History Fanfic / WatchingAmphibia

The redux would undergo an unannounced [[SeriesHiatus hiatus]] starting in late July of 2023, with comments on the Discord server indicating that all have been preoccupied with work and suffering writer's block, with beckettlovescastlealways now acting as the defacto lead writer, and all three struggling with how to move forward and contemplating [[AbortedArc scrapping certain elements]]. As a result, blc would state that, until they can deal with their own workload and unless someone else could offer assistance, the fic would be made dormant.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37300564/chapters/99536313 As of June 19, 2022]], randombiwriter ceased writing involvement due to creative burnout but would end up handing the story to authors [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Marcanne4Life/pseuds/Marcanne4Life Marcanne4Life]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/beckettlovescastlealways/pseuds/beckettlovescastlealways beckettlovescastlealways]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Deadeyerob/pseuds/Deadeyerob Deadeyerob]], and [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/AstroZ/pseuds/AstroZ AstroZ (formerly Hamza9236)]] who would continue the story. Deadeyerob would later quit the project, and a call for a new writer to join the project was held to replace them, with [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Naho_Saenoki/pseuds/Naho_Saenoki Naho_Saenoki]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Raine_on_Mars/pseuds/Raine_on_Mars Raine_on_Mars]] being chosen. They likewise started a Discord server channel for the purpose of brainstorming and, following "Wax Museum", issued an open invite for beta readers.

The redux would undergo an unannounced [[SeriesHiatus hiatus]] starting in late July of 2023, with comments on the Discord server indicating that all but Raine_on_Mars had been suffering burnout, while the latter has been preoccupied with work and suffering writer's block. As a result, Raine would state that, until they can deal with their own workload and unless someone else could offer assistance, the fic would be made dormant.

* AgeLift: {{Play|ingWithATrope}}ed with. At the time of the original fics release, the canon birthdays and ages of the Calamity Girls were for the most part unknown, so it was written to have all three be 13, with the order they were born in reflected by how the three acted, with Sasha as the oldest, Anne as the middle child, and Marcy as the youngest, which the Redux incorporated into their expanded backstory for the trio. In the middle of the Redux however, "[[Literature/MarcysJournalAGuideToAmphibia Marcy's Journal]]" was released, explicitly stating ''Marcy'' was the oldest of the trio, having turned 14 halfway through Season 3, while Sasha was the middle child, and Anne the youngest.[[labelnote:*]] While both were 13 throughout the entirety of the series and [[spoiler:23 by the Epilogue]], the series began shortly after Anne's 13th Birthday [[spoiler:and ended on her 23rd Birthday]], the Journal giving general ranges for their birthdays, with Sasha's being in March-April, and Anne's being in May-June[[/labelnote]] The Redux opted to keep the original age ranges however for the backstory they planned out, with it instead stated Marcy was ''12'' for the first half of the series, but had and missed a Birthday while they were in Amphibia.

** A rather minor one, but Anne and the Plantar's learn from Terri while watching "Wax Museum" that the Skip Man the Curator had used to belong to Dr. Franks, and had ended up in Amphibia after the other portal activated. This in turn leads to Sasha and Marcy learning from Anne that, when they opened the Calamity Box on Anne's birthday, other portals opened at the same time, but were too unstable to remain open.

* InternalReveal: Thanks to Valeriana being present, everyone in the viewing is made aware of the Olm's prophecy during the viewing for "Quarreler's Pass", albeit an abridged version.

* AdaptationalVillainy:
** Due to their absence throughout the majority of the series in canon, and no details about them being revealed until the post-series guide book "''Literature/MarcysJournalAGuideToAmphibia''", the Waybright and Wu parents personalities were largely unknown at the time of writing the original and the redux. Said guide book would eventually reveal that, while Mr. Wu is controlling and the Waybright's ''are'' divorced, they ''do'' ultimately love and care about their daughters, and are there alongside the Boonchuy's to welcome them home after "The Hardest Thing", the Wu's even doing their best to halt their move out of state for Marcy's sake while she was in the hospital. Here, building off the initial implications from before the guide book, both sets are portrayed as {{abusive|Parents}} in one way or another, the Waybrights depicted as constantly fighting to the neglect of Sasha, while the Wu's are depicted as overly controlling and restrictive to Marcy while disapproving of some of their behaviors suggesting they're on the autism spectrum.

* OCStandIn: Vince and Cheyenne were two background characters from Earth introduced in "Reunion", with no actual characterization outside of their appearances suggesting they were punk rock fans. Here, they're given some more characterization, Vince moreso than Cheyenne, suggesting they're rather chill and mellow individuals. Vince in particular is depicted as having a personality akin to a MellowFellow, and given a [[AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul backstory]] of his and Anne's parents trying to set them up to date.

* DemotedToExtra: In the original, Vince & Cheyenne and Gabby, minor Earth characters that debuted in "Reunion" and "Hop Til You Drop" respectively, frequently commented on the viewings and interacted with the friend trio. Here, said comments aren't attributed to them, and it was unclear if they were even present until the viewing of "Breakout Star".

* AdaptationalVillany:
** Due to their absence throughout the majority of the series in canon, and no details about them being revealed until the post-series guide book "''Literature/MarcysJournalAGuideToAmphibia''", the Waybright and Wu parents personalities were largely unknown at the time of writing the original and the redux. Said guide book would eventually reveal that, while Mr. Wu is controlling and the Waybright's ''are'' divorced, they ''do'' ultimately love and care about their daughters, and are there alongside the Boonchuy's to welcome them home after "The Hardest Thing", the Wu's even doing their best to halt their move out of state for Marcy's sake while she was in the hospital. Here, building off the initial implications from before the guide book, both sets are portrayed as {{abusive|Parents}} in one way or another, the Waybrights depicted as constantly fighting to the neglect of Sasha, while the Wu's are depicted as overly controlling and restrictive to Marcy while disapproving of some of their behaviors suggesting they're on the autism spectrum.

* HateSink: Maggie, being TheBully, doesn't hesitate to take potshots at the Calamity Trio the moment an opportunity arises, even when verging on TooDumbToLive territory since she even acknowledges Sasha could kill her if she wanted to. [[LaserGuidedKarma She usually gets what she deserves though.]]

* AdaptationalJerkass:

** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Maggie. In canon, she was still TheBully and hinted to be somewhat racist based on her comments about Anne's thai food, but it was largely basic {{jerkass}}ery, and she ''did'' get two PetTheDog moments via sincerely wishing Anne a Happy Birthday [[spoiler:and giving genuine respect to Anne for defeating Andrias]]. Here, she's a HateSink, not only being TheBully, but also transphobic, ableistic, homophobic, and just an all around awful person. The Redux plays it straighter, as while the original version had the occasional scene of Maggie having ''some'' standards like defending Anne punching Marcy's abusive ex-boyfriend and even giving Anne her respect following "Toad Tax", the Redux largely ignores/abandons that, Maggie only really being relevant whenever she decides to [[BullyingTheDragon try and insult the Calamity Trio.]]

** Hop Pop is a {{downplayed|Trope}} case. While many acknowledge that he's ultimate a single parent to Sprig and Polly and is doing his best to care for them and Anne while also dealing with a struggling fruit stand, his more extreme actions end up eliciting irritation at best, disgust at worst, from the majority of the viewers. Anne in particular, while still caring about him, displays a lot more insecurities and bottled up resentment towards him for his behavior and accidentally claiming she's "not a Plantar", being [[DramaticIrony unaware]] Hop Pop called her his "adopted Granddaughter" in "Lost in Newtopia". [[spoiler:Even Marcy ends up getting pissed enough to allow Darcy to take control briefly after seeing him lie to Anne about the Calamity Box.]]

* AdaptationalJerkass: Due to their absence throughout the majority of the series in canon, and no details about them being revealed until the post-series guide book "''Literature/MarcysJournalAGuideToAmphibia''", the Waybright and Wu parents personalities were largely unknown at the time of writing the original and the redux. Said guide book would eventually reveal that, while Mr. Wu is controlling and the Waybright's ''are'' divorced, they ''do'' ultimately love and care about their daughters, and are there alongside the Boonchuy's to welcome them home after "The Hardest Thing", the Wu's even doing their best to halt their move out of state for Marcy's sake while she was in the hospital. Here, building off the initial implications from before the guide book, both sets are portrayed as {{abusive|Parents}} in one way or another, the Waybrights depicted as constantly fighting to the neglect of Sasha, while the Wu's are depicted as overly controlling and restrictive to Marcy while disapproving of some of their behaviors suggesting they're on the autism spectrum.

* AdaptationalJerkass/Villainy: Due to their absence throughout the majority of the series in canon, and no details about them being revealed until the post-series guide book "''Literature/MarcysJournalAGuideToAmphibia''", the Waybright and Wu parents personalities were largely unknown at the time of writing the original and the redux. Said guide book would eventually reveal that, while Mr. Wu is controlling and the Waybright's ''are'' divorced, they ''do'' ultimately love and care about their daughters, and are there alongside the Boonchuy's to welcome them home after "The Hardest Thing", the Wu's even doing their best to halt their move out of state for Marcy's sake while she was in the hospital. Here, building off the initial implications from before the guide book, both sets are portrayed as {{abusive|Parents}} in one way or another, the Waybrights depicted as constantly fighting to the neglect of Sasha, while the Wu's are depicted as overly controlling and restrictive to Marcy while disapproving of some of their behaviors suggesting they're on the autism spectrum.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Due to their absence throughout the majority of the series in canon, and no details about them being revealed until the post-series guide book "''Literature/MarcysJournalAGuideToAmphibia''", the Waybright and Wu parents personalities were largely unknown at the time of writing the original and the redux. Said guide book would eventually reveal that, while Mr. Wu is controlling and the Waybright's ''are'' divorced, they ''do'' ultimately love and care about their daughters, and are there alongside the Boonchuy's to welcome them home after "The Hardest Thing", the Wu's even doing their best to halt their move out of state for Marcy's sake while she was in the hospital. Here, building off the initial implications from before the guide book, both sets are portrayed as {{abusive|Parents}} in one way or another, the Waybrights depicted as constantly fighting to the neglect of Sasha, while the Wu's are depicted as overly controlling and restrictive to Marcy while disapproving of some of their behaviors suggesting they're on the autism spectrum.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37300564/chapters/99536313 As of June 19, 2022]], randombiwriter ceased writing involvement due to creative burnout but would end up handing the story to authors [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Marcanne4Life/pseuds/Marcanne4Life Marcanne4Life]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/beckettlovescastlealways/pseuds/beckettlovescastlealways beckettleovescastlealways]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Deadeyerob/pseuds/Deadeyerob Deadeyerob]], and [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/AstroZ/pseuds/AstroZ AstroZ (formerly Hamza9236)]] who would continue the story. Deadeyerob would later quit the project, and a call for a new writer to join the project was held to replace them, with [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Naho_Saenoki/pseuds/Naho_Saenoki Naho_Saenoki]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Raine_on_Mars/pseuds/Raine_on_Mars Raine_on_Mars]] being chosen. They likewise started a Discord server channel for the purpose of brainstorming and, following "Wax Museum", issued an open invite for beta readers.

* TraumaticHaircut: A self-inflicted version occurs in "Break 13" with [[spoiler:Sasha. After her mother shows up and drunkenly states giving her thinly veiled insults in the guise of concern, in particular claiming her looks were the only thing she had going for her, Sasha, desperate to not have another breakdown, grabs a knife and lops off a good portion of her own hair, nearly cutting her scalp before Anne stops her. Anne later fixes it up more when they're alone since Sasha's cutting was uneven, giving her much shorter hair implied to be closer to the length she sported in the canon epilogue.]]