History Fanfic / RWBYReckoning

** Chapter 32 introduces [[WhipItGood whip arrows]], which can be coated in fire, ice, or electricity.

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Darrel does this on a Boarbatusk. [[UpToEleven It's so powerful, the Boarbatusk plows through four more classrooms before coming to a stop.]]

The author has stated that he is aware of how self-insertion fanfictions are generally regarded, and he is taking steps to [[DefiedTrope avoid going down that path.]]

''[[DullSurprise "Huh.]] [[AngstWhatAngst Well, that explains a lot."]]''

** WordOfGod stated that he did this to establish how far Darrel was out of his element.

* ShowerOfLove: The author put this in as a bonus at the end of Chapter 31. [[WordOfGod It's non-canon, though:]] [[EveryoneHasStandards the author refuses to dabble in underage sex.]]

As of February 2017, the fic is at 45 chapters.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Having failed to inform Team RWBY about his infiltration on the White Fang raid at the docks, Blake initially sees him as an enemy, before Darrel reveals himself. Later on, Weiss voicing her suspicions on Darrel as she sees him wearing the uniform of her hated foe causes Darrel to snap, and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere go on the run for a week]].

'''''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9983180/1/RWBY-Reckoning RWBY: Reckoning]]''''' is a SelfInsertFic set in the universe of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' by the troper [[{{Tropers/Trogdor7620}} Trogdor]][[https://www.fanfiction.net/~trogdor7620 7620]]. It details the life of one Darrel Conway, as he's given a mysterious crystal by a woman who appears to be a Faunus, and is subsequently ripped from the world of Earth and forced into the dangerous land of Remnant. Along the way, he makes friends with the members of Team RWBY and JNPR. But when conspiracies rear their ugly head, Darrel finds himself embroiled in a war far beyond anything he ever dreamed of.

* BloodMagic: [[spoiler:The writing in Adam's diary is only visible to Darrel, thanks to something called a "blood seal", meaning, depending on a specific blood type, the text will become visible, but only to the blood doner.]]

* [[spoiler:TheMole: Professor Kor.]]
* [[DragonRider Nevermore Rider]]: Darrel somehow manages to pull this off twice.

* [[PinnedToTheWall Pinned To The Ceiling]]: During the food fight, Pyrrha uses her [[SelectiveMagnetism polarity Semblance]] to send steak knives against Darrel's hands and feet.

As of right now, the fiction is at 43 chapters.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9983180/1/RWBY-Reckoning RWBY: Reckoning]] is a SelfInsertFic set in the universe of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' by the troper [[{{Tropers/Trogdor7620}} Trogdor]][[https://www.fanfiction.net/~trogdor7620 7620]]. It details the life of one Darrel Conway, as he's given a mysterious crystal by a woman who appears to be a Faunus, and is subsequently ripped from the world of Earth and forced into the dangerous land of Remnant. Along the way, he makes friends with the members of Team RWBY and JNPR. But when conspiracies rear their ugly head, Darrel finds himself embroiled in a war far beyond anything he ever dreamed of.

* WhamEpisode: Chapter 42 is one bombshell after another. [[spoiler:Yang discovers that Darrel's body is Remnant born, and that there's something powerful in his spirit. Meanwhile, Darrel discovers that he is descended from [[AllMythsAreTrue Adam and Eve]].]]

* TheGlovesComeOff: After seeing Ruby get shot, Blake being injured, and Sun being [[FantasticRacism derided]], Darrel immediately stops trying to stop the raid, and is only focused on disemboweling Torchwick.

As of right now, the fiction is at 42 chapters.

* CooldownHug: Darrel tries this on Ruby when she's having a nightmare.

* MixAndMatchWeapon: As to be expected, Darrel's weapons, the [[http://trogdor7620.deviantart.com/art/OC-Weapon-Iridescent-Basilisk-425542716 Iridescent Basilisks]], are no exception.
** BladeBelowTheShoulder
** [[BowAndSwordInAccord Crossbow And Sword In Accord]]
** PowerPincers

* ShowerOfLove: The author put this in as a bonus at the end of Chapter 31. It's non-canon, though.

As of right now, the fiction is at 40 chapters.

* WreckedWeapon: One of Darrel's Iridescent Basilisk's is crushed to pieces by a cloaked enemy.

* NoExceptYes: Nora's description of betting.
-->''We just put some money into a communal account, and depending on when you two engage in certain activities together, we each earn a little bit depending on when we said it would happen.''

As of right now, the fiction is at 39 chapters.

As of right now, the fiction is at 38 chapters.

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As of right now, the fiction is at 33 chapters.

* ICantDance: Darrel's dancing has been compared to [[Franchise/MassEffect Commander Shepard's]]. Ouch.

As of right now, the fiction is at 32 chapters.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9983180/1/RWBY-Reckoning RWBY: Reckoning]] is a SelfInsertFic set in the universe of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' by the troper [[{{Tropers/Trogdor7620}} Trogdor]][[https://www.fanfiction.net/~trogdor7620 7620]]. It details the life of one Darrel Conway, as he's given a mysterious crystal by a woman who appears to be a Faunus, and is subsequently ripped from the world of Earth and forced into the dangerous land of Remnant. Along the way, he makes friends with the members of Team RWBY and JNPR.

As of right now, the fiction is at 31 chapters.

* ForWantOfANail: Darrel continually tries to alter events that have a negative impact on the storyline to resolve them a little more peacefully. [[InSpiteOfANail Of course, when he pushes Fate, Fate pushes back, usually making the situation worse.]]

* TrickArrow: Most of Darrel's ranged weaponry is explosive arrows and grappling barbs. Blake also shows him that he can create a gravitational field with another variant of arrow. In Chapter 28, Darrel also uses one that can function like a smoke bomb, where the smoke camoflagues Darrel, and dulls a Grimm's sense of smell.

As of right now, the fiction is at 30 chapters.

* TrickArrow: Most of Darrel's ranged weaponry is explosive arrows and grappling barbs. Blake also shows him that he can create a gravitational field with another variant of arrow. In Chapter 28Darrel's also used one that can function like a smoke bomb, where the smoke camoflagues Darrel, and dulls a Grimm's sense of smell.

As of right now, the fiction is at 29 chapters.

''[[DullSurprise "Huh. Well,]] [[AngstWhatAngst that explains a lot."]]''

* TrickArrow: Most of Darrel's ranged weaponry is explosive arrows and grappling barbs. Blake also shows him that he can create a gravitational field with another variant of arrow. Recently, Darrel's also used one that can function like a smoke bomb, where the smoke camoflagues Darrel, and dulls a Grimm's sense of smell.