringing and his FriendlessBackground, Zenn tends to be awkward when it comes to social interation, usually resorting to quotes from his master to get by in a conversation

* SecretArt: Gendai Reiki, a spiritual martial art that venerates the five Gokai, a set of virtues that if a user embodies, can allow them to create new cards out of their own will. So far however, this is mostly an InformedAbility as the only practioner that's present in the story is Zenn, who is still learning.