History Fanfic / TheButcherBird

* ChekovsBoomerang: [[spolier: The Reaver Syndrome is shown to have negative effects on ghouls and nearly kills Kaneki. Nearly 30 chapter later, Viktor weaponizes it against '''INCUBUS'''.]]

* Transgender: Gem is solely referred to as 'they' both in and out of the scenes from their point of view, due to being a HiveMind of two individuals (one biologically male, the other biologically female).

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Gem is solely referred to as 'they' both in and out of the scenes from their point of view, due to being a HiveMind of two individuals (one biologically male, the other biologically female).

** The Chivalric Arc. [[spoiler: Vinci is stripped of his Warlord status for refusing a direct order from the Elder Stars to turn Kaneki in. A large portion of the Nightmare crew dies in the ensuing battle, including Jack. But most shocking we learn the origin of ghouls and why no one has heard of them. They were originally created over a century ago by Grigori Venator during the WG's research into C-cells. The WG began hunting down the species to cover up their mistake and the ghouls went underground. One ghoul was actually a member of the Rocks pirates and captured during the God's Valley incident. Not only that Kaneki is implied to be one of the original ghouls that was created.]]

* WhamEpisode: The third Decks of the World. [[spoiler: Grigori Rasputi achieves a MutualKill on Vice Admiral Komei to protect Vinci, the Marines cancel the Pacifista project because they suddenly have a pressing need to replace their entire small arms collection thanks to Lauren selling the designs for automatic weaponry to an arms dealer, the Vinsmokes have taken an interest in Kaneki and are sending a small army to capture him...a ''lot'' happened.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The World Government has a tendency to repeatedly shoot itself in the foot with its SinsOfOurFathers policy. Vinci initiallt tried to join the Marines in his search for answers, but because his parents were DefectorsFromDecadence the marine recruiter not only turned him down but told that his parents were burning in hell for their actions. This inspired Vinci to become a pirate and greatly influenced the development of his current personality. They later make a similiar mistake with [[spoiler: Viktor]]. [[Spoiler: After Vinci's betrayal, they try to arrest for Viktor for not only his relation to Vinci, but also because of his study of Kaneki's cells. After the squad assigned to arrest him shows complete disregard for the safety of the marines he is treating, said marines decide to defect and Viktor leaves with them while taking knowledge of how to create kagune based armor with him]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The World Government has a tendency to repeatedly shoot itself in the foot with its SinsOfOurFathers policy. Vinci initiallt tried to join the Marines in his search for answers, but because his parents were DefectorsFromDecadence the marine recruiter not only turned him down but told that his parents were burning in hell for their actions. This inspired Vinci to become a pirate and greatly the development of his current personality.

** The fifth saga is titled Arcadia. It begins with the Exclusion Arc (109-115), then Quarantine (116-122), and then Paradise (123-ongoing).

** The fifth saga is titled Arcadia. It begins with the Exclusion Arc (109-115), with the next being Quarantine.

It can be read on [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-butcher-bird-one-piece-villain-si-canon-expansion.661948/ Spacebattles]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16368542/chapters/38306252 Archive of Our Own]], or [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13093925/1/The-Butcher-Bird-One-Piece-SI fanfiction.net]]

** TheChick: Jack, a RareMaleExample who serves as the OnlySaneMan of the crew.

* ArmorIsUseless: Both [[AvertedTrope averted]] and [[JustifiedTrope Justified.]] Armor saves the life of at least one character from shrapnel, but in a world where [[ImplausibleFencingPowers people can cut through steel]] there's a limit to exactly how useful it can be.

* BadassGay: Vinci, per WordOfGod. Also [[StoicWoobie Six]].

** Thankfully, as the Oni grow used to the compound, it stops being this trope.

** Applies to [[TheBerserker Herman]] as well. The Berserker Hound prefers overwhelming the enemy with brute strength and speed rather than technique. Even his [[CleanCut Shear]] technique is based more on [[ThePowerOfHate rejecting his inability]] [[IRejectYourReality to destroy his enemy]] than the swordsmanship techniques used by canon characters. He eventually grows out of this to become SkilledAndStrong.

* GameFace: Kaneki, and any ghoul by extension, gets a combination of BlackEyesOfCrazy and RedEyesTakeWarning when sufficiently pushed or when using their abilities. [[MadScientist Vinci]], [[spoiler: after implanting himself with the King's Heart]], has his eyes glow [[SupernaturalGoldenEyes gold]] whenever he's ticked off.

* ThePowerOfHate: Vinci can apparently kill Transponder Snails through force of will alone, causing one possessed by the being responsible for Kaneki's arrival in the One Piece world to burst into flames. He later demonstrates this on a Devil Fruit. This ability is later formally codified as Vinci being able to exert mild RealittWarper abilities through sheer disgust.

* SuperpoweredMooks: [[spoiler: Vinci develops varying versions of these during the Pirate City Arc. Their effectiveness in combat is yet to be fully demonstrated.]]

** Applies to [[TheBerserker Herman]] as well. The Berserker Hound prefers overwhelming the enemy with brute strength and speed rather than technique. Even his [[CleanCut Shear]] technique is based more on [[ThePowerOfHate rejecting his inability]] [[IRejectYourReality to destroy his enemy]] than the swordsmanship techniques used by canon characters.

** Six's eventual moniker, ''Songbird'', is this, right up until you realize it's because of the sound his Vibroweapon powers make as he uses them to ''sink battleships''.

* EmptyEyes: Six has these.

* MikeLongShip: [[spoiler: ''Prometheus'', the second Nightmare ship]] is a whopping 603 meters at the waterline. For reference, that's about twice the length of the ''Gerald R. Ford'' class supercarrier in real life, and over three times the length of the Marine battleships of One Piece.

** The fifth saga is titled Arcadia. It begins with the Exclusion Arc.

* ThePowerOfHate: Vinci can apparently kill Transponder Snails through force of will alone, causing one possessed by the being responsible for Kaneki's arrival in the One Piece world to burst into flames. He later demonstrates this on a Devil Fruit.

->The ''Ark'', otherwise known as the ''What the fuck is that thing and how is it sailing without sinking'' and the ''Why the hell does it have rocket engines''.

-> '' “Can we just appreciate the fact that one of the most twisted and horrific people we’ve fought was named Keith? Do evil people have really normal names or something?”
->“Yes. Beware anyone named Kevin." ''