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* ForWantOfANail: Because of Gaia's presence in the story, a lot of things in the Wormverse change - with the most important one happening so far being [[spoiler: Contessa abandoning her previous Path of Victory to follow Gaia's plans.]] This leads into more changes down along the line.
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* LogicalWeakness: Taylor needs time to replenish her swarms in between difficult battles, as in canon, but due to her choosing to [[ForWantOfANail become Lady Bug]], she also needs it to repair her more intricate equipment.
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* SuperEmpowering: James can give his Party members the ability to gain Skills like [[UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts <Aikido>]] and [[SuddenlyBilingual <Chinese>]] through either practice or Skillbooks, but a Party member can only learn a number of Skills up to [[PowerLimiter that person's INT]]. As is standard with Skills though, they can be practiced and exploited to absurd effects. [[FridgeLogic This leads to Taylor worrying over James being used by other people as a personal trainer.]]
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* AlternateUniverse: Of a kind wherein James exists since birth in the Wormverse. A closer example could be that [[SentientCosmicForce Ga]][[GeniusLoci ia]] exists, and thus is at work with helping parahumans (like ''[[spoiler: Contessa/Fortuna]]'') in defeating Scion.
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* AlternateUniverse: Of a kind wherein James exists since birth in the Wormverse. A closer example could be that [[SentientCosmicForce Ga]][[GeniusLoci ia]] exists, and thus is at work with helping parahumans (like ''[[spoiler: Contessa/Fortuna]]'') in defeating Scion.Scion, which leads to Taylor choosing to become Lady Bug.
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* LadyOfWar: Taylor ends up choosing this as a theme for her cape name, as well as playing with MedievalEuropeanFantasy as Lady Bug. However, unlike most examples of this trope, Taylor doesn't wield the usual weapons, forgoing the usual [[RoyalRapier rapier]], [[NaginatasAreFeminine naginata]] or [[CombatHandFan steel fan]] for a steel [[BatterUp bat]]. This might change in time, but as of the current chapters Taylor has stated her newfound preference for metal bats.
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* CriticalExistenceFailure: James barely escapes this by a hair on the ''very first chapter'', with Taylor unknowingly saving his life as seen at the CrashIntoHello above.
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* LivingCrashpad: ''Taylor'' becomes this for James on the very first chapter by catching his head from hitting the floor trying due to his attempts on escaping her locker - unknowingly saving his life by preventing his HP from [[CriticalExistenceFailure reaching zero]].
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* CallingYourAttacks: Enforced, discussed, and partly averted by James and Taylor with the Skills given by the Gamer ability. As stated in story, at low levels (specifically below level 5) all skills have to be activated by vocalizing their names, but afterwards they can be used without having to call out the attack and risk being countered as a result. However, the usual argument of them helping to focus still applies.
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* JewishMother: Gaia, in the holiday specials, comes across as this, with hilarious effects.
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* AdultFear: Danny is hit with this earlier, ''hard'', when Taylor returned home even later than she did in canon. The scene wherein he talks to Taylor and tries to convince her out of being a hero, only to fail and come across as too [[OverprotectiveDad overprotective]].
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* AdultFear: Danny is hit with this earlier, ''hard'', when Taylor returned home even later than she did in canon. The This leads to the scene wherein he talks to Taylor and tries to convince her out of being a hero, only to fail and come across as too [[OverprotectiveDad overprotective]].
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* LighterAndSofter: As a whole, as stated by the [[WordofGod authors]], James' presence changes a lot of things in the setting, making it comparable to the [[Webcomic/{{TheGamer}} original manwha's]] tone when it comes to storytelling. However, as [[spoiler: Coil's Interlude]] would show, this does not mean that the grim parts of Worm is entirely gone. This can be even considered [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]] when one realizes the parallels of the story to the manwha's own version of the [[BlackMarket Black Market]].
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* LighterAndSofter: As a whole, as stated by the [[WordofGod authors]], James' presence changes a lot of things in the setting, making it comparable to the [[Webcomic/{{TheGamer}} original manwha's]] tone when it comes to storytelling. However, as [[spoiler: Coil's Interlude]] would show, this does not mean that the grim parts of Worm is are entirely gone. This can be even considered [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]] when one realizes the parallels of the story to the manwha's own version of the [[BlackMarket Black Market]].
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* [[Main/{{Troll}} Troll]]: Gaia can come across as one, especially with her love of snarky quotes and quips in James' alert windows, though nobody knows about her [[GeniusLoci presence]] yet.
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* [[Main/{{Troll}} Troll]]: [[Main/{{TheGadfly}} The Gadfly]]: Gaia can come across as one, especially with her love of snarky quotes and quips in James' alert windows, though nobody knows about her [[GeniusLoci presence]] yet.
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* Troll: Gaia can come across as one, especially with her love of snarky quotes and quips in James' alert windows, though nobody knows about her [[GeniusLoci presence]] yet.
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* ButtMonkey: Ooh, James. Just how many times are you going to shoot yourself in your own foot...
* CrashIntoHello: The real part of the story starts with James crashing into Taylor's body trying to escape her locker.
* DysfunctionalFamily: James is hinted to have one, and what we've seen and heard so far doesn't look good...
* DysfunctionalFamily: James is hinted to have one, and what we've seen and heard so far doesn't look good...
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* HeelFaceTurn: Through Gaia's machinations, [[spoiler: Fortuna]].
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* HeelFaceTurn: Through Gaia's machinations, [[spoiler: Fortuna]]. As of the latest chapters, the same goes for [[spoiler: Lisa]].
* JewishMother: Gaia, in the holiday specials, comes across as this, with hilarious effects.
* MistakenForRomance: Armsmaster [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight and Lady Bug]] are dating, when in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
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* MistakenForRomance: Armsmaster [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight and Lady Bug]] are dating, when in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
* UnwantedHarem: The Valentine's Day Holiday Special ends with this, with James [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere getting the hell out of dodge]].
* UnwantedHarem: The Valentine's Day Holiday Special ends with this, with James [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere getting the hell out of dodge]].
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* MistakenForRomance: Armsmaster [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight Troll: Gaia can come across as one, especially with her love of snarky quotes and Lady Bug]] are dating, when quips in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
alert windows, though nobody knows about her [[GeniusLoci presence]] yet.
* UnwantedHarem: The Valentine's Day Holiday Special ends with this, with James [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere getting the hell out ofdodge]].dodge]].
* WordOfGod: On the threads, both Faria and Harper actively reply and answer the readers' questions, which leads to a ''very'' active fanbase.
* UnwantedHarem: The Valentine's Day Holiday Special ends with this, with James [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere getting the hell out of
* WordOfGod: On the threads, both Faria and Harper actively reply and answer the readers' questions, which leads to a ''very'' active fanbase.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Through Gaia's machinations, [[spoiler: Fortuna]].
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* ShoutOut: The entire story is ''rife'' with these, especially with [[Geek James being who he is]] and Gaia loving her snark...
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* [[Foreshadowing Foreshadowing]]: Once in a while, both Co-op Mode and A Bug In The Game have interludes that act as like this. For example, [[spoiler: Fortuna's interlude ended up foreshadowing Armsmaster being sabotaged into tranquilizing James]] as well as [[spoiler: Coil's interlude]] hinting an earlier confrontation with the villain.
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* [[Foreshadowing [[Main/{{Foreshadowing}} Foreshadowing]]: Once in a while, both Co-op Mode and A Bug In The Game have interludes that act as like this. For example, [[spoiler: Fortuna's interlude ended up foreshadowing Armsmaster being sabotaged into tranquilizing James]] as well as [[spoiler: Coil's interlude]] hinting an earlier confrontation with the villain.
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* Foreshadowing: Once in a while, both Co-op Mode and A Bug In The Game have interludes that act as like this. For example, [[spoiler: Fortuna's interlude ended up foreshadowing Armsmaster being sabotaged into tranquilizing James]] as well as [[spoiler: Coil's interlude]] hinting an earlier confrontation with the villain.
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* Foreshadowing: [[Foreshadowing Foreshadowing]]: Once in a while, both Co-op Mode and A Bug In The Game have interludes that act as like this. For example, [[spoiler: Fortuna's interlude ended up foreshadowing Armsmaster being sabotaged into tranquilizing James]] as well as [[spoiler: Coil's interlude]] hinting an earlier confrontation with the villain.
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* AdultFear: Danny is hit with this earlier, ''hard'', when Taylor returned home even later than she did in canon. The scene wherein he talks to Taylor and tries to convince her out of being a hero, only to fail and come across as too [[OverprotectiveDad overprotective]].
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* MistakenForRomance: Toyed with Armsmaster who [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight and Lady Bug]] are dating, when in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: Toyed with Armsmaster who [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight and Lady Bug]] are dating, when in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: MistakenForRomance: Toyed with Armsmaster who [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight and Lady Bug]] are dating, when in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
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* AlternateUniverse: Of a kind wherein James exists since birth in the Wormverse. A closer example could be that [[SentientCosmicForce Ga]][[GeniusLoci ia]] exists, and thus is at work with helping parahumans (like ''[[spoiler: Contessa/Fortuna]]'') in defeating Scion.
* CrapsackWorld: As in Worm canon, Earth Bet is this. However, considering how the ''world'' itself is at work at fixing itself...
* IgnoranceIsBliss: James still thinks that the Protectorate (and Wards) is as good as they sound to be...
* InSpiteOfANail: The confrontation with Lung still happens, as well as meeting with Armsmaster. However, with [[ButtMonkey James']] presence, the latter goes better than in canon, though Taylor is left unwilling to become a Ward.
* CrapsackWorld: As in Worm canon, Earth Bet is this. However, considering how the ''world'' itself is at work at fixing itself...
* IgnoranceIsBliss: James still thinks that the Protectorate (and Wards) is as good as they sound to be...
* InSpiteOfANail: The confrontation with Lung still happens, as well as meeting with Armsmaster. However, with [[ButtMonkey James']] presence, the latter goes better than in canon, though Taylor is left unwilling to become a Ward.
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* MagikarpPower: As always, the Gamer can be considered as this - and to a lesser extent, his teammates as well. Consider how in the initial parts of the story, James almost killed himself trying to escape a locker [[CrashIntoHello if it weren't for Taylor catching him in time.]] Several chapters later, James is sturdy enough to take blows from ''Lung'' and return them in favor.
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''Co-op Mode'' can be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.23021/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
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''A Bug In The Game'' can also be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.23467/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11584688/1/A-Bug-in-the-Game FanFiction]] [[note]]The FanFiction version of ''A Bug In The Game'' includes the chapters of 'Co-op Mode'[[/note]].
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11584688/1/A-Bug-in-the-Game FanFiction]] [[note]]The FanFiction version of ''A Bug In The Game'' includes the chapters of 'Co-op Mode'[[/note]].
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'Co-op Mode' can be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.23021/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
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'A Bug In The Game' can also be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.23467/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11584688/1/A-Bug-in-the-Game FanFiction]] [[note]]The FanFiction version of 'A Bug In The Game' includes the chapters of 'Co-op Mode'[[/note]].
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11584688/1/A-Bug-in-the-Game FanFiction]] [[note]]The FanFiction version of 'A Bug In The Game' includes the chapters of 'Co-op Mode'[[/note]].
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A [[Literature/{{Worm}} Worm]] fanfic co-created by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/faria_lyton.315880/ Faria Lyton]] and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/harper-potts.313572/ Harper Potts]] on both Spacebattles forums and FFnet. Synopsis is as follows: Cauldron's plan was bad. The Protectorate was deeply flawed. The PRT was a joke. If Gaia wanted to save her babies, save herself, she'd need to interfere. Enter The Gamer. Too bad it's James. Self-insert story with a twist in that the inserted character has no memories of who he used to be.
Has a companion fic called [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ A Bug In The Game]] that focuses more on Taylor's perspective of the story. Both update on a weekly basis with Faria releasing special holiday omakes once in a while.
It can be found here on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]] or here at [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11552343/1/Co-op-Mode Fanfiction-dot-net]].
Has a companion fic called [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ A Bug In The Game]] that focuses more on Taylor's perspective of the story. Both update on a weekly basis with Faria releasing special holiday omakes once in a while.
It can be found here on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]] or here at [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11552343/1/Co-op-Mode Fanfiction-dot-net]].
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A [[Literature/{{Worm}} Worm]] fanfic co-created by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/faria_lyton.315880/ Faria Lyton]] and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/harper-potts.313572/ Harper Potts]] on both Spacebattles forums and FFnet. Potts]].
Synopsis is as follows: Cauldron's plan was bad. The Protectorate was deeply flawed. The PRT was a joke. If Gaia wanted to save her babies, save herself, she'd need to interfere. Enter The Gamer. Too bad it's James. Self-insert story with a twist in that the inserted character has no memories of who he used to be.
Has a companion fic called[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ A 'A Bug In The Game]] Game' that focuses more on Taylor's perspective of the story. Both update on a weekly basis with Faria releasing special holiday omakes once in a while.
It 'Co-op Mode' can be found here on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]] or here at Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.23021/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11552343/1/Co-op-ModeFanfiction-dot-net]].
FanFiction]].
'A Bug In The Game' can also be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.23467/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11584688/1/A-Bug-in-the-Game FanFiction]] [[note]]The FanFiction version of 'A Bug In The Game' includes the chapters of 'Co-op Mode'[[/note]].
Synopsis is as follows: Cauldron's plan was bad. The Protectorate was deeply flawed. The PRT was a joke. If Gaia wanted to save her babies, save herself, she'd need to interfere. Enter The Gamer. Too bad it's James. Self-insert story with a twist in that the inserted character has no memories of who he used to be.
Has a companion fic called
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11552343/1/Co-op-Mode
'A Bug In The Game' can also be found on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ Spacebattles]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.23467/ Sufficent Velocity]] as well as
[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11584688/1/A-Bug-in-the-Game FanFiction]] [[note]]The FanFiction version of 'A Bug In The Game' includes the chapters of 'Co-op Mode'[[/note]].
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A [[Literature/{{Worm}} Worm]] fanfic co-created by [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/faria_lyton.315880/ Faria Lyton]] and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/harper-potts.313572/ Harper Potts]] on both Spacebattles forums and FFnet. Synopsis is as follows: Cauldron's plan was bad. The Protectorate was deeply flawed. The PRT was a joke. If Gaia wanted to save her babies, save herself, she'd need to interfere. Enter The Gamer. Too bad it's James. Self-insert story with a twist in that the inserted character has no memories of who he used to be.
Has a companion fic called [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ A Bug In The Game]] that focuses more on Taylor's perspective of the story. Both update on a weekly basis with Faria releasing special holiday omakes once in a while.
It can be found here on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]] or here at [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11552343/1/Co-op-Mode Fanfiction-dot-net]].
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!!Co-op Mode contains examples of:
* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Meta and [[CrackFic Played For Crack]], but the fanbase of this story has James shipped with a variety of people, with a ''[[CargoShip doorknob]]'' as one of the worst examples.
* LighterAndSofter: As a whole, as stated by the [[WordofGod authors]], James' presence changes a lot of things in the setting, making it comparable to the [[Webcomic/{{TheGamer}} original manwha's]] tone when it comes to storytelling. However, as [[spoiler: Coil's Interlude]] would show, this does not mean that the grim parts of Worm is entirely gone. This can be even considered [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]] when one realizes the parallels of the story to the manwha's own version of the [[BlackMarket Black Market]].
* MundaneUtility: James can use his power to [[MythologyGag wash dishes]], as is common with Gamer fics.
* SelfInsertFic: Played amazingly well by authors, as many of the readers would attest to how James is unfailingly a teenager in all senses of the word, fitting into the Worm-verse almost seamlessly, especially with the barest hints of about his [[DysfunctionalFamily home]]...
* ShipperOnDeck: Toyed with Armsmaster who [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight and Lady Bug]] are dating, when in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
* UnwantedHarem: The Valentine's Day Holiday Special ends with this, with James [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere getting the hell out of dodge]].
Has a companion fic called [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-bug-in-the-game-worm-gamer-oc.360293/ A Bug In The Game]] that focuses more on Taylor's perspective of the story. Both update on a weekly basis with Faria releasing special holiday omakes once in a while.
It can be found here on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/co-op-mode-worm-the-gamer-si.354578/ Spacebattles]] or here at [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11552343/1/Co-op-Mode Fanfiction-dot-net]].
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!!Co-op Mode contains examples of:
* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Meta and [[CrackFic Played For Crack]], but the fanbase of this story has James shipped with a variety of people, with a ''[[CargoShip doorknob]]'' as one of the worst examples.
* LighterAndSofter: As a whole, as stated by the [[WordofGod authors]], James' presence changes a lot of things in the setting, making it comparable to the [[Webcomic/{{TheGamer}} original manwha's]] tone when it comes to storytelling. However, as [[spoiler: Coil's Interlude]] would show, this does not mean that the grim parts of Worm is entirely gone. This can be even considered [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]] when one realizes the parallels of the story to the manwha's own version of the [[BlackMarket Black Market]].
* MundaneUtility: James can use his power to [[MythologyGag wash dishes]], as is common with Gamer fics.
* SelfInsertFic: Played amazingly well by authors, as many of the readers would attest to how James is unfailingly a teenager in all senses of the word, fitting into the Worm-verse almost seamlessly, especially with the barest hints of about his [[DysfunctionalFamily home]]...
* ShipperOnDeck: Toyed with Armsmaster who [[spoiler: thinks Beetle Knight and Lady Bug]] are dating, when in truth it is all in his head. The same goes for Coil, but does not take it as far as Colin, who even [[spoiler: concludes - wrongly - that Beetle Knight is only an overzealous fanboy]], which is not helped by James' [[spoiler: lack of a Corona Pollentia.]]
* UnwantedHarem: The Valentine's Day Holiday Special ends with this, with James [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere getting the hell out of dodge]].
