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{{quote|You are a [[Magical Girl]].
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[[4chan]] has these things called Quest threads. Quest Threads started on /tg/, but now Quest Threads have their own board. It's (kind of like) a game, where OP<ref>Original Poster, the person who started a thread</ref> is the [[Game Master]] and the other people on the thread try to pick what the character does. Either by picking from the options OP provided or coming up with their own. OP is then free to do whatever he likes, but hopefully goes with the answer that has the most support. There aren't inherently any real game mechanics, so it might be somewhat comparable to a [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] type of thing.
''[[Magical Girl Noir Quest]]'' (here after will be referred to as MGNQ) has an OP that goes by the alias "Deculture" (Occasionally "Protoculture", e.g. thread 85 . Deculture is often referred to as "Decu"). MGNQ is primarily based off [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]] and
In MGNQ, for most threads, the protagonist is Homura (often referred to as Chiaki or Murderface). Some of the posts, particularly those not by Deculture, are NSFW. Deculture's posts are a rather reliable source of entertainment and the posts they are responding give context that make them easier to understand. Other posts are both less reliable and arguably less important (but might be necessary to get some of the jokes that Deculture slips in).
If viewed as a story, then only Deculture's posts and the posts he is responding to really count. This is a rather easy mindset to adopt if you binge the archives as (for the most part) they are the ones of any story consequence and it significantly cuts down on time. If quest threads are viewed more like a game that people participated in, then there is possible merit to the other posts counting too, regardless of if it impacted the story.
If you want to read it [https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Quest:Magical_Girl_Noir_Quest#Threads here you go]. Unfortunately, a lot of the links in replies are kinda dead. If the image thumbnails arn't working in a thread, you can try finding the same thread here [https://warosu.org/tg/] assuming it was made on /tg/ and not /qst/ (although this method isn't perfect, e.g. trying this doesn't get you all of thread 206)
{{tropelist|Tropes that Deculture made and posts he replied too. Also canon Write Ups}}
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Chiaki isn't ''always'' the protagonist. Playing as Kyubey
* [[Aggressive Negotiations]]: Malal, Kharn’s aide, repeatedly stated that meeting with the 3rd officio was walking into a trap. In the actual meeting, after both sides refused to budge, at least on the issue of handing over Mami, the leader of the 3rd officio revealed her weapon. Then then still no budging. Then Kharn contacted her incubator, verbally told him that she was going to kill everyone in the building [presumably excluding her retinue], without so much as excusing herself or keeping her voice down. {{spoiler|And then they did (assuming everyone in the building was on that floor)}}.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Deculture didn’t offer this, and when someone proposed it as a substitute chimney, and it got support, Deculture broke character to make it clear that they thought it was a stupid idea, but still rolled with it because it was christmas.
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* [[Amnesiac Hero]]: Well, Amnesiac protagonist at the very least. Murderface in fact has amnesia multiple times.
* [[Annoying Laugh]]: Midori's laugh is presumably normal, usually. But one time Faust did something that Midori would have normally just found amusing and laughed. However Midori is terrified of Faust, and the laughing came out as gasping. Pinky did not enjoy that laughter.
* [[Anti-Magic]]: Culexus. They also make Magical Girls sick when they are around them. The ninth officio puts them in suits that dampens the effects, but also increases their lifespan and gives them more control over their abilities. Even so, even when they wear the suits, they still often make Magical Girls near them queasy. That said, Culexus can do magic things other than anti-magic (like predict the future). Silent Rooms to a large extent disable magic while they are on. One of them has had it's effect's potency compared to a typical Culexus, which suggests parallels in effect. However, a silent room has also been used to repress a Culexus's [[Power Incontinence]] (And it's not clear that Culexus's are particularly harmful to other culexus).
* [[Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?]]:
* [[Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?]]: Some no name rank and file Venenum thought Chiaki was asking for a kiss. Chiaki at this point wields a ridiculous amount of authority and the Venenum was quite possibly obliged to indulge Chiaki. The Venenum was even in a relationship! This power imbalance was probably to the Venenum's liking as it gave her an excuse for doing something sexual with someone that wasn't her partner. To her disappointment, Chiaki shoved her away. Chiaki was just asking for water.▼
** NECO expected Chiaki to force her to "apologize with [her] body", and took offense when Chiaki rejected the guess.
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* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: When Chiaki decides to dual wield gold weapons first time (that are not a pair), she was expecting her to gain some attribute she affiliated with Kharn. The last possibility was getting an "irritating" russian accent.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: Not strictly the case, but not entirely averted either. In regular Officios<ref>Perhaps specialist ones like the Thirteenth are an exception</ref>, in order to be eligible for the position of Warmaster, the Magical Girl has to be among the most powerful in the Officio. Similarly Rank Leaders (of combat ranks at least) are among the most powerful Magical Girls in their Officio of that rank. Despite Kyoko's combat prowess, she wasn't much of a contender for Rank Leader because she isn't necessarily the sharpest knife in the drawer, it doesn't help much that she is implied to have more observant than she lets people pick up on (keeping your merit hidden from even your boss is a good way to not get promoted). {{spoiler|It's not clear this is entirely true as Kyoko is acting Rank Leader, kinda (She kinda has the job, but isn't doing it because she is on a low key mission). Maybe her time as the Warmaster's aide had something to do with it}}
* [[Badass Crew]]: Kharn with her 2 person retinue: Malal and Murderface. Together they decimated the 3rd officio.
* [[Bastard Girlfriend]]: Presumably this is what Midori was going for with the character Murder Mayumi. Wendy doesn't see the appeal, [[Or So I Heard|not that she would know from reading it first hand]].
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* [[Break Them by Talking]]: Midori got a violent Kharn's attention by slapping her twice, and then made Kharn withdraw by [[The Reason You Suck Speech|chewing her out]].
* [[Bring My Brown Pants]]: Some executive wets himself when Chiaki is questioning him and his coworkers.
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Sayaka doesn't like Kirishima Ruri after meeting her. She warms back up to Ruri though.▼
* [[Call a Human a Meatbag]]: Barbra does this, except it refers to "unaugmented Magical Girls" not humans.
* [[Call Back]]: Meta example. See [[Rouge Angles of Satin]] entry
* [[Cargo Ship]]: Wendy and some of the
* [[Chainsaw Good]]: Kharn’s weapon
* [[Colonel Kilgore]]: Kharn wanted a war. She thought it would be fun. Also add some history to the city that would be inevitably devastated in the crossfire. She didn’t want one enough to ask her boss. That is until felt she had a good reason too at least. At which point she was chomping at the bit (to be fair, once she had a reason, the war was the means, not the ends).
* [[Colossus Climb]]: Chiaki did this in the Akashic Realm.
* [[Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are]]:
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Pinky doesn't see any difference between eating Magical Girls and eating animals
{{quote|What, did you suddenly turn into a fucking VEGAN on me or something? Is fresh meat too good for you? Do we have to have a discussion about the food's FEELINGS?}}
* [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]]: Kharn’s retinue was able to wipe out the 98 members of the 3rd officio without too much trouble. The last 2 members present put up more of a fight. Also there was the time Girl-A killed 21 Eversors. Also there was the time Matsuda went into Akashic Realm with some of her strongest subordinates.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: Actually not played for laughs. See [[Death Notification]].
* [[Cooldown Hug]]: Midori has done this at least twice in the quest. Pinky was the recipient of one. Chiaki was a recipient of the other.
* [[Cultural Translation]]: Wendy states that this was poorly and needlessly done with the english translation of MM X MM.
* [[Cut Himself Shaving]]: Misaka claimed that she fell down stairs after she was in Siberia.
* [[Deadly Euphemism]]:
** Giving a person a "vindicare makeover" seems to mean shooting that person, perhaps with additional constraints such as it being a headshot or in the face. A magical girl might be able to survive this if her soul gem is unharmed.
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* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: Chiaki Matsuda objects to being called by her past names or alternate names. The strength of her objection depends on the name she is being called and who is saying it. She ''really'' wanted to object to Hazuki calling her Nameless One, but she was too paralyzed with fear. She seems particularly opposed to "Nameless One" and "Akemi Homura". She probably hates being called that even more than being called Ol Noodles.
* [[Doomed by Canon]]: We already know some of the deaths of the Walpurgisnacht arc by the times it happens.
* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: Kyuubey sometimes makes jokes. Typically these jokes arn't funny. Towards the beginning of thread 242 he makes a joke that makes Chiaki upset.
* [[Everyone Is Gay]]: Did you expect any different from something that used PMMM as it's base source material? There is one female character who is in a relationship with a guy, and this character has, in no uncertain terms, had a ton of lesbian sex. Sayaka is implied to still have made her wish to benefit Kyosuke, but she is obviously in a relationship with Kyoko. And as for background characters, there is a yuri doujinshi that is very popular inside the company the protagonist works for. And that's not even touching how many named female characters are pining after the protagonist (who is of course also a female). Mami (a character of non-trivial prominence) was mentioned to be in a relationship in a flashback, but the gender was left unspecified, and this ''potential'' straightness has caused some bickering in the non-main posts. Guys for their part seem to be straight, but they hardly show up. Presumably averted with Heartcatch squad.
* [[
* [[Fake-Out Fade-Out]]: In thread 51, Deculture, or possibly a fake, says that he/she is done for this session. Then we get more Deculture posts in the thread. Also thread 54 (Deculture’s name is spelled wrong).
* [[Faking the Dead]]: Kharn tries to fake Girl-A's death by claiming she executed her, have Malal register Girl A as dead, give her a haircut, and a new name. She then recruits this "new" Magical Girl. When Kyuubi inquires about the "new recruit" with an uncanny resemblance to Girl A, Kharn refused to explicitly say that Girl-A's death was faked, but does say:
{{quote|I have high hopes for our new recruit. Call it a hunch, but she seems like she could take on three eversor squads solo if she felt so inclined.}}
* [[False Reassurance]]: Cavefish tries to reassure Alondight that a particular type of teleporter accident is unlikely on the grounds that the teleporter they are using never had that type of accident before. When asked how big this record is, we get the disturbingly small sample size of "twice".
* [[Fantastic Arousal]]:
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* [[Human Sacrifice]]: Wendy sacrificed a girl in front of an audience.
* [[Impossibly Graceful Giant]]: the giant demon in the Akashic Realm.
* [[I Need You Stronger]]: Supposedly Pinky thinks that Chiaki gathering all 20 of the golden weapons will make Chiaki a small challenge, but still weak enough
* [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals]]: There is some iDOLM@STER crossover. When Hibiki and Kyoko meet, Yuma notes how similar they are. Which makes sense since one is practically (or actually) an [[Expy]] of the other.
* [[In Love with Your Carnage]]: Part of Wendy's affection towards Chiaki is like this. Killing itself isn't anything special to Wendy. But to Wendy, Chiaki has some sort of special touch that resonates with her. Worth noting, it might be a stretch to call Chiaki a "good character".
* [[Kangaroo Court]]: Mami calls her trial a farce. She also said she did what she was accused of, that she'd do it again, that the judge knew she did it, and that they should abandon the veneer of the process being a legal proceeding and just kill her already.
* [[Kick the Morality Pet]]: Kharn attacked Malal when she tried to interfere with Kharn's attempt to die trying to kill Murderface.
* [[Kneecapping]]: Chiaki does this a bit.
* [[Like a Badass Out of Hell]]: Malal had a [[Teleporter Accident]] that would have left her in [[Hyperspace Is a Scary Place|what has been described as hell]], and she teleported out under her own power.
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:[[Saved by Canon|Of course since it's a flashback, we already know the world ''didn't'' end]]. Kinda dampens the bleakness.
:* To a Liter extent, the rest of the work is this, or at least has it as a backdrop. It is arguably a PMMM fanfic after all.
* [[Marshmallow Dream]]: We don't exactly know what was going on in Kyoko's head at the time, but Sayaka did wake up
{{quote|with a half-asleep Kyoko chewing on [Sayaka's] hair.}}
Considering what was in Sayaka's hair, it is very possible that Kyoko was thinking about eating marshmallows.
* [[Merry Christmas in Gotham|Merry MAXIMUM CHRISTMAS in Gotham]]
* [[Mind Rape]]:
** Yuma searching through Girl A's mind was described as a highly invasive crime of such magnitude that making appropriate amends was impossible.
** TTO answered a subordinate's question by telepathically "forcing the truth" into her. Said subordinate begged for mercy and cried [[Tears of Blood]] (admittedly, tears being made of blood might not be too unusual for witches).
** {{spoiler|Malal imposing amnesia on the Nameless One}} was very traumatic. We don't see know how much she suffers ''during'' the process itself (if at all), but the aftermath
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Mami tipped Kirika off. Not only did this almost cost her friends their lives, but they didn’t tell Kyubey where the leak was even though they knew (to protect Mami). As a result, as a precautionary measure, Kyubey had the courier service he’d been using to the sword. Specifically Sayaka’s sword.
* [[Nonchalant Dodge]]: Chiaki has done this against Yuma, a Malal imagination clone thing, and a Giant. Admittedly Chiaki was struck by a follow up attack in the Yuma case.
* [[Nonverbal Miscommunication]]: If Chiaki's request for water after she was 'quarantined' is anything to go by, she is probably awful at charades.
* [[No Range Like Point-Blank Range]]: Chiaki punched a giant in the eye while wielding a gun in that hand. And then she unloaded her entire magazine into it's head, with her gun in it's head. It's not exactly clear that this was necessary.
* [[Or So I Heard]]: Wendy reads MM x MM, but she claims otherwise.
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** Mami's golden musket uses ''Soul Gems'' as ammo.
** Akuma Homura's wings use souls of the damned as fuel.
* [[Power Crutch]]: See Power Limiter
* [[Power of Hate]]: If someone inflicts an injury infused with an intense amount of hate, the victim will have a hard time regenerating from it. Kirika's was so intense that even Kyuubey couldn't get Kyoko to regenerate up a new eye. Also this is why the Clara Dolls are afraid of golden weapons. Vessels of the Blessed Lady and Golden Weapons seem to be the only things that can permanently harm them. And the reason for this is the intense hatred the Blessed Lady has for Homura, who they are strongly affiliated with.
* [[Power Limiter]]: A Culexus suit lengthens their lifespan and suppress's their abilities. It also let's them focus their abilities. Sabrina who is a [[Walking Wasteland]] has had her involuntary abilities that are still somewhat active even in a silent room has been compared to a Culexus and eventually her Officio reached out to the 9th which then helped by supplying her a specially modified Culexus suit.
* [[Produce Pelting]]: Part of Noriko's show is getting tomato's thrown at her.
* [[Punishment Detail]]: With the [[Death Notification]] example, Chiaki said she was giving them their first mission.
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* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: Deculture made a typo where Sayaka pulled "a sword from the depths of her cake.". Almost certainly a typo for cape, as there was no indication up to that point Sayaka even had a cake. Someone made this fan art [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/21309791/images/1351370044608.jpg]. This later got multiple call backs, the first of which was in the [[Christmas Special]] as an option for a gift for Sayaka was:
{{quote|[]A cake. To pull swords out of. Or eat. She can be strange with cakes.}}
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* [[Sliding Scale of Free Will Versus Fate]]: One character said that prophecies can be defied, but what it takes to defy the prophecy is not consistent. If that character is right, then where a prophecy is on the scale is not universal throughout the work (although some like [[You Can't Fight Fate]] are never the case).
* [[Smoking Hot Sex]]: In Midori’s dojinshi. Chiaki, a heavy smoker, finds her stand in doing this after sex poor taste.
* [[Switching POV]]: During "Smash and Grab" the players played as Sayaka, Kyoko, and Chiaki.
* [[Sword and Gun]]: Chiaki did this in the Akashic Realm.
* [[Take That, Audience!]]:
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* [[Unequal Pairing]]:
** Midori and Chiaki. Chiaki's authority over Midori is such that she has a kill switch she can use to kill Midori whenever she chooses.
** Sayaka and Kyoko, in this case they were presumably equal in the officio hierarchy, but during the quest Sayaka became the boss of all Eversors in the 9th (including Kyoko). That (kinda) didn't last long because shortly thereafter got they each received a promotion, in which Kyoko became Chiaki's aide and Sayaka became Chiaki's Equerry. So while Sayaka
** Enyo was in love with Raleigh (her commander) and said she was going to confess. That was in a flashback and (as of this writing) their current relationship status hasn't been mentioned.
* [[Wacky Cravings]]: After Kharn gets pregnant she craves weird things, like raw bear meat. Also [[Played With]]: She cites craving orange juice with coffee ''no sugar no vodka'' as strange.
▲* [[Weirdness Censor]]: Despite Magical Girls basically working for [[Private Military Contractors]] (that typically don't wage war, instead they do things like act as body guards and carry out assassinations) and having information about them on the internet, most people don't realize Magical Girls are a thing. Kyuubey used to have [[Killed to Uphold the Masquerade|witnesses assassinated]], but then he stopped doing this when he realized that he didn't need to because nobody took the witnesses seriously. Iori ''despite having Chiaki as a bodyguard'' didn't know she was actually a Magical Girl (until hostilities broke out) and thought Chiaki was just wearing a weird uniform.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]: Kyuubey assumed MM X MM (which has porn in it) was for children because
{{quote|Such books are only meant for the consumption of those much too young to absorb and appreciate proper literary prose, aren't they? I mean, look at them - each page is wrought with exagerrated art! Not enough words in it to form even a single paragraph - just dialogue, nothing else!}}
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* [[Changing Clothes Is a Free Action]]: An anonymous artist (maybe more, but the art style is pretty consistent) posts comics. Sometimes these comics feature NiceHatGuy. NiceHatGuy in these comics is always wearing a hat, and each panel he is in features a different hat.
* [[Expressive Mask]]: Kind of. Wendy's mask in [[Dan Kim|Dan's]] artwork is consistent with Wendy's emotions, even if the mask isn't covering Wendy's face.
* [[The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You]]: [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/34317475/images/1408737177200.gif]
* [[Grand Tabletop Rules List]]:
** Rule 0
{{quote|People are actually considering stuff that I myself missed!|Deculture}}
::Also a player may consider 'would Decu taking this possibility into account allow for a better story'?
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* [[Virgin Sacrifice]]: anon 20866598 ’s post
* [[We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties]]: As a result of Deculture's seemingly chronic weather induced internet problems, someone made this [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/25733104/images/1372613130790.jpg]
{{Tropelist|Q&A stuff ([[Word of God]], but Decu is free to change his mind, it's not in the canon work proper)}}
* [[Humanity Is Infectious]]: Kyuubey is considered insane by his brothers. Decu stated that Kyuubey thinks more like a human because he is more hands on in running his officio than most his brothers [https://ask.fm/Deculture/answers/150826376884].
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