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These tags are also occasionally used when dealing with customizable characters in computer games. In addition, tags like this are used in spreadsheet programs to denote what sheet the cell in question is on if it's not on the same sheet as the cell you're typing in. [[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/bang-path.html Bang paths]] were used in early e-mail to specify a UUCP route to a given user, and they're still part of the return path in UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}}.
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These tags are also occasionally used when dealing with customizable characters in computer games. In addition, tags like this are used in spreadsheet programs to denote what sheet the cell in question is on if it's not on the same sheet as the cell you're typing in. [[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/bang-path.html Bang paths]] were used in early e-mail to specify a UUCP route to a given user, and they're still part of the return path in UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}}.
Platform/{{Usenet}}.
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These tags are concatenated and prepended to a character name, separated by exclamation marks: for example, ''Angry!Uber!Harry.''
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These tags are concatenated and prepended to a character name, separated by exclamation marks: for example, ''Angry!Uber!Harry.''
''Angry!Uber!Alice'' or ''Dark!Female!Bob''.
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If a particular FanVerse is popular within the fandom, then its name (or an abbreviation thereof) can be used to indicate that a character is from that setting, particularly when there have been major changes to them (e.g., [[Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures UF]]![[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]], SME![[Franchise/SailorMoon Jadeite]]).
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If a particular FanVerse is popular within the fandom, then its name (or an abbreviation thereof) can be used to indicate that a character is from that setting, particularly when there have been major changes to them (e.g., [[Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures UF]]![[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]], SME![[Franchise/SailorMoon [[Anime/SailorMoonEternal SME]]![[Franchise/SailorMoon Jadeite]]).
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* ''Past/Present/Future'': In time-traveling stories, ''Past!'', ''Present!'', and ''Future!'' may help with the WhichMe problem. If there are multiple pasts/futures travelled to, then specific time periods may also be used (for example, [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1955!Doc or 1985!Doc]]).
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* ''Past/Present/Future'': In time-traveling stories, ''Past!'', ''Present!'', and ''Future!'' may help with the WhichMe problem. If there are multiple pasts/futures travelled to, then specific time periods may also be used (for example, [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture 1955!Doc or 1985!Doc]]).
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These tags are also occasionally used when dealing with customizable characters in computer games. In addition, tags like this are used in spreadsheet programs to denote what sheet the cell in question is on if it's not on the same sheet as the cell you're typing in. [[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/bang-path.html Bang paths]] were used in early e-mail to specify a UUCP route to a given user, and they're still part of the return path in Website/{{Usenet}}.
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These tags are also occasionally used when dealing with customizable characters in computer games. In addition, tags like this are used in spreadsheet programs to denote what sheet the cell in question is on if it's not on the same sheet as the cell you're typing in. [[http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/bang-path.html Bang paths]] were used in early e-mail to specify a UUCP route to a given user, and they're still part of the return path in Website/{{Usenet}}.
UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}}.
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* ''Angry'': The character is more prone to anger and rage than in {{canon}}. This is a common attribute for Literature/HarryPotter in fics set after ''The Order of the Phoenix''.
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* ''Angry'': The character is more prone to anger and rage than in {{canon}}. This is a common attribute for Literature/HarryPotter in fics set after ''The Order of the Phoenix''.
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* ''Fem'': (Sometimes "Female".) A fairly rare tag, used to indicate that a character of uncertain or variable gender is female or predominantly so in the fic. Especially common in {{anime}} fanfiction. It can also be used with a canonically male character (or group of characters) to indicate a GenderFlip.
** For Ranma of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', it usually indicates a story where he accepts and embraces his girl-side, often to the extent of abandoning being male altogether.
** In Literature/HarryPotter fanfiction, usually in stories written after the release of ''The Half-Blood Prince'', this is typically used to indicate a [[ViewerGenderConfusion female Blaise Zabini]].
** Multiple {{Unsettling Gender Reveal}}s happened to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' fandom when the beautiful Tieria was revealed to have a masculine voice. Even now, people call for 'female!Tieria' or the more explicit 'Tiera-with-girl-parts'.
** This happens frequently with the ambiguous character Haku from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', but this tag also gets used all the time on ''Naruto himself''. Partially ''Justified'' in the fact that Naruto has been seen changing into a female form as part of a Henge (or disguise), based on himself if he were a well endowed female instead of a guy.
** Seen in video game fanfics in which a main character's gender can be chosen by the player, such as ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' (female!player-character, female!Exile) and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' (female!Shepard[[note]]Though a female Commander Shepard is generally abbreviated [=FemShep=][[/note]]) -- a corresponding "male" tag also exists.
** Seen in ''Series/StargateUniverse'' fanfiction where a female version of Eli has become quite popular. Well, Girl Eli.
** Fem! versions of the [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' denotes that they have been [[GenderFlip gender bent]].
* ''Gay'': [[AdaptationalSexuality Self-explanatory.]] Sometimes used if a character is portrayed as gay without being [[SlashFic involved in the main pairing.]]
** For Ranma of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', it usually indicates a story where he accepts and embraces his girl-side, often to the extent of abandoning being male altogether.
** In Literature/HarryPotter fanfiction, usually in stories written after the release of ''The Half-Blood Prince'', this is typically used to indicate a [[ViewerGenderConfusion female Blaise Zabini]].
** Multiple {{Unsettling Gender Reveal}}s happened to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' fandom when the beautiful Tieria was revealed to have a masculine voice. Even now, people call for 'female!Tieria' or the more explicit 'Tiera-with-girl-parts'.
** This happens frequently with the ambiguous character Haku from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', but this tag also gets used all the time on ''Naruto himself''. Partially ''Justified'' in the fact that Naruto has been seen changing into a female form as part of a Henge (or disguise), based on himself if he were a well endowed female instead of a guy.
** Seen in video game fanfics in which a main character's gender can be chosen by the player, such as ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' (female!player-character, female!Exile) and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' (female!Shepard[[note]]Though a female Commander Shepard is generally abbreviated [=FemShep=][[/note]]) -- a corresponding "male" tag also exists.
** Seen in ''Series/StargateUniverse'' fanfiction where a female version of Eli has become quite popular. Well, Girl Eli.
** Fem! versions of the [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' denotes that they have been [[GenderFlip gender bent]].
* ''Gay'': [[AdaptationalSexuality Self-explanatory.]] Sometimes used if a character is portrayed as gay without being [[SlashFic involved in the main pairing.]]
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* ''Fem'': (Sometimes "Female".) A fairly rare tag, used ''Fem''/''Female'': Used to indicate that a character of uncertain or variable gender is female or predominantly so in the fic. Especially common in {{anime}} fanfiction. It can also be used with a canonically male character (or group of characters) to indicate a GenderFlip.
** For Ranma of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', it usually indicates a story where he accepts and embraces his girl-side, often to the extent of abandoning being male altogether.
** In Literature/HarryPotter fanfiction, usually in stories written after the release of ''The Half-Blood Prince'', this is typically used to indicate a [[ViewerGenderConfusion female Blaise Zabini]].
** Multiple {{Unsettling Gender Reveal}}s happened to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' fandom when the beautiful Tieria was revealed to have a masculine voice. Even now, people call for 'female!Tieria' or the more explicit 'Tiera-with-girl-parts'.
** This happens frequently with the ambiguous character Haku from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', but this tag also gets used all the time on ''Naruto himself''. Partially ''Justified'' in the fact that Naruto has been seen changing into a female form as part of a Henge (or disguise), based on himself if he were a well endowed female instead of a guy.
** Seen in video game fanfics in which a main character's gender can be chosen by the player, such as ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' (female!player-character, female!Exile) and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' (female!Shepard[[note]]Though a female Commander Shepard is generally abbreviated [=FemShep=][[/note]]) -- a corresponding "male" tag also exists.
** Seen in ''Series/StargateUniverse'' fanfiction where a female version of Eli has become quite popular. Well, Girl Eli.
** Fem! versions of the [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' denotes that they have been [[GenderFlip gender bent]].
GenderFlip.
* ''Gay'': [[AdaptationalSexuality Self-explanatory.]] Sometimes used if a character is portrayed as gay without being [[SlashFic involved in the mainpairing.]]pairing]].
** For Ranma of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', it usually indicates a story where he accepts and embraces his girl-side, often to the extent of abandoning being male altogether.
** In Literature/HarryPotter fanfiction, usually in stories written after the release of ''The Half-Blood Prince'', this is typically used to indicate a [[ViewerGenderConfusion female Blaise Zabini]].
** Multiple {{Unsettling Gender Reveal}}s happened to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' fandom when the beautiful Tieria was revealed to have a masculine voice. Even now, people call for 'female!Tieria' or the more explicit 'Tiera-with-girl-parts'.
** This happens frequently with the ambiguous character Haku from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', but this tag also gets used all the time on ''Naruto himself''. Partially ''Justified'' in the fact that Naruto has been seen changing into a female form as part of a Henge (or disguise), based on himself if he were a well endowed female instead of a guy.
** Seen in video game fanfics in which a main character's gender can be chosen by the player, such as ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' (female!player-character, female!Exile) and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' (female!Shepard[[note]]Though a female Commander Shepard is generally abbreviated [=FemShep=][[/note]]) -- a corresponding "male" tag also exists.
** Seen in ''Series/StargateUniverse'' fanfiction where a female version of Eli has become quite popular. Well, Girl Eli.
** Fem! versions of the [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' denotes that they have been [[GenderFlip gender bent]].
* ''Gay'': [[AdaptationalSexuality Self-explanatory.]] Sometimes used if a character is portrayed as gay without being [[SlashFic involved in the main
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* ''Not'': Frequently used to describe {{Original Character}}s (or characters unfamiliar to the intended audience) that are (perceived as) blatant {{Exp|y}}ies, {{Captain Ersatz}}es, or otherwise have the SerialNumbersFiledOff from another franchise (for example, Not![[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato]] to describe Haruka from ''Anime/{{RahXephon}}''). The tag might also be used to describe someone disguised as the tagged character.
* ''OOC'': OutOfCharacter. Generic warning that the character is likely to be nothing like you expect from watching the show/reading the book/seeing the movie.
** It can sometimes refer to everybody acting differently (sometimes with justified reasons, like mind control).
** Unfortunately some authors use this for "out of continuity", which causes some people to shun out-of-continuity fics unnecessarily.
* ''Past/Present/Future'': In time-traveling stories, ''Past!'', ''Present!'', and ''Future!'' may help with the WhichMe problem. More specific time periods may be used, for example, [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1955!Doc and 1985!Doc]].
* ''Psycho'': The character is insane, or acts like it. Specifically, he may behave like a psychopath or sociopath.
* ''Rational'': (Also ''Rationalist''). The character has a buff to common sense that would completely derail the canon of the series if it were brought into canon. Expect multiple characters to come along for the ride. Popularized (and possibly [[TropeMaker invented]]) by ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''.
* ''Sick'': A character is ill.
* ''Sue'': The character is evocative of an AuthorAvatar of some kind, either by [[PossessionSue the derailment of the canon characters]]/inherent rules or by being overdosed with CommonMarySueTraits. ''Stu'' may also be used as for GaryStu. Sometimes this is reversed, as in Harry!Stu or Hermione!Sue.
* ''Uber'': (Sometimes ''Super''). The character is far more personally formidable than in canon, sometimes to the point of having actual super powers.
** Once again, Literature/HarryPotter, as authors explored the full range of possibilities for the "power the Dark Lord knows not" prior to the release of ''The Deathly Hallows''.
** Elevating Xander Harris from his nominal ButtMonkey status all the way to Franchise/{{Superman}} and beyond is practically a cottage industry in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' fanfic.
** A subclass of this is the [=YAHF=], or ''Yet Another Halloween Fic'', from the fact that it uses the gimmick of the second season episode "Halloween" to achieve the Uber effect.
{{Fanfic}} communities will often have tags specific to their fandoms that they use to describe tropes that occur with some regularity (Slytherin![[Literature/HarryPotter Harry]], Future![[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro]], or Vamp![[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow]], for example).
The title of a given FanVerse, or an abbreviation thereof, can also be used to indicate the version of a character from that setting, particularly when there have been major changes to them: [[Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures UF]]![[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]], SME![[Franchise/SailorMoon Jadeite]].
Because this kind of tagging is ad hoc and in no way formalized, it's common to see unusual and/or idiosyncratic tags that indicate some truly wild variants (like, for example, thanks to a FreakyFridayFlip), such as Cyborg![[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] or [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber Amberite]]![[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]].
The practice is starting to seep out from fanfiction, though, and can also be used when talking about similar things in the source material, such as, for example, Future!Hiro, Vamp!Willow, or Brainwashed!Undead!Starscream (''[[Anime/TransformersEnergon Energon]]''!Starscream for short). It's also used in a more tongue-in-cheek manner to categorize examples concisely.
It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in different media since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Anime!Greed]], [[Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
* ''OOC'': OutOfCharacter. Generic warning that the character is likely to be nothing like you expect from watching the show/reading the book/seeing the movie.
** It can sometimes refer to everybody acting differently (sometimes with justified reasons, like mind control).
** Unfortunately some authors use this for "out of continuity", which causes some people to shun out-of-continuity fics unnecessarily.
* ''Past/Present/Future'': In time-traveling stories, ''Past!'', ''Present!'', and ''Future!'' may help with the WhichMe problem. More specific time periods may be used, for example, [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1955!Doc and 1985!Doc]].
* ''Psycho'': The character is insane, or acts like it. Specifically, he may behave like a psychopath or sociopath.
* ''Rational'': (Also ''Rationalist''). The character has a buff to common sense that would completely derail the canon of the series if it were brought into canon. Expect multiple characters to come along for the ride. Popularized (and possibly [[TropeMaker invented]]) by ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''.
* ''Sick'': A character is ill.
* ''Sue'': The character is evocative of an AuthorAvatar of some kind, either by [[PossessionSue the derailment of the canon characters]]/inherent rules or by being overdosed with CommonMarySueTraits. ''Stu'' may also be used as for GaryStu. Sometimes this is reversed, as in Harry!Stu or Hermione!Sue.
* ''Uber'': (Sometimes ''Super''). The character is far more personally formidable than in canon, sometimes to the point of having actual super powers.
** Once again, Literature/HarryPotter, as authors explored the full range of possibilities for the "power the Dark Lord knows not" prior to the release of ''The Deathly Hallows''.
** Elevating Xander Harris from his nominal ButtMonkey status all the way to Franchise/{{Superman}} and beyond is practically a cottage industry in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' fanfic.
** A subclass of this is the [=YAHF=], or ''Yet Another Halloween Fic'', from the fact that it uses the gimmick of the second season episode "Halloween" to achieve the Uber effect.
{{Fanfic}} communities will often have tags specific to their fandoms that they use to describe tropes that occur with some regularity (Slytherin![[Literature/HarryPotter Harry]], Future![[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro]], or Vamp![[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow]], for example).
The title of a given FanVerse, or an abbreviation thereof, can also be used to indicate the version of a character from that setting, particularly when there have been major changes to them: [[Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures UF]]![[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]], SME![[Franchise/SailorMoon Jadeite]].
Because this kind of tagging is ad hoc and in no way formalized, it's common to see unusual and/or idiosyncratic tags that indicate some truly wild variants (like, for example, thanks to a FreakyFridayFlip), such as Cyborg![[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] or [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber Amberite]]![[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]].
The practice is starting to seep out from fanfiction, though, and can also be used when talking about similar things in the source material, such as, for example, Future!Hiro, Vamp!Willow, or Brainwashed!Undead!Starscream (''[[Anime/TransformersEnergon Energon]]''!Starscream for short). It's also used in a more tongue-in-cheek manner to categorize examples concisely.
It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in different media since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Anime!Greed]], [[Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
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* ''Not'': Frequently used to describe {{Original Character}}s (or characters unfamiliar to the intended audience) that are (perceived as) blatant {{Exp|y}}ies, {{Captain Ersatz}}es, or otherwise have the SerialNumbersFiledOff from another franchise (for example, Not![[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato]] to describe Haruka from ''Anime/{{RahXephon}}'').franchise. The tag might also be used to describe someone disguised as the tagged character.
* ''OOC'':OutOfCharacter. Generic Typically used to mean "OutOfCharacter", and is often used as a generic warning that the character is likely to be nothing like you expect from watching the show/reading the book/seeing the movie.
** It can sometimesany official media. Can also be used to refer to everybody ''everybody'' acting differently (sometimes with justified reasons, like mind control).
** Unfortunately somedifferently. Some authors also use this for to mean "out of continuity", which causes some people to shun out-of-continuity fics unnecessarily.
meaning that the continuity of their story is completely different from the works'.
* ''Past/Present/Future'': In time-traveling stories, ''Past!'', ''Present!'', and ''Future!'' may help with the WhichMe problem.More If there are multiple pasts/futures travelled to, then specific time periods may also be used, for used (for example, [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1955!Doc and 1985!Doc]].
or 1985!Doc]]).
* ''Psycho'': The character isinsane, or insane and/or acts like it. Specifically, he may In most cases, they behave like a psychopath or sociopath.
*''Rational'': (Also ''Rationalist''). ''Rational''/''Rationalist'': The character has a buff to common sense that would completely derail the canon of the series if it were brought into canon. Expect Usually affects multiple characters characters, as opposed to come along for the ride.just one. Popularized (and possibly [[TropeMaker invented]]) by ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''.
* ''Sick'': A character isill.
ill when they are usually healthy in canon.
*''Sue'': ''Sue''/''Stu'': The character is evocative of an AuthorAvatar of some kind, either by [[PossessionSue the derailment of the canon characters]]/inherent rules or by being overdosed with CommonMarySueTraits. ''Stu'' may also be "Sue" is typically used as for GaryStu. Sometimes female characters, while "Stu" is typically used for male characters. Unlike other tags, this is reversed, as in Harry!Stu or Hermione!Sue.
sometimes seen ''after'' the exclamation point (i.e. [character]!Sue).
*''Uber'': (Sometimes ''Super''). ''Uber''/''Super'': The character is far more personally formidable than in canon, sometimes to the point of having actual super powers.
** Once again, Literature/HarryPotter, as authors explored the full range of possibilities for the "power the Dark Lord knows not" priorpowers. While similar to the release of ''The Deathly Hallows''.
** Elevating Xander Harris from his nominal ButtMonkey status all the way to Franchise/{{Superman}} and beyond is practically a cottage industry in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' fanfic.
** A subclass of"God" tag, this is the [=YAHF=], or ''Yet Another Halloween Fic'', from the fact that it uses the gimmick of the second season episode "Halloween" to achieve the Uber effect.
tag isn't an inherently negative one.
{{Fanfic}} communities will often have fandom-specific tagsspecific to their fandoms that they use to describe tropes traits that occur with some regularity (Slytherin![[Literature/HarryPotter (for example, Slytherin![[Literature/HarryPotter Harry]], Future![[Series/{{Heroes}} Hiro]], or Vamp![[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow]], for example).
The title ofWillow]]).
If agiven FanVerse, or particular FanVerse is popular within the fandom, then its name (or an abbreviation thereof, thereof) can also be used to indicate the version of that a character is from that setting, particularly when there have been major changes to them: them (e.g., [[Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures UF]]![[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]], SME![[Franchise/SailorMoon Jadeite]].
Jadeite]]).
Because this kind of tagging is ad hoc and in no way formalized, it's common to see unusual and/or idiosyncratic tags that indicate some truly wildvariants (like, for example, thanks to a FreakyFridayFlip), variants, such as Cyborg![[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]] or [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber Amberite]]![[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]].
The practice is starting to seep out fromfanfiction, though, fanfiction and can also be is used when talking about similar things different versions of a character in the source material, such as, for example, Future!Hiro, Vamp!Willow, or Brainwashed!Undead!Starscream (''[[Anime/TransformersEnergon Energon]]''!Starscream for short).material. It's also used in a more tongue-in-cheek manner to categorize examples concisely.
It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in differentmedia media, since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Anime!Greed]], (such as [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride]] or [[Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
Leroux!Erik]]).
* ''OOC'':
** It can sometimes
** Unfortunately some
* ''Past/Present/Future'': In time-traveling stories, ''Past!'', ''Present!'', and ''Future!'' may help with the WhichMe problem.
* ''Psycho'': The character is
*
* ''Sick'': A character is
*
*
** Once again, Literature/HarryPotter, as authors explored the full range of possibilities for the "power the Dark Lord knows not" prior
** Elevating Xander Harris from his nominal ButtMonkey status all the way to Franchise/{{Superman}} and beyond is practically a cottage industry in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' fanfic.
** A subclass of
{{Fanfic}} communities will often have fandom-specific tags
The title of
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Because this kind of tagging is ad hoc and in no way formalized, it's common to see unusual and/or idiosyncratic tags that indicate some truly wild
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It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in different media since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Anime!Greed]], [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera [[Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
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It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in different media since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Anime!Greed]]]], [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
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It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in different media since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Anime!Greed]]]], Anime!Greed]], [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
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It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in different media since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride, Anime!Greed]], [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
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It can also be used to identify a specific version of a character or work when it had been done by different people and/or in different media since [[DependingOnTheWriter those can vary wildly from the source material]]. Sometimes this uses the name of the specific author or simply the form of the work ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Manga!Pride, Anime!Greed]], Manga!Pride]], [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Anime!Greed]]]], [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Leroux!Erik, or Movie!Phantom]])
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The practice is starting to seep out from fanfiction, though, and can also be used when talking about similar things in the source material, such as, for example, Future!Hiro, Vamp!Willow, or Brainwashed!Undead!Starscream (''[[Anime/TransformersEnergon Energon]]''!Starscream for short). It's also used in a more tongue-in-cheek manner to categorize examples of the MarySue in a quick, concise form.
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The practice is starting to seep out from fanfiction, though, and can also be used when talking about similar things in the source material, such as, for example, Future!Hiro, Vamp!Willow, or Brainwashed!Undead!Starscream (''[[Anime/TransformersEnergon Energon]]''!Starscream for short). It's also used in a more tongue-in-cheek manner to categorize examples of the MarySue in a quick, concise form.
concisely.
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* ''Sue'': The character is evocative of a MarySue character of some kind, either by [[PossessionSue the derailment of the canon characters]]/inherent rules or by being overdosed with CommonMarySueTraits. ''Stu'' may also be used as for GaryStu. Sometimes this is reversed, as in Harry!Stu or Hermione!Sue.
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* ''Sue'': The character is evocative of a MarySue character an AuthorAvatar of some kind, either by [[PossessionSue the derailment of the canon characters]]/inherent rules or by being overdosed with CommonMarySueTraits. ''Stu'' may also be used as for GaryStu. Sometimes this is reversed, as in Harry!Stu or Hermione!Sue.
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* ''Gay'': [[EveryoneIsGay Self-explanatory.]] Sometimes used if a character is portrayed as gay without being [[SlashFic involved in the main pairing.]]
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* ''Gay'': [[EveryoneIsGay [[AdaptationalSexuality Self-explanatory.]] Sometimes used if a character is portrayed as gay without being [[SlashFic involved in the main pairing.]]
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* ''Fem'': (Sometimes "Female".) A fairly rare tag, used to indicate that a character of uncertain or variable gender is female or predominantly so in the fic. Especially common in {{anime}} fanfiction. It's also used with a character (or a group of characters) of non-ambiguous gender, in which case it indicates a GenderFlip.
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* ''Fem'': (Sometimes "Female".) A fairly rare tag, used to indicate that a character of uncertain or variable gender is female or predominantly so in the fic. Especially common in {{anime}} fanfiction. It's It can also be used with a canonically male character (or a group of characters) of non-ambiguous gender, in which case it indicates to indicate a GenderFlip.
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** Fem! versions of the [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in Manga/AxisPowersHetalia denotes that they have been [[GenderFlip gender bent]].
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** Fem! versions of the [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in Manga/AxisPowersHetalia ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' denotes that they have been [[GenderFlip gender bent]].
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** Seen in video game fanfics in which a main character's gender can be chosen by the player, such as ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' (female!player-character, female!Exile) and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' (female!Shepard[[note]]Though a female Captain Shepard is generally abbreviated [=FemShep=][[/note]]) -- a corresponding "male" tag also exists.
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** Seen in video game fanfics in which a main character's gender can be chosen by the player, such as ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' (female!player-character, female!Exile) and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' (female!Shepard[[note]]Though a female Captain Commander Shepard is generally abbreviated [=FemShep=][[/note]]) -- a corresponding "male" tag also exists.
