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* As Danny's human friends Tucker and Sam are [[BaseBreakingCharacter exceptionally contentious characters]] and the plots involving them generally considered pretty uninteresting compared to the ghost happenings, there exist quite a few pics where [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure their friendship with Danny ends due to a misunderstanding]] and he embraces the ghost side of himself full-time, often falling for one of the ghost women such as the aforementioned Ember. It's about 50-50 whether he ends up forgiving them by the end.

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* As Danny's human friends Tucker and Sam are [[BaseBreakingCharacter exceptionally contentious characters]] and the plots involving them generally considered pretty uninteresting compared to the ghost happenings, there exist quite a few pics fics where [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure their friendship with Danny ends due to a misunderstanding]] and he embraces the ghost side of himself full-time, often falling for one of the ghost women such as the aforementioned Ember. It's about 50-50 whether he ends up forgiving them by the end.

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* Some of the most popular fic's revolve around Danny unknowingly becoming the new ghost king after beating Pariah Dark. Can deals with him being summoned to reminiscing about his annoyance appertaining to the Observants. Amajority of these fic's also include:
** If it's a {{Crossover}} of some sort then it's usually the villains or cultists who summon him but occasionally heroes do too.
*** Danny complains about how many annoying and inconvenient it is to be summoned at randomly all the time.
*** The summoner in question is usually trying to summon Pariah Dark and is understandably shocked to see a 14-16 year old kid instead. Danny writes their confusion off as claiming to be the ghost king's secretary to help hide his identity. After all, the ghost king can't just show up willy-nilly to ever summoning right?
** If it's not a {{Crossover}} then the stories usually about the coronation.
*** Danny's always a ReluctantRuler and often complains about the job title. In fic's you'll often find him saying "No" before giving in later willingly or not.
*** Often deals in Outsider POV's of the characters reaction concerning finding out Danny's the new ghost king- his parents, Valerie etc.
*** Sometimes it'll deal with ghost politics and WorldBuilding with Danny actually trying to improve the ghost zone.
* Fic's where Clockwork doesn't save Danny's family and friends at the Nasty Burger explosion and he has to deal with the grief of losing his loved ones without turning into Dark Dan. These fic's sometimes involve moving in with Vlad or meeting characters from different fandoms.
* [[TheReveal Reveal!]] fic's are very popular and can range from being depressing, cracky, or serious ones that delve into the consequences of people knowing Danny's identity.
* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where Danny dies and becomes a ghost completely. Can happen in any number of ways but it's usually by some kind of accident, murder, or where something went wrong with the ghost portal and it killed him instead of turning him half ghost.
* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where the GIW gets a hold of Danny who has zero qualms about torture or [[UnwittingTestSubject human experimentation.]] Some people take it a step further and bring one of Danny's worse nightmares to life by having Maddie be the one holding the scalpel. These type of fic's almost always cross in NightmareFuel territory and has Danny either trying to cope with his trauma during the story or at the end.

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* Some A great many fics involve the return of [[FutureMeScaresMe Dark Danny]]. This is largely due to [[EnsembleDarkhorse his immense popularity]] as one of the most show's best villains, and because his episode ended on a SequelHook that was never followed up on due to the show's cancellation. What he does in these fics varies from story to story: sometimes he gets shipped, other times he gets "redeemed," but he usually goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* Fics that diverge from the events of ''The Ultimate Enemy'', where Danny still manages to defeat Dark Danny, but the latter still succeeds in killing Danny's family and friends due to Clockwork not intervening to save them. As such, Danny must live on alone, but armed with the knowledge of what created Dark Danny, works to avoid the same mistakes. This usually involves him never going to Vlad, instead moving in with another student (usually Valerie) and trying to recover from the traumatic event.
* "Reveal fics" where somebody, usually Danny's parents, discover that he is half-ghost are pretty common.
** There are two main varieties when it comes to Danny's parents. The first usually has Danny having to save their lives, exposing himself in the process. The second, known in-fandom as "dissection fics", appropriately have his parents capture him and attempt to dissect/torture/kill him before the reveal is made, hence the nickname. Depending on [[DarkFic how dark the story in question is]], the reveal only occurs during or after vivisection.
*** Often tied up with the second variant are fics where Jack and Maddie Fenton get [[WhatTheHellHero called]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech out]] for their approach to ghosts being unscientific. Given that they pride themselves as scientists, it almost always triggers a MyGodWhatHaveIDone out of them to realize how much harm their biases have caused, especially to their own son.
** Reveal fics focusing on other characters are more likely to have other plots, such as Mr. Lancer's concern for his mysteriously troubled student leading him to discover the truth, or one or all of Danny's classmates getting trapped somewhere with him until he has to use his powers in front of them.
* As the ghosts are, well, ghosts, many fanfics deal with their lives as humans and their premature deaths. [[EnsembleDarkhorse Ember]] in particular has ''a lot'' of these, with many being some level of SongFic using lyrics from "Remember".
* There are many {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s and {{Dark Fic}}s that explore how being a half-ghost takes a mental toll on Danny. This can be anything from depression, to SelfHarm, or [[DrivenToSuicide suicidal tendencies]].
* It's pretty common to see fics detailing what happened in the first month after Danny got his powers, since the show doesn't.
** Similarly, there are multiple fics that explore the circumstances and aftermath of the original accident, since the show doesn't show much of it in its original context.
* There are also many fics which explore the nature of ghosts (either through the lens of Danny's ghostly nature or not), their society, and/or the Ghost Zone.
* As Danny's human friends Tucker and Sam are [[BaseBreakingCharacter exceptionally contentious characters]] and the plots involving them generally considered pretty uninteresting compared to the ghost happenings, there exist quite a few pics where [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure their friendship with Danny ends due to a misunderstanding]] and he embraces the ghost side of himself full-time, often falling for one of the ghost women such as the aforementioned Ember. It's about 50-50 whether he ends up forgiving them by the end.
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*** Danny complains about how many annoying and inconvenient it is to be summoned at randomly all the time.
*** The summoner in question is usually trying to summon Pariah Dark and is understandably shocked to see a 14-16 year old kid instead. Danny writes will try to write their confusion off as claiming to be the ghost king's Ghost King's secretary to help hide his identity. After all, the ghost king can't just show up willy-nilly to ever summoning right?
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friends and family as well.
** Explorations of
ghost politics and WorldBuilding with Danny actually trying to improve the ghost zone.
* Fic's where Clockwork doesn't save Danny's family and friends at the Nasty Burger explosion and he has to deal with the grief of losing
Ghost Zone in his loved ones without turning into Dark Dan. These fic's sometimes involve moving in with Vlad or meeting characters from different fandoms.
* [[TheReveal Reveal!]] fic's are very popular and can range from being depressing, cracky, or serious ones that delve into the consequences of people knowing Danny's identity.
new position.
* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] AUs]] where Danny dies and becomes a ghost completely. Can happen in any number of ways ways, but it's usually by some kind of accident, murder, or where something went wrong with the ghost portal and it outright killed him instead of turning him half ghost.
half-ghost.
* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] Stories where the GIW gets finally get a hold of Danny who has and, even with the revelation that he's half-human, zero qualms about torture or [[UnwittingTestSubject human experimentation.]] Some people take it a step further and bring one of Danny's worse nightmares to life by having Maddie be the one holding the scalpel. These type of fic's almost always cross in NightmareFuel territory and has Danny either trying to cope with his trauma during the story or at the end.]]
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*** Danny's always a ReluctantRuler and often complains about the job title. In fic's you'll often find him saying "No" before giving in later on.

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*** Danny's always a ReluctantRuler and often complains about the job title. In fic's you'll often find him saying "No" before giving in later on.willingly or not.

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*** Danny is always a ReluctantRuler and often complains about it

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*** Sometimes it'll deal with ghost politics and WorldBuilding with Danny actually trying to improve the ghost zone.

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* Some of the most popular fic's revolve around Danny getting summoned due to unknowingly becoming the new ghost king after beating Pariah Dark. A majority of these fic's include:
** Being a {{Crossover}} of some sort and it's usually the villains who summon him and if it's not then it deals with Danny's coronation.
** Danny complains about how many annoying and inconvenient it is to be summoned at randomly all the time.
** The summoner in question is usually trying to summon Pariah Dark and is understandably shocked to see a 14-16 year old kid instead. Danny writes their confusion off as claiming to be the ghost king's secretary to help hide his identity. After all, the ghost king can't just show up willy-nilly to ever summoning right?

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* Some of the most popular fic's revolve around Danny getting summoned due to unknowingly becoming the new ghost king after beating Pariah Dark. A majority Can deals with him being summoned to reminiscing about his annoyance appertaining to the Observants. Amajority of these fic's also include:
** Being If it's a {{Crossover}} of some sort and then it's usually the villains or cultists who summon him and if it's not then it deals with Danny's coronation.
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but occasionally heroes do too.
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Danny complains about how many annoying and inconvenient it is to be summoned at randomly all the time.
** *** The summoner in question is usually trying to summon Pariah Dark and is understandably shocked to see a 14-16 year old kid instead. Danny writes their confusion off as claiming to be the ghost king's secretary to help hide his identity. After all, the ghost king can't just show up willy-nilly to ever summoning right?right?
** If it's not a {{Crossover}} then the stories usually about the coronation.
*** Danny is always a ReluctantRuler and often complains about it
*** Often deals in Outsider POV's of the characters reaction concerning finding out Danny's the new ghost king- his parents, Valerie etc.
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* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where the GIW gets a hold of Danny who has zero qualms about torture or [[UnwittingTestSubject human experimentation.]] Some people take it a step further and bring one of Danny's worse nightmares to life by having Maddie be the one holding the scalpel. These type of fic's almost always cross in NightmareFuel territory and has Danny either trying to cope with his trauma in the story or at the end.

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* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where the GIW gets a hold of Danny who has zero qualms about torture or [[UnwittingTestSubject human experimentation.]] Some people take it a step further and bring one of Danny's worse nightmares to life by having Maddie be the one holding the scalpel. These type of fic's almost always cross in NightmareFuel territory and has Danny either trying to cope with his trauma in during the story or at the end.
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* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where the GIW gets a hold of Danny who has zero qualms about torture or [[Unwitting Test Subject human experimentation.]] Some people take it a step further and bring one of Danny's worse nightmares to life by having Maddie be the one holding the scalpel. These type of fic's almost always cross in NightmareFuel territory and has Danny either trying to cope with his trauma in the story or at the end.

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* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where the GIW gets a hold of Danny who has zero qualms about torture or [[Unwitting Test Subject [[UnwittingTestSubject human experimentation.]] Some people take it a step further and bring one of Danny's worse nightmares to life by having Maddie be the one holding the scalpel. These type of fic's almost always cross in NightmareFuel territory and has Danny either trying to cope with his trauma in the story or at the end.
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* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where Danny dies and becomes a ghost completely. Can happen in any number of ways but it's usually by some kind of accident, murder, or where something went wrong with the ghost portal and it killed him instead of turning him half ghost.

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* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where Danny dies and becomes a ghost completely. Can happen in any number of ways but it's usually by some kind of accident, murder, or where something went wrong with the ghost portal and it killed him instead of turning him half ghost.ghost.
* [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where the GIW gets a hold of Danny who has zero qualms about torture or [[Unwitting Test Subject human experimentation.]] Some people take it a step further and bring one of Danny's worse nightmares to life by having Maddie be the one holding the scalpel. These type of fic's almost always cross in NightmareFuel territory and has Danny either trying to cope with his trauma in the story or at the end.
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* Some of the most popular fic's revolve around Danny getting summoned due to unknowingly becoming the new ghost king after beating Pariah Dark. ''A lot'' of these fic's include:
** It's almost always a {{Crossover}} of some sort and it's usually the villains who summon him.

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* Some of the most popular fic's revolve around Danny getting summoned due to unknowingly becoming the new ghost king after beating Pariah Dark. ''A lot'' A majority of these fic's include:
** It's almost always Being a {{Crossover}} of some sort and it's usually the villains who summon him.him and if it's not then it deals with Danny's coronation.
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* AU's where Danny dies and becomes a ghost completely. Can happen in any number of ways but it's usually by some kind of accident, murder, or where something went wrong with the ghost portal and it killed him instead of turning him half ghost.

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* AU's [[AlternateUniverse AU's]] where Danny dies and becomes a ghost completely. Can happen in any number of ways but it's usually by some kind of accident, murder, or where something went wrong with the ghost portal and it killed him instead of turning him half ghost.

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* [[TheReveal Reveal!]]Fic's are very popular and can range from being depressing, cracky, or serious ones that delve into the consequences of people knowing Danny's identity.

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* [[TheReveal Reveal!]]Fic's Reveal!]] fic's are very popular and can range from being depressing, cracky, or serious ones that delve into the consequences of people knowing Danny's identity.identity.
* AU's where Danny dies and becomes a ghost completely. Can happen in any number of ways but it's usually by some kind of accident, murder, or where something went wrong with the ghost portal and it killed him instead of turning him half ghost.
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* Fic's where Clockwork doesn't save Danny's family and friends at the Nasty Burger explosion and he has to deal with the grief of losing his loved ones without turning into Dark Dan. These fic's sometimes involve moving in with Vlad or meeting characters from different fandoms.

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* Fic's where Clockwork doesn't save Danny's family and friends at the Nasty Burger explosion and he has to deal with the grief of losing his loved ones without turning into Dark Dan. These fic's sometimes involve moving in with Vlad or meeting characters from different fandoms.fandoms.
* [[TheReveal Reveal!]]Fic's are very popular and can range from being depressing, cracky, or serious ones that delve into the consequences of people knowing Danny's identity.
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** The summoner in question is usually trying to summon Pariah Dark and is understandably shocked to see a 14-16 year old kid instead. Danny writes their confusion off as claiming to be the ghost king's secretary instead. After all, the ghost king can't just show up willy-nilly to ever summoning right?

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** The summoner in question is usually trying to summon Pariah Dark and is understandably shocked to see a 14-16 year old kid instead. Danny writes their confusion off as claiming to be the ghost king's secretary instead.to help hide his identity. After all, the ghost king can't just show up willy-nilly to ever summoning right?
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* Some of the most popular fic's revolve around Danny getting summoned due to unknowingly becoming the new ghost king after beating Pariah Dark. ''A lot'' of these fic's include:
** It's almost always a {{Crossover}} of some sort and it's usually the villains who summon him.
** Danny complains about how many annoying and inconvenient it is to be summoned at randomly all the time.
** The summoner in question is usually trying to summon Pariah Dark and is understandably shocked to see a 14-16 year old kid instead. Danny writes their confusion off as claiming to be the ghost king's secretary instead. After all, the ghost king can't just show up willy-nilly to ever summoning right?
* Fic's where Clockwork doesn't save Danny's family and friends at the Nasty Burger explosion and he has to deal with the grief of losing his loved ones without turning into Dark Dan. These fic's sometimes involve moving in with Vlad or meeting characters from different fandoms.

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