Line #74 Fanfic/ProjectBluefield


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''This...is more than just our stories.'']]
3	''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/584602 Project Bluefield]]'' is a [[SeriesFic series]] of [[{{Postmodernism}} postmodern]] MassiveMultiplayerCrossover [[FanFic fanfiction]] stories by author Tropers/ZeroSeventeenBluefield. It follows a group of world-hoppers known as Zeros, as they travel between worlds and record their stories.
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5	Originally started on [=FanFiction.Net=], the series is also being posted on Archive of Our Own ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/584602 here]]''.
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7	!!Premise:
8
9	''Project Bluefield'' follows [[OriginalGeneration the Zeros]], a group of mysterious, [[TheGreatestStoryNeverTold nonexistent]] [[DimensionalTraveler world-hoppers]]. They have two main goals: record the stories of the various worlds in TheMultiverse, and [[HunterOfMonsters hunt down]] [[TheHeartless the Umbral Forms]] that invade and ravage said worlds.
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11	The first Protagonist's story begins in [[TheNewTens the year 2010]], when [[ClaimedByTheSupernatural another normal human being from Earth is chosen to become a Zero.]] This "nonexistent individual"--who now goes by 017 "Bluefield"--soon finds himself thrust into an ongoing hunt for monsters that pose a threat to reality.
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13	There are two general arcs of stories: those set between 2010 and 2012, and those set after 2012. Those stories are further split into two parts: ''Fighting For Nothing'', which follows the main story, and ''Talking About Anything'', which are collections of side stories and vignettes. However, the author is currently releasing the stories in AnachronicOrder, starting within the more-recent "a.2012" range.
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15	!!Stories:
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17	* '''2010 through 2012''':
18	** 2010 > ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''
19	** 2011 > ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta2''
20	** 2012 > ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''
21	* '''a.12 (after 2012)''':
22	** 2014 > ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault''
23	** 2014 > ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''
24	*** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8541169 Fighting For Nothing]]''
25	*** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8534920 Talking About Anything]]''
26	** 2015 > ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''
27	** 2016 > ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation''
28	*** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8562733 Talking About Anything]]''
29	%%* '''Other Works''':
30	%%** The "// side stories" [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1455118 sub-series]].
31	%%** ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9001192/chapters/20554357 I Will Change]]'', a sequel to the ''[[Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo ME!ME!ME!]]'' music video, told from Shu's perspective and featuring the Ashen Wolves as side characters.
32	%%** Two "audio plays". One is a version of the drabble "[[https://youtu.be/u2ofqNbeXCg Two Blades]]", casting the author as Blu and LetsPlay/LetsDubProject voice actor [=ActorsAllusion=] as Lon'qu. The second is an original script titled "[[https://youtu.be/uPKQVIPGUdk Post-Scuffle]]", this time with ''[=LDP=]'' voice actress Chulacabra portraying Nowi.
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34	!!Here's what we know about the tropes that apply to this series so far:
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36	[[foldercontrol]]
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38	[[folder:Tropes A-C]]
39	* ADayInTheLimelight: The ''Talking About Anything'' fics tend to do this.
40	* ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll: The Ashen Wolves pull this with a concert in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Ylisstol]], performing songs like "Stardust" by [=FreQuency=] (one of the many awesome tracks from the ''AwesomeMusic/ArmoredCore'' series).
41	* AProtagonistShallLeadThem: SubvertedTrope. Neither Bluefield nor Trey take the lead for their fellow Zeros.
42	%% * AboveTheInfluence
43	* [[spoiler:AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength]]
44	* AfterActionPatchup: Kyoku gives one to [[TheProudElite Maribelle]] after the latter takes a nasty blow to the head in a skirmish.
45	* AlienSky: Discussed. In [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Ylisse]], Trey talks with Frederick about how the night sky of this world differs from the last one.
46	* AllThereInTheManual: Well, the Zeros' bios are, at least. Any humans, Shells, and Immortals and so forth don't have that. Yet.
47	* AlmightyJanitor: The Zeros.
48	* AloneInACrowd: Dreyza takes a rest in Ylisse, and observing the Ylisseans passing by.
49	* AllThereInTheManual: The essential information about the (plot-relevant) Zeros is usually put in footnotes on the first chapter. [[FigureItOutYourself This wasn't the case, initially.]]
50	* TheAlliance: In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'', this is "The Coalition", which consists of the royal families of Hoshido and Nohr [[spoiler:working alongside the Shell Armed Forces to suppress the Kingdom of Valla]].
51	* AlternateContinuity:
52	** Confirmed with ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'', which is an alternate version of the ''[[EarnYourHappyEnding Revelation]]'' route.
53	%% * AlwaysABiggerFish
54	%% * AlwaysWithYou
55	%% * AmbitionIsEvil
56	* [[spoiler:AnArmAndALeg: The character Skelena loses one of her legs to an Umbral-possessed Risen.]]
57	* AnachronicOrder: To the n-th degree. The author began publishing stories in the "after 2012" (also known as "a.12") arc, jumping around afterwards. Also, the ''Talking About Anything'' fics follow a more disparate "scene"-based storytelling style, a basic idea that the author got from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkIKbTiuJ9A this video]] by WebAnimation/ExtraCredits.
58	* AnnualTitle: ''Project Bluefield 2010'', etc.
59	%% * ArcNumber:
60	%% * ArtificialLimbs:
61	* AuthorAvatar:
62	** Bluefield serves as one for the author. Maybe.
63	** During ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', the character Skelena serves as one to fellow writer smileplease91, the creator of the drabble collection "Fanfic/ADayInTheLifeSmileplease91".
64	* BeneathNotice: The Zeros to normal people.
65	* BerserkButton:
66	** ''Never'' be a threat to Bluefield's friends.
67	** Kyoku will give you a verbal dressing-down if you nag him like a kid. Poor [[OlderThanTheyLook Nowi]] found this out the hard way.
68	* [[BewareTheQuietOnes Beware the Quiet Zeros]]
69	* BigBrotherMentor: 017 "Bluefield", to the Ashen Wolves.
70	* BlackAndGrayMorality: The Zeros aren't exactly good people (hell, [[{{Unperson}} they aren't even]] ''[[{{Unperson}} people]]''); but they are the only things that can give humanity a fighting chance against the Umbrals and Lumenals.
71	* BleepDammit: If a swear word isn't replaced, this usually happens instead.
72	* BodyMotifs:
73	** Heads, faces, and eyes.
74	* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Inigo and Bluefield, sorta. When Inigo tries to flirt with yet another woman, Blu responds by grabbing the ChivalrousPervert by the ear and dragging him away, saying, "[[BrutalHonesty You're not a very bright individual]], [[WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} are you]]?"
75	* BondCreatures: The Immortals grant their bestial powers to Zeros via a contract. This allows the Zero to take on the physical form and abilities of that Immortal. For example: Bluefield's contract with Endragon grants him [[{{Weredragon}} a dragon body that he can change to]], either completely or partially.
76	* BondingOverMissingParents: Trey and Sakura share a scene (and some soda) in which they talk about their respective siblings, Natalise and Kamui.
77	* TheBrigadier: Bernadette "Burna" Lamprecht, a staff sergeant in the Shell Armed Forces.
78	* BrotherSisterTeam: Bluefield and Dreyza.
79	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Endra, Endragon's human female form, is a fiery-red-haired lady who wears a black hoodie coat. And usually does menial stuff. Like cooking.
80	* ButIDigress: Predictably, the Zeros tend to go off on tangents before stopping and getting back to the story of whatever they were talking about.
81	* CallBack + CallForward:
82	** In [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8534920/chapters/20374441 "Disability and Royalty"]], while talking to Cynthia, Alexis mentions meeting [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething two other princesses]] in the past, thanks to Bluefield. One was the "leader in [[LaResistance a rebellion against a usurper]]", and the other was a "part of a strike force against hostile invaders". It's possible that he is referring to Zephie of ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta2'' and Melia of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', respectively.
83	** In [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8562733/chapters/27856122 "An Old Friend"]], Selena notices Trey's new hairclip. In the footnotes, Endra mentions that it came from [[VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX New Los Angeles]].
84	* CamelCase: A common naming scheme used for weapons and other important objects (e.g. the [=ZeroSword=], the [[ClingyMacGuffin ZeroDrive]]).
85	* [[CelibateHero Celibate Zero]]: None of the Ashen Wolves seem to be interested in a relationship...that isn't with non-Zeros.
86	* ChildSoldiers: [[spoiler:In the [[OpeningNarration introduction]] to ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11722338/1/ Fighting For Nothing - FEA]]'', Trey reveals that this is what he, Dreyza, Vespyr, and Kyoku were intended to become by an unknown party. Then Bluefield showed up, breaking them out and killing the people running the facility on-site.]]
87	* CityOnTheWater: There are two of these in [[EldritchLocation the astral plane]] of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation''.
88	** Fort Devas, Prince Kamui's "My Castle".
89	** [[TitleDrop Deva Station]], a Shell Armed Forces offshore platform.
90	* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: This is usually how the Zeros are chosen. Bluefield wasn't an exception.
91	* ClingyMacGuffin: The [=ZeroDrive=], a device that every Zero has clamped onto their wrist. And won't come off. [[spoiler:Then again, would you be foolish enough to disconnect yourself from your "life support"?]]
92	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}:
93	** The Umbral Forms. Here's a few examples…
94	-->'''''"LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET!"'''''\
95	'''''"--FREAKOUTTAHERERIGHTNOW—"'''''
96	* [[CodeName Code Names]]: All Zeros possess a code name.
97	* ColorMotifs: Bluefield's is the color #005075. No, seriously.
98	* ContentWarnings: The documents often start off with one.
99	* ContrivedCoincidence: A DiscussedTrope, from Saizo's perspective.
100	-->'''Saizo''': "First, strange creatures begin indiscriminately attacking innocent people. Then a strange man appears, offering his expertise on the matter to Lady Mikoto. Finally, after a series of events, her son is finally returned to Hoshido—with another foreigner tagging along. Considering everything that followed, it's strange that a group of outsiders would be interested in our world's affairs."
101	* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: A whole series of 'em!
102	* CoolBigBro: Dreyza certainly sees Bluefield as this.
103	* CoolBoat: Deva Station, an SAF military outpost that doubles as a mobile offshore platform.
104	* CrazyCulturalComparison: The Hoshidans and Nohrians are quite taken aback by the Ashen Wolves and the Shell Armed Forces soldiers--not just by their weapons, but everything else.
105	* CrazyEnoughToWork: Bluefield managed to use a cave-in in a way that Prince Kamui hadn't expected. [[NoodleIncident We have yet to see what happened, exactly.]]
106	* CreatureHunterOrganization: The Zeros.
107	%% * CrypticBackgroundReference
108	* CynicismCatalyst: The [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Byakuya and Anya campaigns]].
109	* CypherLanguage: Occasionally, ''hexadecimal code'' is used for messages inserted between and at the end of drabbles.
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111	[[/folder]]
112	[[folder:Tropes D-F]]
113	* DarkAndTroubledPast: The Ashen Wolves seem to have these. Bluefield suffers from some form of PTSD due to a past event, and the other Wolves…[[ChildSoldiers well.]]
114	* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening their time in Ylisse]], the Ashen Wolves' time in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Hoshido and Nohr]] is far rougher. They're noticeably yet only somewhat more moodier, foul-mouthed, and violent. Considering the fact that they had previously dealt with [[CynicismCatalyst the Byakuya and Anya campaigns]], this is understandable.
115	* DimensionalTraveler: The Zeros.
116	* DiseaseBleach: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Kamui]] suffered this after Queen Mikoto's death and his subsequent first transformation into his dragon form.
117	* DismissingACompliment: One of the Zeros' defining behavioral traits.
118	%% * DisturbingStatistic
119	%% * DontAskJustRun
120	* DramatisPersonae: Well, [[ZigZaggedTrope kind of.]] It lists some of the [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] who appear in the story.
121	* DubNameChange: ZigZaggedTrope.
122	** For ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', the Avatar of the Byakuya and Anya campaigns is named Corrin, while the Avatar of ''FEF: Devastation'' is named Kamui.
123	* DuringTheWar: The stories pertaining to [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening the wars of the Ylissean "period"]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates the Hoshido-Nohrian War]]. Ostensibly to be covered: [[VideoGame/MagnaCarta2 the Lanzheim Civil War]].
124	%% * EasyLogistics
125	* EldritchLocation: The Astral Plane in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation''.
126	* EnemyMine: "[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8562733/chapters/26715660 Trust Issues, Naturally]]" shows that Saizo doesn't trust the Zeros or the Shell Armed Forces--less so than Kamui. Justifiably so, as Dreyza points out:
127	-->I mean, ''you'' try interfering with a decisive battle, thus becoming a fellow fugitive of Hoshidan and Nohrian royalty.
128	* FamilyEyeResemblance: Bluefield and Dreyza share the same brown eye and [[MagicalEye blue-turns-red eye]]. The difference is, Blu's normal eye is his left, whilst Dreyza's is her right eye.
129	* FateWorseThanDeath: Being a Zero is this, thought it's not stated ''why'' that is.
130	-->"I wouldn't wish [=anyOne=] to be a child soldier. But I absolutely wouldn't wish my worst enemy to be a Zero. I know Bluefield wouldn't."
131	* FigureItOutYourself: The author's general attitude towards the audience.
132	%% * FireOfComfort
133	%% * Foil: In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'', the Ashen Wolves serve as a group of foils to the royal families of Hoshido and Nohr:
134	%% ** While Ryoma and Xander are future leaders to their kingdoms, Bluefield is not a leader at all.
135	%% * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Bluefield and Dreyza serve as a rather [[DownplayedTrope downplayed example of this trope]].
136	* FootnoteFever: Almost every chapter is suffixed by a series of footnotes pertaining to what was mentioned in the chapter, be it obscure references or just downright inane comments and [[NonSequitur non-sequiturs]].
137	%% * ForgottenFallenFriend
138	* FourLinesAllWaiting: Given that only one person is writing something so ridiculously huge, this is inescapable.
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140	[[/folder]]
141	[[folder:Tropes G-M]]
142	* GenreBusting: A fanfic that features modern-day protagonists in not-so-modern-day settings, SliceOfLife-esque vignettes, unsettling original monsters, and MindScrew in various shades (with FigureItOutYourself being unhelpfully prevalent).
143	** Despite being described as a "MassiveMultiplayerCrossover" fan fic, ''Project Bluefield'' [[DownplayedTrope downplays this to "one main story at a time"]]. Onto the "fan fic" part, the main focus is actually on the author's OriginalCharacter cast, rather than the stories of other works.
144	* GoingNative: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. 5 years into the "job", Bluefield still tends to listen to his [=iPod=] or play on his handheld console.
145	* GoodGuyBar:
146	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'' has one in the form of the Mess Hall at Fort Devas.
147	* GoshDangItToHeck: PlayedWith. The Ashen Wolves do tend to use profanity such as "shit" and "bastard", but they also replace the F-word with "freak".
148	** Vespyr and Kyoku tend to use "bollards" instead of "bollocks".
149	* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Due to their fundamental nature, [[{{Unperson}} Zeros are forgotten whenever they depart from the worlds they visit]]. No exceptions. [[FridgeHorror There are implications that this is for the best.]]
150	* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: PlayedStraight with Bluefield, Chisari, Trey, and Vespyr. [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Natalise, Olivier, Kyoku, and Dreyza.
151	* HappilyAdopted: Trey, Dreyza, Vespyr, and Kyoku; all of whom have been adopted by Miriam.
152	* TheHeartless: The Umbral Forms, and their counterparts, the [[LightIsNotGood Lumenal Forms]].
153	%% * HehHehYouSaidX
154	* HiddenAgendaHero:
155	** In the ''Fire Emblem Fates: Devastation'' arc, The Ashen Wolves and Misfit Squad are this to the Hoshidan and Nohrian royalty, especially to Kamui and Azura. They have experience from previously following the Byakuya and Anya campaigns, but they can't reveal anything learned from them until both countries' armies are united and reach Valla before the passageway closes. Further enforced by Azura's warning about speaking the name of Valla outside of that kingdom. The result is that most of the army finds their presence in this war extremely suspicious.
156	%% * [[spoiler:HumanOutsideAlienInside]]
157	* [[HumanWeapon (non-)Human Weapon]]: Zeros have a great deal more in "natural weaponary" than the average human being. Abilities include, but are not limited to: [[{{Hammerspace}} storing their weapons inside of their body parts]], such as the head or the heart; the ability to shift their perception; the ability to transform into a monster based on a mythical creature.
158	* HumanoidAbomination: Despite appearing human, Zeros are essentially "freaks of nature" that shouldn't exist, yet do.
159	* HunterOfMonsters: The Zeros, primarily of the Umbral Forms.
160	* HyperlinkStory: Has some toned-down shades of this.
161	* ImpartialPurposeDrivenFaction: The Zeros.
162	* InsistentTerminology: Don't call the Immortals "gods". [[BerserkButton Like, ever.]]
163	** ''Project Bluefield'' also features a variation: in the Zeros' records, they capitalize the "O" in words like "anyone" and "everyone", which results in things like "[=anyOne=]" and "[=everyOne=]". This seems downright bizarre, at first glance…until the Zero equivalents, such as "[=anyZero=]" and "[=everyZero=]", turn up. This detail should tip off some of the more perceptive readers that something is off about the Zeros…
164	* [[spoiler:IJustWantToBeNormal: PlayedWith. Bluefield doesn't like being a Zero, but he doesn't want others getting involved in his dangerous business any longer than necessary.]]
165	* [[spoiler:InSpiteOfANail: The Zeros' presence doesn't seem to be altering events very much. Even a military outpost appearing does little to diverge the events.]]
166	* {{Weredragon}}: By nature of [[LiminalBeing their existence]], Bluefield and Dreyza can transform into dragons.
167	%% * IntriguedByHumanity
168	* ItsPersonal:
169	** The Ashen Wolves are more emotionally invested in seeing Kamui unite his family during the ''Fire Emblem Fates: Devastation'', after witnessing the ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' campaigns end with tragedies. Vaire, for their part, has not intervened in the Wolves' meddling, though they are not happy with the Zeros acting like this.
170	* JigsawPuzzlePlot: Comes with the anthology-esque nature of the more laid-back ''Talking About Anything'' fics.
171	* KnightInSourArmor: Bluefield and Kyoku.
172	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: What happens to people's memories of the Zeros--and anything related to them--when they depart.
173	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Happens in the footnotes at times.
174	%% * LetMeTellYouAStory
175	* LightIsNotGood: The Lumenal Forms.
176	* LikeASonToMe:
177	** Endra treats [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Lilith and Camilla]] almost as if they were her own children.
178	%% * LikeRealityUnlessNoted
179	* LiminalBeing: The Zeros, though it is not stated ''why'', exactly. [[HumanoidAbomination Yet.]]
180	* LockedIntoStrangeness:
181	** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'', Prince Kamui had black hair to match that of his mother, Queen Mikoto. After her death and his subsequent first transformation into his dragon form, Kamui's hair starts growing out as silver-white, likely a result of the trauma.
182	* LockedOutOfTheLoop:
183	** Much like the Avatar and Azura in the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates original game's third route]], Misfit Squad and the Ashen Wolves are forced to work under the aggravating restrictions of [[BrownNote the Vallite speak-not curse]]. Doubly so for the Zeros: they have no idea how the curse could potentially kill them, [[spoiler:or [=anyOne=] who hears them say it.]]
184	* LovecraftianSuperpower: Storing weapons within their physical forms counts for the Zeros.
185	* LuckyCharmsTitle: Yes, ''a.12'' is indeed meant to have an "a." prefixing the year, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin to represent it as being set after the year 2012.]]
186	* MagicalEye: Bluefield and Dreyza both possess one unnaturally blue eye, which can shift to [[RedEyesTakeWarning red under certain circumstances]].
187	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: [[DownplayedTrope Albeit one that takes it one world at a time.]]
188	%% * MayanDoomsday: Hinted to be part of the timeline in some way, though exactly ''how'' is unknown. Whatever it was, it is likely connected to the Zeros being decimated to just [[SoleSurvivor Bluefield]].
189	* MeaningfulName:
190	** The Ashen Wolves. After whatever [[NoodleIncident terrible event]] leveled the Zeros to one rookie, the name seems to come from the other four Zeros--Trey, Dreyza, Vespyr, and Kyoku--seem to have come from their "elder siblings" in some way.
191	* MentorOccupationalHazard: {{Averted}} with [[BigBrotherMentor Bluefield]], who is still active and alive by ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation''. However, his mentors--the past Zeros--have not escaped this fate.
192	* MildlyMilitary: Kamui's army in ''Fire Emblem Fates: Devastation'', especially in the beginning.
193	* MilitaryScienceFiction: ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'', which brings a "modern military" against the Kingdom of Valla.
194	%% * AMillionIsAStatistic
195	* MindScrew: The series shows some shades of this so far.
196	* MistakenNationality:
197	** ''Fire Emblem Fates'': Kyoku is sometimes mistaken as a Hoshidan due to him being based on Chisari, who was Japanese.
198	%% * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal
199	* ModifiedClone: [[spoiler:Trey, Dreyza, Kyoku, and Vespyr's real selves were created from the Zeros' genetic information by [[MysteriousBacker Vaire]], in [[GodzillaThreshold the event of the Zeros being almost wiped out by an undisclosed event]].]]
200	%% * MugglesDoItBetter: Even the Zeros will use humanmade weaponry from the present day if it's appropriate for the situation.
201	* TheMultiverse: ''Project Bluefield'' revolves around a group of "people" travelling between a bunch of different worlds and dimensions to do their work.
202	* MundaneMadeAwesome: The Ashen Wolves perform a concert in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Ylisse]]. A concert with holographic light shows!
203	** When playing Stardust by [=FreQuency=], two giant creatures--a dragon and a humanoid--made of stardust fight, with the dragon throwing the giant into the air and blowing it up with a stardust attack, before roaring and exploding itself.
204	* MundaneUtility:
205	** Trey at one point is asked to demonstrate the Glint Scythe's ability to reap crops. Of course, given Trey's PowerIncontinence, [[SubvertedTrope it doesn't work out]].
206	* MysteriousBacker: Vaire, an apparition of [[CreepyTwins creepy twin siblings]].
207	** By ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'', the relations between Vaire and the Wolves have become strained. At one point, Blu even tells Vaire to "[[PrecisionFStrike freak off]]".
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209	[[/folder]]
210	[[folder:Tropes N-S]]
211	* NarrativeFiligree: The Zeros' journal entries tend to include the sort of details that don't necessarily "advance the plot".
212	* TheNewTens: Currently, ''Project Bluefield'''s bulk of "known records" is set between 2010 (the year Blu became a Zero) and 2017.
213	* NewMeat:
214	** In ''a.12'': Dreyza, Trey, Vespyr, and Kyoku. Trey moreso than the others.
215	* NoLastNameGiven: The Zeros (of course, that's a given).
216	* NoPlaceForMeThere: The Zeros don't get to stick around once their job is done. [[ButNowIMustGo They have to leave.]]
217	* OddballInTheSeries: Meta-textually, ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta2''. Most of the games currently listed above are critically acclaimed. This one, on the other hand, has only received a middling reception.
218	* OmniscientDatabase: Vaire. Maybe.
219	* OnlineAlias: How Bluefield and Skelena identify each other when the latter is found in Ylisse.
220	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: None of the Zeros are identified by their real names. Sames goes for many other characters, including Immortals.
221	* OntologicalMystery: Certainly carries some shades of this, both for the characters and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the readers.]]
222	* OpeningNarration: Clearly intended for the ''Fighting For Nothing'' fics.
223	* OriginalCharacter: Many--and not just the Zeros.
224	** OriginalGeneration: The Zeros.
225	* OrphanedPunchline: One of Endra's life experiences involved a horse, apparently. [[ItMakesSenseInContext Fortunately, there were apples.]]
226	* OutsideContextProblem: The Zeros and their enemies.
227	* OurMonstersAreWeird: Humanoid monsters with asphalt for heads? Goop that can mimic peoples voices? Yeah, the Umbral Forms are rather...unusual. [[spoiler:That says nothing for the Zeros, however.]]
228	%% * PainfulTransformation
229	* PaintingTheMedium: ''Project Bluefield'''s narrative--the Zeros' journal entries--are portrayed in digital text document form, which feature redactions and glitches. Emphasized in the Archive of Our Own versions, which take advantage of Cascading Style Sheets and images.
230	* PhysicalGod: The Immortals. Just…don't ''call'' them gods.
231	** [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Endragon]], Immortal of the End.
232	** [[TheGrimReaper Skulden]], Immortal of Death.
233	* PlayerVersusPlayer: InUniverse examples.
234	** The Arena of Fort Devas.
235	* PlotBasedVoiceCancellation
236	* PocketDimension: The Astral Plane of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation''.
237	* PosthumousCharacter: 013 "Natalise", 015 "Chisari", and 016 "Olivear", to name none.
238	* {{Postmodernism}}: The Records don't seem to follow the classical narrative structure--certainly not the case in the ''Talking About Anything'' fics.
239	* ProstheticLimbReveal: One SAF doctor reveals to [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Princess Sakura]] her prosthetic leg, a result of an Umbral attacking from behind.
240	* ProtagonistTitle: ''Project Bluefield'', for 017 "Bluefield". However, for ''Project Bluefield a.12'', this becomes an ArtifactTitle, as 013-R "Trey" takes center stage as the protagonist.
241	* ProudToBeAGeek: In their bios, the Ashen Wolves are stated to like anime and video games, among other things.
242	* RapidFireNo: Inigo fires these off when Vespyr moves to [[ItMakesSenseInContext pull out her Glint Magnum while having coffee.]]
243	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Endragon is approximately 6.5 billion years old. In a variation, she's not afraid to admit her age--[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall even to the audience]].
244	%% * RealSongThemeTune
245	* RealWorldEpisode:
246	** [[spoiler:A variation with "[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8562733/chapters/20102485 Hot Dogs for Lunch]]", in which Bluefield [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin buys a hot dog]]. For [[UnexpectedCharacter Queen Mikoto]]. At [[MindScrew a Costco food court]].]]
247	** [[spoiler:Another one in "[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8562733/chapters/25439376 Preparing for the Four of Deaths]]", which place in a Japanese shopping center, in which Mikoto comes across ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead 4'', and Bluefield obliges in letting her play.]]
248	** [[spoiler:"[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8562733/chapters/29403663 That's Not What We're Dealing With, Your Majesty]]" features ''Film/{{Inception}}''--and Mikoto reacting to the ending the same way everyone who watched it did.]]
249	* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Used in dialogue ''and'' narration.
250	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Bluefield and Burna.
251	%% * {{Reconstruction}}
252	* RecurringDreams:
253	** Bluefield has one where he is stuck at the bottom of a massive river, with the weapons of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX his]] [[VideoGame/MagnaCarta2 past]] [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 friends]] all [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice piercing his heart and fastening him to the riverbed]].
254	** Trey has one, too, though the details are currently unknown.
255	* RecursiveFanfiction: The ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation'' stories are set in an AlternateContinuity of fellow writer Creator/TheApocryphalOne's ''Unexplored Chronicles'' series--specifically, ''FanFic/TheInvisiblePrincess'' and ''FanFic/TheLostKing''. (''Project Bluefield's'' WordOfGod says that ''FanFic/FireEmblemFatesAftermath'' may not occur--certainly not in the same way as the original.)
256	* RhymesOnADime: Yeah, it happens. [[PlayedWith In the narration, at least.]]
257	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Zeros have more respect for royals who take an active role in battle.
258	* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: ZigZaggedTrope. The Zeros' various natural abilities are coupled with their [[{{Unperson}} inability to remain in history and peoples' memory]]. As such, some of their more heinous actions can wind up attributed to a complete innocent, and no amount of evidence (or further actions, for that matter) from the Zeros can save them.
259	%% * SaveTheDayTurnAway: ZigZaggedTrope.
260	* ScrapbookStory: A collection of journal entries from different characters, as well as transcripts and other elements.
261	* SecretWar: One is going on between the Zeros and the Umbral Forms, as well as against the Lumenal Forms.
262	* SeinfeldianConversation: More prominent while ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Talking About]] [[TitleDrop Anything]]''.
263	* SetSwordsToStun: In Fort Devas' Arena.
264	%%* SequelSeries: ''Project Bluefield a.12''.
265	* ShellShockedVeteran:
266	** 017 "Bluefield".
267	** [=SSgt.=] Bernadette "Burna" Lamprecht, of the Shell Armed Forces.
268	* ShoutOut: See ''[[ShoutOut/ProjectBluefield here]]'' for a working list of them.
269	* SiblingYinYang: [[TheMentor Bluefield]] and [[TheLeader Dreyza]].
270	%% * SnicketWarningLabel
271	* TheSpook: The Zeros.
272	* SpotlightStealingSquad: DefiedTrope. The Zeros are not and will never be part of any history, and they have accepted it.
273	* TheStoryteller: The Ashen Wolves often talk about their past adventures to other characters.
274	* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: One of the Zeros' behavioral traits.
275	* SuperWristGadget: The [=ZeroDrivers=].
276	* SwallowedWhole: Dreyza's dragon, [=GreyScale=], does this to her briefly.
277	* SwitchingPOV: Mainly between Bluefield and his teammates. Occasionally, non-Zeros will get their own journal entries--including the Immortals.
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279	[[/folder]]
280	[[folder:Tropes T-Z]]
281	* TakeAThirdOption: Bluefield--and by extension, his teammates--usually choose this.
282	%% * TakeThat
283	* TaughtByExperience: The Zeros.
284	%% * TemporalMutability
285	%% * TheStationsOfTheCanon
286	* ThemeNaming: Aside of the "-R" suffixed to their numbers, the Ashen Wolves (sans Bluefield) have the letter "Y" in their names.
287	* ThirdOptionAdaptation:
288	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' arc: ''Devastation'' is the ''Revelation'' route, with the Ashen Wolves and Misfit Squad's knowledge of the ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' routes (referred to as the Byakuya and Anya campaigns, respectively).
289	%% * ThisIsGonnaSuck:
290	* ThisIsMyBoomstick + MundaneObjectAmazement:
291	** PlayedWith in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates: Devastation''.
292	*** In the drabble [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12000939/7/ "Thou Shalt Not Wield [=LMGs=] (right now)"]], Vespyr shows Takumi how to wield an [=M249=] light machine gun. After having him shoot paper targets and Faceless holograms, Takumi puts the [=M249=] down, just telling Vespyr that he's glad that the Zeros aren't the real enemy.
293	*** [[spoiler:In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12000939/10/ Hot Dogs for Lunch]]", Bluefield buys one for Queen Mikoto, who hesitantly eats it. Mikoto herself is wearing modern-day winter clothing.]]
294	*** [[spoiler:In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12000939/20/ Preparing for the Four of Deaths]]", Mikoto notices the arcade game ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead 4'', which she chooses to play. Blu obliges her, while noting that one of the monsters who appear on-screen (specifically, Justice, the first boss) looks similar to the Faceless.]]
295	%% * ThisLoserIsYou: Bluefield.
296	* TimeMaster: The Ashen Wolves possess this to varying degrees, with Bluefield possessing the ability to "[[FlashStep rush through]] [[TimeStandsStill time]]".
297	%% * [[spoiler:TimeTravelTenseTrouble]]
298	%% * [[spoiler:TimeyWimeyBall]]
299	* TitleIn: How the Zeros' journal entries usually begin.
300	* TookALevelInKindness: For ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', the character Selena has her ''{{Tsundere}}'' nature changed, making her more mature and confident than how she is originally portrayed. WordOfGod states that Selena ([[spoiler:or Severa]]) is not a good example of a ''tsundere'' character, so he aimed to correct that.
301	* TransformationTrinket: The [=ZeroDrive=].
302	* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The SAF offshore platform Deva Station and its crew count.
303	* UnexpectedCharacter:
304	** [[spoiler:In ''Fire Emblem Fates: Devastation'', Queen Mikoto of Hoshido. She and Blu appear together in the drabble "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12000939/10/ Hot Dogs for Lunch]]" of ''TAA - FEF:D''.]]
305	* UnknownCharacter:
306	** For starters, there's Zeros numbered 1 through 12, and Zero number 14.
307	* UnspokenPlanGuarantee:
308	** PlayedForLaughs in regards to [[spoiler:Prince Kamui's surprise birthday party.]]
309	* UrbanFantasy
310	* VirtualSoundtrack: Occasionally, the chapters will call for music to be played in the background, such as works by Music/YokoKanno.
311	* VoluntaryShapeshifting:
312	** The Zeros can do this, usually with the Immortal they have a contract with. For example, Bluefield has a contract with Endragon, and thus has the ability to transform into a dragon.
313	** The Immortals possess this ability as well. Endragon, for example, can shift between a massive dragon and a 20-something year old female human.
314	* WarFic: ''Fire Emblem Fates: Devastation''.
315	* WarIsHell: A theme in ''Fire Emblem Fates: Devastation''.
316	* WeirdnessCensor: Why regular people seem to ignore the Zeros: they are barely aware of their presence.
317	* {{Weredragon}}: Endragon[=/=]Endra, Bluefield, and Dreyza all possess dragon forms that they can switch to at will.
318	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: One of the overarching themes of ''Project Bluefield''--specifically, where on the scale the Zeros are.
319	* WhatsUpKingDude: As demonstrated by "Self-Deprication and A Loaf of Bread", the Zeros appear to have an alarming degree of access to Prince Kamui. Then again, Kamui ''is'' [[FugitiveArc in the middle of being a fugitive]], so...
320	* WithUsOrAgainstUs: The Zeros ''don't'' like this logical fallacy.
321	* WorldBuilding: Both in the main story and drabbles, and in their footnotes.
322	%% * TheWorldIsJustAwesome
323	* YearX: "a.2012".
324	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Prince Kamui assures Bluefield of this in the ''Fire Emblem Fates: Devastation'' drabble "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12000939/2/ Self-Deprication and A Loaf of Bread]]", much to Blu's embarassment.
325	* YouAreNumberSix: Zeros have a set of numbers followed by a chosen name. Trey, Dreyza, Vespyr, and Kyoku have this taken one further, with a "-R" appended to the number.
326	* YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith: To varying degrees.
327	* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Kyoku had this attitude towards Bluefield, who survived while Chisari did not. This resentment has since subsided.
328	* YouSquared: Dreyza [[DiscussedTrope brings this up]]:
329	-->In retrospect, on that day in Ylisstol, I should have seen it coming again.\
330	…The event that usually precedes the ''AHHHH!-You're-''THAT''-guy!'' moment, I mean.
331	%% * YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou
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