History FollowTheLeader / Fanfic

* While [[OlderThanTheyThink not the first]] fanfic to explore [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6281893/ servants from other media sources]], [[Fanfic/FateZeroSense Fate: Zero Sense]] is known as the most popular take on this, with equal parts action and comedy. Many other FateStayNight and FateZero fanfics explore this possibility, and most of them admit they were inspired by The Infamous Man's story.

* While [[OlderThanTheyThink not the first]] fanfic to explore [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6281893/ servants from other media sources]], FateZeroSense is known as the most popular take on this, with equal parts action and comedy. Many other FateStayNight and FateZero fanfics explore this possibility, and most of them admit they were inspired by The Infamous Man's story.

* Everybody wants to write about what SherlockHolmes did during his Great Hiatus (the three-year period during which he faked his death), right? It's been the subject of numerous pastiches and online fics. [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1460858/aragonite Aragonite]] a.k.a Marcia Wilson has made the argument that none of these stories, however, deal with [[TheWatson Dr. Watson]], InspectorLestrade, and ScotlandYard, and the [[CanonFodder adventures]] ''they'' must have been having in that time period. So she wrote her own series, which she plans to convert into self-published books. Thus far, only one other {{Fangirl}} has taken up the torch, so to speak, but that's not the only thing Aragonite started. She was arguably the first FanFic author to give any serious depth to the men of ScotlandYard and use ''them'' as the protagonists, rather than using Holmes or Watson. She also bestowed the name ''Geoffrey'' upon Inspector G. Lestrade, and that name has gained popularity among both the canon and {{Sherlock}} branches of the fandom.

* According to the FanFic/ReunionsAreABitch universe the Colonials of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' were huge wankers before the Cylons kicked their collective arses to the curve, what with the whole starting a holy war against Earth thing. Naturally, the story was so popular that now there are dozens of different fics detailing the Colonials getting in over their heads while trying to TakeOverTheWorld. Most commonly these involve crossovers with {{Halo}} or StargateSG1, but other types do exist.

* ''[[Fanfic/EigaSentaiScanranger Eiga Sentai Scanranger]]'' was created to let its author complain about ''PowerRangers'', yet seems to have taken quite a few cues from the imported show. Interesting is one scene where the blue ranger flies off the handle at the changes made in ''PowerRangersDinoThunder'', but no mention is made of how the character concepts for Mesogog and Elsa are almost identical to two villains from ''Scanranger''. The BigBad is a former colleague of the team's mentor sharing his body with an evil presence, and the lone female villain wears black leather and spies on the heroes via her job at their school (Scanranger did it first).

* Everybody wants to write about what SherlockHolmes did during his Great Hiatus (the three-year period during which he faked his death), right? It's been the subject of numerous pastiches and online fics. [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1460858/aragonite Aragonite]] a.k.a Marcia Wilson has made the argument that none of these stories, however, deal with [[TheWatson Dr. Watson]], InspectorLestrade, and ScotlandYard, and the adventures ''they'' must have been having in that time period. So she wrote her own series, which she plans to convert into self-published books. Thus far, only one other {{Fangirl}} has taken up the torch, so to speak, but that's not the only thing Aragonite started. She was arguably the first FanFic author to give any serious depth to the men of ScotlandYard and use ''them'' as the protagonists, rather than using Holmes or Watson. She also bestowed the name ''Geoffrey'' upon Inspector G. Lestrade, and that name has gained popularity among both the canon and {{Sherlock}} branches of the fandom.

* Nearly every ''HarryPotter'' story in which Harry is betrayed and sentenced to Azkaban follows the exact same template: Most of his friends repeatedly KickTheDog, and instead of dying or going insane, Harry becomes a GodModeSue in prison and later wipes out Voldemort and all his Death Eaters with a single attack. Depending on the author, he then proceeds to kill everyone else as well or spend the rest of the story brooding with those who stuck by him (usually Snape, Neville, Luna, and a few others), while those who betrayed him plead for his forgiveness.

* Nearly every ''HarryPotter'' story in which Harry is betrayed and sentenced to Azkaban follows the exact same template: Most of his friends instantly morph into [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] and repeatedly KickTheDog, and instead of dying or going insane, Harry becomes a GodModeSue in prison and later wipes out Voldemort and all his Death Eaters with a single attack. Depending on the author, he then proceeds to kill everyone else as well or spend the rest of the story brooding with those who stuck by him (usually Snape, Neville, Luna, and a few others), while those who betrayed him plead for his forgiveness.

** The same also goes for ''{{Fanfic/MyLittleDashie}}''. Nowadays, knock-offs of it with another pony in the place of Rainbow Dash are a dime-a-dozen, and not one of them has gained as much fame / infamy.

* According to the FanFic/ReunionsAreABitch universe the Colonials of BattlestarGalactica were huge wankers before the Cylons kicked their collective arses to the curve, what with the whole starting a holy war against Earth thing. Naturally, the story was so popular that now there are dozens of different fics detailing the Colonials getting in over their heads while trying to TakeOverTheWorld. Most commonly these involve crossovers with {{Halo}} or StargateSG1, but other types do exist.

** ''Brony in Equestria'' stories (where the [[AuthorAvatar main character]] is usually male, has knowledge of the series and more often than not has [[GodModeSue incredible powers]]) are so widespread and often of terrible quality to the point that EquestriaDaily has banned them completely, and in general they are also frowned upon elsewhere unless they are ''very'' good. Go to the My Little Pony section of [=FanFiction.net=] or [=FiMFiction.net=] and you are almost guaranteed to find at least one or two stories of this type on the main page, due to the ''massive'' LongingForFictionland this series has. This is not to be confused with ''Human in Equestria'' stories, where the character(s) have no knowledge of Equestria or its inhabitants whatsoever.

* The ''{{Naruto}}'' fandom has started a following of SelfInsert via {{Reincarnation}} fanfics - the AuthorAvatar[=/=]OriginalCharacter is reborn into the Narutoverse. Although the first noteworthy story to try this might well be ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4842566/1/Only_a_Moron Only a Moron]]'' by swabloo (which actually veers into DarkFic territory at times), this trope is applied to ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7347955/1/Dreaming_of_Sunshine Dreaming of Sunshine]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/315314/Silver_Queen Silver Queen]]. In addition to having a likeable, relatable person as protagonist (Shikako Nara is ''no'' MarySue), ''DoS'' touches on other innovative elements: the person being "chakra sensitive", since having memories of their past life means chakra is an unfamiliar feeling, like an extra limb; trying to ''not'' change things too much because they're aware of how the ripple affect could render their knowledge useless; feelings of alienation from their friends (even while befriending even Naruto); not remembering all significant details due to fading memories over time; and most of all managing to focus on the protagonist without making it feel like the world 9or story) revolves around them.

* The ''{{Naruto}}'' fandom has started a following of SelfInsert via {{Reincarnation}} fanfics - the AuthorAvatar[=/=]OriginalCharacter is born into the Narutoverse (becoming someone who ''wasn't'' there before), tries to adapt to the reality of living in a world of ninja (ie: it's not sunshine and rainbows), eventually gets put on a ninja team (if they're the right age, they replace Sakura on Team 7, and they're almost ''always'' a girl), and from so on:
** The first noteworthy story to try this might well be ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4842566/1/Only_a_Moron Only a Moron]]'' by swabloo, which actually veers into DarkFic territory at times.
** However, the one which audiences have noticed (and paid tribute to) is ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7347955/1/Dreaming_of_Sunshine Dreaming of Sunshine]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/315314/Silver_Queen Silver Queen]]. In addition to having a likeable, relatable person as protagonist (Shikako Nara is ''no'' MarySue), the story touches on other ingenious ideas: the person being "chakra sensitive", since having memories of their past life means chakra is an unfamiliar feeling, like an extra limb; trying to ''not'' change things too much because they're aware of how the ripple affect could render their knowledge useless; feelings of alienation from their friends (even while befriending even Naruto); not remembering all significant details due to fading memories over time; and most of all managing to focus on the protagonist without making it feel like the world 9or story) revolves around them.

* Count the number of ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' fanfics which focus on an original trainer, who sleeps in on the morning when they're supposed to receive their first Pokémon, arrive at the lab only to find that all the usual starters are gone and instead get a completely different starter. Very often a rare and valuable Pokémon. Almost always an Eevee. And of course, their goal is always [[ToBeAMaster to become a Pokémon master]].
** To be fair, this is the entire purpose of the main series. The use of Eevee has generally slowed down, but OC journey fics are still the same even without Eevee.

* Speaking of Cassandra Claire, ''TheDracoTrilogy'' started ([[TropeNamer and named]]) the DracoInLeatherPants portrayal of Draco Malfoy. It also started or at least popularized some other ''Harry Potter'' fanfic clichés, most notably making Draco more sympathetic by portraying his father as an abusive bastard. The funny thing is, the vast majority of young fanfic writers who currently use these clichés have likely never heard of Cassandra Claire. They just copied them from earlier fanfics, who copied them from still earlier fanfics and so on, going all the way back to ''The Draco Trilogy''. Cassandra Claire also popularized the idea of certain characters being "Magids", which are basically especially powerful wizards. When ''The Draco Trilogy'' was at its height, the concept of Magids was borrowed by numerous other ''Harry Potter'' fanfics, but now it's a ForgottenTrope.
* Seventy-five percent of all Dragonball Z fanfiction starts with an alien spaceship crashing down on Earth, and ends with a character using a new form of Super Saiyan to beat them. It will also be set during the 3 months before the Androids, the 7 years before Cell or the 10 years after Buu. Other common elements include Vegeta or Broly getting possessed by Babidi, Buu or Cell absorbing someone new or each other, Saiyans inexplicitly growing back their tails, Bardock being rewritten as an honourable anti-hero and Future Trunks travelling to New Namek to use the Dragon Balls there.

* Everybody wants to write about what SherlockHolmes did during his Great Hiatus (the three-year period during which he faked his death), right? It's been the subject of numerous pastiches and online fics. [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1460858/aragonite Aragonite]] a.k.a Marcia Wilson has made the argument that none of these stories, however, deal with [[TheWatson Dr. Watson]], InspectorLestrade, and ScotlandYard, and the adventures ''they'' must have been having in that time period. So she wrote her own series, which she plans to convert into self-published books. Thus far, only other {{Fangirl}} has taken up the torch, so to speak, but that's not the only thing Aragonite started. She was arguably the first FanFic author to give any serious depth to the men of ScotlandYard and use ''them'' as the protagonists, rather than using Holmes or Watson. She also bestowed the name ''Geoffrey'' upon Inspector G. Lestrade, and that name has gained popularity among both the canon and {{Sherlock}} branches of the fandom.

** Another fic on the wiki to utilize the name "Geoffrey" is ''Fanfic/AStudyInRegret''.

* Common Itachi/Sakura plots in {{Naruto}} fic involve Sakura running off to get Sasuke back from Orochimaru's clutches, and getting captured/used as bait for Naruto by Itachi. Many cite [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2633721/1/Metamorphosis Metamorphosis]] as inspiration or influence.

* At one time, there were far too many ''CardCaptorSakura'' fanfics that blatantly copied each other; as soon as someone comes up with something unique and interesting, a wave of people start ripping it off right down to the last joke and plot point.

* One time, a fanfic writer called Roxius wrote a CrackFic titled ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4730588/1/You_Got_LuluRolled You Got LuluRolled]]''. This spawned many similar [[CrackFic Crack Fics]] in several different fandoms, not all of them titled with some variation of "You Got [Character Name] Rolled!" Most of the imitations are actually derived from superstarultra's ''[[HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]]'' version, ''FanFic/YouGotHaruhiRolled'', which is generally considered superior to its inspiration.

* An interesting trend has popped up amid the MahouSenseiNegima fanfic authors. After ShadowCrystalMage popularized the idea of crossing over Negima with MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha, a few other authors have taken up the mantle. Currently, Mage and two others are writing stories in which negi is sent to Uminari as a teacher for Nanoha after the events of A's. Ironically, one of the copycats, Zephyr-Fiction's EqualAndOppositeAttractions, has garnered the most press. Mainly this is because Mage has many more projects on his plate.

* Count the number of ''{{Pokemon}}'' fanfics which focus on an original trainer, who sleeps in on the morning when they're supposed to receive their first Pokémon, arrive at the lab only to find that all the usual starters are gone and instead get a completely different starter. Very often a rare and valuable Pokémon. Almost always an Eevee. And of course, their goal is always [[ToBeAMaster to become a Pokémon master]].

* Quite a few ''FamiliarOfZero'' fanfics have been made with the premise of 'What if X got summoned instead of Saito?' All of them were complete crap, at least until gabrielblessing's ''[[Fanfic/TheHillOfSwords The Hill of Swords]]'' came along with its lauded execution of the concept. One well-timed Plot Bunny thread later, [=SpaceBattles.com=]'s Creative Writing forum was flooded with copycats. A fair few of these, such as ''[[Fanfic/{{Unfamiliar}} Unfamiliar]]'', ''[[Fanfic/ZeroShock Zero Shock]]'' and ''[[FanFic/ShadowOfZero The Shadow of Zero]]'' match or exceed the original in quality.

* Since the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic {{Progress}} became popular, it has become commonplace for other writers to portray Princess Luna with a CompanionCube abacus.