RE: [OOC] Concordance
01-23-2021, 06:12 PM (This post was last modified: 01-23-2021, 06:14 PM by robkelk.)
01-23-2021, 06:12 PM (This post was last modified: 01-23-2021, 06:14 PM by robkelk.)
This looks like the best place to put this... Here's a dump of the Glossary as it exists on the wiki as of this posting. I know it's missing some terms. Contains Spoilers
{{WorkingNotes}}
All Arcs. Discussion only, no story.
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Terms used in the various fica. This list includes terms that will not be introduced to ''There's Nothing Better'' before Arc 2. Terms listed in '''boldface''' in the glossary entries have glossary entries of their own.
__TOC__
==A==
;Álfr: An elf from Norse mythology.
;[[:Category:Alien|Alien]]: Characters that are Not From This Earth - or from the Earth-analogs in their home universes (Cephiro, Remnant, etc.)
;AMALGAM: An organization opposed to '''MITHRIL''' in ''Full Metal Panic!'' [[Leonard Testarossa]] is a high-ranking member of this organization. In ''There's Nothing Better'', one of the major antagonist organizations in Arc 1, and not on good terms with '''MANAGEMENT'''.
;Antiskill: In ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'', an organization in Academy City that carries out the routine police duties and "special weapons and tactics" duties of any other city's police force.
;Arbalest: [[Sousuke Sagara]]'s '''Arm Slave''', equipped with a '''Lambda Driver'''.
;Arm Slave: "AS" for short, a giant mecha from ''Full Metal Panic!''
;Aura: In ''RWBY'', a manifestation of the character's soul that can be used for protection or to manifest a '''Semblance'''.
==B==
;Black Technology: High technology in ''Full Metal Panic!'' that allows for the creation of '''Arm Slave'''s and '''Lambda Driver'''s, amongst other inventions.
;Bonta-kun: An amusement-park mascot from ''Full Metal Panic!'', co-opted by [[Sousuke Sagara]] to serve as a disguise and later a power armor shell.
;Boomer: An autonomous AI in a humaniform body, from ''Bubblegum Crisis''
==C==
;[[:Category:Celestial|Celestial]]: The non-mortals of the setting - angels and demons, megami and more. (In ''There's Nothing Better'', this specifically excludes demigods and characters of similar power levels.
;Cephiro: One of the Earth-analog planets in ''Magic Knight Rayearth''
;Chienthrope: A dog-person from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?''
;[[:Category:Clone|Clone]]: A genetic copy of another person. Depending on the source fiction, a clone might or might not have the memories of the original character, and might or might not share memories with other clones of the same original character.
;Court: "Good" fae in the ''Jack of Kinrowan'' stories - some by nature, others by choice (from the '''Host'''). Opposed to the '''Horde'''.
;[[:Category:Cyber Intelligence|Cyber Intelligence]]: Any form of non-biological intelligence.
;[[:Category:Cyborg|Cyborg]]: Characters that are part flesh and part machinery.
==D==
;Displacee: Somebody from another universe, displaced to the setting of these stories. The term in this context is original to ''There's Nothing Better''.
;Doublet: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', two Celestials, one divine and the other infernal. If one dies, so does the other - and the Doublet System is designed so that no Celestial should know who his or her doublet is. ''(Not to be confused with "Pair"}''
==E==
;[[:Category:Esper|Esper]]: Characters with "powers of the mind".
==F==
;[[:Category:Familiar|Familiar]]: Characters who in their own canon were defined primarily as supporting other characters magically.
;Faunus: A person from '''Remnant''' who has visible biological animal traits. There are various races of Faunus, including [[Velvet Scarletina|rabbit Faunus]] and [[Blake Belladonna|cat Faunus]].
;Forcelia: The Earth-analog planet in ''Rune Soldier'', ''Record of Lodoss War'', and ''Legend of Crystania''
==G==
;Ginzuishou: Usually called simply the "Silver Crystal", this relic of the Silver Millennium in ''Sailor Moon'' is linked to [[Usagi Tsukino]]'s soul and allows her to work great feats of magic when necessary.
;GrassRunner: A halfling/hobbit from '''Forcelia'''
;Grief Seed: A Witch's Soul Jar, in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''
;Grimm: Monsters from '''Remnant''' , that become more powerful when in the presence of people with negative emotions
==H==
;Horde: Evil fae in the ''Jack of Kinrowan'' stories - some by nature, others by choice (from the '''Host'''). Opposed to the '''Court'''.
;Host: Unaligned fae in the ''Jack of Kinrowan'' stories, made up of beings with free will who have not chosen to join either the '''Court''' or the '''Horde''' (including some, such as trolls, who in other works would be assumed to be evil by nature).
==J==
;Jǫtunn: A particular type of nonhuman from Norse mythology. Usually translated as "giant", but they are not necessarily giant-sized. The god Loki is a Jǫtunn.
;Judgment: In ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'', an organization in Academy City that carries out the "bylaw enforcement" and "community outreach" duties of any other city's police force, although Judgment officers have full law-enforcement powers.
==L==
;Lambda Driver: A device from ''Full Metal Panic!'' that simulates various esper abilities. Its capabilities are limited primarily by its user's imagination and it performs better the more passionate its user is; in its origin universe, it was used by the unimaginative and stoic [[Sousuke Sagara]].
;Level: A relative ranking of esper strength in ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun''. Officially, the scale runs from Level 0 (esper power present but unusable) to Level 5 (sentai-hero or four-color super power).<ref>Unofficially, there's also a Level 6, which is defined as "knowing the divine will without being divine" - it is believed that only the top-ranked Level 5, [[Accelerator]], can reach Level 6 safely, and it's been shown in canon that the third-ranked Level 5, [[Mikoto Misaka|Railgun]], can reach Level 6 but not safely.</ref> Out of over a million espers in Academy City, only seven are Level 5 as of the beginning of ''There's Nothing Better''.
;Linker Core: The name given in ''Lyrical Nanoha'' to the mystical part of a person's body that allows him or her to work magic. Different people have different colour linker cores.
==M==
;[[:Category:Mage|Mage]]: Any character that can deliberately use magic.
;Magic Circuit: The name given in ''Fate/stay night'' to the mystical part of a person's body that allows him or her to work magic. A magic circuit can be burned away (in parts) in order to force a mage's Servant to obey an order.
;[[:Category:Magical Girl|Magical Girl]]: Any female character that transforms into a different identity in order to use magic. In ''There's Nothing Better'', the transformed form is often more capable in combat than the untransformed form is; All The Tropes would call such a character a "Magical Girl Warrior".
;MANAGEMENT: A secret organization in the ''Mahoromatic'' setting that has been secretly running the world for centuries. They come into conflict with '''VESPER''' when that group discovers they want to use '''SAINT''' technology to keep their stranglehold on Earth. In ''There's Nothing Better'', not on good terms with '''AMALGAM'''.
;MITHRIL: A mercenary organization in ''Full Metal Panic!'' [[Teletha Testarossa]] is a high-ranking member of this organization.
;Mylee: God of battle from '''Forcelia'''. He often sends his priestesses<ref>Typical ''D&D'' 1e clerics with a few levels</ref> to serve Heroes during their adventures, one priestess per Hero.
==N==
;Nidhog: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', the infernal system that controls all of reality that Yggdrasil does not.
:In Norse mythology, a squirrel that lives on Yggdrasil and spreads lies, formenting discord.
==P==
;Pair: In ''Aria'', an '''Undine''' who is still learning the basics of her trade. ''(Not to be confused with "Doublet")''
;Persocom:An autonomous AI in a humaniform body, from ''Chobits''
;Prima: In ''Aria'', an '''Undine''' who is qualified to carry passengers in her gondola.
;Prum: (pronounced "Pallum") A halfling/hobbit from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?''
==R==
;Remnant: The Earth-analog planet in ''RWBY''
;Renart: A fox-person from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?''
==S==
;SAINT: An '''alien''' organization in the ''Mahoromatic'' setting that has a complicated relationship with '''VESPER'''.
;Semblance: In ''RWBY'', a unique metahuman power that draws upon the character's '''aura''' for manifestation and use.
;Single: In ''Aria'', an '''Undine''' who knows how to scull her gondola but is still learning how to interact with customers.
;Sister: In ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'', either a nun or one of [[Misaka Sisters|the first 20000 clones]] of [[Mikoto Misaka]], depending on context.
;Star Seed: The name given in ''Sailor Moon'' to the mystical part of a person's body that allows him or her to work magic (and, if female, become a Sailor Senshi). Appears to be closely connected with (if not identical to) the person's soul.
;Svartálfr: A dwarf from Norse mythology. Might or might not be smaller than human-sized.
==U==
;Ultimate Force: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', a force of nature that ensures all divine wishes are fulfilled, manipulating "luck" to remove obstacles to the fulfillemnt of wishes.
;Undine: In ''Aria'', a gondolier, (almost) always female.
==V==
;VESPER: A secret organization in the ''Mahoromatic'' setting that defends Earth from the alien invasion being staged by '''SAINT'''. They come into conflict with '''MANAGEMENT''' over fundamental differences in ethics between the two organizations.
==W==
;Werewolf: A (non-transforming) wolf-person from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'' Compare with '''Chienthrope''' and '''Renart'''
;Whispered: Somebody born on December 24 and age 16 at the beginning of ''Full Metal Panic!'' Whispered have a mental link to a "whisperer" who reveals '''Black Technology''' to them, and can also communicate mentally with each other at risk of merging their personalities together.
;Witch: A corrupted '''Magical Girl''', in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''
==Y==
;Yggdrasil: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', the divine system that controls (almost) all of reality (but see also Nidhog).
:In Norse mythology, the World Tree that supports all of the realms of the the entire universe.
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
==See Also==
* [[Sources]]
* [[Working notes for an All The Tropes page]]
{{WorkingNotes}}
All Arcs. Discussion only, no story.
----
Terms used in the various fica. This list includes terms that will not be introduced to ''There's Nothing Better'' before Arc 2. Terms listed in '''boldface''' in the glossary entries have glossary entries of their own.
__TOC__
==A==
;Álfr: An elf from Norse mythology.
;[[:Category:Alien|Alien]]: Characters that are Not From This Earth - or from the Earth-analogs in their home universes (Cephiro, Remnant, etc.)
;AMALGAM: An organization opposed to '''MITHRIL''' in ''Full Metal Panic!'' [[Leonard Testarossa]] is a high-ranking member of this organization. In ''There's Nothing Better'', one of the major antagonist organizations in Arc 1, and not on good terms with '''MANAGEMENT'''.
;Antiskill: In ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'', an organization in Academy City that carries out the routine police duties and "special weapons and tactics" duties of any other city's police force.
;Arbalest: [[Sousuke Sagara]]'s '''Arm Slave''', equipped with a '''Lambda Driver'''.
;Arm Slave: "AS" for short, a giant mecha from ''Full Metal Panic!''
;Aura: In ''RWBY'', a manifestation of the character's soul that can be used for protection or to manifest a '''Semblance'''.
==B==
;Black Technology: High technology in ''Full Metal Panic!'' that allows for the creation of '''Arm Slave'''s and '''Lambda Driver'''s, amongst other inventions.
;Bonta-kun: An amusement-park mascot from ''Full Metal Panic!'', co-opted by [[Sousuke Sagara]] to serve as a disguise and later a power armor shell.
;Boomer: An autonomous AI in a humaniform body, from ''Bubblegum Crisis''
==C==
;[[:Category:Celestial|Celestial]]: The non-mortals of the setting - angels and demons, megami and more. (In ''There's Nothing Better'', this specifically excludes demigods and characters of similar power levels.
;Cephiro: One of the Earth-analog planets in ''Magic Knight Rayearth''
;Chienthrope: A dog-person from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?''
;[[:Category:Clone|Clone]]: A genetic copy of another person. Depending on the source fiction, a clone might or might not have the memories of the original character, and might or might not share memories with other clones of the same original character.
;Court: "Good" fae in the ''Jack of Kinrowan'' stories - some by nature, others by choice (from the '''Host'''). Opposed to the '''Horde'''.
;[[:Category:Cyber Intelligence|Cyber Intelligence]]: Any form of non-biological intelligence.
;[[:Category:Cyborg|Cyborg]]: Characters that are part flesh and part machinery.
==D==
;Displacee: Somebody from another universe, displaced to the setting of these stories. The term in this context is original to ''There's Nothing Better''.
;Doublet: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', two Celestials, one divine and the other infernal. If one dies, so does the other - and the Doublet System is designed so that no Celestial should know who his or her doublet is. ''(Not to be confused with "Pair"}''
==E==
;[[:Category:Esper|Esper]]: Characters with "powers of the mind".
==F==
;[[:Category:Familiar|Familiar]]: Characters who in their own canon were defined primarily as supporting other characters magically.
;Faunus: A person from '''Remnant''' who has visible biological animal traits. There are various races of Faunus, including [[Velvet Scarletina|rabbit Faunus]] and [[Blake Belladonna|cat Faunus]].
;Forcelia: The Earth-analog planet in ''Rune Soldier'', ''Record of Lodoss War'', and ''Legend of Crystania''
==G==
;Ginzuishou: Usually called simply the "Silver Crystal", this relic of the Silver Millennium in ''Sailor Moon'' is linked to [[Usagi Tsukino]]'s soul and allows her to work great feats of magic when necessary.
;GrassRunner: A halfling/hobbit from '''Forcelia'''
;Grief Seed: A Witch's Soul Jar, in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''
;Grimm: Monsters from '''Remnant''' , that become more powerful when in the presence of people with negative emotions
==H==
;Horde: Evil fae in the ''Jack of Kinrowan'' stories - some by nature, others by choice (from the '''Host'''). Opposed to the '''Court'''.
;Host: Unaligned fae in the ''Jack of Kinrowan'' stories, made up of beings with free will who have not chosen to join either the '''Court''' or the '''Horde''' (including some, such as trolls, who in other works would be assumed to be evil by nature).
==J==
;Jǫtunn: A particular type of nonhuman from Norse mythology. Usually translated as "giant", but they are not necessarily giant-sized. The god Loki is a Jǫtunn.
;Judgment: In ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'', an organization in Academy City that carries out the "bylaw enforcement" and "community outreach" duties of any other city's police force, although Judgment officers have full law-enforcement powers.
==L==
;Lambda Driver: A device from ''Full Metal Panic!'' that simulates various esper abilities. Its capabilities are limited primarily by its user's imagination and it performs better the more passionate its user is; in its origin universe, it was used by the unimaginative and stoic [[Sousuke Sagara]].
;Level: A relative ranking of esper strength in ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun''. Officially, the scale runs from Level 0 (esper power present but unusable) to Level 5 (sentai-hero or four-color super power).<ref>Unofficially, there's also a Level 6, which is defined as "knowing the divine will without being divine" - it is believed that only the top-ranked Level 5, [[Accelerator]], can reach Level 6 safely, and it's been shown in canon that the third-ranked Level 5, [[Mikoto Misaka|Railgun]], can reach Level 6 but not safely.</ref> Out of over a million espers in Academy City, only seven are Level 5 as of the beginning of ''There's Nothing Better''.
;Linker Core: The name given in ''Lyrical Nanoha'' to the mystical part of a person's body that allows him or her to work magic. Different people have different colour linker cores.
==M==
;[[:Category:Mage|Mage]]: Any character that can deliberately use magic.
;Magic Circuit: The name given in ''Fate/stay night'' to the mystical part of a person's body that allows him or her to work magic. A magic circuit can be burned away (in parts) in order to force a mage's Servant to obey an order.
;[[:Category:Magical Girl|Magical Girl]]: Any female character that transforms into a different identity in order to use magic. In ''There's Nothing Better'', the transformed form is often more capable in combat than the untransformed form is; All The Tropes would call such a character a "Magical Girl Warrior".
;MANAGEMENT: A secret organization in the ''Mahoromatic'' setting that has been secretly running the world for centuries. They come into conflict with '''VESPER''' when that group discovers they want to use '''SAINT''' technology to keep their stranglehold on Earth. In ''There's Nothing Better'', not on good terms with '''AMALGAM'''.
;MITHRIL: A mercenary organization in ''Full Metal Panic!'' [[Teletha Testarossa]] is a high-ranking member of this organization.
;Mylee: God of battle from '''Forcelia'''. He often sends his priestesses<ref>Typical ''D&D'' 1e clerics with a few levels</ref> to serve Heroes during their adventures, one priestess per Hero.
==N==
;Nidhog: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', the infernal system that controls all of reality that Yggdrasil does not.
:In Norse mythology, a squirrel that lives on Yggdrasil and spreads lies, formenting discord.
==P==
;Pair: In ''Aria'', an '''Undine''' who is still learning the basics of her trade. ''(Not to be confused with "Doublet")''
;Persocom:An autonomous AI in a humaniform body, from ''Chobits''
;Prima: In ''Aria'', an '''Undine''' who is qualified to carry passengers in her gondola.
;Prum: (pronounced "Pallum") A halfling/hobbit from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?''
==R==
;Remnant: The Earth-analog planet in ''RWBY''
;Renart: A fox-person from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?''
==S==
;SAINT: An '''alien''' organization in the ''Mahoromatic'' setting that has a complicated relationship with '''VESPER'''.
;Semblance: In ''RWBY'', a unique metahuman power that draws upon the character's '''aura''' for manifestation and use.
;Single: In ''Aria'', an '''Undine''' who knows how to scull her gondola but is still learning how to interact with customers.
;Sister: In ''A Certain Magical Index'' and ''A Certain Scientific Railgun'', either a nun or one of [[Misaka Sisters|the first 20000 clones]] of [[Mikoto Misaka]], depending on context.
;Star Seed: The name given in ''Sailor Moon'' to the mystical part of a person's body that allows him or her to work magic (and, if female, become a Sailor Senshi). Appears to be closely connected with (if not identical to) the person's soul.
;Svartálfr: A dwarf from Norse mythology. Might or might not be smaller than human-sized.
==U==
;Ultimate Force: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', a force of nature that ensures all divine wishes are fulfilled, manipulating "luck" to remove obstacles to the fulfillemnt of wishes.
;Undine: In ''Aria'', a gondolier, (almost) always female.
==V==
;VESPER: A secret organization in the ''Mahoromatic'' setting that defends Earth from the alien invasion being staged by '''SAINT'''. They come into conflict with '''MANAGEMENT''' over fundamental differences in ethics between the two organizations.
==W==
;Werewolf: A (non-transforming) wolf-person from ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'' Compare with '''Chienthrope''' and '''Renart'''
;Whispered: Somebody born on December 24 and age 16 at the beginning of ''Full Metal Panic!'' Whispered have a mental link to a "whisperer" who reveals '''Black Technology''' to them, and can also communicate mentally with each other at risk of merging their personalities together.
;Witch: A corrupted '''Magical Girl''', in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''
==Y==
;Yggdrasil: In ''Ah! My Goddess'', the divine system that controls (almost) all of reality (but see also Nidhog).
:In Norse mythology, the World Tree that supports all of the realms of the the entire universe.
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
==See Also==
* [[Sources]]
* [[Working notes for an All The Tropes page]]
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown