History Fanfic / DokiDokiLiteratureClubLoops

* CollectorOfTheStrange: Yuri still collects [[KnifeNut knives]], with her collection greatly expanding thanks to Fused Loops. At one point (Chapter 3.10), she has enough knives to span six of the clubroom's desks, and in Chapter 5.8 her collection is stated to number ''2,764'' [[note]](it would've been 2,765, but Sayori somehow managed to burn one)[[/note]].

* KnifeNut: Yuri, as in Baseline. She even makes a ''cardboard'' one, first seen in Chapter 11.2.

The ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' Loops are currently being compiled by Skaz Wolfman [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12984198/1/The-Infinite-Loops-Project-Doki-Doki-Literature-Club-Compilation here]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26963830/chapters/65812180 here]].

''[Toriel late walks inside the house]''\\

* ZombieApocalypse: An offscreen one prompts the girls to take up combat training. This has apparently traumatized Monika so much that even anything zombie''-like'' tends to drive her off the deep end, particularly in Chapter 27. Reason being? It's one long Fused Loop with the ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' branch, with the Doki's looping in ''as'' zombies.

* ZombieApocalypse: An offscreen one prompts the girls to take up combat training.
** This has apparently traumatized Monika so much that even anything zombie''-like'' tends to drive her off the deep end, particularly in Chapter 27.

''(a bit later, Toriel walks inside the house)''\\
'''Sans:''' ''(hanging upside-down from the ceiling by the ankles, his body wrapped in chains)'' hey, tori...so, turns out, some girls get ''really'' scary when you make them mad.

'''Monika:''' ''(opens her mouth, pauses, blinks)'' ...I honestly have no idea how to react to that assertion.

'''[[Anime/{{Hellsing}} Pip]]:''' Damn straight. ''(fistbump)''

'''Sayori:''' My droids. ''(they enter, beeping to her)'' They're named after the ghosts from ''VideoGame/PacMan''!\\
'''Natsuki:''' ''(from the kitchen, laughing)'' ''You are SUCH a dork!''

'''Natsuki:''' I've got my Tsundere nametag right here. ''(flips off Sayori)''

* GoldenEnding: In Chapter 34, Sayori proves critical in creating one of these for [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Fódlan]] despite being [[DramaPreservingHandicap deprived of all Looper powers thanks to it being a Null Loop]], and having to deal with not just her still-lingering depression, but also that of the person she replaced, [[TheEeyore Marianne von Edmund]].

* {{Hammerspace}}: Each of the girls has this in the form of the subspace Pocket, a standard asset among Loopers, which is also the only way to keep items between Loops.

* HGame: Seen in Chapter 12.4, though [[NoodleIncident very few details are given]] other than the fact the character files are renamed, all four girls are Awake, and Hiroaka...well...

''(silence)''

*** Natsuki's transformations are {{Lampshaded}} in Chapter 23.8, where it's noted that her name isn't pronounced that way [[note]](as the fic puts it, "knots-key")[[/note]]. [[TemptingFate She becomes Wattsuki in the very next Loop.]]
*** Doubles as a CallBack to the original game -- which, though it makes references to Japanese, was created entirely in English, where the short "a" sound needed for those puns can be found.
*** Also inverted at one point where Natsuki is the only member of the club who hasn't changed.
*** Which could itself be a StealthPun -- she's the only one who looks the way she nat-urally does.

'''Natsuki:''' ''Because it's Yuri on Ice!'' ''(falls backwards out of her seat, still laughing)'' [[note]](''Anime/YuriOnIce'')[[/note]]

--->'''Monika:''' Vulcan in a [[Franchise/StarTrek Trek]] Loop? ''(Yuri nods)'' That makes ''so'' much sense. ''(Yuri nods again)''

* RefugeInAudacity: Chapter 3.11 has the clubroom filled with nooses with a full-sized Sayori doll hanging from each, all in different outfits and having different expressions (some silly-looking, some [[UpToEleven even more disturbing]] than in Baseline, and one that's completely normal aside from having googly-eyes). [[spoiler:It was Sayori's idea, having made a ¥50,000 bet against Natsuki and Yuri that she could make Monika say "[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]" within five seconds of entering the clubroom. It worked, though Monika is firmly in the DudeNotFunny camp about the whole thing.]]

* TemptingFate: In Chapter 17.11, the girls agree that if "sexy Bowser" ever becomes a meme, they'll be bad ''Sonic'' [=OCs=] ("the world's cheapest furries") for a Loop. Cue Bowsette, and Chapter 22.6 is the result.

-->'''Natsuki:''' ''(after Yuri reads a poem during Chapter 18)'' Sounds like hot nonsense, but very ''pretty''-sounding hot nonsense, as usual.\\

Monika had gained sentience, killed those she had called friends, been deleted by the player she sought to have to herself, and destroyed the entire game after seeing there was no happiness to be found in the Literature Club... only to find everything restored, the game's events repeating themselves, and Sayori, Yuri, and Natsuki gaining both sentience and knowledge of the time loops - and what Monika had done to them. The group soon learns of the Infinite Loops, experiencing many shenanigans and heartwarming moments.

%%This page is to be updated with a better description provided by Skaz. Current description is a holdover of a pre-assessment page.

* DoNotCallMePaul: During Chapter 3.1 (which [[PaintingTheMedium takes the form of]] a typical Wiki/SCPFoundation entry), Monika reacts negatively to her SCP designation (SCP-8888-A-579 [[labelnote:explanation]]"8888" is the number used by the Foundation for Loops, with "A" designating Anchors {other Loopers get "L", with Sayori, Yuri, and Natsuki numbered 6810, 6811, and 6812 respectively} and "579" referring to the number of Branches/Anchors encountered by the Foundation; Malicious Looping Entities get "MLE" instead of "A" or "L"[[/labelnote]]) and says she is "not mere numbers", soon forcefully crashing the computer ''DDLC'' was on. Fortunately for the Foundation (and very much unlike entities such as [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2128 SCP-2128]]), this is as far as she goes in retaliation, with Dr. Simon Glass' report [[note]](Glass is the Anchor of the Foundation's Branch, and as such oversees all SCP-8888 research and documentation)[[/note]] noting that Monika will crash the computer if addressed by her SCP designation but is cooperative if addressed by name.

* PrecisionFStrike: If Sayori drops one of these, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness she has absolutely stopped being cheerful and bubbly]].

'''Natsuki:''' ''Because it's [[Anime/YuriOnIce Yuri on Ice]]!'' ''(falls backwards out of her seat, still laughing)''

The ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' Loops are currently being compiled by Skaz Wolfman [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12984198/1/The-Infinite-Loops-Project-Doki-Doki-Literature-Club-Compilation here.]]

* GoldenEnding: Sayori proves critical in creating one of these for [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Fódlan]] despite being [[DramaPreservingHandicap deprived of all Looper powers thanks to it being a Null Loop]], and having to deal with not just her still-lingering depression, but also that of the person she replaced, [[TheEeyore Marianne von Edmund]].

** Natsuki has been Catsuki, Ratsuki, Tatsuki (normal, but covered in tattoos), Gnatsuki, Batsuki, Hatsuki (more specifically [[VideoGame/AHatInTime Hat Kid]]'s), Fatsuki, Chatsuki (only existing as chat messages), Scatsuki (which we're ''really'' hoping is akin to Music/ScatmanJohn and not the aforementioned H-Game Loop)... if it rhymes with "Nat", she's probably been it at some point.

** The aforementioned "Monika Route" message in Chapter 6.5 causes Natsuki to realize something, with Sayori soon catching on: it's downloadable content for ''Doki Doki Literature Club'', or "''DDLC'' DLC". Monika...doesn't take this too well.

* KillerYoYo: One of Sayori's [[WeaponOfChoice weapons of choice]]. 35.2 goes deeper into detail about how it became so, [[EpicFail as well as some of the issues she had to go through in the process.]]

* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Parodied in the footnote for Aureate Sun in which this line is dropped after explaining how the branching paths work in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' to explain the name of the chapter, before promptly followed up as such.
--->''The other half is extreme violence.''

* LighterAndSofter: A good number of the snippets, especially when compared to Baseline. The aforementioned Chapter 18 is a good example.

* MundaneUtility: Thanks to what is needed to perform [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Hamon]], Natsuki has impeccable breathing control and bloodflow, which both contribute well to playing wind instruments, especially [[EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes the bagpipes.]]
* NaughtyTentacles: Referenced by Sayori, of all people - when Monika reveals her squid legs in the aforementioned Pun Loop, Sayori grabs Hiroaka and runs out, saying that she's seen enough {{Hentai}} to know [[CoitusEnsues where this is going]]. After Monika leaves to soak in the pool, Natsuki and Yuri realize what Sayori said - and the fact that she was ''Unawake'' at the time.

** As noted above, Chapter 3.1 is written as a typical SCP Foundation entry.

* PrecisionFStrike: If Sayori drops one of these, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness she has absolutely stopped being cheerful and bubbly.]]

* RefugeInAudacity: Chapter 3.11 has the clubroom filled with nooses with a full-sized Sayori doll hanging from each, all in different outfits and having different expressions (some silly-looking, some [[UpToEleven even more disturbing]] than in Baseline, and one that's completely normal aside from having googly-eyes). [[spoiler:It was Sayori's idea, having made a ¥50,000 bet against Natsuki and Yuri that she could make Monika say "[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]" within five seconds of entering the clubroom. It worked, though Monika is firmly in the DudeNotFunny camp about the whole thing.]]

* KillerYoYo: One of Sayori's [[WeaponOfChoice weapons of choice]].

The ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' Loops are part of [[FanFic/TheInfiniteLoops The Infinite Loops Project]], currently being compiled by Skaz Wolfman on Website/FanFictionDotNet. As the name would imply, the story involves the characters of ''DDLC'' Looping infinitely. Both shenanigans and heartwarming moments occur.

You can find the compilation [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12984198/1/The-Infinite-Loops-Project-Doki-Doki-Literature-Club-Compilation here.]]

Note that this Trope page and associated tabs '''contain unmarked spoilers for the original game''' ("Baseline" in Loop terminology), as some of the Loops deal with the events of ''DDLC'' and the characters' knowledge of them.

%%This page is to be updated with a better description provided by Skaz. Current description is a holdover of a pre-assessment page.

-->'''[[spoiler:Natsuki]]:''' I'm way too relaxed to give a crap. My brain is ''swimming'' in endorphins right now. Vampire chicks, am I right, man?\\

* FateWorseThanDeath: In Chapter 23.5, Natsuki mentions how her previous Loop was a "tailor-made hell"...

** Natsuki has been Catsuki, Ratsuki, Tatsuki (normal, but covered in tattoos), Gnatsuki, Batsuki, Hatsuki (more specifically [[VideoGame/AHatInTime Hat Kid's]]), Fatsuki, Chatsuki (only existing as chat messages), Scatsuki (which we're ''really'' hoping is akin to Music/ScatmanJohn and not the aforementioned H-Game Loop)... if it rhymes with "Nat", she's probably been it at some point.

** Two instances in Chapter 5.11: Natsuki mentions Buffsuki, thinking that "[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Beast]]suki" will follow, then while chasing Gaston she yells "I guess no one runs like a chicken quite like Gaston, huh?!"

The ''Doki Doki Literature Club!'' Loops are part of [[FanFic/TheInfiniteLoops The Infinite Loops Project]], currently being compiled by Skaz Wolfman on Website/FanFictionDotNet. As the name would imply, the story involves the characters of ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' Looping infinitely. Both shenanigans and heartwarming moments occur.

* BirthdayEpisode: The entirety of Chapter 18 has the Dokis celebrate the first anniversary of their game's release (as Monika puts it, "the closest we have to birthdays").

* DoNotCallMePaul: During Chapter 3.1 (which [[PaintingTheMedium takes the form of]] a typical Wiki/SCPFoundation entry), Monika reacts negatively to her SCP designation (SCP-8888-A-579 [[labelnote:explanation]]"8888" is the number set aside by the Foundation for Loops, with "A" designating Anchors {other Loopers get "L", with Sayori, Yuri, and Natsuki numbered 6810, 6811, and 6812 respectively} and "579" referring to the number of Branches/Anchors encountered by the Foundation[[/labelnote]]) and says she is "not mere numbers", soon forcefully crashing the computer ''DDLC'' was on. Fortunately for the Foundation (and very much unlike entities such as [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2128 SCP-2128]]), this is as far as she goes in retaliation, with Dr. Simon Glass' report noting that Monika will crash the computer if addressed by her SCP designation but is cooperative if addressed by name.

** Natsuki has been Catsuki, Ratsuki, Tatsuki (normal, but covered in tattoos), Gnatsuki, Batsuki, Hatsuki (more specifically [[VideoGame/AHatInTime Hat Kid's]]), Fatsuki, Chatsuki (only existing as chat messages), Scatsuki (which we're ''really'' hoping is akin to Music/ScatmanJohn)... if it rhymes with "Nat", she's probably been it at some point.

** [[BrickJoke Finally]] comes back around in Chapter 29.8, where Sayori realizes the Chatsuki pun and Natsuki uses "Monika's tits" as a swear.

!!The ''Doki Doki Literature Club'' Loops contain examples of:

** Averted in one Loop, where the girls have parents and Natsuki's dad is genuinely nice and caring. Unsurprisingly, she tries to spend as much time with him as she can.

* BlackComedy: Given the source material, it's not surprising that some snippets have made light of the torments the girls faced in Baseline. One such snippet has them in an extended period of their deaths, during which Natsuki points out that she didn't die from a broken neck.

* DysfunctionJunction: The Dokis start out pretty much the same as they were in Baseline (the only major difference being that Monika's instead racked with guilt over what she'd done), but gradually open up to each other. Their faults and personal issues remain, but they're much more under control, a fact exemplified during a Loop where the girls exist alongside their Baseline selves.

** Natsuki has been Catsuki, Ratsuki, Tatsuki (normal, but covered in tattoos), Gnatsuki, Batsuki, Hatsuki (more specifically [[VideoGame/AHatInTime Hat Kid's]]), Fatsuki... if it rhymes with "Nat", she's probably been it at some point.
*** Natsuki's transformations are {{Lampshaded}} in one snippet, where it's noted that her name isn't pronounced that way [[note]](as the fic puts it, "knots-key")[[/note]]. [[TemptingFate Cue a Loop where she becomes Wattsuki.]]

** In one snippet, the girls are unable to say the letter "E" or any words containing it, instead coming up with "fifthglyph". It also affects the narration.

* DoNotCallMePaul: During Chapter 3.1 (which [[PaintingTheMedium takes the form of]] an Wiki/SCPFoundation entry), Monika reacts negatively to her SCP designation (SCP-8888-A-579 [[labelnote:explanation]]"8888" is the number set aside by the Foundation for Loops, with "A" designating Anchors {other Loopers get "L", with Sayori, Yuri, and Natsuki numbered 6810, 6811, and 6812 respectively} and "579" referring to the number of Branches/Anchors encountered by the Foundation[[/labelnote]]) and says she is "not mere numbers", soon forcefully crashing the computer ''DDLC'' was on. Fortunately for the Foundation (and very much unlike entities such as [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2128 SCP-2128]]), this is as far as she goes in retaliation, with Dr. Glass' report noting that Monika will crash the computer if addressed by her SCP designation but is cooperative if addressed by name.

* MesACrowd: A "[[Franchise/AttackOnTitan Mikasa]] Glitch" (named after the first Looper it happened to) occurs to the girls in Chapter 14.4.

The ''Doki Doki Literature Club'' Loops are part of [[FanFic/TheInfiniteLoops The Infinite Loops Project]], currently being compiled by Skaz Wolfman on Website/FanFictionDotNet. As the name would imply, the story involves the characters of ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' Looping infinitely. Both shenanigans and heartwarming moments occur.

* BodyHorror: Hiroaka's (lack of a) face. Upon first noticing it, Yuri turns pale and quickly walks out the room, which leads Monika to think she may be Awake.

* DoNotCallMePaul: During Chapter 3.1 (which takes the form of an Wiki/SCPFoundation entry), Monika reacts negatively to her SCP designation (SCP-8888-A-579 [[labelnote:explanation]]"8888" is the number set aside by the Foundation for Loops, with "A" designating Anchors {other Loopers get "L", with Sayori, Yuri, and Natsuki numbered 6810, 6811, and 6812 respectively} and "579" referring to the number of Branches/Anchors encountered by the Foundation[[/labelnote]]) and says she is "not mere numbers", soon forcefully crashing the computer ''DDLC'' was on. Fortunately for the Foundation (and very much unlike entities such as [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2128 SCP-2128]]), this is as far as she goes in retaliation, with Dr. Glass' report noting that Monika will crash the computer if addressed by her SCP designation but is cooperative if addressed by name.

* DummiedOut: An in-universe example occurs in a snippet where Monika shows her clubmates [[https://tcrf.net/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club!#Characters_Folder the unused contents of their character files]], including the picture of the pupil-less white-haired female. Needless to say, the girls are a bit perturbed by this.

* GoldenEnding: Not for the game itself, but Sayori proves critical in creating one of these for [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Fódlan]] despite being [[DramaPreservingHandicap deprived of all Looper powers thanks to it being a Null Loop]], and having to deal with not just her still lingering depression, but also that of the person she replaced, [[TheEeyore Marianne von Edmund]].

** Natsuki has been Catsuki, Ratsuki, Tatsuki (normal, but covered in tattoos), Gnatsuki, Batsuki, Hatsuki (more specifically [[VideoGame/AHatInTime Hat Kid's]])... if it rhymes with "Nat", she's probably been it at some point.

** 29.10 has Yuri bring out a pile of lettuce with knives sticking out. A [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar caesar salad]] as you would say.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Natsuki. She and her fellow clubmates can afford to do this because, as AI, their bodies aren't as material to them as they are to other people.

* MesACrowd: A "[[Franchise/AttackOnTitan Mikasa]] Glitch" (named after the first Looper it happened to) occurs to the girls for a Loop.

** A Korean [=BBQ=]/Taco fusion debacle in Remnant is why Natsuki decided to annoy Monika by playing the {{Leitmotif}} of their Branch on [[EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes the bagpipes.]]

-->"[=N+n*10^n*N=] years ago (which most authorities agree was a little less than figuratively forever ago) '''Something''' happened that caused incomprehensible damage to the world-tree/cosmic-supercomputer called [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Yggdrasil]], which is responsible for running the underlying applications, algorithms, and subroutines that keep the Multiverse going. In layman's terms, [[OhCrap reality itself took a really bad blow to its everything.]]"

** [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Papyrus, Alphys, and Sans]] (but especially Papyrus) react in horror during Chapter 2.10 upon seeing Sayori's suicide scene while playing the Hub version of ''DDLC'', opting not to play anymore. This too ends up having ramifications when Awake!Sayori appears in Chapter 7.1.

** The aforementioned opening narration ends with "''[[Franchise/LawAndOrder These are their stories. DUN-DUN]]''".

* GoldenEnding: Not for the game itself, but Sayori proves critical in creating one of these for [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Fodlan]] despite being [[DramaPreservingHandicap deprived of all Looper powers thanks to it being a Null Loop]], and having to deal with not just her still lingering depression, but also that of the person she replaced, [[TheEeyore Marianne von Edmund]].

** Twi instances in Chapter 5.11: Natsuki mentions Buffsuki, thinking that "[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Beast]]suki" will follow, then while chasing Gaston she yells "I guess no one runs like a chicken quite like Gaston, huh?!"

* NoIndoorVoice: Ganesha, one of the Admins, when he appears in mortal realms (near the end of Chapter 4, and again in Chapter 11.11).

-->"[=N+n*10^n*N=] years ago (which most authorities agree was a little less than figuratively forever ago) '''Something''' happened that caused incomprehensible damage to the world-tree/cosmic-supercomputer called Yggdrasil, which is responsible for running the underlying applications, algorithms, and subroutines that keep the Multiverse going. In layman's terms, [[OhCrap reality itself took a really bad blow to its everything.]]"

** Being faceless doesn't prevent him from screaming at one point, though whether it's an AndIMustScream sort of thing is unclear.

** Natsuki has been Catsuki, Ratsuki, Tatsuki (normal, but covered in tattoos), Gnatsuki, Batsuki... if it rhymes with "Nat", she's probably been it at some point.

* NoIndoorVoice: Ganesha, one of the Admins, when he appears near the end of Chapter 4.

* RunningGag: Yuri's [[Main/NerfArm cardboard knife.]]

--->"No eyes. No mouth, no nose. Hair and ears, yes, but anything that looked like a face... torn away. A white, irregular patch that grew and shrunk as [Yuri] watched."

* TheFaceless: Hiroaka is a literal example due to not having a confirmed appearance in Baseline. Still doesn't prevent him from screaming at one point, though whether this is an AndIMustScream sort of thing is unclear.

* BerserkButton:
** During Chapter 3.1 (which takes the form of an Wiki/SCPFoundation entry), Monika becomes displeased upon being given her SCP designation (SCP-8888-A-579 [[labelnote:explanation]]"8888" is the number set aside by the Foundation for Loops, with "A" designating Anchors {other Loopers get "L", with Sayori, Yuri, and Natsuki numbered 6810, 6811, and 6812 respectively} and "579" referring to the number of Branches/Anchors encountered by the Foundation[[/labelnote]]) and says she is "not mere numbers", soon forcefully crashing the computer ''DDLC'' was on. Dr. Glass' report notes that Monika will crash the computer if addressed by her SCP designation but is cooperative if addressed by name.
** If you're not a friend of the club or otherwise trying to comfort/assist her, bringing up Sayori's Baseline suicide will get this from her friends (just ask [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]).

** During Chapter 6.1, Yuri calms down Natsuki with a well-placed neck grab.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: How [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Papyrus, Alphys, and Sans]] (but especially Papyrus) react in Chapter 2.10 upon seeing Sayori's suicide scene while playing the Hub version of ''DDLC''. This ends up having ramifications when Awake!Sayori appears in Chapter 7.1.