History Fanfic / GuardianBlue

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Vivienne]] inflicts this on Bonnie and Stu, pointing out to them that Judy's instinct to protect others and make the world a better place - even at the risk of her own safety - is most likely something instilled in her from her parents' love and protectiveness towards her and her siblings.

* TitleDrop: [[spoiler:Vivienne]] drops one near the end of Season 2 (see "NotSoDifferent").

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Vivienne Wilde]].
** Also, [[spoiler:Nick]] in Season 1.
*** Nick lampshades this [[spoiler:after his rescue]]:
---->“Judy, [[spoiler:you are now zero for two on finding dead foxes]]. It’s an exciting sport but I think you were better at Munch.”

** Judy's growing reputation for being an unstoppable, reckless force of nature with no concept of limits, and her own denial about how true it is. She hates it, but it's constantly played for humor as her friends crack jokes about it, people just to the assumption that she's going to do crazy things, and eventually the whole city starts to believe it. To the point where a bunch of young pranksters ''flee in terror'' the instant they realize they've unwittingly antagonized her.

** Judy's growing reputation for being an unstoppable, reckless force of nature with no concept of limits, and her own denial about how true it is. She hates it, but it's constantly played for humor as her friends crack jokes about it, people assume she's going to do something crazy, and eventually the whole city starts to believe it. To the point where a bunch of young pranksters ''flee in terror'' the instant they realize they've unwittingly antagonized her.

''Guardian Blue'' is an extensive, long-running ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' fanfic written by Alps Sarsis, comprising of multiple interrelated stories [[{{Continuation}} beginning six months after the events of the movie]]. Most prominently are the "seasons", all of which are told from Judy Hopps' perspective, but there are several side works - some of which are told from Judy's perspective, some from other characters'. However, these works all take place in a specific order, and many (Sarsis included) recommend that new readers read them in order - beginning with ''Thanks for the Fox''.

'''Contains unmarked spoilers for [[{{Disney/Zootopia}} the movie]]!'''

* ALizardNamedLiz / SpeciesSurname: Well, naturally! This ''is'' a ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' fanfic, after all!

** Season 3 also tackles Judy's CowboyCop attitude, with [[spoiler:Acting Chief Tora]] calling Judy out on her reckless behaviour during [[{{Disney/Zootopia}} the movie]]. During [[spoiler:Judy and Tora's sparring match, Judy responds by proving that yes, she ''can'' approach a dangerous situation without needlessly putting herself at risk]].

** With regards to fox culture, plenty to Disney's ''{{Disney/Robin Hood}}'', by virtue of having a fox version of Robin who occupies a similar place in Zootopian mythology that real-world {{Myth/Robin Hood}} does in ours.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Immediately after Bonnie's ActionMom moment (see above), Yax shows that while he's content to go with the flow most of the time, he does ''not'' take kindly to guests at Mystic Springs Oasis antagonizing each other.

--> '''Yax:'''“Huh huh! Oh, you don’t have to go through the door if you don’t want. Nangi, how far you figure you can throw a squirrel over the property wall?”

* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: A variation. [[spoiler:Acting Chief Tora]] punishes [[FatCat Clawhauser]] for his [[spoiler:intervention in her sparring match with Judy]] by replacing his food supply for more healthy alternatives. This is shown to be part of a broader effort to get Clawhauser to lose weight.

* FatCat: Benjamin Clawhauser, as always. Though it's mentioned in Season 3 that Chief Bogo and later [[spoiler:Acting Chief]] Tora are trying to get him to lose weight. [[GentleTouchVsFirmHand Their approaches differ however]].
-->'''Judy:''' "Ch- err, [[spoiler:Mayor]] Bogo promised [Clawhauser] Gazelle tickets if he lost a certain amount [of weight] and that seemed to work."\\
'''Tora:''' "I have offered him no such thing. [[DrillSergeantNasty I am his morning jogging partner until I start seeing healthy habits emerge.]]”

** Also rears its head in Season 3 when ZPD Medic Surikata panics and [[spoiler:gives Cherry a tranq diffuser before Nick, Judy, and Francine can explain to him that [[ImplacableMan Cherry is incredibly dangerous]]]]. After the dust settles, Acting Chief Tora makes a note to pull the security footage of the incident as an example to ZPD trainees of the risks of poor communication.

* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Despite being built up as a [[spoiler:potential antagonist, spoiler:Councillor Swinton is assassinated offscreen by one of Lanolin Enterprises' agents when it seems she's getting too close to TheConspiracy]].

* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Despite being built up as a [[potential antagonist, spoiler:Councillor Swinton is assassinated offscreen by one of Lanolin Enterprises' agents when it seems she's getting too close to TheConspiracy]].

* GrumpyOldMan / ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Otto "Pop-Pop" Hopps - [[XenophobicHerbivore especially where foxes are concerned]].

* XenophobicHerbivore: Carries over from the movie. We particularly see it in Pop-Pop. [[spoiler:[[CharacterDevelopment He gets better]]]].

** Also rears its head in Season 3 when ZPD Medic Surikata panics and [[spoiler:gives Cherry a tranq diffuser before Nick, Judy, and Francine can explain to him that Cherry is incredibly dangerous''. After the dust settles, Acting Chief Tora makes a note to pull the security footage of the incident as an example to ZPD trainees of the risks of poor communication.

* HeroBall: ZPD Medic Surikata's decision to [[spoiler:give Cherry a tranquilizer diffuser without letting Nick, Judy, and Pennington a chance to explain ''why'' the giant wolf was double-heavied]]. Tora royally chews him out for this afterwards.

** Also rears its head in Season 3 when ZPD Medic Surikata panics and [[spoiler:gives Cherry a tranq diffuser before Nick, Judy, and Francine can explain to him that Cherry is incredibly dangerous. After the dust settles, Acting Chief Tora makes a note to pull the security footage of the incident as an example to ZPD trainees of the risks of poor communication]].

** [[spoiler: [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Darmaw]]]] in Season 1.

* '''''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13874982 Season 3]]'':''' With a new [[spoiler:Acting Chief of Police]], and a new dynamic in their relationship, Nick and Judy return to average police work. Compared to Seasons 1 and 2, Season 3 seems to deal more with their day-to-day lives as officers, bordering on PoliceProcedural. Still in progress as of February 2019.

Sarsis has also published '''''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/951816 Guardian Blue After Dark]]''''': a series of two works that take place in the same continuity as the other stories, but because they centre on sex, and because they are not necessary to read any of the other works, ''After Dark'''s stories are not formally linked to the other works on the Archive Of Our Own version (on that site, ''After Dark'' is rated "E" - the other works are rated "T").

* FantasticRacism: Carries over from the movie. We particularly see it in Pop-Pop. [[spoiler:[[CharacterDevelopment He gets better]]]].

* GrumpyOldMan / ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Otto "Pop-Pop" Hopps - [[FantasticRacism especially where foxes are concerned]].

* CanisMajor: Cherry is shown to be rather large by wolf standards. It's rather telling that she [[spoiler: went toe-to-toe with an elephant and only lost thanks to intervention from Judy and Nick]].

* SavageWolves: Cherry is [[CanisMajor enormous]], [[{{Yandere}} stalkeriffic]], delusional, an adrenaline junkie, and not afraid to [[spoiler: torture her ex-boyfriend, or take on cops (even elephant cops)]].

** When the ZPD needs to alert officers to a situation that's too complicated to efficiently explain over the radio, they name the type of situation a "[[Creator/JRRTolkien Foalkien]]" after "an equine writer known for writing out painstakingly every detail."

* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:Innocent miscommunications erroneously lead Nick to believe that his mother was dead]] until the events of ''Thanks for the Fox''.
* PopulationXAndCounting: After Nick expresses his concerns, Judy explains that Bunnyburrow's incredibly high-number "Population" sign is really just a tourist trap, and Bunnyburrow's population isn't really ''that'' high.

** In Season 1, part of the plot revolves around [[spoiler:the season's BigBad spiking elephants' ice cream with a substance to render them immune to tranq darts]].

*** Judy also figures that the reason [[spoiler:Clawhauser is the only Precint 1 officer other than her to have killed someone in the line of duty is because he tranqed a suspect and it reacted badly to them, resulting in their death]].