* This is a notable problem with many old ''{{Redwall}}'' fics, particularly ''TheUrthbloodSaga'', that deals with the theme of "noble vermin". When these fics where written back in the late 90's/early 2000's, the concept of including good foxes, rats and weasels in a story based on a series that is so strictly [[BlackAndWhiteMorality black-and-white]] was fresh and challenging. Nowadays however, it's rare to find a fic that ''doesn't'' include it, or that plays the AlwaysChaoticEvil mantra from the official books straight.
* A vast majority of ''RanmaOneHalf'' fanfics written after 1998 or so were built almost entirely upon {{Fanon}} established in earlier works by notable authors; the absolute ''worst'' case of this being the {{Flanderization}} of Akane into a brutally violent, abusive raging bitch with a hair trigger and no rationality whatsoever--which was given legitimacy in the very dark "The Bitter End", a story which painted a darker picture of the Ranmaverse and reconstructed this portrayal, with a FreudianExcuse, in the process. After TBE, "psychotic Akane" became one of the biggest cliches in Ranma fanfiction to the point that most people roll their eyes and groan when they see a story going in that direction.

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* This is a notable problem with many old ''{{Redwall}}'' fics, particularly ''Fanfic/TheUrthbloodSaga'', that deals with the theme of "noble vermin". When these fics where written back in the late 90's/early 2000's, the concept of including good foxes, rats and weasels in a story based on a series that is so strictly [[BlackAndWhiteMorality black-and-white]] was fresh and challenging. Nowadays however, it's rare to find a fic that ''doesn't'' include it, or that plays the AlwaysChaoticEvil mantra from the official books straight.
* A vast majority of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fanfics written after 1998 or so were built almost entirely upon {{Fanon}} established in earlier works by notable authors; the absolute ''worst'' case of this being the {{Flanderization}} of Akane into a brutally violent, abusive raging bitch with a hair trigger and no rationality whatsoever--which was given legitimacy in the very dark "The Bitter End", a story which painted a darker picture of the Ranmaverse and reconstructed this portrayal, with a FreudianExcuse, in the process. After TBE, "psychotic Akane" became one of the biggest cliches in Ranma fanfiction to the point that most people roll their eyes and groan when they see a story going in that direction.

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* In ''TotalDramaIsland'' fandom this happens a lot; ''TotalDramaComeback'' popularized [[OCStandIn Ezekiel]], [[GranolaGirl Bridgette]] and pairings without any relation in canon like [[CrackPairing Katie/Noah]] to the point of this has became clichés in most TDI fanseasons (many of them could be rightily called TDC fanfics, not TDI fanfics).
* ''HarryPotter'' has inspired one of the most prolific fanficcer communities ever. As a result, tons of clichés have formed over the years. A modern reader might find a fic way back from 2002, filled with clichés and not realize those he's reading the first fic to use some of those ideas. 
* In the early day of the Fandom many WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fans liked the ideal that [[BigGood Princess Celestia]] was really [[RonTheDeathEater evil]] or at least a KnightTemplar. However soon after, fanfics about her being a {{Hero With Bad Publicity}} or {{Wearing The Queenly Mask}} woobie started showing up. Now Celestia would be no worse than a Harmless Troll.
** ''{{FanFic/Cupcakes}}'' was considered the most terrifying thing ever when it was first published. Ever since then, there have been an awful lot of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic [[DarkFic grimdark]] imitators that make ''Cupcakes'' look mundane in comparison (Example: ''FanFic/SweetAppleMassacre'') and now some people don't find it as scary.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland'' fandom this happens a lot; ''[[Fanfic/TotalDramaComebackSeries Total Drama Comeback]]'' popularized [[OCStandIn Ezekiel]], [[GranolaGirl Bridgette]] and pairings without any relation in canon like [[CrackPairing Katie/Noah]] to the point of this has became clichés in most TDI fanseasons (many of them could be rightily called TDC fanfics, not TDI fanfics).
* ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' has inspired one of the most prolific fanficcer communities ever. As a result, tons of clichés have formed over the years. A modern reader might find a fic way back from 2002, filled with clichés and not realize those he's reading the first fic to use some of those ideas. 
* In the early day of the Fandom many WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fans liked the ideal that [[BigGood Princess Celestia]] was really [[RonTheDeathEater evil]] or at least a KnightTemplar. However soon after, fanfics about her being a HeroWithBadPublicity or TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask woobie started showing up. Now Celestia would be no worse than a Harmless Troll.
** ''{{FanFic/Cupcakes}}'' was considered the most terrifying thing ever when it was first published. Ever since then, there have been an awful lot of [[DarkFic grimdark]] imitators that make ''Cupcakes'' look mundane in comparison (Example: ''Sweet Apple Massacre'') and now some people don't find it as scary.

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