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* ''Fanfic/SilenceOfTheHare'' for ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' involves a team of OC's having their own adventures entirely separate from canon.

* ''VideoGame/FalloutSonora'' is effectively this: a total conversion of ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' that takes place around the Sonora desert (mostly in Arizona) six years after the first ''VideoGame/Fallout1''. None of the characters are canon, though several groups are and The Master is referenced, and while some of the locations are canon, they're canon of the "mentioned as existing" variety rather than "shown". The events are only canon in the sense that they are written such that whatever the outcome they can plausibly end up leading to what ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' describes some two centuries down the line.

The second type takes place somewhat closer to canon. With a canon location, there will be canon characters doing canon things. They may appear in cameos and small roles, but the real story revolves around one or more Original Characters. Writers new to the Elsewhere Fic may turn this into a self-insert fic, with the canon characters existing only to heap praise on the OC, but better examples have the canon characters around only to give the OC their next mission, or to emphasise the universe the fic is set in, sitting around in bars and talking about their missions.

* ''A Rose And A Thorn 4'' by Harley Quinn hyenaholic is an example of the second type of Elsewhere Fic. There are Canon Characters doing canon things, and it's set slap bang in the middle of the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' universe (or at least, 50 years before it)... but the real story revolves around two Original Characters.

* ''VideoGame/FalloutSonora'' is effectively this: a total conversion of ''Fallout 2'' that takes place around the Sonora desert (mostly in Arizona) six years after ''Fallout 1''. None of the characters are canon, though several groups are and The Master is referenced, and while some of the locations are canon, they're canon of the "mentioned as existing" variety rather than "shown". The events are only canon in the sense that they are written such that whatever the outcome they can plausibly end up leading to what ''New Vegas'' describes some two centuries down the line.

* ''Orion's Story'' is a ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'' fanfic in which the protagonist is a Thunderian boy who is captured by Mutants and taken to the planet Plundarr, where he is sold into slavery. Pretty much every character featured is an OriginalCharacter, though Lion-O's father, Claudus (who's in two episodes of the cartoon) does put in an appearance towards the end.

** This trope was effectively [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] on the ''Pokémon'' fanfic forum at pojo.com around the year 2000. Several prominent forum members (including some of the moderators) objected strongly to fics which starred the canon protagonists on the grounds that they were "unoriginal". Stories which revolved around an OriginalCharacter going on a Pokémon journey came in for similar criticism. As a result, though neither type of story was officially banned, members generally avoided writing them and instead wrote about their own characters in various versions of the Pokémon world, some of which were far removed from canon.

** The show used this trope a couple of times during the Creator/RussellTDavies era, filming an episode each series where the main cast had little more than {{cameo}} roles in order to fit shooting fourteen episodes into a production schedule designed for thirteen. The first, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E10LoveAndMonsters Love & Monsters]]", is essentially an AffectionateParody of ''Doctor Who'' fandom, focusing on a group of people who bond over their past encounters with the Doctor and the dark turn their friendship takes when their group is taken over by an alien that absorbs humans. The second, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink Blink]]", involved a photographer being sent cryptic messages in the present day from the Doctor (and later, her own friend) who were trapped in the past thanks to the Weeping Angels.

** ''Lost In Termina'' and ''Shadows Over Termina'' are set in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Termina]] after a 50 year TimeSkip. While it looks like a SpinOffspring fic showing the descendants of various Terminans, the main protagonists are a pair of Deku Scrubs that are not related to any of the canon characters. [[spoiler:However, Jace's lineage has a past history with Majora's Mask, and their backstory is closely connected with the fall of the Ikana civilization.]]

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Downplayed with ''Fanfic/BlindCourage''. The main characters are technically the canonical characters, and Ganondorf does have PastLifeMemories, however they're not based on any canon reincarnations of them. This allows for wiggle room without being an AlternateUniverseFic.

* The ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fic ''Fanfic/FilteredLight'' follows Sora's mother (who never appears and has one line in the orignal ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'') and Selphie on their own adventure, after they escape from the invasion of the Destiny Islands by the Heartless, in a home-built Gummi Ship.

* ''FanFic/TheGift'' is almost not even the first type of this for ''Series/QuantumLeap'', except it does (will?) mention the main OC tutoring a [[ChildProdigy pre-teen genius]] [[spoiler: with the last name of Beckett]]. Well, that and the whole premise aside from the GenderBender stuff.

Please sort out the examples by the media they are based on!

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** [[http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=247000 The Anguis Series]] is set in Hogwarts around the same time as the Canon period, but follows a group of Slytherin students who are 1 year ahead of Harry. Some of Harry's exploits are mentioned in passing, and Harry and Ron himself start working with one of the main characters who becomes an Auror after graduation, but otherwise, the characters have their own lives that don't really involve the Canon characters.

** Creator/BigFinish is the ... wait for it... [[IncrediblyLamePun Master]] of this trope, as along with their ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audio dramas, they also have a LOAD of dramas concerning other parts of the 'verse. BF actually started out this way, as Creator/VirginPublishing first entrusted them with the ''Franchise/BerniceSummerfield'' series (itself mostly an Elsewhere Fic series based on a novel-only companion of the Doctor).

* Several GameMods of ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' are focused on a place other than Pelican Town, they usually introduce original characters which may or may not visit the canon locations or participate in the canon events; like ''VideoGame/RidgesideVillage'' which focus on the eponymous village and ''Downtown Zuzu'' which is set in the city.