History Fanfic / RisingOfTheSleepingSoldier

* ForWantOfANail:
** While Naofumi's FalseRapeAccusation ends [[KangarooCourt with a full miscarriage of justice]] and [[HeroWithBadPublicity Naofumi's name dragged through the mud]], here Ren and Itsuki were just within range of the event that they provide evidence that contradicts Myne's claims. As she continues to try and fail to throw in claims and false-evidence, Alucard continues to give concise and logical reasonings that disprove every single one of them. [[InSpiteOfANail While Aultcrey still wins Myne the case by revealing that he is a vampire]], it had nothing to do with what he was accused of and the other heroes are left with doubts about the validity of the trial.
** In-canon, Myne's relation to the King is not revealed until after she wins Motoyasu the duel for Raphtalia's "freedom". Here, Alucard casually reveals this fact during his FalseRapeAccusation, having figured it out through various context clues presented to him (how comfortable she is in the King's vicinity, her high allowance, various physical similarities, etc).

* YourCostumeNeedsWork: When Alucard first meets the other cardinal heroes, they all think that he is a cosplayer (given his flamboyant dressing and {{Bishonen}} design) and that his "Savior of Humanity" spiel (as quoted in HeroOfAnotherStory above) was all a dramatic reading. Motoyasu even calls it a "{{Chuunibyou}} phase." It takes him [[PowerFloats levitating before their very eyes]] before they are convinced.

''Rising of the Sleeping Soldier'' is a ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017''/''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'' CrossOver fanfic written by Vanix, and can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21023867/chapters/50003693 here]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn.

** Naofumi was a naive teenager who had no idea what he was dealing with before Myne/Malty set him up. Alucard on the other hand is an experienced monster hunter, an absurdly powerful {{Dhampir}} and was raised as royalty. Not only does he not need anyone's help in monster fighting (even with the [[BlessedWithSuck massive drawbacks]] of being the Shield Hero), but Myne's low-functioning sociopathy makes her an open book to Alucard (who was raised as a noble and therefore is familiar with decorum and intent behind subtle actions) and he sees right through her [[FauxAffablyEvil act]], rejecting her offer to join his party.

* KangarooCourt: The trial Alucard goes through following Malty's FalseRapeAccusation. He's quickly reminded of the farce of a trial that resulted in his mother's death.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: While canon!Motoyasu refused to believe that Naofumi could be a good person or that Myne is a BitchInSheepsClothing when Myne's rape accusation is proven false, here Motoyasu is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone aghast]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards appalled]] when Alucard is still convicted after it was revealed that Myne was lying about everything he did, but because of FantasticRacism.

* HopeSpot: During his [[KangarooCourt phony trail]], Alucard easily picks apart Malty's FalseRapeAccusation and reveals her identity which almost results in the case being dropped. Then Malty points out the existence of Alucard's fangs which out him as a Vampire. While Vampires are unknown in Melromarc, his not being a human is enough to effectively lose his perks and become a pariah in the [[FantasticRacism highly racist and human-supremacist Melromarc]].

* RealityEnsues:
** Since Alucard comes from 15th century Wallachia, all of the VideoGameTropes that Ren, Itsuki and Motoyasu know by heart go completely over his head. Also, since he isn't Japanese, he does not know what a yen is.
** Inversely, Ren, Itsuki and Motoyasu are all [[{{Otaku}} otakus]] that have been thrust into a world only vaguely like a SwordAndSorcery [=RPG=]. All Alucard needed to do was spend one night reading up on Melromarc's written language, history, politics and economy to understand the world way more than they do.
** Naofumi was a naive teenager who had no idea what he was dealing with before Myne/Malty set him up. Alucard on the other hand is an experienced monster hunter, an absurdly powerful {{Dhampir}} and was raised as royalty. Not only does he not need anyone's help in monster fighting (even with the [[BlessedWithSuck massive drawbacks]] of being the Shield Hero), but Myne's low-functioning sociopathy makes her an open book to Alucard (who was raised as a noble and therefore is familiar with decorum and intent behind subtle actions) and he sees right through her [[FauxAffablyEvil act]], rejecting her offer to join his party.

* YourCostumeNeedsWork: When Alucard first meets the other cardinal heroes, they all think that he is a cosplayer (given his flamboyant dressing and {{Bishonen}} design) and that his "Savior of Humanity" schpeel (as quoted in HeroOfAnotherStory above) was all a dramatic reading. Motoyasu even calls it a "{{Chuunibyou}} phase." It takes him [[PowerFloats levitating before their very eyes]] before they are convinced.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The more Alucard discovers how the cardinal weapons work, the more he marvels at just how impractical they are. He points out that the weapons discouraging the heroes in fighting together also discourages cooperation between them. When he discovers that he is magically forbidden to use his OneHandedZweihander (or any other weapon other than his shield) by the cardinal weapon's very design, he points out that this limits versatility and encourages CripplingOverspecialization.

* FantasticRacism: While Alucard proves that Myne was lying about the FalseRapeAccusation, King Aultcrey declares that he cannot be trusted solely on the grounds that he is not entirely human and is therefor no better than a common demi-human.

** Naofumi was a naive teenager who had no idea what he was dealing with before Myne/Malty set him up. Alucard on the other hand is an experienced monster hunter, an absurdly powerful dhampir and was raised as royalty. Not only does he not need anyone's help in monster fighting (even with the [[BlessedWithSuck massive drawbacks]] of being the Shield Hero), but Myne's low-functioning sociopathy makes her an open book to Alucard (who was raised as a noble and therefor is familiar with decorum and intent behind subtle actions) and he sees right through her [[FauxAffablyEvil act]], rejecting her offer to join his party.

** The more Alucard discovers how the cardinal weapons work, the more he marvels at just how impractical they are. He points out that the weapons discouraging the heroes in fighting together also discourages cooperation between them. When he discovers that he is magically forbidden to use his OneHandedZweihander (or any other weapon other than his shield) by the cardinal weapon's very design, he points out that this limits versatility and encourages CripplingOverspecialization.
---> What kind of bullshittery was this!? It made no sense to force your so called last hope to only use one weapon type. It eliminates any sort of versatility or variety in battle. But the more obvious detriment was how it didn't allow the primarily defensive weapon to do anything but defend from attacks. Oh god what if this restriction applied to his all of his powers as well? If that were the case he'd be completely unable to do anything offensive and defending against attacks could only work for so long. This would just completely fuck over the Shield user. Why would it be designed this way?

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: While canon!Motoyasu refused to believe that Naofumi could be a good person or that Myne is a BitchInSheepsClothing when Myne's rape accusation is proven false, here Motoyasu is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone aghast]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards appalled]] when Alucard is still convicted after it was revealed that Myne was lying not for anything he did, but because of FantasticRacism.

** While Naofumi's FalseRapeAccusation ends [[KangarooCourt with a full miscarriage of justice]] and [[HeroWithBadPublicity Naofumi's name dragged through the mud]], here Ren and Itsuki were just within range of the event that they provide evidence that contradicts Myne's claims. As she continues to try and fail to throw in claims and false-evidence, Alucard continues to give concise and logical reasonings that disprove every single one of them. [[InspiteOfANail While Aultcrey still wins Myne the case by revealing that he is a vampire]], it had nothing to do with what he was accused of and the other heroes are left with doubts about the validity of the trial.

* InspiteOfANail:

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: The fact that [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow Alucard's eyes are as blonde as his hair]] is cited as being unusual once Motoyasu notices them. Alucard immediately starts to worry that this would give away his {{Dhampyr}} nature, unsure how Melromarc would react to a vampire in their midst or if they even have them. he quickly covers it up by pointing out that unusual eye-color could be expected due genetics in alternate worlds, citing the King's purple eyes as an example.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Despite being the first to go along with Myne's accusations and demonize Alucard, he's shocked by how the king punishes Alucard simply for being a {{Dhampyr}} when the rape accusation was proven false. As such, he feels guilty for unintentionally exposing Alucard and tries to apologize to him before the man shuts the door in his face.

* HopeSpot: During his KangarooTrial, Alucard easily picks apart Malty's FalseRapeAccusation and reveals her identity which almost results in the case being dropped. Then Malty points out the existence of Alucard's fangs which out him as a Vampire. While Vampires are unknown in Melromarc, his not being a human is enough to effectively lose his perks and become a pariah in the [[FantasticRacism highly racist and human-supremacist Melromarc]].

* InspiteOfANail: Despite Myne's failed attempts at gaining Alucard's trust and the outcome, the FalseRapeAccusation still happened.

** While Naofumi's FalseRapeAccusation ends [[KangarooCourt with a full miscarriage of justice]] and [[HeroWithBadPublicity Naofumi's name dragged through the mud]], here Ren and Itsuki were just within range of the event that they provide evidence that contradicts Myne's claims. As she continues to try and fail to throw in claims and false-evidence, Alucard continues to give concise and logical reasonings that disprove every single one of them. [[InspiteOfANail While Aultcrey still wins Myne the case by revealing that he is a vampire]], even if it had nothing to do with what he was accused of.

* BlackSheep: While being the Shield Hero sets him apart from the other heroes as is, Alucard is the only one from a world pre-Industrial Revolution, the only one with any battle experience, is the only Caucasian one (as well as the only one not from any iteration of Japan) and is the [[TokenNonHuman only non-human]] (not counting being half-human on his mother's side) among them. TwoferTokenMinority wouldn't even begin to cut it.

* HoneyTrap: When her attempt at joining Alucard's party fails, Malty breaks into his room and tries to sleep with him. He does not fall for it for a second, literally dragging her to Motoyasu's room just to get rid of her.