Line #10 FanFic/BrokenBow


1	The ''Broken Bow'' series by Xed Alpha follows the story of Armani Dove, son of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Artemis]], as he adventures throughout the world of ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians''.
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3	This series includes:
4	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5673899/1/ Broken Bow]]'' (Complete)
5	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5726800/1/ Shadows of the Hunt]]'' (Complete)
6	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5888288/1/ Counterpart]]'' (Complete)
7	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6196584/1/ A Boy Called Artemis]]'' (Complete)
8	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6565983/1/ The Lost Prince]]'' (Complete)
9	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7633344/1/ The 12 Years of Christmas]]'' (Complete)
10	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10598828/1/ Hunter Tales]]'' (Dead)
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13	!!''Broken Bow'' contains examples of:
14	* AccidentalMarriage: [[spoiler:Armani]] to [[spoiler:Lya]] at the end of ''Shadows of the Hunt''.
15	* AccidentalProposal: Letting a wood nymph braid your hair is equivalent of accepting an engagement ring from them, as Armani finds out too late.
16	* AdaptationalSexuality: Nico is heterosexual in this fic, although that can be justified as the story was published before ''House of Hades.''
17	* AdaptationalVillainy: Nico di Angelo gets a bit of this in Book 2, though it's more of an AdaptationalAngstUpgrade than a real FaceHeelTurn. [[spoiler: Hades, however, plays this straight in Book 2, though afterwards he returns to being more close to his canonical self. Even then he never reaches EveryoneHatesHades levels of evil and his antagonistic behavior is within the realms of his canon portrayal.]]
18	* AlternateUniverse: Two appear in story: one home to Armani's female counterpart Selene Dove, the other to [[Literature/ArtemisFowl the Artemis Fowl verse]].
19	* ArbitrarySkepticism: The Artemis Fowl characters, especially the fairies, are not quick to believe Armani is a Demigod. He, of course, lampshades the fact that ''faeries'' aren't believing him.
20	* BatmanGambit: Eris pulls off a classic one in Book 3: She lets Armani and Selene touch the mirror at the same time, opening a breach into inter-dimensional space to allow all sorts of {{Eldritch Abomination}}s in.
21	* TheBeastmaster: Armani, as a child of Artemis.
22	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lya's a very sweet wood nymph, but tell her there's [[LoveTriangle another woman]] between you and [[WomanScorned her]], and she'll hijack [[GaiasVengeance the entire forest]] to [[UnstoppableRage get you]], as poor Armani finds out.
23	* BrickJoke: Ares's answer to questions is shouting 'BECAUSE WE ARE GODS!'
24	* BrokenAce: By the end of Chapter 1, we've already established that Armani is a) is an expert archer and all-round combatant, b) a DeadpanSnarker, and c) struggling with self-loathing. Oh, and he's dying. Mostly averted in later books.
25	* TheCameo: Creator/ChristopherWalken makes an appearance in the first chapter of the third book, ''kidnapped'' by Lya as a present for her shotgun-wedded husband, Armani. He even gives Armani, [[MistakenIdentity whom he mistakes for]] UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, [[CoolOldGuy an autograph and some marriage advice]].
26	* CasualDangerDialogue: Clarisse, Percy, Annabeth, and Armani engage in this on Alcatraz.
27	* CluelessChickMagnet: Between books 1 and 2, Armani attracts the attention of several wood nymphs due to his connection with Artemis.
28	* CoolUncle: Apollo to Armani, no matter how much the latter denies it. Doubles as a ParentalSubstitute, since Artemis wasn't aware of the latter's birth until sixteen years later.
29	* CurbStompBattle: Ares and Aphrodite are on the receiving end of one in ''Shadows of the Hunt'', with Artemis in MamaBear mode delivering it.
30	* CurbStompCushion: Trying to go up against Artemis, in the wild, on the night of a full moon? It's only because Armani has a similar, though lesser, set of powers, and because she's explicitly holding back, that stops this from being a fully-fledged CurbStompBattle.
31	* DeadpanSnarker: Armani. Best exemplified by the conversation he has with Apollo in the first book about his birth about why Artemis was unaware of his (immaculate) birth.
32	-->'''Armani:''' Apollo, did Zeus ever have "{{the talk}}" with you? Do you ''know'' how babies are made and how they come out? Trust me; mothers tend to notice the second bit!
33	* DeathSeeker: Armani during the first book.
34	* {{Determinator}}: Come hell or high water, Armani will not give up when he's set on a goal.
35	* DissonantSerenity: Artemis engages in a CurbStompBattle with Ares and Aphrodite. Athena, meanwhile, stands casually by, making notes on a clipboard and chatting to the other demigods.
36	* DoggedNiceGuy: Lya, oh so much towards Armani. She's tried everything from ThroughHisStomach to ''kidnapping'' ''Creator/ChristopherWalken''.
37	* DudeWheresMyRespect: Percy is a bit miffed than Armani's never heard of him. Mostly PlayedForLaughs, though.
38	* EveryoneHasStandards: The hunters of Artemis, who hate males as a matter of principle, are shocked by how badly injured Armani is when they finally catch up to him.
39	* FearfulSymmetry: This is one of the things that tips off Armani that Selene is his counterpart.
40	* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the second book, Armani thinks that he could say, "I'm a young Irish master criminal and these are my fairy friends," and get away with it, as long as he has money to spare. Guess who shows up a couple of books later?
41	* GenderBlenderName: Armani's pet ''female'' griffin, Tim. In his defense, he was a young kid at the time.
42	* {{Hammerspace}}: Where Armani and Artemis keep their bows. Combined with [[BottomlessMagazines Bottomless Quivers]].
43	* HeroOfAnotherStory: Percy Jackson. You may have heard of him. Same with Annabeth Chase, Nico di Angelo, Chiron, etc.
44	* HotLibrarian: Lanaya, the dryad who teaches Armani English, in ''The 12 Years of Christmas'' pulls off this look quite well, thanks to her advanced age of [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld nine hundred years]] giving her the appearance of a woman in [[OlderThanTheyLook her late twenties or early thirties]].
45	* LineOfSightName: How Armani got his name.
46	-->'''Armani:''' So let me get this straight; the clothes on your back, and your toothpaste?\
47	'''Apollo:''' Umm, ''kinda'', yeah...\
48	'''Armani:''' [[SarcasmMode With all due respect, uncle,]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments you suck.]]
49	* LoopholeAbuse:
50	** When Zeus gets mad at Percy for flying in his realm, Apollo points out that Percy was driving the sun chariot, which is ''his'' realm. At another point, Poseidon is forbidden from telling Percy about the quest his friends are on...so he calls Percy on an Iris-Message and starts talking to Tyson about it while the line is open.
51	** When Athena is about to punish Armani, Aren, and Percy for breaking their vow of not interfering in past events, Hippolytus points out that the interference chronologically occurred before the vow was made, so technically they were never bound by it.
52	* ImprobableAimingSkills: Justified, as the ones who exhibit them are the twin gods of archery, Artemis' Hunters (who are blessed with superhuman aiming skills), and Armani, son of one of the above and mentored by the other.
53	* IronicEcho: At the beginning of Book 2, Artemis gets off a BlaseBoast as she says that her [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown she was "merely reprimanding Aphrodite for stepping out of line."]] At the end of the book, Apollo says the same about [[spoiler: Hades]], to whom he did the same thing.
54	* LemonyNarrator: Just as much as the novels. When he and Percy get together, this inevitably leads to a fair amount of [[SnarkToSnarkCombat mutual snarking]].
55	* LoveAtFirstSight: PlayedWith in the case of Armani and Aren. There's a bit of love magic in his system, thanks to Aphrodite-however, it takes a few books to build.
56	* MamaBear: Do not ever, EVER, attempt to harm, marry, or hide Armani Dove within the vicinity of Artemis, if you don't want to be attacked with so much force, that Athena thinks it could even destroy Zeus. It doesn't matter if you're [[LoveGoddess Aphrodite]], a clueless nymph, or even her own brother... just don't.
57	* MarriageBeforeRomance: What Lya hoped her marriage to Armani would become. Sadly for her, it doesn't work out that way.
58	* MundaneUtility: As the god of music, Apollo uses his powers to cheat while playing ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' with Armani.
59	* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: During ''Shadows of the Hunt''.
60	-->'''Armani:''' Great Lords and Ladies of your respective dominions... and Apollo.\
61	'''Apollo:''' ''Hey!''
62	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Artemis after she accidentally shoots Armani after finding out he's her son.
63	* NiceGuy: [[spoiler: Armani's father,]] Hippolytus. Literally the first thing we find out about him is that he's "pure of heart and essence."
64	* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Madonna turned Apollo down about eight years before the series. However, he promised Madonna that if she ever sang a song and called out his name, he'd answer.
65	* NoSocialSkills: Armani at first, so much that he ''strips'' right in front of some of girls in ''Shadows of the Hunt.'' [[JustifiedTrope Justified since he was raised mainly by Apollo and never really interacted with anyone his age before the camp.]]
66	-->'''Annabeth:''' Are you really that dense?\
67	'''Thalia:''' He ''is.''
68	* ObliviousToLove: [[JustifiedTrope Armani is this, given his mother is Artemis.]] Played for drama as this puts him in conflict with Aphrodite's children and later the goddess herself due to the two goddesses' clashes. It could also be attributed to his NoSocialSkills.
69	* OfficialCouple: Later on, Armani and Aren.
70	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: The first thing Armani and Selene do is to get into a fight.
71	* PrettyBoy: Armani, to the point where he's first mistaken by Annabeth as an Aphrodite kid.
72	* PsychicBlockDefense: As Armani says, when you live with a god for a decade, you learn how to do this.
73	* PopCulturedBadass:
74	** Armani, thanks to Apollo's influence, much to his dismay. He even says ''Film/TheDeerHunter'' is his favorite movie.
75	** Lya even [[InvokedTrope exploits]] the above fact and ''kidnaps'' ''Creator/ChristopherWalken'' as a present for Armani.
76	* ARareSentence: In ''Counterpart''.
77	-->'''Armani:''' What is Creator/ChristopherWalken [[ItMakesSenseInContext doing in my bed?]]
78	* SantaClaus: Appears in ''The 12 Years of Christmas'' as Armani's [[ItMakesSenseInContext mortal enemy]].
79	* SarcasmFailure: [[DeadpanSnarker Percy]] gets one of these when he finds out who Armani is.
80	* SequelHook: During the final series references to the Heroes of Olympus and the Roman half of the equation began to show up. After all as Percy himself wonders, if they were Roman, why did they end up Greek again?
81	* SeriousBusiness: Armani and Apollo argue over whether or not Apollo used his "God of Music" powers to cheat on ''Guitar Hero.'' That's not surprising. What is surprising is that they get into this argument ''in the middle of the Council of the Gods.'' Zeus is not particularly pleased.
82	* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Inevitable between Armani, Percy, and Nico. Thalia and Apollo get in on it to a certain extent, as well.
83	* SummonMagic: One of the perks of being Artemis's only child. Armani can summon animals to help him fight, and utilizes this power in ''Shadows of the Hunt'' to call in some of his mother's wolves to even the odds against the Athena kids who have him cornered.
84	* TellMeAboutMyFather: When learning that Armani was raised by Apollo himself, the sun god's children become very interested in him and follow him around. When he asks why, one of them (a little girl) asks him about Apollo. Armani chastises himself when he realizes that while he was grown up raised mainly by his uncle, his cousins before him would've given anything to spend five minutes with him. Not only does he indulge in what they want, he encourages Apollo later to spend time with his children.
85	* ThoseTwoGuys: A feminine version, with Theia and Aemilia in Book 5.
86	* ThroughHisStomach: Lya's first attempt at getting Armani to fall in love with her in the first chapter of ''Counterpart''. Unfortunately, she doesn't quite get the differences between human and tree physiologies enough for it to be successful.
87	* TrapIsTheOnlyOption: In Book 2.
88	* {{Troll}}: Dionysus doesn't say anything to Armani about the significance of Armani's hair being braided.
89	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: {{Played for laughs}} in ''The 12 Years of Christmas'' when Apollo asks an eight-year-old Armani why he's wearing the Santa hat he hates so much.
90	-->'''Armani:''' (While reading ''Literature/{{The Art of War\|SunTzu}}'') Sun Tzu says, "To know your Enemy, you must ''become'' your Enemy."\
91	'''Apollo:''' (To Lanaya) Why couldn't you have just bought him a Literature/WheresWaldo book?
92	* WellDoneSonGuy: Armani to Artemis. Beneath his massive vitriol and hate he had toward her, it all came from the insecurity that she would've never accepted him.
93	* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Apollo cites this trope almost word for word when Armani first calls him "uncle."
94	* YourDaysAreNumbered: Thanks to Midas being a bit off with his timing during Armani's conception, Armani was born with a "tear" in his body that would have killed him long ago if it weren't for Apollo, [[KickTheDog though that was intentional on Midas' part to spite the god]]. He exceeded his deadline some time before the first book, and this was what fueled his recklessness throughout. Luckily, he gets better.

Context FanFic / BrokenBow