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Okay, so here it is. An Evangelion/Warhammer 40.000 crossover.
Why, you might ask. Well, I was sitting here in front of my computer one day, surfing around on FF.net, and I realised that, sure, there are a bunch of crossovers out there, but very few of them go all the way out and really change the Eva world into something new.
And even fewer manage to go on with the angsty, pre-apocalyptic feel of the later Eva episodes (well, except Children of an Elder God, but, I mean, it's Children of an Elder God. It's H.P. Lovecraft and Chtulhu. And Eva. Really. I mean, the later episodes of CoaEG has you crying out in despair just from reading the titles. Anyway…). CoaEG aside, I couldn't think of any world you could possibly cross Eva with, and make it any darker.
Then it hit me.
The very essence of dark and gothic. Warhammer 40K.
For those familiar with Warhammer 40K fics, no, this won't be recapture of a tabletop game. It won't have a single sentence in the likes of "and then the Terminators charged the Howling Banshees" or such. It won't even star a Space Marine, believe it or not. What it will have is Eva, in the Warhammer galaxy, replacing the Christian themes of the original with Imperial ones, and moving the scene from a world recovering from Second Impact to a galaxy tethering on the brink of annihilation.
This fic will be updated every now and then, when I can get my lazy butt to write. Right now I'm planning something in the vicinity of ten chapters, but time will tell. Oh, and if someone feel like they want to pre-read this for me, please give me a holler.
- F
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For those not familiar with the world of the 41st millennia, here is given a brief description of the most important imperial organisations.
| The Adeptus Terra |, aka the Priesthood of Earth, the Adeptus.
This is the governmental body of the Imperium, ruled over by the twelve High Lords of Terra. These interpret the will of the Emperor and govern mankind in his name.
| The Adeptus Mechanicus |, aka the Priesthood of Mars, the Cult Mechanicus, the Tech-Priests.
The Mechanicus are the keepers of Imperial knowledge and guardians of the scientific secrets from the Dark Age of Technology. They deviate from imperial faith by worshiping the Machine God, but consider the Emperor to be the Omnissiah, the fount of all knowledge.
| The Adeptus Ministorum |, aka the Imperial Church, the Ecclesiarchy.
The Ecclesiarchy, so called because of its high priest, the Ecclessiarch, is a vast organisation devoted to the worship of the Emperor. They preach an unforgiving faith centred on obedience, sacrifice and human purity.
| The Adepta Sororitas |, aka the Sisters of Battle, Daughters of the Emperor.
For many millennia the Ecclesiarchy has been forbidden by the Decree Passive to have any "men under arms". Women under arms, on the other hand, is not mentioned in the Decree. The Sisters are the fanatical fighting arm of the Ministorum, their training and armament only surpassed by that of the Space Marines.
| The Adeptus Astartes |, aka the Angels of Death, the Space Marines.
Superhuman, gene-enhanced warriors, the Space Marines are the sledgehammer of the Imperium. Created by the Emperor at the dawn of the Imperium, the Space Marines were first organized into great legions, but after the Horus Heresy became split into smaller units called Chapters. Each Chapter operates more or less independent from the rest of the Imperium.
| The Adeptus Arbites |, aka the Judges, Keepers of the Book of Judgement.
Filling the small niche between the army and the assassin, the Arbites are the enforcers of imperial law. While each imperial world is expected to deal with ordinary crime on its own, the Arbites deal with such crime as heresy, disobedience, lack of faith or failing to meet imperial demands.
| The Imperial Guard |, aka the Army, the Guard.
The Imperial Guard is the regular army of the Imperium, made up of conscripts from all over the galaxy. Each imperial world is given a certain quota of guardsmen to deliver to the Guard, and whether they are recruited voluntarily or forcibly is without interest.
A note on the word "Adeptus" (fem. "Adepta"). Originally it was a title used for the Priesthood of Earth, but has over the millennia grown to be a honorary title used for most imperial organisations.
Okay, so here it is. An Evangelion/Warhammer 40.000 crossover.
Why, you might ask. Well, I was sitting here in front of my computer one day, surfing around on FF.net, and I realised that, sure, there are a bunch of crossovers out there, but very few of them go all the way out and really change the Eva world into something new.
And even fewer manage to go on with the angsty, pre-apocalyptic feel of the later Eva episodes (well, except Children of an Elder God, but, I mean, it's Children of an Elder God. It's H.P. Lovecraft and Chtulhu. And Eva. Really. I mean, the later episodes of CoaEG has you crying out in despair just from reading the titles. Anyway…). CoaEG aside, I couldn't think of any world you could possibly cross Eva with, and make it any darker.
Then it hit me.
The very essence of dark and gothic. Warhammer 40K.
For those familiar with Warhammer 40K fics, no, this won't be recapture of a tabletop game. It won't have a single sentence in the likes of "and then the Terminators charged the Howling Banshees" or such. It won't even star a Space Marine, believe it or not. What it will have is Eva, in the Warhammer galaxy, replacing the Christian themes of the original with Imperial ones, and moving the scene from a world recovering from Second Impact to a galaxy tethering on the brink of annihilation.
This fic will be updated every now and then, when I can get my lazy butt to write. Right now I'm planning something in the vicinity of ten chapters, but time will tell. Oh, and if someone feel like they want to pre-read this for me, please give me a holler.
- F
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For those not familiar with the world of the 41st millennia, here is given a brief description of the most important imperial organisations.
| The Adeptus Terra |, aka the Priesthood of Earth, the Adeptus.
This is the governmental body of the Imperium, ruled over by the twelve High Lords of Terra. These interpret the will of the Emperor and govern mankind in his name.
| The Adeptus Mechanicus |, aka the Priesthood of Mars, the Cult Mechanicus, the Tech-Priests.
The Mechanicus are the keepers of Imperial knowledge and guardians of the scientific secrets from the Dark Age of Technology. They deviate from imperial faith by worshiping the Machine God, but consider the Emperor to be the Omnissiah, the fount of all knowledge.
| The Adeptus Ministorum |, aka the Imperial Church, the Ecclesiarchy.
The Ecclesiarchy, so called because of its high priest, the Ecclessiarch, is a vast organisation devoted to the worship of the Emperor. They preach an unforgiving faith centred on obedience, sacrifice and human purity.
| The Adepta Sororitas |, aka the Sisters of Battle, Daughters of the Emperor.
For many millennia the Ecclesiarchy has been forbidden by the Decree Passive to have any "men under arms". Women under arms, on the other hand, is not mentioned in the Decree. The Sisters are the fanatical fighting arm of the Ministorum, their training and armament only surpassed by that of the Space Marines.
| The Adeptus Astartes |, aka the Angels of Death, the Space Marines.
Superhuman, gene-enhanced warriors, the Space Marines are the sledgehammer of the Imperium. Created by the Emperor at the dawn of the Imperium, the Space Marines were first organized into great legions, but after the Horus Heresy became split into smaller units called Chapters. Each Chapter operates more or less independent from the rest of the Imperium.
| The Adeptus Arbites |, aka the Judges, Keepers of the Book of Judgement.
Filling the small niche between the army and the assassin, the Arbites are the enforcers of imperial law. While each imperial world is expected to deal with ordinary crime on its own, the Arbites deal with such crime as heresy, disobedience, lack of faith or failing to meet imperial demands.
| The Imperial Guard |, aka the Army, the Guard.
The Imperial Guard is the regular army of the Imperium, made up of conscripts from all over the galaxy. Each imperial world is given a certain quota of guardsmen to deliver to the Guard, and whether they are recruited voluntarily or forcibly is without interest.
A note on the word "Adeptus" (fem. "Adepta"). Originally it was a title used for the Priesthood of Earth, but has over the millennia grown to be a honorary title used for most imperial organisations.