History Fanfic / NobodyDies

By February 22nd, 2012, ''Nobody Dies'' had hit 110[[spoiler:/79]] chapters, starting what would have been its fifth "season." Sections of each chapter were posted in the ''Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom'' forum [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nge-nobody-dies-update-and-stuff-thread.245668/ thread about the fic]] before the entire chapter got posted to [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE-Nobody-Dies fanfiction.net]]. It should be noted that the link is the '''''thirteenth''''' in a run of massive discussion threads in its early days[[labelnote:Links]][[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=159237 original]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=172408 second]], a short-lived [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185518 third]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185528 fourth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=193216 fifth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=202079 sixth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=204404 seventh]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=206471 eighth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=208658 ninth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=210421 tenth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=7098500 eleventh]], & [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nobody-dies-5-somethingsomething.217213/ twelfth]][[/labelnote]]. It should also be noted that the original had become the largest discussion thread on the entire site, ''way'' past the point where threads are normally locked, and the second was one of a number of large threads that temporarily '''crashed''' Spacebattles' servers. Starting with the third thread, they were locked before this could happen, and they got auto-locked when they reached a length of 500 posts.

* DropTheHammer: Jet Alone Prime came equipped with an Eva-scale warhammer; WordOfGod is that it's [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5100518&postcount=479 a reference to one of the NGE video games]][[http://wiki.evageeks.org/File:Jetbutt.jpg]]. It gets put to good use more than once.

At its heart, the story is a FixFic and a transformation of ''Evangelion'' into a classic SuperRobot show, with plenty of humor and action and giant robots beating the stuffing out of equally giant monsters. That's not to say everything is all sunshine and roses, however; not all the changes invoked are for the better, and the series has its share of dark moments. By and large, however, ''Nobody Dies'' is very much of the LighterAndSofter variety of ''Evangelion'' fanfiction, and it comes highly recommended to anyone looking for exactly that.

* {{Reconstruction}}: From the general tone of the series down to the upgraded weapons and newfound "[[SuperRobot Superness]]" of the Evas, this series is a very deliberate attempt to merge ''Evangelion'' with the classic Super Robot formula. We've even gotten a RocketPunch, a [[Anime/GaoGaiGar giant golden progressive hammer]], and a '''''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann GIGA! DRILL! BU-REEEEAAKAAAAAA!]]'''''

* SuperRobot: The Evas are a lot more super than they were in canon thanks to Yui inventing new ways to use the tech available to NERV, like using a portable Dirac Sea as storage for a HyperspaceArsenal.

*** [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5012112&postcount=19016 Nobody Dies:]] [[GenderFlipped It's A Distaff World!]]

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: When Gendo discusses rescuing the characters sent to another dimension by Leliel, Kyoko is differentiated from the others in the list.

** Chapter 102. Just Chapter 102. 'Nuff said.

** Rei may be the nicest EldritchAbomination this side of LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya, but if you hurt her friends, she and the Ree will make your life very painful.

-> "Welcome to NERV. God's in His heaven because [[BlasphemousBoast He's scared of our]] [[MoreDakka superior firepower]]."

As of February 22nd, 2012, ''Nobody Dies'' has hit 110[[spoiler:/79]] chapters, starting what would have been its fifth "season." Sections of each chapter were posted in the ''Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom'' forum [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nge-nobody-dies-update-and-stuff-thread.245668/ thread about the fic]] before the entire chapter got posted to [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE-Nobody-Dies fanfiction.net]], if you want teasers. It should be noted that this is actually the '''''thirteenth''''' discussion thread for this fic; here are the links to the [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=159237 original thread]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=172408 the second]], a short-lived [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185518 third thread]], the [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185528 fourth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=193216 fifth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=202079 sixth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=204404 seventh]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=206471 eighth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=208658 ninth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=210421 tenth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=7098500 eleventh]], & [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nobody-dies-5-somethingsomething.217213/ twelfth]] threads. It should also be noted that the original had become the largest discussion thread on the entire site, ''way'' past the point where threads are normally locked, and the second was one of a number of large threads that temporarily '''crashed''' Spacebattles' servers. The 3rd and every thread since, on the other hand, were locked before this could happen, and they got auto-locked when they reached a length of 500 posts.

Due to this series' popularity, several spinoffs exist, often side-stories focusing on some of the many, many side characters. Canonised ones (in more or less chronological order) include:

!!Tropes:

As of February 22nd, 2012, ''Nobody Dies'' has hit 110[[spoiler:/79]] chapters, starting what would have been its fifth "season." Sections of each chapter were posted in the ''Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom'' forum [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nge-nobody-dies-update-and-stuff-thread.245668/ thread about the fic]] before the entire chapter got posted to fanfiction.net, if you want teasers. It should be noted that this is actually the '''''thirteenth''''' discussion thread for this fic; here are the links to the [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=159237 original thread]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=172408 the second]], a short-lived [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185518 third thread]], the [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185528 fourth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=193216 fifth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=202079 sixth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=204404 seventh]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=206471 eighth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=208658 ninth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=210421 tenth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=7098500 eleventh]], & [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nobody-dies-5-somethingsomething.217213/ twelfth]] threads. It should also be noted that the original had become the largest discussion thread on the entire site, ''way'' past the point where threads are normally locked, and the second was one of a number of large threads that temporarily '''crashed''' Spacebattles' servers. The 3rd and every thread since, on the other hand, were locked before this could happen, and they got auto-locked when they reached a length of 500 posts.

* GoshDarnItToHeck: JA-tan uses this at one point.

* GratuitousNinja: As of Chapter [[spoiler:60. Played for laughs.]]

* HornyDevil: Lilith and the Ree. Especially since [[spoiler:the mere proximity of Lilith causes everyone to go into heat.]]
* HornyScientist: It seems to be a stipulation for being a higher-up in NERV...which makes sense, considering [[HornyDevil who's]] in the basement.

*** Although the main story is explicitly non-canon, nonetheless various bits from this have been made canon; some of the personality quirks of the Ree (Hatchi and Siyon in particular) and, most recently, that Gendo beat [[StreetFighter M. Bison]] in a bar brawl.

--> -- '''Yui Ikari'''

If ''FanFic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40K'' can be called the love child of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' and ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', then ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies NGE: Nobody Dies]]'' is what happens when you mix ''Eva'' with ''Anime/OvermanKingGainer'', a smidgen of ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'', and a not-inconsiderable number of [[ShoutOut/NobodyDies Shout Outs]]. It could also be what happens when [[EnsembleDarkhorse Rei]] is raised by [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} the Warner siblings]] and [[Franchise/CodeGeass Lelouch Lamperouge]] [[HilarityEnsues and then gets set loose in the Geofront]].

''Nobody Dies'' is the brainchild of Gregg Landsman, author of ''FanFic/WalkingInTheShadowOfDreams''. [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5071650&postcount=21941 The title's a little misleading]], so here's the story in a nutshell -- it's ''Evangelion'', except that Yui didn't completely go through with the contact experiment with Unit 01. As a result, both she and Kyoko Zeppelin Sohryu are very much alive, and their influence on the story has turned virtually the entire series on its head, in some ways that are predictable (Shinji is more well-adjusted, though not so different from his canon counterpart as to be totally unrecognizable) and some ways that really, ''really'' aren't ([[CrazyIsCool Rei]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Asuka]], on the other hand...).

** Chapter [[spoiler:102]] takes this trope UpToEleven [[spoiler: by [[RetCon retconning]] the last 30 chapters]].

Due to this series' popularity, several spinoffs exist, often side-stories focusing on some of [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters the many, many side characters]]. Canonised ones (in more or less chronological order) include:

* FourLinesAllWaiting: A growing concern as the fic progressed, what with the rapid growth in LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Yeah, there's a lot of players in this madcap game.

* GenerationXerox: After the reveal of [[spoiler:Asuka's scars]], Kyoko drunkenly comments to her ex-husband that she (Kyoko) has turned out [[spoiler:just like her mother]], which is added to by how Pieter mentions that Shinji and Asuka remind him of a younger him and Kyoko. This also shows up in how Kei and Kaworu's [[MindGameShip not]]-[[FoeYay relationship]] is like Yui and Gendo's.

* TroperCriticalMass: The fact that the author once had a folder devoted to examples from his fics on the BadassBoast page (now moved to the [[Quotes/NobodyDies Quotes]] page), and this page's growing number of sub pages...yeah, we like this fic around here...

''Nobody Dies'' is the brainchild of Gregg Landsman, author of ''FanFic/WalkingInTheShadowOfDreams''. [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showpost.php?p=5071650&postcount=21941 The title's a little misleading]], so here's the story in a nutshell -- it's ''Evangelion'', except that Yui didn't completely go through with the contact experiment with Unit 01. As a result, both she and Kyoko Zeppelin Sohryu are very much alive, and their influence on the story has turned virtually the entire series on its head, in some ways that are predictable (Shinji is more well-adjusted, though not so different from his canon counterpart as to be totally unrecognizable) and some ways that really, ''really'' aren't ([[CrazyAwesome Rei]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Asuka]], on the other hand...).

** The Ree. ([[CrazyAwesome Who else?]])

* EyeScream: [[RuleOfFunny Used comedically]] on Tabris. He lost his "ocular virginity" to Rei; considering Rei's [[CrazyAwesome status]], and [[{{Jerkass}} Tabris']], it wasn't that difficult to do. Rei was ''very'' happy to realize he could regenerate!

** By WordOfGod, if the escalation continues, Tabris will be destroyed by having the Sun dropped on him. Given the levels of CrazyAwesome established so far, this doesn't seem that far-fetched.

** ''Inverted'' by Shinji. He's more badass than in canon, but compared to [[FanFic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40K certain other]] [[FanFic/ThousandShinji versions of]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Shinji Ikari]], [=NobodyDies!=]Shinji is rather quiet and understated. This version of Shinji hasn't so much [[TookALevelInBadass Taken A Level In Badass]] as he has Lost A Level in Suck by virtue of not having his canon counterpart's laundry list of psychological issues. Where other fanfics show off what happens when you make Shinji into a HotBlooded CrazyAwesome {{Chessmaster}} or a VillainProtagonist ManipulativeBastard EldritchAbomination, ''FanFic/NobodyDies'' shows what happens when you make Shinji into a perfectly normal, well-adjusted teenager, and the result is just as awesome in its own way as its more famous predecessors.

* InterspeciesRomance: A relationship of sorts between [[spoiler:Rei and Unit 05]] was hinted at and [[{{Fanon}} speculated about]] for a long time, but was {{Jossed}} in ch. 56.

-> "I mean, I've practically got weird crap happening on a timer, here. Just wait, three seconds and something whacky will happen."
--> -- '''[[{{Expy}} Pieter Sohryu]]''', explaining the story about as well as anyone.

Additionally, Gregg began an open beta test of a rewrite of the fanfic, ''FanFic/TheRebuildOfNobodyDies'', which NeedsWikiMagicLove. The first thread is found [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=7160504 here]], and the second thread is [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=216305 here]]. The first ''twelve'' chapters have been posted to [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9033037/1/Rebuild-of-Nobody-Dies-One-Point-Zero fanfiction.net.]]

As of February 22nd, 2012, ''Nobody Dies'' has hit 110[[spoiler:/79]] chapters, [[WordOfGod having just begun its fifth "season."]] Sections of each chapter are posted in the ''Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom'' forum [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nge-nobody-dies-update-and-stuff-thread.245668/ thread about the fic]] before the entire chapter is posted to fanfiction.net, if you want teasers. It should be noted that this is actually the '''''thirteenth''''' discussion thread for this fic; here are the links to the [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=159237 original thread]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=172408 the second]], a short-lived [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185518 third thread]], the [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=185528 fourth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=193216 fifth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=202079 sixth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=204404 seventh]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=206471 eighth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=208658 ninth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=210421 tenth]], [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=7098500 eleventh]], & [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/nobody-dies-5-somethingsomething.217213/ twelfth]] threads. It should also be noted that the original had become the largest discussion thread on the entire site, ''way'' past the point where threads are normally locked, and the second was one of a number of large threads that temporarily '''crashed''' Spacebattles' servers. The 3rd and every thread since, on the other hand, were locked before this could happen, and starting recently they've been getting auto-locked when they reach a length of 500 posts.

Additionally, Gregg has begun an open beta test of a rewrite of the fanfic, ''FanFic/TheRebuildOfNobodyDies'', which NeedsWikiMagicLove. The first thread is found [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=7160504 here]], and the second thread is [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=216305 here]]. The first ''twelve'' chapters have been posted to [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9033037/1/Rebuild-of-Nobody-Dies-One-Point-Zero fanfiction.net.]]

* EvilCounterpart: WordOfGod says that [[spoiler:part of the final battle will be a fight between our heroes and their evil opposites. This goes for both the pilots and their Evas, and will apparently include Go-kun facing down the Eva version of [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]].]]

* FourLinesAllWaiting: A growing concern as the fic has progressed, what with the rapid growth in LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.